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REVOLUTION
AMERICAN
IN BICENTS
RTMENT
OF JUST
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OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20530
FEB 19 1976
TO:
FROM:
SB
John
John A. Mintz, Assistant Director
Legal Counsel Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Steven K. Blackhurst
Assistant Special Counsel for
Intelligence Coordination
Sensturly
SUBJECT: SSC Request Dated February 19, 1976
JENCLOSURE
NCLOSURE
CC:
Attached is a letter from the SSC dated
Please arrange for an appropriate
February 19, 1976.
response.
ppropriato na
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Paul Daly
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FEB 19 1976
TO:
FROM:
John A. Mintz, Assistant Director
Legal Counsel Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Steven K. Blackhurst
Assistant Special Counsel for
Intelligence Coordination
SUBJECT: SSC Request Dated February 19, 1976
Attached is a letter from the SSC dated
February 19, 1976. Please arrange for an appropriate
response.
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FRANK CHURCH, IDAHO, CHAIRMAN
JOHN G. TOWER, TEXAS, VICE CHAIRMAN
PHILIP A. HART, MICH.
WALTER F. MONDALE, MINN.
ALTER D. HUDDLESTON, KY.
ROBERT MORGAN, N.C.
GARY HART, COLO.
HOWARD H. BAKER, J. ENN.
BARRY GOLDWATER, ARIZ.
CHARLES MCC. MATHIAS, JR., MD.
RICHARD S. SCHWEIKER, PA.
WILLIAM G. MILLER, STAFF DIRECTOR
FREDERICK A. O. SCHWARZ, JR., CHIEF COUNSEL
CURTIS R. SMOTHERS, MINORITY COUNSEL
Vlnited States Benate.
SELECT COMMITTEE TO
STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH
RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
(PURSUANT TO S. RES. 21, 14TH CONGRESS)
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510
February 19, 1976
Michael E. Shaheen, Jr., Esq.
Special Counsel for Intelligence Coordination
Office of the Deputy Attorney General
U. S. Department of Justice
Washington, D. C. 20530
Dear Mike:
The Select Committee requests delivery of cer-
tain materials pertaining to the Secret Army Organization
and the role of an FBI informant therein, which materials
have been identified to the FBI by Mr. Sam Bouchard of
the Committee staff.
Sincerely,
Jolant
Sant Eleph
John T. Elliff
Director
Domestic Intelligence Task Force
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SUBJECT:
John A. Mintz, Assistant Director
Legal Counsel Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Steven K. Blackhurst
Assistant Special Counsel for
Intelligence Coordination
Sinsturly
SSC Letter Dated February 17, 1976
th
Attached is a letter from the SSC indicating
that the Committee will make available for review
by persons from the Department those draft reports
which relate to activities by the Department. The
purpose of that review would be to identify any
classification or similar problems in the draft re-
Two draft reports are presently ready for
ports.
review.
Please designate appropriate persons from the
Bureau to review these reports and to advise the
Committee as to classification or similar problems.
2/19/76 { Lee adresed re mail openings
Sugalus hewman advised re infts
ENCLOSURE REC-50 62-116395-1402
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TO:
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SUBJECT:
John A. Mintz, Assistant Director
Legal Counsel Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Steven K. Blackhurst
Assistant Special Counsel for
Intelligence Coordination
SSC Letter Dated February 17, 1976
Attached is a letter from the SSC indicating
that the Committee will make available for review
by persons from the Department those draft reports
which relate to activities by the Department. The
purpose of that review would be to identify any
classification or similar problems in the draft re-
ports. Two draft reports are presently ready for
review.
Please designate appropriate persons from the
Bureau to review these reports and to advise the
Committee as to classification or similar problems.
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11/8/00³Y SP & ALM/EHL
CC:
Paul Daly
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FRANK CHURCH, IDAHO, CHAIRMAN
JOHN G. TOWER, TEXAS, VICE CHAIRMAN
PHILIP A. HART, MICH.
WALTER F. MONDALE, MINN.
WALTER D. HUDDLESTON, KY.
ROBERT MORGAN, N.C.
GARY HART, COLO.
HOWARD H. BAKER, J, TENN.
BARRY GOLDWATER, ARIZ.
CHARLES MC C. MATHIAS, JR., MD.
RICHARD S. SCHWEIKER, PA.
WILLIAM G. MILLER, STAFF DIRECTOR
FREDERICK A. O. SCHWARZ, JR., CHIEF COUNSEL
CURTIS R. SMOTHERS, MINORITY COUNSEL
Anited States Senate
SELECT COMMITTEE TO
STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH
RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
(PURSUANT TO S. RES. 21, 34TH CONGRESS)
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510
February 17, 1976
Michael Shaheen, Jr.
Counsel
Office of Professional Responsibility
Department of Justice (Room 4313)
Washington, D.C.
Dear Mike:
This will confirm our telephone conversation con-
cerning the procedure whereby we will make available to
you, or your designee, copies of draft reports relating
to the Justice Department. As we discussed, the pur-
pose is so that any classification (or other such
problems, e.g., the identity of informers) which may be
inadvertently raised in our reports can be identified.
The first two drafts relating to the FBI are ready.
They are:
1.
2.
"The Use of Informers in FBI Domestic
Investigations"%3B and
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"Domestic CIA and FBI Mail Opening Programs'
(Substantial portions of which relate to the
FBI.)
I would appreciate it if someone very promptly could con-
tact Frederick D. Baron, my assistant (224-1746), who
will arrange the details of location and time for the
review.
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Sincerely yours,
Frederick A. 5. Schwarz, Jr.
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February 12, 197 ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED
Mr. William H. Lawrence
314 Swiss.Fine-Lake-Drive
Spruce Pine, North Carolina 28777.
Dear Bill:
HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED
DATE 11/8/08 BY UP2ALM/FAL
Senstudy
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Thank you very much-for-the-two-letters you sent
استان
to Jim Adams about the remarks made by Senator Morgan.
I have seen him briefly since he made these remarks and
plan to see him next week again to talk over the reason for
these remarks at some length. As noted in his response to
you, apparently he has come to this feeling as a result of the
so-called "unchallenged matters which he has had reported
to him as a member of the Senate Select Committee. It is
true that some mistakes of the Bureau were brought out, but
the over-all performance of the Bureau has, as you said, been
well above that which could even be expected of us and cer-
tainly has been most contributory to the safety of this nation
throughout the years. To categorize us as "rotten to the core"
and to indicate that we are a great threat to the United States
miss the mark tremendously and are completely without foun-
dation. I will so inform him, but apparently he has made up
his mind and there is little likelihood that we will have a
convert.
да
DATE 2-17-76
BY
for
Assoc. Dir.
Dep. AD Adm.
Dep. AD In
Asst. Dir.:
Admin.
Comp. Syst.
Ext. Affairs
Files & Com.
Gen. Inv.
Ident.
Inspection.
Intell!
Laboratory
Legal Coun.
Pien. & Eval.
Spec. inv.
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Telephone Rm.
Director Sec'y
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Again, thank you and I hope that you persist in your
efforts to come to our support when our credibility has been
attacked
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum
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SUBJECT
SENSTUDY 75
дат
DATE: February 12, 1976
The memorandum of W. 0. Cregar to
Mr. W. R. Wannall, captioned as above and dated February 6,
1976, briefly reviewed a speech made on the floor of the
Senate by Senator Frank Church. The speech was entitled
"Government. Adherence to the Law: A Call For a Temporary
Special Prosecutor on Intelligence Abuses.' This memoran-
dum stated the subject of a special procecutor would be the
subject of a separate memorandum prepared by the Office of
Legal Counsel.
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Assoc. Dir, al
Dep. AD Adm
Dep. AD in
Asst. Dir.:
Admin.
Comp. Syst.
Ext. Affairs
Files & Com.
Gen. Inv.
Ident.
Inspection
Intell.
Labotfitery
Last Coun.
Plani & Eval.
Spec. Inv.
Training
Telephone Rm.
Director Sec'y —
As you may recall, in a November 28, 1975,
memorandum from the Director, FBI, to the Assistant Attorney.
General, Office of Legislative Affairs, captioned "Watergate
Reorganization and Reform Act of 1975, S.495, 94th Congress,
1st Session, we deferred to the Department the question of
whether there should be a special prosecutor as envisioned
'by that bill.
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On Friday, February 6, 1976, the Attorney
General of the United States testified before the Senate
Government t Operations Committee. The Attorney General
stated he did not agree with Senator Church's proposal
that a special prosecutor should be appointed to investigate
past activities of the CIA and the FBI.
RECOMMENDATION:
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Assoc. Dir.
Dep. AD Adm.
Dep. AD Inv.
Asst. Dir.:
Admin.
Comp. Syst.
Ext. Affairs
Files & Com.
Gen. Inv.
Ident.
Inspection
Intell.
Laboratory
Plan. & Eval.
Spec. Inv.
Training
Legal Coun.
Telephone Rm.
TO SAC BOSTON
FROM DIRECTOR FBI
SENSTUDY 75
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DATE 11/8/02 BY SPB ALM/EHIC
REBUCAL 2-23-76.
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THE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE HAS REQUESTED THAT
Mr. Wannall
Mr. Cregar
Mr. Hotis
Mr. Daly
SA FRANCIS T. LEONARD BE MADE AVAILABLE IN WASHINGTON, D. C.,
FOR INTERVIEW BY THAT COMMITTEE ON 2-25-76. THE INTERVIEW
WILL CONCERN HIS KNOWLEDGE OF THE BUREAU'S INVESTIGATION
OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., THE SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN
LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, AND STANLEY DAVID LEVISON.
SHOULD ARRANGE TO ARRIVE IN WASHINGTON IN TIME TO BE
BRIEFED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION
AND INTELLIGENCE DIVISION AT 9:00 A.M., 2-25-76, IN
ROOM 3658, JEH BUILDING.
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Michael Epstein, Senate Select Committee staff
member, made the request for the interview of Leonard.
This communication will serve as approval for the waiver
of existing employment agreement signed by SA Leonard for
purposes of this interview. Referenced phone call alerted
ASAC Richard Strain of this request.
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Dep. AD Inv.
Asst. Dir.:
Admin.
Comp. Syst.
Ext. Affairs
Files & Com.
Gen. Inv.
Ident.
Inspection
Intell.
Laboratory
Legal Coun.
Plan. & Eval.
Spec. Inv.
Training
Telephone Rm.
Director Sec'y
4 FFB
THE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE (SSC) HAS REQUESTED THAT
FORMER SPECIAL AGENT (SA) STEVEN L. CHRISTENSEN BE MADE AVAIL-
ABLE FOR STAFF INTERVIEW CONCERNING HIS KNOWLEDGE OF THE
SECRET ARMY ORGANIZATION.
BUREAU RECORDS INDICATE LAST KNOWN
ADDRESS FOR THIS FORMER EMPLOYEE TO BE POST OFFICE BOX 2,
KANOSH, UTAH.
SAC OR ASAC, SALT LAKE CITY, IS REQUESTED TO PERSONALLY
CONTACT FORMER SA CHRISTENSEN AND ADVISE HIM OF SSC DESIRE TO
INTERVIEW HIM. HE SHOULD BE ADVISED THAT, IF SSC INITIATES
CONTACT, FORMER SA CHRISTENSEN BEFORE CONSENTING TO INTERVIEW
SHOULD CONTACT BUREAU'S LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION BY COLLECT CALL
TO BE ADVISED OF HIS RIGHTS, THE PARAMETERS OF THE PROPOSED,
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AGREEMENT. HEADQUARTERS SHOULD BE ADVISED BY TELETYPE
AFTER FORMER SA CHRISTENSEN HAS BEEN CONTACTED IN LINE
WITH THE ABOVE INSTRUCTIONS. IF THIS FORMER EMPLOYEE NO
LONGER RESIDES IN THE SALT LAKE CITY TERRITORY OR IS
TEMPORARILY AWAY, A LEAD, FOLLOWING THE ABOVE INSTRUCTIONS,
SHOULD BE SENT TO APPROPRIATE OFFICE IMMEDIATELY WITH A
COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DESIGNATED FOR HEADQUARTERS,
COPY AIRMAILED TO SAN DIEGO.
NOTE:
Referenced Bureau teletype 5/2/75 was a general
instruction to all SAC's concerning the SSC inquiry into
this Bureau'soperations and this Bureau's cooperation with
that body, Former SA Christensen was the handling Agent
for former Bureau informant Howard Berry Godfrey, who
furnished this Bureau considerable information concerning
the Secret Army Organization (SAO). Bureau investigation
of the SAO has recently been receiving considerable publicity
in the San Diego press,
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MAY 1962 EDITION
GSA GEN, REG. NO. 27
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum
Mr.J.B. Adams
Assoc. Dir.
Dep. AD Adm. _
Dep. AD Inv.
Mr. J. A. Mintz (1 - MY •Asst. Dir.:
Hotis)
Mr. W. R. Wannall
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Mr. R. L. Shackelford
Mr. J. G. Deegan
Mr. S. S. Mignosa
Mr. F. J. Cassidy
Mr. W. Q. Cregar
Mr. T. J. McNiff
Admin.
Comp. Syst.
Ext. Affairs
Files & Com.
Gen. Inv.
Ident.
Inspection
Intell.
Laboratory
Plan. & Eval.
Spec. Inv.
Training
Legal Coun.
Telephone Rm.
Director Sec'y
To advise that Senate Select Committee (SSC) Executive
Session was held on 2/13/76, where the role of the FBI in past
"domestic intelligence investigations" as well as the role that
the FBI should play in intelligence type investigations of
domestic subversive organizations in the future was discussed.
SSC requested copy of instructions sent to field by FBIHQ
regarding Privacy Act matters which has a bearing on
investigations of domestic groups.
DETAILS:
Reference is made to Cregar to Mr. Wannall memorandur
dated 2/9/76, concerning SSC Executive Session held on 2/6/75,
at which time it was decided that an additional Executive Session
would be held at a future date, regarding "domestic intelligence
investigations.
1
An SSC Executive Session was held from approximately
10:55 a.m., until 12:45 p.m., 2/13/76. Representing the SSC
were Chief Counsel Frederick A. O. Schwartz, Jr., who acted as
Chairman, John Elliff, Mark Gitenstein and Michael Epstein.
U.S. Senators
BusTaRepresentatives offering
No
testimony were Assistant Directs. 16395-1391
Inspector-Deputy Assistant Director Hunter E. Helges
Section Chiefs Joseph G. Deegan and Robert L. Shackelford gfu
the Intelligence Division and Inspector John B. Hotis 2
Legal Counsel Division.
FEB 24 1976
At the outset of the Session, Mr. Schwartz explained
that this was a continuation of the Executive Session on 2/6/76
in an effort to assist the SSC in drafting legislation outlining
the Bureau's responsibility for domestic intelligence investiga-
tions which goes beyond criminal investigations. He noted
that at the closing of the past Executive Session,
Mr. Shackelford had stated the Communist Party, USA (CPUSA)
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and the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) had been involved in
planning or organizing numerous large demonstrations in the
country and he desired to continue this discussion. A list of
major demonstrations with resulting damages and arrests which
occurred in the U.S. during the past ten years involving
subversive groups was furnished by Mr. Shackelford. A
discussion followed regarding the role of the FBI in gathering
intelligence information concerning the demonstrations (as well
as the dissemination of the information which had been obtained.
Mr. Schwartz questioned the authority of the FBI in investigating
infiltrated groups such as the National Peace Action Coalition
(NPAC) and the Peoples Coalition for Peace and Justice (PCPJ)
even though both groups were either dominated or influenced
by the CPUSA or the SWP.
A discussion then followed as to what effect the
enactment of the Privacy Act has on the investigation by the
FBI of domestic subversive groups. A request was made
concerning instructions which have been sent to the field by
FBIHQ concerning this matter.
The Session then turned to investigation of extremist
groups and the use of informants in these groups to obtain
advance information to prevent acts of violence. Specific
cases of this type were read into the record by Mr. Deegan.
Mr. Gitenstein questioned the authority of the Bureau to
place informants into these extremist groups without the
ingredient of violence present.
This Executive Session was adjourned at approximately
12:45 p.m. and no request was made at that time for another
Executive Session.
OBSERVATIONS:
From statements made by Mr. Schwartz and other SSC
staff members present, with the possible exception of Mr. Mark
Gitenstein, it appeared that these individuals continue to be
opposed to legislation authorizing Bureau investigations in the
domestic intelligence area unless the threat of violence is
imminent. Mr. Gitenstein in his discussion concerning the use
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of informants in extremist groups appeared to want to
include in the record acts of violence which have been
prevented because of infiltration by informants in these
groups. It does appear, therefore, that he may be more
favorably inclined towards the Bureau's position in these
matters.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the SSC Unit, Intelligence Division, communicate
with a member of the SSC staff regarding Privacy Act material
and/or instructions desired by the Committee.
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This document is prepared in response to your request and is not for dissemi-
nation outside your Committee. Its ve i limed to official proceedings by
your Committee and the content may not be disclosed to unauthorized person-
nel without the express approval of the FBI .
Assoc. Dir.
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Mr. J. A. Mintz
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The Attorney General
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U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE
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Mr. D. W. Moore
Mr. H. E. Helgeson
Mr. W. O. Cregar
Mr. J. G. Deegan
Mr. T. J. Seabaugh
Mr. J. D. Powell
Dep. AD Adm.
Dep. AD Inv.
Asst. Dir.:
Admin.
Comp. Syst.
Ext. Affairs
Files & Com.
Gen. Inv.
Ident.
Inspection
Intell.
Laboratory
Plan. & Eval.
Spec. Inv.
Training -
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Telephone Rm.
84 MAR 31
COPY AND COPY OF ENCL. FILED IN 157-1;
NOT DELIVERED TO SSC.
This is to call to your attention a most serious
breach of the confidentiality that must be afforded the
material and information that this Bureau has furnished to
the U. S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Enclosed
for your approval and delivery, preferably to SSC Chairman
Senator Frank Church personally, is a memorandum which sets
forth this incident in detail for the SSC, states the
seriousness with which this matter is viewed and which
requests the SSC to advise whether they did, in fact,
publicly disclose the identity of former FBI informant
George F. Dorsett as alleged and if so, the basis for such
disclosure.
He
George F. Dorsett was an FBI informant from
January, 1959, to October, 1970. He was discontinued as an
informant when his activity in the Klan ceased, at which time
his relationship with the Bureau continued to be excellent.
has not been disclosed publicly as an FBI informant. Dorsett did
in fact separate from the United Klans of America (UKA) and
form the Confederate Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (CKKKK). He
formed the CKKKK on his own initiative; however, we utilized
this opposing Klan organization through Dorsett as a means
of disrupting and causing confusion and dissension within the
Klan.
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The handling agent assisted Dorsett in
preparing a letter announcing his resignation from the UKA
and his formation of the CKKKK. This letter invited Dorsett's
friends in the Klan to join him in the CKKKK. A total of
41 chapters of the CKKKK were chartered; however, all of them
did not become effective operating chapters.
The documents delivered to the SSC were excised to
delete Dorsett's name as an informant. Charlotte airtel dated
August 22, 1967, and C. D. Brennan memorandum to W. C. Sullivan
dated August 24, 1967, set forth the recommendation and
approval for the mailing of a letter from Dorsett to all Klan
units in North Carolina announcing his resignation from the UKA
and the formation of the CKKKK. Dorsett's name is deleted from
these documents; however, it is clear that the informant was
preparing the letter. Charlotte airtel to the Director
September 13, 1967, refers to the August 22, 1967, Charlotte
airtel and states that the referenced airtel recommended Bureau
approval for a letter to be mailed over the signature of
Reverend George F. Dorsett under the above conditions. Dorsett's
name is not deleted from this document. From the above
documents Dorsett's identity can readily be established as the
FBI informant.
In the December 6, 1975, issue of the "Charlotte
Observer" a daily Charlotte, North Carolina, morning
newspaper there is a front page article captioned "FBI Started
41 North Carolina Klan Units, Morgan Says. " In this article,
North Carolina Senator Robert Morgan, member of the SSC, said
the FBI organized 41 KKK units in North Carolina during the 1960's
as part of its campaign against the white supremacist group.
Morgan was also quoted as saying, "The vast majority of
people in the Klan in North Carolina were law-abiding citizens.
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There may have been some violence, but we're not even sure
about that now." Morgan is further quoted as saying, "There
is nothing basically wrong with having an informer in any
organization but when these informers do more than just listen,
when they instigate trouble, that's wrong. 非攀 Morgan also said
the FBI financed the operations of the Federally organized
Klaverns.
As set forth in the enclosed memorandum, Mr. Dorsett
was interviewed on December 12, 1975, by Charlotte, North
Carolina, FBI Agents at which time he expressed his concern
for his personal safety and for his family as well, as well as
concern for the safety of his personal property.
It is
As stated above this matter is considered to be a
most serious breach of the confidentiality that must be afforded
the material and information that this Bureau has furnished to
the U. S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
respectfully requested that the enclosed memorandum be
delivered to Senator Frank Church, Chairman of the SSC,
personally. Please advise what action is taken concerning
this matter.
NOTE:
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This is to call attention to the following incident
which is a most serious breach of the confidentiality that must
be afforded the material and information that this Bureau has
furnished to the U. S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence:
The December 10, 1975, issue of the "Greensboro Daily
News,
" Greensboro, North Carolina, contains on page one an
article captioned "Greensboro Man Named As FBI Klan Informant,"
by Jack Betts, Daily News Washington Bureau. The article
states in part:
"Washington
A Greensboro man long active in the
Ku Klux Klan has been identified as an informant for the
Federal Bureau of Investigation's campaign to disrupt the
KKK in North Carolina during the latter 1960's.
"A Senate Intelligence Committee source said Tuesday
that George F. Dorsett, former Imperial Kludd (National Chaplain)
of the United Klans of America, was a paid FBI informant who,
with the FBI's assistance, broke away from the Klan in 1967 to
form a rival group.
"The source said Dorsett was named in FBI documents
obtained by the committee as the man whom the bureau had
recruited to spy on the United Klan.
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"FBI documents obtained by the committee indicate
that Dorsett, who was disenchanted with KKK Grand Dragon
J. Robert Jones of Granite Quarry and with Imperial Wizard
Robert Shelton of Tuscaloosa, Ala., was encouraged by the FBI
to leave the Klan in the summer of 1967 and form the
Confederate Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. The FBI helped
Dorsett draft letters recruiting for the new group, according
to the committee source.
"According to the documents, the FBI's plan was to
harass the KKK and to dilute the influence of the United Klans
and to keep closer tabs on the new group.
"Sen. Robert Morgan, D. N.C., a member of the
committee said last week that charters for some 41 new Klaverns
or chapters of the Confederate Klan were issued, but that not
all charters resulted in active new Klan groups."
A review of meterial delivered to the staff of the
Committee has determined that Committee Staff Member Barbara
Banoff accepted on August 28, 1975, copies of 212 serials
relating to White Hate matters under the COINTELPRO requests
of the Committee. The following documents were included
among these 212 serials:
Airtel from SAC, Charlotte, to Director, FBI,
dated May 9, 1967. (157-9-8-100)
Airtel from SAC, Charlotte, to Director, FBI,
dated May 31, 1967. (157-9-8-102)
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Airtel from SAC, Birmingham, to Director, FBI,
dated June 14, 1967. (157-9-8-107)
Airtel from Director, FBI, to SACs, Charlotte,
Atlanta and Birmingham, dated June 20, 1967. (157-9-8-110)
Airtel from SAC, Charlotte, to Director, FBI,
dated June 14, 1967. (157-9-8-110)
Airtel from SAC, Charlotte, to Director, FBI,
dated June 28, 1967. (157-9-8-115)
Airtel from SAC, Charlotte, to Director, FBI,
dated June 23, 1967. (157-9-8-113)
Airtel from Director, FBI, to SACs, Atlanta
and Charlotte, dated June 29, 1967. (157-9-8-114)
Airtel from Director, FBI, to SAC, Charlotte,
dated August 25, 1967. (157-9-8-126)
Airtel from SAC, Charlotte, to Director, FBI,
dated August 22, 1967. (157-9-8-126)
Memorandum from C. D. Brennan to Mr. W. C. Sullivan,
dated August 24, 1967. (157-9-8-127)
Airtel from SAC, Charlotte, to Director, FBI,
dated September 13, 1967. (157-9-8-128)
All of the above communications are captioned
"Counterintelligence Program, Internal Security, Disruption
of Hate Groups (United Klans of America, Inc., North Carolina)."
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Letter from SAC, Charlotte, to Director, FBI,
captioned Counterintelligence Program, Internal Security,
Disruption of Hate Groups (Confederate Knights of the Ku
Klux Klan), Charlotte Division," dated January 30, 1969.
(157-9-8-151 rtel
Airtel from Director, FBI, to SAC, Charlotte,
ceptioned "Counterintelligence Program, Disruption of Hate
Groups, Internal Security, Racial Matters (klan)," dated
September 25, 1967. (157-9-8-129)
A careful reading and comparison of these documents
would lead to the identity of Dorsett as an FBI informant in
the manner described in the above article. The factual material
set forth in the article is contained in the above documents.
It is noted that the documents as delivered to the Committee
do not identify Mr. Dorsett as an FBI informent; however, his
identity can be deduced from the combined documents. Our
records do not indicate that Mr. Dorsett's identity as an
informant has been disclosed in any other manner. Mr. Dorsett
was interviewed by FBI Agents of the Charlotte, North Carolina,
FBI Office on December 12, 1975. Mr. Dorsett stated that
he felt "betrayed" by his government concerning the public
disclosure in the news media of his identity as an FBI source.
He recalled that he had always been assured that his identity
would always remain confidential and known only to the FBI.
He further stated that as a result of the public disclosure of
his identity as an FBI source in the "Greensboro Daily News"
on December 10, 1975, he has experienced great consternation
among his close friends and members of his family. He has
received harassing telephone calls. During one of these calls
the caller stated, "Tell that pimp to get his casket ready."
Mr. Dorsett expressed his concern for the personal safety
of himself and members of his family, as well as concern for
the safety of his residence and personal property.
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The disclosure of the identity of FBI informants
places these informants' lives in serious jeopardy as well
as subjecting them and their families to the likelihood of
embarrassment and harassment within their communities.
Such disclosures have a most serious and detrimental effect
on other informants, who have just cause to question the
security of their past or present association with the FBI.
Persons who might otherwise be inclined to furnish information
to the FBI, expecting their cooperation to be kept in
confidence, are reluctant to do so when they see such
violations of the sanctity of FBI files and information.
The FBI has endeavored to cooperate fully and
candidly in making available to the Committee the documents
and information requested by the Committee. We have
insisted that the confidentiality of informants be
maintained. In view of this most serious breach of the
confidentiality of information furnished by the FBI to the
Committee and in an effort to determine the nature of it,
you are requested to advise whether the U. S. Senate Select
Committee on Intelligence or any member or staff member thereof,
is responsible for the public disclosure of former FBI
informant George F. Dorsett as alleged and if so, the basis for
such disclosure.
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Mr. W. O. Cregar
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By memorandum dated 12/19/75, you were advised of
a serious breach of confidentiality in the handling of FBI
documents that had been delivered to the SSC. This memorandum
detailed the disclosure in the North Carolina press of former
FBI informant George F. Dorsett and specifically attributed
the disclosure to Bureau documents delivered to the SSC.
memorandum also enclosed a memorandum for delivery to SSC
Chairman Senator Frank Church detailing the above incident.
(Copies of both memoranda are attached).
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In view of the Director's scheduled conference 2/17/76,
with Senator Robert Morgan of North Carolina, who is a member
of the SSC, efforts were made on 2/9/76 to determine whether,
above memorandum had been delivered to Senator Church.
It was
ascertained that the memorandum had not been delivered but that
the Deputy Attorney General then had the matter under considera-
tion.
On 2/13/76, Steven Blackhurst, Assistant Special
Counsel for Intelligence Coordination, Department of Justice,
advised that the Deputy Attorney General had, that morning,
instructed that the Department prepare a letter to Senator Church
detailing the incident as set forth in the above memorandum
that had been prepared by the Bureau for delivery to Senator
Church. According to Blackhurst, the Department communication,
which has not as yet been approved, concluded by asking
Senator Church whether or not the SSC was responsible for leak-
ing documents disclosing the identity of Dorsett and, if so,
what action the SSC intends to take to prevent similar
disclosures in the future. Blackhurst added that a copy of
his communication is being designated for the Bureau but he
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approval, he will telephonically advise Bureau.
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SENSTUDY 75
BY LETTER DATED FEBRUARY 11, 1976, THE SENATE SELECT
COMMITTEE (SSC) REQUESTED THAT ARRANGEMENTS BE MADE FOR SSC
STAFF MEMBERS TO INTERVIEW FBI PERSONNEL WHO AUTHORED CERTAIN
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAM (COINTELPRO) DOCUMENTS RELATING TO
ALLEGED FBI INVOLVEMENT IN "GANG WAR" BETWEEN THE BLACK PANTHER.
PARTY (BPP) AND THE US ORGANIZATION.
THESE PERSONS ARE:
BUTTE DIVISION
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SPECIAL AGENT (SA) ROY L. BURNS, ASSIGNED TO
BILLINGS, MONTANA, RESIDENT AGENCY, (DOCUMENTS AUTHORED WHILE
ASSIGNED SAN DIEGO);
Assoc. Dir.
Dep. AD Adm. _
Dep. AD Inv.
Asst. Dir.:
Admin.
Comp. Syst.
Ext. Affairs
Files & Com. _
Gen. Inv.
Ident.
Inspection
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Laboratory
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WILLIAM D. NEUMANN, (DOCUMENTS AUTHORED WHILE ASSIGNED FBL
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MARYSVILLE, WASHINGTON, (DOCUMENTS AUTHORED WHILE ASSIGNED
LOS ANGELES).
BUTTE AND MINNEAPOLIS SHOULD ADVISE INCUMBENT EMPLOYEES
THAT IF CONTACTED BY SSC STAFF FOR INTERVIEW, LEGAL COUNSEL
DIVISION IS TO BE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED THROUGH SAC SO THAT
RELEASE FROM CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR
INTERVIL CAN BE EFFECTED.
SEATTLE SHOULD CONTACT FORMER SA SHEETS, ALERT HIM TO
ANTICIPATED SSC STAFF INTERVIEW AND ADVISE HIM TO CONTACT
LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION SO THAT HE CAN BE RELEASED FROM
CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT AND PARAMETERS OF INTERVIEW OUTLINED
TO HIM. CONTACT WITH SHEETS TO BE HANDLED BY SAC OR ASAC.
IN EVENT THIS NOT FEASIBLE FOR JUST CAUSE, TO BE HANDLED BY
A SENIOR SUPERVISOR. IF SHEETS NO LONGER IN YOUR TERRITORY
OR TEMPORARILY AWAY, SET CUT LEAD TO OTHER OFFICE IMMEDIATELY
WITH COPY TO FBIHQ.
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The
Referenced SSC letter indicated that certain
portions of Bureau memoranda and airtels may be quoted in
the SSC's final report on FBI intelligence operations and that
the SSC was seeking to take the testimony of persons whose
memoranda and statements might be quoted in that report.
memoranda referred to in referenced SSC letter pertain to
the FBI's role in the "gang war" between the BPP and the US
Organization. By telephone call 2/18/76, the SSC also requested
the author of SAC, Los Angeles, airtel to Director, FBI,
5/26/70, under the same caption as above memoranda. The
author of this communication was determined to be Supervisor
Richard W. Held, currently assigned to FBIHQ. Mr. Held,
who is in an official travel status until the first week of
March, has been advised of the SSC's desire to interview him.
By airtel, Minneapolis and Butte will be furnished copies of
documents written by Mr. Neumann and Mr. Burns, respectively.
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At 2:45 p.m. on 1/27/76, Michael Epstein, Staff Member
of captioned Committee, requested that Harold N. Bassett, Assistant
Director of the Inspection Division, or some other Bureau official
familiar with inspection procedures be made available for a briefing
with that Committee on 1/28/76 and to appear in executive session at
10 a.m. on 1/29/76. The topic of the briefing and testimony will be
the Bureau's inspection procedures.
Epstein contacted SA Paul V. Daly of this Division on
1/28/76 and indicated he would desire that the briefing take place
in the Committee's space at 1:30 p.m. on this date. He stated it
would not be necessary for Assistant Director Bassett to be familiar
with any particular matters reviewed by the Inspection Division but
rather address, in general, the inspection policies and procedures.
Epstein stated the executive session which was to begin at 10 a.m.
on 1/29/76 would consist of Assistant Director Bassett and former
Acting Associate Director W. Mark Felt appearing in a panel ar-
rangement. Assistant Director Bassett would be asked questions'
at the executive session concerning inspection procedures.
Scheduled to follow Assistant Director Bassett as
witnesses before the Committee in that same executive session at
11 a.m.
are Michael E. Shaheen, Jr., in his role as Counsel on
Professional Responsibility and Glen E. Pommerening, Assistant
Attorney General for Administration.
On 1/28/76, Epstein advised SA Daly that Assistant
Director Bassett's appearance in executive session before that
Committee was being rescheduled for 2 p.m. on 1/29/76 because of
a schedule conflict. He subsequently advised that the Staff
briefing had to be postponed because Epstein determined he had a
prior commitment. Epstein, in the late afternoon of 1/28/76,
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advised that he had to again postpone the executive session
testimony of Assistant Director Bassett because of scheduling
conflicts and that the testimony would be sometime during the
week of 2/2/76. He could not give a definite time nor assure
that the testimony would take place during that week.
On the morning of 1/29/76, Epstein requested that
Assistant Director Bassett appear in executive session at 2 p.m.
on 2/3/76 to give his requested testimony. After consultation
with Assistant Director Bassett, Epstein was advised that As-
sistant Director Bassett had delayed his departure from Washington,
D. C., to conduct Bureau business in order to be available for
testimony and that on two separate occasions the Committee had
found it necessary to reschedule his testimony. He was advised
that Assistant Director Bassett would be available during the
week of 2/9/76 and that we requested he be given the opportunity
to testify during that week or some other mutually agreeable time.
Epstein stated that it was the intention of the Committee to go
forward on 2/3/76 without Assistant Director Bassett and mentioned
that former Acting Associate Director W. Mark Felt who had been
head of the Bureau's Inspection Division would be available to
testify concerning this matter. It was pointed out to Epstein
that Mr. Felt is no longer with the FBI and is not in a position
to act as spokesman for Bureau inspection policies and procedures
which are currently in existence under Director Kelley. Epstein
again indicated that the Committee would go on without a Bureau
representative.
John T. Elliff, Director of the Domestic Task Force of
the Senate Select Committee, was immediately contacted and advised
of Epstein's decision and the background concerning this matter.
Elliff was advised that the Committee certainly would want all the
information available concerning inspection procedures in the
Bureau to get a fair picture of this area of Bureau operations.
Elliff agreed and stated he would insure Assistant Director Bassett
would be given the opportunity to testify as to the Bureau's current
inspection procedures and policies. This testimony, however, may
not be at the same time as the appearance of W. Mark Felt, et al.
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SENSTUDY 75
RE SAN DIEGO TELETYPE TO THE BUREAU JANUARY 27, 1970
THE SAN DIEGU UNION NEWSPAPER OF JANUARY 28, 1976,
CUNTAINS AN ARTICLE STATING CITY COUNCILMAN FLOYD MORROW WILL
UN JANUARY 29, 1976, PROPOSE A COUNCIL RESOLUTION REQUESTING
THE SENATE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE CONDUCT HEARINGS IN SAN DIEGO
TO HEAR LOCAL WITNESSES IN CONNECTION WITH RECENT DISCLOSURES
THAT THE FBI "PROMOTED VIOLENT DISRUPTION OF BLACK GROUPS
AND POLITICAL DISSIDENTS" IN SAN DIEGO DURING THE LATE 1960S
AND EARLY 1970S. THE RESOLUTION WILL REQUEST THAT THE CITY OK
SAN DIEGO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE UN THE SENATE COMMITTEE TU
UBTAIN INFORMATION GAINED BY THE PANEL IN ITS HEARINGS.
THE ARTICLE FURTHER STATES THAT SAN DIEGO CITY
COUNCILMAN LEON WILLIAMS MET FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR IN SAN DIEGO
ON JANUARY 27, 1976, WITH SENATE INVESTIGATOR ARTHUR JEFFERSON
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MEDIATE A FEUD BETWEEN THE BLACK PANTHERS AND US IN SAN DIEGU
IN 1969. WILLIAMS STATES HE WAS INFORMED BY TWO CITY
OFFICIALS, FORMER PULICE CHIEF O.J. RUED AND FORMER CITY
MANAGER WALTER HAHN, THAT THE BLACK PANTHERS PLANNED TO
ASSASSINATE HIM AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE PLOT HAD BEEN FURNISHED
BY THE FBI. ROED AND HAHN ARE REPORTED IN THE ARTICLE AS
NOT RECALLING THE MEETING OR TELLING WILLIAMS OF A DEATH PLOT
AGAINST HIM.
WILLIAMS INDICATES THAT UPON BEING SU ADVISED BY
RUED AND HAHN, HE NOTIFIED COUNCILMAN FLOYD MORROW AND MORROW
HAS STATED HE RECALLS BEING SO AD VISED.
THE ARTICLE STATES JE FFER SON DEPARTED SAN DIEGŪ
FOR LOS ANGELES ON JANUARY 27, 1976, AND EXPECTS TO PROBE FыI
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ACTIVITIES IN LOS ANGELES WHERE "TWO MEMBERS OF THE BLACK
PANT HER PARTY WERE KILLED DURING A SHOUT OUT WITH US MEMBERS
ON THE UCLA CAMPUS IN JANUARY, 1969."
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Mr. J. A. Mintz
Mr. W. R. Wannall
Mr. W. O. Cregar
Mr. J. G. Deegan
Mr. E. F. Glenn
25-27-13
You were previously advised by my letter dated
January 23, 1976, of recent allegations against the FBI
relating to the Secret Army Organization (SAO) that
appeared in a series of articles beginning January 11,
1976, in the "San Diego Union" Newspaper. These articles
alleged the FBI created and financed the SAO and controlled
the activities of this group through an informant, Howard Barry.
Godfrey, who was a leader of this organization. You were
also advised the inquiry being conducted concerning these allega
tions had thus far indicated they were unfounded.
This is to advise you that our inquiry into
this matter has been completed. This inquiry which
included a review of all pertinent court records and
FBI Headquarters and San Diego Field Office files reveals
allegations against the FBI, concerning our investigation
of the SAO, are without merit and clearly shows the FBI
did not organize, control, or finance the SAO. Information
we received concerning illegal activities conducted or
planned by the SAO was immediately disseminated to
appropriate law enforcement agencies.
In the above-mentioned series of articles
there were certain allegations made by former SAO members
and associates when interviewed by newspaper reporter Patrick
Dillon. These individuals previously expressed a desire
to the news media to discredit Godfrey, or had been found
guilty following legal proceedings in which Godfrey was
an important witness. Allegations made by them to Mr. Dillon
included:
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The Attorney General
(1) Godfrey assigned SAO members to kidnap antiwar
demonstrators during the 1972 Republican National Convention
planned for San Diego, (2) Godfrey threatened and pressured
SAO members into committing acts of violence, (3) Godfrey
was involved in criminal acts which included breaking into
school offices, firebombing vehicles, and making threatening
calls.
One individual who made allegations against Godfrey,
when interviewed by Mr. Dillon, also testified during the trial
of an SAO member that he was responsible for the sale of between
$10,000 and $20,000 worth of weapons and explosives to Godfrey.
This person later entered a guilty plea in court, State of
California, for the charge of perjury in connection with this
testimony.
The extensive review of pertinent FBI and court
documents, mentioned above, produced no information to
substantiate or refute these allegations. However, it
should be noted no information to document or substantiate
these allegations has been produced.
In view of the above we contemplate no further inquiry
in this matter.
NOTE:
By letter dated 1/23/76, the Attorney General was
advised of articles appearing in "San Diego Union" Newspaper
alleging Bureau organized, financed and controlled the SAO.
The Attorney General was advised preliminary inquiries
determined there was no basis for allegations, however,
additional inquiries were being conducted. Instant letter
is follow-up letter to advise Attorney General of results
of additional inquiries.
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Due to the fact that this matter is being handled in Records Section
through normal mail processing procedures, it is most difficult to determine
which specific individual(s) may have typed a certain card or abstract, searched
a particular name, reviewed a particular file, etc. Therefore, names of
individuals have not been given. In some instances, a specific number of
individuals involved may be known and, where applicable, this has been shown.
But in some units it is impossible to know even how many persons performed
the work relative to a specific subject. All that can be given in some cases is
the estimated number of hours in a particular grade or level based on production
figures relating to this matter.
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Date
1-Mr. Cregar
1-Mr. Tansey
1/28/76
Attached from San Diego pertains to
Senstudy '75 and current activity of Senate
Select Committee (SSC) investigators probing
charges the FBI promoted guerrilla-type war-
fare against blacks and political dissidents
in the San Diego and Los Angeles areas during
the late 1960's and early 1970's.
San Diego "Union" newspaper 1/28/76
indicates City Councilman Floyd Morrow will
propose council resolution on 1/29/76
requesting SSC conduct hearings and have
representative from city of San Diego on
the "Senate Committee" to obtain data gained
by the panel in its hearings. It is also
reported SSC investigator Arthur Jefferson
departed San Diego for Los Angeles on
1/27/76. He is going to probe FBI activities.
pertaining to two rival black extremist
groups. This involved killing of two Black
Panther Party (BPP) members during shootout
with US members on UCLA campus in 1/69.
The "Union" article also states City
Councilman Leon Williams met for more than
an hour 1/27/76 with Jefferson and told
Jefferson he attempted to mediate a feud
between BPP and US in San Diego in 1969.
Williams claimed he was informed by two
city officials, the former police Chief and
the former city manager, that FBI told them
BPP planned to assassinate Williams. The
article indicates the former police chief
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and the former city manager both deny
making such statement to Williams.
Williams claims he told Councilman Morrow
at the time and Morrow claims he recalls
being so advised.
SAC Ronald L. Maley, San Diego,
telephonically contacted by Intelligence
Division Night Supervisor F. Anthony
Tansey, stated San Diego FBI personnel
knowledgeable of facts do not recall any
such incident or notice to former offi-
cials or Williams; and, if FBI had know-
ledge of such a plot, all knowledgeable
employees believe Williams, himself, would
have been notified directly.
San Diego is currently reviewing perti-
nent files for any information to prove or
disprove Williams statement and a teletype
will be submitted with pertinent facts on
1/29/76.
Upon receipt of the teletype from
San Diego, you will be advised whether or
not San Diego did have knowledge of any
plot against Williams and whether anyone,
including Williams, was alerted to such
information.
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SA DANIEL A. FLYNN GAVE DEPOSITION ON SEPTEMBER 10,
1975, TO THE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE. JAMES DICK, COMMITTEE
STAFF MEMBER, DESIRES TO HAVE SA FLYNN ATTEST TO THE ACCURACY
OF DEPOSITION BEFORE NOTARY PUBLIC. MR. DICK WILL CONTACT
SA FLYNN IN THE NEW YORK OFFICE AND MAKE ARRANGEMENTS IN
THIS REGARD. BUREAU APPROVAL IS GRANTED FOR SA FLYNN
ATTEST TO THE ACCURACY OF THE DEPOSITION.
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NOTE: On 2/11/76, James Dick, Staff Member of the Senate
Select Committee, advised SA Flynn (NYO) gave deposition on
9/10/75 on the subject of mail openings. The deposition was
not under oath. Dick requested SA Flynn attest to accuracy
of his deposition before a notary public. SA Flynn furnished
a summary of his deposition to the Bureau with was furnished
to the Department and the White House by memorandum dated
10/1/75.
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In previous memorandum J. G. Deegan to Mr. W. R.
Wannall dated 1/30/76, captioned as above, the allegations
against the FBI and former informant Howard Barry Godfrey were
refuted. These allegations appeared primarily in the "San
Diego Union Newspaper in a series of articles written by
Patrick Dillon, which commenced 1/11/76. Allegations included:
The SAO was an extension of the Counterintelligence Program
(COINTELPRO), the FBI gave Godfrey between $10,000 and $20,000
worth of explosives and weapons for use by the SAO, Godfrey
paid SAO expenses, the SAO was used by the FBI to disrupt anti-
war demonstrators and get local activists on the run, the FBI
organized, financed and controlled the SAO, and Godfrey conspired
and attempted to commit murder.
Instant memorandum relates to certain allegations
made by former SAO members and associates when interviewed by
newspaper reporter Dillon in preparation of the above-mentioned
series of articles. Extensive review of all pertinent Bureau
and San Diego Field Office files as well as pertinent transcripts
of court and grand jury proceedings regarding SAO members has
produced no information to either substantiate or refute the
allegations. Allegations included:
(1) Godfrey assigned SAO members to kidnap antiwar demonstrators
during the 1972 Republican National Convention planned for
San Diego,
(2) Godfrey threatened and pressured SAO members into committing
acts of violence,
(3) Godfrey was involved in criminal acts which included break-
ing into school offices, firebombing vehicles, and making
threatening calls②
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Memorandum to Mr. W. R. Wannall.
Re:
Secret Army organization (SAO)
(4) Godfrey had an obsession with regard to long haired,
New Left types. He talked of bombing them with an airplane,
dropping mortar rounds on them, and beating them up.
These allegations were made by individuals who
had previously expressed a desire to the news media to
discredit Godfrey and those who were found guilty following
legal proceedings in which Godfrey was an important witness.
Additional inquiry is not warranted since information to
document or substantiate these allegations has not been
produced and all available files and documents have been
reviewed.
In a letter dated 1/21/76, the Attorney General (AG)
was advised that the FBI was conducting an inquiry into
allegations that the Bureau acted improperly while investigating
the SAO. The AG will be advised of results of the inquiry
into all allegations by separate communication.
A work paper containing all back-up meterial
regarding the allegations made and the results of transcript
reviews and the review of Bureau and San Diego Field Office
files has been prepared and made available to the External
Affairs Division.
ACTION:
None. For information.
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Mr. W/R. Wannall
F. J. Cassidy
COINTELPROS
1
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B. Adams
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1
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1
Mr. W. R. Wannall
1
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Mr. W. O. Cregar
Mr. R. L. Shackelford
Mr. J. G. Deegan
1
1
Mr. F. J. Cassidy
1
Mr. D. Ryan
411-89
NCH TVNIÐIHO
This is to advise of our interpretation of analytical infor-
mation relating to our discontinued Counterintelligence Programs
(Cointelpros) prepared by the Senate Select Committee (SSC).
On 2/2/76 the Department made available for our review
a number of FBI documents the SSC intends to publish in connection
with its forthcoming report. Included with the material were three
SSC prepared charts (copies attached) analyzing the same five basic
domestic Cointelpros which were reviewed in 1974 by the Department
Study Committee on FBI Cointelpros (Petersen Committee). The
statistics utilized by the SSC in compiling the charts differ from
those reported by the Petersen Committee, and the SSC has also
established different categories for characterizing Cointelpro actions
than used in the Petersen report. The following is a description of
the three SSC charts.
1. Cointelpro Composite (SSC Exhibit 10). This chart
lists seven basic categories for the 2, 679 total Cointelpro actions
tabulated by the SSC, it being noted this is 310 more actions thạn
calculated by the Petersen Committee. The first three categories,
(1) Attacks on Speaking, Teaching, Writing, and Meeting; (2) Inter-
ference w/Personal and Economic Rights; and (3) Abuse of Government
Processes, place approximately 925 of the Cointelpro actions in an
area indicating FBI violation of constitutional rights with possible
criminal and civil liability. The fourth category, Third Party Hostile,
Enclosures
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Re: Cointelpros
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apparently indicates Cointelpro actions directed to cause hostile
action to a target, probably by third parties. Categories 5 and 6,
Factionalization and Propaganda, represent approximately 1,550
of the total actions, appear to relate to efforts of the FBI to cause
dissension within organizations or to expose through publicity the
activities of a targeted group or individual. The seventh category,
Cominfil, undoubtedly is a reference to FBI efforts to expose or
disrupt communist efforts to infiltrate a noncommunist organization,
it being noted this category is only tabulated for the Communist Party,
USA, Program.
The SSC categories differ from those of the Petersen
report in that the first three clearly are in terms indicating a viola-
tion of First Amendment rights with possible criminal and/or civil
liability. The four other categories do not necessarily indicate
criminal or civil wrongdoing, but probably indicate actions outside
the charter of the FBI. Regarding the Cominfil category, the SSC
has been critical of our use of "Communist Infiltration" which the
Committee views as a pretext for such investigations as those
involving the Southern Christian Leadership Conference,
Martin Luther King, Poor Peoples March, and Women's Liberation
Movement.
2. Cointelpro Categories by Program (SSC Exhibit 11).
This chart consists of five individual charts representing the basic
domestic Cointelpros and graphically illustrates the characterizations
of actions conducted in each program.
The five charts illustrate the differences in the figures
for Cointelpro actions as tabulated by the Petersen Committee and
the SSC. These are as follows.
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Program
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Difference
CPUSA
1388
1636
17.8
SWP
46
57
23.8
White Hate
255
287
12.5
Black Nationalist
362
379
4.9
New Left
289
291
1.0
Totals
2340
2650
13.24
3. Cointelpro Activity (SSC Exhibit 22). This chart
endeavors to tabulate the number of Cointelpro actions for each pro-
gram on a quarterly basis for each year from 1956 to 1971. The
chart indicates approximately 60 percent of all Cointelpro actions
were conducted in the Communist Party Program which in two
quarters reached approximately 75 actions and which was most
active during the period 1960 to 1967. The chart also indicates all
the programs except the Black Nationalist commenced to taper
down in terms of actions beginning in or before 1969. The Black
Nationalist Cointelpro was active up until 1971 with some 40 actions
effected in the last quarter of 1970.
OBSERVATIONS:
While the Petersen Committee report attempted to place
Cointelpro activity in 12 descriptive categories, the SSC, according
to the Cointelpro composite chart, obviously is endeavoring to
characterize the actions to highlight alleged abuses and possible
criminal or civil liability. Categories 1, 2 and 3 place approximately
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34 percent of all Cointelpro actions within areas of constitutional or
statutory violation, obviously indicating possible criminal or civil
liability. This indicates the thrust of the forthcoming SSC report,
as relates to our discontinued Cointelpros, will either criticize the
Petersen Committee report as an inadequate review or one possibly
based on incomplete information. The SSC very likely intends to
dispute the Petersen Committee report conclusion that the "over-
whelming bulk of these activities were clearly legitimate and proper
undertakings, within the scope of the FBI's ongoing responsibilities,
and to characterize the activities as criminal or civil violations of
individual rights or outside the mandate or charter of the FBI.
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We may expect the SSC, in its forthcoming report, as
was done in public hearings, to highlight FBI Cointelpro abuses using
selected documentation from FBI files to support its conclusion. It
is likely the SSC will recommend legislation to preclude future
Cointelpro-type activities and it is possible it will recommend
criminal or civil prosecutions. As was done with the Petersen
Committee report, the subjective characterization of an action as
falling within one of several arbitrarily described categories is not
only a matter of individual interpretation, but raises questions which
cannot be objectively answered. Whether or not these actions are
truly thought to be prosecutable offenses, the innuendo arising from
their characterization is in itself damaging.
ACTION:
None. For information.
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DATE:
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Mr. S. S. Mignosa
Mr. F. J. Cassidy
Mr. W. O. Cregar
Mr. T. J. McNiff
Assoc. Dir.
Dop. Ablam
Dep. Ap Inv.
Asst. Dif.:
Admin.
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PURPOSE:
To advise that, at Senate Select Committee
(SSC) Executive Session concerning "Domestic Intelligence
Investigations" held 2/6/76, it was decided that an
additional Executive Session would be scheduled for a
future date to more fully discuss the role FBI should
play in intelligence-type investigations of domestic
organizations and citizens believed to pose long-range
threat to internal security of country.
F
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Reference is made to my memorandum 2/2/76
advising that Bureau representatives would appear at SSC
Executive Session concerning "Domestic Intelligence
Investigations" on 2/6/76.
Above SSC Executive Session was held as scheduled
between the approximate hours 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Representing the SSC were Senators Walter F. Mondale and
Robert Morgan who were accompanied by numerous SSC Staff
personnel. Bureau representatives offering sworn-116395
testimony at this Session were Assistant Director W. Raymond
Wannall, Inspector-Deputy Assistant Director Hunter E.
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Helgeson, Section Chiefs Joseph G. Deegan, Sebastian 3 FEB 18 1976
Mignosa and Robert L. Shackelford, all of the Intelligence
Division, and Inspector John B. Hotis, Legal Counsel
Division.
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"SESADOVE
Senator Mondale explained at the outset that
the purpose of the Session was for Bureau representatives
to furnish information which would assist the SSC in
drafting legislation outlining Bureau responsibilities in
the domestic intelligence area. He requested that Bureau
representatives highlight operations in this field and
support, by specific examples, why the Bureau believes
there is a continuing need for this type investigation.
Between the approximate hours 10:00 a.m. to
12:00 noon, Bureau representatives offered statements
and answered questions concerning the following topics:
suggested legislation based on both the "Stone" language
and the proposed Attorney General guidelines; definition
of Governmental interests as basis for "Domestic
Intelligence Investigations;" extent of terrorist activity
(both foreign and domestic oriented) in this country;
value of intelligence-type investigations in deterring
terrorist activity; and assessment of potential for
terrorist activity during the forthcoming year.
At approximately 12:00 noon, Senators Mondale
and Morgan departed because of other commitments. Before
(departing, Senator Mondale stated he believed the Session
to be helpful but noted the discussion had not included
intelligence investigations of so-called subversive
domestic organizations and individuals who do not appear
to pose an immediate threat to this country's internal
security. Senator Mondale proposed, and it was agreed,
that discussion in this area would continue with Staff
Members during the week of 2/9-13/76 and conclude with
another Executive Session at a date yet to be decided
subsequent to 2/13/76.
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Upon Senator Mondale's departure, SSC Chief
Counsel Frederick A. O. Schwartz, Jr., acted as chairman.
Mr. Shackelford read into the record a statement concerning
the need for continued Bureau investigations of domestic
organizations and individuals calling for illegal
overthrow of the Government even though the threat is
not imminent. Following numerous questions and answers
in this area, the Session was adjourned at 1:00 p.m.,
with no date set for further discussion.
OBSERVATIONS:
While present, Senator Mondale from his comments
appeared to acknowledge that in any proposed legislation
some verbiage would have to be included allowing for
investigations in the domestic intelligence area. Не
seemed most concerned, however, and expressed cognizance,
of the difficulty in drafting legislation permitting such
Investigations yet preventing investigations based upon
political beliefs and also preventing the FBI from being
misused by Government officials at some future date in
this sensitive area. Senator Morgan verbally claimed he
recognized the need for intelligence-type investigations
but only when violence was present. He further declared
that, in investigations of organizations calling for
violence, such investigations should be limited only to
that segment of the organization which actually participated
in or advocated violence. Senator Morgan was critical of
Bureau investigations of the Klan and certain COINTELPRO
actions against Martin Luther King, Jr., and other segments
of the black nationalist movement. He was also critical
of current Bureau leadership and expressed the belief this
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leadership should be replaced as it follows the traditions
established by Mr. Hoover. From statements made by
Mr. Schwartz, supra, and other SSC Staff Members present,
with the possible exception of Mr. Mark Gitenstein, it
would appear these individuals are unalterably opposed
to legislation authorizing Bureau investigations in the
domestic intelligence area unless the threat of violence
is imminent.
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SSC Staff Members, arrange for proposed informal discussion
during week of 2/9-13/76, and determine the date of
"proposed second session of SSC Executive Hearing concerning
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This memorandum briefly reviews the speech made
on the floor of the Senate by Senator Frank Church entitled
"Government Adherence to the Law: A Call for a Temporary
Special Prosecutor on Intelligence Abuses." The speech (attached)
received some press coverage, most of which dealt with
"Senator Church's proposal that a special prosecutor be designated
to look into the so-called intelligence abuses.
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In brief, the statement by Senator Church reviews
that information which was the subject of testimony by the
majority and minority counsels of the Senate Select Committee
(SSC) before the full Committee on 11/18/75. No new so-called
abuses were identified by Senator Church and the speech was
merely a rehash of those activities conducted by the intel-
ligence community over the years which the SSC now describes
as abuses. Specifically, the Church statement makes reference
to the following:
COINTELPRO:
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The COINTEL Program been the subject of extensive
press inquiries and many documents have been made public under
the Freedom of Information Act. It was the subject of an
extensive investigation by the Department of Justice. The
Bureau made all COINTEL files available for the Department's
review. Its investigation culminated in a report by former
Assistant Attorney General Petersen which concluded that "the
overwhelming bulk of the activities carried out under the
Program (COINTEL) were legitimate and proper intelligence
investigative practices and techniques.
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MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR:
Senator Church's allegations concerning the FBI's
investigation of Martin Luther King, Jr., are replete with
inaccuracies, untruths, half-truths, exaggerations, distortions
and opinions masquerading as facts. The Senator's allegations
illustrate his disregard for facts as duly sworn to and
documented (the testimony of Mr. Adams on 11/19/75) preferring
instead to persist in certain fixations and preconceptions of
the SSC Staff. The entire King matter is currently under
intensive Departmental review which includes Departmental
access to all FBI files.
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE:
This refers to the fact that in 1969, the Internal
Revenue Service (IRS) established a special staff used to gather
intelligence on dissident groups. The legitimacy of this
procedure is something for the IRS to answer.
OPERATION CHAOS:
Senator Church criticizes the special operation group
formed in CIA to explore possible ties between hostile foreign
nations and domestic dissent within the U. S. CIA's defense
to this operation has been the fact that they were doing this in
response to direct instructions from the President.
ILLEGAL MAIL OPENING PROGRAMS:
Much has appeared in the press regarding the so-called
illegal mail opening programs conducted by both CIA and FBI.
This is currently the subject of a very intensive investigation
by the Department of Justice and both the FBI and CIA are
cooperating with Departmental attorneys in an effort to determine
whether there is any criminal culpability on the part of FBI
and CIA employees.
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THE HUSTON PLAN:
Here again, considerable information has appeared
in the press regarding the Huston Plan. This Plan originated
in the White House during former President Nixon's administration.
After a series of meetings which culminated in an implementing
order from the White House, Mr. Hoover objected to the Attorney
General which resulted in the White House recalling the
implementing letter.
NSA WATCH LIST:
The NSA Watch List also has been the subject of some
press coverage. It involves a list of American citizens
maintained by the National Security Agency for the purpose of
monitoring messages carried over international communications.
This procedure is also the subject of a current investigation
by the Department.
The call for a temporary prosecutor by Senator Church
is not being addressed in this memorandum but will be the
subject of a separate memorandum prepared by the Office of
Legal Counsel.
ACTION:
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By
*Senator Frank Church
A year ago the Select Committee on Intelligence began its
investigation of the American intelligence service. Since then,
the road we have traveled has been long and hard. But now the
end of the journey is near. Soon the Committee will present its
final recommendations.
We have sat neither as judges nor jurors in this inquiry.
It has not been our function to act as a Grand Jury. Our purpose,
rather, has been to obtain information to aid the legislative
process. In particular, we have sought the knowledge and under-
standing, based on a close review of intelligence activities over
the past three decades, which could help us develop sound legis-
lative remedies to reform the intelligence agencies and prevent
abuses of power in the future.
The criminal investigation and prosecution of officials
within the intelligence service who may have violated the law
is not the task of this, or any other, Congressional committee.
Yet all Members of Congress, and the citizens they represent,
should be concerned that justice takes its proper and impartial
course in this matter.
The Senate Select Committee has spent the better part of a
year ferreting out the facts and has established that many laws
have indeed been violated. The list is extensive:
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From 1956 to 1971, the Federal Bureau of Investigation
carried out five counterintelligence programs, or "COINTELPROS,'
against a variety of organizations involved in peaceful protest.
Among these organizations were the Southern Christian Leadership
Conference, most black student groups, and various antiwar groups.
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The FBI program against the New Left was the most wide-
sweeping of all. Its targets included underground newspapers,
students protesting various university policies, the antiwar
Inter-University Committee for Debate on Foreign Policy,
several colleges and universities.
and
The FBI tactics included the use of anonymous letters and
telephone calls designed to disrupt families, friendships.,
careers, and organizations; the use of agents provocateurs to
sow dissension and fragment groups; the dissemination of fake
information about individuals to employers, credit bureaus, and
creditors; the instigation of tax investigations against certain
citizens for harassment purposes, alone; the investigation of the
private life of group leaders for whispering to the press; and an
almost endless list of equally deplorable assaults on First
Amendment rights.
From 1962 until his death, Dr. Martin Luther King was the
target of a vicious campaign by the FBI to discredit him as the
most prominent black activist in America. The full array of the
Bureau's sophisticated devices of technical surveillance was
turned against Dr. King. He was illegally bugged, tapped, and
followed. Information on his private life was then delivered by
agents of the FBI to clergymen, Members of Congress, the White
House, United States Ambassadors, 'newsmen, the National Science
Foundation, and the British Government, among others. Agents
were sent to colleges to persuade them not to grant Dr. King
honorary degrees.
Information obtained from microphone coverage of Dr. King
was hand-carried to prominent clergymen throughout the country.
As one agent recalls:
[Hoover] sent me... to talk to an Episcopalian
Bishop. He instructed me to tell this Episco-
palian Bishop, who had been speaking for King
... all sorts of details. It was not a pleasant
assignment. But it was an order, an instruction,
and I did go..... [The Bishop] led me to believe
that we could have done a much more honorable
thing if we had stayed in Washington and not
carried that tale out there, and I'm inclined
to think that he was right.
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Thirty-four days before Dr. King was to fly to Norway to
receive the highest honor an American can earn, the Nobel Prize
for Peace, the Federal Bureau of Investigation even sent him
message urging him to take his own life. The unsigned note read:
King, there is only one thing left for you
to do. You know what it is. You have just
34 days in which to do it. (This exact number
has been selected for a specific reason.) It
has definite practical significance. You are
done. There is but one way out for you.
The FBI has engaged in a host of other questionable activ-
ities, including the collection of intelligence on critics and
political opponents of incumbent Presidents.
In 1969, the Internal Revenue Service established a Special
Service Staff (SSS). For the next five years the SS Staff was
used by the IRS and, indirectly, the FBI to gather intelligence
on dissident groups.
Its 11,458 files included dossiers on anti-
war leaders, black political leaders, writers, labor organizers,
tax reform groups, civil rights groups, women's liberation groups,.
clergymen, and many more.
In 1967, a Special Operations Group was formed in the Central
Intelligence Agency. Its purpose was to explore possible ties
between hostile foreign nations and domestic dissent within the
United States. The project received the codename "Operation CHAOS."
Over a six-year period, CHAOS accumulated more than 13,000 files,
including 7,200 on American citizens. Through this program the
CIA became a storehouse for the stockpiling of large quantities
of data on citizens of this country.
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From 1940 to 1973, various illegal mail-opening programs
were conducted intermittently by the CIA and the FBI. The CIA
program ran
from 1952 to 1973, and involved the
opening of mail to and from American citizens. This mail was
intercepted in five major cities within the United States, with
the larges operation taking place in New York City. In that
metropolis alone, 9,000 letters were opened and read by CIA agents
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in the
year of the program. Among the dividuals and
organizations whose mail was examined were' Arthur Burns, Mrs.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Richard Nixon, Senators Humphrey and
Kennedy, the Ford Foundation, Harvard University, and the
Rockefeller Foundation.
The FBI mail-opening program ran from 1940 to 1966, with
Federal agents in seven American cities reading and photograph-
ing letters written by citizens of the United States. The FBI
also cooperated with the CIA mail program in New York City, re-
ceiving copies of more than 50,000 intercepted letters from the
Agency between 1958 and 1973. Military intelligence units
shared the CIA take, too.
In the Summer of 1970, the so-called Huston Plan was drafted
for and approved by the President. Based on a sweeping review of
intelligence collection methods prepared by officials of the CIA,
the FBI, the National Security Agency (NSA), the Defense Intelli-
gence Agency (2110), at the separate military service units, the
Huston Pian
Arics of illegal proposals. The Plan,
approved by
Tix, invested the intelligence agencies
with Presidential authority to monitor the international communi-
cations of U.S. citizens; intensify the electronic surveillance
of domestic dissidents; pead the mail of American citizens; break
into the homes of comectic dissenters; and increase the coverage
of college students.
Although the Plan was rescinded five days after its initial
approval, several of the programs continued -- just as they had
gone on before the Presidential annointment. They had a life of
their own, apart from higher authority. The CIA mail program
is but one example.
Among the programs approved by the President in the Huston
Plan was a "witch 'for" maintained on American citizens by the
National Spity Agency. Messages carried over international
communications fucilities which were to, from, or about individuals
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whose names appeared on the watch list were automatically sorted
out and monitored by NSA computers. The messages were also dis-
seminated to the CIA, the FBI, and the Secret Service. Throughout
the 1960's and early 1970's, over 16,000 American names were
placed on the NSA watch list.
Moreover, since 1945, three international telegraph comp-
anies provided the United States Government with copies of
telegrams sent abroad by American citizens. This program was
turned over to the National Security Agency, when that agency
was established in 1952 and it became known as "Operatio
SHAMROCK." American names on the NSA watch list served as
computer indexes or signals for the private companies to sort.
from their large volume of messages those which were of interest
to the government. These messages were then circulated to the
Bureau and the CIA.
This is, by no means, a comprehensive list of unlawful
conduct by the intelligence agencies. The possibility of perjury
by intelligence officers before the Congress is not the least of
several questions which have yet to be resolved by a thorough
investigation of the evidence. This is an issue of utmost im-
portance, since the Congress cannot hope to arrive at useful
remedial legislation on the intelligence service
public policy concern
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or any other
The issue, then, is not whether laws have been violated,
but rather when and how justice will be served. The "when" ought
to be as soon as possible%3B the "how" is a more tangled problem.
An argument can be made in favor of allowing the usual
processes and institutions to take their course. The Justice
Department has begun to conduct criminal investigations of several
cases uncovered by the Rockefeller Commission and the committees
of Congress. It can be argued that these investigations should
not be interrupted since they have already begun.
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integrity. He has voiced his concern several times over re-
garding the abuses which have come to light through the inves
tigations of the past year. He has been helpful to the Select
Committee by providing documents and other information. I have
full confidence in his good intentions and his respect for the
law.
Nonetheless, the Attorney General faces an unfortunate
dilemma. Since the Federal Bureau of Investigation is a sub-
division of the Justice Department, it lies within the adminis-
trative responsibility of the Attorney General. He is thus
placed in a position of investigating the very house over which
he must preside.
It is not only the actuality of impartiality which is at
stake. The appearance of impartiality is just as important.
The American Bar Association Standards for Criminal Justice provide
that a prosecuting officer should have no conflict of interest
or the appearance of a conflict of interest. As Chesterfield
Smith, past president of the ABA, has noted, "Under the Standards,
it would be improper for an investigation... of the Executive
Branch of the Federal Government to be conducted by a prosecutor
subject to the direction and control of the President."
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The fact that the FBI is a part of the Justice Department
is not the only troubling aspect of this situation though it
is serious enough since, over the years, senior FBI officials
and Justice personnel have had close contact in their daily work
and have shared knowledge of the dubious activities brought to
light by the Select Committee inquiry. The Justice Department
and the CIA have also had a unique relationship. A secret agree-
ment between the two was in effect for twenty years which exempted
the Agency from the usual requirements of reporting to Justice
any violations of the law among CIA personnel.
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Moreover, it is the Justice Department which is supposed
to represent intelligence officials who may be sued for civil
damages as a consequence of the disclosures brought about by the
Congressional investigations. How can the Justice Department
investigate and prosecute these officials, on the one hand, and
defend their interests in civil suits on the other? It just will
not work.
It is obvious that the public is deeply troubled by the
findings of the investigations into the intelligence service.
In a recent Harris Survey, 80 percent of those interviewed agreed
"it was wrong for the FBI to send a note to Martin Luther King
suggesting that he commit suicide." 74 Percent agreed "it was
wrong for the CIA to work out a deal with Mafia characters to
try to assassinate Castro.". And 61 percent agreed "it was a
violation of basic rights for the CIA and FBI to conduct spying
on prominent Americans here at home."
The government must move decisively.
To avoid charges of
a whitewash, it is in the best interests of the Justice Depart-
ment to disqualify itself in this case.
What is vital now is to guarantee a full, thorough and
independent investigation. A special prosecutor should be en-
listed for this purpose, and given sufficient authority to fully
perform the task.
The
Last year, the American Bar Association Committee to Study
Federal Law Enforcement Agencies addressed itself in a prelimi-
nary report to the question of a special prosecutor.
Committee rejected the establishment of a permanent special
prosecutor, but noted that "the public must be assured that crimes
committed in high places will be investigated and prosecuted
fearlessly and with integrity."
properly concluded:
To this end, the ABA Committee
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There may be exceptional circumstances
requiring a special prosecutor from out-
side the Department of Justice who is
not dependent on the Attorney General
or the President for future promotion
or other preferment. The primary obli-
gation to appoint such an attorney should
reside in the Attorney General.
The relationship between the Justice Department and the
intelligence service unquestionably presents us with an excep-
tional circumstance.
The person chosen to perform the task of special prosecutor
must possess the same impartiality and strength of resolution
which Leon Jaworski demonstrated during his appearance before a
committee of Congress in 1973. The following exchange occurred
that year in hearings before the Senate Committee on the
Judiciary:
Senator Tunney. So as I understand your
statement today, you feel that if there
i evidence of criminal activity which is
indictable, that you would be prepared to
move ahead with an investigation and in-
dictments despite the fact that the defen-
dants involved might be prepared to claim
that national security required them to
do what they did?
Mr. Jaworski. That is right, sir. And
they would have the burden of sustaining
that position. I would not assume the
burden. I would contest it.
The special prosecutor, mcreover, should be imbued with the same.
faith in the law that possessed John Adams, who knew that the
law "without any regard to persons, commands that which is good
and punishes evil in all, whether rich or poor, high or low
'tis deaf, inexorable, inflexible."
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The basic machinery of a special prosecutor's office is
already in place as a legacy of the Watergate affair. It should.
not be too difficult to modify this machinery in the appropriate
manner to carry out the investigation of unlawfulness in the
intelligence agencies.
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It may be argued that we should concentrate on the reform
of the intelligence agencies for the future, not on the punish-
ment of individuals for misdeeds of the past. This is a be-
guiling argument.
But the truth is that we can ill-afford to
overlook the lawlessness of the past if we wish to avoid a
repetition in the future. As two scholars from the Center for
National Security Studies, Jerry J. Berman and Morton H. Halperin,
noted in a recent New York Times article:
One key element in bringing the intelligence
agencies under democratic control is to insure
that officials of intelligence agencies are
prosecuted when they violate the law. Unless
there is a thorough investigation by an impar-
·tial prosecutor followed by indictments and a
report, the threat of criminal penalties will
not deter future abuses.
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I find it utterly deplorable that the President in his
State of the Union message failed completely to say even a word
about the need to make our intelligence agencies obey the law.
As the journalist Anthony Lewis has commented, "It is easy to
denounce private crime, as Mr. Ford did. But it is more important,
now, for Government to commit itself to law."
And so I must conclude that, in the present situation,
resort to a temporary special prosecutor is both proper and
necessary.
Leon Jaworski, a former Special Prosecutor himself,
and others in the legal community agree with this conclusion.
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Reference is made to SSC letter dated January 20,
1976, requesting access to or delivery of specified FBI
materials.
Enclosed for your approval and forwarding to the
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RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)
Reference is made to SSC letter dated
January 20, 1976.
Item 1 of referenced letter requested access
to all material furnished to the FBI "by the CIA from
a snurce known to the FBI as 'COLGS' and who was handled
as a source under the heading 'racial extremist matters.'"
It was indicated in Item 1 that CIA had already given
the Committee Staff access to the material in its
possession relating to this source.
In view of the Third Agency considerations
present, this request was discussed on January 23, 1976,
by a representative of this Bureau with Mr. Walter Elder
of the CIA Review Staff. Mr. Elder advised that CIA
had no record of "COLGS" but that it did have information
concerning "CLOGS," the cryptonym for an individual who
was a source of CIA. During the perind 1970-1971, CIA
furnished to the FBI approximately 30 memoranda containing
information from "CLOGS." According to Elder, the SSC
has seen everything which CIA has in its files concerning
"CLOGS," including the approximate 30 memoranda which CIA
had furnished to the FBI. Elder expressed the preference
that this Bureau respond to the referenced request by
referring the SSC back to CIA.
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On January 26, 1976, Special Agent Seymor Fred
Phillips of this Bureau conferred with Mr. John I. Elllff,
Director, Domestic Intelligence Task Force, SSC, and
told Elliff of our findings bath as to what our files
contained and what Elder had told us. Inquiry was made
of Elliff as to the necessity or pertinence of the SSC
requesting of the FBI access tn materials which CIA had
furnished to the FBI inasmuch as the SSC had already had
access to such material at CIA. Mention was made of the
Third Agency consideration which Elliff indicated he was
cognizant of, but he stated the SSC's purpose in making
the request was in the form of a double check to insure
the SSC gained access to all of the material it desired.
It was explained to Elliff that this request,
in light of the factors involved, would place an undue
burden on the FBI as there might not be any way to retrieve
the information it was requesting to see. This point was
emphasized by the fact that FBI indices contained only a
single reference to "CL/CS," that referred to above.
Elliff responded that he would check with the
member of the SSC Staff handling this matter and further
advise.
On January 27, 1976, Elliff advised Phillips
that he had checked out the matter and, in view of all
the factors present, it would be unnecessary for the
Bureau to take any further action on Item 1 of the
January 20, 1976, request other than to submit the instant
memorandum.
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NOTE:
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Andrew J. Duffin of the Senstudy 75 Prnject.
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1. HOW PROVIDED (check appropriate term. If a document was made available
for review but not transmitted, so note.)
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interviewee, testifier and subject)
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Civil Unrest
SUMMARY (see reverse side before completing this item)
11. a source handled
Request
Information requested regarding "Clogs,'
under heading "Racial Extremist Matters.
withdrawn as handled by CIA previously.
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Type or print clearly in ink.
• Indicate classification of the abstract top and bottom.
• Date the abstract and put on any internal control numbers required.
"FROM" entry should clearly identify the organization providing the
information.
If additions (as when a copy of document sent to SSC is later sent to
HSC) or changes to a previously submitted form are necessary, submit a
copy of the original abstract, with the change indicated.
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SPECIFIC ITEM NO. 8. SUMMARY enter brief narrative statement describing
substance of information and showing relationship to Intelligence Community
matters if appropriate. Any feedback or evidence of investigatory interests
should be noted. Commitments made to supply additional information should be
noted. Additionally, certain administrative information may be entered here,
e.g., restrictions on review of a document, if document was paraphrased, whether
interviewee is current or former employee, etc. If actual document or transcript
is provided, that fact should be noted and no summary is required. Additional
pages may be attached if necessary.
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JUSTIT
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20530
FEB 12 1976
TO:
FROM:
SB
SUBJECT:
John A. Mintz, Assistant Director
Legal Counsel Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Steven K. Blackhurst
Assistant Special Counsel for
Intelligence Coordination
SSC Request for Interviews of Additional FBI Agents
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Attached is a letter from the Senate Select
Committee requesting the names of the authors of various
FBI memoranda and that the SSC be allowed to interview
these individuals. Please arrange for an appropriate
and prompt response.
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A similar request from the SSC concerning the
authors of a memorandum from the Chicago field office/
is expected shortly.
7/13/76 - assigned Graham
CC:
Paul Daly
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TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
John A. Mintz, Assistant Director
Legal Counsel Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Steven K. Blackhurst
Assistant Special Counsel for
Intelligence Coordination
SSC Request for Interviews of Additional FBI Agents
Attached is a letter from the Senate Select
Committee requesting the names of the authors of various
FBI memoranda and that the SSC be allowed to interview
these individuals. Please arrange for an appropriate
and prompt response.
A similar request from the SSC concerning the
authors of a momorandum from the Chicago field office
is expected shortly.
CC: Paul Daly
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FRANK CHURCH, IDAHO, CHAIRMAN
JOHN G. TOWER, TEXAS, VICE CHAIRMAN
PHILIP A. HART, MICH.
WALTER F. MONDALE, MINN.
WALTER D. HUDDLESTON, KY.
ROBERT MORGAN, N.C.
GARY HART, COLO."
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HOWARD H. BAKER, JR., TENN.
BARRY GOLDWATER, ARIZ.
CHARLES MCC. MATHIAS, JR., MD.
RICHARD S. SCHWEIKER, PA.
WILLIAM G. MILLER, STAFF DIRECTOR
FREDERICK A. O. SCHWARZ, JR., CHIEF COUNSEL
CURTIS R. SMOTHERS, MINORITY COUNSEL
Vlnited States Senate
SELECT COMMITTEE TO
STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH
RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
(PURSUANT TO S. RES. 21, 14TH CONGRESS)
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510
The Honorable Edward H. Levi
February 11, 1976
Attorney General of the United States
U. S. Department of Justice
Washington, D.C. 20530
Dear Mr. Attorney General:
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As a part of the Select Committee on Intelligence's
preparation of a final report on FBI intelligence operations,
we are seeking to take the testimony of persons whose memo-
randa and statements might be quoted in that report.
In our investigation into the FBI's role in the "gang
war" between the Black Panther Party and the U. S. organization,
certain portions of Bureau Memoranda and Airtels may be quoted.
The following is a list of these documents. Actual copies,
received by the Select Committee from the FBI, are also
enclosed.
Memorandum SAC, Los Angeles to Director FBI 11/29/68.
Memorandum Director, FBI to SAC Los Angeles 10/31/68
Memorandum SAC, Los Angeles to Director, FBI 3/17/69
Memorandum SAC, San Diego to Director, FBI 6/5/69
Memorandum SAC, San Diego to Director, FBI 6/6/69
Memorandum SAC, Los Angeles to Director, FBI 9/3/69
Memorandum SAC, San Diego to Director, FBI 9/18/69
Memorandum SAC, San Diego to Director, FBI 10/6/69
Memorandum SAC, San Diego to Director, FBI 11/10/69
Memorandum SAC, San Diego to Director, FBI 12/3/69
Memorandum SAC, San Diego to Director, FBI 11/12/69
The Select Committee staff would greatly appreciate
your forwarding to us the names of the FBI personnel
responsible for the preparation of these Bureau memoranda.
We would also greatly appreciate your making the necessary
arrangements for Select Committee staff to be able to inter-
view these persons.
Your prompt attention to this matter will be greatly
apprecRECEIVED
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Yours very truly,
Fan
Frank Church
Chairman
OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10
MAY 1962 EDITION
GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27
5010-106
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
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: Mr. W. R. Wannall
FROM
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SUBJECT:
U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE
ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)
1
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DATE:
Mr. W. R. Wannall
Mr. W. O. Gregar
Mr. P. E. Nugent
2/12/76
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HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED
DATE 11/7/00 BY SPRALM/
EHL
Assoc. Dir.
Dep. AD Adm.
Dep. AD Inv. _
Asst. Dir.:
Admin.
Comp. Syst.
Ext. Affairs
Files & Com.
Gen. Inv.
Ident.
Inspection
Intell.
Laboratory
Plan. & Eval. _
Spec. Inv.
Training
Legal Coun.
Telephone Rm.
Director Sec'y
Purpose of this memorandum is to advise of
delivery of the attached documents to the captioned committee
on authorization of Mr. Steven Blackhurst, Deputy Special
Counsel for Intelligence Coordination, Department of Justice.
By way of background, the SSC previously requested
access to all Bureau materials in the Martin Luther King, Jr.,
file relating to the Poor People's Campaign and the Sanitation
Workers Strike, Memphis, Tennessee, from 1/1 - 4/4/68, as well
as all materials in the latter two files pertaining to King for
the same period.
A partial proffer of materials requested was made
available to SSC Staff Member Michael T. Epstein for review
on 2/9/76.
The attached documents were thereafter designated by
Epstein for delivery to the SSC. On 2/9/76 Mr. Steven
Blackhurst, Deputy Special Counsel for Intelligence Coordination,
Department of Justice orally authorized SA Seymor F. Phillips
to make delivery of the requested items to the SSC. It should
be noted the Department by memorandum dated 1/27/76 was furnished
a complete set of the documents from which Epstein selected
those to be delivered on 2/9/76.
ACTION:
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NCLOSURE
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Memorandum
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Mr. R. J. Gallagher
Mr. W. R. Wannall
DATE: 2/12/76
Mr. W. O. Cregar
Mr. A. J. Duffin
Assoc. Dir.
Dep. AD Adm.
Dep. AD Inv.
Asst. Dir.:
Admin.
Comp. Syst.
Ext. Affairs
Files & Com.
Gen. Inv.
Ident.
Inspection
Intell.
Laboratory
Plan. & Eval.
Spec. Inv.
Training
Legal Coun.
Telephone Rm.
Director Sec'y
On 2/10/76, Supervisor Jack Hagerty, Tampa
Division, telephonically advised Senstudy Project that
one Jack Bauman, 600 Lake Martha Drive, N. E., Winter Haven,
Florida, had received a subpoena to appear before the
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSC) on 2/19/76.
For background information, Bauman, an ex-CIA
employee, was a witness for the Government during the
Watergate investigation and was interviewed extensively
by the Bureau during same. Due to a serious heart condition.
he did not travel to Washington to testify in 1973, but
then AUSA Earl Silbert, Washington, D. C., flew to Florida
for Bauman's deposition.
Prior to Bauman's scheduled appearance before
the SSC, Michael Madigan, an SSC Staff Member, and
Jack Dempsey of CIA's Review Staff (CIA's Senstudy Project
counterpart) are to interview Bauman at his residence in
Florida in the presence of his attorney, Wallace L. Storey.
In this regard, Bauman has requested SA Brooke D. Roberts
of Lakeland, Florida, RA (who interviewed Bauman during
Watergate) presence during this interview, along with
any documents which may refresh his (Bauman's) recollection
of prior statements as his memory REC-100
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Hagerty desired to know whether or not Roberts
should sit in on upcoming interview and have FD-302 of
his prior interview of Bauman available.
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Memorandum to Mr. W. R. Wannall
Re: Senstudy 75
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SA Andrew J. Duffin, through Mr. Walter Elder,
CIA Review Staff, on 2/10/76, determined that CIA was
in fact to participate in an interview of Bauman with
an SSC Staff Member in the near future. He is to be
interviewed regarding his prior contact with E. Howard
Hunt and Project Merry Mack, acronym for CIA's efforts
to prevent any electronic penetration of their building
during its construction. CIA hopes that interview will
negate the necessity of Bauman having to answer SSC
subpoena, as they feel it will show he will not be the
"hot" witness that SSC anticipates.
Subsequently, Hagerty was advised of above and
that Roberts should not participate in interview, as it
was an SSC interview and only concerned them and CIA.
ACTION:
None. For information.
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OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
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TO:
FROM:
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SUBJECT:
John A. Mintz, Assistant Director
Legal Counsel Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Steven K. Blackhurst
Assistant Special Counsel for
Intelligence Coordination
Senate Select Committee Request
dated February 4, 1976
FEB 10 1976
Attached is a letter from the Senate Select
Committee dated February 4, 1976. It is my under-
standing that the FBI has already declassified the
documents in question and that this letter is for
record keeping purposes only.
CC: Paul Daly
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FEB 17 1976
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
John A. Mintz, Assistant Director
Legal Counsel Division
Fedoral Bureau of Investigation
Steven W. Blackhurst
Assistant Special Counsel for
Intelligence Coordination
Senate Select Committee Request
dated February 4, 1970
FEB 10 1976
Attached is a letter from the Senate Soloct
Committee dated February 4, 1976. It is my under-
standing that the FBI has already declassified the
documents in question and that this letter is for
record keeping purposes only.
CC: Paul Daly
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FRANK CHURCH, IDAHO, CHAIRMAN
JOHN G. TOWER, TEXAS, VICE CHAIRMAN
PHILIP A. HART, MICH.
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WALTER F. MONDALE, MINN.
WALTER D. HUDDLESTON, KY.
ROBERT MORGAN, N.C.
GARY HART, COLO.
HOWARD H. BAKER, JR., TENN.
BARRY GOLDWATER, ARIZ.
CHARLES MCC. MATHIAS, JR., MD.
RICHARD S. SCHWEIKER, PA.
WILLIAM G. MILLER, STAFF DIRECTOR
FREDERICK A. O. SCHWARZ, JR., CHIEF COUNSEL
CURTIS R. SMOTHERS, MINORITY COUNSEL
Vlnited States Senate
SELECT COMMITTEE TO
STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH
RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
(PURSUANT TO S. RES. 21, 94TH CONGRESS)
Michael E. Shaheen, Jr. Esq.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510
February 4, 1976
Special Counsel for Intelligence
Coordination
Office of the Deputy Attorney General
U. S. Department of Justice
Washington, D.C. 20530
Dear Mike:
The Select Committee requests that those
documents which are to be exhibits to the public hearings
on domestic intelligence activities be declassified for
public release.
These exhibits have been submitted to Mr. William
O.Cregar of the Bureau and the previously agreed upon
criteria are being used in the excision process.
Your cooperation in this matter is again appreciated.
Sincerely,
John Ellipf
John T. Elliff
Director
Domestic Intelligence Task Force
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FEB 9 1976
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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10
MAY 1962 EDITION
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Memorandum
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Mr. Wannall
Mr. Daly
2/9/76
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Mr. W.R. Wannall
DATE:
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FROM :
SUBJECT:
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SENSTUDY '75
Assoc. Dir.
Dep. AD Adm.
Dep. AD Inv.
Asst. Dir.:
Admin.
Comp. Syst.
Ext. Affairs
Files & Com.
Gen. Inv.
Ident.
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1 - Mr. Grigalus
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Intell.
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Spec. Inv.
Training
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Telephone Rm.
Director Sec'y
Memorandum from Legal Counsel to Mr. J.B.
Adams dated 1/29/76 (copy attached) recorded authority
for Inspector-Deputy Assistant Director Hunter E. Helgeson,
Number One Man Homer A. Newman, Jr., IS-1 Section, and
Unit Chief Edward P. Grigalus, IS-2 Section, Intelligence
Division, to appear to give a deposition before Staff
Member Robert Kelly of captioned Committee. This deposi-
tion would be for the purpose of further elaborating on
information previously furnished to the Committee regarding
the handling of security and extremist informants.
As was previously agreed, Mr. Kelly telephonically.
advised Supervisor Newman on 2/6/76 that this deposition
would be taken in Room G-308 of the Dirksen Building at
10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 2/10/76.
He indicated that the purpose of this deposition
was merely to clarify certain points in connection with
information previously furnished regarding security and
extremist informants. These areas were indicated as being:
(1) explanation of the difference between confidential
sources, informants and panel sources; (2) statistics as
to the number of confidential sources as of 6/30/75 compared
with some available figure, if possible 1971; (3) what
problems are being encountered in connection with the
utilization of confidential sources in view of the Privacy
Acts; (4) an explanation of American Legion Contact pro-
Pro-
1369
REC-100
gram and Plant Informant Program, Background on
grams and the dates they were in existence; (5) a brief
explanation of how informants are paid, i.e., paid on
authority of the SAC as opposed to FBIHQ approval of pay
Enclosures
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Memorandum to Mr. W.R. Wannall
RE:
SENSTUDY '75
ments and whether there is a limit on the amount FBIHQ
can approve, and (6) bring for review a teletype to
all SACS dated 12/23/74 (see attached) dealing with
the conduct of informants.
If approved, the employees as indicated above
will appear as requested and furnish the deposition
regarding the above numerated areas of informant opera-
tions.
Legal Counsel Division.
ACTION:
This matter has been coordinated with the
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Director Soc'y
Robert Kelly, Staff Member of captioned Committee,
requested that the Bureau-make available a representative or
representatives to give a deposition to captioned Committee
concerning security extremist informant matters. Kelly
suggested that SA Edward P. Grigalus and SA Homer A. Newman,
Jr., would be the Bureau's witnesses who would logically have
the information the Committee is seeking through this deposition.
In this regard, SAs Grigalus and Newman have previously
briefed Mr. Kelly concerning Bureau informant matters. Kelly
stated that as soon as the Bureau witness or witnesses have been
determined, he would furnish additional details concerning the
type of information he desires to be furnished in the deposition.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Intelligence Division designate the appropriate
Bureau witness or witnesses to give a deposition concerning in-
formant matters.
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Inspector Deputy Assistant Director Hunter E. Helgeson,
#1 Man Homer A. Newman, Jr., IS-1 Section; and Unit Chief Edward P.
Grigalus, IS-2 Section, Intelligence Division, will be available for depositions
in this matter.
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DECEMBER 23, 1974
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FROM: DIRECTOR, FBI
· CONDUCT AND ACTIVITIES OF EMPLOYEES.
BY MEMORANDUM TO ALL SPECIAL AGENTS IN CHARGE, DATED
DECEMBER 5, 1973, CAPTIONED "COINDUCT AND ACTIVITIES OF.
ELPLOYEES, 11
YOU, WERE ADVISED THAT AS LENDERS OF A FEDERAL
INVESTIGATIVE AGENCY, FBI EMPLOYEES MUST AT ALL TIMES
ZEALOUSLY GUARD AND DEFEND THE RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES GUARANTEED
ALL*
INDIVIDUALS BY THE CONSTITUTION. FBI EMPLOYEES WERE
REMINDED" 'THAT THEY MUST NOT ENGAGE IN ANY INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITY
WHICH COULD ABRIDGE THE RIGHTS GUARANTEED TO A CITIZEN OF THE
ö
U.S. BY THE CONSTITUTION AND UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL
EMPLOYEES OF THE FBI ENGAGE IN ANY CONDUCT WHICH MAY RESULT IN
""
DEFAMING THE CHARACTER, REPUTATION, INTEGRITY OR DIGNITY OF ANY
CITIZEN OR ORGANIZATION OF CITIZENS OF THE U.S.
YOU ARE REMINDED THAT THESE INSTRUCTIONS RELATE TO BUREAU
INFORMANTS IN INTERNAL SECURITY FIELD AND NO: INFORMANT SHOULD
BE OPERATED
IN A MANNER WHICH WOULD BE IN CONTRADICTION OF
SUCH INSTRUCTIONS
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AGAIN, THE SPIRIT AS WELL AS THE LETTER OF THE LAW
IS OUR GOAL.
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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10
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Memorandum
Mr. W. R. Wannall
W. O. Cregar
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Mr. R. L. Shackelford
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Mr. S. S. Mignosa
1 Mr. F. J. Cassidy
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Mr. T. J. McNiff
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Dep. Ab Adm.
Dop AD Inv.
Asst. Dir.:
Admin.
wrntssom
Comp. Syst.
Ext. Affairs
Files & Com. _
Gen. Inv.
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At the request of the Senate Select Committee
(SSC), a briefing session was held between SSC Staff
Members and representatives of this Bureau at FBIHQ on
1/28/76 during the approximate hours 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
The purpose of this briefing was to have SSC Staff
Members advise the Bureau of the nature of subject
matters to be discussed at the SSC Executive Session
scheduled to be held 2/2/76 at 10:00 a.m., concerning
the subject matter "Domestic Intelligence Investigations.
Representing the SSC were John Elliff, Mark Gitenstein
and Michael Epstein. Bureau representatives included
Assistant Director W. Raymond Wannall, Branch Chiefs
Thomas W. Leavitt and Hunter E. Helgeson, Section Chiefs
Joseph G. Deegan, Robert L. Shackelford, Sebastian S.
Mignosa and Supervisors Homer A. Newman, David Ryan,
Arthur G. Pote, Andrew J. Duffin, Donald J. McGorty,
Don K. Pettus and Thomas J. McNiff, all of the
Intelligence Division, and Special Agent John B. Hotis,
Legal Counsel Division.
John Elliff advised that it is expected that
the Bureau will, at the Executive Session, open with a
prepared statement concerning the potential for violence
in this country principally as it pertains to the
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(1) The type of material upon which FBI
bases its assessment of potential for terrorist violence.
(2) Investigative techniques and intelligence
gathering activities utilized by the Bureau to collect
material upon which above assessments are based.
(3) Examples whereby Bureau intelligence
investigations in the past have been responsible for
uncovering information subsequently used by this Bureau
to prevent violence.
(4) Ultimate threat, aș compared to the
immediate threat, which basic revolutionary organizations
pose to the security of this country.*
Elliff offered that none of the above areas
have been prejudged by SSC Members and stated that
substantial differences exist in these areas among
Senators composing the SSC.
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Mark Gitenstein then noted that this Bureau
has furnished the SSC with documents pertaining to a
number of examples where information, developed as a
result of intelligence investigations, was responsible
for initiating preventive-type action. He requested,
if possible, additional examples of a substantive nature
which would help establish the necessity for intelligence
investigations. Additionally, he requested further delivery of
documents helping to clarify Bureau actions in four of
the previously furnished preventive-type actions referred
to above.
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Elliff also requested that, in preparation
of the forthcoming Executive Session, the SSC be furnished
with statistics covering the number of bombings which
occurred in this country for as far back as 10 years,
if such information is available.
Elliff concludeḍ by saying that he intends
to present, on 1/29/76, to SSC Members a typed agenda
for the scheduled Executive Session and, when approved,
he will furnish the Bureau a copy of same on 1/30/76.
OBSERVATIONS:
A large segment of the above briefing was
consumed by Elliff expounding on his personal views
(and Bureau rebuttal thereto, where applicable) concerning
domestic intelligence investigations. Elliff stated
that such investigations should only be conducted when
a criminal violation or a distinct potential for same
His present. For this reason he believes that informants
should not be targeted against domestic organizations
or individuals unless the potential for criminal
violence is present, and that investigations of domestic
organizations and individuals should be removed from
the Bureau's Intelligence Division and transferred to
the Bureau's General Investigative Division.
Intelligence Division would then become the Counterintelligence
Division and would handle only intelligence investigations
having foreign ramifications which he said would include
the Communist Party but not organizations such as the
Socialist Worker's Party. Continuing, he stated his
belief that valuable intelligence-type information
concerning domestic organizations and individuals would
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naturally flow from our criminal investigations in
these areas. With regard to determining the potential
for civil unrest, Elliff postured that accurate infor-
mation in this field could be obtained through overt
contact with civic leaders and not through covert use
of informants. To support the latter position, Elliff
quoted unnamed former officials of the now defunct
Interdepartment Information Unit (IDIU) who readily
stated the majority of the Bureau information furnished
that Unit emanated from public sources.
In essence,
Elliff made the observation that he was opposed to
domestic intelligence-type investigations as currently
conducted by this Bureau and he advocated that any
investigation of a domestic organization or individual
be based upon criminal statute. It was noted that
Elliff, though not equating "potential" with probable
cause, had difficulty specifically defining "potential"
in the above context.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
(1) That Legal Counsel Division maintain
close liaison with John Elliff to obtain formal copy
of approved agenda for scheduled 2/2/76 SSC Executive
Session.
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(2) That representatives of Intelligence
Division, in concert with Legal Counsel Division, prepare
requested opening statement concerning potential for
violence in this country to be used at above Executive
Session.
(3) That IS-1 Section, Intelligence Division,
deliver to Senstudy Unit for referral to SSC documentary
material requested concerning four preventive-type cases
mentioned above. Identity of specific cases will be
furnished separately to IS-1.
(4) That CI-3 Section, Intelligence Division,
deliver to Senstudy Unit for referral to SSC statistical
information concerning the number of bombings in this
country for as many years as such information is readily
available but not to exceed 10 years.
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Mr. James B.Adams
Deputy Associate Director,
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, D.C. 20535
Dear Mr. Adams:
William H. Lawrence
314 Swiss Pine Lake Dr.
Spruce Pine, N.C.28777,
February 7,1976
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Reference my letter of January 23, 1976 addressed to you and
enclosing data concerningpublicly uttered adverse remarks about
the FBI made by U.S. Senator Robert B.Morgan(D),N.C.
January 15,1976 before the Asheville, N.C.Chamber of Commerse,
and my letter of rebuttal to Senator Morgan dated Januarý 24.
on
Since then the "Asheville Citizen" „Asheville N.C. printed
a portion of my rebuttal in its January 30,976 issue, in an
article titled: "Retired Agent Questions Morgan's FBI position"
A copy of this news item is enclosed.
Also I've received replies from U.S. Senator Jesse Helms,
(R), N.C. and from U.S.Representative, Roy A.Taylor, (D),N.C.
who represents the Eleventh Congressional District and which
includes the Ashevill and Spruce Pine areas. I'm enclosing
copies of their replies which you will find are supportive
and encouraging. In fact, Mr. Taylor went out of his way to
support the FBI in his remarks of January 22,1976 in the
Congressional Record. Acopy of his remarks is also enclosed.
Finally, on February 5, 1976 I received a reply from
Senator Morgan,dated February 3,1976 which was less than
favorable. A copy of his letter is enclosed. Today I
am replying to Mr. Morgan in the form of a letter to him
dated February 7, a copy of which I'm enclosing for you.
These efforts may prove to have been in vain- but if
one convictions as I have and fails to take a stand, he
is more remiss than one who is neutral or who has no convictions
at all.
With friends like Jesse Helms and Roy.Taylor Vetits not
give up hope.
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Mr. Robert Morgan,
U.S. Senator, North Carolina
United States Senate,
Washington, DC. 20510
Dear Senator Morgan:
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314 Swiss Pine Lake Dr.
Spruce Pine, N.C 28777
February 7,1976
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Reference my letter to you dated January 24, 1976 and your
thoughtful and sincere reply dated February 3, 1976.
I can appreciate your due concern with what you sincerely
believe to be past abuses and errors of the FBI. I'm sure you
have heard some sordid testimony, and I'll be the first to agree
that the FBI has had its faults when compared with some theoritical
perfection.
I submit however, that you heard only the worst, the most
glaring and most shocking incidents which can only represent the
most infinitesemal number of cases, taken from hundreds of hhous-
ands of investigations. Much of the testimony heard by you em-
anated from disgruntled, sometimes disillusioned and less than
candid individuals, many of whose sense of values and objectivity
has changed, for various reasons, with the passing of time.
What you didn't hear was the testimony of thousands of
selfless citizens, many of whom risked their lives and personal
Safety to work undercover or semi-covertly in a sincere effort
to assist the FBI in protecting this country, it citizens and
their civil liberties.
You didn't hear of the interminable and consistent FBI
investigations which scrupulously went the extra steps to protect.
the legal rights of individuals under investigation. Nor did you
hear the testimony of thousands of fearful and concerned citizens,
parents and other close relatives of persons whose warped minds:
and actions were aimed at destroying our government and thereby
the civil liberties of their victims, both black and white.
From a philosophical as well as a prag matic standpoint perhaps
we can agree that the potential harm to privacy must be weighed
against the necessity for law enforcement action in relation to
social and security needs at any given time,
If only one or the other of these interests is to be consid-
ered to the exclusion of the others irrationality results--and,
should this irrationality persist protractedly, in either direct-
ion, our nation would tend to tyranny, namely, that of anarchy on
the one side or tyranny of police agencies on the other.
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This might be termed a balancing approach, an approach which
has been unrecognized by many of the FBI's Critics.
Moreover, in an effort to balance the right of protection
from violations of privasy against other rights don't we have to
decide, among other things, how much law enforcement agencies should
be allowed to infringe on the privacy of suspects in order to protect
the privacy--and all the rights of other citizens--above all the
rights of those latter citizens not to be victimized by law breakers
and/or politically or revolutionary motivated suspects? This is a
major dilemma.
I'm not opposed to Congessional guidelines or oversight of
the intelligence agencies. But oversight and guidelines are
fraught with problems. For example, is it possible for our current
or future Congessmen to clearly and decisively predict conditions
which may confront the FBI and CIA years or even months from now?
For this reason alone some flexibility is paramount.
Another perplexing issue comes to mind. Will Congress be
accountable if it is the ultimate judge or decision maker for our
intelligence and counter-intelligence operations?
In raising these questions I'm confident that Congress will
ulimately pass some guideline legislation for our intelligence
agenciesand will include therein a certain amount of oversight
provisions. stipulating some sort of prior restraint on proposed
tactics or intelligence strategies.
With this in mind we have to recognize that internationally
there has always been a need for this country to learn things that
people would not ordinarily tell a foreigner--or that domestically,
there are things that a criminal or revolutionary would not ordin-
arily tell a public official; nor would this type person lay his or
her activities bare to public scrutiny. It follows thatthese natural
manifestations of reluctance and secrecy has always implied the use
of extraordinary, ofter covert investigative means. Therefore, can
we have that desirable degree of and quantity of oversight, without
jeapordizing, ofter in advance, Major intelligence efforts.
Can certain necessary operations be taken if public officials,
especially elected officials, must stand up and take responsibility
for them--or for the failure to take them?
In reality anyone who knows about an intelligence operation
in advance will have, in effect, a Veto over it. For the simple
decision taken by oneself that "for the country's good" a plan
must be made public, will automatica,ly scuttle it.
Moreover, there will be situations when a group of elected
officials will be charged with deciding, often after only short
emergency briefings, squeezed in between other important and
distracting public business, whether to approve or disapprove some
audacious emergency covert operation. And, will they want to publicly
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accept responsibility if their decision proves to be wrong?
This is a sincere and searching question.
Isn't our main paradox perhaps that of the imperfection of.
human beings-
and, therefore, human instituions which means that
we never get the choice between pure virtue and pure vice?
MEDEAD
This is particularly true in the intelligence field. The
system must be realistically viewed as a proximate solution to
an insoluble problem.
There has always been and there always will be some sin,
some wrongdoing and some errors of judgement in high places,
including intelligence agencies. But it follows that the same
imperfections exist and will continue to exist in the remainder
of society. It is illusory to wait for a perfect solution. There
is none.
Once we can agree on this, those of us of goodwill and
perseverence can fight for the better cause lest it lose out to
theworse. Once weaccept this understanding perhaps some of our
imperfections will not occasion the cynicism and self flagellation
of our society that exists today.
With this in mind let us assume that the FBI and CIA did,
on occasion exceed their authority. Let us not in our efforts
to correct the problem think that we can, by a stroke of legislation
eliminate any need for covert intelligence operations. For we
can rest assured that neither the Russians nor the Chinese will
join us in this quest for a Utopian and nobler less secretive
international or domestic community. Any hasty, unilateral acts.
of so-called purification on our part will not insure freedom in
the U.S. or stability abroad.
In closing, while you and I do not currently see eye to eye
on this issue, we can, by confining our thoughts and statements
to the basic issues, as contrasted to denouncing personalities,
have a better chance of securing an ultimate meeting of the minds
in an effort to solve this complex and oftemí seeming insurmount-
able enigma.
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William H. Lawrence
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intensified. FBI employes our form of government. Other-
recognized the danger, felt that wise the preamble thereof
they had a responsibility to would not have provided that
respond and, in good faith, our government is to take
initiated actions 
designed to measures to insure its domestic
neutralize, deter and contain 
tranquility and provide for. its
violent activities as well as common defense. This mandate
threatening impending is an endless and
I awesome responsibility.
of these years were spent in
domestic and f foreign inspired
intelligence:type operations.
My response is that the
charges made by Senator Mor-
gań 
were not only grossly
exaggerated but taken out of
context, resulting in his disthose
gan was quoted as saying tinguished audience receiving violence. -
distorted and misleading in-.
formation.
This story reported com-
nts made by U.S. Senator
bert Morgan (DN.C.) to the
eville Area Chamber of
mmerce on Jan. 15. Mr.
he considered the FBI to be
nation's most dangerous!
eat, adding, "It's just rotten'
the core." He elaborated that
FBI has lied; openned.mail
d wiretaps illegally and
ducted organized campaigns
discredit individuals.
He said that the FBI had
The abuses alluded to by
the Senator must, on reflection,
be viewed in context to the
times that prompted them;
times of bombings, massive
riots, destructive confrontations,
killings, maimings and
recordings critical of; peripheral atrocities, many of
which were initiated 
by and led
by revolutionary extremists.
Nor should we forget the
numerous riots, burning and
looting of our major cities.
Ertin Luther King Jr., made
be played for audiences that
ig would be addressing.
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I am a retired FBI agent,
27 years service prior to
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and
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often
I.
competent, dedicated and
fearing man.
sacrosanct and pious posit
for no. organization is per
as is no individual. Our
This is not to assum
pective judgments as to
correct methods of meeting
solving problems may
always.be in accord.
our
The central question for all. Why is it so necessary for
of us 
should be: 
Has the FBI, Senator Morgan to castigate.
with the help of countless and Cavil the current FBI
It is one thing to try
dedicated local police agencies under the enlightened and able
correct actual shortcomings
provided. necessary and suf-know Mr. Kelley and was the FBI: but, it is quite anot
citizens, leadership of 
Clarence Kelley? I; telligence agencies, includ
tactical errors of
ficient protection for the public privileged to work under 
his to wreck and demoralize
and country in the domestic immediate 
supervision in 1961, agency, so vital to this count
intelligence field, in context immediately prior 
to his by publicly labelling it
with a recognition that in any retirement 
following which he "rotten to the core" and as "
free society there is and should: served as Chief of Police at!
be a prejudice favoring all but Kansas City, Missouri. It was nation's
the most violent attacks on only two years ago that he
society?
returned to the FBI, this time
Remember: The framers of as its director.
our Constitution were not so I can certify Mr. Kelley as
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Robert Morgan
North Carolina
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UNITED STATES SENATE
Washington, D.C.20510
February 3, 1976
Mr. William H. Lawrence
314 Swiss Pine Lake Drive
Spruce Pine, North Carolina 28777
Dear Mr. Lawrence:
Thank you for taking time to write me and for your
expression of your feelings about the Federal Bureau of
Investigation. I admire your loyalty to the organization
you served.
We have finished many long hours of hearing test-
imony regarding the activities of the FBI. Let me say
that as a citizen and as Attorney General of North
Carolina, I always supported the FBI and defended it when
I heard it criticized.
It gives me no pleasure now to hold it in less high
esteem than I did before, but after hearing testimony
about its activities, especially under Mr. Hoover, I
could reach no other conclusion but that the due process
clause and the civil liberties of individuals were violated
time after time. What may be worse, I got the feeling
from the testimony of present FBI officials that they
didn't plan to change things much, if at all.
I know that many fine people such as you served the
Bureau and thir country well, but I cannot disregard
the unchallenged testimony I heard during the past
several months.
Thank you again for writing and with best wishes..
Sincerely yours,
Robert Morgan
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EXTENSION OF REMARKS OF CONGESSMAN ROY. A. TAYLOR
JANUARY 22,1976
Mr.Speaker, I would like to call my colleagues' attention to
the editorial appearing in the U.S. News & World Report of January.
26,1976,titled "Is America Going Mad?". In line with the editorial
are not segments of the press, television commentators, and many
spokesmen of the Congress going too far in emphasizing the negative
and ignoring the positive-in dwelling on the mistakes of the past
Arather than the problems of the present and the hopes of the future
Are they not going too far in destroying the confidence of the
American people and of people abread in our American institutiona--
the FBI, the CIA, the Defense Department, the Congress---and in.
destroying the confidence in public officials both those serving
today and many whose honorable servise has ended with death----
J.Edgar Hoover, John F. Kennedy, Franklin Roosevelt.
Are they not tearing our nation to pieces in the eyes of the
world and weakening fundamental institutions whose effective
services are needed today and will be needed tomorrow. Why deell
so long on the negative and lose sight of the positive accomplish-
ments, thereby giving people a defeatist attitude and placing doubt
and mistrust between the people and their government.
This is serious because without public confidence our Democracy
cannot operate and it cannot win and maintain respect abroad.
I,too, want to know the truth and * help right the wrongs
established, but once the truth has been revealed I am content
to let theffacts take their place in history and agree with the
editorial that no useful purpose is served by constantly repeating
the mistakes of the past.
The future belongs to the people,communities and nations who
have faith in themselves and in what they stand for and in what
they are doing. My choice of a motto for the Bicentennial
year is "Take pride in America's past and take part in its
future."
The editorial follows:
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ROY A.TAYLOR
11th District
North Carolina
CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
January 29,1976
Mr. William H. Lawrence
314 Swiss Pine Lake Drive
Spruce Pine, North Carolina 28777
Dear Mr. Lawrence:
Thank you for your recent letter, the copy of your
letter to Senator Morgan and the newspaper clippings.
I am not among those Members of Congress who have
been criticizing the FBI and CIA. In my judgement
both agencies are vitally essential. It is coin-
cidental that you included the editorial, "Is
America Going Mad" from U.S. News and World Re-
port. This editorial made such sense to me that
last week I placed a copy of it inthe Congrssional
Record along with my own comments of agreement.
Enclosed is a copy of my remarks for the Record
along with a copy of a news release which I mailed
to all news media in the Eleventh Congressional
District.
I know that Senator Morgan will read your letter
very carefully and will welcome the opportunity
it affords him to respond to you directly.
Sincerely
Roy A. Taylor
Member of Congress
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JESSE HELMS
North Carolina
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UNITED STATES SENATE
Washington, D..C. 20510
January 30,1976
Mr. William H. Lawrence
314 Swiss Pine Lake Drive
Spruce Pine, North Carolina 28777
Dear Mr. Lawrence:
Thank you for your letter of January 26 regard-
ing the unfair treatment being received by the F.B.I..
Rest assured, this is one Senator who has not been
fooled by all this nonsense. We have had experience
enough with so-called ad hoc committees which tend
toward sensationalizing of their subject matter, and
cater to a press hungry for leaks of sensitive inform-
ation.
Of course, I'm sure the F,B,I, has made
mistakes--who hasn't? What is important is that
these mistakes have been few and far between, and the
F.B.I. was and is the most honest and efficient law
enforcement agency in the world.
dis-
When the country is faced with critical problems
of inflation, people out of work, and the price of energy
going out of sight, Congress does not need to be
tracted from these important problems by a sideshow
run by left-wing columnists and commentators.
Thanks again for writing. Please continues to
share your thoughts with me.
Sincerely
Jesse Helms
JESSE HELMS: Jn
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Director Sec'y
At 6:10 p.m., 1/27/76, at the request of Executive
Assistant to Deputy Associate Director (Investigative) Paul L.
Mack, Deputy Assistant Director Thomas W. Leavitt requested that
we determine facts surrounding a United Press International (UPI)
news release 1/27/76 indicating the Senate Select Committee (SSC)
was conducting an investigation in San Diego concerning the
alleged FBI promoted warfare against blacks. Facts set forth
indicating additional SSC members are currently in San Diego
and according to news reports are to interview SAC, San Diego,
Ronald L. Maley.
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Intelligence Division Night Supervisor F. Anthony Tansex
subsequently contacted SA Paul V. Daly, Office of Legal Counsel;
SA Seymor F. Phillips, Senstudy project; and, IS-1 Section Chief
Joseph G. Deegan. It was determined that two SSC investigators,
Michael Madigan and Lester Seidel, were both in San Diego/last
week investigating information concerning the FBI and Secret
Army Organization (SAO) involvement in specific activities in
the San Diego area. Previous FBIHQ clearance had been obtained
and "waiver of confidentiality agreement. 
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authorizations were
approved for those two Committee members to speak to two current
Agents and two former Agents in the San Diego area concerning SAO
investigations. No one was aware of any current. Committee
investigators being in the San Diego area in connection with
any other investigation involving the FBI.
At 7:21 p.m., SAC Maley was telephonically contacted by
Night Supervisor Tansey and was apprised of the UPI dispatch
dated 1/27/76 at San Diego. Maley stated this was a new
situation (pertaining to the Black Panther Party and the
US Organization), different from the matter regarding the SAO
wherein two SSC investigators interviewed two current and two
former FBI Agents last week. Maley stated the first he learned
of this was an article in Monday night's newspaper followed by.
a clarification in the San Diego "Union" newspaper on Tuesday,
1/27/76
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Maley stated the article goes into some length that
Michael Madigan and Lester Seidel, both members of the
investigating staff of the SSC, were in San Diego conducting
investigation relative to the FBI and SAO in the past.
article further states that another investigator from the SSC,
named Arthur Jefferson, is scheduled to arrive in San Diego
today (1/27/76) to begin a probe of FBI attempts to encourage
warfare in 1969 between rival black nationalist factions in
San Diego and Los Angeles. The article continues that the FBI
already has turned over to the Senate panel a "1200-page
document confirming that the FBI attempted to foster strife among
blacks throughout the nation. An afternoon meeting was
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scheduled 1/27/76 between Arthur Jefferson and Leon Williams,
San Diego's first black City Councilman.
Maley stated the article in the "Union" newspaper did
not indicate he, Maley, was to be interviewed. He did locate
the Monday night article in the San Diego "Evening Tribune"
which indicated that Maley would be interviewed.
Maley stated that under no circumstances would he
submit to interview by SSC investigators without first
contacting Office of Legal Counsel and securing a waiver of
his confidentiality agreement. Maley further stated he had
earlier in the day forwarded a clipping to Inspector-Deputy
Assistant Director Homer A. Boynton, Jr., External Affairs
Division, concerning a press release which had been made by
Madigan and Seidel when they were in the San Diego area.
Maley expressed considerable concern that the investigators
for the SSC seem to spend a great deal of their time making
press releases (mostly unfavorable to the FBI) and very little
of their time interviewing or investigating the facts. Maley
stated that two articles, in Monday night's paper and in
Tuesday's paper, were indicative of the type of press releases
being made. He stated nobody has contacted him about interviews
but he has read their intentions in the paper.
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Maley was advised to submit pertinent information to
FBIHQ by teletype and he reiterated he would not talk to any
investigators without first securing specific approval of
Office of Legal Counsel.
ACTION:
For information. Copy of the UPI dispatch 1/27/76
attached. When San Diego teletype is received, it will be
analyzed and any appropriate action taken.
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SAN DIEGO (UPI) - THE SENATE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE IS
INVESTIGATING CHARGES THE FBI PROMOTED GUERRILLA-
STYLE 
WARFARE
AGAINST BLACKS AND POLTICAL DISSIDENTS IN SAI DIEGO 
DURING THE 
LATE
1960S AND EARLY 1970S, IT WAS REPORTED YESTERDAY,
THE SAN DIEGO EVENING TRIBUNK: SAID TWO COMMITTEE LİVESTIGATORS HAD
BAIN SENT TO SAN DIEGO TO TALK WITH SAN DIEGO 
POLICE, THE FBI AND AT
LEAST ONE ELECTED OFFICIAL.
AMONG THOSE TO DE INTERVIEWED WERE RONALD MALEY, AGENT IN CHARGE
OF THE FBI'S SAN DIEGO OFFICE, RICHARD HUFFMAN OF THE 
DISTRICT
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FORMER POLICE CHIEF RAY HOOBLER 
AND CITY:
COUNCILMAN LEON WILLIAMS, THE NEWSPAPER SAID.
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