[107N . . SECTION 107. SECURITY INFORMANTS[AND CONFIDENTIAL SOURCES] . ‘ » . . Py » . if °4, [Four-month evaluatioN#Mf informants not paid on pureMPeuthori ty] If the informant is not being paid on Bureau authorization, a communi-~ cation must be transmitted to the Bureau every four months after the 5 date of designation containing the same information set out above in subsection 3b except those items concerning payments, Recommendation of SAC regarding continuance of informant should also be set forth. { {In espionage and foreign nationality cases comment is- necessary regarding _ only those applicable items in subsection 3b.] : 5. Receipts When payments are made to anyone for information or assistance on security matters, either on the SAC‘s authority or on prior Bureau approval, receipts must de obtained in every instance in which it is possible to do so, a, Receipts should be of such a nature that they will be self~sufficient so that, if it becomes necessary to introduce the receipts in evidence during the course of a trial, the receipts will not relate to other documents or files... . . b. Receipts should clearly show: = 1 Date on which payment was made 2 Period for which made when informant is paid on a period basis 3 Total amount paid broken down into separate amounts for services or expenses where these items are pertinent ts} Name of Agent making payment 5 Signature of person receiving .the money . co. . When transmitting receipts and -itemized statements of expenses to the . Bureau, they should be_stapled directly to the blue slip, leaving a margin of at least one inch to one and one~half inches at the top to avoid contact with the Acco fastener punch. The staples should be placed in such a manner that the date or other data appearing on the receipt will not be mutilated and all information on the receipt can be easily read without detaching it from the blue slip. Care must be taken that receipts are of such 2a nature that they clearly show payment of money and do not refer to any other documentary material . contained in Bufiles,. . .. . i 6. Income tax returns : . J a, Informants who receive compensation for their services to the Bureau ‘ should be advised that such compensation must be reported as income when filing an income tax return, b. Since all informants are considered independent contractors, the income they receive from the Bureau is self-employment income but, since the Bureau does not consider their activity as the carrying on of a trade or business, they may consider dispensing with the filing of a schedule ; G as part of form 1040 if they so desire. ec. The informantfs own personal situation, however, should be taken into consideration as he may receive income from other sources as an inde- > pendent contractor which would require the deduction of: self-~employ— ment tax, regardless of any Bureau income he may receive, d. In considering the filing of a tax on self-employment income, such a return is based upon net earnings from self~employment of $400 or more. If an informant receives less than $400 from the Bureau and has no other self~employment income, this money in any event is not subject to the self-employment tax. If the informant re~ ‘ t ceives([$4800lor more from outside employment subject to Social Security tax, again the self-employment tax requirements do. not apply. e. Bureau income should be set forth under item 10 on page one of the Federal income tax return, form 1040, as "Other Income" and explained | under schedule H(3) on page three of the return as income received from other sources for personal services rendered through a private enterprise or similar general term applicable to informant‘s position and station in life. 20 MW 55072 Doold: 32989529 Page 1794 2~12--60
{ 4, [ [ [ { . 5. { 6, { { 7. t 8, t 9. f f 20. SECTION 107, SECURITY INFORMANTS[ AND CONFIDENTIAL SOURCES ] 107M [Subfiles] a. A subfile is required on each informant who submits statements, written or oral,[Lexcept in espionege or foreign nationality matters where a subfile is necessary only in those instances involving possible proseoution.] The original of each statement, whether personally written by the informant or furnished orally and reduced to writing by contacting Agent, should be filed in this subfile, Executed form FD~306 or a channelizing memorandum containing all applicable items set forth on form FD~-306 should be stapled to the original of each such statement, b. Holes may be punched in original statements of informants for secure filing, but care must be taken to prevent obliteration of any portion - of statements or notations thereon, {Channelization] Excerpts from the informants statement are to be included in the regular investigative case report when information of value is submitted, Form FD~306 may be used to disseminate this information. to the case file in lieu of a channelizing memorandum if desired. If so used, prepare copies of FD-306 as needed for dissemination and staple one copy to each copy of the informant'!s statement being channelized. Channelization should be noted on original FD-306 and on all copies under "Remarks." {Dissemination of information] Information submitted by informants, potential informants, confidential sources, or sources of information should be reported to the Bureau and interested offices and’ other agencies whenever necessary by the appro- priate méans of communication under captions[ showing]the subject matter of the information, [Correspondence] Correspondence submitted in security informant and potential security informant matters should be strictly limited to the administrative handling of the informant and should not contain information more prop- erly furnished to the Bureau under a substantive case caption. [Maintenance of files] a, Ail pending files on security informants shall be maintained under lock and key under the personal supervision of the SAC, ASAC, or field supervisor as the informant indices are maintained and described in subsection K, b. Subfiles containing written statements may be maintained in the open files section, provided there is no disclosure of the informant's identity on the statements, ec. All informant files should be meintained in such a manner as to insure that all information furnished by a particular informant will be immediately available upon the request of the Bureau. a, In addition, these files should be maintained in such a fashion that the identities of the cases in which an informant has furnished competent evidence can be furnished immediately to the Bureau by simply referring to the file of the informant and without the necessity of conducting extensive research, {Use of informant by Department — filing correspondence re] From time to time, the Department expresses an interest in using a partic-— ulac informant for testifying when he becomes available as a witness, As a result, there will be correspondence[ showing]this situation between the Bureau and the field, Place copies of all such correspondence in the informant'!s file, Occasionally such correspondence may be volu- minous and apply to more than one informant, In those cases, summarize the information concerning each particular informant and place the summary in the appropriate informant's file, {Form FD-238] Form FD-238 (printed on pink paper) has been approved for use in security informant and potential security informant files, It is to be used in the nature of a table of contents or as an index to show where in the file particular data can be found. This form is to be kept as the top | | MW 55072 Docld:32989529 Page 1795 17 9 427 AO
(107M - N - SECTION 107. SECURITY INFORMANTS[ AND CONFID ENTIAL SOURCES ] . document in the vertin informant file and is not to D oocscrizea. {If a particular section of this form is not applicable, such should be ) noted thereon, If it later becomes applicable, the serial number oan be noted at that time.] 11. [Bulky material submitted by informant] : Where informant or source submits bulky material other than a statement and same pertains to a specific investigative matter, bulky material may be filed in the investigative case file, together with a copy of executed > form FD-306 or a channelizing memorandum containing all applicable items set forth on form FD-306, In such a case, the original form FD-306 or channelizing memorandum should be filed in the subfile of the informant . or source and the file and serial number where the bulky material is located should be noted thereon. mae {[N. .PAYMENTS[TO INFORMANTS AND HANDLING MONEY RECEIVED] { - 1. [No gifts to informants] 4. Gifts should not be given to ‘dnformants since such actions might be misconstrued, b. Relationship between Agents and informants shall be maintained on : a businesslike basis. c. Expenditures for gifts to informants will not be approved as blue slip items. ad. Investigative employees must not approach, directly or indirectly, 4 representatives of companies, private industries, or insurance companies | wee and’ request assistance regarding payments of money, gifts, or products ' ° . of such companies to informants, [ 2. [SAC authority to pay informants] a. In specific instances in which it is necessary and expedient to expend money to obtain information concerning matters or persons under investigation, which is not otherwise obtainable, or to advance expense money to enable an individual to obtain such information, SAC may approve payments of amounts up to $200 and totaling not more than $200 on a c.o.d. basis regardless of the number of payments, - This applies only to individuals who have never been regularly paid for services or expenses on Bureau authorization, In other words, once an individual has been paid on Bureau authorization, regardless of the amount, this authority of the SAC may not be utilized. b. Individual who is paid on SAC authority should not be described in . correspondence as an informant or source who is being paid on 2 "regular basis" or on "Bureau authorization," c. The blue slip reclaiming any of these payments authorized by the SAC must clearly and accurately explain the circumstances and summarize the information obtained so the Bureau will be in a position to pass ; intelligently such blue slips for payment. ad. Prior Bureau authority must be obtained to make any additional payment to an individual who has received payments totaling $200. Nene wee [ 3. [Payments on continuing basis — Bureau authority] a. To pay anyone on a continuing basis, obtain specific Bureau authoriza— tion. b. In requesting this authorization, a justification must be set forth containing the following items and using the subheadings[ shown.] ((In espionage and foreign nationality matters, use subheadings where applicable. )] 1) Recommendation {Use following wording as nearly as ; possible: “47 recommend that authority be granted to continue (increase, decrease) payments to the above informant up to $ (amount) per (month, week) for services, plus up to $ (amount) per (month, week) ror expenses actually ineurred for a period. of ___months, Lfective _(date).") Cee et I of meh weet ne ante a Ret Eee ak Fill tener eee tf 18 MW 55072 Doocld: 32989529 Page 1796 2.1 2-60
SECTION 107, SECURITY INFORMANTS [AND CONFIDENTIAL SOURCES] Symbol number 2... (1) The same official as set out in la (1) above is to maintain the symbol number index. This index shall contain a card for each individual to whom a symbol number has been assigned. (2) File cards numerically and any symbols which consist of fictitious names shall be filed alphabetically behind the numerical symbol index, The above indices (alphabetical name index and symbol number index) Shall not be available for review by Agents seeking informant help in connection with their cases. Where good reason exists for an Agent to obtain information from either of these indices, it should be furnished by the official having oustody of the cards. These indices Should be used as a guide only; informant!s file must be reviewed to determine specific nature of his activities and type of information he furnishes, 2, Index entitled "Informants and Sources in Other Divisions" | Be HWSO T? Dold: 32589529 Page i737. A separate index may be maintained for the use of Agents on inform ants and sources in other divisions who may be available for assist- ance, If such index is maintained, a separate index card is to be prepared on each informant and source that has been furnished, These cards should contain brief background data, together with the identity of the Bureau communication which contains the complete back ground data, Pile these cards alphabetically by name and symbol number. Duplicate cards may be prepared to be filed geographically and/or by subject matter. 3. Agents" informative index An Agents! informative index may be maintained by the same official as set out in la (1) above for the use of Agents on the type of informant coverage in the division. File these cards by geographical location, arranged alphabetically by states, cities, subdivisions within cities, etc. Behind each geographical location there should be a guide card in- dicating the type of information which can be furnished, such as Communist Party, Civil Rights Congress, Polish Activity, etc. On this guide card set forth the symbol numbers of the informants and confidential sources who can provide this coverage, Potential informants, confidential sources, panel sources, and sources of information who do not have permanent symbols should be set forth by name. . When an individual can provide more than one type of information, his symbol or identity Cit a potential informant, confidential source, panel source, or source of information without a perma nent symbol) shouvld be set forth on as many guide cards as he may provide types of information, These guide cards should[show]the above data and it is permissible to place alongside the name or symbol number, as the case may be, the names of the contacting Agents to whom a request may he made . for a specific check with the individual. Also, there may be set forth on these guide cards symbol numbers of informants who move outside a division and who still may be excellent sources regarding past activities, They should be declassified from informants to confidential sources or sources of information, If any such individual has moved from a division and is being utilized by the division to which he has moved and has received a symbol number from the latter division, such desig nation should be indicated on the guide card. , The names or symbol numbers, as the case may be, of individuals contained in the index entitled "Informants and Sources in Other Divisions" who can be of assistance to your office may be set forth on the appropriate guide cards in this index, 15 2~1.2~50 a
{107K - M L. ee hone oe | NW 55072 Docld: 32989525 “SECTION 107. 4, [Currency and security] AlL indices shall be maintained in a current status at all times in a manner which provides tight security of the information and yet makes SECURITY INFORMANTS(AND CONFIDENTIAL SOURCES] it easily available to Agents having a need thereof, INDEX CARDS 1. Index cards (3 by 5 inches) for the alphabetical name index shall be prepared as follows: Name: (Informant, potential informant, or confidential source) Residence: Telephone Number: . Business: Telephone Number: —- ' Type of Information: Contacting Agent: Alternate Agent: 2. Index cards (3 by 5 inches) for the symbol number index shall be pre~ pared as follows: Symbol: (Informant, potential informant, or confidential source Names File No: Symbol Nos File No: 3. Contacts with informants should not be posted on index cards since this information is[shownJin the informants administrative file. INFORMANT FILES 1.[ Opening} a. When astive investigation is initiated relative to an individual who has potential as an informant or confidential source and he is not the subject of a security~type file, a 134 classification file should be opened and maintained in a pending status until efforts to develop the subject are discontinued, b. If an individual is the subject of a security case terviewed with Bureau authority he indicates he is a 134 file should be potentiality as an informant, and after being in- cooperative and has opened and maintained in a pending status while under development as a potential, informant. {In espionage and foreign nationality matters the existind file may be used rather than opening a new 134 file if this is practical and will reduce paper work.] c¢, Individual files on all active informants should be maintained and carried as pending active files. 2, (Monthly administrative report] Files on potential informants and informants shell be included in the tabulations and calculations of @elinquencies in the monthly edminis~ trative report. 3: [Assignment and tickler cards] a. Assignment and tickler cards should be maintained. b. The true name of informant is not to appear on the assignment and tickler cards, Page 1798 16 Put P.O New”
{ SECTION 107. SECURITY INFORMANTS[AND CONFIDENTIAL SOURCES J LO07G —T ad, All such nate should be transmitted in sneQne manner as statements furnished by informant, e, Receipt of such material should be recorded on form FD-306 or on a channelizing memorandum containing all applicable items set forth on form FD-306. See section 107M for filing instructions, Ce} # PASSING INFORMATION IN DOUBLE AGENT OPERATIONS . 1, Carefully handle and create basis for acquisition “a. In double agent operations information requested by the principals : is frequently passed either to build up a double agent's stature or as evidence of espionage activity, b. Eaoh case must be carefully evaluated to make certain that a net gain accrues to the U, S. ec. The information which.is passed should be carefully handled and . appropriate explanations created for its acquisition by the double agent to avoid his oompromise, 2.: Locating information to pass Wherever possible the field office handling the double agent should locate appropriate information to be passeds however, the Bureau can assist in fulfilling requests for information in possession of Government agencies, 3. Obtaining Bureau authority Bureau authority must be obtained to pass any information in a double agent operation except: a. Newspaper articles b. Magazine articles - c. Pamphlets, brochures, elc., prepared by a private company or corporation for distribution or sale to the public. (This does not include highly technical pamphlets, even if unclassified, which are prepared for limited use by engineering staffs and not intended for release to the public.) 4, Retention of copies of passed material a, True copies should be retained by the office of origin of any documents or material related to the national defense which is passed in double agent operations, pd. Such material should be appropriately identified by the double agent. c, Bureau Agents should not place identifying data on such material but should preserve any notes made by them ih connection with the passage of such material, & Similar action should be taken with regard to any material which is passed which is considered evidentiary although not clearly related to the national defense. e. It is not necessary to retain copies of build-up material obviously not evidentiary in nature where there is assurance that copies can pe obtained at a later date from the Government agency or private concern having custody.] Fc Nouns Nome Ramee ane We ms Ute Wane Toe es cet tee ae ee Dee Ds ee Dee ee eee oe So SD ee ee ee ee : ‘ I, SYMBOLS c 1. [Assigning numbers] . a, ALL informants should be designated by'a permanent symbol number of which the Bureau must be advised. b. Potential security informants and confidential sources whose identity must be protected may be assigned permanent symbol: numbers if they are preducing sufficient information to warrant the use of such designations. c, Individuals to whom permanent symbols assigned are not to be advised of such symbols, ad. An additional cover name or number should be used by informant in signing his statements and in communications between the informant and the field office. e, ‘Bureau should be advised of this cover name or number in addition to the permanent symbol. 13 NW 55072 Doold:32989525 Page 1799 212-60
NW O7T ~ X - SECTION 107. SECURITY INFORMANTS[AND CONFIDENTIAL SOURCES] [2. Communications — use of @...:5 @ a, After Bureau is advised of the permanent symbol, in subsequent communications true name of informant should not be set forth; use symbol number, b. In all communications after the initial letter, Bureau and field office file numbers for informant must be set forth, oc. In communications between offices, the same procedure is to be followed, [d. Informants and sources entering another division] 1) Active informants and sources entering another division on temporary basis for Bureau business or for personal reasons should be referred to in initial letter to interested office by true name and symbol number if it is necessary for the other division to know the identity of the informant. Office receiving such Letter should make appropriate index cards and place same in "Informants and Sources in Other Divisions" index, Subsequent | letters between interested offices may then identify individual by symbol number only. : (2) Individuals who leave the division where they have been furnishing information and do not ‘plan to return should be immediately discontinued, their symbol number, if any, should be cancelled, and their true name should be used in all administrative ‘correspondence, (3) If an informant is transferred to another office and remains - active, his identity must still be protected,.- @, 72 communications, the teletype abbreviation for the field office, .. -ymabol, and Letter suffix "S" shall be shown to identify the informant; te Bes iy 000-S, £. In sommunios ti ons concerning a potential security informant, the name of the potential security informant and abbreviation “pgm Shall be useds e.g., “John Doe, PSI," g Similarly, in communications relative to confidential sources, the abbreviation "CS" should be used; e.g., "Richard Roe, CS. h. When symbol numbers are assigned to potential security informants, the designation should be as follows: "LA OQO—PSI," i. In communications relative to a confidential source having a permanent symbol number, the following showld be used: "CS LA O000-S," [jo In espionage and foreign nationality matters the caption of the communication should show in addition a character and the country designation (i.e., IS — R for Russia or IS — PO for Poland, etc.}. This facilitates routing the mail at the Bureau. ] INDEXING : 1. True names and aliases of all informants, as well as the cover name or number assigned to them for informants! use in submitting their statements, but not their permanent Bureau symbol numbers, shall be in. dexed in the general office indices in the same manner as any other name. 2. These index cards shovld[showlthe file number of the informant and such terms as "Informant" or "Potential Security Informant" shall not appear, INDICES 1. Alphabetical name index and symbol number index a. Alphabetical name index 3 (1 In all offices all active potential security and security informant cards are to be kept by the SAC, ASAC, or security supervisor consistent with maximum security and best admin. istrative practice. This is to be known as the alphabetical mame index, (2) File these cards in alphabetical order and also include cards for security confidential sources, These cards should show whether the individual is a potential informant, an informant, or a confidential source furnishing information on security matters, 14 55072 Doold: 32999529 Page 1600 2-12-60 ees
os .b. Furnished orally by informant NW 55072 SECTION 107. SECURITY INF ORMANTS [AND CONFIDENTIAL SOURCES ] 107G (6) (7) (1) Docld:32989529 Page 1801 2-12-60 4 ‘Should be similarly identified. ratornant howe include in the body of tit®ir statements specific dates and places; purpose of the meeting or activity being related; identities of speakers and persons present, plus their known status in any group; specific activity engaged in by each individual present; and comments made by each individual, Informant should identify each page at the bottom by affixing his code name or code symbol (not his permanent symbol number ox true name), <Any corrections, erasures, changes, or additions Agents! names should never appear on any page. Tnformant should refer to himself in the body of the statement by his true name and he should use the third person. Agent receiving written statement should not make any corrections, additions, deletions, etc., thereto, nor should he place any markings thereon, such as his initials, date of receipt from informant, permanent symbol number of informant, file numbers, indexing symbols, eto. : Do not block stamp or serialize. Receipt and serialization should be recorded on form FD-306 or on a channelizing memorandum which should contain the applicable items set. forth on form FD—~306. Extraneous material should be kept to an absolute minimum, Informants should leave out such items as: a) Any reference concerning the Director and the Bureau pb) References to other documents and statements submitted by . the informant (c) Obvious administrative material, such as operational instructions given by contacting Agent to informant These data should be furnished orally by informant to con- tacting Agent who will record the information in memorandum form for the informant file. Contacting Agent should promptly reduce information to writing so that it will be accurately recorded as contemporaneously as possible with the making of the oral statement by the informant to the Agent. The following items furnished by informant should be Left out: a Any reference concerning the Director and the Bureau b References to other documents and statements submitted by the informant (c) Obvious administrative material, such as operational instructions given by contacting Agent to informant These data should be recorded in memorandum form for the inform ant file.. Prepare on paper devoid of any Bureau markings or identification. Date it at the top with the date the informant furnishes the information to the Agent, No other date is desired except ‘the date of the meeting or activity which shall be set forth in the body of the statement. Separate statements should be prepared for each meeting or each separate activity in which informants engage and should be dictated by the Agent as if the informant were preparing them himself. - The information, after being reduced to writing, should then be read promptly by the informant and acknowledged by him by affixing his code name or code symbol on each page. [In espionage . and foreign nationality matters authentication by informants is necessary only where future prosecution is possible,] LL
NW 35072 Doocld: 32959529 Page 1602 SECTION 107. 6 INFORMANTS[AND CONFIDENTIAL e¢ (6) After informant authenticates his statement, contacting Agent should prepare a cover sheet, form FD~306, which should be stapled to it and thereafter the statement should be handled as a written one in accordance with instruetions set out in 2, a, (10), and (11). (7) Oral information furnished by informant purely of lead value “should be incorporated in an office memorandum by the Agent and should not be initialed by the informant or exhibited to him or treated as evidence, . 3. Transmissionfof information] a, Statements should be personally delivered to contacting Agent by informants whenever possible, Careful consideration should be given to full security of all such personal contacts, . b. They should never be mailed to field office or resident agency. c. If they cannot be obtained personally by contacting Agent, obtain confidential post office boxes for their receipt, d. Confidential post office boxes should be obtained under fictitious names and not under names of persons who may be listed in post office directory. - e. More than one informant may send statements to a specific post office box, but consideration should be given to obtaining post office boxes in different post office stations to prevent suspicion on part of post office employees, -- £, Envelope enclosing statement should have return address of another confidential post office box obtained under a PLictitious name in the same manner as d. g. Statements should be collected at post office boxes regularly, but time of pickup should be varied. Work out system of rotation whereby same Agent or Agents will not appear at same post office box for any extended period of time, h. When informant receives information of vital and immediate interest to Bureau, he should furnish it as promptly as possible to contacting Agent or office by most appropriate means of communication. Office should take any necessary action without delay. . 4, Handling of lead information a. AIL lead information obtained from informant must be run ous to a logical conclusion, b, FE there is only partial name of individual or meager descriptive data, and if there is sufficient data available to do so, file should be opened and assigned to effect an identification and to take any necessary action, c. If there is insufficient information to warrant opening case, a tickler card should be prepared to follow with the informant and take other Logical steps in an effort to obtain additional identifying data concerning the individual. Tickler cards should be restricted to information which would warrant investigation if an identity is established, This will eliminate inconsequential items, but at the Same time definite steps must be taken to run out affirmative informa— tion, If no identification is made after reasonable effort, prepare memorandum for informant's subfile. If an identification is made, '@ file should be opened and any necessary action taken in connection therewith, 5, (Handling documentary]material furnished[by informants] a. Pamphlets and similar documentary material furnished by informants should have placed thereon the informant's code name or code symbol not his true name or his permanent symbol number), b. Informant should affix date he received the materiel, If informant cannot recall date of receipt, the date he furnished material should be affixed. e, No additional markings of any Kind, such as initials, date received, permanent symbol number of informant, file numbers, indexing symbols, etc., should be placed on documentary material by Agents or clerical personnel, 12, Neu” rd ee ne