Memorandum to Mr. Callahan Re: Special Squad at Democratic National Convention Atlantic City, New Jersey, 8/22 - 28/64 pakery shop at 2416 Atlantic Avenue for dismissing his bakery personnel during the early morning hours of 8/23-24/64 to allow FBI Agents access to his shop. His bakery was located adjacent to CORE headquarters located at 2414 Atlantic Avenue and this payment was authorized by DeLoach on 8/25/64. A second blue slip item was paid on 8/14/64 to the New Jersey Telephone Company in . the amount of $28.82 for a lease line and this expenditure was authorized by DeLoach. , -¢@ SA Supervisor Conrad Thompson, currently assigned to the Intelligence Division, advised that in 1964 he was a supervisor in the Newark Office. Con- cerning the convention at Atlantic City, he recalls SAC Bachman advising he had received instructions that DeLoach while in Atlantic City would handle all com- munications with the Bureau directly from Atlantic City rather than relaying information to the Newark Office. Thompson recalls that Bachman was un- happy at being cut out by DeLoach because Bachman was being queried by W. C. Sullivan as to what was going on in Atlantic City and, of course, he could not furnish such information to Sullivan when DeLoach was dealing directly with the Bureau. UTILIZATION OF NEWS MEDIA COVER BY AGENTS As set forth above, both in the Washington Post article as well as DeLoach's memorandum, reporting the activities of the special squad at the convention, some of the Agents uwilized media identification of the National Broadcasting Company. At that time there was no Bureau rule prohibiting the use of such investigative technique. SAC Letter 68-38, dated 7/2/68, item B, entitled "Investigative Covers," sets forth that all Agent personnel are prohibited to pose as newsmen or representatives of any wire service for the purpose of establishing an investigative cover. This rule was invoked after a news item appeared in the Washington Post on 6/18/68 alleging that one of our Agents had posed as a representative of the International News Service. while covering an anti-draft demonstration at the Supreme Court on 6/17/68. The allegation alluded to by the newspaper was in fact a correct . statement as to the Agent using the news media as his cover for being at the . demonstration. -9- CONTINUED - OVER HW 55076 Docld:32989535 Page 85
¢ . . * ms F . no _ e Memorandum to Mr. Callahan , Re: Special Squad at Democratic National Convention Atlantic City, New Jersey, 8/22 - 28/64 COVERAGE OF 1964 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION, _ SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA . — . « — Review of Bureau records fails to establish that any specialized coverage was afforded to the Republican National Convention held in San Francisco in July, 1964, and the only references in our records relate to the planning and execution by CORE of demonstrations and picketing especially insofar as the nomination of Senator Barry Goldwater was concerned. Several teletypes were submitted by San Francisco concerning the demonstrations and follow-up letter - head memoranda were received by the Bureau and disseminated. RECOMMENDED ACTION ——————=_ =. SCC 3. The Intelligence Division is reviewing Bureau records and preparing . a memorandum concerning FBI actions with regard to the 1968 and 1972 national conventions of both political parties. Ga - 10 - HW 55076 Docld: 329399535 Page 66 : Ff
HW 55076 Docld:32989535 Page 67 3010-106 ° . Optamtal FO8 HO, 10 = . . . — MAY 10462 FOITION Gia GEN, 8G. HO. 27 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Assoc. Dir, ~ : Dep. AD Adm. _ , Dep. AD Inv. Memorandum. . oo ne Comp. Syst. ___ to - ; MR, CALLAHAN pate, January 29, 1975 Ext Aas — f . Gen. Inv. . : . ident. Ns inspection FROM : H. N, BASSETT\ ; | oo | tsp suBjecT: SPECIAL SQUAD AT DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION onion. ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY, 8/22 - 28/64 Legal Coun. Telephone Rm. __ Director Sec’y —__ “ Reference is made to my previousememorandum captioned as above, dated 1/28/75 (copy attached). That which follows elaborates somewhat on various elements of our special coverage of the 1964 Democratic National Con- vention (DNC) and amplifies certain aspects of our operations therein. A review of Bureau file 62-109555 on the Mississippi Freedom Demo- cratic Party (MFDP) indicates the file was opened to reply to a request from Walter Jenkins, Special Assistant to President Johnson, for a name check on the MFDP and certain persons connected therewith. He was advised, "FBI has never conducted an investigation of the MFDP and its files contain no recom of it.'" Results of name checks on certain individials were set forth tqethg with public source data from the 7/21/64 edition of the Washington Post an an inquiry mace by the Washington Field Office on 7/21/64 at the local offi ofthe MFDP on general information on its objectives amd identity of its sta members. This information was set forth in a blind memorandum to Mr. Jenkins dated 7/22/64. i) 290U ° t . ( 09 apo UU Yee 9999 a a Qe ets "ssoudaa a MMULOO Anok aprszno uo On 8/21/64, responding to a request dated 8/19/64 from Mr. Joh Doar ofthe Civil Rights Division of the Department, memoranda were sent Deputy Attorney General Katzenbach. Doar had requested name checks o persons in the MFDP leadership and convention delegation members. Th memoranda stated, 'This Bureau has not conixrted any investigation conce the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party nor has it taken any steps to i party members." is = It should be noted that three civil rights workers who traveled to - Mississippi were discovered missing on 6/22 /64 and their automobile found burned on 6/23/64. On 6/23/64 President Johnson was advised of these fac and requested tobe kept aware of all aspects of the investigation which had been requested by the Civil Rights Divisim of the Departmentof Justice of t! FBI; The three bodies of these workers were found thereafter on 8/4/64. On 8/23/64 a flat-beq_trugk with a burned car on it appeared in Atlantic Cit New Jersey, and it wis/al éged to be the automobik of the three murdered ae Ho ay2 pun cio ¢ Us patodard $2 quaunoop Sry J, qUbg SP fb Ue oe se: G8 oppsuodsas 4 Tr r) £49 fe bur. boy gnD { 70U,82 pe Uspaaooid 702 ~ ; f Enclosure ‘eentemtds “Cs: 1 - Messrs. Adams, McDermott, Wannall, Mintz, Gebhardt And aclarsie DGF/RJG:bhg (7) CONTINUED - OVER Mae U0s.1ad. . fig. 8b ~2 as ra a ut pup gsanbay, sep 0 , 7, noha ’ , ae ™“
. . ‘ * . a ’ o . ° . * Memorandum to Mr. Callahan Re: Special Squad at Democratic National Convention Atlantic City, New Jersey, 8/22 - 28/64 civil rights workers in Mississippi. Furthermore, information was received that the parents of one ‘of these individuals would appear at a rally during the DNC. On 8/25/64 Assistant Director Cartha DeLoach telephoned a memorandum to Mr. Mohr from Atlantic City to the effect information from Walter Jenkins and informants indicated the question of seating the MFDP delegates was expected to reach the floor of the DNC the evening of 8/25/64. He said "The crucial point of the convention in so far as possible violence is concerned will occur between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. this afternoon. If the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party is not seated then the unruly elements within the Negro group will possibly attempt to deonstrate.'' DeLoach indicated that every effort was being extended to cover developments pertinent to this possible violent situation. There follows under appropriate caption in summary form information relative to our coverage at the DNC. COVERAGE RELATIVE TO POTENTIAL CIVIL UNREST, DEMONSTRATIONS AND POSSIBLE VIOLENCE *A review of the summaries furnished to Walter Jenkins by Mr. DeLoach during the DNC indicates over 25 separate entries dealing with demonstrations insofar as their times, places, groups involved, number of participants, and general nature thereof were concerned. A ereat majority of the Bureau person- nel still on active duty who were assigned to this special squad in Atlantic City have indicated that the attaining of intelligence information relative to possible violent civil disorders was the primary purpose of their efforts during the DNC. Our coverage in this regard was handled through extensive informant coverage at Atlantic City and as a result of information received from informants in other parts of the country as well. Additionally, we utilized Agents in various undercover capacities to develop such information. Furthermore, a great deal of information in this regard was, in fact, received as a result of the technical coverage fitilized. Where appropriate, the information obtained was disseminated to the U. S. Secret Service and other interested law enforcement agencies as well, ACTIVITIES RELATIVE TO THE PROTECTION OF THE PRESIDENT A review of the interviews of the previously mentioned special squad personnel still on active duty ms indicated that a majority of them felt that their ~2- CONTINUED - OVER AW 55078 Docld:32969535 .Page 36 ro
eo Memorandum to Mr. Callahan Re: Special Squad at Democratic National Convention Atlantic City, New Jersey, 8/22 - 28/64 assignment in part was related to the augmenting of the U. S. Secret Service in- - sofar as the protection of the President was concerned. One Agent indicated that Buredu personnel did, in fact, actively assist in the protection of the President and his family while they were at the DNC. A review of Bureau file 100-442527 captioned 'Disruption of Democratic National Convention, Information Concerning (Internal Security)" did not reveal any information directly relating to the protection of the President. A review of the DeLoach summaries to Mr. Jenkins indicated ont instance where a demonstration was planned to take place upon the President's arrival at convention hall and another incident which revealed a breach of security which allowed an individual to entér the convention hall and proceed directly to the podium area. This information was furnished immediately to the U. 5. Secret Service. Information is contained in the interviews of the former special squad personnel that FBI Agents were utilized in supplementing U. S. Secret Service personnel on the convefhtion hall floor. INFORMATION DEVELOPED OF POSSIBLE POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE ; A further review of the DeLoach summaries revealed approximately 20 separate items which do not appear to relate directly with possible civil unrest - demonstraijons or with the protection of the President. These items were developed as a result of the various types of coverage we had at the DNC but a great number thereof were obtained through our technical coverage. A sampling of these_items includes the following: - oe . a | . : -= 12, Informant information received that Congressman Adam Clayton Powell was carrying a revolver. 3. Informant information relative to National Assdciation for the Advancement of Colored People planning a meeting at a church. a 4, Informant relative to King's speaking before various state delegations. -3- CONTINUED - OVER JAW 55076 = Docld:32989535 Page 69 -
* Memorandum to Mr. Callahan _ Re: Special Squad at Democratic National Convention Atlantic City, New Jersey, 8/22 - 28/64 5. Information that the Congress of Racial Equality headquarters in Atlantic City was attempting to have Congressman Charles Diggs' office in Detroit, Michigan, picketed, claiming he was "shakey." — n~ - eo ee ce] e —_  _ ° - . ~ - “ lee Allegations in the press that the coverage of the FBI was used to follow the activities of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy were not substantiated in any way by file reviews. ~ 9. A review of the statements furnished by the special squad personnel includes various instances where they relate a portion of their overall purpose was to insure that there was nothing which would "embarrass the President." One Agent indicated that DeLoach placed emphasis on the fact that the President did not wish to be embarrassed in any way and that information was to be gathered which would assure that there would be no such embarrassment. 9% -s * “+ " Two statements were furnished by Bill D. Williams, present SAC in Kansas City in this regard. One states "I would like to state that at no time did I ever consider the above to be a political operation but it was obvious that - DeLoach wanted to impress Jenkins and Moyers with the Bureau's ability to develop information which would be of interest to them" Furthermore, in response to a question as to whether the Bureau's services were being utilized for political reasons, Williams answered, "No. Ido recall, however, that on one occasion I was present when DeLoach held a lengthy telephone conversa- tion with Walter Jenkins, Theyappeared to be discussing the President's ‘image.’ ~4- CONTINUED - OVER Can Docld: 32989535 Page 90 wo Sk ae
Memorandum to Mr. Callahan Re: Special Squad at Democratic National Convention Atlantic City, New Jersey, 8/22 - 28/64 At the end of the conversation DeLoach told us something to the effect, ‘that may have sounded a little political to you but this doesn't do the Bureau any harm. '" . . Other Agent personnel on the special squad indicated in the negative insofar as the above question is concerned. DISSEMINATION : In addition to the summary memoranda furnished by DeLoach to Mr. Jenkins, information is contained in Bureau file 100-442527, cited above, that some of ‘the same information was included in daily letters to the White House and the Attorney General on current Racial Developments. There was Similar dissemination made to U. 8. Secret Service, military intelligence agencies and local authorities on a selected basis. RECOMMENDED ACTION For information. It should be noted the information contained herein setting forth that the White House and the Department made requests in 1964 for information from Bureau files concerning the MFDP has been incorporated into a separate LHM being prepared for ‘the Deputy Attorney General. LW 55078 Docld:39989535 Page 91
- bot SPECIAL SQUAD AT DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION _ ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY - _ AUGUST 22 ~ ~ 28, 1984 © met on Pursuant to your request concerning captioned matter , the Washington Posi on Sunday, Januzry 26, 1975, carried a front page _ story by stati writer Ronald Kessler reporting that during the 1564 - Democratic National Convention, President Johnson received reports on key convention delegates from “wiretaps and bugs” installed by the FBI on civil rights leaders, and atiribuied this information toa Senate Watergate Committee memorandum. The article summarizes 2 1978 int erview by the Committee with Leo T, Clark who on his tans RGUaL Since wes ry FUuLuas Ry BOIVG WAT ius Perera te Ts FAD ASAE FAS ib etn Atlantic Cy. Kessler quotes Clark as saying the information was senorted fo President Johnson based on an instalation in the hotel suite of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and a storefront used by civil © rights leaders. Clark allegedly told the Senate- Watergate Conimiites that the electronic and shysical surveillances at the convention were earried out by a Special FBI team ordered py the White House and was = under the personal direction of Cartha 72, DeLoach, then an Assistant Ne ‘Director. According te Clark, the stated purpose of the operation was . Nj a to gather intelicence on potential violence or disruption and Clark is BN reported as siating DeLoach told him to avoid discussing the operation | De with the Secret S Service. tee . oe . ey, - ‘The news ‘article continues Clark stated x most of the informa~ v x . ion 1 obtained by the FBI was transmitted to President Johnson over a Assoc. Dir. telephone line specially installed to bypass the White House switchboard. ane — according to the news article, Clark said information furnished included a INFORMATION: josure. _ Unauthorized Disc . -Sinbject'to’ Crimina NATIONAL SECURITY: ry Asst. Dir: the activities of then Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, identities of o"-—— Senators and Congressmen visiting King's hotel suite as well as persons Ext Atlin seeking support of civil rights leaders, plans of delegates or delegations Gen. tv. ©6C ad Speculation on Vice Presidential nominees, | _ fos an mae — FAC wmj (4) : ib Pir, Keifor “Loboatey «st. ~ Messrs. Adams, McDermett, Nints (Sent Separately) “- ae . retina! qe ree DSR Chait by_a lf BL LH) pe Oe or va ae ft Exempt from GDS, Category. 3 KE a WY Linen j — TY - ore RYE TS Date | of Declassifi ication a Indutinite 4 MAIL ROOM C4 A pean UNIT Cy HW 55078 Docld:32989535 7Page 92. \
i , ; The Deputy Attorney General A - Kessler's article states the fe authenticity of the Clark memo- . vandum which cites room numbers of hotel suites bugged and the source of funds for part of the operation were verified by persons who either received it or were present when Clark was interviewed. The article also states the FBI solicited intelligence through Agents posing as reporters, According to the article, the memorandum indicates Clark appeared in Tespouse ta a subpoena but did nof testify under oath, . 7 Kessler’ S article indicates he hag had access 3 to the 1973 Sonate Watereats inferylew of Delecach and svelis out DeLoach's denial under oath having had a direct line to President Johnson or having ‘; spoken with the President during the conveniion. Kessler aiso states ‘one surveillance was conducted as part of a continuing installation on -“."“b pergon believed to be under the influence of the Communist Party = eee had been 2 approved by Kennedy, Rr review of the persoanel file of ‘retired SA Clark contains 10 5 information that he was interviewed by the Senate Watergate Com- eine tow meen wena comitics stony Sms os hae heen in tonnh with tha Buyean in thie reeard : BACKG ROUND CONC CERNING THE SULLIVAN 3 AERMORANDA in connection with the 197 3 hearings held by the § senate "Watergate Committee, John Dean, on dune 27,.1973,-testified and identi- . fied certain documents which he previcusly had fur nished to ihe Commiitee,- . (Among those documenis were items referred to during the testimony as the “Sullivan memoranda," apparently authored by William C. Sullivan, “- ¢ former Assistant to the Director, who retired on October 21, 1971. These typed documents consisted of five separate liems and twa enve-." : . lopes, one addressed to John Dean at the Old Executive Office Building © if HW 55078 DocId:32989535 Page 93 .° *“ marked "Personal" and an inner envelope bearing Dean's name with “the words ‘Eyes Only" and "Secret," The first document is headed "President Johnson, Politics of the FBI." This one-page document *- goncerned an alleged request by President Johnsen on November 12, 1968, for the FBI to check all outgoing telephone calls made by the then Viee Presidential cendidate, Mr, Spiro Agnew, on the dats of November 2,- -1968, when Agnew was in Albuquerque, New Mexico, This document 4 “235° ~ SEBRET
7 "The Deputy Attorney General” . woe : “ bos . aes : oe tee . ~ . SF » oye “. . 2 . . moh we wet tf oe ate aed ~ rs oi embeds te | eo eet ay . vege . : en ~~ fe i . * feo no .s a ™ os oy - a SA Noted wos owt os tT hates 7 « we ata : _ states President Johnson Galled at 4:00 p. me, ‘November 13, 1968, to” ’ ask about the progress the FBI was making in this matter. . (This matter ' pertains to the Mrs. Claire Chennault matter.) A second item concerns ' gn alleged request by Marvin Watsoa on February 18, 1988, for the FSI to cover Senate Foreign Relations hearings and a third item on the page indicates President Johnsm asked the FBI to determine if Republicans | wera involved in insi igating a rict in New York. The second document consists of one typowritte R pace labeled “Too Secret" and the heading Preface" and is a genaral recitation of alleged FBI involvement in politics and alleges President Johnson far exceeded Roosevelt jn using the ¥BI for political purposes: : . i — The third document is headed "president Johnson and the FBI, " ‘is marked "Top Secret,” and consists of three pages. It cites ten allessd “J o. dneidents of misuse of the FBI by President Johnson as follows: (1) Re: Mra. Claire Chennault and Embassy of South Viemam; @}) Re: Democratic ‘National Convention Atlantic City, 1964; (3) Re: Don Reynolds @ per-~ to, sonality in the Bobby Baker e260); (4) Be: Democratic Convention 1968: 4nW S5076 ~ &) Re: George ge Reedy; (20) Re: Walter Jenkins. (0) He: “Walter w. Jenkins; (6) He: Walter venkms; (4) Her Bars. Claire Chennault, Embassy of South Vietmam; (8) Re: Senator Barry Goldwater; - ae The foarth ‘document reeds as follows: "John, Diesae see the 8 enclosure the contents of which are seli-axplanatory. if Tam to type Le my observations mysell please be tolerant. of my poor typing. __ Bu! . "The fitth docament pears a marking "Seeret™ re *Wateseate. " This is. an offer on the part of Sullivan to testify pefore the Watergate Committee in behalf of the Administration and by doing so could bat the current 8 ixon) Administration ina very favorable light. In my letter dated October 2, 1973, “to then Devaty ‘Atoenay’ General, captioned "Cartha D. DeLcach, Subpoena by Select Committee on Presidential Activities" the Devartment was advised that Mr, DeLoach had received a subpoena calling for his appearance before the Select Commitiee on Presidential Activities on October 3, 1973. In this yotray ” We-> mads several recommendations with regard to the contemplated testimony by DeLoach. By letter tome dated December 7, 1973, DeLoach advised that he furnished three hours of testimony to Senator Howard Baker and minority counsel... He advised the testimony was under -~3- Docld:32989535 Page 94
"Fee Oe OE NR Re A a OMe OO Deel? he oe Oa ‘ rd = . . ae : SS SS SS GS ee Se ne The Depaty Attorney G General Be | oath and in ‘executive session and the questioning was larce gel y based on the memorandum furnished by Sullivan to John Dean. DeLoach xe ported that Senator Baker was most thorough, ccurtecus and polite and on the advice and instructions of then Deputy Attorney General Ruckelshaus he attempted to answer every question with blunt Ronesty and Devartment Regulation 1622 was utilized only once pertaining to the usage of an electronic surveillance as authorized by former At torney Generai Kennedy. REVIEW OF FBI FILES AND RESULTS oF ING wuULRY CONCERNING THIS i MATTER “Bureau files show that on 2 August 29, 1984, a teletype was atreetes to all continental offices captioned, "isruption of Democraite National Conyeniicn, Informatica Concerning Gnternal Sécurity): * This teletype advises information has been received which indicates subversive groups, racial groups, racial agitators, hoodhems and the eriminal element may attempt to disrupt the convention in Atlantic Cily and the Bureau must be advised of all such’ subversive, criminal, hocdlum, and racial elements who plan to be in Atlantic City during this p eriod, All Eet nae MATS maleetanal an Deena a mmamh Se tnrwn—sta aod “ Caso ee eae ee wwe arson we tune eer aawe jintcaousecn yar puxciy Pomiecar activity engaged in by delegates Enc others officially attending the ceaventica, | Other general instructions were set forth concerning informant availability. . follow-up instruction was sent out August 21, 1884, that any information ' of extreme importance or urgency should be submitted immedisiziy by teletype or telerhoue to the Bureau. Cur files set forth numerous com munications from the field as well as Bureau memoranda prepared setting forth pertinent developments. In a memorandum dated Augusi 29, 1988, Mr. DeLoach. set forth a resume of his assignment with 4 special squad ' of FBI personnel at the Pemocratic Naticnal Convention: DeLoach reported the successful completion of this assimmment. He staies that by n@ ans of informant coverage, use of various confidential techniques, infiltration of. key groups through use of undercover agents and through ulllization of Agents using appropriate cover as reporters, we were abie to keep the White House fully apprised of all major developmenis, DeLoach also advised that immediate Maison was established in Atlantic City with Secret Service as well as stais and local police. This memorandum refers to highly confidential coverage of Martin Luther King and Bayard Rustin, along with similar coverage established on the headquartera of the Congress of Racial Equality - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. DeLoach siates he was able to advise the White House in advance of all plans made by these ~ py ID EE De ee OW
AA bone htae ahah ain saeteabeneey tein tasanaleran una tadiel nce it lt eg AEE ele fi Yee ene Oe na Aten dee ae anh ote fan we tan Gnd sateen Menlinaerste aman (taeintah-teneeotehsenammneeny Soesii eeasis ante: rere a en aed eee areata PRA CEMA Rteee ORNS! Shee AB so Me Obi es wink celine i mith Dredg ae . 4 . <. Sead “aah Sneahoatlenatshbageatenncss ne Ant? RL DAT bem . oo8 The ‘Deputy A ney General . a 2® | | ; two sources and coverage was highly etteetive, DeLoach advises "with Bureau approval" he institited coverage on the Congress of Racial Equality - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee headouarters at their meeting hall and our Necro undercover agents penetraied the head- quarters of the Mississippi Freedom Demecratic Party (two separate factions were contesting seats for the Mississippi delegation and was a highlicht of the convention) and through coopsration of news media our Agents were furnished press credentials, DeLoach reporied that ferty- four pages of intelligence dain was disseminated te Waller Jenkins at the ' White House and to his meno randum he ailached a copy of these daily summaries daisd Angust 24, 25, 26, and 27, 1964. These summaries are in effect a running log of develooments which took place at the convention, DeLoach also states he arrange ed for 2 lease line {telephone) between the control post at Aflanile City and the Bureau, He concludes the memorandum by making recommendations that personnel involved, namely twenty-seven 2 one radio maintenance technician, and two stenographers of the Newark Cllic be commended. fir. Hoover noted DeLoach saould receive a. meritorious award. Klinwmnnenies tha BAi geiagivnt Breanne Remonnalea Pasty woras cand Rawr ay Bene Se ough eed eee eee se ee to above ; Bureau records show that on August 21, 1964, by letier to ihen Deputy Atorney General Katzenbach this Burseu " sesponded toa request ' dated August 19, 1964, from Mr. John Doar of the Civil Righis Divisio - of the Derartment requesting a check cf Burem files for any background information available concerning persons aifitated with the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Farty delegation, In fumishing the results of the ‘name checks ts Mr. Katzenbach, hs was ‘advised "this Bureau has not - conducted any investigation concerning the Mississipri Freedom Democraus Party nor has if taken any steps to identify razty members. Bureau files also reflect that at the reauest of Walter Jenkina of the White House - staff we furnished a memorandum dated July 2, 1964, to the White House settings forth the results of the check of Burear files concerning the Mississippi Hreedom Democratic Farty, | = ina memorandum datsd September , 1964, Mz. Hoover reporied Walter W. Jenkins, Special Assistant to the President, called and stated the President wanted Jenkins to call the Director to express the thought the job the Bureau had done in Atlentic City was one of the finest the Preaident had ever seen, According to this memorandum,
aaa eieaeS The Deputy Attorney General a L | * > y “r Jenkins teid Mr. Hoover there + were a lot of pad elements up there and because of the work scme of the Bureau people did they know exactly where they were and what they were doing and consequently they were ' not able to be very effective. It should be noted that this particular memorancunm of Mr. Hoover's is S referred toi in Sullivan's documents sent to John Dean. eS A ES - A thorugh. review of Bure 2n vecords failed to 9 locats any memo~ randum or other documents periaining to a request haying been received from President Johnsoz or anyone at the White Houss instructing that the FBI afford special coverage at the convention. - It should be noted that at this time DeLoach was responsible for Haison with the White House and had a direct lines at his residane to ths President so it well may be that this request was made directly to DeLoach who in turn discussed it orally with Mr. Hoover or Mr. Tolson but far one reason or another the th : request was never put in writing. . oe 2: a STATEMENTS OF SPE CIAL SQUAD PERS SONNEL ea ‘STIEL ON ACTIVE DUTY _ Lae Nineteen ‘Special Agents and one radio maintenance technician who were involved in the special squad assignment and remain on active _ uty with the FBI have confirmed their par Lieipation on the squad under . DeLoach's leadership af the convention. These ermoployges advised there was no auesticn in their mind at the time but that they were in Atlantic City to fulfill the FBI's jurisdictional responsibilities and they did not ' fee] that the purpose of the suecial squad was political Innature. Basically, . .. the instructions to the Agents were ta develop advance information regard- ing any acts or intended acis of violence pertaining to civil disturbances that could arise during the convention as well as secondary protection for the President. Two of the Agents, both black, wers there in undercover _. agsignment roles. Certain Agents had responsibility for Maison with -- os Seeret Service, others were handling the large number of informants a that we moved into ANantic City and other Agents were utilized in onerating 1 the technical surveillance on King as well as the microchone installation installed at the Congress of Racial Equality - Student Nonviolent Coordinating « Committee headavarters in Atlantic City. All knew DeLoach was in charze and he had with him in Aflantic City three Agents irom his office and they were aware that DeLoach was frequently calling the Bureau reporting develooments. Two Agents recallal DeLcach having a telephone conversa- tion with Walter Jenkins who it is believed was in Washington, D. C., at the time. ~§ - SECRET WW S5078 Docld: 32969535 Page 9T ,
RE Soa . ee * 7 ‘ “ The Deputy Attorney General _ nae AUTHORIZATION FOR TE CHNICAL COVERAGE AT CONVENTION | Concerning the technical installation ox King, Bureau files contain a4 memorandum te the Attorney General dated Cctcher 7, 1983, eapticned “Martin Luther King, Jr., Security Matier - Communi st; Communist influence in Racial Matters,” wherein the Bureau recom- mended that authority be granted to place a technical surveillance on King at his current address (Atlanta, Georgia) ar at any fulure address to which he may move. This memorandum was aporoved by Attorney -" "General Kennedy, Octcber 10, 1983. A memorazdum dated July 7, 1884, captioned "Communist Party, USA, Negre Question, Communist influence and Racial Matters ~ i5 -C,” vertains toa request by the Atlanta Office to install three’ additional technical surveillances on the facilities of the Southern Christian Leadership Conferencs in Atianta. The memorandum observed that the Aftorney Generali had. already authorized technical coverags on the Southern Cizristian Leadership Conference and King and additional authority was nol necessary since . ‘this 33 merery AN CXittusiin wk curiSne Coron age Sr sagnt shot at Sy addi. tional telephone service within the Southern Christian n Leadership Conference... . - Sous ie: Another memorandum prepared by! an L official of the > then Domestic Intelligence Division dated Aucust 24, 12964, and eapticned ‘Martin Luther King" reports a telephone, call from SAC Bachman at Newark on August 21, 1964, concerning technical coverage on King in Atlantic City. Bachman had previously received ‘instructions irsm a Division official that he explore the pessibility of patting technical and microphone coverage on King and Bachman was acivising thai a iech- nical installation could be doue and reliable cenia:cts were available at the hotel concerning 4 microphone Installation. The memorandum pointed cat Bachman was given the go-ahead with. the microphone installation as well as the telephone installation. This memorandum reiterates the Burean had authority from the Attorney General to cover any residences which King may use with a technical installation. nek bd ONT. ORAS ON TY LN ee Eee erat coroners TNR Pane . ‘ . . ra . . bw . 1 ¢ . 1 a?) Concerning the microphone installatiom at the temporary Congress of Racial Equality ~ Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committse , headquarters in a store at 2414 Atlantic Avenue, a thorough review of ge Bureau records fails to locate any memorandum «containing authorization D for same. A search of microphone authorizatioms in the Newark Office -~%- Docld: 329399535 HW 55076 Page 936