Under this concept, all USIB Agencies would have a re orting responsibility to keep the central index current. Procedures will be developed. Ail agencies would retain responsibility for the physical possession and accessibility of their documents. The third agency rule will apply in providing documents to the Select Committees. CGC. PROTECTION AND HANDLING OF MATERIALS ~  _. 1. -Itis suggested that in general there are four levels of security . applied to documents supplied to the Committees. a. The bulk of historical data, organizational directives, budget . cash flow, command and control procedures, etc, should be made available ‘> =~-~ to the-Gommittees on request and transmitted by the agencies comcerned’ ~-~-7-% directly to the Select Committees. This material will be under the control of the Select Committées. It should be properly classified as appropriate | to assure downgrading under the Freedom of Information Act is consistent with the judgment of the originating agency. The agencies will inform the central registry of the IC Staff of such transmissions and provide a description of the materials. The record file will be maintained by the — originating agency so that it may be retrieved if necessary for use by | “Qthotized persons. . b. A second level of material will involve more sensitive data where sanitization or compartmented arrangements may be desired. Agencies will be responsible for these determinations. The IC Staff and the USIB Security Committee will develop general guidelines for application of sanitization ‘procedures. Emphasis will be placed on protecting sources and methods while providing meaningful response and documentation to the Select Committees. The record copy of all such material will be available in the © originating agencies. The existence of the : Original file and its sanitized version om and location will be recorded with the registry. Keys to sanitized ‘versions will be held” by the ‘agencies “concerned, —_ meee TI ace ge ermrenencet iad et MOPAR MR A meee ORR er NT ie RETIRE OF OU A Aeeaeg Ee > den ae - c. Athird type of material will be made available to Select Committee members or staff at the originating agency or if desirable at a central point to be determined. (Facilities for a central reading room | can be established by the IC Staff, if désired.)_ This material would be provided in the presence of an authorized representative of the originating wee wy o ee ee a er tod Some LE aw ee ete ’ dey an ee A OL OT Se CC mh 7 Cl ag epee ay aoe a a SP a woe gp tee eg ye air td west Sr te * nA “ ee % a? 2 seed Bee APES fry - "3 Py et ee er ee ° ; act Ft PI a Rie seta ta 5 yy “y ps ye! 2 id We iad PRG Woh ive i 55073 Docld:329899530 Page 20
. « agency. These "fondling" files may have specific limiations placed upon them by the agencies concerned. Where such search limitations are determined, they should be consistent with the agreements contained in the DCI letter to Senator Ghurch or with ground rules agreed among responsible agéncies or with the-Select Committees. The Ad Hoc Coordinating Group provides one forum for such determinations where interagency discussions are useful. e - - a A fourth type of material for numerous. reasons will not be available to Select Committee Staff in its raw form, e.g., Memoranda to or from the President, especially sensitive matters where Executive Branch ° _ prerogatives are involved. This material can be used to prepare briefs or provide briefings to Select Cornmittee Staff or members bur specific documentatious normally will not be provided. If such briefs or briefings -do not satisfy the Select Committees, negotiations will be undertaken with : bone fe, a ve "S4 avout As one 4 HW 55073 the Gommittees. The DCI should be kept advised’in all such instances. Noe pe if after negotiations there is provision of a data, such data e hand-carried to the Committees and read by th ommiuttee ¢ or | SET ETHRET STH TEE Seecence oF asthe of an authorized represen wSoresentahive 6 ve of the ~~ r originating agency a yas in €. above, “?his shall be made a matter of “record. By 3 memorandum of the ¢ originating agency to the DCI and recorded in the IC registry along with the ground rules negotiated with the committees and the agencies in their negotiations. These ground rules will normally be an agenda item on the Ad Hoc Coordinating Group agenda. 2. Testimony given in informal interview with Select Committee Staff will be recorded normally in a memorandum of record and filed in the agency concerned. Employees not wishing to report such testimony are free from doing so. Notification will be given to the IC central index of the existence of the file, its location and access rules. - To the degree possible, the registry will cross-reference all materials provided the Committees and will . prepare current reports on such materials. D. LEGAL SUPPORT AND QUALITY CONTROLS 1. The Intelligence Community Staff has several lawyers who will be assigned to provide support to legal matters relating to this inquiry. The leader of this group will be expected to have regular consultation with the . * ye wd. ' aot we. 1 . z a os. aot es % a santa * ea jared eee & aya "Bet, wrth eR wk ra Rl, Aer aPC Pe a CG a Se a oa e ‘3 Oar or Se ae eS eeey) hb iat peep te ayy Paee fare RON GE A Pt ae beg iy egy. wo <3 2 DoclIda: 32989530 Page 21 , .
won * ry General Counsels of all USIB Agencies and the Department of Justice, the NSC, the OMB, and other Executive Branch elements involved in the inquiry. Since the inquiry can résult in the introduction of legislation, the. IC Staff lawyers will also provide to the DCI appropriate legal briefs for his use. The recording of these briefs will also be made by the. central index. The lawyers will also assist the DCI and USIB in ensuring that the Select Committees' procedures are developed in consideration of the legal and constitutional position of the USIB agencies and employees thereof, 2. We can anticipate the Select Committees will have 40-50 staff ‘ personne] involved in the inquiries and that they will normally proceed ; AW S5073 = es De . . * . . + pee - ne . 2 Tes * / re ar oe . : foe ow °. MK te gh . ed oy directly to the agencies concerned within their functional areas of interest. Cross agency activity coordination and substantive comparisons will occur within the Select Committees' staffs.. It is in the interest of the USIB | Wwti.. ~ Agencies to assure equally good coordination between and among the members and Executive Branch elements as appropriate in the material an and testimony provided and that a general quality control of the product is exercised. The Ad Hoc Coordinating Group provides the forum for keeping USIB Agencies informed on responses provided in the course of the inquiry and avoiding surprise. Further, the IC Staff will establish a small quality - control and evaluative function and be alert to the indicators available as the investigations proceed of potential actions or further inquiries that could derive from materials or testimony provided by the various agencies, , 3. There will be a range of "skeletons! and allegations which may surface in the course of the inquiry. USIB Agencies will seek to assure that all the facts are found and addressed so as to be responsive to the Select Committee inquiry and in consideration of the Administration. E. ALLEGATIONS AND PUBLICITY 1. The nature of the investigation will undoubtedly continue to afford considerable public discourse. Many press allegations will Ll cause further © inguiry. A system to check the » veracity of such allegations sh should ‘be . established by each USIB ~ Agency. The IC Staff will also undertake to . monitor press allegations and discuss them with the agencies involved as appropriate. * - 3 Hae Ee a Sree ke tg dad Oka BL RS On Le Ny ey rae, Docld: 32989530 ° Page 2? : . °
55073 .- 2. Senator Church intends to provide the press with commentary on selective testimony or facts pertaining to the inquiry. He has advised that he will clear with the Director these releases to avoid inadvertent disclosure harmful to U.S, intelligence agencies. Review of such releases will be undertaken by the IC Staff in concert with appropriate agencies. t . 3, In preparing statements or testimony to be given in open or closed hearings, senior intelligence officials should-avail themselves of all prévious related testimony or material furnished by other sources. 4, The DCI, through his IC Staff, will assure regular consultation with - Executive Branch agencies on press matters and take steps to fostér good communication between USIB entities and political officials. Notification of all inquiries from press officials to intelligence agencies concemed should be pr rovided to the IC Staff and a record of these aa ea emanate Feeseeene nese neces saree inquiries maintained in the central registry. erect er reenter ae nanetee eenneearr te » ton a %e eee "» iy x. abe tere? xt ae e at gah. yl i at aie ae bE: w Docld:32989530 Page 23. ; a -
nee eae a ——_—> | | OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 in 5030-106 / 1 UNITED STATES G ERNMENT i ! Memorandum TO =: Mr. W.R. Wannall wer pr ) FROM - w.0),Vevegar i ae SUBJECT: SENSTUDY 75 5 an | Assoc. Dir. Adm, 1 - Mr. J.B. Adams Comp. Syst. —_ Ns Ext. Affairs __ DATE: March 27 3 1975 Files & Com. Gen. Inv. 1 - Each Assistant .Director.” > 1 -~ Mr. W.0O. Cregar Laboratory Plen. & Evol. — Spec. Inv. Training Legal Coun. Telephone Rm. __ Director Sec’y __ This memorandum is responsive to a request by the Director, that is, "It appears we are gearing ourselves to yi quick responses--why can't we get an agreement as to a Cye ee , reasonable response time?" Memorandum W.O. Cregar to Mr. W.R. Wannall, dated 3/21/75, captioned as above, described in considerable detail problems concerned with coordinating responses to the Select Committees of Congress. One of the significant problems is A the very short deadlines we anticipate receiving from the fi Select Committees, RNewarmntrncmes Responsive to the Director's question, should we get unreasonable deadlines from the Select Committees f requiring extensive file reviews, our legislative liaison will personally contact Senator Church or Congressman Nedzi, pointing out ko, gbom phe problems -attendant to the short deadline and Pole deie. an extension in order that we may be completely responsive to their requests. For the Director's information. WOC :bew . . 17 . N\A OO’ f lin Ae f 0 7 "a app & 1978 (7 AW 55073 Docld: 32969530 Page 24
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bat J ’ - DIRECTOR -" © - 8 - a Mederal Bureau of Investigation United States Department of Justice Washiugtan, B. C. \o ge: “ August 24, 1936. . <tF | . This morning, in accordance with the request of the President conveyed to me personally by him last Wednesday in New York City, I called at the White House at 9:15 and was with the President until 10:15. . He was Gesirous of discussing the question of the subversive activities in the United States, particularly Fascism and Commitiisu. He had previously received the memorandum which I had prepared covering ny ‘gonversation with General Smedley Butler and the effort of Father Coughlin ‘to have GeneralY8utler head an exoedition to Mexico. I informed the President concerning certain recent developments in the Commmist activities in the -‘eountry, particularly the efforts of the Bridges organization in Sen Fran- cisco and their progressive control of the shipping on the Pacific Coast, the Gulf Coast and their’ recent expansion to shipping operations on the . Atlowtic-fsast. -I told Mim that whild’their contreut wiil expire on September 30, 1936, they are endeavoring to have it temporarily extended until April 1, 1937, in order to conform to the same date that the United _ ‘Mine Workers contract expires, which organization is headed by John L. _ Lewis. I told him that ‘the Bridges organization was practically controlled . by Commmists and that the Communists had now decided to make very cefinite ' plans to get control of the Lewis organization. I called his attention to the activities of the Newspaper Guild headed by Heywood Broun, which has strong Commmistic leanings, and which» has been responsible for putting out of operation the Seattlo Post Intvei- ligencer. I told him that my information was that the Communists had plarnee to get control of these three groups and by doing so they would be able at any time to paralyze thecountry in that they could stop all shipping in . and out through the Bridges organization; stop the operation of industry through the Mining Union of Lewis; and stop publication of any newspapers of the country tarough the Newspaper Guild. oe I also related to him the activities which have recently oc- ‘curred within Governmental service inspired by Commmists, particuiarly in some of the Departments and in the National Labor Relations Board. HW 55073 Docld:32989530 Page 26—
CONFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM — = 2Q~ 8-24-36 F) I likewise informed him that I had received information to the effect that the Communist Internationale in Moscow has recently issued in- structions for all Communists in the United States to vote for President Roosevelt for reelection and against Governor Landon because of the fa that Governor Landon is opposed to class warfare. pee & G cr oy The President stated that he had been considerably concerned about the movements of the Commmists and of Fascism in the United States and that while the Secret Service of the Treasury Department hed assured -him that they had informants in every Communist group, he believed that if that was true it was solely for the purpose of getting any information upon plots woon his life, whereas what he was interested in was obtaining a broad picture of the general movement and its activities as may affect the economic and political life of the country as a whole. I told him that there is at the present time no governmental organization which is getting any so-called "general intelligence information" upon this subject. He inquired what suggestions 1 mignt orrer relative to this matter. 2 toic uim that the appropriation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation contains a provi- sion that it might investigate any matters referred to it by the Department of State and that if the State Department should ask for us to conduct such an investivation ye could to so under oy: present ausyporisy in the agora priation already ¢ yoanted. ‘He stated that he is reluctant to have a Pormel request come through the State Department because of the many leaks therein, emierians ose eed “own in his safe in the | Thite House, stating pe had 3 instructed. “the, Seczet ary Justice. He ree he eonid bere ths Secretary of State at the White House i tomorrow afternoon, and asked me to call at the White House at 1:45 p.; i to see him, the President, and the Secretary of State, at which time the matter could be further discussed and an oral request could be made of ne by the Secretary of State for investigation so as to avoid any possibility of any leak. He suggested that I endeavor to coordinate any investigation along similar lines which might be made by the Military or Naval Intelligence Services. He stated that the Secret Service was not being brought in on this investigation as they should confine themselves strictly to the matter of protecting his life and the survey which he desired: to have made was on a much broader field. John Edgar Hoover. HW 55073 Docld:32989530 Page 27
, -_ ut JUAN EVGA, if RN . + ARECTOR © - ® ute . _* Ng ath. ye Rederal Burra of Tuvestigatian vl? eh “Puited States Department af Dustire rd 0 - ~~ ae 4 Washington, B. C. UT 47a a August 25, 1936. é NTTAL MEMORANDUM oO foday, in line with the request of the President, I called at tne White House at 1:45 p.m., and present at the conference were the President, the Secretary of State and myself. The President related to the Secretery of State his concern relative to Communist activities in this country, as well as tPFascist activities. He stated that he was very desirous of having a survey made of these conditions and informed the Secretary of State that this survey could be made by the Department of Justice if the Secretary of State menuestes the Department to conduct the inquiry, as under the Appropriation Act thi Bureau would have authority to make such investigation if asked to do so by the Secretary of State, The President pointed out that both of these move- ments were international in scope and that Communism particularly was directed from Moscow, and that there had been certain indications that Oumansky, at- tached to the Russian Soviet Embassy, was a leading figure in some of the activities in this country, so consequently, it was a matter which fell witain the scope of foreign affairs over which the State Department would have a right to request an inguiry to be made. . Srp 2 44 Lage pha 2 4 3 aati B renuss shes? A tion mate tx 2 Ag. ine we SPAT Rak AT ed eve ; weiting. The President indies: ted : that 3 4% should not oe since he desired the matter to be handled quite confidentially and that it would be sufficient that Pa t,. 2 ocr ch a & the President, the Secretary of State and I should be the ones aware of this request. fhe Secretary of State asked that the investigation be made and then made several suggestions ~- one, relative to the making of a protest, either formelly or informally, to the Russian Government relative to its interference with affairs in this country. Discussion was also had as to the information obtained indicating that the Third Internationale had indicated preference for Roosevelt as against Landon. It was the opinion of the President that some statement should be made along this line by the Attorney General at an early date. The President asked that I speak to the Attorney General, upon his re- turn to the clty, adout this matter, and he suggested to the Secretary or State that he talk over the technique to be followed in this > particular asp with the Attorney Veneral. : John Edgar Hoover. , heer Actee FL be , x LRA ALAS LAA CORAM Lhe y RAL Net etn, HW 55073 . * I Ye het, “ae A> .- ¢ Doctd:32989530 Page 24