SECTION 107. SECURITY INFORMANTS AND CONFIDENTIAL SOURCES. 1075~-f . be. If no pertinent derogatory information is developed, initial contact { may be made with prospective panel source to ascertain cooperative- , ness; hawever, in regard to individuals associated with educational institutions, be guided by current instructions concerning investi- gations on Campuses. c. Submit letter +o Bureau requesting authority to use individual as a panel source and set out: (1) Results of background investigation and data as to date and place of birth, citizenship status if foreign born, residence and employment addresses (2) Details of expected area of activity of individual as panel source and results of any interviews conducted with him ’ (3) Statement to effect subject is being considered panel source and will be advised lke is not Bureau employee and of confi- dential nature of his relationship with Bureau, Also, state- ment should be made that you will be alert to be certain sub- ject is not a plant and, if connected with labor union or educational institution, he will be advised of Bureau policy on such matters. (4) One copy of letter should consist only of first page. If - approved 2t Bureau, stamped notation indicating Bureau approval will be placed on single-page copy and it will be returned to field. 3. Administrative handling . a a. Follow same procedure in handling, processing, and reporting data and material furnished by panel sources as afforded security informants. be. Handle payments for legitimate expenses incurred and Services rendered in same manner as security informants. Gifts should not be given to panel sources. . c. Open 134 file when active investigation of prospective panel source initiated. Close file administratively if panelist is not contacted regularly. Note contacts with panelists in their respective files. a. Only Agents designated in particular case should contact panelists. e@. Every six months submit FD-401 to Bureau requesting continuation of payments to panel source, If source not paid on Bureau authorization, Agent handling prepare memorandum to SAG for file containing certi- fication as to stability and reliability. f. fA symbol number should be assigned from the time any step is taken te develop an individual as a panel source. Use abbreviation "Ps" f° before symbol number, e.g., PS NY 000-S, - g. Designate, where practicable, coordinating Agent to maintain current roster of panel sources and scheduled organization activities, who will notify Agents handling individual panelists of organizational functions to be covered. Coordinating Agent should receive notice of coming events from Agents handling organizations, informants , and publications. bh, Advise Bureau of date panel source is discontinued and reasons. T. DOUBLE AGENT OPERATIONS 1. Passage of information a. In double agent operations information requested by principals is frequently passed either to build up double agent's stature or.as evidence of espionage activity. b. Each case must be carefully evaluated to make certain that net gain accrues to U. S&S. t ec. Information passed should be carefully handled and logical explana-~ i tions created for its acquisition by double agent. . Ai 2. Locating information to pass . i Where possible field office handling double agent should locate appropriate i information; however, Bureau can assist in fulfilling requests for infor- i mation in possession of other Government agencies. 3. Obtaining Bureau authority . Bureau authority must be obtained to pass any information in double i ( agent operation except: \ a. Newspaper or magazine article NW 55072 Doold: 32989528 Page i234 - 23 . . : ee eee
n y 1077-U SECTION 107. eo“ INFORMANTS AND a i SOURCES, Lot b. Pamphlets, brochures, etec., prepared by private company for' distribu- tion or sale to public. (This does not include highly technical pamphlets, even if unclassified, which are prepared for limited use ( “and not intended for release to public.) _ 4. Retention of copies of passed material a. True copies should be retained by office of origin of ‘any documents or material related to national defense which is passed, b. Such material should be apvropriately identified by double agent. Bureau Agents should not place identifying data on such material but should preserve any notes made by them in connection with its passage. i - c. Similar action should be taken regarding material which is passed which } , _is considered evidentiary although not clearly related to national defense, 4 &@. It is not necessary to retain copies of buildup material obviously not ; evidentiary in nature where copies can be obtained at later date from i ; Government agency or private concern having custody. a 5. Handling money and property received by double agents . 4 a. Douole agents must turn over to Bureau any money or property received . 4 from their principals in connection with double agent intelligence { operation. This should be made clear to double agent at inception . . 3 of operation (consider obtaining signed statement to this effect). ; Exceptions must be specifically approved by Bureau. Entirely separate. arrangements must be made for payments to double agents for services rendered to Bureau. be. <Any money or property received by double agent from his principal represents possible evidence and double agent should execute state- ment describing money received by type of currency, denomination, series of issue, and serial number and appropriately describing any other property received. Statement should be signed by double agent's code name, oe ce. Money or property received from double agents should be retained as evidence in accordance with section 3, part IIT, Manual of Rules and : Regulations. ad. Bureau Agents receiving such money or property from double agents - 4 should make independent records for retention for purposes of refreshing recollection in event testimony is later necessary. oo. . j oon U. UTILIZATION OF INFORMANTS AND SOURCES AT INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING 1. Use of students a. Students under age of 18 years are not to be developed as security informants, potential security informants, or other types of. security sources in other than highly unusual circumstances. Under such ciroums tances, furnish complete justification to Bureau.: b. Upon initial contact with prospective student informant or source, “individual should be tactfully requested to execute a brief signed writ- ten statement for field file setting forth that this individual. has voluntarily come forward to furnish information to FBI because of his concern over individuals or groups that may be inimical to interests of U. S. Government and that he understands FBI has no interest in legitimate institution or campus activities. . 2. Quarterly letters ~ @. On January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1, submit quarterly letters on each student and teacher authorized by Bureau for contact as security informant, potential security informant, or other i sources (including panel sources), Include following: 1 Specific productivity 2 Specific information furnished not otherwise available from public source material or other office sources off campus (3) Freauency of contact { b. Quarterly letters on allfextremistland security informants or source's Should be jointly transmitted to Bureau by cover letter captioned, "Utilization of Informants and Sources at Institutions of Learning.” Include following in cover letter: (1) Number of informants, potential informants, and other sources active and under development at each educational institution ” affected ( (2) An overall analysis of coverage afforded by campus informants and sources . aesieseneery ein vere remen tentnrnaprren ta oom 24 9-13-71 MW 55072 Doold: 32869529 Page 1235
fa. [ ( [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ i [ f i ; [ [ [ [ [ -f [ [ i iB. [ [ [ f [ [ [ ( f [ i i [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ f f {c. . [ [ [ ; [ [ [ [ [ Hw 55072 SECTION 107. SECURITY INFORMANTS AND CONFIDENTIAL SOURCES LO7A~C DEFINITIONS 1. Security informant Individual actively engaged in obtaining and furnishing current inf orma- tion on security or intelligence matters exclusively for Bureau whose identity must be protected. Such person should be member or attend meetings of subversive organization, or be in such position ralative to subversive organization that he is able to provide current information of value. 2. Potentiel security informant _Tndividual in position to become active in or closely connected with subversive organization or intelligence activities and is making affirmative effort to obtain and furnish current information to Bureau. 3. Double agent Person cooperating with, receiving assignments from, and performing tasks for both foreign intelligence service and Bureau under FBI guidance 4. Confidential source ; Individual who on confidential basis furnishes information available through his present position. Examples would be: bankers and telephone company employees. These individuals make no concerted effort in behalf of Bureau but furnish information readily available to them. 5. Panel source Individual who is not involved in subversive group but who will attend its public gatherings in behalf of FBI for intelligence purposes or as potential witness SOURCES OF POTENTIAL INFORMANTS Informants should be developed on all organizations and individuals that are inimical to internal security. Informants may be obtained through alertness in course of normal investigative activity. Live informant coverage depends for most part upon initiative and resourcefulness of individual Agents and SACs. For assistance in obtaining potential informants, following is .suggested: 1. Evaluation of a. Complainants or other persons interviewed in security matters b. Subjects of security investigations who show disaffection, loss of interest, inactivity, financial hardship, or other repudiation of party loyalty ec. Personal friends and contacts of Bureau employees d. Sources of information, confidential sources, and contacts 2. Review of closed security files, reserve index, and files of former security informants 3 Review factionalism section of file on Communist Party, USA. Consultation with present informants regarding indications of disaffec~ tion on part of subversive group members. They should not be informed as to purpose of inquiry. 5. Review of files on communist front organizations looking for individuals who have been associated with only one or two fronts or who attended only 2 few meetings BACXGROUND INQUIRIES ON INDIVIDUALS BEING CONSIDERED FOR INFORMANT PURPOSES When decision is made to consider an individual for informant purposes, conduct background investigation. Extensive background investigation should not be conducted until individual has been interviewed and it has been determined he is willing to assist Bureau. Obtain prior Bureau authority to interview when- ever restrictions imposed in section 87, volume III, and section 105, volume IV, of this manual, relative to interviews apply. Background investigation should include: 1. Check of field office files 2. Discreet canvass of logical informants ‘Docld:32989529 Page 1236 — . .
*y 1077 SECTION 107 , {SECURITY INFORMANTS AND CONFI. ¢° SOURCES. 4, Contacts by Agents a. ‘Except in espionage and foreign nationality matters where frequency of contact is dependent on circumstances, informants should be con- tacted as often as necessary, but at least one personal contact should be made every two weeks. If such frequent contacts cannot be ‘established, obtain specific Bureau authority for excéption to this requirement. . . b. During each contact, carefully review informant's activities since previous contact and make certain informant has furnished all in-- formation which he has obtained since last contact. ec, Contacting Agent should not only collect information but direct informant, be aware of his activities, and maintain such close relationship that he knows informant's attitude towards Burean. Good judgment must prevail in handling informant to see he does not become too familiar with Agent. Promptly advise Bureau of any indication informant is wavering in Bureau relationship. : ad. Arrangements for paying informant or personally contacting him must be specific and no doubt should be left in minds of either Agent or informant as to methods of payment, amount, place, and time. . e, Informants should use only public telephones in communicating with contacting Agent and consideration should be given to furnishing informants nonpublished office telephone number for emergency com- munication. This rule is not practical in all espionage and foreign nationality matters but should be followed where applicable. ££. Positive information received from informant should be subject of written statement by informant or memorandum prepared by contacting Agent to be placed in informant's sSubfile and appropriately channelized. Record dates of all contacts, whether negative or positive, in informant's administrative file. Memorandum or form FD-209 may be used. If informant contacted frequently, one memorandum or form may be used for several contacts. h. Dates of negative contacts and file numbers of cases involved must appear in informant's administrative file. Where file hes more than one subject, name of subject under inquiry should be noted. Do not set forth title of case involved. i. IP positive information received from informant, show only dates of contacts in informant's administrative file. Place positive informea~ tion in informant's subfile and appropriately channelize same. 3. Alternate Agent should be designated for contacts with informant and should be thoroughly acquainted with informant so that contacts may be handled by alternate Agent where necessary. 5. Ghecking reliability . a. Reliability of all active informants must be constantly checked. b. Give consideration to use of any investigative technique deemed necessary to be certain they are completely reliable and are fur- nishing accurate, truthful information. 6. Fingerprints a, After informant has been developed and unless some reason to contrary exists, obtain and forward his fingerprints to Identifi- cation Division if they are not on file there. b. If informant refuses, do not force issue. ce. Forward informant's fingerprints as enclosure to FD-165 using applicant~-type fingerprint card, form FD-258, fully executed. Appropriate field office should be shown as contributor, field case file number in number space, and “inquiry” in space for "company and address" on face of card. Coons Fae Monee Bone te oes Xe Meee Kee Boe Ons Bn tet ro Bae toe mn oe Bs Wk toe Bot A cee ct Bt oot Bene Wk been coe Ue Boo Fes Bes Ses Ae nee Vc Boe Sane mee Bus A aoe Anne fae, tos tae I aon Xr Names Wt non aren Arona oon han ft ee far, Xoo tan? e 8-24-70 HW 55072 BDoold: 32989529 Page 1237 _ -- L