ci - r , “2-Mr. S. F. Phillips April 30, 1975 CA } i. MATERIAL FOR SEUASE.SELECT..COMMITIEE (SSC) “ty INVESTIGATING INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 1. TITLE/SUBJECT: Legal Authorities of the FBI By 2. ORIGINATING ORGANIZATION: FBI - S 3. NATURE OF MATERIAL: Letterhead memorandum with a3 enclosures deseribed below 4. DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified ren om) Pp. SERIE S. Fab! Ba. 5, NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION STAMP: NA BEEN te 6. SUMMARY OF CONTENTS: ican ae (a) Untitled memorandum from Attorney General Sig Ramey Clark to FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, 9/14/67, dealing with FBI authority for investigations relating to riot situations. (b) Two untitled memoranda dated 8/24 and 25/36 from FBI Director Hoover recording instructions received from President Franklin D. Roosevelt concerning FBI authority for investigations of subversive activities, particularly relating to communism and fascism. (c) Untitled memorandum from FBI Director Hoover to Assistant té the Director E. A. Tamm, 9/10/36, concerning FBI authority for investigations of subversive activities, Assoc. Dr. particularly comminism and fascism, and the FBI function for pe AO Atm the coordination of such investigations with Army and Say / os Dep. AD Inv. __ to ics __nkeh gence and State Department. , “(fe 3 3 A Donnie Ext. Affairs —__ Paes on 3 hi A “ Files & Com, __ SEF: elare us vr Ay i * if e ¥ 7 ‘97s Gon Inv hi ins iS SEE NOTE PAGE THO Ident. yore Ad ‘sft Sestrete ne bei (hk (ee ; vy i Laborotary aig bu Mig Plon. & Eval, Spec. Inv. iy Training Legal Coun, 1 RY ve Telephone Rm. .. Director Sac'y __. MAIL ROOM [__] TELETYPE UNIT [(__] J GPO ss.445 Sul sSb'i5 | poSitd32 32969552 Page 196
HW 55075 ¢ (d) Presidential directives dated 9/6/39 and 1/8/43 (President Roosevelt); 7/24/50 (President Truman); and 12/15/53 (President Eisenhover). The first of the Roosevelt directives designated the FBI as coordinator of all law enforcement in the U. S. regarding espionage, :abotage and neutrality matters; the <econd Rodsevelt directive reiterated the firct. The Truman direetive vas a reiteration of thé prior Roorevelt directives. The Eicenhower directive expanded upon the previou: directives to include Atomic Energy Act violations. 7. REQUESIER/DATE OF REQUEST: SSC. 3/19/75 _ 8. RELEASING AUTHORITY: FBI 9. DATE OF SUBMISSION: 4/4/75 10. LOCATION OF FILE COPY: FBI file 62~116395-47 11. RELATION TO INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY PROBLEMS; Some of the documents diseuss role of the FBI as the coordinating agency in connection with the activities of other intelligence community agencies: Army and Vavy Intelligence, and State. Also, in the Presidential directive of 12/15/53, there is stated the FBI responcibility for investigating all violation: of the Atomic Energy Act. NOTE: Original via liaison to Central Comminity Index in connection with Senstudy 75. Docld: 32989532 Page 197
2-Mr. S. F. Phillips May 1, 1975 “t§ INVESTIGATING INTELLIGENCE ACTIVLITE TES elle Speiemtien soe O J MATERIAL FOR SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE (SSC) f -l, TITLE/SUBJECT: Legal Authorities of the PBI 2. ORIGINATING ORGANIZATION: FBI { ry 3. NATURE OF MATERIAL: Letterhead memorandum (1HM) with enclosure. described below, including exhibits to enclosure’, some of which are classified "Confidential. " 4, DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: Confidential 5. NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION STAMP: Should have ~ 106 mee REG: b b2 (le 273 JOY Under cover of an LHM, there was forwarded to the SSC an FBI “Intelligence Division Position Paper on Jurisdiction," dated 2/13/75. The purpose of.:thepaper is to set forth an analysis of the investigative authority granted by Presidential BD Directives, the National Security Council, and orders of the “~ Attorney General, as well as to list statutes from which the _ scm. | FBI draws investigative jurisdiction in the security and intelligence area of operation. ‘The LHM noted that certaimy 7 1975 exhibits to the paper were extracted because of “Third Agency Rule" requirements and that approvals were being ae clearances to subsequently furnish the excluded exhibits. 6. SUMMARY OF CONTENTS: — 7, REQUESTER/DATE OF REQUEST: SSC. er . dane? Dep. AD Adm. _ joao — «8, RELEASING AUTHORTIY: FBI Admin, ‘ cone Svs «9, = DATE OF SUBMISSION: 4/10/75 nS Files & Com. «a _ ct SEP rele eR (yas oy Inspection rien C4) we Intell. oes sony ——t :62- 116395 SEE NOTE PAGE THO Spec. Inv. } aa a Training Vy “A Legal Coun. . Telephone Rm, ging Fak &RooM(_] TELETYPE UNIT (_] GPO 91-349 Docld: 32969532 Page 196
é 10.. LOCATION OF FILE COPY: FBI file 62-116395~78 ll. RELATION £0 INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY PROBLEMS: This study encompasses Agreements and Presidential Directives as well as Interdepartmental Intelligence Conference and Interagency Committee on Internal Security decuments issued as supportive evidence in delincating the investigative juris- diction of the FBI. NOTE: Original via liaison to Central Community Index in connection with Senstudy 75. ; AW 55075 Docld: 32969532 Page 199
| BA Maye pote. 32969552 Lowe ne mw MAY 0 5 1975 TELETYPE §R004 NH CODE 14229a% weeny 3 5t975 VEN TO? - WA TOR “ FROM W HAVEN ‘ Oo . SENSTUDY 7 Renae on, qo REVUTEL MAY 2519756 - FEDEQAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION COMMUNICATIONS SECTION i Assoc. Dir, Dep.-A.D.-Adm.._. Dep-A.DeInVeneen 4 Asst, Dir: Admin. __ Comp. Syst. — WH Ext. Affairs } Files & Com. ._. § Gen. Inv. WB Ident, . ; Inspection j Intell, —. 4 Laboratory — WW & j Plan. & Eval, _ i FORMER SA HOBSON H. ADCOCK WAS CQNTACTED THIS DATE BY. THE SAG. ADCOCK WAS FURNISHED INFORMATION AS SPECIFEED IN RETEL. ADGOCK ADVISED THAT HE HAD NOT AS YET BEEN CONTAGTED BY ANY REPRESENTATIVE OF CaPTLONED. GROUP. BIH CLR. PERSONNEL RECORDS UNIT WUPY RETAINED 1 Page 2700 /o2 Sage é ) " NG MAY 7 1975