AGENCY INFORMATION , AGENCY: Released under the John FBI . Kennedy RECORD NUMBER: 124-1 0264-10476 Lssassination Records Lo oOllection Act of 1992 RECORD_SERIES: HO (44 USC 2107 Note). AGENCY FILE NUMBER:  62-116395-1625 ase#:iNU 54462 Date: : ~ nO-O4-2017 DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: LEGAL COUNSEL ‘TO: ADAMS. J.B. TITLE: DATE: 05/25/1976 PAGES: 2 SUBJECT: CC, ADVICE, REQ DOCUMENT TYPE: _ PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT ORIGINAL Unclassified CLASSIFICATION: Classine REVIEW DATE: 11/07/1996 STATUS _ Redact | | RESTRICTIONS: JEK Act 6 (4) COMMENTS: HW 54462 Docld:327195983 Page 1 . NEW CLASSIFICATION: 02/14/2001. ~ UPDATE DATE:
| ae TT —= fae ee nF , GSA FPWR (41 CFR) 101—11.6 ; ; | <2 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Nes . . . Ext. Affairs —__ TO . Mf. J. B. Adam pate: 2/25/76. nar ’ og ic Ident. —— FROM ¥ Legal 1 comeet— ; / - sUBJECK:_§ SENSTUDY. 75 Spec. Inv. i een The ining . , ‘ : oe Telephone Rm. ___ , PURPOSE : : . Director Sec’y ___ To advise agreement has been reached with the Senate Select Committee (SSC) staff members concerning protection of identity. of Bureau informant. : SYNOPSTS:. Pe Senator Gary Hart, SSC, personally requested the Attorney General to instruct Bureau to furnish identity of Bureau .informant; Bureau refused to do so. Staff members of the SSC agreed in-a discussion with a representative of the FBI not to press. for the ‘identity of an informant. RECOMMENDATION : . he 7 .. That SSC be orally advised that: MM761- -S\ (former) was a-member.of the Cuban exile community and furnished information regarding pro and anti-Castro activities. “APPROVER: Ext, AffaivS. sos Laboratory. Assoc. Dirt; eo" Fin. & Pers... Legal Couns Dep. AD* ‘idm. Gen. Inv... Plan. & Evaj van Dep. ADT Sn | Rec. Mgmt... . Asst Dir: Inspection__...f..... Specs lave. wee Adri. sew.) t™ Intell Teak Training... - SD aq vita Pog 0G y Bw JUN 1 1976 i “DETAILS: <= i: | | : | Po a . =e ee By memorandum. dated 5/3/76 you were advised that Senator Gary Hart intended to ask the identity of a Bureau eos informant by. contacting the Attorney General. a , ALL TRPORNATTON CONTAINED 7 fa i 1 - Mr. Mintz RIE] th, ce [ — ‘Ll - Mr. Adams — : ( - Y¥ [ 1 - Mr,... Leavitt sy oegase . 1 - Mr. Phillips ot ' 2 - Mr. Daly he Los | / on _ CONTINUED -° OVER | | "PVD: lad AQ yon | | ‘ (7) : L _ | (14 1976 : | | - Buy US, S: Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan . FBI/DOS Lo _ s0}0-108 ae a oo oe _ . —_ ; HW 54462 DBocld:32195983 Page 2?
N ¢ Legal Counsel to Mr. Adams — RE: SENSTUDY 75 Senator Hart contacted the Attorney General personally and asked the Attorney General to furnish the identity of a Bureau informant. The Attorney General instructed Steven E. Blackhurst, Assistant Special Counsel on Intelligence Coordination in the ° Department of Justice, to make some accommodation with regards to Senator Hart's request. With the approval of Deputy Associate Director James B. - | Adams, SA Paul V. Daly of this Division and Mr. Blackhurst met with Committee staff members Michael Epstein, James Johnson and Paul Wallach on 5/21/76. At this time it was explained to the staffers that the Bureau was. unalterably opposed to the disclosure of the identity of a Bureau informant. Various alternatives were dis- cussed with the Committee including a characterization of the . informant. Arrangements were made to meet again on 5/24/76 con- cerning the same matter. On. 5/24/76, a meeting was held with the same individuals present. At this time, Johnson, acting on behalf of. Senator Hart, fno longer pressed for the identity of the informant but stated for their purposes it would be sufficient if they had a characterization of the informant and a description of the types of information he ‘Wfurnished, including information concerning organizations. SO Special Agent Sam Miller of the Intelligence Division advised that the informant who is MM761-S (former) has furnished information on pro and anti-Castro activities by Cuban exiles and was a member of the Cuban exile community. He stated that dis- closure of this information would not’ compromise the identity of _ the informant. He indicated he had talked to SA Vinicio Nasca of the Intelligence Division who agreed with this. It should be noted that should the Committee request the aforementioned ‘in- formation it would be within their authority as contained in the agreement between Chairman Frank Church of the SSC and the Attorney General. It is felt that we should furnish them this information. an —_— i HW 54462 DBocld:32195983 Page 3