pity SECLION 107 SECURITY SNFORMANTS AND CONPFIT TADLE OF CONTENTS i \ Aw Deland tions. ccc sceseseccccsncreccccesesttsesereesesesecereseser Security AnLormant. creer cvecscvrcccceenccserearessecssveres Potential security informant. .erccseerersncsesscrecssevcses Double afenvrrcevescrccccvvcesaceccassteevcssessesesecessecece Confidential SOUPCH. Lecce crc eres erases ener e rates resenseccce B. Sources of Potential Security Informants,..cccccsernvcaveeccace i. 2. te 3. 4. RB. Bureati POLICY. ccc rer cceveenecrcvcsnssesssess 1. 2. 3. 4. Z. 2.- 3. 4. 5 7. 8. 9. 10. il. 12. 13, Raa 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. - G. Informants! Development of military personuel....... Contacts by designated Agents....-.cesee Divulging information to informant...... Recording investigative activity........ Caution against divulging relationship.. Developing additional background........ Handling indications of instability..... Contacts by AGents.. cc cecvccacccaseneeee Form FD-209. . ccc ee rc cree ese esecereee Checking reliability... cee ee ecw eee FPAingerprints.cccccccccccccsnscccaceccece Control — statement of cooperation...... Execution of party questionnaires.....6. Informant's activity in organizations... Transfer of informants to other areas... Action by informant when uncovered...... eee econe eecovevee ro eseerone oe ee . eoeveees . « oeeeere Requests of informant to help defend others.... Preparation for testifying. .creccccrecceerecceenes C. Interviews with and Development of Background on Tndividuals Being Considered for Informant Purposesesrsrsscaveseccreveces D. Approval, Indoctrination, Development, and Control of Potential Sccurity Tnformants...cescecercacessesecce Ce a ee 2 . teen eresnenee eaeoeesceeanaee esses eeeoeece ooee tae enane F. Indoctrination, Direction, and Control of Security Informants.. oere ote ve ree UNPOrMATCL ON. ccc resrccsversserreveseveseoes weeoeceenene eevee ovnaee eoenreve eoere eeeee eoacee oeseve eoroeoreeceer eet eoeoerevee e@oerveeeve eroeeeeseve eeravereos Generel instructions re oral and written information....... Recording written and oral information. ..cececcrcccascccees Transmission of information. .cceccaccnvecsscvscceesescccess Handling of lead information... ..ccerecrcees Handling documentary material furnished by informants..... H. Passing Information In Double Agent Operations. 1. 2." 3. 4, 1. 2. J. Indexing... cccncecaccecncceserecscccreecees Ke  Tndices. ccs ccc cree sc ccresvccsessecessssee i. 2. 3. -- 4. NW 55072 Doold: 32989525 Page 1330 over ewrr aes eeneve Carefully handle and create basis for acquisition........ Locating information Fo pass.cceccccerrvesereesesevesisecs Obtaining Bureau authority... ccccccsecvcenes Retention of copies of passed material....... TD. SymDols.ccc cscs saccvcsccccccserereaesvaeseeevvecs ASSiSming NUMDOLS. cr erecweccesersveseeee eoeest Communications ~ use of SYMbDOLS...cececccccce @eoeeee eeecee eoeee eeote Alphabetical name index and symbol number index... Index entitled "Informants and Sources in Other Divisions"... Agents! informative TndEX.. cc ccececresecenreversreresessvesene Currency and SeCurhty..cwcccccccecreccersscseretoceressessccece 1 10-13-65 peseewesve ens eeeorne a a ee ed eoeeceeeerve . . . . ° PLAL SOURCES q 107 Page ww WW ww OWNWONDODOMDOANNINNNYNOAAODD VU > msaneequevste cova oipovpepecten toon beta peyserpanet penn pe tgsemee peed . ’ do. . { . ‘ . : ‘ ponent nteoraewanenmnarenmonenonncarnahsarmsumatetsernst ret tet finn smeretasis rostrata ett AA CAPES AO AY DR AAR OH, BAA TN YOM NI ty Prt ie ep een ty et re Oe en et ATa NANT
CURITY INFORMANTS AND CONFID, SECTION 107. BTAL SOURCES TABLE OF GONTENTS one Index Cards Informant Files 9 11. 12. eeneeceeeoneoeeeneeaeeeteoeee ease eeerseoeovreseeeeneeoeeeeonveneeseeooeerns eer ec ea rnseaevreoseererevneeseoaeeoeeoeeeoeerseeoeee sneer oeraneeooees ning eomee eee eoaseecevneoeseem nee eereeoevr wr ear eeeeeosveaveee eee eaeraereeoweeeaene “ thly administrative reports oceeeeeesoerervereroeeseerurereseoser -ignment and tickler cards erpeoe¢oewoeaeevnereeeasneneaeeeraneeneen en aeeeewees eeeerrneceeceeoeoerveeeaeeeeeovrenesreeseeneaeoseeavnseevereneoeseeeeeooans “.nnelizetion Oem eh eee eee mee meee een Hee eet eeeercoeeeeeresnene Cheannelizing memoranda — destruction of ..... , Dissemination of information .. Correspondence Meintenance of files Use of informant by Department — filing correspondence re Form FD-238 emcee aceon eee reres ewe ereereneos ever eeoreeeer nse ereeeoereoeerese oor eereseseoneee 10, etree esr eneaseeevres ese eeowoerns Bulky material submitted by informant .....eceee- eater e sneer aneneve Payments tc Informants and Handling Moncey Received .ecsevrecccscevees 1. 26 3. 4. 7. 8. 9, No gitts to informants eocroeusnvvoeew@ee ere egceev ovr seovoveveeveesecescwnteovoeveeeaeeceene SAC authority to pay informants cecaceiccctvesccccacccccesecucns Peyments on continuing basis — Bureau authority .ccsesveccecceee Four—month evaluation of informants not paid on Bureau authority eeeeoeoveeasteeoeoevewpoeoeseesevoereeeoseconuetrvoseeesceooese eee teeeer sea eens eoeoeeoneaeeoen nae asnerevn eee eeeveeeeseeer eter eerecewveseoseseneseeeneevenr tax returns eecetcwreoeeoees eevee eooaeoe ase e wer evneeeveevew eee ewoexe eevee eeesd Stipvletion re payments meade to witnesses Receipt of unemployment compensation ceccvsscescecsessecoscesoes Handling money and property received by double agents .ceccsaece eeceoveneoeerseoeereezneoseaes Semiannual Letter Signiug of Loyalty Caths, Affidavits, and Statements .rsvespecceoces Discontinued Informants Furnishing of Informants to Immigration and Naturalization Service enenaeseeeeses or oeeeneeeoroaeneseseecnoeoeseeneeeeneeeneue oenevevesescesceoseovrecresaeveeovevereneoeeeoeneesnegees (INS) CeCe Hee oe EOF OCHO HEHEHE OHO HE HOHEH OEE OHH EHH OTHE HEE HH ESCO COCR OES Corrective Action on False Information cescccccccescecccssecvcccaseres Classification Confidential Sources een ee eee eevee sreaeotereereeeeveseesereneseeeoseeeeteeeeas arenes earveererenetreceereereececerseeeseeecacaeeseaesoeoeeseeseeoeneos Definition eeceeesresneerecoecesraeeseeeseoeeoreoreeeeoevoresneeseneevenaserenese Assignment of symbols Index @enmasveneeneseseeeseeoenererereeeeewrereoaneteoeeeeeneeseeoeeersneenase eeeeveesaevoeeeeaeereoneeeoeeeeeoeseseeevrevnesevensere oermpeoteoe@ese eo esevwpeveevaevneeeteneveeevnevaetreeeeereeeve vere eeaeae eee seen ae ane Utilization ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 2 Security confidential sources ~ certification of stability ' and payments eoeceoeeesreeweoesseroee eer eee er eseeecneeceeeoeaeeswn eae ocegceoeneoeresesoeeenevoeeeeeseeeeeeeneanesserd Discontinuance @evoaseseeeoeeoeseervaeeeoreneeoseseneeteveseeranee - Dowel: Liyedmatnnt ein errbrtteens
Ae 1. SCURCES OF PCTRENTIAL SECURITY INPORMANTS Informants should be develcped on all organizations and individuals that are inimical to the internal security. Experience has shown that potential informants may be obtained through alertness in the course of norir:?: investi- gative activity, Live inZ:-mant ceverage depends for the most pe:-* upon initiative and resourceful -:is of individual Agents and SACs... Fos: ssis tance in- obtaining potential infc:mants, the Following is suggested: . 1. Evaluation of . - : : 7 MW 5072 Doold: 32989525 Page i332 ‘as Complainants in security matters t . 3 : Re SECTION i SECURITY INFCRMANGS AND CON? NIITAL SOURCES 1074-— B Seon ity informant Individual actively engaged in obtaining and furnishing current infor mation on securityfor intelligence tmatters exclusively for Bureau and wh identity must be protected, Such person should be a member or attend Fn. of a subversive organization, such as the Communist Party; or be in such «2 position relative to a subversive organization, or espionage activities or intelligence activities in the U. 8. on behalf of forei princival, that he is able to obtain and does provide current informa of value;for furnish pertinent foreign intelligence data of value on basis. ] . : ; Potential security informant - . Individual in a position to become active in a subversive organization or eSpionrge or intelligence activities in the U. S. on dehalf of foreign wor oO Oo principal or can become closely associated therewith,{or is in a position to secure pertinent foreign intelligence data, ]and ‘is maki ‘ affirmative effort through associations or contacts so that he can be :. & position actively to obtain and furnish current information to Bure... Double agent , A specialized type of security informant; a person who is socperati with, receiving assignments from, end performing tasks for both a fo intelligence service. and the Bureau under the Bureau's guidance, Confidential source An individual who on a confidential basis furnishes information available to him through his present position. Examples would be: bankers and telephones company employees. These individuals make no concerted effort on behalf of the Bureau but merely obtain and furnish information readily avaliable toa them. b. Persons interviewed in connection with security cases oc. Subjects of security investigations looking for indications of Jisaf~ fection, disgruntlement, loss ef interest, inactivity, financial hard- - Ship, or other repudiation of party loyalty - - ad. Bureau applicants as possible informants _ e. Personal friends and contacts.of Special Agents and other Bureau employees . . f. Sources of information, confidential sources, and contacts on con tinuous basis, , : Review of closed Securisy files on individuals Oe Review of reserve index ; . — Ascertain possibilities of reactivating former confidential informants, Deleted -. Review factionalism section of file on Communist Party, USA, Consultation with present informants regarding indications of disaffection on the part of Communist Party members, They, of course, should not. be informea as to the purpose of the inquiry. - . 98 IE WET AOR ROE TTC. UNE SUE ENN LY EERIE Sree UES, Review of files on communist front organizations looking for indi-tuals- whe have been associated with only one or two fronts or who atte: oniy 4 a few meetings cf a front, Such individuals ?requently are innoc =<: of ae communizt propensities, yet they have a basis for cultivating the acquaintance of party members.
107B -¢ SRGEION 107. or INECRHANTS AND CONFIDE 9. 13. 14, 15, 16. 17. 18, 19, GC. INTERVIEWS WITH AND DEVELOPMENT OF BACKGROUND ON INDIV: DUALS BEING CONSIDERED FOR’ -INFORiANT PURPOSES an vs When a2 decision is made to consider a particular indi: iuval for informants purpeses, background investigation must be conducted. “xtensive background investigation should not, be conducted, however, until ihe individual has been interviewed and it has been determined he is willing to assist the . / Burean. Obtain prior Bureau authority to interview whenever the restrictions imposed in section 87D, item 6b, (7), volume III, and section 105K, item 6b, [ {(9),]volume IV, relative to interviews apply. Background investigation should consist of the follew' og: 1. 2. 3. MW S5072 Doold:32969529 Page 1333 5-13-66 . ‘ investigation ec” communist petition signers who are acquainted 1.ith a Communist Party functionaries r Be alert to receive any suggestions of plant executives and highly placed t personnel who are reliable and friendly to the Bureau, concerning members > ef subversive organizations who might cooperate with the Bureau or employ— ° ees whe might be willing to infiltrate a subversive organization. In the past such contacts have on occasion resulted in the plant's making avail~ able the services of an employee who already is an ‘informant of the manege- ment. . “| Personnel directors in plants frequently are able to advise of members of communist—dom'nated unions who retain their membership merely to-hold their pocitious. . With resard to both 10 and 11 above, if ~-rsible, the official should suggest to the potential informant thai *“- contact the Bureau rather than have an Agent originate the contac After the Bureau has notified the armec cces of a communist in an indus trial niant having ermed forces contrec , the communist frequently recants when he is informed of the charges end i. facing the possibility of dis- missal or transfer to a nonrestricted pcortition in the same plant. At such a time, officers friendly to the Bureau sometimes suggest that the person advise the Bureav of his past activities, Be alert to take advantage of such cocperation when offered. Review of Communist Party registration records to ascertain what individ— uals merely registered but never became active : Use of a reliable third party to make the contact with a possible inform | ant when direct contact by an Agent is inadvisable. Reguest Bureau to furnish the services of an individual who is available for such a contact. Officials and employees of foreign establishments in the U,. 8. Employees of the United Nations Secretariat , ; ; Contacts (business, social, or otherwise) of foreign officials stationed - H in the U. 8. ; | individuals who because of background, employment, or social status are in a position of intelligence interest to a foreign principal and who. will undertake intelligence assignments under the guidance of the Bureau, (See deseco program, section 105X,6h, volume IV, of this manual.) terete es { ' on eeroeara rag ant af pe centte seen 5 so bow ned watered genteeteng wntote Check of field office :fi-cs for derogatory information ce Discreet canvass of logical informants to ascertain if the individual is known to them ‘ , Inquiries of discreet nature to obtain information concerning the individ- ual's personal history (date and place of birth, etc.), patriotism, . : realth, reliability, stability, integrity, general reputation, present and past employments, and business connec? -s. Background investigation must definitely establish that the individuei can be utilized without any. danger of future embarrassment due to instability or unreliability. Securing background information from the individual is not sufficient; his background must be established by the investigation, including discreet inquiries among persons who are personally acquainted with him. Check of local credit and arrest records. Obtain nec - i3sary data for the completion of an FD~9 form which should be transn ed to the Identi- fication Division to obtain any record he may have. Armed serviccs record should be reviewea if the individual is a veteran. status or status in the armed:forces reserve. tes and if any marital difficulties all details should de i Pe ci a J Damesti 8 nena Cera Meet Et NRA AEE ean mena en ein ane, meg petal ing 4 ee a pp A sm pe A a he i.