~ Federal agency by the FBI a8 a result of a name check and wy Dep. AD Adm Dep. AD Inv Asst. Dir Admin. Artec. Di ge S269 3a 3 Comp. ‘Syst. __. - Ext. Affairs Files & Com. __ . Seectal Counsel ‘Fox: ty 1 Gen. Inv. _____. Ident. Inspection Intell. Laboratory Plan. & Eval. ‘Spec. Inv. Training Legal Coun Tele iene ¢ Rm. responding memorandum for your records. » pee (SS va - ae tor" “O DEGan devo — TELETYPE UNIT [__] ow: 55079 Doold: 32989536 Page i113 - Mrgii. V. Cleveland (A G. R. Steel) (1 - Mr. J. B. Hotis) . Mr. R. J. Gallagher (attn: K. V. Hetherington) Attorney General: | “October: 26, 1975. * Be oF NM Oe 3 C2 2 D on TWELLIGENCE ACTIVITES (ssc) a) Oo. "Reference 46 made to a letter dated September 29, + 1975, to the Attorney General from Senator Frank Church, 2 Chairman of the SSC, In paragreph one of this communication 1 Senator Church indicated an interest in the manner in which Q FBI name checks were handled. Specifically, he requested to be advised what information would be provided to another also what information would be Peteakson to that agency LE/ eh ee who vas the subject of a name check. To. bev Delivered 40 Comnai Hee 1/-5-95, . Enclosed is the original of e memorandum which responds to this request. Also enclosed is a ‘copy of the {t is noted that ‘weaferenced comuni¢ation also anicluded a téquest for Certain information concerning - Deuve ced surreptitious entries for the purpose of installing electronic surveillance equipment. This 4 ‘by séparate ‘commmicetion. 5 sia Bea a. U6. 6. 3 US | a a Enclosures (2) . ie being responded._ta .. NOV 26 1975 “Ze ‘The Deputy Attorney Coicrat | Attention: Michael £...Shaheen,; J¥. £0, Intelligence ¢ Coordination Wing t an (1)
The Attorney General NOTE: A copy of the 9/29/75 letter from Senator Church is attached to the yellow file copy of this communication. The response contained in the attached LHM was prepared by Section Chief Karl V. Hetherington of the Name Check Section, General Investigative Division, Last paragraph of the LEM was prepared by Section Chief G. R. Steel of the Employees Security and Special Inquiry Section, Special Investigative Division. Nw 35079 Doocld: 329599536 Page 114
2 . V. Cleveland (Attn: G. R. Steel) 2-«Mr. J. A. Mintz (1 - Mr. J. B. Hotis) 1 - Mr. R. J. Gallagher (Attn: K. V. Hetherington) G2*L16395 October 26, 1975 1 - Mr. W. R. Wannall iL - Mr. W. 0. Cregar me 1 - Mr. E. W. Larson UG, &. SENATE SELECT COMMITTED To STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH RESPECE 2O QDWGELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (sS¢) Reference Is made to letter dated September 29, 1975, to the Attorney Genoral from Senator Frat Church, Chairman, SSC. . In the first paragraph of this ecommumication Senator Church addressed the question of name check | procedures within the FBI. Specific advice was sought | eomcerning what information would be provided to a Federal egeney submitting a name check by the FBI and also what information would be provided to that ageney if the FST conducted o backsround investigation on that individusl. The bagie rule follewed for disesemination of information in PBI files by the Name Cheek Section, General investigative Division, is that only the results of FBI investigations are disseminated. In addition, however, information received from sourees and informants who have - provided tellable information in the past, pertinent public source information and information volunteered or obtained during investigation of other matters is also disseminated. Rumor or gossip, which is found in PBI files,. is noé.  désseminated unloss if is considered pertinent. te the Dd iquiry. When such rumor or gossip is considered pertinent anit is disseminated, the nature of the source of the. Asse: Gn SnEormation fs described so that the receiving agency can be sv. PLACe the information In lts proper perspective. Zhe . cn _ weeeiving agency is also advised that this information vas by ; Conp. Sys. Haver yorkied by FRI investigation. , | @ i eaten | Wes fe gailltoulee] Gen. Iv. -. EWL: Lhb | INS G awe’ vo pL @ Ident. ——_—— (10) © IGINAL AND ONE COPY TO AG E gs Kytlow Loborotory se oN Bits document is prepared in response to your request and is not for dissemt- res BAS nation outside your Committee. Its use is limited to official proceedings by = \o your Commitiee and the content may not be disclosed to unauthorized verson- rote OE \ nel without the express approval of the FBI . ? Telephone Rm. 5 yf | Director Sec'y MAIL ROOM(_] TELETYPE UNIT (__] ‘a be - /, { 65 VA 1S 7% apo 1976 0 - 569-920 [NW 55079 Docld:32989536 Page 115 ENCLOSURE
an a Of course, thee FBI doeb'not fer eny ceament 9% - “+ Segosmendation concerning the Say rebel aey of ad person on whom e name check t# conducted, _ : ‘hen'an tadivtduat to tie subject of a‘socuetty-type. : (Domestte Intelligence) ease file and ts employed or fa = bedng considered for. employment by the Pederal Govermmant, the Jackground iavestigatien which may be conducted by the —: . PBI-is in aecdxsdance with the provisions of Drecutive. Order’. es) (Federval Ouployees Seaurity.Pregraum). ‘the reanlte of. . “. gach. tecens ane: atesentnated. ko the Ctvat Service. ; 1- ‘The Attoimey Genexal a ‘NW 55079 Docld:32989536 , Page: 116
| PHILIP AL HART, MICH. HOWARD HH, BAKER, JR., TH D ep-. “AL Do WASITRIF. MONDALE, Mitin. HARRY GOLOWATER, ARIZ, Asst. Dir.: . e i WALTER D. HUDDLESTON, KY. CHARLES MCC. MATHIAS, le . Admin. . Hw LORGAN, N.C. RICHARD S. SCHWEIKER, PAS ry ~ 2 GARY HART, COLO. 9? : “” “7 = xo WytaM Gc. MILLER, STAFF DIRECTOR Alnirfea ~dtetes -Denate g Comp. Syst. i FREDERICK A. O. SCHWARZ, JP., CHIEF COUNSEL § Ext. Affairs 2 8. * CURTIS R. SMOTHERS, MINORIT? COUNSEL, SELECT COMMITTEE TO ¢ Files & = STUDY GOVERNMENTAL CPERATIONS WITH q Files & Com. 3 . RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES ¢ Gen. Inv, . 3° { (PURSUANT TO S. RES. 21, 94TH CONGRESS) 3 Ident. ee a, } WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510 Inspectio t ut . Intell. F_ 3 Laboratory i September 29, 1975 Plan. & Eval. _. § | Spec. Inv. ant Training ; ; i Legal Coun. B . : . j Telephone Rm. —. Attorney General Edward H. Levi ; { Director See’y aE Department of Justice conan Washington, D.C. 20530 Dear Pir. t™ INR SEP 30 1975 A from Michael E. Shaheen, Jr., to myself, I would appreciate re ty answers to the following additional questions: i : 1. What has been the number of such entries for each year since 1960? | "2. What has been the number of separate targets . % for each year since 1960? lf | : 3. What has been the total number of separate i dy targets since 1960? A , I would also request access, under agreed upon pro- ia , Ne Os cedures, to a list of such targets, and,the dates of the entries. 13 J - RGSS i ys o. a if. > ALL zy Up tea CONTAINED Frank Church 4 / ry J Boo SSSIED . { \ DAT Chairman ; | vs MoT } NA NW’S5079 Dooid: 32989536 Levi: At the close of his testimony on September 25, Mr. Charles Brennan, former Chief of Domestic Intelligence Division, indicated that he could not answer a question posed to him by me The question relates to the status of a so-called "closed" FBI Domestic Intelligence case, file. Suppose that the individual who is, subject of the file is a member of the military service or ‘applies for employment with a federal government agency, and the agency requests an FBI name check. What information would be provided to the | Federal agency by the FBI as the result of that name check? ; What information would be provided to that agency if the FBI iconducted a background investigation on that individual? With respect to surreptitious entries for the ‘pur- pose of installing electronic surveillance equipment, which are referred to on page three of the September 24, 1975 letter eso me SYST IATA BAER BAN TIS Ce LAT ORRT ALAN MEDEA KI 9 YEA OF PU IY Br see ’ wet en eserwarr cc: M.E. Shaheen (LDA HO) ba. e200 [00 NULUSURE Page i17-°"
va SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE CLASSIFY AS APPROPRIATE \ BEFORE COMPLETING. TO: Intelligence Community Staff ATIN: Central Index SUBJECT: Abstract of Information Provided to Select Committees fot. HOW PROVIDED (check appropriate term. If a document was made available 2. DATE PROVIDED for review but not transmitted, so note.) RT vocoens | [onierie [| [wrenview | [restimony 10/28/75 + TO WHOM PROVIDED (check appropriate term; add specific names if appropriate) . IDENTIFICATION (provide descriptive data for documents; give name or identification number of briefer, interviewee, testifier and subject) Memorandum 5. IN RESPONSE TO (list date and item number if in response to formal request, other- 6. CLASSIFICATION OF wise state verbal request of (name), initiative, subpoena, etc.) INFORMATION (enter U, C, S, TS or Codeword) S8G letter 9/29/7 5 U . KEY WORDS (enter the appropriate key words from the list provided separately; if key words not listed are used underline for emphasis) J Operating procedures Information handling . SUMMARY (see reverse Side before completing this item) Ansvers to questions posed to former Special, Agent Charles — Breannan,during his testimony before SSC,that he was unable to answor: Only the results of investigations are disseminated, no] no comment or recommendation concerning employability, On security-type cases background investigation conducted in aecor- dance with the provisions of Exeutive Order 10450. The results of such investigation are disseminated to the Civil Service 62 116995 ALL INFORMATION SD | \ - | TERE IS, UNCLASSIFIED oy A 7 pant li TyOod__ BYSva RUM [UNF PMR: fmk ve il} PAD haw (4) °  < ORIGINAL ‘VIA LIAISON TO CENTRAL COMMUNITY INDEX - IN CONNECTION WITH SENSTUDY 75 CLASSIFY AS APPROPRIATE 3791 (6-75) MW 55079 Docld: 329899536 Page
INSTRUCTIONS e Type or print clearly in ink. e Indicate classification of the abstract top and bottom. @ Date the abstract and put on any internal control.numbers required. e "FROM" entry should clearly identify the organization providing the information. e If additions (as when a copy of document sent to SSC is later sent to HSC) or changes to a previously submitted form are necessary, submit a copy of the original abstract, with the change indicated. SPECIFIC ITEM NO. 8. SUMMARY ~ enter brief narrative statement describing substance of information and showing relationship to Intelligence Community matters if appropriate. Any feedback or evidence of investigatory interests should be noted. Commitments made to supply additional information should be noted. Additionally, certain administrative information may be entered here, e.g., restrictions on review of a document, if document was paraphrased, whether interviewee is current or former employee, etc. If actual document or transcript is provided, that fact should be noted and no summary is required. Additional pages may be attached if necessary. NW 35079 Doocld: 32999536 Page i120
[OUSTUDY/SENSTUDY "JUNE" ENCLOSURE PERMANENT CHARGE OUT FORM - REMOVED BY: Lu) Onc Lew DATE REMOVED: 1 -A¢ - 7 . rn Fi RE - HOUSTUDY 62-116464- OR : i SENSTUDYs 62-116395-/893 i i 4 NOTE: THIS IS A PERMANENT CHARGE OUT FOR A XEROX COPY/ZOPIES OF "JUNE" MAIL THAT WAS INCLUDED IN COPIES OF FBI DOCUMENTS 3 FURNISHED TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL BY MEMO/LETTER i 2 DATED Jo. - a Q-75 IN RESPONSE TO REQUEST(S) MADE BY EITHER THE U.:S. SENATE OR HOUSE-SSLECT COMMITTSES ON INTELLIGENCE. | THE COPY/COPIES OF THE "JUNE" MAIL DATED AS INDICATED BELOW | - HAS/HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THIS ENCLOSURE MATERIAL TO BE. | | . i FILED IN THR APPROPRIATE HOUSTUDY OR SENSTUDY "JUNE" FILE | INDICATED ABOVE, LOCATED IN THE SPECIAL FILE R00M OF THE | RECORDS SECTION. | DATE(S) OF MAIL: /0-2Y- 45° Fy | { i ALL Sok BroRuarron ¢ Sommanten NW 55079 Docid: 32989536 Page i2fi * pace ebpe te epee ene eww mente oie FA srei tl, went u rae:
/. Fe «Mr, JIMA. Mintz Cl - Mr. ‘Js B. Hotis) ~ Mr. W. R. Waritiall Mr. W. 0. Cregar — Mr. J. P. Thomas | 4 fet ft ot N 0. ./S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTER | INTELLIGENCE. ACTIVITIES, (SSC) ‘ vy Pursuant to an . oral request of Mr. John Tf. BLLIEE, & Staff Metiber of the SSC, on October 24, 1975, and with the  —~ concurrence of Mr. Michael E. Shaheen, Js, Special. Counsel, 4 for Intelligence Cootdination, enclosed is the original of a q memorandum to ¢ffect delivery of copies of eight FBI documents. to the SSC responsive, to the gequest of Mr. ELLI£f, ; pa Ih f- 95. ‘t VU € PACS Also enclosed for your records is a copy of the. i wy @ XS aforementioned memorandum, D.7 ob os Eee Enclosures (2) Fe Sg ae A | | w oe E Gay 62-116395. 7 eS TT 8 < . Be 3 i - The Deputy Attorney General a REC: 30 po 7 S =i i gi Attention: Michael E. Shaheen, Jz, 2 -4163 Ss 083 5 dD TY ze 64 Special Counsel for ener Mammen ey Se Ay : Tntelligence Coordination ,. , 8 $x - 3 NOV 26 1975 2 2 = 65+67669 (Baldyin) _ | 3 Oa. | ne a a Y JTP :1hb' P| i. (10) Ne sunt E ee ‘ote — ‘On 10/24/75 Donald E. Moore, formerly Inspector, Q Adin Intelligence ‘Division, testified, together with FBIM officials, ra ew. ates Defore the SSC, Mr, Moore, in his testimony, mentioned his - a Files & Com. recollection of an:incident in about 1962 when an electronic Sy Went. Surveillance was conducted nae ‘the birt ona newsman»: ‘No; details 1 fe “+ Intell. Laboratory eines - =v ori at Ey rae BEC 7. MAIL ROOM _ EL j NW 55079 Docld: 32989536 page i232 GPO : 1975 © --569-920 ee
* NW 5507S Doold: 32989536 Page 125 ~~ 7 _ = = The Attorney General NOTE CONTINUED: were mentioned in public testimony, Mr, ELLiff£ of the SSC requested that the SSC be furnished for its use FBI documents relating to that surveillance. Being furnished herewith in response to that request are Serials 1, 8, 9, 11, 67, 126, 162 and 165 of Bureau file 65-67669, regarding Hanson W, Baldwin.
-~ Mr. J. A. Mintz ’ 2 sO ; (1 - Mr. J. B. Hotis) 1 ~ Mr. W. 0. Cregar 1 - Mr. J. P. Thomas 62+116395 Gatober 28, 1975 U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTIER To STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WIEH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITI£S (SSC) At Reference is made to the testimony on Qetober 24, 1975, before the SSC, of f&. Ronald LE. Moore, formerly Inspector, Intelligence Division, FBI Headquarters. te his testinony, Ur. Moore mentioned recollection of an electronic surveillance of a newsman by the FBI in about 1962, te. John T. BLLGff, Staff Member of the SSC, requested from the FEI records pertaining to the initiation of that survelliance. Lh 3 iB MeL ASE SE SLL ERS MATERT COPTe IND Nor = 8 This memorandum effects delivery to the SSC 0 of eight FBI communications, all dated in 1962, which = gre rasponsive to the oral request of Mr. CLLLEL. L.- The Attorney General 1 ~ 65-67669 (Baidwin) y JPT:1hb |} |, TOPSECHET MATERIAL ATTACHED (9) ORIGINAL AND ONE COPY TO AG ) Assoc. Dir. —— Dep. AD Adm. — Dep. AD Inv. Asst. Dir.: Admin, ————— Comp. Syst. —~ Ex. Affairs —- nce , | Files & Com, —. t fhe Af them ab yer rie Gen. Inv. ____- ident. Inspection —_—— \ / hn fotell. __-—_— j et el Ae Lik \ x? Spectre —— oY i a Legal Coun. —— Tener see MAIL ROOMC_] TELETYPE uNIT(_] ENCLOSURE e A. / / Ox ran _ { ots 569-920 S5079 Docld: 32989536 Page i124
”~ on” ~ — A ee ie ~ om oe 5-140 (Rev. 1-21-74) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535 Adarpssee:___ SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE CYLTR ILHM [7] Memo [7] Report dated__ 10/28/75 G, & Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Caption of Document: Activities (SSC). (Re testimony of Donald E, Moore & oral request of John T,’ E,LIfE, 10/24/75.) Originating Office: Delivzred by: Return this receipt to the Intelligence Division, FBI Received by: Title: ea oF moe ALL, INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN 18 UNCLABSTETED parE) S/o BY2 une MOR-~)L _ 70) ENCLOSURE G&A-//G 37S - i —_ NW 55079 noota;spenesse—pege
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FD-36 (Rey; 5-22-64) : p v a « < a 7 . es . FBI Date: 10/15/75 Transmit the following in : - (Type in plaintext or code) Via AIRTEL (Priority) TO: . DIRECTOR, FBI (62-116395) / (ATTN: INTD - W. Qx\CREGAR) . PROM: SAC, WFO (62~19744) ; 7 . “2 tT / xSensvuoy-75" Enclosed are eight copies of an LHM dated as above and captioned "U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Activities (SSC)" and "Re: Interview of FBI Special Agent HOMER W. SCHWEPPE by SSC Staff Member Pw JAMES DICK," 5 The following background information is being 2 supplied in connection with the enclosed LHM: ms SA SCHWEPPE, at the express direction of SA PAUL ok |e DALY, FBIHQ, presented himself for interview at 10:00 a.m, Se |e on 9/23/75, to SSC Staff Member JAMES DICK in Room 308, iy Dirkgsen Senate Office Building, Washington, D. C. (WDC). Se At about 10:00 a.m. DICK and staff stenotypist SUSAN a HANBACK repaired to a sixth floor room in the former a Carroll arms Hotel. DICK had a key for this room, which " appeared to have been used before, possibly for similar interview purposes, inasmuch as there was a supply of stenotype paper on hand. ~CONFIDENTESS > GS Classifie #7366 be 1" ° ol. Exempt froz GDS, Category 2 , > R Date of Décl ssification Indefinite -7 Jos x bY (BBarean (Enc. 8) F 60:30 bod ~ /1'63 VAG iQ , -WFO R “oe 208 aN (1-SA SCHWEPPE's Personnel file) 5 NN Dee | Teen aN HWS:cad ae ‘ (5) 10 qoute os ; 15 NOV 26 1975 eed 7 fog, .. a DECLASS Emer to. aa PR aN (y 103 px ts S03. Stee to EP ew A gctl O AR’ "AD, ne t ~ Hh; Moe, ap. pot 1 WK. Be. lt ~~. TS + } Approved Sent MOC Pete # U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1969 O - 346-090 (11) 4 BEC 8 Mi We faa 1 Agent in Charge NW 53079 Doold: 39989536 Page i268
= 55079 Docld:32969536 Page i129 “EO 62~LO7T44 DICK was friendly and ufiable but businesslike throughout the interview. In @ brief initial of f-the-record exchange, DICK cxplained that he was interested in SCHVTPPE's knowledge of the “Hunter Project." When SCOWEPPL indicated he was not familiar with the term, DICK consulted his notes to confirm whether SCHWEPPE in fact was the oarty he intended to interview. A check by hin corroborated that SCHVEPPE's name had been provided him by the Vepartment of Justice as an individual with knowledge ot "Hunter" and related projects. | Ducins this initinl exchanee, SCHVEPPT indicated that his Yecolleetion of specifics such as "exactly. when?” and "Did you ever sec?" or "Vhen did you first seé or learn?” ovr "How mony times did you see?" besed on material nossibly seen by him over a period of several monitns as far back 93 1958 was Limited, DICK agreed “nd suggested that there really might be no need to continue the interview, but in the end he suggested that since all purties were in place, the interrosation might as well proceed. / He indicated that a transcript of the interview would be available for review by SCHVWEPPE in about a week, DICK said he would contact 34 DALY at FBIHO at the appropriate time. On contact on 9/30/75, DICK said the transcript probably would be available for review in about aweek. 4s of 10/15/75, it had not been made available.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Washington, D. C. 20535 In Reply, Please Refer to October 15, 1975 SECRET File No. OWUTIOn, RICAN, ~ &, p 7 gi Mw 55079 Doold: 32989536 Page i130 ; ENCLOSURE by se NN aNd? UNITED STATES SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC) RE: INTERVIEW OF FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI) SPECIAL AGENT HOMER W. SCHWEPPE BY SSC STAFF MEMBER JAMES DICK On September 23, 1975, after a short orientation discussion and after advising him of his rights under the Constitution and reminding him that his appearance was voluntary, SSC Staff Member James Dick interviewed FBI Special Agent Homer W. Schweppe in the presence of SSC stenotypist Susan Hanback regarding his knowledge of the following: The "Hunter Project," "Bureau Informant 200," "the SAM Survey," "Z Coverage," and opening of mail by FBI employees. ; At the outset Dick asked Schweppe to document his FBI service. Schweppe responded by listing the following: Assignments in San Francisco from late 1946 to mid -1947; in Los Angeles from mid-1947 to mid-1951; at FBI Headquarters (FBIHQ) from May, 1951, to May, 1958, and again from late 1960 to November, 1961; in the Washington Field Office (WFO) of the FBI from May, 1958, on, except for the 1960 to 1961 period just cited. During the course of the interview Schweppe was also asked to indicate the nature of his assignments at FBIHQ, He indicated he was assigned for the main part to units within the Domestic Intelligence Division dealing with Soviet military attache personnel and with members of Elizabeth Bentley's “espionage ring." This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the properiy of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and ifs contenis are not to be distributed outside your agency. « SECRET Classified by #7366 Exempt from GDS, Category 2 ‘ Date of Declassification Indefinite 6a.jo2gc. [% ee
. hoa . 1. . . . a . te . . "US, SSCON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES. ©. ° SECRET. _« Dick's initial inquiry_was directed to the extent —_ of Schweppe’s knowledge of the . When a Schweppe. conceded he was.not familiar with the term, Dick offered as an exhibit for review a copy of a February 6, 1958, memorandum directed to Director Hoover entitied[ __| | This ‘memorandum outlined arrangements to be. effected between the FBI and the Central Intelligence Agency. regarding t e manner in which the FBI would be provided’ the results of L_ ‘On review of the document,. Schweppe stated he was certain — - - he had never seen that memo, but he acknowledged'that on”. ‘the basis of the memo -_he had a recollection about such  §—-- i - -aetivity by thé[ | Schweppe recalled that at some point — . ai '. prior -to his transfer from FBIHQ in May, 1958, and he Oe ‘ indicated he felt it. must have been earlier than the . February 8, 1958, date indicated above, he had pass across. his desk in the normal. flow of official mail what he referred to as the modern day version of computer printout lists = /.— consisting, to the best of his recollection, of names of. _ ' what were presumed to. be Soviet residents as well as' addresses - -4n the Soviet Union, ‘Schweppe indicated that he had seen = several such lists but since they did not seem applicable . to the type of cases being supervised by Schweppe at the time, he paid them little heed. He recalled that.at least. ‘with some of the later printouts there were instructions _ _ accompanying theprintouts to the. effect that: names and/or _- addresses of interest should be flagged for what was = /_ . presumed to be a "watch list" of some.sort... -_ “Dick. asked specifically when Schweppe first became aware of the lists mentioned. above;. whether he ‘was familiar with FBI Form 5-88, a form prepared for placing ' @- request.on the "watch list"; whether he had seen anyof . — . the results of thel land whether he hed. en. any. réproduction of corresp ndence photographed by ~~. “SEK Act 6, (1) (B) NW 55079 Doeld:32989536 “Pagé 131__
e« re. e : . .! ° . “8 * . . U.S; SSC ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES oO ; “Schweppe replied that he thought the. lists lie’ mentioned earlier probably were seen by him/before February, 1958, but he acknowledged he‘could not: recall - exactly when... He said he could not now recall ever having. seen FBI Form 5-88, “He. replied that, since he. felt ‘fhe had never placed a mame or address on. the "watch list," he . would not. have any specific results: routed:. -to his. personal .. _ attention, He added, however, that if the results were — routed to. all supervisors concerned with Soviet intelligence - and related. matters, he probably did see such results and routinely initialed the accompanying routing. slips. | 7 He said. he could: recall no specific results" its ; fact, he did see anything specific. ee cs . Dick asked whether Schweppe. was ‘aware . of who designated the routing of the lists he had seen, and. . Schweppe responded. that he assumed it was some. individual . ‘in the office of ‘the division’s Assistant Director who performed such an. administrative function, Schweppe. said ” he did not recall a Miss Triplett (phonetic),. who, according to“Dick, was responsible for routing the. “Hunter . Project" material to appropriate supervisors. Schweppe said he could have been included ia such routing because of. his. assignment . a, . So | 4 _ Dick ‘then queried Schweppe ¢ on. his familiarity’ -with the term "Bureau Informant 200" (BI 200),: when he .~ - “first became aware of ‘the term,. and whether he ever. saw - any of the material- attributed to that informant, In - this conhection Dick exhibited. another FBIHQ-memo dated. - February 6, 1958,-which referred to BI 200 as. ‘the designation '- used by FBIHQ to forward to its field offices. information received. fromL__] under the es | Schweppe was unable to recall exactly when he first became aware of the use and. identity of BI 200, but he assumed it was in early 1958. He said he could recall seeing information attributed to BI 200:both while at FBIHQ and. in WFO but that he could no longer recall the specific nature. of the items involved, He said he presumed that all. of then dealt with Soviet-related investigatory matters, - Schweppe’ said he did not believe he has seen any references. to BI 200 in the past 15 years or so and that he may have-. seen: as “many as five references, a year before that. po "SECRET NW 55079 Docld:32989536 Page 132°
coe OM. J . a er alot oe . * “U.S, SSC ON. | INTELLIGENCE. ACTIVITIES — : 7 : SECRET a ‘Dick also queried. Schweppe’ about - his. Knowledge of the "SAM. Survey" (SAM) and "Z Coverage" (2). - asked Schweppe whether he knew when "SAM". and - ign were | initiated, what they consisted of, when they ceased, _ . when he first - became aware of them, and whether he had seen any results of those. projects. Schweppe replied that ."SAM" ‘and "Z" were. on @ need=to-know basis within WFO but ‘that he in time heard about them ‘through office “shop | talk" and then concluded: that those designations indicated a - projects in which mail to and/or: from the Soviet Union and | - Soviet bloc countries was monitored,’ He said he did. ' got’ know when thosé projects. were initiated or when they terminated, He said that he would have to guess within a- a ‘tolerance of two-or three years that he first ‘heard of. ‘those | ‘projects in. the ‘early 1960s. Schweppe said he. was. calied - ‘on’ from time to time to translate correspondence in Gernan, . which correspondence had been: photographed by some source . - not identified initially. Schweppe suggested. that on. later inquiry. about the source of the correspondence he was “informed it was either from-."SAM" or "Z." He ‘said he was’ unable to récall specifically who so advised him. . ‘He felt .. it.was possible that word was. just "passed along" to that — effect. He could ‘not récall whether each specific individual item was identified in a particular, special] manner so as to tie it in to'its source. . Schweppe stated that he. believes ‘all such: material translated. by him was directed te officials. “at the Soviet and/or Soviet bloc embassies in Washington, D, C., and not to any non-diplomatic ‘personnel. . Such . translation requiremeats were quite infrequent, and ‘Schweppe : " . was not called.on to translate any such. material within — ithe past eight. or ten years, ‘to the best: of his recollection. ‘Schweppe said it was his impression | ‘that. "SAM". ia New York City. was handled in space at one ‘or the other. of New: York's airports... He said he was. unaware Of the © ‘specific arrangements. in Washington, D..C,. He related that’ he was aware that FBI Special Agent John De Bettencourt, — -since deceased,- was directly ‘involved in WFO's “'Z Coverage". -project but that. he did not know specifically - ‘to. whom De: Bettencourt was anawerable... Do. ce A SECRET NW 55079 Docld: 32989536, Page 133°