Petes Nw S5072 SECTION 107. SECURITY INFORMANTS AND CONFIDENTIAL SOURCES 1O07G — I All such material should be transmitted in the same manner as statements furnished by informant. Receipt of such material should be recorded on form FD--306 or on a channelizing memorandum containing all applicable items set forth on form FD-~306, See section 107M for filing instructions. PASSING INFORMATION IN DOUBLE AGENT OPERATIONS 1. Carefully handle and create basis for acquisition Ba bd. Ce In double agent operations information requested by the principals is frequently passed either to build up a double agent's stature or aS evidence of espionage activity. Each case must be carefully evaluated to make certain that a net gain accrues to the UU, 8, fhe information which is passed should be carefully handled and appropriate explanations created for its acquisition by the double agent to avoid his compromise, . 2. Locating information to pass Wherever possible the field office handling the double agent should locate appropriate information to be passed; however, the Bureau can assist in fulfilling requests for information in possession of Government agencies, 3. Obtaining Bureau authority Bureau authority must be obtained to pass any information - in a double agent operation except: a. b. C. Newspaper articles Magazine articles Pamphlets, brochures, etc., prepared by a private company or corporation for distribution or sale to the public. (This does not include highly - technical pamphlets, even if unolassified, which are prepared for limited use by engineering staffs and not intended for release to the public.) 4, Retention of copies of passed material Be SYMBOLS 1. Assigning numbers Be b. True copies should be retained by the office of origin of any documents or material related to the national defense which is passed in double agent operations. Such material should be appropriately identified by the double agent. Bureau Agents should not place identifying data on such material but should preserve any notes made by them in connection with the passage of such material. Similar action should be taken with regard to any material which is passed which is considered evidentiary although not clearly related to the national defense, It is not necessary to retain copies of puila—up material obviously not evidentiary in nature where there is assurance that copies can be obtained at a later date from the Government agency or private concern having custody. All informants should be designated by 2 permanent symbol number of which the Bureau must ‘be advised. Once a symbol number is assigned, it must not subsequently be reassigned to another[individual.] Potential security informants and confidential sources whose identity must be protected may be assigned permanent symbol numbers if they are producing sufficient information to warrant the use of such designations, Individuals to whom permanent symbols assigned are not to be advised of such symbols, An additional cover name should be used. by informant in signing his statements and in communications between the informant and the field” office, Bureau should be advised of this cover name in addition to the per— Manent symbol, Doold: 325895259 Page 1565 , 13 yy i ae} aA 14
edie MAME RE Sides uh 8 OV a ao Ahan Ah i dart Paani Sette ad ing lds. ee EK Se TAS aaa Oe, Sia tk AGAMA RS LET DEAN Ea 5 Maae Mane Pa Gand nema ate Dank Gnas ahaa ARTE ; i fi 4 NW 35072 1. 2. INDICES Alphabetical name ‘index and symbol number’ index 1. Communications - use of symbols Be _ INDEXING . ; . True names and aliasés of “all inforsiants, as well as ‘the. ‘cover name assigned to them for informants! use in submitting their statements, but not their permanent Bureau symbol numbers, shall be indexed in the general office indices in the same manner as any other name. These index cards should show the file number of the informant and such terms as "Informant" or "Potential Security Informant" shall not appear. et ee Cate Be SECTION @ SECURITY INFORMANTS AND COMMDENTIAL SOURCES After Bureau is advised of the permanent symbol, in subsequent ( communications true name of informant should not be set forth; use symbol number, In all communications after the initial letter, Bureau and field office file numbers for informant must be set forth, In communications between offices, the same procedure is to be followed, Informants and sources entering another division (1) Active informants and sources entering another division on temporary basis for Bureau business or for personal reasons should be referred to in initial letter to interested office by true name and symbol number if it is necessary for the other division to know the identity of the informant, Office receiving such letter should make appropriate index cards and place same in "Informants and Sources in Other Divisions" index, Subsequent letters between interested offices may then identify individual by symbol number only. (2) Individuals who leave the division where they have been furnishing information and do not plan to return should be immediately discontinued, their symbol number, if any, should be cancelled, and their true mame should be used in all administrative correspondence, . (3) If an informant is transferred to another office and remains active, his identity must still be protected. In communications, the teletype abbreviation for the field office, symbol, and letter suffix "S" shall be shown to identi fy the informants e.g.; "NY 000-S in ‘simmuntos tions concerning a potential security informant, the name of the potential security informant and abbreviation ups" Shall be used; e.g., "John Doe, PSI,” Similarly, in communications relative to confidential sources, the abbreviation "CS" should be used; e.g., "Richard Roe, CS." When symbol numbers are assigned to potential security informants, the designation should be as follows: "LA OO00-~PSI," . In communications relative to a confidential source having a permanent symbol number, the following should be used: "CS LA 000-S, In espionage and foreign nationality matters the caption of the communication should show in addition a character and the country designation (i.e., IS ~ R for Russia or IS ~ PO for Poland, ete. }e This facilitates routing the mait at the Bureau. ae Alphabetical name index 1 In all offices ail active: potential security.and security informant cards are to be kept by the SAC, ASAC, or security supervisor consistent with maximum security and best admin~ istrative practice, This is to be known as the alphabetical name index. . (2) File these cards in alphabetical order and also inolude cards for security confidential sources, These cards should show whether the individual is a potential informant, an informant, or a confidential source furnishing information on security matters, 5-12-61 _ Doold: 32989525 Page 1566
LRA IT RPA et CREE ct FEI aR EAB Sd. pad OE ay ° 10. 12.6 13. POT TPR Te rer 2 or inne enn aetna atreannaeneea nnn mC a Se lle tabi aR LA RANA BOTAN AL a DEE ARP tb BOA UDO LALALSND 20 WARNE AP ET ES NMR, IDLE IAM AAT, SERNA ESOL RADAR, Ee 14, 1. 2. { 3. [ [ [ 4, , WwW S5072 Doold: 32989529 Page 1567 SECTION _& SECURITY INFORMANTS AND conr Mera SOURCES 1078 — J Instruct each interested Bureau office which has made further dis- semination of such information to follow the instructions set forth above, Also set up a control file regarding this corrective action, and upon gompletion of same submit to the Bureau a final letter under the in formanti!s caption identifying each oase by title, character, Bureau file, where known, and date of communication, This letter will be used to check all pertinent Bureau files to see that necessary corrective action has been taken in each instance, If necessary, other field offices which have received information from the informant should also be requested to submit summary letters show~ ing what corrections have been made, It is imperative that 211 information from the informant be-correotly labeled and great care must be taken to see that this is done, Occasionally, an ex~informant through his speech, writings, or actions raises a doubt as to his reliability subsequent to the time he was an informant. It is not necessary-to go back and change the evaluation of the information attributed to that individual -in the absence of a @efinite indication that the informant furnished unreliable information to the Bureau while he was an informant, Dissemination of information from sources of questionable reliability and known unreliability should be made in accordance with part II, section 5, of the Manual of Rules and Regulations. fT, CLASSIFICATION —~ 134 U, CONFIDENTIAL SOURCES Definition See page 3 of this section. Assignment of symbols a. A symbol number may be assigned if an unusual security Problem exists, or if typing would be saved. . b. Advise Bureau by letter giving name, address,. business affiliation, symbol number, reason for assigning a symbol number, and a brief statement concerning type of information furnished, ec. The abbreviation "CS" may be used in intra-Bureau communications for confidential source. Communications relating to espionage and foreign nationality matters should in addition have a character indicating the country involved; e.g., IS ~ R for Russia. a, When a permanent symbol has been assigned to a confidential Source, the abbreviation "CS" is to appear before the Symbol number} Crs; CS NY-000-5 e. Symbol numbers assigned to confidential sources are -to be taken from the series of symbol numbers used for your security, racial, Janda criminal informants. Index a. Index cards on form FD~348 Like those prepared for informants must be made up and filed as an adjunct to the criminal informant index, {racial informant index, ]Jor the security informant index, depending on the type of information furnished. b, The symbol index is handled similarly to the symbol index on inform . ants, ~ — .c, Duplicate confidential source cards may be maintained with the © co criminal informant index,[racial informant index, ]and the security informant index if the source furnishes information of value in[thesel] types of investigations. Files When active investigation is initiated relative to an individual who has potential as a security confidential source, 2 134 classification file should be opened and maintained in a pending status until efforts to develop the individual are discontinued. Piles may be opened on confidential sources in criminal matters in a manner identical with that for handling criminal informant files in the discretion of the SAC. 27 1-13-64
1070 SECTION 0 SECURTTY INFORMANTS AND con @ era: SOURCES 5. Utilization a. If confidential source is to be used for assistance in security investigations, secure Bureau approval, and background data must be furnished to the Bureau of the same type which is required for potential security informants. be. Except in espionage and foreign nationality matters in which the frequency of contact is dependent upon circumstanoes of the individual case, confidential sources on whom pending files are maintained should also be contacted at least once every two weeks in the same manner as security informants. c. Records of contacts with confidential sources who have pending files . may be posted. d. Contacts with confidential sources shovld only be made by the Agent Agents specifically designated for. thet vurpose e. The letter to the Bureau requesting authority to use a subject as a confidential source is to set out clearly the following informa tion: _ (1) . Background information, including date and place of birth, citizenship status, residence, employment, credit and arrest record, and service record, if any (2), Details of the expected cooperation of captioned individual as a confidential source, together with the results of any interviews conducted with him (3) A statement to the effect subject is being considered a con fidential source and that he will be advised he is not a Bureau employee and of the confidential nature of his relation— ship with the Bureau, In addition, a statement should be made that you will be alert to be certain subject is not a plant, and if he is connected with a labor union he will be advised of Bureau policy on labor matters, f£, One of the required copies of the letter reques ting authority to use a subject as a confidential source should consist only. of the first page of the letter. If the request is approved at the Bureau, a stamped notation will be placed on the single~page copy and it will be returned to the field indicating that authority is granted to. consider subject as a confidential source, Letters requesting such authority are not to be transmitted to the Bureau until subjeot is sufficiently cooperative and all necessary background information obtained, 6. Security confidential sources — certification of stability and payments a. Every four months a letter of justification should be submitted to the Bureau requesting continuation of payments to security: confidential sources, See LO7N, 3b, for form of letter. b. j%$«If the security source is not being paid on Bureau authorization and is being used regularly, the Agent handling the scurce must dictate a2 memorandum to the SAC for the file containing the same certification as to stability and reliability as required by payment letters, 7. Gifts Gifts should not be given to sources since such actions might be. misconstrued. 8. Discontinuance [ Advise Bureau[Lof the date]when confidential source is discontinued, and 7 the reasons therefor. i i i 3 H eT TS STA easter et Cente SaTH es ana ti eek ele arer TEM eRivation Selb in Oa hae OE Aa Wi ean Le A eo 28 4-13-64 i nw 55072 Docld:32989529 Page 1568