OPTIONAL FOG NO, 10 ' 3010-106 MAY 1987 EDULON GSE GEN, FCG. NO, 27 , tT « > > Assoc. Dir. .-. _ UNITED STATEQQ OVERNMENT é Dap. AD Adm. ., < we Dap. AD Inv. . 3 a. Asst. Dir: Memorandum eee , Gom Syst. . . Ext. "nitoiee ~- : * TO Mx. McDermott DATE: 5/9/75 oe BE 2) Ident. ——_ > e af, Inspection . > ntotl. FROM iJ. C. Gpptaston © Dec Gmn / Tew F thie Leber , Legal Coutt}. x3 ’ JS ene Ee Plan & sal. = FE, SURJECT:SENATOR GARY HART (D-COLORADO) te REQUEST FOR FBI DATA ON HIM UNDER THE ; Telephone Rm. ” a FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) Director Seay ~ 4! We received this afternoon, 5/9/75, from Mrs. Stisan-Mv Hauser of the Deputy Attorney General's Office, the fol lowing data: 1) informal note from Doug Marvin to the Deputy. Attorney ‘General re: Senator Hart's meeting with the Attorney Generali 5/6/75; 2) letter to Senator Hart by the Attorney General dated 5/7/75 advising that Hart's oral request for access to his FBI file will be treated as coming under the FOIA; and 3) a memoran~ j dum from for files dated 5/6/75 that appears to have been - dictated by the Attorney General in which he sets forth pertinent information concerning his meeting with Senator Hart. The Attorney General points out that he will treat Hart's oral request as coming under the FOIA although he did not know whether the Senator should in fact make this request in writing (actually, the Code of Federal Regulations, of course, points out that FOIA requests must be in writing). ve According to the Attorney General's memorandum, Senator _/7 Xo Hart ‘indicated that he was not trying to make a particular ™~ point and did not want to go to court, but rather felt it would | 3 be helpful to members of the Senate Select Committee, who wanted lv€ to do it, to see what an FBI file was like, and he felt that by % seeing his own file it would raise less problems than trying to y I see someone else's file. a 3 Ba ae 9 Ee In view of the Attorney General's letter to Senator | a ae Stir Hart of 5/7/75 advising him that his oral request will be processed [\ ae under the FOIA, the FOIA Section will immediately institute the NM We processing of this request. However, unless advised to the a5 contrary, it is intended that Senator Hart's request will be put Lo fw in chronological order and will receive no special treatinent. It 5 ay, ‘Ea {should also be noted that Senator Hart is under the mistaken an es ibelief that as a Senator, and particularly as a member of the a WE iSenate Select Committee, he could receive an FBI file on. a. third” ee OR - 7 LOBES — vee 1 ~ Mr. McDermott - Enc. rok FOG! Cee ure f % Koso 1O3F a 1 - Mr. Mintz - Enc. bon poling. oe, a 1 - Mr. Wannall - Enc. See eae , Atten: Mr. Cregar LANOT woage BAvecoen - FOTA Section / Enc. ee} nents yey > ite JCE: oN AD Ws CONTINUED "OVER ~ ‘ ” . HW 55075 Docld:32989532 Page 20 ’ . .
* t y tof! of ~ . ' . » J. C. Farrington to Mr. McDermott memo Re: Senator Gary Hart party and be allowed to look at it. This, of course, is not correct and we would advise Senator Hart the same as any other requester making a similar request that we would need authori- zation from the third party involved prior to releasing any data we may have to the Senator. Senator Hart is a new. Senator serving his first term. He was the campaign manager of Senator McGovern's 1972 co Presidential campaign. * RECOMMENDATION: For information. a A CY Vir ete A j fbr AA ths x we tad wie ae hed > big Cen Caegagantt Chae 4 Ca - meena cz, e-- selina ait 4 ’ fe a“ tet Mee wie SO L. heer qett bs. be Canta é ¥ ya ary eho ged. a deat a ard gl RT Vv LE 7 leant bent Pa eg el 5 Le Cf gL. Lt e. St ere ¥ facf ORY hd _ ve ‘ ~ - -f 2 OPT oe ae sone, Prd aol “ , a al uted hee aed a Co han Saw Ca J ’ ee tad he ee V4 tnt! er; od f Y j ‘AW 55075 Docld:32969532 Page 21
ALL THYORMATION CONTAIN HERELH IS ut DLSSTFIED 7, 4 “FROM 16 IG ‘Se parm }-/9~9] BY, OPTIONAL FORMNO. 10 $010-106, XY 1962 EOITION GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Ase 1 - Mr. J. B. Adams aN A Memorandum 2 Me. J, AL Mintz Coe ») (1- Mr. P, Vv. Daly) Conlbn HO “MR. W. R. WANNALT? DATE: May 13, 1975 Ext Affale — Gen. Inv. 1 - Mr, E, W. Walsh Ident. MR. We igh’ CRECAR. . 1 - Mr. W. R. Wannall ae a 1 - Mr. W. O. Cregar Laboratory ‘a } ‘ 1 - Mr S F Philli s Plan. & Eval. _ SUBJEGT: SENSTUDY 75 seers p : pv: This informative memorandum to record highlights of V information relating to an interview by Senate Select Committee (SSC) Staff Member of retired SA Alan G, Séntinella, as obtained by Supervisor Seymor Fred Phillips of the Bureau's Senstudy 75 Special Project. Pursuant to Bureau instructions, Phillips went to Atlanta, Georgia, to fulfill the request of Sentinella for the presence of a Bureau Agent. at the time Sentinella was to be interviewed on 5/12/75 by SSC Staff Member Lester B, Seidel, Sentinella is presently Safety Director, Georgia State University, Atlanta. He has been retired from the FBI for about four years and in the period around 1964-66 he did work on the investigation of Martin Luther King, Jr., and for a time, the King case as well as that of King's organization, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, was assigned to him. Sentinella had been told in advance by Seidel that he was to My interviewed concerning King and Levison (Stanley David Leviso former consultant to King who was under Bureau y David Levisony~ of his communist background). Phillips was in Sentinella's private office at 12:24 p.m. when Seidel arrived. Sentinella explained to Seidelithat after Sentinella had agreed in a telephone conversation with Seidel 5/9/75 to being interviewed, he (Sentinella) contacted the Atlanta FBI Office because Sentinella was concerned with the sensitivity of the information he knew about King and Levison and wanted to nea the confidentiality of his information and the Bureau 65 Ny especially as pertaining to current cmygotdea tilt wohd des) dee. Sentinella explained to Seidel that the FBI acts sour dese an orseat present, not to monitor the interview, but for cone te, MALORT RUMPOSES should the interview reach into sensitive areas, Séntinella thus’ accounted to Seidel for Phillips' presence. At this_pointe"PETTT Ips reiterated the reasons given by Sentinella for the presence of a FBI Agent and Seidel was told that Phillips' presence was defi 62-116395 wy J | SFP:ekw (9)°° CONTINUED - OVER 1 - 67-432832 (Personnel File Former SA Alan G, Sentinell14)) \}y sc MAY 209 32969532 Page 22 &S
. ° , « Memorandum to Me. W. R. Wannall RE: SENSTUDY 75 62-116395 not intended to have any chilling effect on Seidel's interview and that Phillips was there only upon Sentinella's request and for the purposes indicated. Phillips then retired to an adjoining room. Sentinella consulted with Phillips on only one occasion. At about 1:45 p.m .° he came to Phillips adjoining office. and said that Seidel's current questioning was concerning the make-up of the squad Sentinella was assigned to around 1965, This squad ‘handled security, racial, and civil rights matters and Seidel was apparently seeking information as to the parametersof these types of investigations and what they entailed. At this point Phillips joined Seidel and Sentinella and offered the following in possible assistance to Seidel, Phillips explained that the various Sections of the Bureau Manuals dealing with these types of investigations had been made available to the SSC and insofar as the security Sections were concerned, there was presently being processed at the Bureau superseded Sections dating back to 1960 to be made available to the SSC. At this point Seidel stated he was not so much interested in what the Manuals said but actually wanted Sentinella, to the best of his recollection, to furnish names of individuals and organizations under investigation in Atlanta during the pertinent period. gSentinella refused to name any, stating that he had no idea as to. what might be under current investigation or how his furnishing of information now might affect current Bureau's interests, Sentinella also told Seidel that he, Sentinella, was not so naive as to believe that his information might not appear in the press. Seidel immediately said that he would furnish no information to the press. Sentinella then said that he was not intimating that Seidel would be responsible, but that the information might still be publicized and that once Sentinella gave the information it fell completely out of his control. Seidel indicated that Sentinella might be required through subpoena to testify before the SSC and be asked the same question. Sentinella respmded that his answer before the Committee would be the same. Phillips indicated to Sentinella that if he {desired to consult with Phillips concérning the names of any investigations Sentinella recalled, Phillips would assist him by indicating, if he knew, whether they were ef current FBI interest. Sentinella desired no such help and insisted to Seidel that he did not desire to name the subjects of prior investigations. This inter- _lude in the formal interview lasted about 10 minutes after which Phillips returned to the adjoining room. ~2- HW 55075 Docld:32989532 Page 23:
HW 55075 . ~ > . ’ Py ‘ ved Memorandum to Mr. W. R. Wannall ‘RE: SENSTUDY 75 62-116395 At 2:20 p.m, the interview ended and Phillips was taken by Sentinella back into the latter's office where Seidel said he was leaving and wanted to say good-bye. Phillips alluded to the interview having been completed to which Seidel responded, and these are to the best of Phillips' recollection, Seidel's exact words, "Yes, you're not letting him give us the good information.'' Immediately upon hearing this statement from Seidel, Phillips interjected a strong protest by stating to Seidel that neither Phillips nor the FBI was keeping Sentinella from giving any information; that the FBI has not injected itself in Sentinella's decision to give or not give information. Seidel responded with a statement to the effect that the result is the same -- Sentinella is not giving the good information. Phillips again responded by telling Seidel that irrespective of the latter's opinion, Phillips wanted the record crystal clear that Sentinella has not been counseled by Phillips or anyone else in the FBI as to what he should or should not tell Seidel, Sentinella interrupted to express his loyalty to the Bureau as well as his respect for the confidentiality of his relationship with the Bureau and its work, He told Seidel that he did not intend to be a talkative, chiscontented former FBI employee &s apparently .~: are some of the sources being consulted by the SSC, Sentinella pointed out. that he himself had been the subject of disciplinary action by the Bureau but that it had made him a better Agent and that it in no way would influence his loyalty and responsibility to the Bureau. Seidel then left. After Seidel's departure, Sentinella stated it was his personal desire to dictate a lengthy question and answer type statement of the entire interview while it was fresh in his mind as he had not taken any notes. He said he preferred to handle this with his own secretary whom he trusts implicitly and has pledged to maintain this information confidential. Sentinella advised that he would have the typing of the statement completed the following day and would immediately make a copy available to Atlanta SAC DeBruler for transmittal to Bureau Headquarters, At Sentinella's invitation, Phillips sat in on the dictation of practically the entire statement as a means for Sentinella briefing Phillips on the details of the interview. Instant memorandum is not intended -3- Docld:32989532 Page 24 ee
| HW 55075 D - t » * 4 c “ ” Memorandum to Mr. W. R. Wannall P RE: SENSTUDY 75 62-116395 to summarize these details which will be forthcoming with Sentinella's statement to be mailed to the Bureau. However, one Significant question asked of Sentinella should be noted. During a discussion of electronic surveillances in the King investigation, Seidel asked how other Agents felt about "illegal use of taps." Sentinella's response was that the taps were not illegal and were put on only after dpproval by the Attorney General, OBSERVATIONS : It is Phillips' view that Sentinella represents a high caliber former Agent who is completely loyal to the Bureau - and will apparently go to any extreme to maintain .the confidentiality of the work he did. He certainly could be described as a reluctant witness if he is ever called to testify. He expressed personal’ concern that he might be called but hoped that his uncooperativeness in some areas to Seidel's questions might discourage his being called. Two incidents related above are very suggestive of a lack of objectivity on the part of Seidel. The first concerns his. comment to Phillips about the FBI not letting Sentihella give him "good information." To begin with, this was an unjustified alléga- ceién> and Seidel was set straight immediately after his remark. Secondly, the mere fact that Seidel is referring to "good'' infor- mation suggests itself that certain information fits their desires and others does not. There appears to be a lack of regard for merely securing the facts, regardless of what those facts might indicate. The second indicator of lack of objectivity was Seidel's inquiry about "illegal use of taps.'' This question fits the classic question of, "When did you stop beating your wife?" If the Committee is going to be asking questions like this one, its objectivity is certainly subject to challenge. As ex- or current employees volunteer to us results of interviews conducted of them by the SSC, we will carefully study them for, among other things, additiorial evidence of the nature discussed above, If there is a continuation of this line of questioning or other unjustified comments to Bureau representatives, we will consider taking up with the Attorney General the matter of possible protest to the SSC, ~4 - Docld: 32989532 Page 25
Memorandum-to Mr. W. R. Wannalil RE: SENSTUDY 75 62-116395 RECOMMENDATION : This memorandum is for the immediate information of Bureau officials. When the detailed statement of Sentinella is received, we will prepare an LHM for the Attorney General with a copy for possible forwarding to Mr. James Wilderotter, Associate Counsel to the President. This is the procedure we have been following when former Agents have volunteered to us the results of interviews of them by the SSC. ~5- Docld: 32989532 Page 276 St
e . r@btionKt roe NO. 4” a WAAYEL962 EDITION GSA GEN, REG. NO, 27 ™ 5010-106 & UNITED STATES . " ae Dep. AD-Adm, | Memorandum pene Admin. Comp. Syst. iro Mr. J. B. Adams pare: April 23, 1975 Eat Af — ’ Gen. Inv. ~ why Ident. is 4 om : W. R. Wannallg., ALY aren ah 1S popectio ov) HEREIN a UNO AS TAINED WR Laboratory ‘Neamea Snanpy 78 DATE Jeg’ #0) 515B2 py} Plan. & Eval, — SUBJECT: ‘SENSTUDY 75 2. Spec. Inv. pa SN ““FORMER--SUPERVISOR LISH WHITSON eke Tee TE ASSIGNED INTELLIGENCE DIVISION Telephee Bat oe ee ha Cor eet : ptt Director See’y __ By memorandum captioned as above submitted earlier today, bot I advised you of a telephone call received 4/22/75 from former Special Agent Whitson, He had called to advise that he had been requested _to appear for interview by Michael Epstein, staff member of the Senate Select Committee, At 2:50 p.m. today (4/23/75) Mr. Whitson called at my office and said that he had just been interviewed by Mr. Epstein and was desirous of reporting the results. EX Epstein first asked Whitson when he entered the Bureau, when he first arrived for assignment at Headquarters, to what Headquarters Division he had been assigned, and when he retired. Epstein then said that he knew that Whitson had at one time mailed a package to Mrs. Martin Luther King from Tampa, Florida, and asked Whitson to yelate the details concerning this matter. Whitson thereupon told we him that in the late Summer of 1964 former Assistant to the aturaah) Ww | Aoaitasst SF William C, Sullivan had telephoned Whitson at his home one Saturda' and told him that former Director Hoover wanted Whitson to deliver” a package to Miami, Florida, by plane and on arrival at the Miami Airport to telephone Sullivan for further instructions, Whitson did " as directed and upon calling Sullivan was instructed to address the Y package to Mc, Martin Luther King. Accordingly, Whitson had the ~_ package weighed, put stamps on it, and addressed it to Martim Luther sat) x ing (not Mrs. Martin Luther King as Epstein had indicated). The an following day, Sunday, Whitson flew back to Washington, The next day, ~ “> Monday, he informed Sullivan that his instructions had been carried out and Sullivan commented "Someday I will tell yo ‘Le Me Pps “VHS MGs mati 73 | | "REC-100 Epstein asked him who had paid Pi the stamps package and Whitson said that he had probably done so utilizing per diem money. Epstein asked whether he had put a return address on the package and Whitson replied in the negative, Epstein_asked if Whitson had gone to the Miami Office, whether any Agent had met hima? The-- armaarhtt | tf WRW: m1 (6)¢< 16 MAY 27 1975 I ~ Mr. Mintz 1 - Mr. Cregar CONTINUED. OVE 1 = Mr. Wannall GY 1 - Personnel File of SA Lish Whitson (Out of Service) iy 8 4 MAY 27 1975 9 (ci 5507S Docld: 329695352 Page 27
Memorandum to Mr. Adams | Re: SENSTUDY 75 | FORMER SUPERVISOR LISH WHITSON ! ASSIGNED INTELLIGENCE DIVISION Miami Airport, or whether Whitson had discussed this with anyone, Whitson advised Epstein that he had not gone to the Miami Office, that no Agent had met him, and that he had discussed the matter only with Sullivan. At this point, Whitson asked Epstein how he got the story. | Epstein merely laughed and did not reply to the question. The foregoing represents the information furnished to Epstein by Whitson. Whitson made the following additional comments and observations. When Sullivan told Whitson he wanted him to fly the package | to Miami, he stated that only he, Sullivan, Mr. Hoover, Mr. Tolson, | and Mr. Belmont knew of this situation, Sullivan never did explain | to Whitson anything more regarding this incident. Sullivan did during Whitson's anniversary celebration in 1968 in Sullivan's office refer | to Whitson as "a real pro who knows how to carry out an assignment," and further commented that someday he would tell Lish about the assignment to which he had referred in his remarks. Whitson said that whan he arrived at the North Terminal of National Airport, following Sullivan's telephonic instructions, @ young man who was unknown to Whitson but who addressed him as "Mr. Whitson" turned a package over to him which was wrapped in brown paper and sealed with sealing tape. {It is Whitson's recollection the package measured approximately 8 inches by 8 inches by 1 inch. It is Whitson's recollection that at the time the foregoing occurred, Martin Luther King was either just about to go abroad to receive the Nobel Peace Prize or probably had already gone abroad. It was Whitson's further recollection that sometime shortly after the mailing of the package Sullivan commented to Whitson that the package had not yet been received by Martin Luther King. Because of this remark, Whitson is of the belief that the package was mailed to Martin Luther King at the headquarters of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and not to Mr. King at the latter's home. Further, it was Whitson's recollection that it was not long after he had mailed the package that Martin Luther King had a personal meeting with former Director Hoover in Mr. Hoover's office, Whitson stated that during the interview Epstein asked Whitson if he had ever written a memorandum regarding this matter, to which Whitson replied in the negative. He was also asked by Epstein if he had ever seen a memorandum on this and Whitson again replied in the negative. Whitson observed that in his opinion the information which was in the possession of Epstein prior to his interview with - 2 CONTINUED - OVER HW 55075 Docld:329895352 Page 23
Memorandum to Mr, Adams Re: SENSTUDY 75 FORMER SUPERVISOR LISH WHITSON ASSIGNED INTELLIGENCE DIVISION Whitson must have originated with W. C. Sullivan. Whitson noted that Mr. Hoover and Mr. Tolson are both deceased and that he has heard nothing indicating Mr. Belmont has been contacted by members of the staff of the Senate Select Committee. One other factor that causes him to feel that Sullivan was the source of the information was a question Epstein raised as to whether Whitson had put a return address on the package when he addressed it to Martin Luther King. Whitson said he recalls that when he was in Miami and received the telephonic instructions from Sullivan, Sullivan told him that he should put a return address on the package and Whitson pointed out that if he did so and the name of the addressee became smeared the package would end up at someone's return address rather than in the dead letter office. Sullivan concurred that no return address should be used. Thus, Sullivan would probably have reason to have commented regarding the use or nonuse of a return address. Whitson stated that in the event he is called again to be interviewed by anyone connected with the Senate Select Committee, he intended to notify the Bureau beforehand and would appreciate it if the Bureau would consider having someone present during the interview, if this could be arranged, since he recognizes an obligation not to reveal FBI information contrary to regulations issued by the Attorney General. Appreciation was expressed to Mr. Whitson for his volun- teering the foregoing information. This is the first instance which has come to our attention indicating staff members of the Senate Select Committee are proceeding with interviews of former Agents. I have discussed this matter with Mr. Mintz and he and I feel it would be appropriate to furnish an abstract of the interview of Whitson by Epstein to the Ad Hoc Coordinating Group of the Intelligence Community in order that interested agencies will be aware of the procedures presently being followed by the Select Committee and of the Committee's interest in matters other than jurisdictional bases. All Committee requests to us have thus far been confined to the latter. ACTION: If approved, an abstract will be provided for the records of the Ad Hoc Coordinating Group. Cx 2 AG: an et a! 4 a “by bb in qr ese eo oh 12 The sbstraad be As cata” of bite identtty at the adarew yt 4. a/ a+ the eavelaee, ow a . 3 ee HW 55075 Docld:329895352 Page 29
6 e A 1 - Mr. J. B. Adams CODE TELETYPE URGENT 2-— Mr. E. W. Walsh (1 - Mevement) TO SAC NEWARK May 16, 1975 FROM DIRECTOR FBI (62~-116395) (1'- Mr. 3. B. Hotis) as Sausrovy 73 7 . 1 - Mr. W. R. Wannall a ome Low FB 1 —- Mr. W. O Cregar * se REBUTBL MAY 2 1975. * ° 1 - Mr. S. F. Phillips \o SUCRETARIES MARY AMM MASS AND M. ANN MIERSEJEWEKI OF YOUR Ae en &3 OFFICE HAVE BERM REQUESTAD TO APPEAR FOR INFERVISWS UNDER OATH a= fe 8s BY TH SRHATS SELECT COMMITTES (88C) AF 2 P.M., TUMSDAY, MAY 20, tf YS YOU ARE TO ADVISE BOTH I AM WAIVING THEIR Sa) gepeat 20, 1978. é EMPLOYMENT AGRESMENTS ONLY TO THE SXTENT OF PXANITTING THEIR ‘< DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION RELAYING TO DUTIES PERFORMED BY THEM JULY ~ SEPTEMBER, 1964, IN COMBISCTION WITS FRI WORK AT DEMO- ae EMPLOYESS ARE TO REPORT TO J. B. HOTIS OR P. V. DALY OF wy LEGAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE, ROOM 4513, JUSTICE BUILDING, BETNEEN Ll A.M. AND MOON MAY 20, FOR CONSULTATION PRIOR TO 2 P.M. APPEARANCES. THSY MAY PLAM TO RETURN TO MEZWABK SAME DAY. FBI ee a e VERNS BUT WELL Mor gz paeamer puamo Sevenvenis.”/< ct F 16 MAY 231975 | he 4 g v Agsoe. Die 1 - 67-538691 (Personnel file Mary Ann Massa) Dep. AD Adm.” Lk’? = 67— 5811.80 (Personnel file M. Ann Mierzejewski) “ Dep. AD Inv. __ an ntains SFP :PVB: eck Comp. Syst. fe (12) SEE NOTE PAGE 2 rr FEDERAL BOSAL OF INVESTIGATION ) Gen. Inv. COMMUNICATI S SECTION Gs " . a Ieerecyion —_— La i et MA dee WW Wr Laboratory : /] fi é . : ‘o- Plon. & Eval. — a E Spec. Inv. TEL y . Training —__. Legal Coun. TELETYPE UNIT GPO 954-545 Telephone Rm. __ HEROOM ector AMY 27,279 32989532 Page 30
PAGE TWO 62~-116395 ISSUE GTR'S FOR TRANSPORTATION AND TRAVEL VOUCHERS FOR EXPENSES. DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER TO LEGAL COUNSEL?S OFFICE. NOTE s Referenced teletype advised all offices of protedures to Eollow if present or former employees contacted by SSC for interview. These two secretaries were on a Special Squad at Atlantic City, New Jersey, in connection with the Convention in 1964. The SSC Staff known to have already interviewed two former Agents assigned to that squad. Instructions herein pursuant to Mr. Mintz's direction. F. A. 0. Schwartz, Chief Counsel to the Senate Select Committee advised that the Committee would reimburse the employees!’ expenses incurred for transportation, etc., relating to their testimony for the Commission. This matter has been coordinated with lL. Clyde Groover, of the Administrative Division. Ars ~ baw 55075 Docld: 32969532 Page 31
OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 5010-106 ” MAY 1962 EDITION GSA GEN, REG, NO. 27 , Assoc. Dir. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Dee AD Adm a Dep. AD inv. __ Memorandum ta ) ~ Comp. Syst. — Ext. Affairs —— l : Mr. J, B, Adams DATE: 5/9/75 Files & Com. — Gen. Inv. wr Legal Counsel Spec. Inv. afi Trainin Legal Co Zp Telepho: fl ie Director eee SENSTUDY 75 ees: At approximately 2:35 PM, Mr. Allen G.. Sentinella telephonically advise advised that he retired from the Atlanta Office in 1971, and is currently employed at Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia. Sentinella said he had just been contacted by an individual who identified himself as Lester Seidel of the Senate Select Committee, Seidel desires to interview Sentinella on Monday, May 12th, concerning the Martin Luther King and Levinson cases. Sentinella stated that while assigned to the Atlanta Office D he handled the dissemination of information received from informants a during our investigation concerning the communist infiltration of the SCLC. Sentinella said he recalled very little concerning this investigation and gave his assurances that he would not divulge any confidential information. Sentinella asked whether or not he should retain private counsel and he was informed if he felt it necessary, he should do so. He was further informed that his interview was entirely voluntarily and he had no obligation to submit to interview. Mr. Sentinella gave his office telephone number as Area Code 404-658-2167, 2168 or 2170 and “his home phone number as Area Code 404-AN3-5324. .-—~ gE > prc-100 / ets ght RECOMMENDATION: For information.1e MAY 271975 | f an ALL INFORMATION connate HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED DATE [- gr oe pe! wae mee cm yg can: ae so 1-Mr, Adams ott” Xo ae , 1 - Mr. Wannall a Clad Aa ae Lee / 1 - Mr. Creager ror iL “f ha 1 - Mr. Mintz “ay wh on fit 1 - Mr, Hotis yp. Au ae a a te we hoe prog ey Sele oe “ in 7 beet a7 197 Ie 7 A PE ty of Y pete rr re 4 5 ; 3 4 Mi Docld:32989532%" he 320 eee VP
™, a) j t ont ria, io 5010-106 \ * MAY 1962 EDITION 1 7 GSA GEN, REG, NO. 27 ‘ . f © « UNITED STA’ TES GOVERNMENT 1 * ag, Mr. wy, B. Adams Assoc. Crs . d 1+ Mr. T. J. Jenkins ob. AB ng l Vl EMOTANaAUM 1 - Each Assistant Director Ask eet Ai —— Ext. Affairs TO > Mr. W. R. Wannall DATE: 5/19/75 Files & Com. — Gen. Inv. dent. ROM : W. oO, agit 1 - Mr. W. 0. Cregar Je postion {Uatey- wn) ra | b 8 fi Plan. & Eval. — om N CONTAINED ALL INFORMATIO Sree, Ime, sumer SENSTUDE - 75 HEREIN IS rouasSTe acm aren DATE O By SP-2 ALM TTIG wiry a Legal Coun. Telephone Rm. Director Sec’y Attached is a copy of a letter to the Attorney General dated 5/14/75, from Senator Frank Church, Chairman, U. S. Senate Select Committee (SSC) with appendices A thru D. Appendix A, entitled\"Docume Committee's Prior Requests," c sists of 10 requests most of which have been already responddd to or, in the instances of requests numbers 4, 7, 8 and 9, are the responsibility of the Department of Justice. Item 6 has been previously referred to the White House. Appendices B, C, and D, contain numerous “hew" requests.which are extremely broad in their definition, often ambiguous in meaning and contain many instances where they seem to be parallel to and overlap previous requests. On 5/16/75, a conference was held in the Intelligence Division between representatives of the INTD SENSTUDY Staff and Departmental representatives Messrs. Robert McDermott and K. William O'Connor. Mr. McDermott is on the staff of the av. Deputy Attorney General and has been active in coordinating SSC matters. He is being replaced in this capacity on 5/1925" by Mr. O'Connor, Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Civil os, Rights Division. Mr. O'Connor advised that the Deputy Attorney Mk General, Judge Tyler and White House representative James ‘aah Wilderotter were both greatly concerned about the shh heh jcontained in the May, 14, letter. TAEQgg fot FS ey Sts \\ were much too broad and placed much too~grea Pshe Department and the FBI to be forthcoming. Mr. O'Connor eat that the requests clearly indicated an intention oft SSC to. gain access to FBI "raw files" while not actually ¥ ini Se wags i this point. In this regard you will note that Page 3 of the °°" May, .14, letter defines the SSC request for “memoranda and other materials" as meaning 'all documents relating to the subject matter requested and are to include (but are not limited 62-116395 wear EWL zeme 1. <*> he (17) ¢" yy. . CONTINUED - OVER 8 4 MAY 27 91 HW 55075 Docld:329895352 Page 33
HW 55075 & % 2 x » Memorandum to Mr. W. R. Wannall Res SENSTUDY .- 75 , 62-116395 to) reports, letters, correspondence, airtels, LHMs, inserts, executive conference memoranda, 302s, Assistant Director memos, notes, routing slips, etc." This letter, also on Page 3, recognizes that the request is substantial but urges the executive agencies to apply sufficient manpower and attention to enable prompt responses. Prompt response is defined by the Committee as having most of the material available within 10 days and all of it shortly thereafter. Mr. O'Connor advised hat he was aware that the imposition of such a condition upon ithe responses created an impossible task. He advised that on onday, 5/19/75, he would contact SSC Chief Counsel F. A. O. Schwarz calling attention to this time factor and also the often broad and ambiguous manner of many of the requests appended to the May, 14, letter. Mr. O'Connor hopes to negotiate these requests as well as the conditions attached to the responses by the SSC to the end that the requests are more narrowly defined and that the deadline imposed by the Committee be relaxed to a more realistic time frame. Pending receipt of results of Mr. O'Connor's inter- cession with SSC we are proceeding with an analysis of the SSC's requests and attempting to separate components for specific assignments to appropriate divisions within FBIHQ so that our responses may be forthcoming in as coordinated and timely a fashion as possible. ACTION: None. For information purposes. BDocld: 327989532 Page 34
r e JOHN G, TOWER, TEXAS, VICE CHAIRMAN, PRILIP A. HANT, MICH, HOWARD H, BAKER, JR, TENN, WALTE? Fe MONDALE, MINN, BARAY GOLOWATER, Agmm. WALTEW, 0! HUSDACSTON, KY. KY, CHARLES MCG. MAT Rog MO. , RQUERTMORSAN, H.Cy RICHARD S, SCHWEIK . cy ° ™ GARY HART, COLO. . : Mlwiked Dlates Benet 2 WILLIAM G, MILLER, STAFF DIRECTOR . te es ¢ ¢ . FREDERICK A. 0. SCHWARZ, JR., CHIEF COUNSEL CURTIS R.'SMOTHERS, MINORITY COUNSEL SELECT COMMITTEE TO STUDY GOVERNMENTAL, OPERATIONS WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (pursuant YO GS. RES. 21, HTH CONGRESS) ° WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510 i 1 May ih, 1975 . 6 > ook na . oO The Honorable Edward H. Levi —t on The Attorney General ass Washington, D. C. 20530 & ——_ tora Dear Mr. Attorney General: ‘The purpose of this letter is to review.with you the status of the Select Committee's outstanding requests to your Department and.to set out several new areas in which the Committee is request-— ing either staff access to documents or copies of documents for its own files. In the met er of the outstanding requests the chronology is as follows: ' You will recall that I wrote to you on March 19, setting out five areas pertaining to the FBI in which the Committee _ was initially interested. Although we have had partial * compliance with the request, that process is not yet complete. In addition, on April 21, Mr. Schwarz, Chief Counsel of the Committee, met with the Deputy Attorney General about the March 19 letter and about the establishment of liaison between your Department and the Committee. On April 24: Mr. Schwarz wrote to the Deputy Attorney General a letter reflecting that meeting, clarifying the . March 19 request on the matter of intelligence techniques, and meking a further request pertaining to the internal Security « Division. . Mx. Schwarz also wrote the Deputy Attorney General and . + the FBI Director a memorandum on April 30 requesting that Committee staff members be permitted access to certain documents falling within the. scope of the March 19 request. _ On April 28, I wrote to you concerning the so-called "Official and Confidential" files of the FBI. ess! = Co be 28 D . ° ° . ATI tte = cen tmyr ene | AW 55075, -Docld: 32989532 Page 350 .
HW 55075 } a . ~2- The Committee has not yet received a formal response to those letters. Appendix A sets out those documents which have not yet been supplied to the Committee Pursuent * to the March 19 Letter and follow-up, correspondence. On ‘the second matter, that is, the request for copies of addi- tional documents (and for staff access to others), the Committee's interest falls into roughly three areas pertaining to the activities of the FBI and the Department of Justice: . First, the Committee has been made aware of additional documents that are analogous to the background requests made in the First Document Request. These documents are set out as Appendix B. so Second, the Committee is concerned about several programs '. or studies pertaining to specific intelligence or counter- intelligence activities of the FBI. S. Res. 21 specifically requires the Committee to investigate "the conduct of domestic counterintelligence operations against United States citizens" by the FBI. Therefore, the Committee must conduct an exhaustive investigation of the so-called "COINTELPRO” programs as well as miscellaneous other incidents which have come to our attention. S.. Res. 21.also specifically requires the Committee to investi- gate all aspects of the so-called "Huston Plan" Further requests pertaining to these matters are set out, as Appendix C. Third, we are ‘interested in allegations pertaining to electronic surveillance generally, ‘electronic surveillance of the so-called "17 government officials and journalists" in 1969-71 by the FBI, electronic ‘surveillance and other intelli- _gence activities directed at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and electronic surveillance and other intelligence activities at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey, * -in the summer of 1964. Requests pertaining to these subjects are set out as Appendix D. . . ‘ In setting out certain specific documents in the Appendices, the Committee does not change its position that the original request of March 19 was general in scope and designed to encourage the Justice Department and the FBI to provide us with documents pertain- ing to the legal authority and the policy and procedures of the FBI which have not yet been brought to the attention of the Committee and were therefore not specifically mentioned in any of its requests. Furthermore, the Committee intends its requests to be generously construed so that descriptive words used herein are meant in’a general ‘ Docld:32969532 Page -36 a £ a t
ad. HW 35075 ~3~ usage sense and not necessarily in the techn Justice Department or-the FBI. Thus, word othér materials" refér to all documents re matter requested and are to include (but ore nee Lael, letters, correspondence, airtels, LHMs, inserts, executive cai stuns memoranda, 302s, "Assistant Director memos", notes, routing slips, etc. . 4 a ve Where: the response to a particular request would involve the production of derogatory personal information about an individual, i. please provide the document with such information deleted and consult: ; the Chief Counsel: regarding procedures for access to the deleted . information which will protect individual privacy to the degree consistent with the Committee's need to exercise its mandate. oO We recognize, of course, that this is a substantial request. But the mandate given to the Committee by the Senate is itself very i “broad. We are seeking to perform our duties under that mandate ' expeditiously. For us to do so, it. is necessary for the Executive Agencies to apply sufficient: manpower and attention ‘to our requests to enable prompt responses. We hope-that you will have a schedule ’ for response promotly, have most of the material available within ‘1O deys,. and all of it shortly thereafter. The Committee also asks to be advised at once whether the ‘specific documents presently outstanding from the March 19 request (see Appendix A, items 1, 2, 6 and 7) will be provided. : Si berely your e a . Frank Church ‘Docld:32989532 Page 37.
Append A DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO THE COMMITTEE'S PRIOR REQUES® _ erage’ FE THORS ATOM COMTATTED __ ALL TRL DICRSEOTON CONEATIEE Please provide: . h 1. FBI Intelligence Division memorandum dated July 31, 1972, prepared by T. J. Smith discussing the legal 7 - authority for FBI intelligence activities. 2. The following attachments to the February 1975 FBI Intelligence Division position paper on legal authority: a. Memorandum by former FBI Director Hoover, dated. '. April 28, 1965, relative to conversation with the President concerning effect of anti-Vietnam ~ ‘ demonstrations upon the conduct of United States . foreign and defense policy and letter to McGeorge 2 vie Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, dated April 28, 1965, os enclosing FBI. memorandum titled "Communist Activi- ‘1. . ties Relative to United States Policy of Vietnam" » - dated April 28, 1965. b. Letter to McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to. ; the President for National Security Affairs, dated ; worn wt oes SUuly.25,5 :1961, enclosing memorandum concerning’ - Loree ‘United States internal security programs under the control of the Interdepartmental Intelligence Com- . mittee, memorandum prepared in response to White House request. . - Fre a ec. -Excerpt from report. on the Status of the Internal ; - Security Program of the United States as of June | 30, 1958, dated August 27, 1958, prepared jointly _by the Interdepartmental Intelligence Committee " and the Interdepartmental. Committee on Internal | Security. . of ; | ad. Excerpt from report on the Internal Security Pro- .- ‘| ' . gram, dated March 5, 1954, prepared by Interde~ partmental, Intelligence Conference and the Inter- departmental Committee on Internal security. SO ba ea" Wa _ AW 55075) Docld:32969532 Page 38
. * - . “a . “wt A . -~-2. e.. Memorandum from J. Patrick Coyne, National Secu- rity Council Representative on Internal Security, dated November 6, 1950, concerning necessary intel- ligence measures relative to violence by Puerto Rican nationalists. “ 3. All other FBI documents relating to paragraph I of the Committee's March 19 request. (Note: It is the responsibility of the Bureau to produce all responsive material whether or not the Committee has identified .a specific document.) . “~ z 4. All documents in the possession of the Justice Depart— ment (as opposed to the FBI) relating to paragraph I ‘of the Committee's March 19 request. (Note: It was made clear on April 21 and 23 that the request applied to the Department itself, but no material has been re-- ceived to date. )- 5,” -All memoranda of the FBI and the Justice Department “~~ _ discussing the legal authority of the FBI to use the following techniques to (1) investigate internal secu- “pity matters, (2) collect intelligence information, and (3) engage in counterintelligence activities (see letter from the Chief Counsel to the Deputy Attorney |General dated April 23, 1975): . a. All forms of electronic surveillance, including. consensual electronic surveillance; b. All forms of mail surveillance, ineluding mail covers and opening mail; ¢. .Surreptitious entry. d. All forms of physical surveillanee, including agent , infiltration, observation, photography, and remote viewing and sensing devices; e. Informants, including possible entrapment, provo- cation, interference with lawyer-client relation- ship, or other problems; . f.. Obtaining bank, eredit, or other personal informa— ” tion; -" ne AW 55075 Docld: 32989532 Page 39 “oy , , .
; . ; ; | ’ . ‘ . @ | - - 3 ~ . . ; ’ . os g.- Incommunicado interrogation; h. Maintenance of files and records; i. Dissemination of information from files and records; j. So-called ‘COINTELPRO" techniques and methods, in- cluding all forms of organizational "disruptien". 6. The Spectal Report of the Interagency Committee on’ . Intelligence (Ad Hoc), dated June 1970. 7. The original report on COINTELPRO activities prepared by the Committee headed by Assistant Attorney General Henry Petersen. 8. Committee staff access to all memoranda and other mate~ rials pertaining to the policies and procedures of the Internal Security Division (now Internal Security Sec- tion) and the Intelligence Evaluation Committee, includ- ing, but not limited to, the following materials dis- in ‘cussed in the letter from the Chief Counsel to the it Deputy Attorney General dated April 23, 1975: : ,- i} a. "The files of-the Intelligence Evaluation Com- mittee ('IEC':), including former Assistant Attorney. General Mardian's IEC files, which we understand ‘ were made available to the Senate Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights. We would also like to see any IEC or ICIS files of Justice (now Judge) Morrell Sharpe, Deputy Assistant Attorney General John * Doherty, Mr. Bernard Wells, and Assistant Attorney . ’ General William Olson. ' ; : b. "The small box of classified document receipts 7 which we understand is in the IEC file cabinet. — i. C. "Any intelligence estimates prepared by the IEC, . particularly E 28. d. "Any requests for Interdivision Information Unit  ('tIDIU') computer printouts made.by the Special 3 7 Litigation Section, the IEC, or the Analysis and . ri Evaluation Section, | HW 55075 ..DocId:32989532. Page 40... ee ee eg!
cd woe = ~ . : foots rw ; ' 7 tne. Bade fe FE . toma! en ne My ce erat e. "An organization chart of the Internal Security Divis.on before its 1970 reorganization, after we, its 1970 reorganization, and after its 1973 merger , : with the Criminal Division. , ‘ f. TA copy of the analysis of grand juries convened. and prosecutions commenced by the Special Litiga- tion Section which we understand was furnished to . the Senate Subcommittee on Coneslisutionw. Aisa on May 8, 1974." , ,- 9.. Response to the letter from the Chairman to the Attorney General dated April 28, 1975, regarding the _ -so-called "Official and Confidential" files. re 10. Further response to the memorandum from the Chief Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General and the FBI i . Director dated April 30, 1975, regarding Committee | . staff access to materials on FBI policies and proce- . ‘dures. ° . : a -
Appendix B FURTHER DOCUMENTS PERTAINING T0 THE FBI AND DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - el ee Bee ae | eas - sek. Woke, I. Policies and Procedures’ . PEE Please provide: . a ‘ He 1. Committee staff access to all indices and control ° - - .files pertaining to: a a. All SAC memoranda and SAC letters for 1960 to the - present. ~ , oa b. All programs operated by the Intelligence Division . OF 1960 to the present. a \, 2. Committee staff access to all so-called "0" files or ui -other general policy files with respect to each file } te vaeece ve Glassification routinely used by the Intelligence Divi-. Po, ston for the period 1960 to the present. on 3. ‘All general policy memoranda and other materials not ‘ already provided the Committee pertaining to internal security, intelligence collection, and/or counter- , intelligence matters, operations, and activities for. Soe the period 1960 to the preserit. oo , ‘-H, For each of the techniques described in Item 5 of oO i Appendix A above, all memoranda and other materials ‘ ' relating to: - a. The original decision to utilize the technique in « . internal security, intelligence. collection, and/or i counterintelligence matters, operations, or activities. . re vores ee Ds~ The policies and procedures of the FBI for the --  - -- ---- utilization of the technique in internal security, intelligence collection, and/or counterintelligence matters , operations, or activities. 7 1 HW 55075 Docld:32989532 Page 42
- 10. Qo 12. “13. -@ . @ . os . , Committee staff access to annual inspection reports and related surveys for the past ten years with | respect to the following FBI field offices: New: York City; Chicago; San Francisco; Los Angeles; San Diego; . Sacramento; Springfield, Illinois; Buffalo; Atlanta; and Columbia, South Carolina. The annual inspection reports and related surveys for the past ten years pertaining to the FBI intelligence Division. Guidelines used by the FBI Inspection Division for inspecting field offices and:-for inspecting divisions of the FBI. ; A sample of the confidentiality statement which FBI personnel are required to sign along with any other employment agreements currently in use. ¢ Il. Organization, Structure, and Jurisdiction . Please provide: 9. All memoranda and other materials pertaining to the origins, contents, and implementation of National Secu- rity Action Memorandum 161, June 9, 1962. The June 1964 memorandum from Attorney General Robert - Kennedy to President Johnson recommending new FBI pro- cedures for gathering intelligence about the Ku Klux Klan and related activities.’ \ All memoranda and other materials pertaining to the. origins, contents, and implementation of the memorandum odescribed in Item 10 above. : . : All memoranda prepared by former Special Agent James ' Gale relating to the FBI internal assignment of. juris- diction or responsibility with respect to matters involving the Ku Klux Klan in 1964. All memoranda and other materials reflecting meetings and contacts between the President and the Director of’ ‘the FBI during 1971 on the subject of "legal attaches". | NW 55075. DocId: 32989532 Page 43
TIT. O75 17. Boe - wa 1 a oe ~ ~” * . . 14,. “ALL memoranda and other materials reflecting meetings . and contacts during 1971 between officials of the FBI and .officials. of the Department of State on the subject of "legal attaches". . 15. All memoranda and other materials relating tO, the . . @limination of the FBI Crime Recorés Tivicwsn in wi) 1972 or early 1973. ‘Indices i , ' . So Please provide: ce -. ; 16. Committee staff access to the following indices for the! period 1960 to the present: ; "ot ae "Agitator" index; . . b. "Rabble, Rouser" indexs, eo. "Key Activist" List; d. List’ of "Action Groups"; e. "Security" index; ; ; f. "Administrative" index; &- All. similar indices, lists, or computer printouts. /ALL memoranda and other materials pertaining to the ‘origin, implementation, operation, or termination of. any of the indices set out in Item 16 above. neea Docld:32969532 Page 44 _