With DDD, to call the FBI in San Francisco from Denver, tt is rst necessary to dial 112. This serves to actuate the DDD equipment. en it is necessary to dial 415, which places the call into the San [ | eo e = KJ 2 ancisco main toll center equipment. Then it is necessary to dial ondike 2-2155, the actual number of the San Francisco office. As soon as this operation is completed, an operator comes on he line to secure the number from which you are calling. This is for illing purposes. As soon as she has done this, the call is put through tthout any further action on the part of the calling party. (This is known as a CAMA operation, Customer Automatic Message Accounting.) Some cities have a completely automatic system in which all £ data necessary for billing purposes is punched on a tape and no operator . iy breaks in to seoure the number of the ‘calling party. (This is known i: Gs AMA operation, Automatic Méssage Accounting.) | i The toll tandem cuts out one whole operation of DDD. To call 7 our San Francisco number, tt ts only necessary to pick up the tandem, = dial the area code of 415, plus the number of the San Francisco Office. , No operator comes on the line to secure the number as no toll charge ts necessary. It's almost like making a local call, except for the extra three digits. The toll tandem line is used almost exclusively by supervisory toll personnel to talk to other supervisory toll personnel in distant cities, much as the ordinary individual dials ‘local calls. This is truly an investigative aid, but to the telephone company it is,merely a@ means to secure instant communication to any city in the United States. _Only three toll tandem lines were available tn the telephone building, two tn the toll tanden supervisor's office - ~ 5 « MW 35044 Docld: 32959526 Page S97
—_——F-G; and the other in the office of the President of UST &T Cow From the toll tandem office, the central control potnt of the tracing operation, (except for local Morrison, Colorado, caiis within the NAttonal 9 exchange), tt became necessary to devise a system of spid communication between Denver and Morrison as ail calls to Morrison _ could appear at several different places in the main Denver tele phone building. / Let us consider this communications problem: When the Morrison exchange Superutsor located a call coming to the Coors residence on one of the thirteen long distance trunks from ; Denver, quick action had to be taken at the Denver exchange to locate the particular call while the calling party was still on the line, .obnerwise no trace could be made of the call. The only auvatlable means of communication from Denver to Horrison was by way of one of the thirteen long distance lines, but this wasn't fast enough, ltt meant lifting up a phone at Denver or Morrison and calling the other by long distance. Only two phones were -available at the Morrison exchange and during the time a call was being received at the Coors residence, the supervisor was much too busy trying to trace the call to stop and get on the telephone. The answer was the installation of a continuously operating tele phone circutt between the Denver toll office and the Morrison exchange through use of one of the thirteen long distance lines. At the Morrison exchange, a telephone handset was mounted tn the center of the equipment room. Bo At the. Denver +o1l offices a speaker télephone set was installed. ~ 6 « p26 Page 996
A speaker telephone is the type used by many executives to. free their hands when making telephone calls. It consists of a small speaker and a built-in microphone so that the user of such a set can talk in a normal tone of voice and anyone in the room can hear the incoming conversation over the speaker. No handset is used. equipment from Denver, the supervisor on duty at Morrison immediately determined on which of the thirteen long distance trunks the call was coming from and shouted the number of the trunk into the speaker phone system to alert the supervisor on duty at Denver. fhe supervisor at the Denver toll office then had to take prompt action to trace the call. His problem was magnified somewhat because each long distance call to the Coors residence could originate in one. of three ways and there was no way of telling which way was in use until checks were made at various equipment centers within the teléphone — building. It was a matter similar to locating a fire in a building when ' you don't know on which floor the fire is burning. Originating points were as follows: | 2. Through a Denver long distance operator. (Two floors : of equipment and operators and an overload long distance exchange located at an east Denver exchange some five miles away.) 2. Through terminal grade trunks froma number of cities in Colorado, Wyoming and New Merico. (Located on one floor.) 3. Through Direct Distance Dialing equipment. jc Jans Beoated adjacent Yo the 4011 vanden office.) _ a ‘ ee : My eb044 Doold: 32809526 Page 899 ‘ , . ; nn r—“‘“‘:;™~C~*~;*=~s@”
Each had its own separate problems of tracing and each will - now be covered tn some detail: A. LONG DISTANCE OPERATOR CALLS Telephone company craft employees were kept on duty twenty-four hours a day tn the equipment room at Denver where the thirteen trunks from Morrison, Colorado, originated. Whena trace alert arrived fron Horrison to the toll tandem office, the craft employee was notified by doud speaker to visually determine where a particular call was coming from. For example, if he was notified that a call was coming tn on Trunk 7, the craft employee went to Trunk 7 where he could determine - whether the call was coming froma Denver long distance operator or fron a long distance operator tn some distant city. He would tmmediately “Felay this inpornat ion back to the toll “baidem supervisor's offite. If ‘the call originated from a Denver long distance operator, the toll supervisor would call the three Denver Chief Operators, euch responsible for a unit of long distance operators. Hach Chtef Operator would then unobtrustvely walk down a line of long distance operators and pick up all their long distance toll tfekets, locate the one directed to the Coors residence and notify the toll supervisor where the calli was coming from as the originating telephone number Pe on the toll ticket.. | Lt might be noted at this point that the picking up of toil tickets by the Chief Overator is a normal procedure butthe timing ina tracing operation is most important. Any lag would result in searching through a greater number of toll tickets. _. Phe Chief Operators | were briefed as %o what they were doing but the many long distance operators were unaware that a tracing = G =~ ; i : $9526 Page 1000
we Pee et Lae saebebeled qmtienlall,  AComa 2-1234 if the calling party said he was calling from AComa 2-1235, NW 55044 Docld;32989526 operation was tn progress. One small loophole existed in this system but it could not be avoided other than by direct tracing of each call and this could not be done in this case. Why? To make a direct trace, it ts necessary to "hold-up" or "slug" each circuit involved in the call, starting at the ———eatled party and fillowing—it—back—to-—the—originating -potnt.—This—would—- very likely alert the calling party because of the clicks which would be heard on the line every time a "siug” was inserted into the switching mechanism. Jt would mean having telephone company employees on duty twenty-four hours a day at each telephone exchange in the city of Denver and surrounding suburban areas. Each employee would have to be able to communicate instantly with each other employee. A direct race’ canbe” made “only from: oneverchange to tic nect and~a- cald may ge through many exchanges. A "slug" must be inserted at each exchange before you can go on to the next exchange. This takes time and man= Power of such magnitude that it ts not feastble for any extended period of time. The call can be traced only while the actual call is taking Place. As soon as the calling party hangs up, the trace is lost ‘except to the points where the call has been "slugged." The loophole mentioned was this: the calling party merely had to give the long distance operator an tncorrect number for the one from which the call was actually being placed, but this in ttself is a risk for the calling party. An alert long distance operator can detect that a wrong number is being given and will refuse to place the call ! under such ctrcumstances. She might not check a call coming from Page i001 -
but if the cailing party was.calling from BElmont 23-1234 and he said he was calling from AComa 2-1234, he would not get away with it. Even in the first example, the operator, if suspicious, could re-dial the number AComa 2-1234 and if this line did not show a busy signal, the ruse would not work. Hven in the first example where a wrong number was ' gtven, we would still have the city the call camé from if long distance and at least the approximate area if a local call. During the operation of the tracing system, no incorrect numbers were noted and all were traceable. | | . If the cald originated from a distant city long distance . . operator, the supervisor used the facilities of the toll tandem in his office. He dialed the distant city Chief Operator, briefly “Jeplained Kis Broblén, giving no wore inFormation-than-was necessary, and asked the Chief Operator to collect ail pending toll tickets and locate the one directed to NAtional 9-4455 at Morrison, Colorado. -—— This is not an unusual procedure and the toll Supervisor has a job of such responsibility that a Chief Operator will not ordinarily question his orders. In the few instances where a Chief Operator ina . distant city hesitated, the Denver toll supervisor was prepared to call his counterpart toil supervisor in the distant city. Usually, the mere statement that he was prepared to make such a call or that _he would cail the Chief Spectal Agent or a Traffic Superintendent (the Chief Operator's boss) was enough to resolve the hesitation. The cardinal principle here tnuolved, is that a toll tandem supervisor knows his way around, knows ‘telephone company parlance and operating }. procedure. XY, he can it get the gob done one Baus fe knows who to -10- BW 55044 Doold: 22389526 Page 1002. ce -6 rr yom nt ’ . : ae an
ti a dtstant-city can--diai-a—number—in-the—same-manner—as—a- long * contact to get the job done. As a result, no failures were involved in obtaining the pertinent toll ticket in a minimum of time. B. CALLS THROUGH TERMINAL GRADE TRUNKS A terminal grade trunk its one by which a long distance operator distance operator located in Denver. Thus, for example, a long distance operator in Cheyenne, Wyoming, could plug into a Denver terminal grade trunk and place a call to Morrison, Colorado, in the same manner as a Denver long distance operator. Jt is just an extension off the Denver long distance board, although tt covers a lot of miles. This did not create much of a problem as the craft employee soon recognized that a Cermindl grade trunk was ~being -wsed-and-~he. notified-the.. toll. tandem... gupersizor who then placed a call to the Chief Operator in the distant ctty and the same procedure was followed as outlined above. C. DIRECT DISTANCE DIALING (DDD) EQUIPMENT When the Coors case occurred, Denver was not equipped to handle DDD calls but all the equipment for this method of dtaling was installed in the toll office and the system of tracing calls which went through this equipment was developed by the Supervising Service Foreman of the toll section and several of his toll supervisors. As will be recalled, the Supervising Service Foreman of the toll section .attended the original meeting of telephone company officials. He returned to his office late in the afternoon, held over several of his toll supervisors, and they all went to work on the problem ‘wr BY 3200 AM., the system.was completed, tested and placed. tnto operation. The tngenuity of this operation cannot be over~emphasized -~ lj ~
as tt eventually saved countless hours of manpower and alerted toll personnel in Denver that a call was proceeding to the Coors residence even before the Coors telephone rang. Tracing became an instantaneous operation. The technical aspects of this system are much too extensive ——for-review-at—this--point,—but—in—layman!s language-the_follow ing took | place: ea The DDD equipment in Denver is described as a 4A Crossbar System. The crossbar switching systen was developed by Western Electric and the Bell Telephone laboratories after years of research, but even when it was being installed a few years ago, tt was obsolete because of newer advancements in the electronic field. cvsirces Back crossbar office is equipped with .a machine known,as a. . .. Trouble Recorder. This machine helps the crossbar system to locate all mechanical and electrical maifunctions in the entire system. _ If a trouble condition develops in one particular circuit, the crossbar system tries to route the call through another circuit, and in most instances succeeds. As soon as any malfunction occurs, the trouble recorder ejects @ punched card and an alarm bell rings. A trained craft employee needs only to glance at the punched card to determine that a particular circut ts not functioning properly and immediately proceed to make the necessar repairs. Any large toll office prides ttself in keeping the crossbar equipment operating tin a most efficient manner. In fact, each trouble card ejected cuts down their "Index" which to them is what statistics “are fo the Bureaus © °° IR ee
| The tracing system deve Loped used the trouble recorder machine | to trace the incoming calls. very time a call went to the Coors | residence or to eight other adjacent numbers, a trouble card was ejected. | This card would show the routing of the incoming call and a tracing operating could be started even before the Coors telephone rang. The card was ejected because a trouble condition "trap" showing a continuity failure was placed on the first attempt to ring the Coors telephone. This is known as a "first trial failure.” But remember, when a failure occurs, the crossbar system doesn't gtve up but makes a second trial attempting to place the call by a diferent circuit. The "trap" was so set up that on the second trial, the call to the Coors residence was completed. The bnportant: nme - operation were punched into the trouble recorder card which had been ejected on the first.triale ; . — The time lapse between "trials" is not great. It takes fron 500 to 750 milliseconds to make the second trial so there is no observable delay in the call. Note, however, that from the crossbar _ equipment the incoming call to the Coors residence had to go through i the step-by-step equipment at Morrison, Colorado. Since it takes a call approrimately ten seconds. to go through the step-by-step equipment, we got a ten second running start on the tracing operation. As to actual procedure, as soon as the trouble card dropped tn the crossbar equipment room, a craft employee determined the routing instructions from which he could determine from what distant 7 oity the call was being originated. He called the toll. tandem supervisor by inter-come The supervisor placed acall ‘to ‘the Chief. - 13 - MW 55044 Docld;33989526 Page 1005 —..  ... -... og
2) eae ane Re Re Sane - toll ticket. On almost all occasions, the calling runler was known “by the toll supervisors, marking down the date, biome, routing informat ton results of the trace and the fact that a discontinuance of the trace _ discovery of Corbett's car near Atlantic City. Through quick checking days a week. “Under ordinary conditions, these “supervisors ‘were not on i MW 55044 Doold: 32389526 Operator of the d stant city and asked her to pick up rite pertinent . , before we knew whether the cali was worthy of tracing or not. As time went on, the trouble cards being dropped for our or ration began to cut into thé "Inder" of the toll section to such c, extent that permission was granted by officials of the company to liscount all the cards caused by our tracing activities. As a matter of evidentiary nature, each trouble card was filed away for future reference. Craft employees marked each card with the time, date. and their initials as well as the routing information. A log was maintained in the toll tandem supervisor's office wae was received. These logs and cards assumed some importance later in the Coors case when the SAC noted that a call had been received from Atlantic City during the early stages of the tracing operation at a time prior to the of the logs and cards, it was determined that this call had been placed by a college friend of Mrs. Coors. MODIFICATIONS MADE IN THE TRACING SYSTEM AS TIME PROGRESSED As time went on, officials of the tele phone company became somewhat alarmed at the added expense to them of continuing the tracing operation. _ Poll Supervisors | were on duty twenty-four hours a day, seven Page 1006
duty during weekerdis, except when major trouble ocourred or when extensive revampi.g of the system was required. Additionally, these Supervisors are usually out inspecting equipment and directing the work . of the craft employees in the equipment room. Since one of the super- visors had to remain in the toll tandem supervisor's office at all ——t° r1es--to-handle the -tracing—operation;—it—cut—down-on-his—normal sapervisory duties. fo alleviate this situation,.a Special Agent of the telephone company was assigned to handle the tracing operation during the day. If any particular problem arose, one of the toll supervisors was not too fer Guaye A sound trained FBI agent was on duty from 4:00 Pole unttl the  —pee—nornings - After familiar izing-hinself with -the operation he-was -- ‘able to handle the tracing operation during the occastonal absences of the toll supervisor. Week-end duty was handled on a voluntary basis by the tndividual toll supervisors and all volunteered. Since they were paid. on a yearly salary basis, no overtime or premium pay was involved insofar as the telephone company was concerned. | . The big problem arose in justifying the use of a craft employee tn the equipment room twenty-four hours a day. His sole duty was to determine on which Denver-Morrison trunk a particular call was on. He could do nothing.else. His entire salary had no return to the telephone company. | Further, as a craft employee, he was entitled to premium pay for working nights, special shifts and on weekends. 7 With the success of the tracing operation through use of the 1 trouble recorder system, a way was found to eliminate the craft “employee. ‘Recall that all calls through thé crossbar system were : -~ 15 ~ \ MW 55044 Doocld: 329859526 Page 1007
the térninagl grade operator cait, could be—eliminateds—fhi s—was—done o— " untendent authorized the “teurning down, - 16 = 35 ee Senet Seif osname oe Ge -gutomatically traced, through use of the trouble recorder card. Craft employees were on duty twenty-four hours a day at the trouble recorder, trrespectiuve of our operation. If all calls could somehow be routed through the crossbar system, the craft employee making checks on the long distance operator calls and Zach long distance operator tm Denver had access to the thirteen trunks to Morrison, Colorado by which she could dial a NAtional 9 number by plugging into an unused Morrison circuit and dialing the number involved. This she did as a creature of habit when she had a call going to Morrison. . cog. a a She could just as eastly plug into a. erossbar. oiréute ‘Gnd ‘place - her call through ‘the crossbar..system.: So, the Distr trict Traffie Superine -tendent authorized the "blacking out" of all these Morrison operator trunk outlets. This became a matter of disabling each of these operating ctrcuits at each long distance operator position by removing the sleeve , fron each circuit and placing plugs in the associated holes on the long distance board. Each long distance operator was then instructed to — ' place her Morrison calls through the crossbar circuits. This left the terminal grade trunks of which there were 170 scattered throughout the 8ocky Mountain area. The terminal grade trunks were the property of the long lines department of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company and were a revenue making proposition for AT&T Co., but not necessarily for Mountain States. The terminal + 1 i ~ . grade trunks would be made tnoperative anyway as soon as Mountain States changed over to DDD on April 23, 1960, The district Traffic Super- " or placing out of service,
all the terminal g ade trunks. This took a few days to accomplish, but . the end result was that all calls to Morrison, and conineidentally to the Coors residence, were all routed through the crossbar system where an automatic trace was available. From that time on, the tracing system could be kept up in efinitely without a great monetary loss to the telephone company a d tt was so continued until March 14, 1960. COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE SAC OF THE SPECIAL When the Spectal Squad was being orgmized, it became evident that the telephone facilities of the Denver Office would be taxed to the utnost. The criminal squad room of the Denver Office was vacated for she Spectal Squad. The SAG's office was placed tm the adjacent criminal supervisor's offices A call was placed to the UST &T Co. Denver—“etropolitan — equipment supervisor, a long time contact of the Denver Office. He imnediately proceeded to the Denver Office with a crew of installers to design an expanded telephone System for the offices The criminal supervisor's office had a two button telephone set with two incoming lines. Hach of these lines was brought out to another two button telephone set so that the ASAC of the Special could listen to each call if necessary. An additional telephone with a direct outside unlisted number was installed so the SAC could make direct outside calls without going through the office switchboard. Another telephone was installed for the SAG's. secretary.” : -~ 17 - Page 1009 | NW 55044 Docld:32989526
Away had to be found to arrange instantaneous telephone communication with the Coors residence. This is where the Denver- Metropolitan Equipment supervisor's knowledge of telephone circuttry came to the fore. “ Thirteen telephone circuits existed from Denver to Morrison. Oneof these circuits was being used full time for the Inter-com systen between the Morrison telephone exchange and the Denver toll office. None of the other lines could be released for our use as they were Gill needed for long distance traffic. fo call the Coors residence from the Denver FBI Office it was necessary to dial the operator, as on a regular long distance call _ and delays occurred on every call. The equipment supervisor recalled that a wealthy Denver manufacturer had a summer home tn the mountains, served by a leased long distance line from Denver through which his mountain mansion could be dialed directly from Denver. The line was not in use during the winter months but because of the owner's stature in the community, the line was never used for any other purpose. The equipment supervisor promptly "borrowed" this dine and had it looped ‘into the Morrison exchange thereby giving us the direct long distance line from Denver to Morrison via the mountatn mans tone Then our equipment supervisor borrowed a technique which is not used very frequently in telephone installations. It resembles the old hand-cranked country telephone set tm a sense except you don't 3 edi Rianes coer ae need the hand crank. He installed a "ring-down" phone in the SAC's - 18 « HW 55044 Docld:32989596 Page 1016 |
NW 55044 Docld: 32989526 Page i011 office and a companion "ring-down" phone in the Coors ras idence at Morrison. | Po communicate, all that was necessary was to lift up either phon- and the one on the other end of the line rang. Lo complete the communtcations picture, there were four incoming l nes to the toll tandem supervisor's office, all dialable from Denver. So, we can now follow the action as tt took place every time an incoming call arrived at the Coors residence in Morrison: As soon as the phone rang, the Special Agent on duty at the Coors residence was alerted to listen to his Magnecorder and record the incoming conversation. if he could determine that the call was legitimate and not worthy of tracing, he would lift up his "ring-down" Phone and advise the SAC the trace was not necessary, Lhe SAC would then dial one of the numbers of the toll tandem office and advise the agent or the telephone company employee on duty that tt was not necessary to trace the particular call in brogress. fo prevent any delay in case all the lines to the toll tandem office were busy (and this happened on occasion) a dispatcher radio untt was installed in the toll tandem office so that the tracing operation - could be discontinued by calling on the Denver FM radio system using . ‘Suitable pretext language. This dispatcher unit was also used to communicate with Bureau radio cars during the period of time when a number of pay tele phone docations were betng covered.in the Denver area. . A dispatcher unis was: also - installed at the Coors residence’ at Morrison in the event of a breakdown of telephone circuits. -— 19 -
SPECIALIZED COVERAGE: PAY STATIONS IN THE NATIONAL 9 AREA Farly in the case it was obvious that a call could be placed to the Coors residence from any one of a number of pay telephones By checking telephone company records, it was found that twenty-eight pay telephones existed in the NAtional 9 exchange. Many were located outside and some tn very tsolated places. These ranged, according to telephone company records, from such places as: "Inside booth at Tabor Bar, Main Street, Morrison, Colorado"; "Qutside booth, inter-Canyon Fire Department, mounted ““" on telephone pole number 649, about three miles above Tiny Town at Fender Junction, where you turn off to Phillipsburg, €olorado"; "Qutside booth, MS T&T Co. ball park, Morrison Road, east edge of town about where you cross to go to Soda Lake, on Pole number 9-26," 4 team of Agents visually observed each of these locations through use of a telephone company truck and all locations were pinpointed on a map in the Denver Office. In addition, supervisors at the Morrison exchange marked each of these telephone terminals for quick reference in the event that a call was recetved from one of the booths. MULTIPLE PAY STATIONS IN DENVER AREA Recognizing | that a call mighy be made from a erowded area in Denver through a pay “telephone, a@ survey was nade of ‘all Locat tons in NW 55044 Doeld: 32989526 Page igi : located in the WAt ional 9 exchange without going through an operator.
Denver where three or more pay stations existed. This was accomplished through review of telephone company records. Seventeen locations were found where multtpie pay stations existed. For instance, the Denver Union Station had a total of twenty- et ht-pay “stations located—in-three—different—banks—of—booths Stapleton Air Field, the matin Denver airport, had twenty-three _ ty telephones located in four different banks of booths. DENVER TOLL TICKET SURVEY Since the subject of the case might place a cail to the Coors residence to give instructions for a payoff, and then place a long Gistance call to the Location where the victim was being held, all toll tenets on Long-distance calls made from Denver, Colorado and some Suburban areas were photographed through use of a Recordak machine set up in the main telephone company buiidings ; —_. Iwo agents were busy handling this operation as approrimately 600,000 toll tickets were photographed from February 13, 1960 through March 1, 1960. . Toll tickets were picked up on a regular basis and processed . through the Recordak machine so that no delay would occur in trans-~ ferring the toll tickets to the telephone company's accounting center in Denver where the tickets. are sorted for billing purposes. It its well to note here that unless the toll tickets are photographed tmmedtately before the accounting breakdown ts made, the tickets are sent to all parts of the country for billing purposes and they are effectiverty fost forever tnsofar as obtaining data wh ich | night “later be of interest to the ‘investigations - 2] ~- 55044 Dooid: 32909526 Page 1013
: q i | H t . personnel is able to verbally express the appreciation of the whole NW 55044 Docld:32989526 Page 1014 _@ould have been identified. CRANK CALLS | . Several crank calls were made to the Coors reaigence during the tracing operation period. We were successful in tracing these calls. | The Chief Special Agent's Office was particularly ae in these in tances in furnishing us with Long distance toll tickets placed by t e persons who made the crank calls. Crank calls were made to the Victim's father's home in Golden, .dlorado, where the Coors Brewery is located. These calls were usually of short duration. In one. instance, the caller stated he would call later the sane evening. The telephone company Chief Special Agent, a supervising service. foreman and an FBI Agent attempted to make a dtrect trace when the incoming call came in. The call was.traced back to a. telephone. | exchange in West Denver, but the call was of such short duration that tt "fell-of. n before the trace could be completed. We did now that the call was coming froma pay telephone in West Denver on a particular street and with sufficient manpower on the street, the caller probably How do you say thanks to ail the telephone company employees, many of whom gave up their week ends to assist in covering this essential operation? While the sound trained agent working with telephone company office and of the Bureau, letters of appreciation from the Director are most effective. .-... Anyone visiting. the Dénver toll tandem office today will notice - 22 =
a framed letter from the Director, addressed personaily to the Supervising Service Foreman commending him and indtuidually mentioning the names of each forenan under his supervision who solably assisted the Bureau. | 7 a A visit to the office of the Chief. Specter agent WrIT reveat — 2 franed photograph of the Director addressed to him personally. The above two are exanples of ways in which the Bureau's gratitude was expressed. Other such letters were directed to key personnel of HS TET Cow, inciuding the President. You can be . assured that these express tons of gratitude are treasured dong after the remembrance of sacrificed week ends have faded aways " ‘The question now arises, if a sinilar situation ‘arose today, could the same job be done with ppp equipment? Aceording to our now firmly established sources, it can be done, but each future case will have tts own individual problens. The answer can be given by the telephone company personnel involved “when the specific problem ts advanced. . fhe best advice that can be gtven is to locate the proper key personnel, particularly those responsible for the operation of the toll tandem office, set out the problem involved and Let them arrive at the proper method of handling the particular cases. Lae oot: age 1015. so
a. « ad - eof . Perens weedites . F PERSONAL ATTENTION err UN“TED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUsticn | OF-34 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to June 21, 1961 WASHINGTON 25, D. ¢. File No. (Ay “CRIMINAL INFORMANTS-CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM - SAC Letters 57-70 dated December 13, 1957, 58-64 dated October 14, 1958, 59-48 __.date . August 4, 1959, and 61-13 dated March 14, 1961, pointed out the ung nt need for criminal informants” whio-can-give direct -information rel utive to individuals under investigation in connection with the Cr minal Intelligence Program. An analysis of available information developed to. date concerning the structure of organized crime in this country reveals a decided need for the further clarification and expansion of facts now known concerning the identity of the leaders of the organized hoodlum element, and the manner in which this element functions. To successfully complete our intelligence picture of the controlling forces which make organized crime operative, it is now urgently necessary to develop particularly qualified, live sources within the upper echelon of the organized hoodlum element who will be copeble of furnishing the, quality information required. ™i0 most significant information developed to date indicating ‘organization among the nation's hoodlum leaders has been obtained from highly confidential sources in, Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia concerning the existence of a "sommission" of top leaders of the -— organized hoodlum element exerting a controlling influence on racket activities in this country. Additional information concerning the "commission" has also been developed recently from a highly confidential source in Newark. The Chicago and New York sources have discussed the "commission" as being composed variously of six, nine, and twelve ‘Members. The Chicago source accounts for a nine- or twelve-man commission by discussing increases in "commission" membership resulting in expansion of this group to either nine or twelve men. Both the Chicago and New York sources list‘as members Vito Genovese, Thomas Luchese, Joseph Profaci, Carlo Gambino and Joseph Bonanno. The Chicago source indicates Samuel Giancana is a member, with the New York source furnishing information that there is a "commission" member from Chicago without naming him. Genovese, Luchese, Profaci and Gambino are ail Top Hoodlums from the New York area. Giancana is a Chicago Top Hoodlum; Bonanno is a Phoenix Top Hoodlum residing in Tucson, and formerly from Brooklyn, New York. In addition, the Chicago source names hoodlums believed identical with Joseph Zerilli, Detroit Top Hoodlum; John La Rocca, Pittsburgh Top Hoodlum; Raymond Patriarca, Boston Top Hoodlum; and Steve Magaddino, Buffalo Top Hoodlum as “commission” members. The Chicago source suggests that Joseph ida, Newark Top. Hoodlum who has
Wada - ‘ beurosows—pocs-seseoses—pagesoee ‘version of the full Italian word “avvocato" which, literally ‘ According to this source these local leaders, the "bosses" and “as an arbitration board. - returned to Sicily, was a “commission” member representing the Philadelphia area. The Philadelphia source identifies Angelo Bruno, Philadelphia Top Hoodlum, as the current representative of the "commission" in that area. This source also discusses Bruno ___ traveling to New York to receive instructions from the “commission. ~~ Information recently [ee ee me erie ontiaential coun Se Newark indicates tnat Gerardo Catena, Newark Top Hoodlum, has been placed on the "commission" in the recent past. The New York source identifies Carlo Gambino as the current chairman of the "commission," indicating that he is occupying this position in place of Vito Genovese, while Genovese is in prison. The Chicago source previously indicated that Genovese appeared to occupy the top position prior to his incarceration. The New York and Chicago sources have mentioned Albert Anastasia, deceased New York hoodlum, as a former “commission" member, and the New York source has identified Frank Costello, New York Top Hoodlum currently in Federal Prison, as a former "commission" member prior to his loss of favor as an underworld power. . Both the Chicago and New York sources have used the term “avugat" to denote a "commission" member 5 lavugat" is a shortened translated, means “attorney." . a _ Enlarging upon the “commission's” power and influence regarding organized criminal activities throughout the country, the New York source explained that there were two hoodlum leaders, referred to as the “boss” and the “underboss," in each major popu- lation area throughout the country and in Canada, who are responsible to the "commission" for activities in their respective areas. In explaining this progression of authority, the source cited as an example the mob leadership in the Philadelphia area in years past. In the period referred to, Joseph Ida was identified as the "boss," and Marco Reginelli, deceased hoodlum leader, as the “anderboss, " with these local leaders answerable to Albert Anastasia, a "commission" member at that time. Other examples of "bosses" identified by this source were Santo Trafficante in Florida and Joseph Civello in Texas. Trafficante is a Tampa Top Hoodlum and Civello, a Dallas Top Hoodlum. “underbosses," operate to a degree on their own, making their own decisions in underworld matters involving activities in their own areas. However, they are ultimately answerable to the "commission" in case of problems or disputes, with the “commission” functioning 6/21/61 , SAC LETTER NO. 61-34 -2-
In areus of great population or importance 'there appears to be additional second and third echelon leaders corresponding to the positions of “boss” and "“underboss" in other areas. For example, the New York source has identified at least Six New York hoodlum subordinates of Josepn Profaci, a "commission! member, as his "capirigime." This Italian word literally translated means "heads of the regime," and is used to denote mob bosses working on 8 level below a "commission" member, or "avugat." The New York ———~ + jurce has-also identifited—several- welt~-known-New—York—hoodiums—a. eapirigime" working under Vito Genovese, another "commission" member. The Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia sources strongly suggest that the “commission” either appoints, or at least has final approval over the appointment of local “bosses” and “under- bosses." The Chicago source discussed Vito Genovese traveling about the country in connection with a number of “promotions” within the organization, and mentioned frequent changes of the “boss" in Philadelphia during a comparatively short period. The Philadelphia source furnished corresponding information concerning a change in leadership in that area occasioned by the “commission. “This” information, made possible through the establishment - Gr these sources, has. been invaluable.in.providing insight into the '. top echelon of organized crime in this country. However, as pointed out above, there is an urgent need for amplifying information which will- reveal full details concerning the operations of these inter- related organized criminal groups throughout the.nation.. Our urgent need for new live sources strategically placed in the upper echelons of organized crime is brought into clear focus by the fact that no information regarding the "commission" has been reported by any live criminal source to date. ‘his, of course, - SUggests a problem of some delicacy in seeking -information from _ live informants, since we must avoid the danger of informants _playing back" information they may obtain through questions asked em. TOP ECHELON INFORMANT PROGRAM To insure that the Bureau meets its responsibilities in -, connection with the Criminal Intelligence Program, it is mandatory that the development of quality criminal informants be emphasized and the existing program be implemented and greatly expanded. 6/21/61 _ _ ~«. SAC LETTER NO. 61-34 0 or eB : wi so044 Doold: 32989526 Page i018 , ]
You are again reminded that the penetration and infiltration: - of organized criminal activity is a prime objective of the Bureau, and to accomplish this it is necessary to give a renewed impetus to the development of quality criminal informants. - We have learned through our experience in conducting .—investigations in connection with the Criminal Intelligence Program .- that the best source we could possibly obtain would be a criminal informant who is highly placed in organized crime. ry The Bureau is therefore inaugurating-the following program in an effort to develop criminal informants of the type mentioned’ above. Effective immediately the following offices must designate a squad of Special Agents to work exclusively on the development of criminal informants who are in a position to furnish valuable information regarding cases currently under investigation in connection with this program, and .to furnish quality criminal intelligence information: Chicago, Detroit, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Newark, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco. a The selection of Agent personnel bo , participate in this program is of vital importance. The Agents selected must have demonstrated in the past their ability in this field and should be mature, aggressive, resourceful, and possess the necessary knowledge of criminal activities in your area to intelligently accomplish the objectives. — . in addition to the above qualities an enthusiastic approach to this program is a basic essential which must be evidenced by all “Agents whom you designate to participate. . To insure the success of this progran, it is necessary to utilize Special Agents with the will and desire to employ new approaches and means to secure the Bureau's goals. It is your persenal responsibility to select the Special Agents to participate in the program and to advise the Bureau within one week of their names. . . . SELECTION OF POTENTIAL INFORMANTS Your selection of potential criminal informants in. connection with this program should be based upon a combination SAC LETTER NO. 61- 34 - eho ne Lan : 26 Page 1019 f
of a particular hoodlum's qualification by virtue of his position in the organized hoodlum element, and upon circumstances indicating his possible vulnerability to development. A few examples of the type hoodlum who should be considered for development are: Chicago Eowd.s Karan. Henry Susk Detroit Richard Zalmanowski John J. White Kansas City Alex Presta Phillip Simone we tas Vegas * oo -, _ ry Lee . - on wee an “ wha tes cr ore ., George Gordon Eugene Richard Warner Lou Ledderer Los Angeles John Battaglia Alfonso Rocco Pizzichino- st Miami JFK Act 6 (4) Newark Pasquale Masi Salvatore Paci } ; New York Mike Scandifia Max Courtney ' 6/21/61 - a "SAC LETTER NO. G1-34 oy CO te Be. a were | ame_ss Gu. : ie T0270
Philadelphia Felix DeTulio Antonio Pollina ——_ | _____ Pittsburgh | | | Arthur G. Nelson Frank Valente San Francisco Aladena T, Fratianno These are cited only as examples of the types of individuals who would be in a position to furnish the information required. You are undoubtedly aware of other hoodlums, who for various reasons may be susceptible to an approach. ; The ‘eleven offices participating in this program should _ submit to the Bureau within one week the identities of hoodlums you have selected for concentrated attention. Each office, with the exception of the New York Office, should submit a minimum of five .names; the New York Office is to submit a minimum of ten names. — SUGGESTED APPROACHES To properly develop informants of this caliber, varied approaches can and should be utilized, dependent upon the individual under development. The following methods are being set forth as possible guidelines. . Background Investigation ; | A penetrative investigation of each individual selected © as a target for development as an informant should be conducted | prior to any approach of the individual. j - In many instances this information will be available to 7 your office as a result of previous investigations. Do not overlook i possibilities of obtaining additional information from your criminal informants and sources. . Through these investigations you should determine back- ground, marital status, girl friends, hobbies, personalities, Roe AY 6 tut eo ee ater eemumeeee e "6/21/61 — SAC LETTER NO, 61-34 > . - 6 ~ | aratooweneemncascosacubage.
6/21/61 - SAC LETTER NO. 61-34 -7- relatives, financial affairs, criminal record, current criminal activities, et cetera of each individual selected for development. Be alert to the possibility of utilizing as informants, individuals currently incarcerated who were formerly associates of Top Hoodliums. The offer of assistance to these individuals' families could“induce their cooperation. A review of all these facts should assist materially in planning the development period. Payments The Bureau will authorize substantial remuneration for informants who can provide information concerning hoodlums who have national stature. Payments in this instance will be made for quality criminal intelligence information and you will not be restricted in making payments to just those instances which involve a substantive violation over which the Bureau has guci sdiction. -~- - SELES Lee tad on wee ; It is apparent that hope for financial reward will not “be a motivating force which would induce most selected targets for development to cooperate; however, under certain circumstances _ this could be a most effective means and should not be overlooked. Compromising Situations . It is imperative that full exploitation be made of circumstances which place a potential informant in a position Where it would be advantageous to him to furnish information to ’ the Bureau. @. Prosecution Awareness of an individual under development that he is liable to either Federal or State prosecution could be a compelling reason for such an individual to cooperate with the Bureau. b. Deportation Fear of deportation is a fact that could motivate many of the Selected targets for development to be susceptible to development as informants. This may well be one of the effective approaches: which could be used against older top echelon hood Lums .
ec. Personal Reasons. These will vary with the individual under development. S me examples could be: concern over the criminal activity and “1 yssible prosécution of-chtidren;—wife;—giri- friends; -et—cetera..—— ear of pressure being exerted from associates or rivals in organized criminal activity. Confidential Basis It should be made crystal clear to the individuals under development in connection with this program that any information furnished by them will be handled on a strictly confidential basis. You should insure that no. dissemination is made of information obtained from such sources unless the informant can be fully protected. In the implementation of this program, the Bureau's objective of penetration and infiltration of the top echelon of organized criminal activities and the continuous flow of quality criminal intelligence | “" anformation should be constantly kept in mine . This program presents a definite new challenge to the field which to be met calls for new and untried methods and situations may arise which will be evaluated by the Bureau based upon the realization of the need for unusual and extreme methods. The offices participating in this program must of necessity display the initiative and ingenuity to provide the impetus to realize the Bureau's objective. Every office is being advised of this program since in the future it may be appropriate to expand it to include additional offices. All offices instructed to designate a squad of Special Agents to participate in this program should advise the Bureau within thirty days of the progress made. The Bureau will analyze the preliminary information obtained and within a three months' period, a-conference at either Seat of Government or in the field will be held to evaluate the progress made and to redirect the program as a result of the experience gained to date. These special assignments will not eliminate the responsibilities of all Special Agents to fully participate in the criminal informant program. i ate 4 hh me Oe Toe Uebte A F bol QF ot te Se 6/21/61 _ SAC LETTER NO. 61-34 . ~ 8 - ~ Luvs "Dp . 26 Page 1023 ; ;
This program has, as its primary purpose, the development of auslity criminal intelligence informants. The two most important components of this program are the selection of individuals for development -as informants and the designation —— Of the Special Agents who-will—participate. I cannot stress too strongly the urgent necessity of ‘ach Special Agent in Charge providing the personal leadership hich will insure the success of this program. Very truly yours, John Edgar Hoover ’ Director ne en eer mt 6/21/61 SAC LETTER NO. 61-34 . ~ Q- : HW 55044 Doold: 32989526 Page 1024 . am
PERSONAL ATTENTION SAC LETTER NO. 61-37. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to July 11, 1961 WASHINGTON 25, D. C. File No, (A) ). INCENTIVE AWARDS - FBI’FORM BOOK -- The Civil Service Commission has revised the Incentive Awards Program regulations as they relate primarily to awards for suggestions or contributions where tangible |__savings are -involved:---The £able_for determining. the amount of such awards has been changed to (1) increase the minimum award from $10 to $15, (2) provide for $50 minimum tangible benefit to qualify .for an award and (3) increase the amount of award where more sub- stantial savings are realized. The changes have little effect on awards involving intangible benefits resulting. from employee contri- butions and performances other than to increase the minimum award from $10 to $15. Minimum awards.will not be granted for intangible benefits unless the employee's contribution compares favorably with minimum awards granted where tangible benefits are involved. Suggestions which deal with maintenance or repair, items ' Of supply which could be procured through simple requisition, or offer no specific means to improve operations cannot be considered suggestions within”the ilimits-of the program. Similarly, ideas .to “auprove working conditions which could and should have been cor- rected in the normal course of work and proposals which are trivial in nature or which would cost more to process than any saving they . could achieve, will not be evaluated under the suggestion program_ but will be returned to the appropriate supervisor for oral , acknowledgment. ; The foregoing which became effective, July 1, 1961, should be brought to the attention of all employees... Form FD-255 is being revised and upon receipt of a supply of the revised: form -which will be forwarded under separate cover one copy should be placed in the FBI Form Book and you should destroy all copies of this form not bearing the current revision date. You may continue to submit recommendations on an old FD-255 form until you receive a supply of the revised form. . ; 7/11/61 iy ce — SAC LETTER NO. 61437 ae oo  (B)\:AUTOMOBILES - 1961 - PLYMOUTHS ~ TRUNK LIGHT -- The Bureau has recently learned of the following technique being used by car thieves to gain entry to the trunk of the 1961 Plymouth: a» gi-sses—be etd 2o2520—_Page.
Remove the two screws which hold the light (over the license plate) in place; push the bulb aside, and insert a screwdriver and remove the lock retainer clip. Once the retainer clip is removed the cylinder can be removed and the trunk opened. The Chrysler Company has advised that the screws holding this assembly Should bé the “one-way” type;-that is, they can—be tightened but not loosened. A rivet can also be used for this purpose. Any vehicle not having "one- -way" screws will be so equipped by an authorized Plymouth dealer at no cost. (Insure that all 1961 Plymouths in your division.are protected against entry in the above manner. T/lifol | . ; SAC LETTER NO. 61- 37 ‘ (c):: INTERVIEWS ~ CONFESSIONS AND’ SIGNED STATEMENTS -- At the request of the Criminal Division and the Office of Legal Counsel of the Department of Justice, a new rule will be followed, effective immediately, in giving defendants or prospective defendants and ‘witnesses ‘copiés of conressions and signed statements which they “have previously furnished-to the Bureau. The rule will be, as " stated by the Department, that: . ‘ "subsequent to the formal referral of a matter to the United States Attorney, any such request, whether made by the pro- Spective defendant or his counsel, should be referred to the interested United States Attorney. He can then determine, after consultation with the Criminal Division, if deemed necessary, _ the potential adverse impact upon the criminal proceeding should ' there be an untimely release or inspection of the statements in - question." For the purposes of this rule, a case will be considered as formally referred to the United States Attorney when facts are presented to him and he indicates the likelihood of ultimate prosecution. Requests made prior to formal referral for copies of signed statements and confessions will be honored as in the past. ‘If a defendant, prospective defendant or witness, interviewed after formal referral, offers to give a signed statement or con- fession only upon condition that a copy will be given to him, the ‘ Statement or confession should be taken and a copy furnished unless the United States Attorney can readily be reached for’ an opinion and advises to the contrary. SAC LETTER NO. 61-37. -~2- |_ow i : 89526 Page 1026 ; -
The rule for defendants and prospective defendants - will be applied to witnesses also, owing to the fact that witnesses sometimes become defendants and vice versa. . In the event of an inquiry from the United States Attorney concerning this new policy, you should advise him that it was put into effect at the request of the Department. Jb SAC LETTER NO. 61-37 (D) FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY -- In view of the extremely heavy demand for attendance at the National Academy, the size of each class will be increased to 80 men, effective with the August, 1961, class. The standards for attendance at the Academy are not to be lowered in any fashion to fill a class. Although there have already been nominated for the August class a sufficient number of candidates to make up a class of 80 men, it will be permissible for you to make recom- mendations to the Bureau for additional representatives at the August Session. These will be given consideration if the size --~of-the class ~permits. Te RT ees (Security Letter on attached pages) 7/11/61 me _ ‘SAC LETTER NO. 61-37 _ 2723 MW 55044 Docld:32989526 Page 1027 7 , |
? ’ - a . i ‘ « ~ ¢ . ~ (E)i. ” SUBVERSIVE ORGANIZATION CHARACTERIZATIONS - INTERNAL SECURITY - c Set forth below are up-to-date thumbnail sketches of organizations and publicaticns, each of which is of use to various field offices. You are snstructed that the sketcnes set forth in SAC Letters 58-41 (F), 58-81 (Kp, 59-&% (C0), 55-43 (M), and 60-34 (F) should no longer be used. in the event. an oftice needs to characterize an organization not menticned in this letter, listed in the various issues of the "Guide to Subversive Organizations and Publications” published by the House Committee on Un-American Activities, or designated by _ —the—Attorney- General pursuant-to Executive Order 10450, a request should be made of the office of origin to furnish the required ‘characterization. You are instructed that in describing a local. affiliate of a2 national erganization, in addition to characterizing the local affiliate, it will be necessary to set forth separately the characterization of the parent organization. The evaluaticn and identities of the sources should be handled in accordance with instructions set forth in Part I, Section XOB 2m (1) (ad), page 64, of the FSI Handbook. . For the purpose of evaluation all sources utilized in the preparatior. of the sketches listed below should be described _as having furnished reltable information in the nast.--. In each sketch utilized below, the field office sub- mitting the sketch has advised that careful consideration was given to each source concealed. — of . ‘Aly TENY" J “THE FACT") ° ‘ . A source advised on May 2, 1961, that "A Teny" ("The Fact") is a Hungarian-language newspaper which closely follows the Communist Party line and has done so since at least the late 1940's. * This newspaper is puolished monthly in Los Angeles, California. ; oe Source: beceTeh , COMMITIEE To SECURE UUSTECE FOR MORTON SOBELL "Following the execution of atomic spies Ethel and Julius Rosenberg in June, 1953, the ‘Communist campaign assumed 3 different emphasis. Its major effort centered upon Morton sobell,' the Rosenbergs! codefendant. The National Committee to Secure Justice - in the Rosenberg case ~ a Communist front which had been conductin the campaign in the United States - was reconstituted as the National Rosenberg-Sobell Committees at a conference in Chicago in October, 1953, and ‘then.as tre National Committee to Secure Justice for Morton Sobell in the Ros enberg case!...." . T/IT/6l , SAC LETTER NO. 61-: 37 - 4 - MW 35044 Doold: 32969526 Page 1026 ' .
1 h ! 4 is ued by the Committees has described his organization on a nationwide basis as the "Nation "- mentioning one of "Muhammad's Temples of Islam." = fl : Page i029 . ; ("Guide co Subversive Organizations and Publications" dated January 2, 1957, issued by the House Committee on Un- American Activities, page 60.) In September, 1954, the name "National Committee to Secure Justice for Morton Sobell" appeared on literature issued by the Committee. In March, 1955, the current name, "Committee to Secure Justice for Morton Sobell," first appeared on literature The 1960-61 Borough of Manhattan telephone directory “tists the "Committee to Secure Justice for Morton Sobell” as laing located at 940 Broadway, New York, New York. FOUR CONTINENT BOOK CORPORATION According to the records of the Foreign Agents Registration Section, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D. C., the Four Continent Book Corporation, 156 Fifth Avenue, New York City, is registered under the provisions of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended. One of the foreign principals listed in this registration is the Mezhdunarodnaja Kniga (International Book), MoSéGow, Union of Soviet Socialist - Republics. . - JULY 26TH MOVEMENT OF NEW YORK The July 26th Movement is a revolutionary organization founded and led by Fidel Castro, now Prime Minister of Cuba. NATION OF ISLAM, formerly referred to as the Muslim Cult of Islam, also known as Muhammad's Temples of Islam . FRUIT OF ISLAM MUSLIM GIRLS TRAINING Nation of Islam In January, 1957, a source advised Elijah Muhammad of Islam" and “Muhammad's Temples of Islam." On May 5, 1961, a second source advised: Elijah Muhammad is the national leader of the Nation of Islam (NOI). Muhammad's Temple of Islam No. 2, 5335 South Greenwood Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, is the national headquarters of the NOI. In mid 1960 Muhammad and Other NOI officials, when referring to Muhammad's- organization on . a nationwide basis, commenced using either "Mosque" or "Temple" when 7/11/61 | . . SAC LETTER NO. 61-37 ~5-
The NOI is an all-Negro organization which was originally organized in 1930 in Detroit, Michigan. Muhammad claims to have been selected by Allah, the Supreme Being, to ' lead the so-called Negro race out of slavery in the wilderness of North America by establishing an independent black nation in the United States. Members following Muhamnad '§ teaching and his interpretation of the "Koran" believe there’is no such ‘thing as a Negro; that the ‘so~ called Negroes are slaves of the white race,-referred -to..as—“white devils," in—the-United-States+ and that the white race, because of its exploitation of the so-called Negroes, mast and will be destroyed:in the approaching “War of Armageddon." : % In the past, officials and members of the NOI, in- cluding Muhammad, have refused to register under the provisions of the Selective Service Acts and have declared that members Owe no allegiance to the United States. On May 5, 1958, the first source advised Muhammad had, upon advice of legal counsel, tempered his personal statements and instructions to his ministers concerning the principles of his organization in order to avoid possible prosecution by the United States: Goverment , Mowever, he - did nev indicate any fundamental changes in the teachings of his organization. On May 17, 1961, a third source advised: Muhammad had, early in July, 1958, decided to de-emphasize the religious — aspects of the teachings of Islam and to stress the economic benefits to be derived by those Negroes who joined the NOI. This policy change, according to Muhammad, would help him acquire additional followers and create more interest in his programs. Sources: DELETED DELETE D ° DELET ED - Fruit of Islam On May 5, 1961, a source advised that the Fruit of Islam (FOI) is a group within the Nation of Islam (NOT) composed of male members of the NOI. The purpose of the FOI is to protect officiais and property of the NOI, assure compliance of members with NOI teachings and to prepare for the "War of Armageddon." Members of the FOI are required to participate in military drill and are afforded the opportunity to engage in judo training. may: LETTER NO. 61-37 _ ae Ge aT NW 55044 Docld:32989526 Page 1030, ~
“The FOI is gover ed by a military system wherein the embers are controlled by ge..eral orders similar to those issued by regular military organizations. Source: brCerTeD .Muslim Girls Training On May 19, 1960, a source advised that the Muslim ——"( “BIS Trainine (mar) is-a~group -within-the Nation—-of—Islam_(NOT! nd is composed of all female members of the NOI. The MGT is similar in structure to the Fruit of Islam (FOT), which is composed © of male members of the NOI, in that the MGT has officers similar to military organizations to whom other-female members are account- able. MGT members receive instructions in homemaking, hygiene, calisthenics, and other subjects such as Muslim history and the English language. There also exists a Junior MGT, which is composed of female members of the NOI who are between the ages of 15 and 19 and who are afforded military-type drill. Since 1957, various officers and “sisters” of the MGT —- have, at meetings of the MGT, used the term MGT so that it also means General Civilization Class. General Civilization Ciass refers to elasses conductéd within the MGT. r + The above refers to activities. of the MGT at Muhammad's Temple of Islam No. 2, 5335 South Greenwood, Chicago, Illinois. fe | ; On May 17, 1961, another source advised that the MGT I is a group within the NOI which is composed of all female member ; of the NOI. The MGT is similar in structure to the FOI, which | is composed of male members of the NOI. In theory, the MGT exists in all Temples of the NOI and is patterned after the MGT at Muhammad's Temple of Islam No. 2, Chicago. General Civilization Class refers to the collective group of classes held within the MGT. Sources: PELETED : DELETED FE NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO ABOLISH THE UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE On May 3, 1961, a source advised that the National Committee to Abolish the Un-American Activities Committee was organized in August, 1960, at Los Angeles, California, to stimulate new and utilize all efforts of interested individuals and organi- zations in a national campaign to promote public education leading Pf. : a ' “" SAC LETTER NO. 61- 37. i aoe n . - einai vee wren west, See - a , - 4 » Lear-soowepoczaSaseseacagessoss Tt
to political action to abolish the House Committee on Un- American Activities (HCUA). The National Committee to Abolish the Un-American Activities Committee will not duplicate the work of other Civil Liberties organizations, which include the abolition of the HCUA as a part of their program, but will encourage the coordination and consolidation of all their efforts for abolition, and will promote new efforts in those Congressional —_——_Pistricts- where-education—and—potitical—aetion for- abolition have-.. not.been initiated. Frank Wilkinson is the Field Representative of the National Committee to Abolish the Un-American Activities Com- mittee. According to the source, Wilkinson periodically confers with Dorothy Healey, Chairman, Southern California District Communist Party, and is in close touch with other leading com- munist functionaries in the Los Angeles area. Another source on September 17, 1952, advised that Frank Wilkinson was a Communist Party member as of September, - 1952. . . - casera, EE ye te ct ope ce a . Ne ee am . ~ * Sources? DELCETOv eee it oS POLITICAL AFFAIRS — In "The Worker," an east coast communist weekly news- paper, issue of March 5, 1961, the editor of "Political Affairs" identified the latter publication as an organ of.the National Committee of ons Communist Party, USA, published monthly. ‘e CfrocrEssive YOUTH ORGANIZING COMMITTEE - On February 9, 1961, a source advised that the Progressive Youth Organizing Committee (PYOC) was established at a national socialist-oriented youth conference held in Chicago, Illinois, December 30, 1960, through January 1, 1961. This conference was the result of a mandate.issued by the National Executive Committee, . Communist Party, USA, calling for a youth conference to establish ‘an organizing committee whose objective would be to set up a national socialist-oriented youth organization. The conference scheduled a convention to be held within a year to found a new national socialist-oriented youth organization. .The PYOC has its . office in Room 638, 80 East llth Street, New York, New York. Source: PLETED  T/ALL/6L a a, | SAC LETTER NO. 61 -31 ; -8- a 55044 Doolad: 32989526 Page 1032 . |
/~ RUSSKY GOLOS PUBLISHING CORPORATION A source advised on April 27, 1961, that “Russky Golos" is a Russian language newspaper which has consistently followed the Communist Party (CP) line and supports the same issues as he CPUSA. It is published by the Russky Golos Publishing Jsorporation at 130 East IGtH Street; New York-Citys—it—was—in corporated in the State of New York on January 11, 1917. The source said that “Russky Golos"” was formerly the organ of the "Russian Section" of the International Workers Order (Iwo). Since the dissolution of the IWO by the New York Courts in 1954, the “Russian Section" is no longer known as such, but has been organized into Russian Cultural and Aid Society groups which continue to support “Russky Golos" financially and look on "Russky Golos" as the organ of these groups. The CPUSA and the IWO have been designated by the , Attorney General of. the United States pursuant to Executive Order - “LON5O, eee a neat BARS Per Tce . Source: DELETED at co Se E“TASS NEWS AGENCY . Tass News Agency is an official Soviet Government news gathering organization, with headquarters in Moscow, Russia, and branches throughout the world. a Very truly yours, i i John Edgar Hoover Director SAC LETTER NO. 61-37 -9 - ersinte—necnsostes eins
PERSONAL ATTENTION SAC LETTER NO. 61-38 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer ta July 18, 1961 WASHINGTON 25, D. G File No. (A)- TRAINING - FILMS -- Since the films "The FBI," “The FBI Front" and “You Can't Get Away with It" are old and outmoded, Bureau __desires that they no longer be used for police training purposes, or in connection with ‘speec es. Commitments already made for the use of these films should be handled; however, no further commitments should be made. Those offices having permanent retention copies of any of these films should destroy them after present commitments are handled. 7/18/61 ue (oan NO. 61- 38 + (By: ‘FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM -~- The “open season” enrollment period between the first and sixteenth inclusive of October, 1961, will provide an opportunity for all eligible employees..to-change plans.,-if,they so desire. Also, during this _ to enroll, provided he is otherwise eligible. a The Bureau has been advised by the Civil Service Com-~ mission (CSC) that training sessions will be conducted by their -— regional offices starting on or about August 15, 1961, for the various Government field establishments in preparation for the "open’ season. This. training will cover “open season" regulations, plans and procedures; changes in Health Benefits plans and other items of interest to agency representatives with Health Benefits _ responsibilities. You should assure that your representative or representatives responsible for the supervision of this program in your office are in attendance in order to be properly prepared for the forthcoming “open season." If not previously advised, it is suggested that you contact the appropriate CSC regional office in order to be apprised of the date and location of the training conference. ; . Subscriber kits for maintaining records of medical expenses required for claiming supplemental benefits are being ‘made available by Blue Cross-Blue Shield for employees who are enrolled in the Service Benefit Plan. These kits can be obtained from the local Blue Cross-Blue Shield office and should be furnished to employees presently enrolled in this plan. A supply of these kits should be maintained for distribution, to new enrollees. Similar kits have been made available’ to SAMBA members. —_ ; SO — boc: 328eo526—Bage i034 period an employee who previously elected not to enroll may registers
(c)” "TELEPHONES - SECURITY OF FBI TELEPHONE LINES -- Individuals having background as telephone men and electricians could be a good source of information to individuals or organizations engaged in subversive, criminal or racial activities if these individuals or organizations choose to use their training and background in an attempt to monitor FBI telephone facilities. —____Therefore, you are instructed to immediately review the security procedures involving telephone [inés used by your office to insure that maximum security is maintained. There is a present requirement that field office telephone lines be checked quarterly and resident agency lines annually. These security checks should not be performed on such a highly regular basis that a pattern is established as to the time they are conducted. As you are aware, these checks are a precautionary measure and cannot guarantee absolute security of office and resident agency lines. Since these checks guarantee security only at the time they are performed, personnel should be most circumspect as to the nature of their conversation over outside telephone lines. Am wa a Tt is noted ‘that a “security check of telephone Tinés © requires a review of confidential telephone company records and _ physical observation of the Bureau telephone lines located with the telephone company central office (a space accessible only to telephone company employees), and it is necessary to have the coopération of the telephone company officials and craftsmen. Careful consideration, therefore, should be given to the attitude and background, particularly regarding security, racial and eriminal matters, of local telephone company employees contacted in that these individuals are also in a@ position to assist any person or group interested in tapping telephones. 7/18/61 SAC LETTER NO. 61-38 7 (Dy .2 "LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCES ~- 1961. BANK ROBBERY AND INCIDENTAL CRIMES -~ SAC Letter 61-26 (C) advised that it might be necessary to include data concerning any ‘Tegislation which might become law prior to September 1, 1961, in the programs of Law Enforcement Conferences scheduled for 1961. This legislation is still pending ‘and is being closely followed. You will be immediately advised in the event any of the legislation passes so that you may include discussions:of it in your conference programs. “sac (OrTaR NO. 61- 36 ~ 2 = HW oOdd Doold ae oR oS. 6 Page 1025 ° A pita ce Wa, Ceol
HW S5044 Docld: 329859526 Page 1036 . ; . be of assistance in planning future conferences of this type. .and Naturalization Service (INS) headquarters the number and . type of interpreters used by INS and whether or not its inter- €@ small staff of interpreters who are full-time employees of INS. “Shc LETTER No. 61- 38° wee. Be ve ede atte ee To aid you in the preparation of 1961 conferences, there will be an article in the August issue of the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin concerning bank robberies. Reprints of this article along with others from past Law Enforcement Bulletins and a selection of booklets will be furnished each office for distribution at these conferences. A national -press. r lease concerning the conferences will be made prior to £ :ptember 1, 1961. -Suggested—press—reltease—will—be—furnished ach office well enough in advancefor local use. Each Division should promptly furnish the Bureau %y routing slip to the attention of Crime Research Section, the botal attendance expected, and sufficient material for distri- bution at the conferences will be furnished by the Bureau. In addition, at the completion of your conferences you should advise the Training and Inspection Division the names of the chief executives of local law enforcement agencies attending your conferences. Names of other prominent persons in attend- ance should be included on this list. Upon completion of the conference, furnish the Bureau, “atténtion Training and’Inspection Division; comments of participants, and any suggestions or criticisms which would T/18/61 . SAC LETTER NO. 61-38 i (E) USE OF IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE INTERPRETERS --— in an effort to improve existing interpreting facilities avail- ~~ able to the field, the Bureau has discussed with Immigration preters could periodically be used by the Bureau. MINS has available throughout the field, principally in larger cities, Additionally, each local INS office maintains a roster of private individuals who can be used by INS on a contract basis in emergency Situations. The latter individuals are paid when necessary on an hourly basis. No investigation of the latter group is conducted although, in some instances, INS makes a national agency check if repeated use of a particular individual is contemplated. INS has no objection to the Bureau's use of either its employees or the nonemployee type, pointing out that, where employees are involved, arrangements could be worked out on a local level and, in the nonemployee type, the INS local office will provide the
regarding the use of these individuals. To implement its _as_well_as that available locally _ through other intelligence _@ Satisfactory relationship with an individual interpreter first six months of 1962 should be submitted by July 15, 1962. 7/18/61 a «John Edgar Hoover identities of specific individuals capable of handling inter~ preting work and the Bureau could make its own arrangements offer of assistance in this regard, INS is sending appropriate instructions to each INS field office. As initially indicated, INS interpreting assistance, nt, prev is” to be tsed only when Bureau personnel qualified to handle interpreting work or already established Bureau sources utilized as interpreters are not available or the expense of securing one from another Bureau field division cannot be. justified by the routine nature of the particular interview involved. Further, you are aware that outside interpreting assistance is sought and-utilized only in routine, nonsensitive, exploratory interviews and, in these instances, if unresolved questions developor the individual being interviewed begins to produce sensitive data, the preliminary interview should be gracefully terminated and steps taken to conduct a reinter- view with qualified Bureau interpreting personnel. . . ~ in substance, théreforé, if a neea arises “in your — office for an interpreter in a routine; nonsensitive investi- gative matter and no previously established interpreting source is readily available, you may consult the nearest local office of INS and determine if the desired interpreting assistance ~ -—— ean be provided. If the individual recommended by INS is not an employee, his name should be checked through field office indices, through local informants and established sources, eredit and criminal checks made and Bureau indices checked. If financial reimbursement to this individual will be required, Bureau approval must be obtained. Once you have established in this category, no further contact with INS concerning his use is necessary. In order that the Bureau might assess the potential value of this step, each office should maintain statistical data showing the number-of times INS employee-interpreters are utilized by your office, the language involved, the number of hours they expend on behalf of the Bureau, the number of interviews they participate in and any unusual or exceptional services performed. No statistical data is necessary concerning the nonemployee type. A letter containing requested statistical data covering the last six months of 1961 should be submitted to the Bureau by January 15, 1962. A second letter covering the Very truly yours, : SAC LETTER NO 61- 38 -~ } . Director $9526 Page 1037 '
PERSONAL ATTENTION C LETTER NO. O1- UNITED STATES DEP. RTMEN “Or JUS’ TICE 39 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ° Lys pt Tees ov S rs ‘ In Reply, Please Refer ta July 25, 1961 WASHINGTON 25, D. C. File No. | (A) COMMUNICATIONS - MESSAGE PRIORITIES - ENCODED MESSAGES -~ Dis- cretion, common sense and good judgment should be used in assigning the priority "Urgent" to teletype and radio messages. Assigning an "Urgent" priority. to a message which does not require immediate action serves only: to-detay—the—handling of. messages. Which..are —. actually of an urgent and important nature and require immediate action. on hd The sending of a nonurgent matter in encoded form with an "Urgent" priority is a serious mistake in judgment, especially if it is sent when skeleton shifts are on duty after regular hours or on weekends. Encoded communications cannot be read, evaluated, or their real urgency determined until they are actually decoded. The receipt at any office of a nonurgent communication in encoded form bearing an "Urgent" priority may delay the decoding and deli ivery to officials and supervisors of an urgent and important communication received at the same time. mS " LEHEthy encoded” communications: shoula het be sent to the , Bureau or to a field office on Friday concerning matters requiring no action until the following Monday. Matters of this nature should be transmitted by airtel, using airmail and special delivery where appropriate. — 1/25/61 SAC LETTER NO. 61-39 (B) ILLUSTRATED BROCHURE ("VISUAL. PRESENTATIONS") - COOPERATIVE FUNCTIONS OF EXHIBITS SECTION -- Re SAC Letter Number 60-43 (E), ‘September 13, 1960. Requests for visual aids have moderately increased as a result of the dissemination of captioned brochure; however, requests for. investigative and prosecutive aids are not widely distributed, indicating a need for all field divisions to be continually alert to the value of utilizing the specialized services available through the Exhibits Section. For example, approximately fifteen divisions regularly request the preparation of artists! conceptions of unknown subjects, charts and diagrams for antitrust and price-fixing investi- gations, scale drawings for use in Federal Tort Claims Act cases, three-dimensional scale models in criminal prosecutions, et cetera. L32989596 Page 1038 | .
A copy of this brochure is now being made available to each’ United States Attorney in attendance at the United States Attorneys! Conferences in Washington, D. C. It is to be noted that the requirement of obtaining prior Bureau approval for discussing possible services of the Exhibits’Section with ——tnited States—Attorneys—has—been-removed_from all brochures. (last paragraph, page III) furnished to the United States Attorneys. Requests for the preparation of demonstrative evidence should be brought to the Bureau's attention whenever the United States Attorney is of the opinion that visual aids are required in the prosecution of those cases wherein the FBI has primary investigative jurisdiction. S& In the interest of assisting~law enforcement agencies to fully realize the advantages of utilizing visual aids in eonnection with investigative and prosecutive matters, it is desired that your office will, when the occasion arises, exhibit the brochure and discuss with police.officials the extent to which the Bureau has developed the use of trial exhibits in bringing eases of “national importdiice to satisfactory conctusdons.. Due to the limited staff of specialized technicians maintained to prepare trial exhibits in Federal violations, the services of the Bureau's Exhibits Section cannot be honored in cases where the FBI is without jurisdiction. _ In the event police officials indicate an interest in obtaining a copy of this brochure, the Bureau should be advised of your recommendation. ‘ 7/25/61 ~ , SAC LETTER NO. 61- 39 2 2- { Po ae . aw —a80d4—Boekerg0se0526——Kige ioag
! ——submitted_t in < one letter with following subheadings: fe A amen evan — Submit.~original and one copy. . No abstract is required. - (Security Letters on attached pages) 7/25/61 | | SAC LETTER NO. 61-39 — ew Be (c) FUGITIVE PROGRESS LETTER -- Furnish Bureau by tenth of month number of prcbation violator cases obtained as result of Bureau's expanded jurisdiction in such matters. Furnish results to date within on: week of receipt of this letter. Thereafter incorporate under above caption along with other data presently (1) “Unlawful flight complaints filed (2) Identity of replacements for’ Ten Most Wanted Fugitives Program (3) Fugitive deadlines missed (4) Probation violator cases obtained as to: a. Cases wherein Bureau had original jurisdiction, and b. Cases obtained under expanded jurisdiction '
- (D) REPORT WRITING = STREAMLINING - SECURITY REPORTS -- Reference .is made to SAC Letter Number 61-31 (J) dated June 6, 1961. Referenced SAC Letter authorized the utilization of: narrative-type statements in security reports. It was pointed ———out-that-this_particular type reporting was susceptible to use ‘primarily in cases of extensive activity in subversive organizations; -— A review of reports submitted subsequent to referenced SAC Letter reveals that attempts are being made to utilize narrative- type reporting in cases in which little subversive activity has occurred. In such instances the reports must be detailed in order to present as complete a picture as possible of the subject's activities in order that a proper determination may be made with respect to his Security Index status. & Instances have been noted of attempts to weave into one narrative statement information received from more than one source. This practice is contrary to the instructions contained in referenced SAC Letter. - : In reporting that a subject has attended meetings of a particular organization during a certain period of time, the ‘number of meetings must be specified. — : When reporting a subject's attendance at a specific affair, set forth not only the date of the activity but the date the information was received. Likewise, in utilizing a narrative statement to report a subject's activities, you must specify the period of time covered. Following identification of the source to which the information in the narrative statement is attributed, specify inclusive dates of the informant reports; for example, T- 1 (July 1, 1960, to June 15, 1961). I want to again stress the necessity for reporting in detail all information tending to establish a person's knowledge of the basic aims and purposes of the subversive organization with . Which affiliated, as well as all information tending to establish that a subject’ holds revolutionary and/or anarchist beliefs. 7/25/61 SAC LETTER NO. 61-39 (8) . HAST GERMAN INTELLIGENCE -- A recent defection of an East German Intelligence Service (EGIS) staff officer who was assigned to the Hauptverwaltung Aufklaerung (HVA) has furnished insight 7/25/61 . Me Coren NO. 61-39 - 4. WW 55044 Doold?ss0su576—Page +644 _ _. . _|
& ¢ concerning present and prospective EGIS activities in the United States. The defector was assigned to the section of HVA which is concerned with operations against continental United States and south America. According to this source's knowledge, HVA has agents inside the continental United States snumber of agents residing in South America and targeted against United States installations there have thus far been identified by him. [ $6 thé sourcets—knowledse,——_HVA_agents are presently located in the United States, he is providing information on a number of who are targets for HVA recruitment or have already been recruited by the HVA. All of these recruited agents are presently residing The source did furnish the names of individuals of interest to HVA who are currently residing These individuals are currently the subjects of investigation by Prior to his open defection, this source furnished information that an effort was being made by the EGIS to recruit who reside in the United States. Fulfillment of this would be accomplished by (a) METHODS eo ane a - Dee eee ere 2 wee, THirp AGENCY CONSIDERATION 7/25/61 et 4 > SAC LETTER NO. 61-39 ae Ge NW 55044 Docid:32989526 Page pp pois ne . —_ F
see j S504 Boctd+ 32889526—Page—1045 In view of the above and the EGIS plan concerning immigrants to the United States, all offices are instructed to give close attention to investigations concerning immigrants who formerly resided in instructions concerning r—~these-investicattons—as—set—forth- in—Section. 105.E of the Manual of Instructions should be given close adherence. Regarding EGIS interest in visitors from the United States to East and West Germany, for some time the Bureau has had available information concerning DATA MPENTFYae ThCHAIGCE DELETED individuals in the United States and East and West Germany as provided by the_ . TotamrTyvy ef Seunee oc Deee Teo : Much of the information received is of a business or personal nature and is furnished to the field office covering the individual's residence for information. In the future, offices receiving information from this source should give particular attention to indications of recent or future travel to East and West Germany. In the event of indicated travel, a discreet GTAVESUTBAtION “Should be conducted-toe obtain hackerammd data. and information concerning the individual's emplcyment and activities. The results of such inquiries should be furnished to the Bureau. If the investigation indicates the subject to be a likely prospect for EGIS recruitment, the results should be accompanied by your recommendation for or against interview of the individual subject. While interviews will not normally be considered of individuals prior to travel to East Germany, in -exceptional cases where unusual informant potential might exist, these also should be submitted for consideration. . Very truly yours, John Edgar Hoover Director Poo 7/25/61 SAC LETTER NO. 61-39 ~6-
(8, BBRSONAL NO NUMBER SAC LETTER 61-D UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION July 24, 1961 | WASHINGTON 25, D. C In Reply, Please Refer to File No. a RE: BUREAU CODES cae caer aorta tenella AERN RAR ANNA. + emenmmacttinaRne One set of AFSAM 7 key lists for months of September, October and November, 1961, being forwarded separately to all Givisions except Washington Field which will receive none; three copies being furnished Bureau's Emergency Relocation Site; and — three copies Seat of Government Code Room. Acknowledge receipt of key lists promptly by routing slip, indicating serial numbers which appear thereon; return address label of individual tamperproofed envelope containing keys even though torn when package opened; and destroy, by burning, each monthly sheet thirty days after last effective date .thereof,. advising Rureau promptly by. routing..slin, attention FBI Laboratory, this has been done. It. is essential address label mentioned above be returned in order to control security of shipment. — Very truly yours, John Edgar Hoover Director Y MW 55044 Doold: 32989526 Page 1044 ;
PERSONAL ATTENTION SAC LETTER NO. 61-42 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to August 8, 1961 WASHINGTON 25, D. C. File No. (A) FBI SUGGESTION PROGRAM -- A decline in the number of suggestions Submitted under the FBI Suggestion Program was experienced during fiscal year 1961 when 700 suggestions were submitted in comparison to 1870 during fiscal year 1960. Of the latter total 910 were sub- Mitted to thé Suggest tons—Desk;—while -960—were—handled—by-the. Various... _. Albuqueraue 16 - Charlotte _Houston . Little Rock vpn ear LNWAGS0d6Nocld: 32989526 Pages 1045 employees' streamlining committees. SAC Letter 60-45 (G) dated 9/27/60. instructed that all suggestions were to be submitted directly to me without consideration or recommendation by streamlining committees. However, even limiting consideration to the 910 suggestions handled by the Suggestions Desk in fiscal year 1960, there was still a decrease of 210 suggestions in fiscal year | 1961. In addition the percentage of adoptions decreased from 35.66% to 31.4% and awards and estimated savings from $900 to $641 and 878, 888.73 to $22,284.67 respectively. Following is a comparison of submissions by each field office and legal attache office for fiscal years 1960 and 1961 respectively: 1 ; nerease or Decrease ~ “es Office 1960" > I » ho on a) ! Ra Albany ; 12 bh or Anchorage 1 Atlanta ee 2) Baltimore 21 Birmingham Boston Buffalo Butte !tet fo. ° O NNN ~ Pte + Chicago - Cincinnati Cleveland Dallas Denver Detroit El Paso Honolulu AWN OF OUR UIA i mee ! i) +1 + NRA ee ey) UINMWON Lo i) § a =) Indianapolis Jacksonville. Kansas City Knoxville PUI FW YH UIWOUIWW FW He OW ray ee oe ae IN DONO HON
HW 55044 Doold: 32989526 Office Los Angeles Louisville Memphis Miami Mj lwaukee __._ ¥ nneapolis_ 1 ybile iewark New Haven New Orleans New York City Norfolk Oklahoma City Omaha Philadelphia Phoenix . Pittsburgh Portland Richmond Saint Louis “Sait Lake City San Antonio San Diego San Francisco San Juan Savannah Seattle Springfield Tampa Washington Field Office _ has Vegas Legat Offices Bonn Havana London Madrid Mexico City 8/8/61 — SAC LETTER NO. 61- ho Increase or __ Decrease | roe Ke) ON o Po) LO OV re) | | rae po) Fn MW | WWUIW FA M10 OV nm ra) { pa) Po) or 14 ONO COUT! FH 1 COMM m1 He COM ht WUT EAI EH OOF WA Fru te WO OF WW a ro) Xe) re oor oOo ig oO COM OrNDEO Page 1046 ++ tit a ed sri ra) MO OND) W NNN FeNN or PRL + rE +i eet et 1 oe, FOO &FWW ++ Increase or __ Decrease _ tat bet
Increase or Legat Offices 1960 1961 Decrease Ottawa 0 0 Paris 0 +1 Ric de Janeiro , oO - Re .e-- - Tr £yo 2 ~# 5 The foregoing figures are paradoxical. The degree of partici- } ition in the Suggestion Program is a good indication of the interest c.” each office in the improvement of the Bureau's operations. With the expansion of our work and the new challenges we face almost daily, it is inconceivable that the tempo of suggestions should decline. The fact that thirty offices fell appreciably behind last year's figures is, in the absence of sound reasons to the contrary, an apparent indictment of the personal leadership afforded by SACS, ASACS, and supervisory personnel to this vital program. ,. .. Fresh ideas calculated to promote greater economy and efficiency din all our operations’ should be the concern of every member of our organization and it is the particular responsibility or these in supervisory capacities to encourage and spur the sub- - mission of worthwhile ideas. The aim and purpose of our efforts should not be to generate suggestions for the sake of numerical increase in submissions but to make certain that the Bureau receives, the benefit of substantial, qualitative, constructive ideas designed to insure that our resources are used to the best possible advantage. To this end, the Bureau is at all times interested in receiving any suggestions concerning ways to stimulate the Suggestion Program. 8/8/61 SAC LETTER NO. 61-42 (B): “LEGAL ATTACHE OPERATIONS -’ MANILA, PHILIPPINES -~ Effective August 13, 1961, the Bureau is establishing a Legal Attache Office in Manila, Philippines. The areas which Legal Attache, Manila, will cover, together with areas covered by the other foreign offices, are set out alphabetically below. The Bureau desires to re-emphasize that domestic field offices should exploit our foreign offices to ‘the fullest extent possible in connection with requested coverage by foreign offices of leads developed in the course of domestic investigation. In addition to specific leads, all field offices : should remain alert for information of general interest to our foreign — offices. The Legal Attaches have advised that there has been a lack of A PSG Rye ub est ge Te pate ome a le lat Ve 8/8/61 SAC LETTER NO. 61-42 Je
such information, particularly in the criminal field, Lind this information is of great value to the Legal Attaches as| "trading material” with their sources abroad. Countries Covered ——_ — Algeria a - Paris Argentina “Rio de Janeiro Austria Bonn Balearic Islands Madrid Belgium Paris Brazil Rio de Janeiro Canada Ottawa, and border offices under certain circumstances Canary Islands Madrid Costa Rica Mexico City —~ Denmark London El Salvador Mexico City England . London Formosa Tokyo France Paris Germany Bonn Gibraltar Madrid Greece *-. Rome Guatemala Mexico City — Honduras Mexico City - Hong Kong Tokyo | ‘International Zone of Tangier Madrid Italy Rome Japan Tokyo Luxembourg ‘Paris Mexico Mexico City Monaco Paris Morocco ‘Madrid Netherlands Bonn Nicaragua . Mexico City Northern Ireland ‘London ~~ Norway ° London Okinawa ’ Tokyo: Philippines Manila Portugal - Madrid Republic of Ireland London Scotland London Singapore Manila South Korea Tokyo - 8/8/61 2 ey SAC LETTER NO. 61- yo ~h Page 1048 55044 Doold: 32989526 Offices Covering |
x ~ Spain Madrid Sweden London Switzerland Paris Thailand Manila Turkey Rome Uruguay Rio de Janeiro Wales London For further information on the functions and responsi- bilities-of..the.Legal Attaches_and the proper manner of setting forth leads to be covered by Legal Attache Offices, you should refer to Section 102, E, of the Manual of Instructions. ~ a : wee - we (Security Letter on attached page) ' { 8/8/61 SAC LETTER NO. 61-42 ‘ -~5- 2 ant . we. . ee” Gree ee ee a ” * - * eae owe te
ae cena heen Bat, > b ing received at the Buréail. Ctrrént’ régulations;, in-effect—sine . Still apply in cases where travelers to Cuba fall within the specified . Should, upon receipt of information indicating unauthorized travel . to Cuba has occurred, conduct sufficient investigation to positively outlined above is desired without specific Bureau instructions. 8/8/61 (c) ‘TRAVEL CONTROLS - CUBA -~ Section 87D, page 33, Manual of .instructions, details the procedure to be foliowed concerning foreign travel by subjects of-current or past security investigations and certain other individuals with subversive backgrounds.| A volume of data concerning travel to Cuba by U. S. citizens and resident aliens of the United States not previously of security interest to us is ‘anuary 19, 1961, require that U. S. citizens possess valid passports ppecifically endorsed to authorize travel to Guba before departing ‘or that country. Resident aliens must have awthorization from mmigration and Naturalization Service (INS) before performing such vravel. Section 1185, Title 8, U. S. Code, and Part 53, Title 22, Code of Federal Regulations, are applicable and Section 1185 provides penalties of not more than $5,000 fine or more than five years! imprisonment, or both, when illegal travel is performed by U. S. citizens. INS has authority to deny re-entry to resident aliens who did not have specific authority to leave the Umited States for Cuba. Existing instructions in Section 87D, Manual of Instructions, eategories. In cases not covered py provisions therein the field identify the individual involved, review indices, attempt to determine reason for travel through available sources, and furnish Bureau ~~ memoranda suitable for dissemination under individual captions containing the results thereof. Copies of the memoranda should be furnished INS locally in cases involving resident aliens and naturalized citizens. All offices should remain alert for information concerning violations but no investigation in addition to that of Very truly yours, John Edgar Hoover Director SAC LETTER NO. 61- 4o ~ 6 - : ; Page 1050 my
PERSONAL ATTENTION(: . | SAC LETTER NO. O1— UNLTED STATES-DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE iT | | { FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to September 5, 1961 WASHINGTON 25, D. c. (A) °. FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY APPLICANTS - PUBLICITY -- In connection with appointments of local police officers to the FBI National Academy, it 1s customary for me to address a letter to the head of . the police agency of each applicant who is to be invited. At the s¢ .e time, you are authorized—to--release-pertinent.facts_concerning s ch appointments to the press. In order to obtain wider press - ec overage of such appointments, you should consider the advisability ‘f personally congratulating officers invited to the FBI National . sademy and arranging for the taking of appropriate photographs. . 9 would then be possible for these photographs and pertinent data concerning the applicant and the FBI National Academy to be released to interested news outlets in your area. This procedure can best be followed when the invited officers are from areas close to your headquarters city. In those cases where the officers reside in outlying areas, the suggested procedure would be inadvisable. SAC LETTER NO. 61-47. - | (B)--“AUTOMOBILES - 1960-1961 PLYMOUTH CARS-PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE -~- Tne contract garage in one of the Bureau offices recommends _.repacking the rear wneel bearings in Chrysler-product cars at 10,000 mile intervals, although the Plymouth Service Manual reflects this is not necessary. This service was performed on two Bureau -— vehicles as a preventive-maintenance measure. Subsequent contact with the Chrysler Motor Company reflects their engineers do not feel this service necessary or warranted and they de not recommend. Under no circumstances should the rear wheels be repacked.as a maintenance procedure without prior Bureau approval. (Cc)... FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY - SIXTY-NINTH SESSION -- The 69th Session of the FBI National Academy will begin on Monday, March 19, 1962, and will graduate on Wednesday, June 6, 1962. ‘It is desired that you submit to the Bureau by October 13, 1961, the names of the candidates from your territory whom you desire to recommend to attend that session. Your attention is. called to instructions previously given as to the procedures to be followed in nominating candidates to attend the Academy, and it is desired that you strictly comply with existing instructions. . . “AL1 candidates recommended for attendance at the Academy must be personally known to the SAC. The SAC must have conducted a formal interview with each candidate being recommended unless such
- @andidate has been previously interviewed and favorably recommended by the former SAC within the preceding six months. It will not be necessary, however, for the present SAC to reinterview any candidates he, himself, interviewed even though more than six months have elapsed since the time of the first interview. You may designate more than one carididatée for the 69th Session since there is a possibility that your first candidate may not be accepted or that two or more representatives will be accepted from your office. In your letter listing your candidates, you must specifically set forth the results of the reviews of your field . office indices concerning the applicants and their law enforcement agencies. I want to emphasize the fact that the Bureau is desirous of accepting at the National Academy only those candidates who are outstanding both es to personal appearance and ability. The weight standards for National Academy applicants are the same as for our own personnel. Applicants must be within the desirable weight limits as-set.forth.on form FD-300. a . Meee ek You : are again reminded that the fingerprints of National . Academy applicants are to be submitted at the time the results of the formal interview are forwarded to the Bureau. You should make a notation on the fingerprint card that the fingerprints are those of a National Academy applicant. The card should be forwarded to the Bureau, Attention: Training and Inspection Division. I shall expect each SAC to give very close personal attention to the selection of candidates for attendance at the National Academy. 9/5/61 .SAC LETTER NO. 61- 17 a (D}.“ PERSONNEL -- REFRESHMENTS DURING PERIODS OF OFFICIAL DUTY -- SAC Letter 58-55 (B) dated September 18, 1958, sets forth instructions concerning the use of refreshments during periods of official duty. The spirit and letter of the regulations as dictated by good judgment prohibit employees from partaking of refreshments, including such items as food, coffee, soft drinks, milk, orange juice or the like ‘ at any time they are signed in on the register as being on regular official duty. This applies to Agent and clerical personnel. 9/5/61 . SAC LETTER NO. 61-47 -~2- CWS : 26 Page 1052 ' - _ a |
. I find it necessary at this time to reiterate that food and drinks are to be partaken of only during official rest periods, lunch periods and at Bureau-authorized parties occasioned by the anniversary or retirement of a Bureau employee. Anniversary parties are not to include birthday parties or gatherings. inci- dental to transfers, and parties marking anniversaries in the Brreau should include those on the occasion of which a Service f ard Key.is presented, such as the twentieth, twenty-fifth, ‘airtieth, and thirty-fifth. Such partiés are to be held-only ——— suring the last hour of the working day. —— 5/61 | SAC LETTER NO. 61-47 ar (E) ERROR IN CALENDAR - THANKSGIVING -- The General Services Administration calendars issued to Bureau personnel show - Thanksgiving as being November 30, 1961. This is erroneous, Thanksgiving being November 23, 1961. Employees should be ‘appropriately notified. reo, : 5/61 ‘~“Sac LETTER NO. 61-7 ee . _ 3 (F) “ LEAVE - COMPENSATORY - RECORDING AND CHARGING -~ Effective with the pay period commencing September 17, 1961, compensatory leave earned in lieu of payment for authorized overtime must be recorded and charged in multiples of 15 minutes. No compensatory leave is to be recorded before regular working hours unless at least 15 minutes is worked; the same rule will apply to time worked after regular working hours. If work of 15 minutes or more is performed both before and after regular working hours, it may be combined. However, the total claimed must be in multiples of 15 minutes. This does not change present regulations that compensatory leave cannot be earned by Wage Board employees or Agents receiving. Fringe Benefit payments. No compensatory leave may be claimed by any employee for voluntary overtime, travel overtime or in lieu of holiday pay. (Security Letters on attached pages) Foss SAC LETTER NO. 63-47 -. 0 vale Bee 4 Ls i 4 bin tinetewtnsas naseancnassenanmuaianeanseee terre ’, Gs ismtenadard ere aeteren wee on ~ WW 55044 Docld 279s9s26¢—Page—see-— Se
~ (G) CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTIES -- SUBVERSIVE ‘ ORGANIZATION CHARACTERIZATION -- The following subversive organization characterization should be utilized effective immediately in characterizing the Citizens Committee for Constitu- tional Liberties. The sources utilized in the characterization are all described as having furnished reliable information in the past and the New York Office has advised that careful consideration was given to each source concealed. . EE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTIES “CITIZENS COMMITT A source advised on June 11, 1961, that a meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC), Communist Party, USA (CPUSA), was held on June 10, 1961, at Communist Party headquarters, 23 West 26th Street, New Yoric, New York. According to the source, the main topic of discussion at this meeting was the Communist Party's plans in regard to combating the June 5, 1961, decision of the United States Supreme Court,.requiring the Communist Party to register with the Attorney General of the United States as a communist-action organi- zation pursuant to the provisions of the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950, and the Court's decision of the same date upholding the April 21, 1955, conviction of Junius Scales under the Smith Act - provision covering mefibership in the Communist Farty. This source further advised that during this discussion a special Communist Party defense committee was formed and it was decided that this committee would have an office, which would be managed by Miriam Friedlander who according to the source is a member of the CPUSA National — Committee. . , Another source advised on June 14, 1961, that at a meeting of the CPUSA National Board and invited guests held on that date at . Communist Party headquarters, New York City, it was announced that the Communist Party defense committee would’have an office at 22 East -17th Street, New York, New York, under the name of the Citizens Committee for Constitutional Liberties (CCFCL). A third source advised on July 20, 1961, that at a meeting of the Communist Party defense committee held on that date at . Communist Party headquarters, New York City, the purpose and scope of the CCFCL was discussed. It was stated that this committee has been set up to serve as a national coordinator and service center for every effort being made by whatever source to repeal the McCarran and Smith Acts. In addition it has been set up to reverse the Supreme Court's decision of June 5, 1961, or secure an indefinite stay of any enforcement of the law by the Department of Justice. 9/5/61 ; SAC LETTER NO. 61-47 0 0 ee e * AW 55044 Doold: 32389526 Page 1054 ~
. . 7 | It is to engage in generating a popular defense movement; to mobilize legal assistance of ‘ny organization or individual whose| democratic rights are int ringed upon by these laws." This committee wants to encourage the creation of local organizations or groups to work in support of any one of the above-stated objectives. The committee Will also serve as an exchanse center of material and provide speakers for any local organization. ry ry Sources: RELETED ——P£LLETES..___ | bELETED 9/5/ >1 SAC ETTER NO. 61-47 (CH) CHINESE COMMUNIST ACTIVITIES IN THE UNITED STATES -- The Manual |of Instructions, Section 105 &, sets forth current Bureau instructions regarding investigations of chinese entering U. S. as citizens or permanent resident aliens who were 17 years of age or older at the time they departed Communist China. . Arrangements are now in effect whereby we can cover a ‘third group, namely, those who enter the U. S. on student visas. The ? = wer aye tl ty Resided control fil fer this présram-is “Chinese Whe Mave Bormerly Res in Communist China Entering U. S. on Student Visas, is - CH, " Bureau file - Le THIRD AGENCY CopmsineraTIoNn co — Legal Attache IUPNLSNES UlLs tiurus~ ation to the Bureau and the visa recipient 's name is checked through wureau indices and results furnished to apprcepriate Bureau field division covering visa recipient's destination, together with two copies of Legal Attache, Tokyo, letter which includes appropriate instructions regarding investigation. It is important to keep in mind the objectives of Bureau programs regarding individuals who have formerly resided in Communist China. Purposes of our invéstigations are to identify Chinese Communist Intelligence agents, obtain intelligence information of interest to Bureau and other Government agencies, develop informants and double agents, and acquaint reputable Chinese with Bureau's responsibilities and jurisdiction with regard to the internal security of the United States, thus effecting a broad over-all coverage 9/5/61. i : es SAC LETTER NO. 61-47 poet J oe a a eae oo if - - 8 so aoe * - . sae . . ee ee * " - See . athe wee ene . oe, : whoa 5 oe $e seeaeeeramneny nersaneringy * ssore—page sss oF
consisting of individuals ready and willing to assist the Burzau in matters pertaining to Chinese Communist regime. Recently, information was received from a confidentis source abroad of a new Chinese Communist method to surreptitisusly infiltrate target areas. This operation is called "“Detourinz Tactics" and consists of sending espionage agents by indirect routes to their ultimate destinations .-—Such agents—reporssé:-——____ leave Communist China at Hong Kong, British Crown Colony, ané proceed to transit areas such as Singapore, Malaya, Burma ena Indonesia. The intelligence agents are under instructions to find employment in Hong Kong as teachers in order to establisa a reputation for respectability prior to continuing to various transit areas en route to their ultimate destination. It is incumbent upon all-personnel engaged in Securfty bene nl? investigations to be fully aware of the grave responsibility <f _ the Bureau in the area of Chinese security matters. SAC Letters 58-72 (L) and 58-81 (J) advised the Chinese Communists had approved e Gecision to expand intelligence operations particularly in the U. S. 4lthough we have received no indication to date of any organized Chinese Communist Intelligence activity in the U. S., we must assume that ~ Shinese Communists are actively pursuing their intention of srentually carrying out organized intelligence activities in this country. The . importance of developing sufficient informant and source coverage in order that such activity will be promptly brought to our attention is obvious. In all probability, the greatest handicap to Chinese Communist Intelligence activities in the U. S. is the absence of _@ legal establishment in U. S. or adjacent areas, We must essume that the Chinese Communists recognize this handicap and are endeavoring to overcome the inherent difficulties resulting from this situation. Obviously, if the Chinese Communists can establish a diplomatic post in the U. 8. such as a delegation to the UN, they will then te in a position to initiate intelligence operations. However, we most not ' overlook possibility that Chinese Communists, failing to estsSlish diplomatic establishment in the U. S., may work through estatlishments Set up in the future in Latin America or possibly even Canads. It is, therefore, vitally important that the investigations we are surrently conducting in the Chinese security field be pursued with entiusiasm, imagination and a determination to accomplish Bureau objectives. Very truly yours, John Edgar Hoover Director 6 thowen NO. 61-47 Fn Ge S308) — Poot goh26—E a ee |
a PERSONAL ATTENTION SAC LETTER NO. 61-55 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to September 26 ; 1961 WASHINGTON 25,D. Cc File No. (A) REDESIGNATION OF NAMES OF U. S. ARMY INTELLIGENCE UNITS -- Pursuant to orders issued by the Department of the Army, -effective July 25, 1961, all U. S. Army Counter Intelligence Corps Groups and Counter Intelligence Corps Detachments were ————designated resvectively—as—inteitigence-Corps Groups and - Intelligence Corns Detachments. Also, those Army intelligence units previously known as Military Intelligence Groups are now to be knowm as Intelligence Corps Groups. Pursuant to these orders, the designation Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC) will no “longer be used ey the Army. 9/26/61 ‘ . - SAC LETTER NO. 61+! -55 (BY: REPORT WRITING - FD-302 DUPLICATING MASTERS -- It has been suggested that, in those instances in which the Form FD-302 is prepared on a duplicating master with report page numbers thereon, the stenographer place two asterisks at the top of the master (not’to appear in the vody of thé Pinisined pe ODUCT j as-an indication to the clerk who runs off the ccnies to prepare one copy without the report pege numbers thereon. This would apply to the FD-302 form itself and any subsequent pages of each FD-302. It is suggested that this procedure be applied by those- field offices which find this to be a problem, since it involves ‘Little time or effort on the part of the stenographer or clerk. "9/26/61 | ; SAC LETTER NO, 61-55 / (C) “PERSONNEL MATTERS - FIELD ELIGIBIt LITY LIST -. Effective immediately, the current employment of those applicants being considered for a fieid office eligibility list snould not be verified during the initial investigaticn. It is realized that quite frequently such applicants are amenable to verification of their employment, knowing there are no existing vacancies in that office at the time they apply. Nevertheless, to insure that dismissal acticn will not be taken by the present employer as a result of an inquiry by the Bureau, the foregoing instructions must be rigidly adhered to. Upon Bureau approval to fill a” clerical need in your office, this phase cf the investigation should be done in connection with the applicant whom you choose ’ from your eligibility list. The contents of this SAC Letter should be immediately brought to the attention of all personnel ; engaged in the handling of applicant matters. Appropriate manual H _ changes will be furnished subsequently. , . mo , ; Page LOST. NW 55044 Docld: 32989526
‘a recent inspection of a Bureau field division, it was noted ‘that an Agent had received funds from the Confidential Fund .’ ot made promptly and the Agent did not return the funds to (&) TRAINING - LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCES - DEMONSTRATIONS - By SAC Letters 60-43 (E) dated 9/13/60 and 61-39 (B) dated 9/26/61 _ SAC LETTER NO. 61-55 ~2- riracealen ers 0 Sa enae e  S y ~ ; \. (D)’“CONFIDENTIAL FUND - IMPREST FUND -- During the dourse of of the office to be used in paying for confidential services rendered to the Bureau; however, contact with the payee was she-office account for -a—period—in_excess.of. 45 days._During the audit of the Imprest Fund, it was noted that an Agent had received funds from the Imprest Fund cashier for miscel- laneous office purchases and that after five and one~half months had elapsed, no receipts reflecting purchases had been furnished by the Agent. These two incidents indicate poor judgment on the part of the Agent in not promptly handling these transactions. Undue delays in handling matters involving the Confidential Fund and Imprest Fund will not be tolerated. It is the responsibility of every Bureau employee to carry out his assignments with promptness and in accordance with existing regulations and it is your responsibility to see that all ‘efiployees ‘comply with these-instructions. es 9/26/61 | SAC LETTER NO. 61-55 - 4 OF. ‘POLYGRAPH AND COMPOSITE PICTURE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS -- It was recently brought to the attention of the Bureau that an SAC intended to present demonstrations on a Composite Picture identification System and on the Polygraph by non-Bureau personnel at a scheduled FBI Law Enforcement Conference on Bank Robbery and Incidental Crimes. The Bureau has carefully evaluated Composite Picture Identification Systems and has neither endorsed nor adopted any such system for identification purposes in unknown subject cases. A demonstration of such a Composite Picture Identification System at a Bureau-sponsored conference might serve as a tacit endorsement and is therefore undesirable. 7/25/61, you were advised of the services of the Exhibits Section at the Seat of Government. It was clearly set forth that you should utilize artists! conceptions which could be prepared by the Exhibits Section. You were also advised that there were illustrated brochures describing the services of this section available for distribution to United States Attorneys and police officials. You should be completely familiar with these SAC letters and fully utilize these facilities.
By Bureau letter to all offices captioned POLYGRAPH RESEARCH dated 12/9/60, the field was fully apprised of instructions concerning the use of the Polygraph. To reiterate previously furnished instructions, in no instance does the Bureau desire to have a demonstration of the Polygraph and ' Polygraph Techniques before any FBI-sponsored conference or training school attended by persons other than Agent personnel of the FBI. These instructions apply regardless of whether -— the demonstration is to be given by Bureau personnel or an employee of a local law enforcement agency. 9/26/61 ee SAC LETTER NO. 61-55 0) lee Bw
- i : $9526 Page 1060 : = ed - 9/26/61 . (F) . DISSEMINATION OF CRIMINAL MATTERS TO THE U. S. ARMY -~ Effective immediately information concerning criminal matters of interest to the Army is to be disseminated to the appropriate Provost Marshal rather than G-2. This does not affect the dissemination of information concerning espionage, Sabotage, subversive and related matters to the appropriate G-2. There is attached a listing of major command Provost Marshals and the territory covered by their respective offices which you are to utilize in dissemination of pertinent infor- mation to the Provost Marshal. (Security Letter on attached page) SAC LETTER NO. 61-55 -~ .
(G) “RESERVE INDEX - FORM FD-154 -- When ‘annually verifying information on individuals included on Section A of the Reserve Index, Form FD-154 (Verification of Information on ‘Security Index Card) may be used. The form is readily adapted by the simple expedient of striking through the words "Security Index" in the title and paragraph one of the form and inserting the-words—"Reserve—Index" -in their place. The letter "a" should be added to the words FD-122 to denote the proper form to be submitted to the Bureau in these cases. ° Very truly yours, John Edgar Hoover . Director Enclosure for (F)_ ce I ate we SAC LETTER NO. 61-55 ~5- Nw §5044 Doold:329899526 Page i061 ° |
MILITARY DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON : Of ice of the Provost Marshal U ited States Army ¥ ashington 253 D. Ce FIRST UNITED STATES ARMY: Office of the Provost Marshal First United States Arny Governors Isiand Jew York 4, New York SECOND UNITED STATES ARNY's Office. of the Provost Marshal | Second United States Army Fort George G. Meade, Maryland Office of the Provost Marshal Third United States Army Fort McPherson, Georgia. | THIRD UNITED STATES ARMY: | FOURTH UNITED STATES ARNYs: Office of the Provost Marshal Fourth United States Army Fort Sam Houston, Texas Wee i ATOR COMMAND FROVOST MARSHAIS | ND THEIR AREAS OF JURISDICTION “Mi itary District of Washington , emeamnmemmentllll =< te Territorial Jurisdiction: District of Columbia, the counties” of  Ardingten y | Fairiar, 3 a oe 8 Stafford, Westmoreiaad, and the city’ of Alexandria in ‘the State of Virginia; and the , counties of Calvert. Cha ries, Montgomery, Prince Georges, and Saint Marys in the State of Maryland. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire , New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. ; — Delaware, Kentucky, Marviand, Ohio, Pennsylvania Virginia, and West Virginia (less a territory listed under “Milita ary. District of Washington, and Fort Campbell, Kentucky). Alabama, Florida, Georgia, . Mississippi, North Carolina, ~ South Carolina, and Pennessee (plus Fort Campbell, Kentucky). Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexice, Qklahoma, and Texas. MW 35044 Doold: 32809526 Page 1062 , .
wer’ é cate ° . Qerritorial Jurisdiction: FIFTH UNITED STATES ARNY s Office of the Provost Marshal : Colorado, Indiana, Illinois, Fifth United States Arny Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Hinnesota, — 1660 East Hyde Park Boulevard Missouri, Nebraska, North Dai cota, Chicago 15, illinois South Dakota, Wisconsin, and ; Ryoming. SIXTH UNITED STATES ARMY: Office of the Provost Marshal Arizona, California, Idaho, Sixth United States Arny Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Presidio of San Francisco, -and Yiashington. California UNITED STATES ARMY, ALASKA; Office of the Provost Marshal — State of Alaska. United States Army, Alaska APO 949, Seattie, Washington (Fort Richardson, Alaska) UNETED STATES AREY s HAWAIT: “\efice of the Provost Marshal . §tate of Hawaii. United States Army, Hawaii APO 957, San Francisco, - Califcrnia _— (Schofield Barracks, Hawaii) UNITED STATES ARHY, CARTBREAN: oo Office of the Provost Marshal Canal Zone and Puerto Rico. United States Army, Caribbean . Fort Amador, Canali Zone | NW 55044 Docld:32989526 Page 1063 _ ,
PERSO: AL |ATTENTION - SAC eat NO. 61-56 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE | FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to October 3, 1961 Wasnixd7ON 25, D.C. File No. (A) EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION - WORK-RELATED INJURIES (FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1961) -- Attached is a tabulation concerning work- related injuries caused by accidents which occurred during the ——-—-f seal year ending June -30,.1961.__Insure that every possible _ f:sep is taken to prevent accidents from occurring. Try to improve ‘our safety record. Where you observe a preponderance of accidents xecurring in any particular category, concentrate your efforts mm such category and adopt safety measures to insure these accidents - rill be reduced in the future. You will be furnished with similar statistics at the end of this current fiscal year so you can measure your progress. Bear in mind that every work-related injury which results in medical or other expense must be absorbed from the Bureau's appropriated funds. , ; 10/3/61 SAC LETTER NO. 61-56 3 ~*B}*. BOY -SCOUTS OF AMERICA:- GOOPERATION WITH -~ The Boy Scouts, under its Explorer Scouts program, has started a nationwide plan to provide specific training for various Scout groups interested in particular professions or industries. Various industries and professional. organizations are being called on to’sponsor Scout _ groups, and in one instance, a Field Office has been requested to serve as a sponsor of a group interested in law enforcement work. ! While the Bureau is in accord with the aims of this program, it is felt it would be improper and unwise for the FBI . to officially sponsor any Boy Scout group. Should you be approached regarding this program, you may offer full cooperation in the nature of providing lectures, showing movies or slides, and conducting the group on a tour of your office. Should an employee of your office be requested to serve as a counselor of such a group, he may do so; however, such activities must . be confined to nonworking hours. ei : ; age 1064 _ wd
(C) “CRIMINAL: INFORMANT PROGRAM -~ I have noted during the last six months that the number of potential criminal informants (PCIs) has decreased approximately eight per cent over the preceding six-month period. I have also noted that during this same period the number of Agent days being used in the develop- ment of informants has decreased over five per cent. These ~~ are-unhealthy—condttiens.—Rise—in-erime,—new-Legislation, and .  napes_pecpacgpenane Page 1065 added emphasis on organized crime make it necessary that our criminal informant coverage be increased proportionally. An insufficient number of individuals under development as potential criminal informants can only result in the future deterioration of our criminal informant coverage. It is incumbent on every Agent engaged in criminal investigations to actively participate in this program. Individuals should be selected for development who have the potential as quality informants. Every consideration should be given to the development of gamblers, bookmakers, and individuals who have definite ties with the criminal underworld. While these individuals are more difficult to cultivate as “infodrmants, thé resuits in the long run will be much greater. Individuals under development should be contacted frequently ‘and when they agree to cooperate should be given definite assignments. You should advise the Bureau within 10 days of the receipt of this letter what action you are taking to improve the criminal informant program in your office. , (Security Letter on attached page) 6/3/61 0 ee SAC LETTER NO. 61- 56 . ~2-
the following is béing™ adopted-as~the, thumbnail~sketch -for -(D) SUBVERSIVE ORGANIZATION CHARACTERIZATION - "THE WORKER" -- Re SAC Letter 58-5 (I), January 28, 1958, which instructed that "the Worker" was to be characterized aS an east coast communist weekly newspaper. Inasmuch as “The Worker," vovmenetng with its midweek edition of September 26, 1961, is now being issued twice weekly, this publication. . "tthe Worker! is an east coast communist newspaper." Very truly yours, John Edgar Hoover Director Enclosure for (A) =a ae ee Ate engeere 10/3/61 a _ SAC LETTER NO. 61 56 a ae PB
RL : MW 35044 PERSONAL ATTENTION ; SAC LETTER NO. 61-62 — UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION “fa Reply, Please Refer t0 October 24, 1961 “WASHINGTON 25, D. G " File No. (A). OVERTIME -- I have noted with concern the increased amount of overtime being performed by some field investigative person-~ ‘nel and I firmly believe the overtime could be materially yeduced if field supervisory péFsonnéeT Would sée-to it that such overtime as is necessary in the type of work handled by the Bureau is equitably shared by all agents. ° It has been noted that in some offices the daily overtime of some agents exceeds three hours per day, whereas other agents in the same offices render a much less average overtime. If all agents were required to share the work load, the average would drop accordingly. I want all overtime reduced to an absolute minimum, consistent with our responsibilities. At the same time, I feel very strongly that suck overtime as is necessary should be Bhared equitably by ali investigative personnel. Very truly yours, John Edgar Hoover Director Page 1067: °- Doeld: 32959526"
yo, 7 ~ PERSONAL AANO NUMER GAC LETTER 61-E UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ; FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION i i October 26, 1961 WASHINGTON 25, D. c In Reply, Please Refer to File No. 5 J RE: , BUREAU CODES J APSAM 7 One set of AFSAM 7 key lists for months of December, 1961, January and February, 1962, béing forwarded séparately to all divisions except Washington Field which will receive none; three copies being furnished Bureau's Emergency Relocation Site; and three copies Seat of Government Code Room. Acknowledge receipt of key lists promptly by routing slip, indicating serial numbers which appear thereon; ' return address label of individual tamperproofed envelope containing keys even though torn when package opened; and destroy, by burning, each monthly sheet thirty days after last effective date thereof, advising Bureau promptly by mouting slip, attention FBI Laboratory, this has been done. «It is essential address label mentioned above be returned in order to control security of shipment. Very truly yours, John Edgar Hoover Director _NW 55044 Doold:32989526 Page 1068
PERSONAL “NO NUMBER sac U UPITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE| FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION TTER 61-F \ | . | In Reply, Please Refer to November Ts 1961 WASHINGTON 25, D. Cc. File No. RE: - RADIO FREQUENCY MICROPHONE- TELEPHONE DEVICE .(RFMT) ___No Number SAC Letter _V, Series 1952, datéd July 14, 1952, @ .vised that the FBI Laboratory developed an instrument which imposes ¢ radio frequency on a telephone line and converts the télephone nstrument into a microphone without entering the premises where he telephone is located. You were instructed to admonish your ‘ecurity Supervisors and Sound-Trained Agents that this technique has been classified "Top Secret" and that it should not be dis- cussed with other than Agent personnel in these two categories, The device has recently been reclassified as "Secret." It will, therefore, not be necessary to continue the former practice of keeping this device in the personal custody of an Agent at all times when it is not stored in an approved field office space, ; Henceforth, when the device is not operated under the personal Guavcay or supervision of.an Agent, it may be placed in a steel . cabinet which cabinet is. equipped with a steel lockbar and a ” Changeable three-number, manivulation- -proof, combination dial- _type padlock, The cabinet must be bolted or otherwise securely affixed to the floor.of a closet or equally secluded space. The closet _ - or secluded space must not have a window or other similar opening and must be equipped with a door that can be securely locked with  @ eylinder-type lock having no less than five pins with all the + keys to the lock being under the exclusive control of Bureau personnel, The closet or secluded space must be in an apartment or area under the exclusive control of the Bureau and arranged . 80 that equipment servicing can be performed at any time during ‘ the day or night without jeopardizing the security of the instal- lation. The doors to the closet and all doors and windows in the controlled space must be equipped with a fail-safe type alarm i Gevice that will alert monitoring personnel to unauthorized entry. we cae wr This technique will operate successfully only under’ certain conditions, It will be necessary that a detailed survey - _ of the telephone company subscriber equipment and telephone cable facilities serving the subscriber be made in each instance prior to installation of the equipment, This survey should be forwarded to the Bureau, attention FBI Laboratory, for review, If an installation appears feasible, a specially trained technician from the Laboratory or from key points inthe field will be sent to make the installation, ° MW 55044 Doold: 32809526 Page 106% .
Use of this equipment will be approved only on a most selective basis, It will be necessary, therefore, for all requests to use the device to be supported by adequate information reflecting the essential need to obtain this coverage and the reasons why such coverage is not feasible by other means. All c———eommunications concerning -this—equipment._should—be..captioned. "REMT" and transmitted as "JUNE" material, The use of RFMT in the unattended manner described above will permit running it into a central plant for monitoring, It is recognized that the monitoring of this and other types of microphone surveillances at a central point will result in a saving of man power to the extent.that it will release any men who are otherwise’ on equipment. guard duty when the subject is inactive, However, in general, this saving will be at the cost of some loss of intelligence because of the loss of intelligibility inherent in running the wires over a longer distance, There is, of course, no saving in man power during periods when the subject is active as there is no method which ‘will retiably signal the presence of a conversation in the ‘microphone. target area and. it is, therefore, imperative that the individual microphone surveillances be separately manned during the periods when the subjects are active. This is in contrast with the case of telephone surveillances where there are technical differences which permit us to have a signalling device to reliably indicate the presence of conversations so that monitoring personnel can restrict their attention to those lines which are active and thus can be reduced to a minimum consistent with the volume” of traffic. I will hold each SAC personally responsible for the security of RFMT equipment assigned his office and for adequately covering each microphone and telephone surveillance operating within the field office territory. ~ Very truly yours, John Edgar Hoover Director “NO NUMBER SAC LETTER 61-F ee 11/7/61 a e .
JUNE PERSONAL NO NUMBER SAC LETTER 61-G UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ‘FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to November 29, 1961 WASHINGTON 25, D. C. Fils No. RE: - TECHNICAL AND MICROPHONE SURVEILLANCES - *CHANNELIZING MEMORANDA No Number SAC Letter dated December 22, 1949, established the "June" procedure for handling information obtained through these techniques. The Special Agent to whom the case is assigned, after reviewing the log, dictates necessary excerpts from the log in paraphrased form for inclusion in future reports. For purposes of uniformity, this dictation should take the form of channelizing memoranda which should be disseminated to the appropriate files. In accordance with SAC Letter No. 61-8 dated February 21, 1961, these memoranda may be destroyed following submission of reports containing the information in both individual and organizational Security cases. me | Me ce, - Te - a : Very truly wy yours, John Edgar Hoover Director __ wn ~ . re eM _ Ww 5044 Docld: 32989526 Page 1071". ; ~ o
PERSONAL ATTENTION 0 SAC LETTER NO. 61-71 : UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to December 19, 1961 WASHINGTON 25, D. G File No. (A) THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JUVENILE COURT JUDGES -- The Committee on Law Enforcement for The National Council of Juvenile Court Judges currently is communicating with law enforcement officials : throughout—the .country.seeking their views on the juvenile problem, One SAC already has received an inquiry from a member of the Committee in his territory and it may be assumed that similar inquiries will be made of other SAC's. Liaison has been established ‘with The National Council of Juvenile Court Judges, and there has been frequent contact with Judge James P. Gossett of Gooding, Idaho, Chairman of the Committee on-Law Enforcement, regarding the work of this Committee. Should you receive any inauiry from a member | of this Committee, you should advise the individual that our views already have been furnished to the Committee Chairman. Copies of any communications you receive relating to this matter should be sent to the Bureau, Attention: Crime Records under the caption "The National Council of Juvenile Court Judges." . “ a ae) 12/19/61 ; SAC LETTER NO. 61-71 . mee TELECOMMUNICATIONS SURVEY BY GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA) - TELEPHONES AND .TELETYPES -- The Bureau does not intend to_ .- utilize local GSA communications facilities and will not give further consideration to the Bureau's possible participation in - the Federal Telecommunications System until such time as that System has been completely implemented and definite information can be obtained regarding the type of service and priorities which are actually available at that time and specific cost data can be furnished to the Bureau to permit a détermination as to whether economies can be effected. In view of this, the Bureau does not desire to participate in the local surveys being conducted by GSA at present since such surveys require considerable employee time on the part of our telephone operators and have a tendency to interfere with day-to-day operations. eee If any requests are received from GSA or local telephone companies for permission to conduct such surveys or to furnish . any other information concerning our communications system, you Should tactfully advise them the Bureau does not wish to participate in the surveys and decline to furnish the information. -iW-ss044—Do ete 2539526—EP Ba
Maas, = —H-55044—Bo oEd+32989526-Page 1073. ‘for information in connection with this program, you should authorized to carry. weapons. In this connection, the Attorney * General has issued the following instructions: . and full compliance with them. on board those aircraft by passengers, Congress passed Public — The Bureau's position has been cleared with GSA authorities in Washington, who have advised that their field installations will be instructed by them not to request the FBI to participate. If you receive any additional requests immediately advise the Buréau. You-should-not—discuss—with other agencies the fact that the FBI is not participating in these surveys. 12/19/61 SAC LETTER NO. 61-71 - ea _ (c)---FIREARMS - CARRIED ABOARD AIRCRAFT -- As an answer to the recent hijackings of aircraft by the use of firearms carried Law 87-197 which prohibits unauthorized persons from carrying weapons aboard aircraft. — . . Advice has been received from the Department that this statute does not apply to Department or Justice personnel "1) All Department of Justice personnel who are — authorized to carry arms and who have them on their person while travelling by air should present proper credentials to the ticket agent or flight attendant when boarding the air- eraft, unless to identify themselves would, in their judgment, compromise the success of their mission. "o) When it is not feasible to inform the carrier that they are carrying weapons, Department of Justice personnel must act with the utmost discretion to avoid giving cause for alarm to air carrier personnel or their fellow passengers." Each SAC will be held personally responsible for insuring that these instructions of the Attorney General are immediately brought to the personal attention of all Special Agents and insuring complete understanding of these instructions 12/19/61 SAC LETTER NO. 61-71
D) ‘ SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF INVESTIGATIVE AGENTS -- By SAC Letter 1-68(C) you were advised of the formation of the Southern Association of Intelligence Agents. The name has since been changed to the Southern Association of Investigative oe 12/19/61 SA | LETTER NO. 61-71 te eee lee . TANT ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE WASHINGTON -- In a memorandum for heads of ‘epartments and agencies dated November 10, 1961, the President tated that as an integral part of present steps to increase the ffectiveness and economy of Federal agencies he wants coordination of Government activities outside Washington, D. C., significantly strengthened. As a first step in bringing Federal officials out- Side Washington closer togetner the President has directed the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission to arrange for establish- ment of a Board of Federal Executives in each of the Commission's ten administrative regions, the headquarters cities of such being . Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago, St. Louis, Dallas, . Denver, San Francisco, and Seattle. . . The purpose of the Boards will be to make possible closer ‘and stronger coordination of activities across departmental and ‘agency lines and to implement opportunities to pool experience and resources and to accomplish savings. The areas of interest involved. are management and budgetary procedures, personnel policies, - recruitment, office space use, procurement activities, public infor- mation duties, natural resources development, protection of equal rights, urban development activities; manpower utilization, etc. Each Board will establish liaison with State and local Government officials in its region. | You may be invited to attend conferences by the Board in your region and if so, it will be satisfactory for you to attend but only as an observer, advising the Bureau thereafter as to what transpired. Should you receive any request to actively participate in this program or for anything that would commit the Bureau to a course of action, such should be promptly brought to the attention of the Bureau for consideration. 12/19/61 . eg tee - , SAC LETTER NO. 61-71 “Ow FS Be wm To044 —Boeia: 32999526 Page 1074 (.) PRESIDENT'S PROGRAM ON STRENGTHENING OF COORDINATION OF GOVERN-
: | (F) “CRIMINAL IN‘ELLIGENCE PROGRAM ~ DISSEMINATION OF REPORTS TO UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS -- Effective immediately copies of all reports in Interstate Transmission of Wagering Information, Interstate Transportation of Wagering Paraphernalia and Interstate x, Transportation in Aid of Racketeering investigations and related investigations under the Criminal Intelligence Program (Anti- Reeketeering and Interstate Gambling Activities) will be furnished —_—.¢ _the appropriate United States Attorney. Ab VEPs tals All pending cases in these categories will be immediately reviewed and copies of all reports prepared to date will be sub- mitted to the appropriate United States Attorney. No reports submitted orior to September, 1960, are to be disseminated since these were not prepared in form suitable for dissemination. In view of the wider dissemination of these reports, it is essential that meticulous care be afforded to their prepara- tion in order to afford informants and highly confidential sources maximum protection and to prevent the possibility of exposure. 4 : “ In Interstate Transmission of Wagering Information, Inter~ state Transportation of Wagering Paraphernalia and. Interstate , Transportaticn in Aid cf Racketeering matters, the Criminal Division of the Department will retain authority to authorize prosecution, in accordance with existing policies. You should insure that instructions set forth herein — are given close personal attention and the requirements complied- with as expeditiously as possible. 12/19/61 SAC LETTER NO. 61-71 te | (G)“ CRIME ABOARD AIRCRAFT ~ SPECIAL CIVIL AIR REGULATION NO. : SR~448A -- Attention is directed to Subsection (1) of Section 1472, Title 49, (Federal Aviation Act of 1958 as amended) which | deals with carrying weapons aboard aircraft and specifically , prohibits carrying a concealed, deadly or dangerous weapon on or about the person aboard an aircraft being operated by an air carrier. This Section further prohibits an attempt to commit such an act. The Statute excepts from this prohibition "law enforcement officials of any municiral.or state government, or the Federal Government, who are authorized or required to : carry arms, and....such other persons as may be so authorized : under regulations issued by the (Federal Aviation Agency) Administrator." 12/19/61 a SAC LETTER NO. 61-72 00 0 ee re ow 4 \ \ \ mat __N ° So0dS—Dooid:32900526—_Page 1075
In accordance with the authority granted by \the Statute, ° the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) has issued Special Givil Air _ Regulation No. SR-448A, which in part states as oe: "Except for employees or officials of municipal, State, or Federal Governments who are authorized or required to carry arms, and except for those Crewmembers afid such other persons as-may—be authorized by an air carrier, no person, while aboard an aircraft being operated by an air carrier in air transportation, shall carry on or about his person a deadly or dangerous weapon, either concealed or unconcealed." In effect, the FAA has granted the air carrier the right to determine who shall be permitted to carry concealed weapons aboard aircraft. Whereas. SR-448A is considerably: broader than. Subsection (1), Section 1472, Title 49, since it covers uncon- cealed weapons, tne Statute limits violations within FBI juris-.. diction to concealed, deadly or dangerous weapons. . In view of the provisions of Special civil? Air” Regulation No. SR-448A, you should insure in conducting investi- gations under this Statute that the air carrier has not granted authority for the individual in question to carry weapons aboard aircraft. — 12/19/61 SAC LETTER NO. 61-71 i (H) "DROPIC OF CANCER" - INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF OBSCENE MATTER ~~ For your information, law enforcement agencies in many parts of the country have initiated steps to remove from circulation in their respective jurisdictions the book "Tropic of Cancer” by Henry Miller. Several field offices have inquired of the Bureau as to this book being a suitable vehicle for prosecution under the Interstate Transportation of Obscene Matter Statute. This is to advise that after having carefully reviewed this book the Department has concluded that Federal prosecution would not be warranted. You should be guided accordingly. \ (Security Letter on attached page) oA  e/19/61 me La a "4 . SAC LETTER NO. 61-71, - 5 ~. WWO55044 Docld:32989526 Page 1076
. 1 ! i,t i i li i (I) FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA COMMITTEE ~~ Richard Gibson, n sdesonan leader of the Fair Play for Cuba Committee (FPCC), pro-Castro |grouo with headquarters at New York City and with chapters in approximately — 20 cities throughout the United States, recently advised a New York : ——~s arce that. the.FPCC leadership was concerned about -FBI interviews H Gibson further “commented thatthe FPCe~plans—to__| { ¢ its members. ‘ake a legal issue on the next occasion when an FPCC member is ‘ontacted at his place of employment by the FBI. In view of the ‘oregoing, specific Bureau authority should be secured prior to nterviews of FPCC members at their places of employment. These 4 instructions, however, are in no way intended to discourage field from recommending interviews of FPCC members, where warranted. in the event it is not feasible to conduct such interviews away from the individual's place of employment, the Bureau should be furnished full details in this regard when Submitting recommendations for interview. Fk ee Very truly yours, Tae mye age John Edgar Hoover Director s Ales tai Nempermmaeeneer | 12/19/61 _ : SAC LETTER NO. 61-71 - 6 ~ MW 35044 Doeld: 32959526 Page LOTT — J
Ks ee Sakae ac it Sch SOL Aca eta ah aim Laan stds wom csonacsavonlbciud Seizaas *Saunicuitntistigthiaer PERSONAL CNO NUMBER SAC LETTER 6o-a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION January 8, 1962 WASHINGTON 25, D. ¢. . x fw rad RE: BUREAU CODES — AFSAM 7 Pureau's coding equipment are being furnished each office with the exception of San Francisco which receives six sets and washington Field which receives none; twelve sets being. furnished Code Room and fourteen sets Seat of Government Relocation Site. These will become effective March 1, 1962, replacing the KAR-110 rotors presently in use. Appropriate key lists being distributed separately. Upon receipt of rotors carefully inspect package for evidence of tampering. Notify Bureau immediately of any ir- Acknowledge receipt by routing slip, listing serial ‘inventory adjustments by FD-222. Promptly check rotors by ac use in AFSAM 7 pursuant to AFSAM 7 Manual of Operation and. Routine Maintenance, Section IV, A, and afford rotors secure storage with other AFSAM 7 material. — Rotors being furnished you are Type A as described in Section II, A, of Manual of Operatior: and Routine Maintenance and should be assembled as described therein. During assembly of Type A rotors, particular attention should be given to _ insuring that the metal retaining rings are properly seated on the rotor cores with the release taps facing outward. 1962, on which date they should be packaged securely and for- - Warded to Bureau, attention FBI Laboratory, by Railway Express, use Registered Airmail,-Return Receipt Requested.. Very truly yours, John Edgar Hoover Director *s our sets of -AFSAM —-4545.—.2/TSEC_rotors..for_use with__ regularity. numbers of each set; return to Bureau in a sealed envelope marked .. for the attention of the FBT Laboratory the address label on inner wrapping, even though torn in opening, and make appropriate tual Retain KAR ~ 110 rotors presently in use until April e, Protective Signature Service. Anchorage, Honolulu and San Juan ° “WW S508" Doc¥d:32989526—Page 1078 _ .
PERSONAL ATTENTION SAC LETTER NO. 62-12 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION sn Reply, Please Refer to February 14, 1962 WASHINGTON 25, D. c fo ‘Ye . Fite to. - (a) DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE SUMMARIES PREPARED, LOCALLY BY MILITARY (INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES -- The various local- military intelligence . 5s throughout the country issue and disseminate domestic intelligence summaries on a regular périodic basis. which contain a review of security matters within the military area where prepared. These summaries are compiled from research and analysis of domestic - {intelligence information received from various sources including data which was disseminated to these agencies by our various offices located in the region covered by these military groups. In order to. insure that our information is being used properly and to make certain that any data set fortn in these summaries which could cause petential embarrassment to the Bureau is called to the Bureau's . attention, it is essential that these summaries be promptly reviewed by the appropriate offices upon publication. In making the review, particular attention should be paid to information involving matters of nationwide newspaper controversy and that which is of such a highly important nature that it is possible its improper use could prove embarrassing to the Bureau. Any such information noted shoulda be promptly called to the Bureau's attention under the caption of the subject matter involved, together with observations and recommendations ” as to what steps have been or should be taken to correct the situation. The above-mentioned summaries are not to be confused with military briefing or training documents prepared solely for use within the various military intelligence agencies. Each Special Agent in Charge must advise the Bureau by February 27, 1962, the following information: (1) the arrangements he has made to obtain copies of all the above-described intelligence ‘Summaries issued by the local military intelligence agencies covering the region in which his cffice is located; (2) the administrative procedures set up to insure prompt review of these summaries upon receipt in order that the Bureau may be immediately advised if they contain information which might be detrimental te our best interests; and (3) the title of each summary which will be received, together with the identity of the issuing military agency and the frequency of publication of each. . Very truly ycurs, John Edgar Hoover Director i550 : ; age 1079
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Ploase Refer to February 13, 1962 WASHINGTON 25, D.C. Fie No . (A) TRAINING - POLICE -- PHOTOGRAPHY INSTRUCTORS -- It has recently been noted that due to the limited number of instructors qualified to furnish photography training at police schools, a number of requests for this type of training have been declined. Certainly training in photography is vital to modern, efficient police work. —the—Bureau-will_consider affording specialized training to. qualify police instructors to furnish police schcols on photography if ~~~ there are sufficient interest in and need for this training by local law enforcement agencies. You should immediately advise the Bureau if there are such interest and need by local law enforcement agencies in your division for photography training. If such need exists, you should recommend how many police instructors would be necessary to adequately handle police training on photography for your division.: Do not make recommendations for any specific individual at this time for specialized training in photography. In the event that such specialized training is provided at the Seat of Government, you will be. advised of the qualifications for attendance at this S¢ChdOol and will be requested to furnish recommendations.for an agent meeting these qualifications to attend this specialized school. 2/13/62 —_ SAC LETTER NO. 62-11 j ; (B) “SPEECH MATTERS ~ RECORDED STATEMENT -"OPERATIONS OF THE FBI" -- The Bureau has just prepared and taped a 14-minute, 23-second statement on the “Operations of the FBI." The narration for this_tape is by the same person who prepared the two previous messages on communism. This tape is being reproduced in quantity at the Bureau and copies will be made availablé to all offices in the near future. . ; It is believed this tape should have many valuable uses throughout the field. It can be used in conjunction with regularly Scheduled appearances of Bureau speakers and can also be furnished . to reliable groups requesting Bureau speakers when such speakers are not available because of other commitments. ; You should also consider using it in high schools through- out your territory where it should serve as an exceedingly satisfac- tory medium to acquaint these young people with our operations. a wwos5o44 : 526 Page 1080
In the event you should wish to make the tape available to any’ of your contacts in the radio field, you should feel free to do fF). You should advise the Bureau on a periodic basis of the distribution made of this tape. An estimation of the number of persons who have heard it and any comments as to their response should also be furnished. This information and any inquiries concerning this tape should be marked for the attention of the Crime Research Section. . . 2/13/62 SAC LETTER NO. 62-11 1 . I - 5 (C) GOVERNMENT-BILLS OF LADING - EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY a CLAUSE -- The provisions presently included on the back of the U. S. Government bills of lading forms as condition 9 are based on rxecutive Order 10557, 19 F. R. 5655, which has been revoked by Executive Order 10925. Pursuant to Executive Order 10925 it will be necessary, when using U. S. Government bills of lading forms, to incorporate ~ a reference to section 301 of Executive Order 10925 as an integral part of bills of lading contracts. Accordingly, before any Government bill of lading is issued for use there shall be placed thereon a typewritten, rubber stamp, or other similar impression containing the following words: EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Condition 9 hereof is revised as follows: The contract clauses in Sec. 301 of Executive Order 10925 (26 F. R. 1977) are incorporated herein, but carriers are exempted from paragraphs 3-7 thereof unless otherwise specifically ordered , (26 F. R. 6586, Sec. 60-1.3(b)(4)). ~Keal é ae Vpubber: stamp, if necessary, may be purchased locally from the Imprest Fund. gq. 2/13/62 guw ss$4@ DEPTER2RePS260.Ppge 1081 ~2.
as evidenced by the foregoing totals, some offices have e or no contribution to the Suggestion Program. It is -> reconcile such a showing with the fact that the . ; -spations are constantly expanding. Faced with these NT la besronsibilities, it is imperative that we permit no a iad eo —- manpowér and resources -but—seek—incessantly for-ways streamline our work in order to concentrate our energies most efficaciously. This can only be “red if we are given the benefit of every constructive eizmn of our employees. Passive.or perfunctory attention ‘ resu's meeds cannot be condoned. The Suggestion Program eily one of the most effective vehicles for insuring ireau may take advantage of beneficial ideas and I n office to pursue this program vigorously. te! LETTER NO. 62-11 oy .- _° Tg! AINING - NEW AGENTS' ~ FOURTEEN-WEEK CURRICULUM -~ The new T_rg¢7te' training has been extended from thirteen weeks to fourteen ~ weeay uith the class which entered on duty January 15, 1962. rmx is attached for your information the curriculum for the This curricuium e tn furnished to you to inform you of the areas where — ¥ . ¢ ¢ aid * 4 3 x Q fas] wn n ct an) eS) fH }s} pe a} 09 eh} Fh KH fa) 8 Q, o Q, ctr a o 3 (40) = @ QR ey) He} ct nm ae | cnal emphasis is being placed such as report writing, Bureau .ecations and practical work on volume categories of cases. ex of this curriculum may be of benefit in correlating the ng that you afford the new agent in his first office etent., You may also find this curriculum of value in ‘«sing the Bureau's training with Special Agent..4pplicants. 3 at Gh 4 AM ne at 3 & se de a " gaye et “ee ov . . Any suggestions that you or other personnel may have aa the betterment of the new agents! curriculum should be feimotled to the Bureau, attention Training and Inspection Division. ~ ™%e OF “ho WETTER HQ. 62-11 °° oy , ea oatketal te . ov . -F, «RHRESTS wo SEARCHES OF INDIVIDUALS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY ~- I- end iike to reiterate existing instructions that all persons tes ieneieed custody by Bureau Agents must be afforded thorough ay FLete Searches. This search must include not only a nee wearing apparel but a search of the body in an effort tay te se any evidence of criminal activity or any material which . - ecreted for the purpose of self-destruction. ' ¥ TER NO, 62-11 ~5.-
: 1 \ The necessity for a most thorough search cannot be overemphasized and all personnel must be on guard at every minute {n order to assure that material is not retained by prisoners. that could be used for self-destruction. Extra care must be taxen in situations where prisoners after being searched are gi en back their clothing rather than being provided with special 4 ——-p ron garb... --——--—-. ‘ 13/62 - fe LETTER NO. 62-11 { a an G) -ACHIEVEMENTS -- I have been deeply concerned that some recent occurrences in the field, though isolated, may have created a false and misleading impression as to our operations which, if not corrected, could possibly impair our high standards of efficiency and effectiveness. At this time it is well to remember that no other investigative organization in this country enjoys a record of achievement and exceilence which is comparable to that of the Buccal. Ours is a hard-earned record based on the solid accomplish- ments the Bureau has placed in the record books in the fields of criminal, security and intelligence activities. This paramount. ‘position is the product of work and sacrifice, patience and perseverance, imagination and practicality combined in substantiaL measure with unremitting thoroughness and dedication to fairness and accuracy. . Our high aims and aspirations place heavy responsibilities on each of us te constantly strive through improvement of our day- to-day operations to further strengthen and preserve our position. . Each one of us must be sure that our conduct in discharging our responsibilities meets the high standards of excellence which have long been our aim and to that end we must in all respects be guided by the dictates of sound discretion and good judgment. ° SAC LETTER NO. 62-11 -6- ‘aw sa044 Doold: 32989526 Page i085
Lo “ SUMMER EMPLOYEES -- The’ following fg ICANTS ~°CLERKS - SUMMER i ; Ch) BUREAU ioe edopted regarding summer employment of oer eae a policy has pe e Seat of Government and the field this year: y Poy ee icants will be considered who were summer employees during those tis- and whose work records were completely sati : the Summer, of oe taied trois agreements so No agree bo work ducing no , i i ion period, and who ; : n the Sumer of 1962 for a ninimun of AInety days or-their entire the lon n riod All applications for summer employment . fe) a ya eae ahaicate that applicant is interested only in employme ee soeane he summer months and such information and their agreement Core the stated time should be clearly reflected on the form interview sheet. i i than will not be authorized to hire any more er cent or ite regular clerical staff for Somer emp toyment ara then only after complete justification is furnishe - AS su mployment will necessarily affect the clerk-agen dered in the Field the employment of summer applicants will be con 7 ed in cceneetion with any field requests for regular clerical employe e ~~ —~gurine: the same ‘period s 2/13/62 . Bho CoRR NO. 62-11 . _ (I) status OF “INCARCERATED NOTORTOUS CRIMINALS -- There are currently incarcerated in Federal penal institutions a number of notorious criminals, sentenced as a result of prosecution, in whom the Bureau has had an interest. By reason of their criminal conduct, the identity of these notorious criminals is well known to the general public and any action concerning their_dpplication for pardon or release results in considerable nationwide publicity. wee” , Accordingly, those offices having Federal penal institutions located within their territory must insure that through established liaison with penal officials the Bureau will be advised of any. change in status concerning incarcerated notorious criminals. The Bureau Should be advised of any ~ contemplated action such as proposed or actual Parole, release from confinement or transfer from one institution to another. (Security Letters on attached pages) 8/13/60 a . SAC LETTER NO. 62-11 -T- GEKeE aes Page—i086 oa ae OR tree gry Peneenpneenepars “HW 55042
J) ° INTERNATIONAL SERVICES OF INFORMATION FOUNDATION, INC. tes -- Reference SAC Letter No. 61-31 (B) dated June 6, 1961, which included background data-relating to the ISI and which pointed out that Ulius Louis ‘Amoss was its head. For your infor- mation Amoss died on November 9, 1961, and his widow, Mary Veronica 4 Amoss, now serves as President and Secretary of the Board of 4 mrustees of the IST. She also succeeded Amoss as editor of the E ISI publication "Inform." |. + oP, Fe. - The contents of “Inform" in the past have been limited to international intelligence'data;: however, it has been reported that consideration is being given to the possibility of instituting a program dealing with domestic intelligence information. Be alert for any data corroborating this report and submit such information .promptly to Bureau. As mentioned in the afore-mentioned SAC Letter, in the event an ISI representative contacts your office, you should accept any information volunteered but under no circumstances should he be afforded any assistance. No information pertaining to this organization should be furnished to-.persons outside the FRI without specific Bureau approval. 2/13/62 SAC LETTER NO. 62-11 : — (K) COMMUNIST FRONT ORGANIZATIONS - INTERNAL SECURITY ACT OF 1950 - PREPARATION OF PROSECUTIVE SUMMARY REPORTS - REPORT WRITING -= As a result of the recent action by the U. S. Supreme Court against — the Communist Party, USA, pursuant to the Internal Security Act of 1950, the Department has commenced reviewing cases concerning _communist front organizations for presentation to the Subversive Activities Control Board under the Act. Certain offices have been instructed to submit prosecutive summary reports on organizations in which the Department has expressed an interest. It is expected more requests will be forthcoming in the near future. Review of ithe summary reports submitted to date indicates a need for a reiterating and amplifying current instructions in report-writing- . <7". ‘procedures. 7 a RES Prosecutive and supplemental prosecutive summary reports Should follow the format contained in SAC Letter 114 (A), Series 1951, dated November 30, 1951. Instructions contained in the Manual of Rules and Regulations, Part II, pages 26 through 27, and the FBI Handbook, Part I, pages 71-72a, should be scrupulously followed, where applicable. . . BfIB/620 7 te SAC LETTER NO. 62-1 | -~8- Page LOST W 55044 Doold: 32989526
| The words “Prosecutive Summary" or "Supplemental Prosecutive Summary" should appear on the FD-204 in the same manner these words appear on the FD-e7e. Informants.,| con- cealed by T symbols, and exhibits referred to in the summary eports should have the same T symbols and exhibit numbers Sstgned to them in ali-summary—reports- prepared-in-a—particular case. Manual and Handbook changes are forthcoming. 2/13/62 oe, vw ’ SAC LETTER NO. 62-11 : ae ; a j . (L).~ FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA COMMITTEE -- Attention is direc¥ed to SAC Letter Number 61-71 dated December 19, 1961, paragraph (I). According to New York informant, during public meeting of Fair Play for Cuba Committee (FPCC) on 1/31/62 at New York City, one of speakers claimed that FBI has been urging employers to dismiss employees with pro-Castro sympathies. He requested audience to furnish names, dates, and places of such instances so that they could be "published." In order to preclude possibility of FPCC making charges of this type against the Bureau; field’ should be circumspect in any contacts with employers of FPCC members or other pro-Castro sympathizers who are under investigation. No statements or comments snould be made which could be interpreted as pressure to effect the dismissal of the employee. Moreover, during contacts with employers of individuals under investi- gation because of pro-Castro activities or sympathies, interviewing Agents should restrict such interviews to the acquisition of needed data without disclosing the basis for the investigation or other facts known to the FBI about the individual under investigation. These instructions are not aimed at discouraging contacts with employers where such action is a logical investigative step. Very truly yours, John Edgar Hoover i Director Enclosure for (E) 2/13/62 SAC LETTER NO. 62-11 ©. - 9- ‘MW 35044 Doeld:32959526 Page 10GG .
-:7NO NUMBER SAC LETTER 62-B UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Reply, Please Refer to February 8, 1962 WASHINGTON 25, D. C. Ia . e Refer File No. . ad RE: BUREAU CODES /7:/ AFSAM 7 ; one: Set -of- APSAN-7—key—Lists—for—months—of—March;— “while S 5044 Docld: 32989526 Page 1089 April, and May, 1962, being forwarded separately to all divisions except Washington Field which will receive none; three copies being furnished Bureau's Emergency Relocation Site; and three copies Seat of Government Code Room. Acknowledge receipt of key lists promptly by routing slip, indicating serial numbers which appear thereon; return in a sealed envelope to the Bureau, attention FBI Laboratory, FBE Annex, the address label on individual tamperproofed envelope containing keys even though torn while opening package; and destroy, by burning, each monthly sheet thirty days after last ‘effective date thereof, advising Bureau. promptly by routing slip, attention FBI Laboratory, FBI Annex, this has been done. ' It is essential address label mentioned above be returned in order to control security of shipment. Key lists being distributed at this time are for use -— with AFSAR 4545-2/TSEC rotors. However, you are to retain the KAR 110/TSEC rotors assigned to your office until April 2, 1962, at which time KAR 110/fSEC rotors should be packaged securely and returned to the Bureau, attention FBI Laboratory, FBI Annex, - by Railway Express, Protective Signature Service. Anchorage, Honolulu and San Juan use Registered Airmail, Return Receipt Requested. Very truly yours, John Edgar Hoover 7, Director
'" No NUMBER SAC LEPrER 62~c ULITED $ ‘aps DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE { ‘UREAU OF INVESTIGATION | | ._., PERSONAL | FEDER ia In Reply, Please Refer to February 19, 1962 WASHINGTON 25, D. C. File No. RE: " MICROPHONE INSTALLATIONS - COMMON WALL PENETRATION Penetration of a common wall between two buildings or etween two rooms within the same building for the purpose of astablishing a microphone surveillance is a weil-established recnnique. Where physical conditions are such that access can .e had to a common wall of the target area, this technique must be thoroughly explored and given consideration as a means of securing desired microphone coverage. Common wall penetration is particularly adaptable to those conditions where access to an area to be afforded microphone coverage is not possible or where peculiar security problems preclude the use of more direct methods available for installation of concealed microphones. No survey at made for the purpose of determining feasibility of installing Bt a concealed microphone can be considered complete until the e ~“possioility of utilization of this technique has been fully explored. . - Careful analysis of each condition ercountered will reveal that in most instances penetration of a common wall can _ be achieved without benefit of specialized tools or sophisticated drilling equipment. The particular approach and solution to each individual common wall penetration problem will depend largely upon the ingenuity and fortitude of the individuals making the microphone installation. In some situations, due to the nature of materials used in wall construction, thickness of walls or unusual security problems the need for specialized equipment ‘ to facilitate wall penetraticn may be indicated. Should a Survey for microphone installation reveal that the latter condition exists, you should submit specific details to the Bureau, attention of the Laboratory. Analysis of details may enable the -Laboratory to supply you with drilling tools or devices which will facilitate penetration of the particular common wall in question. Very truly yours, John Edgar Hoover Director @uw 55044 Docld:32989526 Page 1090
PERSONS L ALTENTION SAC LETTER! NO. 62-16 NITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE t FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION } ; In Reply, Please Refor to March 8, 1962 _ WASHINGTON 25, d. c. - File No. of . t Sy _ (A). PERSONNEL MATTERS - FLOWER FUNDS -- SAC Letter |60-24 dated 5-10-60 authorized all field and Seat of Government 4visions to maintain a flower fund on a voluntary basis. the fund was established, such as to purchase flowers or appropriate gift for employees in case of illness and to provide flowers to immediate families of employees when a death occurs. The fund is not to be utilized to purchase a gift for an. employee who resigns or is transferred. Bylaws or other administrative devices with reference to the fund were to be amended to comply with these instructions. SAC Letter 61-8 dated 2-21-61 called attention to the above instructions regarding proper use of the flower fund and instructed that there be no collections for birthdays, showers, baby and wedding gifts, transfers, resignations and the like. Further- more, contributions to the flower fund should be strictly voluritary and held to an absolute minimum. Each field and Seat of Government division is to promptly advise the Bureau whether these instructions are being complied with or submit explanation for any deviation. Two copies of the bylaws of the.flower fund should be submitted. Also advise whether any other fund exists from which similar expenditures are being made and, if so, identify the fund and submit two copies of the bylaws. Results should be submitted by airtel directed to the attention of the Personnel Section and should reach the Bureau within three days of receipt of this letter.. Very truly yours, John Edgar Hoover Director Syy§5044 Docld:32989526 Page 1091
PERSONAL ATTENTION Lo SAC LETTER NO. 62-20 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to April 3,. 1962 WASHINGTON 25, b, C. File No. (A) POSITION CLASSIFICATION MATTERS - UTILIZATION OF CLERICAL PERSONNEL IN LINU OF SPECIAL AGENTS’ - MASTER DESCRIPTIONS FOR 3 INVESTIGATIVE CLERKS AND STANDARDIZED WRITE-UPS FOR EIGHT ¢#_______ CLERICAL_OPERATIONS -- Refer. to SAC Letter No. 61-58 _(B),_ 3 dated 10-17-61, and subsequent Bureau correspondence related thereto. Bureau has studied program on a field-wide basis and has prepared master descriptions for Investigative Clerk “ positions in grades GS 5, 6, and 7; a supplemental standard for these positions; standardized write-ups for eight clerical operations; and list of additional duties which should be performed by clerical employees, all of which are attached to enclosed Instructions for Implementation. Carefully review all material enclosed and follow instructions set out therein. This material voids any descriptions for these particular operations which you may have submitted previously in connection with captioned program. if . streets wm ATT material required by enclosed instructions should be submitted to Bureau within 10 days after receipt of this letter. - 4/3/62 SAC LETTER NO. 62~-20- I (B) GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT POLICY -- ‘There are enclosed tuio copies of Departmental Order 265-62 dated March 19, 1962, which sets forth regulations effectuating the nondiscrimination policy in the Department of Justice. The new Departmental ‘Order supersedes Departmental Order 105-55 which heretofore has been maintained permanently on an appropriate. bulletin board or boards in your office. Accordingly, Departmental Order 105-55 should be replaced by Departmental Order 265-62 which must be maintained permanently on an appropriate bulletin board or on whatever bulletin boards in your office necessary So that each employee will have ample opportunity to observe. and read it. You should familiarize yourself with the contents of the new Departmental Order and it is suggested that it be used as background for your comments on this subject at employee conferences. If you need additional copies’of the. new Order, submit a request for the attention of the Personnel Section. Manual revisions are being prepared. 55 ocr: S2989526 Page 1092
.(C).- :IDENTIFICATION MATTERS - LATENT FINGERPRINT MATTERS -- The following devices and materials available on the market and advertised for use in connection with developing and jrecording latent.fingerprints have been evaluated in the Identification Pivision. The results are being furnished for information of li Agents and should be of particular interest to personnel nandling police schools: "Ip Fingerprint Powder” (Spray Powder) This is essentially ea fingerprint powder packaged in an aerosol can similar to those used for household insecticides, the powder being blorm onto the surface. The entire surface is coated and then brushed to reveal the latent prints. The gray powder tested compared favorably with ordinary gray powder. The black powder does not produce as good a visual contrast as | ordinary black powder. The sole advantage noted was its rapid application to large areas. Disadvantages are the danger of overcoating; powder sometimes issues in clumps or drops which will not brush.off: vowder settles on everything in an eight- to ten-foot radius in inside use; and would obviously be more expensive than regular powder to use. "Magna Brush" This is a device for applying magnetic fingerprint powder with a magnetic pencil instead of a brush. The pencil comes in a kit with four small bottles of powder. It cannot be used on iron or steel and due to the manner of application its use would be limited to small areas. Tests show that it will not perform any better than ordinary powders. Application of Fingerprint Powder with Cotton When exceptionally large surfaces are to be examined, the application of fingerprint powder by means of a wad of cotton may Speed the job. A handful of cotton (obtainable in one pound rolls) should be torn from a roll so that it has a ragged wispy edge. This is used in the manner of a fingerprint brush by dipping the wad of cotton into a layer of fingerprint powder which has been spread out on paper and then dusting the powder Over the surféce. No pressure is to be exerted on the cotton during this operation. Any latent impressions. made visible Should be "cleaned up" with a fingerprint brush, not with the cotton. This technique should be used only on large areas and is tr ne way meant to displace the routine application of powder with é brush. rr ceo 7 Ps 4/3/62" SAC LEI'TER NO. 62-20 -2-- SwLASS044 Doold:32989526 Page 1093
This information does not alter the long-standing prohibition against wrapping latent-bearing surfaces in cotton or cloth for shipment. ; Etching Latent Prints on Glass with Hydrofluoric Acid This process requires specially constructed equipment and a laboratory hood to dispose of escaping vapor. A rather detailed experimental report on this method shows that its success is dependent on the type of glass, the rate of etching 4s difficult to predict or. control, requires two to six hours’ exposure to acid vapor, ‘and the results at best are not better than those achieved by the use of photography or fingerprint powder. This is a laboratory novelty. "FPoto-Focuser" This is a metal attachment for fastening to the lens of a4 x5 inch "Graphic" camera to photograph latent prints natural -sizge, as is done witn the fingerprint cancra. With the bellows -properly adjusted, a latent print is in correet focus when it is “flush with the end of the "Focuser." It has been suggested that this device would make the fingerprint camera unnecessary. A -"Graphic" camera with the "Focuser" does not, of course, equal __ the fingerprint camera in simplicity and ease of operation. Some of the disadvantages found in the use of this device are constant slippage of the track lock when pressure is applied to hold the camera against a latent print, the obscuring of a — Sizable margin of the negative by the edges of the "Focuser"; excessive length and weight of the camera unit--21 1/2 inches ‘and 8 pounds compared to 12 inches and 6 pounds for the finger- print camera; exposures are all flash shots with over-exposure probable if made in ordinary room tllumination or brighter light; extra expense of larger film and flash bulbs. Possible Adaptation of Polaroid Camera to Fingerprint Work Polaroid photographs do not show the sharp detail obtainable by conventional photographic methods. Test shots of inked fingerprints made with this camera do not show good ridge definition. 4/3/62 | SAC LETTER NO. 62-20 -3- Sea eT —Doetd+2e589525 Rage 1094 : a
(D)' VISIT OF THE SHAH OF IRAN TO THE UNITED STATES IN ‘APRIL, 1962 -- The Shah and Empress of Iran are expected to arrive in the United.States about April 10, 1962, on a State visit. Appropriate offices will be advised of the Shah's exact itinerary when it is available. he Bureau_has received information to the effect that dissident Iranian students in this country might possibtl undertake an assassination attempt against the Shah during his visit. Moreover, the State Department has expressed eoncern as to the vossible adverse effects of any large- scale demonstrations which might occur during the Shah's visit. : All offices should be most alert for any information regarding anti-Shah demonstrations, possible threats to the Shah or his party, or other data of intelligence interest in connection with his visit. Sources in a position to acquire such information should be alerted to the need for prompt reporting. Any data concerning possible violence or demonstrations~should be immediately disseminated to local | police authorities as well as to appropriate State Department security representatives locally. Bureau should be expeditiously advised of all such information received, including action ¢ taken locally. ‘ SAC LETTER NO. 62-20 . -~ 4. Mrpgit— Nocld: 37989526 Page 1095
- . i E) BUREAU APPLICANTS - SPELLING TEST FOR SPECIAL | oewn APPLICANTS -- In order to test the spelling ability of all Special Agent applicants, three spelling tests have| been devised and ave being forwarded to each office uncer separate cover. One of these should be administered to ——— -both Bureau employees--and—-outsiders—who-apply—for—the—Special Agent position. ney should be submitted to the Bureau at the same time other examinations are forwarded. You should be guided by Section 6 A, 2b, Manual of Instructions, in affording these tests the necessary security. : ‘1 4/3/62 SAC LETTER NO. 62-20 (F) BUREAU. APPLICANTS - SPECIAL AGENT EDUCATIONAL AND AGE REQUIREMENTS -- Effective immediately the minimum age for the Special Agent oosition is being lowered from twenty-five to twenty-three years. In addition, the Bureau will consider for the Special Agent position Bureau employees currently on the “rolls who have at least three years of cuutinuous Bureau service and who possess either a four-year college degree or a,Bachelor of Commercial Science Degree from a resident school, Employees with a Bachelor of Commercial Science — Degree must have successfully completed the Bureau Accounting Course at the time they apply. Upon application they must obtain a satisfactory grade on the Bureau Accounting ; Examination and the Academic Achievement Test. Employees with a four-year college degree must obtain a satisfactory... grade on the Special Agent Law Examination and the Academic ‘Achievement Test. : ~ For the completion of Bureau records all division heads at the Seat of Government and all Special Agents in Charge should submit to reach the Bureau by April 16, 1962, the names of all employees who are now qualified under the above or who will qualify by October 1, 1962. Submit this information on Form FD-311, which specifically outlines the data necessary regarding each employee so listed. Employees meeting these new requirements and who are available for the New Agent Classes already scheduled, that is April 16, 1962, May 21, 1962, and June 25, 1962, should be processed immediately. 4/3/62 SAC LETTER NO. 62-20 - 5 - MW 55044 Doold:32989526 Page 1096 . . _
4 T want it clearly understood that -{nterviews with Special Agent applicants must be most penetrative’ and only those applicants meeting the high standards of the Bureau are to be favoraoly recommended. No applicant should be recommended unless he creates an excellent initial impression Es and possesses the necessary maturity to properly handle the 3 —___pesponsibilities. of the Special Agent position. 4 62 : . . vote ees She TROTER NO. 62-20 oa a (cg) FEDERAL BANK ROBBERY AND INCIDENTAL CRIMES STATUTE-NIGHT DEPOSITORY THEFTS -~ In the past, United States Attorneys have rendered divergent opinions as to whether a “theft from a bank night depository constitutes a violation of the Federal f. Bank Robbery and Incidental Crimes Statute. This divergency _ of opinion often stemmed from the crucial question of whether deposits so made were within the care, custody and control of the bank. In most-instances final determination hinged on the contractual relationship existing between the depositor and “the banky =~: = we me . United States Attorney's Bulletin, Volume 10, Number 6, dated March 23, 1962, states that, though the issue is not free from-doubt in that there have been no test cases in the higher _ courts, thefts from bank night depositories are a violation of the statute regardless of the contractual relationship between the bank and the depositor. The view expressed resolves the question of care, custody and control with the comment that a bailment relationship is established between the depositor and the bank at the time the deposit is made. The element of notice to the bank, necessary for this bailment, is presumed since the bank in providing the night depository facility invites its use. . Very truly yours, John Edgar Hoover Director Enclosures for (A) & (B) i t 4/3/62 “AC LETTER NO. 62-20 | oo 6 _ 4. Doold:32989526 Page 1097 ©
~ PERSONAL ATTENTION . -SAC LETTER NO. 62-22 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer ta April 17, 19627 WASHINGTON 25, D. ¢. a Reply, ¢ : Fils No. (A) “PERSONNEL =" FORMS - FBI PERSONNEL STATUS FORM FD-285 -- Reference is made to Manual of Rules and Regulations, Part I, Section 16, A 2, whicn sets out data required to be submitted on 3 Personnel Status Form FD-285. Section F of this form is being . g——advteted-seo—that—there_will_no_longer_be any yearly.listing of. ‘offices of preference on this form by Special Agent, Special . Employee and Radio Personnel. The Bureau has on record the current offices of preference of such personnel. Henceforth, any employee entitled to list such offices of preference may send in designated changes at any time. Special Agent, Special Employee and Radio Personnel should utilize Form FD-314. - Clerical employees are to use Form OF-10. 4/17/62 % SAC LETTER NO. 62-22 . ‘| (B)° “ADMINISTRATION OF OFFICES -:-ASSIGNMENT CARDS -- As a result of a suggestion, the following procedure with regard to the main- ‘tenarice of assignment cards is~brought to the attention of all offices for their information and use wherever practical. ee Following preparation of the monthiy administrative report: —- (a) Assignment cards of cases that will remain eurrent at the end of the month should be filed in accordance with — present procedures. (b) Assignment cards of cases that will be delinquent at the end of the month will be filed in the same manner, except that a divider will be placed between them and the current cases. In this fashion the assignment card box will then con- Sist of two separate parts and the cases that will be delinquent can be readily differentiated from those that will be current. This will allow.delinquency lists to be prepared early in the . month thus giving Agents earlier notice to clear these cases of their delinquent status. Throughout the month as a delinquent case is posted, the assignment card will be transferred from the "delinquent" section to the appropriate place in the “current” Bection. . ‘4 Doold: 32989596 Page 1098
(C) FEDERAL LAW ON SEARCH AND SEIZURE ~ TRAINING DOCUMENT #61 -- Captioned training document will be distributed to all offices in the near future. Jt will serve two purposes. First, it will provide the recessary text for use by those law-trained Special Agents in your office who aré designated to discuss the sibject of search and seizure before police school groups. ‘zeond, and perhaps more important, it will give all investiga- : ive personnel a ready source of information on what the Fedéral law does and does not permit by way of search and seizure ina case under investigation. You are to maintain this training document in such a manner that it is readily available at all times for both of its intended uses. Copies may be charged out to Special Agents and they may be kept ir Resident Agencies. You will note that the document contains no classified information and no references to Bureau policy. The entire text is a matter of law only. You should encourage the investigative personnel of your office to use this training document as a source of infor- mation on handling search and seizure, problems in-their cases, and to be sufficiently familiar with its contents that they fully understand the principal points of law involved. This training document should be viewed not as something to be put on the shelf and consulted infrequently but as a statement of the principles of law with which every Special Agent should be fully familiar ~ at all times. 4/17/62 SAC LETTER NO. 62-22, bese . (D) SUPPLIES - PURCHASES FROM GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION RETAIL STORES -- The General Services Administration (GSA) has opened Interagency Retail Stores in selected cities throughout - the continental United States. These are self-service stores stocking approximately 1,200 administrative supply items and some Standard forms. These retail stores do not in any way replace regular agency requirements which are met through submission of purchase orders at regular intervals. The retail stores are primarily to meet emergency needs for standard supply items ‘ which otherwise might be purchased in the open market at much higher prices. : The few retail stores now in operation have proven very successful in effecting important economies throughout the Government. The opening of more such stores may be expected in SAC LETTER NO. 62-22 -~ 2 ~ oy ‘San 5044_ Doold:32989526 Page 1099
the near future. Should GSA inquire of your office as to the {interest of the Bureau in these stores, to determine the feasibility of setting up a store to serve Government needs in your locality, you should advise them that the Bureau would participate to the degree that emergency purchases only would be made in this manner. The retail stores operate in much the same manner as a -F——_self-service_supermarket. Using a charge-plate, for identification and billing, the purchaser will select items required, exit past a checkout clerk who will register the cost of each item purchased. In the event retail stores are opened in your GSA region, your office would be advised by GSA direct, together with instruc- tions regarding the obtaining of the charge-plate. The Bureau must insist that the charge-plate issued be used only for identifi- cation, not for charging items. Cash payment from your imprest fund is authorized. Purchases made in this manner should be re- stricted to emergency requirements. The submission of quarterly requirements to the Bureau, through the purchase order forms, remains unchanged. SAC LETTER NO. 62-22 | ~ z (E)“ “SOLAR RESEARCH CORPORATION ~ 3200 N.E. 12TH AVENUE - OAKLAND PARK, FLORIDA - JACK NORMAN HOLCOMB, PRESIDENT -- Solar Research _ Corporation advertises itself as a manufacturer of “special security and intelligence devices." Principal items of equipment are those used for concealed listening devices (bugs), wire tapping and recording, most of which have been displayed to the Bureau. Holcomb advises company will sell only to duly constituted law enforcement agencies on presentation of official orders and pay- _ment vouchers. He states the company intends to hold bugging and Wire-tapping szhool for selected police officers in the Spring of 1962. He claims his considerable experience is the basis of material used to prepare detailed, illustrated manuals on how to install, Operate and record bugs and wire taps with the company's equipment. He has solicited, the Bureau's opinion of Solar equipment and whether its production and sale to police agencies would interfere with Bureau operations. The Bureau has advised him it expresses no Opinion on merit of equipment, does not endorse or recommend any particular product or company, and in no wey indicates to any Organization what products should or should not be produced. Holcomb has been instructed that neither he nor his company is to indicate the Bureau is interested in Solar products nor are they to use the Bureau's name to promote sales of their equipment. 4 SIT /62 a 7 SAC LETTER NO, 62-22 ~3- DooTd: 325989526 Page 1100
In addition to his own admission, Bureau records show that in 1955 Holcomb was acquitted by a Los Angeles County jury on charges of wire tapping in a divorce case for lack of specific evidence as to who actually did the tapping. Two codefendants, on Holcomb's acquittal, changed their pleas from guilty to not .guilty and had the charges dismissed. In 1956 he offered his. services to the police department, sheriff's office and private detectives in Houston, Texas. He Is an auxiliary police officer at Oakland Park, Florida, and has used his equipment to assist local police departments and sheriffs! offices in that area. Any dealing with Holcomb or any individual or company selling Solar products should be most circumspect. In no event should it be indicated that the Bureau is interested in Solar products except for the purpose of keeping abreast of new developments in the law enforcement field. Any use of the Bureau! Ss. name to promote Solar sales should be promptly reported. “SAC LETTER NO. 62- 22 -4e g ht 55044 Docid: 32985526 Page 1101
(F) DESTRUCTION ‘F AIRCRAFT OR MOTOR VEHICLES - FALSE REPORT -~ It should be re-emphasized to all investigative personnel that : 4nterviews in false report cases under the Destruction! of Aircraft ‘or Motor Vehicles Statute must be searching and thorough to insure that all pertinent facts are developed with regard to the circum- stances of the threat. | ‘This is particularly important, for example, in a case w 2re- the- subject al leges--he -was--only—joki ng when—he_falsely..claimed t. have a bomb as he was about to board an aircraft. The circum- ‘cances under which he made the false statement may have warranted ' person who heard.the statement to infer that the subject intended o convey the idea that his purpose was to damage or destroy an ireraft. The intent, which must be considered as an element of this offense, is not the frame of mind claimed py the subject, but that which must be attributed to him as a result of the natural import of his words and the face value of his actions. Information concerning the reaction of witnesses to the subject's false statement is necessary for the United States Attorney and the Department to enable them to make prompt decisions as to prosecution. If a witness indicates that he did not take . the supject's faise statement seriously, the facts on which he based his disbelief should be determined. Very truly yours, John Edgar Hoover Director 4/17/62 Sac ‘LETTER NO, 62-22 oe 5
so —_ i; PERSONAL ““NQ NUMBER SAC LETTER 62-E UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ta Fapty, Ploate Refer to April 26, 1962 WASHINGTON 25, D. C « Fuply, Please is No 7 - cro 1 BUREAU “CODES <fAFSAM TO OO OO Oe One set of AFSAM 7 key lists for months of June, July, and August, 1962, being forwarded separately to all divisions except Washington Field which will receive none; three copies being furnished Bureau's Emergency Relocation Site; and three copies Seat of Government Code Room. Acknowledge receipt of key lists promptly by Ws routing slip, indicating serial numbers which appear thereon; return in a sealed. envelope to the Bureau, attention FBI Laboratory, FBI Annex, the address label on individual tamperproofed envelope containing keys even though torn -while onvening. package; and destroy, by burning, each monthly | sheet thirty days after last effective date. thereof, advising Bureau promptly by routing slip, attention FBI Laboratory, FBI Annex, this has been done. ’ It is essential address label mentioned above be ~ returned in.order to control security of shipment. Very truly yours, John Edgar Hoover Director . “ 55044 Docld¥32989526 Page 1103 . ; ; tte
PERSONAL ATTENTION SAC LETTER NO. 62-27 - UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to May 8, 1962 WASHINGTON 25, D. CG nm Reply, Please Refe : File No. (A) FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY - 1963 SESSIONS -- The dates for the National Academy classes to be held in 1963 are as follows: for ‘the 7ist Session, Monday, April 1 to Wednesday, June 19 and for the 72nd Session, Monday, August 19 to Wednesday, November 6. 5/8/62 30’ LETTER NO, 62-27 . j a i ~ ¥ i (B} “TRAINING - POLICE ~“SPECIALIZED SCHOOLS ON SEARCHES AND SEIZURES -- To be of assistance in the planning of your forth- coming schools on searches and seizures for local law enforcement agencies, the following model agenda for a one-day school is suggested. This is the same agenda used by the six divisions conducting the pilot program on searches and seizures and was found to be quite satisfactory. I. History of Federal Search and Seizures Law Search or Persons A. By Search Warrant B. Incidental to a Lawful Arrest . C. By Consent SII. Search of Premises : 3 hours -—— “A. By Search Warrant . ; B. Incidental to a Lawful Arrest , C.. By Consent ; - IV. Search of Vehicles ; . 2 hours A. By Search Warrant B. Incidental to a Lawful Arrest C. By Consent D. Search on Probable Cause Alone E. Search on Lawful Impoundment Vv. Penalties for Illegal Searches and Seizures 1 hour aa] hour | nour ra) This agenda is sufficiently flexible to allow it to be tailored for schools of greater or lesser duration. 5/8/62 SAC LETTER NO. 62-27 - (C) “AUTOMOBILES - TWO-WAY FM MOBILE RADIOS -- SAC Letter 57-40, dated July 9, 1957, pointed out the possibilities of explosion and fire in the trunk of an automobile due-.to the ignition of accumulated gasoline fumes by a spark from a two-way radio «transmitter. This SAC Letter instructed that adequate steps be taken to insure that: gasoline tanks on two-way radio cars were free from leaks which would permit fumes to enter the trunk compartment. . C044 Doocld: 32989526 Page 1104
WW 55044 It has been noted during recent radio equipment maintenance inspections in several field offices that some two-way radio automobile installations have the two-way unit installed in the main part of the trunk directly above the gasoline tank. This is considered a very Undesirable practice since there is very little space between the floor of the car trunk and the gasoline tank and it is quite easy to puncture the gasoline tank during the course of the radio installation. No instances of gasoline” fumes in thé trunks “of cars” were noted during the maintenance inspections. However, the in-~ ; herent danger is such that you are instructed that all future two-way radio installations in cars must have the radio unit mounted in such location and in such manner that there is no chance of any mounting screws penetrating the gasoline tank. Also, all field Electronic Maintenance Technicians should be instructed to carefully inspect all present two-way radio : installations to assure that there is not now any gasoline fume leakage into automobile trunks and that the installations are completely safe in all other respects. 5/8/62 SAC LETTER NO. 62-27 5/8/62 a SAC LETTER NO. 62-27. .. *£ 2s on Teoold: 32989526 Page 1105 ‘
(p) “CRIMINAL INFORMANTS -- SECURITY IN CONTACTING -~r It has recently come to the attention of the Bureau that top hoodlums . and their associates may attempt to surveil Bureau Agents in an effort to identify our. informants and other tonfidential sources. You are egain reminded that Agents should be most ~-gdrcumspect in contacting informants and other confidential sources ~ —- to prevent their icentity from becoming known. Any information received.concerning attempts on the part of the hoodlum element to identify our informants and sources should be immediately brought to the attention of the Bureau. 5/8/62 7 SAC LETTER NO. 62-27 - (E) CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN CRIMINAL MATTERS (CRIMDEL) -~- The Crimdel program has been transferred from the Central Research Section of the Domestic Intelligence Division to the Criminal Intelligence and Organized Crime Section of the Special Investigative Division... Therefore. it is no longer necessary for you to include the initials "CRS" after the word "Crimdel" in the caption of | . your submissions. ; As you are aware, the Bureau recently started issuing a number of letters captioned "Criminal Intelligence Digest" for Agents working in the field of organized crime. It is expected that this letter will be expanded in the future and that both it and the: "Nationwide Criminal Activities" letter will be published by the Criminal Intelligence and Organized Crime Section on a continuing basis. 5/8/62 SAC LETTER NO. 62-27 oo ae wf. ~~ + , (F) FUGITIVES - UNLAWFUL FLIGHT INVESTIGATIONS -- A recent case : points up the continuing need for the highest standards in the ‘identification of fugitives by state officials requesting our assistance under the Fugitive Felon Act. An eastern office was requested by a state prosecutor to apprehend a fugitive whom he identified by name and FBI number. After the individuel identified by the local prosecutor had been apprehended as a result of an FBI alert, he denied his guilt. The local prosecutor discovered by further investigation that the person whose apprehension he had requested was not the individual responsible for the state crime. . 5/8/62 SAC LETTER NO, 62-27 -3- : Hw 35044) Doclda: 32589526 Page 1106