PDE EE EE EI SS JFK Assassination System Date: 4/10/201 Identification Form a Agency Information AGENCY: HSCA RECORD NUMBER: — 180-10120-10010 RECORD SERIES: | NUMBERED FILES AGENCY FILENUMBER: 014984 a Document Information ORIGINATOR: ~HSCA FROM: HSCA TO: BELL, GRIFFIN | TITLE : DATE: 03/19/1978 PAGES: 7 SUBJECTS : BELL, GRIFFIN, SUBPOENA | DOCUMENT TYPE: SUBPOENA CLASSIFICATION : — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: — Consulted CURRENT STATUS: = Withhold DATE OF LASTREVIEW: — 07/06/1993 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : Copies of duplicates enclosed 220430 and 240222 enclosed. Box 288.
AGENCY RECORD NUMBER RECORDS SERIES NUMBERED FILES AGENCY FILE NUMBER ORIGINATOR FROM TO TITLE DATE PAGES SUBJECTS DOCUMENT TYPE CLASSIFICATION RESTRICTIONS CURRENT STATUS DATE OF LAST REVIEW OPENING CRITERIA COMMENTS Copies of duplicates enclosed 220430 and 240222 enclosed. JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION -FORM AGENCY INFORMATION HSCA 180-10120-10010 014984 DOCUMENT INFORMATION HSCA HSCA BELL, GRIFFIN 03/19/78 7 BELL, GRIFFIN, SUBPOENA SUBPOENA U REFERRED, Ys fold P 07/06/93 Date:11/12/93 Page : 1. Box 288.
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og Uri AL ot (a) ost * Coa JUSTIFICATION 014984 This subpoena is required to allow staff access to the files of informants who perhaps have played pivotal roles in Matters that are in need of resolution by the Committee. Specifically, the need for access to these files is as follows: 1) Access to the unexcised Invader Informants' files is needed so that the staff, particularly Bill Webb and Ken McHargh who are intimately familiar with the King Security file, can ascertain the role of the Invaders, if any, in the assassina- tion and, if necessary, interview the informants themselves. 2) Access to the unexcised informant file of the JER associate who was acting as an FBI informant in 1968 is needed to ascertain his contact with JER, if any, and to interview him if necessary.
ORIGINAL BY AUTHORITY OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA You are hereby commanded to summon ...... Lhe Honorable Griffin B. Bell, | fo 5! to be and appear before the ...Select Committee on Assassinations, Committee of the House of Representatives of the United States, of which the Hon. Louis __ fo) an is chairman, 2.2. ne mk) | ne Per meen en en en ne ee nn nn nme wn nn mena an ann ewe an we eee Mae ee RRR en ae nee wn nae nen e we we nos eer n een eres meme ase eewe ne ence nn cc en cence ween weecccceccccncccce Cet ee er ee eee anne ne ene wn ee en eens ee en en Ae RR RR RN Se one Re RRR OR RRR Ow MRR ee ewe en ww wee an enw ee enn a ne wn en ew wn we wn eee ence ee een nnn eee ce nne con ncceee in their chamber in the city of Washington, on -..._..- Thursday,..November 9,_1978, , at the hour of _.. 93.00 AsMa On en ee nn ne ts a en we ee ee on oe we en nnn nee then and there to testify on matters of inquiry committed to said Committee; and he is not to depart without leave of said Committee. Herein fail not, and make return of this summons. Witness my hand and the seal of the House of Representatives of the United States, at the city of Washington, this Louis Stokes Chairman. Select Committee on Assassinations Rs Pb 2. Clerk. ne re rn re ns en oo en ews enn en ee wee oe oe oe +
1) 2) SUPPLEMENT and to produce any and all FBI Headquarters and Field Office informant files, in unexcised form, for the following individuals: The informant referenced in paragraph two of the attached June 13, 1978 correspondence from the FBI, whose excised informant file (170-70) has been made available for review to Committee Chief Counsel, G. Robert Blakey. This file is to be produced only to the extent that it covers the period January 1, 1967 through December 31, 1969; and the informant referenced as "Informant C" in paragraph three of page two of the attached August 10, 1978 correspondence from the FBI.
5) § fw Cy nn? Soy, oS ? yt UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE _— L BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION we 3 | FEDERA ‘ LAAN L4L WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535 June 13, 1978 - HOUSE .SELECT COMMITTEE ON.ASSASSINATIONS ...... 0 2 2 2.2L. --- U. S.HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA) Reference is made to letter to the Attorney General from G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, HSCA, ~ dated April'12, 1978. This letter requested’ access to FBL files of all informants within the Invaders organization during 1968 and that the FBI make available for interview FBI Agents who handled these informants. . This letter also identified several documents from FBI Headquarters (FBIHQ) files concerning the relationship between Klan members and Arthur Hanés, Sr., in the course of Hanes' representation of James Earl Ray. The HSCA requested that the FBI contact informant(s) who provided information in these documents to determine if these informants would be agreeable to inter- view by the HSCA.° So This. letter is to confirm that on May 17, 1978, at the House Office Building, Mr. Blakey reviewed a copy of the files of FBI informants who provided information con- cerning the Invaders. All information which could identify these informants was excised from the files. Notes taken by Mr. Blakey during the review were returned to represen- tatives of the FBI. These’notes will be maintained by the Congressional Inquiry Unit, Records Management Division, FBIHQ: oO The Memphis Office of the FBI has provided the identities of Agents who handled the above informants. — Since in some cases more than one Agent ‘handled a particular: informant, it is suggested the HSCA review this material to determine which Agent the HSCA feels should be interviewed. This material is available for HSCA access at’ FBIHQ. ~~ Information concerning the relationship between Klan members and Hanes, as’reported in'’documents listed'in referenced HSCA letter, was provided by three FBI informants. This letter is to confirm that two of these’ informants
House Select Committee on Assassinations U; S:. House of Representatives sHSCA) wie ania oe: e “te : cree eS oe to ete os - pe re to HSCA interview and were ‘Seer ated the names ‘and telephone numbers’ of ‘appropriate HSCA personnel to contact. The third informant refused under any circumstances to be interviewed by the HSCA. — This letter. completes response to HSCA letter number 2 of April 12, 1978.
asesoisss u X UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF Justicr ' 249222 ) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535 August 10, 1978 _— “HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA) . Reference is made to letter to the Attorney General . from G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, HSCA, <2, dated June 20, 1978. wo? : oO ot Referenced letter furnished a list of Special . Agents of the FBI believed by the HSCA to have been involved in the unlawful flight investigation of James Earl Ray, prior to the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., and requested these agents be made available for interview by the HSCA. This letter is to confirm that all agents except Rowen B. Ayers (deceased), have been cleared from their employment agreement and are available for HSCA interview. Arrangements for interviews can be made through contact with representatives of the Congressional Inquiry Unit (CIU), Records Management Division, FBI Headquarters (FBIHQ). Referenced letter furnished a list of over 500 names of known and probable associates and possible contacts of James Earl Ray. The FBI was requested to determine the number of informants, operatives or sources on this list and attempt to ascertain if any such individual would consent to interview by the HSCA. In addition, it was requested that files of any such individual be prepared for review by the HSCA's Chief Counsel and Director. On July 13, 1978, HSCA Staff Member Michael Eberhardt modified this request to include field office files concerning any such person identified as an informant, operative or source. According to a search of FBIHQ files, three individuals listed in referenced HSCA letter were identified as present or former FBI informants, operatives or sources. These are as follows: FSI/DOJ
x ° HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA) Informant A (probable associate). This individual - -- advised on July 19, 1978, that he did not desire to be inter- viewed or contacted under any circumstances by anyone from the rt HSCA. Since this individual was operated as an informant from 1960 to April, 1966, and there are no documents in his file subsequent to April, 1966, this informant file is deemed outside the period of HSCA interest and is not being made available. : Informant B (probable associate). This individual was contacted on July 19, 1978, and stated he does not want his confidential relationship with the FBI revealed to the . HSCA. Since this individual was not opened as an informant until August, 1972, and closed in March, 1973, his file is also believed to be outside the period of HSCA interest ani is not being made available. Informant C (probable associate). Efforts by two field offices of the FBI to locate this former informant have been negative. He was last reported to have left the United States for Europe, exact address unknown. Since this informant was operated for a brief period in 1968, and was an inmate of Missouri State Penitentiary, Jefferson City, Missouri, his FBIHQ informant file will be made available to the HSCA's Chief Counsel and Director. All information tending to identify this informant will be excised in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding. Arrangements for review by Kir. Blakey should be coordinated with the CIU, Records Manage- ment Division, FBIHQ. Informant's field office file at the Kansas City Field Office was destroyed during routine file destruction on January 7, 1978. The HSCA should also note that this individual was interviewed during course of FBI's investigation of the King assassination and results of interview, along with informant's identity, was reported in FBIHQ assassination investigative file, which has been made .available to the HSCA. This letter completes response to HSCA's request of June 20, 1978.
ORIGINAL BY AUTHORITY OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA to be and appear before the ...Select Committee on Assassinations, oo. Committee of the House of Representatives of the United States, of which the Hon. _.Louis Ore ee en ew nnn see ee en en tne wn ew eww nnn ne ewe ewww en we wn nn wn enw nncesnns= then and there to testify touching matters of inquiry committed to said Committee; and he is not to depart without leave of said Committee. Herein fail-not, and make return of this summons. Witness my hand and the seal of the House of Representatives of a i States, at the city of Washington, this ALE a day of _ Octoher , 19.78 je 485
COPY ~ BY AUTHORITY OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA To _.G,.--Robert--Blakey.,--or-any-assistant--designated by him: You are hereby commanded to summon .......! Attorney-General ,-United-States-Department--of-Justice,-Washington, eM WBS. Yk cpa leeta ne ania mMmnamMRaa ES ROA Ge ae to be and appear ine the __.. Select--Committee-on-Assassinations;——-~--~ Bs Committee of the House of Representatives of the United States, of which the Hon. -Route-—— NIST CERESEE ES NB Se ad ie ls eae ~ ie-chalrman oe SERS aes (SER-SUPPIE ENT tn en ee en ee en en en nw ne i et te wm te ee rn i ee ee en sh ne a en en ee en ce te nn ee nee enececenacne in their chamber in the city of Washington, on hy sday 7 November~9;~£978-, at the hour of A ek Pr ee rt ne enn ee oe ee en es ene enn en nn me enone ene weer nemnnn nny then and there to testify touching matters of inquiry committed to said Committee; and he is not to depart without leave of said Committee, Herein fail not, and make return of this summons. Witness my hand and the seal of the House of Representatives of the Unites States, at the city of Washington, this DLE dy ho 485
SUPPLEMENT and to produce any and all FBI Headquarters and Field Office informant files, in unexcised form, for the following individuals: 1) The informant referenced in paragraph two of the attached June 13, 1978 correspondence from the FBI, whose excised informant file (170-70) has been made available for review to Committee Chief Counsel, G. Robert Blakey. This file is to be produced only to the extent that it covers the period January 1, 1967 through December 31, 1969; and the informant referenced as "Informant C" in paragraph three of page two of the attached August 10, 1978 correspondence from the FBI. 485
ro rr ns JUSTIFICATION This subpoena is required to allow staff access to the files of informants who perhaps have played pivotal roles in matters that are in need of resolution by the Committee. Specifically, the need for access to these files is as follows: 1) Access to the unexcised Invader Informants' files is needed so that the staff, particularly Bill Webb and Ken McHargh who are intimately familiar with the King Security file, can ascertain the role of the Invaders, if any, in the assassina- tion and, if necessary, interview the informants themselves. 2) Access to the unexcised informant file of the JER associate who was acting as an FBI informant in 1968 is needed to ascertain his contact with JER, if any, and to interview him if necessary. 485
( ( UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ee Ss hs aes in p20 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535 June 13, 1978 _--.2. HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON. ASSASSINATIONS “o> U. S&S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA) Reference is made to letter to the Attorney General from G. Robert. Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, HSCA, © dated April'12, 1978. This letter requested access to FBI files of all informants within the Invaders organization during 1965 and that the FBI make available for interview ¥BI Agents who handled these informants. This letter also identified several documents from FBI Headquarters (FBIHQ) files concerning the relationship between Klan members and Arthur Hanes, Sr., in the course of Hanes' representation of James Earl Ray. The HSCA requested that the FBI contact informant(s) who provided information in these documents to determine if these informants would be agreeable to inter- view by the HSCA, OS This letter is to confirm that on May 17, 1978, at the House Office Building, Mr. Blakey reviewed a copy of the files of FBI informants who provided information con- cerning the Invaders. All information which could identify these informants was excised from the files. Notes taken by Mr. Blakey during the review were returned to represen- tatives of the FBI. These notes will be maintained by the Congressional Inquiry Unit, Records Management Division, FBIHQ. The Memphis Office of the FBI has provided the identities of Agents who handled the above informants. ~ Since in some cases more than one Agent handled a particular informant, it is suggested the HSCA review this material to determine which Agent the HSCA feels should be interviewed. This material is available for HSCA access at’ FBIHQ. — Information concerning the relationship between Klan members and Hanes, as reported in documents listed in referenced HSCA letter, was provided by three FBI informants. This letter is to’confirm that two of these informants
ad House Select Committee on Assassinations U. S:. House of Representatives (HSCA) > — ny to HSCA interview and were ae the names and telephone numbers’ of appropriate HSCA personnel to contact. The third informant refused under any circumstances to be interviewed by the HSCA. — This letter completes response to HSCA letter number 2 of April’ 12, 1978. °* °
* OFFICWs HE DIKECTOR ( ( meuey - : ‘ ‘ y UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF Justicrn © 249222 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535 : August 10, 1978 HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA) Reference is made to letter to the Attorney General from G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, HSCA, dated June 20, 1978. Referenced letter furnished a list of Special Agents of the FBI believed by the HSCA to have been involved in the unlawful flight investigation of James Earl Ray, prior to the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., and requested these agents be made available for interview by the HSCA. ‘This letter is to confirm that all agents except Rowen B. Ayers (deceased), have been cleared from their employment agreement and are available for HSCA interview. Arrangements for interviews can be made through contact with representatives of the Congressional Inquiry Unit (CIU), Records Management Division, FBI Headquarters (FBIHQ). Referenced letter furnished a list of over 500 names of known and probable associates and possible contacts of James Earl Ray. The FBI was requested to determine the number of informants, operatives or sources on this list and attempt to ascertain if any such individual would consent to interview by the HSCA. In addition, it was requested that files of any such individual be prepared for review by the HSCA's Chief Counsel and Director. On July 13, 1978, HSCA Staff Member Michael Eberhardt modified this request to include fiela office files concerning any such person identified as an informant, operative or source. According to a search of FBIHQ files, three individuals listed in referenced HSCA letter were identified as present or former FBI informants, operatives or sources. These are as follows: FSI DOS
r HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA) Informant A (probable associate). This individual advised on July 19, 1978, that he did not desire to be inter-~ viewed or contacted under any circumstances by anyone from the _. HSCA. Since this individual was operated as an informant from 1960 to April, 1966, and there are no documents in his file subsequent to April, 1966, this informant file is deemed outside the period of HSCA interest and is not being made available. Informant B (probable associate). This individual was contacted on July 19, 1978, and stated he does not want his confidential relationship with the FBI revealed to the HSCA. Since this individual was not opened as an informant until August, 1972, and closed in March, 1973, his file is also believed to be outside the period of HSCA interest ani is not being made available. Informant C (probable associate). Efforts by two field offices of the FBI to locate this former informant have been negative. He was last reported to have left the United States for Europe, exact address unknown. Since this informant was operated for a brief period in 1968, and was an inmate of Missouri State Penitentiary, Jefferson City, Missouri, his FBIHQ informant file will be made available to the HSCA's Chief Counsel and Director. All information tending to identify this informant will be excised in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding. Arrangements for review by Hr. Blakey should be coordinated with the CIU, Records Manage- ment Division, FBIHQ. Informant's field office file at the Kansas City Field Office was destroyed during routine file destruction on January 7, 1978. The HSCA should also note that this individual was interviewed during course of FBI's investigation of the King assassination and results of interview, along with informant's identity, was reported in FBIHQ assassination investigative file, which has been made available to the HSCA. This letter completes response to HSCA's request of June 20, 1978.
Subpoena no. fs Attorney: ELHARDT we € Approved by: Deputy Chief Legal Unit Blakey To Berning: a For Clerk's use only: Approved by Chairman a Distributed to Members: _— Signed by Chairman: