CARTS a eR ENA AEs ae eT SECTION 107.” SHCURITY INFORMANTS AND CONFIDENTIAL SOURCES. 107C-D e. If potential informant is student, teacher, or has any similar relations with school, college, or university, in initial interview ( and subsequent handling, follow current instructions concerning in- vestigations on campuses. 3. Do not interview female potential informants in their homes or apartments unless necessary and any such interviews should be conducted by two Agents after specific approval of superior in field office responsible for development of informants. This instruction is not applicable where active investigation has established that potential informant is of good character, there is no indication of affiliation with subversive groups and there will be no embarrassment to Bureau. ‘ : , 4a 10-13-71 WW 55072 Doold: 325989529 Page i759
nn = SECTION x) SECURITY INFORMANTS AND con Mavens SOURCES. 1070-R Q. CORRECTIVE ACTION ON FALSE INFORMATION 1. When it is determined that informant or ex~informant furnished false informa- tion while informant, promptly advise Bureau of complete facts, 2. Set forth your suggestion relative to wording to be used in describing informant in future, such as: "informant of known unreliability" or “informant who has furnished both reliable and unreliable information in the past." . ’ 3. Bureau will.advise which designation to use. Then proceed with review of 211 data furnished by individual and label. information from him accordingly. 4. <All communications containing information from informant which haye been disseminated to Bureau, other Bureau offices, and to outside agencies - must be corrected, , . 5. Identify cases individually by title and character, together with dates of communications’ containing information. 6. If information was used in reports, corrective letters should be crystal clear and refer to specific report, page number, and change to be made. 7. Amended pages should not be prepared unless so instructed by Bureau in accordance with part IT, section 4, of Manual of Rules and Regulations. Corrective action should be called to attention of other Bureau offices, outside agencies, and Bureau by letter. 8. Instruct each interested Bureau office which has made further dissemina- tion of information to follow instructions set forth above. 9, Set up control file regarding this corrective action, and upon completion of same submit to Bureau final letter under informant's caption identifying each case by title, character, Bureau file, where known, and date of com- munication. This letter will be used to check all pertinent Bureau files to see that necessary corrective action has been taken, 10. If necessary, other field offices which have received information from informant should also be requested to submit summary letters showing what corrections have been made. , 11. <ALL information from informant must be correctly labeled and great care must be taken to see that this is done. 12. Occasionally, ex-informant through his speech, writings, or actions raises @ doubt as to his reliability subsequent to time he was informant. It is not necessary to go back and change evaluation of information attributed to that individual in absence of definite indication that informant furnished unreliable information while he was informant. ; 13. Dissemination of information from sources of questionable reliability and known unreliability should be made in accordance with part ITI, section 5, Manual of Rules and Regulations. R. CONFIDENTIAL SOURCES 1. Definition | . - See page 3 of this section. 2, Assignment of symbols a, A symbol number should be assigned from the time any step is taken to develop an individual as a confidential source. b. Advise Bureau by letter giving name, address, business affiliation, symbol number, reason for assigning symbol number, and brief state- ment concerning type of information furnished, ec, Abbreviation "CS" may be used in intra-Bureau communications for confidential source; e.g., "Richard Roe, CS." Communications relating to espionage and foreign nationality matters should in addition have a character indicating country involved; e.g., IS - R,. ad. When permanent symbol has been assigned to confidential source, [ abbreviation "CS" is to-appear before symbol number; e.g., GS NWY¥*000-S. e, Numbers assigned to confidential sources are to be taken from series of numbers used for security, extremist, and criminal informants, o~ 21 10-13-71 NW 55072 Doold: 32989529 Page 1760 ee
ESS ALAN DIAL NAT ROSIE PA IDEA BO ANOKA T — Reset ee a SECTEON 107 . INFORMANTS AND conrty car SOURCES . Index . a. Prepare index cards on form FD~348 and file as adjunct to criminal 4nformant, extremist informant, or security informant index, depending on type information furnished. b. Duplicate confidential source cards may be maintained with criminal informant, racial informant, and security informant index where logical. . Piles When active investigation is initiated relative to prospective confidential” source, open 134 file (or 137 for criminal sources) and maintein as pending until efforts to develop individual are discontinued. Utilization @. If confidential source is to be used in security investigations, secure Bureau approval, and furnish background data of same type required for potential security informants. co b. Except in espionage and foreign nationality matters in which frequency of contact is dependent upon circumstances, contact confidential sources en whom pending files are maintained at least once every two weeks. Such contacts may be posted. ¢. Contacts should only be made by Agént or Agents specifically designated for that purpose, a. Letter to Bureau requesting authority to use subject as confidential source is to set out clearly: (1) Background information, including date and place of birth, citizen- ship status, residence, employment, credit and arrest record, and service record, if any : (2) Details of expected cooperation of individual and results of any interviews conducted with him (3) Statement to effect subject is being considered confidential source and will be advised he is not Bureau employee and of confidential nature of his relationship with Bureau. In addition, statement should be made that you will be alert to be certain subject is not a plant, and if he is connected with labor union he will be advised of Bureau policy on labor matters. (4) One copy of letter requesting authority should consist only of first page. If request is approved at Bureau, stamped notation to this effect will be placed on single-page copy and it will be returned to field. . Security confidential sources ~- certification of stability and payments 2. Every six months submit FD-401 to Bureau requesting continuation of payments. See subsection L, item 3b, above. bd. If source is not being paid on Bureau authorization or if he is not employee of foreign diplomatic establishment or an international or- ganization and is being used regularly, Agent handling must[certify . stability and reliability by executing statement on this point contained on FD-209 used to record contact. Certification must be made at intervals of no longer than six months. ] c. If source is employed by foreign diplomatic establishments (embassy, consulate, United Nations Mission, etc.) or by international organiza~ tion (United Nations Secretariat, Organization of American States, International Monetary Fund, etc.), submit FD-401 to Bureau every six months. Gifts Gifts should not be given to sources. Discontinuance . Advise Bureau of date when source is discontinued and reasons. PANEL SOURCES 1. nN . S5072 Doold: 32969529 Page i761 Definition See page 3 of this section. Background investigation and approval a. Gheck prospective panel source through office indices, canvass . logical informants, review appropriate credit, arrest, and military . records, [Limit credit check of individual to identifying information only (name, address, former address, employment, former employment). ] ( a ~ ee
| | eT PE OR ONE LE TP ETAL AE RR ACRES EN hums wenn oe ee gO 1 ‘ - . SECTION 107. SECURITY INFORMANTS AND CONFIDENTIAL SOURCES. 107S~-T If no pertinent derogatory information is developed, initial contact may be made with prospective panel source to ascertain cooperative ness; however, in regard to individuals associated with educational institutions, be guided by current instructions concerning investi- gations on campuses. Submit letter to Bureau requesting authority to use individual as a panel source and set out: (1) Results of background investigation and data as to date and place of birth, citizenship status if foreign born, residence and employment addresses (2) Details of expected area of activity of individual as panel Source and results of any interviews conducted with him (3) Statement to effect subject is being considered panel source and will be advised he is not Bureau employee and of confi- dential nature of his relationship with Bureau. Also, state~ ment should be made that you will be alert to be certain sub- ject is not a plant and, if connected with labor union or educational institution, he will be advised of Bureau policy on such matters. (4) One copy of letter should consist only of first page. If - approved at Bureau, stamped notation indicating Bureau approval will be placed on single-page copy and it will be returned to Pield. 3. Administrative handling : i a. Follow same procedure in handling, processing, and reporting data and i material furnished by panel sources as afforded security informants. ; be. Handle payments for legitimate expenses incurred and Services rendered i in same manner as security informants. Gifts should not be given to _ panel sources. . i c. Open 134 file when active investigation of prospective panel source i" initiated. Close file administratively if panelist is not contacted { regularly. Note contacts with panelists in their respective files. i ad. Only Agents designated in particular case should contact panelists. i ( e. Every six months submit FD-401 to Bureau requesting continuation of | payments to panel source. If source not paid on Bureau authorization, H Agent handling prepare memorandum to SAC for file containing certi- H fication as to stability and reliability. if f£. A symbol number should be assigned from the time any step is taken H to develop an individual as a panel source. Use abbreviation. "PS { [ before symbol number, e.g., PS NY OOO-S. - g. Designate, where practicable, coordinating Agent to maintain current | roster of panel sources and scheduled organization activities, who Will noti?y Agents handling individual panelists of organizational functions to be covered. Coordinating Agent should receive notice of coming events from Agents handling organizations, informants, and publications, i h, Advise Bureau of date panel source is discontinued and reasons. _ | T. DOUBLE AGENT OPERATIONS . 1. Passage of information ; - a. In double agent operations information requested by principals is frequently passed either to build up double agent's stature or.as ; evidence of espionage activity. : b. Each case must be carefully evaluated to make certain that net i gain accrues to U. S. i ¢. Information passed should be carefully handled and logical explana-~ { tions created for its acquisition by double agent. - i 2, locating information to pass ° ; Where possible field office handling double agent should locate appropriate ; information; however, Bureau can assist in fulfilling requests for infor- ; mation in possession of other Government agencies. t 3. Obtaining Bureau authority 4 Bureau authority must be obtained to pass any information in double i { agent operation except: \ a. Newspaper or magazine article S25695259 Page 1762 i 23 t MW 55072 Doold: