424-10271-10303)_ AGENCY INFORMATION > a AGENCY: FBI _ RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10271-10303 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 62-116395-281 DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: CREGAR TO: WANNALL TITLE: DATE: 06/20/1975 PAGES: 5 SUBJECT: CC DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT ORIGINAL Secret NEW _ CLASSIFICATION: CLASSIFICATION: REVIEW_DATE: 11/06/1998 UPDATE DATE: STATUS Redact — | , ~ ~ RESTRICTIONS: JFK Act 6 (1)(B) ~ COMMENTS: HY 50953 DBoctd: 32300614 Page i
i. . OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 | Xv aT MAY 39462 EDITION GSA GEN, REG. NO. 27 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum Me. W. R, Wannaliyi|/fe 4. 3010-106 ed SECRET “pave: 6/20/75 ORIGINAL ONLY W. OL? Cregar Mo, sy, fect, SENSTUDY aa: ™, io ae . Ident. SNE ane eat Assoc, Dir. Asst. Dir: Ext. Affairs Dep. AD A i Admin, Files & Com. Dep. AD Comp. Syst. Gen. Inv. tepaet " , me Laboratory Legal Coun. Plon. & Eval. Inv. Telephone Rm. __ Director Sec’y ___ : BREUGARTON a sey in purpose: Ane % sa hed( Seep Abacd, Cor Ee tf SO—-4F Inne 71858 To advise that Senate Select Committee (SSC) has been given access to a CIA "Secret" document prepared in May, 1973, containing information concerning questionable activities r ‘ *, va EL in which CIA has engaged, a number of which activities involve the FBI and which are the subject matter of current SSC inquiries of this Bureau. DETAILS: On 6/20/75, through prior arrangement, Major Perry Miles, USMC, Intelligence Community Staff, upon instruction from John Clarke, Associate Deputy to Director of Central Intelligence for the Intelligence Community, appeared at Headquarters for the purpose of briefing Intelligence Division - personnel concerning possible problems which may have arisen in connection with captioned matter. Present at the briefing, in addition to yourself and me, were the following personnel familiar with CIA and Senstudy matters: Special Agents _ Leon F, Schwartz, John P. Thomas, Seymor F, Phillips, Fred J, Cassidy,*and Thomas J. McNiff. . Major Miles brought with him a 693-page document, classified "'Secret' containing information concerning qués- tionable activities in which CIA had engaged, which document was prepared in May, 1973, by CIA under the direction of then CIA Director James R. Schlesinger. This document consisted | of numerous memoranda relating to a wide variety of operations in which CIA had engaged. Sometime after its compilation, date unknown, the document was turned over ie ustice. mal a : a . Department for review to determine pple in Oe | 62116395 SECRET ik Classified by 2925 Tim 17 JUN 271915 4 . . i“ TJM: 1Lhb Exempt fram GDSA Categories 2 and 3 a | 7 (9/5 Date of lassfikication Indefinite Ce g 4 JuUNa ' *Elmer W. Larson, Jr. Se te re nae HW 0953 Docld:32300614 Page 2
Me HY 50957 et Memorandum to Mr. W. R. Wannall Re: Senstudy 75 62-116395 ramifications, and the Department still has a copy in its ~~ possession* Major Miles advised that the White House is in possession of a copy of this document and it was his impression that Mr. James A. Wilderotter, Associate Counsel to the President, is aware of its existence. He also advised that members of the SSC, with the knowledge of CIA Director Colby, have had access to this document if not a copy of same in their. possession. Major Miles, upon instruction of John Clarke, is visiting the various members of the intelligence community mentioned by CIA in the document for the purpose of briefing them concerning its existence and those portions which may pertain to those agencies. He indicated that he had the previous day briefed General Allen, Director of National Security Agency (NSA), and Mr. Benson Buffham, Deputy Director. From the document which Major Miles kept in his possession at all times, he cited numerous pages which made reference to the FBI. “The following items -. which are deemed pertinent or mention at this time and Worthy: oferesearchchre: Page 23 - Information concerning incarceration by CIA ‘of Soviet defector for an extended period in early 1960. In mid-1960, this-defector was turned over to, and cooperated with, the FBI. It is believed this reference refers to Soviet defector ,Yuri Nosenko. Pages 70 and 77 -Yinformation concerning use ad l a or use of the F i his undoubtedly refers to the the Director is Familiar. Page 111 - Information concerning arrangements ‘for purchase > i of audio equipment from a legitimate electronics firm through a CIA proprietary company, ostensively for the purpose of circumventing Federal statutes against such * S EGRET cont INUED. - over according ta Major Miles, Boctlda: 32300614 Page 3
ae CD * md re Memorandum to Mr. W. R. Wannall Re: Senstudy 75 . 62-116395 , . 7 purchases. In October, 1971, as a result of Bureau inquiry at the above electronics firm, the Bureau was referred to the Department of.Justice, which indicated _ it was aware of the operation and requested no additional investigation.’ | Pages 140-142 - A series of five code words describing CIA's clandestine operations, mostly electronic in nature, which were apparently being conducted in coordination | with the FBI. “One of the code words cited was the @) : d abeve—ment-broned- | e words mentione werd and ignificance of which is unknown at this me, ° =) <. Pages 221-222 - Makes mention of seven electronic penetration, oo operations wherein the CIA supported the FBI by supplying electronic équipment, It is believed some of these : s a t 2 : in this country. | HS) . Page 234 - Information concerning CIA refusal of FBI request | to process photographic imagery of a suspect in a bank © robbery case. ‘gh ster Page 329 - Information concerning| fe in 1967 at the request of a high Bureau official, | | pe [New York City directed against the ~~ , © n December, 1967, the assets of this - operation allegedly were turned over to the FBI. 4” Page 334 - Information ¢ cerning| - | nitiated by the FBI at the request of { [See CIA, which matter is the subject of a current inquiry of this Bureau from SSC. ~~ < SECR al CONTINUED - OVER ~ 3 - , HY 50953 DBoctd: 32300614 Page 4
HY 50957 7 CeCREy Memorandum to Mr. W. R. Wannall me NC a Re: Senstudy 75 i 62-116395 Page 361 - Information contained in CIA renort ing to a report CSS g eing conducted by the | FBI in view of lack of jurisdiction. _ Pages 457-458 - Information concerning CIA counterintelligence operation including forcible entry and removal of documents in 1962 against an unnamed foreign establishment in the United States. Top United States officials, including President Kennedy, were briefed concerning this operation. Then Attorney General Robert Kennedy after being briefed stated the operation was not to be called to the attention of the FBI unless FBI first initiated inquiry. It is to be noted former Bureau | Liaison 6fficer Sam Papich was queried concerning this matter in recent interview by SSC representatives. Page 459 - Information concerning controversy between former CIA Director McCone and Bureau official Mr. Belmont S| regarding Bureau's opposition to CIA recommendation that . there be an extensive broadening of counterintelligence activities against diplomatic establishments in this country. OBSERVATIONS : Contact this date with Department officials elicited that four Department attorneys, including K. William O'Connor, Special Counsel for Intelligence Coordination, Office of Deputy Attorney General, have reviewéd the above 693-page . document and hav Farnished additional sanitized documents of interest from a prosecutive standpoint. From the above, it is obvious that this Bureau, in order to be in a position to knowledgeably and accurately reply to SSC inquiries and to fully identify operations listed above, should first obtain a copy of the above 693-page OPfAneT SCUNED. 4 - CONTINUED - OVER A Boctlda: 32300614 Page 5