then Deputy Attorney General, Byron R. White, by the FBI on May 4, 19G1--three weeks before Mr, ‘filler wrote his letter to Senator Ervin. The memorandum had been prepared in connection with the contemplated appearance of Attorney General Kennedy before &@ committee of the United States Senate. It dealt with the authority underlying the FBI's use of microvhone survelllances and said, "...in the internal security field, we are utilizing microphone surveillances ‘on a restricted basis even thouch tresnass is necessary to assist in uncovering the activities of Soviet intellizence agents and Communist Party leaders. inthe interests of national safety, microphcne survail- lances are also ulilized on a restricted basis, even though trespass is necessary, in uncovering major criminal activities." Thus, there is no question that the Justice Department was notified of the FBI's use > of microphones involving trespass early in Rebert Kennedy's administration as Attorney General.) Hs : } . 0 _In February, 1951, at the request of the then Deputy Attorney General, Byron R. White, the FBI conducted an investigation p 2Y. > ‘of Herbert Willer in connection with the position of Assistant Attorney Genergl in charge of the Criminal Division. The investigation was favorable, It did reflect one traffic citation for passing a red light in Maryland in October, 1960, which resulted in Mr. Miller's paying @ fine. _ Mr. Miller's nomination as Assistant Attorney General was confirmed by the Senate on March 2, 1961. In commenting upon Mr, ifiller's nomination, the'Chicago Sun-Times" editorialized on February 25, 1961, "...it may seem strange that the Xennedy adminis~- tration, which has been enthusiastically putting worthy Democrats to - work since January 20, would tap a member of the GOP for the post.... We suspect that, among others, Teamster Czar Jimmy Hoffa will get the message, Since July, 1959, Miller has been chief counsel for the board of monitors which was created by the U. 8. District Court to keep Hoffa's operation of the International Brothernood of Teamsters under surveil- lance."' (A profile-type feature article concerning Herbert Miller in the December 13, 1966, issue of "The New York Times" credited him with having “directed the Hicffa case through four indictments, three trials and four appeais" in his role as Asgistant Attorney General. it stated that Mr. iiiller "caught Mr. Kennedy's attention" when "ir. Kennedy was counsel for the Senate committee investigating the teamsters (and) Mr, iiiller was the lawyer for the court-appointed board of monitors Supervising the union's aifairs.'"' This article also commented upon the ioe) Mr. Miller was a Republican at the time of his appointment in 961. ° ~3« z - . » HW 55065 Docld:329899542 Page 137 . ‘
L A SS085 Docld: 329695427 Page 136 On May Ti, 1961, Assistant Attorney General Miller testified Before the Subcommittec on Constitutional Rik ghts of the Senate Judiciary Committee nnd expressed himself as favoring the passage of* legislation to authorize Mmiied and controlled interception and disclosure ‘Of telephone eonversations. | x _ By memorandum dated March 25, 1065, Herbert Miller requested the FEI to monitor and tape-record a proposed meeting of Robert Baker, Wayne Bromley ormer associate of and Government witness against Robert Gaker) and Clifford Jones (former Ideutenant Governor of Nevada) to be held in Los Angeles on the evening ef Marth 26,1965, Herbert Miller's memorandum requested that this _be accomplished by attaching a transimilting device to the person of Bromley. The FSI refused to honor this request. -In December, 1364, Herbert i filler was said by the Department of dustice to bea candidate for appointment as Judge of . the United States Circuit Court for tne District of Columbia Circuit. In April, 1965, he ceased duty as Assistant Attorney General. On July 12, 1995, Nicholas Katzenbach, vwho then was " Attorney General, advis ed the FBI that he (aizenbach) had suggested to the President that Herbert Miller be designated to Serve as Ciaizman of the President's Commission on Crime in the District of Columbia, Nicholas Katzenbach stated that the President reacted favorably to his . suggestion, On July 13, i869, Herbert Miller's appointment to serve as Chairman of the Coramission on Crime was formaliy announcéd. sesh mere tng ieprnee wee doe foe
t | f ° , rn ! -. 4 oy ek rr ’, . > . . ' Me FRED BURTON SMITH : Smith is a career civil servant with the Treasury Department where he now serves as General Counsel. Eorn on January 27, 1915, at Syracuse,.Now. Zonk; «Snultratienided _ Princeton University, Princeton,..vescerson, and Syracuse ; University, Syracuse, New York, where h® received A.B. and 1 ; LL.B. degrees, respectively. Hefore commencing employment ‘ with the Department of the Treasury in February, 1948, he was emiployed for three years with the Syracuse, New York, law firm of Hancock, Dorr, Ryan and Shove. an It is understood that Smith was the subject of a background-type investization conducted by the FBI in 1885 prior é to his appointment as General Counsel, Treasury Department. _ Asuminary of this investigation, "a. copy of which is attached, was " furnished to the White House in March, 1966. (464-4369) a There is no known association between Smith and. former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. x ’ Enclosure ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED O ; , 2HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED . "DATE BY EPA NOTE: See M. A. Jones to Wick memo dated 1-19-67, captioned, "Bobby Baker case; Refusal of FBI to honor Departmental request for usage of recording device in Los Angeles; Request For Name Check By President. " SRGTY meee . “Ny ; —_—_ This document is prepared in response.to your request and is nbt for dissemi- \ ; rotion outsile your Committee, Its wse is limited to official proceedings by \ unur Commit'ce and the content may not be disclosed to unauthorized person- ncl without the express approval of the FBI , ‘ . . . Yee MAIL roomL_] TELETYPE UNIT CI oa HW 55065 Docld:329899542 Page 139 . ‘ Aireeentner ae bechadi eT melee ate pets _ red ast teh wrabivindbennhtyta chregaay semiendiontans sanapieanns Mate erlsinrbemsmmsan i heres bane VhadereAt A ns hae wee eonkew earn sm tes SEA tenet Ne Ree fh ein neelen aba mete ed mh ee cements ere
OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 5010-106 tee MAY 7962 EDITION ° eo GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27 UNITED STATES, ., oe : Assoc. Dir. Dep. AD Adm. — Dep. AD Inv. —_ , Memorandum acto Comp. Syst. __ To: Mr, aig DATE: 11/3/75 Files & Com FROM : W.M,\ Moongy Inseection Plen, 8 Evol — SUBJECT: ERVIEW OF RAYMOND SMITH Pein ENA TE SELECT COMMITTEE Lega! Coun. Attached are the questions asked and answers given during captioned interview, to the best of Mr. Smith's recollection. It should be noted that the questions are not necessarily in the order asked and some names are phonetically spelled. RECOMMENDATION: For information. INED ALLINFORMAT! ON CON HEREIN pitino a al pare 10. SP Ly Sy a vt Be . * DEC 5 1975 x a2 as f& a g iN Enclosure i Re ~~ \ 84 DEC 4 oma s | HE 5085 Doctld: sod 542 Page 140
Loo. @  wrerview oF ravuMon@unra On 10/23/75, I was interviewed by two members of the Senate Select Committee, Mrs. Mary DeOreo and Mr. Mark Gitenstein, at the Dirksen Building in the office of the Senate Select Committee. The interview began at 10:30 a.m. and ended at Noon. I was not advised of anything pertaining to my rights. The following are questions asked and the answers I gave, to the best of my recollection: QUESTION: When you went to the platform that morning - was it the day after Mr. Hoover died, or two days later? ANSWER: I can't remember. QUESTION: On that particular morning in question, what did you do? ANSWER: I went out to the platform and I found the truck sitting funny and I wasn't sure if I had a flat tire or what. I checked the rear tires, but found the tires were up so that I figured something was on the truck. I can't remember if the truck was locked or what, but when I opened the truck it was loaded with cabinets from front to back. I questioned my supervisor, Tony Codi, about the cabinets on the truck. To his knowledge he didn't know where they came from. He went around to the front office to check and was told that the cabinets were to go to Mr. Hoover's house. QUESTION: Who gave Codi the message to take the cabinets out to Mr. Hoover's house ? ANSWER: It could have been Mr. Marsden or Mr. Gregory. I don't know which. Tony double checked to find out who was going out to Mr. Hoover's house after I questioned him if the moving crew was going. I was told there would be no one going, but there would be a car following the truck. QUESTION: Did you recognize the car or did you see it? ANSWER: I couldn't tell the car from any other car out there in the street. QUESTION: Did the car beat you to the house? ANSWER: I didn't know if the car beat me there or not because there were other cars parked there. QUESTION: Where were the cabinets unloaded? ALLINFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED 5 pate LO _. BY. va v ANSWER: They were unloaded at the side gate. 7 55085 Docld: 32969542 Page 141
. HW 55035 ul Docld: 32989542 Page 142 Sa q QUESTION: Who helped you to unload ? ANSWER: I didn't know the people. QUESTION: Was anyone there that you recognized ? ANSWER: Yes. Miss Gandy. QUESTION: Did you know Mr. Mohr, the SAC from Washington Field Office or Mr. Dunphy ’ and were they there? ANSWER: I wasn't sure of that day - I wasn't sure of Mohr or Dunphy... I didn't know the SAC from Washington Field Office. QUESTION: Did you know anyone in Washington Field Office. ANSWER: No. QUESTION: Did the people who helped you move the cabinets - did you recognize any of them - were they Agents or what? ANSWER: I didn't know. QUESTION: Were they dressed in suits? ANSWER: No. QUESTION: Were the file cabinets full or what did they contain? ANSWER: I didn't know. All I knew was that they were heavy, that they contained some type of file because while I was unloading one of the cabinets a drawer fell open and I almost fell off the truck. They were manila type, light in color. QUESTION: Were they regular movers or what that helped you move the cabinets? ANSWER: No, because they were inexperienced in moving cabinets because I had to show them everything. QUESTION: Was this an unusual procedure ? ANSWER: Yes, but I didn't ask any questions.
QUESTION: Did the Bureau have their own crew? ANSWER: Yes, or they generally had GSA come in, according to how big a move they had. QUESTION: Were they all white or what? | ANSWER: I didn't see any Blacks - everyone was white. QUESTION: What was the number of cabinets ? ANSWER: There were 15 or more, I can't remember. QUESTION: How could all of them fit into his basement? ANSWER: I don't know - I just can remember how the cabinets were arranged in there (the basement). QUESTION: Were there other boxes and things there ? ANSWER: Yes. QUESTION: The second move - was it the day after the first move ? ANSWER: Yes, I think it was. QUESTION: How many cabinets? ANSWER: Not as many as the first. QUESTION: Did you have help in moving the cabinets ~ were they the same people? ANSWER: I did have help, but I couldn't say if they were the same people. QUESTION: After unloading the cabinets, what did you do? ANSWER: I reported back to the Justice Building. QUESTION: How long did it take you to unload the cabinets ? ANSWER: Maybe an hour or two, I can't remember exactly. QUESTION: Did you make any other previous trips out there? ANSWER: Yes, Jesse Peterson and I took some cabinets or small safe files out. e 55065 Docld: 32969542 Page 143
HW 55065 QUESTION: At that time were any cabinets out there? ANSWER: Yes. QUESTION: How many? ANSWER: I couldn't tell, but not as many as I took out there. QUESTION: Do you know Annie Field, who was his maid? ANSWER: Yes. QUESTION: Do you know her well? ANSWER: I know her well enough as a friend. QUESTION: Was Annie's room in the basement? ANSWER: Yes. QUESTION: Would she have seen the cabinets? ANSWER: I would think so. QUESTION: (This would go back to the series of questions on the movers. ) Could anyone else drive the truck? ANSWER: Yes. QUESTION: Who could drive it? ANSWER: Agents or anyone because the truck had been used for special assignments and it was no big thing for someone else to drive it. QUESTION: Did you keep official records on the trips that you made with the truck? ANSWER: Mileage was kept, the truck was signed out every morning and in at night, but there were no other records kept. QUESTION: The day after Mr. Hoover died, Exhibits went up to move things out of his office - if the cabinets were up there, wouldn't Mr. Dunphy ~ have seen them ? ANSWER: I don't know if the cabinets were up there or not - I couldn't answer that question. Docld: 32989542 Page 144
HW 55065 Docld: 32989542 Page 145 @ @ ™ QUESTION: How did you get along with Mr. Hoover? s ANSWER: O.K. Ihad a job to do. QUESTION: How did you get along with Mr. Tolson? ANSWER: O.K. QUESTION: On that morning of Mr. Hoover's death, where were you and what did you know? ANSWER: On that morning I had to pick up Mr. Tolson and I was told to go to Mr. Hoover's house and to wait until further orders. I waited until Mr. Mouten (ph.), Mr. Hoover's chauffeur, came out and told me to report back to the building. I questioned him as to what was going on, but he didn't tell me, he just said to report back to the building. QUESTION: Did you know if Mr. Tolson knew he was dead or what? ANSWER: I didn't know myself because I didn't find out he was dead until I got to the building. QUESTION: Had you made any previous trips out to Mr. Hoover's house after his death? ANSWER: Yes. I took some plants from the Botanical Garden to his house. QUESTION: After Mr. Tolson's death, did you go out to the house to move any cabinets or anything ? ANSWER: No. QUESTION: Why were you sent to Quantico? ANSWER: The mechanic job came open - it was something I had worked at part-time and when the job came open I applied for it and I was transferred down there. QUESTION: Were you drilled on anything ? ANSWER: No. QUESTION: Have you talked to anyone concerning the cabinets? ANSWER: Yes. I talked to Jesse Peterson because I was trying to make him remember moving cabinets when we had to set the safe files on the platform.
a » 2? “ “ . * “ ~ QUESTION: Why did they use you to drive? Did they trust you? ANSWER: I don't know. I was just told to take them out there. QUESTION: Were the cabinets moved out of Mr. Hoover's house at night? ANSWER: I don't know whether they moved them in the day or night or what. QUESTION: Do you think GSA could have moved the cabinets from his house that night ? ANSWER: I don't think so. QUESTION: How did you know something was on the truck? ANSWER: Just like you would come out the next morning and see something was wrong - I drove the truck each and every day and that's why I knew something was wrong. QUESTION: How did you get along with Miss Gandy ? ANSWER: QO.K. The only trouble I had was one time when I was told to report to her office to make a run out to the house to pick up some mail and I was told I had to take some other things out there and as. we were walking along she kept asking the same question over and over again - did I mind going out to the house, and I told her no. When we got to the outer office there were about 15 to 20 cases of soda. I was told to get a handcart to load the sodas and to get a car. I told her if I had known that I had to take the sodas out I would have brought a small truck around. She told me, 'In other words, you don't want to go out to the house." I told her I did not say that. I was told "You can report back downstairs" and I told her that was perfectly all right with me. I reported the incident to my supervisor, Mr. Gregory. QUESTION: Did you see Miss Gandy anymore after that? ANSWER: Yes, I had to take her to the doctor and the next time was out at Mr. Hoover's house. | HW 55065 Docld:329899542 Page 146
\ 4 - OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL WASHINGTON, D.C. 20530 any 81975 #, ‘a Cp uth cy aw MF TO: John A. Mintz, Assistant Director a, Legal Cotinsel Division Federal Bureau of Investigation \. FROM: MicHael E. Shaheen, Jr. . Special Counsel for Intelligence * Coordination ZL SUBJECT; Senate Select Committee Request. dated October 28, 1975. Please prepare an appropriate response. 5) ALL FBI INFORMATION CO “3 If ceo: Paul Dely { } | q Attached is a request from the Senate Select Committee | | | ae a % & BR gt Rec C. sii 359 7l | i, } hoy - © DEC 5 1975 e  * “ee /- Lots Laces, AED, a ¥ 4, ‘a “DEC 1 6 19751 HW 55065 DoclId:32999542 Page 147 4 . rrnneens setesionen tert HeLa it mene ATETVAYREASHTETEAS * WATNMRSDT NTT oRRMRVENER mIvNEnNrtrmepeNNneaiif rT TaN ere =
PRANK CHURCH, IDAHO, CHAINIMAN ~ * = ' * JOHN G, TOWER, TEXAS, VICE CHAINAAN . Pitte AL HART, MICH. Koward it SR, TENN, ° WalaeH f. MONODALE, fits 25 BARRY GOLD ~ AMIZ, . x. SMITA OD, etvONLE STON, oKY, CHARLES MO8 THIAR, 5H., MD. Roceny MORG..N, Ne. RICHARD 3, SCHWEIKER, PA. ahd GAGY KART, COLO. , uth if OLS reed ¢ 9 9s { ia { wD) WILLIAM G, MILLOR, Starr pinceron . TUE e tet Ch Ce e PATORRICK A. O. SCHWARZ, 48, CHIEF COUMSEL, CUATIE SF. GMOTHERS, MINORITY COUNSEL SELECT COMMITTEE TO BYUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH . RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (runsuantT vo 3. RES, 21, 6TH CONGRESS) WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510 ; f October 28, 1975 tos gs Michael E. Shaheen, Jr., Esq. Special Counsel for Intelligence Coordination Office of the Deputy Attorney General U. S. Department of Justice Washington, D. C. 20530 Dear Mike: The Select Committee requests the following materials for delivery/access: 1 dal li. access to the Security Index cards recently discover- Bhgee ed at FBI HQ under the same conditions as the access previously granted to the ADEX. 3 2. delivery of the following materials pertaining to cer- tain individuals on the Security Index (the names to be supplied following access to the Security Index cards): a | ; "a. materials reflecting the reasons why the individual pee , was placed on the Security Index; ° b. materials reflecting any dissemination of informa- tion about the individual outside the United States government. 3. access to any other versions of the Security Index or al the Reserve Index which may be in the possession of the FBI, including versions compiled by the New York City field office. cane 4 NTT Eads Lee | ba ie 393> IND WW 55085 DocId: 32969542 Pa : [neal
ae Michael E. Shaheen, Jr., Esq. Page Two Communist Infiltration Council of Jewish Women East Bay Community Forum Knoxville Area Human Relations Council George Orwell Forum Yale University Emma Lazarus Federation of Jewish Women's Clubs Saugus Unitarian- Universalist Church Forum San Diego Peace Action Universities Committee on the Problems of War and Peace Communist Infiltration of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People The Free University at Ann Arbor Champaign-Urbana Council for Discussion on Vietnam October 28, 1975 Li 6elivery of materials reflecting the reason why an fete FBi HQ file was opened and material indicating whether there was subversive or extremist activity with respect to the following organizations whose names and FBI HQ file numbers were provided to the Select Committee on October 9, 1975: 100-432543 100-432848 100-433348 100-434048 100-434168 100-440365 100-440530 100-440833 100~441132 100-445323 100~-446029 , ZZ HW 55085 DocId:32989542 Page 149 ae
| _ NW 55085 | Michael E. Page Four aae bb. cc. dd. ee. Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Center, Black Student Union _University of Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada Greensboro Association of Poor People (GAPP) American Christian Action Council National Tenants Organization South Carolina Council of Human Relations Center, Norco, California Shaheen, dr., Esq. October 28, 1975 G 157-13791 * 157-13994 157-15692 1157-24293 157-26335 157-27014 ‘1157-32882 5, delivery of the following materials pertaining to COINTELPRO: nn copies of "draft" statements prepared for Mr. Hoover's “off record” report before the House Subcommittee on Appropriations for the years 1955 through 1972, concerning the Bureau's sears nee go (This is not to be confused with ligence program. copies of the actual “off record" statement, given by Mr. Hoover, before the House Appropriations Com- mittee, which the Select Committee has already re- ceived.) the House Subcommittee on Appropriations for the copies of Mr. Hoover's prepared testimony ag) v4 years 1955 through 1972. copies of any and all discussion papers, press releases, memos, correspondence, or any other ma yial which discusses the FBI's liability with respect to COINTELPRO. Docld: 32989542 Page 151 witty, we aps
Pr e * Assoc. Dir. ) FRANK CHURCH, IDAHO, CHAIRTME ; - - Hi JOHN G. TOWER, TEXAS, VICE cH, N : Dep.-A.D. i / . PHILIP A. HART, MICH. HOWARD H. » JR.y TENN, Dep.-A.D.~ < ei WALTER F. MONDALE, MINN, BARRY GOLDWATER, ARIZ. , f Asst. Dir.: H WALTER D. HUDDLESTON, KY. CHARLES MC C. MATHIAS, JR. MD. - E’ ROBERT MORGAN, N.C. RICHARD S. SCHWEIKER, PA. ty + j Admin. : GARY HART, COLO. 2) Cx £ Da Dt £ XD { 4 WILLIAM G. MILLER, STAFF DIRECTOR . - ¥ © a Os CUUey e Comp. Syst. — FREDERICK A. 0. SCHWARZ, JR., CHIEF COUNSEL, SELECT COMM iTTEE To CURTIS R. SMOTHERS, MINORITY COUNSEL vi STUDY GOVERNMENTAL, OPERATIONS WITH Files, & Com. iH Gen. Inv. _= q e 7 RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES * . (PURSUANT TO S. RES. 21, 94TH CONGRESS) Ident. Insp Wa a) i WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510 In tai ALL INFORMATION conTAINED , Laboratory HEREIN lens ie) September 29, 1975 Plan, & Eval. Spec. Inv. . Training { Legal Coun. ___., Telephone Rm. —../¥ Director See’y —_. Department of Justice ee Washington, D.C. 20530 ~- ra Dear Mr. Levi: of th ty 7S _L. General Edward H. Levi K s oh At the closé of his testimony on September 25, Mr. Charles Brennan, former Chief of Domestic Intelligence Division, indicated that he could not answer a question posed to him by me. The question relates to the status of a so-called "closed" FBI Domestic Intelligence case file. Suppose that the individual who is subject of the file is a member of the military service or applies for employment with a federal government agency, and the agency requests an vf § FBI name check. What information would be provided to the ms : federal agency by the FBI as the result of that name check? per What information would be provided to that agency if the FBI k conducted a background investigation on that individual? — With respect to surreptitious entries for the pur- pose of installing electronic surveillance equipment, which are referred to on page three of the September 24, 1975 letter from Michael E. Shaheen, Jr., to myself, I would appreciate answers to the following additional 3 Mbeki ox —~SEP-30-1975 allied xy L. What has been the A of ch entries for J each year since 1960? “O SH114 gos 42 NZ 2. What has been the number of separate tangen& awtsc SS ' for each year since 1960? aa 3. What has been the total number of gg safGh é 1878 targets since 1960? ? wt I would also request access, under agreed upon prq- Frank Church Chairman (LDA VO) § 4 JUN4 1076 O85 Gee ; (1532. _ ; __ 7 end
+ Mniled States Senate SELECT COMMITTEE TO STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH r RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES WASHINGTON, D.C, 20510 y OFFICIAL BUSINESS iu Mr. Clarence M. Kelley Director FBI, Room 7162 Pennsylvania Ave. at 10th WASHINGTON, D.C. | App DELWVER HW 55085 Docld:32989542 Page 154 s.
FD-36 tRev.-5-22-64) r 8 FBI Date: 9/26/75 Transmit the following in (Type in plaintext or code) oO AIRTEL | Via a (Priority) | IRECTOR, FBI (62-116395) ATIN: INTELLIGENCE DIVISION WILLIAM VREGAR SAC, WFO (62-10744) wire STATES SELECT COMMITTEE ps INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES; SSC RE: INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT JOSEPH E, BATTLE, BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS Enclosed herewith for the Bureau is the original and seven copies of an LHM reflecting interview of SA BATTLE, which is self-explanatory. ORMA Renee iba Sie Beare . é : \" 4 AQ : E 8 * 9 MN. a ie AW ms 74 G@sureau (Ene. 8) 3 or 1-WFO ~ o Ch . _ £ JEB: pep (3) i Approved; —_-._ EE —CSeerntt. EM Per ——__———— ! 8 4 DEC 4 0 1975. Special Agent in Charge GPO : 1970 © - 402-735 85 ocTd:32989542 Page 155
HW 55065 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION in Rep leas efer Washington, D.C. 20535 Pua her a Before September 26, 1975 UNITED STATES SELECT COMMITTEE _ - ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES; SSC } RE: INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT JOSEPH E, BATTLE BY SSC STAFF ERS — | AETORNEY MARK GIPTENSTEIN, MARY DEOREO, JOHN SMITH SA Joseph E. Battle was interviewed on September 19, 1975 by the above SSC Staff témbers from approximately 10:16 until 11 a.m. The interview was conducted in a ground floor assembly room located in the Russell Senate Building. Prior to the commencement of the interview, it is to be noted none of the SSC €taff (embers advised SA Battle of his constitutional rights nor did they indicate he could be represented by counsel in this matter. To the best of SA Battle's knowledge and recollection, the following questions were presented by the Staff fflembers and the answers given by SA Battle are so denoted. ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN I$ UNCLASSIFIED Ra DATE Iofeahes ila This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FB! and is locned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. le, , , DoclId: 329894542 Page 156 ‘ i é ‘
HW 55065 Question (Q): Answer (A): BDocld: 32999542 a Page 157 After the Director's death, did you remove files from his office? No. Weren't you frequently in the Director's office? No. Weren't you in the Director's office after his death? No. Were you ever in the Director's office? Yes.’ When? In 1951 while in training school in conjunction with the Director's program of meeting all new agents,and I saw him in 1955 while at In-Service. Well then, were you ever in Miss Gandy's office? Yes, At the time of the Director's death? No. Well, when was it? Approximately a year or two before the Director's death. For what reason? I was told to pick up a package at National Airport and deliver it to Miss Gandy's office, which I did. -2-
HW 55065 ee Docld: 32989542 Page 15% Do you know what was in the package? Yes, Miss Gandy indicated it was a plaque honoring the Director and she didn't know what she was going to do with it inasmuch as there was no more available wall space to hang it. Do you know Miss Gandy well? No, other than her official position. When did you first meet her? At the aforementioned time. Any other time? Yes. When was that? In approximately April, 1972, I drove her from her residence to Bureau headquarters. Why was that? It was a Saturday and the Cherry Blossom Parade was in progress, and she feared difficulty in getting through the Parade route to work. When did you see her next? After the Director's death. Under what circumstances? I drove her to the Director's house. Weren't you in her office then? No, I met her in the courtyard. ef o
2 PP 2 PO HW 55065 Docld;32989542 Page 159 I thought you said -yeuxseatd you didn't know her well. I wouldn't construe the above as knowing her well. What was the purpose of driving her to the Director's house? She said she had to meet with some lawyers concerning the Director's estate. Do you know who was present at the meeting? No. . Were you? No, I waited outside. Who ordered you to drive Miss Gandy? Mr. Kunkel Weren't you on his squad? No. Whose squad were you on? The ASAC's., Who was that? Ed Campbell Weren't you considered the #3 man in WFO? No. Weren't you a supervisor? No, a relief supervisor. To Campbell? Yes. ~he
WW 55085 | es DoclId: 32999542 Page 160° Then wouldn't that make you #3 man? No. What are your duties? Presently I'm assigned to Squad C-4, and I'm assigned a variety of criminal cases, Be more specific. Well, I handle numerous extortion-type cases pertaining to the various Senators and Congressmen, I'm assigned the Washington, D.C. phase of the Hoffa case and I assist in bank robberies and other major crimes. What did you do on the ASAC Squad? I handled major criminal matters and drove the ASAC to the crime scene and assisted him at the scene,and I also worked personnel matters. Do you know John Mohr? No, other than his official position. You didn't know him personally? No. You never met with him? No. Did you ever remove anything from the Director's house after his death? Yes. What was that? Some cardboard boxes. -5-
HW 55065 DoclId: 32999542 Do you know what was in them? No. Were they official FBI boxes? I don't know what you mean by any official FBI boxes. Well, were they plain cardboard boxes? Yes. Were they sealed? Yes. How many times did you go on this assignment? About 3 or 4. How many boxes did you take out? About 6 to 8 each time. Was anybody présent? Yes. Who? Miss Gandy and Mr. Kunkel Anybody else? On one occasion, I saw the maid, Anna, and the chauffeur, Crawford, and a woman who Mr. Kunkel introduced as Mr. Tolson's secretary, but I didn't know her. What was she doing? . She was writing checks. -6-
; , " @  ) Q: Did Miss Gandy have a desk in the Director's house? A: I don't know. Q: Did you see any file cabinets? © A: No, to the best of my recollection. Q: | Do you know what was in any of the boxes? A: Yes. | ) Q: = What was that? CUS v White shirts. Q: Howdo you know that? A: Because Miss Gandy pointed them out. Q: After you left the Director's house, where did you go? A: ; I drove to the loading platform at WFO. Q: Who met you there? A: Either Dudney or Shaffer. Q: And then what? A: I helped unload the boxes and drove off. Q: Do you know where the boxes were then taken? A: No. Q: Didn't you..and Mr. Kunkel talk about what was in the boxes and the purpose of these trips? A: No. a HW 55065 Docld:329899542 Page 162
HW 55065 DBocld:329899542 Page 163 Why not? Because he never volunteered anything and I figured it was none of my business. Don't you think this is kind of odd? No, I've helped other. people move and clean out their cellars and I considered this about the same thing. Didn't you become suspicious and scared when you read in the newspapers that allegedly secret files were taken out of the Director's office and destroyed? No, why should I, as I said, before, I wasn't in the Director's office. Mr. Battle, Mr. Shaffer states you and he removed boxes from the Director's office at the direction of Mr. Kunkel. Well, Mr. Shaffer is wrong. I never went to the Director's office with he or anyone else. Have you discussed this matter with anyone else? Yes, with the FBI Inspectors who called me in. That was when? In June, you can get the exact date from the 302. Have you discussed this matter with anyone else? Well, you know Shaffer, Dudney and Dowling and I cite up here this morning together and naturally the matter was discussed.