ae Ane ~ aes ce ne eR ere + mm. a ) ‘ soTT oN 2o7. e. Do : Lh wee ee ete Tew eae tee ae ee TASLE OF CONTENTS Page Nee?” See Est CBT AS. Ce reece teem me wee renner eee we erent rare esses aeeseoes 16 we dmformert FLLOS. cece wc cece ec enw ees o ene eee rece eee rere essseeeee 16 De SC STT IDG ce cece ere eee wee ere eee eee ee eee ee eam ae rear eresareteeces 16 ‘2. liontily administrative report. ccccccercccevroncesvecscsssveces 16 >. Assignment and tickler cards.ccccccccccaccccscesccerescctetace 16 . : A, SubFilescccrersacccvccesercecsceceressseresessesessssassasenas 17 5. Channeliz ec eee 17 6. Chanrelizin ng memoranda ~ destruction of ,. es vee ners serevvercace 17 7. Dissemination of AMPOPMAtLON, wc occ ese eroccesenenaesesseeseens 17 . B. COVPESPONGONO® creer cesses c wens es ceersscaseasossrceesesesccacs 17 9, Maintonance cf DALES. cece cece cece cect ence nea e ence seaseseeces 17 10. Use cf informart by Department - filing correspondence YO..ee. 17 . Ail. Form PD-238. cece coc cece crete cccveccevecsecucsnerceeesevececes 17 12. Bulky material submitted by informant.rocscccccsccccccsetececa 18 N. Payments to Informants and Handling Money Receivedscccccicccsccces 18 1. No gifts Go LnPOrMants. ccs ccccsaccvencccvcsccsasceecssscssseses 18 2. SAC authority to pay informants. .cccocceserccseseeacveccssesecs 18 3. Payments on continuing basis - Bureau authority.ccccccccrssens 18 4, Six-month evaluation of informents not paid on Bureau BUTDOVAGY . coca dare e cece wevesaaseccersaseeceeesceseeesssssses 20 Se RECCLDES coe erccre sree eseese sees eeeecoescesasasesesevesevaes 20 6. T[noome bax returns. ccscscccccccccscseccsesrcsceesessevecsecess 20 7. ‘Stipulation re payments made to WitnesSeSsesccecscrersssecsece él 8. Receipt of unemployment compensationssscrescccccccacssessseses 2u 9. Handling money and property received by double ASONTS. cr evsece 22 ° Annual LECCE, ocevoce seca reccecsccccecceccncescecceerensscesseeccees 22 Signing of Loyalty Oaths, Affidavits, and Statements..cccsvecsoveeres Discontinued Tnformants....ccces cee c eens cer ec eee aces eeneensessonecs Furnishing of Informants to Immigration and Naturalization Service APG oO e e . N oO Nea” SS. Gorres' ive Action on False Information. ..ccccccerccnecascsevecsarae z26 ‘ BP. Gonfar atial Sources. ressecsccccesscsecescsacsecssesssessssceseeecse 27 Te De S RMitions, ccc cc wc ccc cee seen e racer esos e reer reassess eesssssere 27 2. Assignment of Symbols. .ccrecssarssvcccesececseaevccecsesseseae 27 5 PP Ce >see 27 4. PLLC S ccc ccc cc rec cee wee cee cece eee e ee eee eset ees eesoos 27 So UCLLA Cations ceca scree cece eee e nase eee ee eee ee eertaeaeeettases 28 6. Security confidential sources - certification of stability BNA PAYMENTS .ccerec esc e rs emsee se nessn essere eessusessscenes 28 a Cp 28 B. Discontinuance scscceccsccssscaasorssessasscaseessssssavsseanes 28 UT. Panel Sources, acess ccseer cee csesrsssnstnesoarsosssesevensecessssas 29 Le Definition. cc ccssosescr acer oe sesso c seer oe ceensessesoesenssenas 29 2. Background investigation and approvalecscccocacarevsssecssaccs 29 3. Administrative Handling so sesscasccessccccserscessesecsvevsessaee 29 Vv. CLASSILLCAGLON. cece ees ce sec reseeeessese ceca ceases sssseneesces eee “29 MW Sa072 Doeld: 32989525 N 2-33-69 Page 1643
1. 2. SECTION °@® SECURITY INFORMANTS AND con gyre SOURCES 107U - V U. PANEL SOURCES Definition See page 3 of this section. : Background investigation and approval a. Check prospective panelists through office indices, canvass logical informants, review appropriate credit, arrest, and military records. b. If no pertinent derogatory information is developed, initial contact may be made with a prospective panelist to ascertain person's cooper- ativeness; however, in regard to individuals associated with educational institutions, be guided by current instructions concerning investigations on campuses. c. Submit letter to Bureau requesting authority to use individual as a ~ panel source and set out following information: (1) Results of required 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 2-panel source, together with results of any interviews conducted with him (3) A statement to effect subject is being considered. a panel source and that he will be advised he is not a Bureau employee and of confidential nature of his relationship with Bureau. In addition, a statement should be made that you will be alert to be certain subject is not a plant, and if he is connected with a labor union or educational institution he will be advised of Bureau policy on such matters. ad. One of required copies of letter requesting authority to use a subject as a panel ‘source should consist only of first page of letter. If request is approved at Bureau, 2 stamped notation will be placed on single-page copy and it will be returned to field indicating that authority is granted to consider subject as a panel source. Administrative handling . a. Handle notes, statements, and exhibits of panelists in same manner as other evidence. As panelists may subsequently become security informants, same procedure should be followed in handling, processing, and reporting data and material furnished by panelists as is afforded that received from security informants. b. Payments for legitimate expenses incurred and services rendered should be handled in same manner as payments to security informants. Gifts should not be given to panel sources since such actions might be misconstrued. ec. Open 134 file when active investigation of prospective panelist is initiated. After Bureau has approved a panelist, close file administratively if panelist is not contacted regularly. Regular contacts with panelists should be noted in their respective files. d. Only Agents designated in particular case should contact panelists. e. very six months submit letter of justification[(FD-401)]to Bureau requesting continuation of payments to panel source. See section {[130G, item 2b, ]Jof this manual for form of letter. If source is not being paid on Bureau authorization, Agent handling source must prepare memorandum to SAC for file containing same certification as to sta~ pility and reliability as required by payment letters. f. A symbol number may be assigned if an unusual security problem exists or if typing would be saved. Use abbreviation "PS" before symbol number; @.g., PS NY OO0O0-S. , &. Designate, where practicable, coordinating Agent to maintain roster of current panel sources and current list of scheduled organization activities, who will notify Agents handling individual panelists of scheduled organizational functions to be covered. Coordinating Agent receives notice of coming events from Agents handling: organization cases, security informants, and publications. - h, Advise Bureau of the date when panel source is discontinued, and the reasons therefor. Ve CLASSIFICATION - 134 29 7-14-69 NW 55072 Doocld: 32989529 Page 1644
SECTION 1@® SECURITY INFORMANTS AND conr yrs SOURCES 107S - 8. Instruct each interested Bureau office which has made further dis~ semination of such information to follow the instructions set forth aboves 9, Also set up a control file regarding this corrective action, and upon completion of same submit to the Bureau a final letter under the in- - formant’s caption identifying each case by title, character, Bureau file, - where known, and date of communication, 10, This letter will be used to check all pertinent Bureau files to see that necessary corrective action has been taken in each instance, 11, If necessary, other field offices which have received information from the informant should also be requested to submit summary letters show- ing what corrections have been made, . ; 12, It is imperative that all information from the informant be correctly labeled and great care must be taken to see that this is done, , 13. Occasionally, an ex-informant through his speech, writings, or actions raises a doubt as to his reliability subsequent to the time he was an informant, It is not necessary to go back and change the evaluation of the information attributed to that individual in the absence of a definite indication that the informant furnished unreliable information to the Bureau while he was an informant, ‘ 14. Dissemination of information from sources of questionable reliability and known unreliability should be made in accordance with part II, section 5, of the Manual of Rules and Regulations. {T.] CONFIDENTIAL SOURCES 1. Definition See page 3 of this section. 2. Assignment of symbols a. A symbol number may be assigned if an unusual security problem exists, or if typing would be saved. . b. Advise Bureau by letter giving name, address, business affiliation, symbol number, reason ’for assigning a symbol number, and a brief statement concerning type of information furnished, c. The 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 the country involved; e.g., Is - R for Russia, : : a. When a permanent symbol has been assigned to a confidential source, the abbreviation "CS" is to appear before the Symbol number; e.g., CS NY-oo0-s. e. Numbers assigned to confidential sources are to be taken from the series of numbers used for your security, racial, and criminal informants, . . 3. Index a. Index cards on form FD-348 like those prepared for informants must be made up and filed as an adjunct to the criminal informant index, racial informant index, or the security informant index, depending on the type of information furnished. b. ae symbol index is handled similarly to the symbol index on inform ants. . ¢. Duplicate confidential source cards may be maintained with the criminal informant index, racial informant index, and the security informant index if the source furnishes information of value in these types of investigations. 4, Files When active investigation is initiated relative to an individual ‘who has potential as a security confidential source, a 134 classification file should be opened and maintained in a pending status until efforts ~ to develop the individual are discontinued. Piles may be opened on confidential sources in criminal matters in a manner identical with gat for handling criminal informant files in the discretion of the 27 5-13-69 NW O55072 Docld:32989529 Page 1645 .
SECTION “@ SECURITY INFORMANTS AND CONF rat SOURCES Utilization a. If confidential source is to be used for assistance in security investigations, secure Bureau approval, and background data must be furnished to the Bureau of the same type which is required for potential security informants. b. Except in espionage and foreign nationality matters in which the frequency of contact is dependent upon circumstances of the individual case, confidential sources on whom pending files are maintained should also be contacted at least once every two weeks in the same manner as seourity informants. ce. Records of contacts with confidential sources who have pending files may be posted. d. Contacts with confidential sources should only be made - by the Agent or Agents specifically designated for that purpose, e, The letter to the Bureau requesting authority to use a subject as a confidential source is to set out clearly the following informa— tion: : : (1) Background information, including date and place of birth, ‘citizenship status, residence, employment, credit and arrest record, and service record, if any (2) Details of the expected cooperation of captioned ‘individual as a confidential source, together with the results of any : interviews conducted with him (3) A statement to the effect subject is being considered a con~ fidential source and that he will be advised he is not a Bureau employee and of the confidential nature of his relation— ship with the Bureau. In addition, a statement should be made that you will be alert to be certain subject is not a plant, and if he is connected with a labor union he will be advised of Bureau policy on labor matters, 2. One of the required copies of the letter requesting authority $0 use . @ subject as a confidential source should consist only of the first page of the letter, If the request is approved at the Bureau, a stamped notation will be placed on the single—page copy and it will pe returned to the field indicating that authority is granted to- consider subject as a confidential source, Letters requesting such authority are not to be transmitted to the Bureau until subjeot is sufficiently cooperative and all necessary background information obtained, . Security confidential sources - certification of stability and payments’ a2. Every six months a letter of justification[{(FD-401)]shoula be sub- mitted to Bureau requesting continuation of payments to security confidential sources. See[section 1306, item 2b, of this manual J for form of letter. b. If the security source is not being ‘paid on Bureau authorization or if he is not an employee of a foreign diplomatic establishment or an. international organization and is being used regularly, the Agent handling the source must dictate a memorandum to the SAC for the file containing the same certification as to stability and reliability as required by payment letters. Se, If the security confidential source is employed by a foreign diplo- . matic establishment (embassy, consulate, United Nations Mission, - ete.) or by an international organization (United Nations Secre- -tariat, Organization of American States, International Monetary Fund, ete, ), a letter of justification[ (FD-401)]should be submitted to°“Bureau every six months. See[section 130G, item 2b, of this manual] for form of letter. ifts ; Gifts should not be given to sources since such actions might be misconstrued, Discontinuance Advise Bureau of the date when confidential source is discontinued, and the reasons therefor. 28 7-14-69 S5072 Docld: 32999529 Page 1646 — . — OA A
‘5 mae hw S5072 SECTION 107 oe... INFORMANTS AND a SOURCES LO7N When payment to an informant has been authorized for a definite period of time, advise the Bureau at least two weeks in advance of the expiration of the period for which payment has been authorized as to whether the services of the informant are to be continued. Every six months a letter of justification[ (FD-401)]should be submitted to the Bureau requesting continuation of payments. Follow{instructions set forth in section 130G, item 2b, of this manual.J ~ : Letters requesting authority to continue (increase, decrease) payments to an informant should be submitted in duplicate except that the copy should consist only of the first page of the letter. When payments as requested by the field aré approved, the single~page copy will be stamped "Approved" at the Bureau and returned. If the recommendation is not approved, correspondence will be prepared and transmitted to the field. In order for this system to function properly, payment letters must be explicit, When payments are authorized by the Bureau, it is the personal responsi— pility of each SAC definitely to assure himself that full value is being received, Discontinuance of payments If at any time it appears the information being produced by the informant is not commensurate with the payments being made to him, the payments should be immediately discontinued or adjusted accordingly and the Bureau promptly advised. Extraordinary expenses : In connection with the operation of paid informants, if any extraor~ dinary expenses are anticipated for which approval has not been given, obtain specific Bureau authority. 19 7-14-69 DooId: 32989529 Page 1647
Fp ee OL eG GRIT APACER AE TETA FOE A TREO OMEN | (eet Neen ame LO7N MW 55072 Docld: 32989529 Page 1646 When payments are made $0 anyone for. information or assistance on security: b. Receipts should clearly show: SECTION ‘@ SECURITY INFORMANTS AND "ovr SOURCES Six-month evaluation of informants not paid on Bureau authority If the informant is not being paid on Bureau authorization, a communi- : cation[{ (FD-401)Imust be transmitted to the Bureau every six months after the date of designation containing the same information set out infsection \ 130G, item 2b, of this manualjJexcept those items concerning payments. Recommendation of SAC regarding continuance of informant should also be set forth UACB. In espionage and foreign nationality cases comment is necessary regarding only those applicable items infsection 1306, item 2b, of this manual. ] — . . Receipts ' : “ye natters, either on the SAC's authority or on prior Bureau approval, receipts must be obtained in every instance in which it is possible to do so, If a receipt cannot be obtained for a particular payment, complete circumstances should be set forth on the bliue slip at the time reimbursement is claimed. a. Receipts should be of such a nature that they will be self-sufficient so that, if it becomes necessary to introduce the receipts in evidence : during the course of a trial, the receipts will not relate to other - + documents or files. 1) Date on which payment was made ~ Ss : . 2) Period for which made when informant is paid on a period basis »- 3) fotal amount paid broken down into separate amounts for services or expenses where these items are pertinent {3} Name of Agent making payment ae 5 Signature of person receiving the money : . c. ‘Receipts are not to be witnessed by another Agent. Lo d. If necessary to make corrections on the receipts, such corrections must be initialed by the informant and not by the Agent. e. When transmitting receipts and itemized statements of -expenses to the Bureau, they should be stapled directly to the blue slip, leaving a margin of at least one inch to one and one~half inches at the top to avoid contact with the Acco fastener punch. The staples should be placed in such a manner that the date or other data appearing on the : receipt will not be mutilated and all information on the receipt can ( be easily read without detaching it from the blue slip. Care must . be taken that receipts are of such a nature that they clearly show payment of money and do not refer to any other documentary material contained in Bufiles. Income tax returns a. iInformants who receive compensation for their services to the Bureau should be advised that such compensation must be reported as income when filing an income tax return, b. Bureau income should be set forth on the-Federal income tax return, form 1040, as income received from other sources for personal services rendered through a private enterprise or similar general term applicable to informant's position and station in life. c. If the informant is self-employed and files a schedule C as a self~ employed individual, it may be possible to include his Bureau income with his self~employed income from other sources without revealing connection with the Bureau. ad. Effective 1-1-65, in those instances in which the informant cannot report payments received from the Bureau for services without jeop- ardizing his security as an informant, such payments will be subject to a2 20 per cent withholding tax. There are four categories of circumstances in which taxes will not be withheld. Taxes are not to be withheld from payments made (1) to other than security informants and sources, (2) for reimbursement of expenses, (3) under SAC . authority, or (4) to informants who have been able to report Bureau . income on their Federal tax returns without jeopardizing their security or without challenge from the Internal Revenue Service. Each office has detailed instructions and exhibits concerning the procedure to , . be followed in the handling and control of money withheld. 20 7-14-69 A
TT Te oe ge CSR ah SO RAE RRS TAREE SE = Fn Ny nT 8 pmartnt: entree © aRmann de A Ange x mate ee a aT Saar . ‘ o se 7 y 7. 10. Ll. SECTION 107, SECURITY INFORMANTS AND CONFIDENTIAL SOURCES “107M Subfiles a. <A subfile is required on each informant who submits statements, written or oral, except in espionage or foreign nationality matters where a subfile is necessary only in those instances involving possible prosecution. The original of each statement, whether personally written by the informant or furnished orally and reduced to writing by contacting Agent, should be filed in this subfile. Executed form FD-306 or a channelizing memorandum containing all applicable items set forth on form FD—306 should be stapled to the original of each’ such statement. b. Holes may be punched in original statements of informants for secure filing, but care must be taken to prevent obliteration of any portion of statements or notations thereon, Channelization Excerpts from the informant's statement are to be inoluded | in the regular investigative case report when information of value is submitted, Form ¥D-306 may be used to disseminate this information to the case file in lieu of a channelizing memorandum if desired. If so used, prepare copies of FD~306 as needed for {channelization]land staple one copy to each copy of the informantts statement being channelized. Channelization should be noted on original FD~306 and on all copies, Channelizing memoranda — destruction of Por instructions concerning the destruction of channelizing memoranda, see Manual of Rules and Regulations. Dissemination of information : Information submitted by informants, potential informants, confidential sources, or sources of information should be-reported to the Bureau and interested offices and other agencies whenever necessary by the appro- priate means of communication under captions showing the subject matter of the information, Correspondence Correspondence submitted in security informant and potential security informant matters should be strictly limited to the administrative handling of the informant and should not contain information more prop erly furnished to the Bureau under a substantive case caption, Maintenance of files a. Al symbol number informant files, pending and closed, shall be maintained under lock and key under the personal supervision of the SAC, ASAC, field supervisor, or responsible employee designated by the SAC, b. Subfiles containing written statements may be maintained in. -the open files seotion, provided there is no disclosure of the informant's identity on the statements. ec, All informant files should be maintained in such a manner as to insure that all information furnished by a particular informant will be immediately available upon the request of the Bureau, a, In addition, these files should be maintained in such a fashion that the identities of the cases in which an informant has furnished competent evidence can be furnished immediately to the Bureau by simply referring to the file of the informant and without the necessity of conducting extensive research, Use of informant by Department — filing correspondence re From time to time, the Department expresses an interest in using a partic— wlar informant for testifying when he becomes available as a witness, As 2 result, there will be correspondence showing this situation between the Bureau and the field. Place copies of all such correspondence in the informant!s file, Occasionally such correspondence may be volu- minous and apply to more than one informant, In those cases, summarize : . the information concerning each particular informant and place the summary . in the appropriate informant's file. Form FD-238 Form FD—238 {printed on pink paper) has been approved for wse in security informant and potential security informant files. It is to be used in the nature of 2 table of contents or as an index to show where in the file particular data can be found. This form is to be kept as the top 5-13-68 , aw S5072 Doold: 32989529 Page 1649
N. anes Cet Wooo Boone Seat eee Bone nee Bere] od 107M -' N SECTION ‘@ SECURITY INFORMANTS AND CONNGRENT IAL SOURCES 12. a 1. Where informant or source submits bulky material other than a statement document in the pertinent informant file and is not to be serialized. If a particular section of this form is not applicable, such should be - noted thereon. If it later becomes applicable, the serial numnber can be < noted at that time. Bulky material submitted by informant and same pertains to a specific investigative mattér, bulky material may be filed in the investigative case file, together with a copy of exeéuted form FD-306 or a channelizing memorandum containing all applicable items ~ set forth on form FD-306. In such a case, the original form FD-306 or channelizing memorandum should be filed in the subfile of the informant or source and the file and serial number where the bulky material is : located should be noted thereon... PAYMENTS TO INFORMANTS AND HANDLING MONEY RECEIVED No gifts to informants a. Gifts should not be given to informants | since such actions might be misconstrued. * b. Relationship between Agents and informants shall be maintained on a businesslike basis. ec. Investigative employees must not approach, directly or indirectly, representatives of companies, private industries, or insurance companies and request assistance regarding payments of money, gifts, or products of such companies to informants. “2. . SAC authority to pay informants (For instructions regarding payments under SAC authority, refer to section 130G, item 1, of this manual since comparable instructions apply to security informants and sources as those set forth for racial informants and sources. J Payments on continuing basis - Bureau authority a. To pay anyone on a continuing basis, obtain specific ‘Bureau authoriza- tion, be. In reqhestinglauthorization for payments, a justification must be fur- nished Bureau. . For this purpose, use form FD-401 and execute in accord~ ance with instructions for racial informants and sources contained in section 130G, item 2b, of this manual. Justification for payments, of course, is based on activity of informant, potential informant, or’ source in matters having primarily a security rather than racial in- terest. In espionage and foreign nationality matters use subheadings, where applicable, ] Bocld: 32989529 Page 1650
ae iene aie SECTION 107.0 SECURITY INFORMANTS AND a SOURCES 107G G. INFORMANTS! INFORMATION 1. General instructions re oral and written information ( - a a AMAA eee ees os 00, h. Instructions regarding preparation, submission, and handling of information received from informants apply not only to s ecurity informants but also to potential security informants, panel sources, security confidential sources, and security sources of information. Specific instructions and guidance must be given to informants concerning preparation of statements containing their information, They should be submitted as quickly as possible after a meeting or activity. . Written statements should be submitted whenever possible, but if such cannot be done information may be provided orally, In espionage and . foreign nationality matters written statements are usually necessary only in those instances involving possible future prosecution, (in the majority of cases diplomats or officials who are not Subject to prosecution are involved.) Carefully scrutinize each, bearing in mind that if informant is called upon to testify at a later date his statements will very Likely be iutroduced in court, All information furnished by informants orally or in writing must be promptly. reviewed, recorded, indexed, evaluated, channelized, and all necessary action taken, Form FD-306 may be used in lieu of a chan~ nelizing memorandum if desired. If so used, prepare copies of FD-306 as needed for channelization and staple one copy to each copy of in- formant's statement being channelized. Channelization should be noted on original FD-306 and on all copies. [In those instances in which in- formant's statement contains references to a large number of individuals and/or organizations, and statement exceeds two pages in length, con- sideration should be given to channelizing to a substantive case file only those portions of statement which apply to particular individual or organization, Of course, entire informant's statement should be filed in informant's subfile. This procedure should save filing space, time of reviewing files, and should be employed unless a logical rea- son dictates otherwise. ] Prior to any prosecution or administrative hearing, advise trial attor- ney that informant not only furnished information concerning instant case but also provided other statements not pertinent to case at issue.- frial attorney will thus be prepared in event informant testifies on " @irect. examination or cross-examination that he furnished information in addition to his testmony. See subsection M for instructions regarding filing informant statements. 2. Recording written and oral information Be SW S5072 Doocld: 32989529 Page 1651 - Fa Written by informant . ts May be in handwriting or hand printing of informant’ or typed. 2 Original only should be submitted and informants should never retain any copies or notes relating thereto. Continuously check informants to see that they do not keep any notes or copies. te Prepare on paper devoid of any Bureau markings or identification. Date when informant prepares statement should be placed at the top of it. (5) ALL information obtained by informants regarding each meeting or each separate activity in which they engage should be sub- mitted in one statement whether the information is of evidentiary or intelligence value. 10a 7-14-69