NW 35072 Q. CORRECTIVE ACTION @.::5: INFORMATION © 1. 2. 5. 6. Te 10. il. 12. 13. R. CONFIDENTIAL SOURCES 1. 2. Docld:32989529 Page 1181 . . : co . ~ munication. This letter will be used to check all pertinent Bureau files SECION 107. SECURITY INFORMANTS AND CONFIDENTIAL SOURCES. When it is determined that informant or ex-informant furnished false informa- tion while informant,. promptly advise Bureau of complete facts. Set forth your suggestion relative to wording to be used in describing informant in future, such as: “informant of known unreliability” or tinformant who has furnished both reliable and unreliable information in the past." Bureau will advise which designation to use. Then proceed with review of 211 data furnished by individual and label information from him accordingly. All communications containing information from informant which have bsen disseminated to Bureau, other Bureau:offices, and to outside agencies must be corrected, Identify cases individually by title and character, together with dates of communications containing information. If information was used in reports, corrective letters shoulda be crystal clear and refer to specific report, page number, and change to be made, Amended pages should not be prepared unless so instructed by Bureau in accordance with part II, 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, Instruct each interested Bureau office which has made further dissemina- tion of information to follow instructions set forth above. 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- to see that necessary corrective action has been taken. 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. AIL information from informant must be correctly labeled and great. care must be taken to see that this is done. Occasionally, ex~-informant through his speech, writings, or actions raises @ doubt as to his reliability subsecuent 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. Dissemination of information from scurces of questionable reliability and known unreliability should be made in accordance with part II, section 5, Manual of Rules and Regulations. Definition ~ See page 3 of this section. Assignment of symbols ae & symbol number should be assigned from the time any step is taken to develop an individual as a confidential source. b. Advise Bureau by[secure teletype (Nite1) ]giving name, address, business affiliation, symbol number, reason for assigning symbol number, and brief statement concerning type of information furnished. c. Abbreviation "CS" may be used in intra~Bureau communications for confidential source; e.g8., "Richard Roe, CS." Communications relating to espionage and foreign nationality matters should in addition have a character indicating country involved; e.g., IS‘- R, a. When permanent symbol has been assigned to confidential source, abbreviation "GS" is to-appear before symbol number; e.g., CS NY 000-8. @€. Numbers assigned to confidential sources are to be taken from series. of numbers used for security, extremist, and criminal informants. ° 8~14~72 .
R. | NW 55072 > ~ SECTION 107. tint JSECURITY INFORMANTS AND CO ENTIAL SOURCES; 1LO7Q-R AND FOREIGN COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ASSETS} CORRECTIVE ACTION ON FALSE INFORMATION 1. 26 36 4 66 Te 10. il. 12. 13. CONFIDENTIAL SOURCES 1. 2. Doold: 32969529 Page 1182 When it is determined that informant or ex—informant furnished false information while informant, promptly advise Bureau of complete facts. 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 an@ unreliable information in the past.” Bureau will advise which designation to use. Then proceed with review of all data furnished by individual and label information from him accordingly. ALL communications containing information from informant which have been disseminated to Bureau, other Bureau offices, and to outside agencies must be corrected. Identify cases individually by title and character, together with dates of communications containing information. If information was used -in reports, corrective letters should be crystal clear and refer to specific report, page number, and change toc be made. Amended pages should not be prepared unless so instructed by Bureau in accordance with part IIT, 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. Instruct each interested Bureau office which has made further dissemina- tion of information to follow instructions set forth above, 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. 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, All information from informant must be correctly labeled and great care must be taken to see that this is done. 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. Dissemination of information from sources of questionable reliability and known unreliability should be made in accordance with part II, section 5, Manual of Rules and Regulations. See page 3 of this section. 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 secure teletype (Nitel) giving name, address, business affiliation, symbol number, reason for assigning symbol number , and : brief statement concerning "type of information furnished. ce Abbreviation "CS" may be used in intra-Bureau communications for confidential source; e.g., "Richard Roe, CS." d. When permanent symbol has been assigned "£0 confidential source, abbreviation "CS" is to appear before symbol number; e.g., CS NY O00-S. @e Numbers assigned to confidential sources are to be taken from series of numbers used for security, extremist, and criminal informants. Definition | y } { q i 21 10-15-74
- ~~ ‘ . wo? a“ 7 oN , ; ; 107R-S SECTION 0 gre INFORMANTS AND COMPLY SOURCES. 3. Index . a. Prepare index cards on form FD-348 and file as adjunct to criminal informant, racial 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. 4. Files When active investigation is initiated relative to prospective confidential source, open 134 file (or 137 for criminal sources) and maintain as- pending until efforts to develop individual are discontinued, 5. Utilization @. If confidential source is to be used in security jnvesti gations, secure Bureau approval, and furnish background data of same type required for potential security informants. . be. Except in espionage and foreign nationality matters in which frequency of contact is dependent upon circumstances, contact confidential sources on whom pending files are maintained at least once every two weeks. Such contacts may be posted. e. Contacts should only be made by Agent or Agents specifically designated for that purpose, ad. 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 wilt 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. 6. Security confidential sources ~ certification of stability and payments a. Every six months submit FD-401 to Bureau requesting continuation of : payments. See subsection L, item 3b, above. b. 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.] ce. 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. 7. Gifts Gifts should not be given to sources. 8. Discontinuance , Advise Bureau of date when source is discontinued and reasons. am ae S. PANEL SOURCES 1. Definition See page 3 of this section. 2. Background investigation and approval a. Check prospectiva panel source through office indices, canvass logical informants, review appropriate credit, arrest, and military records, 22 MW 55072 Docld:32989529 Page 11893 3-15-71 atti - * ’ . : , LAS CISCO NAT NORA DE ZENON ESPNU ONT ENE YE need RET ERP DOMP EPI VENI WAPATO. FEAT TE NERD TenRCTH ety | AIC Rae oe DUT Pe NTE NTSC tema ED ROTEL NY ste TL NEE OTs LETT VET
A) , 1LO7R-S SECTION 107. | INFORMANTS AND conrrpan@®: SOURCES. 3. Index 2. Prepare index cards on form FD-348 and file as adjunct to criminal . “f informant, [extremist ]informant, or security informant index, depending a on type information furnished. ( b. Duplicate confidential source cards may be maintained with criminal informant, racial informant, and security informant index where logical, . 4. Files When active investigation is initiated relative to prospective confi dential . : source, open 134 file {or 137 for criminal sources) and maintain as pending until efforts to develop indavidnal are discontinued. 5. 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. b. Except in espionage and foreign nationality matters in which frequency of contact is dependent upon circumstances, contact confidential sources ’ on whom pending files are maintained at least once every two weeks. . . Such contacts may be posted. . ¢. Gontacts should only be made by Agent 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. 6. Security confidential sources ~- certification of stability and payments 2. Every six months submit FD-401 to Bureau requesting continuation of payments, ee subsection L, item 3b, above b. 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. ] e¢. If source is employed by foreign diplomatic establishments ‘(ombassy, consulate, United Wations 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. , : 7. Gifts ; | - Gifts should not be given to sources. . . 8. Discontinuance Advise Bureau of date when source,is discontinued and reasons. S. PANEL SOURCE 1. DeFinition . - See page 3 of this section. Background investigation and approval a. Check prospective panel source through office indices, ca nvass logical informants, review appropriate credit, arrest, and. military records. Nn . om. 22 9-13-71 . | eri Menm abut gee panta btm fant eae NW 55072 Decldad: 32589525 Page i184