= s 4 . owt . © . © » se - . ’ Memorandum to Mr. Callahan Re: Special Squad at Democratic National Convention Atlantic City, New Jersey, 8/22 - 28/64 bakery shop at 2416 Atlantic Avenue for dismissing his bakery personnel during the early morning hours of 8/23-24/64 to allow FBI Agents access to his shop. His bakery was located adjacent to CORE headquarters located at 2414 Atlantic Avenue and this payment was authorized by DeLoach on 8/25/64. A second blue slip item was paid on 8/14/64 to the New Jersey Telephone Company in the amount of $28.82 for a lease line and this expenditure was authorized by DeLoach. | e SA Supervisor Conrad Thompson, currently assigned to the Intelligence Division, advised that in 1964 he was a supervisor in the Newark Office. Con- cerning the convention at Atlantic City, he recalls SAC Bachman advising he had received instructions that DeLoach while in Atlantic City would handle all com- munications with the Bureau directly from Atlantic City rather than relaying information to the Newark Office. Thompson recalls that Bachman was un- happy at being cut out by DeLoach because Bachman was being queried by W. C. Sullivan as to what was going on in Atlantic City and, of course, he could not furnish such information to Sullivan when DeLoach was dealing directly with the Bureau. UTILIZATION OF NEWS MEDIA COVER BY AGENTS As set forth above, both in the Washington Post article as well as DeLoach's memorandum, reporting the activities of the special squad at the convention, some of the Agents wilized media identification of the National Broadcasting Company. At that time there was no Bureau rule prohibiting the use of such investigative technique. SAC Letter 68-38, dated 7/2/68, item. B, entitled "Investigative Covers," sets forth that all Agent personnel are prohibited to pose as newsmen or representatives of any wire service for the purpose of establishing an investigative cover. This rule was invoked after a news item appeared in the Washington Post on 6/18/68 alleging that one of our Agents had posed as a representative of the International News Service while covering an anti-draft demonstration at the Supreme Court on 6/17/68. The allegation alluded to by the newspaper was in fact a correct statement as to the Agent using the news media as his cover for being at the demonstration. -~9- ‘CONTINUED - OVER HW 55076 DBocld:32999535 Page 233
~ SS ~ * ’ . . . . a 8 we . . yw fen Memorandum to Mr. Callahan Re: Special Squad at Democratic Natidnal Convention Atlantic City, New Jersey, 8/22 - 28/64 COVERAGE OF 1964 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA ; Review of Bureau records fails to establish that any specialized coverage was afforded to the Republican National Convention heid in San Francisco in July, 1964, and the only references in our records relaté to the planning and execution by CORE of demonstrations and picketing especially insofar as the nomination of Senator Barry Goldwater was concerned. Several teletypes were submitted by San Francisco concerning the demonstrations and follow-up letter - head memoranda were received by the Bureau and disseminated. RECOMMENDED ACTION ince |; | 1. That this memorandum be forwarded to Office of Legal Counsel to | to review applicable Federal criminal statutes concerning culpability of self] Assistant to the Director William C. Sullivan making available confidential tan Bor information from Bureau files to John Dean. There is strong evidence to indicate that Sullivan has in his possession information from Bureau Nae = used this information in a wanton manner. 4 2. Following this review, action be instituted looking toward —_ ton) ~ fof Sullivan for violation of the applicable Federal statute or statutes. 3. The Intelligence Division is reviewing Bureau records and preparing . @ memorandum concerning FBI actions with regard to the 1968 and 1972 national conventions of both political parties. - 10 - HW 55078 Docld:32989535 Page 234
<a =< + a ¥ Pr nS.) ¥ ~ ~ OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 $010-106 MAY 1962 EDITION ‘SOSA GEN. REG. NO. 27 Assoc. Dir. ©”  GNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ha | Dep. Adm. : Dap. AD ky. _. «; Memorandum | aren | Comp. Sys*. ro.) MR. CALLAHAN pate; January 29, 1975 Fcc Boao \ A . pene tev. FROM “H, N, BASSETT _ Nes : . . Plen & Eola i suBJECT: SPECIAL SQUAD AT DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION Telting, ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY, 8/22 - 28/64 ~ besel Coun — | Director Ses’y __ i} Reference is made to my previous ememorandum captioned as above, dated 1/28/75 (copy attached), That which follows elaborates somewhat on various elements of our special coverage of the 1964 Democratic National Con-~ _vention (DNC) and amplifies certain aspects of our operations therein. rg Ch A review of Bureau file 62-109555 on the Mississippi Freedom Demo- cratic Party (MFDP) indicates the file was opened to reply to a request froms Walter Jenkins, Special Assistant to President Johnson, for a name check off MFDP and certain persons connected therewith. He was advised, "FBI has never conducted an investigation of the MFDP and its files contain no record (of it." Results of name checks on certain individials were set forth togethe with public source data from the 7/21/64 edition of the Washington Post and an inquiry mac by the Washington Field Office on 7/21/64 at the local office ofthe MFDP on general information on its objectives and identity of its stafi members. This information was set forth in a blind memorandum to Mr. Jenkins dated 7/22/64. On 8/21/64, responding to a request dated 8/19/64 from Mr. John Doar of the Civil Rights Division of the Department, memoranda were sent Deputy Attorney General Katzenbach. Doar had requested name checks on persons in the MFDP leadership and convention delegation members. The memoranda stated, "This Bureau has not conirted any investigation concer the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party nor has it taken any steps to id party members.” * - It should be noted that three civil rights workers who traveled to t um UWU9D as. ayn” ynoyy 9077. qUWULOD Wnoh a axa UW patodard § LEAD Ssou 007000 2Y4 pf Mississippi were discovered missing on 6 /22/64 and their automobile found burned on 6/23/64. On 6/23/64 President Johnson was advised of these fact and requested tobe kept aware of all aspects of the investigation which had been requested by the Civil Rights Divisim of the Department of Justice of FBI, The three bodies of these workers were found thereafter on 8/4/64. On 8/23/64 a flat-bed truck with a burned car on it appeared in Atlantic C New Jersey, and it was si ood to be the automobik of the three murdered Z - pf Enclosure ; etree ae feet 1 - Messrs. Adams, McDermott, Wannall, Mintz, Gebhardt And A dca id. DGF/RJG:bhg (7) CONTINUED .- OVER WA cb bias: ¢~ . HW 55076 DBocld:329899535 Page 235 th it Swosuak po 4 uv bid 20U Dou, 2U9}U09 YA DUD fi asm $97 + AROP 02 OSU Ee pasojosy othe P52 _ 4 ZUDUIT BAN 09 onou 220 U 1D 994 asat . « le >. ¥ ypwesfo "$2, DUD UWASS1P..b0f-90U . Gig sbuspasgosdy . ‘% a ‘ ~ i . 2 quaUNDOp Sty T 0 we ” at « =: a” a coh . cd ao te cet t ey 3 ee SF aan “3 . Pars a, % fy . n ~ Oe
. Memorandum to Mr, Callahan . Re: Special Squad at Democratic National Convention Atlantic City, New Jersey, 8/22 - 28/64 civil rights workers in Mississippi. Furthermore, information was received — that the parents of one of these individuals would appear at a rally during the DNC. On 8/25/64 Assistant Director Cartha DeLoach telephoned a memorandum to Mr. Mohr from Atlantic City to the effect information from Walter Jenkins and informants indicated the question of seating the MFDP delegates was expected to reach the floor of the DNC the evening of g§ /2 5/64. He said "The crucial point of the convention in so far as possible violence is concerned will occur between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. this afternoon. If the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party is not seated then the unruly elements within.the Negro group will possibly attempt to demonstrate.'' DelLoach indicated that every effort was being extended to cover developments pertinent to this possible violent situation. There follows under appropriate caption in summary form information relative to our coverage at the DNC. COVERAGE RELATIVE TO POTENTIAL CIVIL UNREST, DEMONSTRATIONS AND POSSIBLE VIOLENCE A review of the summaries furnished to Walter Jenkins by Mr. DeLoach during the DNC indicates over 25 separate entries. dealing with demonstrations insofar as their times, places, groups involved, number of participants, and ’ general nature thereof were concerned. A great majority of the Bureau person- nel still on active duty who were assigned to this special squad in Atlantic City have indicated that the attaining of intelligence information relative to possible violent civil disorders was the primary purpose of their efforts during the DNC. | Our coverage in this regard was handled through extensive informant coverage at Atlantic City and as a result of information received from informants in other parts of the country as well. Additionally, we utilized Agents in various undercover capacities to develop such information. Furthermore, a great deal of information in this regard was, in fact, received as a result of the technical coverage fitilized. Where appropriate, the information obtained was disseminated to the U. S. Secret Service and other interested law enforcement agencies as well. : ACTIVITIES RELATIVE TO THE PROTECTION OF THE PRESIDENT A review of the interviews of the previously mentioned special squad personnel still on active duty ms indicated that a majority of them felt that their ~2 - CONTINUED - OVER HWOS5078 Docld:32989535 Page .236 ;
Re: Special Squad at Democratic National Convention Atlantic City, New Jersey, 8/22 - 28/64 assignment in part was related to the augmenting of the U. S. Secret Service in- sofar as the protection of the President was concerned. One Agent indicated that Bureau personnel did, in fact, actively assist in the protection of the ; President and his family while they were at the DNC. j Memorandum to Mr. Callahan i j A review of Bureau file 100-442527 captioned "Disruption of Democratic National Convention, Information Concerning (Internal Security)" did not reveal any information directly relating to the protection of the President. A review of the DeLoach summaries to Mr. Jenkins indicated one instance where a demonstration was planned to take place upon the President's arrival at convention hall and another incident which revealed a breach of security which allowed an individual to enter the convention hall and proceed directly to the podium area. This information was furnished immediately to the U. S. Secret Service. Information is contained in the interviews of the former special squad personnel that FBI Agents were utilized in supplementing U. S. Secret Service personnel on 1 the convention hall floor. ; INFORMATION DEVELOPED OF POSSIBLE POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE A further review of the DeLoach summaries revealed approximately 20 separate items which do not appéar to relate directly with possible civil unrest - demonstratjons or with the protection of the President. These items were developed as a result of the various types of coverage we had at the DNC but a great number thereof were obtained through our technical coverage. A sampling of these_items includes the following: a. King planning telegram to the President concerning his undue fluence relative to the seating of the MFDP, | 7 - = 2, Informant information received that Congressman Adam Clayton Powell was carrying a revolver. 3. Informant information relative to National Association for the Advancement of Colored People planning a meeting at a church. 4, Informant relative to King's speaking before various state delegations. ~3- CONTINUED - OVER HW 55076 Docld: 32989535 Page ‘237
- doe . _« . . -“ ’ . . . Oa Memorandum to Mr. Callahan Re: Special Squad at Democratic National Convention Atlantic City, New Jersey, 8/22 ~- 28/64 5. Information that the Congress of Racial Equality headquarters in Atlantic City was ‘attempting to have Congressman Charles Diggs' office in Detroit, Michigan, picketed, claiming he was "shakey." 6. Information that Bayard Rustin was inquiring as to who King could contact to put pressure on the White House. Additionally, there was some talk of a compromise relative to the questioned seating and of the fact the MFDP would accept it. Nenencstennassaciue, -A review of the handwritten technical logs of the coverage on Martin uther King at Atlantic City reveals, in addition to some of the items stated above, considerable information was obtained of the hour-by-hour strategy followed by King, Rustin, and others in their efforts to seat MFDP in the con- vention. Mentioned and overheard were several Congressmen, Senators and Governors of states who were acting in capacity of delegates to the convention. Also obtained was information that Bayard Rustin felt the MFDP group, following their rejection by the credentials committee, planned to steal passes and enter the convention illegally. Hé was worried about dangerous and ir- responsible leadership in the group. Allegations in the press that the coverage of the FBI was used to follow the activities of Attorney General Robert F, Kennedy were not substantiated in any way by file reviews. A review of the statements furnished by the special squad personnel includes various instances where they relate a portion of their overall purpose was to insure that there was nothing which would "embarrass the President." — One Agent indicated that DeLoach placed emphasis on the’ fact that the President did not wish to be embarrassed in any way and that information was to be gathered which would assure that there would be no:such embarrassment. - == " Two statements were furnished by Bill D. Williams, present SAC in Kansas City in this regard. One states "I would like to state that at no time did I ever consider the above to be a political operation but it was obvious that DeLoach wanted to impress Jenkins and Moyers with the Bureau's ability to develop information which would be of interest to them" Furthermore, in response to a question as to whether the Bureau's Services were being utilized for political reasons, Williams answered, "No. Ido recall, however, that on one occasion I was present when DeLoach held a lengthy telephone conversa~ tion with Walter Jenkins. Theyappeared to be discussing the President's ‘image. ' ~4- CONTINUED - OVER
» HW ASOT  Docld: 32989555 Page 239 Memorandum to Mr. Callahan Re: Special Squad at Democratic National Convention _ Atlantic City, New Jersey, 8/22 ~ 28/64 At the end of the conversation DeLoach told us something to the effect, 'that may have sounded a little political to you but this doesn't do the Bureau any harm.‘ : - - Other Agent personnel on the special squad indicated in the negative insofar as the above question is concerned, DISSEMINATION ; In addition to the summary memoranda furnished by DeLoach to Mr. Jenkins, information is contained in Bureau file 100-442527, cited above, that some of the same information was included in daily letters to the White House and the Attorney General on current Racial Developments. There was similar dissemination made to U. S. Secret Service, military intelligence — agencies and local authorities on a selected basis. RECOMMENDED ACTION For information. It should be noted the information contained herein setting forth that the White House and the Department made requests in 1964 for information from Bureau files concerning the MFDP has been incorporated into a separate LHM being prepared for the Deputy Attorney .General. :
gies a wm : ’ 2,4 - BANSOTOSTCL. PFOUMCUNL 3 can 4 a8 ' suotdoueg peurarit, oF wofgng: Pars oe ‘ Assoc. Dir. Dep. AD Adm, _ Dep. AD Inv. __ Asst. Dies Admin, Comp, Syst. . Ext. Affeies Files & Com. _ _ Gen, fav. {geat, WW ' lospection, forall, « Laboratory . Plcn. & Eval. Spee. Inv. Training ‘Legal Coun. "Talaphone Rm. _a Bis ractor Sac*y it HW 55076 . . . story by staff writer Ronald Kessisr reporting that during the 1564 . Onkey convention delegates from “wiretaps and bugs" installed by . the FBI on civil rights leaders, and attributed this information toa por & 73 fv "3 rare) wd at tan f SPECIAL SQUAD AT DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COR _ ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY - . auGust 22 = ~ 28, 1984 — “Pursuant toy your  request'e concerning aptioned matter, the ‘Washington Post on Sunday, January 26, 1975, carried a front nage . Democratic National Convention, President Johneon received reports Senate Watergate Committee memorandum. The article. summarizes a i973 interview by the Committee with Leo T, Clark who on his tanne ~2 . 2 goeltssuciuc Wis SUL wea y Ry: ess» WW Qa iiss wR Bed hisue EAS GIL ae Atlantic City. Kessler quotes Clark as saying the information was reported te President Johnson based on an. installation in the hotel suite of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and a. storefront used by civil - rights leaders. Clark alleesdly told the Senate Watergate Committee that the electronic and physical surveillances at the convention Ware earried out by 2 Special FBI team ordered by the White House and was : under the personal direction of Cartha 22, DeLoach, then an Assistant nee ‘Director. According to Clark, the stated purpose of the operation was “. £0 gather inteHigence on potential viclence or disruption and Clarkis . . EN a - reported as stating PeLoach told him | to avoid discussing the operation re; a with the Secret Service." wee a ee nS : 7 . . _ = A “2° ‘The news ‘article ‘continues Clark stated most of the informa- Vv x ton 5 obtained by the FRI was transmitted to President Johnson cyvera telephone line specially installed to bypass the White House switchboard. According te the news article, Clark said information furnished included the activities of then Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, identities of Senators and Congressmen visiting King’s hotel suile as well as persons seeking supvort of civil rights leaders, plans of delesates or As gations and speculation on Vice Presidential nominees. wf . rhe bee JAC:wmj (4) ‘ HET y PRR. ees 1- Messrs. Adams, McDermoit, “Mintz (Sent spe) fy ch PI a6 _ Classified by macs x on forevet . 3 Cer ‘ha aot Oey Exempt from GDS, Catezory. 3 AX a a e & We. i £ ~ ' Daie of Declassification a Indefinite 4 3 en ROOM Cd AELETYPE unrfaJ oy : DocId: 32989535 7 Page 240 —* gh. a 194-25
The Deputy A Attorney General oy oa { -Bessler's article ‘states. ihe 2 authontletty. of the Clark a memo- randum which clies room numbers of hotel suites bugged and the source of funds for part of the operation were verified by persons who either — received it or were present when Clark waa interviewed, ‘The article also states the FBI solicited inteliigence through Agenis posing as reperiers, Acccerding to the articis, the memorandum indicates Clark appeared 3 in re sponse to a subpoena. but i not testily under oatn, Keasier's article indieates he has had necess ts the iSTS a senate Watergate interview of DéLoach and spelis out DeLoach's denial “under oath having had a direct Hne to President Johnson or having Tok spoken with the President during the convention. Kessler 2iso states t AW 55078 ost 028. surveillance was conducted as part of a ecniinuing installation on - -. ) & person believed to be under the influence of the Communist  Yarty mo ~,Whteh, had been approved by Kennedy. ot ER Aa - — “ae a 2 . ++ - DEAT ede ae eee . aa “A review of the personnel file o of ‘getired SA Clark contains “26 > information that he was interviewed by the Senate Watergate Com- — comittes 2 at apy fms av has haan in touch with tha Bvaant in thie reoard . ae car wok TNT . . BACKGROUND CONCERNIN G THE "SU LEEVAN MEMORANDA" ee In connection with the W978 hearings held by the. genats Watergate Commitice,. John Dean, on dune 27, .2973,-testified and identi- . fied certain documents which he previcusly had furnished to the Commitiee.- ~ Amoag those documents were liems referred to during the testimony : ag the "Sullivan memoranda, * apparently authored by William C. Sullivan, - former Assistant to the Director, who retired on Ocicber 21; 1971.  “Phese typed documents consisted of five separate items and two enye=<" lopes, one addressed te John Dean at the Old Executive Office Building ~ “ marked "Personal" and an inner envelore hearing Dean's name with ‘the words "Eyes Caly* and "Seeret." The first document is headed ' President Johnson, Politics of the FBI," This one-page document - goncerned an alleged request by President Johnsen on November 12, 1968, for the FBiio check all outgoing telephone calls made by the thea Vice Presidential candidate, Mr, Spiro Agnew, on the date of November 2,- -1968, when Agnew was in Albuquerque, New Mexico, This document Docid:32989535 Page 241:---
The’ Deputy Attorney Général” cae ; “S . os ae ae a .” states President Jonson ‘called: ‘at 4: 00 p p.m. : ‘November 13, “toss, ta . .” ’ ag about the progress the FBI was making in this matter. - (This matter - '. pertains to the Mrs. Claire Chennault matter.) A second item concerns ’ an alleged request by Marvin Watson on February 18, 1968,. for the FRI to cover Senate Forsien Relations hearings and 2 third item on the page indicates President. Johnson asked the FBI to ueterm ine if R *epublicans were involved in instigating @ riot in New York. wee ‘The second document consists of ¢ one typaweitten ; pase Jabeled . “Top Secret" and the heading “Preface” and is a génsral recitation of alleged FBI involvement in polities and alleges President Johnson far - exceeded Roosevelt in using the ¥Bl for political parposes. « bee “ “the thied document is headed “president Johnson and the ¥BI,’ an Be “ts snarised “Top Secret,” aud consists of three pages. it cites ten alleged ~“k incidents of misuse of the FBI by President Johnson as follows: (i) Re: Mrs. Claire Chennault and Embassy of South Yiemam; @} Re:. Democratic "National Convention Atlantic City, 1984; (3) Re: Don Reynolds @ ser-~ . Sonality in the Bobby Baker ease); (4) Re: Democratic Convention 1968; {a} er Waiter W. JERS; 10) et. walter G@REINS 5 C5} HSt Mrs, Waire a Chennault, Embassy of South Vietnam; (8) Re: Senator Barry Goldwater; ‘ ®) Re: George Reedy; (20), Ret Waller Jenkins... ; ok 2 The fourth document. reads as follows: ‘wJohn, Dedse's see the _ enclosure the contents of which are self-explanatory. Lam to type ; my observations myselt please be tolerant. of my poor typing. . Bil." ner cate “The fifth docament bears: 2 marking "Seeret™ re , platcogate. oa This is’ 3'au offer on the part of Sullivan to testify before the Watergate Committee in behalf of the Administration and by doing ao could pat the no current Aeon) Administration ; in a very favorable light. < HW 55078 “Ia my letter dated ‘Getoher 2, 1973, “to then Deputy Aticmey" General, ‘eaptioned "Cartha BD. DeLeach, Subposna by Select Committee on Presidential Activities” the Devartment was advised that Mr. DeLoach had received a subpoena calling for his appearance before the Select Commitice on Presidential Activities on Cctcber 3, 1973. in this jttay” Wer made several recommendations with regard to the contemplated itastimony by DeLoach. By letier tome Gaied 3 December 7, 1973, DeLeach advised that he furnished three hours of testimony t to Senator Howard Baker and minority counsel.. He advised the testimony was under -~3~ SECRET Docld: 32989535 Page’ 242
ee ee mate NT VOOR © 00 eS Oe a Se ee Eg ee ee Fevers we wat Me es Ty SO a a aero a. oe oe anh * ow oe fh ie han “ene heete Ea eersatbien aN cmelhend pdb Cerg.nnt enenatNat MUAie. Siecbr, « * , . . - : Mi rs . of er es SR, ee tetas Aen ees he "y daw - . 55078 “I oy 4 « bes, a oe The Deva Attorney General Docld: 132989535 Page 243° oath. and in executive session and the questioning was largoh y based j an _ the memorandum furnished by Sullivan to John Dean. DeLoach x ported that Senator Baker was most thorough, courteous and polite and on the advice and instructions of then Deputy Attorney General Ruckeishaus he attempted to answer every question with dbiunt honesty and Devariment Regulation 1622 was utilized oaly once pertaining to the nsage of an elecironia surveillance as authorized by former " Aitomiey General Kennedy. REVIEW OF FBI FILES AND RESULTS OF Eas QUIRY | , CON & RAING THIS MATTER | “- Barean files show: that & on ® Auguat 2 29, ‘1064, a teletype was direeted io ail continental offices captioned, "Disruption of Demacratis : -" National Convention, Information Concerning (Internal Security). * This teletype advises information haa been received which indicates subversive groups, racial sroups, racial agitaters, hoodlums and the eriminal. element may aitempt to disrupt the convention in Atlantic Cily and the Bureau must be advised of all such subversive, criminal, hoodlum, and racial elements who plan to be in Aliantic City during this peri fod. "All BEE mnie wep ee on ent Wm iL ak Stews Wath SAN awk WAY SIGUA AM FQN ERE Prrreers roncrweres ask pores ony pUTATLERL . activity engaged in by delegates Sncbothers officially attending the conventica. Other general instructions were set forth concerning informant availability. -A follow-up instruction was sant out August 2t, 1964, that ‘any information Of extreme importance or urgency should ve submitted immediaisly by teictype er telephone to the Bureau. Gur files set forth numercus com. ~ munications from the field as well as Bureau memoranda prepared setting ferth perlinent developments. In a memorandum dated August 29, 1984, Mr, DeLoach. stt forth 4 resume of his assignment with 4 svecial ‘squad - of FBI personnel at the Democratic National Convention: DeLoach reported the suecessful completion of this assignment. He states that by ne ans of informant coverage, use of various confidential techniques, infiltration of. key groups through use of undercover agents and through ullization of Agents using appropriate caver ag reporters, wa were _ abie to keep the White House fully apprised of all major developments, DelLoach aiso advised that immediate Haison was established in Atlantic City with Seeret Service as well as stais and local police. This memorandum refers to highly confidential coves rage of Martin Luther King and Bayard Rustin, along with similar coverage established on the headquartera of the ‘Congress of Raciai Equality - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Commitiee. DeLoach states he was able ic advise the White House in advance of all plans mada by these ; “. -4 a I eS ne Seba! | ame
ak rer nba ibintcetihL Wiest rites cube mah Gah te Wipe ANA Lar aiKnabirebnaiverriarialih nA Rinker wth Te eer OR ENCES NN it Lr ars ntrens ebransendied < o. - ~ & od ‘ White House and to his meno randum he atiadsd a copy of these daily Meron Ae ml) erat nett ws eat tal lS Areca te meen Ne 6 tetareineirlafa ‘ dated Angust 13, 1964, from Mr. John Doar of the Civil Rights Divisio > | li, .9978_Docta:32 32989535 _ The ‘Deputy Attomey Gensral - two ‘gcurces and coverage was s highly effective. DeLoach advises togith | Bureau approval” he instituted coverage on the Congress of Racial Equality - Student Noaviolent Coordinating Ceaumitiee headquarters at - their meeting hall and our Negro andercover 2ageats penetraied the head- quarters of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (two separate factions were coniesting seats for the Mississippi delegation and was'a highlicht of the con vention) and through cnorertion of news media our Agents were furnished presa credentials, DeZcach reported that ferty~ four pages of intelligence deta was disseminaisd ia Walier Jenidne at the ~ summaries dated August 24, 25, 26, and 27, 1264. These summaries are in effect a running leg of developments which wok piece at the convention, DeLoach also states he arranged fer 2 lease Hine {telephone} between the contro} post ai Atianiie City and the Bureau. Hs concludes the memorandum by making recommendations that personnel imlved, namely twenty-seven As one. radio maintenance technician, and two steograrhers of the Newark Office be commended. Bir. Hoover noted DeLoach skould receive a meritorious Sia ncanmin se tha Bit nniacinnt Dino ad re Ramnnuatia T Party mation 2k eet Ba rer ae samen ty ee er eee meri mee mer a eee re ere wet ee EY ere ee ee wee to above, Bureau records show that on August ai, 1964, by letter to then Deputy Attorney General Katzenbach this Bursen "responded toa request of the Department requesting a check of Burean flies for any backeround information available concerning persons affiiated with the Mississippi | Freedom Demotratic Farty delecation. in fursishing the resuits of the ‘name checks to Mr. Katzenbach, be was ‘advised "this Bureau hasnot - — conducted any investigation concerning the Mississipni Freedom Democratic Party nor has it taken any steps to identify party members. * Bursan files also reflect that at the request of Walter denkina of the White House: - staff we furnished a memorandum dated July 2, 1964; to the White House settins forth the resuits of the check of Bureau Hies. concerain iE the Mississippi Yreedom Democratic Party. ° ; . ina me emorandum dated September a, 964, Ms. Hoover reported Walter W. Jenkins, Special Assistant to the President, called and stated the President. wanted Jenkins to call the Director ta a express the thought the job the Bureau bad done in Atleniic City was one of the - finest the President had ever seen, Accordingio this memorandum, a aH 244 VRS Ae TTT DREGE MRC PAI a Te ROB COREM
The Deputy Attorney General Jenkins told Mr. Hoover there were a lot of pad élements up there and because of the work some of the Bureau people did they knew exactly where they were and what they were doing and consequently they were ' not able ta be very effective. It should be noted that this particular memorandum of Mr. Hoover's is relerred tou in ‘Sullivan's decuments sent to Jobn Dean. cee, . A inoroash + review of Bursan records failed to 9 locats any memo-~ randum or oth Ox documents psriaining to a request haying been received from President Jahnson or anyone at the Whits House instructing that the Fl afford special coverage at the convention. - i should be noted that at this time DeLoach was responsible for Haison with the White House and had a direct lins at his residaxe te the President so it well may be ' that this request was made diractly to DeLoach who in turn discussed it .orally with Mr. Hoover or Mr. Tolson but for cre reason or another the request was never put in writing. « _  U gPATrEMENTs OF SPECIAL SQUAD PERSONNEL - » AUSTELL ON ACTIVE DUTY wee i Nineteen Special Agents and one radio rnaintonance technician who were involved in the special squad assignment and remain on active duty with the FBI have confirmed their particination on the squad under _:, DeLoach's leadership at the conyention. These employees advised there _ Was no question in their mind at the time but that thay were in Atlantic 'CHy to fulfill the FBI's jurisdictional responsibilities and they did net - feel that the purpose of the svecial squad was political In nature. Basically, - the instructions to the Agents were ta develop advance information regard- ' ing any acts or intended acts of yiclence pertaining to civil Usiurbances HW 55076 that could arise during the convention as well as secondary protection for the. President. Two of the Agents, both black, were there in undercover assignment reiés. Certain Agents had resnonsipflity for Maison with Sseret Services, others were handling the large number of informants - that we moved into Allantic City and other Agents were uillized in operating the technical surveillance om King as weil as the microphone installation installed at the Congress of Racial Equality ~- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee headquarters in Atlantic City. All knew Delcach was in char and he had with him in Atlantic City three Agents Zr vor his offices and th they . Were awars that DeLcach was frequently calling the Bureau reporting developments. Two Agents recalla] DeLoach havimg a telephone conversa- tion with Walter Jenkins who it is believed was in Washinsion, D. C., at the time, Docld: 32989535 Page 245: ~
- * ” > , 2 nr . é . - woe PT oe on - . . wat ote ~ mo * . . ve ‘+ : rr 4 ‘ pre at The Deputy Attorney ¢ General AUTHORIZATION FOR TECHNICAL COVERAGE AT CONVENTION Concerning the technical installation 0 ox ‘Xing, ¥ Bureau files contain 2 memorandum ie the Attorney General dated Cctcber 7, 1963, captioned “Martin Luther King, dr., Securly Matter - Communist; Communist Influence in Racial Matters,” wherein the Bureau recom mended that authority be granted to place a technical surveillance on King at his current address (Atlanta, Georgia} or at any future address , to which he may move. This memorandum was approved by Attorney a .General Kennedy, Octcber 10; 1988. A memorandum dated duly 7, i8é4, captioed "Communist Party, USA, Negro Question, Communist influence and Racial Matters ~ IS. - C," pertains to a request by the : °. Atlanta Office ta install three additicnal technical surveiliances on the "ss: " fanilities of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Atlanta. “) .! | Phe memorandum chbserved that the Attorney General had already authorized technical coverages on the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and Hing and additional sarthority was not necessary since - tng 3s Thereiy Foags carviinive eat Gab nGric COVELE SS be a oEgnt apout Cy nad tional telephone service within the Southern Christian Leadership po Coslerence.. ; eg — _ Another memorandum prepared by : an , official of # the then hee Domestic Intelligence Division dated Aucust 24, 1964, and captioned i “Martin Luther King" reports a telephone call From SAC Bachman at - Newark on August 21, 184, concerning technical coverage on King in Dk Atlantic City. Bachman had previously received instructions from a. ee Division official that he explore the possibility of patting technical and... Ue micrephene coverage on King and Bachman was advising that a tech- . nical instaliation could be done and reliable contacts were available at the hotel concerning 42 microphone Insialiation. The memorandum pointed out Bachman was given the go-ahead with the microphone installation as well aa the telephone installation. This memorandum - reiterates the Bureau had authority fram the Attorney General to cover _ any residences which King may uss witha technical installation. m Concerning g the ‘microphone installati on at ths temporary Congress of Racial Rquality - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee headquarters in a stores at 2414 Atlantic Avenue, a thorough review of Bureau records fails to locate any memorandum containing authorization for same. A search of microphone authcrizations in the Newark Office fi i , 4 \ ~%~ a {: Ey } : SECRET du ssire - ‘Docld:32989535 Page 246