. - LO7K-L 10. Li. SECTION 107 @szcunrey INFORMANTS AND CONFII@ > ras SOURCES . , Use of informant by Department - filing correspondence re From time to time, Department expresses interest in using particular . informant for testifying when he becomes available as.witness. Place 4 copies of all correspondence of this type in informant's file. * Occasionally such correspondence may be voluminous and apply to more than one informant. In those cases, summarize information concerning each informant and place summary.in appropriate file. Form FD-238 Form FD-238 (printed on pink paper) is used in security informant and potential security informant files in nature of table of contents. or index to show where in file particular data can be found. This form is to be kept as top document in informant file and is not to be serialized. If particular section of form is not applicable, note such thereon, Bulky material submitted by informant Where informant or source submits bulky material other than statement and same pertains to specific investigative matter, bulky material may be filed in investigative case file, together with copy of form FD-306 or channelizing memorandum. File original form FD-306 or channelizing - * memorandum in subfile of informant or source and note thereon file ard . serial number where bulky material is located. LL. PAYMENTS TO INFORMANTS 1. f [ [ { Al [ [ [ [ [ [ f 7 [ [- [ [ [ [ { f [ [ [ [ f - i [ ii 2. { if [ { . 1 f [ i [ [ [ [ C [ [ [ [ [ I [ [ [ { f [ [ { { WW 55072 Doold: 329895259 Page 1676 No gifts to informants a. .Gifts should not be given to informants, b. Relationship between Agents and informants shall be maintained on businesslike basis. . ce. 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, SAC authority a. When deemed necessary and expedient to expend money to develop in- dividual as informant to obtain information concerning security . matters which is not otherwise obtainable or to advance expense money ( to obtain such information, SAC may approve payments up to $400 and totaling not more than $400 on a c.o.d. basis regardless of number of payments. This applies only to individuals who have never been regularly paid for services or expenses on Bureau authorization. b. Individual who is paid on SAC authority should not be described in correspondence as informant or source who is being paid on a "regular: basis" or on "Bureau authorization. c. Blue slip reclaiming payments authorized by SAC must clearly and accurately explain circumstances and summarize information obtained so Bureau will be in position to pass intelligently on such matters, a. Prior Bureau authority must be obtained to make any additional payment to individual who has received payments totaling $400. Once individual has been paid $400 and it appears he will furnish information on regular basis, recommendation should be made to Bureau to pay him on "regular basis." . Payments on a regular basis - Bureau authority ’ . a. To pay anyone on a regular basis, obtain specific Bureau authorization. be. In requesting this authorization, use form FD-401: (Ll) Membership List current membership and position held in any subversive group. (2) Amount paid for services and expenses ; List by the month or week. Initial justification letter shoula - set forth amount, if any, ever paid under SAC authority. ‘ . (3) - Number of activities and persons on whom coverage is provided List number and type of meetings attended and other activities and number of persons on whom informant furnishes coverage and - their importance, on. 14 8-24-70
‘ SECTION 107 @szcurrey INFORMANTS AND courrier SOURCES. 107H-I-J [H. SYMBOLS [ 1. Assigning numbers . [ a. All informants should be designated by permanent symbol number of [ which Bureau must be advised. Once number assigned, it must not be [ subsequently reassigned to any other informant or source. - [ b. Potential security informants and confidential sources whose identity [ must be protected may be assigned permanent symbol numbers if they are [ producing sufficient information to warrant use of such designations. [ ec. Individuals to whom permanent symbols assigned are not to be advised [ of such symbols, { d. Cover name should be used by informant in signing his statements and [ in communications between informant and field office.. Advise Bureau [ of cover name, . [ @. Prefix of symbol number consists of appropriate field office teletype [ abbreviation. Suffix of symbol number will consist of letter "S" for [ security informant; letters "PSI" for potential security informant; { letters "OS" for confidential source, soe [ ££. Although source may subsequently furnish information requiring change - [ in designation (e.g., from security to criminal or to racial, etc.), [ number previously assigned will remain same; however, suffix is to [ be changed to appropriate letter or letters indicating this change [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ E [ [ [ [ [ i { [ [ [ “oN (NY¥-000-S to NY-000~-C or to NY-O000-R). 2. Communications ~- use of symbols a. After Bureau is advised of permanent symbol, in subsequent communica- tions true name of informant should not be set forth; use symbol number. ; b. In all communications after initial letter, Bureau and field office file numbers for informant must be set forth. c. In communications between offices, follow same procedure. ad. iInformants and sources entering another division (1) Active informants and sources entering another division on temporary basis should be referred to in initial letter to interested office by true name and symbol number if necessary for other division to know identity. Office receiving such letter should make appropriate index cards for "Informants and . Sources in Other Divisions" index. Subsequent letters between interested offices may then identify individual by symbol number only. (2) Individuals who leave division where they have been furnishing information and do not plan to return should be immediately ~ discontinued, their symbol number, if any, should be cancelled, and their true name used in all administrative correspondence. (3) If informant is transferred to another office and remains active, his identity must still be protected. . e. In communications concerning. potential security informant when a symbol number is not-assigned, name of potential security informant and abbreviation "PSI" shall be used; e.g., "John Doe, PST." £. %«In espionage and foreign nationality matters, caption of communica- tion should also show character and country designation (i.e., IS - R for Russia or IS - PO for Poland, etc.).. This facilitates routing at Bureau. . [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ {I. INDEXING [ True names and aliases of all informants, as well as cover name assigned, shall [ be indexed in general office indices as any other name. Index cards should [ show file number of informant, but such terms as "Informant" or "Potential C Security Informant" shall not appear. L [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ J. INDICES © . 1. Alphabetical name index and symbol number -index Are to be kept by SAC, ASAC, or security supervisor consistent with maximum security and best administrative practice a. Alphabetical name index In all offices maintain card index showing true identities of all security informants, potential security informants, and security confidential sources. This is to be known as alphabetical name index. File cards in alphabetical order. oN 11 - 8-24-70 - NW 35072 Doocld: 32959529 Page 1677 .
1075 eo N * Be b. Co a. w° . Be Ema hen ees nee eet ee nes coe Bee Wet Mc Bc cee Maes et Bsn See Boe Bones Yee Bs 8 es Be Oat ane Pann aes Nene Nees Ven Ws Vanes Yn 8 eee Peas Mean oan 0 ee Kaen Wt Xe een eee oo ee caren oe ee cos ae ee en he ee Agents’ informative index SECTION 10 securrry INFORMANTS AND conrr Pera, SOURCES. ot . Symbol number index . . This index shall contain card for. each individual to whom symbol ( number has been assigned. File cards numerically and any symbols . which consist of fictitious names shall be filed alphabatically behind numerical symbol index. Where good reason exists for an Agent to obtain information from either of these, indices, it should be furnished by official having custody of cards. These indices should be used -as a guide only; informant's file must .be réviewed to determine specific nature’ of - activities and type of information he furnishes. Index cards ; : . . Index cards (FD-348) shall be executed for alphabetical name index and symbol number index. Execute only following items: Symbol: ; , Pile No: (Informant, potential. informant, or confidential Ce . a source ) . . Name : Contacts with informants should not be posted on index cards since this information is shown in informant's administrative file. Index entitled "Informants and Sources in Other Divisions" A separate index may be maintained for use of Agents on informants and sources in other divisions who may be available for assistance. If such index maintained, separate index card’ is to be prepared on each informant and source included. Cards should contain brief background data and identity of Bureau communication showing background data. File cards alphabetically by name and/or symbol number. Duplicate cards may be prepared to be filed geographically and/or by subject matter. - oN An Agents' informative index may be maintained by same official as set out in item 1, above, for use of Agents on type of informant coverage in division, Pile cards by geographical Location, arranged alphabetically by states, cities, subdivisions within cities, etc. Behind each geographical location, place guide card indicating type of information which can be furnished, such as “Communi s% Party, Polish Activity, etc. On guide card set forth symbol numbers of-informants and’ confidential sources who can providé coverage. . Potential informants, confidential sources, panel sources, and, sources of information who do not have permanent symbols should be- set forth by name, When individual can provide more than one type of information, set forth his symbol or identity on as’many guide cards as applicable. Guide cards should show above data and it is permissible to place — alongside name or symbol number names of contacting Agents. Also, symbol numbers of informants who move outside division and who still may be excellent sources regarding past activities may be set forth on guide cards. . Names or symbol numbers of individuals contained in index entitled "Informants and Seurces in Other Divisions" who can be of assistance to your office may be set forth. on appropriate guide cards in this index, 12 8-24~70 NW 55072 Docld: 32989529 Page 1676
pre SECTION 107 @ szcvarry INFORMANTS AND conrri@erat SOURCES. 107¢ ° g. Prior to any prosecution or administrative hearing, advise trial attorney that informant not only furnished information concerning instant casa but also provided other statements not pertinent to case at issue. Trial attorney will thus be prepared in event in- formant testifies on direct examination or cross~-examination that he furnished information in addition to his testimony. 2. Recording written and oral information a. Written by informant 1 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. (3) Prepare on paper devoid of any Bureau markings or identifica~- tion. (4) Date when informant prepares statement should be placed at top of statement. (5) All information obtained by informants regarding each meeting or separate activity in which they engage should be sub- mitted in one statement. (6) Informants should include, in statements specific dates and places; purpose of meeting or activity being related; iden~ tities of speakers and persons present, plus their known status in any group; and specific activity or comments of individuals present, (7) Informant should identify statement by affixing his code name immediately under the last written line on each page. <Any cor- rections, erasures, changes, or additions should be identified by informant affixing his code name or initials of his code mame. 3 Agents' names should never appear on any page. . 9 Informant should refer to himself in body of statement by his true name and use third person, (10) Agent receiving written statement should not make any corrections, . additions, deletions, etc., or place any markings whatever thereon. (1L) Do not block stamp or serialize. Receipt and serialization . should be recorded on form FD-306 or on channelizing memorandum containing applicable items set forth on form FD-306, (12) Extraneous material should be kept to absolute minimum, Informants should leave out such items as: te Any reference concerning Director and Bureau. oN D References to other documents and statements submitted by informant (c) Obvious administrative material, such as operational ins ‘structions given by contacting Agent Such data should be furnished orally by informant and recorded in memorandum form for informant file. b. Furnished orally by informant (1) Contacting Agent should promptly reduce information to writing so that it will be accurately recorded as contempora@neously as possible with making of oral statement by informant to Agent. Leave out following items: te Any reference concerning Director and Bureau b References to other documents and statements submitted by ‘ inf orma nt (c) Obvious administrative material, such as operational in- structions given by contacting Agent Such data should be recorded in memorandum for informant file. 2 Prepara on paper devoid of Bureau markings or identification. 3 Date at top with date informant furnished information. No other date is desired except date of meeting or activity des- eribed in body of statement, ‘ be Oe ee en se ee Be ee Be ee ee BB eee Oe Bee ee ee se Be De Be ae Vet Fo Be oe ee oe fa De Penton Lt et t aooN 8-24-70 MW S5072 Dooeld: 32959529 Page 1679 . . . bh eee