“ct PAGE TWO CLEAR SA RAMON W. STRATTON - PORTLAND DIVISION SA ROBERT C. HAINES - JACKSONVILLE DIVISION SA JOE C. HESTER (FORMER) - MEMPHIS DIVISION AGENT COLARELLI IS SCHEDULED FOR INTERVIEW ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1977. AGENTS COLLINS AND HAINES ARE SCHEDULED FOR INTERVIEW ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1977. AGENTS KUSCH AND STRATTON ARE SCHEDULED FOR INTERVIEW ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1977. ALBANY CONTACT FORMER SA DUMAINE, 1 NORTH CENTER LANE, BALLSTON, NEW YORK, AND DETERMINE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE HE MAY BE INTERVIEWED BY THE COMMITTEE, MEMPHIS OFFICE CONTACT FORMER SA HESTER, 97 EAST LAFAYETTE CIRCLE, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, AND DETERMINE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE FOR HIS INTERVIEW. ALBANY AND MEMPHIS SUTEL RESULTS OF CONTACT WITH DUMAINE AND HESTER. ALL OF THE ABOVE NAMED AGENTS HAVE BEEN RELEASED FROM EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT AND ARE AUTHORIZED TO PARTICIPATE IN HSCA INTERVIEW. AGENTS SHOULD REPORT TO FBIHQ ON THE DAY PRIOR TO SCHEDULED INTERVIEW. REPORT TO ROOM 3659 OR 8988 MW 54957 Doold: 32939496 Page 5
PAGE THREE CLEAR FOR INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING THe INTERVIEW. SA DANNY O. COULSON OF THE LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION WILL MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR STAFF INTERVIEWS. BT NW 34957 Doold: 32989496 Page 6
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TTS Ee = a as n~ @ ciel e eo PAGE TWO DE HQ @11@ UNCLAS E F T 0 PENITENTIARY, HE FURNISHED INFORMATION REGARDING VARIOUS MEANS THAT ONE COULD UTILIZE iN GAINING ENTRY INTO CANADA, PROCURING PASSPORTS, AND METHODS OF GOING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA WHEN IN A FUGITIVE STATUS. IN CONNECTION WITH ITS INVESTIGATION INTO THE ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., THE HSCA HAS BEEN INTERESTED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF EDMONDSON, WHO WAS A FELLOW INMATE OF JAMES EARL RAY PRIOR TO RAY'S ESCAPE, IN 1967. THE HSCA RECENTLY LOCATED AND INTERVIEWED EDMONDSON AT ROUTE 2, WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON. EDMONDSON FURNISHED THE COMMITTEE A SIGNED WAIVER AUTHORIZING HSCA ACCESS TO ALL MATERIAL UNDER CONTROL OF THE FBI CONCERNING HIM, INCLUDING INFORMANT OR CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE FILES. CURRENTLY, BUREAU POLICY INVOLVING A SIGNED HSCA WAIVER OF THIS TYPE IS TO OBTAIN OUR OWN WAIVER IN ORDER TO PROTECT AGAINST CIVIL SUITS. SEATTLE SHOULD PROMPTLY INTERVIEW EDMONDSON (NOW USING THE NAME ALEX BORMANN), INFORM HIM OF RECEIPT OF THE HSCA WAIVER AND OBTAIN ANOTHER SIGNED WAIVER. THIS WAIVER SHOULD BE WORDED TO AUTHORIZE THE FBI TO RELEASE ALL INFORMATION IN ITS POSSESSION CONCERNING HIM INCLUDING THOSE RECORDS PERTAINING TO HIS CONFIDENTIAL RELATIONSHIP. THIS NW 34957 Doocld: 32959496 Page 13
PAGE THREE DE HQ @11@ UNCLAS E F T 0 WAIVER SHOULD ALSO STATE THAT EDMONDSON UNDERSTANDS THESE FILES WILL DISCLOSE TO THE HSCA ANY CONFIDENTIAL RELATIONSHIP HE MAY HAVE HAD WITH THE FBI, SEATTLE SUBMIT TELETYPE REGARDING RESULTS OF CONTACT WITH EDMONDSON AND FORWARD WAIVER, IF OBTAINED, TO FBI HEADQUARTERS CFBIHQ) BY COVER AIRTEL. ' ALL RECIPIENTS CONDUCT FILE REVIEW FOR ALL RETRIEVABLE INFORMATION CONCERNING EDMONDSON FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY I, “1957, TO PRESENT. FURNISH FBIHQ ONE LEGIBLE COPY OF EACH FILE AND SERIAL RETRIEVED. FORWARD MATERIAL BY COVER AIRTEL TO FBIHQ, ATTENTION: CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY UNIT, RECORDS MANAGE~ MENT DIVISION. IF YOUR REVIEW DETERMINES FILES CONCERNING EDMONDSON HAVE BEEN DESTROYED, FURNISH THE DATE AND BASIS OF DESTRUCTION, IN VIEW OF HSCA PUBLIC HEARINGS WHICH ARE SCHEDULED FOR EARLY NOVEMBER, 1978, THIS MATERIAL SHOULD REACH FBIHQ BY OCTOBER 31, 1978. | . BT Bi11G NNNN WW 54957. Docld:32989496 Page 14 ~« ee we ee ~ A tit bh WET mos PRE Ww
| Indices Search Slip FD-160 (Rev. 3-23-71) ; TO: CHIEF CLERK Subject Social Security Account # Aliases | C] Female [] Exact Spelling [_]main Criminal Case Files Only L_Jrestrict to Locality of All References [criminal References Only Main Subversive Case Files Only Main Subversive (If no Main, list all Subversive References} Subversive References Only Main Criminal (If no Main, list all Criminal Referencés) Alexandac Geord Ben Edwandsa ca Mace Slot | 83-A37S — | Destroued Qtr - (Net oriteria, for File bestructicn Ofc ror? 3 George Ben@dinsadsen 6 -2457 CID cr le mor Manon— Nea ive Requested by Squad Extension File No. i, /ppn e~ oN Searched by TS SEARCHED INTEXED _ Oe (date) SERIALIZED, Hef. FILED Consolidated by (date) arr > #48 Reviewed by NY - ALBAN} date) FBI : File Review Symbols ltfi I - Identical ? - Not identifiable NI - Not identical U - Unavailable reference FBI/DOJ NW 34957 Doocld: 329659496 Page 15
FD-36 (Rev. 3-24-77) , © FBI I I TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLAS SIFICATION: ! [a Teletype [J Immediate (J TOP SECRET [] Faesimile [29 Priority [-] SECRET ! / 7 Oo [AHR outine ( CONFIDENTIAL ! GEFTO (J CLEAR 10/25/78 1 Date —_____________ ee ee mere me ee ree em eee re ee een eee eee eee ie FM ALBANY (62-2457) ¢fuc) TO DIRECTOR (ROUTINE) 17174 BT UNCLAS E F T O HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA) RE BUREAU TELETYPE DATED OCTOBER 23, 1978. REVIEW OF ALBANY INDICES DISCLOSES THAT ALBANY FILE (88-4373) PERTAINING TO GEORGE BEN EDMONDSON WAS DESTROYED FEBRUARY, 1977. THIS FILE WAS DESTROYED PURSUANT TO THE FILE DESTRUCTION PROGRAM PERMITTING DESTRUCTION OF NON- ORIGIN CRIMINAL FILES. Br # _——_~ G@-atpany Y a Je U C_ pa “ vomoea L227 rerenisoa 52 (bot 2a AG (Number) (Time) FBI/DOS MW 54957 Doold: 32839496 Page 16
0-9 (Rev. 7-27-76 . ae ° Pl . TRANSMIT VIA: AIRTEL PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: ~~ SSS DATE: (This line for LEFT MARGIN.) NW 34957 Docld: 329099496 Page i7 To: SAC, Albany wi From: Director, FBI HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA) Reurcal to FBIHQ 12/14/78. Enclosed is one copy each of pages 269 and 270 requested by ASAC, Albany consisting of comments made on 11/17/78 by Chairman Stokes of captioned Committee concerning testimony of SA Rose given on that date. Enclosures (2) BEYOND THIS MARGIN.) (Do not type (Do not type below this line.) G Q- a 57 ay JAN S —— FBI-ALBA.«
| : NW 34957 Doold: 32989496 To: SAC, Albany From: Director, FBI HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA) Reurcal to FBIN@ 12-14-78. Enclosed is one copy each of pages 269 and 270 requested by ASAC, Albany consisting of comments made on 11-17-78 by Chairman Stokes of captioned Committee concerning testimony of SA Rose given on that date. Enclosures (2) Page 18 (02-A457-19 CDIRCHED, INDEXE: SERIALISED ED JAN S 4979 FRI-ALRANY
—- NAME? -HAA321000 o < * 4929: as the leader of the civil rights movement. Penne * > weer tem oe 4930 The Chairman. And what was there, given the kind o£ tone 49311 that was set from the top by Mz. Hoover, the realigation 4932; that he wanted Dr. King destroyed, and with ‘that notion i i933 | being prevalent throughout the entire bureau, and trickling O34 alt the way doun to men Like Rose who came in this afternoon and admitted under oath that he was racially prejudiced, u936| with the knowledge existing throughout the entize bureau 4937 ‘that Hoover wanted him destroyed, what would stop some agent 4938  £xom feeling that he could with impunity kill Dr. King? Mx. Brennan. I think that is an extreme supposition. xt “ug4u0, think that the people in the FBI; at least on the basis of Wn OE ee hpmtemetn “remere arte rine etititeti Senter eant a a SOUT my personal experience over the years that I worked in the ramones: | | | | I r | | a J | | | | | | 1 I 4942) FBI for more than 26 years, were men of great dedication and” “4 4on3 | integrity, and I would say that that would be a £far-out sous! extreme case. | | - 8945 | Now I am not saying that we never had any bad apples ‘in | 4946 | the FBI, and that somebody would not consider doing a bad 4947, thing, but I would be shocked and amazed if any individual Nw 34957 bocld: 325989496 Page i9
| ME S4957 Docid: 325989496 Page 20 NAME: ‘HRA321000 Pad « < ey ~~ ws Goan 4O4US 8949 4950 4951 4952 - 953 4954 4955 4956 4957 8958 10 a ernment nes oe ne tr eee ne oye nim oO meng Monpitemnt eae eae Oe tee ee ee CEE mn NE ne Ne Line the metres eran rine ny tere seins mnie comes See 4959 4960 49617 4962 4963 4964 - 4965 4966 OA nett aoe epee Nor ween Sat eh mere me theee NTs «Ht Sens, Wee stot aee Aan manent rae sam ©4.8 ememmtnin eae Ge th mare Fs PAGE 270 in the FBI ever did consider such a step. The Chaizman. Were you shocked and amazed that it was testified to here that when Mr. Rose heard Dr. King had been Killed he expressed joy, and used the term ''tThey got the SOB'’? Did that shock and amaze you? Mx. Brennan. That shocked me, yes. x don't see how any mans particularly the men of the caliber, of the type that we try to get into the FBI, would be joyful over that type . of assassination. The Chairman. Regrettably, Mr. Rose is still with the FBI. Mz. Brennan. Well, siz, that is not of my doing. The Chairman. I do not fault you for that. ff fault the system for keeping him. ° The gentleman from the District of Columbia,. Mr. Fauntzoy. 7 +, Mr. Fauntroy. Mr. Chairman, I have no questions. I am. exhausted. The Chairman. The gentleman from Ohio, Mr. Devine. Mr. Devine. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
ALRTEL 1-12=79 TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (Attention: DANNY 0. COULSON, Unit Chief, Legal Section, Koom 3658, i JEH Building) yt e Vv FROM: SAC, ALBANY SUBJECT: HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS Re Bureau airtel of 1«2=79. Enclosed for the Bureau is one copy of a letter directed to LOUIS STOKES, Chairman of captioned Committee, which clarifies certain statements he made concerning the testimony of SA JAMES J. KOSE before that Committee on November 18, 1978. It is herein requested that a copy of the letter be forwarded to SA ROSE'S personnel file at FBIHQ. me 3 - Bureau (Enc.) (RM) Cay} Albany JJBR: dai (4) gad