[4070-0 SECTION 107. Movs sscmaey INFORMANTS AND . SOURCES; AND FOREIGN COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ASSETS | 3. Inquiries of discreet nature concerning individual's personal history {date and place of birth, etc.), patriotism, health, reliability, stability, integrity, general reputation, present and past employments, and business connections. Investigation must definitely establish that individual can be used without danger of future embarrassment due to instability or unreliability. Securing background information from individual is not sufficient; his background must be established by investigation, including discreet inquiries among persons personally acquainted with him. 4. Check local arrest records. Submit FD-165 to Identification Division to obtain any record he may have and to place stop against fingerprints if on file. In order to eliminate the possibility of jeopardizing the security of Bureau informants, the word "Informant" should not be indicated in blank ballot box on FD-165. It should be noted the informant file number serves aS an indication to the Identification Division of the type of flash notice desired. 5. Review armed services record if applicable. FD-356 must be used in any routine check pertaining to informants making sure all references, such as symbol number, which would tend to identify individual as an informant are deleted. 6. Check draft status or status in armed forces reserve. 7. Check domestic status and, if any marital difficulties, obtain details. [ 8. [Deleted] Leads must be handled by auxiliary offices within 30 days. Investigation must be completed prior to any request to guide, direct, or designate in- dividual as potential security informant. D. APPROVAL, INDOCTRINATION, AND DEVELOPMENT OF POTENTIAL INFORMANTS 1. When background information obtained, transmit results to Bureau in same numerical sequence set out in subsection C, and request authority to des- ignate individual as Bureau~approved potential security informant and to proceed with development. Submit by secure teletype (usually Nitel), Be brief and concise. Do not submit on UACB basis. Include physical description. a. If the individual is a student, include separate paragraph clearly setting forth the number of extremist and/or security informants, the number of potential extremist and/or potential security in- formants, and the number of panel sources currently being operated at the particular college or university to which the request pertains. 2. After designation as Bureau-approved potential security informant, fol- lowing matters should be made clear to him: a. His assistance is strictly voluntary and he is to understand there is no coercion or intimidation involved. b. He is not and cannot consider himself employee or "undercover Agent" of FBI. Seriousness of violating impersonation statutes must be impressed upon him. ec. His cooperation must be strictly confidential at all times and if i he should feel he cannot maintain this confidence, he should so advise. There should be no doubt left in mind of potential informant { that his relationship must remain on confidential basis and if he violates confidence he will be of no value and by so doing Bureau's { investigative activity may be jeopardized. If he has special problem which would require revealing his assistance to his wife or other pertinent individual, this should be ascertained and appropriate | recommendation made to Bureau. ad. If potential informant is connected in any manner with labor union, | { | inform him that Bureau is not interested in employer-employee relation~ ships as such and is only concerned with obtaining information on infiltration of unions by subversive elements. 10-15-74 MW S5072 Dooeld: 32809529 Page 1479
SECTION 107. Mac ssomaey INFORMANTS AND co@oevrrar SOURCES; 107D AND FOREIGN COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ASSETS ] e. If potential informant is student, teacher, or has any similar relations with school, college, or university, in initial interview and subsequent handling, follow current instructions concerning investigations on campuses. Do not interview female potential informants in their homes or apartments unless necessary and any such interviews should be conducted by two Agents after specific approval of superior in field office responsible for development of informants. This instruction is not applicable where active investigation has established that potential informant is of good character, there is no indication of affiliation with subversive groups and there will be no embarrassment to Bureau. 4a 10-15-74 baw S5072 Doocid: 32939529 Page 1460
@' : 10. l. eo . 1 5. SECTION 107. tM secure INFORMANTS AND coMPrcwer tar SOURCES; 107D-F AND FOREIGN COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ASSETS | Contact potential informants personally at least once every two weeks. Advise Bureau of progress being made at least every six months. Submit letters (FD-401)concerning potential informants who are not being paid on Bureau authorization on UACB basis; include summary of information furnished during past six months and certifications regarding stability and indoctrination against disclosure. Follow form indicated under § 107L, item 3b, below, except those items concerning payments. Post record of 211 contacts with potential informants. During contacts with potential informants, if it develops individual does not have necessary capabilities, discontinue efforts. Informants may raise a question concerning their position if it becomes known publicly they are affiliated with subversive organization. In such case, he may be told that his cooperation is matter of record in FBI and if some question arises concerning his loyalty we will consider making facts of his cooperation known to his employer or to responsible individuals. Before taking steps to advise anyone of potential infor- mant's or informant's cooperation, obtain Bureau authority. From first interview with potential informant through development and until discontinued, use extreme caution at all times to be certain he is not a plant. When potential informant begins to furnish current information and otherwise qualifies for designation as informant, advise Bureau. This communication must be personally initialed by SAC or ASAC acting in his absence. Individual's background must be thoroughly reviewed at this time, keeping in mind possibility of using inform ant as witness. If individual has any weaknesses, set forth safe— guards being followed to insure security and prevent embarrassment to Bureau. E. BUREAU POLICY Development of military personnel Do not develop informants among active duty military personnel. Contacts by designated Agents Contacts with informant or potential informant should only be made by Agent or Agents specifically designated to contact him. Divulging information to informant No information should be divulged to potential informant or informant concerning any of Bureau's investigative activity other than that which is essential to his proper operation. Recording investigative activity All investigative activity must be made matter of record in field office files with all sources of information being completely identified. Agents must not have and use informants known only to individual Agents personally. All informants and sources are to be debriefed on at least a monthly basis regarding their knowledge of narcotics activities. F. INDOCTRINATION, DIRECTION, AND CONTROL OF INFORMANTS il. Caution against divulging relationship During initial development and consistently thereafter, impress upon informant absolute hecessity that he refrain from divulging his rela- tionship with Bureau. These instructions must be properly phrased to prevent possibility of Bureau's being accused of attempting to impose censorship. Developing additional background During development of informant, additional data concerning his back~ ground should be continuously obtained from informant. Be alert for data revealing he is mentally or emotionally unstable, or has some personal problem which would make hima risk. Indications of instability Immediately furnish details of any indications of instability to Bureau, with recommendations as to informant's continuance and comments as to any steps being taken to prevent embarrassment to Bureau. 10-15-74 MW 55072 Doold: 32999529 Page 1461
[07 4. SECTION 107. Poa scores INFORMANTS AND ae SOURCES 5 AND FOREIGN COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ASSETS | Contacts by Agents ae Informants should be contacted as often as necessary, but at least one personal contact should be made every two weeks. If such fre- quent contacts cannot be established, obtain specific Bureau author- ity for exception to this requirement. b. During each contact, carefully review informant's activities since previous contact and make certain informant has furnished all in- formation which he has obtained since last contact. c. Contacting Agent should not only collect information but direct informant, be aware of his activities, and maintain such close relationship that he knows informant's attitude towards Bureau. Good judgment must prevail in handling informant to see he does not become too familiar with Agent. Promptly advise Bureau of any indication informant is wavering in Bureau relationship. ad. Arrangements for paying informant or personally contacting him must be specific and no doubt should be left in minds of either Agent or informant as to methods of payment, amount, place, and time. e. Informants should use only public telephones in communicating with contacting Agent and consideration should be given to furnishing informants nonpublished office telephone number for emergency com- munication. £. Positive information received from informant should be subject of written statement by informant or memorandum prepared by contacting Agent to be placed in informant's subfile and appropriately channelized. g§. Record dates of all contacts, whether negative or positive, in informant's administrative file. Memorandum or form FD~-209 may be used. If informant contacted frequently, one memorandum or form may be used for several contacts. h. Dates of negative contacts and file numbers of cases involved must appear in informant'ts administrative file. Where file has more than one subject, name of subject under inquiry should be noted. Do not set forth title of case involved. i. IL positive information received from informant, show only dates of contacts in informant's administrative file. Place positive informa- tion in informant's subfile and appropriately channelize same. j. Alternate Agent should be designated for contacts with informant and should be thoroughly acquainted with informant so that contacts may be handled by alternate Agent where necessary. Checking reliability a. Reliability of all active informants must be constantly checked. b. Give consideration to use of any investigative technique deemed necessary to be certain they are completely reliable and are fur- nishing accurate, truthful information. Fingerprints a. After informant has been developed and unless some reason to contrary exists, obtain and forward his fingerprints to Identifi- cation Division if they are not on file there, b. If informant refuses, do not force issue. ce. Forward informant's fingerprints as enclosure to FD-165 using applicant-type fingerprint card, form FD-258, fully executed. Appropriate field office should be shown as contributor, field case file number in number space, and “inquiry” in space for "company and address" on face of card. 6 10-15-74 NW 55072 Docld: 32999529 Page 1402 een ee ee ee ee eee