Action: For information and referral to Division Six. Swe ADDENDUM of Thomas J. Smith TJS:esd 10/6/73. Sess Hee A ae ne en ag em oe la Es 4 | Memorandum to Mr. HE. S. Miller Re: .Arthur James Woolston-Snith Ge se wtellgened ge rvee. Woolston=8Smni was subject of Royal’ Canadian Mounted Police (Rois check request dated November 3, 1953, which was returned stamped "No Investigation Conducted by FBI Pertinent to Your Inquiry" (62-60527-36293). In December, 1954, subject was a complainant in a case captioned "Leona Clarey Franklin, aka; Information Concerning" (140-11495). Complaint involved communist matters. Subject was mentioned in case captioned "Unsub(s) ; Miniature FM Transmitter Found on Telephone of R. Spencer Oliver, Democratic Headquarters, Washington, D. C., 9/13/72 (1972); IOC" (139-4136-57). Check of Department of Defense reeords was made concerning subject. Background information obtained, but no pertinent information located (139=4136-91)}. Woolston-Smith was the subject of .a IS-Canada; Internal Security Act of 1950; Registration Aét case; Bufile 97~3268, which was closed in 1957. SOM eS | Review of Bureau file 97-3268 (referred to above indicates that thd, hg Ragghad @ "det has been known to#®: Bureau Since 1954 an ‘Sad a "det, SEL complex," He tried to go to work foe toes iss {Sigene fee or for police position in one of sole fants ssessions. (Zee a apparently used as an informant by a Candian Security sf icer in the U. 8., which officer got into nipd “80 when basis, of revealed their informant-handler relationship} 00 n the ba such information, it appears unlike that he ever Worked withppete eet ntelligence Service, nor that nS) has had any connection th FBI Bpintellig as he alleged. However, New York has been instructed to submit a teletype summary of any information in its files ane subject which is not already in the Bureau's Possession, Mas Do 232989534 Page 232
cate Sam EEE hae apecerslase wLaniDeboe2 Basia nett oe PR 46 F ple yl gine eek ergy pee Pate r Be | ADDENDUM: a ae : Tie above-mentioasd infopriay n received by th¢ “Yheelligence pivision traf Mr. Walter fo the effect that (S} yoolstoen+Smith prewarned te Democrats prior.’to the Water- sate break-in is not new information. During’ our invésti~ GENERAL INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION . CAN: JIC: amm 10/10/73 sation concerning’ the device discovered in the telephone of. . a. Spencer Oliver at Democratic National Conmittee Head- quarters (DNCH), it was learned on 9/28/72 from John G. *” Stewart, then Executive Dixéetor of the Democratic Policy Mouncil, that Woolston-Smith, during March or April, 1972, called Stewart Goncerning an. alleged attempt to compromise the DNCH by the November Group (the New York based advertising arm of the reelection effort). No further details were given by Woolston-Smith. and no. follow-up action, was taken by Stewart. -  , | Ox New York Office was. instructed to and did gatérview Woolston-Smith on 10/2 and 10/20/72.. Woolston- gmith advised, that his.thoughts about the November Group were totally confined to the realm of speculation and that te had absolutely no evidence to, support his conclusion that ché November Group was' engaged in illegal activities in -addition to advertising. Woolston-Smith had no specific information. and stated most of his information was learned _ subsequent to 6/17/72, the date of the burglary of DNCH. He also advised that his knowledge of, the individuals involved in the Watergate break-in was acquired after 6/17/72 as was _ais Knowledge of the Republican Party buying large quantities ‘of security equipment. The results of these interviews are - included in the New York report dated 11/20/72 ‘(Bureau file 139-4136), which was disseminatd to the Criminal Division of the Department and the U. S. Attorney's office, and have been made available .to the Watergate: Special Prosecution Force. aes) view of ‘the above, no additional. action is necessary at this time/xregarding Woolston-Smith. Py 55077 ‘Docld:32989534 Page 233
Xe 2... . CLASSIFIED BY _S7 $ - DEGLASSIFY ON: 25 the Attorney General Dole rong ‘February 25, 1974 RED-26 CQ- M/S EM Ms. Nazim a Director, par & 7. VY - = i -d- ue. Mintz oo SENATE SELEC? COMMITTER ~~ erin CONTAINED ol. REQUEST FOR PRE MATERIAL ALL INFORMATION C Sy CERT * “.. Reference is mada te a memorandum dated Pebruary 19,700 ce 0S 4374,: ta Be. Gary H, Baise, Associate Deputy Attorney General, 06...) from. Mr, Michas? 7... Madigan, Assistant Hinority Counsel, Sanaka ne Select Committee on Presidential Campaigu Activities. A copy . 0€ this commaication is enciceed. fox your ready reference. _ Hr. Madigan requests the Department to make available. to Kim. on all files within the possession of the FBI which. relate am any way to Mr. A. J. Woolston-Smith. _ | . A, - aS indicated in previous correspondence dealing with: . wequests for FBI material received fram the Senate Coimittee, _ the FBI has uniformly resisted efforts of persons outside Eha ~~ Department to secure access to FBI records and particulariy the raw files, fo open our files would prejudice our inves— tigations and would haye a far-reaching effect an securing ~~~" h&_ EOnperation of persons we desire to interview. For these (§°'° - °°: B27 19/4 t spn Lee NS and because of our concern abouk the establishment of * a dangerous: precedent, we have attempted to follew the guide~ : iihes. estkblished in April, 1973, by then Attorney-General = ,: Kieindienst and Senator Ervin relative to access tecthe Perts |: clatergatetinvestigation. _. eo Geek Bebe Sa ee or ni PY Ora Oe - | Sn pas you Kaew) these guédeldnes pkovided that only + Senators Ervin and Baker, Majority Counsel Samuel ‘Dash-avd © .!- ; Minority Counsel Pred’ Thompson would be allowed fo inspech,- = Sat; set: copy, interyiew reperts {FD~362s} sf interviews Gordtetad: te, ing the FSL.investigation of tha burglary of Democratia 9 7 L/ty National. Committes Eeadquarters. at. the Watergate Offices lin, Bullding.. Agsistant Minority Counsel Donald Sanders was OTR TS Subsequently added to the list of those permitted t5 inspect oo. U»: _ PBI material on instractions of then Deputy Attorney Seneral- - Willian De Ruckelshaus on September 29, kee 22002 DS EEES rom 4% ad aan aed ‘ owe Fab . - ard ' 3 2° HER ans yine ia - am Piesuant toa. request. Broa ee. Sanders, om October 9,°°. 2 OF | i373, he was permitted to review FD-302s setting: forth inteas ii 17 4 views: Df) Woolston-Smith op: ogi pan 2 and October 205° 19720" 2" Ye eer | Hx. Sanders made numerous ngtesa¥ the\ kime he veviewsd thase 6°" | & ‘ ¥D-302s.. cer oe (A es - £4. TE PAGE TWO... ia ot 7 re Ay f (3 TELETYPE UNIT C_] 34 Page 23 sere
The Attorney General SECRE | - It is suggested that Mr. Madigan be advised of the aforementioned review by Mr. Sanders of these FD-302s concerning interviews of Woolston-Smith. It is also sug- . gested that Mr. Madigan be advised of tha established guide— lines relative to access by the Senate Committee to FBI material, which would preclude the furnishing to him of | FBI raw files. Enclosure i- Mr. Gary H. “Baise : Associate Deputy Attorney General NOTE: “During our investigation concerning * the device discovered in Lo the telephone of R. Spencer Oliver at Democratic National Committee Headquarters (DNCH), it was learned on 9/28/72 from John G. Stewart, then Executive Director of the Democratic Policy Council, that secmeteicohay Woolston-Smith, during March or April, 1972, called Stewart con- * ; cerning an allege ed attempt to compromise the DNCH by the November | Group (the New York based advertising arm of the reelection effort). No further details were given by Woolston-Smith and no Follow-up . action was taken by Stewart. : . our NYO was instructed to and did interview:loolston~Snith on 10/2 and°10/20/72. Woolston-Smith advised that his thoughts - 1a about the November Group were totally confined to the realm of ~ | speculation and that he had absolutely no evidence to support his. conclusion that the November Group was engaged in illegal activi-~ ties in addition to advertising. Woolston-Smith had no specific information and stated most of his information was ‘learned sub-— - oe, sequent to 6/17/72, the date of the DNCH burglary. He also advised md that-his knowledge of the individuals involved in the Watergate ae a break-in was acquired after 6/17/72 as was his knowledge of the my RLS Republican Party buying Large quantities of security equipment. |. Ae! ne results, of these interviews are included in the New York report ated: 11/20/72 {Bureau file 139-4136), which was disseminated to oe! the Criminal Division of the Department and the U. Ss. Attorney's - oan Office, and. has been made available to the Watergate Special |. ae Dp : . rosecution Force... m “pepe sercherboe.. of Qe “Gpithelly: Grego ele pn tosh & aison’ representative of Britisn Secret © a . Service aye Washingto D. C., furnished the Intelligente Di ivision a info Bites oe ved, Od 's ik 0/1/73 from Woolston-Smith. rosgh Baa) has aye fe) tol fexe 38 PER ice nsul in New York City that through hi numerous contacts he had learned of the plans of Hunt and iss to burglarize the Watergate before it occurred-and claimed he had warned Democratic Chairman Lawrence O'Brien of this. Sinca. . the information furnished by th¢f British: Secret Serviggfpes thas)- same information we had previous y anterviewed Woolston=Smith with negative resuits, no additional action wag required or sige 7 “aboe ~ Mnawtioviee/ jot elhiseuce Sermce Pony Docld:32989534 Page 235 0:
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL a To: Ed Mi \ From: Garv”H. Baise Pursuant to our conversation, please find communication from Mr. Madigan regarding Mr. Smith. i \ 4 ' t amas taal er tte inning, i ty ” neal o- (/ Sane \_ Son d iB Pee-S7 1974 | [ va Bose —— ah HW 55077 Docld:32989554 Page 236 +
“ -” , SAM J. ERVIN, JR., N.C., CHAIRM , HOWARD H. BAKER, JR., TENN, VICE Cl “HERMAN E. TALMADGE, GA, EDWARD J. GURNE MPLA, DANIEL K. INCUYE, HAWAI LOWELL P. WEICKER, JR., CONN. JOSEPH M. MONTOYA, N. MEX. CHIEF counsel. AND SARE DIRECTCR I Cnitea Stafes Perxate FRED D. ‘THOMPSON norus L comneven SELECT COMMITTEE ON DEPUTY COUNSEL PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES {PURSUANT TO S. RES, 60, 93D CONGRESS} =, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510 ® February 19, 1974 - Mr. Gary H. Baise Associate Deputy Attorney General Room 4208, Department of Justice Washington, D.C. 20530 Dear Mr. Baise: Iam writing to request from the Department all files within the possession of a Nesta Bureau ot Investigation which relate ; in any way to A.J\\Woolston-Smith. As I mentioned in our recent Nie conversation, it is\of vital importance that we obtain this information / as soon as possible because of our pending interview with Mr. Smith. As you may recall from our previous discussions, I indicated two specific time sequences wherein it has been established that the | Bureau received reports regarding Mr. Smith. The first of these is in December 1954 when Smith's name came up ina CIA related matter in Boston, Massachusetts. The second is on October 6, 1972 when a representative of a foreign nation's intelligence service provided the FBI with a report on certain activities of Smith. . In addition to these two specific dates and reports, however, we are requesting the entire file or files possessed by the FBI on Mr. Smith. Thanks again for your continued assistance and cooperation. ALL INFORMATION COMRAMNED Assistant Minority Counsel DATED 70 on Seep , — i (Nit ~™ MIM:be _ tf Yi em at (2- pI SY om [eo AL. HW guile ane # 089534 Page 237 - "XOLOSURE
,  ahnantinibeemenimmmmadiamemenn aml s. : - ~ . Mr. Felt = 4 a aoe ©. : g Mr. Baker —..— . So Mr. Bishop FEDERAL BUREAU GF INVESTIGATION: NRO23 WF PLAID COMMUNICATIONS SECHON My, Callahes =} Mr, Cleveland —— Mr, Conrea ————. Mr. Delhey Mr. Jenkins ——_—__ Mr. Marshall ——— Mr. Miller, ES. — Mr. Ponder Mr. Soyars 19:G9PM IMMEDIATE 9-28-72 ALM SEP 2.81972 er G ACTING DIRECTOR £139-Al362- “See nn / , ° id ETYPE Mr. Walters | : o£ . LEIN 15, SY 1S yWoLase TFT FROM WASHINGTON FIELD (139-178) (P) 5P ene HIATURE FM TRANSMITTER FOUND ON TELEPHONE cry Por SPENCER OLIVER, DEMOCRATIC HATIONAL COMMITTEE HEADQUARTERS, \ YASHINGTON, Pe fes: SEPTEMBER THIRTESH LAST. 100. O00: WFO. ™~ Liar} | RE WFO TELS TO BUREAU, SEPTEMBER TWESTY SEVEN LAST LG 48} HSTAHT pe a = ae ’ ewe Pie - INSTANT » JOHP STEWART, DIRECTOR OF ae os COMMUNICATIONS, MC GOVERN=SHRIVER CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS, FORMERs, LY WITH DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE HEADQUARTERS (DICED Mev ADVISED THAT. ‘HE HAD RECEIVED Pi iQue CATR’ ROM ONE. Bode cla SMITH, WHOM STEWART DESCRIBED Ng a; MigorsTgie = OE RK egivare DETECTIVE, “IN be HEC SS 72 trv Pos MARCH OR APRIL LAST.. STEWART 14 a THAT WOOLSTON- PROFESSED TO HAVE RECEIVED INFORMATION IN REGARD TO aN aT eNPT™ en oo es “HICH WOULD BE MADE TO "BUG" DACH, WASHINGTON, Dec. cypo). 76 ocr 3 4972 ° P ; OOLSTOH+SMITH WAS REFERRED TO ANOTHER DHCH STAFFER, BILL ~~ seen er | oo EYUART, STEYART DIS! zD WOOLSTON~ SMITH’ S ALLEGATIO | HW SHOT? Docla: 32989534 Bage 236
PAGE TWO AS MANY USFOUNDED RUMORS WERE RECEIVED BY DNCH RE BOMB THREATS aN THE LIKE. STEWART STATE ty i= SELTEVED HADDAD HAD FURTHER CONVERSATION WITH WOOLS TON- SHIT. STEWART ADVISED HADDAD IS CURRENTLY IN NEw YORK CITY WORKING WITH DEMOCRATIC CABPAIGH Gs EC GOVERN-SHRIVER. HADDAD ALSO ALLEGEDLY WAS PROMINENT DENCCRAT IN UNSPECIFIED POSITION ye DURING souison ADMINISTRAT iN SIATY FIVE OR SIXTY SIA. (REVIEW : RECTORY REVEALED ONE WILLIAM IDESTIFIABLE WITH BL fuappad Peo ECUTIVE ¥YHO was | a§ ¥ ay ACTIVE DURING KENNEDY ADMINISTRATION AND ASSISTANT TO ROBERT KENNEDY. HADDAD ALSO WITH SEy YORK HERALD TRIBUNE FROM SIXTY-ONE TO SIXTY-THREE AND WITH OFFICE oF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, yDC, FROM SIXIY-FIVE TO SIXTY-SIX. CURRENT OFFFICES LOCATED’ THe CHRYSLER. BUILDING, NEW YORK CITY.. STEWART ALSO INDICATED THAT “OOLSTON-SMITH’S INFORMATION WAS KNOWN BY SEVERAL CTHER MEMBERS OF DNCH. . WFO ‘HW 55077 DocId:32989534 Page 239 oN et Ue ey eB AS
AND WOOLSTON-SMITH. WFO INDICES CONTAIN ONE REFERENCE TO ARTHUR J. WOOLSTON-SHITH URDER SEATY-TWO CLASSIFICATION. IW TYENTY SIX, ONE NINE FIVE ION CONCERNING”. a yo JOL,STON- SMITH, pe STACTED BOSTOH Nip INFORMATION CONCERNING INDIVIDUAL HE CONSIDERED SECURITY RISK. ATED A WOOLSTOH-SMITH, RESIDENT OF CAMBRIDGE, mass., men OF UNKHOWH RELIABILITY AND BOSTON INDIGES CONTAINED REFERENCE We ¥ bet NDICATED- WOOLSTON- SMITH APPLICANT FOR "CIG" “LN BUFILE | GONE ONE EIGHT DASH THREE GHE NINE ZIGHT. LETTER INDICATED ee 80 FURTHER ACTION TAKEN BY BOSTON RE SMITH’S INFORMATION. a HEW YORK AND BOSTON SEARCH INDICES RE. 2? oe jOOLSTON- SMITH. Ey YORK ATTEMPT TO IDESTIFY A ita wg > ty cn me) eS (eo) wa jue, o> Ww bt Uu) foie > ty on) rv Me t 3 S te) rea wa > Las] Oo > - we Med pt] w ey} omar - te] eu Ss ~ {=} bh RE HIS KNOWLEDGE OF DESCRIBED PHSEE CALL FROM YOOLSTON-SNITH, WYOOLSTOR- SMITH’ S IDENTITY AND WHEREABOUTS. IF DETERMINED, LOCATE | . # — moe pero HW 55077 Docld:32989534 “Page 240
i BUREAU REQUESTED TO REVIEY NOTED ONE OWE EIGHT FILE FOR INFORMATION RE WOOLSTON-SMITH a¥D FURNISH a SA¥E TO PAID DEMONSTRATORS AGAINST DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. AT SOUTHERS METHODIST UNIVERSITY, BALLAS, FORMER DNCH race . HW 455077 >» LSFORMATION RECE GF THO DCH EMPLOYEES WERE CONTACTED GHILE AT RALLY TO ACT AS ‘Docld: 32989534 Page 241 EW RE ABOVE grpO,. NEW YORK AND BOSTON, TO ASSIST IN IDENTIFICATION: ro fn FURTHER INTERVIEW