oe yale 7 ee Aa SA Amen Marne ste ile WE TOI ROR Werwepmer he rid wy Bm Awd, . : ry ‘ 3 i fa i i \ i f ig if "y if A Se z Se ae na er an a cm ca eS EE ante Reta ge np ame aa EO A ‘ . ‘ 1 1 v ‘ + i .” , at ‘ . . ’ ' . . . The Deputy Attorney General . likewise fails ta locate any authorization for this particular installation. At the time of the convention in 1964, our authority for microphone surveillance was maintained at the Seat of Government and authoriza-~ tion for utilizing microphme surveiliances was made by the Director who relied cn a memoranium from Attorney General Brownell dated . May 23, 1954, which receenized PSI authority te instifuie such sur- velllances.. By memorandion dated Seplember 29, 1985, Atorney- General Katzenbach agreed to continue the use of microphone surveil- lances only following his persenal authorizatim. I is pointed out that DeLoach's memorandum reporting the coverage at Atlantic Clty mentions such technical. coverage “with Bureai approval. " oe te 4964 our + investigation of the Sindent Nonvidlent Coordinating Committe was based on information that an aprerent member of the ’. Communist Party, USA, was engaging in considerable activity, much in 2 leadership capacity in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Confidential informants reported that the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Cammiitse, among the various civil rishts organisations, was a principal target for Communist Party infiltration, At this same pericd of time cur investigation of the Congress. of Racial Rquality was limited te deter~ | mining whether in fact thers was coramunist infiltration in that organiza tion. (While a-questicn arises as te the justifieztion of using a microphone. surveillance against the Congréss of Racial Rauality pear se, it is noted that we did in fact have 2 pending investigation ea the Student Nonviolent | Coordinating Committes and the fact the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was engaged in a joint temporary office with ths Congress of “— Racial Hoqusliy during the convention may well have been justification _ ' fer installing the microphone survelauce. A review of available 7 material t io sate located no specific documentation for this decision. 2 : Newark fies contain 2 memorandum dated August 29, 1984, concerning the technical surveillance which verifies that ; the work on two phones in King’s rooms at the hotel had bean completed; however, the persennel at Atlantic City could not placé the mike on King in view - of the fact they had to leave the room. Newark flies also aitribuieis  - then Senior Resident Agent Clark that on Bureau instructions a mike should bs considered for the iemporary Eongress of Racial Equality headquarters at 2414 Atlantic Avenue, Atlantic City. The only other mformation contained In Newark files conterning these installations ia a handwritten log consisting of seventy-cignt pag vas of overhears on King's telephones. -8-" 5 AW 55078 Docld:32989535 Page 247 --"-
The Deputy Attorney General” Parner UTILIZATION OF NEWS MEDIA ¢ COVERBY AGENTS 0 wy JAS set forth above, both in the Washington Post ‘arts ele as well 23 DeLoach's memorandum, reporting the activities of the special squad at the convention, some of the Agents utilized media identification of NBC. At that time thers was no Bureau rule prohibiting the use of such inves- tigative technique. On duly 2, 1968, instructions were set forth that all Agent perscanel are prahibited to pose as newsmen or representatives of any wire ssrvice for the purpess of esteblishing an Investigative cover. This rule was invoked after a news Hem appeared in the . Washington Post on June 18, 1868, alleging that one of our Agents had — ‘posed as a representative of the Internatioal News Service while covering an antidraft demonstration at the Supreme Court on dune 17, 1968. The aliscation alluded to by the newspaper was in iact a correct ‘statement '. BS to the Agent using g the news media as his: ‘cover for being at the “demonstration. oe ee eS fale Et . COVERAGE OF 4964 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL, ae CONVENEDN, SAN F FRANCES, CALTE CALIFORNIA - NS ~ Review of Bureau records fails te establish + that any s pacialized coverage was afforded to the Republican National Convention hsid in San - Francisco in duly, 1964, and the only references in our records relate to the planning and execution by the Congress ef Racial Hquality of dem-. onstrations and picketing esvecially insofar as the nomination of Senator ' Barry Goldwater was concerned. Severalteleiypes and communications ~* were submitted by San Francisco concerning ize: demonstrations and bee, follow-up letterhead memoranda were received a byt the Durem and - os {7 iy 55078 Docla:32989535 Page 246 -
farwit oneal oh) ¢ “Soe ON nN, 4 KARE met ene Ne ” Ca eee ~ . i pPreSidcent Johrsch-and the Far . ‘ i eee + The relationship: between President Johnson and Mr. Hoover had beer close s officially and socially for some years. This may have facilitated somewhet the use of the FSI by President Johnson. They had been neifhtors. When Presidenr Jolinson as a Senator and later Vice-Presigent the relationsnip became ever more close.-(incidcentally P resident John nson use to call the Director from tin. to time and kept rensating one question:"Did you nave a telephone tap on ne wh i -was in the Senate?, YN He was always told we did not,  wnich was tne truth, ut he never seemed to believe it.) . . Rlaaadtads ies bated my a a ete € on ee eo 1, Re: Mrs. Claire Chennault ; and Embassy of South Vietnam. . ao 2 4e President Johnson requested FBI put a physical surveillance on * Mrs. Chennault for tne parpose of devertoping soligtical information which could be used against Mr. Nixon. On November 7, 1968 Bromely Smith of the White House called the FSI and said that he had just conversed with President Jo Kknson who now wanted the physcial surveillance discchtirudd but the wiretap on the Enbassy should be maintained. Mr. Smith said: "...the President was of . the opinion that the int elligence onvained oy the Fai in this operation was oF tne nienest orcer. me st F: “furnished. “Dy. one TFSi nad ve en, , exactly. wos hed teen nesded by, the | White House and that he and the President were very grateful." ml ets Reta tre tie nth Repay tein een ® Hn, Mig av T TANCE Ee SERIE RTI OETA TORE OEM Awe Yo seein tw sat Age tg Re en SEC aes GSEs Une tacts rary | } DOWNGRADED TO OL LEE EO . 2, Re: Democratic National Convention Atlantic City ,N.J. 1964 aa : NOLLVN President Johnson recuested the PB I set up a special squad at - the Comvention to be of assistance to hin’ in various ways. The "cover" would be that it was a security squad to guard against militants etc. Nothing of this scope had ever been done before or since to my memory. included in the assistance raidered was the. development of political information useful to President Jo hnson, On September 10, 1964 walter Jenkins, Special assistant to President _ Johnson at that time called the FSI and talked to Mr. Hoover. Mr, Jenkins said "ihe Presigent wanted Zim to cail, and the president witzy have mentioned wnis | F — “not. sur re and & that_ Was that no, tne Presid . : t Ablantic City was. ene Or. wns, finest he has ever seen," See Ste TLOTNeU, . gINSOPsiq, Ps NOLLVNYOGNI ALINMQOUS TV: nila! Ge tance 5 Ls i, aaa Abad - EN : wn van Peles oes — 3. Re: Don Reynolds (a personality in the Bobby Baker case) suoToURg peUTULIQ 07 yolqng Nok Coetilsrakn Pant iatree: peal g eyed President Jéhnson called the #2T on November 18, 1964 and said he / thoug: ht the Bureau should locate Reynolds and find OUT WHat desnolcs 7 ‘ did with £25,000 he aliedsouly received. fFresidenb Jomnson of id it? weet a ‘ was his opinion that"iacnoles had used such funds for priser; 4 - Republican Party, Tne request was complied with but results negative. * HE sec ECRET . ; é a a cote newer w “On te he Pe . Semel Sees pat ene an me ao Docid: 32989535 Page 249 . ‘ wes : a OSes for tne
CODE TELETYPE IMMEDIATE JANUARY 26, 1975 i - oh / ™ TO SACS BIRMINGHAM PERSONAL ATTENTION, aes 5 ZY BUFFALO bom ED aan a oe KANSAS CITY atte or ‘ “ MEMPEIS ge 4 i NEWARK a OMAHA ‘ory D TT s ER ARE / FROM DIRECTOR, FBI f ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRY ‘ . A; 2 y IN CONNECTION WITH THE ONE NE NINE SIX FOUR DEMOCRATIC \ NATIONAL CONVENTION AT ATLANTIC cry, NEW JERSEY, AUGUST an TWO TWO THROUGH TWO EIGHT, ONE NINE 8 FOUR, IN FORM ATION, sj oo re is en Nae tee IN BUREAU FILES DISCLOSES THAT TRE FOLLOW ING AGENTS A — PARTICIPATED IN THE COVERAGE WHICH THE BUREAU HAD WITH Caen TO THIS CONVENTION: BIRMINGH A OFFICE - SA JAMES lad ‘SNIDER; BUFFALO - SA WILLIAM oration, KANSAS CITY - i by d iad SAC BILL DY WILLIAMS; MEMPHIS - SA BEN D, HALE; OMAHA - fag SA ROBERT L. TAGG; PHILADELPHIA - SA JOHN B ew ape: “ of oO NEWARK - SAS THOMAS ours, HARRY Dh Li JONES, LLOYD &. 7 L NELSON, JOHN J. (CONNOLLY, DONALD nanan GUS M. MOORE Assoc. Dir. Dep. AD ae Din Iw — ReC-§9 of 3 A ae : Admin. eg re ** we “4 446 ~ HK ‘Comp. Syst. —_ ety eA oe Ext. Affairs 4 ue w an me eam PLUNLAL SUPEAY OF Pye caatins Anarenes » i re _e-TiNB ‘bhg ES CO*} ie alate TIGHS « t “Cha! i ident. AALS ~ ' 13 FEB 20 1975 Inspection f pen A M - >t aoe. Intell. . omnes. eons wee Laboratory de This 6 ent is prepared in response to your reamest “alli 4 dissemt- Plon. & Eval. a) nati ude your Commit By Its use is limited t PrP cial proceedings by Spec. Inv, __ your Committee and the conte may nut b2 disclosed’ ‘unauthorized person- al of the FBI. “s sea 4 7 SEER 4 4, if Without the express app nw’? s shar? 8 Docla sf? 3haess— Page FR pe unit |
le ne ee er nn eng ype EN re nent A Rte ty WW 55076" | RITHER BUREAU OR NEWARK FILES? _ INDICATING THAT THE BUREAU'S SERVICES WERE BEING UTILIZED Docld: 32989535 Page 251 > . f TELETYPE TO BIRMINGHAM “ RE: ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRY LAS VEGAS - - WALTER . J. fe SLAUGHTER DALE RASUTTON, WILLIAM L f ‘DWYER. , YOU ARE INSTRUCTED TO RESPOND AS FACTUALLY AND DETAILED AS POSSIBLE CONCERNING YOUR PARTICIPATION UNDER THE DIRECTION OF FORMER ASSISTANT DIRECTOR CHARTHA D. DE LOACH: 1. WHO INSTRUCTED YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS ASSIGNMENT ? 2. WHAT INSTRUCTIONS DID YOU RECEIVE RELATIVE TO - YOUR ASSIGNMENT ? < 3. WHAT WAS YOUR ASSIGNMENT ? 4, WHAT WAS THE CHAIN OF COMMAND AND ADVISE TO WHOM YOU REPORTED? 5. IN FURNISHING RESULTS OF INFORMATION YOU RECHIVED WAS IT HANDLED ORALLY ORIN WRITING? IF IN WRITING, WAS IT IN THE FORM OF ROUGH DRAFT NOTES OR WAS IT A COM~ MUNICATION THAT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN FILED IN 6. IN HANDLING THIS ASSIGNMENT ADVISE WHAT YOU WERE TOLD AS TO ITS PURPOSE AND WHO SO INFORMED YOU. 7. WAS ANY INFORMATION RECEIVED AT ANY TIME BY YOU FOR POLITICAL REASONS ?
<f nt 7 ~ wT AL LURES oP gage Stating | ' Se PRSERCE oS SECT 7 } A ESE bec Sg . . “yy ! - -¥ ME PM we. H Ms, on ‘ * NR 895 NK CODE 1isSGAM IMMEDIATE APRIL 38, 1975 JCG ~ \ | o TO DIRECTOR FROM NEWARK (66-3963) . } ATTN: INSPECTOR A. J. APNLEY, INSPECTION DIVISION a e ADMINISTRATIVE INQUIRY $ 1964 DEWOCRATIC PARTY NOHE WAT ING (if CONVENTION, ATLANTIC CITY, NJ =) JUNE» ; FOLLOWING IS VERBATUN-TEX OF MERO-FROM FORNER SA JOHN P. a EVLIN DATED APRIL 325.1975: | Geen. / pS FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1975, I MET WITH A MICHAEL Te aa {EPSTEIN OF THE US SENATE SELECT CONMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE "ACTIVITIES, WHO WAS SEEKING INFORMATION REGARDING MY PART IN h TECHNICAL SURVEILLANCE IN ATLANTIC CITY, Nu, IN THE summer / OF 1964, DURING THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY NOMINATING CONVENTION a THE ROOMS OCCUPIED BY THE LATE MARTIN LUTHER KING AT THE CLARIDGE HOTEL. WE STATED HIS COMMITTEE HAS A BROAD MANDATE Lf? TO LOOK INTO THE INTELLIGENCE INVESTGATION ACTIVITIES OF THE mee FBI. Loe 7 fey, ' oo ca od C2 eligg XS): IN HIS QUESTIONS, HE COVERED THE FOLLOWING POINTS: Ope ST moment met WHO TOLD ME TO GO TO ATLANTIC CITY? WHERE DID THEY GET THEIR INSTRUCTIONS? N 1975 \ g ay Se /\ aN wt f . : I eo¢ “a Ay ’ This dpeument'ss efepared ih Fasbdnse to! your request and i. Soni” / : pee ne oO, oh “PE. you 8 not fox-LMissenm- \e i nation rovtsites your Conevittee. Its use 42 limited to official proeks i b AV Rf GE 204 Imittee and -the content ; 7044 A . Ys G Me SO TAP aisle tne eabress approval of the ret *selosed to wnaaithorisfa persont. At | AW 550768 = Boo&ld: 32989555 Pdf 2453
PAGE TWO NK 66+3963_ 7 WHAT WAS I TOLD TO DO WHEN I GOT TO ATLANTIC CITY? WAS I TOLD WHY I WAS GOING THERE, I.F., THE PURPOSE OR AIM OF THIS PARTICULAR INVESTIGATION? | WHO GAVE FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS IN ATLANTIC CITY? WHO DID I REPORT TO IN ATLANTIC CITY? ' WHAT DID I DO THERE? * WHAT DID I DO WITH ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM My. EFFORTS? | WHO DID I REMEMBER AS BEING IN CONTACT WITH KING? WHO DID I REMEMBER BEING IN KING*’S HOTEL SUITE? WHAT DID T HEAR ABOUT ANY PLANS FOR A VICE-PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE? - DID I EVER MEET OR TALK TO CARTHA DE LOACH? DID I EVER DICTATE ANY MEMORANDA REGARDING THIS SURVEILLANCE TO A STENOGRAPHER ‘IN ATLANTIC CITY? DID I KNOW OF ANY OTHER TECHNICAL SURVEILLANCES IN. - ATLANTIC CITY AT THAT TIME? © =< MY RECOLLECTION OF DETAILS OF THIS ASSIGNMENT, WITHOUT BENEFIT OF ANY MEMORANDA OR FILES TO-REVIEW, IS NECESSARILY | AW 35078 Docld: 32969535 Page 254
PAGE THREE NK 66-3963 SKETCHY, AND I TOLD THIS TO MR. EPSTEIN. AS I RECALLED THE BROAD OVERALL SITUATION, I TOLD HIM THAT I WORKED WITH JOHN J. CONNOLLY, JR., CN OUR PARTICULAR ASSIGNMENT, ASD WE PROBABLY RECEIVED OUR INSTRUCTIONS FROM SAC BACHMAN THROUGH OUR SUPER-— VISOR WILLIAM GAGNON. I HAD TO ASSUME THAT MR. BACHMAN RECEIVED THESE INSTRUCTIONS FROM SOMEBODY aT BEREAU HEADQUARTERS. OUR PURPOSE IN GOING TO ATLANTIC CITY WAS ZO OBTAIN WHATEVER INFORMATION WE COULD ABOUT PLANNED DISRUPTIVE TACTICS OR DEMONSTRATIONS THAT WOULD THREATEN THE SAFETY OF PRESIDENT JOHNSON OR THE SECURITY OF THE CONVENTION. SINCE I WAS THE SOUND, MAN FOR THE NEWARK OFFICE, MY EFFORTS IN THIS REGARD WERE CONCENTRATED ON A TECHNICAL SURVEILLANCE AS OPPOSED TO ANY PHYSICAL SURVEILLANCE OR OTHER INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITY CONDUCTED BY OTHER AGENTS FROM THE NEWARK OFFICE IN ATLANTIC CITY aT THAT TIME, MARTIN LUTHER KING WAS SELECTED AS THE TARGET OF OUR SURVEILLANCE. BY WHOM, I DO NOT RECALL. HE WAS THE LEADER OF “THE GROUP OPPOSING PRESIDENT JOHNSON, SO I SUPPOSE HE WAS A LIKELY TARGET. ~ 255
PAGE FOUR NK 66-3963 MR. EPSTEIN-WAS INTERESTED IN MY OPINION AS TO THE LEGITAMACY OF OUR INVESTIGATION AS A SECURITY MEASURE. I Was UNABLE TO IMPUGN ANY OTHER MOTIVES TO THIS INVESTIGATION OTHER THAN AS SET OUT ABOVE, . IDO NOT RECALL DETAILS OF OUR HANDLING OF THE INFORMA- TION RECEIVED OVER THE TECHNICAL SURVEILLANCE, SA BILLIE D. WILLIAMS WAS LIAISON WITH CARTHA DE LOACH AND ARRANGED OR HANDLED ANY CONTACTS REGARDING THE INFORMATION OR LNSTRUCHOWS WE RECEIVED. AGAIN, I WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY ANY CONTACTS OR : ASSOCIATES OF KING WITHOUT REFERENCE TO WHATEVER NOTES WE MAY | HAVE KEPT ON THE SURVEILLANCE. IN RESPONSE TO SPECIFIC QUESTIONS AS TO WHETHER OR NOT HUBERT M. HUMPHREY AND ROBERT KENNEDY WERE IN TOUCH WITH OR VISITED KING IN HIS SUITE, I HAD TO TELL MR. EPSTEIN THAT THEY MAY HAVE BEEN, BUT I couLD NOT STATE POSITIVELY ONE WAY OR THE OTHER AS THERE WERE may POLITICIANS OF THE DAY IN-CONTACT WITH HIM. I RECALLED, IN ANSWER TO HIS QUESTIONS, THAT KING'S WIFE, CORETTA, WAS IN TOUCH WITH “HIM REGARDING HER PLANS TO TRAVEL TO THE CONVENTION AND ALSO THAT HE WAS IN CONTACT WITH A NOTED i caw | . . HW 55076 - Docld:32989535 Page 256
i t ' i i PAGE FIVE NK 66-3963 ENTERTAINER, MEHALIA JACKSON, WHO WAS APPEARING AT SOME CLUB IN ATLANTIC CITY AT THAT TIME, AND WHO WAS APPARENTLY AN OLD FRIEND OF KING'S. AS TO THE QUESTION OF WHAT INFORMATION WAS TRANSMITTED TO DE LOACH, 1 SUPPOSE WE SENT EVERYTHING THAT WOULD INDICATE. ANY ACTION ON THE FLOOR OF THE CONVENTION. 1 AM VAGUE ON THE DETAILS OF HOW WE HANDLED THE TRANSCRIPTION AND REPORTING OF INFORMATION WE RECEIVED. WE MAY HAVE WRITTEN LONGHAND SUMMARIES AP NICTATEN UTA TEI EPHANK TON A STF NNGRAPHFR . I WAS AWARE OF ANOTHER INSTALLATION, EITHER ATTEMPTED OR OPERATED AT A STORE FRONT OPERATION OF SOME ORGANIZATION THAT THREATENED DISRUPTION OF THE CONVENTION, BUT I HAD NO DETAILS CONCERNING IT. oo * MR. EPSTEIN WAS UNABLE TO ADVISE ME AS TO WHETHER OR NOT I WOULD BE CONTACTED AGAIN REGARDING THIS MATTER. END JRM FBIHO CLR t/ BW 55078 Docld:32969535 Page 257