H { ‘ a 4 TO: SAC: {Cc} Albany Cal (i) Atlanta _ CI EI C.J *} Butte Boston Buffalo {7} Charlotte [_j Chicago C3 Cincinnati cj Cleveland, C_] Columbia ("] Dallas (_} Denver C_} Detroit (1) Honolulu RE: Routing Slip ‘gn O-7 (Rov. 12-17-78) * (7] Albuquerque Cj Alexandria Anchorage Baltimore Birmingham {(_) Houston {—] Indianapolis [_] Jackson (7 Jacksonville {_] Kansas City (7) Knoxville (Cj Las Vegas (] Little Rock {_j} Los Angeles [_] Louisville (_] Memphis (_] Miani ({_] Milwaukee {_j Minneapolis {_] Mobile C) Newark L_] New Haven {__] New Orleans (__] New York Ci C_] Norfolk SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE (Copies “eo: Checked) {(] Oklahoma City (] Omaha f—] Philadelphia (2) Phoenix 7 Pittsburgh {_} Portland {_] Richmond {"]} Sacramento LJ St. Louis (_] Salt Lake City {[j San Antonio (_] San Diego (_] San Francisco f] San Juan Savannah Seattle = Springfield Tampa . y (_.] Quantico Date ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES. i | i C_] Jcl Paso | { j { | dated Remarks: Bufile Urfile HW 54927 Retention (7) For information [] optional . (1) The enclosed is for your information. If used in a future report, [7] conceal all sources, [_] paraphrase contents. 1975, DoclId: 32969477 For appropriate (7) action issue of Page 2? (] Washington Field TO LEGAT: (_] Beirut {—] Bem (—} Bonn {") Brasilia {_}] Buenos Aires {"] Caracas (__] Hong Kong (_} London (_} Madrid ([] Manila [~} Mexico City {_j Ottawa C] Paris Cj] Rome (_} Singapore (_} Tel Aviv {_] Tokyo 11/21/75 (7) Surep, by F [] Enclosed are corrected pages from report of SA —____________. Enclosed for your information is a copy of an article by Mr. William Safire entitled "Mr. Church's Cover-Up" that appeared in the November 20, "The New York Times.’
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L i ~ By William Safire WASHINGON, Nov. 19—On Oct, 10,- 1983, the then-Attorney General of the United States put ‘his personal signa. ture on a document that launched and ingitiraatized one of the most horren- dous abuses of Federal police power in this century. In Senator Frank Church’s subcom- mittee hearing room this week, the authorized wiretapping and subse- quent unauthorized bugging and at- tempted blackmailing of Martin Luther King Jr. is being gingerly examined, with the “investigation” conducted in such a way as not to unduly em- | barrass officials of the Kennedy or Johnson Administrations. With great care, the committee has . focused on the F.B.I. Yesterday, whene the committee counsel first set forth . | the result of shuffling through press clips, it seemed as if no Justice De-: partment had existed in 1962; today, an F.B.I. witness pointed out that it was Robért Kennedy who authorized the wiretap of Dr. King, and that “the President of the United States and the i Attorney General specifically discussed | their concern of Communist influence | with Dr. King.” But the Church commiltee showed no zest for getting further to the Ken- nedy root of this precedent to Water- gate eavesdropping. lf Senator Church were Willing to let the chips fall where they may, he would call some knowl- edgeable witnesses into the glare of ' the camera lights and ask them some questions that have gone unasked for thirteen years. For example, he could call Nicholas Katzenbach, Attorney General Ken- nedy’s deputy and successor, and ask what he knows of the Kennedy de- cision to wiretap Dr, King. Who at justice concurred in the recommenda- tion? How does the F.B.I. know the ; President was consulted or informed? + Afier Mr. Katzenbach assumed of-' fice, and the wiretapping continued, ) 2 was told by angry newsmen that the F.BJ. was leaking scurrilous in- formation about Dr. King. Why did he ssait for- four months, and for a thou- sand telephonic interceptions, to: dis- continue the officially approved tap? Of course, this sort of testimony would erode Senator Church’s political wast, That is why we do not see for- mer Assistant FBI. director Cartha (Deke) Deloach, Lyndon Johnson’s nersonal contace with the F.B.T. in the wifmess chair, What did President Johnson know abeut the character- assassination plot mid when did he Knew it2 What conversations took race bttween Mr. Deloach and Presi- dam. Johnson on the appng of Dr. Hing, or about the use of the F.BA in any ather intrusious into Lhe lives of enti Clanpest WP Sb 9S" Ho cla: 32989477 pane Wi . . ae a Rad Mr. Church’ sqgCover r-Up “The committee is not asking on embar- rassing questions even when answers are readily available. A couple of weeks ago; at an open hearing, an F.B.I. man inadvertently started to blurt out an episode about newsmen who were weritapping in 1962 with .the apparent knowledge of Attorned General Kennedy. The too-willing wit! ness was promptly shooshed into si lence, and told that such informatiof would be developed only in executive session. Nobody raised an eyebrow. That pattern ot containment by the Church committee is vividly shown by the handling of the buggings at the 1964 Republican and Democratic con: ESSAY ceremony ventions which were ordered by Lyn- don Johnson. Such invasions of politi- cal headquarters were worse than the crime committed at Watergate, since they involved the use of the ‘F.B.L, but the Church investigators seem to be determineti not to probe too deeply. if F.B.I. documents say that reports were made to specific Johnson aides, why -are those men not given the same opportunity to publicly tell their story so avidly given the next Presi- dent’s men? If Lyndon Johnson com- mitted this impeachable high crime of using the F.BI. to spy on political 4 opponents, who can be brought for-' ward to tell us all about it? ' But that would cause embarrass- ment to Democrats, and Senator Church wants to embarrass profes- sional employees of investigatory agencies only. A new sense of Con- gressional decorum exists, far from the sense of outrage expressed in the Senate Watergate committee’s hear- ing room. When it is revealed that the management of NBC News gave press credentials to L.B.J.’s spies at the 1964 convention, everybody blushes demure-, ly—and nobody demands to know; which network executive made what, decision under what pressure. I have been haranguing patient! readers for years about the double standard applied to Democratic and’ Republican political crimes, and had hoped the day would come when the hardball precedents set by the Ken nedy and Johnson sien would be lai before the public in damning detail. Obviously, Democrat Frank Churc is nol the man to do it. His jowl} shaking indignation is all too sclec tive: the trail of high-level responsi bility for the crimes committed agains Dr. King and others is evidently aeing to me ellowed tr cool. Pity, You'd think that after all the nation has been through ie the past few years, our political leaders would have Icarned that the one _thing that brings you down is the ect of cover- cenman eins AE? 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NRG@A1 MP CODED 7:13 PM MITEL MARCH 25, 1975 DSC TO ~ DIRECTOR — PAW FROM MINNEAPOLIS (190-NEW) ATTENTION: S8UDGET AND ACCOUNTING SECTION | | SENATE, SELECT COMMITTEE: ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES. RE BUTEL TO ALL SAC’S, MARCH 24, 1975. | MINNEAPOLIS HAS ONE SUPERVISOR WHO SPENDS 50 PER CENT OF HIS TIME ON INTERNAL SECURITY AND 54 PER CENT OF HIS TIME ON COUNTERINTELLIGENCE. 4 SECOND SUPERVISOR SPENDS 4@ PER CENT OF HIS i TIME ON INTERNAL SECURITY. THERE ARE FIVE AND ONE HALF AGENTS WORYING COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND 14 WORKING INTERNAL SECURITY. END Totti 6) 01 21 6 SO Serialized..2)... . AW 354927) Bocld: 32989477 Page 6
NRG46 WA CODE 9:48PM NITEL 3-24-75 DEB TO ALL SACS - 7 i FROM DIRECTOR fi | SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES SENATOR FRANK CHURCH, CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE TO STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH RESPECT To INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES HAS MADE AN INITIAL REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FROM THE FBI. AMONG THE ITEMS REQUESTED Is A BREAKDOWN OF [oerss7 FIELD AGENT PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO INTERNAL SECURITY AND CF 2.46 S 4 COUNTERINTELLIGENCE MATTERS. | ACCORDINGLY, WITHIN FOUR EIGHT HOURS EACH SAC SHOULD SUTEL TO FBIHQ, ATTENTION: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTING SECTION, SETTING FORTH SEPARATELY THE NUMBER OF SACS, ASACS, SUPERVISORS AND AGENTS ASSIGNEN TO INTERNAL SECURITY AND COUNTERINTELLIGENCE MATTERS. PERCENTAGES OF AN AGENT'S TIME, WHEN NOT ASSIGNED FULL-TIME TO THESE ACTIVITIES, SHOULD BE USED IF APPROPRIATE, PARTICULARLY IN THE SUPERVISORY | CATEGORIES. THIS INFORMATION SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN SEPARATELY BETWEEN INTERNAL SECURITY AND COUNTERINTELLIGENCE. ‘YOUR RESPONSE SHOULD BE LIMITED TO AGENT PERSONNEL ONLY. . END 4 C7 “WW 54997 Docld:32989477 Page 7