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OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL, WASHINGTON, D.G. 20530 eo ER is ie i eae fe if gn cy Nes eran ay \ Co, 8 Ry, N SA os Beery 32 Tt NOV 71973 TO: John A. Mintz, Assistant Director Legal Counsel Division Federal Bureau of Investigation WN Nemo Michael E. Shaheen, Jn. Special Counsel for Intelligence Coordination SUBJECT: Senate Select Committee Request Attached is a letter from the Senate Select Committee requesting declassification of certain documents enclosed with that request. We forward them for your attention and appropriate action. a ec: Paul Daly Leeriinsosrerteiiee nemenmondinee en tee oom Ov 2s, SS a é Ce) S P75 yi? oan | | |
FRANK CHURCH, IDAHO, oe) ‘4 A JOUN G, TOWER, TEXAS, VICE CHAIRM PRILIP AL UAT, MICH, HOWARD H. BAKER, JR, TENN, “WAT ERP. TMC AOALL, MINN, BARRY GOLOWATE, ARTZ, "+. WALTER ©. HUDOLLSTON, KY. CHARLES MGC. MATHIAS, JR. MD. ee ‘ ROUEN MAOMGAN, ILC, RICHARD S. SCHWEIKER, PAs 9 ¢ D @ £ ¢ f ha = y Ca a GANY HRT, CuLo. Murted <bleles Denate WILLIAM G, MILLER, STAT F DIRECTOR i FRCOLRICK A. O. SCHWARZ, JR... CHIEF COUNSEL, SELECT COMMITTEE TO | . LeURTIS R, SMOTHERS, MINORITY COUNSEL STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH ‘ ‘ ia RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (PURSUANT TO S. RES. 21, 94TH CONGRESS) | WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510 sNovember 4, 1975. Michael E. Shaheen, Jr., Esq. Special Counsel for Intelligence Coordination Office of the Deputy Attorney General U. S. Department of Justice Washington, D.C. 20530 Dear Mike: Please have the enclosed documents as received by the Senate Select Committee, declassified for public hearings. They are as follows: 1. Excerpts from Former FBI Director Hoover's ; ; briefing of the National Security Council, . an res pPofeP presided over by the President, dated 11/6/58, 60 pages 35-37. 2. Excerpts from Former FBI Director Hoover's "off record" statements, as presented to the House i" 10? caw Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, for fiscal years 1959 thru 1967. Cutler dated May 8, 1958. N 4, Memorandum from the Director FBI to the Attorney General dated May 8, 1958 and captioned Communist Party, USA, Internal Security - C. 5. Letter from J, Edgar Hoover to the Honorable Dean Rusk dated January 10, 1961. ce 6. Letter from J. Edgar Hoover to the Honorable Robert F. Kennedy dated January 10, 1961. eo. This letter has attached to it a five page om HAE mee enclosure entitled Communist Party, USA, dated “~\ January 10, 1961. yo a OE On Nw TY ae SLUG ran nh | Ib ee all SS HW 55093" eee 32989552 Page 4 3. Letter from J. Edgar Hoover to the Honorable Robert | | | | |
. <'' Michael E. Shaheen, Jr. November 4, 1975 Page 2 - topper ree (yen General dated September 2, 1965 and captioned Penetration and Disruption of Klan Organizations, Racial Matters. 8, Letter from J. Edgar Hoover to the Honorable pe Bion wre P COIN T Et PICO Marvin Watson dated September 2, 1965. 9. Memorandum from the Attorney General Nicholas de B. Katzenbach for J. Edgar Hoover, Director 1965 captioned your Memorandum of September 2, regarding penetration and disruption of Klan organizations. 10. Memorandum from the Director FBI to the Attorney General dated December 19, 1967 and captioned Ku \een Klux Klan Investigations, FBI accomplishments. This memorandum has attached to it a ten page enclosure entitled Ku Klux Klan Investigations FBI accomplishments, dated December 19, 1967. lil. Memorandum from the Director, FBI, tothe Attorney Yb General dated September 17, 1969 and captioned Investigation of Klan Organizations, Racial. Matters (Klan). Sincerely, “ —_ us . i ian oe T. ‘ CE . ( John T, Ellie Director HW 55096 Docld:32989552 Page 5 7. Memorandum from the Director, FBI to the Attorney Cons erree fe Federal Bureau of Investigation, dated September 3, A if Domestic Intelligenct Task Force rr eee ce A SA =m
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has been most effective. Selected informants were bricfed and tr trained te to eid anneal oa ree ee an meee aon eerie o xaise controversial | issucs within the Par’y. In the process, many \ were able Grn ate nee on ae meena aan ale eR fathead ~ . 8 to advance themselves to higher positicns. The Internal Revenue Service was nines. we setae errors . ey . oe aterm stew ems sme tH ee eee iain ae ameen, e . , v furni shed the names and ¢ acdr es sses es of Par ly. functionaries who had been active ce nee ane ne ne meen wenn me Te t in the under “ground ay ppar atus, Based on this information, investigatious were re - eee one es = fo 7 ” eee nd ee i in . - & instituted in 2 G2 possibl e income tax evasion cases. Anticommunist liferature gece oo Shearer mee ae wees . eee ee ee aeecadiaa . eo a af and simuleted Party documents were mailed anonymously to carl filly chosen menibers. Tho Seupencel” DELEr PO BS on - ' FO f ORIG y pAlhie on AnlPsy . fe eter’ ao: a + ¢ . a . . SAIS? Ret SO MOS TLGAT Ie Pree Mh St, ave ” ec. a re - * ww ‘These programs are part of our over~ wall counterintclligence pee 6 we we ee - 1 remem arin ater 88 operations. They are specific < answers to specific problems which have arisen. wae em ee oad or Within our investi gative jurisdiction. You may have noticed, however, during . my commenis regarding communism and espionage, the constantly recurring = 36~ . HW 55096 Docld:32989552 Page 6
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| ‘TOD YECIET - @¥ THE RECORD . . ] t ~ — OL CTE, oe : ° eee . 4 . 7 a eo. 2 By (3 fl } | ° ° vos counterintellirénce Prosram oe 2 4 i wet  Sincé August, 1956, we have ausmented our regular “6, aaa Sane ne et a aa 3 ¢ Antestigative o operations azainst the Communist Party-USA. ann Sener en “with a "couriter intellizence prozren" which involves. the ape a _ plication of. disruptive technicues “and: psychological war- a oo erence are neonate _ fare directed: at: discrediting end disrupting ‘the. opera ations cee pe ee a ne wf of the Party, erid causi ng disillusionment and. defections _ a within the commmist ranks. ‘The tangible results -we are © geen cag te ae a OL CL CR = " obtaining through | these covert-end ext remerty. sensitive, + * . opetati ons speal r the 1VeS. oe —_— - During the past year we Have causes-dfseruption. ne Ce ‘at lerce Party meetings, ralliss and-pfess conferences eS aan ee : cancellation of the “rental of’ the hall, sacking the 4udi- - ence with- anti conitunists, -arrancing r adverse publicity_in. eee = < - iad the, press_and making available embarrassing ‘questions for zs ni jendly reporters t askethe - Cea mmunist Party itnetionars Te nnnememass ren — ees oy eras © . - 03 f° ° ¢ 2° = ° ae oe . Ps = se & oe . - eo ° , . “¢ e « of x < t ? - e ° - os . ° ‘ . . & ° . e WAGIO? ar atc URITY INFORMATION ¢ , ar ee eae Unauthori ne ‘Disclosure’, “. f : , * Subject to Criny nal- Sanctions 4 - jen ® . ” . bd ° ° ° i — . Lat te Mee, <7 : ce oo “ee - e > . o “ay ® . *’ . . . - ee - eo . wet HW 55098  Docld?37989752— Poe 20 aa a Sane ee, eo oe - 1 OAR 8 ga IUD Fat oa eee oenRRT ATE eg rss BAND At sey eH 6 OS enn meSUT ERE RIE Ee HENS) nReAO I SeNetnteatn cee MENTE TION NATE RSE OY through various techniques suci as causin e*the last-minute - pinata  aeeenaenenieamiereernes ate aac a Eg OE I LE EI TOOTS ee tsi art os . Pi enh sek Piet eh belek Me che eee ' ‘ PETIA OLELI ey Ao
= —— = = SoS cer) , ota, eek wr ee ee é er ¥& wee . . ied . . z * = of a Saal * aes er age meena omens,» tt amen et ret Aberin ge. »° . 4 Ag 7: ? rr bt .- : j o 2 a . ° . ° & 78) oe ¢ ' a. me * a nae c or . , woe “ f . ¢ ” f % . . . ye" : . ot . e re ree ¢ > le . manner ‘that the FBI'is never involved. {For rr examule, cc. WAS § by per rooum a SITs om ee throuch our initial efforts ‘and pianning that photocres hs Cprmencioerenmeat A es . . + 7 oe aire we. te wee . ° +. . wate - ae oe pee, - \fuere taken Showin ng ‘then entering “the Soviet Gaited Nat Na Peleration headquarter rs Ant avy York: city on the ovening’ < PR, a nn —— ee of Novenber 6,” i961, 6, attend the Soviet celebration - of om eS 1 £08 Bolshevik _ Revolution.) (as ras ‘photos raphs an id an ACCOTE BO eee pra article appeared in thes’ Cuaare. TE "A. s evanatet)t “2° He halve’ increased tactiodalism dnd_discord_fn- y Bide the Par arty ‘throush . the uss of carefully” selected in: . °. 7 “formants inside ‘the Party sho are inf ce] key ypositions ts to sow tm” . ¢ te seeds -of atswttt ty. Another phase of the procream is to Sa ae , omememetemmmmmnents a} -exPOse and _ discredit commmists tho are secretly operatin as cae , Milegitiiate orgahizations end employments, such as the and the like, + * . * . . a . . e ae* ° : . . . .* rad 2e . “. 8 e soa ote _- ai, . ee a ‘ e ro . e@- “HW 55096 pScld:32989552,. Page 21 . : : vey . | os =e 1 , hese operations are ‘carried out-in such a covert sl eesan nee aaa cance temnersanreneitan-reactaar ie } soe - VP RBS weeds ‘Ze eres gaia etl, shred oon : . . rr rer se 23, ae - jt poe nena Ran ENEENS RE : . . - . ok RO BEETLE LON AP Er a aa - .@learly. show the public theyecloss relationshty betwe en the _— ne re 4 . * | top Jeaders of the Coomunist Party-USA and officials of the - = _— , . Boviet Union. - <« . . . v . ~ - “ip o ; . ; “ cme ~ + ve * > ty ~ . .- Young Yen's Christian Association, Boy Scouts, civic groups, . en Fe LT acl le Rall sodemet iced nied achaherdand inn paasierhinhenenibel ) teatiinchinbeneiied OEE ae 80 ere Otte He OR TOA Aes Oe Or ahah Reg Cb eacchenr ee et Aget an ma tigtinns 1 Mea OT Rt pes 11 Ci
: gent to their hones ent to their hones en Concerning iti-Senit ism in- the Soviet Union, aos eee “Many of the loni-time tan yn enncmaerneene 4 j active cormunists CEES Vite te bo ee crimes com ra ‘Gomminism ora ether’: een . a pert inent disillustoning informeticn. I no acc Communists. we nave reached in this - es ee ET ee eateneeaaemanallll mannér “navesubs sauently become inbotive in the communist - LTPP T IES A LOG LO Nn AED ! ——— ¥ . “Tov rf 7 ete . 4 ! mov emerx e 7 -'%@ ~~. BY. Les — tr Lee . ne . ene . 7 7. . . i: . | F : evant Le . see ee . re foe, a . rs ° . . 2 Sus? st . - e. “3 —“. - - . » ° : . Pee +! i 3 oe 2 ° ‘ - . “2 tle i 7. - . »° eo 71 etree gee - : . f. Pras ec te wes _. : a a aoe . ‘ e . 7 ar oe - @ 1. 2 1% ‘e : : : ee a ee - - ; . - : tee to, ote -  ° c 4 “e  -erce - ee oe . . + : . - . ° e,3 . . ot .- "°° -° rf. eC . “8 . : : ~. s - ate * &: oe . -* . > - ol - 7 ny ° . . _ ° 28, ° . - ates = = ° . eo ad ° “¢ *e. -o vo. ge we 4 - z 3 7 o@ a . - -. - ~. : - a 8 -* ee «2. ” = Pe e - tN, om 7 oe : eo 4S aw BOT - ‘. : ° we 7 @ . .. . - ee . © %%. oe 8 Fees Se « . \ . . vw fe - . i - “ se ° .. o S- .- t ee e “e- *s ° © . * . e . ° -. Tee @ © o > g x. o- ° - - e b = ." o . bd *° ° @ i to . - . : o* - .. . e . . . c.f ie ; . ‘ ° . £ le e o - ° © e. 6 - . eo . - hd o . . e ° - ° ° . . < . ° . nnd e © %. 3 - 2° t lf 4 7. . -,. ry ° . - e “ Prd . oe ° oe. . ". - . *- e oo ree TS =» . e td - - . “t . . . . . HW °55098 ‘Docld: 32989552 e Page 22 aa ° » : “ee % ~ ee = z : . * a . oe - -» e Oe HEE AGAN YE 9 0h
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a ae _ . ° we - ° - 4 , # e:. 1 "Fi . . . ° . ¢ 4 : °o - ‘ ‘ bd o. ef Fae EN tccace at | “ we tas: tollos ‘ed. intg ‘the sirere terminal -bpitidin: é . 9 ™ ¢ and: agked, additional questions. in a Tage yi _ pushed +t te / a geleviston repo ter. at iy and smang his brief case at the enere~ 44 Mat. _ These antics and dialogue were most poe 7 rtrayes ‘t on 2. sound movie fh in later televt sed nationally. :Tnis pu ; i ity, which yas pourheteay orgénized as a comterivtellig ence Grtort, was most damaging And eribarrassing Co. ‘the communis \: ‘Perhaps the moss ef fective. : single blow ever dealt yh ca € ‘the organized .commmist : Agvenent has eda accomplished mdsr this program? + ~ Oe : °*. oO TAs fPbAT Pee" rE AeA area Sap ar - FRAIS " nee feud: Pree - Tre CALATOV A, 79. Fevest.-. re ae 2 ° “ae z bd ve aoe i ub a r Ht + tesSe, t . t 1 ety - s hlet ! = i a - e. a r . Pn «- aoe [re wee : ob an ry 6 a z &. Md . * - -\ - "8 . 2 . &- . H . . ee «6 - ° : / oO - ets a’. * , ° . iad Ca - § y -- s * a a te yn cene een Here yee. HW 55098 DocId: 329895 a
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