OF A SRT Toh he Bee AE AY OTN ON PbO POA TLE CREE TEN REET FM LATE A ELA OA MEE FECAL PON Set AAT PUREE CRIS J AER DF RENN EY SAEED = Sah Rg HA Rey LSS eA NW 55072 Doold: 32989529 Page 1706 K. SECTION 107. SECURITY INFORMANTS AND CONFIDENTIAL SOURCES. Lo7K INFORMANT FILES 1. Opening a. When active investigation is initiated regarding potential informant or confidential source who is not subject of security-type: file, open 134 file. be. If individual is subject of security case and after being interviewed appears to have potential as informant, open separate 134 file to follow informant development. In espionage and foreign nationality matters, existing file may be used if this is practical. : G. Maintain individual files on all active informants as pending active files. . . 2. Monthly administrative report Include files on potential informants and informants in tabulations and calculations of delinquencies in monthly administrative report. 3, Assignment and tickler cards Maintain assignment and tickler cards, but do not show true’ name of informant,[potential informant, panel source or confidential source]. on such cards. 4. Subfiles . @e Subfile is required on each informant who submits statements, written or oral, except in espionage or foreign nationality matters where subfile is necessary only in those instances involving. possible prosecution. File in this subfile original of each statement, whether personally written by informant or furnished orally and . reduced to writing by contacting Agent. Staple executed form FD-305 or channelizing memorandum containing all applicable items on form. FD-306 to original of each such statement. . b. Holes may be. punched in original statements of informants for filing, but care must be taken to prevent obliteration of any portion of statements or notations thereon, 5. Channelization Include excerpts from informant'ts statement in regular investigative case report when information of value is submitted. Form FD<-306 may be used to disseminate this information to case file in lieu of channelizing . memorandum if desired. If so, prepare copies of FD-306 as needed for channelization and staple one copy to each copy of informant's state~ ment being channelized. Channelization should be noted on original FD~306 and all copies. 6. Channelizing memoranda - destruction of See Manual of Rules and Regulations. 7. Gorrespondence Correspondence in security informant and potential security informant matters should be strictly limited to administrative handling of informant and should not contain information more properly furnished under sub- stantive case caption. 8. Meintenance of files @. Maintain all symbol number informant files, pending and closed, under lock and key under personal supervision of SAC, ASAC, field supervisor, or responsible employee designated by SAG. b. Subfiles containing written statements may be maintained in open files section, provided there is no disclosure of informant's identity on statements. c. Maintain informant files so that all information furnished by in- formant will be immediately available when needed. ad. In addition, maintain these files so identities of cases jn which an informant has furnished competent evidence can be obtained immediately by simply referring to file of informant and without extensive research. 13 . 6-14-71 .
vi . ie 4 a i ‘a id SECLION 107. SHCURITY INFORMANTS AND CONFIDENTIAL SOURCES. LO7S-f b. If no pertinent derogatory information is developed, initial contact may be made with prospective panel source to ascertain cooperative- ( ness; however, in regard to individuals associated with ‘educational institutions, be guided by current instructions concerning investi- gations on campuses. ce. Submit letter +o Bureau requesting authority to use individual as a panel source and set out: (1) Results of background investigation and data as to date anda place of birth, citizenship status if foreign born, residence and employment addresses (2) Details of expected area of activity of individual as: panel source and results of any interviews conducted with him (3) Statement to effect subject is being considered panel source and will be advised he is not Bureau employee and of confi- dential nature of his relationship with Bureau. Also, state- ment should be made that you will be alert to be certain sub- ject-is not a plant and, if connected with labor union or educational institution, he will be advised of Bureau policy on such matters. (4) One copy of letter should consist only of first page. If . approved at Bureau, stamped notation indicating Bureau approval will -be placed on single~page copy and it will be returned to field. 3. Administrative handling . "a. Follow same procedure in handling, processing, and reporting data and material furnished by panel sources as afforded security informants. b. Handle payments for legitimate expenses incurred and services rendered in same manner as security informants. Gifts should not be given to panel sources, . c. Open 134 file when active investigation of prospective panel source initiated, Close file administratively if panelist is not contacted regularly. Note contacts with panelists in their respective files. do. Gnly Agents designated in particular case should contact panelists. { . ; e. Hvery six months submit FD-401 to Bureau requesting continuation of \ payments to panel source. If source not paid on Bureau authorization, Agent handling prepare memorandum to SAC for file containing certi- fication as to stability and reliability. [ f£. [A symbol number should be assigned from the time any step is taken { to develop an individual as a panel source.] Use abbreviation "PS" before symbol number, e.g., PS NY-000-S, g. Designate, where practicable, coordinating Agent to maintain current roster of panel sources and scheduled organization activities, who — Will notify Agents handling individual panelists of organizational functions to be covered. Coordinating Agent should receive notice of coming events from Agents handling organizations, informants, and publications, bh, Advise Bureau of date panel source is discontinued and reasons. Tf. DOUBLE AGENT OPERATIONS 1. Passage of information . ~ @. In double agent operations information requested by principals is frequently passed either to build up double agent's stature or as evidence of espionage activity. - b. Hach case must be carefully evaluated to make certain that net gain accrues to U. S. ce. Information passed should be carefully handled and logical explana~ tions created for its acquisition by double agent. 2. Locating information to pass Where possible field office handling double agent should locate appropriate information; however, Bureau can assist in fulfilling requests for infor-~ mation in possession of other Government agencies. 3. Obtaining Bureau authority Bureau authority must be obtained to pass any information in double ; agent operation except: ( a. Newspaper or magazine article 23 : 9-13-71 NW 55072 Doocld: 32989529 Page i709
b . ‘ . * , * coy LO7T-U U. UTILIZATION OF INFORMANTS AND SOURCES AT INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING , Use of students 1. b. SECTION 107. © vcr INFORMANTS AND courron et SOURCES. Pamphlets, brochures, etc., prepared by private company for distribu- tion or sale to public. (This does not include highly technical pamphlets, even if unclassified, which are ptepared for limited use and not intended for release to public.) Retention of copies of passed material a, b. Ce a. frue copies should be retained by office of origin of any documents or material related to national defense which is passed. . Such material should be appropriately identified by double agent. Bureau Agents should not place identifying data on such material But should preserve any notes made by them in connection with its passage. Similar action should -be taken regarding material which is passed which is considered evidentiary although not clearly related to national defense. it i8 not necessary to retain copies of buildup material obviously not evidentiary in nature where copies can be obtained at later date from ~ Government agency or private concern having custody. Handling money and property received by double agents ae Ae b. Quarterly letters ae % De Double agents must turn over to Bureau any money or property received from their principals in connection with double agent intelligence ~ operation, This should be made clear to double agent at inception of operation (consider obtaining signed statement to this effect). Exceptions must be specifically approved by Bureau. Entirely separate arrangements must be made for payments to double agents for services rendered to Bureau, Any money or property received by double agent from his principal represents possible evidence and double agent should execute state- ment describing money received by type of currency, denomination, series of issue, and serial number and appropriately describing any other property received. Statement should be signed by double agent's code name. . > Money or property received from double agents should be retained as evidence in accordance with section 3, part IIT, Manual of Rules and Regulations. . Lee Bureau Agents receiving such money or property from double agents Should make independent records for retention for purposes of refréshing. ( recollection in event testimony is later necessary. KM Students under age of 18 years are not to be developed as security informants, potential security informants, or other types of security sources in other than highly unusual circumstances, Under such circumstences, furnish complete justification to Bureau. Upon initial contact with prospective student informant or source, individual should be tactfully requested to execute a brief signed writ- ten statement for field file setting forth that this individual has voluntarily come forward to furnish information to FBI because of his concern over individuals or groups that may be inimical to interests of U. S. Government and that he understands FBI has no interest in legitimate institution or campus activities. On January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1, submit quarterly _* letters on each student and teacher authorized by Bureau for contact as security informant, potential security informant, or other sources (including panel sources), Inelude following: i Specific productivity . . es Specific information furnished not otherwise available from - public source material or other office sources off campus (3) Frequency of contact _. Quarterly letters on allfextremistland security informants or sources should be jointly transmitted to Bureau by cover letter captioned "Utilization of Informants and Sources at Institutioas of Learning." Include following in cover letter: (1) Number cf informants, potential informants, and other sources active and under development at each educational institution affected . (2) An overall analysis of coverage afforded by campus informants and sources . oon
SECTION 107. SECURITY INFORMANTS AND courte its SOURCES. LO7TR-S | 3. Index &. Prepare index cards on form FD-348 and fale as adjunct to criminal . informant, [extremist ]Jinformant, or security informant index,,. depending ° on type information furnished. ( b. Duplicate confidential source cards may be maintained with criminal informant, racial informant, and security informant index where logical. 4. Files . When active investigation is initiated relative to prospective confidential source, open 134 file (or 137 for criminal sources) and maintain as pending until efforts to develop individual are discontinued. 5. Utilization ae be If confidential source is to be used in security investigations, secure Bureau approval, and furnish background data of same type required for potential security informants. Except in espionage and foreign nationality matters in which frequency of contact is dependent upon circumstances, contact confidential sources - on whom pending files are maintained at least once every two weeks, ’ Such contacts may be posted. Contacts should only be made by Agent or Agents specifically designatea - . for that purpose. Letter to Bureau requesting authority to use subject as confidential 7 source is to set out clearly: (1) Background information, including date and place of birth, citizen~ Ship status, residence, employment, credit and arrest record, and service record, if any (2) Details of expected cooperation of individual and results of any interviews conducted with him (3) Statement to effect subject is being considered confidential source and will be advised he is not Bureau employee and of confidential’ nature of his relationship with Bureau. In addition, statement should be made that you will be alert to be certain subject is not @ plant, and if he is connected with labor union he will be- advised of Bureau policy on labor matters. . (4) One copy of letter requesting authority should consist only of ( first page. if request is approved at Bureau, stamped notation _ * to this effect will be placed on single-page copy and it will be returned to field. 6. Security confidential sources ~ certification of stability and payments x a» b. Every six months submit FD-401 to Bureau requesting continuation ef p2yments. See subsection L, item 3b, above. Tf source is not being paid on Bureau authorization or if-he is ‘not employee of foreign diplomatic establishment or an international or- ganization and is being used regularly, Agent handling must[certify stability and reliability by executing statement on this point ~ contained on FD- 7209 used to record contact. Certification must be ° made at intervals of no longer than six months. ] Tf source is employed by foréign diplomatic establishments ‘(ombassy, consulate, United Nations Mission, ete.) or by international organiza~- tion (United Nations Secretariat, Organization of American States, International Monetary Found, etc.}), submit FD-401 to Bureau every six months. 7. Gifts Gifts should not be given to sources. - 8. Discontinuance . “ Advise Bureau of date when source is discontinued and reasons. S. PANEL SOURCES 1. Definition - See page 3 of this section. 2. Background investigation and approval a. | NW 55072 Docld:32989529 Page 1711 Check prospective panel source through office indices, canvass Logical informants, review appropriate credit, arrest, and. military records. 22 9-13-71