% H. la t L. J e NW 55072 SECTION 107 on“ INFORMANTS AND cura SOURCES. Lo7H-I-T SYMBOLS 1. Assigning numbers a, All informants should be designated by permanent symbol number of which Bureau must be advised. Once number assigned, it must not be subsequently reassigned to any other informant or source. b. Potential security informants and confidential sources whose identity must be protected may be assigned permanent symbol numbers if ‘they are producing sufficient information to warrant use of such designations. ec. Individuals to whom permanent symbols assigned are not to be advised of such symbols. : - a. Cover name should be used by informant in signing his statements and in communications between informant and field office. Advise Bureau . of cover name. e. Prefix of symbol number consists of appropriate field office teletype abbreviation. Suffix of symbol number will consist of letter "S" for security informant; letters "PSI" for potential security informant ; letters "CS" for confidential source. £. Although source may subsequently furnish information requiring change. in designation (e e.g., from security to criminal or to racial, etc. ); number previously assigned will remain same; however, suffix is to. be changed to appropriate letter or letters indicating this change (N¥ 000-S to NY 000-C or to NY 000-R). 2. Communications - use of symbols a. After Bureau is advised of permanent symbol, in subsequent communica~ — tions true name of informant should not be set forth; use symbol number, . b. In all communications after initial letter, Bureau and field office file numbers for informant must be set forth. c. In communications between offices, follow same procedure ad. iInformants and sources entering another division (L} Active informants and sources entering another division on temporary basis should be referred to in initial letter to interested office by true name and symbol number if necessary for other division to know identity. Office receiving such letter should make appropriate index cards for "Informants and Sources in Other Divisions" index. Subsequent letters between interested offices may then identify individual by symbol number only. (2) Individuals who leave division where they have been furnishing information and do not plan to return should be immediately discontinued, their symbol number, if any, should be cancelled, _ @nd their true name used in all administrative correspondence, (3) If informant is transferred to another office and-remains active, ~ his identity must still be protected. . ot e. In communications concerning potential security informant when a symbol number is not assigned, name of potential security informant and abbreviation "PSI" shall be used; e.g., "John Doe, PST." £. In espionage and foreign nationality matters, caption of communica~- tion should also show character and country designation (i.e., IS - R for Russia or IS - PO for Poland, etc.). fhis facilitates routing at Bureau. INDEXING True names and aliases of all informants, as well as cover name assigned, shail be indexed in general office indices as any other name. Index cards should “show file number of informant, but such terms as "Informant" or "Potential Security Informant" shall not appear. , INDICES . 1. Alphabetical name index and symbol number index Are to be kept by SAC, ASAC, or security supervisor consistent with. maximum security and best administrative practice . @. Alphabetical name index In all offices maintain card index showing true identities of all security informants, potential security informants, and security confidential sources. This is to be known as alphabetical name index. File cards in alphabetical order. Li 11-12-70 Doold: 32989529 Page 16596
LO7R~S SECTION i SECURITY INFORMANTS AND cour Moran SOURCES. 3. Index . a2. Prepare index cards on form FD-348 and file as adjunct to criminal informant, racial informant, or security informant index, de pending on type information furnished. be 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- ponding until efforts to develop individual are discontinued, 5. Utilization a. 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. be 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. . c. Gontacts should only be made by Agent or Agents specifically designated for that purpose. a. Letter to Bureau requesting authority to use subject as confidential 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 a 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 a. Every six months submit FD-401 to Bureau requesting continuation of payments. See subsection L, item 3b, above, b. If 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-209 used to record contact. Certification must be made at intervals of no longer than six months. ] c. If source is employed by foreign diplomatic establishments (embassy, consulate, United Nations Mission, etc.) or by international organiza tion (United Nations Secretariat, Organization of American States, International Monetary Fund, etc. j, 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, areases S. PANEL SOURCES 1. Definition See page 3 of this section. 2. Background investigation and approval a. Check prospective panel source through office indices, canvass logical informants, review appropriate credit, arrest, and military records, 22 . 3-15~71 Nw 35072 Doocld: 32939529 Page 1497 ap
wee on Deena dlaiacal A at Ae Rertgie te & LL TT EE TA ROT OSS ES SEM EM OE ES SS SS ES Pe Nw 55072 P ba] ° BDooeld: 32989529 Page 16596 SECTION gros INFORMANTS AND moon SOURCES. 1070-R CORRECTIVE ACTION ON FALSE INFORMATION 1. 2. 10. li. 12. 13. When it is determined that informant or ex-informant furnished false informa - tion while informant, promptly advise Bureau of complete facts. Set forth your suggestion relative to wording to be used in describing informant in future, such as: “informant of known unreliability" or "informant who has furnished both reliable and unreliable information in the past.” Bureau will advise which dasignation to use. Then proceed with review of ali data furnished by individual and label information from him accordingly. ALL communications containing information from informant which have been disseminated to Bureau, other Bureau offices, and to outside agencies must be corrected.. Identify cases individually by title and character, together with dates of communications containing information. . If information was used in reports, corrective letters should.be crystal clear and refer to specific report, page number, and change to be made. Amended pages should not be prepared unless so instructed by Bureau in accordance with part IT, section 4, of Manual of Rules and Regulations. Corrective action should be called to attention of other Bureau offices,- outside agencies, and Bureau by letter. instruct each interested Bureau office which has made further adissemina- tion of information to follow instructions set forth above. Set up control file regarding this corrective action, and upon completion of same submit to Bureau final letter under informant's caption identifying each case by title, character, Bureau file, where known, and date of com-, munication. This letter will be used to check all pertinent Bureau files to see that necessary corrective action has been taken, If necessary, other field offices which have received information from informant should also be requested to submit summary letters showing what . corrections have been made. All information from informant must be correctly Iabeled and great care must be taken to see that this is done. Occasionally, ex-informant through his speech, writings, or actions raises @ doubt as to his reliability subsequent to time he was informant. It. is not necessary to go back and change evaluation of information attributed to that individual in absence of definite indication that informant furnished unreliable information while he was informant. Dissemination of information from sources of questionable reliability and known unreliability should be made in accordance with part II, section 5, Menual of Rules and Regulations. CONFIDENTIAL SOURCES ye “e 26 Definition See page 3 of this section. Assignment of symbols 2. Symbol number may be assigned if an unusual security problem exists, or if typing would be saved. b. Advise Bureau by letter giving name, address, business affiliation, symbol number, reason for assigning symbol number, and brief state- ment concerning type of information furnished, ec. Abbreviation "CS" may be used in intra-Bureau communications for ; confidential source; e.g., "Richard Roe, CS, Communications relating to espionage and foreign nationality matters should in addition have a character indicating country involved; e.g., IS - R.. a, When permanent symbol has been assigned to confidential source, abbreviation "CS" is to appear before symbol number; e.g., CS N¥-000-S, e. Numbers assigned to confidential sources are to be taken from series of numbers used for security, racial, and criminal informants, 21 8-24-70
107G ‘pt SECTION Lo SECURITY INFORMANTS AND C onpr@Qexas SOURCES. (4) Separate statements should be prepared for each meeting or separate activity in which informants engage and should be dictated by Agent as if informant were preparing them himself, (5) Information, after being reduced to writing, should be read promptly by informant and acknowledged by affixing his code name on each page. In espionage and foreign nationality matters, such authentication is necessary only where future prosecution is possible, (6) After informant authenticates statement, contacting Agent should prepare cover sheet, form FPD-306, which should be stapled to it. Thereafter statement should be handled as written one. (7) Oral information furnished by informant purely of lead value should be included in office memorandum by Agent and should ~ not be initialed by informant or exhibited to him or treated as evidence, 3. Transmission of information a. Statements should be personally delivered to contacting “Agent by informants when possible. Careful consideration should be given to full security of all such contacts. They should never be mailed to field office or resident agency. If they cannot be obtained per- sonally by contacting Agent, obtain confidential post office boxes for their receipt. Confidential post office boxes should be obtained under fictitious names and not under names of persons who may be listed in post office directory. More than one informant may send statements to a post office box, but consideration should be given to obtaining post office boxes in different post office stations to prevent suspicion on part of postal employees. Envelope enclosing statement should have return address of another confidential post office box obtained under fictitious name. Statements should be collected at post office boxes regularly, but time of pickup should be varied. Work out system of rotation where- by same Agent or Agents will not appear at same post office box for extended period of time. , When informant receives information of vital and immediate interest, he should furnish it as promptly as possible to contacting Agent or office by most appropriate means of communication. 4. Handling of lead information a. b. All lead information obtained from informant must be run out to logical conclusion. If there is insufficient information to warrant opening case, tickler card should be prepared to follow informant and take other logical steps to obtain additional identifying data. Restrict tickler cards to information which would warrant investigation if identity - established. If no identification is made after reasonable effort, prepare memorandum for informant's subfile. 5. Handling documentary material furnished by informants ae db. OT ESO ROO SE CS SES SR EM SSS MMS se fe) e BW 55072 Doold: 32989525 Page 16599 Pamphlets and similar documentary material furnished by informants should have placed thereon informant's code name. Informant should affix date he received material. If informant can- not recall date of receipt, date he furnished material should be affixed. . No additional markings of any kind, such as initials, date received, permanent symbol number of informant, Pile numbers, indexing symbols, etc., should be placed on documentary material. Receipt of such material should be recorded on form FD-306 or on a channelizing memorandum containing all applicable items. See section 107K for filing instructions. . 10 8-24-70 “