104-10050-10026] 1 -Indications of the Scope’ and. Possible» Of New Allegations by Ramparts. Magazine . : building) ; ; a a : OMIMENTS: (Rvaiber ‘each, ‘comment to show froin wher . . s we, : to-whom, . , Draw. 2 line. across column after each comment.) _ ATTENTION: Mr. Richard Ober ; “Beeig and ued “Dalbot Rape
as ts -0 © © © \ a hares Fo mabangen yt cee egcemey Ors ae anos ae! H — : i an RETURN TO CIA : a . Background Use Only a a Do Not’ Reproduce i . - a MEMORANDUM FOR: - Deputy Director for Plans oo i THROUGH: Assistant Deputy Director for Plans i - - SUBECT: — Indications of the Scope and Possible | 4 Danage of New Allegations by y Ramparts i oS Magazine . } , '2. This memorandum is Zurnished for information only. 2. Harly in April 1968 the Office of the General Coun-° sel made available to Central Cover StafzZ (CCS) a copy of a letter and an attached list of organizations sent to the internal Revenue Service (IRS) by Hr. Jon Frappier of Ran- parts Magazine. The letter, dated 5 April 1968, had been , Furnished CGC through IRS lisison channels. The letter appended & List of 145 tax-exempt organizations and indicated that all were ouspected ¢ of having been funded by or having cooperated with CIA. . ° reearrpemrenmrrcprctnemcr ts merece rin wintnte, cnet tata 8 ths Oe ee SF aR ee heer oe an oeaneae Benen name ae Tener eT ee 4 3. The letter indicated that the listed organizati ons were only a part of the organizations being scrutinized by Ramparts and that other available sources of information on these and other suspect organizations had already been examined. The other gources of information vere stated as including the Literature of the organizations and interviews with their staf? members; records available in the Attorney General's offices in Yilinois, Uassachusetts, and New York; data available at - the National Inforuation Bureau in New York, Group Research, Inc., in Washington, D.C., and the Foundation Library Centers in New York and Washington; and the S90-A returns available at the district offices of the IRS. The letter requested 990-4 See gna ves CoceathaetBiad Tt nnd DEERE Reece SEE, 0397G
14-00000 wg ate an we 7 Ste rm ee ae crate ae cea nie et i pe eee peenetete v returnpas zor specizied years and in moat cases the Form 1023 Application for Tax Exempt Status. Ramparts asked the IRS to make these materials available for inspection at a mato ally convenient tine. 4. A review of available CIA data on the listed organi zations has shown that 89 of them were at one time or another somehow associated with CIA. Only two of these: are of current operational interest. These two activities aad 45 organizations formerly of interest to CIA were men- tioned in the American press during MHDOWEL.01 Forty-two -Other listed organizations which werd in fect associated with CIA were not exposed during(HHDCVEL.O! We have found no. evidence that 55 organizations onthe list were ever directly or indirectly associated with CIA. (Because two of the names - on the list are successive names for the same organization, the aétual total number of organizations listed is 144 rather than 145.) Three additional project organizations, not included in the Ramparts list, may be vulnerable because they were covertly yunded by hitherto unexposed foundation funding instruments included in the list. Only one of these, is of cur- rent operational dnterest. o. The CA Staf2.was furnished a copy of the » Ramparts letter and list and has checked out tha organizations of possible previous CA Starz interest. All organizations not readily identiZziable with known project organizations or as CCS funding instruments have been traced with RID, with CS area Givisions that might logically have had an interest in them and against CCS Registry files. Through arrangenents with the IRS, representatives of CCS and CGC also examined available IRS data (990-A's and Forms 1023) on the listed organizations. This was done before the IRS documents were made available to Ramparts, in. order to be sure that restricte S90-A, Part I. data would not be furnished to Ramparts and to try to establish the reasons for Ramparts’ interest in the organizations. Our current findings are the results of these various file reviews. 6. Attachad her reto are annexes listing and discussing . the several’ categories of organizations on the Ramparts list. Annex A deals with the two organizations on the list which are still of active operational interest. Both received
14-00000 ut ~3~ press mention during (MHDOWED, Annex B lists and discusses under several sub-categories the 42 organizations with which the Agency has had some direct or indirect operational ties in the past which were not cited in the press during/ ime 0/ DOWEL, Annex C lists the 45 organizations included in the April 1968 list which had former Agency opeyattonas ties. which were subject to press allegations during /3 AHDOWEY].0/ Annex D lists and briefly discusses the 55 organizations included in the Ramparts list that had no known operational connection with CYA. Annex HE lists and discusses three hitherto unex=- ‘posed operational activities that are not included in the - April 1988 Ramparts List but. which are vulnerable because - they were covertly funded by hitherto unexposed funding instru- ments included in the Ramparts list... Annex F shows'a copy of the full April 1968 Ramparts list. 7. The 42 former project organizations listed and des- cribed at Annex B which have not previously been charged with CIA association in. American press comment fall into five. general categories: _ an a. Foundations and other organizations: used as witting funding conduits for covert subsidies to pro- ject organizatioug and other operational activities. Sixteen organizations fall into this category. Eleven of them are multipurpose legitimate foundations.waich were recuited by CCS. Four were created or recruited — for exclusive use in funding one project each and one was used for a one-time. travel grant. b.. Witting legitimate foundations’ and organize- tions used exclusively to provide funding and status) cover for singleton agents. Six organizations were used in thig way and provided cover for seven agents. in various parts of the world. . Some of these organi~< — zations also provided one-time support for- unwitting ‘ individuals of operational interest. ce. Proprietary or suosidy project organivations. | here ara six of these: cry er a ei FOCLPROO FF, (ETNAMABLE, [ScPANFISH, and i [AESTRIKER) 0 ee ad. Three organizations. with which: there were witting operational contacts to obtain information aud leads but which were not actively involved opera~ — tionally. cnecoyren\ceenrcgren _trvtuutttrtvtwraduirerteovnaunapeeeeweenineeeeeectnttetiettrtyeetnejtee=dneeeeenetesaeeeeeegetnte (osetia has f5SESI SRF SSSOSANCRSE SA) P+ SS -—P a G  SG  RTT  SA h  WRHE L AT CELEB Lich lh esl, SaaS 1 § SALAS - ot ~ - “gfe OA ARATE: At a i pete es
14-00000 -4~ -. @ Kleven unwitting organizations which received grants from project organizations for operational or eover reasons or which cooperated with project organi- zations. — nt . ne _- §. We cannot say with complete assurance thet 211 55 of the apparentiy innocent organizations on the Ramparts list in fact never had any Agency ties. Our researches have shown that RID indices are often incomplete. We have found operational use data in CCS files on organizations with no record in RID. The same is true in other cases where infor mation was available in CA Staff or area division files on organizations which drew a blank in RID. . It seems likely, however, that any undetected operational interest in the organizations was in the period of the early 1950's and of a Harginal nature. . 9. In reviewing available information on the listed organizations we attempted to determine whether there was a logical external basis for Ramparts’ interest in the organi~ Zations or whether some form of internal Agency leak might be involved. Our reviews and analysis show fairly conelu- sively that Ramparts bas been proceeding on the basis of overtly. available information, supplemented by interviews with project personnel: a. All but three of the 42 terminated but hither . to unexposed project organizations and 24 of the 55 or= ganizations which actually had no Agency ties are soue- how related to project organizations or funding instru- ments previously exposed. Some of the organizations made legitimate or covert grants to previously exposed organizations, others received covert or legitimate ‘grants from previously exposed funding instruments or from innocent foundations that had made legitimate grants to exposed organizations, and still others had officers who were associated with exposed CIA organi-~ zations. b. Thirty-one innocent organizations on the Ramparts list and three of the hitherto unexposed organizations of former interest to the Agency have - no such known ties to exposed Agency organizations. In most of these cases, however, the names of the . organizations are similar to those of exposed organ- izations or are of a nature that makes them suspect.
14-00000 _ <SESPYE — ¢ . , & oe nae & © Sener 19. it sees likely that Ramparts’ interest in a num i ber of the 42 unexposed project organizations is based on — Zactors unrelated to the actual CIA dealings with them. 11. The Headquarters elements that are or were responsi- ble for the projects and activities that could be implicated by new Ramparts allegations have been notified of the fore- going findings. No further action is required at this time. Pn oneentad OB ff Attachments (Annexes) ees C/CA c/ctl OS DDP/OPSER/CCS/PRG/ £1 (5071/9328) cnerer Rickats) “aad as sheet
14-00000 : r Sei i i qm Coes Rt 23. - : i Dp. Three Organizations with Which There Have Been Some _ Witting Contacts . 29, 30. International Rescue Committee, Inc. (ERC) - Manhattan, New York (93) Under Project QKGAUNT, $2,500 was furnished INC in 31950 - 1951 to obtain biographic data on defectors. In Deceaber 1962, IRC Chairnan Leo Cherne offered cover and FI use of IRC to Emmons Brown, DC/CA. C/EE declined the offer, indicating there already were useful contacts. IRC received legitimate grants from J. Frederick Brown Foundation (34) and J. N. Kaplan Fund (101).
14-00000 22 WOVE MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Plans THROUGH : Assistant Deputy Director for Plans SUBJECT: indications of the Scope and Possible Damage of New Allegations by Ramparts Magazine 1. This memorandum is furnished for information only. 2. Karly in April 1968 the Office of the General Coun-~ sel made available to Central Cover StaffZ (CCS) a copy of a letter and an attached list of organizations sent to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by Mr. Jon Frappier of Ram- arts Megazine. The letter, dated 5 April 1968, had been , furnished OGC through IBS liesigon channels. The letter appended “ a list of 145 tax-exempt organizations and indicated that all were suapected of having been funded by or having cooperated with CIA. were only a part of the organizations being scrutinized by eee and that other available sources of information on se and other suepect organizations had already been examined. The other sources of information were stated ag including the literature of the organizations and interviewa with their staff members; records available in the Attorney General's offices im Illinois, Maseachugetts, and New York; data available at the National Information Bureau in New York, Group Research, Inc., in Washington, D.C., aad the Foundation Library Centera in New York and Washington; and the 990—A returne available at the district offices of the IRS. The letter requested 990-4 a ‘2 | | | | | | | | | | 3. The letter indicated that the listed organizations | | | |
14-00000 | SENSITIVE oO SECRET -2- returns for specified years and in most cases the Form 1023 Application for Tax Exempt Status. Ramparts asked the IRS to make these materials available for inepection at a nutu- ally convenient tine. 4. A review of available CIA data on the listed organi- zations hac shown that 89 of them were at one time or another somehow associated with CIA. Only two of thenp 4.24,01/24 Q a are of current operational interest. ese activities and 45 organizations formerly of interest to CIA were men- tioned in the American press during |MHDOWEL). (|Forty-two Other listed organizations which we in fact associated /@ith CIA were not exposed during , ji\We have found no evidence that 55 organisations oa ligt were ever directly or indirectly sagseciated with CIA. (Because two of the names on the list ere successive names for the same organization, the actual total number of organizations listed ia 144 rather than 145.) Three additional project organizations, not included in the Ramparts list, may be vulnerable because they ¥ were covertly ‘ unded by hitherto unexposed foundation : : ge include = Only ene of these, ARE)| is of cur- rent operational interest. Ze } 5. The CA Staff wae furnished a copy of the Ramparts letter and list and hae checked out the organizations of posaible previous CA Staff interest. All organizations not readily identifiable with known project organizations or as CCS funding instruments have been traced with RID, with Ca area divisions that might legically have hed an interest in them and against CCS Regietry files. Through arrangenents with the IRS, representatives ef COS and OGC also examined available IRS data (9980-4's and Foras 1023) on the listed organizations. Thiea was dene befere the IRS documents were made available to Ramparts, im order to be eure that restricted 990-A, Part I date sonia mot be furnished to Remparta and to try to establieh the reasons for Ramparts’ interest in the organizations. Our current findings are the results of these various file reviews. 6. Attached hereto are | annexes listing and discussing the several categories of organizations on the Se list. Annex 4 deale with the two organisations on the list which are still of active operational interest. Both received
14-00000 a Kawi nmpan fis kinéerso., Fanmdation, M.D.* Houston, Texas 1965,66 “Agsociatio: fer International Development Paterson, N.d. ” “ Sitlantic Council for the Unites States, Inc.*# Wasn., D.C. “<valon roundaticn Manh., NY ¥ onton Foundaticn, William* Man., NY , 1966 > odnan Foundation, The Man., NY Xranta Foundation® N Wnite Plains, NX a 1966, “oe xirord-Hieh Foundation* . Columbus, Chio xurrown Founeation, The J. Frederick* Eoston, Mass. 1966 Yarnecie Endowment for International Peace “an., NY Kdatnerwood Foundation, The* Philadelovohia, PAs. Henter for Cross Cultural Communication Wash., N.C. 1964,65,66 — Venter Tor Information on America, The* Wasnington, Conn. Center for the Study of International Develovoment* BostonMass19645 “Ghuren Foundation, Frederic ¢.* Boston, Mass. | 1965,66 (Sot Founéation, Inc.* N Man., NY 1965, 66 ae vonnission for International Development* Man., NY uae Somrittee for Self Determination, Inc.* Man., NY e. /Xbommi ttee of Correspondence, Inc.* Man., NY e ‘Fommittee of Seventy, Inc.# Phila., Fa. ‘Nommunity Develooment Foundntion,. Inc.* Norwalk, Conn. ‘SEuneil of International Prorreas for Youth . Glevelané, Chio Leacers and Social Workers, Inc., The* Ht ones; on Race and Caste in Vorld Affairs, Inc.# Man., NY + (Leduetilibity terminated as of Dec. 31, 1966) Abearvorn Found=tion* Chicage, Ill. Keoage Foundation, Inc. Cleveland H. Mane, NY 1966 _ Sisennower Excnance Fehtowshnip, Inc.*# Phila., Pa. SL Envliann Spewk ing Union Man., NY