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SECRET

INITED STATES GOVINMEN'T

Memorandum

FROM

SUBJECt:

SAC, Boston

Direcior, FBI (65-65854)

SAN SERVEY

ESPIONAGE • R

DATES/ 38/61

in Decenber, european cities or countries is examined by Agents

for certain

prior to its being placed in bags and placed aboard the planes.

This examination is made for a twofold reason:

(1) To identify persons corresponding with known

Soviet mail drops in Europe

(2)

To identify and locate individuals in the

United States sending letters tr burope which

may be part of a soviet illega network.

The latter purpose

is accomplished through the knovledge

we have obtained that illegal agents noe certain Signs in chalr

• correspondace which ont he detected iron an examination of the

envelope.

In one case a common name and city are used

&52 ISTHIT

address on the latters.

A street and a nuber are not doed in

this retarn address.

in two other cases, it was noted

that an

illegal arant used the same type of return address. Other signs

developed from investigacions to date are:

(1) The led in 33rd would be underlined orice

: (2)

To came and citybit not the street of a return

address would he underlined

1482.8

CLASSIFIED BY

3/12/18.

FYEMPT FROM ADA CATTORRY, 2+3

DATE OF DECLASSIFICATION INDEFINITE

Entire decunt

• Ch2.039

2o Letroit

- Los Angeles

- Miami

Nowa ris

New

Phildelphia

rau

San Francisco

• Scattle

- New Yor

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Letter to SAC,

Boston

Re:

SAM

SURVEY

6505384

Must daun

Aho Thens

Ui(3) The figure "I" written in brackets after the .

date wourd be

a signal for the date of the

meeting.

In addition, British intelligence has advised they also

have noted signs

such

the following:

— (1) An unusual form of the addressee's name such

including an extra initial

.: (2)

Addition of bogus initials after the addressee's

name such as D. D. S.

:: (3)

Ubvious misspelling of the name of a town or

country on the envelope

(4)

The use of more stamps than necessary on a

piece of correspondence.

Currently New York is handling this program on a

24chour,

"day week basis using eight Agents who process about

a half million pieces of mail per week. At the present time

Neir Vork has varying degrees of coverage of airmail to the

following areas:

Denmark, Geneva

including

Brussels, Bucharest and Rome®

Vienna,

This survey does not include airmail

directed

to the Soviet Union.

Each office receiving this letter has direct

airmail

flights from that city to various foreign countries and cities

other than Canada and Mexico.

Each office should make a discreet

details of

handling of this overseas

contact oh his o-posts authorities to de contact tal downe

details should be obtained:

(1) To which city and country is this airmail dispatched

directly fron your city?

(2)

How many flights per day or per week go from your

city to foreign countries?

(3)

What is the volume of mail per flight or per day or

per week?

no 200

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Letter to sAL,

Boston

Re:

SAM SURVEY

6565884

(4)

or does

it arrive there from another city

already

bagged and bundled?

it might be that overseas airmail

deposite i to the es o San Francisco for ave unded

dispatch.

In connection with the conducting of this inquiry,

a contact was made with the Chief Postal Inspector,

Washington,

D. C

and he was advised of our interest in determining

details of direct airmail flights to countries other than

¿Canada and Mexico and he was entirely agreeable to our

conducting

such an inquiry. He stated if any difficulties

were encountered he would

be glad to have them brought to.

his attention.

You should also determine the facilities used in 'i

your city for the handling of this mail anc

advise if these

facilicits could be used by Bureau Agents with full security

in the event a monitoring program is established.

Also submit your evaluation as to whether a request

could be made locally to permit Bureau Agents to institute

a monitoring

operation on this mail or if it would be necessary

Il to make inquiry at headquarters level. However, no request. for

i! instixution of a monitoring program should be made at this time

and your evaluation should be based on your knowledge of the

local postal authorities.

In the event a monitoring program is instituted, you

I will be furnished with specific

information and details

concerning the methods which are used to attempt to identify

the particular items of interest in this mail.

For your

additional information, from the experience of the Bureau

• With this program to date oniy a small portion or mail

examined will be of interest to the bureau.

No requests or other action to institute this

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SECRET

Letter to SAS,

Boston

Re:

SAM SURVEY

65- 05884

can' 725139

the results of your survey at which time

a decision

will then be made by the Pureau on an individual

basis.

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DIRECTOR; FET

Septenber 27, 1961

SAC, DETROIT (65-Mew)

GUS SUAVEY

SEARCHED -

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NO RELA

FILED:

The Detroit Division has given considerable thought

to tha detection of tilegal Agents 1f in fact such Agents are

located. in the Detroit area.

It 1a felt that such "illegals"

could logically receiro "support and/or comunications" fron

Key York City or Vashiugton, D. C., la the for of Large 2la1a

bearing 2 Lincoln stame, Postsarket Ta elthor lastlagin or

New Toi

•In the event an "Illegal" residos in Detroit, it is

believed he or she could logically live in the Mantraucks.

Michigan, area,

or the 31st street: 2008,

Dobrott,

where the

majority of the residenta are of foreign

maticalities.

predominately Polish.

in this regard, it could

be noted

the gist zone encunpasses the former risidonce addresses

Of the DiJA 1an1ly (ICAR) and the F09ALo5 Lanil; (RONNICET

(USD) prior to theis respective retarns to Poland in the kater

1920g or

early 1980s.

It 123 deterInG MY SAS TILLINA I. BILLING and

E: J. ROTHPUS

that the majorier. of ill mail routed to tho

respectiv. tetroit

the

Foil talice substatiors is handled tarough

Roosorell lat fa:, abere the nail 15 sunted for encs

carator chis la dotect, the seapecsive sirior at east Sub

station tie: noris the call nonetically sericiing to streats:

on his i0t..

caryout tha Dost Ofrice

facilicios in

aos Dracoll Betoor datod Juse 16, 1901,

captioned "sAk Sort,

by SAs MIlLING: and 101:PD6, Septerior 115

montloped that a norrion of this nail ron in York and

rashing on, uf, dritinod to Detroit is sarud in ernesit:

bit

tho najor perion to landled at sho losovalt bar's Annex,

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DE 65- New

SULLIVAN stated that it would be possible for the mail

handlers sorting mail for the lamtrauck, Michigan, and Slst

street Post Office substations to be alert for specific

type envelopes postmared in How loris City or Fashington,

D. C.; those enveiopes in turn coule be brought to his

attention.

SULLIVAN cormented that approximtely a total

of 30 mail handlore are utilined in porting the mall at the

Roosevelt Pack Aunax for tho, Sunstations.

These same

handlers work 24 hours a day, eight hour shifts, and are

assigned permanently to sort the nail for the rospective

substations

SULLIVAN advised that he would be most willing to

cooperate with the bureau in any manner possible.

Ke mentioned.

that in a project of this type FBI interest would never

become known to the respectivo mail handlers as it could be

casily passed off to them as a project being handled by the

Postal inspectors: Detroit.

/Preliminary investigations, similaa to the soca»

Program, would be initiated on individuals who are the

recipients of "suspect" letters.

The Detrolt Division desires to initiate such y

program on a trial basis, in the event Dureau approves.

It is felt FBI interest would be known only to T. ESTT

SULLIVAl and posslbly toone or ino oi his subordinates.

in

this regard it should be noted that a project of this tyre

could not be handled by Bureau personnel only, because vi.

security linitations and lack of mangover.

The Bureau's and

How York's

couments and observations

are solicited with respect to Detroit's proposal notor abore.

It is felt, however, in the event the Bureau concurres

tads

project could logically be productive and results. well worth

the efforts expended.

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C'T'ON/L FORM TO. 10

1210-101

UNITED STATES GOVENNMENT

Memorandum

TO

:

SAC, Detroit

DATE: 10/4/61.

VEROM. :

Director,

FBI

SUBJECT:

GUS SURVEY

ESPIONAGE R

Reurle: 9/11/61

for the Washington Field Office.

two copies of which are enclosed

You are authorized to institute Gus Survey in the

• Hantranck

area and the 3ist Postal Zone on'a trial basis.

is realized that during the Christmas rush, extending fron

Late November to late December, the program will be extremely

difficult to operate.

In the event the post office advises

it cannot be handied auring that period, you may cemporarily

discontinue the survey.

New York and Hashington Field Offices are instructed

to prepare test letters for the purpose of sending them through

to decemine is the postal employees are portorming thois

examinations properly.

Detroit

shouid furnish these offices

vith addresses to which such mail may be sent. New York and

Washingion Field shouid notify Detroit when the test lecters

are

sent.

You should advise the Bureau by 1/31/62 of the results

of the survey for the period ending 1/15,62 along vith jour

recommendations for future operation of the program.

2 = New York

2 = WFO (Enclosures 2)

dont

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OCT 6 1961

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Director, EDI (05-07003)

November Se

136}

SAG, Detroit (65-0133)

CVS SURVEY

ASPIONAGE - A

BoBulets 10/4/61 and

10/26/61.

THE LIVAN, Superintendent of Maila, detroit,

(uros bis recurs ITou Xedvoy was contacted by SAs E. J, ROPH U39

aNd WILLIAM 3. Bruld gn November 1, 1961, to finalize

axrangeuents for initiction of the fus Survey as outlined in

pocvious introst comminicacions. SuLLiVAl seitorated that te

would gladly cooperaro with tho Buroau in the above project.

and would instruct his subordinates as to the descristion of

tho connunications or interest.

This project rould o incan

to only ble assistout. FRANK LATANDONSKX

(Detroit Indiess

argative); his aininistrative assistant, ROSENT FORDUE

(satroit

Incacos nogativo) ind 0a0 os tuo of his trusted supervioors

was would aiminister che

projoct fox interest would not be

known to other poetes suthorities.

Oa Novenbor 3, 1961, SUitIVAN vas

recontactud by

SOS ROTHISS 20d BIN-S.

stated that the project 1s in

operation; lo volunteared that his superintendents contactud

aim on that date and appeared

apprehensire that no such doscribed

communications had boon found. it is fold that ou the basis

of this contact with CULLIVAN, postal authorities are giving

close suervision in an stiort to determine whothar sucu

doscribed coumuulcations are actually bolug transmeted to

recipionte residing in tho tantranck, Michigan and the 31s4

posta, 202e.

doy York and Wio in conding test letters are racuosted

to utilize tho nator saues

MAKtIN, care oL ganoial delivesy,

Ilst

stroes post turice erazzon, Decroit, nichigan, Bid dost

it a

Gushul, care oI Bonna beLIvery, hantranck fost oftice sti

Etation, antrancs, richigan.

• Zureau (Rogistrod)

New

York

(65-1.100). (Registored)

WrO

(Registered)

B2T501E

EUR: CMC

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HPO and Now loris la sending such test envelopes

are requestod is inaure that saco Include an innocuous

mossage. of none syno and not moroly a plain pioco of writing

This is believed secensary because under no conditious

should post office authorities for or surpact that we aro

sording auch test lottara.

The Dureau's attontion lo again lavitod to the toot

that due to the increaced post office load during the coulou

holiday mason, this project will bs susrended for approxiately

the month of Docents and vill is roamod immechiately threatter

upos the discration of T. SILVI

SULLIVAN.

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Director, TRI (65 07003)

SAC; Botrost (65-3193)

OUR SURVEY

Decenker®

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De patroat lotters,:

dated Septenber 22,

19615

and

Hoverbor 8,

19G1;

and broou setters dated october

3852,

and octeber 26, 10u1.

G. J. GuTT, Administrativo Assiatant to t. EliTY

DULLIVAN,

Euperintendent of Xn115, Petrolt Dost Offico,

49R5

contacted by

•SA ZUILN. ROTITUSS ANd SA WISHIAM I. BILLING

ch Boctaber 7, 1032г

carry advised that the Post

Office

would suspend

the cantioned project until after the toliday

season since its contimance at this tiny would be quite

a burdon on Ipot difice personal due to the voluns or mil

handled during thin poriod.

cutty mentsoned that approgrinte

supervisors hnd boos neeigned during the sorting ot

the 5913

and partinor: Post Office parsounel nose constantly vominica

• to bo on the alsot

for "suspect" letters.

lie noted that ne

lottois wome

recsirod ansvering zuch descriptions with tho.

excoption ot approximatoly ten identient typo lettors noted

on the corning of Novenber 27, 1061, which originated in

New York City.

chose letters

ware scrutinired through the

light aue it

apro.red that thoy all care fron the same sourcs

and were possibly wantshing "norso tipping service".

letters had boes provionaly called to the strontion of tie

Detroit Ofeice.)

GarTY furthor advised that recontly, I. SULLIVAN'a

offico realinod thus in connection nith the above

project,

Post ofiled personed vere missing one pouch of mill tron

Now York Caty tic: uno made up on train number lã and iclivered

diroct to the 373t

just Office Diation. Ic. SULLIVAN thou 133ued

orders so that thin youch would be "s ronted" in Dstzolt for

"suspect! lotters.

Test lettine miled by New York and Washington Fleld

8O JANES. MANETH,

/ the 3lot post Ortico Station,

wore directed

to tho knin Poat 11r1co, Fonoral Building, Dotroit; to 322t

Post Office lu son envently rocolring General Dallvory zu.

Those letters vere boi dictated by Poat offico porsonzel

sittin

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were picked up at the kola

Dost 011102;

fallure of. Fost

Office personnél to detect

these letters could possibly be

attributed in part to the lact, that sone maid origirating

fron New Sork City was boing

Douched diroct to the Slet

Station and was not being santod according to carrier

route by perconnel assignod la nstroit.

T. SMSSEY SURLIYAN

subsequently issued orders that this mall would ke me-routedl

In Detrolt for "suspect" lettess)

It 15 also possible that letterg directed te Genersi

Delivery, 3lst Post Office, and re-routed to the General

Delivery,

Main Post Office, were handled by Post Offica

personnel other than those assigned to sort neil destined

for addressor. located in the 31st

Post Caice subatarder

this resibility was not expiered with rost oiiice personnel;

since it is not desired that I. PIlETT SULLIVAN be

aware at

this tine that test letterg had

been submitted.

Test letters directed to JOHN W. GOOLDY, C/ General.

Delivery:

Montranck Poat Office Substation; by New York and

Tashiasts Tield were aloe not setected. and were picked up

at the intranck Post Office Substation.

The results of the survey to dato have been

disapprinting:

however, the survey will be re instituted

•astor

the start of the

new year.

New York and Washington Field will be furnished

ot & Icter date with the names and address of individuals

to ibon cubsequent test letters should be directed.

The

huzeau's attention is Invited to the fact that t.. alert

nuLlivan lad initially stated that a project of this type

Tonid to a gigantic undertaking.

However, he would be nost

W131210, 10

"elve it a cry" if it would ba helpful to the

security of the united states.

ETETT SULLIVAN and his assistants have been

weat holpiul and it is realiaed that they have expended

coasiderable Post Office personnel time and effort in

connecilon with the project. Notwithstanding the fact

that the survoy has been disappointing to date, it is felt

that i should be re-instituted after the holidays and

contimed for & reasouable period.. This will be closely

toriorad and an analysis will be furnished to the Bureau

after a 20 - 00 day trial period subsequent te its

reinstatinon

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DIRECTON, SEBL (05-97093)

Januaxy 31,. 1002

SAC, DEMOIT, (65-3133)

GUE SURVEY:

ESPIONAGE NE

Re Detroit letter to Bureau, dated Docendex EL, 1902.

INGET SULLIVAN, Superintendent of Epils, Datroat,

Michigan,

Post pitice; and G. J. GITT,

Assistant to iT. CALLIVAN, were

contacted by an talli,

TILLIAN R. BILLING 00 Janary 3, 1032.

SULLIVAN aJined that he would instruet appropelato Pust

Cifice Supervisors to reinstitute the above project

Ars #7

e220rt to datect "suspect' letters originating fron Now York

caty or rachington, D.C.

rashlagton Fleld Office and New York are

requested

10 ilian Who Following senes shea suhaitting

tost letters.

1t. Lo stapated that auch lotters be formrded in tho next

£ 73 114

not as avaluation nay be made as

to the practica

VICATE STASIAK

D/+ INAN WOMENKO

1313 Turnow

role. 10, Michigan

MOR R. GOOLDY

sonored Delivery

Mutaich 12, Michigan

rohington Field Office

and New York advise Detroit

So Lost iDLers will be submitted.

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DIRECTOR, FDI (65-62003)

February 25,

2962

SAC, DEZROIT (65-3134)

GUS SURVYY

ESPIONAGE 4 E

The captioned project van reinstituted by Detroit

after the Christmes holiday seaton; however,

been ineffective and disappoiutlar.

Tost loctors cubaiited

by New York and Fashingion Field have boon andeseatod by

Post Office personsel.

the past, the handling, routing and sorsing of

mall for the various Fost Office Sub Stations in Dotreit

handied through the Roosevelt Park Anter. HowvoX,

this oporation has been graduntly traysferred to the bor

Dont Odfico Building which is conpletoly nechanizod.

This

automatic processing of mail is considered ise sovast innova

tion in the U.S. Post Office Systen and is wore or lest a

ripiaot oporation"

the entire Postal Systen 15 3h0 U, S.

me transter ot the aforesentioned oporation trou the

Roosepelt Park Annex has now been completed.

Post Office persomel have boon encountering

craniderablo difficultios in the nechanized overssion concernioe

tho rogular flow of unil; as a result the "survey" had poon

neglected ly Post office

personnel for the pout

month.

G. S. GETTY,

Administrativo Assistant to T. 14U211

SCUMIYAl, Superintendent of Mails, conducted Sas Kull 3.

NO MENON

cad WILLIAN&, BILING &

tour of the new eporation;

i san escortained that lotters are routed via an autonatic

B000n.17 CriCO.

By this method, lotters are rapidly tram-

wafore post

office

emplogoes who route the leitors via

• punch log devica; those lettere ano not roadily available to

the anplegsas.

the posis of the tow, it vas conciuded by

x• Guy and Agents ROTHPUSS and BILLING that the contination

tho."Enroas Project" would be nost difficult and possibly

not practical.

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In view of the technical dirticulties

encomatored by lost Derica puronas during inla testicall

0829 t

perios, ba. chily suggosted the corminatios or

the "Saugg"

unti. the Post Ortico operation ts. tuctioaing

Tias laus

been

Although the "Survey"

has boen disappointing the

Detroit Office belloves that it has potential in the ovent

of full cooperation by Post Office perecurel.

Mc. T. ENUETT

SULLIVAN, Superintendent of Mait.

who has been patronely

cooperative, subsequently advised that he does not desire to

cancel the project.

Ho stated tbat as soon as me automatic

pose pirace operation is functioning snoothly he will

inatruct his Acministrative Assistant, G. J. GSTTY, to

analyze sane, in an etiori to ascertain whether the continus-

tion of the

"Bureau project" is feasible.

The Burgas, New York and

Weshington Field sill be

advised in approxinately one month as to the practicability

os reinstlouting the "GUS Surey" in the Detcolt Division.

Now York cad Vashington Fiold should discontinus the trans

nisador of toat lettore until sunther advised.

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OPTIONA FORM NO. 10

CA10-103

UNITED STATES

/ERNMENT

Memorandum

7'0

SAC, Detroit (65-3133)

DATE:

4/12/62

V FROM :

Directors FBI (65-67003)

SUBJECT:

GUS SURVEL

ESPIONAGE - R

Reuriet 4/4/62 requesting authority to institute

a limited dus survey on a 60-day trial bosis

in the evert

New york mail can be separated on its arrival in Detroit.

An exomination of the results of this program in

your office and in other offices which have operated the

Gus swrvey reveals that it has not been successful.

view of this fact you are not authorized to institute o

Gus survey in your office at this time.

1. • New York

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DIRECTOR, FBI (65-65854)

6/15/51,

SAC, DETROIT (65-3039)

SAM. SURVEY

ESPIONAGE • R

Re Bureau letter to Boston, 6/31/01.

MARRY He

TITZEL, Postal Inspector, Detroit,

was discreetly contacted by sAs EJ, NOTHUSS and LEONARD

F. KURTZ 8/5/G1, to determine the details of handling overseas

air mail by.

the Detrout rosco tice.

"Winded stated that two

years ago he assisted Postal Inspector JOSEPH KENNY (DerIa

nently assigned to tie Chicago Office) in the Inspection of

the Air Mail Facility In Detroit.

WETZEL advised that the detrolt Air Mall Socility

(ANT)

as located at Willow Bun Airport and is under the direct

suporvision of the Detroit postmaster, E.lL.. BAKER; WILLIAN

Ca.

HAMMA is superintendent of this rachlity.

Foreiga alr

main in sorted; routed, bundled aud bagrediat this location

01 ? ExeRty IOUE-LOUT DaBIE.

These operations are also

perfonipa at the loosavelt Park Annex (RPA) A Detroit,

which

is under the supervicion of the General Bugenintendent of Maila

T. AUNT SULLIVAD wno is the third man in charge of the

Post Siidce Facilitios in Detroit and is direckly under the

Supervision of the Postmastor and Ascistant Postmaster. foresza

Ale. Mail peceived at the lA is sorted, routed, and so forth

only betwpen the bours of 8:30 p.il., and midnight daily; during

other bouts the

"pay" air nail is sent to the All, Willow Run,

for handling.

In addition to the tro aforementioned facilities;

the

Metropolitan Airport has a Post Office Eschange or

trans-

fer office and ail icil placed aboard planos at this point

has

been previoualy ported, buudied ard/or pouched at either

REA Or ANE at Willoy lus, No mail is "vorked" at the vetro-

politan Exchanga slice.

Botroit has only one dixect flight to an overscas

location.

PAA FLA 1: 38,

leaves Detroit daily 4:30 g.u.,

destination, Loudei!

Bigland, British mail is dropped ott. &*

' Bureau (REGISTERED):

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London and this location is then considered the distribution

or take off point torother mail

carried which is destined

for Copenhagen, Glasgow, Austerdam, Stockholm, Frankturt,

Berlin, Dusseldorf, ranbicg, Munich,

and stuttgart, Gernany.

There

are also betveen four and eight flights

daily fron netrolt (varies according to day or week) waich.

carry pouched and sealed overseas mail to "jump off poiats"

in the

Vasted states more 1t is transferied to planes

making overseas ilights.

"Jump off points" include New York,

Miami, New Orleans, Seattle and San Francisco.

Pouched and

sealed mall sent to "juap off points" is not worked by that

AMF.

Idlovild is considered the "jump off point" for all

Europcan nail..

Foreign air mail which is transmitted by the

Detroit an either direct or by scheduled flights (via

"jung off points") cover the following cities:

Amsterdan;

Athens, Berlin, Brussola, Copenhagen,

Dusseldori, Frankurt, Geneva, Hasnow, Holing, London, Milan-

munich, paris; some, Stockholn, Stuttgers, Hersay and Zurich.

In addition to the above, whea sufficient oversess

nir nal' is accunulated during the vork doz for a specific

country and/or. city (13a4123 a "tic up" c. Duall buadlo) it

is transnissed by the Cocole Ald on any place leaving for

the pertineat

"jump ost poico". The Aut at the "juno ort

point" chen coucks taLE uail. As a result, anall bundles

can be trammitted or my of approzimatoly ce husdred flighte

loavin: sotroit dall,:

vEnish static tet in the case mere bundles for

a paraculer byersons city aze sort to a as oix point

the intior mail incidisy Vill ecly hoarre dia wancho iod

generally will sot revork the anasrisa, letters contained

Acc,

the Duszoit AlE iton corinster post ustico. eurrcurding.

noircin and tron otaer cirles in nichigas, rould he "reworked"

by tho botroit lie; Virse is not aware

mail starh would not da handled and/o re outed by the petrolt

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facility:

veTZEL, commented, however, that it is possible for

air mail pouches to be received at the airport which originate

iron outside

of wichizan, Those pouches, however, would not

be handled by the postal Authorities but would be

handled by

Airport personnel and nerely transferred iron one plane to

another.

These pouches would never enter the Detroit AXE.

wetzel further advised that mail to therfollowing

countries received sone brealdown to foreign cities by the

Detroit AWF:

Germany - nunerous cities (including Berlin)

France. nunerous cities

Italy - numerous cities

England - numerous cities

Poland = numerous cities

Ireland - Belfast and Northern Iceland

Switzerland - Zurich and Geneva

Scotland - Glasgow

Netherlands n Ansterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague

Belgium - Brussels and Antverp

wETZEL Stated that foreign air mail destined for

other locales in Eurove not included above would be sent to

the Idlewild Air Kai? Facility under & "country" or "niscel-

laneous Foreign" pouch or bundle where it would be "reworked".

The majority of Furopean sir mail from Detroit is destined to

Germany, Poland and italy.. It was vETZEL's estimate that. Dotroit

would handle approximately 11,000 to 15,000 pieces of foreien

overseas air mail; fid of this foreign air nail would so through.

the arE 1030

Idlewild, Mw vory, wich Facility would procably

Observetiona

SAS ROTIFUSS and KUnta accompanied inspector WerzEL

to the RPA and Willow Run Facility to better familiarize thenselves

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with the foreign air nail operations at these locations.

WETzoL did not introduce the. "Agents to Post Office Personnel

as being connected with the Burenu in any way.

Roosevelt Park Annex

It was the opinion of the igents

that in order

to

cover the RPA it would be necessary to assign personnel at

this Facility between the hours of 2:30 p.w., and midnight,

The overall air mail operation including

in one location and it is belleved that the scanning of the

mail would necessarily have to be done on the floor and in

view of Post Office Personnel. It is not felt that this could

be done otherwise because of the "tight"

this nail is contioually transterred by truck to either the

Metropolitan Airport or the Willow Run AMT for placement.

aboard planes.

This Facility would have to be covered since some

of the pouched mail is not handled again at Detroit Alf,

It was worth's opinion that approvinately fifty

Post Office Personnel would be involved in the overall air

mail operations at this Facility.

In this regard, it should

be noted that the air nail section is immediately surrounded

by some

domestic mail sorting operations and any number of

Post Office Fersonnel could have "knowledge" of any unusual.

operation and would

pecessarily create a "securisy problem".

In the event the Bureau subsequently approves a

monitoring progran; T. EMMITT SULLIVAN, Superintendent of

Mail, RPA, would have to be taken into the Bureau's confi

dence. (Detroit indices contain no information pertinent to

Security identifiable with T. EMMETT SULLIVAN).

AMF, WillOw Fun

This is the main AlF, Detroit, and would have to be

covered on a twenty-four-hour basis.

In addition to the

one direct flight iron Detroit, between four and eight scheduled

flights leave daily which carry sealed and/or pouched mail

which would not be ruworded at the "jump off point" at Idlem

i1ld. In addition, sail in bundles and/or pouches could leave

this Ali on any of ohe hundred flights daily for various "jump

off points" depending entirely upon the volune of the mail.

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It is the policy of this All to send "bundles" (made up

either according to city nod/or, country) on the first availahle

tlight.

These "bundles" may or my not be reworked at the

"jump off point".

This All' is located in one of the Willow Run Als

Field buildings which is approximately seventy-five feet by

125 feet. This building has no

partitions other than a small

elass encased office for the superintendent in onet corner of

the building.

Necessarily, it any scanning process was ini

Crated, all Post Office Personnel at this Facility would have

"knowledge".

WETzEl estimated that this Facility would handle

approximately sixty post Office Personnel.

The confidence of WILLIAM C. HAINEMAN, Supervior,

would have to be developed.: (Detroit indices contain no

infornation pertinent to security identitiable with WILLIAM

C. MANNEMAN. )

in :?!

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In view of the fact that security appears to

present a problem both at the RPA and Willow Run AXF, it is

folt that any future monitoring operation should be arrarged

st the headquarters levei.

It is not felt that either

super"

intendent would

approve such an operation on his own because

of the fact that "Inowledge" of the operations would necessarily

have to be knowa to other numerous Post Office Personnel,

(It hes been SA ROTHVUSS! observation through "Kobcase" inves

tigation,

that generally superintendents of various Post office

stations will cooperate fully with the Bureau; however, such

cooperation would not be known to other post Office Personnel

other than the superintendent and his imediate assistant).

I's addition, if the nonitoring program should be.

initiated, it would be necessary to obtain the cooperation and

confidence of the Postnaster, E.. L. BAKER.

Detroit indices contain no infornation pertinent to

Security identifiable with E. L. BAKER other: than an article

published in the "Narodna Volya", issue of January 20, 1956.

(This undoubtedly is a forn letter submitted by the Postmaster

to various publications i1 Detroit.) This article is quoted

as follows:

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Failu

"A letter of Thanissh

"Dear. Sir"

I know that you will be pleased

and interested in learning that this past

Christmas poriod was the most successful in

the history of the Detroit post difice,

"The statistics relative to letters mailed

in Detroit this past Christnas period show

a 3,14% increase over 1954 - 101 million

letters comnared to 98 miilion in 19544

The anazing thing, however, is that we received

our peak loed on December

16 = one day earlier

than ever bezore.

"This fine response by the public is a

conpliment to the civic-minded cuners of

the various public infornation nocia whe

made generous use of their facilities

towaras obtaining public cooperation with

the Post Officer

"ye know that the petroit newspapers both

suall and large have an inportani part in

the success of our operations, not osly at

Christmastine. but througaout

the year.

"We thereforé wish to express our sincere

arpreciatica for your cooperatiou during

1835 and our best riches to j0u are y0ur

organization doc & nost succesost year of

1955.

"Sincerely yours,

"Posendeter

No i furtier nition is being talen by Dotroit at

this time pen'ing furiker advice rich the cureau.

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WETZEL made availablel the RPA "tie outs"; the foreign

air

mail scheme for the Detroit, Dost office; the loreign

nall closed dispater schedule. 10% the And, DetrOit 210

the breakdown or the foreign air mail "cases"

utilized by the

AME, Detroit.

These items will be retained in the I-A section

of this file for possible future reference.

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• 3H803N1 190.19

UNITED STATES GOVELMENT

Memorandum

CUNHIDENTAL

TO : SAC, BOSTON

SYALE/ 61

PERSONAL ATTENTION

FROM

/ Director, FBI (65-65384)

. SUBJECT:

SAN SURVEY

ESFIONAGE • R

ReBulet 5/31/61 to Boston which requested all

offices receiving the letter with the exception of New York

to outain details relative so the handling of direct overscas

airmail in each city and to consider the possibility of

establishing coverage of this mail.

The Bureau is gratified with results of this inquiry

conducter by each office.

The letters received at the Bureau

Show that each orrice has developed the required intornation

fully and set out results in an intelligible fashion.

As a result of the surveys conducted, the sureat

desires

tho following four offices to take further steps

to instigite the SAM Survey Program covering the countries

specified for each office:

Los Angeles

14182

CLASSIFIED BY

153/2/28

FYFMPT FROM GOS CATERORY 2+3

DATE

OF DECLASSIFICATION INDEFINITE

pil

T: 3

Seattle

Boston

rous

} ;

Chicago

Dotroit

Houston

Los Angeles

Miani

Newark

New Orleans

Copenhagen, Denmark:

Us1o, Norway; stockholm,

Sweden: Frankfurts Berlin,

Hamburg, Germany and Tokyo,

Japan

Tokyo, Japan

Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Germany

Philadelphia

San Francisco

une

Seattle

WFO

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Letter to SAC,

Re:

SAM SURVEY

65- 65884

Boston

WFO

Austria:

Belgium;

Dermark; Germany:

Netherlands; Norway;

Switzerland; Sweden.

It is noted that Seattle overseas mail, with the

exception of that directed co Tokyo, Japan, is sent to

Los Angeles for final bagging.

Los Angeles should make

arrangements to handle these items coming through from

It is also noted that San Francisco indicated it

was anxious to enter this program but expressed doubt

that it could be done with security.

Sun Francisco shouid

continue to follow this matter closely and advise the

Bureau in the event it is believed such a program may be

instituted with security in that city.

Chicago advised that the facilities are not

available ai this time to corduct a secure operation.

Chicago pointed out that new postal

facilities were

being constructed mich might possibly provide the

necessary facilities for a secure operarion. Chicago

should follow this construction to deternine if and

when such facilities may become availabie.

In the event any other office has any change

from the facts reported wich might permit the secure

operations of this progren, the Bureau should be so

advised.

New York should prepare a lettor for Los Angeles,

seattle, Boston, aid hify

setting forth the decails of the

oferation of sill Surey in

i ordes that these

oñrices wiii have the pencfit on te exccrience of chat

operation. All orrices instrucing this program are

cautioned har the operation

Should te kest on & need--to

Know basis in each office and inon inforation is furnished

to auxiliary offices coming fron this source, those offices

Shouid

be advisca of the highiy confidential

nature of this

information.

(c)

=2.

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LUN IDENTIAI

Letter to SAC, Boston

KE: JAM SURVEY

65- 65884

ptr,5t sites

When it is deemed advisable to conduct

investigation of a

speckrze individual,

& separate

case should be opened under the name of that individuals

and leads should not be set forth to investigate an

individual under the

SAM Survey caption,

the ortices inscituting the program should

changes are made in the coverage afforded.

10-00x7-0 de bastardid

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CUNFIUENIIAL

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DIRECTOR, FBI (05-65286)

Aps11 &, 1982

SAC, DETHOIT (65-3081) @)

SAM SUAVEY

BSPIONAGE - R:

Fo Detrott letter, dited Jure 15, 1961.

Referenced lotter sets forth the results of a

citles.. It was ascertained, that betroit alt mall' was sorted,

routed, and handled at the Roosevelt Park Annex (RPA), Detrott,

totteen tho hours of 2:30 Pill. and midnight; the mutt

1s

forwarded fron the APs. to the Air Hail Facility: (AM);

512207

Run Airport for placemant abpard planes.

hours, the "ray air nall" ta sent directity fron RPA ta

the ALT for. handliug.

on the basis of the mrvey, it mas concluded that:

socurity presented a problem, both in tho upa and the ant.

(this program vas not inzigursted by Detroit.)

For the laformation of the Bureau, the RPA is no

longer in operution; all postal functions previously

perforned at that faclilty aro now handled at Detroit's son

Post 01f100, which ta socharized.

This autonatic processind

of mall is considered tha nemost innovation la the United

States Postal Syaten.

POst OfficO InspICtor EARL WHELLII has been contacted

Oa these occicions, the handling of ali mail in the

new Dast Office has lead discreetly discused with ir. WIdELEE,

and the operution anilizod with is cooperation.

It gas

deternined that tho istrolt sir uall 1s rocelved at the

New Post office

searc it 10 olthor sorted according to cruntry

(afteracan and eve:!? shifts) or sent as "raw I1r 1211" to

the due, Hillow tu,

fixing the morning shlits.

AIN PRIL

1s sorted manuals us wis tius; horover, h. MurieR ladiested

that autonatic sortir, , inchiies nould possibly ba utilizud

in the near futura.

¿ù tai 27. HITELER'S opinion that 801

per cont of ads nail undtlaud for avaracas which origiuatad.

1s Dotroli, conid te diachod betreen the hours of 11:00 1.3.

and 11:00 P.n. dally.

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Tho ale palt flow duntag: the

late nornias and early

afternoon hours was ch

Shad ty Uk THIL J, IONIPUSS and SA

HILLiAN R. BILLIN ich tarCooperation of Inspector WIsElR

or karch 1s, 1052. It was determined that tha flow of

Mall durina this portod win yery moderate.

however, indicated that the flow of mall mould be quite

heavy during the lato afternoon ind eventig portods,

montloned that air mall isinot accumulated at thei now post

ustice, so that it could beatalyzed at any certarn portod.

o3 time; it 1a transmitted to the Alf, 711low Rut Alzport

by nunerous dispatches aurtug the day and eventag.

Inspoctor whollen stated that he could easily

make arrangemonts to hate sil alt mull delivered to the

Pontal Inspacter's Interrogation Rock which in renoved tron

the post Ofrice Inspoctor's offices.

This roon is secure

and due lucillties to handlo this project.

FIo 11tH02272

further indicated that Post Office personal, due to the:

security of the aforementioned roon, would not be awe ot

BL Interest.

It is thts ollico's desire to Irmururate the captloned

project on n trial 60 day. basis

(wook day norlod axclusito

of faturity and Sunday)..

Inspector insalin rantioned that

generalLy son he 0I 061or InspeCtorS 2F0 1901198 on tha.

woekend,

this luby sould no, to handiod iu tis office and

the question of eccess by Durgau Agonta to je Inspector's

quarters and IntorIogrilon loon tould Iaise a problen.

For this caaron, this rujoet rould socuntarily bava ta be

handled i why throngo THiNny Only: Is Sain regard, 1E 15

felt,

C"14 40404: Glindestssa 0425.190n 15 11

existerice:

In Dott::, and tae "allaral" 1s salatull, carlored,

cOrrOS: in ence coild Logica110 be crocared amlog the

weekend

and: # 2101y 941106 02 512-13y ovening.

22 i da tho caso,

thia mill mould lo haniloe during to stl? bonday norting.

ma11; for valch coveruce would to fiaded.:

In dis cront tho buccau arcovas this project,

1t is raquesteti tint introls be aculued as to the degree

7'79

addition, Istani could be furaishod vish emploro cotaile

of the project; trely roos on antelonaa; lscation of orcracas

drops, asocisic cattertiura tbero enchasia abould bo placad,

ten.

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and no forth. (It In ballayed Chit 14 Agent hours daily

Would be needed to landle tuls project - 11:00 a.1. to

21:00 P.M.)

1 cops of this letter ls being furatched to tum

York for information since it is beideved that some of the

Detrolt alt mail 1s processed at the sir lall Faclilty at.

Idlawlid Airport.

The Bureau's attention ls also invitodito Detrolt

lotter,, dated April 4, 1982, captioned "GUS SURVEY, ESPIONAGE -

Efforts are being made to determine wether a portion

of the "GUS"' progran could be simultaneously handled by.

Agents partieipating in captioned project.

As the bureau la aware, the "Gis" project wus

termiunted: due to technical diificultios ensountered by Post

Offico personal which was caused by the transition fros

the RPA to the new Post Office, where the nail, toü great

extent, is being procesaed by nechanical noans.

(30s

Detroit letter dated February 28, 1962, captioned "cuS:

SURVEY,

'ESPIONAGE' - R', Bureau 11le 65-57003.)

On larch 22, 1962, G. J. GSTTY, Administrative

Assistant to INNSIT SULLIVAN, General Superintendent of Maite,

Detsult Post Gitico, informed SA ROTHPUSS and SA BILLING

that kit. SULLIVAN had a survey conducted by his supervisory

personnel over a tuo-woes period, and the conclusion vas

roached that due

to the nochanization of the Post office,

operation of the "aty" project could not ba logically:

continued.

k5. GElY rentloned that sons first Class As1]:

from Washington; D.C., to Detroit,.

is transnitted by train;

but the bulk 1o apparcatly "air liited" to this city, and

as & consequence, uud to the uncertainty of the air mall

schedule, this raid could not to "trapped" at the tixe of

BITIVaL.

Mr. GETIS stated, horever, that. he would attent

to determine mother low Yout first claay nall is traasnitted

by rail and if so, ¿i may be possible to "trap" this mail

at the time of arrival.

In the evant the Bureau authorizes the captioned:

project, the possiula "crapping" of Now York Inconiug na11

Will ba discussed with Inspector NIlELER to determine 11

Agents can handle this project. ("GUS!) at the sana tino.

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DIRECIOR, FBI (65-65884)

8/29/61

SAC, NEW YORK (65-18045)

SAM SURVEY

ESPIONAGE-R

ReBulets to Boston 5/31/61 and 8/24/61.

the Bureau in its letter datea 5/31/61 identified the

nature and purpose of captioned

survey as well as the

mannes

in which the communication of an illegal agent may be identis

fied.

Pursuant to Bureau instructions contained in

referenced letter dated 8/14/61, the NY has set forth

below the details of the operation of the Sam Survey based.

on dis experiences in conducting this survey.

SAM SURVEY

Location and Physical Seivo

room as the U.S. Lost Office, Airmail Facility, New York Intes

national Airport, Idlewild, rew York.

of the fostal Inspection service in New ork City, a room was

erected on the work 1100s oi che tuo-scory airmail

The San Surve sea dent to en Lore

The Sam Survey in New York is located in a secure

Through the cooperation

facility,

by the Post Ofrica Department:

This room, which is adjacent

to an outside exit and to the

foreign airmail dispaten desk,

measures approximately 9 feet wide by 12 feet long and has

walls 9 feet high.

The room is constructed of heavy plywood

and was designed wichout a ceiling for ventilation purposes.

Ine door, wrich contains a lock, is locked at all times,

whethes or not the roor is in use.

There are no windows

openings in the door or wallu rich would make it possiole to

view the inside of this room and behind the door there is a

wooden screen which makes it impossible to observe the inside

of the room when the door is opened.

The room has a work table

• 2 - Bureau (65-65854) (RHI)

• « Boston fi

• Los Angeles

2

2

(65-6934) (Ri)

- Seattle (RM)

- Washington Field (221)

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measuring 3 leet high by 6 feet in length,

3 chairs and an

employee lockes measuring o deet high by 18 inches wiãe

and turnisned by ine rose office.

"roose neck lamo and ai

electric fan are also maintained

wnich is secured with a padlock,

is always locked except

when in use and is used to mintain the lew necessary supolies

and the Survey's watch list.

Posta employees have no access

to this room which is known

to them as the Inspectors' Room.

Personnel

Seven Special Agents are assigned to the Sam Survey

on a full-time basis. The survey operates 7 days a week and

personnel work on rotating 8-hour shifts so thai day and

evening tours of auty are equitadiy divided. Personnel assigned

to the survey work under the guise of Postal Inspectors and

ara knorn to Post Office pérsonnel as Postal Inspectors working

on a special assignment.

The Bureau's interest in this survey

is mown to the Postal Inspection Service and the Superintendent

and the Assistant Superintendent of ühe Airmail Facility.

Fendling of wait

Before the personnel on the Sam Survey receive the

mail, ji has been sorted, cased, tied into small bundles of

30 to 60 letiers and placed ih the mail pouches. The pouches::

ara then weighed and marked as to destination and trip number.

The pouen is then tied out and ready los shipment. Ai this

point, normally, the Post Office would seal the pouch and lay

it aside lor the carrier.

However,

by arrangement with the postal oiiicials.

pouchos so descinacions in maich we have indicated interest

are noi sealed but are placed in front of the Sam Survey room.

The Sam Survey personnel then take the bag into the room,

open the pouch, untie the bundles and review the mail.

suspect letters found are held aside and the rest are rebundled

and returned to the pouch.

The pouch is then closed and placed

outside the door to the roos on a mail skid.

Postal employees

then take that pouch, seal it with a lead seal and place it

aside for, on turn it over to, the carrier. Once a mail pouch

has been examined by the Sar Survey, no further mall is placed

in the pouch.

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It should be notea irt the mail must be turned over

by the Posi Office Departnot so the carrier one hous before

departure time.

Arrangemenus have beon porfected with postal

authorities so that all of sho mail reviewed by the Sam survey

is recurned to the postal e pioress 15 minutes before. it must

be turned over to the carrie.

Inc final or last pouch of

mail to a country is usually no weighed before it is turned

over to the san survey since the employees may still be

working mail to thai country.

As soon as they complete their

work,

room for examination. Alter the Agents have examined this

mai, they te li up and place iu in the mai pouch.

the pouch

is then icio outside the doos where it is weighed and marked

by the postal authorities and turned over to the carrier.

Since many of the airline flights carry mail to many different

cities, the Post Office employees review the departure schedules

and immediately work the nail which is of interost to the San

• Survey and which will be dispaiched on that flight so that the

San Survey will have adequate time to review it before delivery

to tne carrier.

The other nail is worked while the sam survey

is reviewing its mail.

Handling of Suspected Communications

As mentioned above, the suspected items ere held aside

as the mail is reviewed by tne Sam Survey.. Each dal: one of

the Agents is selected as a courier, and when the opportunity

presents itseli, he returns

tine Field Office with the sus

pected communications.

At the Field Office, he or anothes Agent

who has been trainca by the Bureau in certain techniques opens

the communications.

The envelope and its contents are photo

graphed and each photograph is identified by date and by number

of communication, inasmuch as each communication will usuaily

consist of several photographs. The dating and numbering of

the photographs will prove to be very valuable in future reviews

of the communication.

There wilt be instances, where the

Field Office upon opening the conmunication, may deem it

advisable to immediately n:" the Bureau and possibly fly

It by courier to the Bureau for examination by the Laboratory.

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Before making any arrangements to fly the communication to the

sureau,

the Field Office should consides the time the examina

tion will take and the time the suspected communication may be

placed back in the nail without arousing any suspicion on the

part of the addressee.

Alter the communicaiion has

been photographed and

the courier returns to the airpost and places the

Espected communication in the nexi appropriate outgoing pouch

examined in the San Survey Room.

If time permits, the pouch

is hela in the room until the suspected communication is

returned.

Other Items of Interest

1. Certain cities or countries, because of definite

intormation that there are operating soviet mail drops in them,

areas is reviewed 100%.

countries

and

imstor interest, to the extent that the postal schedules

coverage allow. This ranges from 60% to 90%.

At present, the NYO is giving 100%, or "must" coverage,

so the following:

Helsinli

Amstercan

Rotteri is

Geneva, including Lausanne

Zurich, including Berne

"Optional" coverage is given to the following in the

indicated approximate percentage:

The Hague 90-100%

Berlin 95%

Budapest 80%

Bucharest 75%

StockheIr 90-100%

0sI0 90-1003

Copenhagen 90-100%

Vienna 80,

Rome 75%

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2.

Many suspected communications will be in a foreign

language and Field Offices till aa1 1c necessary to utilize

che services of qualified personnel in the oftice to translate

these cormunications. In many cases, however, it will be

necessary to forward photographs of these communications to the

FBI Laboratory, attention Cryptanalysis-Transiation Section,

with the request that they be translated,

examination, and that the laborator furnish che translator's

camp out so cát thi

comments concerning his opinion as to whether the communications

"Legitimata" or represent a laborious attempt to appear

"innocuous" so that these communications can be fully evaluated.

3. Each office should have a control file relating

to the sam Survey operating in lis territory. The NO has

utilized memorandum containing the sollowing and captioned

with the individual name of the adoresso? and the character

of Espionage-R:

"A confidential source

of the New York Office (docu

mentation anonymous) made available the attached communication

on

"Due to the highly confidential nature of the source

and its sensitivity, no mention is to be made of the attached

communication in any Bureau repocü.

The attached communication

is to be used only as an invescigative aid and for investigative

leads. IT IS NOT TO 2E DISSEMINATED.

A description of the communication followed.

One copy of this nerorandum was attached to the communi

cation unù utilized to open an investigation or routed to the

case file and one copy of tie menorandu tus placed in the

control file.

the No has foind trai aue to the heavy volume of

mail around C'risuses and Men Yeros su nes impracticable to

continue the Sun Survey withou intentering with the orderly

flow of mail.

This volume

¡arias arounà she midala of November

and enâs during ine firsi neol

o January.

The San Survey wasc: Lie together with pertinent

investigations involved will 03

stinitted to the Bureau under

separate corer too mineratic do interested offices.

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 2.1

39659010-135

UNITED STATES

AMENT

Memorandum

TO

:SAC, Detroit (65-3039)

VIROM : Director, FBI (65-65884)

SUBJECT:

SAM SURVEY

ESPIONAGE - R

DATE: 4/13/62

PERSONAL ATTENTION

Reurlet 4/4/62.

Your letter advised that you believed the sam Survey

Program can now be operated with security at the Detroit Fost

Orfice between honday and Friday of each week.

You are authorized

to institute the Sam Survey Program for a period of 60 days.

At

i that time you should advise the Bureau of the results of the

"operation of this progran and submit recommendations concorning

its continuance.

It is noted in your letter 6/15/61 you pointed out

the greatest portion of overseas air mail is sent iron Detroit

to another city such as New York, Miami, New Orleans, Seattle

and San francisco from which point the mail is then sent overseas.

You shoulù mise certain there is no duplication of the progend

currently in operation in Seattle and ew York.

In the evert

the mail is sont to either of these cities ard is "vorsed" thore,

no attenpi should

be made to examine it in Detroit.

Resul's of the Sam survay Progran currently operaiing

in New

York,

tashington Field Office, Seattls, Los Angeles ind

Boston ba

boen carisirctory, There is attrahed a copy of

New York lotter dated 8/20/61 setting lorch the details of i15

operatio..

Tos ate res ned to Bulet to Bostoa 5/31/51 with a

copy for

"Ir o1'io0 in oh sot forth the indicators so be looked

for in t: ein .mon i these letters.

It dork should furnish

Dotroit i da coy di ise vatch list of curcunt aducusses being

advise Buroan when this pronin to but into operation

in your otlice.

Boclosure

2 - New Yorl

- Seattle

1

- 120

- Los Arcelos

1 - 1355603

1

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DITACIE, FEL (05-85684)

SAC, DOTEUIT (€5-3030)

May 31, 1269

For 4714% +1

Benylet,

1, 1062 (eepy designatod for Now York),

and inlot, Ayril 13, 1932.

Division on lay Ji, 1932.

Captioned progran was initiated by tao Detroit

The rosal Inspooterie iuterzozation

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To above pangran has been in esteet in the Dstroit

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