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C] Routine

CLASSIFICATION:

C TOP SECRET

I SECRET

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Date

6/7/78

TO :

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-117290)

FROM:

SAC, SEATTLE (66-2940) (RUC)

SUBJECT: HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

Re Bureau teletype to Albany, dated June 5, 1978.

Seattle Division was not one of those designated

as receiving a copy of BUlet to Albany, et al, August 25,

1967, captioned, "Counterintelligence Program,

Black

Nationalists - Hate Groups, Internal Security".

A review of Seattle file containing a copy of

"BUairtel to Albany, et al, March 4, 1968, captioned

"Counterintelligence Program, Black

Nationalists - Hate

Groups,

Racial Intelligence"

, contain no reports, letterhead

memoranda, airtels, letters, or teletypes concerning Dr.

MARTIN LUTHER KING

ship Conference, up and

.JR., or

the Southern Christian Leader-

including December 31, 1968.

In view of the above, no further investigation

is being conducted.

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FM DIRECTOR FBI (62- 117290)

TO FBI ALBANY PRIORITY

FBI KANSAS CITY PRIORITY

FBI SEATTLE PRIORITY

FBI ST. LOUIS PRIORITY

BT

UNCLAS EF TO

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (HSCA)

BUREAU DEADLINE OCTOBER 31, 1978.

FOR INFORMATION OF RECEIVING OFFICES, GEORGE BEN

EDMONDSON ALSO KNOWN AS ALEX BORMANN, WHITE MALE, BORN

AUGUSI 3, 1937, WAS OPERATED AS AN INFORMANI FOR THE KANSAS CITY

DIVISION DURING 1958-1959 AND WAS REOPENED FOR A BRIEF PERIOD

IN

1963,

(BUREAU FILE 137-7733). EDMONDSON WAS ALSO A BUREAU TOP-

TEN-FUGITIVE FROM JUNE 20, 1965, IO JUNE 23, 1967, WHEN HE WAS

APPREHENDED IN QUEBEC CANADA (RETURNED TO UNITED STATES THROUGH

ALBANY DIVISION). WHILE IN PRISON AT THE MISSOURI SIATE

66-2940-10

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PAGE IWO DE HA DIID UNCLAS E FIO

PENITENTIARY, HE FURNISHED INFORMATION REGARDING VARIOUS MEANS

THAT ONE COULD UTILIZE IN GAINING ENTRY INTO CANADA, PROCURING

PASSPORTS, AND METHODS OF GOING BACK AND FORTH BEIWEEN IHE

UNITED SIATES AND CANADA WHEN IN A FUGITIVE STATUS.

IN CONNECTION WITH ITS INVESTIGATION INTO THE ASSASSINATION

OF MARIIN LUTHER KING, JR., THE HSCA MAS BEEN INTERESTED IN THE

ACTIVITIES OF EDMONDSON, WHO WAS A FELLOW INMATE OF JAMES EARL

RAY PRIOR TO RAY'S ESCAPE IN 1967. THE ASCA RECENILY LOCATED

AND INTERVIEWED EDMONDSON AT ROUTE 2, WALLA VALLA, WASHINGION.

EDMONDSON FURNISHED THE COMMITTEE A SIGNED WAIVER AUTHORIZING

HSCA ACCESS TO ALL MATERIAL UNDER CONTROL OF THE FBI CONCERNING

HIM, INCLUDING INFORMANI OR CONFIDENIIAL SOURCE FILES.

CURRENTLY, BUREAU POLICY INVOLVING A SIGNED ASCA WAIVER OF

THIS TYPE IS TO OBTAIN OUR OWN NAIVER IN ORDER TO PROTECT

AGAINSI CIVIL SUITS. SEATILE SHOULD PROMPILY INTERVIEW

EDMONDSON (NOW USING THE NAME ALEX BORMANNY, INFORM HIM OF

RECEIPT OF THE ASCA WAIVER AND OSTAIN ANOTHER SIGNED WAIVER.

THIS WAIVER SHOULD BE WORDED TO AUTHORIZE THE FBI TO RELEASE ALL

INFORMATION IN ITS POSSESSION CONCERNING HIM INCLUDING THOSE

RECORDS PERIAINING TO HIS CONFIDENTIAL RELATIONSHIP. THIS

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Date 10/27/78

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SEATTLE

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TO DIRECTOR FBI (62-117290) ROUTINE

BT

UNCLAS

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS (ISCA) .

RE BUREAU TELETYPE, OCTOBER 23, 1978.

GEORGE BEN EDMONDSON INTERVIEVED IN WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON,

OCTOBER 27, 1979, AND WAIVER OBTAINED. PREVIOUS SEATTLE FILES

RE EDMONDSON 88-5458, DESTROYED OCTOBER, 1973, AS A RESULT OF

DESTRUCTION PROJECT; AND 137-1589 DESTROYED FEBRUARY, 1978, ON

DESTRUCTION PROJECT PER BUREAU INSTRUCTIONS JANUARY 17, 1978.

AIRTEL WITH ORIGINAL WAIVER AND FD-302 EOLLOW.

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11x302 (Rov. 11-27-7010

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription

10/31/78

GEORGE BEN EDMONDSON was contacted at his home,

Route 2,

Box 179, Walla Walla, Washington (509-525-2126),

where he is living under the assumed name of ALEX P.

BORMANN and employed by the Boise Cascade Company.

EDMONDSON was advised of the Bureau policy requiring

its own Waiver for the release of information and that such a

Waiver would authorize the Bureau to release all information

concerning him, even that which had previously been considered

confidential.

EDMONDSON acknowledged that he understood the

Bureau policy and specifically stated that it was his under-

standing that his 1959 confidential FBI file would be released

to the House Select Committee on Assassinations, if so requested.

EDMONDSON also expressed concern that the House Select

Committee on Assassinations would not be able to maintain proper

control of the information in his file, pointing out that

investigators for the Committee, to whom he has spoken, appear

to be a little young and lacking in

experience.

EDMONDSON

stated, however, that he would conti-ue cooperate with the

Committee, and executed the following Waiver authorizing

release of information:

"AUTHORITY TO RELEASE INFORMATION

"I hereby authorize any Special Agent or other

authorized representative of the Federal Bureau of Investi-

release, to furnish to the House Select

Committee on Assassinations all information in its possession

concerning me, including those records pertaining to my confi-

dential relationship with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

I realize that by authorizing this release I will disclose to

the House Select Committee on Assassinations any confidential

relationship I may have had with the FBI.

"/s/ George Ben

Edmondson

"27

Oct 78

/s/ Witness:

Interviewed on ... 10/27/78-0t

Robert A. Ibbotson

Special Agent

Federal

Bureau of Investigation"

Walla Walla, WashingtoFilel _SE 66-2940 -12

by

SA ROBERT A. IBBOTSON / ecf

Date dictated

-10/30/78

This doonment contains nother ccommondations nor conclusions of the rel. lt is the property of the bit and is loaned te

your agoner il and its contones are not to be distributed outside your agony.

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PRECEDENCE:

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L Priority

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CLASSIFICATION:

(.] TOP SECRET

CJ SUCRIST

CJ CONFIDENTIAL

DEFTO

EJ CLEAR

Date

10/31/78

TO :

FROM:

SUBJECT:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-117290)

SAC, SEATTLE (66-2940) (RUC) - Lo

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON ASSASSINATIONS (ISCA)

BUDED:

10/31/78

Re Bureau teletype, 10/23/78, and Seattle teletype,

10/27/78.

Enclosed for the Bureau are two (2) copies of an

FD-302 concerning interview with GEORGE EDMONDSON and the

original of a Waiver authorizing the release of information,

signed by EDMONDSON.

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(62-117290) (Encl. 3)

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FD-491 (Rev. 1-17-77)

DIRECTOR

(62-117250)

11/17/78

SACA

SAAQ TIS

(62-294.0)

C RUC

→ File Destruction Program

1005E SPIRES COLETTER ON

ASSASSINATIONE) (HSCA)

Enclosed are _

These items are forwarded your office since:

_ items.

[ All logical investigation completed in this Division

[ You were 00 at the time our case was RUC'd.

Enclosures are described as follows:

Original 302 re GEORGE BEN EDMONDEON, 10/27/75 at

walla Walla,

Washington.

Porno

Pera

RUEL

Enc.

sing

NOTE: DO NOT BLOCK STAMP ORIGINAL ENCLOSURES.

62-014-14

FBI/DOJ

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