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J. B. Hotis)

1 - Mr?

*. I. Hennall

1 - lix. W. O. Cregar

September 8, 1975

The littorney General

Director, FBT

1 - Mr. S. F. Phillips

U.S. SINNIE SENACE CONNETIES

ON INTSLLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

IREN IS UNG ASSIFIEL

DATE 10/Le 00

leference is made to this Bureau's letter and

memorandum dated September 3, 1975, which effected a partial

delivery to the SSC of materials concerning Dr. Vartin luther

King, Jr., based on SSC requests dated July 8, 1975, and July

14, 1975.

Enclosed for your approval end forarding to the

SSe is the original of a memorandum in further partial responan

to the aforementioned two SSC requests.

ilso enclosed for your records is a copy of the

memorindun which is being delivered to you with a set of the

materials which ere being delivered to the SSC.

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1. - the leputy Attorney Genoral

Attention:

Michael 5. Shaheen, Jr.

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2 - Мк.

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Mintz

Mr. J. B. Hotis)

1 - Mr. W. R. Wannall

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1 - Mr. S. F. Phillips

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE TO

DATE LO/la/00

STUDY GOVEENMENTAL. OPEFATIONS WITH

RESPECT TO IIFZELLIGENCE /CIIVITIES (SSC)

September 8, 1975

Reference is made to the letter from the Chairmen

of the SSC to the Attorney General dated August 28, 1975,

requesting delivery of previously-requested IBI materialo

pertaining to Dr. Martin Luther King, JI. Reference is also

made to FBI menorandum dated September 3, 1975, thich

effected delivery of materials in partial response to SSC

requests dated July 8 and 14, 1975.

Materials requested in Items 7 and 19 of the

July o, 1915, request and in Items 7, 8, 9, and 13 of the

July 14, 1975, request are being delivered to the SSe with

this memerandum.

It is noted that Item 7 of the July 14, 1975,

request reforred to the original of an F3I Director

memorandum dated lovember 17, 1963, to lessrs. Tol-on,

Belmont, Deloach, hosen, and Sullivan. Fo such menorandum

could be located in FBI

files. However, a similarily-

audressed memorandun dated lovember 7, 1963; was located

Sse interest.

is enterent shed, as it apparently is the nopen ot

issoc. Dir.

With respect to our response to Item 13 of the

Dep. AD In. July 14, 1975, rcquest, two additional documents (13a and

At 13b) are responsive but are included in response to Item 9

Comp. Syst. and therefore are not duplicated under Item 13.

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SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIRS (SSC)

With respect to the excision of the material being

delivered herewith, appropriate notations appear where

the excisions concern the protection of an Informant or a

peculiarly sensitive foreign intelligence operation. All

other excisions pertain to portions which actually summarize

of quote from conversations monitored during electronic

surveillance of Dr. King. In most cases, it can be ascertained

precisely which information in FBI files came from electronic

surveillances of Dr. King; however, there exist areas where

documentation of the information is not precise and no

accurate determinetion can be made.

Therefore,

no assurances

can be given that portions of the material being furnished

do not contain information developed as a result of electronic

surveillances

of Dr. King•

In connection with any response where we have

included Xeroxes of newspaper articles or news releases, we

have: not

necessarily furnished all relating to a particular

matter which may be scattered throughout FBI files, but have.

included those readily available and generally representative

of the media accounts of the particular matter.

An example

would be those included in the response to Item 7 of the

July 8, 1975, SSC request:

The remaining materials in the SSC requests of July 8.

ạnd 14, 1975, and August 20, 1975, (Part VII) are receiving

continuous attention and the results will be forwarded on

a periodic basis as soon as possible.

The Attorney General

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PRANS CHUACH, IDÁNO. CHAIRMAN

SORN G. TOWER, TEXÀS, VIC: CHAIRIA

MHILIP I PAINT, MICH.

HOSAND H. JAKER, JR. TENN.

MALTET-T. MENDALI, PRISH.

PICKE GOLDIATER, ARIZ.

WALTTH D, HUDDLESTON, MY.

CHAFLES MCG, MATHIAS, J7., MD.

MOSIAT MORGAN, PI.C.

MICHANDS. SCHIVEIKER, PAY

GARY HART, COLO.

WILLIAM G. MILLER, STAFF DIRECTOR

FREDEKICK A.D. SCHYARI, JH.. CHIEF COUNSEL

CURTIS R. SMOTHERS, MINURITY COUNSEL

Zinites States Senate

SELECT COMPITTEE TO

STUDT GOVIRNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH

FELIPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

(RARELANT TO S. ALS. 11, 2TH CONGRESS)

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510

July 8, 1975

ALL'INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

Special Counsel for Intelligence Coordination

Office of the Deputy Attorney General

U. S. Department of Justice

Washington, D. C. 20530

Dear Mr. O'Connor:

Pursuant to Section III. A. of the notification

attached to the Committee's letter of June 27, 1975, I am

forwarding herewith an additional request for materials

which relate to this matter.

The specificity of this request is not, of

course, intended to limit in any way the agreement to come

forward with all relevant information and materials, includ-

ing documents, whether of not they have been brought to the

Committee's attention or have been specifically requested

by the committee:

As Mr. Schwarz and I indicated in our meeting

with you a few days ago, there are still outstanding sev

eral items relating to this matter which the Committee re-

quested some time ago.

This request should in no way delay

further the availability of the previously requested items,

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whenever they become separately ready for submission.

SFP/ers

8/8/30

and we would expect that individual items will be supplied

Your cooperation is appreciated. •

Sincerely,

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RECEIVED

JUL 8 1975

KwoC

John T. Elliff

Director

Domestic Intelligencé Task Force

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1. Access to all. memoranda, airtels, teletypes, and any

other materials which relate in any way to:

a.

The dissemination to any person of organization

outside the executive branch of the federal govern-

ment of information relating to Martin Luther King,

JI.

b.

Contacts between FBI personnel and persons outside

• the executive branch of the federal

government con-

cerning Di. King.

2.

All memoranda and any other materials which relate to

meetings or proposed meetings between FBI headquarters

and DI. King, including, but not limited to:

a. All memoranda and any other materials reflecting

such proposals.

be All correspondence and any other materials reflect-

ing invitations extended for such meetings.

c. All correspondence and any other materials reflect-

ing replies to any such invitations.

a. All memoranda and any other materials reflecting

briefings or preparations for such meetings.

. 1.

e. All memoranda and any other materials reflecting

what occurred at such meetings.

f. All memoranda and any other materials reflecting

actions recommended or taken following such meetings.

3.

All memoranda and any other materials which relate to a

meeting between

the FBI Director and reporters on

November 18, 1964, including, but not limited to:

a. Proposals, invitations, and replies, for such meeting.

b. Arrangements, briefings, and preparations for such

meeting.

c. Summaries or other evidence of what occurred at

such meeting.

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4. All memoranda and any other materials which relate to

a meeting between the President and Roy Wilkins,

A. Philip Randolph, Whitney Young, Mrs. Dorothy Haight,

James Farmer, and Jack Greenberg on November 19, 1964.

5. A copy of a November 19, 1964, telegram from Dr. King

to Director Hoover, and

all notes, memoranda, and any

other materials reflecting the disposition of, or

actions taken as a result of the receipt of, said tele-

gram. ...

6.

All memoranda and any other materials relating to the

award of the Nobel Peace Prize to DI. King on or about

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December 10, 1964.

7. All memoranda and any other materials relating to a

banguet held in honor of DI. King in Atlanta, Georgia,

on January 25, 1965,

8. All memoranda and any other materials which relate to

a meeting between the President and Dr. King on

February 9, 1965.

9. All materials which formed the basis for the FBI's

response dated June 12, 1975, captioned "Reguest Per

taining to Electronic Surveillance", which pertained

to the travel of certain former agents of the FBI.

10. All memoranda and any other materials' which relate to

mail openings, and mail covers, with respect to

DI. King.

11. Access to all memoranda and any other materials which

relate to electronic surveillance of Dr. King by state

or local agencies or governments.

12.

All memoranda and any other materials which relate to

the transfer of former Special Agent Robert R. Nichols

to the Oklahoma City office of the FBI in June 1969.

13: All Forms FD 185 and attachments (including forms

entitled

"Performance Rating Guide for Investigative

• Personnel") from 1959 until retirement for:

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a. Former Special Agent Robert R. Nichols.

14.

b. Former Special Agent Alan Sentinella.

All memoranda and any other materials which relate to

a letter from former Associate Director Clyde A. Tolson

to newspaper columnist Carl T. Rowan concerning Dr. King,

as reported in the Washington Evening Star on June 18,

1969.

15.

All memoranda and any other materials relating to

• arrangements, briefings, and preparations for an inter-

view of the FBI Director by any reporters for the

Washington Evening Star on June 19, 1969; all memoranda

and any other materials referred to, quoted from, or

displayed during such interview; and all memoranda and

any other materials reflecting what occurred at such

interview.

16.

Access to all materials upon which "Black Extremist"

COINTELPRO summaries 16, 23, 63, and 156 were based.

17.

An August 17, 1964, memorandum from former Assistant

Attorney General John Doar to the FBI Director request-

ing a name check on certain individuals connected with

the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.

18.

All memoranda and any other materials

indicating of

reflecting the inception of (a) all headquarters files

• and (0) all Atlanta, Georgia, field Office Illes con-

cerning Dr. King and concerning the Southern Christian

Leadership Conference, together with the basis and

authority for opening such files.

19. All memoranda and any other materials reflecting or

relating to a 1963 meeting at FBI headquarters which

was attended by former Special Agents Robert R. Nichols,

Henry Rouse, William Sullivan, and other FBI personnel,.

and which related to Dr. King.

20. All memoranda prepared by the Internal Security Section

and by former Assistant Director William Sullivan con-

cerning the August 1963 March on washingion.

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21. All memoranda and any other materials which reflect

or relate to communications between the FBI Director

or FBI headquarters personnel and the President or the

President's staff in June 1969 concerning electronic

surveillance of Dr. King.

N.B.:

• ..

The Bureau's search for the above-requested mate-

rials should include a check of pertinent field

office files as weil

as headquarters files.

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TRUTH TEXAS, VICEFITANAAN.

HOWARD M SAETH, JR. TENT,,

LOANI TEND 14407611044. 19.

TO SENS MGilGAti, 11.60

RICHARD S.HINNINER. PAR

CART HART, CULO.

WILLJAM G. MILLER, STAFF DIMLETOR

FREDRICK A, O. SCHVIARI, IN-, CHILF CCUNSES,

CURTIS R. SMOTHERS, MINORITY COUNSEL

Berties

State Smole

SELECT COMMITTEE TO

STUDY GOVERNMENTAL GERATIONS WITH

RESPECT TO INTELLICINGE ACTIVITiES

(PURSUANT TO S. RES. IL SITH CONGHESS)

WASHINGTON, D.G. 20510

July 14,

1975

K. William O'Connor, Esq.

Special Counsel for Intelligence Coordination

Office of the Deputy Attorney General

U. S. Department of Justice

Washington, D. C. 20530

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNGLASSIFIED :

Dear Mr. O'Connor:

Reference is made to your letter of July 8, 1975,

transmitting certain materials relating in the Martin Luther

King, JI. monographs.

We would appreciate being supplied the following

additional items in response to appendix u, Item 3,. ui ine

Committee's letter of May 14, 1975:

1. All materials refelcting the earlier recommenda-

tion and approval which are irdicated in the first

sentence of Mr. Sullivan's October 15, 1963

memorandum to Mr. Belmont.

2.

The identity of the author of the monograph which

was attached to MI. Sullivan's October 15, 1963

memorandum to Mr. Belmont.

3.

All materials which reflect or relate to Mr.

Sullivan's instructions to subordinates concerning

the preparation of the 1963 monograph.

materials which reflect or relate to the trans-

mission of the monograph to Me. Sullivan from

subordinates prior to Mr. Sullivan's October 15, 1963

memorandum to Mr. Belmont.

5.

All materials which reflect Mr. Tolson's transmission

to the Director of Mr. Belmoni's memorandum of

October 17, 1963.

RECITE LI

JUL I is75

Kind.

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K. William O! Connor

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July:, 1975

All materials which reflect what transpired itween

the Director's approval of Mr. Sullivan's Oewber 15,

1963 memorandum, and the transmission of Mr. sullivan's

October 18, 1963 memorandum to Mr. Belmont.

7.

•.

Rosen, and Sullivan.

.8.

A xerox of the original

of the director's Proruary 5,

1964 memorandum to Mssrs. Tolson, Belmont, Rizen,

Sullivan, De Loach, and Evans.

•9..

Access to the original memoranda from MI. Sulivan

to Mr. Belmont, dated:

a. November 22, 1964;

b. November 27, 1964.

10. The identity of the auchi of the 1961 "ap-ti-date

revision" of the 1963 monograph.

11. Ali materials which refiect or relate iu Mir. Sullivan"

instructions to subordinates in 1964 to revise the

1963 monograph.

12.

All naterials which transmitted for approva: and/or

signature the December 1, 1964 letter from ine

Director to Mr. Moyers.

13. All materials which reflect the approval of Mr.

Belmont, Mr. Tolson, and/or the Director of:

a.

Recommendations contained in Mr. Sullivan's

November 22, 1964 memorandum to Mr. Beiront;

b.

Recommendations contained in Mr. Sullivin's

November 27, 1964 memorandum to Mr.

Beiront;

C.

The December 1, 1964 letter from the Director

to Mr: Moyers.

14. Access to the second page (unexcised) of tha

December 17, 1964 memorandum from Mr. Baumaraner

to Mr. Sullivan.

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K.. William O!Connor

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15.

•16.

All materials reflecting the approval of Mr.

Sullivan, Mr. Belmont, Mr. Tolson, and/or-the Director

•of the recommendation contained in Mi.

Baumgardner's

December 17, 1964 memorandum to Mr. Sullivan.

All memoranda and any other materials which relate

to the preparation of a memorandum captioned

"Martin

Luther King, JI.: His Personal Conduct" which is

- referred to and was apparently enclosed with, the

Director's December 21, 1964 letter to Senator

Humphrey. (Please do not supply the memorandum.)

17.

The identity of the author of the memorandun

...described in item #16 above and of any other similar

memoranda.

18. All memoranda and any other materials which relate

to the dissemination to senator Humphror of the

memorandum described in item #16 and which relate

to any other dissemination of the said memorandum

or any other similar memorandum.

19. The identity of the author of the 1967 revision of

the Martin Luther King, Jr. monograph.

20.

All material which reflect or relate to Mr. Sullivan's

and/or Mr. C. D. Brennan's instructions to sub-

ordinates in 1967 to revise any earlier Martin Luther

King, Jr. monograph.

21.

Access to an unexcised copy of the August 24, 1967

memorandum from Mr. C. D.. Brennän to Mr. Sullivan.

22. All materials reflecting Mc. Tolson's suggestion,

and the Director's agreement, that the King monograph

be brought up to date in 1968, as indicated in the

February 29, 1968 memorandum from Mr. G. C. Moore

to Mr. Sullivan.

Sincerelys

• T. Elliff

Dixector

Domestic Intelligence Task Force

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5-140 (Rev. 1-21-74) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20535

Addressee:

SENSTE SELECT COMMITTEE

•Memo Report dated_ 9/8/75

Caption or Documena /8/75 t cuest tee;

Items 7 and 19

47/14/75 Request, Items 7,8,9 and 13

Originating Office:

Delivered by:

Paul Dele

Received by:

Title:

OTEL

Return this receipt to the Intelligence Division, FBI

_ Date:

9/3/75

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

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Material relating to a banquet held in honor of Pr. Ring on 1/25/65

ond neteriols solating to a 1963 meting at FBIHQ which wag

atteniled by fomer Special Agents: and other F3L personnel, thich

related to De. King.

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2 - Mr. J. A. Mintz

(1 - Mr. J. B. Hotis)

1 - Mr. W. R. Wannall

The Attorney General

Director, FBI

Septembar 8, 1975

1 - Mr. W. O. Cregar

1 - Mr. J. P. Lee.

SENNIE SELECT CONMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACFIVITIES (SSC)

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

TEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIEL

DATE 1O/Le DUL BY SpLALAel

Reference is made to memorandun from Mr. Michael

Shakeen of the Deparinent of Justice to Mr, John A. Mintz of

this Bureau, captioned "Special Proceduras for Frocessing SSC

Requests Relating to Mail Survelllances," dated August 8, 1975,

in which Mr. Shaheen referred to the ponding sSC request for

materials relating to nail surveillance and attached a copy of

the special procedures to be followed in responding to this

reguest.

enclosed is a memorandum for forarding to the Conmittee

which responds to a request originally set forth as Iten 4,

Appendix B, of the May 14, 1975, SSC requent and later amplified!

in a letter fron Mr. John T. Elliff dated June 13, 1975.

Moranda and documentation requested in paragrass (31%

of the June 13, 1975, letter are being delivered with this

communication.

Also enclosed for your records is a copy of the

memorandum prepared for the Cormittee.

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The Attorney General

NOTE:

sse made general request for information concerning FBI

mail surveillances in a letter dated way 14, 1975. This request

was later amplified in a June 13, 1975, letter.

Response to

this request was deferred since Department of Justice was

conducting

inquiry into mail openings by FBI.

By memorandum August

'8, 1975,

ir. Shaheen of the Department advised of special procodures

which

were to be followed in responding to mail opening requests.

Since

that time we have delivered all material relating to the "Hunter"

project which was a mail surveillance by CIA.

The LIM enclosed

with our letter to the Attorney General contains additional

responses concerning eight mail surveys involving interception

and opening ot mail by the FBI. It is noted that SSC request

for names of all individuals who participated in mail openings

is not being complied with.

they are being told we do

have such a list available although it is not considered

complete.

we feel access to such a list by SSC staff at this

time should be specifically authorized by the Department.

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SECRET

2 - ME. J. A. Mintz

(1 - Mr. J. B. Hotis)

1 - Mr. W. R. Wannall

1 - Mr. W. O. Cregar

1 - MC. J. P. Lee

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WAIITO STAILS SATE SELECT COITIZODE

TO SAUDY COVERNIEIINE OPIATIOUS

FIZH RESPICT TO IUTULLIGZNCE AGTIVITITS (SSC)

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CLASSIFIED BYSPALM eL

DECLASSIFY ON: 25X_/

RE: TINIE SURVEIIENICL

Rofcrence is mado to lotter of Juno 13, 1975,

Er. John I, Ellift of the SSC start to It. 1. Hillian O'Connor

of tho Depazinent of Juctico, This lotic anplities prior

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HERFIN IS UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPT

TR! CINER WISE.

'WHERE SHOW

request cared Lay 14, 1915, 11c1 spectile retorence to cle

tocinique referred to an "nail surveillance, including nail

covere and oroning nail" and tho utilization of thin scolniquo

"In internal sccurity, intolligonce collection, and/or counter-

intolligonco nactero, oporacions, or activitios."

Tho roquests in the June 13, 1075, lottor vero contained

in threo soctions gonorally covoring (1) cortain infomation

concerning all incidents of nail opening or nail incorcept,

certain infornation concorning all incidonts of nail covcrs

that voro opcoitically conducted by FDI ennloyoos, and (3) all

docuents and peroranda which discuss, rofor, or solate to the

origins, authorizations, conduct and trancsiscion of, and

rolicies and procoduros for, tho mail oncning, intercepts,

and covers identitiod atovc.

Tho following infornation is sot forth Icoponsive to

the three categorico of Icquest cuclince above:

In tho cacogory of nail oponing or mail intercept

fron January 1, 1900, until the prosent.

uc have idontified cight

Assoc. Dis. — such survoys thich vore conduciod by the IBI.

Mailablo infor

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SECRET

U. S. Senate Select Committee on

Intelligence Activities (SSC)

Re:

Mall Suzveillance

heading of the. FBI code name for each such survey. Due to the

nature of the records maintained for each of these surveys, you

will note that the amount of information furnished may vary

considerably from survey to survey.

volune of taterial: and detail has beon developed concerning the

deto 1 has beon to

For instance, an appreciable

so-called Sem Survey since a control file was maintained and

the operation was conducted over an approximate seven-yoar

period, primarily in New York, but with some acticity occurring

in several other fiold divisions. lie sun survey ron the other

nand, was a much more narrow operation conducted Only in new York"

for a one-year period.

No controi file or documentation was

located for

this program.

With respect to the request for the names of individuals

who participated in the programs listed, retrievability of this

information also presented a problem.

FBI Headguarters" records

were not helpful in this area. By canvassing appropriate field

alvisions.

we have been able to reconstruct a partial list or

such indiviquals.

However, the nature of those records

are

such that the list cannot be considered complete.

In view of

this, and since mail surveillance by the FBI is the subject of

an ongoing investigation by the Department of Justice,

involving nattars which may invite sanctions of à criminal

nature, a llat Is not being included in this response.

At the

direction of the bepartment of Justice, the list will be mage

available to sSc staft members;

A descrintion of each of the eight nail surveye 1s

set forth along with the physical location, the type of mail

involved, and the purpose of the survey.

Coverage.

The longest-running progran began in

Washington, D.

In 1940, and involved the opening of mail

addressed to various foreign embassies then of interest to the

United States.

At the conclusion of world War II, effort was

then concentrated against soviet and soviet bloc nations.

During the period of operation in Washington, the survey

discontinued at least once and it was completely discontinued

in July, 1966. Z Coverage also existed in New York from about

1959 or 1960 until July, 1966, directed against the Soviet

Mission to the United Nations.

It was also operated against

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U. S. Senate Select Committee on

Intelligence Activities (SSC)

Re: Mail Surveillance

the Cuban Mission to the United Nations in New York from

August,

1962, until

May, 1965. The mail surveyed under this

program was that specifically addressed to the target establish-

ment and the objective of the program was to detect individuals

in contact with

these establishments who might be attempting

to make contact for espionage reasons, for purposes of defecting

or who might be illegal espionage agents.

location in Washington, D. C.,

was the Main Post Office

and

selected mail was opened in FBI Headquarters' space. In

New York, mail directed to the Soviet Mission was intercepted

at the Lenox Hill Post Office and suspect letters were carried

to the New York FBI Office for opening.

Coverage against the

Cuban Mission involved the Grand Central Post Office and later

the Lenox Hill Post Office in New York City.

Sam Survey.

This survey was aimed at detecting the

presence of Soviet illegal agents in the United States so that

they might be neutralized.

The survey was based on certain

indicators and mail addresses in European countries which we

had learned were being used in illegals' communications.

The

survey was directed against outgoing airmail from the United

States

being sent to certain European cities and countries, Mexico,

Japan, and Canada.

The survey was operated in New York

(October 1, 1959, to July 22, 1966); Boston

"February 27, 1962,

to September 13, 1962); WEO (August 20, 1961, to August 8,

1966);

Detroit (May 14, 1962, to September 21, 1962) LOS

(September 28, 1961, to November 17, 1962) and Seattle.

1963,27

Angeles

(September 8, 1961, to February 8, 1963).

The following physical locations were used for the

opening or intercept of mail in this survey:

New York - FBI New York Office and U. S. Postal

facilities Idlewild (now J.F.R.) International Airport.

Boston - Airmail Facility, Logan International Airport,

East Boston, Massachusetts.

Washington, D. C. - U. S. Post Office, Washington

International Airport Branch, and Dulles International Airport

Branch:

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Re: Mail Surveillance

Detroit - New Post Office.

Jos Angeles - U. S. Post, Office Airnail Facility,

Foreign Unit, and Los Angeles International Airport Airmail

Facility-.

Seattle • U. S. Post Office Airmail Facility,

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

This survey was also aimed at detection

of Soviat Illegal agents based on our knowledge that connunications

were sent through regular mail channels to soviet illegals by

intelligence personnel stationed in the Unated States in

official capaoities.

Type of mail covered was first-class mail

directed to certain target areas such as rooming house and

transient hotel districts.

This program began in larch, 1961, in

New York City and was operated with Post Office personnel until

august 22, 1961r at which time we began operating the progran.

utilizing opecial Agents.

The program was discontinued in

San Francisco Office almo operated a similar survey from

October, 1961, until February, 1962.

Facilities utilized in Net York wore the FBI Office:

Madison Square Post Office, Cathedral Substation: Planetarium

Substation; and the Ansonia Post Office, all Hew Yorl City:

The Detroit Office survey was located in the Poosevelt Park

Annex, and the San Francisco operation in the Rincon Annex,

Sun Survey. This survey was a review of nail directed

to known intelligence officers of the Soviet and soviet bloc

countrios tho were employees of the United Nations. The

purpose

of the survey was to detect contacts of an intelligençe nature

with these individuals since it was believed they were receiving

such mail using the securo cover of theti United Nations

employment.

The program was operated in New York only from

June 25, 1963, to June 26, 1964.

The physical locations Involved(s)

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U. S. Senate Select Committee on

Intelligenca Activities (SsC)

Re: Mail Surveillance

in this survey were the New York Office of the FBI and the

Grand Cantral Post Office in Now York City. The mail involved

was post cards and first-class

letters.

Joe survey.

This survey was instituted to scroen air

mail from Miami to Cuba and Puerto Rico to Cuba in two specific

Cuban counterintelligence opcrations.

the purposa of this survey

vas to locate clandestine communications through the use of certain

indicators on the mail as woll ao a knowledge of the mail drops

in Cuba.

The mall was intercepted at the Biscayne Annex Post

offico in Hiami and

suspected itens opened at that location or

in some instances delivered to the FBI Laboratory at FBI lead-

quarters

for special processing. First-claso mail was primarily

involved.

Chiprop survey.

This survey screened

first-class

mail entering the United States from the People's Republic of

China and Hong Kong.

The operation began in Septenbor, 1954,

as a mail cover and nail opening began on August 1, 1956.

program was finally terminated in January, 1966.

our original

introduction into this survey was in connection with the efforts

of the U. S. Customs Service, Rostricted Merchandise Section,

to intercept communist propaganda being sent into the United States

from abroad. Later the Foreign Propaganda Unit; U. S. Custon,

was our point of contact, which subsequently noved to the Rincon

Annex Poßt Office.

Ultimately, coverage was secured through

the Airmail Facility of the U. S. Post Office in San Francisco.

In all instances, mail solected for opening war processed at

the San Francisco FBI Office,

Chiclet Survey•

This survey tas initiated in october,

1963, in San Franciaco and was concerned with airmail originating

In the United States and being sent to the People'e kapublic of

China.

coverage was

maintained through the Airail Facility of

the U. S. Post Office, San Francisco; however, all itons selected

for opening were further procoseed at the San Francisco FBI Office.

The purpose of this survey was to obtain foreign counterintel-

ligence information concerning Americans residing in China who

were of interest to the FBI and other agencies of the u.s.

Government, to detect efforts to persuade scientiots and others

of Chinese descent in the United States to roturn to China; and

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U. S. Senate Select Committce on

Intelligence Activities (SSC)

Re: Mail Surveillance

13965.

to develop information concerning econonio and social conditions

in communist China, as well as secure information concerning

subjects in the United States of security interest who vere

corresponding with persons in communist China.

This survey vas

discontinued In January, 1966.

Chican survey. This survey was conducted from January

to November, 1961, In San Francisco.

It was aimed at screening

first-class

mail from Chinose individuals in Canada to Chinese

individuals in the United States. The purpose for the aurvey

wAS

to detect Chinese communist intelligence operations directed

against the United States.

The exact location of the sorcening

in thio survey has not been determined fron our records.

(2) A review of logical recoras at FBI Hoadquarters

did not disclose any information concerning mail covers (apart

from the surveys listed above) that were physically conducted

by FBI amployees whether alone or in cooperation with Postal

Service employees.

Canvass of selected field offices was

unproductive of such inforation except that our Washington

Field Division reported that mail covers, physically conducted

by FBI

employees, vere maintained on various Soviet and soviet

bloc establisments in Washington, D. C., from about 1960 to

Septenber 30, 1964.

We are currently attempting to develop

additional information and documentation concerning these

incidents and further advice will be forthcoming as soon as it

is available.

(3)

Documentation and monoranda requested concerning

the survoys listed in this memorandun have been prepared, with

the noted exception of the Sun survey, and are being delivered

to the Department of Justice under the delivery/access procedures

agreed upon by the

Departuent of Justice and the SSC.

1 - The Attorney General

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WASHINGTON, D. C. 20535

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SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE

BEFORE COMPLETING.

CLASSIFY AS APPROPRIATE

FROM:

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ATTN: Central Index

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If a document was made available

* DOCUMENT |

BRIEFING

INTERVIEW

TESTIMONY

TOTHER

3. TO WHOM PROVIDED (check appropriate

term; add specific names if appropriate)

2. DATE PROVIDED

• 9/3/75

SSC

\HSC

4. IDENTIFICATION (provide descriptive data for documents; give name or identification number of briefer,

interviewee, testifier and subject)

Memoranium and enclosures

response to formal request, other-

0, C,

SSG Letterg 6h3/75 and 5/14/75, Appendix B,

7. 45y "unds fent for epperopriate key words from

the list provided separately; if key words not listed

are

Intelligence collection

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8. SUMMARY (see reverse side before completing this item)

Eight nail opening or mail intercept surveys from 1/6/60,

until present have been identified, each survey set forth along

with physical location, the type of nail involved, and the

purpose of the survey,

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• Date the abstract and put on any internal control numbers required.

• "FROM" entry should clearly identify the organization providing the

information.

• If additions (as when a copy of document sent to SSC is later sent to

HSC) or changes to a previously submitted form are necessary, submit a

copy of the original abstract, with the change indicated.

SPECIFIC ITEM NO. 8. SUMMARY - enter brief narrative statement describing

substance of information and showing relationship to Intelligence Community

matters if appropriate. Any feedback or evidence of investigatory interests

should be noted. Commitments

made to supply additional information should be

noted. Additionally, certain administrative information may be entered here,

e.g., restrictions on review of a document, if document was paraphrased, whether

interviewee is current or former employee, etc. If actual document of transcript

is provided, that fact should be noted and no summary is required. Additional

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FD-263 (Rev. 12-19-67)

FEDERAL

BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

REPORTING OFFICE

PHILADELPHIA

TITLE OF CASE

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

NEW YORK

•COMEN IS LLIBERATION MOVEMENT

DATE

OCT 2 0 1970

REPORT MADE BY

JOHN C. F. MORRIS

CHARACTER OF CASE

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

8/20/70 - 9/26/70

IS - MISC

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PH 1-3

CONNE

JOY F. SOKETIOUS

1122 Spruce Street

Philadelphia, Pa

"(By Request)

100-51132 - 13,14

This report is classified Confidential since it

contains information from PH I-I and I-2, informants of

continuing value whose compromise would

adversely affect

the internal security of the United states.

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FD-204 (Rov. 3-3-59)

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NTIAL

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Copy to:

Report of:

Date:

Field Office File #:

Title:

1-MI, OSI, NISO

JOHN C. F. MORRIS

OCT 2 0 1970

100-51132

WOMEN'S LIBERATION MOVEMENT

Office: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:

Bureau File # 100-453233

INTERNAL SECURITY - MISCELLANEOUS

Character:

Synopsis:

Principal activity of Women's Liberation Movement

in Philadelphia has been celebration of Women's

Rights Day on 8/26/70. Occasion used by organizations such

as Socialist Workers Party and Communist Party to distribute

literature. MAREEN/JASON, Socialist workers Party member. ac-

tive in Women's Liberation Movement up to mid-September 1970.

Address used by Women's Liberation Movement at 928 Chestnut

Street shared by number of organizations.

-RUC-

Details:

The Philadelphia Resistance Movement sponsored a

meeting of a Women's Liberation Group at St. Mary's

Church Parrish House in Philadelphia, Pa., on September 20,

1969. There were approximately sixty persons in attendance,

of whom fifty were women. MAREENS JASINSKI was among those in

attendance along with young adults, college students, and some

older women. The session which was to last all day had only a

few persons present by noon and practically all had left by

adjournment time in mid-afternoon.

DECLASSIFIED BY SOLALMIdi

on 10 len

PH T-1

September 22, 1970

GRoUP

EXCLUDED FROM

AUTOMATIC DOWNGRADING

AND DECIASSIFICATION.

CONF

I

ENTIAL

This document contains neither recommendations nor corclusions of the FBI. It la the property of the FBI and is loaned to

your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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MAREEN JASINSKI,

also known as Jason, held a

leadership position in the

Socialist Workers Party (SWP)

in Philadelphia as of mid-September 1970.

PH T-1

September 14, 1970

The SWP has been designated by the Attorney

General of the United States, pursuant to Executive Order

# 10450.

"The Daily World," an East Coast Communist News-

paper, in its issue dated March 11, 1970, contained an article

concerning a discussion oi the Philadelphia Social Science

Forum held at the Hotel Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa.

The

topic of the discussion was the Women's Struggle for Libera-

tion.

Among the speakers was one MARYMC CAlle who identified

herself as from "Women's Liberation."

"The Distant Drummer,

" a local Philadelphia publica-

tion, carried an,

article on June 18, 1970, reporting the es-

tablishment of a Women's Liberation Center at 928 Chestnut.

Street, Philadelphia

The District Committee of the Communist Party (CP)

of Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware met in Philadelphia on

August 9, 1970. At that meeting an announcement was made that

the CP would have a table at the rally of the Women's Libera-

tion group to be held in Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia on

August 26, 1970. It was stated at this meeting that the CF

had been invited to participate

in the Women's Liberation Move-

ment on that day.

Mili bet ?

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August 19, 1970

JOY ELY SOKEITOUS formed an organization in Phila-

delphia in early August 1970 called'POWER, using the initials

from the full title, philadelphia Organization of women for

imployment hights.

SORETTOUS was

formerly a member of National

organization

or Women (NOW); however, she left that organization

because of dissension among

its members.

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While a member of NOW she reportedly met MAREEN

JASON who went with SOKEITOUS into the new organization,

POWER. JASON arranged for POWER

to use the telephone number

and address of 928 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, as a

telephone listing and a mailing address.

"New Mobe" also

has an address at 928 Chestnut Street and JASON arranged for

that organization to do the printing for POWER at a reduced

rate.

for a Women's Rights Day rally to be held in Rittenhouse

Square, Philadelphia, on August 26, 1970. Their only pur-

pose was to call attention to the need for equal employment

rights for women. Most of the details of organizing the

rally were taken over by TASON since SOKEITOUS and others

did not have the time to devote to it and lacked the necessary

organizational ability.

When SOKEITOUS and her associates arrived at Ritten-

house square for the rally on August 26, 1970, they were

shocked to see organizations such as the CP, the SWP, and the

Black Panther Party (BPP) all represented there and all dis-

tributing literature.

A characterization of the BPP is contained

in the appendix hereto.

JASON made no attempt to conceal from the members

of POWER that she was a member of the SWP and stated that she

would be departing for Houston in the near future.

The fourth floor at 928 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia,

where POWER has its headquarters, is shared by a number of or-

ganizations to whom the telephone and rental expenses are pro-

These other organizations are the told Elower Brigade,

ProTessional Momen's Caucus, Homophile Action League, s

University women Pennsylvan as tell on

Law, Momen linited TeX Abortion Rights, "and several other groups

for the study of racism, anthropology; and sex.

Telephones at the address are answered by volunteers

and each organization has a folder in which its mail is place

Late a tir

straite

zaiidir."

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and lator picked up by someone from the specific organization.

PH T-3

August 31, 1970

September 14, 1970

The Philadelphia Resistance, in its literature,

describes itself as a community of young Americans fighting

the draft.

Literature distributed by NOW describes the organi-

zation as a new civil rights group pledged to work actively

to bring women into

full participation in the main stream

of American Society exercising all the privileges and responsi-

bilities thereor in truly equal partnership with men. Its

program calls for the following:

Passage of the Equal Rights Amendment now before

Congress

Abolition of Laws penalizing abortion

Revision of State Protective Laws for Women

Enforcement of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Iitle 7

Campaign to change the mass media's portrayal of women

Participation of women on an equal basis with men in

Church life and practice

Greater participation of women in programs against

poverty

Revision of Divorce and Alimony arrangements

Revision of Social Security laws.

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Provision of Maternity rights

Expansion of Child care services

Revision of tax laws

Full participation of women in political activities

Revision of the Education System

NOW literature shows their address as Post Office Box

15505, Philadelphia, Pa., telephone JE 3-7474.

Literature distributed by POWER describes its goals

as follows:

Equal pay for equal work

Equal job and promotional opportunities

Equal training and educational opportunities

These goals are to be reached through education

and political action through the democratic process.

POWER planned a leadership training course on under-

standing local politics to be held twice weekly for a period

of four weeks, beginning September 14, 1970, as a part of their

program to attain their stated goals.

A program announcement put out by Women's Liberation

Center, 928 Chestnut Street, outlined a series of films, panel

discussions, and symposiums

for the month of August 1970. One

of these, entitled "The Causes of Women's Oppression and the

Paths to Their Liberation,"

was to feature NOW, the Socialist

Labor Party, SWP, CP, Gold Flower Brigade, and Independent

Women's Liberationists:

Those desiring further information were advised to

call the Women's Liberation Center at WA 3-8330, and to ask

fOr MAREEN Or NANCY.

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Literature distributed at the Women's Rights Day in

Rittenhouse square

on August 26, 1970, included the following:

A pamphlet issued by Student Mobilization Committee

(SMC) to end the war in Vietnam, 928 Chestnut Street,

entitled "Women Unite Against the War."

A pamphlet issued by the Young Socialist Alliance

entitled "Women's Liberation - A Socialist View."

"A Woman's Declaration of Liberation from Military

Domination," issued by Women's Strike for Peace.

A characterization of the SMC and Young

Socialist Alliance is contained in the

appendix hereto.

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BLACK PANTHER PARTY (BPP)

aka

Black Panther Party for Self Defense

According to the official newspaper of the BPP, the BPP was started

during December, 1966 in Oakland, California, to organize black people so they

can take control of the life, politics, and the destiny of the black community.

It was organized by BOBBY G.

SEALE, BPP Chairman, and. HUEY P. NEWTON, Minister

of Defense, BPP.

The official newspaper, called "The Black Panther", regularly states

that the BPP advocates the use of guns and guerrilla tactics

in its revolution-

ary program to end oppression of the black people. Residents of the black

community are urged to arm themselves against the police who are consistently

referred to as "pigs" who should be killed.

The newspaper, in its issue of September 7, 1968, had an article by

the then Minister of Education, GEORGE MURRAY. This article ended with the

following:

"Black men.

Black people, colored persons of America, revolt

everywhere! Arm yourselves. The only culture worth keeping

is revolutionary culture.

Change. Freedom everywhere.

Dynamite!

Black power.

Use the gun. Kill the pigs everywhere."

The BPP newspaper, issue of October 5, 1968 had an article introduced

with the following statement: "We will not dissent from American government.

We will overthrow it."

DAVID HILLIARD, Chief of Staff, BPP, in a speech at the San Francisco

Polo Field on November 15, 1969, said "We will kill Richard Nixon."

DAVID HILLIARD, in the "New York Times", issue of December 13, 1969

was quoted as follows:

"We advocate the very direct overthrow of the govern

ment by way of force and violence."

In the issue of April 25, 1970, the BPP newspaper had an article by

Minister of Culture EMORY DOUGLAS as follows:

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"The only way to make this racist US government administer

justice to the people it is oppressing, 1s... by taking up

arms against this government, killing the officials, until

the reactionary forces...are dead, and those that are left

turn their weapons on their superiors, thereby passing

revolutionary judgement against the number one enemy of all

mankind, the racist U. S. government."

The BPP Headquarters is located at 1046 Peralta Street, Oakland,

California.

Branches of the BPP, and Committees to Combat Fascism, under

control of the BPP, have been established in various locations in the USA.

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STUDENT MOBILIZATION COMMITTEE, aka

Student Mobilization Committee to

End the War in Vietnam;

National Student Mobilization Committee

A source advised on May 16, 1969 that the Student Mobilization

Committee originally grew out of the National Student Strike for Peace confer-

ence held in Chicago, Illinois, on December 28-29, 1966, which resulted in a.

call for massive antiwar demonstrations in New York City and San Francisco,

California, on April 15, 1967.

The National Student Strike for Peace was

originally called by the Communist Party. Divisions arose between elements

of the Communist Party and the Socialist

Workers Party (SWP), culminating in

a takeover by the SWP element in the Summer of 1968 and the Communist Party

element withdrawing.

Source further advised the Student Mobilization Comnittee

locally and nationally is controlled by the SWP and its youth arm, Young

Socialist Alliance (YSA), as evidenced by their participation in Student

Mobilization Committee functions and their leadership role played in the

Student Mobilization Committee.

The SW has been designated pursuant to Executive Order 10450.

A report by the Committee on Un-American Activities, House of

Representatives, Ninetieth Congress, First Session, dated March 31, 1967,

entitled, "Communist Origin and Manipulation of Vietnan Week (April 8-15,

1967)" stated that the Student Mobilization Committee and the April 15, 1967

anti-war demonstrations were communist dominated and inspired.

A second source on April 3, 1969 made available a copy of "The

Student Mobilizer' dated April 5, 1969, which was self-described as being

published by the National Office of the Student Mobilization Committee to End

the War in Vietnam, 857 Broadway, Room 307, New York, New York 10003. In this

issue the aims of the Student Mobilization Committee were set forth as: Bring

the GIs home from Vietnam now; end campus complicity with the war;

and win

self-detarmination for Vietnam and Black America.

In this issue of the publication, the Student Mobilization

Committee pledged itself to organize high school students, college students,

future draftees, GIs and all young people to fight until every last GI is

brought home.

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A third source on August 5, 1969 advised that the Student

Mobilization Conmittee currently occupies Room 307 at 857 Broadway, New York,

New York.

A characterization of YSA is attached hereto.

:. •

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YOUNG SOCIALIST ALLIANCE

A source advised on May 15, 1969 that the Young Socialist

Alliance (YSA) maintains its national headquarters at 41 Union Square West,

New York, New York, and has as its official publication the "Young

Socialist." The YSA is the youth organization of the Socialist Workers

Party (SWP) and has been described by the SWP as the main recruiting ground

for the SWP.

The SWP has been designated pursuant to Executive Order 10450.

11%.

COXFIPENTINE

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FD-523 (Rev. 11-29-61)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

Title

WOMEN'S LIBERATION MOVEMENT

r.д..

Character

Reference

INTERNAL SECURITY - MISCELLANEOUS

Philadelphia report of SA JOHN C. F.

MORRIS, dated and captioned as above.

All sources (except any listed below) whose identities

are concealed in referenced communication have furnished reliable

information in the past.

Insufficient contact has been had with PH I-3

to determine reliability.

- 12!

This document contains neither recer.ricudations

ine conclusicas or the FBI.

•M 1s las property

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NRO17 PH PLAIN

1:34 PM URGENT 18-22-70 KLL

TO

DIRECTOR (188-453233)

AYBANY

ALEXANDRIA

'ASHIEL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

wiN:UNICATIONS SECTION

UCT & 197O"

TELETYPE

BUFFALO

BALTIMORE

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

NEW HAVEN

NEW, YORK (100-164665)

PITTSBURGH

WASHINGION FIELD (10D-49208)

FROM PHILADELPHIA (103-51132)

Mr. Tolson..

Mr.

Sullivan.

Ms. Mohr. -

Mr. Born

Mr. BrennanOD

Callahan

Carpor

Corrad

I'sit..

Gola

Mr.

Nir

Waitors

Mr.

Sir, .as

Tele. Jirom.

Miss H'ines

Miss Gandy.

WOMEN'S LIBERATION MOVEMENI (WLM); IS - MISCELLANEOUS;

00: NEW YORK•

• RE WO TELETYPE TO THE BUREAU DATED TEN TWENTY-ONE LAST.

FOR INFORMATION OFFICES NOT RECEIVING REFERENCED TELETYPE,

WFO ADVISED AS FOLLOWS:

RELIABLE SOURCE STATED ON TEN IWENTY-ONE LAST THAT WLM

REPRESENTATIVE IN WASHINGTON, DC, PASTRIBU KEC-10

LEAFLET TO

160-453233-

SELECTED MEMBER OF WIM TO ATTEND SPECIAL MEETING AT FELLOWSHIP*

FARM IN LIMERICK, PAO, TEN TWENTY-THREE -- TWENTY-FIVE NEXI+970

MEETING IS FOR PEOPLE INTERESTED IN DISCUSSING NEED FOR ACTINE

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PH (109-51132)

PAGE TWO

P

REVOLUTION, "BECAUSE FOR AN OPRESSIVE, RACISI, SEXIST SOCIETY

TO REALLY CHANGE WITHOUT REVOLUTION IS IMPOSSIBLE." INVIIATION

CONTAINS DIRECTIONS TO LOCATE FELLOWSHIP FARM.

RECEIVING OFFICES ENCOURAGE INFORMANIS WHO MAY HAVE

RECEIVED INVITATIONS IO AITEND. LOCATION OF FELLOWSHIP FARM

KNOWN TO PHILADELPHIA.

RECEIVED INVITATIONS

PHILADELPHIA INSTITUTING ELSUR

END

MKA FBI WASH DC

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FD:36 (Rave 5-22-64)

Transmit the following in

Via

AIRTEL

FBI

Date:

10/27/70

(Type in plaintext or code)

REGISTERED MAIL

(Priority)

:TO :

FROM:

SUBJECT:

DIRECTOR, FBI (100-453233)

SAC, PHILADELPHIA (100-51132) (P)

WOMEN'S LIBERATION MOVEMENT

(WL.M)

IS - MISCELLANEOUS

(00: New York)

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

Re WO teletype to the Bureau dated 10/21/70, and

New York teletype to the Bureau dated 10/22/70.

Enclosed for the Bureau are five copies of a letter

head memorandum dated 10/27/70, for referral to Legat, Ottawa,

regarding Quebec license number observed at the WIM meeting.

For information of offices not previously informed,

WFO teletype stated that a source had provided a leaflet con-

cerning a WLM meeting at Fellowship Farm in Limerick, Pa.,

10/23/70 through 10/25/70.

Leaflet distributed to selected

WLM members stating the meeting was for people Interested in

discussing need for active revolution "because for an oppressive,

racist, sexist society to really change without revolution is

impossible."

Attendees told to contact New York telephone number

212-799-1008.

2

2

2

2

3

- Bureau (Enc. 5).

- Albany (RM)

- Baltimore

- Charlotte (RM)

Jwoiilk

Indianapolis (RM) Icterala/-D

Newark (RM)

- New York (100-164665) (RM)

- Springfield (RM)

- WFO (100-49208) (RM)

- Philadelphia

EX-113

OCT 30 1970

ICEM/eas

(26% -

ApprovaaNOV/ 1 0 19

Special Agent in Charge

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Per

"U.S. GOVERNMONT PRINTING OFFICE: 1969 0-546-899 1179

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New York teletype stated leaflet was distributed at

Women's Center, 36 West 22nd Street, New York City, captioned,

"About a Meeting of Revolutionary Women for..."

Leaflet stated

in past,

"Some of the suggestions we've discussed for raps are

things like - what do we

really mean when we say women's revo-

lution - what are its priorities - what are the pros and cons

collective living

for women - are we ready for a group offensive

- what forms can

it take?..." and "because we are committed to.

social revolution (underlining supplied) meaning we know that in

it came to pete test society, any real change

New York teletype further stated that a reliable source

advised on 10/22/70, that one JEANETTE at the given New York

telephone number had said that "Revolutionary Women's

Convention"

was being held on a farm in Limerick, Pa. The telephone number

FA 6-3008 in Limerick was given for transportation to the farm.

JEANETTE said the announcement for the convention was made at a

WLM meeting in New York City on 10/12/70.

On 10/22/70 It. GEORGE FENCL, Civil Disobedience Unit,

Philadelphia, Pa., Police Department, had one of his police

women make a pretext telephone call to the New York number.

talked to a woman who identified herself as LEE.

LEE said each

attendee should expect to contribute s1.00 and should bring food

and wine. She said two films would be shown, one on abortion

and the other on an actual sex act being performed. The film on

the latter subject was to be

narrated by

one of the women who

participated who would describe her feelings at the time. They

she contact the "Plain Dealer" to let them know about this affair

and to have them promote it. The "Plain Dealer" is a Philadelphia

underground newspaper.

According to an article appearing in the "Pottstown

Mercury," Pottstown, Pa., on

6/25/51, a 120 acre farm near

Fagleysville, Pa., had been purchased by a national organization

to ease racial and religious intolerance and to study other

social problems.

The farm to be called" Fellowship. Farm had been

owned by a wealthy eccentric Pottstown citizen.

Also referred to as Fellowship House, according to

the

article, the farm would be open

to students of junior and

senior high school age who had used the area in the past for

meetings.

Fellowship House is sponsored by the Society of

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pay

There were at that time 15 Fellow-

ship Houses in the country following the establishment of the

movement in 1931.

Fellowship House acquired Fellowship Farm,

according to a spokesnan, "because we simply overflowed

all

available places in Philadelphia."

SAW. RICHARD THIRLWELL and SA JOHN C. F. MORRIS

surveyed the area at Fellowship Farm in the early hours of

10/25/70, and cruised through at first light. They obtained

the license numbers from cars parked in the parking area,

observing a number of people sleeping in sleeping bags on the

ground near the cars.

Following this they gave a ride to a

was out lookinge about 55, who said she was an eaxly risen and

for coffee and cigarettes.

Agents took her to

the Limerick Diner for breakfast.

She later intzoduced herself

PHYLLIS SCHUYLER, nee

Harlow, from New York City.

She said

members

"Of" WOMEN'S

LIBERATION had

gathered at the farm for a

weekend of discussions.

Agents listened to her talk for about

40 minutes without revealing their identity.

She talked

incessantly about women's rights, exploitation, unfair salary

schedules,

the need for better, cheaper medicine for all, the

evils of military industrial complex which contributes to the

exploitation of women, the necessity for ending the stigma

attached to homosexuals of both sexes, and the need to erase

social pressures against illegitimate children.

Mrs. SCHUYLER seemed to be hung up on sex.

She said

there were a number of lesbians at the camp who had put up

posters

"Lesbians Unite."

The avowed lesbians shared quarters

somewhat separated from

the other women. Mrs. SCHUYLER has an :

aversion to lesbians, she said, but she does

not think they

should be penalized for their

sexual habits.

She estimated that there were 200 to 300 people li

ittendance at the conference. (This is very doubtful. She

said they had shown a film on the evening of 10/24/70, but

she had not seen it. She understood it was newsreel type

footage.

Some of the women also put on a theater presentation

on the subject of exploitation, intending to illustrate how

the upbringing of children results in attitudes which cause

them to exploit each other.

She said the discussions and meetings held on

Saturday impressed her as

mainly bickering and yelling sessions

with all of the women trying to talk at once and the moderator

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unable to maintain order. They put forth no clear-cut program,

arrived

at no conclusions, and as of Sunday morning, appeared

to be no more cohesive than they had. been when they

first arrived

at the camp.

Mrs. SCHUYLER said she personally was not sure what

she wanted, and she thought many of the other women felt the same

way.

She regarded the whole thing as an opportunity for a

pleasant weekend in the country among other females of more or

less common interests.

Agents took Mrs. SCHUYLER back to the farm, secured

additional license numbers, and observed a number of

women of

various ages who appeared to be just getting up.

Mrs. SCHUYLER said that each attendee had contributed

$1.00 and had

brought some food. She thought the $1.00 might

have been to help pay some of the overhead and to pay kitchen

some of the

help which was provided to prepare the meals. She said Fellow-

ship Farm is owned by the quakers and that they made the rarm

available to groups who desired to study means of bringing about

social improvements.

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GENERAL

Receiving domestic offices have motor vehicle records

reviewed for information

on

registered owners of cars

from your

division. Advise interested office if residence not covered by

your division.

Inform New York and Philadelphia of results, with

information available from your files on the individuals.

ALBANY

AT ALBANY, N.Y.:

At Department of Motor Vehicles,

check the following New York licenses:

XFA029

8N5785

YZ8156

93570Z

8622YG

4957KC

5606TK

1673W0

YL9479

81350Z

5428CT

270Z660

50RD

8186YD

YW3454

LZ1786

YG6301

5575YV

81330C

LB3102

ET4066

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AT MONTPELIER, VI.:. At the Motor Vehicle Department,

check the following Vermont

licenses:

T8611

V7518

BALTIMORE

AT GLEN BURNIE, MD.:

Check Department of Motor

Vehicles on Maryland license GR5632.

CHARLOTTE

AT RALEIGH, N.C.:

Check Department of Motor Vehicles

on North

• Carolina license XKF669.

INDIANAPOLIS

Vehicles on Indiana POse N:6. Check Commissioner of Motor

NEWARK

AT TRENTON, N.J.

Check Commissioner of Motor

Vehicles on New Jersey license SYV497.

SPRINGFIELD

AT SPRINGFIELD, ILL.:

Check Auto Filé Section,

Office of Secretary of State, on Illinois license FH152.

WEO

AT WASHINGTON, D.C.:

At Department of Motor Vehicles,

check following District

Di Columbia licenses:

629758

725367

818090

800121

PHILADELPHIA

Pennsylvania licenses 64N483 and CK61787 were

observed.

This is being handled separately.

AT LIMERICK, PA.: Determine identity of subscriber to

Limerick telephone number FA 6-3008.

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In Reply, Please Rejer to

File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUS* CE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107

October 27, 1970

WOMEN'S LIBERATION MOVEMENT

A conference of members of the Women's Liberation

Movement was held on a farm near Limerick, Pennsylvania,

during the weekend of October 23 through 25, 1970, Special

Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation observed license

numbers on automobiles parked in the area where the conference

was being held. Among them was Ottawa-license

9A6952.

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

100-45-3233-90)

190/53009-63

ENCLOSURE

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WOMEN'S LIBERATION MOVEMENT

LEAD

Please determine registered owner of car bearing

Ottawa license 9A6952 and provide any information already on

record with respect to this individual.

mendini essenias

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Fp-233 (irey. 12-19-671

FEDERA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

REPORTING OFFICE

NEW YORK.

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

NEW YORK

TITLE OF CASE

WOMEN'S LIEBRATION MOVIMENT

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE

3/12/71

REPORT MADE BY

J. ROBERT NEWTON

CHARACTER OF CASE

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

3/15/70-3/2/71

IS - MISCELIANEOUS

TYPEO DY

cai

REFERENCE:

New York report of SA J. ROBERT NEWION, dated 8/14/70%

New.York-letter to. Los Angeles (IO), dated 3/1/71.

• P* -

"=

ADMINISTRATIVE:

Concerning nformation inc-uded in this report about

women's conferences in Canada with Indochinese women, March

24, - April 7, 1971, a casa file has been opened in the

NYO captioned

"PROJECTED CONFERENCES IN CANADA WITH INDOCHINESE

WOMEN - MARCH

24 - APRIL 7, 1975 IS - MISCELLANOUS (NYFie

100-771548)"

CONVIC AUTO.

FUG.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS CLAIMED

FINES

AVING

CẢT NONE

RECOVERIES

ACQUIT-

TALS

CASE HAS BEEN:

PENDING OVER ONE. YEAR L

JYES LINO

PENDING PROSECUTION

OVER SIX MONTHS

YES LINO

APPROVED

SPECILL AGENT

IN CHARGE

COPIESMADE

- Bureaul (100

453233) (RM) •

4

Baltimore (INFO) (RM)

Boston (100-40255 (INFO) (RM)

Los Angeles (RM)

New Haven (157-1498) (INFO)(RM)

Newark (100-51160) (INPO) (Ru)

Philadelphia

(100-51132

RiS.

San Francisco

(100-62721) (INFO) (RM)

2

- New York

_(100-164655)

Disseminalion Record of Attacked Repori

Notalions

Agency

DIH, BS

2

Request Recd.

Date Fud.

3111=171

DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW

100-443258-101

MAR 15 1971

10w Ford.

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ADMINISTRATIVE: (cont'd).

The SAS who observed demonstrations set forth

in this report on the dates indicated were:

-. ...

18/26/70 (At City Hali)

HENRY E. NAEHLE and

"J.. ROBERT NEWTON

8/26/70

VINCENT A. ALVINO,

(At 59th Street and Fifth

JAMES I• BURNETT,

Avenue ana Bryant Park, NYC) RAYMOND E. MONR and

EUGENE F. O'NEILI

12/2/70

WILLIAM H. BATTS and

J. ROBERT NEWTON

112/12/70

JOHN W. MINOGUE and

J. ROBERT NEWTON

Case files have been opened and investigation

instituted regarding all persons listed in this report

as officers of the Women's Liberation Center of New York

as

well as DEBORAH ENSIGN (listed as a paid staff member

of

• WLC) •

available to the NYO because of a law suit brought against

the bank and the FBI by the Fifth Avenue Vietnam Peace

Parade Committee.

This report is classified "Secret" to protect

the sensitive nature of the relationship between NY I-15

INFORMANT with the Revolutionary Union (RU) as specified

Dy the

CITY

Office.

The attached report is not being disseminated

to the local intelligence agencies in view of SAC letter

71-4

, dated 1/20/71.

It is felt that information contained

herein is not of sufficientinterest to Army, Navy or

Air Force to warrant dissemination to these agencies.

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ADMINISTRATIVE: (cont'd):

Characterizations of individuals and organizations

mentioned in this report have been included where they are

available.

Rorause of the extensive information furnished

by iNFoRMANT regarding WIM organization and activities, two

I symbols, NY I-l and NY I-3 are being used to further

conceal the identity of this informant.

INFORMANTS

Identity of Source

NY T-1

INFORMANT

NY T-2

i INFORMANT.:

NY T-?

INFORMANT

File Where Located

• Used to character

100-164665-869

ize BARBARA REILLYSE

-890

-891

134-15562A-819

-818

= 60]

-700

-761

Used to character-

ize JUDX GUMBO

134-175671-239

100-164665-1814

-100-164665-730

- 659

134-15562A-751

- 865

-599

= 603

-758

- 867

-730

- 780

-705

-706

(5)

-C-

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INFORMANTS: (cont'd)

Identity of Source

NY T-4

(Panel Source).

NY T-5

Detective WALTER KIRBY

SSD, NYCPD,

New York, New York

(by request)

NY T-6

Detective JOHN JUDGE

SSD, NYCPD,

New

York, New York

(by request)

NY I-7

Detective FRED JENOURE

SSD, NYCPD

New York, New York

• (by request)

• NY T-9

INFORMANT

NY 1-9

Detective MICHAEL, O' CONNER

SSD, NYCPD

New

York, New York

(by request)

NY T-70

• INFORMANT

File Where Located

CONFSOUFFE: 100-164665-660

- 898

- 899

100-164665-660

100-164665-660

100-164665-660

134-17781A-19

100-164665-823

16

1 7

100-164665-823

-D

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INFORMANIS (cont'd)

Identity of Source

NY T-11

Detective HENERETTA LANGE,

SSD, NYCPD

New

York, New York

NY I-12

Detective FRANK MURPHY

SIS, NYCPD

New

York, New

York

(by request)

NY P-12

INFORMANT

NY I-14

LINFORMANT

NY T-15

INFORMANT

NY T-16

L'iNFORMANT

CONT DOUCE

Used to characterize

RUTHANN MILLERST

Used to characterize

WENDY REISSNER

Used to characterize

RACHAEL TOWNES

NT T-17

INFORMANT

NY T-18

INFORMANT

-E-

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File Where Located

100-164665-823

100-164665-898

-899

100-164665-856

-857

100-164665-612

100-164665-1B15 (1)

:100-164665-690.

100-164665-630

134-9382-1443

-1450

100-164665-829

134-17094A-341

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INFORMANTS: (cont'd)

Identity of Source

NY. T-19

INFORMANT

NY T-20

- INFORMANT

NY T-01

INFORMANT

File Where Located

134-12736A-127

100-164665-708

134-6858A-787

300-164665-876

Used to characterize

DIANNE DONGHI

NY T-22

Used to characterize

JOSEPH GRUBISICL DIANNE DONGHI

Intelligence DiVision

Chicago, Ill. PD CONF SOURCE

(by request)

NY T-23

INFORMANT

INFORMANT

Used to characterize

CATHERINE HENRYST

Used to characterize

BARBARA REILIES

Two copies of this report are being designated

for the Offices requiring investigation (Los Angeles and

Philadelphia) based on information that WIM organizations

are active in these Divisions.

being furnished to other Offices for information purposes.

LEADS

LOS ANGELES

AT LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

Will conduct appropriate

-F..

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LEADS (cont'd)

investigation

as set forth in Section 87E of the Manual of

Instructions,

based on information in this report and information

in referenced New York letter to Los Angeles and furnish

results of investigation in report form.

PHILADELPHIA

AT PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

Will report on

Women's Conference held in the Philadelphia Division, October

23 - 25, 1970 and conduct any additional investigation pursuant

to Section 87E, Manual of Instructions and furnish report

to Bureau and New York.

NEW YORK

AT NEW YORK, NEW YORK.

subject organization.

Will follow activities on

-G*-

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o 110-284 (RoV, 3-3-59)

L STATES DEPARTMENT OF JU.

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

-CE

Copy to:

Report of:

Date:

Field Office File #:

Title:

J. ROBERT NEWTON

3/12/71

100-164665

WOMEN'S LIBERATION MOVEMENT

Office:

New York, New York

Bureau File #:

100-453233

• Character:

Synopsis:

INTERNAL SECURITY - MISCELLANEOUS

Tm00171271

- -.....

Women's Liberation Movement (WLM), NYC maintains

an Office (New York Women's Liberation Center) (WIC)

at 36 West 22nd Street, NYC. Although officers are listed for

Wrc for bank account purposes, there are no officers of Wiii

in the usual sense.

Paid staff memoer of WLC and WIC Steering

- Committee members set forth. WIM is not a membership organization

however, WIC, NYC maintains a mailing list of approximately

3,000 names.

Listing of NYC area WLM groups set forth. Meetings

and activities of NY area WLM groups set forth.

Affiliation

and/or sympathy with other organizations and contact with foreign

women's groups set forth.

SCLASSIFIED BY SPaALMAX

N 10 16 01

SECRET

GROUP\I

Excluded from automatic acwh

grading and declassification

This document contins neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FISI and is lounel to your agency; it und iis contents

MW 6599MS Môcld: 2989041 9PMgeSY "ency.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. BACKGROUND, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES.

II. LOCATION • •

III. LEADERSHIP AND FINANCES

IV. MEMBERSHIP.

v.

MEETINGS OF NEW YORK CITY WLM

(AT WOMEN'S CENTER AND CITY WIDE) •

VI.

RALLIES AND DEMONSTRATIONS SPONSORED BY

AND/OR PARTICIPATED IN BY WIM GROUPS •

VII.

LISTING OF NYC AREA WIM GROUPS AND THEIR

ACTIVITY . . ......

- VIII.

EVIDENCE OF AFFILIATION AND/OR SYMPATHY

WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

IX. CONTACT WITH FOREIGN WOMEN'S GROUPS

X. PUBLICATIONS . .

• .

XI. CHARACTERIZATIONS OF INDIVIDUALS •

APPENDIX •

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2

6

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FEDERAL CAREN'S CE INVESTICATION

COMMUNICATIONS SECTIUM

Ark J19/

TELETE

Mr. Tolnon_

Mr. Sullivan.

Mr. Mohi-

Mr. Bishop.

Mr. BrennanU'D

Mr. Calahat

Mr. Ов.ро?.

Mr. Conred

Mr. D'lbey-

Mr. Felt

Mr. Gale._

Mr. Rosen

MI. Taral.

Mr. Walters.

PIr. Sivara-

Tele. Room

Miss Holines

Miss Gandy

wels

NRODI PH CODE

AM NITEL 4-9-71 JEW

TO DIRECTOR

NEW YORK (100-172646)

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

DATE 42/112.01

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

Repti

ALEXANDRIA

WASHINGTON FIELD

FROM PHILADELPHIA (129-52802)

Liberates Moveme:

WOMENS NATIONAL MARCH ON THE PENTAGON, APRIL TEN NEXT. IS-MISC.

RE NEW YORK AIRTEL AND LMM TO DIRECTOR, APRIL TEN NEXI. IS-MISC.

SOURCE AND INFORMANTS AT PHILADELPHIA UNABLE TO FURNISH ANY

INFORMATION ON ALLEGED WOMENS NATIONAL ARCH ON THE PENTAGON APRIL

TEN NEXT. ESTABLISHED SOURCE AT BUS COMPANIES, PHILADELPHIA, ADVISED

NO BUSES LEASED FOR THAT DATE FOR WOMENS IRIP. PHILADELPHIA HAS

ALERTED INFORMANTS AND WILL FURNISH ANY

INFORMATION RECEIVED TO

BUREAU AND INTERESIED OFFICES.

END

#102/00-453255-17

12 APR = 1 1971

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J6.

FROM :

SUBJECT:

7)20171R48:108

2-My

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

MAY 1082 EDITION

ISA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.8

UNITED STATES GI

ERNMENT

Memorandum

DIRECTOR, FBI (100-453233)

DATE: JUL 1 6 1971

SAC, PHILADELPHIA (100-51132. (RUC!

WOMEN'S LIBERATION MOVEMENT (WILM)

IS - MISC.

(00: New York)

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

EREIN IS UNCLASSIRE

ATE L060U BYSPALMAL

Re New York report of SA J. ROBERT NEWTON dated

3/12/71; and Bureau communication to Philadelphia on 6/17/71.

Enclosed for the Bureau are ten copies of an IHM

dated as above. Iwo copies are enclosed for New fork.

The LiM is being classified confidential as it

contains information furnished by confidential sources, the

disclosure of whom could impair their future effectiveness.

Records of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Harrisburg,

Pa., as reviewed on 4/1/71, revealed the following information

regarding license numbers observed at the Fellowship Farm Con-

ference on 10/25/70.

Pennsylvania 64N-483

DAVID AS SELIER

429 Semple Street, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Pennsylvania, CK61787

RICHARD L. BARTHOLD

2010 Mt. Vernon Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

A review of captioned file reveals that there is

no active chapter or organization of the Women's Liberation

Movement in Philadelphia.

In view of the above

no further

investigation is being conducted in Philadelphia VACB.

Identities of sources utilized in the um are main-

tained on Philadelphia copy.

CREC: 34

01.

INCLUSURE

@ - Bureau (100-453233) (BROLS 1 (RM)

•2 - New York (10C-164665) (Encls. 2) (RM)

1 - Philadelphia (100-51132)

20 JUL 13 1971

EAB: nad

(5)

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!

. .

:

PH 100-51132

First Source

Second Source

Third Source

Fourth Source

is

is

is

is

Officer DIXIE GILDON, Intelligence

Unit, MPD, WDC.

Informant

Lieutenant, GEORGE FENCI, CD Unit,

Philadelphia PD.

SA JOHN C. F. MORRIS, Philadelphia

Division.

• Ni

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In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

CONFIDENTIAL

UNILED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

JUL 1 6 1971

DECIASSIFIED

101600

101600

HE AS TEASON NOW CONTE

OCTOBER 23-25. 1970

Women's Liberation Movement (WLM) is made up of

loosely structured groups throughout the country, which

grouds have been publicly described as advocating complete

equality for women.

on October 21, 1970, a reliable source advised that

Betty Garman, WiM representative in Washington, D.C., had dis-

tributed a leaflet to selected WLM members to attend

a special

meeting at a "Fellowshio Farm" in Limerick, Pa., on Detober

23-25, 1970.

The leaflet stated the meeting was for people in-

terested in discussing the need for an active revolution

"because for an oppressive racist, sexist, society to really

change without revolution is impossible."

The leaflet advised

those nlanning to attend to contact New York telephone number

212-799-1008 and furnished directions to the farm.

On October 22, 1970, a second reliable source advised

that a leaflet was distributed

at Women's Center, 36 West 22nd

Street, New York City, concerning a meeting of revolutionary

The leaflet furnished directions to a "Fellowshi, Farm"

in Limerick, Pa.

On October 22, 1970, a third reliable source stated

This document contains neither recommenda-

BYSPHALM/C

tions nor conclusions of the FBI. It is

the property of the FBI and is loaned to

your agency: it and Its contents are not

to be distributed outside your agency.

_GROUP-1

Ixeluded from automatio

downgrading and

merrassitication.

-CONFIDENTIAT

161-453253

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Be AMPROX

19

CONFIDENTIAL

WOMEN'S LIBERATION MOVEMENT CONFERENCE

HELD AT FELLOWSHIP FARM, LIMERICK, PA.,

ON OCTOBER 23-25, 1970

a phone call was made on October 22, 1970, to New York nhone

number 212-799-1008.

The phone was

answered by a woman who

identified herself as Lee. Lee stated that each attendee

should contribute $1.00 and should bring food and wine.

She

stated two films would be shown, one on abortion, and the

other on an actual sex act being nerformed. A guerrilla

theater called "Burning City" was also being planned.

un uctober 29, 19/0, a fourth reliable source was

in the

of Fellowship Farm during the early morning hours

and spoke with a white female, age about 55, who identified

herself as Phyllisischuyler from New York, City.

This woman

told source that members of Women's Liberation

had gatherea

at the farm for a weekend of discussions.

She talked in-

cessantly about women's

rights; exploitation; unfair salary

schedules; the need for better, cheaper medicine for all:

the evils of the military industrial comolex which contributes

to the exploitation of women: the necessity for ending the

stigma attached to homosexuals of both sexes; and the need

to erase social pressures against illegitimate children.

She

advised there were a number of lesbians at the farm who had

put up

posters "Lesbians Unite"

and that the lesbians shared

quarters somewhat

separated from the other women.

Mrs. Schuyler estimated that there were 200 to 300

people in attendance at the conference.

She stated that a

film had been shown on the evening of October 24, 1970, but

that she had not seen it.

Some of the women also put on a

theater presentation on the subject of exploitation, intend-

ing to illustrate how the uobringing of children results in

attitudes which cause them to exploit each other.

She said the discussions and meetings held on Saturday

impressed her as mainly bickering and yelling sessions with all

of the women trying to talk at once and the moderator unable

to maintain order.

They nut forth a no clear-cut program;

arrived at no conclusions; and, as of Sunday mornin first

anpeared

to be no more cohesive than they had been when they

arrived. Mrs. Schuyler said she nersonally was not sure what

she wanted, and she thought many of the other women felt the

same way.

She regarded the whole thing as an onportunity for

a pleasant weekend in the country among other females of more

or less common interests.

AHME: 116

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OPTIONAL POXM NO, 10

HAY 1962 2D11ION

GSA PRAIR (41 CERS 1O1-11.d

• UNITED STATES GO

"RNMENT

Memorandum

Assoc. Dir.a

Dap. AD Adm. -

: Mx. J. B.

Adams

1

1

-

MX.

Mintz

_ MI.

Wannall

1 - Mr. Cregar

DATE: 9/5/75

1 - Mr. Hotis

1 - Mr. Daly

Dop. AD lIv. -

Ässi. Dir.:

Admin..

Comp. Syst.m

Ext. Affairs

Filos & Com. _

Gon, Inv. -

Idont. -

Inspection -

FROM : Legal,

Counsel

Intell..

Melod

-abordiory -

SURJECT:

HOUSTUDY-

SENSTUDY 75

Holl's Ma

Speck Inv. -

7 Training -

elephone en=

The Bureau has been receiving numerous requests from

the House and Senate Select Committees.

the number of requests being received, on September. 3, 1975,'

we received four requests from the House Committee alone.

Many of the requests involve complex research and review

Bureau materials, etc. We have recently experienced continu-

Ing pressure by both Committees to comply with their requests

as quickly as possible. Additionally, we have received in-

dividual telephonic requests from Staff personnel of the

Committees to expedite one particular request ahead of another;

and in many instances, the request for expeditious handling of

a particular item conflicts with the request of some other Staff

Member.

The current guidelines with the Senate Select Com-

mittee require responses be prepared on short dealines

and it

has reached the point with regard to the Senate Select Com-

mittee that it is not possible to comply with their requests

within the stated deadlines.

While every effort is being made

to abide by the

guidelines adopted by the Department and the

Committee, the shear volume of the material requested and the

work involved makes compliance with these

guidelines not

possible.

SA Daly of this Division brought this matter to the

attention of Michael E. Shaheen, Jr., Special Counsel For In-

telligence Coordination in the Department,

and Shaheen statec

he understood the problems being generated by the volumero

requests being received by the FBI.

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

ОС Да 1975

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

#+ 12319419

DATE 10/1600

CONTINUED - OVER

PVD: lad

(8)

INITIALE ON ORIGINAL

62-116395=

NOT RECORDED

46 OCT 15 1975

19/5

Buy U.S. Savings Bouts

Regnalysan 1 Payroll Savings Plan

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Legal Counsel to Mx. Adams

RE : HOUSTUDY

SENSTUDY 75

Shaheen subsequently advised SA Daly that he had:?

brought this matter to the attention of the Senate Select

Committee orally in a conversation with Mark Gitenstein on

9/4/75 including the problems being encountered with in-

dividual Staff Members declaring that their particular

request had a higher priority than any other particular

request. Gitenstein told Shaheen that he would attempt to

correct this problem.

In a subsequent conversation with Staft Member Mark

Gitenstein, Gitenstein stated he had been informed by she

Department of the problem the Bureau is encountering

responding within the deadlines set for various Committee

requests.

He indicated that he would take steps to make

sure individual Staff Members do not on their own initiative

attempt to place their request ahead of any other particular

request without coordinating it with him.

Additionally, he

stated it was his intention to bring this to the attention of

John Elliff, Task Force Dixector of the Domestic Task Force of

the Senate Select Committee, and

suggest a meeting be held with

Bureau representatives on Monday, 9/8/75,

in an effort to solve

this particular problem.

If a meeting is held on that date, it

is expected that 'a representative of the Intelligence Division,

Legal Counsel Division and the Department will be in attendance.

RECOMMENDATION:

For information.

51841/053

pu?

fer

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The Atterney

General

Director

FBI

62-1163951

CIVERAT. ACCOUNTING CERICE (GAO)

RETIEW O EBI OPERATIONS:

STUDY CE DOWESTIC INTELLIGENCE

DURISDICTION

1 - M1. 3. B. Adams

1 - Ht. 3. A. Mintz

J. - Mr. W. P. Wannall

1 - Mr. A. B. Fakon

September 5, 1975

1 - Mr. A. F. Watter's, Jr.

1 - Mr. A. I. Lacey, Jr.

DATE WERE palef

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

Reference is made to my letter to you captioned "United States

Senate Select Committee on Intelligence," dated April 14, 1975, wherein a

copy of "Intelligence Division Position Papez' on Jurisdiction, " dated

February 13, 1975, was enclosed. This position paper was also furnished

to GAO pursuent to ite request in confirmation with its revier of FBI

operations.

Enclosed herein is a copy of GAO letter dated July 3, 1975,

which transmitied a list of quections posed by GAO concerning the paper ot

February 13, 1075, and a copy cê the response to these questione.

It will be noted that responses are not providod in certain

questions concorning the FBI Manual of Instructions and the paper dated

May 19, 1972. The datermination to smit responses to these questions

was made during consultations with Mir. Alan S. Goldberg, GAO research

stall, to fociltste an aspeditious roply freused on those isnues of primary

importance to its analyais. We have agreed te provide reponses to

such questions if advised by CAO that further clarification is necessery.

Inasmuch en this matorial deals with jurisdiction, it is being

forwaract for your information and roviev.

_Enclosures - 2

Assoc. Dir..

Dep. AD Inv. -

Asst, Dir.:

Admin,

Comp. Sy?!.

Ext. Affoirs

Files & Go,

Geni. Ine.

Ident.

Inspostio,

Intell.

Lnboratory

Plan, & Eno

Spec. Inv.

Training

Lagul Coun..

Teleplinno Re.

NOTE

NW 65994 Docld:32989641 Page 66

See memorandum.A. B. Fulton to Mr. W. R. Wannall, dated 8/29/75.

captioned "General Accounting Offic? (GAO) Review of FBI Operations, "

prepared by Affiyb.

9 9 SEP 17,1975,

fur

Wind debisine

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'in

Fuis

OFFICE

1C COUNTIEN

UNTTED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING CFFICE

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548

JUL

GENERAL GOVERNMENT.

DIVISION

3 1975

Assoc. Dir..

Dep. AD Admi. -

Dep. AD Inv. -

Asst. Dir.:.

Admin..

Comp. Syst.

Ext. Affairs

Filos & Com. _

Gen. Inv. _

Ident. -

Mr. W. Raymond Wannall

Assistant Director

Intelligence Division

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Department of Justice

Laboratory -

Logal-Coun. K

Slan, & Eval. -

Spec. Inv. -

Dear Mr. Wannall:

senstudy. 25-

Training

Telephone Rm. _

Director Sec'y _

On April 24, 1975, Director Kelley responded tomour reque:

regarding the Bureau's legal authority to conduct domestic intelli-

gence operations by providing material concerning the collection,

maintenance, dissemination, and destruction of information resulting

from

such investigations.

We have reviewed that portion of the Bureau's response relating

to its authority to conduct domestic intelligence investigations and

believe that some clarification of matters therein is necessary for

us to better understand the Bureau's position. Accordingly, we would

appreciate a written response to the enclosed questions which relate

to the papers prepared by you and Messrs. Watters and Lacey; a portion

of the Domestic Intelligence Division position paper, "Investigations

the FBI Manual. To facilitate analysis, we would appreciate if the

Bureau could use the same format as the questions with any questions

not requiring an answer because of a prior response being so noted.

Should you or your staff desire to discuss these questions for

any reason, we would be glad to do so. If any clarification is needed,

please call Alan S. Goldberg on 386-3575. Thank you for your cooperation.

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE Le 1600 BY SPLALMCL

ENCLOSURE

Sincerely yours,

Danil a Starti

Daniel F. Stanton•

Enclosure

cc:

Mr. John Mintz

Assistant Director

Legal Counsel Division

Federal Bareau of Invescigation

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FEDERAI. BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

COMMUNICATIONS SECTION

SEP 07 1975

TELETYPE

HHM

Assoc, Dir. -

Dep.-A.D.-Adm.

Dep.-A.D.-Inv.

Asst. Dir.:

Admin. ..

Comp. Syst.

Ext. Affairs

Files & Com.

Gen. Inv

Ident.

Inspection

Intell. -

Laboratory

Plan. & Eval.

Training

Legal Coun

Telephone Rm.

-

Director Sec'y

NR 003 PD

9:55 PM

TO:

PLAIN

NIT EL

SEPTEMBER S, 1975

BUREAU

-FROM:

SEATTLE (66-2894)

PORTLAND

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

SENSTUDY 75

RE

BUTEL

SEPTEMBER 5, 1975 AND SEATTLE TELETYPE TO PORTLAND,

SEPT EMBER

6

1975•

PAUL

BIBLER,

FORMER ASAC, SEATTLE, WAS CONTACTED IN ACCORDANCE

WITH

INSTRUCIIONS IN REBUTEL ON SEPTEMBER 6, 1975, AT HIS

RESIDENCE AT RI. 1 BOX 743, PARKDALE, OREGON. BIBLER STATED

HE CANNOT RECALL PARTICIPATING IN "MAIL OPENING ACTIVITIES"

-WHILE IN FBI. HE ADVISED HE WOULD NOTIFY PORTLAND OFFICE IF HE

IS CONTACTED BY SSC STAFF AND, SHOULD THIS OCCUR, PORTLAND WILL

= @HEREAFTER ADVISE FBIHQ.

NETAN'ED

FERSONNEL

PM

FBIHQ CLR

cc-67-

Bittend

REC-16 62-1637

5

SEP 16 1975

5.

648

84 SEP 1 8 1975

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COMMUNICATIONS SECTION

1:12

IU:

SU PLAIN

AM NE TEL SEPTEMBER 6O 197S UNW SEPQG1STS

DIRKeTUR, FBI (62-116395) TELETYPE

ATTENTIUN: W. CREAGAR, INTD

SAN DIEGO (66- 1714)

SENSILDY

73

Assoc. Dir.

Dep.-A.D.-Adm.

Dep.-A.D.-Inv.

Asst. Dir.:

Admin. -

Comp. Syst.

Ext. Affairs

Files & Com.

Gen. Inv.

Ident.

Inspection

Intell.

Laboratory

Plan. & Eval

Spec. Inv. Th

Training

Legal Coun. -Tal

Telephone Ru.

Director Sec'y

RE BUREAU

TELETYPE DATED SEPTEMBER 5, 1975.

FRANK LO PRICE, 278S TOKALUN STREET, SAN DIEGO,

CALIFURNIA, WAS TELEPHUNICALLY CONTACTED BY ASAC BARGER,

SAN DIEGU DIVISIUN, LATE THIS AFTERNUON, OUNCERNING CUNIENIS

UF KEGERENCED TELETYPE. MR. PRICE WAS APPRECIATIVE OF THE

ADVANCE NUTICE AND AUVISED THAI HE HAS NU INTENTIONS UF TALKING

TUZHE SSC.

HE RECALLED THAT HE SIGNED AN UATH AND AGREEMENT

UR NEIDE NIACITY WHEN HE JUINED THE BUREAU, AND HAS NO

ENTENTION UN VIULATING THAI UATH EVEN THUUGH IHE BUREAU MAY

UVILATERALLY RELIEVE HIM UF THAI UBLIGATIUN. HE WAS

SHED TELEPHUNE NUMBER UF THE LEGAL CUUNSEL DIVISION AND

WAS-INVITED IU CALL THAI UFFICE SHUULD HE BE CUNTACTED

EY 55C. HE ALSU PUITE OUT THAS TE HAS BEEN UU, OF THE BUREAN 5 - 647

REC-16

FUR ELEVEN YEARS, AND HIS MEMURY UF SPECIFIC DETAILS UP BUBA

UPERALIUNS AND EVENIS UCCURRING DURING HIS EMPLUYMENI WOULP 16 1815

NUT PERMIT HIM IU FURNISH ANY ACCURATE TESIIMUNY ON THE MATTER.

UNDER STUDY.

Bave

MPM FOIHQ ACK FOR IWO AND CLR

8 4 SEP 1 8 1975

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

COMMUNICATIONS SECTION

SEP 0 6 1975

TELETYPE

Assoc. Dir. -

Dep.-A.D.-Adm.

Dep.-A.D.-Inv-

Asst. Dir.:

Admin. --

Comp. Syst.

Ext. Affairs

-

Files & Com. -

Gen. Inv. -

Ident. ...

Inspection

Intell. ...

Laboratory

Plan. & Eval.

Spec. Inv. -

Training

Legal Coun.,€

Telephone Rm|-

Director Sec'y

NR 051 LA PLAIN

09:31 PM NITEL 95-75 BDW

IO BUREAU: (62-116395)

FROM LOS

ANGELES (66-6243)

0-

SENSTU DY

75

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIES

DATE LIED BY SPRAI

RE BUTEL, SEPTEMBER 5, 1975.

THE FOLLOWING FORMER EMPLOYEES OF THE BU RESIDING IN

LA TERRITORI, WERE PERSONALLY CONTACTED SEPTEMBER 5, 1975,

BY SAC RALPH J. RAMPION, CONCERNING THE CONTENTS OF RE

EL ETY PE:

WILLIAM

SALI FORNIA.

SIMON, 2035 LOMBARDI ROAD, SAN MARINO,

WESLEY G.

GRAPP; 4240 BON HOMME ROAD, WOODLAND HILLS,

CALIFORNIA.

AR NOLD

C./

LARSON, 4232 ABBINGION COURT, WESTLAKE VILLAGE,

CALIFORNIA.

EACH EXPRESSED SUPPORI OF STIBU AND PLEDGED COOPERATION

IN THIS MATTER.

REC-16 62-113%s

JOSEPH K. FONDER, AS THE BU IS AWARE, WAS INTERVIEWED

AUGUST 31, 1975, BY SENATE SELECI COMMITTEE STAFF MEMBER MIKE:

EPSTEIN AND HAS PREPARED A LETTERHEAD MEMORAND UM WHICH CONTAINED

646

67 film sitt

SEP

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NUM

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THE RESULTS OF THIS INTERVIEW AND WHICH WAS FORWARDED

TO THE BU.

IN VIEW OF THIS, NO CONTACT WAS MADE WITH MR. PONDER

AS A RESULT OF RE TELETYPE.

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

COMMUNICATIONS SECTION

TELETYPE

Assoc. Dir.

Dep.-A.D.-Adm.

Dep.-A.D.-Inva-

Asst. Dir.:

Admin. .

Comp. Syst.

Ext. Affairs

Files & Com.

Gen. Inv. -

Ident.

Inspection

Intell.

Laboratory

Plan. & Eval,

Spec. Inv. .

Training

Legal Coun

Telephone

Rin fi

Director Secy

NR026 DL CODE

103 6PM NITEL,

SEPTEMBER 5, 1975

TO

DIRECTOR (62-116395)

FROM

SAC, DALLAS (105-5731)

EL C

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

ex sparely

DATE 10/16/00

SE NST UD Y

75

REBUTEL TO

ALEXANDRIA, ETAL, SEPTEMBER

/ 1975.

FORMER BUREAU EMPLOYEES KENNETH E. COMMONS, 2458 DOUGLAS

DRIVE, GELEPHONE 915-949-48172 AND PAUL HO STODDARD, 3814

CHAITERION DRIVE, CELEPHONE 915-949- 1620), BOTH SAN ANGELO,

EXAS, CONIACIED

SEPTEMBER 5, 1975, AND ALERTED REGARDING POSSIBLE

ARACH FOR TREVER EY REE STAFP.

** ONTAINED

BOTH EXPRESSED APPRECIATION FOR ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE OF

POSSIBLE CONIACT AND OFFER OF ASSISTANCE BY BUREAU'S LEGAL COUNSEL

DIVISION.

NEITHER MR. COMMONS NOR MR. STODDARD ANTICIPATES ANY PROBLEM

IF CONTACTED BY SSC BOTH STATING IUSY

HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF SUBJECT

MATTER INVOLVED •

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COMMUNICATIONS SECTION

SEr 05 1975

TELETYPE

NR009 JN CODE

10:00PM NITE

SEPTEMBER 5, 1975 SRW

TO DIRECTOR (62-116395)

FROM

JACKSON (80-490)

SENST UDY 75

REBUTEL TO ALEXANDRIA, ET AL, SEPTEMBER S, 1975.

FORMER SAC WILLIAMS WEBB BURKE, 1847 AZTEC DRIVE, JACKSON,

MISSISSIPPI, PERSONALLY CONTACTED BY ASAC JACKSON EVENING

SEPTEMBER 5, 1975, AND PERTINENTLY INFORMED AS INSTRUCTED

RETEL. BURKE WAS MO-ST APPRECIATIVE AND CORDIAL BUT OFFERED

NO FURTHER REACTION OR COMMENI.

END.

aNy RETAINED IN

PERSONNEL RECORDS UNIT

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DARE L0/16/00 BY SpaReL

Assoc.

Dir.

Dep.-A.D.-Adm..

Den.-A.D.-Inv.

A::.

r=r.:

Crisp. Swit.

Ext. Affairs

Fil. & Com.

Ger T3.

Ident.

Incisin

Int i.

Lis.

Plate t

val.

Legal 'I.

Telephone Rm.

Dir - Sec'y

L

ST. 1007 :

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FÉDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

COMMUNICATIONS SECTION

SEP 0 5 1975

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7:20PM

NITEL SEPTEMBER 5, 1975 SMC

TO

DIRECTOR (62-116395)

FROM

EL PASO (66-1587)

Assoc. Dir.

Dep.-A.D.-Adm.

Dep.-A.D.-Inv._-

Asst. Dir.:

Admin.

Comp. Syst.

Ext. Affairs

Files. & Com.

Gen. Inv. -

Ident.

Inspection al

1J5

Intell.

Laboratory

Plan. & Eval.

Spec. Inv. --

Training

Legal Coun.

Telephone Rm.

Director Sec'y -

SENSTUDY 75

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 10 11200

RE BUNITEL, SEPTEMBER 5, 1975.

FORMER SAC KARL W.

PISSLY, 7308 BIG BEND, EL PASOO

CREXAS, TELEPHÒNE NO.. 755-8798, CONTACIED IMMEDIATELY

SAC IN ABSENCE OF

SAC. DISSLY WAS ADVISED THAT HE

ETAINED

MIGHT BE CONTACTED BY A SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE (SSC)

TAFF AND WAS ADVISED CONCERNING CONTAGO WEE BUREAU'S 1385-1643

•LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION AS SET FORTH

IN REFERENCED BUREAU

NITEL• FORMER SAC DISSLY ADVISED THAT THERE IS NOTHING

5

SEP 161

HE COULD TELL THE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE. HE ADVISED

THAT HE WILL NOTIFY BUREAU IF HE IS CONTACTED

BY

SSC

STAFF CONCERNING THIS MATTER.

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TO

OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10

MAY 1962 EDITION

GSA EPAIR (41 CFR) 101-11.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

•Mr.

J. B. Adams

1 - Mr. Mintz

- Mr. Adams

. - Mr. Wannall

1 - Mr. Cregar

DATE: 9/5/75

1 - Mr. Hotis

1 - Mr. Daly

FROM

•Legal Counsel

SUBJECT: SENSTUDY 75

on 9/5/75, SA Paul V. Daly of this Division was

advised by Michael

E. Shaheen, Jr., Special Counsel for

Intelligence Coordination in the Department, that Paul

Wallach of the Senate Select Committee had informed him

that the Committee desired the presence of Shaheen and

SA Daly at an executive session at 2 p.m., Tuesday,

9/9/75, to explain why the material requested relating

to mail openings had not been delivered to the Committee.

Shaheen requested that every effort be made by the

Bureau to avoid the necessity of explaining to the Committee

the lack of production of the mail opening material at the

executive session.

The above information was brought to the attention

of Paul Mack, Executive Assistant to the Deputy Associate

Director (Investigations) who in turn advised that Mr. Adams

quested material prior to the executive session.

Unit Chief James Lee was advised of this decision.

RECOMMENDATION:

For information.

Assoc. Dir.

Dep. AD Ađm. V

Dep. AD Inv. G

Asst. Dir.:

Admin.

Comp. Syst. -

Ext. Affairs

Files & Com. _

Gen. Inv. -

Ident.

Inspection .

Intell.

Laborarry

we goin.

Plan. & Eval. -

Spec. Inv. -

Training -

Telephone Rm. -

Director Sec'y _

grie

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFICA

DATE L/1e/O0 BYSPRALMCL

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The Attomey General

Dircator, FBI

U. S+

SCUAZE SILICI COLMITIRE

INTELLIGENCI ACTIVIIIES (SSC)

2

1x .

J.

A. Mintz

(1

-

Mr. J. B. Hotis)

1 - Mr.

1

W. R. Wannall

- Mr.

w. 0. Cregar

1 - Mr. T. E. Burns

September 2, 1975

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w..

Reference is made to the menorandun from the SSC

dated liay 14, 1975, and appendices theroto, requesting cer-

tain documents and other information fron the FBI and my

letter to you dated June 20, 1975, enclosing a menoranüun

dated

June 20, 1975, for the ssc.

Enclosed for your approval and fomarding to the

Cormittec is the original of a monorandum with enclosure

which supploments our response to the ssc contained in the

Junc 20, 1975, memorandun referred to above.

The enclosure

to the nenorandun is a copy of your lettor to fir. Lloyd i.

Cutler, dated August 5, 1975, which has a direct bearing on

this matter since it authorized the FlI to review the sealed

naterial contained in the Kraft file.

A copy of this menorandun with enclosure is being

furnished for your records.

Enclosures - (4)

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

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Attention:

Michael I: Shaheen, iI.

Special Counsel for

Intelligence Coordination

UNRECORDAD COPY FILED

deliried t

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Assoc. Dir.

Dep. AD Adm. -

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Dep. AD Inv. -

Asst. Dir.:

Admin. -

Comp. Syst.-

Ext. Affairs

LINOSURE

Files & Com.

Gen. Iny. -

Ident.—

Inspection —

Intell. -

Laboratory -

Plan. & Eval. -

Spoc. Inv. -

Training .

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Telephone Rm.

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2

Mr.

J. A. Mintz

- Mr.

J. B. Hotis)

1 - Mr. W. R. Wannall

1

- Mr. W. O. Cregar

1 - Mr. T. E. Burns

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September 2, 1975

U. S. SENATE SELICE COMITIEE TO

STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERAFIONS WITE

RESPECT TO ILTRLLIGENCE ACTIVIFIES (SSC)

RE:

REQUEST PERIAINING IO

ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE

DECIASSIFIED BYSPLALM C

Reference is made to SSC letter to the Attorney

General dated May 14, 1975, With appendices attached thereto,

requesting certain documents and other information fron the

FBI and to FBI memorandum to the SSC dated June 20, 1975,

captioned as above.

Item number 17 in Appendix D of referenced SSC

letter requested all menoranda and other materials reflecting

written or oral authorization and re-authorization by the

Attorncy General anû/or the Director of the FBI for elcotronio

surveillance of Josoph Kraft.

Refcrenced June 20, 1975, FEI. memorandu responded

to the above request as it pertained to the unsealed portions

of the Joseph Kraft file. The sealed portion of the file was

not reviewed for the requested information since material con-

tained therein was subject to an arrangement botween Mr. Lloyd I.

Cutler, as attorney for Joseph Kraft, and the Attorney Goneral.

This agreement precludes examination of the sealed portion of

tir, Kraft's file except upon personal approval of the Attorney

General subsequent to his notification of Mr. Kraft or his

counsel, in writing, at least ten days prior thoreto and pro-

viding him or then with an opportunity to discuss the matter

Assoc. Dir.

personally with the Attorney General before the grant is made.

Dep. AD Adm. -

Dep. AD Inv. - TEB: ImhImn

Asst. Dir.:

Admin. -

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ORIGINAL: AND ONE TO ATTORNEY GENERAL

Comp. Syst. -

Ext. Affairs -

Files & Com. -

SEE NOTE PAGE 2

Wor

Gen. Inv. -

Ident.

Inspection

NOTE THAT NOTE ON YELLOW, PP 2-3, IS SECRET PUM

Intell.

Laboratory

I'his document is!

Plan. & Eval.

Prepared in response to your request and is not for dissemi

nation outside your Committee.

Spoc. Inv..

Its use is limitza to official proceedings by

your committee and the content may nut be disclosed to unauthorized person

Training -

Legal Coun..

nel without the express approval of the FBI.

Telephone Rm. -

Director Sec'y -

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SENATE DELICI COLLIITIFE ON JITELLICENCE ACUIVIIIES (SEC)

NE: REQUEST DERIAININ DO ELECTRONIC CURVEILLANCE

By lotter dated August 5, 1975, the Attorney Genoral

advisod Mr. Cutler thai pursuant to the above arrangenent the

Attorncy Goncral was furnishing notification that no sooner than

ten days from cuch dato on appropriato official of the FBI nay

rchovo fron tho scaled files monoranda zoquasted by the Sonako

Select Cormitte on Intelligence Operations.

2ESS

A revicw of the sealed portions of the Joseph Kraft

file by a representative of the IlI on August 25, 1975, failed

to roveal any written or oral authorization or re-zuthorization

by the Attorncy General and/or the Director of the NBI for

clcotronic surveillance of Josoph Krait as Icqunatad in to-

Inclosed with this nenorandum for your infomation is

a copy of the Attornoy Concral's August 5, 1975, lottor to lit.

Lloyd i. Cutler, referred to above.

Enclosura

I - The Attorney General

NOTE:

SECRET

The subject of above SSC inquiry, Joseph Kraft,

is the well-known newspaper columnist. A review of the

Krait file reveals that the French security service, the

DST, conducted a microphone surveillance on Kraft's hotel

roon for approximately one week during a 1969 visit by

Kraft to Paris.

such coverage was effected through the

urging of w. C. Sullivan former Assistant to the Director

who travelled to France at such time apparently at the

direction of deceased FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. Details•

of the above coverage have appeared in the media apparently

as a result of leaks within the administration of former

President Nixon.

Kraft himself testified in detail 5/10/74,

regarding this matter before the United State Senate Subcom-

mittee on Administrative Practice and Procedure, the Subcom-

mittee on Constitutional Rights of the Committee on the Judi-

ciary, and the Subcommittee on Surveillance of the Committee

on Foreign Relations. Pursuant to an agreement between

Kraft and the Attorney General certain documents, recordings

SHUT

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SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

RE: REQUEST PERTAINING TO ELECIRONIC SURVEILLANCE

NOTE CONTINUED:

SECRET

and other records which describe the contents of the over-

hears from the electronic surveillance were sealed. The

above memorandum to the SSC reflects review of such sealed

documents for requested information as per authorization

from Attorney General contained in the enclosure to such

menorandum.

This note has been Classified "Secret" in

order to protect the confidentiality of our relationship

with the French security service the disclosure of which

could reasonably be expected to result in serious damage

to national security.

classified by 6283, XCDS 1, Indefinite.

SECRET

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Offire of the Attuney General

Washington, 7. 0. 20530

August 5, 1975

Mx. Lloyd N. Cutler, Esq.

wilmer, Cutler & Pickering

1666 K Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C.

20006

Dear Mr. Cutlex:

My office has received your letter, of July 23, 1975,

concerning the Church Committee access to FBI files

which

maybe under seal pursuant to my agreement with Mr. Joseph

Kraft.

In order to comply strictly.with that

agxeement,

I am writing to notify you that no sooner than ten days

fom today appropriate officials of the FBI may remove

from

the sealed files mamnranda requester hy the

senate

Select Committee on Intelligence operations.

After these documents are removed. and prepared for

submission to the committee pursuant to the procedure you

suggested, you will be furnished copies of those documents.

Sincerely,

I. Lev

Attorney General

TOPEANKON CONTATER

ENCLOSURAS

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Office of the Attorney General

Washington, A. 0. 20530

Johna,

ALL FBI INFORNIAXION CONTAINED

Here's the letter to Japh Kofts lawg. Hickeed

Shaler has a best of the taterials the Chauck

Committee seeks.

CE DAGE

Senousy

Jack Fall 1 A

TEB:H

Tate: Fuller called me at 227 8/20/15 and said the

2.6. intended for F131 to uniew Kegt muntil

Ehe letter to Cutter 8/5/15 aul

requated a copy

told him a could un that do hacis to

yal

the director. The alta. it ate tan Guille

attacked 8/5 letter were rece

we 234 8/20/75 aul

2aa FEB 17 1976

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Office of the Attorney General

Washingtan, A. 0. 20530

August 5, 1975

MI. Lloyd N. Cutler, Esq.

Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering

1666 K Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C.

20006

Dear Mr. Cutler:

My office has received your. letter, of July 23, 1975,

concerning the Church Committee access to FBI files

maybe under

seal pursuant to my agreement with Mr. Joseph

In oxder to comply strictly with that

agreement,

I am writing to notify you that no sooner than ten days

from today appropriate officials of the FBI may remove

from the sealed files memoranda requested by the Senate

Select Committee on Intelligence Operations.

After these documents are removed and prepared for

submission

to the Committee

pursuant to the procedure you

suggested, you will be furnished copies of those documents.

Sincerely,

Attorney General

ALL J3 INFORMATION CONTAINED

LARBIN IS UNCASSE

INCLOSURN

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

MAY 1962 EDITION

GSA FPAIR (41 CFR) 101-11.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO

:

Mr.

J/ B. Adams

FROM: Legal Counsel fr

SUBJECT:

SENSTUDY 75

1 - MI.

Mintz

- Mr.

Mooney

- Mr. Walsh

1 - Mr.

Wannall

DATE: 9/2/75

1 - Mr. Cregar

Assoc. Dir.

Dep. AD Adm.

Dep. AD in

Asst. Dir.:

Admin.

Comp. Syst.

Ext. Affairs

Files & Com. -

Gen. Inv..

Ident.

- Mr. Hotis

1 - Mr. Daly

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

DARE L0/UOCAA CA SPRAIN

Telephone Rm. _

Director Sec'y —

On September 2, 1975, Mark Gitenstein of the Senate

and confidential" files which were maintained in former Director

Hoover's Office.

current assignment of these personnel set

forth in this memorandum was furnished by Mr. Gitenstein.

(I) Thomas Barden Dudney-Chief Clerk, WFO;

(2) Special Agent Joseph E. Dowling-WFO;

(3) Special Agent Joseph E. Battle-WFO;

(4) Kenneth Shaffer-Clerk, WFO;

(5) Raymond Smith-Auto Mechanic, FBI Academy, Quantico;

(6) Jesse Peterson, Jr.-Mechanical Section,

• Administrative Division, FBIHQ;

(7) Thomas F. Peyton-Exhibits Section, Administrative

Division, FBIHQ;

-(8) Inspector John P. Dunphy-Administrative Division,

FBIHQ; and

(9) Mrs. Erma D. Metcalf-Director's. Office, FBIHQ.

All of the aforementioned employees were interviewed

during the inspection inquiry into the

"official and confidential'

Files matter which was conducted at the request of the Department.

The Committee has already been delivered a summary of the results

of that inspection inquiry and has reviewed FD-302's reporting the

interview of employees concerning this matter.

1 - Personnel File - Thomas Barden Dudney

1 - Personnel

File - Joseph E. Dowling

1 - Personnel

File - Joesph E. Battle

1 - Personnel

ILe - Kenneth sharle:

1 - Personnel

1 - Personnel

ile - Raymond Smith 621/6575-141

File - Jesse Peterson, JEwis

1 - Personnel

File - Thomas F. Peÿton

1 - Personnel File - John P.

Dunphy

I - Personnél. File - Erma D. Metcalf SEP 1: 1973

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Legal Counsel to Mr. Adams

RE: SENSTUDY 75

RECOMMENDATIONS:

(1) That the aforementioned employees be released

from existing employment agreements for purposes of interview

by the Senate Select Committee.

(2) That the Legal Counsel Division will advise the

Senate Select Committee when appropriate clearance has been

received for the aforementioned employees and make the necessary

arrangements.

Up tur

pen

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•

The Attorney General

Director, FBI

SU. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTRE

ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

1 - Mr. J. B. Adams

2 - Mr. J. A. Mintz

(1 - Mr. J, Bo Hotis)

August 26, 1975

1 - Mx. W. R. Hannall

1 - Mr.

W. O. Cregar

I - Mr. Jo lo

• Thomas

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HERE

SAS UNCLASSIFIEN

RATE

1D/1e/00

BY SPAALM

It memorandum August 1a, 1972, in response to in

NIC rOqUeSt LOT fBI materials, contained infornation that

matcrials rosponsive to Part

• I. of that request relating to

"Women's Liberation" would be available for review by SSC

Stait kember's, Those materials were reviewed by SSC Staft

Menbers Michael Epstein on sugust 20, 1075, and hartha Talley

on August 2i, 1975.

On August 25, 1975, Ir. Ipstein sequested delivery

of the aforeuentioned

material.

Enclosod is a memorandum for your approval for

forwarding to the Connittee in response to lir. Ipstein's

request.

Also enclosed for your records is a copy of the

nonorandun propared for the Conmittce.,

Enclosures (2)

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I = The Deputy Attorncy General

Attention:

Michael I. Shaheen, JI.

Special Counsel for

Coordination

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5 SEP 16 1975

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Assoc. Dir. -

Dep. AD Adm. _

Dep. AD Inv. .

Asst. Dir.:

NOTE:

Admin.

Comp. Syst. -

Ext. Affairs

Files & Com. _

Gen. Inv. -

Ident. -

Inspection.

Intell. -

Laboratory -

Plan. & Eval. --

Spec. Inv. -

Training-

Legal Coun..

Telephone Rm.

MAIL

ROOM

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Materials being furnished are serials 67, 85, 87,

90X

(Philadelphia airtel to Bureau 10/27/70) and enclosed Lali,

126,

and 165 of Bureau file 100-453233.

Regarding

serials

and 126, New York reports dated 8/14/70 and 3/12/71,

no pages

after the table of contents were reviewed by the sse nor are

they being furnished herewith, in as much as the sSC did

not

rodeot to 18810 or te sepo tale

iNos

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1 - 53°

B. Adams

2 - MT.

J.

A. Mintz

(1 - Mr. J. B. Hotis)

Axit, Cockran

1 - Mr.

W.

Re Wannall

1

vain

1

Mr.

W. 0, Cregar

- Mr •adgust 730-1875

B. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE TO

STUDY GOVERNITENTAL OPERATIÓNS WITEI

RESPICE TO INTELLIGINCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

Reference is nade to the oral request of SSC Staff

for delivery of

materials were previously reviewed by SSC Staff Hembers,

pursuant to the request made by the SSC on August 5, 1975,

Past I.

The Special Counsel for Intelligence Coordination,

united siates lepartment di justice, has approved compliance

with the aforenentionce pral request ot Mr. Epstein.

It is

noted that normally such requests are submitted in miting

and future requests for delivery of materials should be

submitted in writing to the Special Counsel.

The requested material has been processed and

will be delivered to the SSC with this memorandum.

1 - The Attorney General

JPT: jv]

(9.)

ORIGINAL AND ONE COPY TO AG

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

Assoc. Dir. -

Dep. AD Adm. -

Dep. AD Inv. -

Asst. Dir.:

Admin..

Comp. Syst.-

Ext. Affairs —

Files & Com. -

Gen. inv. -

Ident. -

Inspection -

Intell. -

Laboratory

Plan. & Eval. -

Spec. inv. _

Training

Legal Coun.

Telephone Rm. -

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5-140 (Rev. 1-21-74) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20535

Addressee:

SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

• Memo

Report dated_ 8/26/75

Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

Activities. (Oral request of SSC

$/25/75 re "Women's Liberation.")

Originating Office: -

Received by:

Thaith Talley

Title: -

Ressasches

Return this receipt to the Intelligence Division, FBI

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

DATE NESUNG SEALER

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SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE

BEFORE COMPLETING.

CLASSIFY AS APPROPRIATE

TO:

Intelligence Community Staff

ATTN: Central Index

FROM:

18X

SUBJECT: Abstract of Information Provided to Select Committees

1. HOW

If a document was made available

note.)

DOCUMENT _

BRIEFING

INTERVIEW

TESTIMONY

OTHER

3. TO WHOM PROVIDED (check appropriate

term;

add specific names if appropriate)

2. DATE PROVIDED

3/26/75

SSC

HSC

4. IDENTIFICATION (provide descriptive

data for documents; give name or identification number of briefer,

interviewee, testifier and subject)

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

Memorandun and enclosures

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 101/02 BY SPANa

vise state verbal request of (name),

RESPONs verbal requese of (names, initiative, supposeat eformal request, other.

Oral zequest of SSC Staff Member on 8/25/75 for

delivery of material previossly requested on 8/5/75-

Part ky for revfew

$

7. KEY

Center the appropriate key words from

the list provided separately; if key words not listed are

ssed underline for emphasis)

Infoznatien handling

Intelligence colicetion

8. SUMMARY (see reverse side before completing this

item)

Material relating to #Noten's Mberstion.

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ORIGINAL VIA LIAISON TO CENIRAL, COMMUNITY INDEX

IN CONNECTION WITH SENSTUDY 75

TREAT AS YELIG6

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' INSTRUCTIONS

• Type or print clearly in ink.

• Indicate classification of the abstract top and bottom.

• Date the abstract and put on any internal control numbers required.

• "FROM" entry should clearly identify the organization providing the

information.

• If additions (as when a copy of document sent to SSC is later sent to

HSC) or changes to a previously submitted form are necessary, submit a

copy of the original abstract, with the change indicated.

SPECIFIC ITEM NO. 8. SUMMARY - enter brief narrative statement describing

substance of information and showing relationship to Intelligence Community

matters if appropriate. Any feedback or evidence of investigatory interests

should be noted.

Commitments made to supply additional information should be

noted. Additionally, certain administrative information may be entered here,

e.g., restrictions on review of a document, if document was paraphrased, whether

interviewee is current or former employee, etc. If actual document or transcript

is provided, that fact should be noted and no summary is required. Additional

pages may be attached if necessary.

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FEDERAL

BUREAU OF INVE

TIGATION•

REPORTING OFFICE

NEW YORK

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

NEW YORK

TITLE OF CASE.

GOMEN'S ITBERATION MOVEMENT

DATE

8/14/70

REPORT MADE BY

J. ROBERT NEWTON

CHARACTER OF CASE

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

1/15/70-8/3/70

TYPED BY

kbm

5T

REC-2

All ponderin

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE LD. 1L/00 BY SIZALM eL

IS-MISCELLANEOUS

REFERENCE

New York report of SA J. ROBERT NEWTON dated 1/23/70;

7-94

ADMINISTRATIVE

The SAS who observed the demonstration on 4/15/70,

at Foley Square, NYC, Were HORACE P. BECKWITH and ANTHONY

E. CONSTANTINO.

RAYMOND F. MOHR.

The demonstration on 6/22/70, was observed by SA

SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR

ADD. DISSEMINATION.

ONVIC

AUTO.

FUG.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS CLAIMED

FINES

SAVINGS

> NONE

RECOVERIES

ACQUIT-

TALS

•CASE HAS BEEN:

PENDING OVER ONE YEAR

LYES TO

PENDING PROSECUTION

OVER SIX MONTHS

YES

_NO

APPROVED

SPECIAL AGENT

IN CHARGE

DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW

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(RM)

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• Force, NYC

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(EMS)

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COPIES CONT'D NEXT PAGE

2 - New York (100-164665)

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Agency

Request Reid.

OST, ADIY,

NIS

Date Fwd.

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NY 100-164665

ADMINISTRATIVE CONT 'D

• -

The demonstration on 7/15/70, was observed by SAS

ALBERT E.

FALLER and J. ROBERT NEWTON.

With regard to future planned activity by Women's

Liberation Movement (WLM), included in this report, a separate

case file has been opened

Ior this activity captioned "AUGUST 26

WOMEN'S STRIKE FOR EQUALITY" (NY 100-170260). The August 26 strike

will be worked under the new case and reported accordingly.

Characterizations of individuals and organizations

mentioned in this report have been set forth where they are

available.

This report is being classified "Confidential" because

the disclosure of information from informants of continuing value

(NY T-1 through NY T-22) could reveal the identity thereof and

could be injurious to the national security of the US.

Because of the extensive information furnished by

INFORMANT regarding WIM organization and activities, two T

• symbols (NY T-I and NY T-3) are being used to further conceal

the identity of this informant.

In view of

the fact that INFORMANT AND

.. INFORMATION

WHiCH TENDS TO IDENTIFY INFORMANT

advised that there

ÂLE iÚ ELECUEU VIIICEIS UI ThE WLM, nO aCTIVE investigation of

those persons listed on the bank account declaration is being

instituted at this time.

COPIES CONT 'D

2 - Chicago (100-46797) (RM)

2

2

2

= He taven 12120) 70, 01)

- Philadelphia (100-

(RM)

2

- San Francisco (100-62721) (RM)

- Seattle (100-30009) (RM)

2 - Washington Field (100-49208) (RM)

-B-

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:

NY 100-164665

INFORMANTS

Identity of Source

NY T-1

• INFORMANT

Used to characterize

CAROL LEFCOURT

File Number Where Located

100-164665-258

-577

100-164665-1B

134-15562A-583

-621

-517

-561

NY T-2

#INFORMANT

NY T-3

INFORMANT

-688

-478

- 607

134-842738

100-164665-255

134-15562A-529

-551

-564

-651

-688

-749

-C-

COVER PACE

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IY 100-164665

INFORMANTS CONT 'D

Identity of Source

File Number Where Located

-583

- 652

-626

-624

- 630

-590

-482

-462

• -466

-479

-495

100-164665-526

NY T-4

Mr. THOMAS DUFFIE,

Investigator,

NY Telephone Company

140 West Street, NYC

"(protect by request)

(Into turnished to SA

FRANK J. MEYERS)

NY T-5

INFORMANT

•NY T-6

INFORMANT

Used to characterize

SUE, ANMUTH

INFORMANT

100-164665-1B12

-1B10

134-12736A-57

134-16386A-153

-161

100-164665-1B7

100-164665-430

100-164665-237

- 571

-274

-411

134-17094A-171

-173

-150

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• NY 100-164665

INFORMANTS

Identity of Source

INFORMANT..

File Number Where Located

100-164665-544

-547

-417

-549

134-17567A-71

100-164665-243

NY T-9

THIRD

AGENCY

NY T-10

INFORMANT

NY T-11

• INFORMANT

134-15431A-624

-650

-626

-779

-790

134-9382A-1430

-1395

-1430

Used to characterize

JUDY WHITE

Used to characterize

JOYCE DEGROOT

Used to characterize

ARTHUR MAGLIN

Used to characterize

RUTHANN MILLER

Used to characterize

EVELYN NOVACK

Used to characterize

MARY ALICE WATERS

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INFORMANTS CONT, D

Identity of Source

aY m-12

_INFORMANT..

PSI

NY T-13

THOMAS CONROY

OMAS CONROS/ CONF SCURCE

Panel Source

T-14

INFORMANT.

PSI

NY T-15

INFORMANT

NY T-16

_INFORMANT

NY T-17

A Confidential Mail

Box of the NYO

NY T-18

i INFORMANT.

NY T-19

INFORMANT

File Number Where Located

NY 100-148047

100-148047-449-77

134-17655A-10

134-4008A-451

NY 100-164665-523

100-164665-549

NY 100-164665-413

NY T-20

INFORMANT

PSI

Used to characterize

JOAN BIRD

Used to characterize

LESLIE CAGAN

NY T-27

INFORMANT

Used to characterize

DEBBY GERSON

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NY 100-164665

INFORMANTS CONT 'D

Identity of Source

NY T-22

INFORMANT

File Number Where Located

Used to characterize

MARY ALICE WATERS

Copies of this report are being furnished for

information to local intelligence agencies.

Copies of this report are also being designated to

offices which information listed in this report indicates WIM

organizations in: those field offices.

All offices receiving copies of this report with

the exception of Philadelphia and Charlotte have received

previous copies of WIM reports.

LEADS

CHARLOTTE

AT CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA. Will conduct appropriate

investigation as set forth in Section 87E of the Manual of

Instructions to determine organization activities of captioned

organization in their respective division: and submit results

• of investigation in report form.

PHILADELPHIA

AT PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. Will conduct appropriate

investigation as set forth in Section 87E of the Manual of

Instructions to determine organiation activities of captioned

organization in their respective division. and submit results

of investigation in report form.

NEW YORK

AT NEW YORK, NEW YORK. Will follow activities of

subject organization.

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F1-204 (Rev. 3-3 39)

Copy t0:

Report of:

Date:

Field Office File #:

Title:

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

CONFIPENTIAL

4 - 108th MI Group, NYC (RM)

I - NISO, NYC (RM)

I - OSI, 2nd Air Force, NYC (RM)

J. ROBERT NEWTON

Office:

New York, New York

8/14/70

100-164665

Bureau File #: 100-453233

WOMEN'S LIBERATION MOVEMENT

Character:

Synopsis:

INTERNAL SECURITY - MISCELIANEOUS

Women's Liberation Movement (WIM), NYC;

maintains

an office (Women's Liberation Center) (WLC) at 30

West 22nd Street, NYC. Although officers are listed,

for bank

account purposes, there are no officers of WIM ir the usual

sense of the term. Financial data set forth. Listings of

natirn-wide and New York area WLM groups set forth.

WLM is

not & membership organization, however, WLC,

NYC, maintains

a mailing list of 3,200 names. Meetings and activities of

New Iork area WIM groups set forth.

Affiliation and/or

sympathy with other organizations set forth.

-P*-

DETA: LS:

DECLASSIFIED BY SPHALMICH

ON 1016100

CONFIDAIAL

GROUP 1

Excluded rom automatic

downgrading and

declassifigation

This docunient contrass brither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBl and is lonned to your areasy, it and its conticis

are not to be dist buret ourside your agers.

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NY 100-164665

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I.

Page

4

II.

BACKGROUND, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:

LOCATION.............

...

.5

III. LEADERSHIP AND FINANCES..

...

IV. MEMBERSHIP..."......

. ... .

7

11

V. MEETINGS OF NEW YORK CITY WLM (CITY-WIDE) •

VI. WIM RALLIES AND DEMONSTRATIONS, NYC..

A. General.........

B. Actions Against Publishers ana

Publications......

12

16

16

...

19

VII. PROPOSED FUTURE ACTIONS OF WLM...

23

VIII. LISTING OF WIM GROUPS THROUGHOUT THE US

27

IX.

WLM GROUPS IN NYC AREA AND THEIR ACTIVITIES..

29

A. Listing of Groups.....

29

B. Barnard College WIM.

35

C. The Bronx Coalition.

D. Brooklyn College WIM.

E. City College of New York

(CCNY) WLM.

F. Columbia University (CU)

WLM.

G.

Congress To Unite Women.

н.

The Feninists....

I. High School. wLM...

J. Hunter College WIM.

K. Lavender Menace..

Is.

M.

National Organization For Women (NOW)

New York Radical Women

N. New York University (NYU) WIM..

49

58

59

59

50

71

72

• Redstockings....

P.

Women's International Terrorist

76

Conspiracy From Hell (WITCH).

Q.. The Women's Brigade.

R.

Women's Liberation #55.

S. Women's Media Conference.

7'1

77

79

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

X.

EVIDENCE OF AFFILIATION AND/OR

SYMPATHY WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.

A. Black Panther Party (BPP) •

B. Students for a Democratic

Armocratic Society

(SDS)....•

C. Student Mobilization committee to

End the War in Vietnam (SMC)

D.

E.

Socialist Workers Party (SWP)

Women's Committee to Free Joan

BIrd (WCHUB).....,

F.

G.

Young Socialist Alliance (YSA)

Youth Against War and Fascism

(YAWF).............

XI. CHARACTERIZATIONS OF INDIVIDUALS

XII. APPENDIX.

. •

Page

79

79

35

95

79

103

104

106

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OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10

MAY 1962 EDITION

GSA FPAIR (41 CFA) 101-11.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

Assoc. Dir. -

Dep. AD Adm. -

TO

: Mr.

B. Adams

1 - Mr. Mintz

1 - Mr.. Gallagher

(Attn: David Rarity, JI.)

1 - Mr. Wannall

DATE: 8/25/75

Dep. AD Inv. -

Asst. Dir.:*

Admin.

Comp. Syst. -

Ext. Affairs

Files & Comp

Gen. Inv.

1 - Mr. Cregar

Ident.

1 - Mr.. Hotis

FROM

: Legal Counse

1 - Mr. Daly

SUBJECT: SENSTUDY

75

aboratory -

Legal Couns

Training -

Telephone Rm. - 1

Director Sec'y —

On 8/22/75, Supervisor David Rarity, Jr., advised

SA: Paul V. Daly of this Division that it was his understandin®

that the Senate Select Committee was going to interview Dr.

Sidney Gottlieb of the CIA in the near future.

that the Bureau had a pending investigation captioned "Dr.

Sidney Gottlieb-Destruction of Government Property" involving

Gottlieb relating to his destruction of certain records at the

Central Intelligence Agency and requested that a determination

be made as to whether such an interview was being contemplated

John Elliff, Task Force Director of the Domesti

Task Force for the Senate Select Committee, was telephonically

advised of our investigative interest in Mr. Gottlieb and of

our desire that the Committee be aware of this investigative

interest so that their activities would not adversely impact

on the Bureau's investigation.

Elliff was appreciative of

being advised and indicated that he was also aware of the

Senate Select Committee's interest in Dr. Gottlieb and would

insure

that the Committee Staff Member was apprised of the

Bureau's investigative interest.

He stated they would take

care to make-sure that their inquiry would not hamper the

ENRECORDED COPY FILEN iN 5-2

Bureau's investigation in this late REC-16 bQ 116 34/5

76391

HE SEP 11 1975

RECOMMENDATION:

For information.

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

#4662544463547

par

19 SE$210197 sidney Gottlieb-Destruction of Government Property

PVD: LadLAD

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Nix. V. Fi. Wannall

A. B. Fulton

COINTELEEOS

1-

Wannall

O. Cregar

1=

Vita

Deegan

I- IiI. Fi.

Chockelford

8/19/75

1 - Mr, A. B. Fulton

1 - Mix. D. Ryan

I - Vir. D. K. Pettus

MATICNCONTNAD

or spaaLuld

AN2ECVI0.

Thie is to identify nine serials, copies of which were

furnished to Arthur Jefferson, staff member of the Senate Select

Committee (SSC), on 8/15/75 for retention in SC offices,

The nine serlals, eight of which relate to Black Extremist

matters and one to ivew Left, comprise a total of 34 pages.

Jefferson originally requested the serials for delivery

on 8/12/75. Subsequent to the request for delivery, the serials were

excised to insure information which would tend to identify sensitive

sources was deleted. Excisions in each serial, prior to being made

avallable for delivery, were approved by appropriate Section Chief.

Jetferson accepted delivery from SA Pettus and signed attached list

indicating receipt.

Barpara Banoi, SSC staft member, previously requested

that a number of serials relating to White Hate matters be excised so

that they could be delivered to SSC offices. The attached list contains

212 copies relating to White Hate which have been excised and reviewed

by the appropriate Section Chief for delivery to SSC offices. One set

of the 212 serials is being permanently maintained in room 4126, JEEL.

an exact auplicate set, which is avalable for delivery to SSC offices,

is also being maintained in 4426 until a specific request is made by an

appropriate SSC staff member for delivery.

Enclosures

62-116009

CONTINUED - OVER

1 - 62-116395 (Senstudy)

1 = 100-449698 (New Leit)

1 • 100-440000 (Black Extremist)

1 - 157-9 (White Hate)

second

SEP 78 .375

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viemorandum to vir. W. F. Wannall

Re: Cointelpros

62-116009

Attached are nine copies of serials which were delivered

to Jelferson on 8/15/75 as well as the list indicating receipt which was

also signed by Jefferson.

ACTION:

None, For information.

022 =

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iVir.

W. F. Wannall

A. B., Fulton

COINTELPROS

1 - Mir.

W.

Wannall

1 - Mir. W.

Cregar

1 - Vir. I. I.. Shackelford

8/25/75

1 - Mr. A. B. Fulton

1 - Mir. D. Ryan

1 - Mr. D. K. Pettus

This is to identily additional copies of excised serials

which are being rade avatlable in room 4171, JEH building, for

review by staîi members of the Senate Select Committee (ESC). The

copies have been excised to protect sensitive sources and delete infor-

mation from other agencies where there were sensitivities.

the SC stat, ork serial in aparal by the seekie chiehembers

A total of 138 copies of excised serials regarding CPUSA

was made available to SSC on 8/19/75. 278 copies of CPUSA were

also made available on 8/22/75. The initlal 138, which consists of

two volumes, and the latter 278 which consists of four volumes, are

being maintained in room 4426, TEH.

ACTION:

None. For information.

ALINFORMATION CONTAINED

HERCMOUNCAD9I30

62-116009

I - 100-3-104 102052)

- 62-116395 (Senstudy)

-73)

wwwww.ao.co.e

DKP.lfj

(9)

62.1169435

NOT RECORDED

46 SEP 26 1975

84 0CT 1 1975

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FROM

SUBJEC

2:23.81

5010-106

: Mr.

OPTIONAL FOiR NO, 10

MY 1902 EDITION

¿SA BEN, REG. NO. 2:

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

R. Wanna 1'

1

SECRET

1

- Mr.

- Mr.

- Mr.

N.

J.

J.

₽.

B.

A.

Callahan

Adams

Mintz

W

DATE: 8/22/75

: S.

F. Phillip:

CONFA

DENTIAE

Mr.

W. R.

Wannall

Mr.

w. 0. Cregar

Garrow

KiNG 831418 F. PhillipS

SENSTUDY-75

Ciassifled iX

& Parlous

Declassify/on:

DADR 3/6/89

letter,

This memorandum addresses itself to the

attached

8/14/75, from Chairman Frank Church of the Senate

Committee (SSC) to the Attorney General and the letter

Assoc. Dir.

Dep. AD

Asst. Did.

Admin.

Comp. Syst. -

Ext. Affairs

Files & Com. -

Gen. Inv. -

Laboratory

Legal Coun. _

Plan. & Eval. -

Spec. Inv.-

Training -

Telephone Rm. -

Director Sec'y

70

ron.

pa.

involve the suggestion of removal of myself from a certain

4

important phase of the

SENSTUDY-75 project which concerns the

Martin Luther King, Jr., case. I intend to set forth in this

memorandum arguments and other observations which I believe

wilt best serve the Bureau's land, thusly, also the Department d

interests in considering the suggestions of Senator Church and

i; of the Department.

My Motivation in Resisting the Suggestions for Removal

It would be easy indeed for me to sit back and accept

32aaimy removal tron the king case aspecte of SENSTUDY-S, t have.

not found my efforts in this matter to be necessarily a picnic

6076 or Sunday fun-outing.

Rather, I have experienced mental strain

and fatigue from this work but, nonetheless, have always tried,

to the

best of my ability, to do what I have felt is in the

Bureau's best interests.

I do not think my removal is in the

COP

Bureau's best interests and being the most knowledgeable person

DED

FINALIZED

1M

in the Bureau on this matter I feel compelled to present

views in as candid a way as I can for the benefit of the Directors

and other Bureau officials in their consideratton of this matter

Though it is unfortunate, in a way, that the issue

involves me personally, I believe that the issue should be viewed

in a much larger sense

because it may involve a confrontation

between the Bureau and the SSC.

The entire investigation by the

SSC of the FBI has developed into an adversary proceeding which

апа

BLASSIFIED

BEPARTME

DATE:

it was undoubtedly destined to be.

The SSC has continuously

dictated its demands, its procedures, etc., to us.

We have had

only minimal support

from the Department and have, in most

instances, had to subjugatet 'delves to the ssc

Up

to now

DFC-76 021113

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Enclosures - 2

62-116395

1 - 61-(Personnel

1

g SERAp?dir

p$6-106670 ElVe

f Seymor Fred Phillips)

uther King, Jr.)..

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Memorandum to Mr.

RE:

W.

R. Wannall

SENSTUDY-75

62-116395

UNROENTIAL I

about the only real issue on which we have shown unbending

resistance has been that concerning the revelation of the

identities of our confidential informants--and that issue

is still in dispute.

Now comes another issue which on its surface may

appear small but which I consider a major one. And this issue

concerns me personally and is difficult for me to be 100 per

cent objective about, try as I might. On every review of this

matter I still come up with the same conclusion.

We must not

let ourselves be dictated to in how and with what personnel we

intend to defend ourselves. (And let us not kid ourselves.

When I say "defend," I mean that we are playing this "game"

with our defensive unit).

To sum it up, it is as though the

opposition not only wants to make the rules of the game, but

also insists on dictating who and who not we can use in the

game.

It is that simple.

What Is the SSC's Motivation Which Has Created This Issue?

Obviously, I cannot answer this question with any

degree of certainty. But I can make a studied guess. I have

veen the bureau's consultant on thelinterviews by the ssc, most

I them by soc stalI Member Michae

Fasten in the King case !

There have been instances when, aften consulting with me, an

Agent or former Agent would be counseled by me to not answer a

particular question.

I have done this generally for two main

reasons.

First and toremost, It has been vitally necessary for

me to protect the identities of most imponyant and valued

and valu de (4)

informants relating to the SOLO operationtand more will be (4)

said about this later in this memorandum.

been many instances where the interview has gone well outside

agreed upon parameters necessitating my advice in some

instances for personnel to not answer certain questions.

This

was the correct and only course of action I could take. It

has obviously rankled the SSC (actually, probably just Epstein).

I believe that this is evident from the 34-page LHM which I

recently prepared on Epstein interview of me and which I have been

told the consensus is that it clearly indicated my considerable

cooperation with the sSc but that at the same time I was not

permitting myself to be dominated.

If Epstein believes me a

hindrance to his work, it is logical to believe he would desire

my removal.

I might add at this point that there have been a

number of instances

where the consultation with me by personnel

LUN

NIAL

SECRET,

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:.

Memorandum to Mr. W. R. Wannall

RE:

SENSTUDY-75

62-116395

CONENDENTIAL

has resulted in my directing that answers be given.

As a

matter of lact.

I am sure that I

to be given that to not be given.

mor lotten directed answers

When the issue (involving my removal) first arose

about two weeks ago, I was given to understand that Epstein,

as a result of interviewing me, might believe that I had a

direct involvement in the King composite tape which was

prepared in the Laboratory and mailed to the King family and

that there, therefore, appeared to be a "conflict in interest"

on my part

if I continued to handle the King case aspects for

SENSTUDY-75.

As I full well know, and as I believe my

superiors are also convinced, I have been honest and forthright

on this issue. I was not directly involved in the composite

tape preparation or mailing and thus there is no "conflict of

interest."

The Shaheen Letter of 8/20/75

I do not believe that Shaheen's letter and its relay

of the Députy Attorney General's (DAG) suggestion as to my

removal is altogether timely under the circumstances. First,

Shaheen is aware that I was interviewed on the King case and

that he would receive the results thereof, as he has of all King

interviews we know details about. Shouldn't Shaheen and indeed

the DAG have first had the benefit of the results of the interview

of me? (Shaheen now has it as my 34-page LHM was delivered to

him 8/20/75).

Secondly, wouldn't it have been far more

appropriate for the Department to have at least first asked for

our views before making the suggestion as to my removal?

The DAG refers to Church's letter as having "some

merit." I find "some merit" unconvincing.

It seems to me that

for the action being asked for by the DAG's suggestion there

should be a showing by Church of considerable or substantial

merit, not just "some." To me, "some" could apply to merit which

is minuscle in proportion.

Arguments Persuasive of My Not Being Removed

I am concerned of the precedent that might be set by my

removal. Just as I have by chance become the Bureau's "expert"

on the King case and also had supervised that case, we have two

other similar situations in the hopper at the moment. Supervisor

LUN IDEAL - 3 -

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Memorandum to Mr. W. R. Wannall

RE:

SENSTUDY -75

62-116395

ATTAL

James Lee has been considerably involved in handling our responses

to the SSC concerning mail opening operations and he personally

supervised matters relating to this down through the years.

Supervisor David Ryan has been immersed in preparing material and

coordinating the preparation of material relating to COINTELPRO.

He likewise was the principal overall Bureau supervisor relating

to COINTELPRO down through the years.

significantly, both of

these areas, like the King case, have been designated as abuse

areas by the SSC. Remove Phillips today from the King case and

we might be asked to remove Lee and Ryan tomorrow from their

participating in the SENSTUDY-75 project. Surely we cannot

permit the loss of these men in these important areas.

In his letter, Church refers to my "personal interest."

I have no personal interest as I am not guilty of any illegality,

impropriety, abuse or whatever.

My only interest in the King

case has and remains an official one and I am prepared to defend

anything and everything I did officially in that case.

There is no showing in either of the communications

attached that the FBI's (and, thusly, also the Department's)

interests will be adversely affected

by my continued assignment

in this matter. Conversely, there are strong arguments available

to show that my being removed could well work to the detriment of

the FBI/Department. I refer now to our SOLO operation and the

overriding necessity for protecting the informants engaged thereia!

There has already been one clear cut important example where I

believe it is likely that I prevented information from being

acquired by the SSC which could well have been damaging to us

and the informants. This concerned the testimony in an Executive

Session of former SA Robert Nichols. I accompanied him to that

Session although not present.

My questioning of him in advance

of his testimony revealed that he had, or at least believed he had,

certain information which, if given to the SSC, about one Stanley

Levison, could well have been most damaging to

us.

(Levison was

the secret Communist Party member who was King's principal

advisor).

When questioning of Nichols turned to Levison's back-

ground, Nichols resisted questioning and eventually told Epstein

that he was proceeding on advice of me. I felt that it was

imperative to have given him that advice and the record of the

Nichols testimony and factors relating thereto are clear on this.

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SECRET,

Memorandum to Mr. W. R. Wannall

RE: SENSTUDY-75

SONEIDENTIAD

62-116395

Immodestly I must be candid to let you know that there

is not likely another individual presently on the rolls of the

Bureau who would have the background and knowledge of all aspects

of the King and related matters to be able to handle the important

consultation phase of the SENSTUDY-75 project relating to the

King matter.

Additional Observations Which Should Be Considered in Any Overall

Judgment On This Matter

In his letter, Shaheen refers to "for the sake of

appearances."

To me this is far too general and imprecise to

be used as an argument of merit. Just exactly who does he

have in mind in respect to "appearances?" Appearances to whom?

Senator Church is equally imprecise in his reference to

"standpoint of appearances." Appearances to whom? He refers to

"some may conclude" that there is a conflict between my personal

interest and the interests of the FBI and the Department of

Justice. Exactly who are the "some" he refers to?

It appears to be an irony indeed that Church can very

indirectly and obliquely suggest possible improprieties on my

part, improprieties in the eyes of unspecified persons, without

the

Senator citing even a single specific example or incident

and his obvious lack of ability to do so after

• the exposure by

the SSC to considerable involvement on my part. I say it is

Ironical because at the same time that there is an oblique

Is looking into abuses, has been guilty.

improprieties which I am prepared to document. Some examples are

illustrated.

After my first consultation experience which occurred

In Atlanta, Georgia, when soC stall Member Lester seidel

interviewed retired

SA Alan G. Sentinella, I wrote a memorandum

from W. O. Cregar to you (Mr. Wannall) dated 5/13/75.

I pointed

out two instances related to this interview which were very

suggestive of a lack of objectivity on the part of Seidel.

concerned Seidel's comment

One

that the FBI was not letting Sentinella

give him

"good information."

pointed out that to begin with

this was an unjustified allegation and Seidel was set straight

immediately after his remark.

Actually, the mere fact that Seidel

was referring to "good" information suggested that certain

information fits SSC'S desires and others does not.

There appeared

to be a lack of regard for merely securing the facts regardless of

what those facts might indicate. Another indicator of lack of

objectivity was senter

natiny about

"illegal use of taps."

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Memorandum to Mr.

RE:

W.

SENSTUDY-75

62-116395

R. Wannall

Our files are replete with instances where Epstein, in

questioning present and former SAs, has gone outside the parameters

agreed upon for interviews.

There have been instances where interviews were

conducted with former SAs without giving us agreed advance

Noteworthy, recently one pertained to former

Laboratory Section Chief Richard Millen and John Elliff of

the SSC, when it was brought to his attention, agreed that

we should have had advance notice and apologized. Another

concerned an interview former Assistant Director Charles Brennan.

I find the bulk of Church's letter is comprised of

weasel-worded innuendos. He uses such terms as "may be

a cause of

concern"; "possible problem"; "presumably, compiling

materials."

The latter reference is to a presumption that I am

compiling materials for the SSC on the King case. It seems to

me that the Senator should either know or not know the fact, and

if he does not know, he should not presume anything. To set the

record straight, I have not been compiling materials. The

assignments have been made to other personnel.

I have, however,

assisted the other personnel in locating materials and

in

coordinating replies.

And, of course, I do review the replies

prior to their transmittal. As a matter of fact, if the SSC's

insistence that I be removed were to come to pass, I believe

that it would end up having actually suffered to a degree in

securing information from us.

Our retrieval system is not the

best for the purposes we have encountered and my participation

in the retrieval of much of the material involved has placed me

in a position to locate or assist in locating material which

might well otherwise never be located for the SSC.

It seems strange indeed that in these days of such

concern by Congress for the rights and privacy of individuals,

there seems to be no addressing my privacy or rights in this matter.

I find it also strange that the Senator never once

mentioned my name in his letter. He, or whoever prepared the

letter, certainly knew my name.

I would like to know why the

Senator chose not to mention my name.

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Memorandum to Mr.

RE:

SENSTUDY -75

62-116395

W. R. Wannall

NFIDENTIAL

Again referring to when this matter first surfaced

about two weeks ago, the initial advice to me of it was by you,

Mr. Wannall, who had obtained your information orally from

Messrs. Shaheen and Blackhurst of the Department, who had

apparently received their information orally from the SSC. I

explained my position and I received from you your confidence

in me.

One aspect related to the fact that the SSC "compläint"

was far too general and that if the SSC had something to say it

ought to be in writing and specific. I appreciated and so stated

to you this confidence in my integrity in this entire matter.

You next told me that you had discussed this matter with

Associate Director Callahan who shared your views both as to my

integrity and as to the issue relating to obtaining specifics,

not generalities, and in writing.

It heartened me. Finally,

you passed to me the

fact that Mr. Callahan had discussed the

matter with the Director and the general reaction was that the

SSE would first have to "put up or shut up" before any action

would be taken as

to my removal. This was likewise most

heartening to me.:

I see nothing in either the Church or Shaheen letters

that indicates the SSC has "put up." As far as I am concerned

the SSC has dealt with generalities and has produced nothing

of substance.

I trust that our position

today would be,the same

as it was initially, "put up or shut up."

Not surprising is Church's verbiage, such as serving

"the interests of the country" and

"assure the American people."

Io me, this may sound alright as a speech on the floor of the

Senate or a political speech.

It is very unconvincing to me in

the context of the issue involved.

considerable proportion, some 6'6"

250 pounds.

As the story goes, when all the Bs is squeezed out

of him there remains a mere midget.

Church letter. (I would not mention this closing item were

Jim Adams in town and this memorandum would have to pass through

Sorry Jim!).

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Memorandum to Mr. W. R. Wannall

RE : SENSTUDY-75

62-116395

RECOMMENDATION:

I believe it is obvious as to how I feel about acceding

to the suggestion of the SSC and the Department.

I hope I have

been helpful in preparing this memorandum.

I would be happy to

discuss it with the Director.

The final decision is, of course,

his and I will, as I have done for almost 35 years, be guided

by that decision.

minty of warmall

coordinatesi

matter

To

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SECRET

AUG 2 0 1975

TO

FROM:

John A. Mintz, Assistant Director

Legal Counsel Division

federal Bureau of Investigation

Michael E. Shaheen, Jr.

Special Counsel for Intelligence

Coordination

SUBJECT: Seymor Phillips

The attached letter is self-explanatory and, though nentioning

no name, concerns Seynor Phillips.

On Friday, August 15, 1975, I orally advised Messrs. Callahan

an Wannall that the Deduty Attorney General thought that Senator

Church's letter had some merit and that for the sake of appearances

it was the Deputy's suggestion that fi. Phillips be removed fron

such conspicuous and open involvement with the SSC's requests and

agent interviews as they may relate to Martin Luther King matters.

ALL FBI INFOREIAFION CONTANVE

HARME 13 UNCLASSIE

Mir. Callahan

Vic. Wannall

62-116355637

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* PRANK CHURCH, IDAHO, CHAMMAN

JOHN G. TOWER, TEXAS, VICE C'IAIRMAN

PHILIP A. HART, MICH.

HOWARD HI. BAKER, JR.. TENH.

WALTERF. MONDALE:, MINM.

BARRY GOLDWATER, ARIZ.

WALTER D. MUDULESTUN, KY.

M.C.C. MATHIAS, JR., MD.

ROBERT MORGAN, N.C.

RICHAK 3. SCHWEIKER, PA.

• GARY HART, COLO.

WILLIAM G. MILLER, STA

DIRECTOR

FREDERICK A. O. SCHWARZ, Ji.., CHIEF COUNSEL

CURTIS R. SMOTHERS, MINORITY COUNSEL

United States Senate

SELECT COMMITTEE TO

STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH

RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

(PURSUANT TO S. RES, 21, 84TH CONGRESS)

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510

August 14, 1975

Ter!

814-75

ALLINFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

Honorable Edward H. Levi

Attorney General

U. S. Department of Justice

Washington, D. C. 20530

Dear Mr. Attorney General:

I am writing to call your attention to a mat-

ter which may be a cause of concern to you and to the

Select Committee at some time in the future.

you may know, a special unit has been estab-

lished in the FBI Intelligones Division to Landle this

Committee's requests for materials and to handle certain

arrangements for the Committee staff's interviews.

Special Agents assigned to this unit accompany Bureau

witnesses to the Comnittee offices, travel to out-of-town

locations where Committee staff interviews are conducted,

and apparently "de-brief" interview subjects after the

interviews.

One possible problem has arisen with this arrange-

As you are aware, one of the alleged abuses which

the Committee is examining pursuant to S. Res. 21 involves

the FBI's activities with respect to the late DI. Martin

Luther King, JI.

As the inquiry has proceeded, informa-

tion has been developed to indicate that one of the

•Special Agents who has been handling Committee staff inter-

views, "de-briefing" witnesses, and, presumably, compiling

materials with respect to the King matter was also the

supervisory case agent during the time that some of the

alleged FBI improprieties regarding DI. King took place.

Moreover, as a logical step in our investigation, it was

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Honorable Edward H. Levi

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August 14, 1975

recently necessary to interview this Special Agent to

determine the nature and extent of his involvement in and

knowledge of the alleged abuses at the time when he served

oncerning the substant at paredoption 2n

The Committee in no way intends at this juncture

to pre-judge the propriety of the FBI's activities with

respect to Dr. King, and it would be inappropriate to

characterize

the conduct of any of the Bureau's personnel

regarding this case until all the facts are in.

Neverthe-

less, I am concerned that in this kind of situation, the

interests of the FBI and the Depärtment of Justice might

best be served, from the standpoint of appearances, by re-

cunsidering the assignment di this opcoial Agent to the

King matters.

It is possible that some may conclude that

there is a conflict between the Special Agent's personal

interest, and the interests of the FBI and the Justice

Dopartment in ensuring that full disclosure to the Commit-

tee is made with respect to this case.

has

Finally, let me assure you that the Committee

no evidence that the present arrangement has prevented

the Committee from obtaining the full disclosures sought;

but it seems to me that it would be mutually beneficial

for appropriate steps to be taken so that we will both be

able to assure the American people and the Congress that

our oversight responsibilities were fulfilled in an objec-

tive and impartial way.

I hope you will share my view that this course

will best serve our respective interests

and, of course,

the interests of the country.

rank Church

Chairman

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FROM ONE, ENE FRANCISCO 162-68871

SENSTUDY '75

Rebutels 7/30 and 31/75.

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'IHMs covering interviews by the U.S. Senate Select Committee

on Intelligence Activities covering interviews of SAC, CHARLES W.

BATES, SA LEO S: /BRENNEISEN, and former SAS DAVID E. TODD, ALBERT P,

CLARK, and WILLIAM A. COHENDET.

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It is noted that accompanying the IM concerning

Sinterview of former SA DAVID E. TODD is a three-page xerox of

a brief summary and chronology prepared by IODD and furnished

• to Mr. SEIDEL.

It is noted that the chronology under the date

Aud?

NOSTAL

of 8/19/70 bears a notation, "CLEAVER released from prison."

TODD obviously meant HUEY NEWTON, instead of CLEAVER

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In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

San Francisco, California

August 15, 1975

U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED.

HEREIN IS. UNCLASSIFIED

DATER 1/30/33BX5P-2 TAP,

INTERVIEW OF SAC CHARLES W. BATES

BY SSC STAFF MEMBER

CA#75-6203

Committee, met with Special Agent in Charge Charles W. Bates

of the San Francisco Office.

This meeting occurred over dinner.

No statements were made by either of these individuals as to

any rights that SAC Bates might have in connection with the

interview.

During the dinner, Mr. Seidel referred to COINTELPRO

involving the FBI's investigation of the Black Panther Party

in San Francisco. Bates advised him that he was in charge of

the San Francisco Office from July, 1967 until the end of

April, 1970, when he was transferred to Chicago. Bates stated

that he was

aware of the investigation being conducted on the

Black Panther Party but was not personally conversant with

all the details of this investigation as such details were

all contained in the FBI's file.

On at least two occasions

Mr. Seidel referred to specific

facts occurring in other parts

of the country involving anonymous letters sent to individuals

under COINTELPRO. He asked if Bates agreed that these actions

were proper.

Mr. Seidel was told that Bates had no way of

knowing the facts as he related were true or any other of

the circumstances involved and that, therefore, he was unable

to comment at all.

Mr: Seidel asked If Bates had any recommendations

for legislatión which the Committee could propose that would

assist

the FBI in the domestic counterintelligence field.

Bates informed him that he was not fully conversant with this

entire field and that it was thelperogative of FBI officials

•at Washington and Department of Justice officials to recommend

such legislation.

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions

of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your

agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside

your agency.

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SSC;

INTERVIEW OF SAC

CHARLES W. BATES

BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

Mr. Seidel also inquired as to whether Bates felt

that an extension of electronic surveillances into the domestic

Intelligence field would be of assistance. Bates informed

him that the FBI was operating according to current court

decisions as involve electronic surveillances and that the

courts had recently precluded

this action in strictly domestic

intelligence matters.

Mr. Seidel was informed that this was

a decision for FBI officials in Washington.

asked

On several occasions during the evening, Mr. Johnson

Bates if he was aware of the "Houston Plan.

On each

occasion Bates informed him that he was not aware of the

"Houston Plan" and his only knowledge of it is what he has

seen in the public press.

At one time Mr. Johnson asked if

Bates

thought that Mr. Hoover had turned down the "Houston

Plan" because he was afraid for his job. Bates again replied

that he had no firsthand knowledge having anything to do with

the

"Houston

Plan" but he was certainly aware that Mr. Hoover

was not afraid of anything or anyone.

Both Mr. Johnson and Mr. Seidel asked if Bates felt

that the use of "black bag jobs" would be of advantage in

conducting domestic counterintelligence operations.

Bates

replied that he had no personal direct knowledge of such matters

never been involved in such matters.

OVERSIGHT

During the evening, Mr. Seidel asked if Bates felt

that a congressional oversite committee of the FBI was soundy

and proper.

as long as it was constructive

and not destructive.

Mr. Seidel asked if Bates felt that the

FBI's security operation should be completely divorced from

its criminal responsibilities and handled as a separate agency

or a separate part of the FBI.

Bates informed

him that it

appeared that the FBI's efforts in both the criminal and the

security field had been effective and appeared to be proper

in its present context.

Mr. Seidel inquired if Bates was

personally acquainted with Mr. William C. Sullivan, former

FBI official.

Mr. Seidel was informed that Bates worked in

the same division with Mr. Sullivan in the 1950's and knew

him as another supervisor at FBI Headquarters.

Seidel then asked if Bates was aware of the dis-

agreements that Mr. Sullivan had had with Mr. Hoover and he

was informed that he had no details concerning this matter.

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SSC;

INTERVIEW OF SAC

CHARLES W. BATES

BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

Mr. Seidel asked if Bates

knew former SAC Harry

Morgan. Bates told him that he knew him as he had replaced

him as SAC in San Francisco at the end of April, 1970.

then asked if Bates was aware of why Mr. Morgan was transterred

From san Francisco,

Bates told him that some problem had

arisen in connection with his running the San Francisco Office

but that he was not personally aware of the specific details.

but that they would be available at FBI Headquarters. Seidel

said the only reason he was asking was that he was thinking

about interviewing Mr. Morgan but he did not want to embarrass

him and then asked if Morgan's transfer from San Francisco

had anything to do with a drinking problem.

Bates said again

that he was not aware of the specifics.

On the afternoon of August 13, 1975, MI. Lock Johnson

came into the San Francisco FBI Office saying he had just a

few more questions he wanted to ask Bates.

He then asked if

the San Francisco Office was involved in foreigh counter-

intelligence work, and he was informed that we were as were

many other FBI offices.

He then asked if we surveilled every-

one who went into or came out of the Soviet Consulate in San

Francisco.

He was informed that Bates did not intend to dis-

cuss with

him any investigative techniques or anything having

to do with pending investigations. Mr. Johnson said he was

attempting to find some individual who was an expert in foreign

counterintelligence, particularly the Soviet threat to the

United States. Bates informed him that there were probably

a number of people in the United States who would qualify in

this category but Bates did not consider himself as an expert

during these above tonesents specific matters brought up

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In Reply, Please Refer 10

File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

San Francisco, California

August 13, 1975

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED.

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE/1/30/83 BY 3P-2 TAP)

U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

ROG

• INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF SA LEO

S. BRENNEISEN

BY

SSC STAFF MEMBER

Prior to interview by SsC stait Member, SA LEO S.

BRENNEISEN telephonically contacted SA DENNIS MILLER at

FBI Headquarters making four inquiries on Lugust 6, 1975;

on the same date, the following answers were receivea:

Is it permissible for agent to give general

answers concerning the Black Panther Party (BPP) as to

membership number and Chapter numbers at various dates?

Answer: Yes.

Local media has previously set forth a memorandum

purportealy from the FBl, san Francisco Office, suggesting

consideration should be

given to furnishing fabricated

documents originating with the Oakland Police Department

and the FBI, San Francisco, when, in fact, the memorandum

came from the Bureau.

If questioned concerning this memorandum,

may agent point out that this document originated with the

Bureau rather than San Francisco?

Answer: Yes.

In contemplation of possible questioning concerning

false correspondence directed to ELDRIDGE CLEAVER and others

abroad, can agent refer SSC Staff to Bureau when questioned

concerning identity of agents. preparing correspondence?

Answer: Yes.

".

This document contains neither recommendations

nor conclusions

of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to •

your agency; it and its contents

are not to be distributed

outside your agency.

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U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTEILIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC) ;

'INTERVIEW OF SA LEO S. BRENNEISEN

Is it necessary for agent to express an opinion

as to morality, legality of said Counterintelligence

Program (COINTEL) ?

Answer: You are not obliged to answer those

questions you do not desire to answer, but if you wish you

may comment on the legality or morality of the plan.

SA DENNIS MILLER related that he desired that it

be borne in mind that the Bureau in no way wished to impede

the SSC investigation.

LESTER B. SEIDEL, SSC Staff Membex, appeared at the

San Francisco Office of the FBI on August 11, 1975, and

interviewed SA LEO BRENNEISEN from 1:03 PM to 2:30

SEIDEL prefaced the interview by explaining that he had

been advised that BRENNEISEN was the Coordinator for the

COINTEL in San Francisco from May 16, 1969 to May 1, 1970.

It was pointed out to him that the case was assigned to

agent from May 16, 1969 to May 1, 1971.

SEIDEL asked if agent had, in fact, approved all

proposals coming from the San Francisco Office.

He was

advised that not necessarily because if another agent made

a proposal the person approving it in San Francisco would

be the person signing the outgoing mail, namely, the Supervisor

or Relief

supervisor.

SEIDEL asked what Squad agent had been assigned

to during this Program, and he was advised s-6.

He inquired

if there was any COINTEL in San Francisco against US; he

was advised to the contrary. He inquired as to the usual

number of cases assigned agent, and was advised that to

agent's best recollection probably 30 at any one time. He

asked if agent's work was exclusively security during the

handling of the COINTEL Program and he was advised agent

did have some criminal assignments. He inquired if there

was

any relationship between COINTEL and criminal assignments,

and he was advised no and that agent desired to limit the

scope of his questioning to the COINTEL Program.

SEIDEL then asked how many suggestions the agent

had submitted in COINTEL. He was advised that an estimate

would be difficult but probably the nearest figure would be

some two suggestions a month with possibly six months in

two years when no suggestions were made. He inquired as

to agent's knowleage of what percentage of total proposals

from all sources submitted to the Bureau had been approved,

and he was advised

only a small percentage.

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U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC) ;

INTERVIEW OF SA LEO S. BRENNEISEN

At this point, SEIDEL requested agent to outline the

types of COINTEL proposals submitted by San Francisco.

He

was answered that anonymous letters, letters with pseudonyms,

and letters signed with the name of an existing person had

been

used.

It was pointed out that the program had included

the use of anonymous letters, including those directed to

landlords advising that the Black Panther Party was occupying

their property; letters to people supporting BIP programs,

including the Breakfast Program and enclosing copies of the

BPP color book for children encouraging the shooting of

police officers and/or articles from the "Black Panther

Party", the official BPP newspaper, showing their propensity

and advocacy of violence; letters to organizations

containing

articles that showed the

BPP in direct opposition to their

aims, such as a letter to a Jewish organization showing BPP

support

of Palestine guerrillas.

It was pointed out that letters had been directed

to ELDRIDGE CLEAVER

in Algeria in the names of BPP members.

At this point, SEIDEL interrupted to explain that he was

enlisting the complete cooperation of the interviewee, that

there had been some Congressional criticism of the COINTEL,

that there were some segments of the population that were

light, and that he had good friends in the Bureau.

SEIDEL asked, was it necessary to have utilized

COINTEL. Agent advised that it was difficult to correctly.

judge the effect of the program but it was felt it was not

without some effect because the Black Panther Party had not

only dwindled from a membership of approximately 1,000 in

1969 to perhaps 200 in 1973, but that the organization became

split with dissension and had dropped much of its former

advocacy for violence.

SEIDEL then requested that the agent give his

recommendation on what COINTEL in the future should be;

whether there should be a division between security and

criminal investigations to different agencies in order that

a possible intrusion on the rights of an individual in

intelligence matters might not necessarily preclude his

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INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC) ;

INTERVIEW OF SA LEO S. BRENNEISEN

refused to furnish his "off-thecuff" opinion, pointing

out that he felt that it was without the scope of his

release.

Without further questioning agent concerning the

types of COINTEL proposals, SEIDEL next asked if the

Electronic Surveillance (ELSUR) on the BPP was in operation

at the time COINTEL was initiated, and what proposals were

submitted in COINTEL based on information from ELSUR.

SEIDEE was advised agent's release would not allow

him to discuss ELSUR.

SEIDEL asked if the San Francisco Division had made

any "snitch" proposals. When asked to clarify.

the question,

he stated that this was a suggestion to the effect that a

Black Panther Party member be accused of being an FBI

informant.

Agent replied that to the best of his recollection

no such

recommendations had been made to the Bureau by San

Francisco, and on the contrary, agent knew that it had been

pointed out by San Francisco that any such allegation. should

be most carefully considered inasmuch as BPP history has

indicated that they had dealt severely with suspected infor-

mants, even to the point of killing them.

SEIDEL then asked if the San Francisco Division

had received a great deal of "flak" from the Bureau on this

program.

He was advised that the Bureau operates a "tickler

system"

for following investigations and that the program

had received some priority from the FBI but agent had never

considered correspondence from the Bureau as being "flak".

SEIDEL at this point instead of questioning made

the statement that the Bureau gave this matter "high priority".

No comment was made to this statement.

SEIDEL next questioned agent if he had read any

publicity concerning a May 1l, 1970 letter from the Bureau

- to San Francisco entitled, "Special Operations Research", in

which it was suggested that some consideration be given to

furnishing the BPP spurious documents that supposedly

originated with the Oakland Police Department and the FBI.

He explained that some newspaper had received a copy of the

document under the Freedom of Information Act and thereafter

published it.

He inguired if a response to the letter

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had been made by San Francisco.

Agent advised that it was

his recollection that San Francisco had responded recommending

against both proposals, pointing out that the Bip had in the

short past published contingency plans of the Berkeley Police

Department for a raid on National Headquarters to the

embarrassment of that agency.

San Francisco was of the

opinion that if spurious documents were furnished to the

BPP they would imnediately publish them, rather than attempt

to develop an informant and the operation presented a great

• deal of possible embarrassment and publicity for the Bureau.

SEIDEL asked for agent's knowledge of why the letter

had been captioned as previously described rather than

Counterintelligence Program, Black Panther Party. Agent

stated he had no recollection of exact caption of the letter.

SEIDEL then went on to explain that he had been advised

that

COINTELS and the one covering Special

Operations Research was

a COINTEL covering foreign operations.

Agent made no comment.

SEIDEL requested what proposals had been made to

disrupt the BPP newspaper; how did the proposals originate,

and what offices submitted them. He was advised that it was

agent's recollection that the Bureau may have requested

suggestions from several offices but that to agent's knowledge

none had been approved.

When SEIDEL continued to questionthe

agent concerning specific proposals and why their approval

was not recommended by San Francisco, he was advised that one

proposal was

the use of a foul-smelling chemical to put on

the paper. San Francisco was of the opinion it would not

be practical inasmuch as it would contaminate an airplane

and would subject the airline or the printing company to

damages. SEIDEL was further advised that it was believed

the suggestion may have been made for the changing of a first

page of an issue at the printing company to embarrass the BPP,

but it was pointed out that this would also merely result in

a claim being filed against the printer.

SEIDEL was advised that there may have been a

suggestion that some thought should be given to the possible

delay of the plates for the paper, that suggestion coming .

at the time when the paper was being printed in New York

with the master copy being filmed in San Francisco.

San

Francisco did not suggest approval because a mere delay would

have been of little benefit because the paper was not timely.

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SEIDEL asked about the disruption of the BPP

Breakfast Program. The answer was given that agent had

no recollection of this, and SEIDEL was asked did he have

any information from the Bureau that we had attempted a

disruption of the program in San Francisco. He related

that he believed not and that it probably happened ir

San Diego.

SEIDEL asked about a suggestion that informants

set up a possible confrontation between the BPP and the

Republic of New Africa (RNA). Agent stated he had no

recollection of such a proposal and did not believe it had

been

submitted by San Francisco because the membership and

activity in RNA had been minimal in this area.

SEIDEL then asked if we had suggested that landlords

in the San Francisco area be encouraged to insist on their

rent from the BPP. Agent advised he had no recollection

of this, but could see nothing wrong in it.

SEIDEL inquired as to the amount of knowledge.

that SAC CHARLES BATES would have had concerning COINTEL.

He was advised that agent had no information, that he, himself,

had never discussed the program with Mr. BATES while it was

in operation SEIDEl, then inquired if former SAC HARRY

MORGAN had been ill during the time he was assigned to San

Francisco-and-the reason for his transfer.

Agent replied

he had"no information concerning-this-matter.

SEIDEL was asked if he felt that anyof the actions

agent described as being taken by the San Francisco Division

were illegal. SEIDEL stated that he did not believe that

these were matters that were in violation of any existing

criminal statutes, but there might be some question as to

whether the FBI had the specific authority to do these things.

SEIDEL ended the interview by again reiterating

• inquiry and

desired to obtain the opinions of both Headquarters

and agents in the field, and that he may make a request to the

Bureau to widen the scope of agent's release.

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Agent was not placed under oath and when agent

refused to furnish opinions in those cases noted above or

to discuss ELSUR, SEIDEL suggested that he, SEIDEL, put

away his pencil and pad.

Agent replied that that was not

necessary.

The only right explained to agent was the fact

that all information furnished by him was at his own

volition and was entirely voluntary.

No mention was made

that any part of the interview might be utilized in a

possible court proceeding against

the agent.

Agent did not consult with Bureau representative

during course of the interview.

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In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

San Francisco, California

August 14, 1975

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED.

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE/1/30/83_BYSP-2 TAP/RBG

U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FORMER SA ALBERT P. CLARK

BY SSC STAFF MEMBER

On August 13, 1975, former Special Agent Albert P.

Clark, who was a supervisor in the San Francisco FBI Office

and who retired in December of 1969, advised as follows:

He was interviewed in his home at 66 Elm,

Larkspur, California, by SSC Member Lester B. Seidel from

5:40 P.M. to 6:55 P.M., August 12, 1975.

Clark was not placed under oath and no mention

was made of his rights. However, Seidel was pleasant and

in no way antagonistic. The interview was general, not

penetrative, not in depth, and very few specific questions were

There appeared to be no discernible criticism of

either

the Counterintelligence Program (COINTEL) or the

Bureau's investigation of the Black Panther Party (BPP) by

Seidel.

to delax vane at he bion state an at shoe -

standing the problem in order that they could consider

possible legislation that may eliminate any abuses in the

future.

information had been leaked to the press that Jañe

Seidel did mention the fact several tame seberg,

the movie actress, had become pregnant by a BPP official.

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions

of the FBI.

It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to

your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed

outside your agency.

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SSC STAFF MEMBER

Seidel finally asked Clark if he would have okayed

a COINTEL proposal like this and he answered that he would

have if he felt that it would have sufficiently hindered

the BPP, stating that possibly in some of these occasions

someone might get hurt but on the other hand,

of the BPP by the FBI might be made easier and it might

also cut down on the number of BPP supporters.

Clark was asked to whom the main BPP case was

assigned and to whom COINTEL had been assigned in the San

Francisco Division.

Clark replied that he did not remember

but possibly during the time of his supervision, more than

one Agent.had handled the matters.

Seidel asked how many BPP informants the San

Francisco Division had. Clark replied he did not recall

one he did not believe that selded had a right to know.?

seidel inquired about the BPP wire tap, asking

who had requested the tap, the Bureau or the San

• Francisco

Division.

Again, Clark replied that he did not recall but

the San Francisco Division would not have necessarily

waited for the Bureau to initiate the matter but might have

requested the Bureau rather than the Bureau having initiated

the matter.

Seidel wanted to have an example of a COINTEL

proposal.

He was not given a specific example but general

conversation was had to the effect that any move that might

be suggested that would aid the San Francisco Division in

their investigation of the BPP in determining their

supporters and financiers and possibly disenchanting those

individuals might be an example.

Seidel did not ask Clark whether he had done a

particular thing.

Questioned concerning whether he felt COINTEL had

been effective, Clark replied he did not believe the matter

was susceptible to proof but the BPP had sure gone into a

steep decline.

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INTERVIEW OF FORMER SA ALBERT P. CLARK

SSC STAFF MEMBER

Seidel again brought up the Seberg matter and

asked if it had done any good. Clark stated he replied,

"Maybe."

During this conversation, Clark got the general

impression that perhaps Seidel did not feel that COINTEL

had been necessary but Clark had argued that it had made

the BPP more difficult to operate and possibly easier

for the FBI to investigate.

Seidel then wanted to know what there was about

the BPP that caused such a concentration of FBI investi-

gative attention.

Clark pointed out that this would have

to be answered in the context of time, that at the time the

program was initiated, there was no doubt that the BPP

was

a violent, racist organization opposing all law enforce-

ment, attacking officers and generally disturbing the

tranquility of the community.

Seidel then went on to discuss the business of

Had Special Agent in Charge Charles W. Bates

and the Bureau put too much pressure on the matter? Clark

stated there was undoubtedly pressure because everyone

was interested in doing the best type job possible and

finding out everything possible concerning the BPP. There

was obvious pressure from the Bureau in the matter and the

Bureau, in a case like this, could never be satisfied.

Clark stated that

he related that perhaps too much

pressure had come

from the Bureau because he had felt at

the time he was a

supervisor that San Francisco Division

knew more about the BPP than the Bureau. On the other

hand, he related that Bureau officials were

probably

under pressure because of the national interest and the

demands on them in Washington.

Seidel related that he was interested in ascer-

taining what Agent would make the best witness to appear

in Washington to explain and testify concerning COINTEL.

He specifically requested Clark's recommendation and mentioned

the names of Special Agents Leo S. Brenneisen of San

Francisco and Bob Baker of Los Angeles.

Clark stated that

he had countered by suggesting that somebody in Washington

who directed the program and approved all proposals might

be a better witness.

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INTERVIEW OF FORMER SA ALBERT P. CLARK

SSC STAFF MEMBER

Clark recalled that near the first of the inter-

view, Seidel probably, more to make conversation than to

obtain information, asked a few questions concerning US

and the Republic of North Africa (RNA). He was advised

that US had not been active in this division and there had

been no pertinent RNA activity brought to his attention.

Seidel asked if Ron Karenga of US had visited San Francisco

and Clark replied he had no exact recollection of this.

Seidel talked and asked Clark's opinion on the

separation into different agencies of the Bureau's criminal

and

security investigations.

Clark stated that he told

Seidel that in the past he had considered this and felt that

frankly it might have advantages, and at the same time,

might have disadvantages.

He pointed out that the

disadvantages were that you could not be sure that it, in

fact, would work and that if you remove the security

investigations from the Bureau, you would undoubtedly

lose a great deal, including public support.

seidel asked if Clark had worked under former

SAC Harry-Morgan.

he advised that he had retired prior tô --

the time Morgan was assigned tö the San Francisco Division...

Clark pointed out that during the interview, a

recorder appeared prominently on his desk, and Seidel

could, of course, not be sure that it was not in operation,

although as the duration of the interview lengthened, it

or car anted

must have been obvious to Seidel that it was not operating.

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

San Francisco, California

August 14, 1975

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED.

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

DATE /1/30/83 BY 5P-2. TAP/RBG

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

•INTERVIEW OF FORMER

SA WILLIAM A. COHENDET

BYSSC STAFF MEMBER

• On August 14, 1975, retired former Special Agent •

William A: Cohendet was. Interviewed from 9:30.A.M: to:

11:15 A.M. by Lester B. Seidel, Investigator foxes sse).

Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Activites

The interview took place at the Holiday Inn on Van Ness

Avenue, San Francisco.

Mr. Seidel mentioned that he was serving as a

counsel for the SSC, investigating all phases of the United

States intelligence community, and he had chosen the Black

Panther Party and the Counterintelligence Program (COINTEL)

as his field. He stated that he was hoping for full

cooperation on the part of the former Special Agent.

He was advised that former Special Agent Cohendet

was willing

to cooperate with the committee and he trusted

that something constructive would come out of the effort

being put forward.

Former Special Agent Cohendet also

pointed out that in his opinion the Black Panther Party (BPP)

had been a group devoted to violence, thievery, and fraud

and the committee should realize the type of Subjects with

whom they are dealing in order to place the investigation

in its proper framework.

The first question concerned the former Special

Agent's background and Bureau service. This was briefly

furnished.

Seidel then asked when and how the technical

surveillances had been installed, who initiated them, and

who approved them.

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions

of the FBI.

It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to

your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed

outside your agency.

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INTERVIEW OF FORMER SA WILLIAM A. COHENDET BY

SSC STAFF MEMBER

The former Special Agent replied that he was

not party to any of these arrangements and did not know

any of the details.

Seidel then asked if former Special Agent

Cohendet knew the origin and purposes of the COINTEL

Program. He was informed that the former Agent did not

know the origin of the program, and said he believed its

purposes were

those as set forth in the instructions which

Seidel had and which spoke for themselves.

The former

Agent admitted that said program at one time had been

assigned to him but due

to the press of other functions,

he had been unable to give it a great deal of time and

felt that during the period that it had been assigned to

him, it had been largely ineffective.

Seidel then asked if there was any connection

between ELSUR and COINTEL and the reply was given that

obviously there would be if the ELSUR material being

reviewed could be considered as having any pertinence to

a COINTEL operation.

However, former Special Agent Cohendet

could not recall having used this material while the case

was

assigned to him, at least to any

significant degree.

Not having the files available made it impossible to

state positively if there had been any specific instance of use

of this material.

Seidel asked as to the possible effectiveness of

anonymous letters and he was informed that in the opinion

of the former Agent,

such letters, particularly having to

do with personal infidelity or thievery, which were the

usual suggested avenues, would have little effect on the

recipients who were active in such fields themselves much

of the time.

In the more serious areas of perhaps trying

to falsely show that an individual was an FBI or police

informant, the former Special Agent said that the use of

-his technique would not be used for fear of causing bodily

arm or death to an innocent person due to the well-knowr

propensity of the BPP of dealing harshly with any suspected

deviator let alone informant.

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SSC STAFF MEMBER

Seidel then asked as to the value of ELSUR to

the BPP investigation and the former Special Agent stated

that in his belief it was extremely valuable in many ways.

For instance, it assisted and gauged the true Huey Newton,

his plans, and weaknesses. It was also valuable in esti-

mating the possible effect of a certain COINTEL program

as possibly suggested by some other office. As a result

of their information,

the San Francisco Office usually

rejected most

suggestions as being unlikely to be successful.

Seidel wondered if ELSUR was not the most

valuable, single investigative aid that the Bureau had had

in this investigation, and the former Special Agent agreed

that he was probably correct.

Seidel then wondered if the COINTEL proposals

should be part of some legislation proposed by Congress

and the former Special Agent replied that the Bureau

officials, in his opinion, should be allowed to comment

on this because the fact that the program would be ineffective

against the BPP might not be a valid argument that it would

not work to better advantage in other circumstances.

Former Special Agent Cohendet declined to

comment on the effectiveness of COINTEL as used against

the Socialist Workers Party, not having had any experience

with its use in that field.

Seidel then asked about informants and asked if

there had been any pressure from the Bureau in the develop-

ment of such sources. Former Special Agent Cohendet

acknowledged that there certainly had been great pressure

in this direction, as it was well known that informants were

a necessary part of any investigation and a police organi-

zation can never give up on this phase of its work no matter

how difficult the circumstances were in their development.

In the case of the BPP, the development of informants was

particularly difficult because of the fear that many persons

in the black community felt concerning the BPP as well as

the lack of desire to cooperate against another black

person.

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INTERVIEW OF FORMER SA WILLIAM A. COHENDET BY

SSC STAFF MEMBER

Seidel asked about foreign funds being raised

and other countries where the BPP raised money on speech

making tours.

Seidel then asked about any investigation of

BPP funds and former Special Agent Cohendet said that it

was his recollection that investigation of BPP funds had

been undertaken through legal channels but he had no

personal knowledge of the investigation and declined to

go further into this field.

Seidel asked about referrals of Bureau information

'to the Internal Revenue Service and former Special Agent

Cohendet said that he had no personal knowledge of what

had been done in this direction.

Seidel then asked about the affair between

Actress Jean Seberg

and "Masai" Hewitt, which had appeared

Hollywood gossip column and had alleged that Seberg

had become pregnant by Hewitt.

Seidel said that the Los

Angeles Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation had

admitted leaking this information to someone in the press.

Former Special Agent Cohendet knew that this

couple had been lovers for a brief period but denied any

knowledge of any leak to the press by either San Francisco

or Los Angeles.

Seidel asked if the former Agent thought that

leaking this type of information was appropriate. No

comment was offered as to this question.

Seidel, at the conclusion of the interview, said

that he had noted that the "faking" of police records as

suggested had never been undertaken and he observed that he

believed the COINTEL abuses were being overplayed by the

press. From what ne

learned in interviews in San Francisco,

Lt seemed to him that the program had been mostly played

down and indeed, an independent judgment had been exercised

in the implementation of the program.

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(SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FORMER SA WILLIAM A. COHENDET B

SSC STAFF MEMBER

A general discussion of the BPP ensued in which

former Special Agent Cohendet reiterated the criminal

background and threatening attitude of many of the BPP

members, their mendacious ways, and their lack of credi-

bility in their public statements.

The former Special

Agent credited the news media with helping to build up

the BPP beyond its actual strength and influence.

Seidel asked about the former Agent's knowledge of

for the removal of former SAC Harry Morgan

"from San" -

Francisco. He said the only reason he was asking

-this

question was in order to avoid embarrassing former SAC

Morgan when he interviews him concerning his possible.-

knowledge of BPP activities sometime in the future. Former

Special Agent Cohendet had no knowledge as to why

Mr. Morgan

was transferred.

In summation,

Seidel ventured the opinion that he

thought the ELSUR technique was far moré valuable in the

carrying out of the investigation of the BPP than the

COINTEL. Former Special Agent Cohendet had to agree

to the above observation.

Former Special Agent Cohendet was not advised

of any rights that he might have in declining to answer

any questions and Seidel said he was actually seeking

witnesses for a possible hearing

in Washington, D.C.

He

stated that no names would be mentioned in any write-ur

he would make concerning his interviews.

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

San Francisco, California

August 13, 1975

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED.

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE ///30/83 BY 5P-2 TAP/ RBG

U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FORMER

BY SSC STAFF MEMBER

SA DAVID E. TODD

On August 12 1975, retired former SA David E. Todd

was

interviewed from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. by Lester B. Seidel,

Investigator for the SSC.

The interview took place at the

Holiday Inn, San Francisco.

By way of background, in all contacts with Seidel

previously, former SA Todd has

indicated to him great reluctance

to discuss

these matters without clearance from the Bureau,

and pointed out to Seidel that the Bureau had released former

SA Todd from the Employment Secrecy Agreement for the purpose

of a staff interview, but Seidel was told that former SA Toda

did not think it was

either his responsibility or his prerogative

to provide information or make information public; that while

employed he was acting as an Agent of the Federal Government

and felt it was the responsibility of the Federal Government to

provide the information, and that if the Senate Committee

desired information from former SA Todd, the questions should

have been submitted to him in writing, and his answers should

have been made in writing and first forwarded to the FBI, and

then after the FBI determined it advisable to make these answers

available to the Committee, that would have been the proper

channel.

Seidel pointed out the Committee and the Bureau had

made an agreement whereby the Bureau would make Agents available

to the Committee for interview.

Former SA Todd pointed out to

Seidel that he is not in the category of an Agent, being a

retired Agent, and

at this point there was no additional discussion

on this matter.

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of

the FBI.

It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your

agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside

your agency.

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SSC;

INTERVIEW OF FORMER

SA DAVID E. TODD BY

SSC STAFF MEMBER

Seidel was also told that nothing that was said by

former SA Todd should be interpreted as being critical of

the Counterintelligence Program (COINTEL) itself, and that if

the Bureau felt that such a Program was necessary in the interest

of national defense, he had carried it out in the best way he

saw fit, and that in recommending against specific proposals

as being impractical or inadvisable, these recommendations were

against the specific incidents recommended and not against the

Program as a whole.

Seidel's first questions dealt with former SA Todd's

background and the extent of his Bureau service, and whether

he had worked security or criminal matters.

Former SA Todd

gave him chronologically the offices in which he had served

in the Bureau, and stated he had been associated from 1952 to

1956 with the Domestic Intelligence Division, Washington, D.C.,

and had become Supervisor in San Francisco in December, 1969,

of the Black Panther Party (BPP), and that during his Bureau

career he had worked

both criminal and security matters.

the

Seidel asked the name of the squad which was originally

Racial Squad, and subsequently changed to Extremist Matters,

and he asked whether the work was strictly intelligence, or

whether it combined intelligence or criminal work.

It was

pointed out Bombing Matters were originally being handled on

this Squad for a period of time, and that both the criminal

activities of the Panthers, as well as intelligence activities,

were combined in the assignment.

Seidel then asked when the technical surveillances on

the Panthers were installed. Former SA Todd replied that they

were functioning at the time he was appointed Supervisor.

Seidel

then asked how was the technical surveillance related to the

COINTEL, if at all, and specifically whether information coming

from the technical

surveillance was used in carrying. out the

Former SA Todd advised that he could not recall.

specifically what was done in either Program without reviewing

the files and comparing the information therein with the source.

exest in this bate a

Seidel seemed very interested in this, but actually the question

could not be answered on the basis of recollection alone, and

was not.

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INTERVIEW OF FORMER

SA DAVID E. TODD BY

SSC STAFF MEMBER

Seidel then asked how would the Panther COINTEL

be defined with regard to aims, techniques and results.

The

answer to this was that the aims were to counter generally the

revolutionary objectives and activities of the Panthers.

The

question concerning techniques was left unanswered, and

as

far as results go, former SA Todd told Seidel that he did not

feel there had been any great results from the Program as it was

pursued in the San Francisco Office, but he could not speak

for the rest of the Program as far as the Bureau is concerned.

Seidel asked whether the Agents working the

criminal

aspects of the BPP received information that was received from

a technical

source, and he was told procedures by which

information had been routed to them in their cases, and that at

the time we operated these technical surveillances, we felt they

had been installed lawfully, and that the information received

coula be used.

Seidel asked whether there was a great deal of pressure

put on the San Francisco Office for the development of informants.

He was told yes, that informants were the backbone of good law

enforcement and the Bureau constantly urged better informant

coverage.

Seidel asked if there had been similar pressure placed

on the office in the COINTEL, and former SA Todd replied that

he did not feel that any great pressure had been put on the

office to carry out this Program, but that the Bureau had recom-

mended the Program, however, had left it up to the office

pretty much as to how it should be carried out.

Seidel asked whether the Program had been successful

in causing dissention within the Party. Former SA Todd told

him that he did not feel this had been particularly effective

in any way, and that causing dissention had not been a primary

objective of the Program in the San Francisco Office, and that

the policy had been to use the Program for primarily two

purposes: 1) for the purpose of developing informants by

attempting to dissuade them from their loyalties to the Party;

and 2)

to make representations to Panthers for whom outstanding

arrest warrants had been issued in order to flush them out so

they could be apprehended.

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SSC;

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SA DAVID E. TODD BY

SSC STAFF MEMBER

-

Seidel asked specifically about the COINTEL involving

the Breakfast Program, and was told a recommendation had been

made for putting some

kind of .contamination in the Breakfast

Program food, and that this office had felt this extremely

inadvisable and recommended against it, and it was not carried

out here.

Former SA Todd was also asked about a COINTEL

proposal relating to "The Black Panther" newspapers, and was

told that such a proposal had been made involving saturating

the papers with a foul smelling fish oil or some substance,

however, we recommended against this as it would serve no purpose.

а не нитрока.

Seidel was advised that the San Francisco policy had

been to recommend against harassment, per se, and also recommended

against leaking information to the press. Seidel then raised

the question about the incident where Huey P. Newton's high

standard of living was given to the press, and he was told

that this fell into the category of informant development on

the basis it was felt that if those Panthers who were living

practically in poverty could realize what Newton's standards

of living were, it might change their allegience to him and

they could be contacted for informant purposes.

Seidel was also told that in this phase of the

COINTEL, it was former SA Todd's recollection that this infor-

regarding

Newton's high standard of living had been

disseminated by informants, and that the press was well aware

of Newton's standards of living without having to make this

information available to them.

Seidel asked what the instructions had been from the

Bureau in carring out the COINTEL. Former SA Iodd told Seidel

that he had reviewed this

file after being appointed Supervisor,

but could not recall specifically what the Bureau instructions

were. The only other instructions received were at a two day

conference in Washington, D.C., on BPP matters conducted by

former Assistant to the Director William Sullivan, and Section

Chief George Moore, at which time it was pointed out that the

Bureau desired the

COINTEL to be coordinated with the Bureau,

but that former SA Todd did not recall any firm prohibition against

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SA DAVID E. TODD BY

SSC STAFF MEMBER

taking certain actions without Bureau authority, and that the

field had some leeway in what they did, but, in general, offices

made proposals to the

Bureau with copies to San Francisco

prior to taking any action. Seidel asked why San Francisco

got copies of all proposals, and was told this was because

San Francisco was office of origin in the BPP case and other

offices were required to

furnish a copy of all correspondence.

Seidel then asked to what extent Special Agent in

Charge Charles W. Bates had knowledge of the COINTEL as it

related to the BPP, and he was told that former SA Todd could

not speak for Bates

and his knowledge would be dependent upon

how carefully he read incoming mail and reviewed files, and

former SA Todd had no knowledge as to what extent Bates did this.

Seidel was told that under the supervisory setup in the

office at the time, former SA Todd felt it was his responsibility

to direct this Program in San Francisco and not Bates.

Seidel indicated that out of his investigation in the

hearings, undoubtedly there would be some legislation coming

out of Congress that would either enable or prohibit such

things as the COINTEL, and he stated that was one reason he

was asking concerning its effectiveness, and wondered what former

SA Todd would recommend.

Seidel was told that former SA Todd

essential that

the Government should have the right to

defend itself against individuals and groups who advocate

violent revolution or who are aligned with foreign powers,

and that there was a need for some sort of legislation within

the framework of constitutional government which would enable

the government to do this; but, of course, it should be done

under proper control. Seidel asked for suggestions as to what

sort of control, and was told that this was a matter for

Congress to decide, but perhaps Congress should look. into some

legislation similar to wiretap legislation, where the responsi-

bility is upon a Federal judge to issue a warrant.

Former SA Todd had prepared a brief summary of what

he recalled of

the activities of the BPP, and he made a copy of

this available to Seidel.

Former SA Todd also had made a

chronology to assist him in answering questions, together with

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some notes concerning COINTEL policy, former SA Todd's general

recollection of matters, questions of law regarding agent -

principle, privileged information problems, ongoing litigation

and national defense,

and informants and sources.

Seidel asked

for

a copy of this chronology and this, too, was given to him.

Seidel expressed great interest in receiving the one

page summary of the Panthers' activities, and stated that he

had chosen the Panthers for a case study, and he seemed more

interested in this than in the COINTEL.

He also indicated that

there might be future interviews and that former SA Todd might

be called as a witness before the Committee at a

later date.

At the outset of the interview, Seidel asked whether

former SA Todd desired his rights be read to him. Former

SA Todd told him that since he did not interpret this as a

custodial interview, and it was his understanding Seidel had no

police power, that he could forego reading the rights.

Former SA Todd did not feel it was necessary to

consult with a Bureau representative at this time.

The above information was furnished by former SA Todd

voluntarily and was not solicited.

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CHRONOLOGY

Approximate

Dates

Dec. 1969

Feb. 1970

May

1970

Aug

1970

Aug 1970

Jan

• 1971

Féb 1971

March 1971.

April 1971

April 1971

May 1971

August 1971

August 1971

August 1971

Deco 1971

Designated supervisor. Reviewed Cointelpro file.

No recollection of any actions by s. F. in file.

Conference in Washington, D._C. Briefed on Baltimore

Black Panther murder. Cointelpro discussed.

Cointeloro letter.

Suggestion rejected by S. E.

Marin Court shootout (Jonathan Jackson-Judge Haley)

Cleaver released from prison.

Letters to Algeria to provoke Cleaver to return to

U.

so arrest could be effected.

Newton becomes Supreme Commander, Cleaver expelled.

Robert Webb murder.

San Napier murder.

Two New York police officers wounded.

Four New York police officers murdered.

George Jackson killed in prison break attempt.

Officer Kowalski murder attempt - Washington & Bottom arzest

S. F. Ingleside Station attack - Officer Young murderede

Retired.

—COINTELPRO:

RECOLLECTION:

Recommended against many proposals.

Approved recomendation to try tò induce Cleaver .

to return to U.s.

Hould have approved actions to persuade Panthers

to change loyalty from Party and becone informants, but

cannot recall any specific ones.

Mould not have approved any proposals solely for

harrassment or for leaking information to press; there

must have been some bona fide investigative purpose

behind proposal before considering 1t.

Recall only generalities. Requested if could review

Bureau files prior to interview.

This was denied.

Cannot testify with any specificity without review

of files.

AGENT-PRINCIPAL PRIVILEGED INFORMATION: Sensitive techniques

Informants & Sources

Ongoing Investigations

Foreign Intelligence

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OngOIng Iltigation: Panthers v. FBI & IRS, USDO, S. F. Civil rights.

National Defense: Documents reviewed were classified.

Does executive branch have right to defend

nation against advocates of revolution (public

Interest issue).

Informants & sources:

Cannot reveal.

(Includes information

that might reveal identity.

provide or

is responsibility of government to provide the information

Any questions should be submitted in writing and my answers in

writing should be forwarded to fBI and if FBI deems 1t advisable

to make these answers

available to

Committee, that should be

proper channel.

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The 'Inves

gation of the Black Panther

• Party was a

National Defense matter.

Information on file points to colla-

boration with foreign powers by leaders of the party.

Throughout the two-year period in which I supervised

the investigation there were strong liaisons between Black Panthers

and dissident groups abroad as well as with the governments of

foreign nations.

The Black Panthers had support and/or branches

In France, Germany and Scandinavia, and were international in

Eldridge Cleaver, wanted on felony warrants, had been

granted asylum in Algeria and with his entourage was residing

In a villa provided by the Algerian

government.

During this

period he made at least one trio to Moscow, Russia.

Several

Black Panthers travelled to Cuba.

Huey Newton, In

1911, travelled

Red China by way of Canada and Hong Kong at

the invitatior

of the chinese government at a time when the United States had

no alopamatic relations with them.

At the time I began serving as supervisor in late 1969,

the Black Panther Party was under co-leadership of Huey Newton,

then confined to prison in California, and Eldridge Cleaver, living.

In exile in Algeria.

The Black Panther Party, both in the ners-

paper it published weekly at San Francisco, and in public statenents

by Its officers and leaders, advocated violent revolution; 1t

instructions on

the manufacture of bombs and explosive devices, and it agitated

openly for the nurder of police officers.

term "off the

pigs,

which neans "kill the police,"

was a Black Panther catch

phrase. The history of the Black Panther Party during the period

I acted as supervisor is replete with incidents of murder, violence

and Inciting to revolution.

The revolutionary quotation of Mao.

Ise-Tung, "Political power

grows out of the barrel of a gun,"

became a

Black Panther motto.

Sometime In early 1971 a solit occurred in the Black

Panther- Party.

Huey Newton, following his release from prison

1n 1970, galded control of one faction headquartered in Berkeley,

California, and he broke openly with aldridge Cleaver, publicly

expelling Cleaver and Cleaver's lieutenants from the Party.

Newton faction thereafter gradually took a more moderate approach,

advocating social change through community service in place of its

prior profile of violence.

No change was noted in the policies of

the Cleaver faction directed from Algiers, and 1t continued to

advocate violent revolution; it began publication in New York

of its own newspaper proclaiming itsrevolutionary policies; and

followers belonging to this faction continued to commit crimes of

violence.

The following crimes of violence attributed to the Cleaver

faction of the Black panthers have been documented in the book "Target

" by former Deputy Police Commissioner Robert

Daley of New York

(De11 Publishing Co., Inc., 1973):

Ambush attacks against police officers which resulted in

T officers murdered, 3 wounded, and one attempted murder thwarted, which

led to the solution of the other cases and established these

attacks

to be a nationwide conspiracy; and the murder of two Newton-faction

Black Panthers.

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UNITED

STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

FEDERAL BUREAU OF

INVESTIGATION

San Francisco, California

August 15, 1975

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 1/30/83 BY SA2TAP/RIBG

U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF SAC CHARLES W. BATES

BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

on the evening of August 11, 1975, Mr. Lester Seidel

and Mr. Loch Johnson, Staff Members of the Senate Select

Committee, met with Special Agent in Charge Charles W. Bates

of the San Francisco Office.

This meeting occurred over dinner.

No statements were made by either of these individuals as to

any. rights

that SAC Bates might have in connection with the

interview.

During the dinner, Mr. Seidel referred to COINTELPRO

involving the FBI's investigation of the Black Panther Party

in San Francisco, Bates advised him that he was in charge of

the San Francisco Office from July, 1967 until the end of

April, 1970, when he was transferred to Chicago.. Bates stated

that he was aware of the investigation being conducted on the

Black Panther Party but was not personally conversant with

all the details of this investigation as such details were

all contained in the FBI's file.

On at least two occasions

Mr. Seidel referred to specific

facts occurring in other parts

of the country involving anonymous letters sent to individuals

under COINTELPRO.

He asked if Bates agreed that these actions

were proper.

MI. Seidel was told that Bates had no way of

knowing the

facts as he related were true or any other of

the circumstances involved and that, therefore, he was unable

to comment at all.

Mr. Seidel asked if Bates had any recommendations

for legislation which the Committee could propose that would

assist the FBI in the domestic counterintelligence field.

Bates informed him that he was not fully conversant with this

entire field and that it was the prerogative of FBI officials

•at Washington and Department of Justice officials to recommend

such legislation.

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions

of the FBI.

It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your

agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside

your agency.

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CHARLES W. BATES

BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

Mr. Seidel also inquired as to whether Bates felt

that an extension of electronic surveillances into the domestic

intelligence field would be of assistance. Bates informed

him that the FBI was operating according to current court

decisions as invólve electronic surveillances and that the

courts had recently precluded

this action in strictly domestic

intelligence matters.

Mr. Seidel was informed that this was

a decision for FBI officials in Washington.

occasion Bates informed him that he was not aware of the

"Houston Plan" and his only knowledge of it is what he has

seen in the public press.

At one time Mr. Johnson asked if

thought that Mr. Hoover had turned down the

"Houston

Plan" because he was afraid for his job. Bates again replied

that he had no firsthand knowledge having anything to do with

"Houston Plan" but he was certainly aware that Mr. Hoover

was not afraid of anything or anyone.

Both Mr. Johnson and Mr. Seidel asked if Bates felt

that the use of "black bag jobs" would be of advantage in

conducting domestic counterintelligence operations.

Bates

replied that he had no personal direct knowledge of such matters

and had never been involved in such matters.

During the evening, Mr. Seidel asked if Bates felt

that a congressional oversight committee of the FBI was sound

and proper.

Bates informed that he certainly

agreed with the

concept of congressional oversight as long as it was constructive

and not destructive.

Mr. Seidel asked if Bates felt that the

FBI'S

security operation should be completely divorced from

its criminal responsibilities and handled as a separate agency

or a separate part of the FBI.

Bates informed him that it

appeared that the FBI's efforts in both the criminal and the

security field had been effective and appeared to be proper

in its present context.

Mr. Seidel

inquired if Bates was

personally acquainted with Mr. William C. Sullivan, former

FBI official.

Mr. Seidel was informed that Bates worked in

the same division with Mr. Sullivan in the 1950's and knew

him as another supervisor at FBI Headquarters.

Seidel then asked if Bates was aware of the dis-

agreements that Mr. Sullivan had had with Mr. Hoover and he

was informed that he had no details concerning this matter.

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INTERVIEW OF SAC

CHARLES W. BATES

BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

1

Mr. Seidel asked if Bates knew former SAC Harry

Morgan.

Bates told him that he knew him as he had replaced

him as

SAC in San Francisco at the end of April, 1970..

then asked if Bates was aware of why MI. Morgan was transferred

from San Francisco.

Bates told him that some problem had

arisen in connection with his running the San Francisco Office

but that he was not personally aware of the specific details.

but that they would be available at FBI Headquarters.

said the only reason he was asking was that he was thinking

about interviewing Mr. Morgan but he did not want to embarrass

him and then asked if Morgan's transfer from San Francisco

had anything to do with a drinking problem.

Bates said again

that he was not aware of the specifics.

On the afternoon of August 13, 1975, Mr. Loch Johnson

came into the San Francisco FBI Office saying he had just a

few more questions he wanted to ask Bates.

He then asked if

the San Francisco Office was involved in foreign counter-

intelligence work,

and he was informed that we were as were

many other FBI offices. He then asked if we surveilled every-

one who went into or came out of the Soviet Consulate in San

Francisco.

He was informed that Bates did not intend to dis-

cuss with

him any investigative techniques or anything having

to do with pending investigations.

Mr. Johnson said he was

attempting to

find some individual who was an expert in foreign

counterintelligence, particularly the Soviet threat to the

United States.

Bates informed him that there were probably

a number of people in the United States who would qualify in

this category but Bates did not consider himself as an expert

in this field.

The above represents specific matters brought up

during these discussions.

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In Reply, Please Refer 10

File No.

UNITED

STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

San Francisco, California

August 13, 1975

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED.

DATE /30 / 855F-2TA12B0

U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OFSA LEO S. BRENNEISEN

SSC STAFF MEMBER

BY

Prior to interview by SSC Staff Member, SA LEO S.

BRENNEISEN telephonically contacted SA DENNIS MILLER at

FBI Headquarters making four inquiries on Fugust 6, 1975;

on the same date, the following answers were received:

Is it permissible for agent to give general

answers concerning the Black Panther Party (BPP) as to

membership number and Chapter numbers at various dates?

Answer: Yes.

Local media has previously set forth a memorandum

purportedly from the FBI, San Francisco Office, suggesting

consideration should be

given to furnishing fabricated

documents originating with the Oakland Police Department

and the FBI, San Francisco, when, in fact, the memorandum

came from the Bureau.

If questioned concerning this memorandum,

may agent point out that this document originated with the

Bureau rather than San Francisco?

Answer: Yes.

In contemplation of possible questioning concerning

false correspondence directed to ELDRIDGE CLEAVER and others

abroad, can agent refer SSC Staff to Bureau when questioned

concerning identity of agents preparing correspondence?

Answer: Yes.

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions

of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to •

your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed

outside your agency.

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* INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC) ;

INTERVIEW OF SA LEO S. BRENNEISEN

Is it necessary for agent to express an opinion

as to morality, legality of said Counterintelligence

Program (COINTEL) ?

Answer: You are not obliged to answer those

questions you do not desire to answer, but if you wish you

may comment on the legality or morality of the plan.

SA DENNIS MILLER related that he desired that it

be borne in mind that the Bureau

in no way wished to impede

the SSC investigation.

LESTER B. SEIDEL, SSC Staff Member, appeared at the

'Sari Francisco Office of the FBI On August 11, 1975, and

interviewed :SA LEO BRENNEISEN from 1:03 PM to 2:30

SEIDEL prefaced the interview by explaining that he had

been advised that BRENNEISEN was the Coordinator for the

COINTEL in San

Francisco from May 16, 1969 to May 1, 1970.

It was pointed out to him that the case was assigned to

agent from May 16, 1969 to May 1, 1971.

SEIDeL asked Ji agent had, in fact, approved all

proposals coming from

the San Francisco Office.

He was

advised that not necessarily because if another agent made

a proposal the person approving it in San Francisco would

be the person signing the outgoing mail, namely, the Supervisor

or Relief

supeivisor.

:

SEIDEL asked what Squad agent had been assigned

to during this Program, and he was advised S-6.

if there was any COINTEL in San Francisco against US; he

was advised to the contrary. He inquired as to the usual

number of cases assigned agent, and was advised that to

agent's best recollection probably 30 at any one time. He

asked if agent's work was exclusively security during the .

handling of the COINTEL Program and he was advised agent

did have some criminal assignments. He inquired if there

was any relationship between COINTEL and criminal assignments,

and he was advised

no and that agent desired to limit the

scope of his questioning to the COINTEL Program.

SEIDEL then asked how many suggestions the agent

had submitted in COINTEL. He was advised that an estimate

would be difficult but probably the nearest figure would be

some two suggestions a month with possibly six months in

two years when no suggestions were made.

He inquired as

to agent's knowledge of what percentage of total proposals

from all sources submitted to the Bureau had been approved,

and he was advised only a small percentage.

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INTERVIEW OF SA LEO S. BRENNEISEN

At this point, SEIDEL requested agent to outline the

types of COINTEL proposals submitted by San Francisco.

He

was answered that anonymous letters, letters with pseudonyms,

and letters signed with the name of an existing person had

been used.

It was pointed out that the program had included

the use of anonymous letters, including those directed to

landlords advising that the Black Panther Party was occupying

their property; letters to people supporting BEP programs,

including the Breakfast Program and enclosing copies of the

BPP

color book for children encouraging the shooting of

police officers and/or articles from the

"Black Panther

Party", the official BPP newspaper, showing their propensity

and advocacy of violence; letters

to organizations containing

articles that showed the BPP in direct opposition to their

aims, such

as a letter to a Jewish organization showing BPP

support of Palestine guerrillas.:

It was pointed out that letters had been directed

to ELDRIDGE CLEAVER in Algeria in the names of BPP members.

At this point, SEIDEL interrupted to explain that he was

enlisting the complete cooperation of the interviewee, that

there had been some Congressional criticisn of the COINTEL,

that there were some segments of the population that were

anti-FBI and that he desired to present the FBI in a proper

light, and that he had good friends in the Bureau.

SEIDEL asked, was it necessary to

have utilized

COINTEL. Agent advised that it was difficult to correctly.

judge the effect of the program but it was felt it was not

without some effect because the Black Panther Party had not

only dwindled from a membership of approximately 1,000 in

1969 to

perhaps 200 in 1973, but that the organization became

split with dissension and had dropped much of its former

advocacy for violence.

SEIDEL then requested that the agent give his

recommendation on what COINTEL in the future should be;

whether there should be a division between security and

criminal investigations to different agencies in order that

a possible intrusion on the rights of an individual in

intelligence matters might not necessarily preclude his

being prosecuted by the Bureau

in a criminal matter. Agent

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refused to furnish his "off-thscuff" opinion, pointing

out that he felt that it was without the scope of his

release.

Without further questioning agent concerning the

types of COINTEL proposals, SEIDEL next asked if the

Electronic Surveillance (ELSUR) on the BPP was in operation

at the time COINTEL was initiated, and what proposals

were

submitted in COINTEL based on information from ELSUR.

SEIDEL was advised agent's release would not allow

him to discuss ELSUR.

SEIDEL asked if the San Francisco Division had made

any "snitch" proposals. When asked to clarify the question,

he stated that this was a suggestion to the

effect that a

Black Panther Party member be

accused of being an FBI

informant.

Agent replied that to the best of his recollection

no sụch recommendations had been made to the Bureau by San

Francisco, and on the contrary, agent knew that it had been

pointed out by San Francisco that any such allegation should

be most carefully considered inasmuch as BPP history has

indicated that they had dealt severely with suspected infor-

mants, even to the point of killing them.

SEIDEL then asked if the San Francisco Division

had received a great deal of "flak" from the Bureau on this

program.

He was advised that the Bureau operates a "tickler

system"

for following investigations and that the program

had received some priority from the FBI but agent had never

considered correspondence from the Bureau as being "flak"

SEIDEL, at this

point instead of questioning made

the statement that the Bureau gave this matter "high priority".

No comment was made to this statement.

SEIDEL next questioned agent if he had read any

publicity concerning

a May Il, 1970 letter from the Bureau

- to San Francisco entitled, "Special Operations Research", in

which it was suggested that some consideration be given to

furnishing the BPP spurious documents that supposedly

originated with the Oakland Police Department and the FBI.

He explained that some newspaper had received a copy of the

document under the Freedom of Information Act and thereafter

published it. He inguired if

a response to the letter

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INTERVIEW OF SA LEO S. BRENNEISEN

had been made by San Francisco. Agent advised that it was

his recollection that San Francisco had responded recommending

against both proposals, pointing out that the BIP had in the

short past published contingency plans of the Berkeley Police

Department for a raid on National Headquarters to the

embarrassment of that agency. San Francisco was of the

opinion that if spurious documents were furnished to the

BPP they would immediately publish them, rather than attempt

to develop an informant and the operation presented a great

deal of possible embarrassment and publicity for the Bureau.

SEIdEL asked for agent's knowledge of why the letter

had been captioned as previously described rather than

Counterintelligence Program, Black Panther Party. Agent

stated he had no recollection of exact caption of the letter.

SEIDEL then went on to explain that he had been advised

that

the Bureau had several

COINTELS and the one covering Special

Operations

Research

was

a COINTEL covering foreign operations.

Agent made no comment.

SEIDEL requested what proposais had been made to

disrupt the BPP newspaper; how did the proposals originate,

and what offices submitted them. He was advised that it was

agent's

recollection that the Bureau

may have requested

suggestions from several offices but that to agent's knowledge

none had been

approved.

When SEIDEL continued to question the

agent concerning specific proposals and why their approval

was not recommended by San Francisco, he was advised that one

proposal was the use of a foul-smelling chemical to put on

the paper. San Francisco was of the opinion it would not .

be practical inasmuch as it would contaminate an airplane

and would subject the airline or the printing company to

damages. SEIDEL was further advised that it was believed

the suggestion may have been made for the changing of a first

page of an issue at the printing company to embarrass the BPP,

but it was pointed out that this would also merely result in

• a claim being filed against the

printer.

SEIDEL was advised that there may have been a

suggestion that some thought should be given to the possible

delay of the plates Ior the paper,

that suggestion coming

at the time when the paper was being printed in New York

with the master copy being filmed in San Francisco. San

Francisco did not suggest approval because a mere delay would

have been of little benefit because the paper was not timely.

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INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC) ;

INTERVIEW OF SA LEO S. BRENNEISEN

SEIDEL asked about the disruption of the BPP

Breakfast Program.

The answer was given that agent had

no recollection of this, and SEIDEL was asked did he have

any information from the Bureau that we had attempted a

disruption of the program in San Francisco.

He related

that he believed not and that it probably happened in

San Diego.

SEIDEL asked about a suggestion that informants

set up a possible confrontation between the BPP and the

Republic of New Africa (RNA). Agent stated he had no

recollection of such a proposal and did not believe it had

been submitted by San Francisco because the membership and

activity in RNA had been minimal in this area.

SEIDEL then asked if we had suggested that landlorâs

in the San Francisco area be encouraged to insist on their

rent from the BPP. Agent advised he had no recollection

of this, but could see nothing wrong in it.

SEIDEL inquired as to the amount of knowledge.

that SAC CHARLES BATES would have had concerning COINTEL.

He was advised that agent had no information, that he, himself,

had never discussed the program

I with Mr. BATES while it was

in operation.

SEIDEL then inquired if former SAC HARRY

MORGAN had been ill during the time he was assigned to San

Francisco and the reason for his transfer.

Agent replied

he had no information concerning this matter.

SEIDEL was asked if he felt that anyof the actions

agent described as being taken by the San Francisco Division

were illegal. SEIDEL stated that he did not believe that

these were matters that were in violation of any existing

criminal statutes, but there might be some question as to

whether the FBI had the specific authority to do these things.

SEIDEL ended the interview by again reiterating

that he was a friend of the Bureau, that he was making an

• inquiry and desired to obtain the opinions of both Headquarters

and agents in the field, and that he may make

a request to the

Bureau to widen the scope of agent's release.

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-U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC) ;

INTERVIEW OF SA LEO S. BRENNEISEN

Agent was not placed under oath and when agent

refused to furnish opinions in those cases noted above or

to discuss ELSUR, SEIDEL suggested that he, SEIDEL, put

away his pencil and pad.

Agent replied that that was not

necessary.

The only right explained to agent was the fact

that all information furnished by him was at his own

volition

and was entirely voluntary.

No mention was made

that any part of the interview might be utilized in a

possible court proceeding against

the agent.

Agent did not consult with Bureau representative

during course of the interview.

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In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

San Francisco, California

August 14, 1975

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED.

HEREIN

IS UNGLASSIF 2 TAP/RBG

DATE/1/30/83 BY

U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FORMER SA ALBERT P. CLARK BY

SSC STAFF MEMBER

un August 13, 1915, Iormer Special Agent Albert P.

Clark, who was a supervisor in the San Francisco FBI Office

and who retired in December of 1969, advised as follows:

He was interviewed in his home at 66 Elm,

Larkspur, California, by SSC Member Lester B. Seidel from

5:40 P.M. to 6:55 P.M., August 12, 1975.

Clark was not placed under oath and no mention

was made of his rights. However, Seidel was pleasant and

in no way antagonistic. The interview was general, not

asked. There appeared to be no discernible criticism of

either the Counterintelligence Program (COINTEL) or the

Bureau's investigation of the Black Panther Party (BPP) by

Seidel.

Seidel was compelled on more than one occasion

to declare that he was pro-FBI, that the object of his

inquiries was to assist the United States Senate in under-

standing the problem in order that they could consider

possible legislation that may eliminate any abuses in the

future.

Seidel did mention the fact several times that

information had been leaked to the press that Jahe Seberg,

the movie actress, had become pregnant by a BPP official.

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions

of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to

your agency; it and. its. contents. are.not to.be-distributed.

*It and tea contents:

outside your agency.

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U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FORMER SA ALBERT P. CLARK BY

SSC STAFF MEMBER

Seidel finally asked Clark if he would have okayed

a COINTEL proposal like this and he answered that he would

have if he felt that it would have sufficiently hindered

the BPP, stating that possibly in some of these occasions

someone might get hurt but on the other hand, investigation

of the BPP by the FBI might be made easier and it might

also cut down on the number of BPP supporters.

Clark was asked to whom the main BPP case was

assigned and to whom COINTEL had been assigned in the San

Francisco Division.

Clark replied that he did not remember

but possibly during the time of his supervision, more than

one Agent had handled the matters.

Seidel asked how many BPP informants the San

Francisco Division had. Clark replied he did not recall

and: he did not believe that Seidel had a right to know.

Seidel inquired about the BPP wiretap,, asking

who had requested the tap, the Bureau or the san

Francisco

Division.

Again, Clark replied that he did not recall but

the San Francisco Division would not have necessarily

waited for the Bureau to initiate the matter but might have

requested the Bureau rather than the Bureau having initiated

the matter.

Seidel wanted to have an example of a COINTEL

proposal.

He was not given a specific example but general

conversation was had to the effect that any move that might

be suggested

that would aid the

San Francisco Division in

their investigation of the BPP in determining their

supporters and financiers and possibly disenchanting those

individuals might be an example.

Seidel did not ask Clark whether he had done a

particular thing.

Questioned concerning whether he felt COINTEL had

been effective, Clark replied he did not believe the matter

susceptible to proof but the BPP had sure gone into a

steep decline.

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U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

(SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FORMER SA ALBERT P. CLARK BY

SSC STAFF MEMBER

Seidel again brought up the Seberg matter and

asked if it had done any good. Clark stated he replied,

"Maybe."

During this conversation, Clark got the general

impression that perhaps Seidel did not feel that COINTEL

had been necessary but Clark had argued that it had made

the BPP more difficult to operate and possibly easier

for the FBI to investigate.

Seidel then wanted to know what there was about

the BPP that caused such a concentration of FBI investi-

gative attention.

clark pointed out that this would have

to be answered in the context of time, that at the time the

program was initiated, there was no doubt that the BPP

was a violent, racist

organization opposing all law enforce-

ment, attacking officers and generally disturbing the

tranquility of the cormunity.

Seidel then went on to discuss the business of

pressure. Had Special Agent in Charge Charles W. Bates

and the Bureau put too much pressure on the matter? Clark

stated there was undoubtedly pressure because everyone

was interested in doing the best type job possible and

finding out everything possible concerning the BPP.

There

was obvious pressure from the Bureau in the matter

the

Bureau, in a case like this, could never be satisfied.

stated that he related that perhaps too much

pressure had come from the Bureau because he had felt at

the time he was a supervisor that San Francisco Division

knew more about the BPP than the Bureau.

On the other

hand, he related that Bureau officials were

probably

under pressure because of the national interest and the

demands on them in Washington.

Seidel related that he was interested in ascer-

taining what Agent would make the best witness to appear

in Washington to explain and testify concerning COINTEL.

He specifically requested Clark's recommendation and mentioned

the names of Special Agents Leo S. Brenneisen of San

Francisco and Bob Baker of Los Angeles.

Clark stated that

he had countered by suggesting that somebody in Washington

who directed the program and approved all proposals might

be a better witness.

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U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FORMER SA ALBERT P. CLARK BY

SSC STAFF MEMBER

Clark recalled that near the first of the inter-

view, Seidel probably, more to make conversation than to

obtain information,

asked a few questions concerning US

and the Republic of North Africa (RNA). He was advised

that US had not been active in this division and there had

been no pertinent RNA activity brought to his attention.

Seidel asked if Ron Karenga of US had visited San Francisco

and Clark replied he had no exact recollection of this.

Seidel talked and asked Clark's opinion on the

separation into different agencies of the Bureau's criminal

and security investigations.

Clark stated that he told

Seidel that in the past he had considered this and felt that

frankly it might have advantages, and at the same time,

might have disadvantages.

He pointed out that the

disadvantages were that you could not be sure that it, in

fact, would work and that if you remove the security

investigations from the Bureau, you would undoubtedly

lose a great deal, including public support.

Seidel asked if Clark had worked under former

SAC Harry Morgan.

He advised that he had retired prior to

the time Morgan was assigned to the San Francisco Division.

Clark pointed out that during the interview, a

recorder appeared prominently on his desk, and Seidel

could, of course, not be sure that it was not in operation;

although as the duration of the interview lengthened, it

must have been obvious to Seidel that it was not operating.

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

In Reply, Please Rejer to

File No.

San Francisco, California

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED.

August 14, 1975

HEREIN, IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE // 30/83 BYOP-2 TAP/RAG

U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FORMER (

SA WILLIAM A. COHENDET

SSC STAFF MEMBER

BY

On August 14, 1975, retired former Special Agent:

William A. Cohendet was

interviewed from 9:30 A.M: to

11:15 A.M. by Lester B. Seidel, Investigator for the U.S.

Senate Select Commiitee on Intelligence Activites (SSC) .

The interview took place at the Holiday Inn on Van Ness

Avenue, San Francisco.

Mr. Seidel mentioned that he was serving as a

'ounsel for the SSC, investigating all phases of the Unitec

States intelligence community, and he had chosen the Blac

Panther Party

and the Counterintelligence Program (COINTEL)

as his field. He stated that he was hoping for full

cooperation on the part of the former Special Agent.

He was advised that former Special Agent Cohendet

was willing to cooperate with the committee and he trusted

that something constructive would come out of the effort

being put forward. Former Special Agent. Cohendet also

pointed out that in his opinion the Black Panther Party (BPP)

in its proper framework.

The first question concerned the former Special

Agent's background and Bureau service. This was briefly.

furnished.

Seidel then asked when and how the technical

surveillances had been installed, who initiated them, and

who approved them..

This document contains neither recommendations nor conciusions

of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to

your agency; it and its contents are not to. be distribated

outside your agency.

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U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FORMER SA WILLIAM A. COHENDET BY

SSC STAFF MEMBER

The former Special Agent replied that he was

not party to any of these arrangements and did not know

any of the details.

Seidel then asked if former Special Agent

Cohendet knew the origin and purposes of the COINTEL

Program. He was informed that the former Agent did not

know the origin of the program, and said he believed 'its

purposes were those as set forth in the instructions which

Seidel had and which spoke for themselves.

The

former

Agent admitted that said program at one time had been

assigned to him but due. to the press of other functions,

he had been unable to give it a great deal of time and

felt that during the period that it had been assigned to

him, it had been largely ineffective.

Seidel then asked if there was any connection

between ELSUR and COINTEL and the reply was given that

obviously there would be if the ELSUR material being

reviewed could be considered as having any pertinence to.

a COINTEL operation.

However, former Special Agent Cohendet

could not recall having used this material while the case

was assigned to him, at least to any

significant degree.

Not having the files available made it impossible to

state positively if there had been any specific instance of use

Seidel asked as to the possible effectiveness of

anonymous letters and he was informed that in the opinion

of the former Agent,

such letters, particularly having to

do with personal infidelity or thievery, which were the

usual. suggested avenues, would have little effect on the

recipients who were active in such fields themselves much

of the time. In the more serious areas of perhaps trying

to falsely show that an individual was an FBI or police

informant,

the former Special Agent said that the use of

this technique would not be used for fear of causing bodily

harm or death to an innocent person due to the well-known

propensity of the BPP of dealing harshly with any suspected

deviator let alone informant.

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INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FORMER SA WILLIAM A. COHENDET BY

SSC STAFF MEMBER

Seidel then asked as to the value of ELSUR to

the BPP investigation and the former Special Agent stated

that in his belief it was extremely valuable in many ways.

For instance, it assisted and gauged the true Huey Newton,

his plans, and weaknesses. It was also valuable in esti-

• mating the possible effect of a certain COINTEI program

as possibly suggested by some other office.

As a result

of their information,

the San Francisco Office usually

rejected most

suggestions as being unlikely to be successful.

Seidel wondered if ELSUR was not the most

valuable, single investigative ald that the Bureau had hao

in this investigation, and the tormer special Agent agreec

that

he was probably correct.

Seidel then wondered if the COINTEL proposals

should be part of some legislation proposed by Congress

and the former Special Agent replied that the Bureau

officials, in his opinion,

should be allowed to comment

on this because the fact that the program would be ineffective

against the BPP might not be a valid argument that it would

not work to better advantage in other circumstances.

Former Special Agent Cohendet declined to

comment on the effectiveness. of COINTEL as used against

the Socialist Workers Party, not having had any experience

with its use in that field.

Seidel then asked about informants

and asked if

there had been any pressure from the Bureau in the develop-

ment of such sources.

Former Special Agent Cohendet

acknowleaged that there certainly had been great pressure

in this direction, as it was well known that informants were

a necessary part of any investigation and a police organi-

zation can never give up on this phase of its work no matter

how difficult the circumstances were in their development.

In the case of the BPP, the development of informants was

particularly difficult

because of the fear that many persons

in the black community felt concerning the BPP as well as

the lack of desire to cooperate against another black

person.

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U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FORMER SA WILLIAM A. COHENDET BY

SSC STAFF MEMBER

Seidel asked about foreign funds being raised

and alven to the BPP

recalled that

and other countries where the BPP raised money on speech

making tours.

Seidel then asked about any investigation of

BPP funds and former Special Agent Cohendet said that it

was his recollection that investigation of BPP funds had

been undertaken through legal channels but he had no

the save se gation and

personal knowledge of the investigation and declined to

go further into this field.

Seidel asked about referrals of Bureau information

to the Internal Revenue Service and former Special. Agent

Cohendet said that he had no personal knowledge of what

hạd been done in this direction.

Seidel then asked about the affair between

Actress Jean Seberg and "Masai" Hewitt, which had appeared

in a Hollywood gossip column and had alleged that Seberg

had become pregnant by Hewitt. Seidel said that the Los

Angeles Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation had

admitted leaking this information to someone in the press.

Former Special Agent Cohendet knew that this

couple had been lovers for a brief period but denied any

knowledge of any leak to the press by either San Francisco

or LOS Angeles.

Seidel asked if the former Agent thought that

leaking this type of information was appropriate.

NO

comment was offered as to this question.

Seidel, at the conclusion of the interview, said

that he had noted that the "faking" of police records as

suggested had never been undertaken and he observed that he

believed the COINTEL abuses were being overplayed by the

From what he learned in interviews in San Francisco,

it seemed

to him that the program had been mostly played

down and indeed, an independent juagment had been exercised

in the implementation of the program.

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U.S: SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FORMER SA WILLIAM A. COHENDET BY

SSC STAFF MEMBER

A general discussion of the BPP ensued in which

former Special Agent Cohendet reiterated the criminal

background and threatening attitude of many of the BPP

members, their mendacious ways, and their lack of credi

bility in their public statements.

The

former Special

Agent credited the news media with helping to build up

the BPP beyond its actual strength and influence.

Seidel asked about the former Agent's knowledge of the regisa

for the removal of former SAC Harry Morgan from San

Francisco.

He said the only reason he was asking this

question was in order to avoid embarrassing former SAC

Morgan when he interviews him concerning his possible

knowledge of BPP activities sometime in the future. Former

Special Agent Cohendet had no knowledge as to why

Mr. Morgan was transferred.

In sunnation,

Seidel ventured the opinion that he

thought the ELSUR technique was far moré valuable in the

carrying out of the investigation of the BPP than the

COINTEL.

Former Special Agent Cohendet had to agree

to the above observation.

Former Special Agent Cohendet was not advised

of any rights that he might have in declining to answer

any questions and Seidel said he was actually seeking

witnesses for a possible hearing in Washington, D.C.

He

stated that no names would be mentioned in any write-up

he would make concerning his interviews.

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In Reply, Please Refer 10

File No.

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

San Francisco, California

August 13, 1975

U.S.

SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FORMER

SA DAVID E. TODD

BY SSC STAFF MEMBER

On August 12, 1975, retired former SA David E. Todd

was interviewed from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. by Lester B.

Seidel,

Investigator for the SSC.

The interview took place at the

Holiday Inn, San Francisco.

By way of background, in all contacts with Seidel

previously, former SA Todd has

indicated to him great reluctance

to discuss

these matters without clearance from the Bureau,

and pointed out to Seidel that the Bureau had released former

SA Todd from the Employment Secrecy Agreement for the purpose

of a staff interview, but Seidel was told that former SA Toda

did not think it was either his

responsibility or his prerogative

to provide information or make information public; that while

employed he was acting as an Agent of the Federal Government

and felt it was the responsibility of the Federal Government to

provide the information,

and that. if the Senate Committee

desired information

from

former SA Todd, the questions should

have been submitted to him in writing, and his answers should

have been made in writing and first forwarded to the FBI, and

then after the FBI determined it advisable to make these answers

available to the Committee, that would have been the proper

channel.

Seidel pointed out the Committee and the Bureau had

made an agreement whereby the

Bureau would make Agents available

to the Committee for interview.

Former sa lodd pointed out to

Seidel that he is not in the category of an Agent, being a

retired Agent, and at this point there was no additional discussion

on this matter.

This document contains neither

recommendations nor conclusions of

the FBI.

It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your

agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside

your agency.

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SSC;

INTERVIEW OF FORMER

SA DAVID E. TODD BY

SSC STAFF MEMBER

Seidel was also told that nothing that was

said by

former SA Todd should be interpreted as being critical of

the Counterintelligence Program (COINTEL) itself, and that if

the Bureau felt that such a Program was necessary in the interest

i a Program was ne

of national defense, he had carried it out in the best way he

saw fit, and that in recommending against specific proposals

as being

impractical or inadvisable, these recommendations were

against the specific incidents recommended and not against the

Program as a whole.

Seidel's first questions dealt with former SA Todd's

background and the extent of his Bureau service, and whether

he had worked security or criminal matters.

Former SA Todd

gave him chronologically the offices in which he had served

in the

Bureau, and stated he had been associated

• from 1952 to

1956 with the

Domestic Intelligence Division, Washington, D.C.,

and had become Supervisor in San Francisco in December, 1969,

of the Black Panther Party (BPP), and that during his Bureau

career he had worked both criminal and security matters.

Seidel asked the name of the squad which was originally

the Racial Squad, and subsequently changed to Extremist Matters,

he asked whether the work was strictly intelligence, or

whether it combined intelligence or criminal work.

pointed out Bombing

Matters were originally being handled on

this squad for a period of time, and that both the criminal

activities of the Panthers, as well as intelligence activities,

were combined in the assignment.

Seidel then asked when the technical surveillances on

the Panthers were installed. Former SA Todd replied that they

were functioning at the time he was appointed Supervisor.

Seidel

then asked how was

the technical surveillance related to the

COINTEL, if at all, and specifically whether information coming

from the technical surveillance was used in carrying out the

COINTEL®

Former SA Todd advised that he could not recall

specifically what was done in either Program without reviewing

the files and comparing the information therein with the source.

Seidel seemed very interested in this, but actually the question

could not be answered on the basis of recollection alone, and

was

not.

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SA DAVID E. TODD BY

SSC STAFF MEMBER

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Seidel then asked how would the Panther COINTEL

be defined with regard to aims, techniques and results.

The

answer to this was that the aims were to counter generally the

revolutionary objectives and activities of the Panthers.

The

question concerning techniques was left unanswered, and

as

far as results go, former SA Todd told Seidel that he did not

feel there had been any great results from the Program as it was

pursued in the San Francisco Office, but he could not speak

for the rest of the Program as far as the Bureau is concerned.

Seidel asked whether the Agents working the criminal

aspects of the BPP received information that was received from

information had been routed to them in their cases, and that at

the time we operated these technical surveillances, we felt they

had been installed lawfully, and that the information received

could be used.

Seidel asked whether there was a great deal of pressure

put on the San Francisco Office for the development of informants.

He was told yes, that informants were the backbone of good law

enforcement and the Bureau constantly urged better informant

coverage.

Seidel asked if there had been similar pressure placed

on the office in the COINTEL, and former SA Todd replied that

he did not feel that any great pressure had been put on the

office to carry out this Program, but that the Bureau had recom

mended the Program, however, had left it up to the office

pretty much as to how it should be carried out.

Seidel asked whether the Program had been successful

in causing dissention within the Party. Former SA Todd told

him that he did not feel this had been particularly effective

in any

way, and that causing dissention had not been a primary

objective of the Program in the San Francisco Office, and that

the policy had been to use the Program for primarily two

purposes: 1) for the purpose of developing informants by.

attempting to dissuade them from their loyalties to the Party;

and 2) to make representations to Panthers for whom outstanding

arrest warrants had been issued in order to flush them out so

they could be apprehended.

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SA DAVID E. TODD BY

SSC STAFF MEMBER

the Breakfast Program, and was told a recommendation had been

made for putting some kind of contamination in the Breakfast

Program food, and that this office had felt this extremely

inadvisable and recommended against it, and it was not carried

out here.

Former SA Todd was also asked about a COINTEL

proposal relating to "The Black Panther" newspapers, and was

told that such a proposal had been made involving saturating

the papers with a foul smelling fish oil or some substance,

however, we recommended against this as it would serve no purpose.

Seidel was advised that the San Francisco policy had

been to recommend against harassment, per se, and also recommended

against leaking information to the press. Seidel then raised

the question about the incident where Huey P. Newton's high

standard of living was given to the press, and he was told

that this fell into the category of informant development on

the basis it was felt that if those Panthers who

were living

practically in poverty could realize what Newton's standards

of living were, it might change their allegience to him and

• they could be contacted for informant purposes.

Seidel was also told that in this phase of the

COINTEL, it was former SA Todd's recollection that this infor-

mation

regarding

Newton's high standard of living had been

disseminated by informants, and that the press was well aware

of Newton's standards of living without having to make this

information available to them.

Seidel asked what the instructions had been from the

Bureau in carring out the COINTEL.

Former SA Todd told Seidel

that he had reviewed this file after being appointed Supervisor,

but could not recall specifically what the Bureau instructions

The only other instructions received were at a two day

ventérence in Washington, D.C., on BPP matters conducted by

former Assistant to the Director William Sullivan, and Section

Chief George Moore, at which time it was pointed out that the

Bureau desired the

COINTEL to be coordinated with the Bureau,

but that former SA Todd did not recall any firm prohibition against

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taking certain actions without Bureau authority, and that the

field had some leeway in what they did, but, in general, offices

made proposals

to the Bureau with copies to San Francisco

prior to taking any action. Seidel asked why San Francisco

got copies of all proposals, and was told this was because

San

Francisco was office of origin in the BPP case and other

offices were required to furnish a copy of all correspondence.

Seidel then asked to what extent Special Agent in

Charge Charles W. Bates had knowledge of the COINTEL as it

related to the BPP, and he was told that former SA Todd could

not speak for Bates and his knowledge would be dependent upon

how carefully he read incoming mail and reviewed files, and

former SA Todd had no knowledge as to what extent Bates did this.

Seidel was told that under the

supervisory setup in the

office at the time, former SA Todd felt it was his responsibility

to direct this Program in San Francisco and not Bates.

Seidel indicated that out of his investigation in the

hearings, undoubtedly there would be some legislation coming

out of Congress that would either enable or prohibit such

things as the COINTEL, and he stated that was one reason he

was asking concerning

its effectiveness, and wondered what former

SA Todd would recommend.

Seidel was told that former SA Todd

felt it essential that the Government should have the right to

defend itself against individuals and groups who advocate

violent revolution or who are aligned with foreign powers,

and that there was a need for some sort of legislation within

the framework of constitutional government which would enable

the fovernment to do this; but, of course, it should be done

under proper control. Seidel asked for suggestions as to what

sort of control, and was told that this was a matter for

Congress to decide, but perhaps Congress should look into some

legislation similar to wiretap legislation, where the responsi-

bility is upon a Federal judge to issue a warrant.

Former SA Todd had prepared a brief summary of what

he recalled of the activities of the BPP, and he made a copy of

this available to Seidel.

Former SA Todd also had made a

chronology to assist him

I in answering questions, together with

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some notes concerning COINTEL policy, former SA Todd's general

recollection of matters, questions of law regarding agent -

principle, privileged information problems, ongoing litigation

and national defense, and informants and sources.

Seidel asked

for a copy of this chronology and this, too, was given to him.

Seidel expressed great interest in receiving the one

page summary of the Panthers' activities, and stated that he

had chosen the Panthers for a case study, and he seemed more

interested in this than in the COINTEL.

there might be future interviews and that former SA Todd might

be called

as a

witness

• before the Committee at a later date.

At the outset of the interview, Seidel asked whether

former SA Toda

desired his rights be read to him. Former

SA Todd told him that since he did not interpret this as a

custodial interview, and it was his understanding Seidel had no

police power, that he could forego reading the rights.

Former SA Todd did not feel it was necessary to

consult with a Bureau representative at this time.

The above information was furnished by former SA Todd

voluntarily and was not solicited.

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dia.

"RONOLOGY

Approximate

Dates

Dec. 1969

Feb. 1970

May 1970

AUg

1970

Aug 1970

Jan 1971

Feb 1971

March 1971.

April 1971

April 1971

May 1971

August

• 1971

August

1971

August 1971

Deco 1971

Designated supervisor. Reviewed Cointelpro file.

No recollection of any actions by s. F. in file.

Conference in Hashington, D._C. Briefed on Baltimore

Black Panther murder. Cointelpro discussed.

Cointeloro letter.

Suggestion rejected by S. F.

Marin Court shootout (Jonathan Jackson-Judge Haley)

Cleaver released from prison.

• 5

Letters to Algeria to provoke Cleaver to return to

U.S.

so arrest could be effected.

Newton becomes Supreme Commander, Cleaver expelled.

Robert Webb murder.

Sam Napier murder.

Iwo New York police officers wounded.

Four New York police officers murdered.

George Jackson killed in prison break attempt.

Officer Kowalski murder attempt - Washington & Bottom arrest

S. I.. Ingleside Station attack - Officer Young murdered.

Retired.

- COINTELPRO:

RECOLLECTION:

Recommended against many proposals.

Approved recommendation to try tò induce Cleaver

to return to U.s.

Hould have approved actions to persuade Panthers

"to change loyalty from Party and become informants, but

cannot recall any specific ones.

would not have approved any proposals solely for

harrassment or for leaking information to press; there

must have been some bona fide investigative purpose

behind proposal before considering 1t.

Recall only generalities.

Requested if could review

Bureau files orior to interview.

This was denied.

Cannot testify with any speciflcity without review

of files.

AGENT-PRINCIPAL PRIVILEGED INFORMATION: Sensitive techniques

Informants & Sources

Ongoing Investigations

Foreign Intelligence

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Ongoing 11tigation: Panthers v. FBI & IRS, USDO, S. F. O1v1l rights.

National Defense: Documents reviewed were classified.

Does executive branch have right to defend

nation against advocates of revolution (public

Interest Issue).

Informants & sources:

Cannot reveal.

(Includes information

that might reveal identity.)

provide or

veither my responsibility nor my prerogative to make this information

public.

I was acting as an agent of the federal government, and 1t

1s responsibility of government to provide the information

Any questions should be submitted In writing and my answers 1n

writing should be forwarded to FBI and if FBI deems it advisable

to make these answers available to Committee, that should be

proper channel.

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The investiga

don of the Black Panther

ty was a

National Defense matter.

Information on file points to colla-

boration with foreign powers by leaders of the Party.

Throughout the two-year period in which I supervised

the investigation there were strong llaisons between Black Panthers

and dissident groups abroad as well as with the governments of

foreign nations.

The Black Panthers had support and/or branches

in France, Germany and Scandinavia, and were international in

Eldridge Cleaver, wanted on felony warrants, had been

granted asylum in Algeria and with his entourage was

residing

in a villa provided by the Algerian government.

During this

period he made at least one trip to Moscow, Russia.

Several

Black Panthers travelled to Cuba.

Huey newton, In 1971, travelled

to Red China by way of Canada and Hong Kong ät

the invitation

of the chinese government at a time when the United states

had

no aippunatic relations with them.

At the time I began serving as supervisor in late 1969,

the black Panther Party wes under co-leadership of huey Newton.

then confined to prison in California, and Eldridge Cleaver, living.

in exile in Algeria.

The Black Panther Party, both in the news-

caper it published weekly at San Francisco, and in public statenents

by 1ts officers and leaders, advocated violent revolution; 1t

published instructions on guerrilla warfare, directions for the use

of weapons,

and printed detailed draings and instructions on

the manulacture of bombs and explosive devices, and it agitated

openly for the murder of police officers.

term "off the

pigs,

which means

"kill the police,

was a Black ranther catch

phrase. the history of the black ranther Party during the perioc

I acted as supervisor is replete with incidents of murder, violence

and inciting to revolution.

The revolutionary quotation of Mao.

Ise-Tung, "Polltical power

grows out of the barrel of a gun,"

became a Black Panther motto.

Sometime in early 1971 a sollt occurred in the Black

Panther. Party.

Huey Newton, following his release from prison

1n 1970, gained control of one faction heaaquartered in Berkeley,

California, and he broke openly with aldridge Cleaver, publicly

expelling Cleaver and Cleaver's lleutenants from the Party. The

Newton faction thereafter gradually took a more moderate approach,

advocating social change through community service in place of 1ts

prior profile of violence.

No change was noted in the policies of

the Cleaver faction directed from Algiers, and it continued to

advocate violent revolution; it began publication in New York

of its own newspaper proclaiming itsrevolutionary policies; and

followers belonging to this faction continued to commit crimes of .

violence.

The following crimes of violence attributed to the Cleaver

faction of the Black Panthers have been documented in the book "Target

Blue,

by former Deputy Police Commissioner Robert Daley of New York

City (Dell Publishing Co., Ine., 1973):

Ambush attacks against police officers which resulted in

T officers murdered, 3 wounded, and one attempted murder thwarted, which

led to the solution of the other cases and established these attacks

to be a nationwide conspiracy; and the murder of two Newton-faction

Black Panthers

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OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10

MAY 1962 EDITION

ASSA FPAR (A1 CER 101-11.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

Assoc. Dir.

TO

: Mx.

B.. Adams

FROM

: Legal

Counsel

SUBJECT: SENSTUDY -

115)

1

- Mr. Callahan

1 - Mr. Adams

1

- Mr. Jenkins

1

-Mr.

Mintz

DATE:

8/19/75

1 - Mr.

Wannall

- Mr. Cregar

- Mx.. Hotis

1 - Mr. Daly

Admin. 1

Comp. Syst. -

Ext. Affairs

Files & Com. -

Gen. Inv. -

Ident. _

Inspection

Intell..

Spoc/ Inv. -

Training -

Telephone Rm. -

Director Sec'y -

Memorandum 8/12/75 from Mr. Cregar

to. Mr. Wannall

outlined discussions. between the Bureau, the Department and

the Senate Select Committee concerning the protection of in-

dividuals to whom we have incurred an obligation to protecting

their identity and/or relationship with the FBI as related to

COINTELPRO documents. Prior to furnishing copies of Bureau

documents relating to COINTELPRO, we were excising the iden-

tities of individuals to whom we.

had incurred an obligation to

protect their identity and/or relationship with the FBI and the

Committee complained that this was not in line with the agreed

• upon procedures.

Pursuant to the instructions of the Deputy. Attorney

General, an attempt was made at reaching a compromise concerning n

this matter.

As part of the compromise, it was suggested that

a certain number of these individuals whose name had been deleted

be furnished to the Senate Select Committee representatives for

their interview by the Committee.

As a result of the preliminary discussions, SA Daly

of this Division was advised on 8/15/75 by Steven Blackhurst

that the Attorney General had met with 'Senator Church on the

evening of 8/14/75 and Church had agreed that the Committee

would attempt a limited number of interviews of people whose

identities and/or relationship with the Bureau had been pro-

tected.

As a condition precedent to interview, the Bureau was

to be allowed to contact the proposed interviewees to inform

them of the proposed interview to determine whether the inter-

viewee was receptive to such an interview.

62-116395-630

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 10/16100 BY SPLALMAL

ST. 109

REG-37

3 ud 2o..1

CONTINUED - OVER

• PVD: lad LAD

(10)

7 9 SEP 1 7 1975

11'

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Legal Counsel to Mr. Adams

RE :

SENSTUDY

On 8/18/75, SA Daly was telephonically advised by

John I. Elliff, Task Force Director of the Domestic Intel-

ligence Task Force of the Senate Select Committee, that

Senator Church had reconsidered his agreement with the

ittorney General to the alorementioned procedures and har

Irafted a letter to the Attorney General stating that thes

procedures were not acceptable to the Committee.

Elliff

stated Church was not in town on this date and that Church

anticipate yet signed a letter in line with the above but he

patient an the letter te mene t fur shed the De-

stated Church's change in position in this matter was

occasioned by arguments advanced by the Senate Select Com-

mittee Staff Members that this procedure was contrary to

established procedures.

RECOMMENDATION:

Action. Information.

upon receipt of cupy

of senator

Church's

letter it will be

analyzad and recommendations

will be submitted.

wrw

pus

+puM

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTISATION

COMMUNICATIONS SECTION

SEP 0 8 1975

TELETYPE

AR DD3 AX CODE

6800 PM URGENT SEPT. 8, 1975 VAN

TO:

DIRECTOR

(62- 116395)

SAN DIEGO

Assoc. Dir.

Dep.-A.D.-Adm.

Dep.-A.D.-Inv.-

Asst. Dir.:

Admin.

Comp. Syst. --

Ext. Affairs

Files & Com.

Gen. Inv. -

Ident.

Inspection

Intell.

Laboratory

Plan. & Eval.

Spec. Inv. -

Training

Legal Coun

Telephone Kx. -

Director Sec'y

FROME

ALEXANDRIA

(66-217)

SENSTUDY, 1975.

19.75 AND BUREAU NITEL, SEPTEMBER S, 1975.

RE LENION A TELEPHONE CALL TO SAN DIGO, SEPTEMBER 8O CANN

THIS WILL CONFIRM REFERENCED TELEPHONE CALL IN WHICH

SAN DIEGO JAS DVISED THAI FORMER EMPLOYEE, THOMAS E/ BISHOP,

RESIDES

17417 FRANCISCO DRIVE, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, 92128.

END.

NETAINED

PERSONNEL

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 10/16/00 BYSPLALAdi

ST. 109

REG-37

62-116-395-634

12 SEP 10 1975

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CODE

TELETYPE

1 - Mr.

1 - Mr.

J. A. Mintz

W.

R. Walkasht

TO

SACS MIAMI

SEPTEMBER 5, 1975

NEY YORK

1 - Mr. W. O. Cregar

FROM

DIRECTOR FBI (62-116395)

(Attn: S. F. Phillips)

1 - Mr. J. G. Deegan

SENSTUDY 75, BUDED SEPTEMBER 8, 1975. I - MX. J. I. Aldhizer

REMMAIRTEL MAY 23, 1966, NYAIRTELS MAY 18, 1965, MAY 28,

1965, AND NYLET JULY 29, 1965, ALI, CAPTIONED "MARTIN LUTHER

KING, JR., SECURITY MATTER - C," MIAMI FILE 100-15079,

NEW YORK FILE 100-136585.

???

T'S CONTAINED

SHED

2:235BY SPYPM.

THE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE (SSC) HAS REQUESTED ACCESS TO

ALL MEMORANDA AND OTHER MATERIALS WHICH RELATE TO ELECTRONIC

SURVEILLANCE OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING BY STATE AND LOCAL

"AGENCIES OR GOVERNMENTS.

REFERENCED CONMUNICATIONS INDICATE THAT THE DADE COUNTY

SHERIFF'S OFFICE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AND THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE

DEPARTMENT USED ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT IN THEIR

COVERAGE OF DR. KING.

DA

IN ORDER FOR FBIHQ TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO THE SSC REQUEST

IT WILL BE NECESSARY FOR MIAMI AND NEW YORK TO CONTACT APPRO-

RIATE OFFICTALS OF THE DADE COUNTERE O OFFICE AND THE

NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ADVISE

TINRECORDED COPY PILED IN

Assoc. Dir.

Dep. AD Adm. =

Dop. AD Inv. _

Asst. Dir.:

Admin.

Comp. Syst.

Ext. Affairs

Files & Com. _

Gen. Inv. -

ident. _

Inspection

Intell..

Laboratory

Plan. & Eval..

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Telephone Rm. -

1 - 100-106670 (King)

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PAGE TWO

62-116395

REQUEST. SECURE THEIR COMMENTS RELATIVE TO:

WHETHER

THEY HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO OUR RELEASING TO SSC THE MATERIAL

FROM THEM CONTAINED IN REFERENCED COMMUNICATIONS, WHICH WOULD

DISCLOSE THAT THEY USED ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCES IN THEIR

COVERAGE OF KING. THEY SHOULD BE APPRISED OF THE FACT

EVEN IF FBIHQ DOES NOT VOLUNTARILY SUPPLY REQUESTED

INFORMATION, SSC MAY SUBPOENA FBI RECORDS.

EXPEDITE AND SUBMIT BY TELETYPE IN THE ABOVE CAPTION,

ATTENTION INID, I. O. CREGAR, BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS SEPTEMBER 8,

1975.

END

NOTE:

Pursuant to a request from the Senate Select Committee

(SSC), Bureau files were reviewed and specific information

pertinent to the above question was discovered.

Department used clectronic surveillance equipment in their

coverage of Martin Luther King.

Headquarters considers it appropriate and necessary to

have New York and Miami contact the local agencies involved for

their position regarding possible disclosure and release of

information pertaining to their electronic surveillance coverage

of King to the SSC.

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CODE

TELETYPE

1 - Mr. W. O. Cregar

1 - Mr. J.

P. Thomas

NITEL

SEPTEMBER 3, 1975

TO ALEXANDRIA

ATLANTA

JACKSON

RICHMOND

FROM DIRECTOR

: (62-116395)

SENSTUDY 75•

-SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE (SSC) HAS REQUESTED IDENTITIES

OF ALI SUPERVISORS AND COORDINATORS FOR WHITE HATE COINTELPROS

FOR 1964 THROUGH 1971 IN RECIPIENT OFFICES.

BY NITEL SEPTEMBER 5, 1975; TO ATTENTION INTD,

W. O. CREGAR; FURNISH IDENTITIES OF SUCH PERSONNEL AND DATES

OF PERTINENT COINTEL ASSIGNMENTS. IF INDIVIDUAL IS STILIS

ASSIGNED TO YOUR OFFICE, SO STATE.

END

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

JPT:en end

(4)

NOTE :

Above based on SSC request dated 8/26/75, Part I,

item 9, deadline 9/12/75.

ST. 109

REG-37.

62-114-345-632

NE SEP 10 1975

Assoc. Dir. -

Dep. AD. Adm. -

Dep. AD Inv. _

Asst. Dir.:

Admin.

Comp. Syst. -

Ext. Affairs

Files & Com. -

Gen. Inv. -

Ident.

FEDERA

COMMO.

• SECTION

SEP 0 3 19/3

DUP SIP

TELETVIC

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CODE

TO BOSTON

CHÍCAGO

DETROIT

LOS ANGELES

NEWARK

NEW YORK

SAN DIEGO

SAINT IOUIS

TELETYPE

I - w. 0. Cregar

"1

- J. P. Thomas

NITEL

SEPTEMBER 3, 1975

FROM DIRECTOR (62-116395)

SENSTUDY 75.

SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE (SSC) HAS REQUESTED IDENTITIES OF

ALI SUPERVISORS AND COORDINATORS FOR NEW LEFT AND BLACK EXTRE-

MIST COINTELPROS FOR 1967 THROUGH 1971 IN RECIPIENT OFFICES.

BY NITEL SEPTEMBER 5, 1975; ATTENTION INTD, W. O. CREGAR;

FURNISH IDENTITIES OF SUCH PERSONNEL AND DATES OF PERTINENT

COINTELPRO ASSIGNMENTS. IF INDIVIDUAL IS STILL ASSIGNED TO

YOUR OFFICE, SO STATE.

END

JPT: pal fial

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 10 /h60U

NOTE:

Above based on SSC request dated 8/26/75, Part I, item 8,

deadline 9/12/75.

ET. 109

=631

REG-37

Assoc. Dir. —

Dep. AD Adm. -

Dep. AD inv. -

Asst. Dir.:

Admin. -

Comp. Syst. —

Ext. Affairs -

Files & Com. -

Gen. Inv. -

COMMUR CATIONS SECHION

Ident. -

Inspection -

Intell. -

Laboratory

Plan. & Eval. -

Spec. Inv. -

raining

SEPO E

1975

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4312 (Rev. 12-11-73)

Date of Mail

9/2/75

Has been removed and placed in the Special File Room of Records Section.

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

¡ERRINIS UNCLASSIFIC

ATE 10/160

See File 66-2554-7530 for authority.

Subject

JUNE MAIL SENSTUDY '75

Removed By

File Number

7 9 SEP 171975.

62-116395-630

Permanent. Serial Charge. Out

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VPD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)

FBI

Date:

8/29/75

Transmit the following in

Via

AIRTEL

(Type in plaintext or code)

AIRMAIL

(Priority)

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-116395)

ATTENTION: BUREAU SUPERVISOR THOMAS E. HOWARD,

ROOM 4052, HOOVER BUILDING

FROM:

SAC, JACKSON (62-496) (G) ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

"SENSTUDY 75

DATE 10116/00

BUDED 8729/75

Re telephone call from Bureau Supervisor THOMAS E•

HOWARD to Jackson Division Supervisor I. C. BUTEAU, 8/25/75;

telephone call from Bureau Supervisor HOWARD to SA

FRANK B.

WATTS, 8/27/75, and Bureau teletype to Jackson, dated 8/25/75,

concerning information requested by the U. S. Senate Select

Committee to study governmental operations with respect to

referenced telephone calls, requested certain information,

Item #1.

Item #2.

Item #3.

All materials reflecting contacts and

reports of contacts (and the substance

thereof) by the and/or among the EBpolice

Miss.9

Med do 1. NoNic, 51-90507767 to 3/31/70.

All materials reflecting contacts between

the FBI and TOM HENDRICKS, from 5/1/68 to

8/31/68.

All materials reflecting the information

supplied by, and Bureau supervision of the

ALTON WAYNE ROBERTS, RAYMOND

ROBERTS

GORDON CLARK, known to the

Senate Select Committee to have been

informants, from 0/1/68 to 8/3108.

SEP 10 1975

Jackson

FBW: bal

1 9 SEP 1 7 1975•

Approved: *

Special Agent in Charge

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M

Per -

U.S.Government Printing Office: 1972 - 455-574

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JN. 62-496

Item #4. A synopsis of the main files only contained

in the Jackson indices regarding THOMAS

ALBERT TARRANTS, III, AND KATHLEEN MADLYN

AINSWORTH.

Enclosures are being submitted:: ... :

'"''

Material submitted under each of captioned items

is result of Jackson indices check on 8/26/75, as it pertains

to the following individuals:

A. I. BOTNICK

TOM HENDRICKS

ALTON WAYNE ROBERTS

RAYMOND LADELLE ROBERTS

GORDON LESTER CLARK

THOMAS ALBERT TARRANTS, III

KATHLEEN MADLYN AINSWORTH

Item #1. ..

A. I. BOTNICK

The indices of the Jackson Office reveal that this

contain information furnished by BOTNICK during this period:

JN 170-502-3

JN 170-502-4

•JN 170-502-5

170-502-6

WN 170-502-7

JN 174-135-66

VN 174-161-640 hot Det

174-161-642 Xor

peek

JN 174-161-649

JN 174-161-656

Item #2.

THOMAS M. HENDRICKS

The indices of the Jackson Office reveal that

this individual furnished information to this Bureau during

2

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JN 62-496

contain in formation furnished by HENDRICKS during this period:

YN 174-161-642 not perr

+IN 174-161-634 Hot serio

Item #3. A.

ALTON WAYNE ROBERIS

The indices of the Jackson Office revealed no

information furnished by this individual for the period

May 1, 1968, to August 31, 1968.

Enclosed are two copies of an airtel entitled

"BOMBING INVESTIGATIONS IN MISSISSIPPI. BOMBING MATTERS,"

(Bufile 174-1-54, Jackson file 174-135), which states that

ALTON WAYNE ROBERTS would be agreeable to prevailing upon

Mississippi, and further that a series of conferences were

held during June, 1968, with RAYMOND and ALTON WAYNE ROBERTS,

THOMAS M. HENDRICKS, JR., an attorney and former SA, and

Detective LUTHER L. SCARBOROUGH, Meridian, MISS•, POLICE

Department, regarding this matter.

In this regard, ALTON WAYNE ROBERTS was present

during a number of meetings with the above mentioned

individuals; however,

all information was actually furnished

by his brother, RAYMOND.

ALTON WAYNE ROBERTS has never been an informant of

the Jackson Division; however, he was instrumental in obtaining

the cooperation of his younger brother.

ALTON WAYNE ROBERTS is presently confined in the

Federal Correctional Institution (FC1) in Texarkana, Texas,

where he is serving a l0-year sentence as a result of his

part in the murder of the three civil rights workers near

Philadelphia, Miss., on June 21, 1964.

Serial enclosed is as follows:

JN 170-626-3

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JN 62-496

VItem #3. B.

RAYMOND LADELLE ROBERTS

The indices of the Jackson Office reveal that

this individual furnished information to this Bureau during

UN 170-626-1

JN

170-626-2

JN

JN

170-626-3

170-626-4

170-626-5

170-626-6

170-626-7

170-626-9

170-626-14

IJN

170-626-SF1-1

not wacd

170-626-SFI-2

170-626-SFJ-3

170-626-SF1-4

JN

170-626-SF1-5

170-626-SF1-6

JN

JN

170-626-SF1-7

170-626-SF1-8

JN

170-626-SF1-9

JUN

AJN

170-626-SF1-10

174-161-634

IJN 174-161-642

The Bureau's attention is directed to Bureau file

170-3281.

Subject of this file is known to the Bureau and

was opened by the Jackson Office 6/18/68, as a Confidential

Sureau, dated 9/12/69 sering the peod that the case to the

open, this source was paid by this Bureau a total of $392.

At the time this subject was developed as a confidential

source, it was the distinct understanding between source and

Agents contacting him that all information furnished by him

would be held in strict confidence and the revelation of

information furnished by him would most assuredly result in

his, as' well as other members of his family, immediate death.

Bureau has never violated that trust.

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JN 62-496

Source and his brother, however, were publicly

identified by JACK NELSON, who was then a staff writer for

the Los Angeles Times, in an article appearing on the front

page of that newspaper on February 13, 1970.

A copy of that

article is enclosed.

Item #3. C.

GORDON LESTER CLARK

The indices of the Jackson Office revealed no

information furnished by this individual for period

5/1/68-8/31/68.

lhe Bureat

170-5883.

was opened by the Jackson Office January 4, 1972.

This source's identity has never been publicly

disclosed. Informant was sole source of information in the

proposed bombing by BYRON DE LA BECKWLTH of the residence

of A. I. BOTNICK,

head of the Anti-Defamation League in

Louisiana and Mississippi, on or about September 21, 1973. It

is noted that during

Federal and state trials, lasting approxi-

mately 2z years, that it appeared the primary function of the

defendants and their klan-type lawyers was to determine the

identity of informant in this case.

Efforts were directed at

handling Agent on numerous occasions in an effort to have him

make some slip which would reveal identity of informant.

Numerous Federal court decisions were utilized and, in fact,

Agent was excused by State Judge from testifying since he was

convinced that any testimony in state court by the Agent would

reveal source's identity and possibly cost him his life.

In view of the above, the Bureau should make ever

ffort to insure source's identity is not disclosed

VItem #40 A.

KATHLEEN MADLYN AINSWORTH

The indices of the Jackson Office reflect the

following main files on KATHLEEN MADLYN AINSWORTH:

JN 174-159

JN 174-123

JN 174-161

JN 157-8937

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JN 62-496

\ Material contained in Jackson file 174-161 is

synopsized under Item #4. B.

Enclosed are two copies each of the following:

V Synopsis of Jackson file 174-123, entitled

"THOMAS LABERT TARRANIS,

(DERASED ROMEOS ETH ISRAT CONGREATION SYNAGOGUE,

1967. BOUT MADA, JACKSON ASS TREL, SEPTEMBER 18,

"KATHY AINSWORTH.

A correlation memo dated 1/2/69, captioned

which synopsizes the contents

of her investigation.

NELSON MC INTOSH - VICTIM.

Item #4. B.

THOMAS ALBERT, TARRANIS, III

The following main files on THOMAS ALBERT TARRANTS,

III, were reflected in the indices of the Jackson Office:

JN 4-5

JN 174-161

3735335

JN 157-9795

JN 44-2383

JN 91-1134

JN 91-1127

JN 88-2017

JN 174-126

JN 174-123

& Jackson indices reflect the following main file

on THOMAS ALBERT TARRANTS, III, captioned

"SAMUEL HOLLOWAY

• Jackson file 4-5.

Enclosed are two copies of synopsis of Jackson

File 174-161, captioned "KATHLEEN MADLYN AINSWORTH (DECEASED) ;

THOMAS ALBERT TARRANTS, III; ATTEMPTED BOMBING RESIDENCE OF

MEYER DAVIDSON, 2904 36TH STREET, MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI,

JUNE 30, 1968.

- destrangers.

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JN 62-496

Enclosed are two copies each of the following

serials:

JN 174-161-10,

8, 38,

450,

457,

80,

438,

502,

9, 0, 49833

540, 641, 642,

3.654

692,

700,

708,

250.

671,

757,

760, 763,

758,

765, 1A,62, 761, 762.

V A summary of Jackson file 174-159 is reported

appropriately under Item Number 4. A.

• Enclosed are two copies of synopsis of Jackson files

44-2383 and 157-9795, captioned respectively,

"UNKNOWN SUBJECTS;

SHOOTING INTO THE RESIDENCE OF PIZER BUCKNER, SANDHILL

BONNETTY VICTIM COIT RICHES EMS ALBERT TARRANTS,

VICTIM. CIVIL RIGHTS,

III; SHOOTING INTO THE RESIDENCE OF FLOSSIE LINDSEY, SANDHILL

COMMUNITY, RANKIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, MAY 2, 1968; FLOSSIE

LINDSEX; BETTY JEAN MC LIN - VICTIMS. EXTREMIST MATTERS. "-destrayeel

~ Enclosed are two copies of synopsis of Jackson file

157-9795, entitled "THOMAS ALBERT TARRANTS, III; JOE DANIEL

HAWKINS; SHOOTING INTO RESIDENCE OF FLOSSIE LINDSEY, SANDHILI

COMMUNITY, RANKIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, MAY 2, 1968;

FLOSSIE LINDSEY;

BETTY JEAN MC LIN - VICTIMS. CIVIL RIGHTS.

CIVIL RIGHTS ACT

OF 1968. - destroyed.

VA review of Jackson file 91-1134, captioned "JOE

the above captioned bank robbery.

Enclosed are two copies each of a synopsis of

the following files:

Jackson file 91-1127, entitled, "THOMAS ALBERT

TARRANTS, III; SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL BANK, JEFFERSON SQUARE

OFFICE,

PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS, JUNE 4, 1968. BANK ROBBERY."

hay

this.

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JN 62-496

Jackson file 88-2017, entitled "THOMAS ALBERT

TARRANTS, III,

aka; MALCOLM EUGENE HOUSTON, aka; LOUIS

ACT; STATE FIREARMS CONTROL ASSISTANCE ACT. "

-destroyeet.

• Jackson file 174-126, entitled "THOMAS ALBERT

-distingens.

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AIRMAIL - REGISTERED

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ATTN: LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION

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SENSTUDY 75

ALL IN FORMATION CONTAINED

NCLASSIFIED

HERE VILIO

DATE

The following is being provided for information

of;

provided the following information of possible interest to

the FBI:

Last weeK PAI sAdA (phonetic), investigator for

investigative committee headed by U.S.

Senator FRANK CHURCH,

telephonically contacted REITER for an interview. REITER

picked up SHEA and his suitcases at the residence of JOHN

HEADE (JOHN PATRICK HEADE, Bufile 100-458601, PDfile 157-639).

REITER took SHEA to lunch

and then to the airport. SHEA gave

REITER telephone number to call in Washington, D.C. to verify

position with CHURCH Committee and RETIER made call. SHEA

mentioned lack of sensitivity between the FBI and local

authorities while discussing

activities in Portland, Oregon

during 1970 such as Portland

State University "riots" and

activities in connection with the People's Army Jamboree

(Bufile 100-459278, PDfile 100-11705) both before and

after the

American Legion Convention wisychogas held in Portland

1970 (8128/70-913170).

628

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(1-66-2057) (SENSTUDY 75)

(1-157-639) (HEADE)

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SHEA made comments

that he had FBI "reports" alleging

HEADE was an "informer."

ADMINISTRATIVE

No re-contact was made with REITER by Special Agents

of the Portland Office knowledgeable in above matters to obtain

000-1496, FEEL 000-1OE,

SECURITY MATTER"

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TO

FROM

SUBJECT

OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10

MAY 1962 EDITION

GSA FPAIR 141 CFRU 101-11.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

:Mr. J. B. Adams

: Legal Counsel

SENSTUDY - 75

1' - Mr. Mintz

• 1. - Mr. Wannall

1 - Mr. Cregar

DATE: 8/27/75

I - Mr. Hotis

1 - Mr. Daly

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

VEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIEI

DATE 10/16/00

і ву базАцнс

fole

Assoc. Dir.

Đop. 40,102

Dep. ADI

Asst. Dir.

Admin. H

Comp. Syst.

Ext. Affairs

Files & Com.

Gen. Inv. -

Ident. -

Laborgtory

bega sorte

Plan; & Eval. -

Spec. Inv.—

Training -

Telephone Rm. -

Diractor Sec'y —

By memorandum 8/19/75, you were advised that John

Elliff, Director of the Domestic Task Force of the Senate

Select Committee, indicated that the Senate Select Committee

was not going to

'interview so-called "recipient sources" in-

in COINTELPRO.

Elliff indicated a letter to that

effect would be drafted by him and forwarded to the Depart-

ment and the Bureau.

On 8/25/75, Elliff was asked whether he had furnished

a letter in connection with his decision concerning COINTELPRO

"recipient source" interviews and stated he had not. Additionally,

he stated that the Senate Select Committee did not intend to con-

duct interviews of "recipient sources" at this time: However, he

did not plan to put this decision in writing.

On 8/26,75, Michael E. Shaheen, Jr., Special Counsel

for Intelligence Coordination in the Department, advised that

John Elliff informed the Deputy Attorney General of the Senate

Select Conittee's decision not to int Yo

in COINTELPRO at this time.

RECOMMENDATION:

HEA

0371.

21 SEP 9 1975

For information.

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Assoc. Dir.

Dep.-A.D.-Adm

Dep.-A.D.-InV.

Asst. Dir.:

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Admin. ..

COMMUNICATIONS SECTION

Comp.

Syst.

Ext. Affairs

Files & Com.

AUG 27 1975

Gen. Inv.

Ident

NR 007 NF/

CODE

TELETYPE

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Lai ratory

Plan. & Eval

Spe.. Inv. --

4:55 PM/ URGENT AUGUST 27, 1975 LLB

Trining

• Legal Coun.

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

telephone eit

• See'y

FROM

NORFOLK

(62-1057)

NERE 15100 ВУрАС

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

SENSTUDY 75.

RE BALTIMORE TELETYPE TO BUREAU , AUGUST 27, 1975.

ON AUGUST 27, 1975, FORMER FBI EMPLOYEE, JAMES F. BLAND,

CONTACTED THROUGH HIS DAUGHTER, WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA, AND

WAS ADVISED OF CONTENTS OF REFERENCED TELETYPE.

1.

BLAND STATED HE HAS BEEN IN WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA, FOR

PAST SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS ASSISTING IN BUILDING COTTAGE WHICH IS

FAMILY PROJECI WITH CHILDREN. BLAND STATED THAT WHEN CONTACTED

BY SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE (SSC), HE WILL CONTACT BUREAU'S

LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION. HE HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED

HE HAS NOT BEEN COME 5/1,50

TO DATE.

HE8-362 116315-626

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OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10

MAY 1902 EDITION

5010-106

OSA GEN. RES: NO. 27

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO

: Mr.

W.

R. WannalfaD

FROM : W.

0

regarW. 48

2 - Mr. J. A. Mintz

(1 - Mr. J. B. Hotis)

1 - Mr. W. R. Wannall

DATE: 8/26/75

1 - Mr. W. 0. Cregar

1 - Mr. S. F. Phillips

SUBJECT:

SENSTUDY 75

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNGLASSIFIEL

DATE 12/6/02 BY 5P20 T

Assoc. Dir..

Dep. AD Adm. -

Dep. AD Inv. -

Asst. Dir.:

Admin.

Comp. Syst. -

Ext. Affairs -

Files & Com. -

Gen. Inv. -

Ident. -

Inspection -

Intell. -

Laboratory

Legal Coun

Pion: & Eval. -

'Spec. Inv. -

Training

abouts of several former SAs, including Paul L. Cox.

Memorandum 8/25/75 prepared for delivery to the SSC and furnished

Cox's latest known address as contained in his personnel file.

It was his address at time he retired several years ago in

2 mirinedent t

Hyattsville, Maryland.

abdresses

We subsequently learned that Cox has a mailing address

of a trailer court in Sarasota, Florida, and that he was

currently on a lengthy motor trip, exact current whereabouts

unknown. By teletype 8/26/75, we instructed Tampa to make

necessary arrangements through the trailer court to eventually

be in touch with Cox so he might be alerted that the SSC might

contact him for an interview.

On the afternoon of 8/26/75, Cox telephonically

contacted Supervisor S. F. Phillips of the SENSTUDY 75 Project

from Washington, D. C. He indicated that he had been visiting

the area the last couple of days in connection with a long trip

he had taken through Canada and the Midwest, and had learned

through a mutual acquaintance who is also employed in the

Intelligence Division and has been assisting on the SENSTUDY 75

Project and thus knew of our current interest in Cox, that the

G

Bureau was attempting to locate Cox. Phillips briefed Cox in

the same manner as he would have been briefed had the Tampa

Office been able to contact him.

He indicated that if he was

Keit

DAG

contacted by the SSC Staff he wilt

loa collect call to the

Legal Counsel Division for further

ormation and that if he

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Memorandum to Mr. W. R. Wannall

Re:

SENSTUDY 75

62-116395

eventually is interviewed he would certainly want to tell the

Bureau the results of the interview. In addition to the

trailer court address we have on record, Cox furnished an

address where he is more apt to be located, which is also a

trailer court. That address is number 353, 1300 South Airport

Boulevard, Melbourne, Florida 32910, telephone area code

305, 724-4104. Nothing was said to Cox concerning the

consultation aspects relating to interviews of former Agents,

as this is a matter under current study with possible change

in procedure to be effected.

In view of the conversation had with Cox on the

afternoon of 8/26/75, Phillips telephonically contacted

ASAC, John Beale

of the Tampa Office and advised

him that no action need be taken by the Tampa Office in

attempt to locate Cox, as this has already been handled by

FBIHQ as above.

RECOMMENDATION:

None. For information.

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FROM:

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SUBJECTS SENSTUDY - 75-

ATTN:

W. 0. CREGAR

(Intelligence Division)

Re telephone call between Los Angeles Supervisor

EDMUND J. BIRCH and Bureau Supervisor WOLFINGER on 8/26/75.

Memorandum Of SA GILBERT G. BENJAMIN dated

6/5/72.

2.

FBI, Los Angeles, letters to District Director,

Internal Revenue Service, Los Angeles, dated

7/25/72 and 6/5/73.

3.

Newspaper article from "Los Angeles Times" by

BELIA STUMBO, which appeared in the 7/19/72

edition.

For the information of the Bureau, CSLA 6596-s is

a source of continuing value furnishing current information

regarding matters under investigation by the Los Angeles

Division.

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T..

OPTIONAL. FORM NO. 10

MAY 1932 EDITION

GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.8

• UNITED STATES GOvERNMENT

Memorandum

TO

: SAC, LOS ANGELES (100-19949)

DATE:

6/5/72

FROM : SA GILBERT G. BENJAMIN

SUBJECT: "CHANGED"

BELLA SINiBO, aka

Della groover

SM - * (PROTSKYIST) (ADEX)

00: Los Angeles

On 5/31/72, CSLA 6596-S advised DELLA COOVER iS

using the pseudonym Bella Stumbo, so this matter has been

marked "changed"

CSLA indicated COOVER is using the Bella Stumbo

alias in connection with

her position as a staff writer Tor

"Los Angeles Times"

ACTION

ADEX should be changed to include the new alias and

subject's positiona a stall writer for the Times. Also,

since subject is writing under a still different pseudonym,

for the Monterey Park Progress newspapers, it is suggested

that consideration be given to advising the Internal Revenue

Service that she may be receiving payroll checks under these

pseudonyms and not reporting her total income correctly. Appro

priate investigation should be conducted to verify subject's

use of the additional pseudonym.

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

100-199:400/1

1 = 13443072A (CO5 ANGELES TIMES)

JUN

5 1972|

80-420

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11000 Wilahire Boulevard

Los Angeles, Calitoria

90024

June 5= 1973

District Director

Internal

• Revenue Sezvice

Post Office Box 391

Los Angeles, Califomia 90053

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

ATIN: LYNE SULLIVAN (Field Audit #1502)

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to our letter of July 25, 1972,

relating to an investigacion we were conducting at that time

Involving Della Coovei, born Septenber 1, 1920, Social Security

Account Number 557-16-3963; and to the telephone call between

Speeit. Agent Gilbert G. Sunjamin oi this office end Lynn

sullivan, at your office

Jocated at 9150 Last Flai: Drive, El

Monte, Callinia, 91731, On Monday, June I, 1973.

To aid in your investigation in this matter, there

are enclosed tuo xerox cuplications or articles which appeared

in the "Los Angeles Free Press,

il issues of March 20 and June 19s

1970, bearing the byline oi Della Boa, whichis believed to be

another pseudonym utilized by

Mrs, Coover.

This information is being furnished for whatever

action may be appropriate.

very truly yours,

JOE D.

AMIESON

Assistant Director in Charge

Enclosures 2

2

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- Los Angeles (100-19949)

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11000 Wilshire Boulevard

Los Angeles, CalIfornia 90024

July 25, 1972

District Director

Internal Revenue Service

P. 0. Box 391

Los Angeles, California 90053

Dear Sir:

For your information the Los Angeles Office

of the FBI is conducting an official investigation involving

a Della Coover, born September 1, 1920, Social Security

Account Number 557-16-3963.

It has come to the attention of the Los Angeles

Office that Della Coover is a staff officer for the"Los

Angeles Times" newspaper using pseudo name of Bella Stumbo

and that she may not be reporting her earnings from this

employment.

Enclosed is a recent article written by Bella

Stumbo.

This information is being brought to your attention

for whatever action you deem necessary.

Very truly yours,

0810

WESLEY

GRAPP

Special Agent in Charge

Enclosure 1

100-19949-41

7 - Addressee (RM)

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3 FAMILIES VISITED

They Said

He Shot a

Little Girl

Indicate page, hame of

newspaper, city and state.)

-

IV-1 Los Angeles Tires

Los Angeles, Calif.

BY BELLA STUMBO

i Times Staff Writer

Early in the evening

of-July 2, a A-year-old girl

named Joyce Ann Huff was shot to death as sho played

in a yard in Hawalan Gardens. She was hit with 42

shotgun pellets fired from a passing car. Subsequently,

three Chicano youths from the neighboring Norwalk

barrio were arrested. Being hold on suspicion of murder

in the killing are Donald Antelo, 21, Oscar Hernandez,

22, and Michael Ramirez, 17.

Donald Antelo's mother Beatrice, 50, is a devout

Catholic. She has a makeshift altar in her bedroom

where she prays each night before going to bed.

She had just finished her rosary the night police

came looking for her son.

"There were four of them at the door. They

rushed through the house, searching for Don. I

said he wasn't home. but what did they want him

for? And they said because he shot a little girl,

that my boy killed a child."

Beatrice Antelo was sitting at her kitchen table,

staring listlessly at a cold cup of coffee in front of

her, her voice a weary whisper.

"They didn't have uniforms on, so I thought

maybe they were some of Don's friends playing a

bad joke. I told them to stop fooling around about,

something so awful."

Though it was nearly noon now, Beatrice Antelo

still wore her houserobe and slippers. Her small

kitchen was half lost in the stagnant gloom of

drawn shades and closed windows.

"I said no, it was impossible. Not my son. He

would never in his life io such a terrible thing."

Beatrice Antelo dropped her head into her

hands. In emaciated woman who lost a lung to

luherculosis vears aro, she has now taken a three-

wook vacation from her iob. She spends most of

her days in hed reliving the night she last saw her

son.

"They told me I better hely them fird Don. They

airi dozens of police were searching all over the

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

¡EREIN IS UNCLASSIFIEI

ATE 10 1600

expensed

Date: 7/19/72

Edition: Wednesday final

Author:

Editor:

Tille:Dell' Coover

602.

Character:

of

Classification: 100-19949

Submitting Office:Los Angeles

Being Investigated

160-1961!

SEARCHED....

... INDEXED.

SERIALIZED..

FILED.

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A Family Retres on Welfare

• Beatvice, Anteln, a long-line divorcee, lar two lie saii.

There to me adit his ground me and

10 rears older than Don. A daughter

She paused, fighting hack tears. "And he cried

died during infancy of encephalitis. "Until the like a little child."

boys were old chough to set by without me at

Then Beatrice Antelo, weary with an agony few

home," she says, she reared them on welfare. Then"mothers ever know, laid her head down on her ta-

went to work at a local inod packing plant bie and sobbed in helpless, hopeless despair.

where she earns $230 a month. Rent on her small,

tro-bedreom house, which is no better, no worse

than most. of the other dilapidated bungalows lin-

Helen Hernandez, 49. and her husband Antonio,

ing the narrow streets of Norwalk's half-square

55, sat side by side on their couch in a spotless liv

mile Mexican-Amcrican barrio, is $75 a month,

ing room overflowing with glittering sports tro

"I was sure they would kill him," Mrs. Antelo

phies and pholographs of their five sons, ages 22-

continued dully. "So I went with two of them. We

16. They looked stunner, like two people who

drove everywhere I could think of looking for my

have tried, yet failed to comprehend fully what

has happened to them this summer.

During that futile search, she says, she tried to

Which is probably understandable, for nothing

tell the two officers, who listened politely, that, in their experience has prepared them to deal with

they had made come grotesque mistake.

a murder charge against a member of their family

she knew her son. He was a good boy. He loveil-least of all against Oscar, their quietest, eldest

children. He and his girlfriend wanted to have a.

big lamily when they got married-which would

be as soon as Don found a joh. It isn't easy to find

a job hen you don't have a car to look outside the

barrio, she had explained.

good grades,

out of himself."

Beatrice Antelo absentmindedly stroked a tiny

brown dog siceping peacefully in her lap. He is

her watchdog.

ontinued, an edge of bitterness creeping into he

oice as she told how he had been thrown out o

milar experiences.

'Won't Care About Saving Him'

"You hare to live here to know what it's like.

Police everywhere, poverty vou can't escape, no

So make ler voice loo tin a less she caus

ing her the mother of a monster or threatening to

somb her house or, worse still, to harm her older

• "I guess it makes people feel better to get the

a this hange cheste shen do me thi has horrible

as this happens. she sighed.

But her mind clearly wasn't on herself-it was

still on that last night, on the scene that had

awaited her when she and the two officers re-

"They had already found Don and the Ramirez

oy," she said. "They were standing nut front, su

ounded br police. Ther had handcuffs on."

Beatrice Antelo turned her face away, toward

the wall, where a huge calendar of the Ascension

hung in the gloom. The police had freed his bands

so she-could talk to k", she said,,

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Heles and Antonio Her

It is. therefore,

almost time a soil-spoken boundless price thar With

almost timid couple. They

en and Antonio Hernan-

came

to

Norvak from

dez report there are no

Phoenix 25 years ago. high

school dropouts

in

Since then, they have eri- their family-and no loa-

dentis lived according to a

fers, no hippies, no bums,

single, uncomplicated phi- no

convicts. Only hard-

losophy - namely, people, working,

sports - minded,

who work

hard, worship clean - living, patriotic

God, discipline

their chil-

Americans. Especially the

dren, and mind their own

latter.

business will make out ac-

Wher

Helen Hernan-

cordingly. Life might be dez's 19-year-old

son was

meager, but it will advance

drafted,

she 'heams,

he

smoothlv and

and, perhaps,

peaceably

went to serve his country

for their

without question. He was

children, it may even be-

in the Army for a year, un-

come progressively richer.

til an automobile accident

And, until July, the Her-

earned him both a medical

nandez

formula hadidischarge and

a per-

seemed a sound one.

manent speech impe

Antonio, a big solid man diment. ow he works in a

dressed in neat polyester Norwalk packing plant.

slacks and a crisp button-

Likewise, when Oscar;

down shirt, is a grinder in Hernandez was drafted he

a nearby steel foundry. He

has saved his money and

too went willingly, serving

now almost owns his mod-

as a guard at Da Nang Air

Force base in Vietnam un-

est little pink house which

by barrio standards,

is a

til his discharge with two

Bronze

comfortable one. He takes:

Stars,

Jast sum-

pride in it.

mer. He had been looking

for a job ever since.

Bashful Woman

"He never really talked

Helen, a

s1.01t,

bashful much about Vietnam. Ex-

woman with a fresh-

cept he was glad he didn't

scrubbed,

friendly face,

have to kill anybody,

says

prone to twisting nervous-

Helen Hernandez, her

ly at her wedding rings,

voice shy, hesitant.

has always been

single-

"Oscar never liked to box

mindedly devoled to her in high

school rither, he-

duties as a wife and moth-

cause he didn't like to hit

er. Never has she even

anybody. So he

considered

working out

baseball And track played

side her home, though the

She blushed, embar-

Hernan

ez

y,

like

rassed, it seemed,

to de-

most in the barrio, has al-

fend her son's passive na-

ay hey ded phat money

ture.

Indeed, it soon becomes

'Both devoted Jehovah's amply apparent to a stran

household. Their sons accused of driving the an

have been taught,

among that carried Joyce

then things, that violence, ered

Huff's killer-is

consid-

is evil

somel

undigni-

fied, even unpatriotic, in-

sofar as it might imply a

fear that the American

system of justice is incapa-

ble

of discovering truth

Sionately on its own.

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"I've been trying to ger

And in addition to theirs in ure courage to call-o macried and two of them

abiding faith that justice

will be done, the Hernan-

Huff," she said, nervously

pregnant agame

dez couple have the added

fingering the album in her

sat sprawled on the

solace, unlike Beatrice An-

I guess I'm

telo, of haring

attorney, a family friend,

afraid. I just don't know /couches. All

ragged, filthy chairs and

what to say to her. Except

dered inordinately ill-tem-

who will represent their

that I know how she must

son in court.

'So Easygoing'

be feeling. And I cry for heat, they said.

the miserable

her child, too, just as I cry

And four of

grandchildren-two

"Oscar was so quiet, 5n

and two girls, aged 2 to 4

easygoing.

He stayed

Normally, 12 people live

-crawled, ran and scram-

home almost all the time,

four-room house-

bled in a shrieking, laugh-

says

Helen Hernandez

hold of Miguel Ramirez,

ing fury through the

proudly. "He watched tele-

53, a disabled construction

house, chasing a single ra-

vision, he read

a lot of

worker. At present,

books

vaged dog and, more often •

and

sports maga-

however, there are only 10

than not, taking

zines. And he always

because his wife Rose

tage of one of their own,

helped

me

around the

visiting an ailing brother

100a pathetic 4-year-old

house. Every morning we

in Mexico and his son Mi-

boy, the red-eyed victim of

made the

beds

logether

chael, 17, is in jall.

chicken pox.

and washed the dishes."

On a recent hot weekday

Abruptly, she vanished

Senior Daughter

morning, eight family

into a back room, return-

ing instantly with a buft

On a couch, half covered

were scattered. by a sheet, Tolanda Rami-

about the tiny squalid liv-

ing photograph album.

turned out to be what, in

ing room, dank with the

rez, 21, the senior daughter,

sour odors of diapers,

was outshouting a Popeye

her heart, Helen Hernan-

dez

considers immutable

cooking foods and

proof

of her

many bodies packed too

television. Now seven-

son's in-

close together without

months pregnant,

nocence

in

this bizarre

benefit of even a fan.

third time, she was trying

episode.

There was Ramirez

to resolve the question of a

The book was filled with

blouse with her

himsell, a daw,

pictures Oscar had taken

man tho sat in his under-

Marina, 21, six

in Vietnam - photos of

shirt in a corner chair,

months pregnant, who sat

children.

Waifs. orohans.

relugees who hung around

somehow projecting rock

methodically

with Oscar and

Oscar's

solid stability in an other-

breakfast beans into tortil-

friends.

wise incredibly fluid hu-

burrito style, at the

"He loved children," said

scene unfolding be

end of the room.

Helen Hernandez, as An-

fore him.

A near-obese third

lonio nodded vigorous

"Three of his four daugh-daughter,

Sylvia, mother

agreement. She looked

ters-all mothers, all un

of two of the rampaging

suddenly grim, as if she

children, sat bulging out

tight shorts, fan-

maybe for

ning herself with a purple

the first time, how serious-

crochet doily which she

ly important that point

had snatched from a

night eventually become

I haven't visited hin

screaming baby who had

spun it wildly in the air

yet," she said, self-con-

enough finally to

sciously admitting she was

"afraid

knock the fire off her ciga-

to

see that he's

really locked up in jail."

ret and get smacked for it.

She would probably just

"God, they'll all get the

Cry, st, said.

pox and

what a

mess

she added, she's

that'll be," lamented Syl-

gotten past her initial hys-

via.

teria with a dose of tran-

"Well, hell, they all gotta

quilizers-and by having

get it sometime," observed

hcr telephone number

Yolanda sagely,

demon-

changed. Like Mrs. Ante-

strating that, of the three

lan shevas gelting hate.

women, she is by far the

calls at a daily rate.

most philosophic.

"i"

"None of us are mar-

ried," she said,

looking

downright amused at. the

question, "because the

guys who knocked us up

are all either bums or they

dont amithe joes to supe

port families."

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So, she said, they al livel

on Ain io Families

With

Dependent Children bene-

fits - including Ramirez

himself who,

for undis-

closed reasons, hasn't been

able to acquire welfare aid

himself although he suf-

fers

from a severely ar-

thrite back. Lately, 100,

he grinned, he's been sur

fering

from a finger that

was half bitten off the oth-

er night in a bar fight.

"The

some

seguy teeth," he

of teeth," he

chuckled, relishing

the

memorv of "the little

squabble."

But seriously, he said, he

would like to tell the state

to go shove its welfare.

"I want to work, but all I

ever knew was hard labor.

Now, who's going to hire a

53-ycar-old Mexican for a

desk job? I

can barely

even r'ead."

Without AFDC aid, he

added,

"we'd all probably

starve." As it is, he's $1,-

000 behind in his house

payments so, sooner or la-

ter, they'll all prohably he

out on the street anyway.

Nohody looked

very

alarmed.

Nobody looked, either,

like they

even

remem-

bered their brother Mi-

chael, until Ramirez sud-

denly reminded them.

"I don't even have the

money for gas to go see

my son," he said.

The mood in the room

changed instantly to se-

• riousness.

What concerned every-

was not so much Mike's

plight, but rather the ef-

fect it would have on his

mother when she returns

later this week

She has suffered from

severe nervous disorders

for rears, they said. And

" When she finds ouf whats

• happened to her son-the

seventh of her eight chil.

dren--it

"just may

push

her over the edge.

"God, I wish we could

get her to stay down there

till this is over," lamented

Sylvia, lighting another ci-

garet.

she'll just get

ah, but set, suspicious

somethings

wrong,

0b-

served

Yolanda,

always

the realist.

Miguel

Ramirez,

who

has a certain indisputahle

dignity born of uncom-

promising

honesty,

had

grown comber in his

cor-

nel.

"As you can see, it's

mostly just a question of

urvival, like in a jungl

or Mexicans like us. H

just live from day to day

That's why a lot of Chica

nos hang on to their pride

the get mad easy-i's al

Most of his kids had

either been kicked out of

One son, 22, was in jail

already,

for undisclosed

reasons. Only his oldest

boy, 28, had even gotten

One Thing Sure

Meantime, whatever his

kids had done, Ramirez

said, he knew one thing

"My son Mike would

never hurt a kid or be part

of a rotten thing like that.

He may have been mean

somelime, but he would

not take it out on babies."

But, sighed Ramiez, It's

out of his hands now. And

the whole family expects

the worst.

"They'll just figure he's.

a dirty Mexican capable of

• What did the

cops call it-a joy killing?

• They'll probably just lock

him up for good, without

thinking twice about it,"

said Yolanda,

shrugging

philosophizing

to the ena.

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62-116395

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The Attorney General

Director, FBI

U. S. SEMATE SELECT COMMITTEE

INTHLLIGENCE ACIIVITIES

--

1 - Mc.

J.

A.

Mintz

1 - Mr. W. R. Wannall

1 - MX.

J. G. Deegan

1 - Mr. D. Ryan

August 26, 1975

I - Mr. WhO. Gregar

- Mr. S.

F. Phillips

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREINIS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 1013/00

Enclosed for your information are two copies each of

five memoranda concerning interviews by Staff Members of captioned

Committee of an FBI Special Agent in Charge, and one current and

three former FBI Special Agents. One set of these memoranda is

for forwarding to Mr. James A. Wilderotter, Associate Counsel to

the President.

For your additional information, the following should

be noted in respect to all five of the individuals intervieved.

The persons intervieved were all advised previous to

the interviers that the Director of the FBI had waived their

employment agreements relating to confidentiality for purposes of

the interviews.

Each was told that he had the right to counsel;

hovever, the FBI was unable to provide private counsel. They

vere told that there were certain privileged areas concerning

which they would not be required to answer questions.

These areas

concerned information which might divulge identities of FBI

sources; information relating to sensitive methods and techniques;

information which might adversely affect ongoing FBI investigations;

and information which originated with other agencies, including

foreign intelligence agencies. The individuals were also advised

of the parameters of the individual interviews; that they were

all concerning the FBI's Counterintelligence Program as it

Assoc. Dir. -

Dep. AD Adm Telated to the Black Panther Party.

In addition, the parameters

on of the intarylew of Special Agent in Charge Chanti Bete

included the subject Alebze Huston Plan.

Comp. Syst. -

Ext. Affairs Enclosures (10)

Files & Com. -

AUG 2 7 1975

REG-31 ST. 109

WE SEP IÕ 1975

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ENCLOSURE

WEN IT

FBI

WOLl

Deputy Attorney General

Laboratory -

Plon. & Eval. -

Attention:

Michael E. Shaheen,

Jr.

spoc. my 6.950: 7 1975

Special Counsel for

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The Attorney General

NOTE:

eceived by Man bean furo shed to ta/A captioned sense 75."

The information in the last paragraph above vas to be included

in the LFMs per Bureau instructions to San Francisco.

However,

they were not so included and this inadvertence was telephonically

brought to SAC Bates' attention 8/18/75 by Supervisor s. F.

Phillips of the Senstudy 75 Project.

It is believed that having

this information in instant letter and not in each of the LHMs

will suffice under the circumstances.

Copies of the airtel and

the IHMs will be designated for the respective personnel files

of the personnel who were interviewed.

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UNITED

STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

In Reply, Please Refer 10 .

File No.

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

San Francisco, California

August 15, 1975

U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF SAC CHARLES W. BATES

BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

ДАТЕ

HEREINI

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED'

On the evening of August 11, 1975, MI. Lester Seidel

and Mi. Loch Johnson, Staff Members of the Senate Select

Committee, met with Special Agent in Charge Charles W. Bates

of the San Francisco Office.

This meeting occurred over dinner.

No statements were made by either of these individuals as to

any rights

that SAC Bates might have in connection with the

interview.

During the dinner, Mr. Seidel referred to COINTELPRO

involving the FBI's investigation of the Black Panther Party

in San Francisco. Bates advised him that he was in charge of

the San Frarcisco Office from July, 1967 until the end of

April, 1970, when he was transferred to Chicago.

Bates stated

he was aware of the investigation being conducted on the

Black Panther Party but was not personally conversant with

all the details of this investigation as such details were

all contained in the FBI's file.

On at least two occasions

Mr. Seidel referred to specific

facts occurring in other parts

of the country involving

anonymous letters

sent to individuals

under COINTELPRO.

He asked if Bates agreed that these actions

were proper.

Mr.. Seidel was told that Bates had no way of

knowing the

facts as he related were true or any other of

the circumstances involved and that, therefore, he was unable

to comment at all.

for

Mx. Seidel asked if Bates had any recommendations

legisLation which the committee. could propose that would

assist the FBI in the domestic counterintelligence field.

Bates informed him that he was not fully conversant with this

entire field and that it was the prerogative of FBI officials

•at Washington and Department of Justice officials to recommend

such legislation.

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions

of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your

agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside

your

agency.

67-116-395-623

ENCLOSURE

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SSC;

INTERVIEW OF SAC

CHARLES W. BATES

BY SSC. STAFF. MEMBERS

Mr. Seidel also inquired as to whether Bates felt

that an extension of electronic surveillances into

the domestic

intelligence field would be of assistance. Bates informed

aim thât the rbl was operatina accordino to current court

decisions as involve electronic surveillances and that the

courts had recently precluded

this action in strictly domestic

intelligence matters.

Mr. Seidel was informed that this was

a decision for FBI officials in Washington.

asked

occasion Bates informed him that he was not aware of the

"Houston Plan" and his only knowledge of it is what he has

seen in the public press.

At one time Mr. Johnson asked if

Bates thought that Mr. Hoover had turned down the "Houston

Plan" because he was afraid for his job. Bates again replied

that he had no firsthand knowledge having anything to do wich

"Houston

Plan" but he was certainly aware that Mi. Hoover

was not afraid of anything or anyone.

Both Mr. Johnson and Mr. Seidel asked if Bates felt

that the use of "black bag jobs" would be of advantage in

conducting domestic counterintelligence operations.

Bates

replied that he haa no personal direct knowledge of such matters

and had never been involved in such matters.

During the evening, Mr. Seidel asked if Bates felt

that a congressional oversight committee of the FBI was sound

Bates informed that he certainly agreed with the

congressional oversight as long as it was constructive

and not destructive. Mr. Seidel asked if Bates felt that the

FBI's security operation should be completely, divorced from

its criminal responsibilities and handled as

a separate agency

or a separate part of the FBI.

Bates informed him that it

appeared that the FBI's efforts in both the criminal and the

-security field had been effective and appeared to be proper

in its present context.

Mr. Seidel inquired if Bates was

personally acquainted with Mr. William C. Sullivan, former

FBI official.

Mr. Seidel was informed that Bates worked in

the same division with Mr.. Sullivan in the 1950's and knew

him as another supervisor at FBI Headquarters.

Seidel then asked if Bates was aware of the dis-

agreements that Mr. Sullivan had had with Mr. Hoover and he

was informed that he had no details concerning this matter.

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SSC;

INTERVIEW OF SAC

CHARLES W. BATES

BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

Mr. Seidel asked if Bates knew former SAC HarIY

Morgan.

Bates told him that he knew him as he had replaced

him as

SAC in San Francisco at the end of April, 1970.

then asked if Bates was aware of why Mr. Morgan

was transferred

from San Francisco. Bates told him that some problem had

arisen in connection with his running the San Francisco Office

but that they would

be available at FBI Headquarters.

said the only reason he was asking was that he was thinking

about interviewing Mi. Morgan but he did not want to embarrass

him and then asked if Morgan's transfer from San Francisco

had anything to do with a drinking problem.

Bates said again

that he was not aware of the specifics.

On the afternoon of August 13, 1975, Mr. Loch Johnson

came into the San Francisco FBI Office saying he had just a

few more quastions he wanted to ask Bates.

He then asked if

the San Francisco Office was involved in foreigh counter-

intelligence work,

and he was informed that we were as were

many other FBI offices.

He then asked if we surveilled every-

one who went into or came out of the Soviet Consulate in San

Francisco.

He was informed that Bates did not intend to dis~

cuss with

him any investigative techniques or anything having

to do with pending investigations.

Mr. Johnson said he was

attempting to find some individual who was an expert in foreign

counterintelligence, particularly the Soviet threat to the

Bates intormed him that there were probably

a number of people in the United States who would qualify in

this category but Bates did not consider himself as an expert

during these discussions.

The above represents specific matters brought up

• 3

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In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

San Francisco, California

August 13, 1975

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF (SA LEO S. BRENNEISEN

BY

SSC STAFF MEMBER

Prior to interview by SSC Staff Member, SA LEO S,D

BRENNEISEN telephonically contacted SA DENNIS MILLER at

FBI Headquarters making four inquiries on Lugust 6, 1975;

on the same date, the following answers were received:

Is it permissible for agent to give general

answers concerning the Black Panther Party (BPP) as to

membership number and Chapter numbers at various dates?

Answer: Yes. '

Local media has previously set forth a memorandum

purportedly from. the FBI, San Francisco Office, suggesting

consideration should be given to furnishing fabricated

documents

originating with the Oakland Police Department

and the FBI, San Francisco, when, in fact, the memorandum

came from the Bureau.

If questioned concerning this memorandum,

may agent point out that this document originated with the

Bureau rather than San Francisco?

Answer: Yes.

In contemplation of possible questioning concerning

false correspondence directed to ELDRIDGE CLEAVER and others

abroad, can agent refer SSC Staff to Bureau when questioned

concerning identity of agents preparing correspondence?

Answer: Yes.

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions

of the FBI.

It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to

your agency; it and its contents are. not to be distributed

outside your agency.

421163955623

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U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC) ;

INTERVIEW OF SA LEO S. BRENNEISEN

Is it necessary for agent to express an opinion

as to morality, legality of said Counterintelligence

Program (COINTEL) ?

Answer: You are not obliged to answer those

questions you do not desire to answer, but if you wish you

may

comment on the legality of morality of the plan.

SA DENNIS MILLER related that he desired that it

be borne

in mind that the Bureau in no way wished to impede

the SSc investigation.

LESTER B. SEIDEL, SSC Staff Member, appeared at the

'San Francisco Office of the FBI on August 11, 1975, and

interviewed SA LEO BRENNEISEN from 1:03 PM to 2:30

SEIDEL prefaced the interview by explaining that he had

been advised that BRENNEISEN was the Coordinator for the

COINTEL in San Francisco from May 16, 1969 to May 1, 1970.

It was pointed out to him that the case was assigned to

agent from May 16, 1969 to May 1, 1971.

SEIDEL asked if agent had, in fact, approved all

proposals coming from the San Francisco Office.

He was

advised that not necessarily because if another agent made

a proposal the person approving it in San Francisco would

be the person signing the outgoing mail, namely, the Supervisoi

or Relief Supervisor.

SEIDEL asked what Squad agent had been assigned

to during this Program, and he was advised S-6. He inquired

if there was any 'COINTEL in San Francisco against US; he

was advised to the contrary. He inguired as to the usual

number of cases assigned agent, and was advised that to

agent's best recollection probably 30 at any one time. He

asked if agent's work was exclusively security during the

handling of the COINTEL Program and he was advised agent

did have some criminal assignments. He inquired if there

was

any relationship between COINTEL and criminal assignments,

and he was advised no and that agent desired to limit the

scope of his questioning to the COINTEL Program.

SEIDEL then asked how many suggestions the agent

had submitted

in COINTEL.

He was advised that an estimate

would be difficult but probably the nearest figure would be

some two suggestions a month with possibly six months in

two years when no suggestions, were made.

He inquired as

to agent's knowledge of what percentage of total proposals

from all sources submitted to the Bureau had been approved,

and he was advised only a small percentage.

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U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC) ;

INTERVIEW OF SA LEO S. BRENNEISEN

At this point, SEIDEL requested agent. to outline the

types of COINTEL proposals submitted by San Francisco.

He

was answered that anonymous letters, letters with pseudonyms,

and letters signed with the name of an existing person had

been used.

It was pointed out that the program had included

the use of anonymous letters, including those directed to

landlords advising that the Black Panther Party was occupying

their property; letters to people supporting Bee programs,

including the Breakfast Program and enclosing copies of the

BPP color book for children encouraging the shooting of

police officers and/or articles from the "Black Panther

Party", the official BPP. newspaper, showing their propensity

and advocacy of violence; letters

to organizations containing

articles that showed the BIP in direct opposition to their

aims, such as a letter to a Jewish organization showing BPP

support

of palestine guerrillas.

It wa's pointed out that letters had been directed

to ELDRIDGE CLEAVER in Algeria in the names of BPP members.

At this point, SEIDEL interrupted to explain that he was

enlisting the

complete cooperation of the interviewee, that

there had been some Congressional criticism of the COINTEL,

that there were some segments of the population that were

anti-FBI and that he desired to present the FBI in a proper

light, and that he had good friends in the Bureau.

SEIDEL asked, was it necessary to have utilized

COINTEL.

Agent advised that it was difficult to correctly.

judge the effect of the program but it was felt it was not

without some effect because the Black Panther Party had not

only dwindled from a membership of approximately 1,000 in

1969 to perhaps 200 in 1973, but that the organization became

split with dissension and had dropped much of its former

advocacy for violence.

SEIDEL then requested that the agent give his

recommendation on what COINTEL in the future should be;

whether there should be a division between security and

criminal investigations to different agencies in order that

a possible intrusion on the rights of an individual in

intelligence matters might not necessarily preclude his

being prosecuted by the Bureau, in a criminal matter. Agent

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U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC) ;

INTERVIEW OF SA LEO S. BRENNEISEN

refused to furnish his "off-thecuff" opinion, pointing

out that he felt that it was without the scope of his

release.

Without further questioning agent concerning the

types of COINTEL proposals, SEIDEL next asked if the

Electronic Surveillance (ELSUR) on the BEP was in operation

at the time COINTEL was initiated, and what proposals were

submitted in COINTEL based on information from ELSUR.

SEIDEL was advised agent's release would not allow

him to discuss ELSUR.

SEIDEL asked if the San Francisco Division had made

any "snitch" proposals. When asked to clarify the question,

stated that this was a suggestion to the effect that a

Black Panther Party member be accused of being an FBI

informant.

Agent replied that to the best of his recollection

no such recommendations had been made to the Bureau by San

Francisco, and on the contrary, agent knew that it had been

pointed out by San Francisco that any such allegation should

be most carefully considered inasmuch as BPP history has

indicated that they had dealt severely with suspected infor-

mants, even to the point of killing them.

SEIDEL then asked if the San Francisco Division

had received a great deal of "flak" from the Bureau on this

program.

He was advised that the Bureau operates a "tickler

system"

for following investigations and that the program

had received some priority from the FBI but agent had never

considered correspondence from the Bureau as being "flak"

SEIDEL at this point instead of questioning made

the statement that the Bureau gave this matter "high priority".

No comment was made to this statement.

SEIDEL next questioned agent if he had read any

publicity concerning a May 11, 1970 letter from the Bureau

- to San Francisco entitled, "Special Operations Research", in

which it was suggested that some consideration be given to

furnishing

the BPP spurious documents that supposedly

originated with the Oakland Police Department and the FBI.

He explained that some newspaper had received a copy of the

document under the Freedom of Information Act and thereafter

published it. He inguired if a response to the letter

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U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

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INTERVIEW OF SA LEO S. BRENNEISEN

had been made by San Francisco.

Agent advised that it was

his recollection that San Francisco had responded recommending

against both proposals, pointing out that the Bip had in the

short past published contingency plans of the Berkeley Police

Department for a raid on National Headquarters to the

embarrassment of that agency.

San Francisco was of the

opinion that if spurious documents were furnished to the

BPP they would immediately publish them, rather than attempt

to develop an

informant and the operation presented a great

deal of possible embarrassment and publicity for the Bureau.

SEIDEL asked for agent's knowledge of why the letter

had been captioned as previously described rather than

Counterintelligence Program, Black Panther Party. Agent

stated he had no recollection of exact caption of the letter.

SEIDEL then

went on to explain that he had been advised that

the Bureau had several COINTELS and the one covering Special

Operations Research was a COINTEL covering foreign operations.

Agent made no comment.

SEIDEL requested what proposals had been made to

disrupt the BPP newspaper; how did the proposals originate,

and what offices submitted them. He was advised that it was

agent's

recollection

that the Bureau may have requested

suggestions from several offices but that to agent's knowledge

none had been

approved.

When SEIDEL continued to questionthe

agent concerning specific proposals and why their approval

was not recommended by San Francisco, he was advised that one

proposal was the use of a foul-smelling chemical to put on

the paper.

San Francisco was of the opinion it would not

be practical inasmuch as it would contaminate an airplane

would subject the airline or the printing company to

damages. SEIDEL was further advised that it was believed

the suggestion may have been made for the changing of a first

page of an issue at the printing company to embarrass the BPP,

but it was pointed out that this would also merely result in

a claim being filed against the printer.

SEIDEL was advised that there may have been a

suggestion that some thought should be given to the possible

delay of the plates for the paper, that suggestion coming .

at the time when the paper. was being printed in New York

with the mastei copy being filmed in San Francisco.

Francisco did not suggest approval because a mere delay would

have been of little benefit because the paper was not timely.

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u.S.

• SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC) ;

INTERVIEW OF SA LEO S. BRENNEISEN

SEIDEL asked about the disruption of the BPP

Breakfast Program.

The answer was given that agent had

no recollection of this, and SEIDEL was asked did he have

any information from the Bureau that we had attempted a

disruption oi the program in san Francisco. He related

that he believed not and that it probably happened in

San Diego.

SEIDEL asked about a suggestion that informants

set up a possible confrontation between the BPP and the

Republic of New Africa (RNA). Agent stated he had no

recollection of such a proposal and did not believe it had

gent ast ned

been submitted by San Francisco because the membership and

activity in RNA had been minimal in this area.

SEIDEL then asked if we had suggested that landlords

in the San Francisco area be encouraged to insist on their

rent from the BPP.

Agent advised he had no recollection

of this, but could see nothing wrong in it.

SEIDEL inquired as to the amount of knowleage.

that SAC CHARLES BATES would have had concerning COINTEL.

He was advised that agent had no information, that he, himself,

had never discussed the program with Mr. BATES while it was

in operation. SEIDEL then inquired li

former SAC HARRY

MORGAN had been ill during the time he was assigned to San

Francisco and the reason for his transfer.

Agent replied

he had no information concerning this matter.

SEIDEL was asked if he felt that anyof the actions

agent described as being taken by the San Francisco Division

were illegal. SEIDEL stated that he did not believe that

these were matters that were in violation of any existing

criminal statutes, but there might be some question as to

whether the FBI had the specific authority to do these things.

SEIDEL ended the interview by again reiterating

that he was a friend of the Bureau, that he was making an

• inquiry and

desired to obtain the opinions of both Headquarters

and agents in the field, and that he may make

a request to the

Bureau to widen the scope of agent's release.

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U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC) :

INTERVIEW OF SA LEO S. BRENNEISEN

Agent was not placed under oath and when agent

refused to furnish opinions in those cases noted above or

to discuss ELSUR, SEIDEL suggested that he, SEIDEL, put

away his pencil and pad.

Agent replied that that was not

necessary. The only right explained to agent was the fact

that all information furnished by him was at his own

volition and was entirely voluntary.

No mention was made

that any part of the interview might be utilized in a

possible court proceeding against

the agent.

Agent did not consult with Bureau representative

during course of the interview.

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In Reply, Please Refer 10

File No.

, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

San Francisco, California

August 14, 1975

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

TERENIS UMOLASSIFEL

DATE 10/16,00

U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FORMER

SA ALBERT P. CLARK

SSC STAFF MEMBER

BY

On August 13, 1975, former Special Agent Albert P.

Clark, who was

a supervisor

in the San Francisco FBI Office

and who retired in December of 1969, advised as follows:

He was interviewed in his home at 66 Elm,

Larkspur, California, by SSC Member Lester B. Seidel from

5:40

P.M. to. 6:55 P.M., August 12, 1975.

Clark was not placed under oath and no mention

was made of his rights. However, Seidel was pleasant and

in no way antagonistic. The interview was general, not

penetrative, not in depth, and very few specific questions were

There appeared to be no discernible criticism of

either the Counterintelligence Program (COINTEL) or the

Bureau's investigation of the Black Panther Party (BPP) by

Seidel.

Seidel was compelled on more than one occasion

to declare that he was pro-FBI, that the object of his

inquiries was to assist the United States Senate in under-

standing the problem in order that they could consider

possible legislation that may eliminate any abuses in the

future.

Seidel did mention the fact several times that

information had been leaked to the press that Jane

eanseberg,

the movie actress, had become pregnant by a BPP official.

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions

of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to

your agency;. it and its contents are not to-be distributed

outside your agency.

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U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FORMER SA ALBERT P. CLARK BY

SSC STAFF MEMBER

Seidel finally asked Clark if he would have okayed

a COINTEL proposal like this and he answered that he would

have if he felt that it would have sufficiently hindered

the BPP, stating that possibly in some of these occasions

someone might get hurt but on the other hand, investigation

of the BPP by the FBI might be made easier and it might

also cut down on the number of BPP supporters.

Clark was asked to whom the main BPP case was

assigned and to whom COINTEL had been assigned in the San

Francisco Division.

Clark replied that he did not remember

but possibly during the time of his supervision, more than

one Agent had handled the matters.

Seidel asked how many BPP informants the San

Francisco Division had. Clark replied he did not recall

anda:. he did not believe that Seidel had a right to know.

Seidel inquired about the BPP wire tap, asking

who had requested the tap, the Bureau or the San

Francisco

Division.

Again, Clark replied that he did not recall but

the San Francisco Division would not have necessarily

waited for the Bureau to initiate the matter but might have

requested the Bureau rather than the Bureau having initiated

the matter.

Seidel wanted to have an example of a COINTEL

proposal.

He was not given a specific example but general

conversation was had to the effect that any move that might

be suggested that would aid the San Francisco Division in

their investigation of the BPP in determining their

supporters and financiers and possibly disenchanting those

individuals might be an example.

Seidel did not ask Clark whether he had done a

particular thing.

Questioned concerning whether he felt COINTEL had

been effective, Clark replied he did not believe the matter

was

susceptible to proof but the BPP had sure gone into a

steep decline.

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U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FORMER SA ALBERT P. CLARK BY

SSC STAFF MEMBER

Seidel again brought up the Seberg matter and

asked if it had done any good. Clark stated he replied,

"Maybe."

During this conversation, Clark got the general

impression that perhaps Seidel did not feel that COINTEL

had been necessary but Clark had argued that it had made

the BPP more difficult to operate and possibly easier

for the FBI to investigate.

Seidel then wanted to know what there was about

the BPP that caused such a concentration of FBI investi-

gative attention.

Clark pointed out that this would have

to be answered in the context of time, that at the time the

program

was initiated, there was no doubt that the BPP

was

a violent, racist organization opposing all law enforce-

ment, attacking officers and generally disturbing the

tranquility of the community.

Seidel then went on to discuss the business of

pressure.

Had Special Agent in Charge Charles W. Bates

and the Bureau put too much pressure on the matter? Clark

stated there was undoubtedly pressure because everyone

was interested in doing the best type job possible and

finding out everything possible concerning the BPP.

There

was obvious pressure from the Bureau in the matter

and the

Bureau, in a case like this, could never be satisfied.

Clark stated that

he related that perhaps too much

pressure had come from the Bureau because he had felt at

the time he was a supervisor that San Francisco Division

knew more about the BPP than the Bureau.

On the other

hand, he related that Bureau officials were probably

under pressure because of the national interest and the

demands on them in Washington.

Seidel related that he was interested in ascer-

taining what Agent would make the best witness to appear

in Washington to explain and testify concerning COINTEL.

He specifically requested Clark's recommendation and mentioned

the names of Special Agents Leo S. Brenneisen of San

Francisco and Bob Baker of Los Angeles.

Clark stated that

he had countered by suggesting that somebody in Washington

who directed the program and

approved all proposals might

be a. better witness.

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U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FORMER SA ALBERT P. CLARK BY

SSC STAFF MEMBER

Clark recalled that near the first of the inter-

view, Seidel probably, more to make conversation than to

obtain information, asked a few questions concerning US

and the Republic of North Africa (RNA) • He was advised

that Us had not been active in this division and there had

been no pertinent RNA activity brought to his attention.

Seidel asked if Ron Karenga of US had visited San Francisco

and. Clark replied he had no exact

recollection of this.

Seidel talked and asked Clark's opinion on 'the

separation into different agencies of the Bureau's criminal

and security investigations.

Clark stated that he told

Seidel that in the past he had considered this and felt that

frankly it might have advantages, and at the same time,

might have disadvantages.

He pointed out that the

disadvantages were that you could not be sure that it, in

fact, would work and that if you remove the security

investigations from the Bureau, you would undoubtedly

lose a great deal, including public support.

Seidel asked if Clark had worked under former

SAC Harry Morgan.

He advised that he had retired prior to

the time Morgan was assigned to the San Francisco Division.

Clark pointed out that during the interview, a

recorder appeared prominently on his desk, and Seidel

could, of course, not be sure that it was not in operation;

although as the duration of the interview lengthened, it

must have been obvious to seidel that it was not operating.

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

In. Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

San Francisco, California

August 14, 1975

DANT

HEREINIS UNCLASSIFIED

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

10

16

U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

•INTERVIEW OF FORMER

(SA WILLIAM A. COHENDET

BY,SPLALM

BY

SSC STAFF MEMBER

• On August 14, 1975, retired former Special Agent •

William A. Cohendet was interviewed from 9:30 A.M: tO

11:15 A.M. by Lester B. Seidel, Investigator for the U.s.

Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Activites (SSC).

The interview took place at the Holiday Inn on Van Ness

Avenue, San Francisco.

Mr. Seidel mentioned that he was serving as a

counsel for the SSC, investigating all phases of the United

States intelligence

community, and he had chosen the Black

Panther Party and the Counterintelligence Program (COINTEL)

as his fleid. He stated that he was hoping for full

cooperation on the part of the former Special Agent.

He was advised that former Special Agent Cohendet

was willing to cooperate with the committee and he trusted

that something constructive would come out of the effort

being put forward.

Former Special Agent Cohendet also

pointed out that in his opinion the Black Panther Party (BPP)

had been a group devoted to violence, thievery, and fraud

and the committee should realize the type of Subjects with

whom they are dealing in order to place the investigation

in its proper framework.

The first question concerned the former Special

Agent's background and Bureau service. This was briefly

furnished.

Seidel then asked when and how the technical

surveillances had been installed, who initiated them, and

who approved them.

This document contains neither recommendations nor conciusions

of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to

your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed

outside your agency.

42-115-3-5-6223

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U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FORMER SA WILLIAM A. COHENDET BY

SSC STAFF MEMBER

The former Special Agent replied that he was

not party to any of these arrangements and did not know

any of the details.

Seidel then asked if former Special Agent

Cohendet knew the origin and purposes of the COINTEL

Program. He was informed that the former Agent did not

know the origin of the program, and said he believed'its

purposes were those as set forth in the instructions which

Seidel had and which spoke for themselves.

The former

Agent admitted that said program at one time had been

= assigned to him but due to the press of other functions,

he had been unable to give it a great deal of time and

felt that during the period that it had been assigned to

him, it had been largely ineffective.

Seidel then asked if there was any connection

between ELSUR and COINTEL and the reply was given

that

obviously there would be if the ELSUR material being

reviewed could be considered as having any pertinence to

a COINTEL operation.

However, former Special Agent Cohendet

could not recall having used

this material while the case

was assigned to him, at least to any significant degree.

Not havina the files available made it impossible to

state positively if there had been any specific instance of use

Seidel asked as to the possible effectiveness of

anonymous letters and he was informed that in the opinion

of the former Agent,

such letters, particularly having to

do with personal infidelity or thievery, which were the

usual

suggested avenues, would have little effect on the

recipients who were active in such fields themselves much

of the time. In the more serious areas of perhaps trying

to falsely show that an individual was an FBI or police

informant,

this technique would not be used for fear of causing bodily

harm or death to an innocent person due to the well-known

propensity of the BPP of dealing harshly with any suspected

deviator let alone informant.

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U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FORMER SA WILLIAM A. COHENDET

BY

SSC STAFF MEMBER

Seidel then asked as to the value of ELSUR to

the BPP Investigation and the former Special Agent stated

that in his belief it was extremely valuable in many ways.

For instance, it assisted and gauged the true Huey Newton,

his plans, and weaknesses. It was also valuable in esti-

• mating the possible effect of a certain COINTEL program

as possibly suggested by some other office.

As a result

of their information,

the San Francisco Office usually

rejected most

suggestions as being unlikely to be successful.

Seidel wondered if ELSUR was not the most

valuable, single investigative aid that the Bureau had had

in this investigation, and the former Special Agent agreed

Seidel then wondered if the COINTEL proposals

should be part of some legislation proposed by Congress

and the former Special Agent replied that the Bureau

officials, in his opinion, should be allowed to comment

on this because the fact

that the program would be ineffective

against the BPP might not be a valid argument that it would

not work to better advantage in other circumstances.

Former Special Agent Cohendet declined to

comment on the effectiveness of COINTEL as used against

the Socialist Workers Party, not having had any experience

with its use in that field.

Seidel then asked about informants and asked if

there had been any pressure from the Bureau in the develop-

ment of such sources.

Former Special Agent Cohendet

acknowledged that there certainly had been great pressure

in this direction, as it was well known that informants were

a necessary part of any investigation and a police organi-

zation can never give up on this phase of its work no matter

how difficult the circumstances were in their development.

In the case of the BPP, the development of informants was

particularly difficult because of the fear that many

persons

in the 'black community felt concerning the BPP as well as

the lack of desire to cooperate against another black

person.

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U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FORMER SA WILLIAM A. COHENDET BY

SSC STAFF MEMBER

Seidel asked about foreign funds being raised

Hewitt and others went to Sweden

and other countries where the BPP raised money on speech

making tours.

Seidel then asked about any investigation of

BPP funds and former Special Agent Cohendet said that it

was his recollection that investigation of BPP funds had

been undertaken through legal channels but he had no

personal knowledge of the investigation and declined to

go further into this field.

Seidel asked about referrals of Bureau information

to the Internal Revenue Service and former Special Agent

Cohendet said that he had no personal knowledge of what

had been done in

this diraction.

Seidel then asked about the affair between

Actress Jean Seberg and "Masai" Hewitt, which had appeared

in a Hollywood gossip column and had alleged that Seberg

had become pregnant by Hewitt. Seidel said that the Los

Angeles Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation had

admitted leaking this information to someone in the press.

Former Special Agent Cohendet knew that this

couple had been lovers for a brief period but denied any

knowledge of any leak to the press by either San Francisco

or Los Angeles.

Seidel asked if the former Agent thought that

leaking this type of information was appropriate.

NO

comment was offered as to this question.

Seidel, at the conclusion of the interview, said

that he had noted that the "faking" of police records as

suggested had never been undertaken and he observed that he

believed the COINTEL abuses were being overplayed by the

press.

From what he learned in interviews in San Francisco,

it seemed to him that the program had been mostly played

down and indeed, an independent judgment had been exercised

in the implementation of the program.

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U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FORMER SA WILLIAM A. COHENDET BY

SSC STAFF MEMBER

A general discussion of the BPP ensued in which

former Special Agent Cohendet reiterated the criminal

background and threatening attitude of many of the BPP

members, their mendacious ways, and their lack of credi

bility in their public statements. The former Special

Agent credited the news media with helping to build up

the BPP beyond its actual strength and influence.

Seidel asked about the former Agent's knowledge of the reason.

for the removal of

former SAC Harry Morgan from San

Francisco.

He said the only reason he was asking this

question was

in order to avoid embarrassing former SAC

Morgan when he interviews him concerning his possible

knowledge of.

BPP activities sometime in the future. Former

Special Agent Cohendet had no knowledge as to why

Mr. Morgan was transferred.

In summation, Seidel ventured the opinion that he

thought the ELSUR technique was far more valuable in the

carrying out of the investigation of the BPP than the

COINTEL. Formei Special Agent Cohendet had to agree

to the above observation.

Former Special Agent Cohendet was not advised

of any rights that he might have in declining to answer

any questions and Seidel said he was actually seeking

witnesses for a possible hearing in Washington, D.C. He

stated that no names would be mentioned in any write-up

he would make concerning his interviews.

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In Reply, Please Rejer 10

File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENI OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

San Francisco, California

August 13, 1975

U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FORMER SA DAVID E. TODD

BY SSC STAFF MEMBER

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINEO

DATE Nole

1LM.

-

On August 12, 1975, retired former SA David E. Todd

was interviewed from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. by Lester B. Seidel,

Investigator for the SSC.

The interview took place at the

Holiday Inn, San Francisco.

By way of background, in all contacts with Seidel

indicated to him great reluctance

to discuss these matters without clearance from the Bureau,

and pointed out to Seidel that the Bureau had released former

SA Todd from the Employment Secrecy Agreement for the purpose

of a staff interview, but Seidel was told

that former SA Todd

did not think it was

either his responsibility or his prerogative

to provide information or make information public; that while

employed he was acting as an Agent of the Federal Government

and felt it was the responsibility of the Federal Government to

provide the information,

and that if the Senate Committee

desired information from former SA Todd, the questions should

have been submitted to him in writing, and his answers should

have been made in writing and first forwarded to the FBI, and

then after the FBI determined it advisable to make these answers

available to the Committee, that would have been the proper

channel.

Seidel pointed out the Committee and the Bureau had

made an agreement whereby the Bureau would make Agents available

to the Committee for interview. Former SA Todd pointed out to

Seidel that he is not in the category of an Agent, being a

retired Agent,

and at this point there was no additional discussion

on this matter.

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of

the FBI.

It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your

agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside

your agency.

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SSC;

INTERVIEW OF FORMER

SA DAVID E. TODD BY

SSC STAFF MEMBER

Seidel was also told that nothing that was said by

former SA Todd should be interpreted as being critical of

the Counterintelligence Program (COINTEL) itself, and that if

the Bureau felt that such a Program was necessary in the interest

of national defense,

he had carried it out in the best way he

saw fit, and that in recommending against specific proposals

as being impractical or inadvisable, these recommendations were

against the specific incidents recommended and not against the

Program as a whole.

Seidel's first questions dealt with former SA Todd's

background and the extent of his Bureau service, and whether

he had worked security or criminal matters.

Former SA Todd

gave him chronologically the offices in which he had served

in the

Bureau, and stated he had been associated from 1952 to

1956 with the

Domestic Intelligence Division, Washington, D.C.,

and had become Supervisor in San Francisco in December, 1969,

of the Black Panther Party (BPP), and that during his Bureau

career he had worked both criminal and security matters.

Seidel asked the name of the squad which was originally

the

Racial Squad, and subsequently changed to Extremist Matters,

and he asked whether the work was strictly intelligence, or

whether it combined intelligence or criminal work.

It was

pointed out Bombing Matters were originally being handled on

this Squad for a period of time,

and that both the criminal

activities of the Panthers, as well as intelligence activities,

were combined in the assignment.

Seidel then asked when the technical surveillances on

the Panthers were installed. Former SA Todd replied that they

were functioning at the time he was appointed Supervisor. Seidel

then asked how was the technical surveillance related to the

COINTEL, if at all, and specifically whether information coming

from the technical

surveillance was used in carrying out the

COINTEL.

Former SA Todd advised that he Could not recall

specifically what was done in either Program without reviewing

could not be answered on the basis of recollection alone, and

was not.

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SSC;

INTERVIEW OF FORMER

SA DAVID E. TODD BY

SSC STAFF MEMBER

Seidel then asked how would the Panther COINTEL

be defined with regard to aims, techniques and results.

answer to this was that the aims were to counter generally the

revolutionary objectives and activities of the Panthers.

The

question concerning techniques was left unanswered, and

as

far as results go, former SA Todd told Seidel that he did not

feel there had been any great results from the Program as it was

pursued in the San Francisco Office, but he could not speak

for the rest of the Program as far as the Bureau is concerned.

Seidel asked whether the Agents working the criminal

aspects of the BPP received information that was received from

a technical source, and he was told procedures by which

information had been routed to them in their cases, and that at

the time we operated these technical surveillances, we felt they

had been installed lawfully, and that the information received

could be used.

Seidel asked whether there was a great deal of pressure

put on the San Francisco Office for the development of informants.

He was told yes, that informants were the backbone of good law

enforcement and

the Bureau constantly urged better informant

coverage.

Seidel asked if there had been similar pressure placed

on the office in the COINTEL, and former SA Todd replied that

he did not feel that any great pressure had been put on the

office to carry out this Program, but that the Bureau had recom-

mended the Program, however, had left it up to the office

pretty much as to how it should be carried out.

Seidel asked whether the Program had been successful

in causing dissention within the Party. Former SA Todd told

him that he did not feel this had been particularly effective

in any way, and that causing dissention had not been a primary

objective of the Program in the San Francisco Office, and that

the policy had been to use the Program for primarily

two

purposes: 1) for the purpose of developing informants by.

attempting to dissuade them from their loyalties to the Party;

and 2) to make representations to Panthers for whom outstanding

arrest warrants had been issued in order to flush them out so

they could be apprehended.

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SSC;

INTERVIEW OF FORMER

SA DAVID E. TODD BY

SSC STAFF MEMBER

Seidel asked specifically about the COINTEL involving

the Breakfast Program, and was told a recommendation had been

made for putting some kind of .contamination in the Breakfast

Program food, and that this office had felt this extremely

inadvisable and recommended against it, and it was not carried

out here.

Former SA Todd was also asked about a COINTEL

proposal relating to "The Black Panther" newspapers, and was

told that such a proposal had been made involving saturating

the papers with a foul smelling fish oil

or some substance,

however, we recommended against this as it would serve no purpose.

Seidel was advised that the San Francisco policy had

been to recommend against harassment, per se, and also recommended

against leaking information to the press. Seidel then raised

the question about the incident where Huey P. Newton's high

standard of living was given to the press, and he was told

that this fell into the category of informant development on

the basis it was felt that if those Panthers who were living

practically in poverty could realize what Newton's standards

of living were, it might change their allegiênce to him and

they could be contacted for informant purposes.

Seidel was also told that in this phase of the

COINTEL, it was former SA Todd's recollection that this infor-

mation regarding Newton's high standard of living had been

disseminated by informants, and that the press was well aware

of Newton's standards of living without having to make this

information available to them.

Seidel asked what the instructions had been from the

Bureau in carring out the COINTEL. Former SA Todd told Seidel

that he had reviewed this file after being appointed Supervisor,

but could not recall specifically what the Bureau instructions

were.

The only other instructions received were at a two day

conference in Washington, D.C., on BPP matters conducted by

former Assistant to the Director William Sullivan, and Section

Chief George Moore, at which time it was pointed out that the

Bureau desired the

COINTEL to be coordinated with the Bureau,

but that former SA Todd did not recall any firm prohibition against

Tora dia hoe

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SSC;

INTERVIEW OF FORMER

SA DAVID E. TODD BY

SSC STAFF MEMBER

-

taking certain actions without Bureau authority, and that the

field had some leeway in what they did, but, in general, offices

made proposals to the Bureau with copies to San Francisco

prior to taking any action. Seidel asked why San Francisco

got copies of all proposals, and was told this was because

San Francisco was office of origin in the BPP case and other

offices were required to furnish a copy of all correspondence.

Seidel then asked to what extent Special Agent in

Charge Charles W. Bates had knowledge of the COINTEL as it

related to the BPP, and he was told that former SA Todd could

not speak for Bates and his knowledge would be dependent upon

how carefully he read incoming mail and reviewed files, and

former SA Todd had no knowledge as to what extent Bates did this.

Seidel was told that under the supervisory setup in the

office at the time, former SA Todd felt it was his responsibility

to direct this Program in San Francisco and not Bates.

Seidel indicated that out of his investigation in the

hearings, undoubtedly there would be some legislation coming

out of Congress that would either enable or prohibit such

things as the COINTEL,

and he stated that was one reason he

was asking concerning its effectiveness, and wondered what former

SA Toda would recommena.

Seidel was told that former SA Todd

felt it essential that the Government should have the right to

defend itself against individuals and groups who advocate

violent revolution or who are aligned with foreign powers,

and that there was a need for some sort of legislation within

the framework of constitutional government which would enable

the government to do this; but, of course, it should be done

under. proper control. Seidel asked for suggestions as to what

sort of control, and was told that this was a matter for

Congress to decide, but perhaps Congress should look into some

legislation similar to wiretap legislation, where the responsi-

bility is upon a Federal judge to issue a

warrant.

Former SA Todd had prepared a brief summary of what

he recalled of the activities of the BPP, and he made a copy of

this available to Seidel. Former SA Todd also had made a

chronology to assist him in answering questions, together with

5

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SSC;

INTERVIEW OF FORMER

SA DAVID E. TODD BY

SSC STAFF MEMBER

-

some notes concerning COINTEL policy, former SA Todd's general

recollection of matters, questions of law regarding agent -

principlê, privileged information problems, ongoing litigation

and national defense, and informants and sources.

Seidel asked

for a copy of this chronology and this, too, was given to him.

Seidel expressed great interest in receiving the one

page summary of the Panthers'

activities, and stated that he

had chosen the Panthers for a case study, and he seemed more

interested in this than in the COINTEL.

He also indicated that

there might be future interviews and that former SA Todd might

be called as

a witness

before the Committee at a later date.

At the outset of the interview, Seidel asked whether

former SA Todd desired his rights be read to him. Former

SA Todd told him that since he did not interpret this as a

custodial interview, and it was his understanding Seidel had no

police power, that he could forego reading the rights.

Former SA Todd did not feel it was necessary to

consult with a Bureau representative at this time.

The above information was furnished by former SA Todd

voluntarily and was not solicited.

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RONOLOGY

Approximate

Dates

Deco 1969

Feb. 1970

May

• 1970

AUg

1970

Aug 1970

Jan 1971

Feb 1971

March 1971.

April 1971

ADril 1971

May 1971

August

1971

August

1971

August 1971

Deco 1971

7'3.

Designated supervisor. Reviewed Cointelpro file.

No recollection of any actions by s. F. in file.

Conference in Washington, D._C. Briefed on Baltimore

Black Panther murder. Cointelpro discussed.

Cointeloro letter.

Suggestion rejected by S. F.

Marin Court

shootout (Jonathan Jackson-Judge Haley)

Cleaver released from prison.

Letters to Algeria to provoke Cleaver to return to

U. S. so arrest could be effected.

Newton becomes Supreme Commander, Cleaver expelled.

Robert Webb murder.

San Napier murder.

Iwo New York police officers wounded.

Four New York police officers murdered.

George Jackson killed in orison break attempt.

Officer Kowalski murder attempt - Hashington &

Bottom arzest

S. F. Ingleside Station attack - Officer Young murdered.

Retired.

- COINTELPRO:

RECOLLECTION:

Recommended against many proposals.

Approved recommendation to try to induce Cleaver

to return to U.S.

Would have approved actions to persuade Panthers

"to change loyalty from Party and become informants, but

cannot recall any specific ones.

Would not have approved any proposals solely for

harrassment or for leaking information to press; there

must have been some bona fide investigative purpose

behind proposal before considering 1t.

Recall only generalities.

Requested if could review

Bureau

files orior to interview.

This was denied.

Cannot testify with any specificity without review

of files.

AGENT-PRINCIPAL PRIVILEGED INFORMATION: Sensitive techniques

Informants s Sources

Ongoing Investigations

Foreign Intelligence

7

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Ongolng Iltigation: Panthers t. FBI & IRS, USDO, S. F. Oiv1l rights.

National Defense: Documents reviewed were classified.

executive branch have right to defend

nation against advocates of revolution (public

interest

1ssue).

Informants & sources:

Cannot reveal.

(Includes information

that might reveal identity.)

5

provide or

is responsibility of government to provide the information

Any questions should be submitted in writing and my answers in

writing should be formarded to FBI

and if FBI deems it advisable

to make these answers

available to

Committee, that

proper channel.

• should be

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The Investiga

ion of the Black Panther

rty was a

National. Defense matter.

Information on file points to colla-

boration with foreign powers by leaders of the party.

Throughout the two-year period in which I supervised

. there were strong liaisons between Black Panthers

and dissident groups abroad as well as with the governments of

foreign nations. The Black Panthers had support and/or branches

in France, Germany and Scandinavia, and were international in

Eldridge Cleaver, wanted on felony warrants, had been

granted asylum in Algeria and with his entourage was residing

1n a villa provided by the Algerian government.

During this

period he made at least one trip to roscow, Russia.

Several

Black Panthers travelled to Cuba.

Huey Rewton, in 1971, travelled

to Red china by way of canada and Hong kong at the invitation

of the chinese government at a time when the united states had

no diopunatic relations with them.

At the time I began serving as supervisor in late 1969,

the Black Panther Party was under co-leadership of Huey Newton,

then confined to prison in California, and Eldridge Cleaver, living.

10 exile in Algeria. the Black Panther Party, both in the news-

caper it oublished weekly at San Francisco, and in public statenents

by Its officers and leaders, advocated violent revolution; 1t

published instructions on guerrilla warfare, directions for the use

of weanons, and printed detailed dravings and instructions on

the manufacture of bombs and explosive devices, and to ditated

pigs,

which means

"I'll the polices

phrase. The history of the black fanther party during the period

I acted as supervisor is replete mith incidents of murder, vioLence

ano inciting to revolution.

The revolutionary quotation of liao.

Ise-Tung, "Polltical power

grows out of the barrel of a gun,"

became a

Black Panther motto.

Sometime in early 1971 a solit occurred in the Black

Panther. Party.

Huey Newton, following his release from prison

In 1970, gained control of one faction headquartered in Berkeley,

California, and he broke openly with Eldridge Cleaver, publicly

expelling

Cleaver and Cleaver's lieutenants from the Party. The

Newton faction thereaiter gradually took a more moderate approach,

advocating social change through community service in place of 1ts

prior profile of violence.

advocate violent revolution; It began publication In New York

of its own newspaper proclaiming itsrevolutionary policies; and

followers belonging to this faction continued to commit crimes of

violence.

The following crimes of violence attributed to the Cleaver

faction of the Black Panthers have been documented in the book

• "Target

Blue,

by former Deputy Police Commissioner Robert Daley of New York

C1ty (Dell Publlshing CO., Ine., 1973):

Ambush attacks against police officers which resulted in

7 officers murdered, 3 wounded, and one attempted murder thwarted, which

led to the solution of the other cases and established these attacks

to be a nationwide conspiracy; and the murder of two Newton-faction

BLaCK Panthers

9€

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NA KOC INY COUE

-9:ÓR POLLO NITEL

AUGUST 15, 1975

10:

DIRECTUR , FBI

FEDERAL BUCAU OF INYmounTiON

COMMUNICATIONS SESTION

ANG 10075

REMO

CONPIDENTIAL

FROM:

C 0

SAC, NEW TURK (145-146601)

IDENTIAL

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPT

WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE.

Assoc. Dir. .

Dep-A.D.-Adm.

Dep.-A.D.-InV

Asst. Dir.:

Admin. -

Comp. Syst.

Ext. Affaira

Files & Com.

Gen. Int. -

Ident. .

Inspection MAt

Intell.

Laboratory

Plan. & Eval. -

Spee. Int. -

Training

"ephone F

Toetox Sec'y

-DENST UUY, 1975.

KE FAKENCE NEW YORK TELLIYPE TO DUREAU, AUGUST 15, 1975-4

LUCH YORX GENI-JAJAS RAINERVENES ON AUGUST 15. 1975 EY BURE

SPECIAL AGENIS (DAS) LEONARD HUNGARTER, UR • ANU JUSEPH J• PALGUSA,

AND FURNISHED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: B(U)

THE CORRECT SPELLING ANU FULL NAME UF THE MEMBER OF THE SENATE

19

=2

SLICI COMMITTLE ON INCCLLIGENCE OPERATIONS (SSCIO) WHO INTERVIEWED

UN AUGUSI 1O, 1975 IS PATRICK ARTHUR SHEA. SHEA TOLD SOURCE

¡WU MUNTHS AGU SAI

JAFFE

CORNER NEW YRUK 4524-S) VISITED HIS

LIU, MR. WILLIAN

TILLER, A LAWYER WISH SSCIO IN WASHINGIUN, DC.

WELLE IN MILLER'S OFFICE, JANE RELATED TO WILL

MILLER

THAT HE HAD A

PLEASAN' KELAT UNSHIP WITH FORUER SAS JOHNEG ILLIS AND COWARD E.

LANDER WITH REGARD SU SOVIET INELLIGENCE TANERS- HE SEP 10 191520

10/300

CLASSIFED ASpALLelj

DECLASSIFY ON

ASS.

8/14181

EASON-FCIN

DURA OF REVIE

4 SEP 1 8 1975

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PAGE IWO

NY 108-146601

CUNFIUINIIAL

NUKING THE TIME THAI JAFFE WAS RELATING TO MILLER INFORMATION

ABOUT HIS ASSOCIATION WITH SAS WILLIS AND GAMBER AND HIS RELAI IONSHIP®

WITH ILE IDI, SENATON CHURCH, THE CHAIRMAN OF SSCIO, ENTERED MILLER'S

OFFICE ANO BECAME VERY MUCH INICRESTED IN JAFFE'S STATEMENIS. JAFFE

TOLD MILLER THAT WHEN HE KETURNU FROM HONG KUNG (SOURCE DELIEVES

THIS TO DE IN 1966- 1968), HE LEARNED THAI HE WAS "FINGERED" bY A

MIGHLY REGARDED SOVILI DEFECTUR WHO TOLU AN FOI OFFICIAL IN WASHINGION,

DE THAI WHILE IN MOSCOW, USSA, HE SAW SAM JAFFE'S NAME ON A PIECE OF

PAPER ON THE ULSK UF A HIGHLY PLACEU GO OFFICER. SHA TOLD SOURCE

THAL JAIL LWICAILD IU MILLER THAT IHIS SUVILI DEFICIOR'S NAME

WAS FENKOVSKIY (SHEA PRUNOUNCEN THIS NAME AS PENT KOVSKIY)• SOURCE

INQUIRED OF SHCA IN THIS WAS INE SAME PERSUN WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF

THE DOUK "PENKOVSKIY'S PAPERS", ANU SHGA REPLICO "THAI'S IHE ONE". *(U)

SHIA DIU NUT INDICATE IU SOUNCE HOW JAFFE DECANK AWARE OF HIS

BEING "'INGERED" OY THE SOVILI UNACIOR OR WHEN THE SOVIET DEFECTOR

SAW JAMIE'S NAME ON THE DESK UF A KGO OFFICER IN MOSCOW. JAFFE IOLD

MILLEN THAT IHE ADI, UPON LEARNING THAT INFURMATION, FELT THAT JAFFE

WAS 'A "DOUDLE AGENI" DE CAUSE ON IHE CUOLNESS UN BUREAU PERSONNEL

TOWARD HIN WHEN HE RETURNED IU THE UNITED STATES FRUM HONG KONG. EE(U)

GUN INCI...

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NY 105 - 146601

CONFIUENIIAL

JArFE TOLD MILLER THAT EVER SINCE HIS RETURN FRUM HONG KONG,

ME CANNUT HOLD A JOD, AND DELIEVES IHE FOI IS THE CAUSE OF HIS

PREDICAMEN• JAFFE IS ON THE OPINION INAI THE FEI IS BEING

VIN ICEIVE TOWARD HIM IN PURSUING IHIS MATTER AND DEPRIVING HIM OF

MAKING A LIVELIHOUD. X(U)

SOUNCE TOLD SHEA THAI HE DIU NUT FLEL THAT THERE WAS ANY

SUBSTANCE IO JAFFE'S STAICHANI IMAT THE POI WAS BEING VINUICTIVE

US RESPONSIDLE NOR JARRE'S UNENPLUYNENE PRUDLEN. EE(U)

SHIA TULU SOURCE THAT HE SPEND ABUUE FIVE HOURS DURING THE PAST

WEEKEN INERVIKWING JAPFE ABOUT THE ADOVE MATTER. SHEA TOLD SOURCE

SHAL HE HAS DEEN ASSIGNEU TO IHIS MATTER BECAUSE UF IWO REASONS.

THE FIRST KEASON DEING IHAT SENAIUR CHURCH WAS INTERESIED IN THE

MATTER, AW THE SECOND REASON BEING THAT EVEN INUUGH JAFFE'S

INFORMAI IUN IS UUISIDE THE SCOPE OF SSCIO'S INVESTIGATION, IT IS

LOOKING INTO IHE MATIAR IU DETERMINE IF JAFFL'S SIAIEMENIS ARE TRUE

ANU IN SO, DETERMINE IF LEGISLATION SHOULD BE PROPOSED TO ELIMINATE

OR LURT AIL SUGH VINDICTIVE PRACTICES. * (4)

SOURCE AUVISED THAT IN RESPONSE IU SHEA'S QUESTIONS, HE TOLD

SAGA THAI HiS AND GANDER NIRSI APPRUACHED JAFFE WHEN JAFFE WAS *(4)

CONFIDENTIAL

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PAGE HOUR

NY 145- 146601

CUNFIDENTIAL

COPLOYOU BY THE UNITEN NAT LONS IN NEW YURK CITY (NYC AS A

CURRESPOWENT • SOURCE TULU SHEA THAI IN ADDITION TO JAFFE, HE AND

CAMBER TALKED TO MANY PEOPLE ASSUCIATED WITH THE UNITED NATIONS, AND

THAS PRIOR IU TALKING TU JAFFE, A DACKGROUNJ INVESTIGATION WAS

CON UCIEU ON JAFFE. SOURCE SOLD SHEA IHAT IU IHE DEST OF HIS

RECOLLECION, NO IN DEPTH BACKGRUUNU INVESTIGATION OF JAFFE WAS

CUNULIED. SHEA ASKEN SOURCE IF JAFFE HAU SIGNED A STATEMENT TO THE

AFFECI THAI HE WOULU KEP CONFIUENTIAL HIS RELAIIONSHIP WITH THE

FBLO SOURCE TULD SHEA THAT HE NUES NUT RECALL IF JAFFE SIGNED SUCH

A DIAJEMEN, DUT THAI HE RECALLIU THAT INK MATTER OF CONFIDENTIALITY

WAS DISCUSSED WITH JAFFE. O(U)

SUURCE TOLD JAFFE THAT HE ANU GAMDER WERE PRIMARILY INTERESTED

1U JAFFE'S DOVILI CUNTACIS IN IHE UNITED STATES, HOWEVER, WHENEVER

JAFFE WENT ADRUAU, HE WAS INIEKVICWED ON HIS RETURN IU THE UNITED

SIALES TO ULTERMINE IN HE HAD ANY CUNTACIS WIIH SOVILIS WHILE

ADRUAN. SHEA INQUIRED IF WHEN JAFFE WENT ABROAD, PARTICULARLY TO

IhE USDA, IN IHE FDI MADE HIN AVAILAbLE TO THE CIA FOR OPERATIONS.

SOUR GE TOLD SHA HAI HE HAD NU ION IN IHAI REGARD. A (4)

SHICA TOLU SUURCE IHAT HE HAD NU INSTRUCIIONS IU INTERVIEW

PURVE SPECIAL AGEIVE GANDER REGARDING THIS WAITER, AND ADDED THAT * (U)

CONFIDENTIAL

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WY

105 - 146601

CONGIDENTIAL

AFTER HE SUDMITS THE RESUIS O HIS INTERVIEW WITH SHE SOURCE, HE

MAY NECEIVE AN ASSIGNHENT TU INTERVICW GAMBER. SOUKCE IULD SHEA

¡NAL GANDER RETIRED FROM INE IDI IN 127O, ANU IS NOW EMPLOYED AS A

VICE PREDIVENE UF WELLS FARGU IN ATLANA, GEORGIA• SOURCE ADVISED

INAL NO HAS NOT AUVISCO GANDER UF HIS CONTACT WITH SHEA, AND DOES

NOI PLAN TO NU SO. SUURCE AUDEU THAT HE HAU NO ODULCIIONS IF THE

DUKEAU URDIKES TO NUIIFY GAMDEN THAT SOURCE HAS BEEN INTERVILWED

REGARDING JAIFE. SOURCE ADVISEN THE INTERVILWING PERSONNEL THAT IT

WAS HIS UPIWION THAT GANDER WOULU DE CUNIACILD DY A REPRESENTATIVE

Or DOCIO REGARUING THE JAFFE MATIER, SINCE JAFFE'S STATEMENIS

PINTAIN TO A PERIOU OF LINE WHEN SUURCE WAS RETIRED ANO JAFFE WAS

HANULED BY GANDERO E(U)

SHEA INQUIREU IF JANFE WAS PAIU ANY MONLY BY THE ÜBI. SOURCE

TULD SALA THAT JAFFE WAS NUI PAIU FUR HIS SERVICES RENDERED, DUI

WAS HE INDURSEU PUR ANY EXPENSES JANEE INCURRED IN DEVELOPING

LORRAI LON HOK THE ABI. K(U)

SOURCE STAILU THAI SHEA UNY WISCUSSED INE ABOVE MATTER, AND NO

OiC CUPIES WERE DISCUSSED• SUURCE AUDED IHAT SHEA WID NOT MENTION

ANY OTHER INVESTIGATION ON THE SOI, NUR DIU HE MENTION ANY OTHER

NAVILE UN MURNER OR CURRENE ENPLUXES UR THE MBI. SOURCE ADVISED THAT AN)

CONFIDENTIAL

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NY 140 - 1400001

CONTIUENIIAL

SHRA TULD HIM THAI HE MAY CALL UPON SOURCE AGAIN FOR FURTHER

INFORMAI LON REGARUING JAFFE. SOURCK TULU INTERVIKWING PERSONNEL

INAL HE WOULU PROMPTLY AUVISE THE NYO SHOULD HE AGAIN BE CONTACTED

DI A REPRESENIATIVE OF SSCIO. SOURCE STATEU THAT HO DID NOT ASK

ANÜ HE WIN NOT FURNISH SHEA A SIGNEU

.. STATEMENT • (4)

SOLACE ADVISED THAT THE LAST TIME HE SAW JAFFE WAS ON JANUARY

21, 107K, WHOW HE NET JAFPE AT JUHN F. KENNEDY INTERNAIIONAL AIRPORT

WIKIAD • DUURCE SIATEU INAI JAFER UN THAT OCCASION WAS AN AMERICAN

DRUAUCASIING CUMPANY (AUC) CORRESPUNDENT COVERING THE PAN AMERICAN

INAUGURAL 747 FLIGHE PRUN UFKIA IU LUNDUN, ENGLAND. K (U)

SULACE STATEN IHAI ON THIS UCCASIUN, JAFFE WAS VERY FRIENDLY

ANU SHOWED NU ANIMUSITY TOWARU THE SUURCE. SOURCK ADDED THAT IHE

DI WAS NUI DISCUSSED DURING THIS MEETING, NUR WAS THEIR PREVIOUS

KELAi LUNSHIP MENTIUNZO DURING SHE BRIGE CONVERSATION. GUNVERSATION. AK(4)

MOLU

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

MAY 1962 EDITION

GSA FPAIR (41 CFR) 101-11.6

* UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

: Mr. J. B

Adams

1 - Mx. Mintz

I - Mr. Wannall

(Attn :

Cregar)

1 - Mrs. Metcalf

1

MI.

Hotis

DATE: 8/20/75

1 - Mx. Daly

Assh

Comp. Syst.

Ext. Affairs

Files & Com.

Gen. Inv. _

Ident.

FROM

: Legal

Counsel

SUBJECT:

STATUS OF RESPONSES TO CONGRESSIONAL

COMMITTEE REQUESTS

"Laboratory

Legal Coon,

Plan. & Eval. -

Spec. inv. =

Training

Telephone Rm. -

Director Soc'y -

The purpose of the memorandum is to set forth in

summary form the requests we have received from various Com-

mittees in Congress and the status of our replies.

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

Tran

BY spa

DATE 1/30/1

Senate Select Committee on

Intelligence Activities (Church's Committee)

Date of Request

Nature of Request

Letter, 7/14/75

Material pertaining to

Martin Luther King.

Status

102211

793118

22%

Response delivere,

Letter, 8/5/75

Request for FBI materials

Response being 3

with respect to surreptitious prepared

entries.

Letter, 8/7/75

Request for briefing re-

garding mail openings.

Letter, 8/8/75

Request for materials

relating to mail

Briefing held

8/18/75.

Response being

prepared.

surveillance.

Letter, 8/12/75

UNRECORDED COPY FILED

Letter, 8/13/75

Letter, 8/13/75

SEP

- 71975.

Request that FBI provide

Response being

third-agency clearance of

prepared.

ER materialifossessed by

IRS.

REC-10 62

Request for access to

116375-621

Respotise being

materials pertaining to

prepared.

organized crime.

AUG 27 1975

Request for underlying

materials related to

Response being

prepared.

Department of Justice file

#82-46-5.

XEROX

CONTINUED - OVER

SEP

12 1975

(8.)

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Legal Counsel to Mr. Adams

STATUS OF RESPONSES TO CONGRESSIONAI

COMMITTEE REQUESTS

Committee on the Judiciary

Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights (Tunney.'s Committee)

Date of Request

Nature of Request

Letter, 7/25/75

Request concerns limited

message-switching 1m-

Status

Response. being

prepared.

plementation plan.

Subcommittee on Postal Facilities, Mail, and

Labor Management

House Post Office and Civil Service Committee (Wilson's Committee)

Date of Request

Nature of Request

Status

Letter, 8/6/75

Request pertaining to

Response delivered.

mail openings.

Subcommittee on Government Information and

Individual Rights

Committee on Government Operations (Abzug's Committee)

Date of Request

Nature of Request

Letter, 8/16/75

Request for waiver of

former SA George A. Berley

Status

Response being

prepared.

questions re-

garding non-court-ordered

surreptitious entries.

Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties and the

Administration of Justice

Committee on the Judiciary (Kastenmeier's Committee)

Date Of Request

Nature of Request

Letter, 8/6/75

Request pertaining to the

National Security Index.

Status

Response being

prepared.

CONTINUED - OVER

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...

Legal Counsel to Mr.. Adams

RE:

STATUS OF RESPONSES TO CONGRESSIONAL

COMMITTEE REQUESTS

House Select Committee (Pike's Committee

Date of Request

Nature of Request

Status

Letter, 7/22/75

All documents and materials Department decided

provided to the Senate Select 8/19/75 to make SSC

material available

nental Operations and request for review in Bureau

for all materials related to space.

budgetary authority.

Letter, 7/28/75

Inquiry to encompass all

aspects of the FBI budget

Partial response

prepared.

as it relates to gathering,

use and dissemination of

Letter, 8/11/75

Letter, 8/19/75

Letter, 8/19/75

Request for briefing of

Assistant Director

Wannall on general

operations of the In-

telligence Division.

Request for information

concerning Bureau

informants.

Request (7/22/75) all

Briefing held with

HSC Staff Member's

on 8/18/75.

Response delivered

• to the Department.

Response being

prepared.

chart; (7/30/75)

access to all FBI information

rovided to GAO; and 8/13/75

roposed FBI guidelines.

Letter, 8/19/75

surveillance.

CONTINUED - OVER

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=.!"

Legal Counsel to Mr. Adams

STATUS OF RESPONSES TO CONGRESSIONAL

COMMITTEE REQUESTS

Date of Request

Letter, 8/19/75

Nature of Request

Request for current

Bureau organizational

chart.

Status

Response being

prepared.

Hearings

Date of Request

ORALLY, 7123/75

Nature of Request

Status

But See ate note at of teeinony

established.

Management of the Post Office

nd Civil Service Committee

oncerning mail covers and mai

openings.

Anticipated Hearings

We have been informally advised that there will be

The topic for the House Select Committee hearings is not known.

RECOMMENDATION:

For information.

Jeer

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18

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18

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(3)

(4)

Question

if not, please explain.

intelligence investigations would

apply to individuals or groups

lacking the same or similar proven

(5)

if yes, please explain both ir

general and with specific reference

to any support provided by the

Coyne letter.

A. Who, if anyone, has disputed that "such

matters as domestic terrorism certainly

affect the internal security and

national welfare * **."?

B.

How was the armed attack on the

President (Truman?) connected with the

Coyne letter?

A. With reference to page 1 of the

report to the NSC dated Mar. 5, 1954:

(1) Does an overall reading of this

page reasonably convey the impres-

sion that program objectives were

designed to protect against sub-

version by domestic groups that

might be directed, or controlled

by a foreign power?

(2) If yes, and since "the IIC members

recognize their responsibility as

assigned by the Directives * **"

does this mean that the Directives

apply to only such domestic groups

and the members recognized this

limitation? If not, please explain.

(3) If A(I) is no, please explain

giving specific consideration to

the necessity for the first 3

paragraphs on the page and the

need to integrate domestic and

foreign intelligence. (See goal 1.)

A. Do MI. Hoover's Nov. 6, 1958 comments

concerning the usurpation of jurisdic-

tion from local authorities indicate

his belief

that the FBI was not

and should not be a national police

force responsible for maintaining law

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and order throughout the country?

B. Was it ever the FBI's position that it

was not and/or did not desire to be a

national police?

C. Is crime prevention through the gathering

of intelligence a police function?

D. If not, please explain.

E. If yes, how do the FBI's domestic intelli-

gence gathering activities differ from

the usual police function?

F. If there is no substantive difference,

does this mean the FBI, in the area of

domestic intelligence gathering, now con-

stitutes and performs as a national

police force?

G. If not, please explain.

A. Is the Emergency Detention Law (EML) the

same as Subchapter II of the Internal

Security Act of 1950? (ISA)?

B. Mr. Hoover's testimony (Emergency Supple-

mental Appropriations Bill, 1940, at

304) indicates that the FBI maintained a

list or index of subversive individuals

prior to the enactment of the ISA:

(1) What did the FBI call this list or

index?

(2) Did the list contain the names or

individuals whether or not potentiall!

dangerous?

C. Did the EML/ISA specifically require the

FBI to maintain a list of potentially

dangerous subversives?

(1) If so, how did the EML/ISA list

differ from the subversive list

already being maintained by the FBI?

(2) If there were differences between

the

two lists, what criteria was

used to determine whether to list

an individual on the EML/ISA index?

(3) If there were no significant

differences between the lists, why

was the EML/ISA list necessary aside

from any statutory requirement?

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D. When and under what authority was Sub-

chapter II of the ISA repealed?

E. Identify the specific criminal statutes

covering acts of expionage or sabotage?

F.

Did the ISA ever provide for the emer-

gency detention of individuals who might

possibly commit, or conspire to commit,

acts other than espionage or sabotage?

(1) If so, please identify such other

acts.

(2) If not,

did the EML/ISA list ever

contain the names of individuals

who might engage in subversive

activities other than expionage of

sabotage?•

(3) If so, what authority permitted

their

inclusion on the EML/ISA list?

A. Is the Domestic Intelligence Division

mentioned in Mr. Hoover's memorandum of

May 11, 1961, an FBI or DOJ division?

A. Besides the memorandum of Attorney

General Clark, dated Sept. 14, 1967, con-

cerning urban riot activity:

(1)

How many other specific case-by-case

instructions regarding domestic

intelligence investigative matters

have been received from the Attorney

General or DOJ?

(2)

(3)

When were such instructions received?

What were the subject matter of the

instructions?

(4) Please provide copies of such

instructions.

A. "¿ * * the FBI gradually came to be

assigned intelligence investigations out-

side the foreign controlled espionage and

sabotage matters ***":

(1) Does this sentence mean that initiall

the FBI had authority to only conduct

intelligence operations of those

domestic organizations or individuals

that were controlled by or connected

with a foreign power and could

possible be used for espionage or

sabotage?

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(2)

(3)

If not, please explain.

If so, what document (describe

and give date) enlarged the FBI's

authority so that it could conduct

investigations regarding "other

intelligence matters affecting

the internal security * **."

A. Does 28 U.S.G. 533(1) provide the

statutory basis for the FBI's investi-

gation of criminal violations in the

internal security area?

B. If not, what is the statute that

provides such authority?

Exactly when did the FBI begin to use

its statutory authority to conduct

criminal investigations as a basis for

its domestic intelligence operations?

A.

Does

the FBI view Attorney General

Clark's Sept. 14, 1967 memorandum as

a directive to:

(1)

Provide information of possible

criminal violations resulting

from riots that had already

occurred, or

(2)

Engage in a continuing intelligence

operations with respect to black

nationalist groups, or

(3)

Engage in continuing intelligence

operations with respect to any

extremist group or individual?

B. If none of the above, what is the

import of the memorandum

.. Did this memorandum constitute additiona

authority for the FBI to conduct domestic

intelligence investigations?

D. If so, what additional authority in

this area is conveyed to the FBI?

A. Does the FBI view the Feb. 18, 1969

DOJ memorandum as constituting any

additional authority for the FBI to

engage in domestic intelligence

investigations?

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B. If so, what additional authority in this

area is conveyed to the FBI?

A. The "President's proclamation" mentioned

by Mr. Hoover on Nov. 30, 1939, during

his testimony on the Emergency Supple

mental Appropriations Bill, 1940, at 304:

(1) Is the "President's proclamation"

the Sept. 6, 1939 Presidential

Directive?

(2)

If not, to what does "President's

proclamation" refer? Please provide

copy if not already provided.

B. What were the "national defense statutes"

referred to in Mr. Hoover's testimony,

supra?

C. In his testimony, supra,

did Mr. Hoover

• ever detail what

activities constituted

"subversive activities › * * or any

activities that are possibly detrimental

to the internal security of the United

States"?

D.

If so, please provide copy of such

testimony.

E. If not, how could Congress at that time

know or appreciate what the FBI was

actually doing in the area of domestic

intelligence investigations.

A. During Mr. Hoover's testimony on Jan. 5,

1940, on the Justice Department Appro-

priations Bill, 1940, at 153, did MI.

Hoover ever explain what constituted

"being active in any subversive activity

or in movements detrimental to the

internal security"?

B. If so, please provide copy of such

testimony:

C. If not, how could Congress at that time,

know or appreciate in detail what the

FBI was doing in the area of domestic

intelligence investigations?

D. Mr. Hoover's testimony of June 6, 1940 on

the Supplemental National Defense Appro-

priation, 1941, at 180, mentions a

National Defense Division. Is this the

successor division to the Intelligence

Division mentioned in Mr. Hoover's testi-

mony of Jan. 5, 1940, at 153?

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E. Mr. Hoover also mentions at 181, that

the general intelligence index included

the names of such persons as "known espio-

nage agents, known saboteurs, leading

members of the Communist party; and the

bund."

(1) Can it be reasonably concluded that

this listing reflects what. the FBI,

at that time, considered its intelli-

gence investigation authority under

the Presidential Directives to be,

i.e., limited solely to espionage

and sabotage matters, and domestic

groups connected with foreign

governments?

(2)

(3)

If not, please explain.

If other types of groups or individ-

uals were included in the index,

please describe their activities.

(4)

If other groups or individuals were

included in the general index but

not mentioned in the testimony,

could Congress be fully apprised of

of the scope of the FBI's intelli-

gence investigation activities at

that time?

(5) If so, please explain.

A. Does the FBI believe that Congress has,

by receiving testimony about the FBI's

domestic intelligence activities as well

as intelligence information, recognized

the scope of FBI domestic intelligence

activities and tacitly approved of those

activities?

B. If not, please explain.

C. If so,

does the FBI consider this tacit

approval to be an additional authority

to conduct domestic intelligence

activities?

D. If not, please explain.

A. Is it the FBI's position that, aside

from any intelligence investigation

authority granted by the Presidential

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Directives, 28 U.S.C. 533, in conjunction

with various criminal statutes, authorizes

the FBI to infiltrate groups or other-

wise engage in affirmative, active

intelligence gathering operations prior

to the commitment or alleged commitment

of a violation of one of the criminal

• statutes?

B. If not, please explain.

C. If so, what language in 28 U.S.C. 533,

considered in conjunction with various

criminal statutes, authorizes such

D.

operations?

Is it the position of the FBI that the

Executive Orders relating to Federal

employee loyalty matters authorize

the FBI to infiltrate domestic groups

or otherwise conduct continuing investi-

gations of groups or individuals for

intelligence purposes?

E.

If so, please identify the Executive

Orders and the specific language in

• each that constitutes such authorization?

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POSITION PAPER: INVESTIGATIONS OF SUBVERSION, AN OVERVIEW,

May 19, 1972

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A. Besides the Sept. 14, 1967 instructions

from the Attorney. General and the Feb. 18,

1969 instructions from the Assistant Attorney

General, Internal Security Division, has

the Department of Justice (DOJ) provided

any other instructions or directives,

applicable to a general situation rather

than a specific group or individual, that

pertain to FBI domestic intelligence

investigations?

B.

If so, please provide copies of such

instructions and directives.

C.

If not:

(1) In what manner were these two instruc-

tions amplified by other policy

instructions?

(2)

Were policy instructions pertaining to

specific cases ever used by the FBI

as

guidance for a policy in a more general-

ized situation where no pertinent instruc

tions had been received from the Attorney

General or DOJ?

(3) If so, please list the areas where this

was done and provide pertinent docu-

mentation.

(4)

The parenthetical information suggests

that besides the above mentioned dated

that besides e

memoranda other policy instructions

were received and not all of these

concerned specific cases.

(1) Is this correct?

(2) If so, please explain if question A,

above, was answered in the negative.

A.

Testimony by Mr. Hoover as early as Nov. 30,

1939, indicates that the FBI was maintaining

indices on saboteurs, espionage agents,

subversives and others:

In light of this, why was it necessary

for the FBI to query DOJ about the

propriety of maintaining a list similar

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to the Security Index when the legal

authority for the Security Index was

repealed?

(2)

Please provide a copy of the FBI inquiry

concerning this matter and the DOJ/

Attorney General response.

B. Did the FBI maintain ay other index concur-

rently with the Security Index?

C. If so, please identify and explain the need

for such index.

A. Does the statement, "There are no investi-

gations of members of an organization which

does not advocate the use of force * * *"

mean that investigations are conducted of:

(1) Members to determine if they are

leaders?

(2) Organization leaders?

B.

If investigations are made of group leaders,

do such investigations encompass individuals

who are not officers of the organization?

C.

• D.

If so, how is "leadership" determined.

What is the difference between:

(1) "A demonstrated propensity for violence,"

(2) "subversive or revolutionary activity'?

E. Are leaders or members of civil rights

organizations investigated?

F. If so, what distinction is there between

such an organization and its leaders and

members?

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MANUAL SECTION 87: INVESTIGATION OF SUBVERSIVE ORGANIZATIONS

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Question

A. FBI investigations under Section 87

are based on statutes and Departmental

Directives.

(1) Does this mean that no authority

was conferred on the FBI by the

various Presidential Directives?

(2) If so, please explain in view of

the position taken by Messis.

Wannall, Watters and Lacey that

intelligence investigative

authority was delegated to the FBI

by Presidential Directives in

addition to statutory jurisdiction

(3)

If Presidential Directives did

delegate authority to FBI, why

aren't the Directives cited as

authority for investigations.

B. What are the Department instructions

to which reference is made?

C. Are these the same Department instruc-

tions mentioned in Section 122,

paragraph Ala, page 1? If not, what

are these instructions?

A.

What considerations affect the

"desirability" of conducting an

investigation of possible statutory

violations discovered during the

course of an investigation of sub-

versives?

B.

Would these same criteria apply to

possible violations discovered in

the course of extremist investigations

(see Section 122, paragraph Alc,

page la.)?

C. If not, please explain.

A. "'gubversive activities" in the

What authority exists for defining

manner set forth?

A. Since specific statutes provide the

basis for FBI investigations and

since a preliminary inquiry can be

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conducted for 90 days without a

specific indication of the statutory

basis for the authority:

(1) Please explain how statutory

authority exists for such

preliminary inquiry during the

90 day period.

(2)

Does such a procedure mean that

a contact of unknown nature

between an individual and a

subversive group is sufficient

in itself to constitute an

activity "which may result in a

violation" of some statute even

if the statute is not specified?

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A. What is the purpose of the Manual?

A. Please identify the "Departmental

instructions" and provide copies of

same if not already provided.

As regards 18 U.S.C. 88241, 2383,

2384, 2385, are attempts and con-

actavies e conch mad besthe phrase

violation ***"?

(1) If not, what activities does

the phrase encompass?

(2) If so, what other activities

(describe generally) are

covered by the phrase?

(3)

Where conspiracy is itself the

crime (see 18 U.S.C. 88241,

2384 and 2385), what activities

are covered by the phrase?

A. Is the import of the first sentence

that:

(1)

The various Presidential

Directives charged the FBI with

only responsibility for the

collection and coordination of

(2)

internal security information?

This coordination and collection

responsibility was passive

in nature, not requiring active

(3)

investigations?

No intelligence investigative

authority was conveyed to the

FBI by the Presidential Direc-

tives?

B. If A(1) is no:

(1) What is meant?

(2)

Why does the third sentence

state that there is a difference

between the FBI's collection

and coordination responsibility

and its "jurisdictional authorits

for conducting active investi-

gations" under various statutes.

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C. If A(2) is no, why does the third

sentence emphasize that the authority

for "active investigations" is

derived from statutes and Departmental

Directives?

If the Directives did convey authority

(1)

What is the difference between

a "responsibility" as in

"responsibility to coordinate.

and collect" and "authority"

as in "jurisdictional authority"?

(2)

Why does paragraph Ala of

Section 122, at page 1, not

mention the Presidential Direc-

tives as authority for investi-

gations?

E. If A(1), (2), (3), or any one of them

is answered yes, how can such an

answer be reconciled with the position

found in the papers by Messis. Wannall

Watters and Lacey that the FBI was

delegated authority to conduct active

intelligence investigations by

various Presidential Directives both

oral and written?

A. What is the authority

for defining

"extremist activities" in the manner

set out?

B.

How do "extremist activities" as

defined differ from "subversive

activities" as defined in Manual

Section 87, paragraph A4, page 4?

C. If the definitions are the same of

substantially the same, why is a

distinction between extremists and

subversives necessary?

A. What is a characterization of an

individual or organization?

A. Please list all indices at both

FBI headquarters and field office

levels on which extremist individuals

may be listed in addition to the

ADEX and EPA.

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