Originator: HSCA
From: HSCA
To: BELL, GRIFFIN
Document date: 03/19/1978
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

4/10/201

AGENCY: HSCA

RECORD NUMBER :

180-10120-10010

RECORD SERIES :

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

NUMBERED FILES

014984

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

HSCA

FROM:

HSCA

TO :

BELL, GRIFFIN

TITLE :

DATE:

03/19/1978

PAGES :

7

SUBJECTS :

BELL, GRIFFIN, SUBPOENA

DOCUMENT TYPE: SUBPOENA

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: Consulted

CURRENT STATUS: Withhold

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/06/1993

OPENING CRITERIA:

COMMENTS: Copies of duplicates enclosed 220430 and 240222 enclosed. Box 288.

v9.1

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Date: 11/12/93

Page: 1

JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY : HSCA

RECORD

NUMBER

: 180-10120-10010

RECORDS SERIES :

NUMBERED FILES

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 014984

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR : HSCA

FROM : HSCA

TO : BELL, GRIFFIN

TITLE :

DATE : 03/19/78

PAGES

: 7

SUBJECTS :

BELL, GRIFFIN, SUBPOENA

DOCUMENT TYPE : SUBPOENA

CLASSIFICATION

: U

RESTRICTIONS

CURRENT STATUS : P

REFERREDOpe; full

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 07/06/93

OPENING CRITERIA :

COMMENTS :

Copies of duplicates enclosed 220430 and 240222 enclosed.

Box 288.

[R]

- ITEM IS

RESTRICTED

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ITX Routing Slip

NO.

014984

DATE 3-12-72

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Robert Blakey

Cary Cornwell

Kenneth Klein

Charlie Mathews.

Jim Wolf

Tiny Hutton

Jackie Hess

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Team #2

Team #3

Team #4

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JUSTIFICATION

014984

This subpoena is required to allow staff access to the

files of informants who perhaps have played pivotal roles in

matters that are in need of resolution by the Committee.

Specifically, the need for access to these files is as follows:

1) Access to the unexcised Invader Informants' files

is needed so that the staff, particularly Bill Webb and Ken

McHargh who are intimately familiar with the King Security file,

can ascertain the role of the Invaders, if any, in the assassina-

tion and, if necessary, interview the informants themselves.

2) Access to the unexcised informant file of the

JER associate who was acting as an FBI informant in 1968 is needed

to ascertain his contact with JER, if any, and to interview him

if necessary•

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ORIGINAL

BY AUTHORITY OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CONGRESS OF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

To G. Robert Blakey, or any assistant designated by him:

You are hereby commanded to summon

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell,

Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Washington,

D. C.

20530

to be and appear before the ...

Select Committee on Assassinations,

Committee of the House of Representatives of the United States, of which the Hon. Louis

-Stokes.

.. is chairman,

(SEE SUPPLE MENT)

in their chamber in the city of Washington, on

Thursday, November 2, 1978.

, at the hour of

2:00 a.n

then and there to testify touching matters of inquiry committed to said Committee; and he is

not to depart without leave of said Committee.

Herein fail not, and make return of this summons.

Witness my hand and the seal of the House of Representatives

of the United States, at the city of Washington, this

day of

October

• 19.78

Louis Stokes

Chairman.

Select Committee on Assassinations

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SUPPLEMENT

• and to produce any and all FBI Headquarters and

Field Office informant files, in unexcised form, for the

following

individuals:

1)

The informant referenced in paragraph two of

the attached June 13, 1978 correspondence from

the FBI, whose excised informant file (170-70)

has been made available for review to Committee

Chief Counsel, G. Robert Blakey. This file

is to be produced only to the extent that it

covers the period January 1, 1967 through

December 31, 1969; and

2)

the informant referenced as "Informant C" in

paragraph three of page two of the attached

August 10, 1978 correspondence from the FBI.

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OFF CE

DIRECTOR

(

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535

449364

220430

June 13, 1978

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

Reference is made to letter to the Attorney General

from G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, HSCA,

dated April 12, 1978.

This letter requested access to FBI

files of all informants within the Invaders organization

during 1968 and that the FBI make available for interview

FBI Agents who handled these informants. . This letter also

identified several documents from FBI Headquarters (FBIHQ)

files concerning the relationship between

Arthur Hanes, Sr., in the course of Hanes' representation

nese iron man read duan members

Klan members and

of James Earl Ray. The HSCA requested that the FBI contact

informant(s) who provided information in these documents to

determine if these informants would be agreeable to inter-

view by the HSCA.

This letter is to confirm that on May 17, 1978,

at the House Office Building, Mr. Blakey reviewed a copy of

the files of FBI informants who provided information con-

cerning the Invaders: All information which could identify

these informants was excised from the files.

Notes taken

by Mx. Blakey during the review were returned to represen-

tatives of the FBI.

These notes will be maintained by the

Congressional Inquiry Unit, Records Management Division,

FBIHQ:

The Memphis Office of the FBI has provided the

identities of Agents who handled the above informants.

Since in some cases more than one Agent handled a particular

informant, it is suggested the HSCA review this material to

determine

which Agent the HSCA feels should be interviewed.

This material is available for HSCA access at FBIHQ.

Information concerning the relationship between

Klan members and Hanes, as reported in documents listed in

referenced HSCA letter, was provided by three FBI informants.

This letter is to confirm that two of these informants

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House Select Committee on Assassinations

U: S. House of Representatives

(HSCA)

agreed to HSCA interview and were furnished the names and

telephone numbers of appropriate HSCA personnel to contact.

The third informant refused under any circumstances to be

interviewed by the HSCA.

This letter completes response to HSCA Letter

number 2 of April 12, 1978.

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE • 240222

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGNTION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535

August 10, 1978

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

Reference is made to letter to the Attorney General

from G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, HSCA,

dated June 20, 1978.

Referenced letter furnished a list of Special

Agents of the FBI believed by the HSCA to have been involved

in the unlawful flight investigation of James Earl Ray, prior

to the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., and requested

these

agents

be made available for interview

by the HSCA.

This

letter is to confirm that all agents except Rowen B. Ayers

(deceased), have been cleared from their employment agreement

and are available for HSCA interview. Arrangements for

interviews can be made through contact with representatives of

the Congressional Inquiry Unit (CIU), Records Management

Division, FBI Headquarters (FBIHQ) •

Referenced letter furnished a list of over 500 names

of known and probable associates and possible contacts of

James Earl Ray. The FBI was requested to determine the number

of informants, operatives or sources on this list and attempt

to ascertain if any such individual would consent to interview

Dy the ASCA. In addition,

it was requested that files of any

such individual be prepared for review by the HSCA's Chief

Counsel and Director.

On July 13, 1978, HSCA Staff Member

Michael Eberhardt modified this request to Include field office

files concerning any such person identified as an informant,

operative or source.

According to a search of FBIHQ files, three Individuals

listed in

referenced HSCA letter were identified as present

or former

FBI informants, operatives or sources.

These are

as

follows:

FBI/ DOJ

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

Informant A (probable associate). This individual

advisea on July 19, 1978, that he did not desire to be inter-

viewed or contacted under any circumstances by anyone from the

HSCA. Since this individual was operated as an informant from

1960 to April, 1966, and there are no documents in his file

subsequent to

April, 1966, this informant file is deemed outside

the period of HSCA interest and is not being made available.

Informant B (probable associate). This individual

was contacted on July 19, 1978,

and stated

he does not want

his confidential relationship with the FBI revealed to the

HSCA.

Since this individual was not opened

as an informant

until August, 1972, and closed in March, 1973, his file is

also believed

to be outside the period of HSCA interest

and is not being made available.

Informant C (probable associate). Efforts by two

field offices of the FBI to locate this former informant have

been negative.

He was last reported to have left the United

States for Europe, exact address unknown.

Since this informant

was operated

brief period in 1968,

and was an inmate of

Missouri State Penitentiary, Jefferson City, Missouri, his

FBIHQ informant file will be made available

to the HSCA's

Chief Counsel and Director.

All information tending to

identify this informant will be excised in accordance with the

Memorandum of Understanding•

Arrangements for review by

Mr. Blakey should be coordinated with the CIU, Records Manage-

ment Division, FBIHQ.

Informant's field office file at the

Kansas City Field Office was destroyed

during routine file

destruction on January 7, 1978.

The HSCA should also note

that this individual was interviewed durine course of FBI's

investigation of the King assassination and results of interview,

along with informant's identity, was reported in FBIHQ

assassination investigative file, which has been made available

to the HSCA.

This letter completes response to HSCA's request of

June 20, 1978.

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ORIGINAL

Subpena for The Honorable Griffin

B. Bell, Attorney Genral, United

States Department of Justice,

Washington, D.C.

20530

before the Gotanittexax the Select

Committee on Assassinations,

U.S. House of Representatives

Served

. House of Representatives

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

80-522-h

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ORIGINAL

BY AUTHORITY OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CONGRESS OF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

To G.

Robert Blakey, or any assistant designated by him:

You are hereby commanded to summon

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell

Attorney General,

United States Department of Justice,

Washington,

D. C.

20530

to be and appear before the ...

Select Committee on Assassinations.

Committee of the House of Representatives of the United States, of which the Hon. Louis

Stokes

is chairman,

(SEE SUPPLE MENT)

in their chamber in the city of Washington, on

Thursday, November 2, 1978.

-, at the hour of ....

9:00 a.Me

then and there to testify touching matters of inquiry committed to said Committee; and he is

not to depart without leave of said Committee.

Herein fail not, and make return of this summons.

Witness my hand and the seal of the House of Representatives

of the United States, at the city of Washington, this

.. day of

October

19.78

Louis Stokes

Chairman.

Select Committee on Assassinations

485

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COPY

Subpena for The Honorable Griffin

B. BEll, Attorney Genral, United

States Department of Justice,-

Washington, D-6, 20530

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before the Cermittes on the satect

-Committee on Assassinations,-

-U.S. House of Representatives

Served

House of Representatives

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 71-800-h

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COPY

BY AUTHORITY OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CONGRESS OF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

To G. Robert Blakey,-or-any-assistant-designated by him:

You are hereby commanded to summon ... The Honorable Griffin B. Bell,

Attorney General, United States Department-of-Justice,-Washington,

-D.C.- 20530

to be and appear before the Select Committee on Assassinations,

Committee of the House of Representatives of the United States, of which the Hon. Louis

-Stokes

_ is chairman, ..

(SEE-SUPPLE-ENT)

in their chamber in the city of Washington, on

Thursday, November 9, 1978,

, at the hour of ..

-9:00a.m:

then and there to testify touching matters of inquiry committed to said Committee; and he is

not to depart without leave of said Committee.

Herein fail not, and make return of this summons.

Witness my hand and the seal of the House of Representatives

of the United States, at the city of Washington, this

day of

October

-, 19.78

Louis Stokes

Chairman.

Select Committee on Assassinations

485

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SUPPLEMENT

• and to produce any and all FBI Headquarters and

Field Office informant files,

in unexcised form,

for the

following individuals:

1)

The informant referenced in paragraph two of

the attached June 13, 1978 correspondence from

the FBI, whose excised informant file (170-70)

has

been

made available for review to Committee

Chief Counsel, G. Robert Blakey. This file

is to be produced only to the extent that it

covers the period January 1, 1967 through

December 31, 1969; and

2)

the informant referenced as "Informant C" in

paragraph three of page two of the attached

August 10, 1978 correspondence from the FBI.

485

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JUSTIFICATION

This subpoena is required to allow

staff access to the

files of informants who perhaps

have played pivotal roles in

matters that are in need of resolution by the Committee.

Specifically, the need for access to these files is as follows:

1)

Access to the unexcised Invader Informants' files

is needed so that the staff, particularly Bill Webb and Ken

McHargh who are intimately familiar with the King Security file,

can ascertain the role of the Invaders, if any, in the assassina-

tion and, if necessary, interview the informants themselves.

2) Access to the unexcised informant file of the

JER associate who was acting as

an FBI informant in 1968 is needed

to ascertain his contact with JER, if any, and to interview him

if necessary.

485

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OFF

C'E

DIRECTOR

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535

440364

220430

June 13, 1978

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

(HSCA)

Reference is made to letter to the Attorney General

from G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, HSCA,

dated April 12, 1978.

This letter requested access to FBI

files of all informants within the Invaders organization

during 1968 and that the FBI make available for interview

FBI Agents who handled these informants.

This letter also

identified several documents from FBI Headquarters (FBIHQ)

files concerning the relationship between

. Klan members and

Arthur Hanes, Sr., in the course of Hanes' representation

of James Earl Ray. The HSCA requested that the FBI contact

informant (s) who provided information in these documents to

determine if these informants would be agreeable to inter-

view by the HSCA.

This letter is to confirm that on May 17, 1978,

at the House Office Building, Mr. Blakey reviewed a copy

of

the files of FBI informants who provided information con-

cerning the Invaders. All information which could identify

these informants was excised from the files.

Notes taken

by Mr. Blakey during the review were returned to represen-

tatives of the FBI.

These notes will be maintained by the

Congressional Inquiry Unit, Records Management Division,

FBIHQ:

The Memphis Office of the FBI has provided the

identities of Agents who handled the above informants.

Since in some cases more than one Agent handled a particular

informant, it is suggested the HSCA review this material to

determine which Agent the HSCA feels should be interviewed.

This material is available for HSCA access at FBIHQ.

Information concerning the relationship between

Klan members and Hanes, as reported in documents listed in

was provided by three FBI informants.

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(

House Select Committee

on Assassinations

U. S. House of Representatives

(HSCA)

agreed to HSCA interview and were furnished the names and

telephone numbers of appropriate HSCA personnel to contact.

The third informant refused under any circumstances to be

interviewed by the HSCA.

Ihis letter completes response to HSCA letter

number 2 of April 12, 1978.

2

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OFFICE'

HE DIRECTOR

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE • 240222

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGITION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535

August 10, 1978

HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

Reference is made to letter to the Attorney General

from G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Director, HSCA,

dated June 20, 1978.

Referenced letter furnished a list of Special

Agents of the FBI believed by the HSCA to have been involved

in the unlawful flight investigation of James Earl Ray, prior

to the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., and requested these

agents be made available for interview by the HSCA.

This

letter is to confirm that all agents except Rowen B. Ayers

(deceased), have been cleared from their employment agreement

and are available for HSCA interview.

Arrangements for

interviews can be made through contact with representatives of

the Congressional Inquiry Unit (CIU), Records Management

Division,

FBI Headquarters (FBIHQ).

Referenced letter furnished a list of over 500 names

of known and probable associates and possible contacts of

James Earl Ray. The FBI was requested to determine the number

operatives or sources on this list and attempt

of Informantsif any such indiviaual would consent to Interview

ascertain

Dy the HSCA. In addition, it was requested that files of

any

such individual be prepared for review by the HSCA's Chief

Counsel and

Director.

On July 13, 1978, HSCA Staff Member

Michael Eberhardt modified this request

to Include field office

files concerning any such person identified as an informant,

operative or source.

According to a search of FBIHQ files, three Individuals

listed in referenced HSCA letter were identified as present

or former FBI informants,

operatives or sources.

These

are

as

follows:

F 31/ DOJ

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HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (HSCA)

Informant A (probable associate). This individual

advised on July 19, 1978, that he did

not desire to be inter.

viewed or contacted under any circumstances by anyone from the

HSCA.

Since this individual was operated as an informant from

1960 to April, 1966, and there are no documents in his file

subsequent to

April, 1966, this informant file is deemed outside

the period of HSCA interest and is not being made available.

Informant B (probable associate). This individual

was contacted on July 19, 1978, and stated

he does not want

his confidential relationship with the FBI revealed to the

HSCA.

Since this individual was not opened as an informant

and is not being made available.

Informant C (probable associate). Efforts by two

field offices of the FBI to locate this former informant have

been negative.

He was last reported to have left the United

States for Europe, exact address unknown.

Since this informant

was operated for a brief period in 1968, and was an inmate of

Missouri State Penitentiary, Jefferson City, Missouri, his

FBIHQ informant file will be made available

to the HSCA's

Chief Counsel and Director.

All information tending to

identify this informant will be excised in accordance with the

Memorandum of Understanding.

Arrangements for review by

Mir. Blakey should be coordinated with the CIU, Records Manage-

ment Division, FBIHQ.

Informant's field office file at the

Kansas City Field Office was destroyed during routine file

destruction on January 7, 1978.

The HSCA should also note

that this individual was interviewed durine course of FBI's

investigation of the King assassination and results of interview,

along with informant's identity, was

reported in FBIHQ

assassination investigative file, which has been made available

the HSCA.

This

letter completes response to HSCA's request of

June 20, 1978.

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Subpoena no.

485

Attorney: EBERIARDI MuEe

Approved by:

Deputy Chief

Legal Unit

Blakey

To Berning:

Jalace

For Clerk's use only:

Approved by

Chairman

Distributed to Members:

Signed by Chairman:

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