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Document date: 25/1/67 00:00
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P. MONDALE. 'MAINN

MR D. NUDOLESTON, KY.

ART, COLO.

TXAS, VIGI CHAINMA

HOWARD H. BAKER, JR., TE

DUNTY GOLDWATER, ARIZ.

CHAHLES-MCC.

MATHIAS,

RICHARD S.

WILLIAM O, MILLER, STAFF MRECI

in?

Inites States Senate

SELECT COMMITTEE TO

STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH

RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

(PURSUANT TO B, MES, 21, MTH CONGREES)

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510

November 15, 1975

I-DAG

11/17/75

€.

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

EREIN IS UNCLASSIPIE

ATE LOWER BY SALAALL

Michael E. Shaheen, Jr., Esg.

Special Counsel for Intelligence Coordination

Office of the Deputy Attorney General

U. S. Department of Justice

Washington, D. C. 20530

Dear Mike:

The Select Committee requests imnediate delivery of docu-

ments, summaries of which were made

available to the

Committee staif parsuant to our request of Septerter 15,

1975.

Specificalli, the Conmitzee secrests documents,

ircluaing relevant communications. bezdee.

the Bureau

a=.5

the white

House, relating to

the following activities ci

the FBI (dates are approximate):

1. Name check on David Brinkley, 2/15/65.

2.. Name check on David brinkley, 5/29/65.

3. Name check on John Chancellor, 7/19/65.

4. Name check on Peter Arnett, 7/22/65.

5.

Name check on Harra

of

the vierran

"arandt and swanty other opponents

far iro

sent a triogram to the write

House, 6/4/65.

chesis on turerone irdarionals tho cons a teio-

gri= to

the Presidont criticizine initos states riotian

policy, 7/30/65.

7.

Letter ca Dicessor Faces to the Raide Boise fesari--3

Senator Everett Dirksen's

contact with viethan ¿cassa-

dor Bui Diem, 11/9/63.

Furi

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Michael E. Shahéen,

JI.r

Page Two

Esq.

November 15, 1975

8. Name check on Peter Lisagor, 2/24/66.

9. Name check on Senator Stephen M. Young, 2/25/66.

10. Name check on H. Stuart Hughes, 3/24/66.

11. Name check on George Hamilton, 3/31/66.

12.

Name check on Ben W. Gilbert, 4/6/66.

13. Name check on Richard B. Stolley, 4/6/66.

14. Report of criticism by Senator Wayne Morse of United

States policy at a rally in New York City on 4/11/66,

4/12/66.

15. Name check on William Beecher, 1/4/67.

16. Name check on Barbara Kilstein Garson, 1/9/67.

17. Name check on Joseph Kraft, 1/27/67.

18. Report on Joachim Joesten, 1/30/67.

19. Blina memorandum from Director Hoover to Marvin

watson regarding Senators Clark, Fulbright, Gruening,

Hartke, Morse, McGovern, and Pell, 2/10/67.

Sincerely,

John T. Elliff

Director

•Domestic Intelligence Task Force

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

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20535

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Share check on 19 insividaal)

Originating Office:

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information.

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

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

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February 15, 1965

BY LIAISON

initiate

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

Honorable Marvin Watson

Special Assistant to the President

The White House

Washington, D. C.

Dear Mr. Watson:

nel without the express

your Commi:tre and the

Mrs. Mildred Stegall has requested an FBI name checks

on David Brinkley.

Vir. Brinkley has never been the subject of an FBI

approval of

nation outsi?,, your Committee.

investigation, and our files contain no derogatory Information concerning

him.

Civil fingerprint cards were located in the files of the

FBI Identification Division which may be identical to fir. Brinkley.

These fingerprints were searched through the criminal siles of they

Identification Division and no arrest record was located.

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Sincerely yours,

V.

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Mr. DeLoach

DATE: 2-15-65

TROM : Mo

Jones

SUBJECT: NAME CHECK REQUEST FOR WHITE HOUSE

Mrs. Mildred Stegal of the White House stait has

requested a name check on David Brinkley.

RADISONE

Attached is a letter to Honorable Marvin Watson,

Special Assistant to the President, reflecting the results of this

check.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the attached letter over the Director's signature

to Mr. Watson be approved and sent by liaison.

Enclosure

sent

2-15-65

1 - Mr. Tolson - Enclosure

1 - Mr. Belmont - Enclosure

1 - Mr. Mohr - Enclosure

1 - Mr. DeLoach - Enclosure

I - Mr. Gale - Enclosure

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May 29, 1965

BY LIAISON

Honorable Marvin Watson

Special Assistant to the President

The White House

Washington, D. C.

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

du.l

DATE LD 24 0

BY SATALME

Dear Mi. Watson:

Mrs. Mildred Stegall has requested an FBI name

check on Mr. Alan David/Brinkley who was born on June 2, 1049,

in Washington, D. C.

Vir. Brinkley was never the subject of an FBI

investigation and our files contain no derogatory information concerning

him. The files of the Identification Division of the FBI contain no arrest

record identifiable with Mir. Erinkley based on the information furnished.

The material forwarded by Mrs. Stegall in connection with this request

is being returned herewith.

Sincerely yours,

This document is prepared in

response

nation outside

your Committee.

your Commi:'re and the content may

nel without the

express approval

your request and is not for dissemi-

limited to

oriacal proceeuings oy

be disclosed to unauchorized person-

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July 19, 1965

BY LIAISON

Honorable Marvin Watson

Special Assistant to the President

2-1

The White House

Washington, D. C.

NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION

Dear Mr. Watson:

Unauthorized Disclosure

Subject to Criminal Sanctions

This will confirm an oral report given to you on

July 11

John Fl

Illinois.

yoo, in response to your request for a name check on

Chancellor, who was born on July 14, 1926, at Chicago,

food

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Mr. Chancellor was never the subject of an FBI

investigation and our files contain no derogatory information

concerning him. Information, however, was furnished to the FBI

nel with

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express!

your commitice wad the content

1h2S

outside your

Commuttee.

document is prepared in resp

other National Eroadcasting Company reporters had requested visas

for travel to Cuba to film a documentary about agriculture and

education. These visas had been denied by the Cuban i/finistry

of Foreign Relations acting through the Czechoslovakian Embassy

in Washington, D. C.

Civil fingerprints were located in the files of the FEI

Identification Division walch may be identical with those of ir. Chancello?

These fingerprints were searched through the criminal flles of the

Identification Division and no arrest record was located.

REC 8

7.941

Sincerely yours,

(105-137047)

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\ - Mr.- Mohr

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN L SLASSIFIED

DATE 1A

MoLe

July 23, 1965

BY LIAISON

This document is prepared in response to your request and is not for dissemi-

nation outside your Committee. Its use is limited to official proceedings by

your Commie and the content may not be disclosed to unauthorized person

nel without the express approval of the FBl.

Honorable Marvin Watson

Speclad Aeststant to the Fresident

The White House

Name chicks

Washington, D. C.

Dear Mr. Watson:

The Fresident hag requested an FEI name check on

Mr. Peter/Ärnett, a New Teslander who lo a nowspapertean in

Vietnams.

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Mr. Arnett has never been the subject of an fBI WE

Investigation, and our tiles centein no pertinent iniorastion concernas

him.

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pirest record identifiable with the subject of this name check inquire

based on the information furnishad.

Sincerel

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

ICKEIN IS UNCLASSIFIEI

SATE 1004/00 BYSPRALMICS

BY LIAISON

Honorable Marvin Watson

Special Assistant to the President

The White House

Washington, D. C.

Dear Vir. Watson:

'i".

Reference is made to the President's request

to me earlier tony while I was at the White House with

respeci to the teierram he received from the artists.

According y, attached are memoranda containing the results

of an T'BI name chessot Fannah Arende and twenty other

individuals mentionea in that telegram.

When this letter of transmittal is detached from

is enclosures bearing a security classification, this letter can

be declassified.

nel without

she

your committee

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DATE 10/24/00 BY SALMIch

THE WHITE HOUSE

DEAR PRESIDENT JOHNSON: WE WHO HAVE CONSIDERED OURSELVES

Ô FRIENDS OF THE ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT ROBERT LOWELL IN HIS

DECISION NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WHITE HOUSE FESTIVAL OF

THE ARTS ON JUNE 14TH. THOUGH HE HAS SPOKEN ONLY FOR HIMSELF,

?. WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO KNOW THAT OTKERS OF US SHARE HIS DISMAY

AT RECENT AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY DECISIONS. WE HOPE THAT

PEOPLE IN THIS AND IN OTHER COUNTRIES WILL NOT CONCLUDE

THAT A WHITE HOUSE ARTS PROGRAM TESTIFIES TO APPROVAL OF

• ADMINISTRATION POLICY BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ARTISTIC COMMUNITY.

TO THE CONTRARY, AS THE WEEKS PASS SOME OF US HAVE BECOME MORE AND

MORE ALARMED BY A STANCE IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS WHICH SEEMS INCREASINGLY

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HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

July 30, 1965

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Honorable Marvin Watson

Special Assistant to the President

The White Mouse

Washington, D. C.

Dear Mr. Watson:

Reference is maue to the name check request

froza hirs. Stegall relative to the &i incivicuais who sent

telegrains to the resident on july 2Sth criticizing the nited

States' policy in Vietnam.

Attached are separate memoranda relative to

the following incivicuals incluceu in this name checa request:

Mr. and lers. Eernard Albert, Alexandria, Virginia

Howard Broisky, Chicago, Illinois

Jorcan A. Good, San Francisco, California

Dr. and Irs. Joseph Hotman, worristown, New Jersey

Reverend Farley Wheelwright, Fire Island, New York

FBI files contain no pertinent cerogatory iniormation

relative to the following incivicuals who were incluaed in this

name check request. Also, the iles of the lientification Division

of the FBI contain no arrest vata irenrifiable with them based

upon the cacágrouna information submitted in cornection with

this name checa request.

OsUL

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1 - Mr.

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Honorable Marvin Watson

Miriam Broisky, Chicago, Illinois

Nirs. Louls amerman, Chicago, illinois

Mr. and wirs. John Fullenwider, salem, Oregon

Bruces rieield, Flushing, New Yors

Delores Fu. Selmen, Wheaton, Maryland

Gabriel Huck, Baltimore, Maryland

Arlene doss, Elmhurst,

New York

Nirs. Eekorab cherman and irs. Susaydottired,

Chicago, Illinois

Joans wuss Jan, New York, New York

Mrs. Ruth Traus, New Yor's, New York

S. H, Cilliams, Richond, Virginia

M. V. Young, New York, New York

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which this name check was based.

Sincerely yours,

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• SECRETARY OF STATE NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION

Unauthorized Disclosure

• DIRECTOR, CIA

Subject to Crirhihal Sanctions

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• AND NATIONAL INDICATIONS CENTER

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• ATTORNEY GENERAL (BY MESSENGER)

From: DIRECTOR, FBI

Classification: SECRET- No fureign dissemination

Subject: LAMBASSY DE LIETNAM

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SECREI- NO FOREIGN DISSEMINATION

EMBASSY OF VIETNAM

ON NOVEMBER NINE,. INSTANI, A CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE, WHO

HAS FURNISHED RELIABLE INFORMATION IN THE PAST, ADVISED AS

FOLLOWS:

SENATOR EVEREIT DIRKSEN OF ILLINOIS CONTACTED VIETNAMESE

AMBASSADOR BUI DIEM, INSTANI DATE, ADVISING DIEM THAT HE

WOULD LIKE TO SEE DIEM AT IWELVE O'CLOCK (NOONS AT THE

VIEINAMESE EMBASSY, WASHINGTON, D.C., CONCERNING A VERY

URGENT MATTER. DIEM ADVISED DIRKSEN THAT HE WILL BE AT

EMBASSY TO SEE HIM.

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February 24, 1966

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

BY LIAISON

Honorable Marvin Watson

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPT

WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE

Special Assistant to the President

The White House

Washington, D. C.

Dear Mr. Watson:

your Commilice and the

nation

This

outsitle

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ay not be disclosed

Its use

Mrs. Mildred Stegall has requested a name check regarding

Mr. Peter Lisagor,

A check of the central files of the FBI disclosed that Mr. Lisagor

was born on August 5, 1915, at Keystone, West Virginia. Lie graduated from

the University of Michigan in 1939 and joined the staff of the "Chicago Daily News

as a reporter. He enlisted in the U. S. Army in June, 1942, and was dscharged

in November,

1945. During his military service he served as Editor of "Stars

and Stripes. " lie rejoined the staff of the "Chicago Daily News" after his dis-

charge from the Army in 1945. Mr. Lisagor was assigned to the "Chicago Daily

News" Washington Bureau in the mid-1950's and was named Chiet of this Bureau

unauthorized person-

In January, 1959. Mr. Lisagor resides at 1528 North Ivanhoe Street, Arlington,

Virginia.

is limited to official proceedupares opin

prepared in response to your request and is not for dissemi...

_FBI files reflect that Mr. Lisagor has been in frequent contact

in Washington with Soviet and satellite officials in connection with his duties as

a correspondent. Of particular interest have been his contacts with Sergei R.

Striganov, former Soviet Counselor who has been identified as an intelligence

officer, and with Mirko Kalezik, Yugoslay Embassy oficial.

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with a Fussin" correspondent for Trod oviet News Agency in Washington to

deternane d ua couid iurnisa perunent imormacon relatng to the activities of

aison this individual, who was known to have an intelligence assignment in tus country.

won Tr. Lisagor was most cooperative on this occasion and expressed a willingness

6, 10 Turmal any information tiat might come to is aitention. It appears tuat the

aa numerous contacts Mr. Lisagor has had with Soviet and satellite officials during

is as ament in atengton dave been concerned with bis chaploy Cal

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In July, 1958, a Government official who had frequent contact

with correspondents in Washington characterized Mr. Lisagor as a good

reporter but lacking in discretion because of his reputation for "taiking too

much, " especially at the National Press Club.

In this regard, the President advised me on June 4, 1965; of

his concern about leaks which had occurred in the Administration and referred

specifically to information leaked to the "Washington Post" by a State Department

official that the FBI was sending men to the Dominican Republic.

The President also mentioned that he was disturbed about an

article which had appeared in the June 3, 1965, issue of the "Chicago Daily

News" concerning Russian bombers reportedly being stationed in Hanoi. This

article, written by fir. Lisagor, contained intormation which was known only to the

Secretaries of State and Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staif,

A discreet inquiry into this matter disclosed that apparently

Mir. Lisagor obtained this information from the late Marguerite Higgins, a journalist

who was married to William E. Fall, a retired Lieutenant General of the Air Force.

General Hall has close contacts with members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and it

was presumed that he had obtained this information and furnished it to his wife.

She did not use the information herself, apparently to preciude attention being

atty News, but gave it instead to ur. Tisagor, who reposted it in the "catcao

The fingerprint files of the Identification Division of the FSI

contain no arrest data identifiable with Mr. Lisagor based upon background

information submitted in connection with this name check request.

Sincerely yours,

SECRET

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

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February 25

1966

BY LIAISON

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MT.

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- Mr. Wick

- Mr. Sullivan

- Mr.

Baumgardner

so sa Thompson

1 - Mr. Reday

Honorable Marvin Watson

Special Assistant to the Presidcit

The White House

Washington, D. C.

Dear Mr. Watson:

In response to your request of Assistant

to the Director C. D. Deloach of this Bureau, there

is enclosed a memorandum which sets out information

regarding Senator Stephen M. Young.

Sincerely yours,

waves, or

J....

REC 9 22-3:563

Enclosure

EBR: Jas (9)

MAR 4 1966

8555953

NOTE:

See memorandum Baumgardner to Sullivan, 2/25/66,

captioned "Senator Stephen My Young,

(Democrat - Ohio)"

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94-40656

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

Honorable Marvin Watson

Special Assistant to the President

The White House

Washington, D. C.

March 24, 1966

BY LIAISON

1 - Mr. DeLoach

1 - Mr. Sullivan

1

- Mr. Wick

1

- Mr. Bland

1

. - Liaison

1 - Mr. Mack

1 - Mr. Rushing

Dear Mr. Watson:

In connection with an article appearing in "The

New York Times," March 23, 1966, headlined "Miss

knighi

Given Rebuke for Action Sought by FBI" and an article

appearing In "The Washington Post," March 24, 1966, head-

lined "Spying on U. S. Travelers by Imbassies Assailed,"

both dealing in part with the Department of State's action

In alerting its embassies in Paris, and Moscow regarding

future travel abroad of Il. Stuant-Hughes, a professor of

history at Harvard University, I thought you would be

interested in this Bureau's procedure in handling such

matters.

This document is

prepared in response

your request.

not for dissemi-

nation outside your Committee.

Its use

limited to

official proceedings y

your commitse and the content may not

be disclosed to unauchorized person.

nel without the express approval of

Whenever it is determined that an individual of

security interest to this Bureau Intends to travel abroad

or is traveling abroad, available information regarding

the individual is furnished to the Depariment of State

because of its interest in individuals whose activities

abroad may be inimical to the best interest of the United

Mer

States.

Also in view of our interest in the security field,..

we advise the Department of State that we would appreciate

any pertinent information it may receive regarding the

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person while abroad. In cases of this nature, we neither

request a surveillance nor investigation of the activities

of such a person.. The referral of such matters to embassies

abroad is a decision to be made entirely by the Department

of State.

In the case of H. Stuart Hughes we did advise

the Department of State on February 9, 1966, of proposed

future travel abroad on his part. At that time, we furnished

that Department evallable information concerning him contained

in our files and indicated that we would appreciate any

pertinent information it might receive regarding Hughes while

he was abroad.

I am greatly concerned that the State Department

has made public the fact that the FBI has a security

Interest in Hughes. We handle our security matters in a

confidential manner and in this Instance I am vigorously

protesting to the Department of State its handling of this

case.

I am enclosing for your information a memorandum

dated March 24, 1966, setting forth avallable information

contained in the files of this Bureau regarding Il. Stuart

Hughes.

The facts in this matter have been brought to

the attention of the Attorney General.

Sincerely yours,

Enclosure

i-CONFIDENTIAL

Nate: Claspind Confidential asano contara pumation

frem US Auforce so classigied.

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March 31, 1966

BY LIAISON

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIES

DATE 1, 240 BY SPALM

Honorable Marvin Watson

Special Assistant to the Fresident

The White Flouse

Washington, D. C.

Dear Mr. Watson:

The enclosed memorandum is being furnished

you in view of the President's personal interest.

53

Sincerely yours,

HAR

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Enclosure

31

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1 - Mr. Tolson • (sent with cover memo)

1 - Mr. DeLoach

1 - Mr. Jones

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Tolson

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April 6, 1966

BY LIAISON

Honorable Marvin Watson

Special Assistant to the President

The White House

Washington, D. C.

Dear Vir. Watson:

190.00

Nirs. Mildred Stegall has requested a name check

on Mir. Ben w.

Cilbert, who is Deputy Managing Editor of 'The

Washington Post."

Mr. Gilbert has never been the subject of an FBI

inquiry; however, FBi files contain the following information

concerning him. Mr. Gilbert voluntarily appeared at FBI

Headquarters on April 3, 1953, and related the following infor-

mation concerning his background.

nel

unthout

your Commit'e

riatron

I'has document

express

approval

aied the content may not

202r

Committee!

Lie use:

disclosea to unauthorized person-

kristme to

0114514

proceedungs oy

prepared in response to your request and is not for dissemi-

Mr. Gilbert stated that he was born Ben Wertheimer

Goldberg, but in 1940 at Columbia, Missouri, he legally changed

his name to Ben William Cilbert.

However, previous to legally

changing his name and while a student at City College of New York,

he signed a Young Communist League (YCL) membership card as

Berf Gilbert and attended weekly meetings of the Far Rockaway

Branch of the YCL during the Fall and Winter of 1936-37. He

stated that the discussions at these meetings concerned public

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issues, pamphlets, and the Marxist approach to contemporary

events. He said that the program was primarily the "Popular

Front'' program of that day which appealed to him as it represented

a determined fight against the rise of Fascism. Mr. Gilbert said

that the crowd with which he grew up and attended school at City

College during the depression days from 1933 to 1937 was 85 per

0313

cent Jewish, living in constant fear of the NaziREd &i Germany-

and never expecting to graduate from college into a job.

He

1 - Mr. DeLoach (sent direct)

APR 7 195

1 - Mr. Gale

•1. - Mr. Rosen

NOTE:

Per request of Mrs. Mildred Stegall, White House Staff.

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recalled that aîter a few months, in the Winter of 1937, he began to

question the "Popula: Front'' program of the YCL and the high-

handed methods of those in charge of the organization. He, therefore,

severed his connections with the YCL.. He stated that aiter he made

this break he then confessed his former membership to his father,

who was strongly anticommunist, and that he has told at least two

dozen persons about his membership in the YCL. Mr. Gilbert stated

that he has never sought to conceal his membership, even though he

is ashamed oi it, realizing that it was a mistake on his part.

Mr. Gilbert advised that during this period at the

City College of New York he had no other organizational affiliation

other than in the American Student Union. It is noted that the

American Student Union has been cited as a communist front by

the Special Committee on Un-American Activities.

Mr. Gilbert recalled that while at the City College

of New York he had signed several petitions, but the only one he

could remember specifically was a petition in behalf of Morris

Schappes, the New York school teacher and Communist Party member

who was convicted of perjury in New York City.

Mr. Cilbert advised that since be left the City College

of New York in 1937, he has had no connection with any communist

organization and that he has, in fact, developed a record of anti-

comnunist activities. He specifically denied that he has ever been

at any time a member of the Communist Party. (100-350813-17)

FBI files contain no additional pertinent information

concerning Mr. Gilbert.

The fingerprint files of the FBI Identification Division

contain no arrest data identifiable with vir. Gilbert based upon the

background information submitted in connection with this name

check request.

Sincerely yours,

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April 6, 1966

BY LIAISON

Honorable Marvin Watson

Special Assistant to the President

The White House

Washington, D. C.

Dear Mr. Watson:

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

DATE IS 4CLA 5520

nel without the

Mrs.

lilared stegall has requested a name

Washington, D. C.

The central files of the FBI contain no

derogatory information identifiable with Mr. Stolley. Also,

the fingerprint files of the Identification Division of the FBI

contain no arrest data identifiable with him based upon the

background information submitted in connection with this

name check request.

Sincerely yours,

V.

your Commi re aid the content may not ba disclosed to unc thorized

nation outsite, your Committee.

check on Richard Ex Stolley, who is the Washington bureau

Chief of "Life" Magazine, 1120 Connecticut Avenue, Northwest,

express approval of

This document is repred in response tò your request and is not for dis

"mitest to official proceedtras

by

ssemi-

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1 - Mr. DeLoach (sent direct)

1 - Mr. Gale

1 - Mr. Rosen

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

S011.00

MAY 196Z EDITION

GSA GEN. REG. NO. 37

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

:W. C. Sullivan

TO

FROM

DATE:

1 - DeLoach

1 - Wick

1 = Sullivan

4/12/66

1 • Baumgardner

1 - Liaison

1 - Wells

Dirt

Conrad.

Felt -

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Rosen -

Sullivan

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SUBJECT DIMONSTATIONS PROTESTING UNITED STATES

INTERVENTION IN VIETNAM

INFORMATION CONCERNING ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

(INTERNAL SECURITY)

Due to the interest of the President in protests

concerning United States policy toward Vietnam, we have

prepared a summary, copy attached for ready reference, setting

out current and planned future activity in this matter..

High lights of the summary are as follows:

The Foreign Policy Council of New York Democrats,

New York City, sponsored

a rally at New York City on 4/11/66

which was attended by 5,000 to 6,000 people.

The rally

was chaired by a former Communist Party member.

Senator Hayne

Morse was the

principal speaker.

He claimed that Congress

had been told by the Administration that ve cannot win a

war with China and that 300,000 troops are needed in Vietnam.

He contended that Congress was also advised that three million

troops will be needed within six months.

Ossie Drivio

On 4/11/66, seven individuals picketed the O1d

Post Office Building,

Atlanta, Georgia, as a protest

against

the war in Vietnam.

Demonstrations will be held at New York City o

4/16/66 and at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on 4/23/66.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the enclosed memorandum to the Honorable

Marvin Watson, Special Assistant to the President; the Vice

President; Secretary of State; Secretary of Defense; Director

of the Central Intelligence Agency; the Attorney General;

and the Honorable Thomas C.

transmitted

Mann, Department of Staté, be

by the attached routing slips.

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105-138315

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Honorable Marvin Watson

Special Assistant to the President

The White House

Washington, D. C.

Dear Mr. Watson:

approval of l

your Committre and the content may

nation outside our Committee.

This

January 4, 1967

BY LIAISON

nel without the

express

ALL'INFORMATION CONTAINED

DATE DIAY 52 an

DATE 1

Its use

document. is prepared in response

Reference is made to my letter of December 30, 1966,

setting forth results of FBI investigation concerning the possible leak

of information in the article by Willie Beecher which appeared in

"The New York Times" issue of December 21, 1966.

There is attached a memorandum setting forth results of

interviews with four persons who have previously been unavailable

because of their absence from Washington, D. C. We had also planned :=

to interview Deputy Secretary of Defense Cyrus Rokerts Vance and

is limited to offrial proceedings

Under Secretary of the Army David I. McGiffert, as well as Fred S.

Hoffman, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Defense; how-

your request and if hot for issenges

ever, if. Vance and ir. aGitfert are still out of town and we have

learned Mr. Hoffman is ill with hepatitis. In view of this and since

investigation strongly indicates that the information in Beecher's

Mildred

43

article was the result of educated speculation, we do not plan to

interview these individualg:113 REC-3 62-1006561

Delivered

This completes our inquiry in the absence of additional

information which would warrant further investigation.

"Sincerely yours,

8 JAN 6 196,

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Enclosure

NOTE: See memo Wick to DeLoach, 1/3/6%,

captioned "William

(Beecher Article in ''The New York Times' 12/2'7/66, Special Inquiry."

1 - Mr. DeLoach (diraet)

1 - Mr. Sullivan (direct),

1 - Mr. Wick (direct)

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1 - Mr. Wick

- Mr. Sullivan

1 - Mr. Blandl

1 - Mx. Floyd

1 - Mr. Stark

January 9, 1957

BY LIAISON

Honorable Manyin Watson

Special Assistant to the President

The White House

Washington, D. Co.

MOR 16

Dear Mr. Watson:

N 024 00

The following is being brought to your attention

as of possible interest to the President concerning Barbara

Kilstein Garson, the authoress of the recently published

pamphlet entitled "Macbird," which is a ludicrous portrayal

of the President and other United States Coverment offi-

cials through the casting of them in the principal roles of

"Macbeth."

It has been reported that 20,000 copies of the

pamphlet have been printed and additional printings are

contemplated.

Barbara Kilstein Garson has been the subject of

a security investigation by this Bureau because of her

activity in the Young Socialist Alllance and the Fals

Play for-Cuba Committee, details of which are set forth

I (in the attached memorandum.

The above information is being furnished to the

Acting Attorney

EX-TO4 REC- 3

100-437619

Upon removal of classified-material this letter

becomes unclassified.

8O JAN 131967

"Sincerely yours,

WU TO JAN I1 1957

han

100-437699

(Barbara Kylstein Carson)

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CONFIDENTIAL

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPT

WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE.

January 27, 1967

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Special Assistant to the President

The White House

Washington, D. C.

MOR 16

Dear Mr. Watson:

REC'D-READING

JAN ?7

ROOM

Reference is made to the came check request from

Mrs. Mildred Stegall regarding Josepitrait, a nationally syndi-

cated columnist.

nel within

Y024

natiara

This,

Although no investigation has been conducted by this

Bureau concerning Kraft, our files reveal that a confidential source

abroad has advised that Krait, as a journalist for the "New Yorks

Times" and a correspondent for the "Saturday Evening Post, " lived

with the rebels in Algeria during August-September, 1957. The

"Saturday Evening Post" published an article based on his stay there,

and portions thereof were reprinted by various papers.

The Algerian

Front of National Liberation (FLN) furnished the elements for this

story and claimed to be satisfied with it.

ent

express

OPTICS

ela ike sontet

Committee.

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The same source stated that Krait would be in a position

is prepared in response

tö furnish a great deal of information concerning the Aigerian rebels.

The source indicated that Kraft appeared to have been in contact with

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groups whose organization and methods were similar in all respects

to those used by clandestine communist parties and that Kraft did not

appear always to have distinguished the part played by communism in

the Algerian Nationalist iriovement.

The source believed that it is

possible that Kraît was an agent,

either consciously or unconscicusly,

of the FLN.

VEL,D

Dennet

105-08548

1 - Mr. DeLoach (sent

CONFIDENTIAI

direct)

1 - Mr.

969573 1967

1 - Mr.

Rosen

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your

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request and is not for dissemi-

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CONFIDENTIAL

Honorable Marvin Watson

In some of Kraft's columns, he has been critical of

the FBi and me. There was no basis in fact for the statements made

by Kraft with respect to this criticism and many of his staterents

were found to be erroneous. It was further determined that some of

Kraft's statements were based on false accusations originally made by

other long-time critics of the FBi. Krait was also author of the book,

"Profiles in Power," published in 1958 and last reprinted in 1966,

wherein he was again critical of my administration of the FBI, How-

ever, this criticism appeared to be a repetition of criticism made

about the FEi and me by other long-time critics of the FEI.

In connection with the aforementioned book, a listing

of Krait's other credits indicated that he was a special writer on the

campaign plane in 1960 for John I. Kennedy.

In March, 1905, a reliable source advised that Kraft

was in contact with the Algerian Ambassador to the United States,

During a discussion about Vietnam, Krait is alleged to have stated he

could not understand how President Johnson was ever converted to his

present policy in Vietnam, especially in view of the fact that Krait

considered President Johnson a "scared man" on things of that nature.@

FBI files contain no additional pertinent information

which pertains to Mr. Kraft.

The fingerprint files of the Identification Division of the

FBI contain no arrest data identifiable with Mr. Kraft based upon

background information submitted in connection with this name check

request.

A copy of this communication has not been sent to the

Acting Attorney General.

Sincerely yours,

NOTE: This communication is classified "Confidential" to preclude

disclosure of our interests in official representatives of a foreign

government. For the most part, Kraft's criticism of the FBI,C

mentioned above, deals with the type of criticism first voiced by such

individuals as Fred J. Cook and former Agents Turner and Lavine.

The criticism also related to the FBI's alleged shortcomings in the

civil rights deat fa

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THE WHITE HO

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Washington

TO

: Mr. Cartha D. DeLoach, FBI

FROM : Mildred Stegall

SUBJECT: FBI Investigation

Joseph Kraft

MEMORANDUM

DATE: January 24, 1967

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

Subject's Name

Date of Birth

Place of Birth

Present Address Publishers Newspaper Syndicate

MARVIN WATSON

has requested:

D

Copy of Previous Report

Name Check

Full Field Investigation

The person named above is being considered for:

D

White House staff position

tomatia

Let wis

i firin

ÄTTACHMENTS:

D

Presidential appointment

Position with another Agency

SF 86 (in duplicate)

D

SF 87, Fingerprint Card

Biography

REMARKS:

REPORT SHOULD BE DELIVERED BY FBI TO: MILDRED STEGALL

ENCLOSURE

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Mr. Suzanvan

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

TE Left an elbruary 20, 2967

+ Tomo

No specific information is available indicating

that criticism by United States Senators, on February 6, 1967,

concerning the bombing of North Vietnam, follows a pattern

prompted by any particular source.

A summary of information

i./5

concerning such criticisms is set forth below:

United States Senator Joseph S. Clark - Pennsylvania

sorthout

Senator Clark vas supported by the Connunist Party

of Penaylyania during his campaten for the United States Senatel

in 1055 although thore is no indication that Senator Clark eitor

sought or acquiesced in this support.

As early as 1963, Senaton

Clark spoke before a meeting oi women strike fox peace,

a paciais

group, which has been extremely active in organizing demonstrag

tions

against United States policy toward Vietnam.

In December, 1965, Senator Clark was quoted in the

al

press as stating that the three major threats to America are

• military-industrial complex, the federal Bureau of Investigatig

o|and the Central Intelligence Agency.

he

content mast not

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tart

be

United States Senator J. W. Fulbright - Arkansas

Senator Fulbright is Chairman of the Senate Foreign •

Relations Connittee.

He is considered the leading critic of

United States policy

toward Vietnam,

Senator Fulbright was

disclosed

previously highly critical of United States action in the

Dominican Republic.

He and members of his staff are frequently

in contact with members of the Soviet Embassy.

United States Senator Emest Gruening - Alaska 96-202/

is limited to official pi

prepared in response to your request and is not

Benator Gruening was aditor of "The Nation"

in 1933-18546

"The Nation" has been highly critical of United States policy

ed

}

Watson toward Vietnam.

Senator Gruening and his staff have been con-

tacted by members of various Iron Curtain embassies at Washington

D. C.

He was one of the principal speakers at a dinner sponsored

by the Emergency Civil Liberties committee on

December 10,

1965.

/" This group has been cited as a communist front by the Coumitsee

on Un-American Activities, United States House oi robrosêntatives.

Senator Gruening has been an outspoken'

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States policy toward Vietnam. Me has spoken on manz occasiona

at demonstrations protesting

United States action in Viernam.

These demonstrations have included such organizations as Students

for a Democratic Society and the W.E.B. DuBois Clubs of Auerica,

communist-inspired,

Marxist-oriented youth group.

Students for

Ergemocratic Society

is a militant youth group which has received

This information was requested by Marvin Watson,

CDD: CSH

(4)

Special

Assistant to the President

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support from the Communist Party and which has been described

by Gus Hall, General Secretary Of the Communist Party,

USA,

as a group which the Communist Party has "going for us."

In conjunction with United States Senator Wayne L. Morse,

Senator Gruening had a brief printed in the "Congressional

Record."

This brief, which was drawn up by a group of lawyers

who oppose the war in Vietnali, contends that he "inited States

has no legal basis to support

its actions in Vietnan.

United States Senator R. Vance Hartke • Indiana

Senator turtse, who has criticized United States

policy toward Vietnam, accepted an invitation to attend

tion at the Pollsh Embassy, Washington, D.C., on July 22, 1966.

This reception was held to commemorate the National Liberation

Day of the Polish People's Republic.

United States Senator George S. McGovern - South Dakota

senator clovern spoke on day 17, 1953, at a rally

in Chicago, Illinois, sponsored by the Chicago Committee for a

Sane Nuclear Policy, a pacifist group. Senator cGovern stated

that the United States was making too much of the communist

take-over o1 Cuba.

United States Senator Wayne I. Morse - Oregon

Senator dorse has been associated,

either as a speaker

ox as a sponsor, with various organizations which have been

described as subversive by the Attorney General or by che

Committee on Un-american ActIVitIes, United states douse of

Representatives.

In 1953, Senator

• Horse's sister was reported

to have stated

that she had been a member of the Communist Party.

In May, 1961, "The Worker," an east coast communist newspaper,

carried an open letter to Senator Morse from Victor Parlo, a

communist econonist and writer. Perlo stated in this letter that

Senator Morse was performing a public service in trying to "dig out

the roots of our Government's tragic policy toward Cuba."

Both Senator Morse and his staff have been contacted

on nunerous i

occasions by members of the Soviet Embassy. Informa-

Tolson.

"DeLoach-

tion was received in March of 1966 concerning a reported meeting

Mohr -

Wick.

between Senator Morse and Chu Ting-min, a Chinese alien who

Casper -

appeared to be acting on behalf of General Li Tsung-jen in promoting

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settlement between the United States and Communist China, as well

Peit -

as advocating the unification of China. General Li Tsung-jen 15

Gate

Rosen

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Senator Morse has, on many occasions, pubiicly

criticized united states policy toward Viethan.

He frequently

speaks before groups throughout the United States on this

subject.

He has been reported as intentionally entering into

controversial areas so that his services as a speaker, for

which he receives a fee, will be in demana. .

United States Senator Claiborne Pell • Rhode Island

Senator Pell is a former employee o1 the United States

Department of State.

During World War IT he was active in

aiding individuals who had been confined to concentration camps

in Europe. He was reportedly arrested on several occasions

while working in communist countries.

Senator Pell has attended

receptions at the Soviet Embassy and has been contacted by

members of that Embassy.

Three Soviet officials are extremely active in con-

tacting members of Congress or members of their staîfs.

Soviet officials are Anatoli G. Myshkov, a suspected Soviet intelli

gence officer, and Viktor V. Kopytin and Vitali V, Petrusenzo,

both of whom are known Soviet intelligence officers. Myshkov,

the First Secretary of the Soviet Embassy, has been active in

handling political matters and since January 1, 1965, has made

nunerous contacts with Congressional personnel, including

Senators Clark, Fulbright, Hartke, McGovern, and Morse.

Tolson -

De Loach.

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Casper.

Callahan .

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on

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2 - Me. J. A. Mintz

(1 - J. B. Hotis)

1 - Mc. W. R. Wannall

The Attorney General

November 17, 1975}

Director, FBI

U.

$. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

ÓN INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

1 - Mr. H. N. Bassett

1 - Mr. W. O. Cregar

1 - Mr. J. G. Deegan

1 - Mr. R. D. Shea

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

ATE LOOTE

Visi

Reference is made to SSC letter dated October 17, 1975,

requesting documents pertaining to the FBI's Special Squad at the

Atlantic City, 1964, Democratic National Convention.

Enclosed for your approval and forwarding to the

Committee is the original of a memorandua in response to Item one

of the aforementioned request.

Also enclosed for your records is a copy of the

memorandum which is being delivered to you with the materials

which are being delivered to the SSG.

Enclosures - 2

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Attention: Michael E. Shaheen, Jr.

Special Counsel for

Intelligence Coordination

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Inspection

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The Attorney General

NOTE:

The material being delivered to the Attorney General

and the SSC that contains comments of PRI personnel involved in

the coverage of the 1964, Democratic National Convention vas

obtained by SA Robert D. Shea through Mr. J. Allison Conley,

Deputy Assistant Director of the Inspection Division. Reference

is made to paragraph number (8), Part I, Item 7c, in the 10/28/75

FBI memorandum.

The response to this particular

• Item had been

previously partially furnished to SSC by our memorandum of

10/28/75. Paragraph number (8) is as follows:

"A11 302's and

any other material or reports reflecting the FBI's inquiry into

this matter."

Exact copies of the material now being furnished

are maintained in the Office of the Senstudy 175 Project.

Arrangements have been made for a representative of the Legal

Counsel Division to deliver the attached memorandum as well as

the material being provided to the SSC. No response was made

to Item two of this request in view of Departmental instructions

set forth in their letter of 10/21/75. No response was made

to Item three as all this material has previously been furnished

to the SSC.

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIE

DATE 1024 M

2 - Mr. J. A. Mintz

(1- J.

B. Hotis)

1 - Mr. W. R. Wannall

1 - Mr. H. N. Bassett

1 - Mr. W. O.| Gregar

November 17, 1975

1 - Mr.

J.

G. Deegan

1

- Mc.

R.

D. Shea

U. S. SETATO SELECT GOIGITTEE TO

STUDY COVERINENTAL. OPCRATIONS TITH

RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACIIVITICS (SSC)

your request and is not for dissemi-

proceedings by

limited to official

disclosed to unauthorized person

Reference is made to SSC letter dated ectober 17,

1975, requesting documents pertaining to the FBI's Special

Squad

at the Atlantic City, 1964, Democratic National Convention

(DNG) .

FBI

in rèsponse to

This document is prepered

Committee.

content may not

the

approval of

Item one of the aforementioned request concerns SSC's

interest in "All memoranda and intervieus, whether in 302 form

or otherwise, of personnel comprising the Special Squad, said

interviews done in connection with the Inspection Division's

inquiry of the FBI's role at the 1964 DNC."

The purpose of this memorandun is to effect delivery

and the

to the SSC of information and material relating to Item one.

In respect to Item one, the SSC's attention is invited

inston outside

the

to IBI memorandum of October 28,

1975, previously furnished.

without

Ints menorandum contained a respohse to paragraph number (8),

Part I, Item 7c, of SSG letter dated August 27, 1975, to the

Department of Justice, which attached an August 27, 1975,

Am. - supplement to an 536 request of August 20, 1975. Included among

Asst. Dir.:

Tv. - the materials that pertained to the 1964 INC nich vere delivered

Admin. -

-with the abovementioned memorandum, was a memorandum from

Com Afir _Assistant Director I. Il. Bassett of the Inspection Division, TBI,,

Files & Com. - to Associate Director I. I. Callahan, dated January 23, 1975,

-captioned "Special Squad at Jenocratic National Convention,

Inspection - Atlantic City, New Jersey, August 22, 1964 through August 28, 1964."

-Page 9 of this memorandun contains comments of Supervisor Conrad

Ple. lev-Thompson prally furnished and reduced to writing regarding

Spoc. Iny. 1964 DNG.

Training -

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Addressee: SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

OLTR

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• Memo

[ Report dated _11/17/75

Caption of Document:

U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

SSC letter 10/17/75

5057

Richard. Taylor / Daro: 11/19/15

Received by:

Florencé Stolen

Title:

clerk

Return this receipt to the Intelligence Division, FBI

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREINIS

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SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE

BEFORE COMPLETING.

CLASSIFY AS APPROPRIATE

TO:

Intelligence Community Staff

ATTN: Central Index

FROM:

FBI

SUBJECT: Abstract of Information Provided to Select Committees

1. HOW PROVIDED (check appropriate term.

If a document was made available

for review but not transmitted, so

note.)

DOCUMENT BRIEFING

INTERVIEW

TESTIMONY

OTHER

2. DATE PROVIDED

12/17/75

3. TO WHOM PROVIDED (check appropriate

term;

add specific names" if appropriate)

SSC

HSC

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

interviewee, testifier and subject)

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

Menorandun and enclosires

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE L0/24/00 BYS/ALMICA

RESPONSE TO (list date and item number if in response to formal request, other.

state verbal request of (name),

initiative, subpoena, etc..

SSC letter 11/17/75

6. CLASSIFICATION OF

INFORMATION (enter

T'S or

7. 45ed under tent rote pesos late key words from the list provided separately; if key words not listed are

Informetion handling

Intelligence Gollection

8. SUMMARY (see

reverse

before completing this item)

Matertela fuzninhed regarding PBI'g Special Squad at Atlantie City,

1964, Democratic National Convention

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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

HS) 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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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

SSC REQUEST OF 10/17/75

RESPONSE TO ITEM ONE

RETAIN

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January 26,

1975

To: Mr. Bassett

Fra

SA Elmer Lee Todd

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIEA

Following are the details of my participation in the coverage of

the 1964 Democratic National Convention at Atlantic City, New Jersey.

1. Assistant Director Cartha D. De Loach

• 2. My instructions from Mr. Deloach were to insure complete

coverage of organizations of a militant nature which were present in

Atlantic City during the period of the Convention and to insure that advance

knowledge was obtained regarding any acts or intended acts of violence

which might be disruptive at the Convention.

3. In Atlantic City a special phone number was set up whereby

sources reporting on the various organizations could call to report informa-

tion they had received concerning intended demonstrations or other activities

of a violent nature. These various sources were to call and ask for "Elmer"'

when reporting their information.

4. All information received by me was taken in long-hand notes and

given to SAs Donald Hanning or Hobson Adcock who handled the paper work

required.

5. The information obtained was furnished as set out above;

however, it is my impression that memoranda or communications dictaied

by SA Hanning or Adcock were submitted daily to FBI Headquarters.

6. On the Friday before the week of the Convention I attended a

meeting in Mr. DeLoach's office attended by various individuals including

SAs Hanning, Adcock, Harold P. Linebaugh, Milton Jones and others at

which time it was specifically stated by Mr. DeLoach that the sole purpose

of the assignment was to be aware of and on top of any violent-type demonstra-

tions by various organizations gathering in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

This document is prepared in response to your request and is not for dissemi-

nation artsile your Committee.

Its use is limited to offinn proceedings by

your comme e and the content may not be disclosed to unauthorized person-

nel without the express approval of the FBI .

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Elmer Lee Todd to Mr. Bassett

7. I received no information indicating that the Bureau's services

were being utilized for political reasons. I do not recall receiving any such

information of this nature nor am I aware of anyone else in attendance

solicitating or obtaining any purely political type information. I do recall

that each evening Mr. De Loach talked by phone with Director Hoover and

was occasionally in telephonic contact with someone, whose identity I do

not recall, assigned to the White House delegation in Atlantic City. To

the best of my recollection the only information discussed by Mr. Deloach

was information received regarding demonstrations, etc.

8. It was perfectly clear in my mind ät that time and is still

perfectly clear that the only reason for my presence in Atlantic City was

for the purpose of handling and learning of those matters falling within

the Bureau's jurisdiction.

9. I do not recall any specific instructions being given regarding

confidentiality of my assignment.

10. This assignment has not been discussed by me with anyone

outside the Bureau. On Wednesday, 1/22/75, I received a telephone call

from an individual who identified himself as Ronald Kessler of the

Washington Post who stated that he understood that I was among a group

of Agents in Atlantic City with Mr. DeLoach in 1964 during the Democratic

National Convention. He further stated he understood that I was in charge

'of handling informants, including Julius Hobson. I referred Mr. Kessler

to the External Affairs Division and advised him that I was in no position

to comment on his inquiry.

11. I had no specific knowledge while in Atlantic City during the

period. ei

"of the Convention of any tesurs in operation.

12. I have read the article in the Washington Post today by Ronald

Kessler. While in Atlantic City all information received came through me

by a special telephone,

including intelligence information received by Agents

of the Newark Office and the Atlantic City Resident Agency. Messrs. De Loach,

Hanning, Adcock, Linebangh and I were situated in one room from 11:00 am

each morning until approximately 1:30 or 2:00 am that night. During that

time I do not recall hearing any discussions either in the room or on the

telephone by any of the individuals including Mr. De Loach which was of a

political nature.

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January 26, 1975

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

ICKEIN & UYCLASSIFIE

ATE 1014N

To:

Mr. Bassett

From:

John C. Cox

In connection with questions set forth in teletype dated 1/26/75,

the following responses are set forth:

1. To the best of my recollection, I was instructed to report to

the Atlantic City, New Jersey, Resident Agency, by my squad supervisor,

Mr. William Holloway, or the Special Agent in Charge of the Newark

Division, Mr. Ralph W. Bachman.

"2. I was under the impression that I was being sent to the Atlantic

City Resident Agency to augment the U. S. Secret Service detail.

3. My assignment consisted of handling cases and leads that had

previously been assigned to Special Agents regularly detailed to the Atlantic

City Resident Agency.

4. As I recall, Mr. Cartha DeLoach, former Assistant Director,

was in the Resident Agency but my assignments regarding cases and the

handling of leads were obtained from one or more of the Special Agents

regularly assigned to the Atlantic City Resident Agency.

5. Information I received as the result of investigations conducted

was recorded in written form. This is because most of my work load

consisted of Interstate Transportation of Stolen Motor Vehicle and Deserter

cases.

6. As I can recall, I was told by one of the Agents assigned to the

Resident Agency at Atlantic City that I would be handling some of the criminal

work normally assigned to regular employees of the Resident Agency in order

that they would be relieved for other duties.

7. No.

8. All the work assigned to me concerned criminal violations which

1 had Wor his docume a me maye on repare to le tate co one is not or dream

nation: outsids, your Committee.

vour Comm''e' and the cortent may not be disclosci to usa scorized person-

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9. No.

10. No.

11. Not applicable.

12. None.

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To:

Mr. Bassett

From:

oSA John J. Creamer, JI.

Date: 1/27/75

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCGLASSITIEI

DATE 10/24/00 BY 2ALMel

The following are answers to questions concerning

my participation in the coverage afforded the 1964 Democratic

National Convention at Atlantic City, New Jersey, August 22 - 28,

1964.

(1) Instructions to participate in this assignment

were given by the C-4 Supervisor in the Newark Office,

believe that SA Vincent Murphy was the Supervisor at the

time.

(2) I was told to proceed to Atlantic City to

participate in a special.

I did not know the details of the

special but understood that it involved the protection of the

President of the United States during the Democratic

Convention.

(3) Upon arrival in Atlantic City I was assigned

to assist SA Billie D. Williams in the establishment of a

technical surveillance on a store-front where a group of

demonstrators gathered.

• (4) Chain of command consisted of Assistant

, Director. Deloach, who was assisted by SAs Hanning, Linbaugh,;

Adcock, and Elmer Todd.

I reported results of monitoring

to SA Elmer Todd by telephone. If he was

not present, I

reported to whoever covered his telephone.

(5) Results of information received were handled

orally over the telephone.

I would assume that the results

were reduced to writing at the command center.

(6) I was told that we were developing information

to protect the President from violent action by demonstrators.

I do not recall who told me but assume it was Mr. DeLoach

who held conferences outlining our investigation.

(7) No.

•(8) I do not recall the exact instructions given

or by whom, but it was my impression that we were conducting

our investigation to protect the President of the United States

from violence. The conferences I attended concerning these

matters were held by Mr. DeLoach.

This document is prepared in response to your request and is not for dissemi-

ration outside your Committee.

Its use is limited to official proceedings by

wur commit' e and the content may not be disclosed to unauthorized person-

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(9) I was given the usual instructions to keep

my identity confidential.

(10) I do not recall discussing this assignment

with anyone outside the Bureau.

Mr. Ron Kessler, Washington

Post, called me on January 24, 1975, inquiring about this

matter.

I told him I would have to

call him back, and I

did not discuss it with him.

(11) I do not recall the name of the organization

involved at the store-front or if they had a name.

I know

of no other group that was covered.

I believe that

Martin Luther King was covered and know of no other individuals

who were covered.

(12) The monitoring of the group in the store-front

consisted mainly in overhearing remarks about planned

demonstrations in the vicinity of the Convention Hall

numbers of people involvea.

This was the type information

I passed on to SA Elmer Todd.

The surveillance was hindered

by the fact that the demonstrators were usually away from

the store-front.

: I recall that I assisted in delivering equipment to

SAs John Devlin and John Connelly at a large hotel in

Atlantic City. I believe that SA Leo Clark, was there and

• had arranged for some rooms for surveillance.

I believe

that they were surveying a room for coverage. I do not recall

if SA Billie D. Williams was present or not.

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January 26, 1975

To:

Mr. Bassett

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

From: John M. CaryAne

1. Assistant Special Agent in Charge Murdo Smith, Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania, Office of the FBI.

Du Mr. De loach o

2. I was advised the Bureau had received information there woul

possibly be disruption to the point of violent tactics used by various activist

groups who planned to demonstrate at the 1964 Democratic Convention in

Atlantic City, New Jersey. Inasmuch as the physical safety of the President

and other officials at the Convention may be endangered, it was told to me

that I should be present at the Atlantic City Convention since I was familiar

with known activists from the Philadelphia and New York areas. I was

instructed to intermingle with demonstrators outside the Atlantic City Hall

where the convention was being held and be alert to any planned physical

acts to disrupt the normal convention program.

3. To be aware of any acts on the part of single individuals or

groups of individuals which may have been volatile or disruptive by way of

violence to the normal progràm for this convention.

4. I reported directly to former SA Hobson H. Adcock and SA

Elmer Todd.

5. Information developed relative to this assignment was furnished

orally.

6. Its purpose, as related to me, by former Assistant to the Director

Cartha D. DeLoach, was to be constantly intelligible as to any planned or

sporadic disruptive tactics by demonstrators at the Democratic Convention

which may endanger the physical safety of attendees at this convention. After

being in Atlantic City for approximately one day I was advised that the Bureau

had receive information two knknown Puerto Ricans were supposed to arrive

at the convention and make an attempt to take the life of President Johnson.

Supposedly they were to carry a sawed-off shotgun in a violin case and

would attempt to take President Johnson's life when he addressed the Democratic

Convention. I was directed to attempt to identify the unknown Puerto Ricans

This document is prepared in response to your reavest and is not for dissemi-

ration artside, vow Committee.

Its use is limited in rei in nircecaings by

your Commie and the contert may not be disclosed to unaut urized person-

nel withou the express approval of the FBI.

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and any information relative to their possible appearance in Atlantic City.

Mr. De Loach requested I advise him as to the best time for President

Johnson to arrive in Atlantic City by helicopter. Mr. DeLoach wanted my

recommendation as to the least vulnerable time for President Johnson's

helicopter to land, that is, when minimal demonstration activity would be

taking place.

7. No.

8. There was no doubt in my mind as to the instructions related to

me by Mr. DeLoach that my involvement in the Democratic Convention was

well within the Bureau's jurisdiction.

9. I was instructed that this particular assignment was to be

considered of a confidential nature and was to be discussed with only those

who had a need to know, or whom I was directed to divulge the nature and

results of this assignment.

10. No.

11. I personally was not aware that any individuals or organizations

were covered by technical surveillance.

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January 26, 1975

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

ATE 1R24/ BIS STAMIAL

To:

Mr. Bassett

From

cRussell a. Horner

Reference is made to Bureau teletype 1/26/75, captioned

"Administrative Inquiry" dealing with the 1964 Democratic National

Convention at Atlantic City, New Jersey. My best recollection in con-

nection with my participation in FBI coverage of this convention is as

follows:

1. I participated in the "special" out of the Newark Office on

instructions of SAC Ralph W. Bachman, ASAC Karl L. Brouse, or Field

Supervisor Conrad W. Thompson, Jr.

2. My instructions at Newark were to proceed to Atlantic City

with à group of Agents also assigned to the same "special" and to receive

specific instructions from Senior Resident Agent Leo Clark relative to

the assignment. These assignments were given by Clark or in his absence

the Alternate Senior Resident Agent whose name I don't specifically recall

but who could have been Robert Tagg.

3. My assignment was more or less to participate in a loose

surveillance of the convention site to ascertain any "hot spots" that might

develop as a result of efforts of a dissident black political group from

Mississippi attempting to infiltrate the convention site and to disrupt the

convention or usurp the seating of the Mississippi delegation. As a result

of this assignment, surveillance teams were issued passes for the floor

of the convention and conducted a surveillance of the situation on the floor.

during the convention.

4.

A chain of command was developed by radio as we carried

portable radios on the floor and reported to a central dispatcher (name now

unrecalled but a Bureau Special Agent). It is understood that this infor-

mation was coordinated with other information received and furnished to

SA Clark.

This document is prepared in response to your venuest and is not for dissemi-

nation miside your Committee.

I's use is limitail to official proceedings by

your Commitee and the content may not be disclosed to unauthorized person

nel without the express approval of

the FBI.

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5. No results of my efforts were reduced to writing and every-

thing was handled orally. To the best of my knowledge, no written

communications were prepared between Atlantic City and the Newark

Office on this "special.

6. My recollection at this time with regard to the purpose of

the assignment was to develop information that might lead to the preventing

of trouble or disorder at the convention, particularly as a result of black

dissidents attempting to force themselves on the convention.

7. There was no specific information ever received at any time

that indicated that the Bureau's services were being utilized for political

purposes.

8. No information can be recalled relating to instructions

received that would indicate that those issuing the instructions felt that

this surveillance fell within the Bureau's jurisdiction concerning inves-

tigations of terrorism, criminals, or other unlawful acts falling within

the Bureau's jurisdiction; however, in the same general time frame the

Bureau had been active in following civil rights demonstrations and to

my recollection I considered this an extension of that same effort.

9. It is my recollection that all members of the "special" received

instructions to the effect that the assignment should remain in the strictest

confidence, and also that every effort should be made in carrying out our

surveillance activity to remain anonymous.

10. I have never discussed this with anyone outside the Bureau.

No attempts have been made to interview me by any outside idividual

on this mater including former Bureau personnel.

11. At the time of the "special" I had no knowledge that electronic

surveillances were being used. Since that time, however, an approximate

11/2 years ago, as a result of my current assignment, handling electronic

surveillances at Headquarters, and in connection with some inquiry which

I cannot now recall, I became aware that two electronic surveillances were

utilized at Atlantic City during the 1964 convention. One of these was

Martin Luther King and the other a civil rights organization that I cannot

now recall.

12. It is my best recollection that during the surveillance on

the convention floor we worked closely with Secret Service details on the

floor and that group was aware of our presence in the convention.

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The Attorney General

Director, FBI

2 - Mr. J. A. Mintz

(1 - J. B. Hotis)

1 - Mr. W. R. Wannall

November 12, 1975

1 - Mr. R. L. Shackelford

1 - Mr. W.

0. Gregar

1 - Mr. J. G. Deegan

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIEL

DATE 10/24, 00 BYSPAC

Enclosed is the original of a memorandum responding

to a request by Mr. Mark Gitenstein of the SSC staff. This

memorandum and its enclosures are provided for your approval

and forwarding to the SSG.

A copy of the memorandum is also included for

your

records along with attachments.

There is also enclosed an SSE document captioned

"Summary of Domestic Intelligence Briefing, November 17, 1975,"

which was furnished to this Bureau by Mr. Mark Gitenstein of

the SSC staff on November 4, 1975.

Enclosures - 23

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1 - The Deputy Attorney Genera.

Attention:

Michael E. Shaheen, Jr.

Special Counsel for

Intelligence Coordination

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Assoc. Dir.

Dep. AD Adm. -

Dep. AD Inv. -

Asst. Dir.:

Admin.

Comp. Syst. -

Ext. Affairs

Files & Com..

Gen. Inv. -

Ident..

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2 • Mr. Mintz

(1 - J.B. Hotis)

1 - Mr. Wannall

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIES

DATE 1200

Kovelter heckle

1 - Mr. Cregar

1 - MI. Deegan

U. S. STATE SELECT COMITISE TO

STUDY COVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH

RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIRS (SSC)

Reference is made to an sst document captioned

"Sumery of Domestic Intelligence Briefing, Novenber 17,

1975," which was furnished to this Buresu by Mr. Marl

Gisenstein of the SSC staff on Novenber 4, 1975. Pur-

suent to a request by Mr. Gitanstein at that time.

the following material is enclosed for use by the Con-

mittee for the proposed Rovenher 17, 1975, executive

session:

(1) Organizational chart showing authorized

personnel complement for the internal security Brenca,

Intelligence Division, FBI, as of November 6, 1975.

(2) Individual urife-ups of the five major

reorganizations in the Internal Security Branch, Intelll-

gence Division, FBI, requested by Mr. Gitensten. These

reorganizations took place in 1955, 1964, 1967, and 1973.

Recelved - Subverse preog ones gate parted 1955

to 1975.

Assoc. Dir.

Dep. AD Adm

(4) Chart captloned "Investigative Matters

Received - Extremist Investigations" for the period 1959

Dep. AD Inv.

to 1975.

Asst. Dir.:

Admin.

Comp. Syst.

(5)

Chart captioned "Investigative Matters

Ext. Affairs

Files & Com.

Received - Security Informants and Confidential Sources"

Gen. Inv. _

Ident.

for the period 1955 to 1975. There are no informant

inspection

numbers disclosed on this chart; hovever, the chart shows

Intell. -

Laboratory

the ebb and flow of security informants for the perfod

Plon. & Eval. _

indicated.

Spec. Inv..

Training -

Legol Coun.

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SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

(6) Chart captioned "Investigative Matters

Received - Extremist Informants and Confidential Sources"

for the period 1964 to 1975.

there are no informant

numbers disclosed on this chart; however, the chart shows

the ebb and flow of extremist informants for the period

indicated.

(7) Individual write-up concerning the

ceorganization of the Internal security Branch, Intelli-

gence Division, FBI, in 1970.

This information was

orally requested by Mr. Gitenstein on November 7, 1975.

(8) Write-up captioned "Graft of Domestic

Intelligence Investigations"

dated November 6, 1975.

(9) Write-up captioned "Internal Security

Threats - Subversive, 1955" to 1975" dated November 6, 1975.

• (10) Write-up captioned "Internal Security

Threats - Extrenist, 1954 to 1975" dated November 6, 1975.

Enclosures (10)

NOTE:

Gitenstein requested the material being enclosed

with this LIM for use in the briefing books being prepared

for the Committee members wno will be present at the planned

executive session on 11/17/75.

already been furnished to the SSC in one form or another

with the exception of write-ups 8, 9 and 10, mentioned above,

an a to tara a dova.

all dated 11/6/75.

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

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20535

SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

Addressee:

DETR

• Memo Report dated 11/10/75

Caption of Document:

Select Committee on Intelligence

Activities (SSC). (SSC document

furnished 11/4/75 re proposed 11/17/75 executive

session.)

Delivered by:

_ Date:

11-14-15

зура

SC STut

Return this receipt to the Intelligence Division, FBI

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SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE

BEFORE COMPLETING.

CLASSIFY AS APPROPRIATE

FROM:

TO: Intelligence Commynity Staff

ATTN: Central Index

FBI

SUBJECT: Abstract of Information Provided to Select Comnittees

1. HOW PROVIDED (check appropriate term. If a document was made available

for review but not transmitted,

so note.)

* | DOCUMENT L

BRIEFING

INTERVIEW

TESTIMONY

OTHER

2. DATE PROVIDED

11/12/75

3. TO WHOM PROVIDED (check appropriate termi

add specific names if appropriate)

SSC

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

4.

HSC

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interviewee,

testifier and subject)

Memorandum and enclosures

give name or identification number of briefer,

5.

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Organization and Staffing

Operating procedures

F.

SUMMARY (see reverse side before completing this item)

Material furnished for use by the Cornittee for proposed 11/17/75

executive session: Organization chart showing authorized personnel

completent for the Internal Security Branch Intelligence Division

as of 11/6/75;Individual write-ups of the five major reorganizations

in the Interal Security Branch Intelligence Division, in 1955, 1964,

1967, and 1973;Chart captioned "Investigative Hatters Received -

Subversive Investigations" for the period 1955 to 1975;Chart cap-

tioned "Investigative Matters Received - Extremist Investigations"

for the period 1959 to 1975;Chart captioned "Investigative Matters

Roceived - Security Informants and Confidential Sources" for the

period 1955 to 1975; Chart captioned "Investigative Matters Received

Excremist Informants and Confidential Sources: for the pertod 1964

to 1975; Individual trite-up concerning the reorganization of the

Internal Security Branch, Intelligence Division, 1970; Write up

captioned "Graft of Domestic Intelligence Investigations, -11/6/75;

Write-up captioned "Internal Security Threats - Subversive, 1955 tr

Extrenist 1954 to 1975% dated 11/6/75.

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• 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

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1 - Me.

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W.

The Attorney General

Director.

TBI

MI.

Mr.

Me.

B. Adams

A.

Mintz

R. Wannall

November 10, 1975

D. Ryan

W.

0. Gregar

Fo Phidlips

S

SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

Enclosed is the original of a memorandum reporting

che interview of fosuer iil Special Agent Russell M. Hornex

by SSC Staff Members.

ALso enclosed is a copy of the memoranetu

for forwarding to MI. James A. Wilderotter, Assoctate

to the President.

Counsgil

Enclosures (2)

62-116395

1 - The neputy

¿ • The bapury Attorney General

Michael E. Shaheen, Jr.

1710-25 PHONER

Spacial Counsel for

Intelligence Coordination

176

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(Personnel file former SA Russell H. Horner)

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1- Mr. J. B. Adams

1 - Mr.

J. A. Mintz

1 - Mr. W. R. Wannall

62-116395 ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

November: 10, 1975

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

16 - Mr. D. Ryan

DATE 4-14-81

_BXSp27,

-I* - Mr. W. O. Gregar

U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

1 - Mr. S.F. Phillips

TO SIUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

WITH RESPECI TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

RE: INTERVIAN OF FORMER FBI

SPECIAL AGENT (SA) RUSSELL M. HORNER

BX SSE STAFF MEMBERS

The following concerns

the interview of former FBI

SA Russell lI. Horner by SSG Staff Members.

On Ocrober: 14, 1973, SSC Statt: Member Barbara Banoff

advised the legal counsel bivision of this sureau that it was

desired that Horner be made available for a Staft interview

concering his knowledge of COINTELPRO (Countorintelligence

Program).

Homer was subsequently released from his

confidentiality agreement with the FBI for the purpose of the

interview relating to the subject matter of COINTELPRO.

There follows a statenent which Horner voluntarily

furnished the FBI concerning the interview of him.

"On October 28, 1975, I was interviewed from

approximately 10:00 z.il. to 1:00 p.I.

in Room 608 of the former

Carroll Arms Hotel in Washington by Church Comittee

Statt

Members Barbara Banoff and an individual believed to be

At the outset of the interview I was presented

Ma A Vice of Rights statement which I sted. Also present was

At the conclusion

of the interview, Banoff stated it was not her feeling I would

be recalled for additional interviews but that a copy of the

transcript would be made available to me for certification at

a later

date.

ORIGINAL AND ONE COPY TO AG

1 - 67=

(Personnel file former SA Russell H. Horner)

(10)

SEE NOTE PAGE THREE

Assoe. Dir.

Dep. AD Adm: -

Dep. AD inv. -

Asst. Dir.:

Admin.

Comp. Syst.

Ext. Affairs

Files & Com. -

Gen. Inv. -

Ident. _

Inspectiok

Intell.

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Plan. & Eval.

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U. S. Senate Select Committee

to Study Governmental Operations

With Respect to Intelligence Activities (SSC)

Re: Interview of Former FBI Special Agent (SA)

Russell H. Horner by SSC Staff Members

'The main thrust of the entire interview dealt with

or 1970, the exact date I could not recall. The entire inter-

view was devoted mainly to how the COINTELPRO operated with

little or no effort being made as to specific COINTELPRO efforts

being discussed.

Banoff was advised that we did not set policy

on the unit level, that all COINTELPRO proposals were approved,

to the best of my

recollection, in the Director's Office, but

could have been disapproved an the Assistant Director level.

Banoff had

a document written by former Supervisor Bernard A.

Wells, and

addressed to all offices, in July, 1968, which

set out il specific areas where counterintelligence action

might be taken under the COINTELPRO.

Miss Banoff went into

each item in an effort to determine how or why each item

appeared in the communication. It was mainly explained to her

that the letter was apparently written following a survey of

the field offices regarding counterintelligence activity that

had taken place.

endeavored to find out whether the

Inspection Staff had looked into the COINTELPRO both in the

field and at Headquarters.

She was advised that the Inspection

Division would normally look into this Program in both areas,

but as to the nature of their inquiry, I would be unable to

furnish any information and that Inspection policy was a matter

for the

Inspection Division to comment on. She inquired as to

how the COINIELIRO was taken from the unit and I explained that

after a period of time following its initial institution, the

Program was gradually deemphasized, became almost inactive in

the unit and was finally transferred back to the New Left Section.

I advised her that it did not appear that the Program had been

particularly effective in the New Left field. I advised that

COINTSIRO existed during an entire different atmosphere in

1968 - 19/0 than thet prevailing now and that it worl be almost

impossible to give such a Program fair judgment today.

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U. S. Senate Select Committee

to Study Governmental Operations

With Respect to Intelligence Activities (SSC)

Res

Interview of Former FBI Special : Agent (SA)

Russell H. Horner by SSC Staff Members

"Miss Banoff inquired in the areas of anonymous mailings,

the furnishing of intormation to cooperative news media, the

use of derogatory information regarding the morals of leaders

in the New Left Movement, and the general determination of

parameters that constituted the New Left as far as the Bureau

was concerned. Miss Banoft was cordial throughout the interview

NOTE:

Legal Counsel Division contact with Banoff was by

Supervisor P. V. Daly. After the interview, Horner dictated

his statement to an FBIHQ stenographer.

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BRIEFING X INTERVIEW |

TESTIMONY

OTHER

2. DATE PROVIDED

11/10/75

3. TO WHOM PROVIDED (check appropriate term;

add specific names if appropriate)

SSC

The Attorney General with a copy for forwarding to the

White House

HSC

" Interviewer, Nestroyed de sulptire

data for documents; give name or identification number of briefer

Memorandum reporting the results of an intervlew by SSC

Staff Members of former Spetial igent Russell Fl. Horner.

5. IN RESPONSE TO (list date

wise state

verbal

of (name),

if in

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initiative,

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TS or

Codeword)

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COUNTERINTELZIGENCE

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED ords not listed are

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIEL

DATE OILINO BAHAMA

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Intervieved regarding procedures and policy surrounding the

COINTELPRO.

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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

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1 - Mr.

Adams.

1 = Mr.

J. A.

Mintz

1 - Mr.

W. R. Wannall

* • Mr. R. I. Shackelford

1. - Mr. W. O. Gregar

November 7, 1975

1 • Mx. S. F. Phillips

The Attorney General

Dizeetor, FBI

U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMIITTE

OLF TTZEEZIGELICE ACEIVITIES (SSC)

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE (O24 IR BYSPLAMEN

Enclosed ts the ortginal of e monorandun, vith

attechment, concerning an intervlew of FBI Speclal Agent in

Chaige Stanley S, Czarnecki by an SSQ Stafú Member. Also

cnelosed is a copy of the menorandun, with attachnent, for

forwarding to Mr. James A. Wilderotter, Associate Counsei to

tho President®

Enclosures (4)

62-116395

1 - The Deputy Attorney General

Attention:

Michael E. Shaheen, Jr.

Special Counsel for

Intelligence Coordination

(Personnel File SAC Stanley S. Czarnecki)

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Gen. inv. -

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1 - Mr.

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1

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A. Mintz

1 • Mx. W. R. Wannall

. • MX.

R. L. Shackelford

1 - Mx. W. 0. Cregar

1 - Mr. S. F. Phillips

lovember 7, 1975

U. S. SEMARE SELDCE COMMITEDE 20

SIUDE COVERINBNTAL OPERATIONS WIIEL

ROSPECI TO ITTELLIGENICE ACTIVIIIES (SSC)

SE:

INTERVICU OF FBI SPECINE AGENT. INT

CHARGE (SAG) STANLEY S. CANECRE

BY SSO STALE LINGEE

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

EREIN IS UNCLASSIFIEI

The folloving concerns an intervie of

SIt Stanley S. Czaracci by SSC Stats Lember.

On Septeaber 24, 1975, Ir. John Smith, SsC

Staff Menber, advised the FBI's

Legal Gunsel Division

that he desired to interview Czamnecst concerning the

FI's investigation of key Activists - New Left.

The

I'DI valved Gzarnecki's confidentiality agreemant vich

the FBI for the purpose of the intervier.

Actached is a menorandun dated Cetober I, 1975,

at Loulaville, Kentucky, which is Ezarnecki'e report of

the results of the intervier of him which took place

September 26, 1975.

Enclosure

1 = 67=

(Personnel File SAC Stanley S. Czarnecki)

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.

Spoc. Inv.

Training

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Telephone Rm..

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In Reply, Please Refer 10

File No.

D

STATES DEPARTMENT OF

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Louisville, Kentucky

October 1, 1975

STICE

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

RE: INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT IN

CHARGE (SAC) STANLEY S. CZARNECKI

BY SSC STAFF MEMBER

On

Staff Member,

in his FBI office, Louisville, Kentucky, for approximately

thirty minutes.

Czarnecki was not advised of any constitutional

rights nor was he requested to sign any waiver of rights

form.

Mr. Smith stated that while he was in his

Washington, D. C. Office earlier this week, members of

the SSC staff, identities not mentioned, requested him to

contact Czarnecki in connection with Smith's impending

visit to his home in Louisville. Specifically, they re-

quested Smith to interview Czarnecki concerning a

" captioned "Investi-

Mr. Smith stated he did not have a copy of this memorandum

nor had he read it. He stated it dealt with requesting

•of Federal

Income Tax returns of certain Key Activists

from the U. S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Czarnecki

advised he could not recall this specific memorandum nor

its contents.

Czarnecki advised Mr. Smith that he doubts

that he had "signed out" a memorandum and then explained

all of his correspondence was approved or "signed out" by

a Unit Chief to which Czarnecki was assigned at any

given time. It was further explained that Czarnecki had

served in two sections, eight Units, and three Divisions

at fBI headquarters during the period september, 196%,

through April, 1972.

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)

RE: INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT IN

' CHARGE (SAC) STANLEY S. CZARNECKI

BY SSC STAFF MEMBER

Mr. Smith asked Czarnecki if he had ever requested

IRS to furnish the FBI any income tax returns on Key Activists

and what procedure was followed in requesting same.

Czarnecki

explained he could have, however, could not recall if he

personally had ever requested such tax returns; however, he

does recall such requests were made on a selective basis.

These requests were made only after careful review of the

request and approval obtained by officials within the

Domestic Intelligence Division.

Smith asked Czarnecki if he had ever seen any of

the tax returns and what type of security was afforded them.

Czarnecki advised he had seen some tax returns of Key

Activists and believes the number was small. These returns

as well as all documents located in the Domestic Intelligence

'Division were afforded top security and most all such material

was

reviewed on a need-to know basis.

Smith also asked whether the Bureau supervisor handling

Key Activists had direct live contact with Internal Revenue

Service Agents.

Czarnecki stated he recalls no direct contact

was ever had with IRS people by the regular Bureau supervisors.

Smith asked Czarnecki's opinion whether or not the

• Tax returns should be made available to all law

enforcement agencies to aid them in certain types of investi-

gations. Czarnecki advised he could not speak for all of

law enforcement, however, depending upon the type of investigative

matter any and all information that could be developed on a key

subject or suspect would be helpful.

Mr. Smith advised Czarnecki that he may be back in

touch with him in approximately three weeks and, if necessary,

will have a copy of the memorandum which Czarnecki allegedly

"signed out."

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Her Jolt, apocifically donling with Foderal Incore Iar returns

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It is understood that Senator Schweiker may quote from the Manual

of Rules and Regulations, Part I, Section 9, Disciplinary Matters, Item C,

Investigation. There is attached a statement which may be introduced in

explanation of this particular item.

RECOMMENDATION:

That attached be forwarded to the Legal Counsel Division.

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Enc.

1 - Mr. Jenkins (Enclosure)

1 - Mr. Adams (Enclosure)

1 - Mr. Mintz (Enclosure)

1 - Mr. Moore (Enclosure)

1 - Mr.. Walsh (enclosure)

¿ - Mr. Arnett (Enclosure)

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The FBI's Manual of Rules and Regulations, Part I, Section 9

Disciplinary Matters, Item C. Investigation, states as follows:

"Any investigation necessary to develop complete

essential facts regarding any allegation against

• Bureau employees must be instituted promptly,

and every logical lead which will establish the true

facts should be completely run out unless such

action would embarrass the Bureau or might

prejudice pending investigations or prosecutions

in which event the Bureau will weigh the facts,.

along with the recommendation of the division

head."

The statement, "unless such action would embarrass the Bureau, "

means that in such eventuality, FBI Headquarters desires to be advised!

of the matter before investigation is instituted so that Headquarters would

be on notice and could direct the inquiry if necessary.

The statement, "unless such action... might prejudice pending

investigations or prosecutions in which event the Bureau will weigh the

facts: means that in such cases, FBI Headquarters would desire to

carefully evaluate the propriety of initiating or deferring investigation of

a disciplinary matter where such investigation might prejudice pending

investigations or prosecutions.

inted set

Nothing in this Manual provision is/to deviate from the FBI's

established policy of conducting logical and necessary investigation to

resolve possible misconduct on the part of its employees.

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIE

DATE 10/24/00 BY 502ALMeLj.

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"JUNE" MAIL THAT WAS INCLUDED IN COPIES OF FBI DOCUMENTS

FURNISHED TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL BY YEMO/ LETTER

DATED 11-6-75 IN RESPONSE IO REQUESI(S) MADE BY BITHER

THE U. S. SENATE OR HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEES ON INTELLIGENCE.

THE COPY/COPIES OF THE "JUNE" MAIL DATED AS INDICATED BELOW

HAS/HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THIS ENCLOSURE MATERIAL IO BE

FILED IN THR APPROPRIATE HOUSTUDY OR SENSTUDY "JUNE" FILE

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FRANK CHURCH, IDAHO, CHAIRMAN

JOHN G. TOWER, TEXAS, VIÇE CHAIRMAN

PHILIT A. MART, MICH.

SIOWARO H. BAKER, JR., TENN.

WALTER F. MON. ILE, MINN.

HARRY GOLDWATER, ARIZ.

WALTER D. HUDDLESTON, KY.

CHARLES MCC. MATHIAS, JR.,MD.

ROBERT !'ORGAN, N.C.

NICHARD S. SCHWEIKER, PA.

GARY MARI, COLO.

WILLIAM G. MILLER, STAFF DIRECTOR

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

CURTIS R. SMOTHERS, MINORITY COUNSEL

Writed States Senate

SELECT COMMITTEE TO

STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH

RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

(PURSUANT TO S. RES. 21, SATH CONGRESS)

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510

October 15, 1975

Michael E. Shaheen, JI., Esg.

Coordination

Office of the Deputy Attorney General

U. S. Department of Justice

Washington, D.C.

20530

Dear Mike:

Enclosed is a request for documents

pertaining to the Martin Luther King, JI. matter.

Delivery is requested by Friday, October 24, 1975

Your cooperation is appreciated.

Sincerely,

STAiadn/eks.

John T. Elliff

Director

Domestic Intelligence Task Force

ReX 62-11 395-1125

• DEC. 5 1975

131114

RECEIVED

OCT 15 1975

/ ENCLOSURE

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIEL

DATE 10 2400 BY 502024e

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DOCUMENT REQUEST•

All memoranda and other materials reflecting or relating to

any and all efforts, steps, or plans or proposals to

"discredit" and/or "neutralize" Martin Luther King, Jr.

2.

All memoranda and other materials reflecting that any of the

following individuals. were aware of any efforts,

steps, OI

plans or proposals to

"discredit" or "neutralize" Martin

Luther King, JI.:

a. President Kennedy

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

b. President Johnson

¡CREIN SUNGLASSIFIEL

c. Attorney General Kennedy

- DATE 10/24/00 BYSPLAMe

₫.

Attorney General. Katzenbach

e. Assistant Attorney General Marshall

All memoranda and other materials reflecting that any of the

individuals listed in Item 2 above were aware of any microphone

surveillances with respect to Martin Luther King, JI.

All memoranda and other materials which pertain to the

following statement which appears in the December 20, "Communist

memorandum from Mr. Bland to Mr. Sullivan, captioned

Influence in Racial Matters, Southern Christian Leadership

'Conference, Martin Luther King, JI., Security Matter - C":

The Attorney General, when granting authority for

technical surveillances on the residence of

Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern

Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), indicated

he desired that coverage be closely watched and

evaluated in thirty days."

Please include any materials reflecting or containing the above-

described request, instruction, or indication.of

the Attorney

General, as well as any evaluation or justification which was

consequently submitted to the Attorney General or to anyone

else in the Department of Justice.

5.

The identity of the person or persons whose initials appear

in the Upper left-hand corner of Mr. Bland's December 20, 1963

memorandum (identified in Item

6 above) underneath the

words "Received and Justified -ok - 1/20/64."

All memoranda and other materials reflecting the "Director's

instruction that the Attorney General be given the results

of this coverage" as stated in the second paragraph of

Mr. Sullivan's 1/13/64 memorandum to Mr. Belmont, captioned

"Communist Party, USA, Negro Question, Communist

Racial Matters,

Influence in

Internal Security - Communist."

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7.

With respect to the March 4, 1964 memorandum from Mr.

Baumgardner to Mr. Sullivan

(June), dated March 4, 1964,

captioned "Communist Party, USA, Negro Question, Communist

Influence in Racial Matters, Internal Security - Communist,"

please provide:

a. Any materials relating to "the memorial" described

on page 2;

•b.

Any materials in addition to the notation "Done,

8/6/64, D" indicating the accomplishment of

recommendation (1).

• co

Any materials in addition to the notation "Done, 3/10/64,

indicating the accomplishment of Recommendation (2).

All memoranda and any other materials reflecting or pertaining.

to conversations or contacts between FBI personnel and former

Special Agent Joe Woods which pertain to Martin Luther King, Jr.

Serial #94-3-4-61-355.

10.

All serials commencing with #94-3-4-61- which contain Martin

'Luther King's name.

11. All materials and information explaining or pertaining to the

circumstances surrounding, or facts bearing on, the absence,

disappearance, or present location of Mr. DeLoach's 11/21/64

memorandum which is described in the first paragraph of the

December 1, 1964 memorandum from Mr. DeLoach to Mr. Mohr,

captioned

"Ben Bradlee, Bureau Chief, "Newsweek" Magazine,

Washington, D.C."

12. All materials and any other information pertaining to the

information contained in the third paragraph of Mr. DeLoach's

December 1, 1964 memorandum (described in Item I1 above, to

wit:.

"that the FBI had told him [Bradleel that Martin Luther

King was a (excised)."

13. All memoranda, other materials, and information pertaining to

the use or contemplated use of

King electronic surveillance

transcripts which would provide an explanation or elaboration

for the

mentioned

in the 12/10/64 "Addendum of C. D.

DeLoach" to Mr. Sullivan's December 2, 1964. "blind" memorandum

to Mr. Belmont captioned

"Summary, Highly Sensitive Coverage,

Martin Luther King, JI.," dated December Z, 1964.

14

Walet dated 1/16/62, captioned "Martin Luther King, Security

Matter - C", which is referenced in the first paragraph of

the Director's July 20, 1962 letter to the SAC, Mobile,

captioned "Communist Infiltration of the Southern Christian

Leadership Conference, Internal Security - C".

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15)

16.

The 11/21/61 communication from Atlanta which is described

as follows in the penultimate sentence of the "note on yellow"

of the Director's July 20, 1962 letter to the SAC, Atlanta,

captioned "Communist Infiltration, of the Southern Christian

Leadership Conference, Internal Security - C":

As late as 11/21/61 the Atlanta Office has

advised no. information has been developed on

which to base a security inquiry on SCLC.

The "New York letters to Bureau, dated 3/6/62 and 3/8/62" which

are referenced on the first cover page of the 4/13/62 report of

SA John J. Elliott, captioned "Martin Luther King, Jr." under the

character

"Security Matter - C".

The "Bulet 8/29/62" which is referenced in the last paragraph

of the Director's September 17, 1962 letter to the SAC,

Savannah, captioned "Communist

Infiltration of the Southern

•Christian Leadership Conference, Internal Security - C.

•..

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

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20535

Addressee:

SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

OLER

EJ LHM

[ Memo

[Report dated _ 11/5/75

Caption of Document:

SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE.

10/15/75 request, Items 1,3,4,6,8g

9,10,14,15,16, and 17

Delivered by:

Richard Trila

Received by:

Michae Murphy

Title:

/est. Secrets AM.

Return this receipt to the Intelligence Division, FBI

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREINIS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 10/24.0 BY LALM IS

ENCLOSURE

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SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE

BEFORE COMPLETING.

TO:

Intelligence Community Staff

ATTN: Central Index

CLASSIFY AS APPROPRIATE

FROM:

FBI

SUBJECT: Abstract of Information Provided to Select Committees

for

appropriat

term. If a document was made available

transmitted, so note..

12.

DATE PROVIDED

& DOCUMENT |

BRIEFING

INTERVIEW

TESTIMONY |

OTHER

13/6/75

3. TO WHOM PROVIDED (check appropriate term;

add specific names if appropriate)

SSC

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

HSC

4.

IDENTIFICATION

(provide descriptive data for documents;

interviewee,

testifier and subject)

give name or identification number

of briefer,

Memorandun and enclosures

5. IN RESPONSE

TO

(list date

and

item number

if in response

to formal request, other-

wise state

verbal

request

of (name),

initiative,

subpoena, etc.)

6. CLASSIFICATION O

INFORMATION (enter

Co devos, TS or

SSC letter 10/15/75

?. used under font fore pasopriate key words from the list provided separately; if key words not listed are

Information handling

Operating procedures

Surveillance, electronic

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

Materials relating to Martin Luther King, Jt.: as to efforts to

"discredit" and/or "neutralize" King and who was aware of same;

cover communications which transmitted to White House and Attorneys

teneral memoranda containing infornation obtained fron telephone

and microphone surveillances of King; menorandun 10/21/63 indicatirg

Actorney General "asked that this coverage and that on King's

residence be evaluated at the end of 30 days"; identification of a

settof initials on a 12/20/63 meno; Joe Woods meeting with Dif.

Hoover 11/28/66; material relating to a specific file number;

specific dated communications relating to King and Comunist de

Infiltration of Souther Christian Leadership Conference for

clazification of other communications.

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IN CONNECTION WITH SENSTUDY

fiM

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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 or transcript

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

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2 - Mr.

Mintz

(1 - Mr. J. B. Hotis)

1 - Mr. W. R. Wannall

The Attorney General

REC-41

November 6, 1975

Dire

:. W. O. Cregar

1 - Mr. J. T Aldhizer

SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC) ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

MATE 2/4702 spel

Reference is made to SSC letter dated October 15,

1975, containing requests for materials concerning

Martin Luther King. JI.

Enclosed for your approval and forwarding to the

SSC is an original of a memorandum in response to all Itens

requested in the SSC letter of Uctober 15, 1975.

Also enclosed for your records is a copy of the

i menorandum which is being delivered to you with a set of

the materlals which are being delivered to the sse.

Enclosures (2)

Delivered

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Attention: Michael E. Shaheen, JI.

Special Counsel for

Intelligence Coordination

Del. to Lipo

PVD/

Assoc-pir.

Dep. AD Adm. -

Dep. AD Inv.

Asst. Dir.:

Admin.

Comp. Syst.

Ext. Affairs

Filos & Com..

Gen. Inv. -

Ident..

ingle in

Intell.

Laboratory

Plan. & Eval..

Spoc. Inv. -

Training

Legal Coun.

Telophone Rm.

irector Sec y

8.489E0

NOTE

the

copy of the SSC letter 10/15/75, is attached to

copy of enclosed letterhead memorandum. Exact copies

of the

materials being furnished are maintained in the office

•SENSTUDY 75 Project. Arrangements have been made for a

representative of the Legal Counsel Division to deliver the.

attache, memorandun as well as

the materials being provided

MAIL ROOM IS

Fa49752

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62-116395

2 - Mr. J. A. Mintz

(1 - Mr. J. B. Hotis)

1 - MI. W. R. Wannall

1 - Mi. W. O. Cregar

1 - Mr. J. I. Alchizer

November 6, 1975

This document is prepared in response to your request and is not for dissemi-

Its use is limited to official proceedings by

be disclosed to unauthorized person-

FBI

your Committee.

nation outside

your Committee and the content may nut

of the

express approval

nel without the

U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTES TO

STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH

RESPECT TO INTELLIGINCE ACTIVIILES (SSC

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

Reference is made to SSC letter dated October 15,

1975, containing requests for materials concerning Martia

Luther King, Ji.

The purpose of this memorandum is to effect delivery

to the SSC of information and meterlals relating to requests

contained in SSC letter dated October 15, 1975.

Being delivered with this memorandum are materials

relating to Itens 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, end 17.

Material being delivered in response to Item l includes

all memoranda located in the King file pertaining to FBI efforts

to "discredit" and/or "neutralize" king. It Is noted that

additional memoranda referting to efforts to "discredit" King

are being delivered with material in response to Item 3.

It is further noted that other FBI efforts to "discrediti

and/or "neutralize' King involved the dissemination of

information concerning him outside the Executive Branch of

Government and those undertaken under COINTELPRO (Counterintelli-

gence Program). Documents pertinent to the latter two areas

have been furnished the SSC in response to previous requests.

Assoc. Dir.

Dep. AD Adm.

Dep. AD Inv. _

Item 2 requests all memeranda and other materials

Asst, Dir.:

Admin.

reflecting any of the follouing individuals were aware of

Comp. Syst. _

Ext. Affairs

any efforts, steps or plans of proposals to "discredit"

Filos & Com. =

-"neutralize Mertin Luther King, - Jr.; President: John F.

Gen. Inv. _

Ident.

Kennedy; President Lyndon B. Johnson; Attorney, General

Inspection .

Robert F. Kennedy; Attorney General Nicholas de B. Ketzenbach;

Intell. -

Laboratory -

and Assistant Attorney General Burke Marshall.

Plan. & Eval. -

Spec. Inv. -

Training -

Legal Coun. _

JTA: adn/eks les

SECRET MATERIAL ATTACHED

дта

WOC,

Telophone Rm. =

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Director See'y _

MAIL ROOM

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SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

In connection with the SSC's many varled and voluminous

requests for information relating to king, repeated reviews

the King and related case files and records have been made

by

FBI: Headquaxters (FBIHQ) personnel in order to be responsive

¡to such requests. Some of these requests have been so broad,

general and, in some instances, duplicative in nature, that

a serial-by-serial, page-by-page review of the King and related

files has been necessesy. Aecordingly, a total review of the

King and related case files and records in response to Item 2

has not been made in this instance.

A revlew of the King file

in response to othex items included in the October 15, 1975,

request end a polling of all Headquarters personnel Involved

¡In shat and previous revlews did not result in the location

or recollection of any information in FBIHQ files to indicate

any of the aforementioned individuals were specifically

avare of any efforts, steps or plons or proposals to "discredit"

or "neutsalize" King.

It 15, of course, evident that mich information de-

veloped in the course of the King case involving hin in

activitles. of interest to the White House and to representatives

of the Department of Justice,

including Attorneys General

Kennedy and Katzenbach, as well as Assistant Attorney General

Marshall, was such that it could conceivably have been the

opinion of one or more of the above Individuals that such

Infornation was

being provided to "discredie" or "neutralize"

King.

Regerding Item 3, a portion of the material being

delivered Involves cover comminications which transmitted to

the White House and Attorneys General memoranda containing

Information obtained from telephone and microphone surveillances

of Ring. While the White House and Attorneys General were

not specifically advised that the information provided was

primarily obtained from mierophone survelllance, the wording

of the memoranda furnished, including direct quotes, was.

couched in such a manner that it should have been obvious

microphone was the source.

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(SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

With respect to Item 4, it is noted that in his

memorandun dated October 21, 1963, which is being delivered,

Evans indicated that the Attorney

General "asked that this

coverage and that on King's residence be evaluated at the end

of 30 days in light of the results secured so that the

continuance of these surveillances could be determined at that

time:"

There is no indication the Attorney General desired

to be advised of this evaluation.

In the

Bland to Sullivan

memorandum dated December 20, 1963, It 18 pointed out that

the installations on King and the Southern Christian Leadership

Conference (SCLC) were closely supervised and evaluated and

it wes recommended and subsequently approved by the FBl

Director that these installations, be continued for an

additional three months.

These surveillances continued with

periodic internal FBI justifications until 1965, with products

of the surveillances being regularly furnished the Department

of Justice and other interested Government agencies.

From

1965 to the discontinuance of these surveillances in 1966,

the Department of Justice was furnished six-month justificatfong

on this coverage.

Coples of these menorenda of justification

are being delivered in response to Iten 4, along with coples

returned by the Department bearing what appear to be the

Initials of Mr. Katzenbach in the upper right-hand corner.

Regarding Item 5 and the Bland to Sullivan memorandum

dated December 20, 1963, there appear to be two sets of initials

in the upper left-hand corner.

The top initiels appear to be

those of W. I, Forsyth, dictator of the memorandum. Lower

initials appear to be those of J. F. Bland.

Regarding Item 6, the routing slip from the Director

contains instructions that the Attorney General be given results

i of coverage as stated in the second paregraph of the Sullivan

memorandum to Belmont dated January 13, 1964.. This routing

slip denotes enclosures as the memorandum of January 13, 1964,

and a letter to the Attorney General, This letter is not

being delivered because its entire contents are the product of

electronic surveillance of King.

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SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

In attempting to discover specific information

relating to "the nemorial" as requested' in Item 7 a, it was

determined that all Information in the files of FBIHQ relating

to "the memorial" was obtained by electronic surveillance of

King and 1s, therefore, not being delivered.

Wich respect to Items 7 b and e, the notations "Done'

in reconmendations 1 and 2 of the Baungardner to Sullivan

memorendum dated March 4, 1964, were made to indicate personal

delivety to the Honorable W. R. Jenkins, Special Assistant to

the President, and the Attorney Genexal, of memoranda dated

March 4, 1964, summarizing the Willerd Hotel Incident.

Delivery was apparently made

who at that time had Liaison

Functions treeh the hate wou evans,

and Department of Justice, respectively.

These memoranda to

the White House and Attorney General are not being delivered

because their entire contents were obtained through electronic

survelllance of King. No. other information could be located

In FBIHQ files bearing on the notacion "Done" In recommendations

1 and 2.

Regarding Item 8, personnel files at FBIHQ disclosed

a secord on only one Special Agent (SA) by the name of Joe Hoods:

This tecord indicates SA Joseph Ignatius Woods entered on duty

August 30, 1954, and resigned October 20, 1961. Woods was

subsequently elected Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, and

in that capacity met with Directot Hoover on November 28, 1966.

•A memorandum from J. J. Casper: to MI. Mohz dated November 28,

1966, which reported results of this meeting, is being delivered.

The only reference to King during this discussion appeats on

page 5.

All ocher discussion points have been excised as

not

pertaining to the SSC inquiry regarding King.

Item ll requests all materials and information

explaining or pertaining to circumstances surrounding, of

facts bearing on, the absence, disappearence, of present

location of Deloach's November 21, 1964, memorandum which is

4 .

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SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

Bureau Chief, 'Newsweek' Magazine, Washington, D. C" As

previously indicated to the SSC, an exhaustige review of

logical FBIHQ files, including abstracts of Deloach's

correspondence, failed to result in the location of a

November 21, 1964, memorandum concerning Mr. Bradlee and his

contact vith FBIHQ.

This Bureau is in possession of no information bearing

on the absence, disappearance of present location of such a

memorandum and-the fact that a reference to such a memorandum

in the December 1, 1964, memorandum was erroneous cannot be

discounted

With respect to Item 12, it is not fully clear to

this Bureau as to what is meant by the SSC's request for all

materials and other information pertaining to information

contained in the third paragraph of Mr. Deleach's memorandum

of December 1, 1964, captioned "Ben Bradlee, Bureau Chief

'Newsweek' Magazine, Washington, D C.," previously furnished

to the SSG. If this request pertains solely to the éxcised

material following the phraseology "that the FBI had told him

( Bradlee) that Martin Luther King was a

_'". 1t should be

noted that such information is the product of electronic

surveillance of king and is, therefore, not to be made available.

With respect to Item 13, no information could be

Located in FBIHQ files to explain what Mr. Deloach meant by the

"need" mentioned in his addendum dated December 10, 1964,

to the memorandum of Mr Sullivan dated December 2, 1964,

captioned "Summary, Highly Sensitive Coverage, Martin Luther

King, Jr." It should be noted that the only use of information

obtained from the transcripts of electronic surveillances of

King was to Incorporate such information-into communieations

for dissemination. Details of this dissemination have been

furnished the SSC in response to previous requests: Therefore,

In light of the use being made of the transcripts, it might be

presumed that what Deloach had in mind was needing the

transcripts to be able to prepare higher quality communications

for dissemination. This waild appear to be supported by

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SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

DeLoach's statement that there was no "need" for the

transcriptions "right now," implying there could be a need

at some future time.

With respect to the excisions in materials being

delivered herewith, where no notation appears as to reason

for excision, the excision was made for the reason that the

Information actually summarizes of quotes from conversations

monitored during electronic surveillances of King. In some

cases, it can be ascertained precisely what information 1n

FBI files came from electronic surveillances of King; however,

there exist: areas where documentation of the information

is not precise and no accurate determination can be made.

Therefore, no assurances can be given that portions of the

materlals being furnished do not contain information developed

as a résult of electronic surveillances of King.

1 - The Attorney General

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The Attorney General

Directos, FBI

2 - Mc.

A. Mintz

(1 - J. B. Hotis)

1 - Mr. W. R. Wannall

November 6, 1975

1 - M.. W. O. Cregar

1 - Mr. J. G. Deegan

1 - Mr. R. D. Shea.

Reference la made to the September 29, 1975, SSC

request, forwarded to the Department of Justice

by letter dated

September 29, 1975, listing certain documents and other information;

desired from the FBA.

r0

Enclosed for your approval and forwarding to the

Committee is an original of a menorandun, with enclosure.

in

partial response to the request.

Also enclosed for your records is a copy of

memorandum, with enclosure.

Enclosures (4)

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

EREIN IS UNCLASSIFIE

ATE LOLLHO BYSTLAMA

62-116395

I - Deputy Attorney General

Attentions Michael B. Shaheen, J.

Special Counsel for

Intelligence Coordination

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Assoc. Dir.

Dep. AD Adm. -

Bep. AD Inv. -

Asse. Dir.:

Admin:

Compi: Sy,34. -

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Inspection. a

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The Attorney General

NOTE:

Single copies of che 9/29/75 communications are atrached

to the file copy of the enclosed IHM.

An exact copy of the

material being furnished is maintained in the office of the

Senstudy 75 Project. Other pertinent files, eg. 157-00, Cominfil

Mass Organizations, were reviewed by SA R. D. Shea.

SA Shea

also contacted SA I. I. Brady, Files and Communications Division,

and his staff regarding the mechanics involved in the various

consolidations of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

(SCLC) file.

In addition, SA E. J. McDonough, Civil Rights

Section, General Investigative Division, advised that particular

Division not in possession of any material relating to Item 6.

In Item 6, SSC refers to paragraph 1, page 2, of 10/23/72 letter

from the Director to SAC, Atlanta, captioned

l "Communist

Infilitration of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC);

Internal Security - C." This is set forth as follows: All

offices are cautioned that any information developed concerning

the SCLC relating to racial matters must be reported under the

racial matters caption. It should be noted that the Bureau

maintains a separate file on SCLC relating to racial incidents

(157-632).

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

2 - Mr. J. A. Mintz

(1 - J. B. Hotis)

1 - Mx. W. R. Wannall

1 - Mr. W. O. Cregar

November 6, 1975

1. - Mr. J. G. Deegan

1 - Mr. R. D. Shea

U. S. SENATE SELECT COMITTES

TO STUDY COVERNMENTAZ OPERATIONS

TITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIIS (SSC)

Reference is made to the letter from the Director of

the Domestic Intelligence Task Force, SSC, to the Deputy

Attorney General's Office dated September 29, 1975, requesting

delivery of FBI material pertaining to Martin luther King, Jr.

The purpose of this memorandum is to respond to Iten 6

of the above request.

Iten 6 requested materials reflecting authority for

any instructions issued prior to October 23, 1962, with respect

to developing "any information. concerning the Southern

Christian Leadership Conference (SCLG) relating to racial matters

(which) must be reported under the racial matters caption,"

and the maintenance of "a separate file on SCLC relating to

racial incidents (157-632)." (See first paragraph on page 2,

of October 23, 1962, letter from the Dizector to the SAG, Atlanta,

captioned "Communist Infiltration of the Southern Christian

Leadership Conference; Internal Security - ('").

In respect to Item 6, an extensive, axhaustive search

Assoc. Dir._

has been conducted of pertinent FBI Headquarters files. However,

Dep. AD Adm - this search did not uncover any specific documents that disclosed

DiD any specific instructions being issued to FBI field offices

Amp. sys regarding the above matter with the possible exception of one

Ext. Affoirs _document, which is enclosed herewith.

Files & Com. _

Gen. Inv. -

Ident. _

Inspection

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Laboratory

ORIGINAI. AND ONE TO AG PLM

Plon. & Eval..

Spec. Inv. —

Training -

I'his document is prepared in response to your request and is not for dissemi-

nation outside your Commitice.

Legal Coun. _

Its use is limited to official proceedings by

Telephone Rm. _

your Committee and the content may nut be disclosed to unauthorized person-

nel without the express

Director Sec'y -

MAIL ROOM L

rELETE uningouat of the FBI 62-111-355-000 20

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U. S. Senate Select Committee

In regard to Bureau file 100-438794 captioned

"Communist Infiltration of the Southern Christian Leadership

Conícrenco; Information Concerning, Internal Security - C,"

this file began in 1957, as Bureau file 100-427079 for the

purpose of collecting public source information concerning the

SCLC in connection with the racial situation.

Bureau file

100-427079 was changed to 157-632 on July 26, 1962, On June 26,

1969, 157-632 was changed to the present file, 100-438794. All

correspondence contained in the previous files was consolidated

Into 100-438794. The vast majority of the corespondence in

100-438794 1s data pertaining to the Communist Infiltration of

the SGLC.

A review of the correspondence in this file relating

to racial incidents has been conducted and it was found that

the file did not contain any specific instructions prior to

October 23, 1962, with respect to developing any information

concerning the SOLC relating to racial matters with the possible

e: ception of the document being furnished.

enclosure

1 - The Attorney General

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Kelly

GIR.

Soptember 20, 1957

Director, V3I

SCULEAR CHRISTIAN LEADERSHE COMBHONCE

INTORMATION OCACE ZING

(INIBRAAE SACURIOX)

Inctored herewith for your incrntion

oopy ci an articho concerning captioned orgonization

auguet 27

#Pittsburgh Courler.*

19575. 18840 09

Is the sbsence

of agy indication that the

Connuaist Pasty has attampiode

or is abtamptings 10

intiltrats this organzation you should conduet 2o

Investigation in this natter;

Horevery ta rieu ot

the statad purpose of the organization you ahould

remain adore tor public source

Intornation concochas

1t in connection with the racial situation.

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN SUNGLASSIFIE

DATE

This document is repared in response to your request and is not for dissemi-

nation outside your Committee.

Its use is limited to official proceedings by

your conmittee and the content may nutibe disclosed to unanihorsed person

nel without the express approval of the FBI'.

: 1 6s03

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SELICY COMMITTLE TO

ATUDY GOVIRNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH

RESPECT YO INTULLICENCE ICTIVITIES

(PURSUANT TO S. RES. 11, BITH CONGRESS)

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510

September 29, 1975

Michael E. Shaheen, JI., Esq.

Special Counsel for Intelligence

Coordination

Office of the Deputy Attorney General

U. S. Department of Justice

Washingtoi, D.C. 20530

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UIICLASSIFIEL

Dear Mike:

•

Enclosed is a document request for materials

pertaining to the king matter.

•I would like to set October 6, 1975 as a dead-

line for delivery of all outstanding previously-requested

documents pertaining

to the king matter and October 13,

1975 for delivery of'all documents requested on the

attached list.

..

I would also appreciate.your arranging a briefing

for Mike Epstein for sometime this week by knowledgable

FBI personnel concerning:

A.

The present location and organization of any

files and materials which were found to be in

William C. Sullivan's Bureau office when he was denied

further access thereto in or about September 1971; and

«DAK

4 land mators 1s.

A description of the contents of such files

Finally, we would like to have access to the

King, Jr. and/or the Southern Christian Leadership Confer-

ence

for the year 1962.

The materials in these "DJ"filegit

will be reviewed pursuant to

the terms of the proccaural

agrecment between the Committee and the Department, 1. BEC, 5 1975

Riüsubsequent to revion of such liles certain items will be.-

SEP OXBILY

posionatca to be screened 1011

6-116985 roma o

Milie

5 Philly?

ENCLOSURE

John I. ELLiFE

Director

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KING DOCUTIENT REQUEST

1.

(DELETED)

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIEL

All materials relating to rental oi other arrangements made

2 by the FBI for the use of an apartment or premises located

• in the Peachtree Towers, Atlanta, Georgia, as a listening

post, as well as all materials relating to the termination

of such arrangements, use, and/of occupancy.

3. Access to all Forms ED 185 and attachments (including

• i forms entitled "Performance Rating Guide for Investigative

Personnel") for Special Agent Alden F. Miller for the

years 1960-1968.

4.

Any materials reflecting dates upon which Special Agent

William D. 'Campbell, while attached to the Hashington

Field Office, was on special or

temporary assignment at

FBI Headquarters

(Laboratory or Intelligence Division),

between January 1, 1964 and the date of his transfer to

1. 1

the Laboratory Division at FBI Headquarters.

5. Materials which would reflect the authority and instructions

issued for FBI personnel

to surveil, monitor, investigate

: and/or report on civil rights demonstrations, protests,

rallies, or marches which involved Martin Luther king,

and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference prior to

October 23, 1962.

6. Materials reflecting authority for and instructions issued

prioi to October 23, 1962, with respoct to developing "any

• information.

• concerning the SCIC Iclating to racial

matters

(which) must be reported under the racial matters

caption," and the maintenance of "a separate file on SCLC

relatino to racial incidents (157-532)."

(see first para-

graph on page 2 of October 23, 1962 letter from the Director

to the SAC, Atlanta, captioned "Communist Infiltration of

the Southern Christian Leadershiy Conference, Internal

Security - C")

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=?=.

%: All materials reflecting proposals, recommendations or

decisions to include Martin Luther King on the Security,

Reserve, Rabble-Rouser, and/or Agitator Index or list,

and/or his designation as a Key Activist, dey Black Extremists,

Top functionary and/cr Key Figure..

8: . All materials from August 28, 1963 to December 31, 1964

which pertain to the distribution by the United States

Information Agency of a film of the march on washington,

including such materials as concern or reflect contacts

or correspondence between the FBI and the USIA or between

the FBI and the White House concerning such film.

S. SAC Letter No. 59-2, dated 1/13/59, including the security

letter atiached thereto pertaining to Racial Matters.

10. The lanual changes referred to in the Racial Matters section

• of the Securit! letter identified in Item 9 above.

11. Memorandum from Mr. Rosen

to the Director, dated 1/7/59

captioned "Racial Matters" that is referenced in the

proposed letter to all SAC/s which

was typed on 1/7/59 and

which became the Racial, matters section of Item

9 above.

12.

Memorandum dated February 11, 1960,

A. Rosen, captioned "Racial Matters' „From w. B.

Wette to.

13.I Airtel to all offices dated February 12, 1960, captioned

"Racial Matters."

• 14. Nemorandum dated June 26, 1963, from Mr. Rosen to Mr.

Belmont, captioned "Racial Matters."

•

15. Airtel dated June 27, 1963 from the Director to all

continental offices, captioned "Racial Matters."

16. Memorandum dated January 23, 1959, from Mi. Rosen to the

Director, Captioned "Bombing Matters or Racial Matters

(New Classification)."

2%. SAC letter sent on 1/28/59 which was attached to the

memorandun identified in Item 16 above.

18. All versions of

Section 122 of the Manual of Instructions

-

which were in effect fron 1955 through 1965.

29. N1l matorials reflecting correspondence, contacts, or

communications, or proposca correspondence contacts, or

communications

between FBI personnel and:

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A. Samuel Riley Pierce, JI.

B. DI. Frank R. Barnett:

(See memorandum from w. C. Sullivan to A. H. Belmont,

dated January 8, 1964, captione: "Samuel Riley Pierce,

280 park Avenue, New York 17, N.X.")

20. All materials reflecting correspondence between any FBI

headguarters personnel and former Chief of Police

Jenkins, Atlanta, Georgia, concerning of pertaining to

Martin Luther King, Jr., and/or the Southern Christian

Leadership Conference from January 1, 1960 through

April 1968.

21. All materials pertaining to (a) the nomination, and (b) the

selection, of Martin Luther King, Jr., for the Nobel Prize.

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

WASHING TON, D. C. 20535

Senate Select Commiteee

Addressee:

OLTR

• Memo

• Report dated

11/6/75

Caption of Document: RE SSC Request 9/29/75 pertaining

to King. Response to Item 6

Received by:

Title: Asst. Secuit Air.

Return this receipt to the Intelligence Division, FBI

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

IN 55085 DocId:32989542 Page 98

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..

TO:

Intelligence Community Staff

ATTN: Central Index

SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE

BEFORE COMPLETING.

CLASSIFY AS APPROPRIATE

FROM:

FBI

SUBJECT: Abstract of Information Provided to Select Committees

If a document was made available

2.

DATE PROVIDED

SE DOCUMENT

BRIEFING

INTERVIEW

TESTIMONY

OTHER.

11/6/75

3. TO WHOM PROVIDED (check appropriate term; add specific names if appropriate)

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

ssc

HSC

1. IDENTIFICATION (provide descriptive data for documents; five name or identification number of briefer.

interviewee, testifier and subject)

Menorandun and enclosures

5. IN RESPONSE

ver alist date

item number

request

of (name),

initiative,

SSC letter 9/29/75, item 6

to formal request, other.

6. CLASSIFICATION OF

INFORMATION (enter

?. KEy unde fentor the pppropriate key words from the list provided separately: if key words not listed are

Infomation handling

Intelligence collection

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

Materials relating to Martin I. King, Jr.: our file did not

contain any speclfic Instructions prior to 10/23/62, with respect

to developing any infornation concerning the Southern Christian

Leadership Conference relating to racial matters with the

possible exception of

one document which was furnished.

62-116395

FMK: Emk

(4)

ORIGINAL VIA LIAISON TO CENTRAL, COMMUNITY INDEX ARE

IN CONNECTION WITH SENSTUDY 75

1975

TREAT AS YELLOW

CLASSIFY AS APPROPRIATE

5-A8

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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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1 - Mr. J. B. Adams

1

- MI.

J. A. Mintz

1 - Mr. W. R. Wannall

November 5, 1975

1 - Mr. W. O. Cregar

1 - Mr.

S. F. Phillips

The Attorney General

Director, FBI

U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

DIT INTELLICENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

Enclosed is the original of a memorandum reporting

the results of an interview conducted of former FBI Special

Band o

д copy or thea

Wilderotter, Associate Counsel to the President.

Enclosures (2)

62-116395

L - The Deputy Attorney General

Attention: Michael E. Shaheen, Ji.

Special Coinsel for

Intelligence Coordination

1 - 67-

SEP:mjgrx

(10%

(Personnel file former SA James F. Bland)

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

Assoc. Dir. -

Dep. AD Adm. _

Dep. AD inv. -

Asst. Dir.:

Admin.

Comp. Syst. -

Ext. Affairs

Files & Com. -

Gen. Inv. -

Ident.

Inspection

ENGLOSURE

Intell. -

Laboratory

Plan. & Eval.

Spec. Inv. _

Troining

Legal Coun.

Telephone Rm..

Directo

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DEC 5

1975

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

1 - Mr. J. B. Adams

1 - Mr. J.

A. Mintz

1 - Mr.

w. R. Wannall

1 - Mr. W. 0. Cregar

Hovenber 5, 1975

1 - Mr. S. Fl Phillips

U. S. SENATE SELECT CONMITTEE

TO STUDY GOVERNENTAL OPERAZIONS

TITH RESPICE TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

RD;

INTERVIEW DE FOIMER FBI

SPECIAL, AGENT (SA) JARS I. BLAND

BY SSC StArE MEMBERS

The following concerns an intervier of former FBI

SA James I. Blond by SSG Staff Lembers.

On Septeabor 3, 1975, Bland Lelephonically contocked

the legal tounsel bivision or the isl co aavise that he nad been

contacted by marcha larsey, sso statt wember, and was requested

to make hinselt availabie for a Stati interview concernine the

history of the Security Index and the FBI's relationship vith

the Departuent of Justice concerning this matter.

Talley

advised iland that the ssc start had been given a detailed

brleling concerning this natter by fbl Assistant Director

We Raymond Lennall of the Intelligence Division.

Bland was advised by the legal Counsel Division

that he hae a right to counsel curing the incervlem;

horever,

the Bureau could not provide hin with private counsel. He

as informed that there were certain areas to which he may

Those areas concerned:

where responses night tend to identify confidential sources,

LILOINAGIOn COnCEIniNg SENSitIVe Investigaulve techniques,

LniormatIon derived from other Covertment agencies lacluding

foreign intelligence sources, and (4) infornation, the disclosure

of which, could adversely affeci ongoing investigations.

Assoc. Dir. -

Blazd was subsequently released fron his confidentiality

agreement with the ill for the purpose of the intervier

Comp. Syst. -

ORIGINAL AND ONE COPY TO AG

Ext. Affairs

Opec

Files & Com. _

Gen. Inv. -

•1 - 6/-

(Personnel file former SA James F. Bland)

Ident.

Inspection -

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Intell..

Laboratory

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U. S. Senate Select Committee

to Study Governmental Operations

With Respect to Intelligence Activities (SSC)

Re:

Interview or Former F31 Special Agent (SA)

James F. Bland by SSC Staft Members

investigations of Martin Luther King, J., Stanley David

Levison, Southern Christian Leadership Conference and Communist

Influence in the Racial Movement.

Based on the foregoing,

Bland was subsequently further released from his employment

agreement for the anticipated

interview covering these additional

subject matters.

There follows a statement of Bland voluntarily

furnished to the FBI reporting the results of the interview of

him.

"Interview began approximately 2:00 p.m.

and lasted

until 4:00 p.m., October 13, 1975.

Interview conducted by

John Elliff - head of the Domestic Intelligence Task force

and Martha Ialley - attorney on the Research Staff.

1 was

asked to sign and did sign a waiver of rights.

Asked me my

Bureau background, times of assignments and positions.

"Interview concerned Security Indices - primarily the

history of Security Index and related matters - Gommunist

Index - Reserve Index - Sections A and B - Detcom and Comsab

tabbing etc.

"General information of the mechanics of operation of

the Index was furnished within my knowledge:

That based on

substantive subversive information an investigation was conducted

evaluated on a number of levels both in the field and at

headquarters and periodically evaluated thereafter; the Depart-

ment of Justice knowledge - approval and review; the fact

that the Index was an administrative device to erticientl

handle matters relating to persons who could be potentiall

dangerous to the security interests of the J. S, in the event

of an emergency.

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U. S. Senate Select Committee

to Study Govermental Operations

With Respect to Intelligence Activities (SSC)

Re: Interview of former FBI Special Agent (SA)

James F, Bland by SSC Staff Members

"In addition it was clearly pointed out that the

cacts set Iorth in the investigative reports stood for then

selves - contained no opinion or suppositions and that the fact

a person was included on the Index was for administrative

uses within the Bureau and the Department of Justice.

"A Committee representative, Martha Talley, had

previously indicated a desire to interview me, in addition

concerning the investigation of Martin Luther

advised that she had spoken to another representative of the

Committce and they did not desire to talk to me regarding

these matters at this time."

NOTE:

Legal Counsel Division's contacts

mentioned herein

were through Supervisor P

Daly.

Bland's handwritten

statement was mailed to the Bureau and has been typed in the

form as contained in the LHM.

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

Intervieved regarding history of Security Inder also Martin

Iuther King, Jr. and Stakley D. Levison, Southern Christian

Leadership Conference and Communist Influence in the Racial

Movement.

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The Attorney General

Director, FBI

1 - Mr. J. B. Adams

1 - Mr.

J.

A. Mintz

1 - Mr.

J. Cochran

November 6, 1975

1 - Mr. W. R. Wannall

1 - Mr. M.

0. Cregar

1 - Mr. S. F. Phillips

"N ENTEELATE SE AGIVIES (SC)

Enclosed is the original of a menorandum reporting

the results of an interview of former FBI Section Chief

Arthur J. Baker by an SSG Stait Member.. A copy of the

memorandum is also enclased for forwarding to Mr. James A.

Wilderotter, Associate Counsel to the President.

Enclosures (2)

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Michael E. Shaheen, ~X•

Special Counsel for

Intelligence Coordination

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

jich

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1 - Mr. J. B. Adams

1. - Mr.

J. A. Mintz

- Mr.

J. Cochran

1 - Mr. W. R. Wannall

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1 - Mr. W. O. Gregar

1 - Mr. S. I. Phillips

U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMLTTEE

TO STUDY GOVERIMENTAL, OPERATIONS

WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACIIVITIES (SSC)

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

FE:

INTERVILI OF FORMER EBL

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIEL

SECTION CHIEF ARTHUR J. BAKER

BY AN SSC. STAFF MEMBEE

DATE ID: 24

The following concerns an interview by an SSC

Staff Member of former FBI Section Chief Arthur J. Baker,

On October 6, 1975, Baker contacted the Legal Counsel

Division of this Bureau and advised that he had been contacted

Staff interview on October 9, 1975,

of the FBI's investigations of Martin Luther King, JX., and

the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

Baker was released

from his confidentiality agreement with the eBt for the purpose

of, the incerview within the scope of the above-indicated subject

matters.

On October 8, 1975, Baker was advised by the Legal

Counsel Division of his release from the Bureau's confidentiality

agreement and was also told that there were four privileged

areas concerning which he did not have to answer questions

during interview.

(1) information

which might reveal the identities of confidential sources

(2) information conceming ongoing investigations, (3) Ln£omà*

tion revealing

• sensitive methods and techniques, and (4)

infornation about or fron third agencies, including foreign

intelligence agencies.

Assoc. Dir. -

Dep. AD Adm. -

Subsequent to the interview, Baker voluntarily

Dep. AD Inv. -

furnished a written statement sumarizing very brietly the

Asst. Dir.:

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U. S. Senate Select Committee

to Study Governmental Operations

With Respect to Intelligence Activities (SSG)

Re:

Interview of Former FBI Section Chief

Axthur J. Baker by an SSC Staff Member

"For information there is set forth below my

recollections of a stati interview with the Senate Select

Comnittee on Intelligence.

"I reported to the Senate Office Building at 9:30 a.I.

on October 9, 1975 and was interviewed by Mary Deûreo.

interview was concluded about 10:40 a.M.

"Her questions were mostly general In nature about my

work in the Laboratory Her particular interest seened to center

around

the Martin Luther King, Jr., case with special attention

on the technical surveillances used. Apparently the reason I

was called was that my name appeared on several memoranda

covering technical discussions between Domestic Intelligence

Division and Laboratory personnel indicating that the memoranda

had been routed through me.

"Her main concern seemed to be if I had any knowledge

concerning transcriptions or composites of any technical

surveillance tapes being made in the Laboratory. I had no

recollection of any such tapes being made and so informed her."

on, October 14, 1975, Baker voluntarily furnished the

following additional information which, in more detail, reports

on the interview of him.

The interview was not under oath and no statement was

made to Baker concerning his rights.

At the request of the interviewer, Baker furnished

general background intormation concerning himself in respect

to his FBi career.

May 20, 1946, still assigned to the Laboratory, In June, 1955,

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Sons8a

SalGcE Coraltsed

so Biasy tonanteneah Onomt lane

Uith Bospoce so Incoldigaee Ativitsas (SSG)

Ras

Incornten of FonLse fhI sectaon

Chlet

Archias J.

Baber by en SSt Stoff Manbes

so uon appudnsod Bumhor ona Man Bo Gus Sccston Cnlar tu tha

EdERrOnicO GasiteN

On tacaster 1e.

Saction Chief in tha seno Suetion ond sotainad that pasitlen

antil has socksennnt en Masch 27, 1958. Bakor was Dhart four

or EivO Desosis meeIrenia containina hip bicte, uns conceeruat

a contorensa boisaam parsoinud of tha LabDLaLeEY duS &E

Dasoslc Intelsigoao DAviodon (uou incolliraaca Diviston)

concarmiss o koriniao: purvaridenoo of Marci Baitkas KimBs Jia

mas askad shot ha socollud abuut the cinturcure ond

osponciod kont ha rasellad notlaing. Othas of the aanmendn ahase

aa coucostod oquipuans unod dn Qlacesanie ourvatilamcas or

King.

Dsotuo expnossed socogaition thee tho Lalesatory did

LE BIEEE DI MT

ton ¿sotlas dooipustion sethar chua tho nana of tha sescion

Chscí, Bichnrd Milsoni tato nno ot a tlaa uhen Dakos uag sha

0s On0 Far to MiRIaa.

Batter ono asisad unethas the Iladisanico Sectidn

(Dooran sufastad to 16 as tha ladio soacloa) msido eny copios

on compoalzo lepan consesning King cuch as a tayo purpertodly

nont to tirc. King.: Batox racponiad that ho bod un buuuledge

o8 suoke

Ha uas aaked if such tapas varo nade, basthar Beler

would have kmon about i%. la mevorad thet nosanlly ho vould

have,: fo mas sabod df dt vas posoible tor such tepes zo hav

beon nado vithous tlo laspuing of lt and tia racpandad thae dt.

tas panasbio.

sakor uoo aoted d8 ho tnow B1ll Cengball and he

sanpondod thot bo tnou him as Cemplall cogo to rack 23 bio

Saction dù & Lonar doLo LuE cha naC wOSL ChaSO Cusi

about mhicn he mne beims suuaetsesod

So ta asid ie perio

souid hovo baan pousibio tox caupball to huvo uged saboraror

aguipuant to mbe tapgs and Baher rospondad &hat such aceion

moutd have required his having had poruission to de se.

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U. S. Senate Select Committee

to Stuây Governmental Operations

With Respect to Intelligence Activities (SSC)

Re: Interview of Former FBI Section Chief

Arthur J. Baker by an SSC Staff Member

Chao, Cora see esponse vas at a a nator and

possible, but that it was not likely; and that he had no recol

Baker was next questioned concerning security

procedures in the Laboratory and the possibility of someone

working there at night.

worked at night, whether there would

Specificall be any record of it.

he was asked if someone

His response was that he doubted it. During considerable

discussion on the subject of security in the Laboratory, Baker

explained that security was tight because of the large volume

of evidence always on hand in the Laboratory.

NOTE:

U/o//s contact with Baker was by supervisor t. v

Daly of the Legal Counsel Division.

10/8/75 contact with hit

was by Inspector J. B. Hotis of the Legal Counsel Division.

Debriefing of Baker was by Supervisor S. F. Phillips of the

Senstudy 75 Project.

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1. HOW

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JOTHER

2. DATE PROVIDED

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The Attorney General with a copy for forwarding to the

White House

SSC

HSC

4. IDENTIFICATION

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interviewee,

testifier and

subject)

lemoranium reporting the results of an interview by

SSC Staff Member of former FBI Section Chief Arthur

3. Baker

5. IN RESPONSE TO

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ATE L0 24111

8. SUMMARY (see revêrse

side before completing this item

Intervieved regarding his knowledge of the Martin Iuther King, Jr.

case with special attention on the technical surveillances

used and as to his knowledge of any coples or composite tapes

being made and sent to lrs.King.

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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,

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62-116395

1 - M

B. Adams

1 • Mx.

'J. A. Mintz

1 - Mr. W. R. Wannall

1 - MT. W. 0. Cregar

1 - Mr. S. F. Phillips

November 5, 1975

U. S. SENATE SELECE COMITINE TO

STUDY GOVERN INTIAL OPERATIONS WITH

RESPECE 70 INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

RE: INTERVINI OE FORMER FBI SPECIAL

AGENT (SA) HUNRY G. KONSE BY

SSC STAFF MENGERS

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREINIS UNGASSIFIEO

The following concerns an intervier of forner

FBI SA Henry C. Rovse by SSC Stais Members.

In June, 1975, the FBI learned fron the SSO that

the latter was considering interviets of a number ot

present and former FBI employees, including lowse.

House

was contacted by the FBI and told that, in the event he vas

intervicwed, he would not be required to answer questions

rating Wichin the coulowing tour añeas: (L) incornation

which might identify confidential sources, (2) Information

which night reveal sensitive methods or techniques, (3)

Information from other Governent agencies, Including foreign

contacted by the SSe for interview, he could call collect

the ISI's legal Gounscl Division for full Informition to

assist hin, including concerninz his obligations as to

coniltentiality of inforation acquired as an FbI employee.

Assoc. Dir. -

Dep. AD Adm. -

Dep. AD Inv. -

Without first obtainin fron the IDE a voivor as

Asst. Dir.:

to his confidentiality agreenent, Rouse submitted to interview

Compsyst. by the SSC Staff and then voluntarily furnished the following

Ext. Afars statement reporting the results of the intervier.

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¡SELATE SELECI COM TATE IN INTENIBPIIAS ACTIVITIRS (SSC)

RE: • INTERVIEU OR

AFBI SAILIL INAT (SA) EY SSC

"October 15, 1975

11:30 G.the to 1100 pot.

Intervieved by Nichael Epstein and female

Ca8x011 Asas Botel

Ilos under oath a no benzion of righte

subgeer:

Ring

"Bossy C. loans, formar Bureau Supervisor, retired

March, 1972. I vas Supervisor in Charge of the Security Desk

In Atlanto, Georgla, Exon 1957 unell 196k, tnen & vas

aransferred to the susaau and vaile assigned to the Atlenta

DIVIsion, I supervised the handling of she Martin Luther King

Investigation fion spprosinasaly 1961 until April, 1964.

"Counsel Michael Epstein of the Senator Church'e

solect Conmitrao an Intelligence desiuitten directed a letter

to me in late Septener, raguesting that I appear fos

intarvieti. I called his on sha phone reguesting as to that

the intesvier vas about and he saplied it vas in connecsion

w1ch the UBI's handling of the Marcin luther King livestio

& arrived at the Senate Office Building. az

approsimately 11:30:0 Ml., On Detober 15, 1975, and not tich

ix. Enstein and a young lady whoaa name I do not recall and

he escorted me to a room ln CasToll Arma sotal.

"His displayed a serorantn waltten by Supervisor

Lerrence Gurley durlag December, 1963; Concasuing a conference

at Bureau Headquarters tith foras Assistant Director

F1111en Sullivan, Joseph 81200, David Ryab, SA Robert Hitchols

of the Atlanta Division and mysole. He was attempting to

ptel my brain as to what went on la chio confesence that

was not actually irdtten up in the menorandun and he was

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SENATE SELECT COMMITTEL, CAT INTELLIGENCS ACTIVITTES (SSC)

INKERVIEW OF DORIAN FAX SPECIAL AGENT (SA) BY SSC

advised that I Just don't recall any additional detells.

He also displayed an Informal-type commintention linting

several suggestione shas move made to the Allenta Office

concerning nome counteriatelligence actions that could

soasibly be taken against King and his operation in Allenta,

I advised bim that i don't recall ever having seen this

communicatlos and that I handled the tesur (technici!

surveillence) fron tta Inception thich was on or about

•November of 1963, until my transfer to the Rureon durtn

Apes of 1964, which was a matter of enty sopranimately dive

months and none of the liated counterintelligeste actions

vere taken agains king during these few sonthe that f

could secall. Ipstein kept pressing un concerning sone falme fire

alorns that posalbly took place in the Cley of Detroit. He

asted if it was my idea and I roplied that it wasn't and chat

I did not recall any of the above. :

Epstein vas very interested in the sole the Dureau

played in the ectivities of King in Albany, Georgia, during

the Suriner sad Fell of 1960 as 1961, and what vas the basta

the Bureau's authority for being in Albany, Ceosslay

at

chat time. He was adulsed that there vase several Negro

church burninge and bombings that look place in the Albasy,

Georgla, area and that the Bureau's authority fox being

there wes, an f recall, under the bombing statute. Tpatein

appeared to be quite knowledgeable about the Durenuts

operations in South Georgle as that time and knew all the

Resident Agents: nates as well ae many of the Agents there

on a special.

tie questioned me concerning why the hestdent

Agenta 1s Albany, Georgia, at

• the time did not participate.

in the special investigations that were being conducted theme

conserning the churches and the reclal mattera. He was advised

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RS: 20

RVIEW DE POMER FBI SPECIAL ACENT (SA) BY SSC

that

the Reaident Agents did participete when needed; herever,

shey had their ow eriminal-type investigations to handle

that were assigned to them.

lipstetn than slipped back to

the above-nentioned conferenca held at she Seat of Coveriment

In Decenber of 2963 concerning ting and sated me to explain

why the lurenu suddenly took such atrong sction to discredit

the personal life of Martin Iuthor Ring, Ha was advised that

I did not question the motives,

that I wen aistgned to de a

job and that the Diren vas not interestad in excuses.

but

was: only interested in resulte.

Epstein was then advised

by me that 1 thought that he and Senator Church were doing

a great disservice to the country by tahing this fozu of

notion and that I would late to draw an analogy batreen that

Sanator Church is doing today and thie Marcin luther King's

actions vere in Souch Georgle ta 1960 and 1961. Martia lather

King had the Mozzooo ta a reballioua sinte at that time

and that suddenly the televiaion cameranen and perspaper.

reportars found shat astronaut John Gionn was about to leave

Cape Cenavaral in his Mercusy capsule and the whole aicuation

in Albany become gufet, and that 11 Dandel Schors of CBS

and the other netvorite tould quit giving coverage to

Sonater Church and his Cormittee, that they would coon loses

taterent in this toquiry, and that I fele Epstein and

santos church rootly couldn't sore lans about the: rBl and

clail te wasn't fon the national publicity thay vere getzing

and thet they were squandering the tax peyere money.

He

requested the suthority that the FBI investigated the la 1lur

Klan end comunist infiltrasion in saciel mattere which I

replied that I had bean out of the Busens for some time but.

at I recall, that they both were investigated under the

Internal Securley Act of 1950.

"The highlights of the whole interyter seened to

be why, la December of 1963;

the FBI suddenly decided to

discredit personal life of king and the authority. for the

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SENATE: SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE AGRIVITIES (SSC)

DES: INTERVIEW OF FOLARE FBI SPECIAL ACANT (SA) BY SSC

FBI's investigation into racial utters in South Georgia

dustag 1960 and 1962 and the authority for their tvestigation

into Stanley lavison and his nosociotione with Ring.

"In eddision so cho foregoing atatonent of Rotse.

he relophontenlly advised on Desober 17, 1975, that he ranted

to add arother iten which he recalled he was asked about.

Duting: the interview Bonne was reterred to ma artiela woltten

by one (firet nas intrown) zin concerning the Fat'a role

In Albany, Geosgia, nich artiele vas written erleical of the!

FBI.

Rouse was assed about the PRI'a response so that

crittels. He rasponded that he did not know ael did not

even recall rending the Lim arstele."

NOTE:

Rowse's statement recorded herein is as typed at

the Bureau after he was accorded the courtesy of dictating

to a Bureau stenographer.

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testifier and subject)

Honorandut and enclosures

We spons verbal st date of item, merialive, suppose formal request, other-

state verbal request

SSC letter 10/15/75 for access 8/26/75, Paxt II,

Iten 1, for dellvery

7. Ksed

wonder finees

fore paropriato key words from the list provided separately; if key words not listed are

Infornation handling

Intelligence collection

8.

SUMMARY (see reverse

side before completing this item)

/vailable for review by appropriate SSC Staff lember at FBIHO

natoriols pertaining to variois soren's groupas Honents Rational

Abortion Action Conlition, Puries,

Ratesshkus The Coumittee

to Defend the Right to livo, Vonen's Hasional Karch on the

Fentagon, lonents Dall Fund, The Jeannette Rankin Brigade.

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1

J. B. Adams

1

J. A. Mintz

1

- Mr. W. R. Wannall

1 - Mr. W. O. Cregar

1 - Mr. S. F. Phillips

November 5, 1975

The Attorney General

Director, FBI

U. S. SENATE SELECI COMMITTLE

ON INTELLIGENCE ACIIVIIIES (SSC)

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

EREIN IS UNCLASSIFIE

ATE 1024,60 BY SPALM eL

Enclosed is the original of a memorantum reporting

the results of an interview of former FBI Special Agent

Hensy G. Rowse by SSC Staff Members. Also enclosed is a copy

of the memorandum for forwarding to Mr. James A. Wilderotter,,

Associate Counsel to the President.

Enclosures (2)

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Attention:

Lichael I. Shaheen, Jr.

Special Counsel for

Intelligence Coordination

1 - 67- (Personnel File Former SA Henry G. Rowse)

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Assoc. Dir. —

Dep. AD Adm. -

Dep. AD Inv. -

Asst. Dir.:

Admin. -

Comp. Syst.

Ext. Affairs

Files & Com. -

Gen. Iny. -

Ident. -

Inspection

Intell.

Laboratory -

Plan. & Eval. -

Spec. Inv. -

Training

Legal Coun.

Telephone Rm.

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FROM:

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ATTN: Central Index

FBI

SUBJECT: Abstract of Information Provided to Select Committees

for

not

appropriate

term.

If a document was made available

transmitted, so note.)

DOCUMENT

BRIEFING

X INTERVIEW

TESTIMONY

TOTHER

SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE

BEFORE COMPLETING.

2. DATE PROVIDED

11/5/75

3. TO WHOM PROVIDED (check appropriate term; add specific names if appropriate)

The Attorney General with a copy for forwarding to the

SSC

White House

HSC

4.

IDENTIFICATION

(provide descriptive data for documents; five name or identification number of briefer,

interviewee,

testifier and

subject)

Memorandun reporting the results of an laterview by SSC Staff

Members of forner Special Agent Henry G. Rowse.

5. IN RESPONSE TO

state

To else nest

and item number

if in response

to formal request,

other-

request

of (name),

initiative,

subpoena, etc.)

NA

6. CLASSIFICATION OF

INFORMATION (enter

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TS or

U

7. KEY

'oRds fenter the appropriate key words from the list provided separately:

if key words not listed are

Counterintelligence

Infornation handling

Operating procedures

8. SUMMARY (see

reverse

side before completing this item)

Intervieved xegarding Martin L. King, Jr.

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HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 10/24/00 BY SPANIeL

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The hitorney Céneral

2

J. A. Mintz

Mx. J. B.. Hotis)

1 - MiX.

W. R. Wannall

1 - Mr.

W. 0. Cregar

1 - Mr. Is. E. Dean

November 5, 1975

Director, FBI

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 10/2000 BYSALALMICA

U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON INITLLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

Reference is made to SSC lecter dated October 15,

1975, requesting:

1) Delivery of those FBI documents made

available to the SSC for review pursuant to the SSC request

of August 26, 1975, Part II, I (documents relating to FBI

activity with respect to various vonen's groups) ; and 2)

access to all materials pertaining to IBI activity with

respect to the following:

a. Homen's National Abortion Action Coalition.

b. Furies.

c. - Radical Lesbians.

d.

The Commiitee to

Defend the Right to Live.

e.

Women's National March on the Pentagon.

Women's Bail Fund.

g. The Jeannette Rankin Brigade.

Enclosed for your approval and forwarding to the

SSC is the original of a memorandum which constitutes the

Bureau's response to the above request.

A copy of this memorandum is being furnished for

your records.

Enclosures

(2)

siN,

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I - The Deputy Attorney General

Actention:

Michael E. Shaheen, Jr.

Special Counsel for

#I DEC 5 1975

Intelligence Coordination

Assoc. Dir.-

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Dep. AD Inv. _

Asst. Dir.:

Admin. _

Comp. Syst. _

Ext. Affairs -

Files & Com. -

Gen. Inv. -

Ident..

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Intell.

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

2 - Mr. J. A. Mintz

(1 - Mr. J. B. Hotis)

1 - Mc. W. R. Wannall

1 - Mr. W. O. Cregar

1 - Mr. L. E. Dean

November 5, 1975

UNITED SIATES SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

TO STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

WITH RESPECT TO INTELTIGENCE

ACIIVITIES

(SSC)

Reference is made to the SSC letter dated

October 15, 1975, requesting:

1. Delivery of those FBI documents made

available to the SSC pursuant to the SSC request of

August 26, 1975, Part II, I

(documents relating to FBI

activity with respect to various women's groups).

2. Access to all material pertaining to FBI

activity with respect to the following:

a. Women's National Abortion Action Coalition.

b. Furies.

c. Radical Lesbians.

The Committee to Defend the Right to Live.

e. Women's National March on the Pentagon.

f. Women's Bail Fund

g. The Jeannette Rankin Brigade.

With regard to request number one above, copies

of all documents made available to the SSC for review pur-

suant to the SSC request on August 26, 1975, relating to

FBI activity with respect to various women's groups, are

activity with

being delivered with this memorandum.

All materials requested for access in request

number two above are available for review with the ex

ception of materials pertaining to the Radical Lesbians.

Assoc. Dir. -

A review of FBI Headquarters files fails to reveal any

Dep. AD Adm. -

FBI activity with respect to the Radical Lesbians.

Dep. AD Inv. -

Asst. Dir.:

1 - The Attorney General

Admin.

Comp. Syst. -

Ext. Affairs _

Files & Com. -

ILED=ba, É2

Gen. Inv. -

Ident.

ORIGINAL OF MEMORANDUM FURNISHED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Inspection -

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

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20535

Addressee:

SENATE SELECT COMMITTE

1] Memo

11/5/75

shAt sElMe confiT ded INTELLIGENOs

Caption of Document: ACTIVITIES re 10/15/75 request

for delivery of documents avallable pursuanty

material pertainingi

I and Access to

to 8/26/75 req. Part of woman's groups.

Originating Offir

e:

Delivered by:

untilter

- Date: Now. 6,1975

Received by:

Title:

Offic

Return this receipt to the Intelligence Division, FBI

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

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I-Mr.

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(1-MT.

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B. Adams

A. Mintz

J. B. Hotis)

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VITH RESPECT 7O INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

ДЕ:

REQUEST FOR DELIVERY OF MATERIAIS VHICH

ARU SUFPLEMUIVTARY 1O SSC REQUESTS DE

Reference is made to SSC letter dated September 18,

1rw, which roquested access or deivery oi uaterials, many

of which ano supplenentary to przoe sue requests oi duty 40%

1975y Part 3. Do, and huguet 20, 1075, Part 3, I. Do

On October 29, 1975, Mc. Lester Seidel, SSC Staff

Member, requested delivery of materials relating

to the

following categories ot sse request of september 18, 1975:

2.

Filos on Tarron Commission Critios

3. Co Bobby Balor Investigation

This is to advise that the materials requested

by Ax. Seidel will be dolivorod with this memorandum.

1 - The Attorney General

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ORIGINAL AND ONE COPY TO AG

NOTE:

Assoc. Dir.-

Dep. AD Adm. _

Dop. AD Inv. -

Asst. Dir.:

Admin. _

Comp. Syst.

Ext. Affairs

Files & Com.

Gen. Inv..

ident.

Inspection

Intell.

Laboratory

Plan. & Evol. -

Spec. Inv. -

Training -

Legal Coun. _

Material per request of Mr. I. Seidel, SSC Staff

on 10/29/75, is ready for delivery.

The passage of

ambe items to Sc has been cleared with appropriate personnel

of the General Investigative Division.

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FROM:

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ATTN: Central Index,

.M

FBI

SUBJECT: Abstract of Information Provided to Select Committees

1. HOW PROVIDED (check

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If a document was made available

for review

but

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TESTIMONY |

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SSC

|HSC

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

Information hondling

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 1019.00

8. SUMMARY (see reverse side before completine this item

Files on Harren Connission Critics and Bobby Baker Investigation.

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

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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,

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OPTIONAL IDAM NO 10

3010-100

мі" 4902

ITION

'OSA GEM. ALO:

No. 11

UNITED STATES GOV

NMENT

Memorandum

TO

RA

• FROM

: Mr. Wick"

DATE: 1-19-67

M. A, Jones

olson

Del.ouchl

Manr

Vamper

Callohan

Conrad

Felt -

Gole

Roses

Sullivan.

Tavel -

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Holmes -

Gandy -

SUBJECT: BOBBY BAKER case;

Refusal of FBI to honor

Departmental request for

usage of recording device

in Los Angeles;

¡ Request For Name Check By President

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED -

HEREIN IS UNGLASSIFIED

DATE 10/9,00 a Sparentel

BACKGROUND:

• The President, through his Special Assistant, Marvin

Watson, has equested a name check concerning the following individuals

who apparently were involved in the joint decision by the Department

and the Narcotics Bureau to utilize a recording device in the Baker Case:

1. .Fred Dick, Narcotics Bureau

Robert E. Jordan Ill, Treasury Department

3.

George Gaffney, Narcoties Bureau

4. Jạck Miller, former Assistant AG, Criminal Division, Department of

Justice

.5. Fred B. Smith, Narcotics Bureau

According to Watson, the President has specifically

instructed that he wants this matter handled as discreetly as possible,

that no record be made of his request, and that the results should show

whether any of the above individuals were close to former Attorney

General Robert F. Kennedy.

INFORMATION IN BUFILES:

583 JAN RE 1007

All references and main files to the above individuals

have been reviewed. Attached are separate blind memoranda concerming

each of the above individuals. It is noted that with the exception of

Enclosures

1- Mr. Detoach - Enclosures (5) JET OSTTRES

1 - Mr. Wick- Enclosures (5)

1 - Mr. Gale - Enclosures (5)(

2-

16375-1

1 - Mr. Sullivan - Enclosures (5)

ENCLOSURE

This document is prepared in response to your request abid i not for dissema-

nation outsits your Committee.

•Its use is limited to official proceedings by

TAC: djr da your Comme and the content may neute inever person

nel without the express approval of the Mpl .

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M. A, Jones to Wick Memo

RE: BOBBY BAKER case

former Assistant Attorney General Herbert J. Miller, Jr., our file

review and our Liaison representative with the Narcotics Bureau,

developed no information indicating association of these individuals

with Robert F. Kennedy.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the attached blind memoranda be furnished by

liaison to the White House for the President.

offi

Delvered to Mildred Stegal

on

1-20-62

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• January 19, 1967

FRED DICK

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HERENIS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 10/900

Fred Dick is currently the Regional Supervisor of the

•San Francisco, California, Office of the Narcotics Bureau, having

been assigned to this position since approximately April, 1305.

Frior to this assignment, Mr. Dick was the Regional Supervisor In

charge of the Los Angeles Cifice of the Narcotics Eureau, and held

that position at the time the Wayne &. Bromley incident took place in

March, 1965.

The Los Angeles and San Francisco Offices of the FBI

have noted that they were not aware of any information of a derogatory

nature concerning Mir, Dick, and could furnisi no information relative

to any association between Mir. Dick and former Attorney Ceneral

Robert F. Kennedy. It has been determined that no background-type

investigation was condusted by the FBI in connection with Mr. Dick's

employment with the Federal Government.

JCF:nCW

(8)

NOTE: See M. A. Jones to Wick Memo dated 1-19-67, captioned, "Bobby

Baker case; Refusal of FBI to honor Departmental request for usage of

recording device in Los Angeles; Request For Name Check By President. "

AS

& TREAT

YELLOW

This document is prenared in response to your request and is not for dissemi-

nation outo do your Committee.

Its use is limited to official proceedings by

your Con:?' Gard the content may not be disclosed to unauthorized person-

nel without, the express approval of the FBI .

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January 19, 1967

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

ROBERT ELIJAH JÓRDAN

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 10/19600 BYS/one

Jordan is Staff Assistant to David C. Acheson, Special

Assistant to the Secretary (vor untorcement), United States Treasury

Department. He is a former Assistant United States Attorney for the

District of Columbia when Acheson served as United States Attorney

for the District.

Born at South Boston, Virginia, on June 20, 1936,

& jordan was raised and educated in that community before receiving

B.S. and uL.B.. degrees, respectively, at the liassachusetts instituta

of Technology and Harvard Law School, both at Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Before accepting the position oi Assistant United States Attorney ior tire

District of Columbia, in 1963, Jordan lived and was empioyed in the

Boston, Massachusetts, area.

It is understood that Jordan was the subject of an

applinant-type investigation conducted by the FEl in 1963 when he

applied for the position of Assistant United States Attorney. This

investigation was favorable except for iniormation that his first marriage

was a "shotgun wedding" which led to divorce shortly after a chiid was

* born of this union.

There is no known association between Jordan and ormer

Attorney General Robert f. Kennedy.

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Callahan

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NOTE: See M. A. Jones to Wick memo dated 1-19-67, captioned "Bobby

Baker Case; Refusal of FBI to honor Departmental request for usage of

recording device in Los Angeles; Request For Name Check By President.

This document is prepared in response to your request and is not for dissemi-

nation artsin

s'our Committee.

Its use is limited to offreial proceedings oy

your Commi

and the content may not be disclosed to unauthorized person-

Ler withou

express approval of the &Bl.

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This document is prepared in response to your request and is

not for dissemi-

nations

p'ci's your Committee.

I's use is limited to official proceedings by

your i in?'", e

and the contert may not b? disclosed to viauthorized person

nel without the

express approval of the

FBI

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED.

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE LO 19/00 BYSPALM/C

January 19, 1967

GEORGE H. GAFFNEY

DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BUREAU OF NARCOTICS

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, D. C.

Captioned individual is a long-time career employee

of the Bureau of Narcotics who has risen through the ranks.

He

graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1046. It is

understood he will shortly approach his 2öth year in combined Federal

service: -No background-type investigation concerning his Federal

employment has been conducted by the FBI.

There is no known association between Mr. Gafiney and

former Attorney General Robert Kennedy. However, it is known that he

has participated in high-level conferences with him dealing with mutual

ptoblems in the organized crime field. As Executive Assistant to the

• Commissioler, Bureau of Narcotics, Caitney attended a conference of

high-level Government officials with Attorney General Robert Kennedy at

the United States Court House, Foley Square, New York City, on March 20,

•1963. Gaffney has also been a member of the Committee on Organized

Crime, International Association of Chiefs oi Police. He participated in

the preparation of a reportby that Committee which was printed li

October, 1964. Gafiney's contribution was a creditable account of La

Cosa Nostra's participation in narcotics traffic.

..

In connection with the recent disclosuse in the newspaper

dealing with the Bureau of Narcoties' involvement in the monitoring

incident regarding Wayne G. Bromley on warch 26, 1965, it is under-

stood that Gaifney is greatly chagrined at his Bureau's involvement in

the incident.

He expiained that is the Bureau of Narcotics had any

knowledge that the f'BI had originally turned down the Justice Departinent's

request for its assistance in the monitoring incident on March 26, 1u65,

the Bureau of Narcotics would have had nothing to do with the affair.

Fie

linplied that the Bureau of Narcotics was "sucked in" by the Justice

Department in complying with their request which at the time appeared

reasonable and legal, and their acquiescence to the request was based strictly

on their desire to cooperate with another agency.

IMM: Min

(8)

NOTE: See M. A. Jones to Wick memo dated 1-19-67,

captioned "Bobby Baker case; Refusal of FBI to honor Depart-

mental request for usage of recording device in Los Angeles;

Request For Name Check By President. "

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Jai

• 19, 1967

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS WNCLASSIFIED

DATE L$19/00

HERBERT JOHN MILLER, JR.

The 1966-67 edition of "Who's Who in America" reflects

that Herbert John Miller, Jr., was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on

January 11, 1924. He received the A. A. degree at the George Washington

• University iit 1947 and the it. E. dogree there in 1949. He was admitted

to the District of Colunbia Bar in 1949 and practiced law in Trashing-

ton, D. C., from 1949 to 1061, In 1359-00, he served as attorney for

the court-appointed Board of Monitors for the International Brotherhood of

Teamsters, Chaufens, Werehousemen and Helpers.

Mr. Miller was appointed Assistant Attorney General in

charge of the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice in 1961. He

served in this capacity under Attorney General Robert F. Bannedy, as

well as for a period under Nicholas Katzenbach, before resigning to returz

to the private practice of law in the District of Columbia in 1965. ir. vaili

is a partner in the Washington law firm of Miller, McCarthy, ivans and

Cassidy--which firm has registered with the Department of Justice under

the Registration Act to iurnish legal services to the government of the

Bahamas, Nassau, Banamas. In addition, itr. Miller has served as

Chairman of the President's Commission on Crime in the District of

Columbia®

This document is prepared in response to your request and is not for dissemi-

• nation rota, mour Committee.

lus aise

limited to official proceedings by

your Comm''? aal the content may not

be disclosed

to unauthorized person

nel without the express

approval of

Tolson

DeLoach

Mohr

Hick

Casper

Callohan

Contad

Felt

Gale

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One of Mr. Miller's law partners is Courtney 4. Evans,

a former Assistant Diractor of the FEI.

Ax. Evans entered the FBI

in December, 1940, and retired in December, 1964, Froin 1061 through

1954, he handled liaison with the office of the Attorney General and had

numerous oiticial and social contacts with Robert E. Kennedy. Mi. Evans'

close relationship with Robert Kennedy continued following his retirement

from the FBI.

During Robert Kennedy's tenure as Attorney General,

• Nir. Evans had a number of discussions with him concerning the use of

microphones by the FBI; and fir. Evans personally prepared oiticial

memoranda for FBI files reflecting not only Robert Kennedy's knowledge,

but his enthusiastic approval, of the FEI's use of microphone surveil-

lances in criminal-type, as well as security-type, investigations. In a

meeting with two F'BI oificials at the Bureau's headquarters on

December 24, 1065, Mir. Evans discussed contacts he had had with,

and information which had been furnished to, Robert Kennedy and other

Justice Departmental officials who had served under Robert Kennedy

concerning the use of the microphone surveillances by the FLI. Nonctheless

soon afterthis meeting, ifr. livans furnished Hobert isennedy a letter

NOTE: See M.

A. Jones to Wick memo dated 1-19-67, captioned, "Bobby

Baker case; Refusal of FBI to honor Departmental request for.

usage of recording device in Los Angeles; Request For Name

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denying that he had talked with hir, or had given written material to

Robert Kennedy, about the I'BI's use of microphones.

On December 10, 1966, in connection with the public

denials that Robert iennedy knew about the IBI's use of microphones

while he was Attorney General, Robert Kennedy released to the press

the letter which itr. Evans had written him. The letter was dated

February 17, 1965. In it, lin. Ivans falsely stated that he "did not

discuss the use of"' microphones by the fEI with Robert Kennedy

auring his tenure as Attorney General--and further that Mr. Evans

did not know of any written material that was sent to Robert Kennedy

"at any time concerning" FBI microphone surveillances.

On December 11, 1969, the FBI released to the press

two memoranda which had personally been prepared by Mr. Ivans in

the Summer of 1961 relating to discussions he had had with the then

Attorney General Kennedy concerning use of microphone surveillances

by the fBI. Reportedly, the release of these memcranda (which prove

the statements in the letter released to the press by Robert Kennedy

on December 10, 1965, to be false) caused a rift between these two men:

and Robert Kennedy, it is said, no longer speaks to Mr. Evans.

Another document which was widely publicized in

December, 1960, in connaction with Robert Kennedy's denial that he

knew of the FEI's use of microphones was a letter which the then

Assistant Attorney General Herbert Miller wrote to Senator Sam J. •

Ervin, Jt., on May 25, 1061. In this letter, Mr. Miller indicated

knowledge of the aBI's usa of 78 wiretaps and S7 other electronic listening

devices.

The December 11, 1936, issue of "The Evening Star"

of Washington, D. C., contained an article. citing the letter which

Herbert Miller had written to Senator Urvin on May 25, 1951. The

December 11, 1906, newspaner article stated that "Iiller himself

pointed out that the letter did not inention illegal eavesdrops--the kind

involving physical trespass on private proporty." It then quoted Miller

as commenting, "I sincerely doubt that anybody in the Department knew

that there was any trespass in placing of these devices. I did not iow

and I wager that the Attorney General did not know there was trespass."

(Regarding Herbert Miller's above-cited statement of

denial, it should be noted that an official memorandum was sent to the

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then Deputy Attorney General, Byron R. White, by the FBI on

May 4, 1961--three weeks before Mr. Miller wrote his letter to

Senator Ervin.

• The memorandum had been prepared in connection

with the contemplated appearance of Attorney General Kennedy before

a committee of the United states senate. It dealt with the authority

, underlying the FBI's use of microphone surveillances and said, "... in

the internal security field, we are utilizing microphone surveillances

on a restricted basis even though trespass is necessary to assist in

uncovering the activities of soviet intelligence agents and Communist

Party leaders. In the interests of national safety, microphone surveil-

lances are also utilized on a restricted basis, even though trespass

is necessary, in uncovering major criminal activities." Thus, there

is no question that the Justice Department was notified of the FEI's use

of microphones involving trespass early in Robert isennedy's

administration as Attorney General.)

In February, 1951, at the request of the then Deputy

Attorney General, Byron R. White, the FBI conducted an investigation

• 'Of Herbert viller in connection with the position of Assistant Attorney

General in charge of the Criminal Division. The investigation was

favorable. It did reflect one traific citation for passing a red light

in Maryiand in October, 1960, which resulted in Vir. Miller's paying

a fine:

Vi: Miller's nomination as Assistant Attorney General

was confirmed by the Senate on March 2, 1961. In commenting upon

Mr. Miller's nomination, the'Chicago Jun-Times" editorialized on

February 25, 1961,". it may seem strange that the Kennedy adminis

tration, which has been enthusiastically putting worthy Democrats to

wor's since January 20, would tap a member of the GOP for the post....

We suspect that, among others, Teamster Czar Jimmy Hota will get the

message. Since July, 1959, Maller has been chief counsel for the board

of monitors which was created by the U. 3. District Court to keep Boffa's

operation of the International Brothernood of Teamsters under surveil-

lance." (A profile-type feature article concerning Herbert Miller in the

December 13, 1906, issue of "The New York Times" credited him with

having "directed the ficia case through four indiciments, three trials and

four appeals" in his role as Assistant Attorney General.

It stated that

Mr. Miller "caught Mr. Kennedy's attention" when "Mir. Kennedy was

counsel for the senate committee investigating the teamsters (and)

Mr. Miller was the lawyer for the court-appointed board of monitors

supervising the union's atfairs." This article also commented upon the

fact that Mir. Miller was a Republican at the time of his appointment in

1961.)

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Ci May 11, 1961, Assistant Attorney General Miller

testified before the Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights of the jenate

Judiciary Committee and expressed himsel as favoring the passage of

legislation to authorize limited and controlled interception and disclosure

'of telephone conversations. :

By memorandum dated March 25, 1065, Herbert Miller

requested the I El to monitor and tape-record a proposed meeting of

Robert Baiser, Wayne Bromley (former associate of and Government

witness against Robert Baker) and Clitford Jones (former Ileutenant

Governor of Nevada) to be held in Los Angeles on the evening oi

March 20; 1965. Meruert Miller's memorandum requested that this

be accomplished by attaching a transmitting device to the person oi

Bromley. The EBl refused to honor this request.

• In December, 1964, Herbert Miller was said by the

Department of Justice to ba a candidate for appointment as Juage oi

the United States Circuit Court for the District of Columbia Circuit.

In April, 1005, he ceased duty as Assistant Attorney General.

On July 12, 1065, Nicholas Katzenbach, who then was

Attorney General, advised the FBI that he (iatzenbach) had suggested

to the President that ilerbert Miller be designated to serve as Chairman

of the President's Commission on Crime in the District of Columbia.

Nicholas Katzenbach stated that the President reacted favorably to his

suggestion. On July 16, 1965, Herbert Miller's appointment to serve

as Chairman of the Commission on Crime was formally announced,

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January 19, 1967

FRED BUNION SMITH

Smith is a career civil servant with the Treasu

«Department where he now serves as General Counsel. Eorn on

January 27, 1915, at Syracuse, Now York, Castb atbended

Princeton University, Princeton, Man coress, and Syracuse

University, syracuse, New York, where he received A. B. and

Lt. B. degrees, respectively. Before commencing employment

with the Department of the Treasury in February, 1948, he was

employed for three years with the Syracuse, New York, law firm

of Hancock, Dori, Ryan and Shove.

It is understood that Smith was the subject of a

background-type investigation conducted by the FBI in 1966 prior

to his appointment as General Counsel, Treasury Department.

A suminary of this investigation, "a copy of which is attached, was

furnished to the White House in March, 1966. (161-4362)

There is no known association between Smith and

former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.

Enclosure

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

(8):

NOTE: See M. A. Jones to Wick memo dated 1-19-67, captioned, "Bobby

Baker case; Refusal of FBI to honor Departmental request for usage of

recording device in Los Angeles; Request For Name Check By President. "

70-h

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This document is prepared in response to your request and is not for dissemi-

nation outside your Committee,

Its use is limited to official proceedings bu

your Commit'ce and the content may not be disclosed to unauthorized person

nel without the express approval of the

FBI:

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

5010-106

F, MAY $762 EDITION

GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27

UNITED STATES GO

VERNMENT

Assoc. Dir. _

Dep. AD Adm. -

Memorandum

Dop. AD lnv.—

Asst. Dir.:

Admin.

Comp. Syst.

TO

:

Mr. Minte ar

DATE: 11/3/75

Ext. Affairs -

Files & Com. -

Gen. Inv. _

FROM :

w. M. Moongyn

Ident..

Inspection -

Intell. —

Laboratory

Plan. & Eval. -

SUBJECT:

INTERVIEW OF RAYMOND SMITH

Spoc. Inv. —

BY SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

Training-

Legal Coun. -

Telephone Rm. -

Director Sec'y-

Attached are the questions asked and answers given during

captioned interview, to the best of Mr. Smith's recollection. It should be

noted that the questions are not necessarily in the order asked and some

names are phonetically spelled.

RECOMMENDATION:

For information.

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREINIS UNCLASSIFIEU

DATE 10I200

SY: 1209

- 1250213

TREC7 62-11-15-1118

• DEC 5 1975

Enclosure

62-116395

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INTERVIEW OF RAYMON

SMITH

On 10/23/75, I was interviewed by two members of the Senate

Select Committee, Mrs. Mary DeOreo and Mr. Mark Gitenstein, at the Dirkse

Building in the office of the Senate Select Committee. The interview began at

10:30 a.m. and ended at Noon. I was not advised of anything pertaining to my

rights.

The following are questions asked and the answers I gave, to the

best of my recollection:

QUESTION: When you went to the platform that morning - was it the day after

Mr. Hoover died, or two days later?

ANSWER: I can't remember.

QUESTION: On that particular morning in question, what did you do?

ANSWER: I went out to the platform and I found the truck sitting funny and I

wasn't sure if I had a flat tire or what. I checked the rear tires, but

found the tires were up so that I figured something was on the truck.

I can't remember if the truck was locked or what, but when I opened the

truck it was loaded with cabinets from front to back. I questioned my

supervisor, Tony Codi, about the cabinets on the truck. To his knowledge

he didn't know where they came from. He went around to the front office

to check and was told that the cabinets were to go to Mr. Hoover's house.

QUESTION: Who gave Codi the message to take the cabinets out to Mr. Hoover's

house?

ANSWER: It could have been Mr. Marsden or Mr. Gregory. I don't know which.

Tony double checked to find out who was going out to Mr. Hoover's house

after I questioned him if the moving crew was going. I was told there would

be no one going, but there would be a car following the truck.

QUESTION: Did you recognize the car or did you see it?

ANSWER: I couldn't tell the car from any other car out there in the street.

QUESTION: Did the car beat you to the house?

ANSWER: I didn't know if the car beat me there or not because there were other

cars parked there.

QUESTION: Where were the cabinets unloaded? ALL INFORMATICN CONTAINED

TEREIN SUNCLAGSIFIEI

DATE 1019

ANSWER: They were unloaded at the side gate.

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QUESTION: Who helped you to unload?

ANSWER: I didn't know the people.

QUESTION: Was anyone there that you recognized?

ANSWER: Yes. Miss Gandy.

QUESTION: Did you know Mr. Mohr, the SAC from Washington Field Office or

Mr. Dunphy and were they there?

ANSWER: I wasn't sure of that day - I wasn't sure of Mohr or Dunphy.. I didn't

know the SAC from Washington Field Office.

QUESTION: Did you know anyone in Washington Field Office.

ANSWER: No.

QUESTION: Did the people who helped you move the cabinets - did you recognize

any of them - were they Agents or what?

ANSWER: I didn't know.

QUESTION: Were they dressed in suits?

ANSWER: No.

QUESTION: Were the file cabinets full or what did they contain?

ANSWER: I didn't know. All I knew was that they were heavy, that they contained

some type of file because while I was unloading one of the cabinets a drawer

fell open and I almost fell off the truck. They were manila type, light in

color.

QUESTION: Were they regular movers or what that helped you move the cabinets?

ANSWER: No, because they were inexperienced in moving cabinets because I had

to show them everything.

QUESTION: Was this an unusual procedure?

ANSWER: Yes, but I didn't ask any questions.

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QUESTION: Did the Bureau have their own crew?

ANSWER: Yes, or they generally had GSA come in, according to how big a

move they had.

QUESTION: Were they all white or what?

ANSWER: I didn't see any Blacks - everyone was white.

QUESTION: What was the number of cabinets?

ANSWER: There were 15 or more, I can't remember.

QUESTION: How could all of them fit into his basement?

ANSWER: I don't know - I just can remember how the cabinets were arranged

in there (the basement).

QUESTION: Were there other boxes and things there ?

ANSWER: Yes.

QUESTION: The second move - was it the day after the first move?

ANSWER: Yes, I think it was.

QUESTION: How many cabinets?

ANSWER: Not as many as the first.

QUESTION: Did you have help in moving the cabinets - were they the same people?

ANSWER: I did have help, but I couldn't say if they were the same people.

QUESTION: After unloading the cabinets, what did you do?

ANSWER: I reported back to the Justice Building.

QUESTION: How long did it take you to unload the cabinets?

ANSWER: Maybe an hour or two, I can't remember exactly.

QUESTION: Did you make any other previous trips out there?

ANSWER: Yes, Jesse Peterson and I took some cabinets or small safe files out.

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QUESTION: At that time were any cabinets out there?

ANSWER: Yes.

QUESTION: How many?

ANSWER: I couldn't tell, but not as many as I took out there.

QUESTION: Do you know Annie Field, who was his maid?

ANSWER: Yes.

QUESTION: Do you know her well?

ANSWER: I know her well enough as a friend.

QUESTION: Was Annie's room in the basement?

ANSWER: Yes.

QUESTION: Would she have seen the cabinets?

ANSWER: I would think so.

QUESTION: (This would go back to the series of questions on the movers.)

Could anyone else drive the truck?

ANSWER: Yes.

QUESTION: Who could drive it?

ANSWER: Agents or anyone because the truck had been used for special

assignments and it was no big thing for someone else to drive it.

QUESTION: Did you keep official records on the trips that you made with the truck?

ANSWER: Mileage was kept, the truck was signed out every morning and in at

night, but there were no other records kept.

QUESTION: The day after Mr. Hoover died, Exhibits went up to move things out

of his office - if the cabinets were up there, wouldn't Mr. Dunphy: " have

seen them?

ANSWER: I don't know if the cabinets were up there or not - I couldn't answer

that question.

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QUESTION: How did you get along with Mr. Hoover?

ANSWER: O.K. I had a job to do.

QUESTION: How did you get along with Mr. Tolson?

ANSWER: 0.K.

QUESTION: On that morning of Mr. Hoover's death, where were you and

what did you know?

ANSWER: On that morning I had to pick up Mr. Tolson and I was told to go to

Mr. Hoover's house and to wait until further orders. I waited until

Mr. Mouten (ph.), Mr. Hoover's chauffeur, came out and told me to

report back to the building. I questioned him as to what was going on,

but he didn't tell me, he just said to report back to the building.

QUESTION: Did you know if Mr. Tolson knew he was dead or what?

ANSWER: I didn't know myself because I didn't find out he was dead until I

got to the building.

QUESTION: Had you made any previous trips out to Mr. Hoover's house after

his death?

ANSWER: Yes.

I took some plants from the Botanical Garden to his house.

QUESTION: After Mr. Tolson's death, did you go out to the house to move any

cabinets or anything?

ANSWER: No.

QUESTION: Why were you sent to Quantico?

ANSWER: The mechanic job came open - it was something I had worked at

part-time and when the job came open I applied for it and I was transferred

down there.

QUESTION: Were you drilled on anything?

ANSWER: No.

QUESTION: Have you talked to anyone concerning the cabinets?

ANSWER: Yes. I talked to Jesse Peterson because I was trying to make him

remember moving cabinets when we had to set the safe files on the platform.

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QUESTION: Why did they use you to drive? Did they trust you?

ANSWER: I don't know. I was just told to take them out there.

QUESTION: Were the cabinets moved out of Mr. Hoover's house at night?

ANSWER: I don't know whether they moved them in the day or night or what.

QUESTION: Do you think GSA could have moved the cabinets from his house

that night?

ANSWER: I don't think so.

QUESTION: How did you know something was on the truck?

ANSWER: Just like you would come out the next morning and see something

was wrong - I drove the truck each and every day and that's why I knew

something was wrong.

QUESTION: How did you get along with Miss Gandy?

ANSWER: O.K. The only trouble I had was one time when I was told to report

to her office to make a run out to the house to pick up some mail and I was

told I had to take some other things out there and as we were walking along

she kept asking the same question over and over again - did I mind going

out to the house, and I told her no. When we got to the outer office there

were about 15 to 20 cases of soda. I was told to get a handcart to load the

sodas and to get a car. I told her if I had known that I had to take the sodas

out I would have brought a small truck around. She told me, "In other words,

you don't want to go out to the house." I told her I did not say that. I was

told "You can report back downstairs" and I told her that was perfectly all

right with me. I reported the incident to my supervisor, Mr. Gregory.

QUESTION: Did you see Miss Gandy anymore after that?

ANSWER: Yes, I had to take her to the doctor and the next time was out at

Mr. Hoover's house.

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• OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20530

NI;V 3 1975

*

(Coorders te

with

Groover)

TO:

John A. Mantz, Assistant Director

Legal Counsel Division

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Coordination

SUBJECT; Senate Select Cormittee Request.

Attached is a request fron the Senate Select Conmittee

dated Ostober 28, 1975.

Please prepare an appropriate

response.

cc: Paul Daly

LS1-110

REC7 62-4355 lI7

EL. DEC 5 1975

1-

I DEC 1 6 19751

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FHANK CHURCH, IDANO, CHAIRMANS

• S01I E, TOWER, TEXAS, VICE CHAIHIRAN

РНІІР Л. КАВТ, МІСН. "

MALIEN E. MONDAL GIN. É CARRY GOLON

• AMII.

9.91.TTH D. OUOHLI.STON, KY.

CHARLES MC&

‹THIA?, St6., MD.

ROBEHT MONG..N, М.С.

RICHARD 9. SCHMCIKER, TA.

GARY MIRIT, COLO.

SILLIAM O, MILLER, ETAFF DIRECTOR

MRIDINICKA.O.SCHWANT.JH., CHIFF GIXSISEL

CURTISIS, OMOTHERS, SINORITY COUNGEL

United Blates Senale

SELECT COMMITTEE TO

BTUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH

RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

(PURSUANT'TO 3, RES, 21, J4TH CONGRESS)

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510

October 28, 1975

Michael E. Shaheen, Jr., Esq.

Special Counsel for Intelligence Coordination

Office of the Deputy Attorney General

U. S. Drpartment of Justice

Washington, D. C. 20530

Dear Mike:

The Select Committee requests the following materials for

delivery/access:

ainilil'1. access to the security Index cards recently discover-

ed at FBI HQ under the same conditions as the access

previously granted to

the ADEX.

2.

delivery of the following materials pertaining to cer-

11

tain individuals on the Security Index (the names

to

be supplied following access to the Security Index

cards) :

a. materials reflecting the reasons why the individual

was placed on the Security Index;

D.

materials reflecting any dissemination of informa-

tion about the individual outside the United States

government.

3.

is /

access to any other versions of the Security Index or

the Reserve Index which may be in the possession of

the FBI, including versions compiled by the New York

City

• field office.

2111307

ALT ISI INFORMATION CONTAINED

BERHEN IS UNGLASSIFIND

RECITED

DATED 1902875 REMe

121

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Michael E. Shaheen, JI.,

Esq.

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October 28, 1975

4r. 1143.

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delivery of materials reflecting the reason why an

FBI HQ file was opened and material indicating whether

there was subversive or extremist activity with

respect to the following organizations whose names

and FBI HQ file numbers were provided to the Select

Committee on October 9, 1975:

ã.

Communist Infiltration

100-432543

Council of Jewish Women

b. East Bay Community Forum

c. Knoxville Area Human

Relations Council

a. George Orwell Forum

Yale University

e. Emma Lazarus Federation

of Jewish

Women's Clubs

....

Saugus Unitarian-

Universalist Church Forum

g. San Diego Peace Action

h. Universities Committee

on the Problems of War and

Peace

i.

Communist Infiltration

of the National Association

for the Advancement of

Colored People

j.

The Free University at

Ann Arbor

k.

Champaign-Urbana Council

for Discussion on Vietnam

100-432848

100-433348

100-434048

100-434168

100-440365

100-440530

100-440833

100-441132

100-445323

100-446029

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Michael E. Shaheen, Jx.,

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Esg.

October 28, 1975

Menderball

1.

Wellsprings Ecumenical

Renewal Association

Mo. Northern Virginia Coalition

of Citizens Concerned About

the ABM-Sponsored Town

Meeting at Alexandria,

Virginia, June 3, 1969

n. Reservists Against

the war

0. Bald Hill Farm Commune

p. Anti-Crosstown Coalition

. 9. Washington Area Committee

for soviet Jewry

I.

Committee for Chilean

Democracy

s. National Conference on

Amnesty Information Con-

cerning

stea

t. National Conference on

Amnesty Information Con-

cerning

u.

Council for United Civil

Rights Leadership

V. Canadian Youth Corps

w. Ormondsville Fellowship

Club, Inc.

x.

Black Student Union,

Brevard Junior College,

Cocoa, Florida

100-453618

100-454103

100-469726

100-472039

100-472814

100-480590

100-481206

100-481516

100-481899

157-972

157-1074

157-5281

157-13416

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Michael E. Shaheen, JI.,

ESq.

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October 28, 1975€

PE

ely da Groorer)

Martin Luther King, JI.,

Memorial Center, inc.

2. Black Student Union

University of Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

aa.

Greensboro Association of

Poor People (GAPP)

157-13791€

157-13994

157-15692

bb.

American Christian

Action Council

157-24293

cc. National Tenants Organization

dã. South Carolina Council of

Human Relations

157-26335

157-27014

ee.

California Rehabilition

157-32882

Center, Norco, California

5. delivery of the following materials pertaining to

COINTELPRO:

a.

copies of "draft" statements prepared for

Mr. Hoover's "off record" report before the House

Subcommittee on Appropriations for the years 1955

D.

ligence program. (This is not to be confused with

copies of the actual "off record" statement, given

by Mr. Hoover, before the House Appropriations Com-

mittee, which the Select Committee has already re-

ceived.)

copies of Mr. Hoover's prepared testimony before

the House Subcommittee on Appropriations for the

years 1955 through 1972.

C.

copies of any and all discussion papers, press

releases, memos, correspondence, or any other mate-

rial which discusses the FBI's liability with

respect to COINTELPRO.

2

Rebrans

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Michael E: Shaheen, Jr., Esq.

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d.

e.

f.

copies of all briefing books prepared for

Mr. Hoove with respec to mute louse conferedes pine

presentation of testimony to Congress

or briefings

to Members of Congress re COINTELPRO. '

"squibs" or briefing

pared for Mr. Hoover's meetings with visiting

dignitaries re COINTELPRO.

examples of incentive awards presented to agents

concerning their participation in the COINTEL

program.

copy of buck slip attached to the 10/11/69 tele-

type to the Director from New York captioned

"COINTELPRO, Black Nationalists", file 100-448006

1377.

Sincerely,

=

John T. Ell'iif

Director

Domestic Intelligence Task Force

Black-

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FRANK CHURCH, IDAHO, CHAIR!

JOHN G. TOWER, TEXAS, VICE CH

W'HILIP A. HART, MICH.

HOWARD H. E

., JR., TENN.

WALTER F. MONDALE, MINN.

BARRY GOLDWATER, ARIZ.

WALTER D. HUDDLESTON, KY.

CHARLES MC C. MATHIAS, JR., MD.

ROBERT MORGAN, N.C.

RICHARD S. SCHWEIKER, PA.

GARY HART, COLO.

WILLIAM G. MILLER, STAFF DIRECTOR

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

CURTIS R. SMOTHERS, MINORITY COUNSEL

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UACLASSIFIEL

DATE DISOR BY SALARMEN

WInited States Senate

SELECT COMMITTEE TO

STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH

RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510

September 29, 1975

Assoc. Dir.

Dep.-A.D.-Adm

Dep.-A.D.-1

Asst. Dir.:

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Attorney General Edward H. LevI

Department of Justice

Washington, D.C.

20530

Dear MI. Levi:

75

At the close of his testimony on September 25,

Mr. Charles Brennan, former Chief of Domestic Intelligence

Division, indicated that he could not answer a question

posed to

him by me.

The question relates to the status of

a so-called "closed" FBI Domestic Intelligence case file.

Suppose that the individual who is subject of the file is

member of the military service or applies for employment

with a federal government agency, and the agency requests an

FBI name check.

What information would be provided to the

federal agency by the FBI as the result of that name check?

What information would be provided to that agency if the FBI

conducted a background investigation on that individual?

respect to surreptitious entries for the pur-

pose of installing electronic surveillance equipment, which

are referred to on page three of the September 24, 1975 letter

from Michael E. Shaheen, Jr., to myself, I would appreciate

answers to the lot one edite nur ae in as soloX

each year

SINCe 1960?

What has been the number of separate targets s

for each year since 1960?

3.

What has been the total number of separate

targets since 1960?

I would also request access, under agreed upon pro

cedures, to a list of such targets, and, the dates of the

sincerely,

ies.

Frank Church

Chairman

(IDANO)

84 JUN4

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SELECT COMMITTEE TO

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RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510

OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Mr. Clarence M. Kelley

Director

FBI, Room 7162

Pennsylvania Ave. at 10th

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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UNTIED STATES SELECT COMMITTEE

ON INTBILIGENGE ACIIVITIES; SSC

RE: INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT

JOSEPH E. BATTLE, BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

Enclosed herewith for the Bureau is the original and

seven copies of an LIM reflecting interview of SA BATTLE, which

is self-explanatory.

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Washington, D.C. 20535

September 26, 1975

UNITED STATES SELECT COMMITTEE

ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIESÁ SSC 2

RE: INTERVIEW OF FBI

SPECIAL AGENT JOSEPH E. BATTLE

BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

ATTORNEY MARK GI TENSTEIN,

MARY DEOREO,

JOHN SMITH,

SA Joseph E. Battle was interviewed on September 19, 1975

by the above SSC Staff Mémbers from approximately 10:15 until

11 a.m.

The interview was conducted in a ground floor assembly

room located in the Russell Senate Building.

Prior to the commencement of the interview, it is to be

noted none of the SSC Staff Members advised SA Battle of his

constitutional rights nor did they indicate he could be

represented by counsel in this matter.

Io the best of SA Battle's knowledge and recollection,

the following questions were presented by the staff embers and

the answers given by SA Battle are so denoted.

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

DATE 071/00 BYS ALMON

HEREINIS UYCLASSHIEU

This document contains neither

recommendations nor conclusions of

the FBI. It is the property of

the FBl and is loaned to your agency;

it and its contents are not to be

distributed outside your agency.

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After the Director's death, did you

remove files from his office?

No.

Weren't you frequently in the

Director's office?

No.

Weren't you in the Director's office

after his death?

No.

Were you ever in the Director's office?

Yes

When?

In 1951 while in training school

in conjunction with the Director's program

of meeting all new agents, and I saw him in

1955 while at In-Service.

Well then, were you ever in Miss Candy's

office?

Yes.

At the time of the Director's death?

No.

Well, when was it?

Approximately a year or two before the

Director's death.

For what reason?

I was told to pick up a package at National

Airport and deliver it to Miss Gandy's

office, which I did.

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Do you know what was in the package?

Yes, Miss Gandy indicated it was a

plaque honoring the Director and she

didn't know what she was going to do with

it inasmuch as there was no more available

wall space to hang it.

Do you know Miss Candy well?

No, other than her official position.

When did you first meet her?

At the aforementioned time.

Any other time?

Yes.

When was that?

In approximately April, 1972, I drove

her from her residence to Bureau headquarters.

Why was that?

It was a Saturday and the Cherry Blossom

Parade was in progress, and she feared

difficulty in getting through the Parade

route to work.

When did you see her next?

After the Director's death.

Under what circumstances?

I drove her to the Director's house.

Weren't you in her office then?

No, I met her in the courtyard.

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I thought you said you gaid you didn't

know her well.

I wouldn't construe the above as knowing

her well.

the Dire the purpose of delving her to

She said she had to meet with some lawyers

concerning the Director's estate.

Do you know who was present at the meeting?

No.

Were you?

No, I waited outside.

Who ordered you to drive Miss Gandy?

Mr. Kunkel

Weren't you on his squad?

No.

Whose squad were you on?

The ASAC'S.

Who was that?

Ed Campbell

Weren't you considered the #3 man in WFO?

No.

Weren't you a supervisor?

No, a relief supervisor.

To Campbell?

Yes.

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Then wouldn't that make you #3 man?

No.

What are your duties?

Presently I'm assigned to Squad C-4,

and I'm assigned a variety of criminal

cases.

Be more specific.

Well, I handle numerous extortion-type

cases pertaining to the various Senators

and Congressmen, I'm assigned the

Washington, D.C. phase of the Hoffa case

and I assist in bank robberies and other

major crimes.

What did you do on the ASAC Squad?

I handled major criminal matters and

drove the ASAC to the crime scene and

assisted him at the scene, and I also

worked personnel matters.

Do you know John Mohr?

No, other than his official position.

You didn't know him personally?

No.

You never met with him?

No.

Did you ever remove anything from the

Director's house after his death?

Yes.

What was that?

Some cardboard boxes.

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Do you know what was in them?

No.

Were they official FBI boxes?

I don't know what you mean by any

official FBI boxes.

Well, were they plain cardboard boxes?

Yes.

Were they sealed?

Yes.

How many times did you go on this

assigment?

About 3 or 4.

How many boxes did you take out?

About 6 to 8 each time.

Was anybody present?

Yes.

Who?

Miss Gandy and Mr. Kunkel

Anybody else?

On one occasion, I saw the maid, Anna,

and the chauffeur, Crawford, and a woman

who Mr. Kunkel introduced as Mr.. Tolson's

secretary, but I didn't know her.

What was she doing?

She was writing checks.

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Director's house?

I don't know.

Did you see any file cabinets?

No, to the best of my recollection.

Do you know what was in any of the boxes?

Yes.

What was that?

- White shirts.

How do you know that?

Because Miss Gandy pointed them out.

After you left the Director's house,

where did you go?

I drove to the loading platform at WFO.

Who met you there?

Either Dudney or Shaffer.

And then what?

I helped unload the boxes and drove off.

Do you know where the boxes were then

taken?

No.

Didn't you and Mr. Kunkel talk about

what was in the boxes and the purpose

of these trips?

No.

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Why not?

Because he never volunteered anything

and I figured it was none of my business.

Don't you think this is kind of odd?

No, I've helped other people move and

clean out their cellars and I considered

this about the same thing.

Didn't you become suspicious and scared

when you read in the newspapers that

allegedly secret files were taken out

of the Director's office and destroyed?

No, why should I, as I said, before,

I wasn't in the Director's office.

Mr. Battle, Mr. Shaffer states you and

he removed boxes from the Director's

office at the direction of Mr. Kunkel.

Well, Mr. Shaffer is wrong. I never went

to the Director's office with he or anyone

else.

Have you discussed this matter with

anyone else?

Yes, with the FBI Inspectors who called

me in.

That was when?

In June, you can get the exact date

from the 302.

lave you discussed this matter with

anyone else'

Well, you know Shaffer, Dudney and Dowling

and I come up here this morning together

and naturally the matter was discussed.

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was circulated by the Bureau concerning

this inquiry?

No.

When did you last see Kunkel?

About 6 months ago, I saw him at an

elevator bank in the Bureau and we

exchanged greetings.

How about prior to that?

When he left for St. Louis:

You haven't discussed this matter with

anyone?

No, other than the above.

How come Kunkel was transferred to St.

Louis, there was a lot of publicity

about it?

I don't know anything more about it than

as you say the national publicity.

Wasn't there a personal feud between

Gray and Kunkel?

If there was, I don't have any direct

knowledge of it.

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File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Washington, D.C.

20535

September 23, 1975

U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

RE: INTERVIEW OF CHIEF CLERK KENNETH SHAFFER

BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

On September 19, 1975, at the request of the Legal

Council Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) -

Headquarters (HQ), Kenneth Shaffer, Chief Clerk, Washington

Field Office, appeared at the Senate Office Building for

the purpose of being interviewed by the Staff Members of the

United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

Activities.

The interview was conducted by Senate Select Staff

Members, Mary DeOreo and Mark Gitenstien. At the on-set of

the interview, Mr. Shaffer was not advised of his Constitu-

tional rights

nor was he advised that he was being questioned

on a voluntary basis.

During the month of June, 1975, Mr. Shaffer was

interviewed at FBI-HQ, relative to his participation in

the handling and destruction of material from the residence

and Justice Building Office of the late J. Edgar Hoover.

As a result of this interview an FD-302 (Report of Interview

Form) was prepared. Prior to the time of the interview by

the Staff Members, Mr. Shaffer had not had the opportunity

to read this report.

Mr. Shaffer requested that he be

permitted to read the FD-302 report.

After a short conference,

between the Staff Members, they agreed that it would be

permissible for him to read the report.

The interview by the Staff Members lasted approximately

one hour and 15 minutes.

ALLIFO ITIONCONCRET

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U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

RE: INTERVIEW OF CHIEF CLERK KENNETH SHAFFER

BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

The questions asked by the two Senate Select Committee

Staff Members were relative to above mentioned matter.

The questions and replies set forth below are as

best as Mr. Shaffer can recall.

Question: How long have you been the Assistant Chief Clerk

at the Washington Field Office?

Answer:

Five years.

I am now Chief Clerk. I replaced Mr.

Dudney who was transferred to Headquarters.

Question: How long have you worked for the Bureau?

Answer: Thirty-one years.

Question: Do you know Mr. John P. Mohr?

Answer: I have known Mr. Mohr personally for twenty-five years.

Question: Do you know Mr. Mark Felt?

Answer:

Yes, I do.

Question: Do you know Miss Gandy?

Answer:

I met her on two or three occasions over the years.

Question: Have you ever discussed this matter with Mr.

Mohr or Mr. Felt?

Answer:

No, I have not.

Question: After the death of Mi. Hoover, how much time lapsed

before you began picking up cartons from his office

for disposal?

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U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

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RE: INTERVIEW OF CHIEF CLERK KENNETH SHAFFER

BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

Answer: A week or two.

Question: What was going on in the Director's office when

you picked up the cartons?

Answer: Personal effects were being packed and the rooms

were being prepared for painting and redecorating.

Question: Do you think Mr. I. Patrick Gray knew what was taking

place?

Answer: I really do not know.

Question: Did you see Mr. Mohr, Mr. Felt or Miss Gandy?

Answer: No, I did not.

Question: Who did you see in the Director's office?

Answer: I believe I did speak to Mr. Moten.

Question: Who is Mr. Moten?

Answer: He was Mr. Hoover's chauffeur.

Question: How many times have you been in the Director's office?

Answer:

Several times.

(During the course of this questioning, I remarked

that to the best of my recollection, I was not in

the Director's inner office during this pertinent

time.)

Question: How many times did you go to the Director's office

to pick up cartons of material for destruction?

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BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

Answer: Possibly two or three times.

Question: How many boxes were there?

Answer:

As far as I can recall, there were six to nine

boxes.

Question: Were the cartons marked in any way?

Answer:

As I recall, they were not marked, but were sealed

when received and remained sealed until time of

destruction.

Question: Did Mr. Battle at any time go over to the Justice

Building with you to pick up cartons?

Answer:

Yes, I believe he did.

(The interviewer stated that my reply was contrary

to that of Mr. Battle. Mr. Battle indicated that

he was not at the Justice Building with you).

Question: Did you ever go to the Justice Building alone to

pick up cartons of material for destruction?

Answer:

No, I did not.

Question: If you had gone alone would you have had to account

for your time to Mr. Dudney?

Answer:

No.

Question: Were you ever at Mr. Hoover's residence?

Answer:

No.

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U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

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RE: INTERVIEW OF CHIEF CLERK KENNETH SHAFFER

BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

Question: Did you see Mr. Kunkel in an automobile with Mr.

Battle on occasions when cartons were delivered

from Mr. Hoover's residence to the loading platform?

Answer: I do not recall seeing him.

Question: Tell us how you were advised that material was

ready to be picked up?

Answer:

Mr. Kunkel would receive a telephone call and in

turn would contact Mr. Battle and advise him.

Enroute from Mr. Hoover's residence, Mr. Battle

would contact the Radio Room and request that I

meet him at the platform.

Question: Were these cartons ever placed in the office of

Mr. Kunkel?

Answer:

No.

(For the record, I did retract this answer and

stated "that the beginning of the project, they

were placed in a room within his office and kept

there until it was time for destruction. After

a time, they were taken directly to the disintegrator

room. Mr. Dudney and I had the key to this room.")

Question: Is there another storage room in the Washington

Field Office where the cartons might have been

stored until time for destruction?

Answer:

No.

(Following the interview, in talking to Mc. Dudney,

I then realized that the interviewers were referring

to a walk-in vault where Mr. Dudney had placed

material on one or two occasions.)

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U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON.

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RE: INTERVIEW OF CHIEF CLERK KENNETH SHAFFER

BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

Question: What sort of material was in the cartons?

Answer: Photography, old personal letters, post cards,

Christmas cards, etc., and other personal records.

Question: Do you recall seeing letters which had holes

punched in them indicating that they may have been

part of a file?

Answer:

Yes, there were some letters, but they were torn

up and mixed in with other material.

Question: Do you recall seeing at least 150 to 200 3x5 index

cards?

Answer:

No, but it is possible that they could have been

mixed in with other material.

Question: If they were in a box, would the disintegrating

machine be able to handle them?

Answer:

No, it would not.

(The capabilities and operations of the machine

were fully explained to the Staff interviewers

at this time.)

Question: How long did it take for you to destroy the material?

Answer:

Between six to nine hours over a two week period

of time.

Question: Is there any record which would reflect the time

spent in the destruction of the material or the

amount of material destroyed?

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U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

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RE: INTERVIEW OF CHIEF CLERK KENNETH SHAFFER

BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

Answer: No

Question: Was there any destruction of material after the

first week of July?

Answer:

No.

Question: Knowing that the Bureau lad its own disintegrating

facilities, why do you think Mr. Kunkel was requested

to handle the destruction of the material?

Answer:

Prior to Mr. Kunkel's becoming a Special Agent, he

was a Clerical Employee assigned to the Director's

office. Miss Gandy may have requested his assistance

in the destruction of Mr. Hoover's personal papers.

Question: Why do you think that such precautions were taken

in the handling and destruction of this material?

Answer:

The material was that of a prominent decéased

individual and the contents need not be publicized.

Question: Are you assigned to operate the disintegrator

machine?

Answer:

No, we have employees assigned this duty.

Question: Why did Mr. Kunkel ask you and Mr. Dudney to

personally handle the destruction of the late

Director's material?

Answer:

As Special Agent in Charge, Mr. Kunkel requested

Mr. Dudney and I to handle and destroy all material.

We did so without question.

from the office of Mr. Hoover.

Did you read this

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RE: INTERVIEW OF CHIEF CLERK KENNETH SHAFFER

BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

Answer:

Yes, I did.

Question: How did this affect you?

Answer:

It really did not affect me. It became a private

joke between Mr. Dudney and myself in that we

may have made the newspapers, but did not realize

we were or would ever be involved.

Question: Did you read an article in "Time" or "Newsweek"

relative to the destruction of material from the

office of Mr. Hoover?

Answer:

No sir, I did not.

Question: Did you discuss this matter with anyone?

Answer:

No, I did not.

The interviewer emphatically stated that I did

discuss the matter at the time I was interviewed

as reflected by the copy of FD-302 in his possession.

(I stated that I thought he was referring to a

possible discussion with personnel assigned to

the Washington Field Office.)

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ATTENTION: INTD

Enclosed is the original and seven copies of an

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Washington, D.C.

20535

September 22, 1975

U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

RE: INTERVIEW OF SPECIAL AGENT JOSEPH E. DOWLING

BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

Special Agent (SA) Joseph E. Dowling, Federal Bureau

of Investigation (FBI) was interviewed on September 19, 1975,

at approximately 1:30 p.m. at the SSC Offices by SSC Staff

Members Mary DeOreo and

Mark Gitenstein. No mention was

made by Staff embers regarding Constitutional fights and

no mention was made as to whether or not this interview was

voluntary.

SA Dowling was asked if he had ever assisted in

the removal of certain boxes from the residence of the late

J. Edgar Hoover.

He replied that within one or two weeks

after Mr. Hoover's death, he accompanied Robert G. Kunkte,

who at that time was Special Agent in Charge of the Washington

field Office of the FBI, to Mr. Hoover's residence and assisted

in removing six to eight cardboard boxes. These boxes

were taken from the basement of the residence and delivered

to the

to the Washington Field Office of the FBI loading dock in

the rear of the Old Post Office Building, 12th and Pennsylvania

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. The boxes were placed on the

loading dock in the custody of either Kenneth Shaffer or

Thomas Dudney, FBI employees.

Concerning the boxes transported from Mr. Hoover's

residence to the 0ld Post Office Building, Special Agent

Dowling advised the SSC Staff Members that these boxes were

sealed with tape and that at no time did SA Dowling see what

was in the boxes. In addition, SA Dowling did not discuss the

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RE: INTERVIEW OF SA JOSEPH E. DOWLING

BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

contents with Special Agent in Charge Kunkte.

SA Dowling was

asked who was present at the Hoover residence when he made

this trip. He advised SSC that he observed no one but did

hear the voice of a female and recognized this voice as that

of Miss Helen Gandy, a former member of Mr. Hoover's Staff.

This interview lasted approximately fifteen minutes.

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At 5:35 p.m. on November 25, Assistant Attorney General

Pottinger of the Civil Rights Division in the Department telephonically

advised me he had received a memorandum fromAttorney General Levi

directing him to inquire into the testimony given by FBI representatives

recently concerning the Bureau investigatio f Martin Luther King, Ji,

and to conduct an inquiry into Bureau files conceming that matter.

Mr. Pottinger said that he responded by calling the Attorney: General and

telling him that the Civil Rights Division had already been considering

that matter for sometime, but that the inquiry to date; had "borne no

fruit whatsoever." Mr. Pottinger said that he was calling me inorder

to advise the Bureau that he would be undertaking a review as requested

by the Attorney General and to request our cooperation. I assured

Mr. Pottinger that I and others in the Bureau would be willing to

cooperate fully with him in that regard.

I immediately advised Mr. Adams of the call from Mr. Pottinger.

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Reference is cade to SSC letter dated lovester 7,

1975, requesting intornation concerning this Dureau's

operation of infornants in the internal security field

and oral request of Staff Lenber Robert Kolley on

Hovenier 20, 1975, for a sumary of intoration

regarding the basis for this Bureau's investization oz

the Vietran Veterars Against the Var/Winter Soldier

Organization (YVN7/100) for inclusion In the publle rezord

of hearings scheduled for December 2, 1073, and release

to the sero bedia.

Inforsation concerning this Bureau's operation

of Infornants in the internal security fiold vas

Corvarded to you by comunication captiored as above,

dated loverber 20, 1975.

Enclosed for your approval and tomording to

sot, is a lecterhead perorandun (lily comtaining intor

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November 28, 1975

U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE TO STUDY

COVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH RESPECT

TO INTELLIGENCE ACIIVITIES (SSC)

RE:

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING

THIS DUPEAU'S OPERATION OF INFORMANIS

IN THE INTERNAL SECURITY FIELD

Reference is made to SSC letter dated November 7,

1975, requesting Infornation concerning this Bureau's

operation of informants in the internal security field

and oral raquest of Stait Member Robert Bellay on

November 26, 1975, for a sumary of Information

regarding the basis for this Bureau's investigation of

the Vietnam Veterans Agalist the War/Winter Soldier

Organization (VVAK/SO) for inclusion in the public record

of hearings scheduled for December 2, 1975, and release

to the news media.

Information concerning this Bureau's operation

of informants in the internal security field was

forwarded to you by commnication captioned as above,

dated November 25, 1975,

Attached is a summary of information regarding

the basis for this Burew's Investigation of YVAN/WSO.

Enclosure

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

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RE: VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR/WINTER SOLDIER

ORGANIZATION (VVAW/#SO)

1 - Mr. H, P, Beolwith

1 - Mr. R.L Shackelford

In June, 1967, Gus Hall, General Secretary of

the Communist Party,

USA (CPUSA) commented on the forth-

coming 1968 national elections. Hall stated that the CPUSA

must develop guidelines for the political campaigns and must

assist in the development of any 1968 campaign which was

antiwar in character and not limited to either major

political party. On September 10, 1967, the CPUSA publication,

"The Worker,

announced that the organization VVAW had been

forned in June, 196%, as a nonmembership organization made

up of Vietnam veterans who were opposed to the war.

This

communist publication provided

the purpose of VAN

as

opposition to the "unjustified" war in Vietnam.

It announced

that VVAW had joined

"the dissent of millions of Americans

against the war.

An initial limited inquiry was begun by the

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in September,

1967,

to determine, through inquiries with established sources

and public source material, if the CPUSA was directing or

controlling the newly formed VVAY. This limited inquiry

failed to establish that the CPUSA, or any other subversive

organization, exercised direction or control over VVAW. The

limited inquiry did indicate that VVAW leadership appeared

before the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) sponsored Militant

Labor Forum in New York City, but there was no indication of

any control by the SWP. Hith the absence of such direction

ox control by any subversive organization,

the limited

inquiry of VVAW was closed in October, 1967. A similar

limited inquiry was conducted in 1968, resulting in an

updated affirmation that VVAW was not controlled or dominated

by any subversive group. This second limited inquiry was

closed

in May, 1968.

During the limited inquiries in

1967 and 1968,

the National Headquarters of VVAW was

located in New York City.

VAN activities were primarily

devoted to participation in and

organization of

demonstrations opposing the war in Vietnam. No full

investigation was conducted by the FBI of VVAW until

August,

1971, when information from a variety of sources

dictated the

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over VVAN by subversive groups and/or violence-prone

elonents in the antivar movement.

Sources had provided

Information that VVAf was stockpiling weapons,

YVAl had

been in contacted with North Vietnam offictals In Parit,

France, VVAW was recoiving funds fron forner CPUSA

members and VAW was aiding and financing U.s. military

deserters.

Additionally, Information had been received

that sone individual chapters throughout the country

had been infiltrated by the youth

Groups ot the CrUSA

and the slE.

A trond of increasad militancy developed

within the vval and the possibilities of violence

escalated within the organization.

During December,

1071, VVAW members forcibly and illegally occupied

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surrounded public buildings and national monuments in

New Yorl: City, Philadelphia, Austin, Texas, and

Washington, D. C.

During 1972, the FBI estimated that VAV had

approxinately 1,800 members and 102 chapters throughout

the country.

VVAW Claimed 23,000 members and 283 chapters.

In 1972, soMe lenders and activists in the YVAW nace

trips to Europe and Asia during which they participated

in conforences with representatives and/or officials of

the Soviet Bloc, North Vietnam, and the National

Liberation Front (NLI) Of South Vietnam. VVAW leaders

inforned the membership that WAY had been asked to

cooperate on an international level with many organizations,

including connunist or Maoist groups, describing those

croups as "our friends." When reporting on tribs to

Moscow and Manoi, VYAl leaders indicated the

organization was dedicated to ending imperialist

agression and establlshing a firn relationship with

the NuE.

In June, 1972, a delegation of fiêteen VAN

members and leaders attended a war crimes conference near

Paris.

the consorence, which Included representatives

One of the wat

national ofticers addressed this conference and it was

reported that the French Connunist Farty had paid for

the expenses of the VVAY contingent at the conference,

During October, 1072, the National Steering

Cormittee (NSC) of VVAlI not and discussed the direction

of VVAl and the need to make it an anti-ingerialist

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political

votoras, four, rather than "just another group of war

host or the spokers participating at this

meeting expressed their vieve indicating VVAV wan

utiliaine a Inmini oriented analyoss of world probleis.

sacrezonally, 1e vas induchsod that vall bad escablished

rolations with the trish republican army, had contact

with the ingolnns, and was attenting to

establish

licison with the Pooples Republic of China (PEC) ,

In April, 17S, the organisation channed its

nama to VVali/Mintor Coldier Organization (VAW/NSD) :

the chango was rade in ordor to absorb into the organi

pation, individunls who vere not veterans of nilitary

Ey April, 1073, VAW/WSO lendership claimed

to havo connections with over 200 foreign organizations

and raintrined that VVAV/1100 was considered a credible

orcorncIon vy these organization.

in october, 197a,

representatives of VVNW/1103 attencod and participated in

the World peace Conczoss, Moscow, U.S.s.T.

In 1072,

an ideologionl spiit locame evident

trithin the national leadership of VVAV/WSO. The split

arose between thoso espousing the Marxist-leninist

doctrine and those espousing the lnrist-loninist

doctrine ns intoretod by MAD Ise tung.

During 1973,

the enti-noise tarnist-loninist proup seened to ke

doninant and exprenced deterniuntion in educating the

VVAli/So nonberchip in this doctrine.

Dy 1973, VVAV/V50

- vas composed of opproxinatoly 130 chapters with an

estinated menbership of 2,000.

The National Headquarters

uns, and still is, located in Chicago, Illinois,

By April, 1974, the NSC dovoted itself to the

theme of defining VVAV/ISJ as a politically oriented

organination, capablo of uniting with ns nany people

no possible to conbai U.s. inperialisa,

The hope vas

expressed that VVAW/So would becoue part of the vanzuard

of the revolution within this country. Within the NSC,

dissatisfaction developod and was expressed by some of

the chapters concerning the VVAW/W50 publication,

"Winter Soldier."

The dissatisfiod members clained the

rublication reflected communist propaganda rather than

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chapter activities, news about the Third World, and news.

of nctivist eroups.

Additional disenchantment with

Coviot-type communion roportodly manifest itself in the

sencins on a letter ot censure to the soviet union,

protesting

the rane ot a sendlo wal/lso delegate to the

World Peace Council, held in Hoscow during 1073. VVAN/

VSo reportedly severed relations with the CPUSA over

Incident.

of a fighting, anti-imperialist novement within the u.o.

military for the purpose of creating disruption and

disorientation within the military when the revolution

occurred.

changed thoir political position tron & largely Harrist

nyproach to one following a stilot laoist line.

This

alignent with RU created internal strife within VVAW/

WS. Some chaptors which resused to adopt the Hoist

line vore severed fron the intional organization,

June, 1975, some of the VVAW/SO chapters which did not

support the National Office held a noeting in which they

verified severance fron the intional organization and

agreed to set up an independent organization.

rival croup was intonded to be anti-imperialist in

nnturo, but, to dado, lis future in not costain.

The current Intional Office of VVAW/WSO is

strongly influenced by RU and could develop into un

RU IrOnt.

Throughout its history, VVAW/SO has not been

a vell-disciplined, theoretically consiotent organization.

The various chaptein never tlaidly follored the dictates

and policies prosented by the Intional Office. There

have been instances of rejection of the Natiomal Office,

concepts both on i chapter and a regional basis. The

cessation or clie

U.s, Involvenent in the war in Southeast

Asio substantially decreased the rembershin of YVAW/WSO.

Numerous individuals and many chapters withdrew from

the orcaniuation, Chapters and rogions were dissolved

or consolidated.

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In 1974, FBI field offices vere instructed to

annlyze the chapters and regions in their respective

territories.

It the local organination did not subscribe

to the policies of the lational Offico and wore not

Harrist-ieninist groups advocating the overthrow of the

Goverment, the investigation of the local organization

was to be teminated.

Most of the local chapters and

rogions contimed to

be noninally affiliated with the

natlonide VVAW/WSO,

but the splintering and the internal

ideological disputes demanded close examination of the

local positions of each region and chapter.

hany of the

investigations of the various chopters were closed, not

because they tere no longer astive, but because of their

apparent failure to follow the larsist-leninict

revolutionary posture of the National Office.

No current

nationide nembership figures are available for VVAW/WSO

because FBI investigation is linited to specitic chapters

which are revolutionary in nature.

currently, the nost

active of these chapters exist in Chicago, Milvaukee,

New York and San Diego,

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WASHINGTON, D. C. 20535

SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

Addressee:

O. TR

Report

SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

11-28-75

Caption of Document:

Re SSC let dated 11-7-75 re Bureau's operation

os informants in internal security field and summary

of info re Buffsinvestigation of VVAW/WSO.

Originating Office

Delivered by:

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Information furnished regarding the basis for this Bureau's

investigation of the Vietnan Veterans Against the Var/Winter

Soldier Organization for Inclusion in the pubite record of

hearings and release to the news media.

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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

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OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10

MAY 1962 EDITION

GSA FPAIR 141 CFRI 101-11.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

:

Mr. J. B. Adams

DATE: 11/21/75

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SUBJECT:

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNGLASSIFIED

HARRY MORGAN;

DATE 1011/20 BY SALMeDi

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At 11:05 a.m., on November 21, Harry Morgan, former SAC,

telephonically advised me that he had just received a telephone call

from Gary Grace, a reporter for the Cincinnati, Ohio "Post", whose

telephone number is 513-721-1111. Grace requested a comment from

Morgan concerning testimony by Mr. Adams on November 19 before

captioned Committee in which it was mentioned that Mr. Morgan was

the author of a memorandum June 3, 1968, which described a

COINTELPRO operation against Antioch College. Mr. Morgan asked

me for advice as to what his response to the press should be. I reminded

him that he was still bound by an employment agreement requiring his

secrecy and I suggested to him that it would be appropriate for him to

refer the press inquiry to FBI Headquarters for comment here. Mr. Morgan

said he understood and accepted both of these suggestions, however, he

would like to respond to the press inquiry with the limited statement that

he was aware of the testimony by Mr. Adams and if Mr. Adams said that

he (Morgan) was the author of such memorandum that he considered it to be

true. I told Mr. Morgan that I saw no difficulty in his furnishing such an

observation. He thanked me and terminated the call.

I advised Mr. Coll, Press Service Office, of conversation with

Mr. Morgan and alerted him to the fact that his office may receive a call

from Gary Grace.

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FROM DIRECTOR, FBI

CAMDEN ACTION.

S.studigi75

REPHTEL TO THE DIRECTOR NOVEMBER J7, 1975.

FOR INFORMATION OF PHILADELPHIA, ROBERT W. HARDY, DURING

TESTIMONY BEFORE THE HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON NOVEMBER 18,

1975, MADE SEVERAL ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE FRI. THESE

ALLECATIONS CENTER ON HIS ASCERTION THAT HE WAS THE LEADER OF

THE CAMDEN GROUP AND ONLY BY THE FBI'S DIRECTION AND FINANCING

WAS HE ABLE TO LEAD THIS GROUP IN THE ATTEMPTED BREAK-IN OF THE

CAMDEN DRAFT BOARD. SPECIFIC ALLEGATIONS, IN MAIN, ARE REFUTED

BY HARDY'S INFORMANT REPORTS; HOWEVER, THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT

IS NOT SPECIFICALLY REFUTED: "ON INSTRUCTIONS, I ONCE TRIED TO

GIVE THEM GUNS, BUT THEY REFUSED."

IT IS REQUESTED THAT SA MICHAEL M. RYMAN SUEL STATEMENT

TO FBIHQ CONCERNING HARDY'S ALLEGATIONA AS SET OUT ABOVE.

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Date:

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(Type in plaintext or code)

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TO

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Attention:

INTD

FROM : SAC, Louisville (66-2541)

SUBJECT: - SENSTUDY 75

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINE Y

PREMISU CLASSIIEL

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ReButel 9/25/75.

HEREA

As the Bureau is aware, Mr. JOHN SMITH is a former

U. S. Attorney in Louisville. He is extremely friendly

with many Agents of this office and volunteered that he

has a brother who is a Special Agent in the San Francisco

He arrived at 9:40 AM and departed at 11:35 AM. | Our

conversation in my office lasted from 9:40 AM to 10:55 AM.

Except for approximately thirty minutes, the majority of the

time was general conversation about his past activities

in Louisville,

people he knew in the Bureau,

ete.

Between

10:55 and 11:35 AM, he was afforded a tour of the office

and visited with Agent friends throughout the office.

SMITH advised he believes public hearings of the SSC

will continue until December, 1975. He advised hearings on

IRs will be coming up soon and thereafter additional hear-

ings on CIA "re letter openings," plus hearings with the

National Security Agency.

SMITH advised he contemplates

getting off the Committee around 12/1/75

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Louisville, Kentucky

October 1, 1975

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

PEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 1I19GO BYSALMICh

U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

RE: INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT IN

CHARGE (SAC) STANLEY S. CZARNECKI

BY SSC STAFF MEMBER

On friday, september 26, 1975, Mr. John. Smith,

Staff Member, SSC, interviewed SAC Stanley S. Czarnecki

in his FBI office, Louisville, Kentucky, for approximately

thirty minutes.

Czarnecki was not advised of any constitutional

rights nor was he requested to sign any waiver of rights

form.

Mr. Smith stated that while he was in his

Washington, D. C., office earlier this week, members of

the SSC staff, identities not mentioned, requested him to

contact Czarnecki in connection with Smith's impending

visit to his home in Louisville. Specifically, they re-

quested Smith to interview Czarnecki concerning a

memorandum Czarnecki had "signed out

on on key Ativist -"he left, data way 24, rest!

Mr. Smith stated he did not have a copy of this memorandum

nor had he read it. He stated it dealt with requesting

of Federal Income Tax returns of certain Key Activists

from the U. S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Czarnecki

advised he could not recall this specific memorandum nor

its contents.

Czarnecki advised Mr. Smith that he doubts

that he had "signed out" a memorandum and then explained

all of his correspondence was approved or "signed out" by

a Unit Chief to whom'. Czarnecki was assigned at any

given time. It was further explained that Czarnecki had

served in two Sections, eight Units, and three Divisions

at FBI headquarters during the period September, 1967,

through April, 1972.

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)

RE: INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT IN

CHARGE (SAC) STANLEY S. CZARNECKI

BY SSC STAFF MEMBER

Mr. Smith asked Czarnecki if he had ever requested

IRS to furnish the FBI any income tax returns on Keý Activists

and what procedure was followed in requesting same.

Czarnecki

explained he could have; however, could not recall if he

personally had ever requested such tax returns; however, he

does recall such requests were made on a selective basis.

These requests were made only after careful review of the

request and approval obtained by officials within the

Domestic Intelligence Division.

Smith asked Czarnecki if he had ever seen any of

the tax returns and what type of security was afforded them.

Czarnecki advised he had seen some tax returns of Key

Activists and believes the number was small. These returns

as well as all documents located in the Domestic Intelligence

Division were afforded top security and most all such material

was reviewed on a need-to-know basis.

Smith also asked whether the Bureau supervisor handling

Key Activists had direct live contact with Internal Revenue

Service Agents.

Czarnecki stated he recalls no direct contact

was ever had with IRS

people by the regular Bureau supervisors.

Smith asked Czarnecki's opinion whether or not the

Federal Income Tax returns should be made available to all law

enforcement agencies to aid them in certain types of investi-

gations. Czarnecki advised he could not speak for all of

law enforcement, however, depending upon the type of investigative

matter any and all information that could be

developed on a key

subject or suspect would be helpful.

Mr. Smith advised Czarnecki that he may be back in

touch with him in approximately three weeks and, if necessary,

will have a copy of the memorandum which Czarnecki

allegedly

"signed out."

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Date

NOv

ser 21, 1975

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STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH

RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

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Enclosed is an original and 8 copies of a LHM

captioned,

"U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

Activities (SSC)."

The enclosed LHM concerns interview of SA GARRY G.

LASH by SSC staff members

on 11/20/75.

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Buffalo, New York

November 26, 1975

ALL INFORR'ATION CONTAINEI

UNITED STATES SENATE SELECT COMNITTEE

ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

RE?

INTERVICS OF FAI SPECIAL

AGENT CARRY Ga LAS

3SC STAFF MEMBERS

ANDREW POSTAL AND JEFF: KAYDEN

OM NOVEMBER 20, 1875

nterview of Special Agent wish by sse stas

onnittee nembers was conductad in SSC office space

The interview lasted fron approxinately 11:15 Ml until

11:15 PM.

Prior to the interview. SA LASHl was advised of

the identity of the interviewers and that he was free to

exerciss his righte at any time as guaranteed by the

United States Constitution. SA LASH was advised that he

had the right to have an attorney present and the right

to have a Unitad States Senator present, SA LASH valved

both of these rights.

He was also advised that the scope

of the inquiry would concern the handling of MARY Jo CoOk,

a former FEI informant, exclusively.

A court reporter vas present who dietated into

& cassette recording machine during

the intervier.

SA LASH WAS not SwOrn.

As follows are the questiona directed to SA LASH

and the answars

that he provided according to the best

recollection of SA LASHl:

This document contains neither

nanommendations nor conclusions: of

the FBI. - It is the arinerty.of

the FBI and is loared to vour arency

it ard its contents are not to be

distributed out site touuRiency.

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UNITZO

STATES SENATE

SELECT COMNITTEE ON

NTELLIGEICE ACTIVITIES

ANDREW POSTAL

SA LASH, what is your present employment?

SA LASH

Special Agent of the IMI

POSTAL

Where are you

assigned?

LASH

Buffalo, New York

POSTAL

Were you assigned

there during the Suaver

of 1973?

LASE

POSTAL

Yea

Did you specialize in any type of

Investigationa?

LASH

Yes, Internal Security lavestigations

POSTAL

Did you have occasion to recruit

Kary Jo Cook as an informant in an

organization known as Viotnan

i Veterang

Againat the Bat (VVA%) (Characterization

of which la contained in appendix hereto)?

LASH

Yes

POSTAL

Would you state why the Buffalo Chapter

of the VAN was being invastinated

by the ISI?

LAST

I do not feel that I can anaver this

question within the scope of the current

interview.

POSTAL

Who was your supervisor at the time

you handled Mary Jo Cook?

LA5Z1

Francis Jenkins

POSTAL

LASE.

POSTAL

INSE

kho was your SAc at the tiae?

Righard Ash

Mould you describe for us

the sethods

of rocruitina Nary Jo Cook.

Upon discovering, that. Mary Jo Cook had

attended some meetings of the Buffalo

Chapter of the VAl, I Intervieved her

concarning hor attendarico and Indicated

to her that I wished her to bacone an

inforbant for the Pal.

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UNITED STATES SENATE

SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELIIGIICE ACTIVIZIES

POSTAL

LASH

POSTAL

LASH

POSTAL

LASH

POSTAL

LASH

POSTAL

LASH

POSTAL

LASH

Specifically, that instructions did you

give her?

I told her to hecone a nemper of the

Buffalo Chapter of the VVAs In order

that' she night gather infornation

cencerning violent or radical activities

engaged in by the organisation.

that specifie arga was Miss Cook assigned

to work in?

Initially she becase

a member of the

wonen's group of the VAW.

Was this group of the VVAW engaged in

any specifle type of activity at the time?

I boldeve at this polat in time they

were trying to develop various

prograns they could Impleuent in the future.

Did you tell her she was to obtain

background infornation congerning

individuals in the group?

I told. her to obtain inforiation concerning

moabers of the ViAl.

That do you nean by "a nenber?"

The VAN did not have nemberchip cards.

a8 such, however, I considered a

person who attende sestings of the Chapter

or gives financial or other support to be

a menber of the organisation.

What type of background information did

she obtain?

She obtained physical descriptions and

other types of background information

such as residences or employsent which

would allow ne to differentiate betseen

that individual and other Individuals

in the Buffalo area.

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UNITED STATES SENATE

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INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

POSTAL

LASH

JEFF KAYDEN •

LASH

POSTAL

LASH

PÓSTAL

LASS

POSTAL

LASH

POSTAL

LASH

POSTAL

LASH

POSTAL

BASH

Did you have her provide any other

Infornation concerning individuals

in the organisation?

I asked her to identify chose Individuals

sno had a capability of engaging in

radical or violont activities.

What is the difference betveen violent

and

radieal activitias?

Radical activities that ara not violent

are those which are illagal or infringe

apon the rights of other citizens.

Dld

you have another Agent present with

you when you recruited flary Jo Cook?

Yes, I did.

For that reason?

It Is a feI regulation that tro Arents

de present duping initial intervieus

with female informants.

Did this Agent basee a handling Agent

of Mary do Cook?

No, he did not.

He was merely prosant

during the Initial intervior.

When did you firat contact fary Jo Cook?

June, 1973

Did Mary Jo Cook attend nectings of the

VAl with her boyfriend, whose name wa

shall not mention?

I believe she did.

Did she and her boyfriend ever give

joint reports?

I can not discuss that matter within

the scope of this inquiry.

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INTELLIGINCE ACTIVIFILS

¡POSTAL

LASN

¡POSTAL

'BASE

POSTAL

ILASH

FOOTAL

11s521

POSTAL

LASH

POSTAL

Niss took stated that the objectives of

the VVAW were as follows:

To end the war in Viet Nan, to obtain

better veteran's benefits, to upgrade

bad conduct discharges, to obtain

drug treatment for veterans.

Is this

correct?

I bellove they enbracod those objectiven

but

they also had othars.

What were the other objectivas?

Is she described them, the destruction of

5. Imperialion and the raplacement of

our forn of government with a soclalist

government, probably sodeled after the

government of Red China.

Did the VVAl ever engage in violent

activities?

Yes.

Could you cite some axanples?

The first

meeting she attended, for

example, concernod the plenning of

disruption of 3 1. 5. Marine Corpo

Arned Forces Day display in Buffalo.

On

other occasions aetions were planned

which vore illegal and disruptive.

Can you sive any examples of violent

activities by, individual nembors?

I recall on one occasion sevaral mabers

in this arranization told Miss Cook

that they felt the actions of an Individual

who was arrested for a benbing on the

University of Michigan campus, which ratulted-in

death, vere juatified for political purposes.

Do you know of any violent activities

that Var nembers actually engaged in

since the foregoing could possibly be

rhetorio?

en several occasions nesbors of the

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LASH

POSTAL

WVAl have physically assualted nambers of other

subversive groups in the Buffalo area.

LASHE

FOSTAL

LASA

POSTAL

LASH

POSTAL

LASH

POSTAL

LASH

POSTAL

LAST

Did this ever happen?

Accerding to infornation provided by

Kies fook,

the Revolationary Union

(Charactarization of which is contained

in appendix hereto) was attempting to

take over the VVAN. I was interested

in

this.

What is the Revolutionary Union?

The Revolutionary Union is a Maoist

subversive group:

Was the Revolutionary Union atteapting

to take over the Buffalo

Chapter?

According to Miss Cook, they nare trying

to take over chapters in several arcas

of the country and she said that they mere

taking over the lew York City chapter,

however, I cannot recall specific attempts

to take over the Suffalo chapter while

I was handling Miss Cook.

Did the Revolutionary Union ever take

over the VVAW?

I camnot answer that sithin the scope

af this inquiry.

Did you consider the VAN to be a

subversive organization?

Yes

Do you know anything about "Cointelpro"?

I cannot answer that within the scope

of this inguiry.

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UNITED STATES SENATE

SELECT COMMITTEE ON

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POSTAL

LASH

POSTAL

POSTAL

LASH

POSTAL

LASH

POSTAL

LASH

POSTAL

LASH

POSTAL

Did you even use information provided

by Nary jo Cook in any cointelpro-type

activitien such as getting members of

VAN fired fron their jobs or talling

the parents of members?

No I did not.

Did you ever take any actions agajast

Mary to cook or her family?

No I did not:

Did you ever engage in any disruptive

cor neutralising action against the

orgenization?

I engaged in no disruptive activities.

however,

If I loarned that the organization

was planning sonething illegal I would

alert the local authorities and sufficient

pollce officers vould appear at the scena to

prevent trouble.

I feel this neutralized any

plannod illegality by the VYA".

Did Hise Cook ever provide you with

salling lists of the organization?

Miss Coot provided me with any number of

lists, whether they vero described as

malling Ilets on menbership lists, I

cannot recall.

Did she ever provice you wity any

contribution lists of the organisation:

Not that I can recall.

Did you aver tell her that you were

interested in determining if the

orrenization was receiving fands. Fron

foreign sources.

I cannot specifically recall telling

her that.

Hould you be interested in knowing

if the VVAl was recelving fundo fron

foreign sourdes?

ita.

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LASH

Yes I would.

POSTAL

Did you ever find out that the VAr

was gotting funds fron foreign sources?

LASH

lio.

POSTAL

•LASA

POSTAL

LASH

POSTAL

LASHI

POSTAL

LASH

POSTAL

LASH

POSTAL

What did you do with the names that

were contained on these lists?

I.

sould revier the lists to determine

if thore was anything significant

contained in

then I vould do nothing with and merely

roturn the lists to Miss Cook.

Post s

provided ae vith a lot of naterial that

I had no interest in.

Did she ever provide you with a

defense

pamphlett

Hot that I can recall

Did the ever give you any inforation

concerning VVAW defense strategies?

I bollave she gave me naterial such

as reprints of articles fron "psychology

Today" and fros a magazins called,

"Counter Spy" and other infornation of

that nature.

Did she tell you that she was sorking

with the Attica Defense Committee?

Yes

that is the Attica Defense Comittee?

It

is an unbrella-type organization

17:

which individuals who are interested

defending Attica prisoners as sell

individuals sesking

thair ow ends

have gotten together.

Did Miss Cook ever indieate that the

VVAt was a conduit of mail between

the Attica Defense Comnittee and prisoners

in order to get letters in and out of

Ja11?

I don't recall her saying that.

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INTELLICENCE ACTIVITIES

POSTAL

Did she ever talk about courtroo

tactios on witnesses to be used

by the Attica Defense Comittee?

to the

LASK

Hot: thet I can recall

POSTAL

Did you ever cive any information the

provided to the Attica prosecutors?

LASN

POSTAL

LASHL

POSTAL

LASH

POSTAL

Rone whatsoever

Did you ever sive any kind of Information

regarding the Attica Defense Committee

to others outside the PI?-

I would pass on information concerning

denonstrations, rallies, ete. to the

local authorities.

Did she ever talk about demonstrations

in the courtroon itself?

Rot

that I can recall.

Did she ever provide loristical

type information concerning Attica

demonstrations?

LASt

FOSTAL

LASR

POSTAL

Yes, on one occasion she was even

"parade sarshal"

at a demonstration.

Was

there ever any violence at Attica

Defense Committee Tenonstrations?

On one occasion another group which

170&

marching in a demonstration planned

to march out of the parade and trash

the Chase Manhattan Bank in Buffalo

provoking the police. This information

was brought to the attention of the police

and it did not occur.

And as I recall,

I also told Mary to Cook about this

plan and night have prevented it fros

happening-

Are any of the individuals who are actually

connected with the defense of the Attica

prisoners known to be violence-grone

individuals?

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INTELLIGENICE ACTIVITIRS

I cannot

answer that within the scope

of this inquiry

POSTAL

What was the nethod of her providing

you with reports?

LASH

She would provide no with infornation

either in person or by telephone, which

1 monte dietate to e stenostagner.

, have

reduced to miting and have her sign.

POSTAL

Did these reports contain backeroind

information regarding individuals?

LASE

Yes

POSTAL

LASH

What type of background inforention?

The name type I described before, phyrical

data, place

a of employment, residence, ete.

POSTAL

Da she sive you follow-up data on this

background inforeation?

LASE

Yes.:

11 a person changed his residence

or exployment she sould tell me.

POSTAL

Did she make conelusions in her reporta?

LASK

She reported Infor ation factually:

however, I bellove: she did make copclusions

regarding the prepensity for violence

for individuals in the organization.

POSTAL

Miss Coot Indicated that after a while

she began to give you reports wherein

several seetings would be reported in

one report if these meetings concerned

a central there. Is this true?

-LASTE

As best I can recall, Miss Cook nave ne

reporte on each indivirual meeting she

attended.

POSTAL

Did you ever indicate to Niss Cook that

you had specific questions for her fron

Washington?

LASE

I cannot recall saying that.

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INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

POSTAL

She stated that on occasion you provided

her with a list of questions which she

said came from Washington and sonetines

she did not understand the questions.

LASH

On occasion I would ask her questions

about the organization.

I aever

даче

her any list of questiona that I said

cane fren Washington.

On several

occasions I told her,

in response

to

her queations, that the infernation she

provided was sonstines sent ta washington

since it pertained to VVil nationally.

I pointed out

that this anould cade

her fears that the Fle aight be

netting infernation from inforsanta sho

are not telling the true story about

the VAW.

I also pointed out to her

that her

information being accurate

would in fact offset any nis information

that night come fros another informant.

FOSTAL

Did Mins Cook aver provide out of tow.

reporta?

LASH

Yes.

Miss Cook traveled to other cities

and provided reports on activities in

these cities.

POSTAL

las she provided with the names of Agents

and telephone nubers in these other cities.

LASH

POSTAL

Yes she was:

was this to she could report to these

other Agents?

LAGA

No.

She was given the number for

emergency purposes only, to be utiliaed

if she found out sonethint that required

Immodiate attention or if she auffered

sone personal emergency such as an

autonobile accident, etc.

POSTAL

During her trips to other cities and

attendance at conventions, did she

obtain any socumente for the FBI?

LASHI

Yes:

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URITED STATES SENATE

SELECT CONNITICE ON

INTELLIGEACE ACTIVITIES

POSTAL

LASN

POSTAL

That was the nature of these documents?

Any number of decumenté

and handoute vare

provided to the attendees at conventions.

Some of there were pamphlets deseribing

VyAl activities, copies of VAV nawspapera,

flyers concernins devonstrations and activities

in other VAW chapters; ete:

What was the nethod of paynent for lies Cook'a

services?

Miss Cook was pald on a con baste for

„information provided;

Ras she pale a salary?

POSTAL

LASP

POSTAL

LASH

POSTAL

LASE

• POSTAL

LASA

POSTAL

What determined the arount that she was

paid nonthly?

She tras

paid on a nonthly basis COD for

infornation provided.

Inasnuch as she

provided a good deal of information every

month, she was vaually pale the naximun

abount permitted by FBI Readquarters,

therefore monthly paynents often totaled

similar arounts.

Has she instructed to pay incone tax?

She was

advised to treat all money

she received fron the Bureau as income

and to pay appropriate taxes.

Was she given any instructions on how

to report her incone fros the FBI?

I cannot recall giving her any specific

instructions,

hovover, if I had I sould

have Instructed her to report it an

miscallaneous income or incona Fron

self-enployment, sonething of that nature.

Here these instructions to conceal the

faot that she was receiving money froa

confidential FBI funds?

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UNITED STATES SERATE

SELECT COMHITTEE ON

INTELLTGEHCE ACTIVITIES

LASH

NO.

This would have been to conceal

the fact that she was an FBI informant.

POSTAL

LASH

Did you sat Mary to Cook a job?

I aided her in flading employsent.

POSTAL

What were the circunstances?

LASH

POSTAL

LASH

POSTAL

LASH

POSTAL

LASH

Miss Cook indicated that she was baint

eritzeized ty menhers of ber troup

for being &

"lumpen proletariat"

(PH)

for not being gainfully employed

This le a Marxist tern for anyone

being supported by their parents

or Nelfare; ete.

She indicated that

It wonld be necessary for her to find

a jos and I contacted a social

acquaintance of mine who is enployad

by a Buffalo area bank, who advised that

the bank. ls always looking for tellers.

I advised Nias Cook to go to the bank.

she did and she got a job as a teller.

Did Mary Jo. Cook feal she was ar.

Agent Provacateur?

No.

In the contrary.

I feel if anything

she sas a non-provacateur siace I

instrueted her to aet in such a way as to

prevent any violent or illagal act that night

be discussed in her presence.: I think ahe

understood thie and acted in this way.

Why did Mary Jo Cook aot as an infornant?

Haxy. Jo

Cook was an actual sember of the

VVAS as vell as being an informant for the

•FBI.

She reconciled this in her mind

by feeling that she sas providing

the FBI with information that sas objective

and true about the organization, as well as

preventing violent individuals fron taking

over the group.

That percentage of the group did you feel

was violence prone?

I do not think I can answer that.

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WEETET SANTS SE OF

STATES SENATE

DITELLIGENCE ACELVAEIES

POSTAL

You cannot sive

tone approximation?

LASH

According to Miss took there wore

individuals who

KAY DINN

LASH

KAYDEN

LASK

KAYDEN

LASHI

KAYDEN

LASES

fighting in the streets as a

defensive

masure assuing that a violent revolution

would he started by the establishmant.

There vere also individuals

whe were

interested in initiating violence theselves

to bring about their political goals..

about the ta

What percentage of the group each of

those factions represented; I cannot say.

Could you indicate the number of

violent activiting that the VAM was

involved is during the period you

handled Nary to Cool?

I cannot recall.

Was it 2 or 257

Batween 2. and 25.

Hary Jo Cook indigated that the VYA! nombora

were the nost loving and rood people she

has ever net.

Did she ever indicate that

to you?

Yes.

If she indicated that these people

were so loving and zood, how did

you

feel that they could engago in

acta of violence.

do not mean to be facetious, but

have read that the "Charles Manson

fanily" in California clain to love

each other and are very interested

in acology and other good things.

But I believe they certainly seen

to he capable of engaging in violence.

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UNITED STATES SENATE

SELECT COMMITTEE OM

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITILS

POSIAL

Miss Cook indicates that she felt

there were other informants

in the

Did you ever discuss other

informants with heri

LASHE

on one occasión an individual came to Buffalo

fron another part of New York state

who was suspected of being an informant.

The group wanted to take action against him,

however Mary do Cook told then they

should take no action, but rather should

check with VVAS sembers in his home area

• to

deternine if he vas an inforsant.

I believe at the time it was necessary.

for me to ask her about this situation

Immediately after it happened and

* she

therefore suspected we had other

informanto in the organization.

POSTAL

Did you indicate to her that if she

were to guit you would put other informante

in the organization who rould possibly

not be as truthful about the VAl

she was?

LASH

Yes. I belleve I did indicate

• this to her.

FOSTAL

Why did she quit?

LASE

Because she indicated that she was having

nightmares and suffering actual physical

afflictions due to her fears of being

discovered

as an informant.

POSTAL

She has indicated that she has had

long political discussions with you

where you dinagreed with her on

political issues. Is this correct?

LASSI

Yes, this is correct.

POSTAL

LASTS

khat pronpted these discussionsi

She indicated on sany occasions that

as a nenber of the vund she was only

hearing political perspective fron the

far left..

The asked that I present

her with an alternative perspective

which I attenpted to do. I attempted

to point out that there aro two sídes

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UNITED STATES SENATE

SELECT COMMITTEE ON

LLELLIGENCE ACTIVITIRS

LASH

(Cont.)

FOSTAL

LASH

POSTAL

LASH

POSZAL

LACH

POSTAL

LASH

POSTAL

LASH

to every question.

For example,

I recall on one occasion she sas

told

by the VVAl that Bethlehen Steel in

the Buffalo area had peruitted a worker

to die rather than shut down a hlast

furnace after a worker had fallen

down into the furnace area.. I checked

on this and told her that the true story

was that the worker had had a fatal heart.

attack before falling into the dangerous

area and that inmediately after his fall

everything was shut down for his rescue.

Did she indicate to you that she was

especially concerned about the atroolties

at

Attica Frison?

Yes, ahe

did.

Did you ever indicate to her that you

talked to soneone who had been there

and said there vere no atrocitles?

I Indicatod to her that I had talked

to s physician who had been there

after the rebellion had been put down

who had told ne that the individuals

he treated had beer injured during the

period the prison was in the hands of

the rebellious inmates and not during

the suppression of the riot.

Did she ever discuss political parties

with you?

The only thing I can recall is her telling

me that at some tina in the future the

VVAU will be a grassroots socialist party

in the United States.

Did she mention an individual nased

Martin Solestry (PI)?

Do you nean Kartin Sostre?

Who is he?

de is a prison ineate I belleve in

suburn Prison.

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USITED STATES SENATE

SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

POSTAL

Is there &

, Martin Sostre Defense Comittee?

I-ASR

I believe 50.

POSTAL

Did she ever give you any information

about the Martin

Sastre Defense Committee?

LASH

No

POSTAL

When she wanted to quit die you try to

Keep her as an inforeant?

LAST

On taveral occasions I convinced

her that she chould remain an informant

but at the time of our last contact I

"felt that ohe had truly nade up her aind;

and

I made.

no further attempt to convince

her to ramain as infornant.

POSTAL

Did it bother you that she was reporting

to you on the political activities

of these

individuals?

• Is 1t

sureau polley thet inforeants report

on political activity?.

I don't feel that I can answer either of

these questions within the scope of the

Inquiry.

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APPENDIX

VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR/

WINTER SOLDIER ORGANIZATION

The Vietnam Veterans Against the War,

formed in

1967 by Vietnam veterans to protest United States involve

ment in the war in Southeast Asia (changed name to Vietnam

Veterans Against the War/Winter Soldier Organization (VAl/

WSO) in 1973 to include non-veterans as members), has spon

sored numerous anti-government demonstrations,

in violence.

chapters are infiltrated and influenced by the militant Revolu-

tionary Union (RU) organization, and VAW/WSO leaders have told

members that VAN/WSO is a revolutionary organization, not "just

another group of war veterans."

The current Marxist-Leninist-

Maoist oriented NO, which promotes education of the membership

in Marxist-Leninist-Maoist doctrine and directs the organization

into political growth along the same lines

National Steering committee Meetings INSoul, in 1514, portrayed

VVAW/WSO as a mass anti-imperialist organization and

a vanguard

of the revolution eventually created by the masses.

VVAW/WSO leaders voted at the December, 1974 NSCM to

align VAW/Wso with the Ru, which organization follows a strict

Maoist line designed to bring about violent revolution in the

United States.

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APPENDIX

REVOLUTIONARY UNION

The Revolutionary Union (RU), founded in early

1968 in the. San Francisco Bay area, is a militant semi-

covert Marxist-Leninist revolutionary organization

ideologically oriented towards

the People's Republic of

China and the teachings of Chairman MAO Ise-tung• Its

objectives as set forth in its theoretical publication,

"The Red Papers,"

and in its monthly newspaper,

"Revolution,"

are the development of a united front against imperialism,

the fostering of revolutionary working class unity and

leadership in struggle,

and the formation of a communist

party based on Marxism-Leninism-MAO Ise-tung thought, leading

to the overthrow of the United States Government by force

and violence. Members of the RU have been identified as

collecting weapons while engaging in firearms and guerrilla

warfare training. As of July, 1974, RU national headquarters

was located in Maywood, Illinois.

APPENDIX

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SUBJECT:

FBI

Date:

11/26/75

(Type in plaintext or code)

(Precedence)

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-116395)

AC, PHILADELPHIA (66-6690)

SENSTUDY 75

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UINCLASSIFIED

D

Enclosed for the Bureau are the original and

two

copies of an LHM reflecting generally the circumstances

content of testimony furnished by SA NEIL P. SHANAHAN

to the staff of the above styled Senate Select Committee

on 11/21/75.

For the information of the Bureau, this

testimony under oath was handled in a very relaxed but

formal atmosphere, during which SA SHANAHAN was advised

of his constitutional rights and not in any way pressured

or harassed by the interviewers.

Mr. SHANAHAN was sworn prior to answering questions

but was advised that his testimony would be notarized under

oath following the completion of the interview. Following

the interview, the stenographer accompanied Mr. SHANAHAN

to a notary public, who administered an oath and effected

a swearing for the

record.

ST 115

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restine

Bureau (62-116395) (Encl. 3) (RM)

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In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

• UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

November 26, 1975

ALL INFORMATION CONTANICO

UNITED STATES SENATE SELECT

COMMITTEE TO STUDY GOVERNMENTAI

OPERATIONS WITH RESPECT TO

INTELIIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

RE: GARY THOMAS ROWE

At 11:00 a.M., November 21, 1975, Special Agent

NEIL P. SHANAHAN of the Philadelphia

Division of the FBI

was interviewed under oath by two staff members of the

above styled committee in the Old Senate Office Building

in Washington, D.C. Present during the interview and

doing most of

the questioning was Mr. ROBERT KELLY, and

MX. JOHN BAILEY, who identified themselves as staff

members of the Senate Select Committee (SSC) •

Prior to any questioning, it was explained by

MI. ROBERT KELLY that SA SHANAHAN would be testifying

voluntarily and that he had a right to be represented by

counsel if he so desired,

Also prior to any questioning:

Mr. KELLY explained that

he had previously interviewed

GARY THOMAS ROWE, a former confidential informant for the

FBI and would be asking questions prompted by information

furnished to him by Mr. ROWE.

After responding to questions of a general

informative nature, such as when SA SHANAHAN handled

MI. ROWE, and the general dates of Mr. SHANAHAN'S

employment and assignments with the fBl, certain specific

areas were covered and recalled by SA SHANAHAN as follows:

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.

THINNES

1776-1976

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UNITED STATES SENATE SELECT

COMMITTEE TO STUDY GOVERNMENTAI

OPERATIONS WITH RESPECT TO

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

A question was asked concerning activities

taken by SA SHANAHAN upon receipt of information from

Mr. ROWE that the Ku Klux Klan was going to immediately

engage in some form of violent activity.

SA SHANAHAN

responded that upon receipt of such information, it was

immediately reported

to his superiors, and evaluated to

determine what immediate action, such

as dissemination

to local authorities, etc., was required. A question

was asked in this area directly on the issue of whether

anyone in the FBI instructed MI. ROWE to engage in any

violent activities. MI. SHANAHAN responded that at no

time did he, or anyone else to his knowledge, instruct

Mr. ROWE to angage in any violent activity.

In fact,

he was often instructed to avoid engaging in violent

activity,

At one point in the interview, Mr. JOHN BAILEY

asked questions concerning whether SA SHANAHAN could

express his opinion as to the morality or ethics involved

in certain activities which Mr. ROWE had reported that he

had engaged in.

This question was re-phrased several times

bY Mr. BAILEY beGause Of SA SHANAFIAN's repeated statements

that he did not understand the extent of the information

sought by MI. BAILEY.

Another critical aread questioning dealt with

a statement made by Mr. ROWE that at some time during

the trials of three members of the Ku Klux Klan, for

Killing Mrs. VIOLA LIUZZO, he had advised Mr. JOHN DOAR,

Assistant Attorney General, that they had been introducing

testimony from one Mr. LEROY MOTON, who was identifying

himself under oath as the man present in the automobile

with Mrs. LIUZZO when she was shot. Mr. ROwE had advised

Mr. DOAR that Mr. MOTON was not the same man who was in

the auto with Mrs. LIUZZO when she was shot.

In response

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COMMITTEE TO STUDY GOVERNMENTAL

OPERATIONS WITH RESPECT TO

INTELLIG INCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

to these questions, MI, SHANAHAN testified that Mr. ROWE

had at some point during these trial proceedings, seen

either in person or a photograph in the newspaper of

MI. LEROY MOTON, and had advised Mr. SHANAHAN that this

man was not the same man he had seen riding in the car

with Mrs. LIUZZO. At the next opportunity, Mr. SHANAHAN

contacted Mr. JOHN DOAR and had Mr. ROWE relate to Mr.

DOAR his opinion concerning the identity of LEROY MOTON

as the man present in the car with LIUZZO. Mr. SHANAHAN

further testified that he did not know what, if any,

impression this had on Mr.. DOAR and the further content

of the trial.

At a point the interview appeared to be over

and Mr. KELLY and MI. SHANAHAN conversed off the record,

during which conversation MI. KELIY related that Mr. ROWE

had currently had some difficulties with Mr. DOAR and the

Department of Justice after the FBI had relocated him in

another part of the country and that some of the statements

being made by Mr. ROWE concerned his treatment by the

Department of Justice after he was no longer under FBI

control.

MT. SHANAHAN mentioned that he recalled that

GARY THOMAS ROWE received a written agreement signed by

Attorney General NICHOLAS D. KATZENBACH, which outlined

what agreement would exist between Mr. ROWE and the

Department of Justice. Mr. KELLY asked Mr. SHANAHAN to

go back on the record and relate this under oath, which

was done.

Mr. SHANAHAN testified only that he had been

present during negotiations between MI. ROWE and Mr.

DOAR about this agreement and had seen the agreement

furnished to Mr. ROWE prior to Mr. ROWE's testimony during

the Federal trial in Montgomery, Alabama.

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The attached corresponds

ce was forwarded

to the Director by the De,

_rtment of Justice.

UNITED STATES GOVERN ZENT

Memorundum

virt

TO

Richard Thomburgh, Assistant

DATE:

•Attorney General, Criminal Division

Nov.

26,

J. Stanley Pottinger, Assistant

FROM : Attorney General, Civil Rights Division

Edward H. Levi

SUBJECT: Attorney General

clem14.14°

ALL FBI INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSU LED

Testimony before Congressional formittee

regarding the FBI.

farther

Sunstuly -73,

-

As you know, both the Senatc and House of Representatives

Select Committees

on Intelligence Activities are hearing pub-

lic testimony concerning the FBI and involving some matters

which were previously investigated by the Criminal Division.

Although the Criminal Division may be doing this already,

would appreciate it 1t you would have this testimony reviewe

to determine whether any investigation should be reopened or

any new investigations initiated.

I am particularly concerned about the recent allegation

regarding FBI activity directed against Martin Luther King

because I am advised that some or all of them were

like both of your Divisions to participate actively in this

review and any reopened or new investigation.

Please keep me advised of any allegations or information

in the testimony which might provide a basis for reopening or

initiating an investigation.

Assoc.

Sir.

Dep.-

Assty Las

Admint

Comp. Cyst.

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Deputy Attorney General

Michael Shaheen

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8 JAN 15 1976

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