Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LEGAL COUNSEL
To: ADAMS, J. B.
Document date: 05/25/1976
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY:

RECORD NUMBER:

RECORD_SERIES:

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

FBI

124-10264-10476

HO

62-116395-1625

AGENCY INFORMATION

Released under the John

' Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:NW 54462 Date:

10-04-2017

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

LEGAL COUNSEL

'TO:

ADAMS. J. B.

TITLE:

DATE: 05/25/1976

PAGES: 2

SUBJECT: CC; ADVICE, REQ

DOCUMENT TYPE:

ORIGINAL

CLASSIFICATION:

PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Unclassified

REVIEW DATE:

11/07/1996

STATUS Redact

NEW

CLASSIFICATION:

UPDATE DATE:

02/14/2001

RESTRICTIONS:

JFK Act 6 (4)

COMMENTS:

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OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10

MAY 1962 EDITION

GSA FPMA (A1 CFRU 101-11.8

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

J. B. Adams

Assoc. Dir.

DATE: 5/25/76

FROM

Legal Counse.

dm. S

Ext. Alfairs _

Fin. & Pers.

Gen. Inv. -

Ident. -

Inspection

Intell.

Laboratory

SUBJECT.

SENSTUDY. 75

PURPOSE:

Rec. Mgnt.

Spec. Inv.-

Training

Telephone Rm.-_

Director See'y -

To advise agreement has been reached with the Senate

Select Committee (SSC) staff members concerning protection of

identity of Bureau informant.

SYNOPSIS :

Senator Gary Hart, SSC, personally requested the Attorney

General to instruct Bureau to furnish identity of Bureau informant;

Bureau refused to do so. Staff members of the SSC agreed in a

discussion with a representative of the FBI not to press for the

identity of an informant.

RECOMMENDATION:

That SSC be orally advised that MM761-S\ (former) was

a member of the Cuban exile community and furnished information

regarding pro and anti-Castro activities.

APPROVER:

Assoc. Dirt:

Dep. AD Admu

'Asst? Dir.:

Adm. Serv..

Ext. Affairs..

Fin. & Pers.

Gen. Inv...

Ident.

Inspection.

Intell TubIt

Legel Coun

Plan. & Eval

Rec. Mgmt.

Spec: Inv

Training..

624/163

15-1625

5 JUN 1 1976

DETAILS:

Bỷ

memorandum dated 5/3/76 you were advised that

Senator Gary Hart intended to ask the identity of a Bureau

informant by contacting the Attorney General.

ALI, INFORMATION CONTAIN

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1 - Mr. Mintz

- Mr. Adams

- Mr... Leavitt

- Mr.

Phillips

2 - Mr. Daly

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DATE

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Legal Counsel to Mr. Adams

RE:

SENSTUDY 75

Senator Hart contacted the Attorney General personally

and asked the Attorney General to furnish the identity of a Bureau

informant.

The Attorney General instructed Steven E. Blackhurst,

Assistant Special Counsel on Intelligence Coordination in the

Department of Justice, to make some accommodation with regards to

"Senator Hart's request.

With the approval of Deputy Associate Director James B.

Adams, SA Paul V. Daly of this Division and Mr. Blackhurst met with

Committee staff members Michael Epstein, James

Johnson and Paul

Wallach on 5/21/76. At this time it was explained to the staffers

that the Bureau was unalterably opposed to the disclosure of the

identity of a Bureau informant.

Various alternatives were dis-

cussed with the Committee including a characterization of the

informant. Arrangements were made to meet again on 5/24/76 con-

cerning the same

matter.

On 5/24/76, a meeting was held with the same individuals

present.

At this time, Johnson, acting on behalf of Senator Hart,

no longer pressed for

the identity of the informant but stated for

their purposes it would be sufficient if they had a characterization

of the informant and a description of the types of information he

furnished, including information concerning organizations.

Special Agent Sam Miller of the Intelligence Division

advised that the informant who is MM761-S (former) has furnished

information on pro and anti-Castro activities by Cuban exiles and

was a member of the Cuban exile community. He stated that dis-

closure of this information would not compromise the identity of

the informant. He indicated he had talked to SA Vinicio Nasca of

the Intelligence Division who agreed with this. It should be

formation it would be within their authority as contained in the

agreement between Chairman Frank Church of the SSC and the

Attorney General. It is felt that we should furnish them this

information.

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