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CAPTIONED LATTER PERTAINO IÙ OUREAU'S HANDLING OF REQUESTS

FROS SETATE AND HOUSE SELECI COUMITILES TO SIUDY GOVERMENTAL

OPERATIONO : IIK RESPECI TU INILLLIGENCE ACTIVITILS. IN CONNEC-

TIOi VIIH VORK OF TRESE COMMITILLS, DIAFF VENDERS MAY SEEK

IO I TERVIE! CORRENT AIO FORAILA FOI LUPLOYELS.

RECENTLY, TRE SENATE SELECI COMMITILE (SSC) STAFF HAS

INTERVIE.ED SEVERAL FORMER EMPLUYELS AND IT IS ANTICIPAIED

INAI MiANY MORE SUCH PERSONNEL "ILL DE CONTACIED.

TE NOi HAD PLEDGED FULL COUPERATION VITH THE COMMITTEL

AID LUISH IO ASSIST AND IACILIIATO AÃY INVESTIGATIONS UNDER-

TARE. BY THE COMITTEE LITH ALOPECI TO THE FBI. HOWEVER, WE

DU NAVE AN ODLIGATION TO INSURL IRAI SENSITIVE SOURCES AND

MEINODS AND ONDING GLISITIVE INVENIIGATIONS ARE FULLY

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FROTECIEN• SHOULD ANY FORMER AFLUYER CONTACI YOUR OFFICE AND

HAVE ANY QUESTION REGARDING HIS OGLIGATIN ROT IU DIVULGE INFOR-

MATIO: OSTAINED DY VIRIUE OF HIS PINI FOI ENFLOYNENT, HE SHOULD

BE INSIRUCIED TO CONTACI LIGAL COUMOUL, FOIHO, DY COLLECI CALL.

YOUR CONVERSATIONS WITH FORMER IMPLOYERS MUST DE IN KEEPING WITH

OUR FLEDGE. IT IS BELIEVLO SUCH & PROCEDURE WOULD INSURE PROPER

FROLECIION AND ALSO FACILIIATE INE ORK OF IHE SSC.

INE ABOVE PROCEDURE ALSO APPLIGN TO CURRENT EMPLOYEES

OF YOUR OFFICE.

HOWEVER, CONTACT WITH THE LEGAL

COUNSEL SHOULD

BE HANDLID THROUGH THE SAC.

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IR G74 WA CODE

SS4PN NIGEL 5-2-75 #SE

TO ALL SACS

FROM DIRECTOR (62-116395)

PERSONAL ATTEUTION

SENSTUDY 75

CAPTIONED MATTER FERTAINS TO BUREAU*S HANDLILG OF RECUESTS

FROM SENATE ALD HOUSE SELECI COUSIIIEES TO STUDY GOVER MENTAL

OPERATIONS VITH RESPECE IO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIESE IN CONNEC

SION VITE WORK OF THESE COMTITOES, STAFF dENDERS dAY SEEK

TO INTERVIEW CURRENT AID FORDER FOI CIFLOVEES+

RECENTLY, THE SARATE SULLES COQUITILE (SSC) STAFF HAS

INTERVIENED SEVERAL FORMER LUFLOYERS AUD IT. IS ANTICIPATED

THAT MANY HORE SUCH PERSONIEL WILL DE CONTACIED.

INE FBI HAS FLEDGED FULL COOFCRATION WITH THE COMMITTEE

AID WE WISH TO ASSIST AND FACILITATE ANX INVESTIGATIONS UNDEF-

TAKEO BY THE COMITTEE VITH ELSPECE TO THE FOIS HOVEVER, WE

DO HAVE AN OSLIGATION TO INSURE THAT SENSITIVE SOURCES AND

METHODS ALS ONGOILA SENSITIVE INUENTIGATIONS ARE FULLY

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FADE IVO

PROTEGIED SHOULD ANY FORMOR ZUFLOYEL CONTACE YOUR OFFICE AUD

RAVE AUY QUESTION REGARDING HIS OELIGATION LOI IO DIVULGE IUFOR-

SATION OSTALED BY VIRZUE OF HIS PAUT FOI ENFLONNENE, HE SHCULD

EE INSTRUCIED TO CONTACI LEGAL COUDGEL, FBIHO, DY COLLEGE CALLA

YOUR CONVERSATIONS WITH FORNER ENFLOYLES HUST DE IN KEEPING WITH

OUR FLEDGE, IT IS BELIEVED SUCH A FROCEDURE WOULD IUSURE PROPER

FROTECTION AND ALSO FACILITATE THE VERK OF IHE SSC-

THE ABOVE FROGEDURE ALCO APFLIEN TO CURRENT EMPLOYEES

OF YOUR OFFICE, HOWEVER, CONTACE VITH SHE LEGAL COUNSEL SHOULD

DE MADLED IHROUGH THE SAG.

END

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1RO74 WA CODE

• S54PM HITEL 5+2-75 MSE

TO ALL SACS

FROM DIRECTOR (62-116325)

PERSOLAL ATTENTION

SE USTUDY 75

CAFTIONED MATTER FERTAINS TO BUREAU'S HADLING OF REGUESTS

PROC SENAIE AID HOUSE SELECT COMMITIEES TO STUDY GOVERMICNIAL

OPERAIIONS WITH RESPECI TO INTELLIGENCE ACIIVITIES. IN CONNEC

TIO! WITH WORK OF THESE COMMITTEES, SIAFE UNDERS MAY SEEK

IO INTERVIEW CURRENT AND FORMER FBI LAPLOYEES.

RECENTLY, THE SENATE SELECT CONDITILE (SSO> STARE HAS

INTERVIEVED SEVERAL FORMER EMFLOYEES AND IT IS ANTICIPAIED

THAT MANY MORE SUCH PERSONNEL WILL BE CONTACTED*

THE FBI HAS FLEDGED FULL COOPERAIION VITH THE COMMITTEE

AND WE WISH TO ASSIST AND FACILIIATE ANY INVESTIGATIONS UNDER*

TAKED BY THE COSMITTEE WITH RESPECT TO THS FBI, HOWEVER, UD

DO HAVE AN OBLIGAIION TO INSURE INAI SENSITIVE SOURCES ARD

METHODS AND ONGOING SENSITIVE IUVESTIGATIOUS ARE FULLY

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FROTECIED SHOULD ANY FORMER LUFLOYEE COLLAGE YOUR OFFICE AND

HAVE ANY QUESTION REGARDING HIS OLIGATION NOI TO DIVULGE INFORM

NATION OBIAINED BY VIRTUE OF NIS PAST FOI ENFLOXIENT, HE SHOULD

BE INSTRUCTED TO CONTAGE LEGAL COUNSEL, FOIHO, EX COLLECT CALL*

YOUR CONVERSATIONS WITH FORMER EUFLOYEES MUST BE IU KEEPING WITH

OUR FLEDGE. IT IS BELIEVED SUCH A PROCEDURE WOULD INSURE PROPER

FROTECIION AND ALSO FACILIJAJE INE WORK OF THE SSO

THE ABOVE PROCEDURE ALSO APPLIES TO CURRENT EMPLOYEES

OF YOUR OFFICE. HOVEVER, CONTACI WITH THE LEGAL COUNSEL SHOULD

BE HADLED THOUGH THE SACE

END

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0-9 (Rev. 7-27-73)

FBI

Airtel

Transmit in

Via

=--=

(Type in plaintext or code)

To:

Lerom:

SENSTUDY 75

SAC, Atlanta

Director, FBI (62-116395)

(Priority)

-

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5/23/75

(Date)

PERSODAL

ATTENTION

•.

(This line for LEFT MARGIN.)

Enclosed for immediate hand delivery to former

SA Alan G. Sentinella is an original and one copy of a state-

ment he voluntarily dictated to a Bureau secretary 5/21/75

and which was transcribed subsequent to Sentinella's departure

from Washington, D. C.

For your information, Sentinella has indicated a

desire to review this statement and make any necessary

corrections, after which he will furnish you a copy for

forwarding to the Bureau which should be by cover airtel

immediately after Sentinella makes it available. Direct

airtel to Attention, INTD - W. O. Cregar.

Enclosure

not type

BEYOND

THIS

MARGIN.)

(Do not type below this line.)

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Airtel

5/23/75

To:

SAC, Aclanta

Director, FBI (62-116395)

From:

SENSTUDY 75

PERSONAL. ATTEUTIQI

Enclosed for irmediate hand delivery to former

SA Alan G. Sentinella 1s an original and onc copy of a state-

ment he voluntarily dictated to a Bureau secretary 5/21/75

and -hich was transcribed subsequent to Sentinella's departure

Exon Washingtor, D. C.

For your information, Sentinella has indicated a

dosire to revier this statemont and make any necessary

corrections, after which he will furnish you a copy for

fomarding to the Bureau hich should be by cover airtal

inneviatoly nfter Sentinella nakes it available. Direct

alrtel to Attention, NTD - V. 0. Cregar.

Enclosure

62-2554-2

SERIALIZED CE FILED.

_ INDEED C

; MAY &Ÿ 1975

POL-ATANTA S

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May 27, 1975

Mr. Wilburn K. DeBruler

Special Agent in Charge

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Atlanta, Georgia

Dear Will,

Please forward attached brown envelope to Bureau, Attention:

Seynor F. Phillips.

Thanks for your help.

Yours truly,

at.

Alan G. Sentinella

AGS/cia

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5/28/75

AIRIEL

REGISTERED MAIL

TO:

FROM:

SENSTUDY 75

Director, FBI (62-116395)

(Attention:

INTD - W. O. Cregar)

SAC, Atlanta (62-2854)

Re Bureau airtel to Atlanta 5/23/75.

Material enclosed with referenced aintel was hand-

delivered to former SA, ALAN G. SENTINELLA, 5/27/75, and same

vas returned by SENTINELLA to Atlanta Division same day.

Enclosed is the material furnished by SENTINELLA,

2-Bureau (Enc.)

-Atlant

MKD: 11

(3)

it

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NP036 WA CODE

4: 10PM NIEL 5-20-75 PAW

IO ALL SACS

FROM DIRECTOR

FERSONAL

WITENTION

(62-116395)

SENSTUDY - 75 •

• REBÜTEL MAY Z, 1975.

IN CONNECTION WITH WORK OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE SELECT

COMMITTEES, IIS REPRESENTATIVES MAY CONTACI YOUR OFFICE FOR

INFORMATION.

IN ONE RECENI INSTANCE, A REPRESENTAIIVE OF THE SENATE

SELECI COMMITTEE TELZPRONICALLY INQUIRED AS TO IDENTITY OF SAC

IN A PARTICULAR OFFICE DURING 1970.

IN HANDLING SUCH INQUIRIES INSURE ESTABLISHING BONA FIDES

OF REPRISENTATIVE BY SHOW OF CREDENTIALS ON PERSONAL CONTACI OR,

IF TELEPHONIC CONTACI, BY TELEPHONING BACK TO COMMITTEE.

UNLESS INFORMATION IS OF A PUBLIC NATURE, AS IN THE INSTANCE

CITED ABOVE, OBTAIN FBIHQ CLEARANCE PRIOR TO SUPPLYING ANY

INFORMATION. FBIHG MUSI DE EXPEDITIOUSLY ADVISED OF ALL

INFORMATION FURNISED.

END

ASAC

3

62-2854-5

5

SEARS MOD

JERfALIZED

7

AGAY 2 0 1975

FBI-ATLE

NIGHT SUPY.

CHief CLERK

CHIEF STENO

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NRE36 WA CODE

4:10PM NITEL 5-20-75 PAW

TO ALL SACS

FRO: DIRECIOR

(GE-116395)

PERSONAL MENTION

SEUSTUDY - 75-

REBUTEL MAY 2, 1975-

IN COMNECTION WITH WORK OF THE SERATE AND HOUSE SELECT

COMMITTEES, IIS REPRESENTATIVES AY CONTACT YOUR OFFICE FOR

INFORMATION.

IN ONE RECENT INSIANCE, A REPRESENTAZIVE OF THE SENATE

SELECT COMMITIEE TELEPHONICALLY INQUIRED AS TO IDENTITY OF SAC

IN A PARTICULAR OFFICE DURING 197Q-

IN HANDLING SUCH INQUIRIES INSURE ESTABLISHING BONA FIDES

OF REPRESENTATIVE SY SHOW OF CREDENTIALS ON PERSONAL CONTACI OR ,

IF IELEPHONIC CONTACT, BY TELEPHONLLG BACK TO CONDITTEE.

UNLESS INFORVATION IS OF A PUBLIC NATURE, AS IN THE INSTARGE

CITED ABOVE, OBTAIN FBIMO CLEARANCE PRIOR TO SUPPLYING ANY

INFORMATION.

FBIHQ MUST BE EXPODITIOUSLY ADVISED OF ALL

IUFORHATION FURNISHED.

END

62-2854-5

MAY 2 ^ 1975

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NR&58 WA CODE

12: DOPM NITEL 5/28/75 FLD

TO ALEXANDRIA

ATLANIA

BALI IMORE

NEWARK

CHARLOTTE

CHICAGO

KANSAS CITY

LITTLE ROCK •

PHIL ADELPHIA

PORTLAND

PHOENIX

TAMPA

WASHINGTON FIELD

FROM DIRECTOR (62-116395)

PERSONAL

ENTION

SENSTUDY 75

62-2854

REBUTEL MAY 2, 1975.

INQUIRIES MADE OF BUREAU BY SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE (SSC)

CONCERNING A NUMBER OF PRESENI AND FORMER FBI EMPLOYEES, IN-

CLUDING THEIR CURRENT WHEREABOUTS, SUGGESTS THEY MAY BE INTER-

VIEWED BY SSO SIAFF, EXACT SUBJECI MATTERS FOR INTERVIEWS UN-

KNOWN. SET OUT BELOW ARE NAMES AND LAST KNOWN ADDRESSES OF

FORMER BUREAU EMPLOYEES AND OFFICE OF ASSIGNMENT OF INCUMBENIS,

ALL OF WHOM SSC HAS INQUIRED ABOUT•

EACH OF THESE FORMER EMPLOYEES IS TO BE IMMEDIATELY CON-

Actin

29/75

One yellow ce

62-2854-6

MAY 2 € 1975

AJAC

A miler lot

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TACTED AND ALERTED THAT HE (SHE) MIGHT BE APPROACHED BY IHE

SSC SIARF, SÜBJECT MAITER UNKNOWN. THEY SHOULD BE TOLD THAT

IN IHE EVENT THEY ARE INTERVIEWED AND DURING THE COURSE OF SAME,

QUESTIONS ARE ASKED WHICH RELATE TO SENSITIVE BUREAU OPERATIONS

(SOURCES, METHODS, TECHNIQUES, THIRD AGENCY RULE, AND ONGOING

INVESTIGATIONS), THEY MAY REQUESI IHAT AN FBI AGENT BE PRESENT.

BUREAU WILL PROVIDE AGENT ON REQUESI OF INTERVIEWEE. AS A

PRELUDE TO INTERVIEW, THE FORMER EMPLOYEE MAY, AFTER BEING

CONTACIED BY SSC SIAFF, CONTACI BUREAU'S LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION

BY COLLECI CALL FOR FULL INFORISATION IO ASSISI HIM, INCLUDING

OBLIGATIONS AS TO CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION ACQUIRED AS

FBI EMPLOYEE. IT IS EMPHASIZED THAI BUREAU'S OFFER OF ASSISIANCE

IS NOT INTENDED IO IMPEDE SSC WORK BUT IS DONE AS COOPERATIVE

GESTURE AND TO SAFEGUARD SENSITIVE BUREAU INFORMATION. CONTACTS

WITH THESE FORMER EMPLOYEES TO BE HANDLED PERSONALLY BY SAC OR

ASAC. IN EVENT THIS NOI FEASIBLE FOR JUST CAUSE, TO BE HANDLED

BY A SENIOR SUPERVISOR.

INCUMBENT EMPLOYEES TO BE ADVISED THAT IF CONTACTED BY SSC

STAFF FOR INTERVIEW, LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION TO BE IMMEDIATELY

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PAGE THREE

NOTIFIED THROUGH SAC.

IMMEDIATELY AFTER CONTACI, RESULIS SHOULD DE FURNISHED

BUREAU BY TELETYPE IN ABOVE CAPIION. IF A FORMER EMPLOYEE NO

LONGER IN YOUR TERRITORY OR TEMPORARILY AVAY, SET OUT LEAD TO

OTHER OFFICE IMMEDIATELY WITH COPY IO FBI HEADQUARIERS.

ALEXANDRIA: COURTLAND J. JONES, 6687 N. 29TH STREEI,

ARLINGION, VA.; ROBERI G. KUNKEL, SAC; BERNARD A. WELLS,

5311 MONIGOMERY STREET, SPRINGFIELD, VA•

ATLANIA: ALDEN F. MILLER

BALTIMORE: ERNEST HO BELTER, 616 EDNOR ROAD, SILVER SPRING,

MARYLAND: SIERLING B. DONAHOE, 2813 SPIRAL LANE, BOWIE, MARYLAND ;

ROBERI H. HAYNES, 205 NORIHMOOR DRIVE, SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND

CHARLOTTE: JOSEPH A. SIZOO, 84A PINE CRESCENT, WHISPERING PINES,

NORTH CAROLINA

CHICAGO: OLGA CIESA, 104D9 S. INDIANA AVENUE, CHICAGO,

ILLINOIS

KANSAS CITY: BILL D. WILLIANS, DAC

LITILE ROCK: JOHN J. CREAMER, JR., ASAC

NEWARK: JOHN J. CONNOLLY; RITA AGNES AMBROSIO,

1604 JOHN STREET, FORI LEE, NEW JERSEY; RALPH W. BACHMAN,

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PAGE FOUR

61D NORWOOD DRIVE, WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY; KARL L. BROUSE,

5 BURRINGTON GORGE, WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY.

ОМАНА: ROBERT L. TAGG

PHILADELPHIA: JOHN B. MEADE

PORTLAND: LEO B. APP, JR. EDGAR 0• INGALLS

PHOENIX: MILDRED E. RISK, 11830 113TH DRIVE, YOUNGTOWN,

ARIZO NA

TAMPA: MICHAEL J. ROZAMUS, 6589 GULF DRIVE, HOLMES BEACH,

FLORIDA

WFO: JAMES J. GAFFNEY; ELMER L. TODD

COPY IO ROME, WITH ITS EMPLOYEES NAMED, BY MAIL.

END

SSP FBI ATLANTA

TKS/CLR FOR THREE

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1E WA CODE

1E:00PU NIZEL 5/28/75 FLD

TO ALEXAIORIA

ATLALCA

BALTINORE

CHARLOTTE

CHICAGO

HADSAS CITY

LITTLE ROGIS

NEWARK

OMAHA

PHIL AD EL PHEA

PORILAD

PHOENIX

JARPA

DASRIKGTON FIELD

MOV DIRUCIOR (62*110395)

PERSONAL

AYE NT 10U

SEASTUDY 75

REBUTEL NAY R, 1075€

INQUIRIES MADE OF BUREAU BY JENATE SELECT COMMITTEE (SSC)

CONCERDLNG A LUUBER OF PRESERT ADD VORDER FOL ENFLOYEES, IN

QLUDILO INEIR CURREUT UHEREADQUES, BUOGESTO THEY DAY BE INTER*

VIEVED BY SEG STAFF, EXACT SUBJEGE MATIENS FOR INTERVIENS UN

MOle SEI OUT BELOW ARE DANES AND LAST KEOVE ADDRESSES OF

FORMER BUREAU ENFLOYCES AID OFFICE OR ASSIGANENT OF INCUMBENTS,

ALL OF WHOR SSE HAS INQUIRED ABOUI&

EACH OF THESE FORMER EMPLOYEES IS TO DE INMODIATELY CON-

62-28546

and.

set.

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PAGE 7UQ

TACIED AID ALDRIED INAT HE (SHE) MIGNS BE APPROACHED BY INE

SSG CIAFF y SUBJECI MATTER UNKNOU. CHAY SHOULD BE TOLD THAT

IN THE EVEIT THEY ARE INTERVIEUEO ALD DURIEG THE COURSE OF SAME,

QUESTIOLS ARE ASKED WHICH RELATE TO DENSITIVE SUREAU OPERATIONS

(SOURCES, WEINODS, TECHNIGUES, THIRD AGENCY RULE, AID ONGOING

INVESTIONIO S) * THEY DAY REQUEST THAT AU FBI AGENT BE PRESSUT+

GURCAU WILL FROVIDE AGENT ON RECURUI OF INTERVIDUEE* AS A

FRELUDE IO INTERVIEN, THE FORMER LUFLOYEE MAX, ASTOR BEING

COLTACTED DX SSE STAFF, COTTAGI BUREAU*S LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION

DY COLLECE CALL FOR FULL INFORDACION TO ASSIST ALiTy ICLUDING

ODLIGATIONS AS IO COUFIDEUZIALITY OF SUFORDACION ACQUIRED AS

FBI EIFLOYDE, IT IS EUPNASIZED THAT BUREAU*S OFFER OF ASSISTANCE

IS NOT IMEDED TO IMPEDE SSE VORK BUT IE DONE AS COOPERAIIVE

GESTURE ALD TO SAFEGUARD SENSITIVE BUREAU INFORMATION. CONTACIS

WITH THESE FORUDR DUFLOYEES TO ME HALDLED PERSOUALLY BY SAG 02

ASACE IU EVEIL THIS COT FEASIOLE FOR JUST CAUSE, TO BE HANDLED

BY A SENIOR SUPERVISOR+

INCUMBELE SUFLOYEES IO BE ADVISOD THAT IF CONTACIED EX SSO

SEAFF FOR INTERVIEW, LEGAL COUNGEL DIVISION TO DE INGEDIAXELY

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PAGE THREE

LORIFIED JEROUGH SAC,

ISMEDIATELY AFTER COTTAGI, RESULTS SHOULD BE FURNESHED

BURGAU BY TELETYPE IN ABOVE CAPIIONS IF A FORMER ENFLOYEE BO

LOLGER IN YOUR FERRITORY ON IEUPORARILY ANAY, SET OUT LEAD TO

OTHER OFFICE TNVEDIAEELY VITH COPY TO FOL HEADQUARTERS

ALEXATORIA: COURTLAID . JONES, SGOT MA 29IH SERESI,

ARLINGION, VAN RODERI OR KUNKEL, SAGS DERVERD A UELLS,

5311 NOKTGONERY STALET, SPRINGFILLD, VAD

ATLADIAS ALDEN F& HILLER

DBLIIHORES ESLEST HE BELTER, CIS EDGOR ROAD, SILVER SPRING

DARILALO; STERLAIG D+ DONAIDE, EULS SPIRAL LANE, DOUIE, MARYLAND:

ROBERT EX HAYNESY 20S GORINDOOR DRIVE, SILVER SPRISE, MARY. AND

CHARLOITE: JOSOPH A. SIZ00, SAA PINE CRESCENT, WHISPERING PINES,

CORIN CAROLINA

CHICAGO: OLGA GIESAY 10409 SO LODIANA AVENUE, CHICAGO,

ILLIWOIS

KANSAS CITYE DILL DA UILLIANO, LAC

LITTLE ROCHE JONG DE CASANER A R** ASAG

REVARKE JOHN dE CONNOLLYA RITA AGREE ANDROSIO,

IGSA JOHU STREET, FORT LEE, WEN JERSEY; RALPH #• BACHUANY

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PAGE FOUR

610 LORUCOD DRIVE, UESSFIELD, KEU DERSEXE KARL L+ BROUSS»

S EURRIIGION GORGE, UESTFIELD, NGU DÜRSEX+

DHAHAS ROBENT LA JAGG

PHILADELFHIAS JOHU B+ NEADE

PORTLAIDE LEO EX APP, URO EDGAT O+ INGALLS

FLOELIXE GILDRED E+ RISK, L1830 J1OTH DRIVE, YOUSSIGUDy

AR Z20 MA

IAIPAS UICHAEL A* ROZAJUS, COCO GULE DRIVE, HOLMES BEACH,

FLCRIDA

UFOA JANES J* GAFFUEY ELMER LE JOOD

COPY TO ROHE, VIZH IXS GNFLOYCES NANED, BX MAILA

EID

ASP FBI ATLANCA

IMS/CLA FOR THREE

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FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)

002

Transmit the following in

Via

NITEL

FBI

Date:

5/29/75

Code

(Type in plaintext or code)

(Priority)

TO:

FROM:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-116395) JAC

SAC, ATLANTA (62-2854)

SENSTUDY 75

REBUTEL TO ALEXANDRIA AND OTHER OFFICES, MAY 28, 1975.

SA ALDEN F. MILLER, ATLANTA DIVISION, ALERTED TO POSSIBILITY

OF CONTACT BY SSC. SA MILLER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED TO DATE.

IN THE EVENT CONTACT, LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION WILL BE IMMEDIATELY

ADVISED THROUGH THE SAC.

see al

62-2854-7

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"ROOL AT CODE

9:58 PH MITEL MAY 29, 1975 WCG

TO: DIRECTOR (62-116395)

FROM: ATLANTA

SENSTUDY 75

(62-2854)

REBUTEL TO ALEXANDRIA AND OTHER OFFICES, MAY 28, 1975.

SA ALDE"! F. MTLLER, ATLAITA DIVISION, ALERTED TO POSSIBTLITY OF

CO"TACT BY SSC. SA MILLE? HAS MOI BEEN CONTACIED TO MATF. IN THE FUENT

CO"TACT, LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION WILL BE INMEDTATELY ANVISED THROUGH

THE SAC.

JAC FBIHQ ACK FOR DIF AND HOLD FOR ONE

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FD-36 (RgY. 5-22-61)

Transmit the following in

NITEL

Via

FB I

Date:

5/30/75

(Type in plaintext or code)

CODE

(Priority)

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-116395)

FLC

(ATTN: INTD - W. O. CREGAR)

SAC, ATLANTA (62-2854)

TO:

FROM:

SENSTUDY 75

DURING A MEETING WITH REGINALD MURPHY, EDITOR,

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 5/29/75, MURPHY IN GENERAL CONVERSATION

ADVISED SAC, ATLANTA, THAT HE HAD RECEIVED A NUMBER OF TELEPHONE

CALLS FROM THE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE, WASHINGTON, D. C.,

SEEKING AN INTERVIEW WITH HIM. MURPHY SAID HE HAD AGREED TO A

MEETING WITH A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE, NAME NOT STATED, AND

DID SO SOMETIME APPARENTLY WITHIN THE LAST WEEK. MURPHY INDICATED

THE INTERVIEW CONCERNED MARTIN LUTHER KING. MURPHY VOLUNTEERED

HE WAS UNABLE TO ANSWER MANY OF THE QUESTIONS ASKED SINCE HE

WAS WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF THE EVENTS AND THAT SOME OF THE

INDIVIDUALS HE WAS QUESTIONED ABOUT ARE NOW DECEASED. HE

SPECIFICALLY REFERRED TO FORMER EDITOR, RALPH MCGILL, ATLANTA

CONSTITUTION, NOW DECEASED, AND INDICATED THAT THE INQUIRY CONCERNED

INFORMATION IT WAS FELT COULD BE PROVIDED BY McGILL. MURPHY

WAS NEVER SPECIFIC IN HIS

CONVERSATION AND NO EFFORT WAS MADE

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EXPAND ON THE COMMENTS MADE BY HIM.

MURPHY INDICATED ALSO THAT THE PERSON OR PERSONS

INTERVIEWING HIM FELT HE, MURPHY, SHOULD HAVE SPECIFIC

KNOWLEDGE AND HE IS NOT SURE HE WAS ABLE TO CONVINCE THEM THAT

HE DID NOT. FROM THE COMMENTS MADE BY MURPHY, IT WAS THE

IMPRESSION OF THE SAC THAT MURPHY WAS PRESSED FOR DETAILS,

WHICH HE WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE.

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8:58 Pri HITEL WAY 30, 1975 WCG

TO: DIRECTOR

(62-116395)

FROM: ATLANIA

(62-2854)

ATTENTION: INTD - W. O. CREGAR

SENSTUDY 75

DURING A MEETING WITH REGINALD MURPHY, EDITOR, THE ATLANIA

CONSTITUTION, MAY 29,1975, MURPHY IN GENERAL CONVERSATION ADVISED

SAC, ATLANTA, THAT HE HAD RECLIVED A NUMBER OF TELEPHONE CALLS FROM

THE SENATE SELECI COMMITIER, WASHINGTON, D. CO, SEEKING AN INTERVIEW

WITH HIM. MURPHY SAID HE HAD AGREED TO A MEETING WITH A MEMBER OF THE

COMMIIIEE, NAME NOT STATED, AND VID SO SOMETIME APPARENILY WITHIN

THE LAST WEEK. MURPHY INDICAIED THE INTERVIEW CONCERNED MARTIN LUTHER

KING. MURPHY VOLUNTEERED HE WAS UNADLE TO ANSWER MANY OF THE QUESTIONS

ASKED SINCE HE WAS WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF THE EVENTS AND THAI SOME OF

THE INDIVIDUALS HE WAS QUESTIONIU ABOUT ARE NOW DECLASED. HE SPECIFI-

CALLY REFERRED TO FORMER EDITOR, MALPH MC GILL, ATLANIA CONSTITUTION,

NO: DECEASED, AND INDICALED THAI HE INGUIRY CONCERNED INFORMATION IT

WAS FELT COULD BE PROVIDED BY ISC GILL. MURPHY WAS NEVER SPECIFIC IN

HIS CONVERSATION AND NO EFFORI WAS MADE IO OBTAIN FURTHER DETAILS

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SINCE IT WAS OBVIOUS HE DID NOI WISH IO EXPAND ON THE COMMENIS MADE

BY HIM.

MURPHY INDICATED ALSO THAT THE PERSON OR PERSONS INTERVIEWING

HIM FELI HE, MURPHY, SHOULD HAVE SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND HE IS NOT

SURE HE WAS ABLE TO CONVINCE THEN HAI HE DID NOT. FROM THE COMMENTS

MADE BY MURPHY, II WAS THE IMPRESSION OF THE SAC IHAT MURPHY WAS

PRESSED FOR DETAILS WHICH HE WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE.

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ATTENTiON: =02-016395

SAC, ATLANTA (62-2854)

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SENSTUDY '75.

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ON 6/4/75, FORMER AGENT RICHARD H. DAVIS, 1147 WILD CREEK

TRAIL, N.E., ATLANTA, GA., ADVISED HE WAS CONTACTED THIS DATE

BY (FNU) EPSTEIN WHOM HE BELIEVED WAS CALLING FROM WASHINGTON,

D. C. DAVIS STATED HE FEELS EPSTEIN IS A MEMBER OF THE SENATE

SELECT COMMITTEE SINCE INQUIRY CONCERNED DAVIS' KNOWLEDGE OF

MARTIN LUTHER KING CASE. EPSTEIN STATED HE WISHED TO INTERVIEW

DAVIS EITHER IN ATLANTA OR WASHINGTON, D. C.; HOWEVER, DAVIS

SAID THAT NO DEFINITE ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE DURING CONVERSATION

OTHER THAN HE WOULD CONTACT EPSTEIN AS TO APPROPRIATE DATE FOR

INTERVIEW IN ATLANTA.

DAVIS WAS INFORMED HE COULD CONTACT THE OFFICE OF LEGAL

COUNSEL COLLECT FOR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. DAVIS STATED

HE WOULD DO SO.

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TO :

FROM:

DIRECIOR, FBI (02-116055)

ATLANTA (62-2'654)

AIIN: ISID

to D. ChaGAR

SEiDIUDY '75.

Ùi. 8/4/75, FORMER AGIN MIGUANG H. DAVIS, 1147 -ILD CREEK

TRAIL, LO EO, ATLALIA, GAO, HUVIIND ME HAS CONTACIED THIS DATE

DY CRUD EPSILIN WHON HE DELIVEN NO CALLING FROM WASHINGTON,

D. CO DAVIS STAIED ME FELLS TOILIN IS A MANDER OF THE SENATE

ELEC COMMITIRE SINCE INQUIRY CONCERNED DAVIS' NNOWLEDGE OF

MARTIN LUTHER MING CASE. EPSIEIN STATED HE WISHED TO INTERVIE.

DAVIS EITHER IN ATLANA OR -ASHIIGiON, D. CO; HOWEVER, DAVIS

SAID IHAT NO DEFITATE ARRAVGCUDVIS :ERE MADE DURING CONVERSATION

OTHER THAW HE .OULD CONTACI EPEILIN AS TO APPROPRIATE DATE FOR

INTaRVIEW ID ATLANIA.

DAVIS HAO INFORMED ME COULO CORINCI THE OFFICE OF LEGAL

COUNSEL GULLECI FOR ASSISTANCL IN INIS MATIER. VAVIS STATED

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OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

1-75

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

WASHINGION, D.C. 20535

May 28, 1975

MEMORANDUM TO ALL EMPLOYEES

RE: INTERVIEWS OF FBI EMPLOYEES

All employees are advised that Congress is conducting

an inquiry into activities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Congressional staff members are conducting interviews of former

and current FBI employees. This Bureau has pledged its cooperation

with the Congress.

You are reminded of the FBI Employment Agreement

(copy attached) with which you agreed to comply during your employment

in the FBI and following termination of such employment.

Also, you are reminded of Title 28, Code of Federal

Regulations, Section 16.22 (copy attached), which reads as follows:

"No employee or former employee of the Department of

Justice shall, in response to a demand of a court or other authority,

produce any material contained in the files of the Department or disclose

any information relating to material contained in the files of the Department,

or disclose any information or produce any material acquired as part of

the performance of his official duties or because of his official status

without prior approval of the appropriate Department official or the

Attorney General in accordance with Section 16.24."

Also, you are reminded of Department of Justice Order

Number 116-56, dated May 15, 1956, (copy attached) which, among

other things, requires an employee upon the completion of his testimony

to prepare a memorandum outlining his testimony.

Our cooperative efforts, of course, must be consistent

with the above cited authority. Therefore, if you are contacted for

purpose of interview or testimony you are to request approval as

required by the Employment Agreement and await authorization before

furnishing information, testimony, or record material.

62-2854-18

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Clarence M. KelleyU.!

Director

FBL--ATLANTAY

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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

As consideration for employment in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), United

States Department of Justice, and as a condition for continued employment, I hereby declare

that I intend to be governed by and I will comply with the following provisions:

(1) That I am hereby advised and I understand that Federal law such as

Title 18, United States Code, Sections 793, 794, and 798; Order of the

President of the United States (Executive Order 11652); and regulations

issued by the Attorney General of the United States (28 Code of Federal

Regulations, Sections 16.21 through 16.26) prohibit loss, misuse, or un-

authorized disclosure or production of national security information, other

classified information and other nonclassified information in the files of

the FBI;

(2) I understand that unauthorized disclosure of information in the files

of the F'Bl or information I may acquire as an employee of the FBI could

result in impairment of national security, place human life in jeopardy, or

result in the denial of due process to a person or persons who are subjects

of an FBI investigation, or prevent the FBI from effectively discharging its

responsibilities. I understand the need for this secrecy agreement; there-

fore, as consideration for employment I agree that I will never divulge,

publish, or reveal either by word or conduct, or by other means disclose to

any unauthorized recipient without official written authorization by the

Director of the FBI or his delegate, any information from the investigatory

files of the FBI or any information relating to material contained in the files,

or disclose any information or produce any material acquired as a part of the

performance of my official duties or because of my official status. The burden

is on me to determine, prior to disclosure, whether information may be disclosed

and in this regard I agree to request approval of the Director of the FBI in each

such instance by presenting the full text of my proposed disclosure in writing to

the Director of the FBI at least thirty (30) days prior to disclosure. I understand

that this agreement is not intended to apply to information which has been placed

in the public domain or to prevent me from writing or speaking about the FBI but

it is intended to prevent disclosure of information where disclosure would be

contrary to law, regulation or public policy. I agree the Director of the FBI is

in a better position than I to make that determination;

(3) I agree that all information acquired by me in connection with my official

duties with the FBI and all official material to which I have access remains

the property of the United States of America, and I will surrender upon demand

by the Director of the FBI or his delegate, or upon separation from the FBI, any

material relating to such information or property in my possession;

(a pro understand minto of die losin at te to lat agree eat ma

be enforced by means of an injunction or other civil remedy.

I accept the above provisions as conditions for my employment and continued employment

in the FBI. I agree to comply with these provisions both during my employment in the FBI and

following termination of such employment.

(Signature)

(Type or print name)

Witnessed and accepted in behalf of the Director, FBI, on

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., by

(Signature)

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Office of the Atturney General

Washington, A. U. 20530

Tanuary 18, 1973

ORDER NO.501-73

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Title 28— JUDICIAL

ADMINISTRATION

Chapter I-Department of Justice

(Order 501-73)

PART 16-PRODUCTION OR DISCLO-

SURE OF MATERIAL OR INFORMA-

TION

Subpart B-Production or Disclosure

in Response to Subpenas or De-

mands of Courts or Other Authori-

This order delegates to certain De-

partment of justice oficials the author-

ity to approve the production

closure of material or information con-

tained in Department files, or informa-

tion or material acquired by a person

while employed by the Department. It

applies where a subpena, order or other

demand of a court or other authority,

such as an administrative agency, is is-

sued for the production or disclosure of

such information.

By virtue of the authority vested in me

by 28 U.S.C. 509, 510, and 5 U.S.C. 301,

Subpart B of Part 16 of Chapter I of

Title 28, Code of Federal Regulations, is

revised, and its provisions renumbered,

to read as follows:

Subpart B—Production or Disclosure in Response

to Subpenas or Demands of Courts or Other

Authorities

AUTHORITY: 28 U,S.C. 509, 510 and 5 U.S.C.

§ 16.21 Purpose and scope.

(a) This subpart sets forth the pro-

cedures to be followed when a subpena

der, or other demand (hereinafter re

rred to as a "demand") of a court

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son was an employee of the Department

as a part of the performance of his of-

ficial duties or because of his official

for purposes of this subpart, the

erm "employee of the Department" in-

cludes all officers and employees of the

United States appointed by, or subject

to the supervision, jurisdiction, or control

of, the Attorney General of the United

including U.S. attorneys, U.S.

marshals, and members of the staffs of

those officials.

Production or disclosure prohib-

ited unless approved by appropriate

No employee or former employee of the

Department of Justice shall, in response

demand of a court or other au-

thority, produce any material contained

in the files of the Department or disclose

any information relating to material con-

tained in the files of the Department, or

disclose any information or produce any

material acquired as part of the per-

formance of his official duties or because

of his official status without prior ap-

proval of the appropriate Department of-

ficial or the Attorney General in accord-

ance with § 16.24.

§ 16.23 Procedure in the event of a de-

mand for production

or disclosure.

(a) Whenever a demand is made upon

an employee or former employee of the

Department for the production of ma-

terial or the disclosure of information

described in

§ 16.21(a),

he shall im-

mediately notify the U.S. attorney for

the district where the issuing authority.

is located. The U.S. attorney shall im-

mediately request instructions from the

appropriate Department official, as desig-

nated in paragraph (b) of this section.

(b) The Department officials author-

ized to approve production or disclosure

under this subpart are:

(1) In the event that the case or other

matter which gave rise to the demanded

material or information is or, if closed,

was within the cognizance of a division

of the Department,

the Assistant At-

torney General in charge of that divi-

sion. This authority may be redelegated

to Deputy Assistant Attorneys General.

(2) In instances of demands that are

not covered by paragraph (b) (1) of this

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reau of Investigation, if the demand is

sponse to & request made in accordance

with § 16.25 pending receipt of instruc-

lot covered by paragraph (b) (1) or (2) ployee upon whom the demand has bees

f this section, the Deputy Attorney made shall respectfully decline to compl

General.

(c) Il oral testimony is sought by the Touhy v. Ragen," 340 U.S. 462.

demand, an afidavit, or, if that is not

feasible, a statement by the party seck-

Dated: January 11, 1973.

ing the testimony or his attorney, setting

RICHARD G. KLEINDIENST,

forth & summary of the testimony de-

Attorney General.

sired, must be furnished for submission

[FR Doc.73-1071 Filed 1-17-73;8:45 am]

by the U.S. attorney to the appropriate

Department official.

816. Departm con by ohe orney

Cencral.

(a) If the appropriate Department of-

ficial, as designated in § 16.23(b), ap-

proves a demand for the production of

material or disclosure of information,

he shall so notify the U.S. attorney and

such other persons as circumstances may

(b) If the appropriate Department

decides not to approve a demand for the

production of material or disclosure of

information, he shall immediately refer

the demand to the Attorney General for

decision. Upon such referral, the Attor-

ney General shall make the final decision

and give notice thereof to the U.S. attor-

ney and such other persons as circum-

§ 16.25 Procedure where a Departmeni

lecision concerning a demand is nor

made prior to the time a response 10

the demand is required.

If response to the demand is required

before the instructions from the appro-

priate Department official or the Attor-

ney General are received, the U.S. attor-

ley or other Department attorney des-

gnated for the purpose shall appear witt

the employee or former employee of the

Department upon whom the demand has

seen made, and shall furnish the court

or other authority with a copy of the

regulations contained in this subpart anc

niorm the court or other authority tha

the demand has been,

terred being, the

prompt consideration of the appropriate

Department official and shall respect-

lully request the court or authority to

stay the demand pending receipt of the

requested instructions.

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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAI

WASHINGION, D. C.

May 15, 1956

ORDER NO. 116-56

It is the policy of the Department of Justice to extend the fullest

possible cooperation to congressional committees requesting Information from

departmental files, intervievs with department employees, testimony of depart-

ment personnel, or testimony of Federal prisoners. The following procedures

are prescribed in order to effectuate this policy on a basis which will be

mutually satisfactory to the congressional committees and to the Department.

[Inis order supersedes the Deputy Attorney General's Memorandum No. 5, dated

March 23, 1953, and his Memorandum No. 97, dated August 5, 1954.

It formal-

Izes the Attorney General's press release of November 5, 1953, establishing

procedures to permit committees of the Congress and their authorized repre-

sentatives to interview and to take sworn testimony from Federal prisoners.

It supplements Order No. 3229 (Revised) dated January 13, 1953, and Order

No. 3464, Supplement No. 4 (Revised) dated January 13, 1953 (with Memorandum

of "Authorization Under Order No. 3464 Supplement No. 4 (Revised)" dated

January 13, 1953), Insofar as said orders have reference to procedures to be

followed in the Department's relations with congressional committees. In

support of this order, reference should be had to the President's letter

dated May I7, 1954, addressed to the Secretary of Defense, and to the Attorney

General's Memorandum which accompanied it.]

A. REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION FROM DEPARIMENT FILES

I. Congressional committee requests for the examination of files

or other confidential information should be reduced to writing, signed by

the chairman of the committee, and addressed to the Deputy Attorney General,

who is responsible for the coordination of our lialson with Congress and

congressional committees. The request shall state the specific information

sought as well as the specific objective for which it is sought. The Deputy

Attorney General will forward the request to the appropriate division where a

reply will be prepared and returned for the Deputy Attorney General's signa-

ture and dispatch to the chairman of the committee.

2. If the request concerns a closed case, 1. e., one in which

there is no litigation or administrative action pending or contemplated,

the file may be made available for review in the Department, in the presence

of the official or employee having custody thereof. The following procedure

shall be followed in such cases:

a. The reply letter will advise the committee that the.

file is available for examination and set forth the

name, telephone extension number, and room number of

the person who will have custody of the file to be

reviewed;

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D. Before making the file available to the committee

representative all reports and memoranda from the FBI

as well as investigative reports from any other agency,

will be removed from the file and not be made available

for examination; provided however that if the committee

representative states that it is essential that information

Irom the Fbl reports and memoranda be made available,

he will be advised that the request will be considered

by the Department. Thereafter a summary of the contents

of the Fil reports and memoranda involved will be

prepared which will not disclose investigative tech-

niques, the identity of confidential informants, or

other matters which might jeopardize the Investigative

operations of the FBI. This summary will be forwarded

by the division to the FBI with a request for advice as

to whether the FBI has any objection to examination of

such summary by the cormittee representative. The file

will not be physically relinquished from the custody of

the Department. If the committee representative desires

to examine investigative reports from other government

agencies, contained in the files of the Department, he

will be advised to direct his request to the agency whose

reports are concerned.

3. If the request concerns an open case, 1. e., one which liti-

sation or administrative action is pending or contemplated, the file may

not be made available for ezamination by the committee's representative.

The following procedure shall be followed:

a. The reply letter should advise the committee that

its request concerns a case in which litigation or

administrative action is pending or contemplated, and

state that the file cannot be made available until the

case is completed; and

b. Should briefly set forth the status of the case in

as much detail as is practicable and prudent vithout

jeopardizing the pending contemplated litigation or

administrative action.

B. REQUESTS FOR INTERVIEVS WITH DEPARIMENIAL PERSONNEL

1. Requests for interviews with departmental personnel regarding

any official matters within the Department should be reduced to writing,

signed by the chairman of the committee, and addressed to the Deputy Attorney

General. When the approval of the Deputy Attorney General is given, the

employee is expected to discuss such matters freely and cooperatively with

the representative, subject to the limitations prescribed in A respecting

open cases and data in investigative reports;

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2. Upon the completion of the interview with the committee repre-

sentative the employee will prepare a summary of it for the file, with a

copy routed to his division head and a copy routed to the Deputy Attorney

General.

C. EMPLOYEES TESTLFYING BEFORE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

1. When an employee is requested to testify before a congressional

committee regarding official matters within the lepartment the Deputy Attorney

teneral shall be promptly informed. Then the Deputy Attorney General's approv-

al is given the employee is expected to testify freely subject to limitations

prescribed in A respecting open cases and data in investigative reports;

2. An employee subpoenaed to testify before a congressional committee

on official matters within the Department shall promptly notify the Deputy

Attorney General. In general he shall be guided in testifying by Order 3229

(Revised) and the President's letter of May 17, 1954, cited at the beginning

of this Order.

3. Upon the completion of his testimony the employee will prepare

a memorandum outlining his testimony with a copy routed to his division head

and a copy routed to the Deputy Attorney General.

D. REQUESTS OF CONGRESSIONAL, COMMITTEES FOR THE TESTIMONY OF FEDERAL PRISONERS

Because of the custodial hazards involved and the extent to which

their public testimony may affect the discipline and well-being of the institu-

tion, It is the policy of the Department not to deliver Federal prisoners out-

side the penal institution in which they are incarcerated for the purpose of

being Intervieved or examined under oath by congressional committees. However,

when it appears that no pending investigation or legal proceeding will be

adversely affected thereby and that the public interest will not be otherwise

adversely affected, Federal prisoners may be interviewed or exemined under oath

by congressional committees in the institution in which they are incarcerated

under the following procedures, and with the specific advance approval of the

Deputy Attorney General.

I. Arrangements for interviewing and taking of sworn testimony

from a federal prisoner by a committee of the Congress or the authorized

representatives of such a committee shall be made in the form of a written

request by the chairman of the committee to the Deputy Attorney General.

2. Such written request shall be made at least ten (10) days

prior to the requested date for the interview and the taking of testimony

and shall be accompanied by written evidence that authorization for the

interview or the taking of sworn testimony was approved by vote of the com-

mittee. Such request shall contain a statement of the purpose and the sub-

jects upon which the prisoner will be interrogated as vell as the names of

all persons other than the representatives of the Department of Justice who

will be present.

3. A member of the interested committee of the Congress shall be

present during the entire time of the interrogation.

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4. The warden of the penal institution in which the Federal

prisoner is Incarcerated shall, at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the

tIme at which the Interview takes place, advise the federal prisoner concerned

of the proposed interview or taking of swom testimony; and shall further

advise that he is under the same, but no greater obligation to answer than any

other witness who is not a prisoner.

5. The warden of the penal institution shall have complete

authority in conformity with the requirements of security and the mainte-

nance of discipline to limit the number of persons who will be present at

the interview and taking of testimony.

6. The warden or his authorized representative shall be present

at the interview and at the taking of testimony and the Department of Justice

shall have the right to have one of its representatives present throughout

the interview and taking of testimony.

?. The committee shall arrange to have a stenographic transcript

made of the entire proceedings at committee expense and shall furnish a copy

of the transcript to the Department of Justice.

E. OBSERVERS IN ATTEINDANCE AT COMMITTED HEARINGS

In order that the Department may be kept currently advised in

matters within its responsibility, and in order that the Deputy Attorney

General may properly coordinate the Department's liaison with Congress and

Its committees, each division that has an observer in attendance at a

congrssional hearing, will have the observer prepare a written summary of

the proceeding which should be sent to the division head and a copy routed

to the Deputy Attorney General.

/s/ Herbert Brownell, Jr.

Attorney General

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NROD3 WA CODE

1:27AU NITEL 6-28-75 IJT

TO ATLANA

BIRMING HAM

ALBANY

KNOXVILLE

LOS ANGELES

TAMPA

JACKSONVILLE

FROM DIRECTOR. (62-116395)

PERSONAL

ATTENTION

CHICAGO

SENSTUDY 75

REBUTEL MAY 2, 1975.

INQUIRIES MADE OF BUREAU BY SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE (SSC)

CONCERNING A-NUMBER OF PRESENT AND FORMER FBI EMPLOYEES,;

INCLUDING THEIR CURRENI WHEREABOUTS, SUGGESIS THEY MAY BE:

INIERVIEWED BY SSC 'STAFF CONCERNING BUREAU'S FORMER INVESTIGA-

TION OF MARIIN LUTHER KING, JR. SET OUI BELOW ARE NAMES AND

LAST KNOWN ADDRESSES. OF FORMER BUREAU EMPLOYEES AND OFFICE OF

ASSIGNIENI OF INCUMBENIS, ALL OF WHOM SSO HAS INQUIRED ABOUT.

EACH OF THESE FORMER EMPLOYLES. IS TO BE IMMEDIATELY

CONTACIED AND ALERTED THAT HE MIGHI BE APPROACHED BY IHE SSC

STAFF ABOUT IHE KING INVESIIGATION.

THEY SHOULD BE TOLD THAT

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IN THE EVENT THEY ARE INTERVIEWED

AND DURING THE COURSE OF

SAME, QUESTIONS ARE ASKED WHICH RELATE TO SENSITIVE BUREAU

OPERATIONS (SOURCES, METHODS, TECHNIQUES, THIRD AGENCY RULE

AND ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS), THEY MAY REQUEST. IHAI AN FBI

AGENI BE PRESENT. BUREAU WILL FROVIDE AGENT ON REQUEST OF

IN ERVIEWEE. AS A PRELUDE IO INTERVIEW, IHE FORMER EMPLOYEE

MAY, AFTER BEING CONTACTED BY SSC. STAFF, CONTACI BUREAU'S

LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION BY COLLECI CALL FOF FULL INFORMATION

TO ASSIST HIM, INCLUDING OBLIGATIONS AS IO CONFIDENTIALITY

OF INFORMATION ACQUIRED AS FBI EMPLOYEE. IT IS EMPHASIZED

THAI BUREAU'S OFFER OF ASSISTANCE, IS NOI INTENDED TO IMPEDE

SSC WORK BUT IS DONE AS COOPERATIVE GESTURE AND TO SAFEGUARD

SENSITIVE BUREAU INFORMATION: CONTACTS WIIK THESE FORMER

EMPLOYEES TO BE HANDLED PERSONALLY BY SAC OR ASAC. IN EVENT

IMIS NOT FEASIBLE FOR JUST CAUSE, IO BE. HANDLED BY A SENIOR

SUPERVISOR •

INCUMBENT EMPLOYEES TO BE ADVISED -THAT IF CONTACTED BY

SSC STAFF FOR INTERVIEW, LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION IO BE

IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED THROUGH SAC.

IMMEDIATELY AFTER CONTACT, RESULTS SHOULD BE FURNISHED

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BUREAU BY TELETYPE. IN ABOVE CAPTION. .

IF A FORMER

EMPLOYEE IS

NO LONGER IN YOUR TERRITORY OR TEMPORARILY AWAY, SET OUT LEAD

IO OTHER OFFICE IMMEDIATELY WITH COPY TO FBI HEADQUARTERS:

ATLANTA: INCUMBENIS - DONALD P. BURGESS, RICHARD E:

FUGATI, EDMUND. FO HAGGERTY, O. RICHARD HAMILION, CHARLES I•

HAYNES, WILBUR W. SEITZER, ROBERI W. IHOMSON. FORMER -

MARION E. CHEEK, 1613 GAIL AVENUE, ALBANY, GEORGIA 31705;

CHARLES I. HARDING, 2243 PINECLIFF DRIVE, NORTHEASI, ATLANIA,

GEORGIA 38345+ (938-2317)

BIRMING HAM:

LAWRENCE I. GURLEY, 1340 WESIMINISTER

FLACE, BIRMING HAI, _ALABAMA 35235.

ALBANY: HENRY G. ROWSE; JR., 39 NORIH MAIN STREET,

ENOSBURG FALLS, VERMONT 85450.

JACKSONVILLE: WILLIAM LEE BOL YARD - INCUMBENI.

KNOXVILLE: W. JOHN, BENTON - INCUMBENT •

LOS ANGELES: JAMES MI. KELLOGG - INCUMBENI.

TAMPA :

JAMES E. MICHAHON, 3116 COCOS ROAD, TAMPA,

FLORIDA 33618.

• CHICAGO: JOHN BASSETT - INCUMBENT.

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1:27AM NITEL 6-28-75 IJI

TO ATLANTA

BIRMINGHAM

ALBANY

KNOXVILLE

LOS ANGELES

TAMPA

JACKSONVILLE

CHICAGO

FROM DIRECTOR/ (62-116395) .

PERSONAL

ASkENTION

SENSTUDY 75

REBUTEL MAY 2, 1975.

INQUIRIES MADE OF BUREAU BY SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE (SSC)

CONCERNING A NUMBER OF PRESENT AND FORMER FBI EMPLOYEES,

INCLUDING THEIR CURRENI WHEREABOUTS, SUGGESIS THEY MAY BE

INTERVIEWED BY SSC STAFF CONCERNING BUREAU®S FORMER INVESTIGA-

TION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. SET OUT BELOW ARE NANES AND

LAST KNOWN ADDRESSES OF FORMER BUREAU EMFLOYEES AND OFFICE OF

ASSIGNILIT OF INCUMBENIS, ALL OF WHOM SSC HAS INQUIRED ABOUI•

EACH OF THESE FORMER EMPLOYLES IS IO BE IMMEDIATELY

CONTACTED AND ALERTED THAI HE MIGHT BE APPROACHED BY THE SSC

STAFF ABOUT THE KING INVESTIGATION. THEY SHOULD BE TOLD THAT

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IN THE EVEN THEY ARE INTERVIEWED AND DURING THE COURSE OF

SAME, QUESTIONS ARE ASKED WHICH RELATE TO SENSITIVE BUREAU •

OPERATIONS (SOURCES, RETHODS, TECHNIQUES, IHIRD AGENCY RULE

AID ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS), THEY MAY REQUEST THAT AN FBI

AGENT BE FRESENT • BUREAU WILL PROVIDE AGENT ON REQUEST OF

INTERVIEVEE. AS A PRELUDE IO INTERVIEN, THE FORMER EMPLOYEE

MAY, AFTER BEING CONTACTED BY SSC STAFF, CONTACI BUREAU*S

LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION BY COLLECT CALL FOF FULL INFORMATION

IO ASSIST HIM, INCLUDING OBLIGATIONS AS TO CONFIDENTIALIIY

OF INFORMATION ACQUIRED AS FBI EMPLOYEE, IT IS EUPHASIZED

THAI BUREAU*S OFFER OF ASSISTANCE IS NOI INTENDED IO IMPEDE

SSO WORK BUT IS DONE AS COOPERATIVE GESTURE AND TO SAFEGUARD

SENSITIVE BUREAU INFORMATION, CONTACIS WITH THESE FORMER

RIFLOYEES TO BE HANDLED PERSONALLY BY SAC OR ASAG. IN EVENT

THIS NOT FEASIBLE FOR JUST CAUSE, TO BE HANDLED BY A SENIOR

SUPERVISOR *

INCUMBENE EMPLOYEES TO BE ADVISED THAI IF CONTACIED BY

SSC STAFF FOR INTERVIEW, LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION TO BE

INMEDIATELY NOTIFIED THROUGH SAGS

IMNEDIATELY AFTER CONTACI, RESULIS SHOULD BE FURNISHED

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BUREAU BY TELETYPE IN ABOVE CAPIION. IF A FORMER EMPLOYEE IS

NO LONGER IN YOUR TERRITORY OR TEMPORARILY AWAY, SET OUT LEAD

TO OTHER OFFICE INMEDIATELY WITH COPY TO FBI HEADQUARTERS+

ATLANTA: INCUMBENIS - DONALD P. BURGESS, RICHARD E•

FUGATT, EDMUND F. HAGGERTY, O• RICHARD HAMILTON, CHARLES I*

HAYNES, WILBUR We SEITZER, ROBERI WO INONSON FORMER -

MARION E. CHEER, 1613 GAIL AVENUE, ALBANY, GEORGIA 317053

CHARLES I • HARDING, PINECLIFF PINECLIFF DRIVE; NORTHEASI, ATLANIA,

GEORGIA 30345-

BIRMINGHAM: LAURENCE I, GURLEY, 1340 WESTMINISTER

PLACE, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35235*

ALBANY, MENRY G= ROWSE, JR•, 39 NORTH MAIN STREET,

ENOSBURG FALLS, VERMONT 0545 D

JACKSONVILLE: WILLIAM LEE BOLYARD - INCUMBENE*

KNOXVILLE: WE JOHN BENTON - INCUMBENT.

LOS ANGELES: JAMES i. KELLOGG - INCUMBENT.

TAMPA: JANES EX MCMAHON, 3110 COCOS ROAD, TAMPA,

FLORIDA 33618.

CHICAGO: JOHN BASSETI - INCUMBENT.

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JUNE 28, 1975

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TO:

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ATLANTA

PERSONAT ATTENTION

SENSTUDY 75

RE BUTEL TO ATLANTA AND OTHER OFFICES, JUNE 28, 1975.

ALL CURRENT AND FORMER AGENTS WITHIN ATLANTA DIVISION

CONTACTED BY SAC, ATLANTA, JUNE 28, 1975, WITH EXCEPTION OF

FORMER SA MARION CHEEK AND ADVISED IN ACCORDANCE WITH

INSTRUCTIONS, RE TEL.

FORMER SA CHEEK CURRENTLY BOATING ON SUWANEE RIVER IN

REMOTE AREA, FLORIDA, AND NO POTENTIAL FOR LOCATING UNTIL

EVENING OF JUNE 29, 1975, NEXT. CHEER WILL BE CONTACTED BY

SAC AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, JUNE 29, 1975, AND BUREAU IMMEDIATELY

ADVISED OF CONTACT.

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TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (62-116395)

FROM: ATLANA

SENSTUDY 75

•RE BUTEL IO ATLANIA AND OÏHER OFFICES, JUNE 28, 1975.

- ALL. CURRENT AND FORMER AGENIS WIIHIN ATLANTA DIVISION

CONTACIED BY SAC, ATLANIA, JUNE 88, 1975, WITH EXCEPTION OF

FORMER SA MARION CHEEK AND ADVISED IN ACCORDANCE WITH

INSTRUCIIONS, RE TEL.

FORMER SA CHEEK CURRENILY BOATING ON SUWANEE RIVER IN

REMOTE AREA, FLORIDA, AND NO POIENTIAL FOR LOCATING UNTIL

EVENING OF JUNE 29, 1975, NEXT. CHEEK WILL BE CONTACTED BY

SAC AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, JUNE 29, 1975; AND BUREAU, IMMEDIATELY

ADVISED OF CONTACT.

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29, 1975, IN ACCORDANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS IN RE TEL.

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PROM: ATLANTA

SENSTUDY '75.

RE BUTEL IO ATLARIA AND OIHER OFFICES JUNE 28, 1975. •

FORIER SA MARION CHEEK CONTACIND BY SAG, ALANIA, JUNE

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NG EUFLOYED SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE COLPANY, ATLANTA+ LAST

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SENSTUDY 75

RLEUTEL DAY 28, 1975.

SQUAIE SELECT COMMITTES STAFF HAS INDICAILD INTENTION TO

LTERVIEU FORNGA BUREAU ZAPLOYEE JERRY DO ROSESERRY, REPORTEDLYI

NOW EMPLOYED SOUTHERN. BELL IZ EPHONE COMPANY, ATLANTA.

LAST

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GEORGIA, 30050.

FOLLOW IESTRUCTIONS IN REFERCOCO ICETYPE RELATING TO

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FROM DIRECIOR (62- 116395)

PERSONAL ATTENTION

SENSTUDY 75

REBUTEL MAY 28, 1975.

SENATE SELECI COMMITTEE SIAFF HAS INDICATED INTENTION TO

INTERVIEW FORMER BUREAU EMPLOYEE JERRY D. ROSEBERRY, REPORTEDLY

NOW EMPLOYED SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, ATLANTA, LAST

KNOU U ADDRESS (1970) 483 GANTERBURY CIRCLE, FOREST PARK,

GEORGIA 30050.

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COILACIDD DY SAC EVELIS JULY 11, 1979, AUD ADVISED HIM CONCERHLNG

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FORMER SA JERRY D. ROSEBERRY 5441 WINEY DRIVE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA

CONTACTED BY SAC EVENING JULY 11, 1975, AND ADVISED HIM CONCERNING

CAPTIONED MATTER IN ACOORDANGE WITH BUTEL TO ATLANTA MAY 28, 1975.

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FBI

Date:

7/22/75

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CODE

(Type in plaintext or code)

NITEL

(Priority)

TO:

FROM:

DIRECTOR, FBI

(62-116395) LER

SAC, ATLANTA (62-2854)

ATTN: INTD (W. O. CREGAR)

SENSTUDY 75

ON JULY 15, 1975, MISS JESSIE ABERCROMBIE, MANAGER,

PEACHTREE TOWERS APARTMENTS, 300 WEST PEACHTREE STREET,

N. W., ATLANTA, GEORGIA, CONTACI THE ATLANTA OFFICE AND

VOLUNTEERED INFORMATION SHE WAS CONTACTED THE PRECEDING

DAY (JULY 14, 1975) BY A MR. EPSTEIN, WHO IDENTIFIED HIMSELF

AS AN INVESTIGATOR FROM WASHINGTON, D. C. EPSTEIN SAID HE

WANTED TO SEE HER RECORDS OF TENANTS FOR THE YEARS 1961,

1962, AND 1963. SHE TOLD HIM SHE DID NOT MAINTAIN RECORDS

BY YEARS, BUT BY NAME OF TENANT OR FIRM WHO RENTED APARTMENTS.

EPSTEIN THEN ASKED IF THE FBI RENTED AN APARTMENT ON A

PERMANENT BASIS OR IF THE FBI HAD RENTED AN APARTMENT PAST

OR PRESENT. MISS ABERCROMBIE TOLD HIM SHE HAD NEVER RENTED

AN APARTMENT TO THE FBI, BUT HAD RENTED APARIMENTS TO

INDIVIDUAL AGENTS OF THE FBI OVER THE YEARS WHO WERE ON TRANS-

FER, TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT ASSIGNMENTS, AND THAT RECORDS

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WOULD BE UNDER THEIR RESPECTIVE NAMES IN WHICH APARTMENT

WAS RENTED.

EPSTEIN THEN ASKED IF GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

HAD RENTED AN APARTMENT TO WHICH MISS ABERCROMBIE REPLIED

THAT TO HER KNOWLEDGE THEY HAVE NEVER RENTED AN APARTMENT.

EPSTEIN TOLD HER HE WOULD ATTEMPT TO SECURE A NAME AND CALL

HER FROM WASHINGTON, D. C.

IT IS NOTED THAT MISS ABERCROMBIE HAS BEEN CONNECTED

WITH THE MANAGEMENT. OF PEACHTREE TOWERS APARTMENTS, A HIGH-

RISE APARTMENT BUILDING, SINCE IT WAS OPENED IN JULY, 1962.

MISS ABERCROMBIE ADVISED SHE WILL CONTACT THE ATLANTA

OFFICE IF SHE IS CONTACTED BY EPSTEIN OR ANYONE ELSE MAKING

INQUIRY RELATIVE TO THE FBI.

IT IS NOTED MICHAEL EPSTEIN OF SSC INTERVIEWED FORMER

SA'S RICHARD H. DAVIS AND JERRY D. ROSEBERRY IN ATLANTA ON

JULY 14, 1975.

IT IS ALSO NOTED SPACE WAS SECURED IN THE PEACHTREE

TOWERS APARTMENTS IN ATLANTA WHERE THE PLANT WAS MAINTAINED

IN CONNECTION WITH THE KING TECHNICAL COVERAGE.

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NREOS AT COPED:

11:14 PM NITEL JULY 22, 1975 WCG

TO :

DIRECTOR

(62-116395)

FROM? ATLANTA

(62-2854)

ATTNS INTD (W 0• CREGAR>

SENSTUDY:: 79

ON JULY 15, 1975, MISS JESSIE ABERCROMBIE, MANAGER.

PEACHTREE TOVERS APARTMENTS, 303 WEST PEACHREE STREET,

NO WO, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, CONTACTED THE ATLANTA OFFICE AND

VOLUCTEERSO INFORMATION SHE WAS CONTACTED THE PRECEDING

DAY (JULY 14, 19752 3Y A MR. EPSTEIN, VRO IDENTIFIED HIMSELF

AS A': INVESTIGATOR FROM WASHINGION, DO CO EPSTEIN SAID HE

WARTED TO SEE HER RECORDS OF TENANIS FOR THE YEARS 19614

1952, AND 1963• SHE TOLD NIA SHE DID NOT MAINTAIN RECORDS

BY YEARS, BUT, BY NAME OF TENANT OR FIRM UHO RENTED APARTMENTS.

EPSTEIN THEN ASKED IF THE FBI RETTED AN APARTMENT ON A

PERMANENT BASIS OR IF THE FBI MAD RENTER AM APARTMENT PAST

OR PRESENT

MISS ASERCRONDIE TOLD HIM SHE KAD NEVER RENTED

A APARTMENT TO THE FBI, BUT HAD RENTED APARTHENTS TO

INDIVIDUAL AGEUTS OF THE FBI OVER THE YEARS WHO VERE ON TRANS-

FER, TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT ASSIONMENTS®

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WOULD BE UNDER THEIR RESPECIIVE NAMES IN WHICH APARTMENT

WAS RENTED.

EPSTEIN THEN ASKED IF GEVERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

MAD RENTED A! APARTMENT TO WHICH MISS ABERCROMBIE REPLIED

THAT TO HER INOVLEDGS THEY HAVE NEVER RENTED AM APARTMEMT.

EPSTEIN TOLD HER HE WOULD ATTEMPT TO SECURE A MAME AND CALL

HER FROM WASHINGTON, D. C.

IT IS NOTED THAT MISS ADERCROMBIE HAS BEEM COMMECTED

WITH THE MASAGEMENT OF PEACHTREE TOWERS APARIMENTS, A KISH-

RISE APARIMENT BUILDING, SINCE IT WAS OPENED 1S JULY 19629

MISS ABERCRONBIE ADVISED SHE WILL CONTACT THE ATLAMTA

OFFICE IF SHE IS CONTACTED BY EPSTEIV OR ANYONE ELSE MAKING

I'QUIRY RELATIVE TO THE FEI•

IT IS MOTED MICHAEL EPSTEIN OF SSC INTERVIEUED FORMER:

SA"S RICHARD • DAVIS AND JERRY D. ROSEBERRY IN ATLARTA OM

JULY 14, 1975.

IT IS ALSO NOTEO SPACE WAS SECURED IN THE PEACHTRES

TOWERS APARTMENTS IN

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I"' CONNECTION WITH THE KING TECHNICAL COVERAGE.

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FROM; ATLANTA

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ATTU: I'TO

(w. 0, CREGAR)

SE"STUDY 73

0"! JULY 15, 1075, MISS JESSIE ABERCRO-BIE, MANAGER,

POACHTREE TOVERS APARTIENTS, 300 VEST PEACHTREE STRECT,

"* Hey ATLA'TA, GEORGIA, COUTACTED THE ATLANTA OFFICE AND

VOLU"TEERED INFORMATIO! SHE WAS CONTACTED THE PRECEDING

PAY (JULY 14, 1975) BY A AR. EPSTEI!, WHO IDENTIFIED HINSOLE

AS A" INVESTIGATOR FROM MASHINGTO?, DO C. EPSTEIN SAID HE

VANTED TO SEE HER RECORDS OF TE"ATTS TOR THE YEARS 1961,

1962, AND 1963, SHE TOLD HIM SHE DID NOT MAINTAIN! RECORNS

SY YEARS, BUT BY MAME OF TENANT OR FIRM WHO RENTED APARTMENIS.

EPSTEIN THEY ASKED IF THE FBI RE'TED AM APARTMENT O' A

FERMA"ENT DASIS OR IF THE FBI HAD RENTED AN APARIMENT PAST

OR PRESENT. MISS ABERCRONDIE TOLD MIM SHE HAD NEVER RENTEN

A: APARTMENT TO THE FBI, BUT HAD RENTED APARIMENIS TO

INDIVIDUAL AGENTS OF THE FBI OVER THE YEARS WHO WERE ON TRANS-

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WOULD BE UNDER THEIR RESPECTIVE JAMES IN WHICH APARINENT

WAS RENTED.

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HAD RESTED A' APARTMENT TO WHICH MISS ABERCROMBIE REPLIEN

THAT TO HER KOWLEDGE THEY HAVE JEVER RENTED A'' APARTHENI.

EPSTET TOLD HER HE JOULD ATTENPI TO SECURE A "ANE AND CALL

KER FROM MASHINGTO!, D. Co

IT IS MOTED THAT MUSS ABERGRO DIE HAS BEEN CONNECTED

WITH THE MANAGENENI OF PEACHTREE TONERS APARTMENTS, A HIGH-

RISE APARTMENT BUILDING, SINGE IT VAS OPENED IN JULY, 1062.

MISS ABERCRONDIE ADVISED SHE WILL CONTACI THE ATLANTA

OFFICE IT SHE IS CONTACTED BY EPSTEI" OR ANYONE ELSE MAKING

I QUIRY RELATIVE TO THE FDI•

IT IS NOTED MICHAEL EPSTEI" OF SSO INTERVIEHEN FORMER

SA'S RICHARD M. DAVIS AND JERRY MA ROSEDERRY IN ATLANTA O!!

JULY 14, 1075.

IT IS ALSO NOTED SPACE UAS GECURES I'T THE PEACHTRES

TOUERS APARTRETTS IM ATLANTA WHERE THE PLANT DAS MINTAINES

I' COT'ECTION WITH THE KING TECHNICAL COVERAGE.

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In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Atlanta, Georgia

July 24, 1975

U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

TO STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA)

EDWARD A. SHEA BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

The following information has been furnished by

SA Edward A. Shea concerning an interview of him by sse

Staff Members Michael Epstein and Mary DeOreo, which took

place on July 23, 1975, in the office of Senator Herman E.

Talmadge in Atlanta, Georgia.

The interview of SA Edward A: Shea by the two

SSC Staff Members commenced at 9:35 A. M. and ended at

10:37 A.M.

At the beginning of the interview no mention was

made of SA Edward A. Shea

s rights by SSC Staff Members

Michael Epstein and

Mary DeOreo.

The following information was furnished to these

two SSC Staff Members and it is not necessarily in chronological

order:

At the outset of the interview, SA Shea was questioned

about his service in the Bureau, type work he did, etc., and

SA Shea indicated that he had been in the Federal Bureau of

Investigation (FBI) as a Special Agent for almost 25 years,

having entered the Bureau in March, 1951; after an initial

assignment at Richmond, Virginia, SA Shea was transferred to

Cleveland, Ohio, where he was assigned to the security squad.

SA Shea remained in Cleveland for 20 years doing security

work for practically the entire time.

SA Shea

transferred to the Atlanta Division and once again was

assigned to security work, which assignment has continued to

the present time.

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of the FBI.

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U. So SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

TO STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA)

EDWARD A. SHEA BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

SA Shea was then asked by Mr. Epstein about a re-

view project he had handled earlier in the year pertaining

to the Counterintelligence Program (COINTELPRO) in the

Atlanta Division and what it involved.

SA Shea mentioned that in approximately the latter

part of December, 1974, or early January, 1975, he had been

assigned to handle a project dealing with COINTELPRO in the

Atlanta Office.

FBI Headquarters (FBIHQ) had sent out communications

to various field offices

around the latter part of December,

1974, or early January, 1975, relative to the COINTELPRO-Hate

Groups, Black Nationalist Hate Groups, New Left, and Communist

these communications

Parti, had Indie Americ as , teceipt these equest cater the

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for documents relating to

the COINTELPRO.

As a result, FBIHQ had reviewed its files

on COINTELPRO and classified various documents. FBIHQ listed

these documents in work papers which were sent out to the

various field offices, including Atlanta, as enclosures to

the FBIHQ communications.

These work papers listed documents

that were to be classified in each office and recipients

were instructed to review the work papers to make sure all

copies of these documents classified by FBIHQ were so classi-

fied in the field office files on COINTELPRO.

papers showed the classification assigned to the particular

document, the identifying number of the classifying officer,

the exemption category and the date it was classified by

FBIHQ.

In addition, these FBIhQ communications instructed

the recipient field offices to review its various COINTELPRO

files, such as the ones on the Hate Groups, Black Nationalist

the met one

Hate Groups, etc. to insure that all other

documents in these

files which

were classifiable were so classified.

were to include memoranda and letters to other offices, etc.

The office that originated the communication had the re-

sponsibility of notifying other recipients of these

communications so their copies could also be classified.

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WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA)

EDWARD A. SHEA BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

Based on these FBIHQ communications, SA Shea,

who handled this project by himself, located all the documents

listed in the FBIHQ work papers and classified them according

to the information set out in the work papers.

In addition, SA Shea also reviewed each of the

Atlanta COINTELPRO files on the categories previously mentioned,

for any further documents that should be classified.

SA Shea recalled that in this part of the review he

did locate various documents in these files which he felt re-

quired classification.

SA Shea could not recall any specific documents

that he so classified but did remember classifying a number

of documents in the COINTELPRO-Hate Group file and COINTELPRO-

CP,USA file. These documents selected by SA Shea were then

classifled, and copies designated for any other Atlanta files

were then located and classified; in addition, FBIhe and other

field offices that had been furnished copies of these documents

were then notified by Atlanta to locate their copies of these

documents and classify them according to information furnished

SA Shea pointed out to the SSC Staff Members that

he recalled that subsequently FBIHQ had sent back communi-

cations to Atlanta relative to documents SA Shea had classified

in both the COINTELPRO-Hate Group and COINTELPRO-CP,USA files.

FBIHQ instructed that all those classified by SA Shea in the

COINTELPRO-Hate Group file be declassified as they did not

warrant classification and also a number in the COINTELPRO-

CP,USA file also were to be declassified, which was done by

Shea.

The SSC Staff Members then inquired if during this

review of the COINTELPRO files, whether SA Shea had noted any

COINTELPRO actions, any recommended actions, or any COINTELPRO

suggestions which were directed against Reverend Martin Luther

King, JI., Coretta King or the Southern Christian Leadership

Conference (SCLC). SA Shea indicated that in carrying out

this project, his

purpose was first to locate the. COINTELPRO

documents listed by FBIHQ in their work papers and classify

them; next he was also to review the Atlanta COINTELPRO files

to see if any other COINTELPRO documents prepared by Atlanta

required classification.

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WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA)

EDWARD A. SHEA BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

In handling this project, SA Shea was primarily

SONTELE a it that

COINTELPRO action that had been directed or recommended

against Reverend King, his wife, Coretta, or SCIO.

SA Shea was then questioned as to whether he could

recall in his review, having to classify any Atlanta COINTELPRO

document in which a copy may have been designated for the case

file on SCLC, and SA Shea indicated that he could not recall

or remember anything specific on this.

Mr. Epstein then inquired if the Atlanta Office

had any COINTELPRO files which only pertained to organizations,

in which all information relative to a

Workers Party (SWP) would be located.

was no such specific breakdown in the Atlanta COINTELPRO files

as they were set up under broad

_group categories, such as Hate

Groups, Black Hate Groups, New Left, etc.

Mr. Epstein then asked if SA Shea had ever been

involved in handling any COINTELPRO matters when he was

assigned to the Cleveland Office or whether the Cleveland

Office ever had any COINTELPRO actions against Reverend King

or SCLE.

SA Shea Indicated that he understood that the

questioning of him would be limited to his review of the

Atlanta COINTELPRO files earlier in the year, for the classi-

fication

discussedPurposes; SA Shea suggested that this should be

with the fBIhe representative, who was in the Atlanta

Office at the time, to resolve this; however, Mr. Epstein dic

not pursue this.

Mr. Epstein then inquired, that prior to the FBI

instituting the COINTELPRO, and

prior to the various Ilelc

offices

setting up COINTELPRO files, if some Agent made a

suggestion about a counterintelligence action, would such a

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INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA)

EDWARD A. SHEA BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

suggestion, say in the form of a memorandum or letter, be

placed in the case file of the

organization or the individual

against whom the action was being directed. SA Shea indicated

he had no knowledge of any such suggestions ever being made

In the form of memoranda, letters, etc., suggesting a counter-

intelligence action being directed against anyone or any

organization prior to the institution of the actual COINTELPRO

by FBIHQ.

Mr. Epstein then asked, if when FBIHQ instituted

the COINTELPRO and the various field offices set up COINTELPRO

rIles, was there any retrieval of any documents made from any

Illes dating back prior to the commencement of COINTELPRO,

that were then placed in any of Atlanta's COINTELPRO files.

SA Shea indicated that in his review of the various COINTELPRO

files earlier in the year, he had not noted any such indi-

cation of this.

Mr. Epstein then asked if SA Shea was aware of any

review program dealing with COINTELPRO in which any documents

were removed from COINTELPRO files. SA Shea stated emphatically

that there was no program to

ever remove any documents dealing

with COINTELPRO from Atlanta's COINTELPRO files or from any

Atlanta files.

On several occasions during the interview of SA

shea, Mr. Epstein would come back to his line of questioning

s review of the COINTELPRO files earlier in the

year and whether SA Shea could recall any COINTELPRO action

or COINTELPRO suggested action against Reverend King, Mrs.

King or SCLC.

SA Shea on each occasion pointed out that he

could not recall seeing any documents in any of the COINTELPRO

files which related to any such action directed against the

Kings or SCLC.

Mr. Epstein on one occasion asked SA Shea if, during

che time he had been assigned to the Atlanta Uffice, he hac

ever hear of any COINTELPRO action, or any suggested action,

directed against Reverend King, his wife, or SCLC, and SA

Shea replied that he had not.

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U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

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WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA)

EDWARD A. SHEA BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

Mr. Epstein also asked if SA Shea was aware of

During the interview, Mr. Epstein did most of the

questioning and Mrs. DeOreo took extensive notes; both SS

taff Members were pleasant and cordial during the entir

interview, which ended at approximately 10:37 A. M.

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In Reply, Please Refer 2o

File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Atlanta, Georgia

July 23, 1975

U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

TO STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA)

CHARLES T. HAYNES BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

The following information has been furnished by

SA Charles T. Haynes concerning an interview of him by SSC

Staff Members Michael Epstein and Mary DeOreo, which took

place on July 22, 1975, in the office of Senator Herman E.

Talmadge in Atlanta, Georgia.

The interview of SA Haynes started at 11:57 A. M.,

was discontinued for lunch from 1:32 P. M. until 2:34 P. M.,

and was terminated at 3:10 P. M. Epstein asked all of the

questions during

• the interview.

Haynes was not advised of

his rights or of the purpose of the interview. Early in the

interview, Haynes informed Epstein he was under the impression

the purpose of the interview was to obtain information re-

garding Martin Luther King, Jr., and Epstein confirmed this

explaining King, the SCLC and the marches were so closely

related it was necessary to go into some of these things.

Epstein asked Haynes his title and was informed

Haynes is a Special Agent Supervisor in the Atlanta Office

of the FBl, supervising the Number 3 Squad which is generally

known as the security squad. He asked when Haynes became a

supervisor and was informed he was appointed in August, 1968.

Epstein asked who served as supervisor of the squad prior to

Haynes and was advised SA Charles S. Harding, now retired,

..

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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WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA)

CHARLES T. HAYNES BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

preceded Haynes as supervisor.

replaced and Haynes stated it was a decision made by the

Bureau which was an administrative matter and not pertinent

to the inquiry regarding Martin Luther King, Ji. Epstein

did not pursue this question any further.

Epstein asked when the investigation regarding King

started and if there was a file open prior to the time the

investigation was authorized. Haynes replied he did not know

when the file was opened or when the investigation was

authorized.

Haynes was asked when the technical coverage

regarding King was instituted and when it was discontinued,

and he replied to the best of his knowledge it was instituted

to the best of has

during about November, 1963, and Haynes monitored it until

about January 4, 1964, when Haynes became ill from a kidney

stone attack, thereafter entering the hospital in Atlanta on

January 8, 1964. Epstein asked Haynes if he returned to

monitoring the surveillance later and Haynes replied that he

did not return to the assignment on a full-time basis, but

probably relieved other individuals monitoring several times

during a period which may have continued as long as a year.

Epstein asked when the King case was closed and

Haynes replied he did not know, but felt sure it was some-

stated he did not recall, but did remember that SCLC activity

"wound down" considerably prior to King's death, and even

more so after King's death to the point that the information

did not warrant maintaining the file in'a pending status.

When asked who gave instructions to close the file, Haynes

stated that he did not recall but that it was possible that

the Atlanta Office took the action closing the file, and it

was even possible that Haynes may have approved such action

administratively; however, he does not recall.

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U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

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WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA)

CHARLES T. HAYNES BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

Epstein asked if it would be customary for New

York to send Atlanta any information they received regarding

Stanley Levison and if so what file it would be put in. It

was explained to Epstein it would be necessary to know the

nature of such information before answering such a question,

nowever, since Atlanta did not have any pending investigatiol

egarding Levison or SCLC there would be no reason for Nev

York to send any information regarding Levison to Atlanta

unless they had

some reason to request information concerning

some pending investigation.

Epstein pressed the question of

whether New York would continue to send Atlanta information

concerning Levison and he was informed, based on information

available at

Atlanta, there was no reason for New York to

send the information

to Atlanta regarding Levison, without

requesting investigation; however, it was possible that they

may have some reason for having sent information to Atlanta

for informational purposes.

Epstein asked where the monitoring of the King

technical surveillance was conducted and he was advised by

Haynes it was conducted in the Peachtree Towers Building.

He asked the room number and Haynes replied he did not

recall the room number but did recall it was on one of the

upper floors of the building.

He asked who made the in-

stallation and handled the contact with the telephone company,

and Haynes replied he did not know, that the equipment was

in the apartment when Haynes was instructed to report there

for the monitoring assignment. Epstein asked who else was

present in the apartment at the time and was advised that

SA Alden F. Miller was present, connected the equipment

and instructed Haynes in the operation of the equipment. In

response to the question of other Agents monitoring the

echnical surveillance at the time, Haynes stated to the best

of his knowledge he was probably the first Agent to monito:

the surveillance, with the technical assistance of SA Miller.

Epstein asked the name of the person who rented

the apartment at the Peachtree Towers and Haynes replied

he did not know.

He asked if such information was available

in the files of the Atlanta Office and Haynes replied he

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WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA)

CHARLES T. HAYNES BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

did not know, explaining that such information may have been

made a matter of record

and yet may not have been made a

matter of record.

Epstein stated that at this point he woul

stop the questioning in order for Haynes to go upstairs to the

FBI Office and review the files to determine whether or not

Epstein asked if Haynes could have someone else conduct the

necessary file review regarding this matter, at which time

Haynes replied he would request a break at this point to con-

sult with an FBIHQ representative in the FBI Office. After

consulting with the FBIHQ representative for approximately

five minutes, Haynes returned to Senator Talmadge's office

and informed Epstein that the clearance for the interview was

based on what Haynes could remember regarding King and not

on information from the files.

Epstein was advised that any

request by him for information from the files should be submitted

in writing in the usual manner.

Epstein did not pursue this

matter any further.

Epstein asked if Haynes knew Bill Sullivan and if

he recalled him coming to Atlanta. Haynes replied that he

did know Sullivan and recalled him coming to Atlanta in the

1960's at least on one occasion and possibly twice.

Haynes

explained he recalled sullivan coming to Atlanta in the early

or middle 1960's in connection with a regional type FBI

conference regarding developing and handling of informants

in Klan organizations, and possibly a second visit at a later

time, but no other details were recalled.

Epstein asked Haynes if he knew of any instance where

an Agent in Atlanta furnished any information regarding King

or the SCLC to the news media and Haynes replied he did not.

Ea kernished any.

Epstein asked if Atlanta had a COINTELPRO file re-

garding King or the SCLC and Haynes advised it did not.

Haynes

was asked if he knew of any COINTELPRO information regarding

King or the SCLC and Haynes stated he did not.

When asked

where such material would be filed, Haynes stated

he knew of none he did not know where it would be filed. when

asked if such information could be in the case file, Haynes

advised it was possible.

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U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

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WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA:)

CHARLES I. HAYNES BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

Epstein asked if the Atlanta Office participated

in the COINTELPRO retrieval project and was advised by

Haynes he thought so; however, Haynes was not familiar enough

want the part to ar proceed area be toget dentisted

COZNTELPRO correspondence and subsequently classitying some

material also connected with COINTELPRO.

Epstein wanted to

know if any COINTELPRO information regarding King or SCLC was

included in this information and he was informed Haynes had

no knowledge of such, but the details

handled by another Agent under Haynes, Of the project were

supervision. Haynes

was requested to identify the Agent and replied he would have

to have a few minutes to consult with an FBIHe representative

in the FBI Office prior to answering this question.

Epstein

contacted the FBIHQ representative in the Atlanta Office

telephonically, requesting him to come down to senator

Talmadge's office and conferred with him for approximately

the conclusion of this conference, upon advice of the FBIHQ

representative Haynes informed Epstein the Agent who handled

the above-mentioned project was SA Edward A. Shea. •

Epstein terminated the interview at 3:10 P. M.

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In Reply, Please Refer 20

File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Atlanta, Georgia

July 23, 1975

U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

TO STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA)

ALDEN F. MILLER BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

The following information has been furnished by

SA Alden F. Miller concerning an interview of him by SSO

Staff Members Michael Epstein and Mary DeOreo, which took

place on July 22, 1975, in the office of Senator Herman E.

Talmadge in Atlanta, Georgia.

The interview of SA Alden F. Miller commenced at

4:50 P. M. and was terminated at 5:29 P. M., July 22, 1915,

with the

statement that consideration would be given over-

night as to whether additional questions would be directed

on the following morning to SA Miller. At the outset Staff

Member Michael Epstein advised SA Miller of his rights,

stating he did not have to answer any questions, that he

had the right to legal counsel, and further, that anything

he said might be used in a criminal proceeding against him.

The following questions and the responses of SA

Miller to these questions are set forth hereinafter in

narrative form to the best of his recollection, utilizing

verbiage nearly as possible synonymous with statements made.

The context of this question and answer interrogation is

not necessarily in chronological order.

All questions were

directed to SA Miller by Staff Member Michael Epstein.

SA Miller was asked concerning his employment

and assignment to the

ederal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Atlanta Office.

SA Miller replied that he first was assigned

to the Atlanta Office in 1947, was transferred to New York

-------

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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WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA)

ALDEN F. MILLER BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

in 1948, and returned to the Atlanta Office in 1951. SA

Miller was further asked when he was assigned to the Security

Squad in the Atlanta FBI Office, to which he replied June of

1951. Inquiry was further made

as to whether still assigned

to the Security Squad and SA Miller replied that as of March,

1975, he was no longer assigned

security matters and that he

was presently assigned to work in conjunction with the General

Accounting Office review of matters in the Atlanta Office.

SA Miller was asked when a technical installation

or telephone tap was

ship Conterence (SCLe) and Martin Luther King ISA Milleader-

SA Miller

replied that it was impossible for him at this date to recall

specifically when such an installation was made, but by citing

civil rights activities with particular emphasis in Albany,

Georgia, in 1962, was reasonably sure that the technical

installation was made sometime subsequent to that date.

asked how long the technical installation remained in effect,

SA Miller replied that he could not recall the exact duration

of the telephone tap, however, was of the opinion it was in

effect for several years, possibly three.

When asked what

telephone facilities were covered, SA Miller replied that

telephone service to the offices of SCLC and to the residence

of Martin Luther King were covered in this telephone tap.

SA Miller was asked what was the justification or

purpose of this technical installation, to which he replied

that it was to determine the degree of

subversive influence,

if any, over the activities of the SCLC sponsored civil

rights demonstrations and programs.

Inquiry was made as to who instructed the installation

of such technical coverage and SA Miller replied that he un-

doubtedly received these instructions from his immediate

supervisor and/or the Special Agent in Charge of the Atlanta

Office at that time.

When asked whether these instructions

were written or verbal, SA Miller replied that he could not

specifically recall, but was reasonably sure that if written

they would have also been discussed verbally, both with his

supervisor and the Special Agent in Charge.

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WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA)

ALDEN F. MILLER BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

SA Miller was asked whether a feasibility study

was made prior to the actual installation or a survey

conducted.

SA Miller replied that he did not recall at

this late date whether such a feasibility study was made

prior to the installation. SA Miller was asked whether

if such a study or survey was made whether it was reviewed

by high officials prior to ordering such an installation.

SA Miller replied that he did not specifically recall

whether such a review as that was made on a feasibility

of survey, as if this were done,

it would have been done

in Washington, and SA Miller would not have been in a

position to know of such a review.

SA Miller was asked in making the telephone tap

did the Atlanta Office have sufficient equipment here and

if not, where did we get such equipment to make this

installation. SA Miller replied that the Atlanta Office

did not have

equipment available for such an installation

and at this date it is unknown where the equipment came

from, however, a request for such equipment would have

been made

of. FBI Headquarters in Washington, D. C. SA

Miller was asked whether he dealt with the phone company

in conjunction with this installation and he replied that

he undoubtedly had requested line

information which relates

to pair and cable data for phones to be covered in this

technical installation. Inquiry was made of SA Miller

as to the identity of the person at the Southern Bell

Telephone Company who provided such information and it

was stated that at this late date it was impossible to

say definitely who furnished this data as the phone

company during this era was in the process of setting up

a security office who would normally provide such infor-

mation under the proper circumstances and that if such an

office were then in existence Mr. Theodore King would have

provided the line information desired.

SA Miller was asked whether leased lines were

obtained from the phone company in conjunction with this

installation, to which he replied he did not specifically

recall whether leased lines were utilized or whether other

telephone service was ordered with subsequent adaptation

enabling the use of this service for the technical installation.

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INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA)

ALDEN F. MILLER BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

SA Miller was asked whether charges were incurred for such

service, to which he replied payments were made for all

services

whether it be leased lines or other telephone-type service.

SA Miller was asked whether he had issued the orders for

leased lines or other service and if so, what name was

utilized in issuing such orders, to which SA Miller replied

that if leased lines or other service was ordered through

the Security Office of Southern Bell Telephone Company,

that

he had ordered same, however, he could not recall at this

SA Miller was asked further did he issue the order

for having a private working number installed in the monitoring

plant, to which he replied he could not recall whether such an

order

was issued or given by him and if it was, whether it was

done through the Security Office or done in a routine fashion

like any person requesting normal telephone service.

SA Miller was asked if he recalled where the

technical installations were made, towhich he replied he

did recall and could point out the locations, however, could

not recall the addresses of these locations.

asked the location of the monitoring point, to which he

2, one are pos of

SA Miller was

replied an apartment in an apartment building locatec

diagonally across the street from the Federal Building

housing the offices of the FBI.

SA Miller was asked whether he was responsible for

renting the apartment which was used for monitoring this

technical installation,

to which he replied he did not think

that he was, but was of the opinion that the case Agent

rented the apartment. SA Miller was asked where in the

apartment building was the apartment located, to which he

replied he could only recall it was in the upper portion

of the building, probably above the tenth or twelfth floor

and that it was

located immediately adjacent to a wire closet.

SA Miller was asked the cover name used in renting this

apartment, to which he replied at this late date he could

not recall the exact name utilized, but was of the opinion

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INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA)

ALDEN F. MILLER BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

it was some sort of engineering company, but at any rate,

it would have been the same name utilized in requesting

telephone service. SA Miller was asked further whether

the owners of this building

and top management were

cognizant of the real identity of the renters of this

aparunent ,

to which he replied he had no way of knowing

out was of the opinion for security reasons no one knew

or was aware that this apartment was being utilized by the

FBI.

SA Miller was asked further whether he had anything

to do with the installation of utilities and furnishing of

this apartment used in the monitoring operation, to which

he replied he had nothing to do with this other than the

installation of certain wooden shelves utilized for

equipment necessary to such monitoring and neither did

he have anything to do as it related to the utilities.

SA Miller was asked whether he ever actually

monitored this installation, to which he replied that on

several occasions when regular monitors were ill and there

were other technical needs at the facility, he would serve

as a monitor.

SA Miller was asked whether

he had ever

facility were those necessary to insure a trouble free

technical monitoring.

SA Miller was specifically asked

whether he ever replenished the supplies or tapes for

recording purposes, to which he replied he did not recall

such, other than at the initial inception when a sufficient

supply of tapes were made available and these tapes were

made any technical installation on phone service at the

Ebenezer Baptist Church, the church where Martin Luther King

nade any technic church, ch

SA Miller was asked specifically whether he ever

to his knowledge was ever made.

on the staff, to which he replied that no such installation

SA Miller further informed

that he did not know whether city police authorities or

state authorities had made such an installation and further,

he was not in a position to be aware of any such activities

on the part of these law enforcement agencies.

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U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

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WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA)

ALDEN E. MILLER BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

-SA Miller was asked whether he had ever discussed

Martin Luther King with Eugene Patterson, Editor of the

Atlanta Constitution, to which he replied that to the best

of his knowledge he had never discussed this matter with Mr.

Patterson. SA Miller did point out that he was acquainted

with Mr. Patterson professionally and socially as previous

investigations had brought him in contact with Mr. Patterson

and that they were both members of the same church and served

jointly on various committees and boards for several years.

SA Miller replied further that during this era Mr. Patterson

may have directed questions to him regarding Martin Luther

King, as it was a timely subject and one receiving considerable

newspaper publicity; however, all such inquirles were parried

or handled in a non-committal and non-revealing manner.

Miller further

replied that numerous civil rights cases were

being conducted by the Atlanta Office of the FBI, which was

public knowledge and subject of news coverage by the newspaper

of which Mr.

Patterson served as Editor, however, to the best

of SA Miller's knowledge no revelation was made indicating

the FBI had an unusual interest in the activities of Martin

Luther King•

SA Miller further advised that even though

socially acquainted with Mr. Patterson, he did not agree

with Mr. Patterson's publicly espoused political position

on many and varied interests of the times.

SA Miller was specifically asked that while the

Staff Member did not desire to place SA Miller in a bind,

Ild a superior of his at any time ever instruct him to

contact

ugene Patterson regarding Martin Luther King, to

which SA Miller replied that at no time had any superior

of his, or for that matter, any other FBI employee, ever

ask

that Eugene Patterson

be contacted in regard to Martin

Luther King•

The interview was terminated at 5:29 P. M. with

Mr. Epstein stating that he would like to think overnight

regarding the questions and

answers as set forth above and

would on the following morning advise as to whether he

desired to ask additional questions.

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WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA)

ALDEN F. MILLER BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

On the morning of July 23, 1975, Mr. Epstein

communicated to SA Miller that no further

questioning of

SA Miller was necessary.

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In Reply, Please Refer 10

File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Atlanta, Georgia

July 23, 1975

U.. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

TO STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA)

DONALD P. BURGESS BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

The following information has been furnished by

SA Donald P. Burgess concerning an interview of him by SSC

Staff Members Michael Epstein and Mary DeOreo, which took

place on July 22, 1975, in the office of Senator Herman E.

Talmadge in Atlanta, Georgia.

The interview of SA Donald P. Burgess commenced

at approximately 3:45 P.M. and terminated at approximately

4:45 P.M.

At no time during the interview was any mention

made to SA Burgess regarding his rights by SSC Staff Members

Michael Epstein and Mary DeOreo.

The results of this interview will not necessarily

be in chronological order, but will be to the best recollection

of SA Burgess.

At the outset of the interview, SA Burgess was

asked when he was assigned to the Atlanta Office of the FBI

and SA Burgess replied to the best of his recollection it

was at the end of July or the first part of August, 1964•

SA Burgess was also asked how long he had been in the FBI,

to which he replied since January, 1951.

SA Burgess was asked what his duties were and to

what squad he was assigned when he first arrived in the

Atlanta Division of the FBI. SA Burgess advised he had been

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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desire d estate do to as at die a ly to fates

type investigations.

Mr. Epstein asked sA Burgess when he was assigned

to monitoring the telephone tap of Doctor Martin Luther King, JI.

SA Burgess replied to the best of his recollection he was

assigned to these duties from the end of November, 1965, until

sometime in June, 1966.

SA Burgess was asked if he could pin

down exactly the

date of his assignment to this monitoring

duty and SA Burgess replied that he recalled the general time

period quite well as he had recently undergone surgery berore

this assignment and after extensive sick leave, went almost

immediately on the monitoring duty.

Mr. Epstein asked SA Burgess what his understanding

as to why this telephone tap on Doctor Martin Luther king,

being used. SA Burgess replied that it was his understanding

and recollection that three or four individuals who had heavy

and extensive Communist Party or Marxist affiliations and

connections had an inordinate influence and control over

Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. insofar as policies, objectives

and activities of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

(SCLC).

SA Burgess replied it was his understanding that

these three or four aforementioned individuals' influence over

King extended so far as preparing his speeches and public

statements and that it was also his understanding that the

at the time the telephone tap was instituted,

Robert Kennedy, had approved of and insisted upon this

SA Burgess was then asked if he thought the telephone

tap on Doctor King was justified and SA Burgess replied that

he thought it was fully justified in light of the time and

circumstances and the position of Doctor King.

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WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA)

DONALD P. BURGESS BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

SA Burgess was then asked about the personal type

Intormation regarding personal misconduct, whether or noi

le felt the collecting of this type of information was

justified.

personal misconduct or immoral activities on the part of

King was not the prime purpose or interest of the telephone

personal conduct and completely amoral activities was

significant in this particular case, bearing in mind the

original justification for the telephone monitor and the

fact that Doctor Martin Luther King, JI. was a moral leader

of world stature and a religious personality. SA Burgess

said that he therefore felt a complete double standard of

personal conduct as opposed to public image was significant

inasmuch as such behavior would make Doctor King subject

to pressure or blackmail by the worst criminal or subversive

elements in our society.

SA Burgess was asked if the type of information

regarding Doctor King's personal misconduct was disseminated

to other agencies or the press and SA Burgess replied that

he did not know. SA Burgess was asked if he ever disseminated

any information

regarding the personal misconduct on the

• part of Doctor King to the press or others, and SA Burgess

replied he had not.

Mr. Epstein said that he assumed that SA Burgess

replied that he was aware of some

had no specific knowledge regarding

these matters.

SA Burgess was asked if he ever reviewed the

ommunications regarding Doctor King based upon informatio

onitored. and SA Burgess replied that he merely recorde

the results of the interception of telephone conversations.

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WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

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DONALD P. BURGESS BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

SA Burgess was then asked for the physical location

from which the telephones were monitored and if this physical

location was an apartment in the Peachtree lowers. SA Burgess

replied in the affirmative, but said he could not recall the

exact apartment number or the floor on which it was located.

SA Burgess was asked if the apartment fron which

the telephones were monitored was a one or two bedroom

apartment and if he knew any of the neighbors or if he

recalled maid service to the apartment.

SA Burgess replied

that he believed it

there was no maid or janitorial service.

In response to a question as to where the monitoring

equipment was located, SA Burgess replied to his recollection

it was in the bedroom of the apartment.

SA Burgess was asked if inspectors were at the

apartment and if odd-hour shifts were maintained. SA Burgess

advised that he recalled that odd-hour shifts were maintained,

but he did not recall any inspection of the apartment.

Mr. Epstein asked SA Burgess if he recalled what

his duties were prior to the time that he was assigned to the

attent the sentation be a l tea one a tont in

various locations.

Mx. Epstein then asked about general policy regarding

observation of demonstrations, whether it came from Washington

or originated in the field, and whether the instructions to

observe demonstrations came by SAC letter to the field.

SA Burgess replied that insofar as he knew it was the general

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DONALD P. BURGESS BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

where the possibility of violence existed so that firsthand

observation of any possible violation of Federal statutes

could be

by impartial observers, and that any

ribsequent investigation would not be dependent upon the

sometimes impassioned observations of persons on either side

of a controversial issue.

At this point in the conversation, Mr. Epstein

was reminded by SA Burgess that the purpose of the interview

was the investigation of Doctor Martin Luther King, JI., and

Mr. Epstein replied that he was interested in observations

of civil rights matters insofar as Doctor King was involved.

SA Burgess replied that the only specific demonstration

or civil rights activity he recalled in which he acted as an

observer where Doctor Martin Luther King,

_JI. or SCLC was

involved was in Americus, Georgia, in 1965, and he could recall

very little regarding this matter.

SA Burgess was asked at one point during the interview

if, during the time he served as a monitor on the telephone tap

Nonviolent Coordinating Committee).

Mr. Epstein asked why SA Burgess was removed from

monitoring telephones

mentioned above.

SA Burgess said that it

was at his request as he had completely recovered from a

debilitating illness and was very frankly quite bored with an

inactive assignment.

Mr. Epstein asked if SA Burgess remained on the

Security Squad in the Atlanta Office and what type of cases

he handled after that period. SA Burgess replied that he

did remain on the Security Squad until December, 1966 or

January, 1967, and that he had handled general security matters,

but not the investigation of Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr.

Mr. Epstein asked why SA Burgess was reassigned and

was advised it was a routine administrative reassignment.

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WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA)

DONALD P. BURGESS BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

telephones of Doctor King and SA Burgess replied that he was

virtually certain that assignment to these duties was fron

within ten days before or after Thanksgiving, 1965, until

sometime during June, 1966, because of the aforementioned

on these duties.

Mr. Epstein asked if SA Burgess could ascertain

the date of his surgery from his doctor or hospital records.

SA Burgess replied that surgery had taken place at st.

Joseph

s Infirmary immediately adjacent to the FBI office

and he would attempt to ascertain the date. Mr. Epstein

asked if SA Burgess would be willing to telephone the

hospital at that time in an attempt to verify this date.

SA Burgess replied that old hospital records are sometimes

ditticult to locate and

from experience, it would probably

take two or three days.

In response to a question as to whether anyone

else immediately available could recall the date of this

surgery, SA Burgess replied that his wife might recall.

Mr. Epstein then asked SA Burgess if he would be willing

to telephone his wife in an attempt to determine the date of

his surgery.

At that point in the interview, SA Burgess

did telephone his wife who informed SA Burgess that she

thought SA Burgess had undergone surgery during mid-September,

1965. This was communicated to Mr. Epstein.

Mr. Epstein also asked SA Burgess whether or not anj

record in the Atlanta Office would pin down the exact date:

of his assignment to monitor the King telephones. SA Burgess

replied that he knew of no such record.

Mr. Epstein asked if an annual fitness or performance

report would show his assignment at that time, and SA Burgess

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WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA)

DONALD P. BURGESS BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

replied that he believed these performance reports merely

stated general assignments, such as general security, etc.,

and the location of these reports were unknown to him.

Mr. Epstein asked if SA Burgess had seen his annual

performance reports and SA Burgess replied that he had.

At the conclusion of the interview, Mr. Epstein

asked if he might have SA Burgess' home telephone number

and if he might call him at a later date to obtain from

an eat we Bot a hope be ephone i go and a sa

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In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Atlanta, Georgia

July 22, 1975

NW 63994

U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

TO STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA)

ROBERT W. THOMSON BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

The following information has been furnished by

SA Robert W. Thomson concerning an interview of him by

So start Members Michael Epstein and Mary DeOreo, which

took place on July 22, 1975, in the office of Senator

Herman E. Talmadge in Atlanta, Georgia.

Cond ty at real es the on

No mention was made at the outset of this inter-

view by either Michael Epstein or Mary DeOreo as to any

The interview commenced at approximately 3:15

P. M. and was terminated

at approximately 3:32 P. M.

Set

forth as follows are the results of this interview which

arenot necessarily in chronological order:

SA Thomson was requested to furnish the approximate

date of his assignment to Atlanta as well as his assignment

to other divisions.

SA Thomson advised that he entered on

duty with the FBI in July, 1947, and was assigned to FBI

was appointed an Agent in 1962 and was assigned to the Little

Rock Office until approximately the middle of May, 1964,

when he was assigned to the Atlanta Office.

SA Thomson was asked if he worked security matters

in Little Rock, which was answered no and he was then asked

if his assignment upon reporting to Atlanta was in the security

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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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WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA)

ROBERT W. THOMSON BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

field. SA Thomson advised that he was assigned to the

security squad and upon questioning stated that the nature

of this

security assignment was to monitor the telephones

of Martin Luther King, Jr., both at his residence and his

office.

SA Thomson advised that he continued in this

assignment until approximately August, 1964, when he was

transferred to the Columbus, Georgia, Resident Agency.

SA Thomson was asked the reason for his transfer

from Little Rock to Atlanta and thereafter to the Columbus,

Georgia, Resident Agency, at which time SA Thomson replied

that both transfers were routine transfers, the transfer

to Columbus due to the fact an opening had

been created in

the Resident Agency.

and that to see to ended ea

SA Thomson was asked that upon his return to Atlanta

and engaged in security work in 19ld, if he was aware of any

pending investigation concerning SCLC and SA Thomson advised

he could not recall any investigation of SCLC but could state

that he was not involved

in any if there was such an investi-

gation.

SA Thomson was asked if he had any knowledge as to

when this telephone monitoring of Martin Luther King was

asked of

instituted or when it was discontinued. SA Thomson replied

that he had no such knowledge.

Agent Charles S. Harding and that SA Thomson was advised that the

monitoring of these telephones was being done because of national

security and information was to be obtained concerning King's

contacts and associates, and the reason for such contacts.

SA Thomson was questioned if he ever questioned

himself at any time as to the morality or justification for

this monitoring.

SA Thomson replied that after having only

worked on such

monitoring

for two months he had no question in

his mind as to the reason for this telephone monitoring.

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WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA)

ROBERT W. THOMSON BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

SA Thomson was asked how many telephone lines

were monitored or if he knew the exact location of the

telephones being monitored at which time SA Thomson stated

he could not recall exactly how many telephones were being

monitored but that they were at the residence of Martin

Luther King and SCLC, and that he could not furnish the

addresses of either

of these locations. In addition, SA

Thomson was asked if he typed logs or handwrote them. SA

Thomson replied that he utilized both methods.

SA Thomson was asked if he was furnished any list

of names of certain individuals to be on the lookout for in

contacts by Martin Luther King.

SA Thomson stated he could

not recall any such list. In addition, when asked where the

physical location of this telephone monitoring was accomplished,

SA Thomson advised that it was at the Peachtree Towers

Apartments but that he could not furnish the exact room or

floor utilized.

SA Thomson was asked if he ever highlighted or

placed additional emphasis on any of the telephone calls

that he monitored. SA Thomson replied that no such emphasis

was placed on any such call, and when asked if SA Thomson

prepared any other forms or

memoranda or communications

regarding any of the telephone calls, he monitored, SA Thomson

replied in the negative.

SA Thomson was asked if he could recall Martin

Luther King or any of the other persons monitored being in

any telephone contact with any public officials. SA Thomson

replied that he could not specifically recall any such

telephone conversations, however, during

the time SA Thomson

was assigned these monitoring duties Martin Luther King was

traveling to other cities and it is entirely possible that•

Martin Luther King could have been in contact with some

officials.

SA Thomson was asked for the identities of other

persons also assigned monitoring duties during the time he

was so engaged.

SA Thomson stated that he recalled that

SAs John Benton, 0. Richard Hamilton, Don Burgess and Brian

O'Shea also were engaged in monitoring of the telephones.

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INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA)

ROBERT W. THOMSON BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

SA Thomson was asked if any stenographic person-

nel were utilized at the monitoring site. SA Thomson replied

in the negative.

SA Thomson was asked for the procedure utilized

in handling the logs and tapes used to record the telephone

conversations. SA Thomson stated that to the best of his

recollection

the logs were delivered by the Agent on duty

each morning to the office and that the tapes were utilized

over and over again for recording telephone calls.

At this point both Michael Epstein and Mary DeOreo

stated that they had no further questions of SA Thomson and

the interview was concluded.

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File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Atlanta, Georgia

July 22, 1975

U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE TO

STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH

RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA)

O. RICHARD HAMILTON BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

The following information has been furnished by

SA 0. Richard Hamilton concerning an interview of him by

SSC Staff Members Michael Epstein and Mary DeOreo, which

took place on July 22, 1975, in the office of Senator

Herman E. Talmadge in Atlanta, Georgia.

The above-mentioned interview commenced at

SA Hamilton was

not ring to match te not i so t ironi goal.

order.

Georgia, SA Hamilton advised he became a Special Agent

in September, 1951, and has been assigned to the Atlanta

andvised

Office since February, 1961. SA Hamilton was questioned

regarding the period of time he was assigned to the

Security Squad in Atlanta.

SA Hamilton advised that

he was assigned to

in 1961, and continued that assignment until approximately

sometime in 1962.

At that time he was assigned to a road

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is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to

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INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL, AGENT (SA)

0. RICHARD HAMILTON BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

trip involving investigations of any FBI matter occurring

within that road trip and such assignments were not neces-

sarily connected with the Security Squad. SA Hamiltor

advised he was reassigned to the Security Squad in Atlanta

during the Spring or early Summer of 1964 or 1965, and he

according to his best recollection, this

• was in 1964.

The SSC Staff Members questioned SA Hamilton as

to what, if any, assignment he had regarding the inves-

tigation of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., or with the

Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). SA

Hamilton advised that upon his reassignment to the security

The Staff Members inquired as

to the number of lines monitored and as to the location

of the technical installation. SA Hamilton recalled

that lines on the SCLC switchboard and SCLC Wide Area

Telephone Service (WATS) as well as the residence tele-

phone of King were monitored.

The Staff Members inquired

whether tapes of conversations were made from the techni-

cal installation and SA Hamilton replied that occasionally

when it was necessary to record more than one telephone

conversation

occurring at the same time,

that he occa-

sionally would tape one conversation while preparing a

handwritten log of another, that thereafter the conver-

sation recorded on tape was reduced to a handwritten 10g

when time permitted.

The Staff Members asked what was

done with the recorded tapes following the completion of

the recording and Hamilton advised that when the conver-

sation had been reduced to writing on a log and the tape

was used up, that as best as he could recall, the tape

was erased

and then reused.

The Staff Members asked

whether such tapes were reviewed by other FBI personnel

and SA Hamilton stated he could not recall any situation

where this occurred.

The Staff Members inquired as to

whether such tapes were further maintained or placed

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somewhere else and SA Hamilton replied he was not aware

of any instance where this was done. The Staff Members

asked to whom the case on King was assigned and who was

the supervisor of the squad at the time that SA Haniltor

was assioned to the monitoring of the installation. They

were advised the agent assigned to the case was former

SA Robert Nichols and the supervisor was Charles Harding•

At that point the Staff Members inquired as to who was

supervisor or lad a great ay vete eye da cace ting

They were advised that Mr.

Henry Rowse was the supervisor when Hamilton was first

assigned to Atlanta and that upon Rowse's transfer to

FBI Headquarters, Harding became the supervisor.

There-

alter, in approximately 1968, Charles Haynes replaced

Harding as supervisor of the Security Squad in Atlanta.

The Staff Members inquired as to the reason for the

Hamilton advised

that was an administrative decision made by FBI Headquarters

and since that did not relate to the investigation per-

taining to Doctor Martin Luther King, JI., he would respect-

fully decline to discuss that matter. The Staff Members

subsequently asked if SA Nichols was subsequently assigned

to the Valdosta, Georgia, Resident Agency of the Atlanta

Office and, then transferred to another field office.

SA Hamilton advised that was correct.

The Staff Members

inquired as to the reason for SA Nichols'

transfer to

another field office, to which SA Hamilton replied he

telt that question did not relate to the investigatior

of King and involved an administrative decision by FBI

Headquarters; and, therefore, declined to answer.

The Staff Members, after being advised by SA

Hamilton that he was assigned to monitoring the technical

Installation for a period of approximately four months,

inquired as to whether he was ever subsequently assigne

to any investigation relating to King or 'SCLC. Hamilton

advised the case concerning SCLC was assigned to him

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INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA)

0. RICHARD HAMILTON BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

upon the retirement of former SA Alan Sentinella in

approximately 1970. The Staff Members inquired as to the

period of time thereafter that SCLC remained under inves-

tigation and what basis if any there was for closing

the case.

of King, he felt that question did not directly relate

to the investigation of King and that prior to fur-

nishing an answer to that question, he felt he should

confer with a FBI Headquarters representative who was

then present in the Atlanta Office of the FBI. The

Staff Members advised they did desire an answer to that

question and approved of a consultation between SA

Hamilton and the FBI Headquarters representative. SA

Hamilton conferred with the FBI Headquarters represen-

tative then in the Atlanta Office of the FBI and it

was agreed the question regarding the closing of SCLC

and the assignment of that case to SA Hamilton was outside

the parameter of the authority given to SA Hamilton by

FBI Headquarters

regarding discussion of Doctor Martin

Luther King, Jr.

in the spirit of cooperation,

it was agreed that SA Hamilton would answer the question

case file failed to reflect any influence by individuals

or organizations having affiliations with communist

background. In view of that, it was felt the SCLC case

should be closed.

The Staff Members inquired as to who made the

decision regarding closing of SCLC and whether the matter

was first discussed with FBI Headquarters or other indi-

viduals within the Atlanta Office of the FBI or if it

was a decision made by SA Hamilton alone. Hamilton

a cha the e mental ene uper ot the Seat y

and that he recömmended to

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INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA)

0. RICHARD HAMILTON BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

Squad that the case be closed since there had been no known

communist influence upon the activities of the SCLC

to the mechanics of closing the case they were advised

that SA Hamilton dictated a letter to FBI Headquarters

from

influence upon the activities of SCLC and that unless

advised to the contrary by FBI HeadquarterSiE a form

was being closed. .The Staff Members asked

letter was used

whereby blanks were filled in and they

were advised this was not the case.

The Staff Members

inquired if FBI Headquarters agreed with the closing

and

SA Hamilton advised that to his knowledge, no communica-

tion was thereafter received from Headquarters which

would disagree with the closing of that case. The Staff

Members inquired

as to whether SA Hamilton or anyone in

Atlanta conferred with any persons in the New York Office

of the FBI prior to closing the case and SA Hamilton

advised that to his knowledge this did not occur.

Staff Members then inquired

as to the basis for closing

the case on SCLC as compared with the basis for opening

the case originally. Hamilton advised he did not speci-

fically recall the wording of any communications upon

which the case was originally opened, however, a review

of the case at the time it was closed did not indicate

that SCLC might be involved in any activities which

could constitute a violation of the Internal Security

Statutes.

The Staff Members inquired as to whether the

investigation was based upon the Smith Act and SA Hamilton

smith Ac did not recall specifically seeing the words

, however, FBi investigations regarding communist

influence was based upon the communist goal of forceable

overthrow of the U.S. Government.

The Staff Members asked if, after the death of

King, whether Stanley Levison was in contact with Reverend

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U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE TO

STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH

RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA)

O. RICHARD HAMILTON BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

Ralph Abernathy, President of SCLC. They were advised by

lamilton that that question was not related to the FBI's

nvestigation of Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr., and he

ould decline to discuss that matter without further con

sultation with FBI Headquarters representative in the

Atlanta Office.

The Staff Members did not ask that

•Hamilton then discuss that point with the Headquarters

representative.

The Staff Members inquired as to the identities of

other FBI personnel assigned to the monitoring of the tech-

nical installation and SA Hamilton advised he recalled that

at that time SA Robert Thomson and SA John Benton were assigned

to monitoring, however, SA Hamilton could not recall the

identities of

other agents assigned during the period of

time he was assigned to the monitoring of the installation.

Staff Members inquired as to the reason for SA Hamilton being

removed from the assignment of monitoring the installation

and Hamilton replied that he requested he be removed for the

purpose of being reassigned to security investigative matters.

Hamilton stated that shortly after discussing this desire with

Supervisor Harding, he was taken off the assignment and was

given other investigative assignments.

They inquired as to

whether Hamilton questioned the propriety of the technical

that he did not question such propriety. Hame stat Members

inquired as to the names Hamilton was instructed to listen

for on the installation and Hamilton replied he recalls being

instructed to listen for conversations of individuals by

the names of Stanley Levison and Harry Wachtel. They asked

if he was instructed

to listen for conversations of indivi-

duals by the names of Helstein and O'Dell. Hamilton advised

the name Helstein was familiar although he could not recall

specific instructions regarding him but recalled that he was

instructed and did listen for conversations of Hunter Pitts

O'Dell.

Staff Members asked whether the Atlanta FBI Office

maintained subfiles regarding Doctor Martin Luther

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U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE TO

STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH

RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA)

0. RICHARD HAMILTON BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

King, Jr., or SCLC or whether the Atlanta Office or FBI

Martin Luther King, Jr., and SA Hamilton advised he

could not recall at this time whether such a file was

maintained on Mrs. King•

During the interview the Staff Members asked

who handled the

arrangements for renting the apartment

where the technical installation was located and where

it was located.

Hamilton advised the installation was

Located in an apartment at 300 West Peachtree Street,

but he could not recall in which apartment it was located.

They inquired as to the identities of the individuals

who handled the rental and who made the rent payments and

SA Hamilton advised he did not know that information.

They asked whether or not FBI inspectors ever inspected

the installation or if during the course of an inspec-

of the FBI Office

• In Atlanta whether they visited

the installation. Hamilton advised he was not aware

of any inspection of the installation or visit of it

by inspectors.

The Staff Members asked if Hamilton could recall

any contact with King by

public officials, on officen iders, to perso anties,

replied he could not at that time recall any such

contacts.

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In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Atlanta, Georgia

July 22, 1975

TO STUDE GOV SILENTAL OPERATIONS

WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENGE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAI AGENT (SA)

W. JOHN BENTON BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

SAW. John Benton concerning an interview of him by sse

place on July 22, 1975, in the office of Senator Herman E.

Jalmadge in Atlanta, Georgia.

The interview of SAW. John Benton began at 9:45

A. Mo. and terminated at 10:32 A. M., July 22, 1975. At

outset of the interview no mention was made of SA Benton"he

rights by SSC Staff Members Michael Epstein and Mary DeOreo.

SA Benton was asked how long he had served with

the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI). SA Benton advised

from December, 1956 to the present time.

SA Benton was asked what offices he had been assigned

to..

SA Benton advised the FBI Identification Division,

Washington, D. C.; the Atlanta Field Division, Atlanta,

Georgia;

FBI Agents Training at Washington, D. C.; Oklahoma City Field

Division, OkLahoma City, Oklahoma; Indianapolis Fiel

Division, Indianapolis,

Indiana; and the Knoxville Fielc

DivisIon, Knoxville, Lennessee

having current assignment

in the Chattanooga Resident Agency, Chattanooga, Tennessee.

SA Benton was asked how long he had been assigned

at Chattanooga, Tennessee. SA Benton advised from March 15,

1974 to the present date.

-

-

-.

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.

SEARCHED

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FILED

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•U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

TO STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA)

W. JOHN BENTON BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

SA Benton was asked the period of time he was

assigned to the Atlanta Field Division. SA Benton advised

from 1959 until August 22, 1966.

SA Benton was asked during what period of time

he was assigned to the king investigation. SA Benton

regarding the King case prior to his assignment during

1964 and SA Benton answered in the negative.

SA Benton was

asked what his job responsibilities

were concerning the monitoring of the Southern Christian

Leadership Conference (SCLC) headquarters and King

; telephones.

SA Benton advised his job responsibilities dealt with the

monitoring of incoming and outgoing telephone calls.

SA Benton was asked what did he do when receiving

or intercepting incoming or outgoing calls. SA Benton advised

a written log was maintained of incoming and outgoing calls

and only the pertinent facts of the calls were written on

the 1og.

SA Benton further advised the incoming and out-

going calls were tape recorded. SA Benton was asked how

many telephones were monitored

• at the SCLC headquarters

and at the King residence.

SA Benton advised he did not

recall the exact number of

telephone lines monitored;

however, there were several lines.

SA Benton was asked the names of Agents assigned

with him to monitor telephone calls.

SA Benton advised

his best recollection was that SA Hamilton, SA Burgess and

SA Thomson were assigned at the location during the period

SA Benton monitored the telephones.

SA Benton was

asked the location of the plant,

the floor and room number where the plant was located.

SA

Benton advised the plant was located in an apartment building

directly across the street from the FBI Atlanta Field Division,

and he does not recall the floor or room number of the plant.

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U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

TO STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA,

Wo JOHN BENTON BY SSC STAFF MEMBER.

SA Benton was asked who directed him to monitor

the telephones.

SA Benton advised the Special Agent in

Charge, Mr. Joseph K. Ponder, directed him to his job

assignment on the King investigation.

SA Benton was asked what did he do with the logs

and tapes at the end of each day's work. SA Benton advised

the logs and tapes were handled by other Special Agents

of the FBI assigned to the case.

SA Benton was asked who the supervising or case

Agent was in the King investigation.

SA Benton advised

SA Robert Nichols was the case Agent in charge of the King

investigation.

SA Benton was asked how many squads were located

in the Atlanta Division at the time the telephones were being

monitored.

SA Benton advised there were four squads in the

Atlanta Division at that time. SA Benton was asked which

squad handled the investigation of the King matter and SA

Benton advised the Number 3 Squad handled the King investi-

gation.

SA Benton was asked who furnished supplies such

as tapes and logs to the plant where the monitoring took

Location by other Special Agents assigned to the case.

SA Benton advised the supplies were brought to the

SA Benton was asked what happened to the tapes

and logs at the end of the day or when a day's work was

completed. SA Benton advised to his best knowledge the

tapes and

logs were turned over to the supervising Agent

of the case.

SA Benton was asked whether he dictated any

daily summaries or memoranda regarding the monitoring of

the telephones. SA Benton advised that he did not dictate

any summaries or memoranda at any time regarding the

monitoring of the telephones.

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U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

TO STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA)

W. JOHN BENTON BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

SA Benton was asked who handled the repairs of

the equipment if there was a malfunction of the equipment.

SA Benton advised the equipment and any repairs to the

equipment was handled by SA Miller who was assigned to the

Atlanta Field Division.

SA Benton was asked how many files were involved

in the King investigation. SA Benton advised to his best

SA Benton

was asked if there were other files where investigation

any knowledge of any other FBI investigations regarding

SCLC or SCIC members.

SA Benton was asked who were some of the named

individuals that he was told to listen for and the basis

for listening for these particular individuals.

SA Benton

advised he was instructed to monitor incoming and outgoing

calls and that to the best of his knowledge several individuals

were of interest to the investigation.

These individuals were

Stan Levison, Harry Wachtel, Ralph Helstein and Hunter Pitts

O'Dell. SA Benton was asked why these individuals or any

other named individuals might be of interest to the FBI. SA

Benton advised the FBI

had developed information that certain

individuals that had contact with Martin Luther King, Jr.

and SCLC headquarters were either sympathizers to the

Communist Party of the United States or possibly members of

the Communist Party of the United States.

SA Benton was asked if he received any mail at the

plant where the telephones were monitored and if there was

a mail box in the apartment complex where mail could be

received.

SA Benton advised he did not receive any mail

at the apartment complex and did not have any knowledge

of any mail boxes.

SA Benton was asked if there was a telephone

located at the plant and if this telephone was assigned

an FBI telephone number. SA Benton advised there was one

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U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

TO STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA)

Wo JOHN BENTON BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

telephone at the plant and he does not recall the telephone

number or in what name this telephone number was assigned.

SA Benton was asked what name the apartment was

rented in and who paid the apartment rent. SA Benton

advised he did not have any knowledge as to the name the

apartment was rented in and he did not know who paid the

rent on the apartment.

SA Benton was asked who cleaned up the apartment

since it was their understanding that this location was

manned by Agents 24 hours a day.

SA Benton advised the

apartment complex was kept in a clean and orderly manner

by Agents assigned to the monitoring operations.

SA Benton

was asked to give a description of the layout of the apart-

ment:

SA Benton advised the apartment contained

a kitchen,

a living room, a bedroom, and one bathroom.

SA Benton was asked which room the monitoring

took place in and SA Benton advised the equipment was located

in the bedroom of the apartment.

•

SA Benton was asked if he had knowledge of any

telephone calls intercepted of high elected Government

officials and the approximate date these calls might have

been intercepted. SA Benton advised to the best of his

recollection and while assigned to the monitoring operation

there was one telephone call intercepted of a high elected

Government official. SA Benton was asked the name of the

Government official and the parties involved in the telephone

conversation.

SA Benton advised the intercepted telephone

call was between President Lyndon B. Johnson and Martin

Luther King, Jr.

SA Benton was asked when this telephone

conversation took place and SA Benton advised it took place

sometime in 1964 to the best of his recollection. (At no

time did SSC Staff Members Michael Epstein and Mary DeOreo

ask the contents of the telephone conversation between

President Lyndon B. Johnson and Martin Luther King, Jr.)

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U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

TO STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA)

W. JOHN BENION BY SSC STAFF MEMBERS

SA Benton was asked if he had any knowledge of any

telephone calls intercepted between Martin Luther King,

JI.

and the Attorney General of the United States during the

period of time he monitored the telephone. SA Benton

advised he did not have any knowledge of any calls intercepted

between Martin Luther King and the Attorney General of the

United States.

SA Benton was asked if he had any knowledge of any

telephone calls to the Democratic Convention in 1964 by

Martin Luther King, Jr. that were intercepted during the

monitoring operation.

SA Benton advised he did not have any

king to the Demo tate core to dude I artin Luther

SA Benton was asked at the time he was assigned

to the monitoring of the King telephonesby the Special Agent

in Charge of the Atlanta Field Division did he question his

assignment. SA Benton advised absolutely not.

SA Benton was asked that during the period he

monitored the King telephones did he ask to be relieved of

his assignment. SA Benton answered absolutely not.

SA Benton was asked at this time does he question

his assignment to the

monitoring of the King telephones

and SA Benton answered absolutely not.

date, July 22, interview was terminated at 10:32 A. Mo this

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7/24/75

AIRTEL

TO:

FROM:

SENSTUDY 75

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-116395)

(ATTI: INTD, W. 0. CREGAR)

SAC, ATLANIA (62-2854)

seven LHi's prepared at Atlanta and captioned "U. S. Senate

Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations witl

Respect to Intelligence Activities (SSC)," subcaptioned

and dated as follows:

- 7/22/75:

2. "Interview of FBI Special Agent (SA) 0. Richard

Hamilton by SSC Staff Members" - 7/22/75;

4. "Interview of FBI Special Agent (SA) Donald P.

Burgess by SSC Staff Members" - 7/23/75;

5. "Interview of FBI Special Agent (SA) Alden F.

Miller by SSC Staff Members" - 7/23/75;

6. "Interview of FBI Special Agent (SA) Charles I.

Haynes by SSC Staff Members" - 7/23/75;

7. "Interview of FBI Special Agent (SA) Edward A.

Shea by SSC Staff Members" - 7/24/75.

The FBI representative who was available in the

Atlanta FBI Office for consultation during the interviews

was Bureau Supervisor SEYMOR F. PHILLIPS.

2-Bureau (Enc. 56)

I-Atlanta

CTH:rr] (3)

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NR612 WA CODE

4:50PM NITEL 7/25/75 PLD

TO ATLANTA

FROM DIRECTOR (62 - 116395)

SENSTUDY •75, BUDED: 7/31/75•

FBIHQ IS PRESENTLY COMPILING PERTINENI DOCUMENTS PERTAIN-

ING TO CAPTIONED MAITER AT THE REQUEST OF THE UNITED STATES

SENATE SELECT COMMITIEE TO STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH

RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC).'

' INCLUDED IN THE SSC'S REQUEST IS ONE CONCERNING ALL MEMO-

RANDA AND ANY OTHER MATERIALS INDICATING OR REFLECTING THE

INCEPTION OF (4) ALL HEADQUARIERS FILES AND (B) ALL. ATLANIA

DIVISION FILES CONCERNING MARTIN LUTHER KING AND ORGANIZATIONAL

FILE CAPTIONED "COMINFIL OF SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP

CONFERENCE," (SCLC), TOGETHER WITH THE BASIS AND AUTHORITY

FOR

OPENING SUCH FILES.

SSC STAFF PERSONNEL HAVE ADVISED THE ABOVE REQUEST REFERS

NOT ONLY TO COMMUNICATIONS WHICH INITIATED ACTIVE INVESTIGA-

TION OF KING AND THE SCLC, BUT SHOULD INCLUDE SUCH ITEMS,

WHETHER THEY BE OFFICE MEMORANDA OR OTHER MATERIALS (I.E.,

1899

#358

62-285425

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PAGE TWO

NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS) WHICH FORMED THE BASIS FOR ESTABLISHING

THESE FILES PRIOR TO THE TIME ACTIVE INVESTIGATION WAS

INITIATED •

ATLANTA DIVISION PROMPTLY REVIEW ABOVE MATTERS AND

FURNISH. FBIHQ WITH THREE CLEAR XEROXES OF ITEMS WHICH ARE

RESPONSIVE TO THE, SSC'S REQUEST. THESE ITEMS SHOULD BE

XEROXED AS THEY APPEAR IN YOUR FILES. ANY EXCISIONS OF

DATA APPEARING THEREIN WILL BE HANDLED BY FBIHQ PRIOR TO

THE TIME THESE MATERIALS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE SSC.

IT WILL NOT BE NECESSARY TO FURNISH HEADQUARTERS WITH

COPIES OF ANY INSTRUCTIONS RELATIVE TO INSTITUTING ACTIVE

INVESTIGATION IN THESE CASES WHICH EMANTED FROM FBIHQ.

WHERE SUCH IS THE

CASE A SIMPLE STATEMENT IO THAT EFFECT

SHOULD BE MADE AND THE DATE AND CAPTION OF THE HEADQUARTERS

COMMUNICATION SHOULD BE FURNISHED:

EXPEDITE AND SUBMIT BY COVER AIRTEL IN ABOVE CAPTION

•, BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS 7/31/75.

PEND

FBI AT LIT

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NROIE WA CODE

4850PM NITEL 7/25/75 PLD

TO AILANA

FROM DIRECTOR. (62-116595)

SENSTUDY '75, DUDED: 7/51/75.

FBING IS PRESENILY COMPILING PERIINENI DOCUMCNIS PERTAIN-

ING TO CAPTIONED MALIUR AT

THE REQUEST OF THE UNITED STATES

SENATE SELECT COMMIIICE TO STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WIIH

RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC).•

INCLUDED IN THA SSC'S REGUEST IS ONE CONCERNING ALL MEMO-

RAIDA AND ANY OTHER MATERIALS INDICALING OR REFLECTING IME

INCEPTION OF (A) ALL HEADGUARTERS FILES AND (B) ALL ATLANTA

DIVISION FILES CONCERNING MARTIN LUTHER KING AND ORGANIZATIONAL

FILE CAPIIONED COMINFIL OF SOUIRERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP

CONFERENCE," (SOLC), TOGETHER WITH IME BASIS AND AUTHORITY FOR

OPENING

SUCH FILES=

SSC STAFF PERSONNEL HAVE ADVISED IME ABOVE REQUEST REFERS

NOT OILY TO CORMUNICATIONS WHICH INITIATED ACTIVE INVESTIGA-

TION OF KING AND THE SCLC, DUI SHOULD. INCLUDE SUCH ITEMS,

WHETHER THEY BE OFFICE MEMORANDA OR OTHER MATERIALS (I.EOD

62-2854-25

SEARCHED_

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SERIALIZED, L FILED.-

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PAGE TUO

NEWSPAPEM CLIPPINGS) WHICH FORMED THE SASIS FOR ESTABLISHING

THESE FILES PRIOR TO THE TIME ACTIVE INVESTIGATION WAS

INITIATED•

ATLANTA DIVISION PROMPTLY REVIE

ABOVE MATIERS AN

FURNISH FBINO WITH THREE CLEAR XENOXES OF ITEMS WHICH ARE

RESPONSIVE TO IHE SSC'S REQUEST. THESE ITEMS SHOULD SE

XEROXED AS THEY APPEAR IN YOUR FILES: ANY EXCISIONS OF

DATA APPEARING THEREIN WILL BE HANDLED BY FBINQ PRIOR TO

•THE TIME THESE MATERIALS ARE DADE AVAILABLE 10 THE SSC.

IT WILL NOT BE NECESSARY TO FURNISH HEADQUARTERS WITH

CÓPIES OF ANY INSTRUCTIONS RELATIVE IO

INSTITUTING.

ACT A VE

INVESIIGATION IN THESE CASES WHICH EMANTED FROM FBING.

WHERE SUCH IS THE CASE A SIMPLE STATEMENT TO THAT EFFECT

SHOULD BE MADE AND THE DATE AND CAPIION OF IHE HEADQUARTERS

COMMUUICATION SHOULD BE FURNISHED.

EXPEDITE AND SUSMIT BY COVER AIRIEL IN ABOVE CAPTION

BY COSE OF BUSINESS 7/31/75

PE NO

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FBI AT.

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in poe

1RG12 VA CODE

4:50FM WIIEL 7/25/75 FLD

TO ATLAGIA

IRC DIRECIOR (62- 116395)

SERSTUDY °75, ELDED: 7/31/75.

FOIME IS FRESEVOLY COMPILING PERTINUM DOCUMENIS PERTAIN-

ILS IO CAPIIOLED MATTER AI THE RECULOT OF THE UNITED SIATES

ELATE EGLECI COUMITTLE TO STUDY GOVERDALNIAL OPCRATIONS WITH

RESPECI TO IMOLLIGENCE ACTIVITIDO (SSC)•

INCLUDED IN THE SSC*S RECURSI IS ONE CONCERDING ALL MEMO-

RAIDA AND ANY OINER MARIALS INDIGATING OR REFLECTINS THE

INCEPTION OF CAS ALL MGADCUARIUNO FILES ADD (BI ALL ATLANTA

DIVISION FILES CONCERNAG MARTIN LUTHER KING AND ORGANIZATIONAL

FILE CAPTIOLED "COMIGFIL OF SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP

CONFURENCE," (COLOS, TOGEINES VISM INE OASIS ALD AUTHORITY FOR

OPENIS SUCH FILES.

SSC SIAFE FERSONNEL HAVE ADVIDED INE ABOVE RECUESI REFERS

JHEINON THEY DE OFFICE VEGORALDA OR GIMR GATENIALS SILAS

62-7854-25

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PAGE IVO

ISFAFER CLIPPILGS) WHICH FORMED IRA BASIS FOR DSTASLISHINS

INESE FILLS FRIOR 10 ING TINE ACLIVE ILVESTIGOIIOD VAS

INITIATED.

ATLOITA DIVISION FROMPILY REVIL ADOVE ATTERS AD

FURLISH FBIHE WITH TINEE CLERS XENONES OF ITIUS UHICH ARE

ROSFOLSIVE TO ING ESCO RECUEDI. TRISE ITENS SNOULD UE

XEROXED AS THEY APFEAR IN YOUR FILES. ANY EXCISIONS OF

DATA APPEARING INDREIN WILL &A MIOLED BY FOING FRIOS TO

INE FINE THESE MAICRIALS ARE MADE AVOILACLE IO INS SSC.

Il VILL 1OI OL NOCESSARY ID FURVISH RENDCUARTERS WITH

COPIES OF ADY INSIRUCIIONS RELALIVE TO INSTIJUTILG ACTIVE

IRVESTIGAIION IN THESE CASES UNICH GUANICO FRO FOIMG.

WHERE. SUCH IS THE

COSE A SINFLA SIAILULUS TO INAT EFFAGT

SHOULD BE DADS ACO TRO DATU AND CAPTION OF THE MENDCUARTENS

CONQULICATION SHOULD DE FURLICHEO,

EXPEDITE ALD SUBMIT BY LOVOR MIATEL IN ASOVE CAFIION

BY QOSE OF BUSILASS 7/31/73

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OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10

JULY 1973 EDITION

GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO

: SAG, ATLANTA

(62-2854)

FROM

: SUPV. CHARLES T. HAYNES

SUBJECT: SENSTUDY '75

BUDED:

7/31/75

DATE:

7/30/75

Re Bureau nitel to Atlanta,

7/25/75.

On 7/30/75, referenced teletype was discussed in

at FBIHQ:

and he did want Xerox copies of serials used by Atlanta to

establish the KING and SCLC files and that he did not want

copies of serials between the inception,

or first serial,

as a basis for establishing these files; and the

serials which would be the communication from the Bureau

to Atlanta with instructions to initiate active investi-

gation in the KING or SCLC cases.

-

- Atlanta

CTH: pab

(2)

67-2854-26

SEARCHED

SERIALIZED FILED MC..)

JUL 3? 1975

FBI - ATLANTA

Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan

5010-110

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SAG, ATLANTA

(62-2854)

7/30/75

SUPV. CHARLES I. HAYNES

SENSTUDY '75

BUDED: 7/31/75

Re Bureau nitel to Atlanta, 7/25/75.

On 7/30/75, referenced teletype was discussed in

detail with Bureau Supervisor, P. E. NUGENT, Unit Chief,

Black Nationalist and White Hate • East Unit, Division -

NUGENt stated he prepared referenced teletype

and he did want Xerox copies of serials used by Atlanta to

establish the KING and Sure Illes and that he did not want

copies of serials between the Inception,

or first serial,

usee as a basis for establishing these files; and the

serials which would be the comminication from the Bureau

to Atlanta with instructions to initiate active investi

gation in the KING or SCLC cases.

2)-

Atlanta

CIH: paD

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FD-36 (Rov. 5-22-64)

00>

Transmit the following in

Via

TELETYPE

FBI

Date: 7/30/75

CODED

Type in plaintert or coder

NITEI,

(Priority)

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-116395) SJP

FROM:

ATLANTA (62-2854)

SENSTUDY '75, BUDED: 7/31/75.

RE BUREAU NITEL TO ATLANTA, JULY 25, 1975.

IN RESPONSE TO REQUEST SET FORTH, EXTENSIVE FILE REVIEW

AND RELATED ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE WILL ENTAIL TIME WHICH

WILL NOI ALLOW ATLANTA TO MEET THE JULY 31, 1975 DEADLINE.

ATLANTA ANTICIPATES RECOVERY AND XEROXING OF MATERIAL

REQUESTED AND SUBMISSION OF AIRTEL TRANSMITTING SAME BY THE

CLOSE OF BUSINESS, JULY 31, 1975, WHICH SHOULD REACH THE

BUREAU BY AUGUST 2, 1975.

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FROM: ATLANIA (62-2854)

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RE BUREAU NITEL TO ATLANTA, JULY 25, 1975=

IN RESPONSE TO REQUEST SET FORTH, EXIENSIVE FILE REVIEW

AND RELATED ADMINISIRATIVE PROCEDURE WILL ENTAIL TIME WHICH

WILL NOT ALLOW ATLAITA IO MEET THE JULY 31, 1975, DEADLINE,

ATLANCA AUTICIPATES RECOVERY AND XEROXING OF MATERIAL

REQUESTED AND SUBMISSION OF AIRIEL TRANSMITIING SAUE BY THE

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7/31/75

/INTEL.

TO:

FROM:

SUBJECT:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-116395)

SAG, NILANTA (62-2854)

SENSTUDY "75

BUDED: 7/31/75

(RUC)

Re Bureau nitcl, 7/25/75, and Atlanca nitel,

7/30/75.

Enclosed arc three Xcrox copies of the following:

Memorandum dated 1/6/56, to SAC fron Clerl:

JEAN B. HEARN, captioned "MARTIN LUTHER KING, waS, M. L.

King, Martin King, hartin Le King

5o Mo King, JI. & SI:,

SM - C'' (Seriallin AI File 100-5586).

2. Newspaper article from 8/17/57 issue of

Pittsburgh Courier captioned "New Rights Group Launched

in Dixie!" (Serial 1 of AT File 100-5718).

A ICVICH Of IT FiLC 100-5586 (Burilc 100-106670),

, in response to

captioned tea Lot no cano a side a real not

is onclosed and identified as Secial 1 of i file 100-5500.

The correlation monorandu was prepared for the purpose of

ministratively bringing together in one file a sumar

I portinont infoination regarding KING fron other file:

in the itlanta Office.

The first instructions from FBIIQ sclative to

instituting active investigation in the KING case appeas

- Bureau (Enc. 6)

(1)- Itlanta

CTH: pab

DESTROY FITO IN LO IRS.; R 10 IRS. 3

I RETAIN (JUSTIFY),

Historical

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AT 62-2854

(Bufile 100-106670).

i revlew of above-nentioned KING file reveals

that betreen Serials 1 and 256 of the file 100-5586 appears

miscellaneous newspaper clippings, memoranda and communications

from other offices.

A review of MI File 100-5718 (Bufile 100-438794)

reveals this file was established upon receipt oi Bureau

letter to itlanta,

9/20/57,

captioned "SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN

LEADENSHIP CONFERENCE, INFORHATION CONCERNING - INTERNAL

SECURITY, which is identified as Serial 2 in AT File 100-5718.

Serial 1 of AT File 100-5718 is a newspaper article from the

8/17/57 issue of the Pittsburgh Courier (Xerox copy enclosed

hooted vet at mato /4/57 and there 92 52, macing

to Atlanta.

Instructions from FBIHQ as to the extent of in-

vestigation regarcing the Stle are reflected in Bureau letter

to Atlanta, 10/23/02g

captioned "COLMUNIST INFILTRATION OF

SECURITY - C" (Bufile 100-438794 and AT File

Other serials appearing between Serials 2 and 165

in AT File 100-5718 are primarily neuspaper articles and

commnications from other offices.

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SAC (100-2162)

JEAN B. HEART, Cler'K

WAFFIN IUTHERKING, was i. I. King, dartin King,

Martin I. King, l. King, Jr. & St.

SH-C

January 6, 1956

Following is a summary of file references on subjects other than

their main files 130-2162 and 100-5586, as of instant date.

100-2162 File entitled LAR'IN LUTHER KING, SRo, vas., IS-G.

100-5586÷ File entitled BARTIN LUTHER KING, Jo, Was., IS-C.

4L-50-6. lemo for the file from SA ALFRED I. MEANS, dated 8/3/43

entitled AGITATION AMONG NEGROES IN THE ATLANTA FIELD DIVISION.

Instant memo reflects in part the following information:

"Krs. JOHN GRONLUND, 2337 Hirsch Drive, NE, Atlanta, Ga.,

telephonically communicated with this office on August 2 and advised

that she had a nurse by the name of RUTH E. ALIEN, who lived at

229 Chestnut Street, NW, who advised her that Rev. M. I.. KING

of the Auburn Avenue Church, who was a Southern negro, had been

in Detroit at the time of the race riot in that city, and that he

was circulating stories to the effect that white people had taken

a negro baby away from a negro woman and killed the woman and

threatened to kill the baby, and other stories of atrocities."

65-102-138.

Report by SA S. D. DURICE, Atlanta, dated 1/17/42

entitled TAFDY LEE SCOTT, Espionage-C.

Instant report reflects

that on 11/24/41 AT-85 gave SA DURFEE a list of names in which

letters were mailed out to these people asking them to sign the

petition to Roosevelt to free Earl Browder.

The name Rev. M. L.

KING, 501 Auburn Ave., NE, appeared on the list.

65-102-1A28.

Is above list of names and coptes of letters mailed

to individuals.

CO's 100-55860

sanite

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MARTIN LUTHER KING, JI. & Sr. (continued.)

100-301-262 page #ll. Report by SA MILTON R. KAACK, New Orleans, dated

5/12/55 entitled SOUTHERN CONFERENCE EDUCATIONAL FUND, ING., IS-C. Instant

report reflects in part the following information:

"The January 1955 issue of 'The Southern Patriot' on page 1, columns

? and 3, under the heading, 'SOUTHWIDE CONFERENCE ON INTEGRATION PLANNED!

reported that a committee from twelve Southern states met recently in Atlanta,

Gao, to plan for a Southwide conference on compliance with the Supreme Court

"GEORGIA

"Ret. Si. L. KING, SR., pastor, Ebenezer Bapt. Church, Atlanta," etal.

100-873-32 page #23. Report by SA MARCUS B. CALHOUN, Atlanta, dated 8/20/42

entitled CP, USA, DISTRICT SEVENTEEN, ATLANTA FIELD DIVISION, IS-R.. Instant

report reflects in part the following information:

"KNOWN NEGRO COMMUNIST SYMPATHIZERS IN CITY OF ATLANTA

"MARTIN LUTHER KING.

KING is the subject of Atlanta file 100-2162,

entitled KARTIN LUTIER KING, IS-C. A review of this file indicates that

KTN^ resides at 501 Auburn Ave., NE, Atlanta, and is the pastor of the Ebenezer

Baptist Church of Atlanta. He was born in Henry County, Ga., on December. 19,

1899."

100-1352-90. Clipping from THE ATLANTA WORID, April 9, 1950 captioned, NORRIS

ADRAM NAALE SPEAKER TUESDAY NIGH'. Clipping reflects in part the following

information:

Unit system may 0e the in on speaker a the Aprint the meeta cou the

Atlanta Branch, NAACP Tuesday night at Big Bethel AME Church, Rev. Dwight V.

The Executive Committee of the Branch will meet in the same

"Delegates to the recent Southeastern Regional Conference of the organi-

lation has mi of the at he boat on gulls on teacher sev.

Salary, will also be invited to speak."

DATED Sept. 17, 1950,

100-1352-100. Clipping from THE ATLANTA DAILY WORLD entitled NAACP LEADERS

TO CONFER WITH ATTORNEY CARrER.

Instant clipping reflects the following informa-

tion:

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MARTIN LUTHER KING, JI.

& Sr. (continued.)

1004. 3824200X

"Robert L. Carter of New York City, Assistant Special Counsel of the

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, will meet with

the Education and Legal Redress Committee of the Atlanta Branch today at

5:00 PM in the west kitchell Col.E. Church. Rev. L. C. Jones, pastor.

Attorney A. I. Walden, chairman, Legal Redress Committee and Dr. B. E.

Mays of Morehouse College, heads the Education Committee of the Local branch.

Other members of the committees include:

"EDUCATION: Rev. M. L. KING," etal.

100-1352-109.

Clipping from THE ATLANTA DAILY WORLD, dated January 2, 1951,

entitled NAACP RECEIVES OVER $3,200 IN BIG GIFTS HERE. Instant clipping re-

flect the following information:

"Preparatory to Dr. B. E. MAYS' appeal for contributions to the NAACP's

Advanced Big Gifts, J. B. Blayton, Pres. of Blayton's Accounting Firm, gave a

summary of last year's receipts and expenditure, embracing the period Nov.

20, 1949 through November 30, 1950.

Within that period a total of $17,000

was received. Of that amount $16,980.36 was spent for all purposes, leaving

a balance for all purposes of $519.55.

"Below are names and amounts contributed in onday's appeal, including

$100, $50, $40, $25 and $10 contributors. Quite a number of $5 and below

contributions were made but we list here only $10 contributors and up:

"$50 CONTRIBUTORS

"'DR. M. I. KING," etal.

100-2366-743. Clipping from ATLANTA DAILY WORLD, dated March 16, 1947 en-

titled AILANIA NAACP YOUTH MAP PLANS. Instant cliping reflects in part the

following information:

"At a reorganization meeting on Wednesday night, March 12, on Morehouse

College campus, the Atlanta NAACP Youth Council elected the following officers:

M. L. KING, JIo, chairman of tembership Committee and Howard Everett, chair-

man of Press and Bublicity Committee."

100-2366-829. Clipping from ATLANTA DAILY WORLD, dated Sept. 4, 1947, en-

titled KING HEADS EASTSIDE POLITICAL LEAGUE; WESTSIDE, MEETS TONIGHI.

In-

stant clipping reflects the following information:

"A new organization entered the fight to get tinyxxx 40,000 Negro

citizens on the election rolls Tuesday, when the Eastside Civic and Political

League was organized at the Ebenezer Baptist Church, pastored by Rev. M. L.

KING.

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MARTIN LUTHER KING, Jr. & SI. (continued.)

"John Wesley Dobbs Presided over the meeting, which was the forerunner

to similar gatherings to be held in strategic community areas all over Atlanta.

"The group elected Rev. M. I. KING, president.

"Short speeches were made by Mir. DOBBS, Mr. W. W. ROURK, Rev. M. I.

KING, and C. A. SCOTT, editor of the Atlanta Daily "orld."

100-873A-7. Memo for the file 100-873A, from SA S. D. DUFFEE, entitled

COLMUNIST ACTIVITIES IN THE ATLANTA FELD DIVISION, IS(R). Page 7 of

instant memo reflects that VERA SCOTT gave the following names to AT-85 as

members of the CP:

"Ret. Ii. L. KING, Ebeneezer Baptist Church on Auburn Avenue," etal.

100-392-7. Report by SA S. DONALD DURGEE, Atlanta, dated 8/7/41 entitled

WHITNAN DAY alias John Day, IS-R. Instant report reflects in part the

following information:

"The following information is being taken from the report of SA T. B.

WHITE, Jr., Atlanta, Ga., dated 10/18/40 in Atlanta file 65-102 entitled

etal; Espionage, C.' Conf. Inf. M-1, whose identity

has been made known to the Bureau by a previous letter, contacted this office and

advised that he had received a list oi the following named persons from a

negro JOHN DAY: JOHN D. LEE, Rev. Ií. I. KING, etal. Photostatic copies of

this list were made and are being included in the Atlanta file. On the re-

verse side of this list of names there was noted a letter written July 16, 1940,

directed to 'Dear John', and signed 'Charlie'. Informant M-1 advised that it

was his belief that JOHN was JOHN DAY, a known Communist leader among the negroes,

and that CHARLIE was believed to be HARDY SCOTT, who used the name CHARLIE as

a Communist name. The last paragraph in this letter is of interest to the

Buteau and is therefore being set put:

"Don't worry, don't get excited,

don't get anxious.

Keep cook, calm, and collected.

Don't let rumors disturb

Remember there is no fortress that the people cannot take provided they

are properly led, properly equipped, and properly organized when they struggle

on their own grounds, etc. This is

your job: to see that things go properly.

We never die out. The people go on lorever.

Io the people belong the victory!"

Above confidential informant M-1 is identified as being MACEO BLACKSHEAR.

(For authorization see 65-102-36.)

100-5267-2.

Clipping from THE ATLANTA DAILY WORLD, dated 1/10/45 entitled

LEAGUE OFFICERS ARE RE-ELECTED. Clipping reflects the following information:

"JOHN WESLEY DOBBS, Prince Hall Masonic Grand Master, was reelected

president of the Atlanta Civic and Political League, Tuesday night at the

January session held in the Masonic Temple, and named as vice-presidents to

serve with him for the ensuing year were Rev. M? L. KING, pastor of the Ebenezer

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MARTIN LUTHER KING, Jr. & Sr. (continued.)

100-4082-51. Clipping from THE ATLANTA DATLY WORLD, Fednesday, Dec. 8,

1948, captioned, INTERRACIAL UNIT MEETS DEC. 17. Instant clipping reflects

the following information:

"The Fulton County Interracial Committee will hold its annual meeting

on the work of the committee.

Speakers will be DR. NAT LONG, Southern Regional

Council; Dr. George Mitchell, Southern Regional Council, Dr. R. Lo fussell,

Georgia Interracial Committee; Mrs. W. B. Suddeth, Atlanta Council of Church

Women; Mrs. Marion Taylor, IMCA and Dr. M. I. KING, pastor of Ibenezer Baptist

Church."

61-566-222.

Clipping fron THE ATLANTA DAILY WORLD, SUNDAY, December 19, 1948

captioned, INTERRACIAL GROUP ASKS FOR MEASURES MASKING KIAN. Clipping re-

flects the following information:

"The Georgia Interracial Committee in its Friday's meeting called for

city, county and state legislation to unmask the Ku Klux Klan..

In addition,

the organization denounced the proposed attempt by state legislators to dis-

Iranchise the Negro voter in the democratic primary.

Truman's Civil Rights cormittee; JOHN WESLEY DOBBS; Grand Master of the Prince

Hall Masons of Georgia; Warren R. Cochrane, Executive Secretary of the Butler

St., YMCA; Rev. M. L. KING, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist church; and Rev. WILLIAM

HOLMES BORDERS, pastor of Wheat Street Baptist church."

X 100-2989-56 page #13.

1 100-2366-743

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INDICES SEARCH SLIP

DATE January 6, 1956

SUBJECT

ALIASES

ADDRESS

MARTIN LUTHER KING,

was.

M. L. Kings

Martin King, Vartin I. King, M. King.

Born 12/19/1899

DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH

Negro

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FILE & SERIAL

NO

REMARKS

FILE & SERIAL NO.

REMARKS

100-55867

100-2162* (5r

441-50-6

(Memo to the File from SA Alfred I. Means, dated 8/3/43, entitled AGITATION

AL'ONG NECROES IN TUE NILAUTA FILED TIVISION.)

65-102-138 page 110.

Rep. by SA S. D DURFEE, Atlanta, dated 1/17/42 entitled

HARDY LEE SCOTT, ESPIONAGE- C.)

100-301-262 page H11

• (Rep. bY SA MILION B. KIACK, New Orleans, dated 5/72/55

entitled SOUTHERN CONFERENCE EDUCAMONAL FUND, INC., 1S-Co)

100-873-32 page #23:

(Rop, by SA KARCUS Bo CALHCUN, Atlanta, datad 8/20/112,

100-2352-90

(Qi ping it SA TOET SEA NE LAT D/10-A LORELS

ABRAM NAACP SPEAKER TUESDAY NI GHT.)

100-1352-100.

100-1352-109.

(Clipping from the ATLANTA DAILY WORLD, dated Sept. 17, 1950, captioned

NAA CP LEADERS TO CONFER WITH ATTORNEY CARTER.)

(Clioping from the ATLANTA DIILY WCRLD, dated Jan 2, 1951, captioned

NAACP RECEIVES OVER $3,200 IN BIG GIFTS HERE.)

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100-873A-7.

Searched by

References Reviewed by

(Clipping from

the AlLANTA DAILY HORLD,

dated Sept. 4, 1947 captioned

KING HEADS EASTSI IE POLI TICAL LEAGUE; WESTSIDE MEETS

TONIGHT. )

(Memo for file #100- 373A from SA S. D. DURFEE, entitled COMUNIST

ACIIVITIES IN THE ATLANTA FD, IS-R., dated Sept 9, 1941.)

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INDICES SEARCH SLIP

DATE

TO CHIEF CLERK:

SUBJECT

MARTIN LUTHER KING

(continued.)

ALIASES

ADDRESS

DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH

Exact Spelling

A11 References

Subversive References

Main File

Restricted to Locality of

FILE & SERIAL NO.

100-392-7

REMARKS

• FILE & SERIAL NO.

REMARKS

(Rep. SAS, DOVID TURFEE, Atlanta, dated 8/7/11, entitled WHITIAN DAT,

wa. John Day, IS-R.)

100-5267-2.

(Clipping from the ATLANTA DATLY WORLD, Atlanta, Ga., dated 1/10/45,

entitled LEAGUE OFFICERS ARE RE-ELECTED.)

100-4082-51. (Clipping from the ATLANTA DATLY WORID, Wednesday, December 8, 1948,

entitled INTERRACIAL UNIT MEETS Dec. 17.)

61-566-222.

(Clipping from the ATLANTA DAILY WORLD, Sunday, December 19, 1948,

entitled INTERPACIAL GROUP ASKS FOR MEASURES UNMASKING KLAN.)

100-2989-56.

(A Brief Statement on the History and Aims of The Southern Regional

Council October, 1955, entitled THE ATTACK ON THE SOUTHERN REGIONAL

page #13.

COUNCIL AND THE GEORGIA COMMITTEE ON INTERRACIAL @ OPERATI ON.)

x 200-2342-743 (fr.)

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References Reviewed by

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King Named President

New Rights Group

Launched in Dixie!

By TREZZ ANDERSON

MONTGOMERY, Ala. Climaxed by a mass meeting at

eship Conference was otisty authed Cherist with ade

Martin L. King Jr. as president.

Registration lists compiled byt

hostesses

Helen Goldston and | Negro public, and conduct. voting

Mentha Johnson listed persons

clinics around the South.

registered from 12 stafes-and the!

No date was set for the next

District of Columbia, in answer

meeting, but it will be held in

to the call of the Southern Lead-

ership

Conference formed last

mechis, Tenn, /Dr: King an

nounced.

year at New Orleans. +

Officers of the Conference are:

THREE

LABOR leaders,

Steele,

Tallahassee,

first

New York woman and the Rev.

Russell Roberts, Atlantic City,

N. J. preacher, were guests of

the meeting.

The labor leaders were: Theo-

dore Brown, AFL-CIO, Washing-

Rev. Samuel W. Williams, Atlan-

ta,

third _vice

president; Rev.

Theodore

J.

Rouge,

Jemison,

ton, D. C.; Chris Hayes, United

Packinghouse Workers, and Rus-

sell R. Lashley, international vice

responding

secretary;

Evars, Jackson,

president of the UPW, both

Chicago,

Montgomery,

New York City, of the In Fellow-

Dr. Lawrence Reddick, Montgom-

ship organization.

Purpose of the conference is to ler

eTy Smith,

historian; Rev. Kelley' Mil

Nashville,

chaplain;

'organize a Southwide

register-

-and-vote campaign

among

Ne. lan.

Atty. Louis Berry, parliamentar

groes, Dr. King explained. A na-

The Conference adopted three

tional office will be set up in At-

resolutions.

One called for

Janta, Ga. to coordinate the pro-

strong civil rights bill and dea

grams o1,

the conference,

Dr.

cried intimidations of Negroes in

King said, this office will have a

the south. Another deplored the

full-time director, two assistants

"gestapo-type suppression of the

and a secretary. It is expected to

Tuskegee Civic Association," and

be in operation before the end-of

urged

"more

adequate

federal

this year.

protection for citizens in the pur:

Funds for the new organiza suit of their fundamentat Mater

don will come from church con

tributions, trade unions, sounda

tions and other areas,. Dr. King

said at a press conterence follow

ing the organization meeting:

THE VOTING GOALS will b

sought for the 1958 and 1960 eleg

tions, Dr. King said. The organ

zation will also put on a public

relations program. to suuune the

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FROM:

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RATIN TO COS CREAR), and U1

Counsel Division

SAC, ATLANTA (62-2854)

SENSTUDY 75

ON JULY 30, 1975, THEODORE A. KING, DIRECTOR OF

SECURITY, SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, ATLANTA, GA.,

ADVISED THAT SOMETIME AFTER THE INTERVIEW OF JERRY D.

ROSEBE BY SSC STAFF MEMBER MICHAEL EPSTEIN IN ATLANTA

ON OR ABOUT JULY 14, 1975, EPSTEIN SUBMITTED A LIST OF

INTERROGATORIES TO THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT OF THE AMERICAN

TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY IN NEW YRK REQUESTING

ANSWERS FROM THEODORE KING REGARDING CERTAIN INFORMATION

FURNISHED BY ROSEBERE REGARDING SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE

COMPANY POLICY.

KING EXPLAINED THE LIST OF QUESTIONS WAS SENT FROM -L

ATET IN NEW YORK TO KING AT THE SBT COMPANY IN ATLANTA

WHERE KING ANSWERED THESE QUESTIONS WITH THE AID OF SOUTHERN

BELL ATTORNEYS AND RETURNED THEM TO ATET LEGAL DEPT. IN

NEW YORK, WHO TRANSMITTED THEM TO EPSTEIN IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

SINCE THAT TIME EPSTEIN RECONTACTED ATET IN NEW YORK

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REQUESTING THEODORE KING BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER

QUESTIONS IN WASHINGTON, D. C. AND ATET HAS AGREED TO

MAKE KING AVAILABLE IN WASHINGTON ON AUGUST 7, 1975. KING

DOES NOT KNOW WHETHER HE WILL BE EXPECTED TO TESTIFY BEFORE

THE COMMITTEE OR BE QUESTIONED UNDER OATH. THE TELEPHONE

COMPANY HAS OFFERED HIM LEGAL COUNSEL IF HE SO DESIRED

AND HE IS UNDECIDED AT THE PRESENT TIME AS TO WHETHER HE

WILL SEEK THEIR COUNSEL.

KING STATED HE INTENDS TO CONTACT THE

T-LEGAL COUNSEL DA FBIHO ON AUGUSI 1, 1975, FOR THE PURPOSE

OF ADVISING THEM OF THE ABOVE•

FAME.

He understands that if he is to be

interviewed as an Ex Agent LCD will mate

some one available to him for

consultation parposes ó tame

King does not know the intention regarding

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SOLO PO NITEL JULY 31, 1075 SUP

IDA DIRECIOR, FOI (02-110302)

MOM: ATLAVIA (65-2654)

ATTALS LEGAL COJUSEL DIVISION A INED, CE De CREGARD

• HSTUSY 75

DI JULY BUS 1S75, INLODORE A. MALO, DIRECION OF SECURITY, SOUTHERN

ELL TELEPHONE COUPANY, ATLALIA, GAS, ADVISED INAT LONLTINE AFTER THE

INTERVIEW OF JERRY DO ROSEBORRY BY DOC STAFF MENDER MICHAOL EPSTEIN

IL ATLALIA OU OR ASOUT JULY 14, 1975, LOOTEIN SUBMITICO A LIOT OF IT

TERROGATORS IO THE LEGAL DEPARINAL OF THE ALRIGAN ICLEPHONE AND 3ELE-

CRAPH COMPANY AN UR YORK REQUECIIIS ANSUERS FROM IHEODORE NIRG RET

GARDIN& CERTAIN ICFORMATION FUNNIONED BY ROSEDDAY REGARDING SOUTHERN

BOLL TELEPHORE COMPARY POLICY,

KING CKPLAINED THE LINI OF QUENTIONS WAS SONA FROM AIDT IN MEN

YOR: TO KILO NE THE EST COMPATY IN ATLANIA WHERS KING ANSUERLD THESE

QUESTIOGS WITH ING AID OF SOUIHERE BULL ATORICYS AND RETURNED THEST

TO ATET LEGAL DEPT, IN 12U YORA, WO TRALONITIED THEN TO EPSTEIN IN

SILOS THAT TINE EPSILIN RACORCACIED NIGE IN NEW YORK REQUESIZNS

TELODORE NILO MADE AVAILABLE TO ARU A QUESTIONE IN DOOHIROTONE DEA

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AT 42-2854

AID ATON HAS AGROED TO SANE KEN AVAILAOLE IN MASHENGION OU AUGUST

7, 1975A MILE DOES FOR MLOU WHATER HE WILL DE EXPECIED 3O TESTIFY

BEFORE THE COMTIIICE OR DE GUABTIONED UNDER OATH THE TELSPHONE

CONFALL HAS OFFERED HIN LEGAL COUGUEL IF HE SO DESIRED ALD ME IS

UDECIDED AT THE PRESENT TING AC TO WHETHER ME WILL SCEK THEIR

cou Nest a

KILO SIATED HE INTESOS TO COSTACT JIG LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION

AE FBING OR AUGUST 1, 1070, FOR SHL PURPOSE OF ADVISING INEN OF THE

ABOVE. HE UIDENSTAIOS THAT IF HE IU IO UL INTARVIBUED AS AU EX-AGENT

LOD WILL DARE SOME ODE AVAILADLE IO HEN FOR CONSULIAZION PURPOSES.

NING DOED NOT ROW THE INDEMION RAGANDIIS INE PENDING INERVIE BUT

WILL ATTENPT TO REUOLVE PRIOR IU CONTACIILO LED AUGUSE 1, 1075.

EUP FOING ACH FOR AWO

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IROIL AT CODE

8:26 PM NITEL JULY 31, 1975 SSP

IO:

DIRECIOR, FBI (62-116395)

FROM: ATLANIA (62-2854)

ATTEII: LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION AND INID, S. O. GREGARD

EENSTUDY 75

ON JULY 30, 1975, THEODORE A. KING, DIRECIOR OF SECURITY, SOUTHERN

BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, ATLANIA, GA., ADVISED THAI SOMETIME AFTER IHE

INTERVIEW OF JERRY D. ROSEBERRY BY SSC STAFF MEMBER MICHAEL EPSTEIN

IN ATLANIA ON OR ABOUT JULY 14, 1975, EPSTEIN SUBMIITED A LIST OF IN

IERROGATORS TO THE LEGAL DEPARTMENI OF THE AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELE-.

GRAPH COMPANY IN NEW YORK REQUESTING ANSWERS FROM THEODORE KING RE-

GARDING CERIAIN INFORMATION FURNISHED BY ROSEBERRY REGARDING SOUTHERN

BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY POLICY.

KING EXPLAINED THE LIST OF QUESTIONS WAS SENT FROM AT&T IN NEW

YORK IO KING AT THE SBI COMPANY IN ATLANTA WHERE KING ANSVERED THESE

• QUESTIONS WITH THE AID OF SOUTHERN BELL ATTORNEYS AND RETURNED THEM

TO ATEI LEGAL DEPI. IN NEW YORK, WHO TRANSMITTED THEN TO EPSIEIN IN

WASHINGTON, DE Ga

SINCE IHAT TIDE EPSIEIN RECONIACIED AT&T IN NEW YORK REQUESTING

IHCODORE KINS MADE AVAILABLE IO ANS ER QUESTIONS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

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AND AIGI HAS AGREED TO MAKE KING AVAILABLE IN WASHINGION ON AUGUST

7, 1975. KING DOES NOI KNOW WHETHER HE VILL BE EXPECIED IO TESTIFY

BEFORE THE COMMITTEE OR BE QUESIIONED UNDER OATH. THE IELEPHONE

COMPANY HAS OFFERED HIM LEGAL COUNSEL IF HE SO DESIRED AND HE IS

UIDECIDED AT THE PRESENT TIME AS TO WHETHER HE WILL SEEK THEIR

COUNSEL -

KIRG STATED HE INTENDS TO CONTACI THE LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION

AI FBIH@ ON AUGUST 1, 1975, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVISING THEM OF THE

ABOVE. HE UNDERSIANDS THAT IF ME IS IO BE INTERVIEVED AS AN EX-AGENT

LOD WILL MAKE SOME ONE AVAILABLE IO HIM FOR CONSULTATION PURPOSES,

KING DOES NOT KROW IKE INTENTION REGARDING THE PENDING INTERVIEW BUT

WILL AITEMPI IO RESOLVE PRIOR IO CONTACTING LOD AUGUST 1, 1975.

EDD

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8:26

Pil NITEL JULY 31, 1975. SSP

TO:

DIRECIOR, FBI (62-116395)

FROM:: ATLANIA (62-2854)

ATTEN: LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION AND INTD, (W. O. CREGAR)

SENSTUDY 75

ON JULY 30, 1975, THEODORE A. KING, DIRECTOR OF SECURITY, SOUTHERN

BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, ATLANTA, GAO, ADVISED THAT SOMETIME AFTER THE

INTERVIEW OF JERRY D. ROSEBERRY BY SSC STAFF MEMBER MICHAEL EPSTEIN

• IN ATLANIA ON OR ABOUT JULY 14, 1975, EPSTEIN SUBMITTED iA LISI OF IN-

TERROGATORS TO THE LEGAL DEPARIMENI

OF THE AMERICAN: TELEPHONE AND TELE-

CRAPH COMPANY IN NEW YORK REQUESTING ANSWERS FROM THEODORE KING RE-

GARDING CERTAIN INFORMATION FURNISHED BY ROSEBERRY REGARDING SOUTHERN

SELL TELEPHONE COMPANY POLICY.

KING EXPLAINED THE LIST OF QUESTIONS WAS SENT FROM AT&T IN NEW

YORK TO KING AT THE SBT

COMPANY IN ATLANTA WHERE KING ANSWERED THESE

QUESTIONS WITH THE AID. OF SOUTHERN BELL ATTORNEYS AND RETURNED THEN.

TO AT&I LEGAL DEPT. IN NEW YORK, WHO: TRANSMITTED THEM TO EPSTEIN IN

WASHINGTON, DOC.

SINCE THAT TIME EPSTEIN RECONIACIED AT&T IN NEW YORK REQUESTING

THEODORE KING MADE AVAILABLE IO ANSIER QUESTIONS IN WASHINGION, D.C.

me

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AT 62-2854

AND AT&T HAS AGREED TO MAKE KING AVAILABLE IN WASHINGTON ON AUGUST

7, 1975. KING DOES NOT KNOW WHETHER HE WILL BE EXPECIED TO TESTIFY

BEFORE THE COMMITTEE OR BE QUESTIONED UNDER OATH. THE TELEPHONE

COMPANY HAS OFFERED HIM LEGAL COUNSEL IF HE SO DESIRED. AND HE IS

UNDECIDED AT THE PRESENT TIME AS TO WHETHER. HE WILL SEEK THEIR

COUNSEL •

:

KING STAIED HE INTENDS TO CONTACI THE LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION

AI FBINQ ON AUGUST 1, 1975, FOR THE PURPOSE

OF ADVISING THEM OF THE

ABOVE. HE UNDERSTANDS THAT IF HE IS IO BE INTERVIEWED AS AN EX-AGENT

LOD WILL MAKE SOME ONE AVAILABLE TO HIM FOR CONSULTATION PURPOSES.

KING DOES NOT KNOW THE INTENTION REGARDING THE PENDING INTERVIEW BUT

WILL ATTEMPI I RESOLVE PRIOR TO CONTACIING LCD AUGUST 1, 1975.

END

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FROM:

SAC, ATLANTA (62-2854)

ATTN: LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION AND INID, (W. O. CREGAR)

SENSTUDY '75

ON AUGUST 11, 1975, THEODORE A. KING, DIRECTOR OF

SECURITY, SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, ANE

FBIAGENT, ADVISED HE WAS INTERVIEWED BY SSC STAFF MEMBER MICHAEL EPSTEIN

IN THE EVERETT DIRKSEN OFFICE BUILDING IN WASHINGTON, D. C.,

ON AUGUST 7, 1975, BETWEEN 10:00 AM AND 10:45 AM, AT WHICH

TIME THE FOLLOWING TRANSPIRED:

AT THE BEGINNING OF THE INTERVIEW, WHICH WAS NOT UNDER

OATH, KING WAS FURNISHED A FORM WARNING HIM OF HIS RIGHTS,

WHICH HE SIGNED. EPSTEIN WAS THE ONLY OTHER INDIVIDUAL PRESENT

DURING THE INTERVIEW. EPSTEIN STATED THE INTERVIEW CONCERNED

THE ACTIVITIES OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. AND THE SOUTHERN

CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE (SCLC) DURING THE EARLY 1960'S.

EPSTEIN ASKED THE NAME OF THE EMPLOYEE IN THE TELEPHONE COMPANY

WHO WAS THE CONTACT WITH THE FBI IN THE 1960'S AND KING

ADVISED IT WAS CHARLES EBERHART. KING EXPLAINED HE TOOK

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OVER THE SECURITY DIVISION OF THE SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE

COMPANY IN 1961, AND HE HANDLED THE CONTACTS WITH THE FBI

AFTER

THAT TIME. KING STATED THAT ALDEN MILLER WAS THE CON-

AT

TACT MAN-WITH THE FBI AT THE TIME.

KING WAS ASKED IF HE PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO THE FBI

ON NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION AT ANY TIME AND HE STATED

HE DID NOT RECALL.

KING WAS ASKED IF THE SOUTHERN BELL, TELEPHONE COMPANY

PROVIDED ANY LEASED CABLE OR LEASED LINE TO THE FBI AT ANY

TIME AND KING STATED HE DID NOT RECALL. KING STATED HE HAD

SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH FBI INDIVIDUALS REGARDING THE

PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING LEASED LINES AND HE ADVISED THEM TO

FOLLOW THE NORMAL CHANNELS THROUGH THE COMPANY TO MAKE

APPLICATION FOR LEASED LINES THE SAME AS ANY OTHER CUSTOMER.

KING WAS ASKED IF ANY OTHER AGENT MIGHT HAVE HAD CON-

TACT WITH THE TELEPHONE COMPANY IN CONNECTION WITH OBTAINING

LEASED LINES AND HE STATED IT WAS ENTIRELY POSSIBLE.

KING WAS ASKED IF HE COULD RECALL ANY LEASED LINES

BEING OBTAINED UNDER FICTITIOUS NAMES AND HE ADVISED HE KNEW

OF NONE.

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KING WAS ASKED IF HE WAS EVER GIVEN ANY NAMES OR

NUMBERS TO FURNISH INFORMATION REGARDING, AND HE STATED THAT

HE DID NOT RECALL. HE WAS ASKED IF HE EVER RECEIVED ANY

REQUEST IN WRITING REGARDING SUCH AND HE STATED HE KNEW OF

NONE.

KING WAS ASKED IF HE ASSISTED IN ANY WAY IN FURNISHING

INFORMATION ABOUT THE TELEPHONE SERVICE OF MARTIN LUTHER

KING, JR. OR THE SCLC AND HE ADVISED HE COULD NOT RECALL.

KING WAS ASKED IF HE KNEW MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. OR

THE SCLC WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION AT THE TIME, AND HE STATED

HE DID NOT KNOW IT FOR A FACT.

KING WAS ASKED IF THE SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY

HAD ANY WRITTEN POLICY ABOUT GIVING OUT INFORMATION AT THE

TIME AND HE REPLIED THERE WAS NO WRITTEN POLICY UNTIL AFTER

1968, WHICH STATED IN SUBSTANCE THAT NO INFORMATION WOULD

BE GIVEN OUT WITHOUT A SUBPOENA.

END

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AROD9 AT CODE

5:55 PM NITEL AUGUST 11, 1973: SSP

I0:

DIRECTOR, FB1

662-116393)

FROM: ALLANIA (62-2854)

ATN& LEDAL COUNSEL DIVISION AND IND, 0000• CREGARD

SE NSTUDY ° 15

•ON AUBUST 11, 1975, THEODORE A KING, DIRECTOR OF SECURIZY,

SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, ATLANTA, GEORGIA; AND FORMER

FBI AGENT, ADVISED. HE WAS INTERVIEWED BY SSC STAFF MEMBER

MICHAEL EPSTEIN IN THE EVERETT DIRKSEN OFFICE BUILDING IN

WASHINGTON, D•CON ON AUGUST 7, 1975, BETWEEN L6:0O AM AND 10:45

AM, AT WHICH TIME THE FOLLOWING TRANSPIRED:

AT THE BEGINNING: OF THE INTERVIEN, WHICH WAS NOT UNDER OATH,

KIME WAS FURNISHED A FORD WARNING HIM OF HIS RIGHTS, WRICH

HE SIGNED

EPSIZIN WAS THE-ONLY OTRER INDIVIDUAL PRESENT DURING

THE INTERVIEW• EPSIELN STATED THE INTERVIEV CONCERNED THE-

ACTIVITIES OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. AND THE SOUTMERN CHRIS-

TIAN LCADERSNIP CONFERENCE (SCLO) DURING THE EARLY 1960°S..

EPSTEIN ASKED THE NAME OF THE EMPLOYEE IN THE TELEPHONE COMPANY

NO HAS THE CONTACI WITH TRE FOL IN THE 1960'S AND KING ADVISED

IT WAS CHARLES EBERHART. KING EXPLAINED HE TOOK OVER THE

SECURITY DIVISION OF THE SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY IN

1961, AND HE HANDLED THE CONTACTS WITH THE FBI AFTER THAT TIME.

KING STATED THAT ALDEN MILLER WAS THE CONTACT MAN AT THE FBI AT

THE TIME•

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AT 62-2854

KING WAS ASKED IF HE PROVIDED ASISZANCE TO THE FEI ON NATIONAL

SECURITY IUFORMATION AI ANY TIML ABD KE SIATED NE DID NOT RECALL.

KING WAS ASKED IF THE SOUTHURN BULL TELEPHONE COMPANY PROVIDED

ANY LEASED CABLE OR LEASED LING JO ING FOL AT ANY TIME AND KING

STATED ME DID NOT RECALLO KING GATED HE HAD SEVERAL CONVERSAIIONS

WITH FBI INDIVIDUALS REGARDING IME PROCEDURE FOR. OBTAINING LEASED

LINES AND HE ADVISED INEA TO FOLLOW INE NORMAL CHANNELS THROUGH

THE COMPANY TO MAKE APPLICAIION FOR LEASED LINES THE SAME AS ANY

OTHER CUSTOMER*

KING WAS ASKED IF ANY OIMER AGUNI MIGHT HAVE HAD CONTACT WITH

TELEPHONE COMPANY IN CONNECTION WITH OBTAINING LEASED LINES

AND HE STATED IT WAS ENTIRELY POSSISLE.

KING. KAS ASKED IF HE COULD RECALL AND LEASED LINES BEING OBTAINED

UNDER

FICTITIOUS NANES AND HE AUVISED HE KNEW OF NONE,

KING WAS ASKED IF HE WAS EVER GIVEN ANY NAMES

OR NUrBERS TO

• FURNISH INFORMATION REGARDING, AND HE STATED THAI HE DID NOT RECALL.

I2 WAS ASKED IF HE EVER RECLIVED ANY REQUEST IN URITING REGARDING

SUCH AND HE STATED KE KNEW

OF NONEs

KING WAS ASKED IF KE ASSISTED IN ANY WAY IN FURINSHING INFOR

MATION ABOUT TRE TELEPHONE SERVICE OF MARTIN LUTHER. KING, UR. OR

THE SCLO AND HE ADVISED HE COULO NOT RECALL.

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AI 62-2654

• KING WAS ASKED IF HE KNEW MARTIN LÜTHUR KING, JR. OR THE SCLO

• WAS UNDER INESTIGAIION AT INE TIME, AND HE STATED HE DID NOT

KNOW IT FOR A. FACI.

KING WAS ASKED IF THE SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY HAD

ANY WRIIIEN POLICY ABOUI GIVING QUI INFORMATION AT THE TIME AND

HE REFLIED THERE WAS NO WRITTEN POLICY UNTIL AFTER 1968, WHICH

STATED I# SUSSTANCE THAT NO INFORMATION WOULD BE GIVEN OUT WITHOT

A SUBPOENA.

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CROSS AT CODE

5:55 PM NITEL AUGUST 11, 1979 SP

I0: DIRECIOR, FBI (62-216ü95)

FROM: ATLANTA (62-2854)

AITI: LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION ALD IRID, C.O. CREGAR)

SENSTUDY '75

ON AUGUSI 11, 1975, IHEODORE M. KING, DIRECIOR OF SECURITY,

SOUTHERE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, AND FORDER

FBI AGEII, ADVISED HE WAS INTERVILOED BY SSC SIATE WENBER

MICHAEL EPSTEIN IN THE EVEREIT DIRNSEN OFFICE BUILDING IN

WASHINGION, DOG., ON AUGUST 7, 1975, BETUBEN 10200 AN AND 10:45

AO, AI WHICH TIME THE FOLLOUIE TRANSPIRED:

AI THE BEGIRRING OF IHE INERVIL, OMICH GAS NOT UNDER OATH,

KILE JAS FURNISHED A FORM WARNING HIM OF HIS RIGHIS, WHICH

HE SIGLED. EPSTEIN VAS THE ONLY OIHER INDIVIDUAL PRESENT DURING

THE INTERVIEW• EPSIEIN STATED THE INTERVIEW CONCERNED THE

ACIIVIIIES OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JEC AND THE SOUTHERN GRIS-

TIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERLNCE (SOLO) DURING THE EARLY 1960*S*

EPSTEIN ASKED INE NAME OF THE IMPLOYLE IN THE TELEPHONE COMPANY

WEO WAS INE CONTACI WITH INE FBI IN IME 1960'S AND KING ADVISED

IT WAS CHARLES LEERHARI. KING WAPLAINLD HE IOOK OVER INE

SECURITY DIVISION OF THE SOUIHERR LLL TELEPHONE COMPADY IN

1961, AND HE HANDLED THE CONTACIS MITH THE FOI AFTER THAT TINE.

KING STATED THAT ALDEN MILLER VAS THE CONIACI MAN AT THE FBI AT

THE TINE®

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AT 62-2854

KING WAS ASKED IF HE PROVIDED ASSISIANCE TO THE FBI ON NATIONAL

SCURITY IRFORMATIOW AT ANY IINE AND HE SIATED HE DID NOT RECALL•

KING WAS ASKED IF IHE SOUTHERN BELL ILLAPHONE COMPANY PROVIDED

ANY LEASED CABLE OR LEASED LIDE IO THE FSI AI AMY TIME AND KING

STATED HE DID NOT RECALL. WING SIATED HE HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS

WITH FBI INDIVIDUALS REGARDING IHE PROCEDURE FOR OSTAININS LEASED

LINES AND HE ADVISED THEM TO FOLLOW THE KORMAL CHANNELS IHROUGH

THE COMPANY TO MAKE APPLICATION FOR LEASED LINES THE SAME AS ANY

OHOR CUSTONER.

KING WAS ASKED IF ANY OINER AGENT MIGHT HAVE HAD CONTACI WITH

THE TELEPHONE COMPANY IN COUNECIION WITH OBTAINING LEASED LINES

AID HE SIATED II WAS ENCIRELY POSSIOLE,

KING WAS ASKED IF HE COULD RECALL AND LEASED LINES BEING OBTAINED

UNDER FICIITIOUS NAMES AND HE ADVISID HE KNEW OF NONE.

KING WAS ASKED IF HE WAS EVER GIVEN ANY NAMES OR NUMBERS TO

FURNISH INFORMATION REGARDING, AND HL STARED THAI HE DID NOT RECALL.

HE WAS ASKED IT HE EVER RECLIVED ANY REQUESI IN URITING REGARDING

SUCH AND HE STATED HE KNOW OF NO%

NING WAD ASKED IF HE ASSISIED ID ANY WAY IN FURINSHIRG

INFOR

NATION ABOUI THE IDLEPHOR SERVICE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, URA OR

THE SOLO AID HE ADVISID HE COULD NO1 NACALL.

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KIKE WAS ASKED IF HE REW MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. OR THE SCLO

WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION AT THE TIM, AND HE STATED HE DID NOT

INOS IT FOR A FACI.

KING WAS ASKED IF THE SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY HAD

ANY WRITIEN POLICY ABOUT GIVIIE OUT INFORMATION AT THE IIME AND

FE REFLIED THERE WAS NO URITTEN POLICY UNTIL AFTER 1968, WHICH

SLATED IN SUESIANCE THAT NO INFORMATION WOULD BE GIVEN OUT WITHOI

A SUBPOENA.

QUBINO COROL ELT ZCDVEXIRIT

VA DE AI PLS ACK AGAIN ALL I GOT WAD WAS GARBLE

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7: 14PM URGENT 8/14/75 VLJ

TO ATLANTA

FROM DIRECTOR (69-116355)

PERSOTAL ATATION.

SE "STUDY 75

"EW YORK

OFFICE WAS ADVISED THAT FORMER SA JONN GO WILLIS

WAS RECENTLY CONTACTED BY SEVATE SELECT COMMITTEE COSC) STAFF

MEMBER PATRICK SHEA WHO INTERVIENED MIM RELATIVE TO HIS VOWL-

ENGE OF FORMER BUREAU SOURCE SAM JAFFE WHO ALLEGEDLY MAR BEEN

I" CONTACT WITH SSCA JAFFE ALLEGEDLY ARVICES ESC THAT HE

FORMELY P-JOYED A PLEASANT RELATIONSHIP WITH FORMER SA MILLIS

AD FORMER SA EDWARD FO GAMBER WITH RECAR? TO SOVIET INTELLI

SE'CE MATTERS: _JAFFE ALLEGEOLY STATED TO SSC THAT BURFAU

PERSONEL BECAME COOL TOWARD HIM IN APPROXIMATELY 1966-1969

AFTER JAFFE RETURNED FROM HONG MONG AND

THAT SINCS THAT TINE

JAFFE MAS BEE! UMABLE IO HOLD A JOB AND BELIEVES THAT THE FBI

IS BEING VINDICTIVE TOWARD HIM AND IS DEPRIVING MIM OF A MEA"5

OF MAKING A LIVELIHOOD.

FROMER SA WILLIS ADVISER, THAT HE TOLD SHEA THAT ME

KNEW NOTHING OF THE FBI'S ATTITUDE TOWARD JAFFE AFTER 1964,

8/14

advised

AJAC

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SINCE HE RETIRED FROM THE BUREAU THAT YEAR. SHEA IMMIGATED

TO WILLIS THAT HE HAM NOT YET TALMED TO FORMER SA GAMBER

SUT MAY INTERVIEW HIM I: THE FUTURE®

FORMER SA GAMBER IS CURRENTLY EMPLOYEN BY THE WELLS

FARGO ARMORED CAR DIVISION AND RESIDES IN THE ATLANTA AREA.

YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY ATTEMPT TO CONTACT GAMBER AND ALERT

HIM THAT HE MAY BE APPROACHED FOR INTERVIEW BY SSO SIAFF.

HE SHOULS BE ADVISED THAT IN THE EVENT HE IS INTERVICUED

A!D, DURING THE

COURSE OF THE INTERVIEW, QUESTIONS ARE ASvER

WHICH RELATE TO SCISITIVE BUREAU OPERATIONS (SOURCES, METHONS,

TECHIQUES, THIRS AGENCY RULE AYO O'GOING INVESTIGATIONS,

NE MAY REQUEST AN FBI AGENT IO BE AVAILADLE FOR CONSULTATION.

BUREAU WILL PROVIDE ABENT IF REQUÉSTER, AS A PRELUDE TO

ITERVIEW, THE FORMER EMPLOYEE "AY, AFTER BEING CONTACIED BY

SEC STAFF, CONTACT BUREAU*S LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION BY COLLECT

CALL FOR FULL I'FORNATION TO ASSIST MING I'CLUDING. HIS

OSLIGATIONS AS TO CONFIDENIIALITY OF INFORCATION ACQUIRED AC

FBI EMPLOYE. IT IS EMPHASTZED THAT BUREAU'S OFFER OF

ASSISTANCE IS NOT INTENDED TO IMPEDE SSC WORK BUT IS CONG AS

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COOPERATIVE GESTURE NUP TO SAFEGUARD SE SITIVE BUREAU INFOR-

MATION: CONTACT WITH FORMER SA SANDER SHOULD BE HANGLEN

PERSO ALLY BY SAC OR ASAC, OR IF THIS IS NOT FEASIBLE BY A

SENTOR SPECIAL AGENT OF YOUR OFFICE.

SUTEL RESULTS OF CONTACT WITH GANDER AS SOOM AS POSSISLE

I'' ABOVE CAPTION• IF HE IS NO LONGER LOCATED IN YOUR

TERRITORY OR TEMPORARILY AWAY, SET OUT LEAD TO RESPONSIBLE

OFFICE WITH COPY TO SUREAU•

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7: 14PM URGENT 8/14/75 VLJ

•TO ATLANTA

FROM DIRECTOR (62- 115395)

PERSONAL ATTENTION

SE STUDY 75

"EN YORK OFFICE HAS ADVISED THAT FORMER SA JOHN G. WILLIS

WAS RECENTLY CONTACTED 3Y SENATE SELECT COMMITIEE, (SSC) STAFF

VEMBER PATRICK SHEA WHO INTERVIEVSD HIM RELATIVE IO HIS OWL-

ENGE OF TORMER BUREAU SOURCE SAM JAFFE

WHO ALLEGEDLY HAS BEEN

IN CONTACT WITH SSC. JAFFE ALLEGEDLY ADVISED SSO THAI HE

FORMELY ENJOYE? A PLEASANI RELATIONSHIP WITH FORMER SA WILLIS

AND FORMER SA EDWARD F. GAMBER WITH REGAR? TO SOVIET INTELLI-

GLICE, MATTERS. JAFFE ALLEGEDLY STATED IO SSO THAT BUREAU

PERSO"NEL BECAME COOL TOWARD HIM IN APPROXIVATELY 1966-1963

AFTER JAFFE, RETURNED FROM HONG KONG AND. THAT SINCE THAT TIME

JAFFE HAS BEEN UMABLE TO HOL? A JOB-AND BELIEVES THAI IME FBI

IS BEING VINDICTIVE TOWARD HIM AND IS DEPRIVING HIM OF A MEANS

OF MAKING A LIVELIHOOD.

FROMER SA WILLIS ADVISED THAT HE TOLD SHEA THAT HE

KEN "OTHIG OF THE FBI'S AITITUDE TOWARD JAFFE AFTER 1964,

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SINCE HE RETIRED FROM THE BUREAU THAT YEAR. SHEA INDICATED

TO WILLIS THAT HE HAD

NOT YET TALKED TO FORMER SA GAMBER

BUT MAY INTERVIEW HIM IN THE FUTURE.

FORMER SA GAMBER IS CURRENTLY EMPLOYOD BY THE WELLS

FARGO ARMORED CAR DIVISION AND RESIDES IN THE ATLANTA AREA.

YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY ATTEMPT TO CONTACT GAMBER AND ALERT

HIM THAT HE MAY BE APPROACHED FOR INTERVIEW BY SSC STAFF.

HE SHOULD BE ADVISED THAT IN THE EVENT HE IS INTERVICHZO

AND, DURING THE COURSE OF THE INTERVIEN, QUESTIONS ARE ASKED

WHICH RELATE TO SEISITIVE BUREAU OPERATIONS' (SOURCES, METHODS,

TECHITQUES, THIRD AGENCY RULE AND ONGOINE INVESTIGATIONS),

HE MAY REQUAST AN FBI AGENT TO BE AVAILADLE FOR CONSULIAITO .

BUREAU WILL PROVIDE AGENT IF REQUESTED.

AS A PRELUDE TO

I'TERVIEW, THE FORMER EMPLOYEE MAY, AFTER BEING CONTACTED DY

SSC STATE, CONTACT BUREAU'S LEGAL. COUNSEL DIVISION BY COLLECT

CALL FOR FULL I FORMATION TO ASSIST MIM, INCLUDING HIS

OBLIGATIO"S AS TO CONFIDENTIALITY OF IMFORMATION ACQUIREN AS

S3T EMPLOYEE. IT IS EMPHASIZED THAT BUREAU'S OFFER OF

ASSISTANCE IS MOT INIENDED TO IMPEDE SSC WORK BUT IS CONT AS

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COOPERATIVE GESTURE AND TO SAFEGUARD SEISITIVE BUPEAN INFOR-

MATION. CONTACT WITH FORKER SA GAMBER SHOULM SE HANDLEN

PERSO "ALLY BY SAS OR ASAC, OR IF THIS IS "OI FEASISLE BY A

SENIOR SPECIAL AGENT OF YOUR OFFICE.

SUTEL RESULIS OF CONTACT WITH GAMBER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

I: ABOVE CAPTION.' IF HE IS NO LONGER LOBATED IM YOUR

TERRITORY OR TEMPORARILY AWAY, SET OUT LEAD TO RESPONSIBLE

OFFICE WITH COPY TO BUREAU.

ACK FOR THREE TELS

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7:14PT URGETT 0/14/75 VLJ

TO ATLA'TA

FRO'1 DIRECTOR (62-116395)

PERSO"AL ATTENTION

SE STUDY 73

"EU YORK OFFICE HAS ADVISEN THAT FORMER SA JOHS GO MILLIS

ZOOR PATRICH SHEA THO INTERVISHEN MIX RELATIVE TO HIT 'OUL-

ENGE OF TORTER BUREAU SOURCE SAN JAFFE WHO ALLEGEDLY HAS D0EN

I" CONTACT WITH SOC. JAPFE, ALLEGENLY ADVISED SOC THAT WE

LITTIA VS NANUOL HIIA CIMSUOILUTEU LIVEVETA V LERORO A7E0NO1

A'D PORTER SA EDUARD FA GANDER WITH REGARO TO SOVIET INTELLIN

FORGO VEL BECAIE COOL TOUARD MIX IN APPROXIMATELY 19GG-IDGS

AFTER JAFFE RETURNED FROX HONG KONG AND THAT SINGE THAT TING

CAFFE HAS BEE" UTADLE TO HOL? A JOB AND DELIEVES THAT THE FOI

OF JAKI'G A LIVELIHOON.

FROMER SA UILLIS ADVISEN THAT HE TOLD SHEA THAT HE

INCY NOTHIS OF THE FRI'S ATTITUDE TOUARD JAFFE AFTER 1964,

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SINCE HE RETIRED FROT THE BUREAU THAT YEAR. SHEA INDICATEN

TO VILLIS THAT HE HAN "OT YET TALKED TO FORMER SA GAMBER

BUT MAY INTERVIEW HI'I I' THE FUTURE.

FORTER SA GANBER IS CURRENTLY ESPLOYED BY THE WELLS

FARGO ARMORED CAR DIVIGIOT AND RESINES I' THE ATLANTA AREA.

YOU SHOULD ITSCDIATELY ATTEMPI TO CONTACI GANDER ANO ALERT

HIS THAT HE MAY DE APPRONCHED FOR I'TERVIEU BY SSO SIAFF.

HE SHOULD DE ANVISED THAT IN THE EVENT HE IS INTERVIEVED

A'D, DURING THE COURGE OF THE INTERVIEU, QUESTIONS ARE ASKED

WHICH RELATE TO SENSITIVE BUREAU OPERATIONS (SOURCES, METHODS,

TECHIIQUES, THIRE AOSICY RULE AID O"SOING INVESTIGATIONS) *

HE DAY REQUSST A FBI AGENT TO BE AVAILABLE FOR CONSULTATION.

SURCAU WILL PROVIDE AGENT IF REQUESTED. AS A PRELUDE TO

I"TERVIES, THE FORMER EMPLOYEE AY, AFTER BEING CONTACTED BY

SSC STATE, CONTACT BUREAU'S LEGAL COUNSEL MIVISION BY COLLECT

CALL FOR FULL I FORMATIO" TO ASGIST HIS, I'CLUDING HIS

OSLIGATIONS AS TO CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION ACQUIRED AS

_FOI EOPLOYEE, IT IS ENPHAGIZED THAT BUREAU'S OFFER OF

ASSISTANCE IS BOT INTENDED TO IMPEDE SSC WORK BUT IS FONG AT

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COOPERATTVE GESTURE A'D TO SAFEGUARD SENSITIVE BUREAU I"FOR-

DATIO"• CONTACT WITH FORTER SA SANGER SYOULD BE HANDLEN

FERSO"ALLY BY SAG OR ASAG, OR IF THIS IS "DI FEASIBLE BY A

SCITOR SPECIAL AGENT OF YOUR OFFICE.

SUTEL RESULTS OF CONTACT WITH GANDER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

I": ABOVE CAPTION, IF HE IS MO LONGER LOCATED IN YOUR

TERRITORY OR TEMPORARILY AUAY, SET OUT LEAD TO RESPONSIBLE

OFFICE UITH COPY TO JUREAU.

FiNT

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SSP FBI ATLANTA

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Date:

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URGENT

Via

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TO :

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-116395) A-Ta

ATLANTA (62-2854)

FROM:

SENSTUDY 75

RE BUREAU TELETYPE TO ATLANTA, AUGUST 14, 1975.

FORMER SA EDWARD F. GAMBER, HOME ADDRESS 2861 GANT

QUARTERS DRIVE, MARIETTA, GEORGIA, 30062, WAS CONTACTED BY

ASAC THIS DATE AND ADVISED CONCERNING CAPTIONED MATTER

IN ACCORDANCE WITH REBUTEL.

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TO: DIRECIOR (02-116395)

PROTE ALLALIA (62-2854)

CASTUDY 75

Fi BURGAN ILLIYPE TO AlLAILA, ANGUSI 14, 19750

FORER SA LOUARU FO GArduR, HON ADORaDO 2EG1 GANT

LUARIERS DRIVES MARILIIA, GEGIUIA, DOCG, DAU CONTACIED BY

ASAC THIS DANE ALO ADVISO CONCER.ILG GiPTIOLED NATIER

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IO: DIRECIOR (62-116395)

FROM: ATLANTA (62-2854)

SE#STUDY 75

RE BUREAU TELETYPE TO ATLANIA, AUGUST 14, 1975=

FORDER SA EDWARD F. GARBER, HORE ADDRESS 2861 GANT

QUARTERS DRIVE, MARIETTA, GEORGIA, 3006I, WAS CONTACIED BY

ASAC THIS DATE AND ADVISED CONCERNING CAPTIONED MATTER

IN ACCORDANCE WITH REBUIEL.

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OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

PERSONAL ATTENTIO

MEMORANDUM 35-75

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535

August 12, 1975

MEMORANDUM TO ALL SPECIAL AGENTS IN CHARGE:

(A) INTERVIEWS OF FBI EMPLOYEES BY CONGRESSIONAL STAFF

MEMBERS -- In accordance With a recently adopted suggestion, you

are to insure that all new employees who enter on duty in your fielo

office are fully apprised of the contents of the Memorandum to All

Employees, dated May 28, 1975, dealing with captioned matter. This

should be done at the time they execute the FBI Employment Agreement,

FD-291, regarding the unauthorized disclosure of information.

This practice can, of course, be discontinued upon the

completion of the inquiry that Congress has instituted.

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Date:

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URGENT

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TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-116395) S 51

FROM:

SAC, ATLANTA (62-2854)

SENSTUDY 75

RE BUTEL TO ATLANTA, AUGUST 14, 1975, AND ATLANTA TEL

TO BUREAU, AUGUST 15, 1975.

FORMER SA EDWARD F. GAMBER, MARIETTA, GEORGIA, ADVISED

THIS DATE HE HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY PAUL WALLACH, SSC STAFF

MEMBER, WHO HAS ARRANGED AN INTERVIEW WITH GAMBER IN THE

ATLANTA AREA AT TEN A.M., SEPTEMBER 2, 1975. SA GAMBER

INTENDS TO CONTACT THE OFFICE OF LEGAL COUNSEL BY COLLECT

CALL AUGUST 22, 1975.

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"ROIS AT CODE

8:40 PM URGENT AUBUST 21, 1975 SSP

TO :

MIRECTOR, F31

(G2-116395)

FROM: ATLANTA

(63-2854)

SEASTUNY 75

RE BUTEL TO ATLAITA, AUGUST 14, 1979, A'IT ATLATIA TEL TO BURFAlO

AUGUST 15, 1075.

FORMER SA EDUARD F. GARDER, PARIETTA, GEORGIA, ANVISED THIS MATE

MS MAS BEE: CONTACTED DY PAUL WALLAGH, OC STATE MEMBER, WHO HAS

ARRANGED AU INTERVIES WITH GAMBER I" THE ATLANTA ARFA AT TEN 1.%,

SEPTERBER E, 1975, SA GAGER I'TENDS TO CONTACI THE OFFICE OF LEGAL

COU"SEL BY COLLECT CALL ANGUST 22, 1575.

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NRO10 AT CODE

9:45 PM URGENT AUGUST 21, 1975 SSP

TO :

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-116395)

FROM: ATLANIA

(62-2854)

SENSTUDY 75

RE BUTEL TO ATLANTA, AUGUST 14, 1975, AND ATLANTA TEL IO BUREAII,

AUGUST 15, 1975.

FORMER SA EDWARD F. GAMBER, MARIETTA, GEORGIA, ADVISED THIS DATE

HE HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY PAUL WALLACH, SSC STAFF MEMBER, WHO HAS

ARRANGED AN INTERVIEV WITH GAMBER IN THE ATLANTA AREA AT TEN A Ma,

SEPTENBER 2, 1975& SA GAMBER INTENDS TO CONTACI THE OFFICE OF LEGAL

COUNSEL BY COLLECT CALL AUGUST 22, 1975.

END

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In Reply, Please Refer 10.

File No.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Atlanta, Georgia

September 5, 1975

U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE TO

STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH

RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF FORMER FBI SPECIAL AGENT (SA)

EDWARD F. GAMBER BY SSC STAFF MEMBER

The following information was furnished voluntarily

to the Atlanta Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

by former Special Agent Edward F. Gamber, Atlanta, Georgia,

concerning interview of him conducted by SSC Staff Member

Paul G. Wallach on

September 2, 1975:

--44

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.

atlanta

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September 3, 1975

Atlanta, Georgia

On September 2, 1975, Mr. Paul G. Wallach, Counsel

to the Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with

Respect to Intelligence Activities of the United States Senate

arrived at my office located at 6165 Barfield Road, Atlanta,

Georgia 30302, at approximately 10:10 a.m. His interview with

me commenced at approximately 10:15 a.m. and lasted until

approximately 10:50 a.m.

This interview was not conducted

under oath.

Mr. Wallach did not advise me of my rights. I

drove Mr. Wallach to Perimeter Mall where he caught the 11:00 a.m.

bus to the Airport.

During the interview Mr. Wallach asked how long

I had served in the Federal

Bureau of Investigation and what

areas I worked in during my FBI career.

He was told that my

FBI career started on March 19, 1951, and ended with my

retirement on January 27, 1973. During this time I was

assigned to criminal work for two years, worked in the Soviet

Intelligence field for approximately 17 years, and again handled

criminal work for the last three years of my Bureau career.

Wallach wanted to know if I worked with James Kehoe.

I told him that for the most part Kehoe and I were on different

squads, although we both worked in the Soviet Intelligence

field.

We did work on the same squad during the first years

of our assignment to this type of work.

Wallach wanted to know if I was aware of the operation

involving the mail at Kennedy Airport and at other post offices

in the New York area.

I told him that officially I was not aware

of these operations but that in fact I knew of the operations.

Wallach wanted to know if I had ever been assigned to work in

a post office and my answer was "no".

Wallach then wanted to know if I was acquainted

with Sam Jaffee.

After my affirmative answer he wanted to

know how I met him, why I interviewed him, whether I had to

have permission to interview him, what kind of information

he furnished, whether I had ever asked him to do anything,

and whether Jaffee was an informant.

He also wanted to know

when I first met Jaffee,

how frequently I saw him, over what

period of time I was seeing him, and when I last

saw him.

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I told Wallach that I could not remember dates

and other details of my relationship with Jaffee, but that

information responsive to his questions could be found

recorded in FBI files as I had prepared detailed memos

reflecting all of my contacts with Jaffee. I told Wallach

that if he were entitled to the information he was seeking,

I'd suggest that he get hold of the file on Jaffee. Wallach

said he understood my position, but that before going through

"they" liked to talk to a few

individuals to see if information the Committee had was

worth pursuing.

Wallach acknowledged that it would not be possible

Ior me to turnish specific information, such as dates, after

the passage of such a long period of time.

Thereafter, in

response to inquiry, he was told that Jaffee was in contact

with many diplomatic officials, including Soviets, in his

capacity as a CBS newsman.

I could not specifically remember

how this information came to the Bureau's attention. I did

have some background information on Jaffee and it was necessary

for me to get permission before I could interview him. He

was told that I did not know specifically who authorized the

interview.

Wallach wanted to know what approach

was used

during the initial interview with Jaffee. He was told that

I could not specifically recall his information, but that

John Willis and

• I conducted the interview.

Both of us were

keenly aware of the FBI's policy of not interfering with the

Freedom of the Press and we wanted to make sure that Jaffee

understood this. We also wanted to make sure

that Jaffee

understood that we did not want to place him in a difficult

or embarrassing position by talking to him and that if he

found our presence to be a problem we would leave immediately.

He was told that Jaffee proved to be most cooperative and that

thereafter we were in contact with Jaffee frequently.

Wallach

wanted to know how often and he was told that sometimes we

were in contact with him two or three times a week, once

every two weeks, or perhaps once a month. He was told that

all contacts were recorded in writing in the file, along with

the results of the contact.

Concerning information which Jaffee furnished,

Wallach was told that Jaffee furnished information concerning

current events of major and minor importance on the inter-

national scene, which came to his attention as a result of

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his contacts with numerous individuals in diplomatic

circles.

He was again told that all of this information

was reduced to writing and I understood that it was

disseminated to other government agencies, including

the U. S. Mission to the UN and the State Department.

Wallach wanted to know how I knew this to be the case.

I explained that FBI policy required dissemination of

information to other government agencies and I felt certain

that this policy was followed in the case of memoranda

o - contacts

prepared as a result of my contacts with Jaffee.

Wallach asked if Jaffee was an informant and

I told him that Jaffee might more properly be called a

Source of Information.

Wallach then wanted to know if I requested Jaffee

to do anything

in the course of contacts with him. Wallach

was told that Jaffee may have been asked to follow up on

information which he furnished or make contact with a specific

individual but that this did not occur very often, if at all,

since Jaffee was a free spirit, who usually did as he pleased.

I then explained that during my contacts with Jaffee I received

frequent calls from other FBI Agents who said that Jaffee was

using my name in order to cross police lines or get information

while covering

a story of major importance, such as airplane

hijacking.

This in spite of repeated requests on my part

that he cease doing this.

Wallach asked if I knew whether Jaffee had ever

been

followed by FBI Agents. I pointed out that Jaffee had

been followed by FBI Agents and, in fact, talked to Agents

who were following him, as well

as Agents going about their

business. He often mentioned my name to these Agents.

Wallach asked if I was aware that Jaffee did a

television program on the FBI. I said that I was aware of

this and in fact, at his request, arranged to have him visit

Camp Smith with a

camera crew to cover our firearms training

camera crew to

program.

wallach was told that I could not remember when

I last saw Jaffee, but that I last talked to him when he

returned from Hong Kong.

At this time Jaffee called my home

from Washington, D. C. and told my daughter that he had to

talk to me immediately about an urgent problem. When I

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returned Jaffee's call I listened to him for about five

to ten minutes repeatedly telling me how the FBI Or CIA

or some individual had furnished information to ABC-TV

which cost him his job.

Jaffee would not listen to me

as I tried to explain that he had to be mistaken. I then

got sick of listening to him and hung up on him.

Wallach was told that this was typical of Jaffee

who often thought that there was something personal involved

when he failed to get an assignment or a news item, which he

covered, was not shown on the evening news program.

Wallach

was told that Jaffee was an intelligent and personable guy

with a burning ambition, who wanted to become a Walter

Cronkite or a Marvin Kalb overnight. Wallach was told that

I did not believe that Jaffee completed college and he was

ABC that he had at CBS and at both places he was probably

Wallach was also told that Willis and I found

Jaffee to be an interesting guy who we enjoyed talking to

but that he positively would not accept advice or direction.

Wallach wanted to know if I was acquainted with

Special Agents Reeves, Winton or Graves and I gave a negative

reply.

It should be noted that Wallach had a first name for.

each of these individuals but I do not recall these names.

I did know

Wallach wanted to know if I would be surprised

to learn that Jaffee had been interviewed by Bureau Agents

for four days upon his return from Hong Kong. I said that

I would be surprised.

He also wanted to know if I would be surprised

to learn that the FBI or CIA had furnished information to

ABC-IV which cost Jaffee his job.

I said that I would be

most surprised and that I did not believe there was any

possibility that this could happen.

I told Wallach that

in my opinion Jaffee was perfectly capable of losing his

job on his own.

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Wallach then asked if I had ever talked to any

other newspaper people. I told him that I once talked to

Irving R. Levine many years ago. He wanted to know if I

knew of any other Agents of the

FBI who were talking to

people in the news media. I said that I did not.

Wallach then made reference to newspaper articles

of recent date concerning the FBI's relationship with

newspaper people friendly to the FBI.

In response to inquiry

I told him that I knew absolutely nothing about this.

At the outset of the interview Wallach asked if

I told the FBI about his visit and I said that I had called

the Atlanta FBI Office and that as soon as he left I would

again call the Atlanta FBI Office and give an Agent a rundown

on the interview. He said that the FBI had notified the

Select Committee about my call.

He wanted to know if I had called the FBI in

Washington and I gave a negative reply. He also wanted to

know if I had talked to John Willis. I had not.

Before leaving Wallach commented that he did not

know who cost Jaffee his

job, but that he, Wallach, was certain

someone caused Jaffee to lose his job.

I believe I have covered the interview in its

entirety, however, I did not make any notes and the possi-

bility of some minor omission does exist.

At Lamber

9/3/25

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9/5/75

AIRTEL,

TO:

FROM:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-116395)

CATTN: INTD,

W. 0. CREGAR)

SAC, ATLANTA (62-2854)

SENSTUDY 75

Re Bureau teletype 8/14/75 and Atlanta teletypes

8/15/75 and 8/21/75.

Enclosed are the original and six copies of an

unt prepared at Atlanta, Georgia, concerning an interview

with former SA EDWARD F. GAMBER by SSC Staff Member PAUL G.

WALLACH, which took place at Atlanta on 9/2/75.

Mr. GAMBER has no objection to this material being

disseminated to the White House and the Department; however,

he specifically requested that it not be disseminated to the

Former SA GAMBER was contacted in connection with

this matter in accordance with instruetions set forth in

that he was contacted on that date by SSC Staff Member WALLACH

and at that time arrangements were made for an interview to

take place in Atlanta on 9/2/75. At this time SA GAMBER stated

he intended to contact the Office of Legal Counsel by collect

call 8/22/75. SA GAMBER has advised that he inadvertently

failed to make this call due to the pressure of business.

has advised that he certainly intends to keep the Bureau

advised of any further developments in connection with this

matter.

...

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OF PERTINEIT SOIITEL ASSIGWENTS. IF IDIVICHAL IS STILL

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FROM TIRECTOR (62-116395)

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TTILE SI TUNGIGIUNI DI •SINGUAGISSE TOLLIOS INGHILtE dO

W. D. GREGAR; FURMISH IDENTITIES OF SUCH PERSONNEL AND MATER

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G94PM NITEL 9/3/75 VLJ

TO ALEXANDRIA

ATLANTA

JACKSO"

RICHMOND

FROM DIRECTOR (62-116395)

SENSTUDY 75.

SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE (SSC) HAS REQUESTED IDENTITIES

OF ALL SUPERVISORS AND COORDINATORS FOR WHITE HATE COINTELPROS

FOR 1964 THROUGH 1971 IN RECIPIENT OFFICES.

BY NITEL SEPTEMBER S, 1975; TO ATTENTION INTD,

We O. CREGAR; FURNISH IDENTITIES OF SUCH PERSONNEL AND DATES

OF PERTINENT COINTEL ASSIGNMENTS. IF INDIVIDUAL IS STILL

ASSIGNED TO YOUR OFFICE, SO STATE.

END

SSP FBI ATLANTA

TKS /CLR

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NITEL

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10: DIRECTOR, BBI (62-16395) 8:03/R5F

FROM: SAC, ATLANTA (62-2854)

ATTENTION: INTD, W. O. CREGAR.

SENSTUDY 75.

RE FBIHQ NITEL TO ALEXANDRIA, ATLANTA, JACKSON, AND

RICHMOND, SEPTEMBER 3, 1975.

REFERENCED NITEL POINTED OUT THAT THE SENATE SELECT COM-

MITTEE (SSC) HAD REQUESTED THE IDENTITIES OF ALL SUPERVISORS

AND COORDINATORS FOR WHITE HATE COINTELPROS FOR THE YEARS

1964 THROUGH 1971 IN RECIPIENT OFFICES. ATLANTA HAS REVIEWED

ITS FILE ON THE WHITE HATE COINTELPRO AND NOTED THE FOLLOWING

INDIVIDUALS WERE SUPERVISORS AND COORDINATORS (CASE AGENTS)

OF THIS COINTELPRO CASE, ALONG WITH THE DATES OF SUCH ASSIGN-

MENT:

SUPERVISORS: SA CHARLES S. HARDING, FROM SEPTEMBER 4, 1964

(THE INCEPTION OF THE WHITE HATE COINTELPRO CASE) TO AUGUST

29, 1968

SA CHARLES I. HAYNES, FROM AUGUST 29,

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Date:

(Type in plaintext or code)

(Priority)

AT 62-2854

PAGE TWO

1968, TO APRIL 28, 1971 (PRESENTLY ASSIGNED TO THE ATLANTA

OFFICE) •

COORDINATORS: SA CARL E. CLAIBORNE, FROM SEPTEMBER 4,

1964, TO DECEMBER 21, 1964, AND FROM JULY 10, 1969, TO

JANUARY 21, 1970 (RETIRED); SA DONALD P. BURGESS, FROM DECEMBER

21, 1964, TO MARCH 4, 1965 (CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO THE ATLANTA

OFFICE); SA O. RICHARD HAMILTON, FROM MARCH 4, 1965, TO

AUGUST 16, 1967, AND FROM MARCH 8, 1968, TO JULY 10, 1969

(PRESENTLY ASSIGNED TO THE ATLANTA OFFICE); SA JAMES J. ROSE,

FROM AUGUST 16, 1967; TO MARCH 8, 1968 (CURRENTLY ASSIGNED

TO THE NEW YORK OFFICE); AND SA RICHARD H. DAVIS, FROM

JANUARY 21, 1970, TO APRIL 28, 1971 (RETIRED).

END.

Approved:

Special Agent in Charge

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"RUEL AT COCE

0103 PM NITEL SOPTENDER S, 1075 SSP

10:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-110305)

F30'1: ATLANTA (62-7245)

ATTE"TIO":: I"TO, U+O. CREGAR®

SE'STUDY 75-

RE FBINO SITEL TO ALEXANDRIA, ATLA"TA, JACKSO", AHM RICH'ON",

SEPTEMBER 3, 1975 €

REFERE'CEN TITEL POINTED OUT THAT THE SE"ATE SELEGI COMMITTE?

(SSG) HAT REQUESTED THE IDENTITIES OF ALL SUPERVISORS AMM COORDIN

ATORS FOR WHITE HATE COINTELPROS FOR THE YEORS 1064 THRONGY 1071 IN

RECIPIENT OFFICES• ATLANTA HAS REVIEUED ITS FILE O" THE WHITE

HATE COIYTELPRO AND MOTED THE FOLLOUISO IMIVIDUALA MERE SUPERUICORS

AVO COORDINATORS (CASE AGENTE) OF THIS COINTELPRO CACE, ALONE MITY

THE DATES OF SUCH ASCIHUMENT:

SUPERVIGOROS SA CHARLES S. HARDING, FROM SEPTONDER 4, 1064

THE I"CEPTIO" OF THE WHITE HATE COINTELPRO CASES TO ANGURT NO, 10099

SA CHARLES TO HAYNES, FROM AUGUST D9, LUGE, TO APRIL 23, 1U91 (PRE-

SE"TLY ASSIG'ED TO THE ATLA'TA OFFICE) .

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AT 62-2854

COORDIATORS: SA CARL E. CLAIBORIE, FROM SEPTSABER A, 1904, TO

DECENDER SI, 1964, AID FROH JULY SO, 1305, TO JANUARY ?IX 1973

(RETIRED) ; SA DOTALD PO BURGESS, FROM DECE SER I, LUCE, TO MARCH

A, 1965 COURRENTLY ASSIG"ED TO THE ATLANTA OFFICE) ; IA O. FICHARD

HAMILTO", FROM MARCH 4E 1965, TO AUGUST 16, 1007, AN FROM MARCH

E, 1965, TO JULY 10, I9C9 SPRESENTLY ASSIGNED TO THE ATLANTA OFFICTI;

SA JAMES dO ROSE, FROM AUGUST 16, 1967, TO MARCH E, IUGE COUDRENTLY

ASSIG'ED TO THE "EU YORK OFFICE); A'D SA RICHARD HO MAVIT, TROM

dA"UARY 2I, 1070, TO APRIL 28, 1971 CRETIRES).

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*R021 AT CODE

8:03 PM NITEL SEPTEMBER 5, 1975 SSP

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (62-116395)

FROM: ATLANTA (62-2,845)

ATTEITIO!: INTD, 11.0. GREGAR.

SE"STUDY 75,

RE FBIHQ NITEL TO ALEXANDRIA, ATLANTA, JACKSONS AND RICHMOND,

SEPTEMBER 3, 1975 .

REFERE"CED NITEL POINTED OUT THAT THE SENATE SELECI COMMITTEE

(SSC) HAD REQUESTED THE IDENTITIES OF ALL SUPERVISORS AUD COORDIN-

ATORS FOR WHITE HATE COINTELPROS FOR THE YEARS 19G4 THROUGH 1971 IN

RECIPIENT OFFICES. ATLANTA HAS REVIEWED ITS FILE OM THE WHITE

HATE COINTELPRO AND NOTED THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS WERE SUPERVISORS

A'ID COORDINATORS (CASE AGENTS) OF THIS COINTELPRO CASE, ALONG WITH

THE DATES OF SUCH ASSINMENT:

SUPERVISORS: SA CHARLES S. HARDING, FROM SEPTEMBER 4, 1964

THE INCEPTION OF THE WHITE HATE COINTELPRO CASES TO AUGUST 29, 1968;

SA CHARLES T. HAYNES, FROM AUGUST 29, 1968, IO APRIL 28, 1971 (PRE-

SENTLY ASSIGNED TO THE ATLANTA OFFICE) •

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AT 62-2854

COORDINATORS: SA CARL EX CLAIBORNE, FROM SEPTEMBER 4, 1964, TO

DECEMBER 21, 1964, AND FROM JULY 10, 1969, TO JANUARY 21, 1970

(RETIRED); SA DONALD P. BURGESS, FROM DECEMBER 21, 1964, TO MARCH

4, 1965 (CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO THE ATLANTA OFFICE); SA 0, RICHARD

HAMILTON, FROM MARCH 4, 1965, TO AUGUST 16, 1967, AND FROM MARCH

8, 1968, TO JULY 10, 1969 (PRESENTLY ASSIGNED TO THE ATLANTA OFFICE);

SA JAMES J. ROSE, FROM AUGUST 16, 1967, TO MARCH 3, 1968 (CURRENTLY

ASSIG"ED TO THE NEW YORK OFFICE) ; AND SA RICHARD M. DAVIS, FROM

JABUARY 21, 1970, TO APRIL 28, 1971 (RETIRED).

EA D

SRI ABOUT THE BREAD

BREAK BUT GOT ALL THREE AND HAVE ONE FOR

EJF FBIHQ 3.

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iR 233 WA, CODE

4:5DPM 9/4/75 MIEL AUN

TO ALL SACS

FROM DIRECIOR (52-116395)

PERSONAL ATTENTION

SENSIUDY 75

62:2854

REBUTAL MAY 2, 1975.

PURPOSES OF INSTANI TELETYPE AND TO (I REITERATE THAT

NOI HAS PLEDGED FUL COOPERAJION WIIM THE SENATE SELECT

COMMITEE (55C) AND WISHES TO ASGILI AND FACILITATE ANY

INVESTIGATIONS UNDERTAKEN BY THE SOC WITH RESPECT TO IHE FBI:

AD (2) SEI FORTH NEW PROCEDURA RELALING TO SOC STAFF

INTERVILWS OF CURRENT AND FORMER FBI EMPLOYEES.

FOR INFORMAIION OF IHOSE OFFICES WHICH HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY

HAD CURRENT OR FORMER EMPLOYERS IN ITS IURRITOY INTERVIEWED

BY THE SSE, THE BUREAU FREGUENTLY LEARNS FROM IHE SSC OR

CINERWISE THAT FORMER EMPLOYELS ARE BEING CONSIDERED FOR

INTERVIEW BY THE SSO STAFF. INSIRUCIIONS ARE ISSUED FOR THE

FIELD OFFICE TO CONTACI IME FORMER EMPLOYEE TO ALERI HIM, AS IO

POSSIBLE INTERVIEW, REMIND HIM OF HIS CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT

WITH THE BUREAU AND SUGGEST THAT

HE IS CONTACTED FOR

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PAGE TWO

INTERVIEW

HAY CONTACT THE LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION Y

COLLECI CALL FOR FURTHER INFORMAIION.

IN THE USUAL CASE,

•AS CIRCUNSTANCES UNFOLD, THE FORMER EMPLOYEE IS TOLDIS

THAI HE HAS A RIGHI IO LEGAL COUNSEL, BUT THAI THE BUREAU

CANNOT PROVIDE SANE; (2) THAT THE BUREAU HAS WAIVED THE

CONFIDENDIALITY AGREEMEN FOR THE INTERVICE WITHIN SPECIFIED

PARAMETERS; AND (3) INAT THERE ARE FOUR PRIVILEGED ARLAS IN

WHICH HO IS NOI REQUIRED TO ANSWER QUESTION. THESE AREAS

ARE RELATING IO INFORMATION WHICH MAY (A) IDENIIFY BUREAU

SOURCES; (B) REVEAL SENSITIVE METHODS/TECHNIQUES;. (C) REVEAL

IDENITIES OF THIRD

AGENCIES, INCLUDING FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

AGENCIES, OR INFORMATION FROM SUCH AGENCIES; AND (DI ADVERSELY

AFFECT ONGOING BUREAU INVESTIGATIONS.

HERETOFORE, BUREAU HAS OFFERED INTERVIEWEES CONSULTATION

FRIVILEGES WHEREDY A BUREAU SUPERVISOR

WOULD DE AVAILABLE

NEARBY, ALTHOUGH NOT ACTUALLY HI INTERVIEW, SO INTERVIENEE

MIGHT CONSULT WITH HIM SHOULD QUESTIONS ARISE AS TO PARAMETERS

OF INTERVIEW OR PRIVILEGED AREAS. THE CONSULTANT DID NOT ACI

AS A LEGAL ADVISOR.

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, BUREAU WILL iO LONGER PROVIDE

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PAGE THREE

ON-THE-SCENE PERSONNEL FOR CONSULTATION PURPOSES TO ASSIST

BITHER CURREN OF FORMER EMPLOYERU.

PROSPECIIVE INTERVIEWEES

SHOULD DE TOLD IHAT, IF THEY DESIRE

ASSISTANCE OF THIS NATURE

DURING AN INTERVIEW, THEY MAY CONTACT EITHER PERSONALLY CIF

INTERVIEW IS IN WASHINGION, DO CO) OR BY COLLECI CALL, THE,

ASSISTANI DIRECTOR OF THE INTELLIGENCE DIVISION, IR. W.R.

WANNALL, OR, IN HIS ABSENCE, SECIION CHIEF W. O. CREGAR.

THIS CHANGE IN PROCEDURE SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS

LESSENING THE ASSISTANCE WE ARE FURNISHING' TO CURRENT AND

FORMER "EMPLOYERS.

FOR YOUR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, I AM WORKING WITH THE

DEPARIMENT IN EXPLORING AVENUES TO ARRANGE LEGAL REPRESENTATION,

WHEN NECESSARY, FOR CURRENT AND FORMER EMPLOYEES WITHOUT

EXPENSE IO THEN. YOU WILL DE KEPI ADVISED OF DIVELOPMENIS

IN THIS REGARD.

END

PLS HOLD FOR ONE MORE

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17250 FA CODE

4800c 013/75 KITLL Adl

IO ALL EACH

FROM DIRECIOR

(GE+116305)

FLACOTAL MINITION

-ENGLUDY 75

REBUTaL SAY &, 19750

PURPOSES OF INSINGI TULLIXEL ANd TO (I RAIIURATE THAT

POI LAN FLEDGED FUL GOOFORAJION WILK THE SCUATE SELECT

COMMITTLE CUSCO ALD MISHEN IÙ ANGIN! AD FACILIIAIL ADY

AD IC ESI FORTH MOU FROCEDURE RELATING TO SAC STAFF

ILIERVIRUG OF CURKANT AID FORGON FOI LiFLOYALS.

FOR ILFORUATION OF INOSE OFFICES WHICH HAVE NOT FREVIOUSLY

HAD GUARGUE CO FORMOR ONFLOYAGO IN ILS IRRITOY IUICRVILE

DY TIC DOC, THE BURGAU PRECURLY LUARDO FROG THE SOC OR

OTHENUISE INAL FORMER ENFLOVELS ANd MING CONSIDERLD FOR

INTERVIL. SY INE SSC STAFF. ITUINUGIIONS AL ISSUED FOR THE

FIELD OFFIG TO CONTACI INE FORUUR SUFLOYEE TU ALERI HID AS TO

FUSCILE LURERVIED, RUULD ILE UE MIS CORCIDEITIALITY AGREENCHT

*ITH thE DUNERU AID SOGGESI THAT IF I IN COMINGILO FOR

62-2854-39

FBI - ATLANTA

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ILILRVIRU, HE GAY COUTACI THE LIGAL COUTSIL DIVISION SY

COLLECI CALL FOR FURTHCA INFORALIUi IN THE USUAL GB5E,

THAT LO MAO A RIGA 7O LEGAL COULOUL, LUT THAL THE CUREAU

CALNOT PROVIDE SANES (2) THAI IN DUNLAL HAS WAIVED THE

CORFIDE TIALILY AORELUELE FOR TIE INICAVIL WITHIN SPEGIFIED

PARAUCILROS ALO 65) INAI TAURE ARE FOUR FRIVILIGED ARSAL IU

WHIGH HO IO NOT NGQUINCO TO ANUALS GUESTION. THESE ARRAS

ARE RCLATING SO IUFORMATION URICH DAY (A) IDLITIFY SURCAU

SOURCES: (E) REVEAL DENSITIVE GIOD /ELCHUICULES (C) REVEAL

IDEMITISS OF THIRD AGSACILS, INCLUDING FORCIGH INTELLIGEIGE

AGENCIES, OR INFORUATION FRO. LUCH AGLECILS; AID (D) ADVERSELY

AFFILI DIGOING BURDAD INVESTIGAILOTS

HEREIOFORE, BURLAU HAS OFFENCO INTURVICIEES CONGULTATION

MEIVILEGES WHEREBY A GUREAU SUPINVISOS WOULD * AVAILACLE

MERON, ALTHOUGH NOI ACTUALLY AI INDENVIL, NO IGIERVILEE

MICHI COLOUT WITH HIN SHOULD LUESTIONG ARISE AS IQ PARAMETIRS

UF INTERVIOU OR FRIVILEGED ARENS. IHO CONOLLIANT DID NOT ACI

AS A LEGAL ADVISOR.

EFFECLIVE IMEDINGLY, DUBLU .ILL NO LONGER FROVIDE

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PAGE TIREL

OMINE-LGELE PERUONEL FOR LOGALLIALION PURPOSES IO ASSIST

MITFOR CURRALL OF FORUR ENFLOYEE• FROSPECIIVE INTORVILULES

DICULD DE TOLD THAI, IF ILY ONE AUSISTARCE OF THIS NATURE

DURI:O A IOLAVIANS THEY NAY COLLACE LITHER PURSONHLLY CIF

INTERVIE. IS IU VASHINGTON, DA LOT ON OY COLLECT CALL, INE

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR DE THE INCELLIGENCE DIVISION, RA U•5+

WALLALL, ORA IN HIS OBSENCE, ALGION CHILE UA O. CREGAR.

THIS CHANGE IN FROCEDURE SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS

LESSENING INE ASSISTANCE VE ANE FURMISHIN TO CURRENT AND

FORMER CFLOYALE.

FOR YOUR ADUITIOGAL INFORUMIIULS I AI WORKING WITH THE

DAPARINELE IN EXPLORINS AVENUCA IO ARRANGE LIGAL REFRESENTATION,

ONCE LOGESOARY, FOR CURRUPT AND FORUCK MAPLOYEES VITHOUT

SAFCINE 1O TREJO YOU VILL DE ALPI ADVIULD UF DEVELCPRLITS

Il. THIS REGARD.

FLE HELD FOR ONE MORE

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1R633 WA CODE

4:50PM 9/4/75 NITEL AJN

TO ALL SACS

FROM DIRECIOR

682-116395)

PERSONAL AÏTENTION

SENSTUDY 75

REBUTEL MAY 2, 1975.

PURPOSES OF INSTANT TELETYPE ARE TO (I) REITERATE IHAT

FBI HAS FLEDGED FU L COOPERAIION WIIH THE SENATE SELECI

COMMITTLE (SSC) AND WISHES TO ASSIST AND FACILITAIE ANY

INVESTIGATIONS UNDERTAKEN BY THE SSO WITH RESPECI TO THE FBI;

AND (2) SEI FORTH NEW PROCEDURE RELATING IO SSC STAFF

INTERVIEVS OF CURRENT AND FORDER FBI EMPLOYEES.

FOR INFORMATION OF THOSE OFFICES WHICH HAVE NOI PREVIOUSLY

HAD CURRENT OR FORMER EMPLOYEES IN IIS TERRITOY INTERVIEVED

BY THE SSC, IHE BUREAU FREGUENTLY LEARNS FROM THE SSC OR

OTHERWISE THAT FORMER EMPLOYEES ARE BEING CONSIDERED FOR

INTERVIEW BY IME SSC STAFF • INSIRUCIIONS ARE ISSUED FOR THE

FIELD OFFICE TO CONTACT IHE FORMER EMPLOYEE TO ALERI HIM AS TO

POSSIBLE INTERVIEW, REDIND HIM OF HIS CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT

WITH THE BUREAU AND SUGGEST THAT IF HE IS CONIACTED FOR

62-2854-39

SEE ALIZER

ANDENED

-FILED.

FEI- ATLANTA

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PAGE TWO

INTERVIEW, HE MAY CONTACT THE LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION BY

COLLECI CALL FOR FURIHER INFORMATION. IN THE USUAL CASE,

AS CIRCUMSIANCES UNFOLD, THE FORMER ENFLOYEE IS TOLD (1)

THAT HE HAS A RIGHI TO LEGAL COUNSEL, BUT THAT THE BUREAU

CANCOT PROVIDE SAVE; (2) THAT IH& BUREAU HAS WAIVED THE

CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT FOR THE INTERVIEN WITHIN SPECIFIED

PARAMETERS; AND (3) THAI THERE ARE FOUR PRIVILEGED AREAS IN

WHICH HE IS NOI REQUIRED TO ANSVER QUESTION. THESE AREAS

ARE RELATING IO INFORMATION WHICH MAY (A) IDENTIFY BUREAU

SOURCES; (B) REVEAL SENSITIVE METHODS/TECHNIQUES; (C) REVEAL

IDENTITIES OF THIRD AGENCIES, INCLUDING FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

AGENCIES, OR INFORMATION FROM SUCH AGENCIES; AND (D) ADVERSELY

AFFECI ONGOING BUREAU INVESTIGATIONS. •

HERETOFORE, BUREAU HAS OFFERED INTARVIEVEES CONSULTATION

FRIVILEGES WHEREBY A BUREAU SUPERVISOR WOULD BE AVAILABLE

NEARBY, ALTHOUGH NOT ACTUALLY AT INTERVILN, SO INTERVIEVEE

MIGHT CONSULT WITH HIM SHOULD CUESTIONS ARISE AS IO PARAMETERS

OF INTERVIEW OR FRIVILEGED AREAS.

THE CONSULTANT DID NOT ACT

AS A LEGAL ADVISOR.

EFFECIIVE INNEDIATELY, BUREAU WILL NO LONGER PROVIDE

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PAGE THREE

ON-THE-SCENE PERSONNEL FOR CONSULTATION PURPOSES TO ASSIST

EITHER CURRENT OF FORMER EMPLOYERS. FROSPECIIVE INTERVIEVEES

SHOULD BE TOLD THAI, IF THEY DESIRE ASSISTANCE OF THIS NATURE

DURING AS INTERVIEW, THEY MAY CONTACI EITHER PERSONALLY CIF

INTERVIEV IS IN WASHINGION, DO CO) OR BY COLLECT CALL, THE

ASSISTANI DIRECIOR OF THE INTELLIGENCE DIVISION, MR. W. R.

WANNALL, OR, IN HIS ABSENCE, SECIION CHIEF W. O. CREGAR

THIS CHANGE IN PROCEDURE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIRUED AS

LESSENING THE ASSISIANCE WE ARE FURNISHING TO CURRENT AND

FORMER EMPLOYEES.

FOR YOUR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, I AM WORKING WITH THE

DEPARTHENT IN EXPLORING AVENUES TO ARRANGE LEGAL REPRESENIATION,

WHEN NECESSARY, FOR CURRENT AND FORMER EMPLOYEES WITHOUT

EXPENSE TO THEM. YOU WILL BE KEPI ADVISED OF DEVELOPMENIS

IN THIS REGARD.

END

FLS HOLD FOR ONE MORE

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FROGS WA CODE

.935 PM MITEL 9/17/75 MES

TO ALEXAUORIA

ATLANIA

BOSION

JACKSONVILLE

KNOXVILLE

LOS ANGELES

BEW

YORK

RI CHNO NO

DEIROIT

JACKSON

MEMPHIS

SI. LOUIS

SAN DIEGO

NEW ARK

SEATTLE

FROM DIRECTOR (65- 116395)

PERSONAL ATIENTION

SENSTUDY 75

62-2854

REBUIELS MAY E, 1575, AND SEPICHER '4, 1975, 10

ALL OFFICES AND BUTELS SEPTEMEER OS 1979% TO SELECIED OFFICE

INFORMING LATTER THAI SENATE SELZCI COUMIIIEE (SSC) MAD

REQUESTED IDENTITIES OF ALL SUPERVISORS AND COORDINATORS FOR

CCINTELFROS IN SELECTED OFFICES FOR (IS NEU LEFT AND BLACK

EATRENIST, 1957 THROUGH 1971, AND CLY FOR UNITE MATE, 1964

THROUSH 1971.

ISC ALSO REQUESTED LOCALIONO OF. PLRSONO NAMED IN FIELD

RESPONSED IO RGFERENCED SEPTEADER S, 1975, TOLLLYPES, AND

LATEST INFORMATION IN FBIMA FILES HAS DCEN FURNISHED TO SSC.

NOTE: Contacts handled by Supv.

CHARLES T.

HAYNES in view of tact SAC

occupied with special

on Annual

been and fate

Leave.

q fittin

jure

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PAGE TWO.

SSC STAFF MAY CONTACT CURRENT AND/OR FORMER EMPLOYEES NAMED,

TO INTERVIEW THEM CONCERNING THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF COINTELPROS

IN WHICH THEY HAD SUPERVISORY OR COORDINATING RESPONSIBILITIES.

EACH OF THE FOLLOWING FORMER EMPLOYEES EXCEPT HESSRSO

CROKE AND MCMANUS IS TO BE CONTACIED INNEDIATELY AND ALENTED

THAT HE MIGHT BE APPROACHED BY INE SSC STARE FOR INTERVIEW.

THE FORMER EMPLOYEE MAY, AFTER BLING CONTACTED BY SSE STAFF,

CONTACI BUREAU'S LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION UY COMLECT CALL FOR

FULL INFORMATION IQ ASSISI ME INCLUDING OSLIGATIONS AS IO,

CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION ACQUIRED AS FBI EMPLOYEE. IT

IS EMPHASIZED INAI BUREAU'S OFFER OF ASSISTANCE IS NOT

LUT ENDED 10 IMPEDE SSE WORK, OUR IS DONE AS COOPERATIVE

GESTURE AND TO SAFEGUARD SENSITIVE BURCAU IMFORMALION.

CONTACTS WIIN THESE FORMER EMPLOYEES TO BE KANDLED

PERSONALLY BY SAC OR ASAGO IN EVENT THIS IS NOT FEASIBLE

FOR JUST CAUSE, TO BE HANDLED BY A-SENIOR SUPERVISOR.

REGARDING FORMER SAS CROKE AND MCHANIS, SSE HAS GLEN

INFORMED OF THEIR POOR PHYSICAL CONDITION AND REQUESTED TO

TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION IN ANY ACTION CONTEMPLATED BY

SSC CONCERWING THEM. WE DO NOT, HOWEVER, KNOW THAT SSO WILL

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PAGE IMREE

NOT CONTACI THEM. NEW YORK OFFICE, IN COORDINATION WITH

NEWARK SHOULD ARRANGE TO HAVE CONTACE MADE WITH CROKE AND

• MCMANUS BY A FORMER ASSOCIATE 10 IAKE FRIENDLY INGUIRY AS TO

THEIR CURRENT CONDITION. IT IS GLING LEFT TO DISCRETION OF

SAS NEW YORK AND NEWARK, BALED ON RESULTS OF SUCH INGUIRY,

WHETHER CROKE AND MCMANUS SHOULD BE INFORMED REGARDING

POSSIBLE CONTACI OF THEM BY SSC. FBINQ DOES NOT DESIRE

THAT THEY BE UNDULY ALARMED, BUT WOULD NOT WAWS THEM SURPRISED

BY CONTACT OF SSC STAFF IF THIS COULU IMPAIR THEIR HEALTH.

IMMEDIATELY AFTER CONTACI, REGULTS SHOULD BE FURNISHED

BUREAU BY NITEL IN ABOVE CAPTIOR, 'AITENTION INID, W. O. CREGAR,

BRIEFLY INCLUDINE REACIION OF FORMLA EMPLOYEES CONTACIED. IF

FORMER EMPLOYEE NO LONGER. IN YOUR TERRITORY OR TEMPORARILY

AWAY, SET OUI LEAD TO OTHER OFFICE INMEDIATELY WITH COPY TO

BIHA C

ALEXANDRIA:

SETH F. EININBERRY, 5367 SUMMIT DRIVE, FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA

JESSE CO HALL, JR., 4585 EATOO PLACE, ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA

AILANIA:

CARL E, CLAIBORNE, 188S MARY LOU LANE, SOO, ATLANIA

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PAGE. FOUR

GEORGIA

GEORGIA

RICHARD HO DAVIS, 1147 WILD CRELN TRAIL, ATLANIA, GEORGIA

CHARLES E. HARDING, 2243 PINCLIFF DRIVE, Mº Eas ATLANTA,

BOSTONS

RICHARD NO BLASSER, IE9 ACADEMY AVENUE, WEYMOU M,

MASSACHUSETTS

BASSACHUSETIS

FREDERICK MO CONNORS, IO LONGFELLOW ROAD, MELROSES

MICHAEL J. MCDONAGH, 20

MASSACHU SCATS

SPRINGVALE ROAD, NORWOOD,

JOHN

F. NOONAN, 122 VERMON ROAD, SCITUATE, MASSACHUSEIIS

DETROIT:

JACKSON:

JACKSONVILLE:

FLORIDA

KNOXVILLE?

ROBERI FO O'NEILL, 2551 IROQUOIS, DETROIT, MICHIGAN

ROY A MOORE, 107 SWALLOW DRIVE BRANDON, MISSISSIPPI

WO HERSHEL CAVER, 3714 NORINNEST ADIN STREET, GAINESVILLE,

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PAGE FIVE

LOS ANGELES:.

• CAL I FOR NIA

CAL I FORNIA

HEMPHiS:

TENNESSES

IRVING RO ANERSON, 102S PERON DRIVE, CONCORD, TENNESSEE

JOWN KEARNEY, 4140 MAYFIELD SIRECT, NEWBURY PARK,

RICHARD A. STILLING, 1I64E AULSTOY STREET, GRANADA HILLS,

JOHN SO TEMPLE, 214S GRENADIER, SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA

PHILIP 'S. ENRES, Z2 SOUTH SECOND STALET, MEMPHIS,

NEW ARK?

NEW YORKS

BENJAMIN P. MCMANUS, 25 MICHAEL STREET, FORDS, NEW JERSEY

THOMAS dO CROKE, JR,

15 HORSIRA DRIVE, GREENAUN, NEW YORK

JOHN SO DUMEAVY, 10 SOUTHVICH CI•S CARLE PLACE, NEW YORK

JOSEPH NO GAMBLE, 24 GREYSTONE ROAD, ROCKVILLE CENIRE,.

NEW YORK

RICMOOND :

CHARLES F. HEINER, 25 TUIN

ANE LANE, RICHMOND, VIRBINIA

RANDOLPH E. TROW'S 170%

RANCH DRIVE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

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PAGE SIX

JOHN N. WAGNER, 8220

GARNING MAN ROAD, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

SAINT LOUIS:

JOHN JO BUCKLEY,

9469 MARALD DRIVE, WOODSON TERRACE,

MISSOURI

EDMUND CO WELTON, 825 DEANDELL COURT, FERGUSON, MISSOURI

SAN DIEGOS

SEATILE:

ROBERT So BAKER, 4268

HORTENSIA, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

LEROY W. SHEETS, 5725 7210 SIREET,

No Lo, MARYSVILLE,

WASKINGTON

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PAGE IVO

OSC SIARE DAY CONIACT CURRENT AD/OR FORMER ELPLOYEES NAMED,

TO CRUIS: THEN CONOENMING TILIP ANOELLOGE OF COINTELPROS

LI: SHRO THEY DAD SUPERVISORY OR COORDIMATIRG RESPONSIBILITIES.

EACH OF TAL FOLLOWILE FORMAN LAPLOYALE EXCEPT HASSRS.

CROID AND DONAND IS TO DE CONTACISE INMOIATELY AND ALERTED

TAL CHICO BE APPAOLOND BY IND GUG SIRE FOR INTERVIE.

TIG FORME SUPLOYEE MAY, ANIER SOIRE CORTACIED LY SSO SIAFF,

LOTT CURLAU'D LEGAL COURNED DEVISION MY COLLECT CALL FOR

FULL INFORMATION TO ASSIST HIA INGLUDING COLICATIONS AS TO I

CO. IDE TILiTY OF INFORMATIO. AÜGIRD ME FOI SOPLOYE.

IT

IS IMPAGIZLO LANS DURGAU'& OFFER OF NSSISTACE IS NOT.

•I-025 TO IMPEDE ESCORN, QUI IS DONE S COOPERATIVE

GESTURO AND IO MANGURD GENITIVE DURING INFORMATION:

OTATO WITH THESE PORCH OMPLOYEES TO

SE HANDLED

PLASCIOLLY LY GAO OR ASHCO IN EVENT THIS IS NOT FENSIBLE

FOR JUST CAUSE, TO DE HANDLED DY A SENIOR SUPERVISOR:

REGARDING • FORMER SHO CHONE MD MONAUS, OSE HAS DELH

INFORUED OF THEIR POOR PHYSICAL CONDITION AND REGUESTED TO

INd, TATE INTO CONSIOERATION INDY dOTION CONTEMPLATED DY

SEC COUNTAG. THEM. WE DO NOT, NOISVER, MOON THAT SSC WILL

•!?!

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PAGE THRED

NOT CONTAUT THEM.

NE. YORK OFFICE, IN COORDINATION WIIH

NEUARI SHOULD ARRANGE TO HAVE CONTACT MADE WITH GROKE, AND

MCMANUS BY A FORMER ASSOCIATE TO MAKE FRIENDLY INGUIRY AS TO

-IHEIR CURRENT CONDITION. IT IS BEING LETT TO DISCRETION.OF

SAS NEW YORK AND NEWARK, BASED ON RESULTS OF SUCH INQUIRY,

WHETHER CROKE AND MCMANUS SHOULD BE. INFORMED REGARDING

POSSIBLE CONTACI OF THEM BY SSC.' FBING DOES NOT. DESIRE

THAI THEY BE UNDULY ALARMED, BUT WOULD NOT WANT THEM SURPRISED

BY CONTACT

OF SSO STAFF IF'THIS COULD IMPAIR THEIR HEALTH.

IMMEDIATELY AFTER. CONTACI; RESULTS SHOULD BE FURNISHED

BUREAU BY NITEL IN ABOVE CAPTION, ATTENTION INID, NO DO CREGAR

BRIEFLY INCLUDING REACIION OF FORMER EMPLOYEES CONTACIED.

IF

A FORMER EMPLOYEE NO LONGER IN YOUR FERRITORY OR TEMPORARILY

AWAY, SET OUT LEAD TO OTHER OFFICE INMEDIATELY WITH COPY IO

ALEXANDRIA:

ATLANTA:

CARL

SETH FO LIKENERRY, 536T SUMIT DRIVE, FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA

JESSE GO HALL: JRO, 4555 LATEN PLACES ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA

CLAIBORNE,

1866 MARY LOU LANE, S•E., ATLANIA

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PAGE FOUR

GEORGIA

RICHARD 1. DAVIS

M147 VILD CREEK TRAIL, ATLANIA, GEORGIA

¿CHARLES SO HARDING, E24$ PINECLIFF DRIVE, NO LO, ATLANIA,

GEORGIA

' GOSTON:

RICHARD NO BLASSER, LES ACADEMY SVENUE, WEYMOU HI

MASSAChUSErTS

FREDERICA MO CONNORS, IS LONGELLLO: ROAD, MELROSE,

MASSACHUSETTS.

MICHALL J. MCDONAGH, 28 SPRINGVALE RGAD, NORWOOD,

MASSACRUSETIS

JONG F. NOONAN, 12E VERNON ROAD, SCITUMTE, MASSACHUSEIIS

D2IRO11:

• ROBERI FO, O'NEILL, 2551 IROQUOIS, DETROII, MICHIGAN

JACKSON:

ROY NO MOORE, 107 SWALLOW DRIVE: BRANDON, MISSISSIPPI

JACSO VILLE:

WO HERSTEL CAVER, 3714 MORTHESI. 40TH' STREET, GAINESVILLE,

FLORIDA

KNOXVILLE:

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PAGE FIVE

i LOS ANGELES:

IRVING RO ANDERSON, LUGO PERCY DRIVE, CONCORD, TENNESSEE,

JOHN, KEAR NEY,

4140

MAYPIELD SIREET, NEWSURY PARK,

CALIFORNIA

RICHARD JO STILLING, 1I64S AMLSTOY STREET, GRANADA HILLS

CAL I FOR NIA"

JOHN SO TEMPLE, 2145 GRENADIER, SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA

MEMPHIS: i

/PHILIP

S. ENDRES, 22 SOUTH SECOND STREET,

MEMPHIS,

•TENNESSEE

NEw ARK:

NEW YORK:

BENJAMIN PO MCMANUS, 25 MICHALL SIRGET, FORDS, NEW. JERSEY

THOMAS J.

CROKE, UR 15 HOTSTRA DRIVE, GREENAUN,

NEW YORK

JOhN dO DUNLEAVY, Le SOUTHVIEW GROS CARLE• PLACE, NEW YORK

JOSEPH NO GAMBLE, 84 GREYSTONE ROAD; ROCKVILLE CENTRE,

NEW • YORK

RICHMOND:

CHARLES FO WEINER, 25 TWID

AKE LAN, RICHMOND, VIRGINTA

RANDOLPHE.

TROW,

1704

RANCH DRIVE, RICHMON, VIRGINIA

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PAGE SIX

• 1.0

VAG NER,

8220: BARNINGHAN ROAD, RICHIOND, VIRGINIA

SAINT LOUIS:

JONN J. BUCKLEY, 9469 KARALD DRIVE, WOODSON TERRACE,

MISSOURI

EDMUND: Co,

WELTON, 825: DEANDELL COURT, FERGUSON, MISSOUR I

SAN DieGOS

ROBERI S. BAKER, 4265. HORTONSIA, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

SEATTLE:

LEROY W.

SHEETS, 5725 72ND STREET:

N. E.s.

MARYSVILLE,

WASHINGTON

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NROGS WA CODE

955 PU GITEL 9/17/75 MEB

TO ALEXADRIA

JACKSONVILLE

ATLANTA

KNOXVILLE

BOSTON

LOS ANGELES

DETROIT

MEMPHIS

JACKSON

NEWARK

FROM DIRECIOR (62-116395)

PERSOWAL ATTENTION

NEW YORK

RICHMOND

SI. LOUIS

SAN DIEGO

SEATTLE

SENSTUD Y 75

REBUTELS MAY 2, 1975, AND DEPILGER 4, 1975, TO

ALL OFFICES AND BUTELS SEPTENDER S, 1975, IO SELECIED OFFICES

INFORMING LATTER THAI SENATE SELECI CONMITTEE (SSC) HAD

RECUESTOD IDENDITIES OF ALL SUPERVISORS AND COORDINAIORS FOR:

COINTELFROS IN SELECIED OFFICIS FOR (1) NEW LEFT AID BLACK

EXTREMIST, 1967 THROUGH 1971, AND (E) FOR WHITE. HATE, 1964

THROUGH 1971.

SSE ALSO REGUESTED LOCATIONS OF PERSONS NAMED IN FIELD

RESPONSES I0 REFERENCED SEPTEMBER 5, 1979, IELETYPES, AND

LATEST IUFORMATION IN FBIHO FILES HAS BEEN FURNISHED TO SSG.

62-2854-

13-WITi

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PAGE TWO

SSE STAFF MAY COUTACI CURRETT AND/OR FORMER EMPLOYEES NAMED,

TO INTERVIEW IMEN CONCERMING THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF COINTELFROS

IN WHICH THEY HAD SUPERVISORY OR COORDINATING RESPONSIBILITIES.

EACH OF THE FOLLOWING FORMER EMPLOYEES EXCEPT MESSRS.

CROKE AND ¡CHALUS IS TO BE CONTACIED INMEDIATELY AND ALERTED

THAT HE MIGHT BE APPROACHED BY THE SSO STAFF FOR INTERVIEW.

THE FORMER ENFLOYEE MAY, ATTER BEING CONTACTED BY SSC STAFF,

CONTACT BUREAU'S LEGAL, COUNSEL DIVISION BY COLLECT CALL FOR

FULL INFORMATION TO ASSIST HIM INCLUDING OBLIGATIONS AS TO

COUFIDENCIALITY OF INFORMATION ACSUIRED AS FBI EMPLOYEL. IT

IS EMPHASIZED THAT BUREAU'S OFFER OF ASSISTANCE IS NOT

INTENDED TO IMPEDE SSC WORK, BUT IS DONE AS GOOPERATIVE

GESTURE AID IO SAFEGUARD SENSITIVE BUREAU INFORMATIONE

CONTACIS WITH THESE FORMER EMPLOYEES TO DE HANDLED

PERSONALLY BY SAC OR ASAGO IN EVENT THIS IS NOT FEASIOLE

FOR JUST CAUSE, TO DE HAILED BY A SENIOR SUPERVISOR.

REGARDING FORMER SAS CROKE AID ¡CHANUS, SSE HAS BEEN

INFORMED OF THEIR FOOR PHYSICAL CONDITION AND REQUESIED TO

TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION IN ANY ACTION CONTEMPLATED BY

SSC CORCERDING THEN. WE DO NOT, HOWEVER, KNOW THAI SSC WILL

+ .

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PAGE IHREE

NOT COUTACI THEMA NEW YORK OFFICE, IN COORDINATION WITH

LEVARK SHOULD ARRANGE TO HAVE CONTACI MADE WITH CROKE AND

MCMANUS BY A FORMER ASSOCIATE TO MAKE FRIENDLY INGUIRY AS TO

THEIR CURRENT COLDITION. IT IS DEING LEFI IO DISCRETION OF

SAS LEW YORK AID NEWARK, BADED ON RESULTS OF SUCH INQUIRY,

WHETHER CROKE AND ACHANUS SHOULD BE INFORMED REGARDING

POSSIBLE CONTACI OF THEN BY SSC. FBIHO DOES NOT DESIRE

THAT THEY BE UNDULY ALARMED, SUI WOULD NOT WANE THEM SURPRISED

BY CONTACI OF SSO STAFF IF THIS COULD IMPAIR THEIR HEALTH.

INNEDIATELY AFTER CONTACI, RESULTS SHOULD BE FURNISHED

BUREAU BY NITEL IN ABOVE CAPTION, ATTENTION INTD, W. O. CREGAR,

ERIEFLY INCLUDING REACTION OF FORMER EMPLOYEES CONTACIED * IF

A FORMER EMFLOYEE NO LONGER IN YOUR TERRITORY OR TEMPORARILY

AWAY, SET OUI LEAD TO OTHER OFFICE INNEDIATELY WITH COPY TO

FBING •

ALEXANDRIA:

SETH F. EIREIBERRY, 5367 SUMMIT DRIVE, FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA

JESSE C. HALL, ARE, 4535 EATEN PLACE, ALEXARIA, VIRGINIA

ATLAMIA:

CARL E. CLAIBORNE, 186G MARY LOU LANE, S•E., ATLANTA

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PAGE FOUR

GEORGIA

GEORGIA

BOSTON:

MASSACHU SETIS

MASSACHUSETIS

MASSACHUSETTS

DETROIT:

JACKSON:

JACKSONVILLE:

FLORIDA

KNOXVILLE:

RICHARD NO DAVIS, 1147 WILD CREEK TRAIL, AILANIA, GEORGIA

CHARLES S. HARDING, 2243 PILLOLIFF DRIVE, a E., ATLANTA,

RICHARD HO ELASSER, 129 ACADEY AVENUE, WEYNOU H,

FREDERICK M. CONNORS, IO LOIGFELLOU ROAD, MELROSE,

WICHAEL dO MCDONAGH, 2& SPRIGVALE ROAD, NORWOOD,

JOHN F. NOONAN, 122 VERNON ROAD, SCITUATE, MASSACHUSETIS

ROBERI F. O'NEILL, 2551 IROQUOIS, DETROIT, MICHIGAN

ROY He MOORE, 107 EJALLOW DRIVE BRANDON, HISSISSIPPI

W, HERSHEL CAVER, 3714 NORIMIEST 40IH STREET, GAINESVILLE,

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PAGE FIVE

IRVING RO ANDERSON, LUZO PERCH DRIVE, CONCORD, TEMIESSEE

LOS ANGELES:

JOHU KEARNEY, 4140 MAYFIELD STREET, NEUBURY PARK,

CAL I FOR MIA

RIGHARD J. STILLING, 1164E ANESTOY SIREEI, GRANADA HILLS,

CAL I FORDIA

JOHN SO TENFLE, &145 GRENADIER, SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA

MEMPHIS:

PHILIP SO ENDRES, 22 SOUTH SECOND STREET, MEMPHIS,

TENNESSEE

. REWARK:

BENJAVIN P. MCHANUS, 25 MICHARL STREET, FORDS, NEW JERSEY

NOW YORK:

THOJAS J. CROKE, JR, 15 HOFSTRA DRIVE, GREENAWN, NEW YORK

JOHM J. DUNEAVY, 1O SOUTHVIRU CI., CARLE PLACE, NEW YORK

JOSEPH HO GAMBLE, 24 GREYSIONE ROAD, ROCKVILLE CENTRE,

NEW YORK

RICHMOND:

CHARLES FO HEINER, 25 IVIN

ANE LANE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

RANDOLPH E, TROU, 170c RAGCH DRIVE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

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PAGE SIX

SAINT LOUIS:

MISSOURI

SAN DIEGO&

SEATILE:

WASHINGION

END

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JOHU HO WAGNER, 8220 DARNINGHAN ROAD, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

JOHU d. BUCKLEY, 9469 HARALD DRIVE, WOODSON TERRACE,

EDIUND C. VELTON, 525 DEANDELL COURT, FERGUSON, MISSOURI

ROBERI S. BAKER, 4268 HORTLESIA, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

LEROY W. SHEETS, 5725 7210 STREET, No E., MARYSVILLE,

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FD-36 (Rev. 2-14-74)

FBI

Date:

SEPTEMBER 18, 1975

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TELETYPE

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TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (62-116395) 3'% MKA

SAC, KNOXVILLE

3'% WEH

FROM: SAC, ATLANTA (62-2854)

ATTENTION:

SENSTUDY 75

INTD, W. O. CREGAR

RE BUREAU NITEL TO ATLANTA, KNOXVILLE, AND OTHER OFFICES,

SEPTEMBER 17, 1975.

FORMER SPECIAL AGENT, CARL E. CLAIBORNE, MOVED FROM

ATLANTA, GEORGIA, TO KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE, IN APRIL, 1975,

AND CAN BE LOCATED THROUGH HIS PARENTS AT 7840 CEDAR CREST

ROAD, KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE 37918.

KNOXVILLE CONTACT CLAIBORNE IN ACCORDANCE WITH INSTRUC-

TIONS IN REFERENCED BUREAU TELETYPE.

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NR007 AT CODE

3:10 Pit URGENT SEPTEMBER 18, 1975 LilA

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KNOXVILLE

FROM ATLANIA (62-2854)

ATIN: INTD, W. Do GREGAR

SENSTUDY 75

RE BUREAU NITEL TO ATLANIA, KNOXVILLE, AND OTHER OFFICES,

SEPTEMBER 17, 1975.

FORMER SPECIAL AGENT, CARL E. CLAIRBORNE, MOVED FROM ATLANIA,

GEORGIA, IO KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE, APRIL, 1975, AND CAN BE LOGATED

THROUGH HIS PARENTS AT 7840 CEDAR CREST ROAD, KNOXVILLE TENNESSEE

37918€

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IN REFERENCED BUREAU TELETYPE.

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19007 AT CODE

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KrOKVILLE

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AT DO INED, WO DA OREGAR

EZUSTUDY 75

NO SUREAU MILL TO AGLANING ULS VILLA, AND OTHER OFTICES,

ESPRENDER 17, 1075+

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GEORGIA, TO ICONVILLE, ICILES, APRIL, 1975S ALO GAU DE LOCATED

THROUGH HIS VARDITS AT 7040 CODM CILGE ROAD, KLOXVILLE TENNESSER

379185

HONVILLE CONTACE CLAIRGORRA IN ACCONDAGCE JITA INETHUCZIOUS

IN REFEREUCOD LUREAU TELLTYP

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FD-36 (Rev. 2-14-74)

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Via

TELETYPE

FBI

Date: SEPTEMBER 18, 1975

CODED

(Type in plaintext or code)

NITEL

(Precedence)

TO: DIRECIOR, FBI (62-116395) PAW

FROM: SAC, ATLANTA (62-2854)

ATTENTION: INTD, W. O. CREGAR

SENSTUDY 75

RE BUREAU NITEL TO ALEXANDRIA, ATLANTA, AND OTHER OFFICES,

SEPTEMBER 17, 1975, AND ATLANTA URGENT TELETYPE TO DIRECTOR

AND KNOXVILLE, SEPTEMBER 18, 1975.

FORMER SPECIAL, AGENT, RICHARD H. DAVIS, ATLANTA, GEORGIA,

WAS NOTIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS IN REFERENCED

BUREAU TELETYPE AND HIS REACTION IS COOPERATIVE.

FORMER SA, CARL E. CLAIBORNE, NOW LOCATED IN KNOXVILLE

DIVISION, AND KNOXVILLE SO NOTIFIED IN REFERENCED ATLANTA

TELETYPE.

FORMER SA CHARLES S. HARDING PRESENTLY TRAVELING AND

UNAVAILABLE BUT WILL RETURN TO ATLANTA ON LATE EVENING OF

SEPTEMBER 19, 1975. HARDING WILL BE NOTIFIED IN AGCORDANCE

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FD=36 (Rev. 2-14-74)

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Date:

(Type in plaintext or code)

(Precedence)

AT 62-2854

PAGE TWO

WITH BUREAU INSTRUCTIONS IMMEDIATELY AFTER HIS RETURN TO

ATLANTA AND THE BUREAU WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN CONTACT

COMPLETED.

END.

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1ROOE AT CODE

7:16 PM "ITELSEPTENDER 18, 1075 L04

TO DIRECTOR (C2-110333)

FRONT ATLATA (62-5254)

ATT": I"T?, ". O. GREGAR

SE'STUDY 75

RE BUREAU "ITEL TO ALEXADRIA, ATLANTA, A"S OTHER OFFICES

SEPTENDER 17, 1075, AYO ATLATA URGE"T TELETYPE IC IRECTOR AMM

R'OXVILLE, SEPTEMBER 15, 1975.

FORMER SPECIAL AGE"T, RICHARD HE MAVIS, ATLANTA, AFORGIA,

WAD "OTIFIED I' ACCORDANCE WITH I'STRUCTIONS I" ROFERFICEO BUREA!

TELETYPE A"') HIS REACTIO" IS COOPERATIVE.

FORNER 3A, CARL E. CLAIRBORNS, *OU LOCATE? I" KNOXVILLE

DIVISIO', AYO KNOXVILLE SO "OTIFIE? I" REFEREICEN ATLA'TA TELETYRE.

FORMER SA CHARLES SO MARDINO PRESENTLY TRAVELI'G A"™ I"AVAIL

ABLE BUT WILL RETURY TO ATLATTA O' LATE EVENING OF OFPIENGER

19, 1975& HARDING WILL 3E NOTIFIED I" ACCORMA"CE WITH BURFAN

I'STRUCTIONS IMENIATELY AFTER HIS RETUR" TO ATLANTA AND THE

BUREAU WILL DE TOTIFIED WHE" CO"TACI COMPLETES.

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VROOS AT CODE

7;18 PM IIELSEPTEMBER 18, 1975

LYM

TO PIRECTOR

(68-115385)

FROM ATLANTA

(62-0354)

ATT": IUTD, W. O. CREGAR

SEUSTUNY 75

RE BUREAU "ITEL TO ALEXONDRIAS ATLANTA, AMP OTHER OFFICES

SEPTEMBER 17, 1975, AND AILAITA URGENT TELETYPE TO PIRECTOR AND

K'OXVILLE, SOPTE1S59 18, 1975•

FORMER SPECIAL AGENT, RICHARD I. DAVIS, ATLANIA, GEORGIA,

WAS "OTIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH INSTRUGTIONS IN REFERENCEO BURFAU

TELETYPE AND HIS REACTION IS COOPERATIVE.

FORMER SA, CARL E. CLAIRBORNE, NOW LOCATED IN KNOXVILLE

DIVISIO", AND KNOXVILLE SO NOTIFIED IN REFIRENCED ATLANTA TELETYPE.

FORMER SA CHARLES S. HARDING PRESENTLY TRAVELING AND INAVAIL-

ABLE BUT WILL RETURN TO ATLANIA ON LATE EVENING OF SEPTEMBIR

19, 1975. HARDING WILL BE NOTIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WIIN BURFAN

[STRUCTIONS IMEDIATELY AFTER HIS RETURN TO ATLANTA AUR THE

JURZAU WILL BE "OTIFIED WHEY CONTACT COMPLETER.

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NR0D8 AT CODE

7;18 PM VITELSEPTEMBER 18, 1975 LAM

TO DIRECTOR (62-116395)

FROM ATLANTA (62-2854)

ATIN: INTD, W. O. CREGAR

SENSTUDY 75

RE BUREAU NITEL TO ALEXANDRIA, ATLANTA, AND OTHER OFFICES

SEPTEMBER 17, 1975, A'D ATLANTA URGENT TELETYPE TO DIRECTOR AND

K'OXVILLE, SEPTEMBER 18, 1975.

FORMER SPECIAL AGENT, RICHARD HO DAVIS, AILA"TA, GEORGIA,

WAS NOTIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS IN REFERENCED BUREAU

TELETYPE AND HIS RESOTION IS COOPERATIVE.

FORMER SA, CARL E. CLAIRBORNE, NOW LOCATED IN KNOXVILLE

DIVISIO!, AND KNOXVILLE SO NOTIFIED IN REFERENGED ATLANTA TELETYPE.

FORMER SA CHARLES S. HARDING PRESENTLY TRAVELING AND UNAVAIL-

ABLE BUT WILL RETURN TO ATLANTA ON LATE EVENING OF SEPTEMBER

19, 1975. HARDING WILL BE NOTIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH BUREAU

INSTRUCTIONS IMMEDIATELY AFTER HIS RETURN TO ATLANTA AND THE

BUREAU WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN CONTACT COMPLETED.

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WORD KX PLAIN

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'TO:

DIRECTOR : (62- 116395)

ATLANTA, (62-2854)

CATIN:

INTD, W. O• GREGAR)

FROM :

KNOXVILLE (62-1109)

SENSTUDY 75.

RE BURIAU NITEL SEPT I79 1975,

•AND

ATLANTA TEE

SEPT•: 18, 19,75

FORDER DA CARL E. CLAIRBORNZ WAS CONTACTED IMIS

AFTERNDON AND ADVISED OF INFORMATION SET FORTH IN REFERENCED

TEL

IRO CLAIRBORNE'S INITIAL REACTION WAS QUITE STRONG

AND ME INDICATED THAT IF CONTACTED EY THE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

STAFF FOR INTERVIEW HE WOULD HESITATE TO TELL THEM ANYTHING.

HE STATED THAT HIS POSTURE IN THIS REGARD WAS BASED OW THE

FACT THAT HE DID NOT WANT TO TELL THEM AMYTHING THAT WOULD

HURT THE BUREAU,•

HE INDICATED THAT HIS' FEELING AT: THIS TIME

WAS THAT HE WOULD NOT SUBMIT TO INTERVIEW UNLESS SUBPOENAED:

HOWEVER, R: CLAIRBORNE STATED THÄT IF HE WAS CONTACTED BY

THE COMMITTEE STAFF HE WOULD IMODIATELY ADVISE ML AND. THERE-

AFTER CONTACT THE LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION OF THE BUREAU FOR

FURTHER ADVICE. i

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IROSS IX FLAIN

5:06 PM DITEL 9-18-75 RCC

TO:

DIRECIOR (62-116395)

I

ATLANTA (62-2854)

CATTI: INTD, W. O. GREGS)

PO.1: ANOXVILLE (62-1100)

SENSTUDY 75

RE BUREAU NITEL SEPI. 17, 1975, AD ATLANA TEL

SEPT. 10, 1975

FORMER SA CARL E, CLAIROORRE WAS CORIACIED INIS

AFTERNOON AND ADVISED OF IUFORIAIION SET FORTH IN REFERENCED

TEL. MR. LAIRBORNE'S INITIAL RACIION VAS QUITE STRONG

AID FE INDICATED THAI IF CONTACIED BY THE SENATE SELECI COMMITTEE

STAFF FOR INTERVIEU HE WOULD HESITATE TO TELL THEM ANYTHING+

HE STATED INAL HIS POSTURE IN THIS REGARD WAS BASED ON THE

FACE THAT HE DID NUI WADI TO TELL THEM ANYTHING THAT WOULD

HURT INE BUREAU. FE INDICATED THAT HIS FEELING AT THIS TIME

VAS THAI HE WOULD GOT SUBMIT TO INTERVIEW UNLESS SUBPOENAED:

HOEVER, MR. CLAIRDORUE SIATED IMAI IF HE WAS CONTACTED BY

TRE COMITTEE SIAFF NE VOULD IÚMEDIAIELY ADVISE ME AND THERE-

AFTER CONTACI THE LEGAL COUNSLL VIVISION OF THE BUREAU FOR

FURTHER ADVICE.

ED.

ACH FOR INO TELS

62: 94-06

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DIRECIO (E_-110095)

HiLATA (60-25548

Pi.G.1:

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Re cuñzad iltel intso 17, 107k, aid alLatIn TeL

caPie lug 1075

FORdai al Chil no CAlhuGRi dAL COLINCIED IHIS

AFIDINCOI ALD ROVINEO OF IUFORMALIGD LAT FORIA IN RAFORZUCED

ILLO DÃO LAIRDORIE'O IDIIIAL RUICIIUN VAG QUIIL STRONO

AID YE INDICAIED INAI IF CONTAGILD LY THE SCIATE SELLOT COMMITTEE

TAFF FOR ILIONVINU HO MOULD HUITAIL TU ICL INAD ARYTHIRO.

I SIMILO THAL HE- POSTURE IN ININ RAGURD MAN MASEO ON THE

RICI INAL NO DID NOI CANT TO CAL IREI ABYIHILG THAT WOULD

NURE ILE CURLAU• LO INDIGANÃO TAL MIN FoLIO AI IHIS IIIC

LAS ILAT A COULO NOT GUERIA IU ININVINI UILEUS SUOPOARALD;

CVEVELO LÃA QUAINUCNNE GIALLO LÁIA IF FU DAN COMACIED DY

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FD-36 (Rev. 2-14-74)

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Date: 9/22/75

CODED

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NITEL

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TO:

FROM:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-116395)

SAC, ATLANTA (62-2854)

ATTENTION: INTD, W. O. GREGAR

SENSTUDY 75

RE ATLANTA NITEL TO DIRECTOR, SEPTEMBER 18, 1975, AND

BUREAU NITEL TO ALEXANDRIA AND OTHER OFFICES, SEPTEMBER 17,

1975.

FORMER SA CHARLES S. HARDING WAS NOTIFIED IN ACCORDANCE

WITH INSTRUCTIONS IN BUREAU NITEL SEPTEMBER 17, 1975, AND HIS

REACTION WAS COOPERATIVE.

END.

- Atlanta

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TO DITACIOR (52-110593)

PROS ATLANIA (0-2654)

SalGIUDY 75

ME ATLASIA

MIEL TO DIEDGiON, ECFIRIOLA 1E, 1975g AND

CURLAJ LITEL TO ALLAAORIA ADD OINCA OFFIGES, SEPTENESE 17, 19750

FORMER SA CHARLES SO MADISO NAN NOTIFILD IN ACCORDANCE

WITH LNGTRUCTIORO IN GURLAU MINE WHICHOIN 17, 1079, AND HIS

RENCIIO. NO COOPENATIVE.

FLE HOLD FOR SIX SONE ILLS

SEARCHED

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FILED

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1OO2 AT CODE

10:20 Pi NITEL SEPTEMBER 22, 1975 LA

TO DIRECTOR (62-116395)

FROM ATLANIA (62-2854)

ATIN: INTD, l. O. CREGAR

SENSTUDY 75

RE ATLANTA NITEL IO DIRECIOR, SEPTENBER 18, 1975, AND

BUREAU NITEL TO ALEXANDRIA AND OTHER OFFIGES, SEPTEMBER 17, 1975.

FORMER SA CHARLES S• HARDING WAS NOTIFIED IN ACCORDANCE

WITH INSTRUCIIONS IN BUREAU NITEL SEPTENBER 17, 1975, AND HIS

REACTION VAS COOPERATIVE,

EID

FLS HOLD FOR SIX MORE TELS

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AR 053 WA FLAIN

1100PM NITEL 9/26/75 PMJ

TO ALL SAGS

FROM DIRECIOR

/LEGAL ADVICE FOR PRESENT OR FORMER BUREAU EMPLOYEES.

IN RESPONSE TO OUR REGUEST, THE ATTORNEY

GENERAL ADVISED THAI LEGAL REFRESENTATION FOR EMPLOYEES WOULD

BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PRELIMINARY ADVICE. SHOULD CASES ARISE

WHERE A FORMER OR PRESENT EUPLOYEE REQUIRES MORE PROTRACIED

AID SUBSTANTIAL LEGAL REFRESENTATION, IT IS THE POSITION OF THE

DEPARIVENT THAT SPECIAL COUNSEL MAY BE RETAINED FOR SUCH

EMPLOYEES AT DEPARTUENI EXPENSE, GUIDELINES ARE BEING

DRAWN BY THE DEPARTMENT IO GOVERN THESE MATTERS.

HOWEVER, SHOULD IHE DEPARTHENI SUBSEGUENTLY CONCLUDE THAT

SUCH CASES INVOLVE MATTERS OUISIDE THE SCOPE OF A PRESENT OR

FORMER EMPLOYEE'S DUTIES, OTHER CONSIDERATIONS WOULD APPLY,

ALL LEGAIS ADVISED SEPARATELY.

END .

SSP FBI ATLANTA

TKS/ CLR

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King

100-6520-

ALL MATERIALS RELATING TO THE RENTAL OR OTHER

ARRANGEMENTS MADE 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 ARRANGEMENT, USE AND/OR OCCUPANCY.

+ 62-2854-46

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Fp-86 CRev. 2-14-74)

6

FBI

Date:

10/6/75

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URGENT

-(Precedence)

TO:

DIRECIOR, FBI SJP

JUNE

FROM:

ATLANTA (62-2854)

ATTN:

W. O. CREGAR, INTD.

SENSTUDY 75.

RE TELEPHONE CALL FROM SECTION CHIEF, J. G. DEEGAN,

FBIHQ, TO SAC, ATLANTA, OCTOBER 3, 1975.

REFERENCED TELEPHONE CALL INSTRUCTED ATLANTA TO REVIEW

PERTINENT FILES AND FURNISH FBIHQ ALL, MATERIALS RELATING

TO THE RENTAL OR OTHER ARRANGEMENTS MADE BY THE FBI IN

ATLANTA FOR THE USE OF AN APARTMENT OR PREMISES LOCATED IN

THE PEACHTREE TOWERS, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, IN THE 1960s, TO

BE USED AS A LISTENING POST FOR MONITORING A TECHNICAL

SURVEILLANCE (TESUR) ON MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. IN ADDITION,

FBIHQ WANTED ALL MATERIALS RELATING TO THE TERMINATION OF

SUCH AN ARRANGEMENT, USE AND//OR OCCUPANCY.

ATLANTA FILES SHOWED THAT ON OCTOBER 21, 1963, FBIHQ

AUTHORIZED THE ATLANTA OFFICE TO RENT AN APARTMENT FOR

$250.00 PER MONTH WHICH THE ATLANTA OFFICE HAD PREVIOUSLY

END

PAGE ONE

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FD-36 (ReY. 2-14-74)

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JUNE

PAGE TWO, AT 62-2854

SURVEYED TO BE USED AS A LISTENING POST IN CONNECTION WITH

TESURS ON KING AND THE SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP

CONFERENCE (SCLC) • FBIHQ ALSO AUTHORIZED ATLANTA TO PROCEED

WITH THE NECESSARY INSTALLATION OF SEVERAL LEASED LINES ON

THE SCLC, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, AND ONE LINE ON THE RESIDENCE

OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. FOR THE TESURS ON KING AND SCIG.

AS A RESULT ON OCTOBER 23, 1963, SA ROBERT R. NICHOLS

RENTED THE ABOVE MENTIONED APARTMENT, NUMBER TWENTY K (20-K)

IN THE PEACHTREE TOWERS APARIMENTS, ON THE TWENTIETH FLOOR,

300 WEST PEACHTREE STREET, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. THE APART-

MENT HAD A LIVING ROOM AND ONE BEDROOM AND RENTED FOR

$250.00 PER MONTH FURNISHED. SA NICHOLS IN RENTING THIS

APARTMENT USED THE COVER OF RICHARD NICHOLS, SOUTHEASTERN

ENGINEERING COMPANY, 106 HAMPTON STREET, COLUMBIA, SOUTH

CAROLINA.

ON NOVEMBER 8, 1963, THE INSTALLATION FOR THE ABOVE

TESURS ON SCLC HEADQUARTERS AND THE RESIDENCE OF MARTIN

LUTHER KING, JR., BOTH IN ATLANTA, WERE COMPLETED AND

END PAGE TWO

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FD-36 (Rev. 2-14-74)

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JUNE

THREE

PAGE BRa, AT 62-2854

MONITORING COMMENCED IN THE RENTED APARTMENT IN THE

PEACHTREE TOWERS. FOUR LINES WERE MONITORED AT SCLC HEAD-

QUARTERS AND ONE AT THE RESIDENCE OF REVEREND KING.

ON JUNE 21, 1966, THE TESURS FURNISHING COVERAGE ON

SCIC AND MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. WERE DISCONTINUED ON

INSTRUCTIONS FROM FBIHQ. AS A RESULT, ATLANTA VACATED THE

APARTMENT IN THE PEACHTREE TOWERS, WHICH HAD BEEN USED FOR

MONITORING PURPOSES, ON JULY 27, 1966, AFTER GIVING THE

REQUIRED 30-DAY NOTICE TO THE PEACHTREE TOWERS MANAGEMENT.

XEROX COPIES OF PERTINENT MEMOS, LETTERS AND THE LEASE

FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED APARTMENT ARE BEING SENT TO FBIHQ

BY AIRTELTHIS DATE.

ABOVE INFORMATION WAS REFLECTED IN ATLANTA FILES

100-6670-E AND 100-6520-E. THESE FILES ALSO CONTAIN

NUMEROUS BILLS RENDERED BY SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY

FOR TELEPHONE SERVICE TO SOUTHEASTERN ENGINEERING COMPANY,

POST OFFICE BOX 583, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30301, AS WELL AS

TO RICHARD NICHOLS, APARTMENT 20-K, 300 WEST PEACHTREE STREET,

END PAGE THREE

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JUNE

PAGE FOUR, AT 62-2854

N. W., ATLANIA, GEORGIA 30308, FROM DECEMBER, 1963 TO

AUGUST 4, 1966. ALSO ATTACHED TO THESE TELEPHONE BILLS

IS FD-221A REQUESTING MONEY TO PAY THESE TELEPHONE BILLS.

THESE TELEPHONE BILLS AND THE FD-221AS ARE NOT BEING

SUBMITTED TO THE BUREAU.

END

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"ROSS AT COME

439C PI UNCENT DOTOSER E, 1075 3S5P

TO:

DIRECIOR, FBI

FRO1: ATLA'TA (62-2354)

AITY: HeRo GREGAR, INTO.

SE NOTUDY 75.

RE TELEPHONE CALL FROM SECTIOS CHIEF, U,G, DECOA", FDIYO,

TO SAE, ATLAITA, MOTOBER 3, 1075.

REFERENCED TELEPHIE CALL INSTRUCTES ATLANTA TO REVITY

PERTINE'T FILES AND FURNISH FBINO ALL "ATERIALS AFLATING TO

THE REITAL OR OTHER ARRA'GEMENTS MADE DY THE FOI I" ATLANTA

FOR THE USE OF AY APARTMENT OR PREMISES LOCATEM I" THE PRACY-

TE? TOVERS, ATLAITA, GEORGIA, IN THE 1OG3S, TO BE USSY AS A

LISITIO POST FOR ID'ITORING Á TECHICAL SURVEILLA'CE

(TESURY O" MARTI" LUTHER KING, JR. I" ANDITION, FЗ14A MAYTE"

ALL MATERIALS RELATI'S TD THE TERMINATIO" OF SUCH A" ARRA"S"-

CENT, USE A"O/OR OCCUPANCY

ATLA'TA FILES SHOVES THAT D1 DOTOBER 21, 1003, FRIHN AUTH

GRIZED THF ATLANTA OFFICE TO RE'T A"' APART'E'T FOR 3059-J3 POR

NO"TH WHICH THE ATLANTA OFFICE HAD PREVIONALY SURVEYED TO 39

USED AS A LISTSHITO POST I" CO"'ECTIO" WITH TESURE O! KING A'S

SEARCHED

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PAGE THO

AT 62-2854

THE SOUTHER'! CHRISTIA' LEAPERSNIP CO"FOREOS (SOLO). FOINS ALSO

AUTHORIZED ATLAITA TO PROCEE? WITH THE "'GESSARY I"STALLATIO":

O7 SEVERAL LEASED LIVES D" THE SCLE, ATLA"TA, GEORNIA, AN O'S

LI"E O" THE REGIONCE OF MARTI"' LUTHER KI"S, JR. FOR THE TEGURS

0° KI"3 AND SCLC.

AS A RESULT D' OCTOBER 23, 1063, SA ROSCRT RE "ICHOL" RO9TE9

THE ABOVE MEITIO'E? APARTRE"T, 'U!DER TUEITY A SECH) I" THE

PEACHTRES TOWERS APARTMENTS, Q" THE TUENTIETH FLOOR, 300 VEST

PEACHTREE STREET, ATLA"TA, GEORGIA, THE APARTENT HAD A LIVI"S

ROOM AND D'E 3EDROD1 AYO RENTED FOR 2250.J9 POR "O"IN FUR"ISHEN.

SA "ICHOLE I RENTING THIS APARTMENT USED TYS COVER OF RIGHARD

"ICHOLS, SOUTHEASTER" E'GI"ECRING COMPAY, 10G HAMPTON STRETT,

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLITA•

O" "OVEIBER I, 1963, THE I'STALLATIO" FOR THE ADOVE TESURE ON

SCLE HEANQUARTERS AT THE RESIDEICE OF "ARTI" LUTHER KI'G, Jn.,

LOTH I'' ATLA TA, WERE COMPLETED A MOVITORI"O COMENCED I" THE

RE"TED APARTNE'T IN THE PEACHTREE TOUERS. FOUR LIVER WERE 90"I-

TORED AL SCLE HEADQUARTERS A'D D'E AI THE RESIDE"CE OF COVERE"S

KI"3.

0: JUNE 21, 1DGG, THE TEGURS FURTIONI"S COVERAGE D'S TOLE AMM

PARTI" LUTHER KING, JR. WERE DISCONTITUEN O: IITIRUCTTONE FOOT

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PAGE THREE

AT 62-2634

FOIHO• AS A RESULT, ATLANTA VACATEY THE APARTUENT I" THE PEACY-

TREE TOVERS, THICK HAD BRE" USED FOR MINITORIO PUAPOSES, O" JILY

27, 1966, AFTER GIVING THE REQUIRE? SENODY "OTIG? TO THE PEACH-

TREE TOWERS MA"AGEMENT.

XEROX COPIES IF PERTINENT E:05, LETIRE A'D INE LEASE FOR

THE ADOVE "E"TIONEY APARTIE"T ARE URI'S SET TO FBINO SY AIRTEL

THIS DATE.

ABOVE I"FORSATION HAS REFLECTED I' ATLA TA FILES 100-6677-5

A'D 103-S5CS-T. THESE FILES ALSO CONTAI" "UTERONS BILLE RENTREN

BY SOUTHER? SELL TELEPHONE COMPANY FOR TOLEPHANS SERVICE TO SOUTH-

EASTER EDINGERIS COMPATY, POST OFFICE DOX SEE, ATLA'TA, GEORGIA

30331, AS WELL AS TO RICHARD "ICHOLS, MPART IS"T 23-4, 333 MEGI

FEACHTREE STREET, Dales MILANTA, GEOROIA 53335, FROM NECEMER,

19G3 TO AUGUST 4, 1OGGE ALSO ATTACHED TO THESE TELEPHO" BILLS IF

F)-221A REQUESTINO JONEY TO PAY THESE TELEPHONE JILLS, THEOR

TELEPHO"E BILLS AIN THE FI-ZAIAS ARE "OT DEI"S SHEVITTEN TO THS

CUREAU,

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SR066 AT GONE

4:58 PM URGENT OCTOBER 6, 1975 SSP

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

JUVE

FROM: ATLA"TA (62-2854)

ATIN: MOO. CREGAR, IMID.

SE"STUDY 75.

RE TELEPHONE CALL FROM SECTION CHIEF, DOG. DEEGA, FBIH@,

TO SAC, ATLANTA, OCTOBER 3, 1975.

RETERENCED TELEPHONE CALL INSTRUCTED ATLAUTA TO REVIEW

PERTINENT FILES AND FURNISH FBIHQ ALL MATERIALS RELATING TO

THE RECITAL OR OTHER ARRANGEMENIS MADE BY THE FBI IN ATLANTA

FOR THE USE OF AN APARTRENT OR PREMISES LOCATED IN THE PEACH

TREE TOWERS, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, IN THE I9GOS, TO BE USED AS A

LISTENING POST FOR MONITORING A TECHMICAL SURVEILLANCE

(TESURS O" MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. IN ADDITION, FBIHO MAUTED

ALL MATERIALS RELATING TO THE TERMINATION OF SUCH A'I ARRANGE-

NEI, USE AND/OR OCCUPANCY.

ATLANTA FILES SHOWED THAT 01 OCTOBER 21, 1963, FRIHO AUTH

ORIZED THE ATLAYIA OFFICE TO REMT AM APARTMENT FOR $250.00 PER

MONTH WHICH THE ATLANTA OFFICE HAD PREVIOUSLY SURVEYED TO BE

USED AS A LISTENING POST IN COV"ECTION WITH TESURS OY KING AND

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AT 62-2354

THE SOUTHER! CHRISTIA! LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE (SOLC). FBIRO ALSO

AUTHORIZED ATLANTA TO PROCEED WITH THE MECESSARY INSTALLATIOM

OF SEVERAL LEASED LINES 0'1 THE SCLE, ATLAIIA, GEORGIA, AND ONE

LI'E O' THE RESIDEICE OF MARTIY LUTHER KING, JR. FOR THE TESURS

0 KING AID SCLC.

AS A RESULT 0'1 OCTOBER 23, 1963, SA ROBERT R. NICHOLS REUTEN

THE ABOVE MENTIONED APARTMENT, 'UNDER TUENTY I (20-K) I" THE

PEACHTREE TOWERS APARTMENTS, O! THE TWENTIETH FLOOR, 306 WEST

PEACHTREE STREET, ATLA"TA, GEORGIA. THE APARIMENT HAD A LIVING

ROOM AND ONE BEDROOM AND RENTED FOR $250.09 PER MONTH FUR"ISHED.

SA NICHOLS IM RENTING THIS APARTME'T USED THE COVER OF RICHARD

NICHOLS, SOUTHEASTER: ENGINEERING COMPANY, 106 HAMPTON STREET,

COLUMBIA, SOUTH GAROLIA.

D!! NOVEMBER &, 1963, THE INSTALLATION FOR THE ABOVE TESURS O"

SCLE HEADQUARTERS AND THE RESIDENCE OF MARTI" LUTHER KING, URA

BOTH IM ATLA"IA, WERE COMPLETED AND RONITORING COMMENCED IN THE

RESTED APARTIET IN THE PEACHTREE TOWERS. FOUR LINES WERE M0"I-

TORED AT SCLO HEADQUARIERS AND ONE AT THE RESIDENCE OF REVEREND

KI'S e

O'' JUIE 21, 19G6, THE TESURS FURISHING COVERAGE ON SCLE A'P

MARTI" LUTHER KING, JR. WERE DISCONTIUED O' IUSTRUCTIONS FROM

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PAGE THREE

AT 62-2354

FBIHO. AS A RESULI, ATLA'ITA VACATED THE APARTNE"T I' THE PEACH-

TREE TOVERS, WHICH HAD BEE" USED FOR MO"ITORIG PURPOSES, O" JULY

27, 1966, AFTER GIVING THE REQUIRED 3C-MAY "OTICE TO THE PEACH-

TREE TOWERS MA'AGEMENT.

XEROX COPIES OF PERTINE'T SEOS, LETTERS AND THE LEASE FOR

THE ABOVE MENTIO'ED APARIMENT ARE BEING SENT TO FBIHO BY AIRTEL

THIS DATE.

ABOVE INFORMATIO] WAS REFLECIED I" ATLANTA FILES 100-6670-E

A"D 190-652E-E. THESE FILES ALSO CONTAIN "UMEROUS BILLS RENDERED

BY SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY FOR TELEPHONE SERVICE TO SOUTH-

EASTER'' ENGINEERING COMPAY, POST OFFICE BOX 583, ATLANTA, GEORGIA

32301, AS WELL AS TO RICHARD VICHOLS, APARTMENT 20-K, 320 HEST

PEACHTREE STREET, Vale, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 39308, FROM DECEMBER,

1UG3 TO AUGUST 4, 1966. ALSO ATTACHED TO THESE TELEPHONE BILLS IS

FD-22 1A REQUESTING NOVEY TO PAY THESE TELEPHONE BILLS. THESE

TELEPHO'E BILLS AND THE FD-22IAS ARE "OI BEING SUSMITTEN TO THE

SPRATI

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SOUTHEASTERN ENGINEERING COMPANY

Post Office Box 583

Atlanta, Georgia 30301

July 27, 1966

Peachtree Towers, Inc.

300 Nest Peachtree, N.

Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Gentlemen:

Be my letter July 1, 1966, concerning apartnent

20 K.

Enclosed herewith are two keys to apartment 20 K

and one key to corresponding mailbox.

Please be advised we have vacated the apartment

as of this date.

In the event you find subsequent correspondence

necessary, kindly direct same to ny attention at the above

address.

Your gracious service during our occupancy has

been appreciated.

Yours truly,

csss

R. J. Nichols

Representative

Enclosures 3

Mailed 7/27/66 via Registered Mail,

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SOUTHEASTERN ENGINEERING COMPANY

Post Office Box 583

Atlanta, Georgia - 30301

July 1, 1966

Peachtree Towers, Inc.

300 West Peachtree, N. H.

Atlanta, Georgia

30308

Gentlemens

Enclosed herewith is cashier's check in

amount of $250.00 covering rent due July 1, 1966 LOr

apartment 20 k.

This letter will also confirm my telephone

call to Miss Jesse Abercrombie June 30, 1965 advising

as of that date we were furnishing 30 days notice of

vacating the aforementioned apartment.

This notice 1s

given pursuant to 1tem 20 of lease dated October 23, 1963.

I will personally see that you are subsequently

advised of the exact date of our departure and that

keys are returned to you.

Sianute

Pesos.-.

Yours truly,

• o....

B.

J. Nichols

Bepresentative

Enclasure • 1

mailed 1/1/61 cia Rig. Mail

Riturn Reipt Requested

Registered No. 170

Reciph submicted to 1-A

diction +1 100-6670-5

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:

SAC (66-293)

ASAC EUGENE H. STEWART

AT 1380-S*

6/29/66

This is to record that I talked with Inspector

JOSEPH A. S1Z0O, Domestic Intelligence Division, today

at 11:45 a.m., and he verified that there had been no

change in the discontinuance of this coverage as outlined

by him on 6/21/66. He stated that after conferring with

Assistant Director SULLIVAN that we should discontinue

completely and that there were no current plans to

reinstitute this coverage.

1 iniormed him that we would

make a clean break and would give proper notice for the

* physical space and return personnel to other duties

as soon as possible.

I informed Supervisor HARDING of the above and,

it being noted that SA MILLER is in Cordele, Ga., physical

arrangements will be made as soon as possible.

Notice

concerning the premises are to be given immediately on a

30-day vacating basis.

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SAC JOSEPH K. PONDER

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6/23/66

Inspector JOSEPH A. S1Z00, Domestic Intelligence

Division,

called at 11:45 a.m. on 6/21/66.

our technical coverage on SCLC and MARTIN LUTHER KING, JB.

be discontinued immediately. He said this coverage should be

discortinued in such a way that it can be re-established on

short notice, but it is not to be re-established without

specific Bureau instructions.

I told SIZOO we would discontinue this operation

at once, but that we would not remove any of our equipment

from the plant, and that we

would leave an Agent on duty round

the clock to insure the security of the installation. He will

continue to man the plant for security reasons for about a

week at the end of which time we will check with the Bureau

for further instructions if none have been received in the

meantime.

I called SA DAVIS then on duty at the plant at

11:55 All and he at that time discontinued this source.

The

Bureau was subsequently advised by teletype that this source

was discontinued at 11:55 a.m. 6/21/66.

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AIRTEL

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TO:

FROM:

RE:

DIRECTOE, FBI

SAC, ATLANTA

COMINFIL

JUNE

(PERSONAL ATTENTION

ASST. DIRECTOR SULLIVAN

OR INSPECTOR SIZOO)

RM

ATLANTA DIVISION

Installation completed this matter

November 8 last.

Symbol AT 1379-s* assigned telephone number

522-4596 and leased line obtained from Houston Street

and Boulevard, Atlanta, to 300 West Peachtree Street, N.i.

Symbol AT 1330-S* assigned telephone number

524-1378 and leased line obtained fron 328 Auburn Avenue,

M. E., to 300 West Peachtree Street, N. W.

Symbol AT 1381-s* assigned telephone number

524-1379, leased line obtained from 328 Auburn Avenue,

N. E., to 300 West Peachtree Street, N. W.

Symbol AT 1382-S* assigned telephone number

524-1370, leased line obtained frol 328 Auburn Avenue,

N. E., to 300 West Peachtree Street, N. ".

Symbol AT 1383-s* assigned telephone number

524-3151,

leased line obtained from 328 Auburn Avenue,

N. B., to 300 West Peachtree Street, N. H.

Monitoring operations instituted, results of

which w111

be furnished Bureau.

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UNITED STATES

/ERNMENT

Memorandum

TO

FILE

*.

JUNE

DATE:

11/4/63

FROM

SUBJECT:

SAC JAMES E. MCMAHON

COMINFIL

RM

...

On 10/21/63 Inspector JOE SIZ00 telephoniecally

contacted the Atlanta Office and advised that it was

o.k. for us to rent the apartment which we had surveyed

$250.00 per month and to go ahead with the necessary

installation of the

line on the residence of MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

the eve

five leased lines on the SCLC and one

He said

that when all of this had been done and the

leased lines

had been connected, Atlanta should call Miami and request

them to send SA BILL HEIST to make the final installation.

Mr. SIZOO said that the additional equipment which we had

previously requested was being forwarded

separately to

Atlanta.

He further stated that when this installation

is made we should furnish the Bureau immediately the date

and time of installation, symbols for the five lines, and

at the

end of thirty days submit an evaluation with recom

mendations for its continuance

or discontinuance.

further stated that any mail sent to the Bureau should bear

the caption, "COMINFIL, RACIAL MATTER, ATLANTA DIVISION,"

Personal Attention Asst. Director W. C. SULLIVAN or Inspector

JOSEPH SIZOO, Domestic Intelligence Division.

I told him we would go ahead in accordance with his

instructions.

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Or'LANAS FORA NO, 10

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UNITED STATES G

RNMENT

Memorandum

TO

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FILE

JUNE

DATE:

11/4/63

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FROM

SAC JAMES E. MCMAHON

SUBJECT:

COMINFIL

RM

Remymemo dated 10/17/63 captioned, "MARTIN LUTHER

KING, JR," which relates to a confidential technical.

installation.

On 10/17/63 SA ROBERT R. NICHOLS ascertained that

he could rent an apartment in the Peachtree Towers Apart-

ments, 300 West Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Apartment 20-K,

on the 20th floor.

bedroom and rents for $250.00 per month furnished. SA NICHOLS

has been given the cover of RICHARD NICHOLS, Southeastern

Engineering Company, 106 Hampton Street, Columbia, S. C.

He has been given the names of two references if it is

necessary to supply references to the apartment manager.

They are Mr. JACK GILLESPIE and ASA CANDLER.

The above two references are individuals in the city

of Atlanta who are very reliable and are close to the FBI.

Both of these references know nothing whatsoever about this

matter but both readily agreed that if they are contacted

concerning Mr. RICHARD NICHOLS Of Southeastern Engineering

Company, Columbia, S. C., they will give the necessary recom-

mendations.

Pertinent information above concerning the apartment

rental, the fact that we need several days to obtain five leased

lines from the Telephone Company, plus one additional telephone

in the apartment, was telephonically furnished to Inspector

JOE SIZOO at the

Bureau on 10/17/63, at which time authority

was requested to rent the apartment and order the leased lines

from the Telephone Company.

Inspector SIZOO said he would let

us know when this was approved.

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PEACHTREE TOWERS APARTMENT

STATE OF GEORGIA

COUNTY OF FULTON

THIS AGREEMENI OF LEASE made this

23

day of ceroseR

1963, between PEACHTREE TOWERS, INC., hereinafter referred to as

Landlord, and

SOUNEASTERN INDINESRING COPANY

hereinafter referred to as Tenant;

WITNESSETH: That Landlord hereby leases to Tenant and Tenant

hereby hires from Landlord the premises designated as Apartment No. E

located on the 20ch floor of Peachtree Towers Apartments, 300 West

Peachtree Street, in the City of Atlanta, County of Fulton, State of Georgia;

for a term of ONE ISAR

commencing on the 2it

day of OCFOBER

, 1963, and ending on the

25ad day of COROBER

19d, at and for the agreed monthly rental of TWO-HUNDENT TITY & N0/200

Dollars, which Tenant agrees to pay in advance on the lst day of each month

during the term of this lease at the office of Landlord located in the building or

at such other place as Landlord may designate, without any set-off or deduction

whatsoever.

Landlord and Tenant, for themselves,

their heirs, executors,

admini-

strators, successors and assigns, hereby covenant as follows:

PAYMENT 1.

Tenant shall pay the specified rent above provided and

OF

such additional rent as shall become payable hereunder

RENT

on the date due.

No bill or demand for said rent shall

se required before payment, and any bill therefor shal

be deemed a convenience and not a condition precedent

to payment.

USE OF

DEMISED

PREMISES

2.

The demised premises and any part thereof shall be used

and occupied solely as a private apartment dwelling. by

Tenant and the immediate family of Tenant as listed on

application for Apartment Lease.

Tenant shall not use

the demised premises in violation of any law, order, or

regulation of any governmental authority having jurisdic-

tion; nor in such manner as to create or cause a nuisance,

it being understood that the use of profanity or the engag-

ing in any loud or boisterous conduct that disturbs the

peace and quiet of other tenants of the building shall,

among other things,

constitute such a nuisance; nor in

such manner as to vitiate or increase the rate of insurance

on the premises.

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POSSESSION

OF

DEMISED

PREMISES

3.

RIGHT

OF

ENTRY

4.

MAINTENANCE 5.

AND UPKEEP

ALTERATIONS 6.

UTILITIES

AND

SERVICES

7.

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If the demised premises are

ailable for occupancy

prior to the date above specified for commencement of

the term,

Tenant may then take possession thereof upon

the condition that Landlord consent in writing to the taking

of such possession by Tenant, and in such event the term

of this lease shall be deemed to commence from the time

of the taking of such possession by Tenant and the pro-

visions of this lease, including the payment of rent,

be applicable to such period of occupancy.

If the demised

premises are not ready for occupancy on the date above

specified for the commencement of the term, then the

date of the commencement of the term shall be postponed

until Landlord shall be able to so give possession and

rent shall accrue as of the date that Landlord shall notify

Tenant that the demised premises are ready for occupancy.

Landlord assumes no responsibility to Tenant for delay in

giving possession due to the failure of the previous occu-

pant of the demised premises to vacate upon termination

of the lease or for delay caused by any other reason not

• within the control of the Landlord.

Landlord and the Landlord's agents shall have the right

to enter the demised premises during all reasonable

hours to examine the same,

to make such repairs, addi-

tions or alterations as may be deemed necessary for the

safety, comfort or preservation thereof, or of the building

of which the demised premises are a part, or to exhibit

the demised premises upon advance notice to Tenant at

any time within thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of

of this lease.

The right of entry shall further

exist for the purpose of removing placards, signs, fix-

tures, alterations or additions which are displayed or

installed in violation of the terms of this lease.

Tenant shall maintain the demised premises in as good a

state of condition,

order and repair as existed on the date

of the commencement of the term of this lease,

excepting

only reasonable wear and tear arising from the use there-

Tenant further agrees to be responsible for and to

pay to Landlord immediately upon demand any damage to

the heating or water apparatus, electric lights or wires,

or any fixtures,

appliances or appurtenances to the

demised premises or the building caused by the act or

neglect of Tenant,

or any person or persons in the employ

or under the control of Tenant.

In the event of any

damage to the demised premises resulting from the care-

lessness, neglect, or improper conduct of Tenant,

employees, agents, visitors or licensees,

the expense of Tenant may make such repairs as may be

necessary to restore the demised premises to a good

state of order and condition.

Tenant shall make no alterations, decorations, additions

or improvements in or to the demised premises without

the prior written consent of Landlord, and then only by

contractors and mechanics approved by Landlord and

performed at such times and in such manner as Landlord

may from time to time designate. All such alterations,

decorations, additions or improvements shall become the

sole and absolute property of Landlord and shall remain

upon and be surrendered with the demised premises as a

part thereof upon the termination or expiration of the term

of this lease.

As long as lenant shall not be in default under any of the

provisions of this lease Landlord without charge to Tenant

shall provide the following utilities and services:

(a) electric current in reasonable quantities, (b) hot and

cold water in reasonable quantities,

conditioning at reasonable hours during the proper sea-

sons, and (d) passenger elevator service to and from the

floor of the building upon which the demised premises are

located.

Any interruption or curtailment of the foregoing

services shall not constitute a constructive or partial

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FIXTURES

AND

FURNITURE

8.

FIRE

OR

CASUALTY

9.

EMINENT

DOMAIN

10.

DEFAULT

11.

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eviction nor,

unless caused vy the gross negligence of

Landlord,

entitle Tenant to any compensation or abate-

ment of rent.

It is expressly understood and agreed that

the foregoing agreement of Landlord to furnish the desig-

nated services shall not be deemed breached and Landlord

shall incur no liability therefor if any such interruption

or curtailment of service shall be caused by the occur -

rence of some event beyond the reasonable control of

Landlord.

As long as Tenant shall not be in default under any of the

provisions of this lease Tenant upon termination of this

lease may remove all movable fixtures or equipment

which Tenant has placed within the demised premises,

provided Tenant restores the demised premises to the

condition existing prior to the installation thereof. Land-

lord shall not be liable for any loss or damage to any

personal property of Tenant placed within the demised

premises which loss or damage is caused by the negli-

gence of any co-tenant or other occupant of the building

of which the demised premises form a part,

or by any

other person whomsoever other than Landlord or its

If the demised premises or the building of which the

demised premises form a part shall be partially damaged

by fire or other casualty,

necessary repairs shall be

made by and at the expense of Landlord,

damage shall render the demised premises untentable in

whole or in part, then the rent until the demised premises

nave been repaired shall cease if wholly untentable or be

apportioned if partially untentable based on the part of the

demised premises which is usable by Tenant.

If, however,

said building shall be totally destroyed or the demised

premises damaged to the extent that repairs cannot in

andlord's opinion be completed within a period of ninety

or if Landlord shall decide to remodel or recon-

then and in any of such events this

If the whole or any part of the demised premises shall be

taken or condemned by any competent authority for any

public or quasi public use,

then the term of this lease shall

cease and terminate effective on the date when the posses-

sion of the part so taken or condemned shall be required

for such use or purpose. All damages awarded for the

taking of the demised premises or any part thereof shall

be the sole property of Landlord.

Il Tenant shall default in fulfilling any of the covenants

and conditions of this lease (other than the covenant for

the payment of rent) or in complying with any of the

Rules and Regulations herein contained, or if Tenant shall

make any misrepresentation in the Application for Apart.-

or if the Tenant or any authorized occupant

of the demised premises shall engage in any conduct or

activity deemed in the opinion of Landlord objectionable

r improper, then and in any of such events Landlor

nay, at its option, terminate the term of this lease by

iving to Tenant five days notice of its intention to sc

erminate, and thereupon at the expiration of said five

days, the term of this lease shall expire as fully and

completely as if that day were the date fixed for the expira-

tion of said term.

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RIGHTS

UPON

DEFAULT

12.

REIMBURSE- 13.

MENT OF

EXPENSES

SUBORDI-

NATION

14.

ASSIGNMENT 15.

AND

SUBLETTING

SURRENDER

OF

POSSESSION

16.

If Tenant shall default in the payment of the specified rent

or additional rent reserved hereunder,

or if the notice of

termination provided for under preceding paragraph 11,

hereof shall have been given and said five days notice

period shall have elapsed,

or if the demised premises

have become vacant or deserted, Landlord shall have the

right to re-enter the demised premises and remove all

persons and property there from,

either by summary

dispossess proceedings,

suitable action or

proceeding at law, or otherwise without being liable to

indictment, prosecution or damages theretor, and

Tenant, whether or not the demised premises shall be

relet as hereinafter provided shall be and remain liable

to Landlord for damages equivalent to the amount of the

specified rent reserved hereunder to the date when the

term of this lease would have expired but for the prior

termination thereof, and the same shall be due and pay-

able by Tenant to Landlord on the dates hereinabove pro-

In the event of any such re-entry Landlord may,

at its option, relet the demised premises for the re-

mainder of the term, or any part or parts thereof,

for the period which may extend beyond the date provided

for the expiration of the term, and the rents collected on

any such reletting may be applied to the fulfillment of any

covenants to be performed by Tenant hereunder and the

balance of rents to be applied by Landlord on account of

any rent unpaid by Tenant for the remainder of the term,

with Tenant continuing to be liable for any resulting

deficiency in rent.

If Tenant shall default in the performance of any of the

covenants or conditions of this lease Landlord may, at.

its option, perform the same for the account of Tenant,

and any amount paid or expenses incurred by Landlord in

the performance of such covenants or conditions shall be

deemed to be additional rent for the demised premises,

and same shall be due and payable by Tenant to Landlord

on the first day of the next following month, or, at the

option of Landlord, on the first day of any succeeding

month as may be specified in writing by Landlord.

This lease and the rights of Tenant conferred thereunder

shall at all times be subject and subordinate to the lien of

deed of trust or other security instrument

now or hereinafter placed on the land and building of which

the demised premises form a part,

and to any and all

advances heretofore made or hereinafter to be made upon

the security of said mortgage, deed of trust or other

security instrument, and to any and all extensions, modi-

fications, replacements thereof and changes therein, and

Tenant in confirmation of such subordination shall on

demand execute and deliver any further instrument that

may be required by any mortgagee or by Landlord for the

purpose of subordinating this lease to the lien of any such

mortgage, deed of trust or other security instrument.

Tenant shall not assign this lease or in any manner trans-

fer any interest or benefit thereunder, or sublet the

demised premises or any part or parts thereof, or permit

the use of

same by anyone other than an authorized occu-

pant as reflected by Application for Apartment Lease,

without the prior written consent of Landlord, and any such

consent shall be limited to the instance stated therein and

shall not be deemed to constitute a release,

consent to any other assignment, transfer of interest or

subletting.

Tenant shall quietly and peaceably surrender the posses-

sion of and vacate the demised premises upon the termi-

nation or expiration of the term of this lease.

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HOLDING

OVER

17

SECURITY

DEPOSIT

18.

RULES

AND

REGULATIONS

19.

SERVICE

OF

NOTICE

20.

QUIET

ENJOYMENT

21.

BINDING

EFFECT

22.

If Tenant shall continue to r

ain in the occupancy of the

demised premises after the expiration of the term of this

lease, there shall be thereby created a tenancy from

month to month and all of the terms and konditions of this

lease shall be applicable to such tenancy!

Simultaneously with the execution of this lease Tenant

shall deposit with Landlord the sum of $100.00

which deposit shall be without interest, as security for

the faithful performance by

Tenant of all of the terms,

conditions and provisions of this lease.

tion of the term of this lease Tenant shall have fully per-

formed all obligations required hereunder, such deposit

shall be promptly refunded by Landlord.

Tenant and other authorized occupants of the demised

premises shall observe and comply with the Rules and

Regulations hereinafter set forth and such other and

further Rules and Regulations as Landlord may from

time to time prescribe for the safety, care and clean-

liness of the building and the preservation of good order

therein, and such Rules and Regulations hereinafter set

forth or hereinafter prescribed are hereby made a part of

this lease as if fully incorporated herein.

Any notice by Landlord to Tenant shall be deemed duly

given if either delivered personally to Tenant, or left at

the demised premises,

or mailed by registered letter in

a postpaid envelope addressed to Tenant in the building of

which the demised premises form a part.

Tenant to Landlord shall be deemed duly given only if in

writing and either delivered personally to an office of

Landlord, or other agent of Landlord charged with the

management of the building of which the demised premises

are a part,

or mailed by registered letter in a postpaid

envelope addressed to Landlord at the address of said

building as hereinabove stated.

Tenant shall give Land-

lord 30 days notice prior to the date of vacating the

premises.

Landlord covenants that so long as Tenant shall pay the

rent hereunder reserved and shall perform the terms,

conditions and provisions of this lease,

Tenant shall

quietly and peaceably enjoy the demised premises subject

to the terms of this lease and to the mortgage, deed of

trust or security document to which this lease was here-

inabove made subordinate.

The terms, covenants, conditions and provisions of this

lease shall bind and insure to the benefit of Landlord and

Tenant,

and their respective heirs, executors, admini-

strators, successors and, whenever herein authorized,

their assigns.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord and Tenant have respectively

signed and sealed this lease as of the day and year first above written.

MANAGER

-Rt Nichol

TENANT

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THE LESSEE, FOR SUFFICIENT REASON, MAY TERMATE THIS

LEASE BY GIVING THIRTY DAYS WRITTEN NOTICE.

PEACHERDE TOWERS, INC.

parson

SOUTHEASTERN ENGINEERING COMPANY

BYs

Ri Nichk

south arter Eman. co.

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OFTIONAL. FORM NO. 10

8019-197-08

LAY -72 EDITIO

SEA GEM, REG.NO. 1

UNITED STATES GOERNMENT

Memorandum

TO

FILE

DATE: 10/17/63

JUNE

FROM : SAC JAMES E. MCMAHON

SUBJECT:

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

At 5:00 P.M. on 10/15/63 Asst. Director WILLIAM C.

SULLIVAN telephonically contacted me in Atlanta. SULLIVAN

stated that in connection with our recent request for a

tesur on MARTIN LUTHER KING it had been decided by the

Bureau that a clandestine tesur should be placed on him

for a trial period of 60 days.

SULLIVAN stated that this must be maintained in

absolute and strict confidence and that only the minimum

number of employees necessary to handle the matter should

have knowledge of it. He stated that mature, experienced

agents should monitor the tech and no Investigative Clerks

should be permitted to handle it. He stated nothing should

be placed in file concerning this particular phase of the

investigation of KING.

He stated that all mail, memos,

etc., should be

not

personally handled by the SAC and should

be serialized, indexed or filed.

He stated that at the appropriate time the Bureau will

send a sound trained Agent to Atlanta to complete the

installation inasmuch as the Atlanta sound man is known to

KING as an FBIAgent.

I requested SULLIVAN to advise me prior to sending

the sound man to Atlanta in order that all other work could

be completed and in order that the Bureau sound man would

only have to be here for a minimum period of time. I further

suggested to SULLIVAN that in view of his above instructions

that no Investigative Clerks monitor the installation, and

that information concerning this tech be limited to the

minimum number of personnel, it would be better for the

monitoring point to be other than the FBI field office, due

to the fact that we have another similar installation on

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office and there is no other space within the confines

of the office for complete security to be assured.

SULLIVAN agreed and I told him we would attempt to obtain

& suitable monitoring point and I would let him know.

Information concerning this matter has been furnished

only to the ASAC, Supervisor HENRY G. ROWSE, SA'S ALDEN F.

MILLER and FRANK R. SOUTHERLAND, the two Atlanta sound men,

and Miss MAXWELL, SAC's secretary.

They have been instructed

that this must be maintained in complete confidence.

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10/6/75

LINTEL

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

NITN: F. O, GREGAR, INTD

FRO:: /MEG, ATLANTA (62-2854)

SUBJECT: / SENSTUDY 75

JUN

FIG, 20/6/95.

FDIIIQ,

ephona, 10/3/75, Sad 102 Cha typ. 0050/31,

is requested by FBIll in reierenced telophone call,

Atlanta is enclosing two (2) Xerox copies each of the

following commmications for the Bureau in connection with

the renting of an apartment for technical surveillances of

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR, by the Atlanta Office:

LENO DE SIG JAES E. LG MAHON dated 10/17/63,

captioned "ILARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. (JUNE)"

166-452055-18

Licmo Of SAC SAlES E. PC PillON, 11/4/03,

captioned "COMINTIL, REI"

(JUNE).

100-6570 E-19

captiond "Corin, S JAS. LiG 121601, 11/4163,

106-6520E-26

4a 1. lease for an apartment in the Peachtree

Tovers ipartments.

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AT 62-2854

Atlanta airtel to FBIHQ,

11/12/63, captioned

"COLINEIL, RI, ATLANTA DIVISION" (JUNÉ) .

100-65205-23

6.

Lemo of SAC JOSEPH K. FONDER, 6/23/66,

captioned

"AT 1380-S:"

100-6426E-166

PicCO Of ASAC EUGENE H. STENARI, 6/29/66,

captioned

"AT 1380-S:"

100-647685-107

8. A letter from the Southeastern Engineering

company, ALlanta, Georgia,

to the Peachtree Towers, Inc.,

Atlanta, Georgia, dated 7/1/66.

100-66)85-108

9: A letter from the Southeastern Engineering

Company, Atlanta, Georgia, to the Peachtree lowers, Inc.,

Atlanta, Georgia, 7/27/66.

100-6670E-11

The above intormation was reflected in Atlanta

files 100-6670-E and 100-6520-E. These files also contain

numerous bills rendered by Southern Bell Telephone Company

for telephone service to Southeastern Ingineering Company,

P. 0. Box 583, Atlanta, Georgia 30301, as tell as to

RICHARD NICHOLS, Apariment 20-K, 300 West Peachtree Street,

N. W., Atlanta, Georgia

30308, from December, 1963 to 8/4/66.

Also attached to these telephone bills is FD-221a requestin

money to pay these telephone bills.

These telephone bills

and the ID-22la's are not being submitted to the Bureau.

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1R045 WA FLAIN

7ISFMTATEL 10/9/75 GHS

TO ALL SACS

FROM DIRECIOR

INERVIEWS OF FBI EMPLOYEES BY CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

BY MEMORANOUM IO ALL ENFLOYEED DATED MAY 28, 1975,

CAPTIONED "INTERVIEWS OF FBI ENFLOYEES," ALL INPLOYEES WERE

ADVISED OF THE WECESSITY OF RECURING FBI HEADQUARTERS APPROVAL

PRIOR IO SUBMITTING IO INTERVIEUS MY REPRESENTATIVES OF CON-

GRESSIONAL COMMITIES. THE NECESSITY OF SECURING THIS AP-

FROVAL IS PROMPIED BY THE EXPLOYMENT AGREENENT ALL EMPLOYEES

HAVE SIGNED.

YOU WERE ADVISED THAT CONGRESSIONAL STAFF MEMBERS

VERE CONDUCTING INTERVIEVS OF FORMER AND/OR CURRENT EMPLOYEES

ANO THAT IHIS BUREAU HAD PLEDGED IIS COOPERATION WITH CON

GRESS. OUR COOPERATIVE EFFORIS, OF COURSE, MUST BE CONSISTENI

WITH BUREAU FROCEDURES.

RECENTLY, WE HAVE HAD ATTEMPIS SY CONGRESSIONAL

COMMITTEE STAFF MEMBERS IO INTERVIEU CURRENT ENFLOYEES WITHOUT

FRIOR CONTACI WITH FBI HEADQUARTERS. YOU ARE AGAIN REMINDED

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THAT IF A REFRESEUTAIIVE OF A CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE SHOULD

CORIACI A BUREAU EMPLOYEL, THAÏ ENFLOYEE SHOULD DECLINE TO

RESPOND TO GUESTIONS POSED TO HIM AND ADVISE IHE CONGRES-

SIONAL STAFF EMBER OF THE NECE WILY OF RECEIVING FBI

HEAD GUARTERS APPROVAL BEFORE RESPONDING TO QUESTIONS.

END

SSP FBI ATLANTA FOR TWO

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12. 45JJA FLAIN

ThoRatITiL 1i/9/75 GHa

IO ALL Mili

FRGi DIRLLIOR

INTERVILUS OF FUI EIFLOYERO SY COLJRESSIOLAL CONMITIEES

DY UCIORAIDUN TO BLL ENFLOYE DATED MAY SO, 1075,

CAPIIONED "ILLAVIANO OF FOI LUFLORAN," ALL RIFLOYELS MERE

AOVIDED OF THE NEGGUOITY OF ELURLS FUI NEADCUANTERS APPROVAL

PRIOR TO JUBMITIILG IU IDTURVID.N LI MEPIQUEGIATIVES OF CON-

CACISIOLAL COMITTEEDS IN ALCESSITY OF SACURITS THIS AP

FROVAL IS FROMPICO DY THE BAFLORANT AGREEAUT ILL SIFLOYEES

YOU VENE ADVISED IMME CONCRLOSIONAL STAFF JENSENS

VANE COLQUCIILO INTERVING OF PORNET ARO/ON CURREDI BAFLOYEES

AND THAT THIS BUREAU HAD FLEDGED ITO COOPERATION WITH COL

GRESS. OUR COOPENATIVE EFFORTS, UF COURSE, MUST BE CONSISTENT

WITH BURGAU FROCEDURES.

RECLAILY, UE HAVE HAD AITENTIO LY COLGKESSIONAL

COMMITIZE DIATE WANDERS TO INTERVILI CURRENT ENFLOYZES WITHOUT

FIOR COSTACI DIEN FOI READQUARIANS, YOU ARE AGAIN REMINDED

j0/9,

arterie

dus.

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PAGE 1NO

TEAT IF A REFRESELTATIVE OF A LO GHENDIOTAL COMMITTEE SHOULD

COLLAGE A BUREAU EUPLOYLE, INAL WIFLOYE SHOULD DECLIUE IO

RESPOLO TO QUESTIONS POSED TO HI. DID HOVISE TRE COLORES

SIONAL DIAFE MENOLR OF THE NEGLILY OF NEGLIVILE FOI

¡CADGUARTERS APPROVAL DEFORE RETOLDING TO CUESTIONE.

ED

SUP FBI AILANIA FOR ILO

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- IRCAS WA, PLAIN

EESPMNITLL 13/9/75 GIS

10 ALL. SHOS

FROM DIRECTOR

IMTERVIEWS OF FBI EMPLOYEES BY. CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

BY MEMORANDU TO ALL EMPLOYESS DATED MAY 28, 1975,

CAPTIONED "INTERVIEWS OF FBI EMPLOYEES," ALL EMPLOYEES WERE

ADVISED OF THE NECESSITY OF SECURING FBI HEADQUARTERS APPROVAL

PRIOR TO SUBMITTING TO: INTERVIEWS BY REPRESENTATIVES. OF CON-

GRESSIONAL COMMITTEES. THE NECESSITY OF SECURING THIS AP-

PROVAL. IS, PROMPTED BY THE EMPLOYENT AGREEMENT ALL EMPLOYEES

HAVE SIGNED.

YOU WERE ADVISED THAT CONGRESSIONAL STAFF MENBERS

WERE CONDUCTING INTERVIEUS OF FORMER AND/OR CURRENT EMPLOYEES

AND THAT THIS BUREAU HAD PLEDGED ITS COOPERATION WITH CON-

GRESS. OUR COOPERATIVE EFFORTS, OF COURSE, MUST BE CÓNSISTENT

WITH BUREAU PROCEDURES.

RECENTLY, WE HAVE HAD ATTEMPTS BY. CONGRESSIONAL

COMMITTEE SIATE MRIBERS-TO INTERVIEW CURRENT EMPLOYEES WITHOUT

PRIOR CONTACT

WITH FOI HEADQUARTERS. YOU ARE AGAIN REMINDED

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THAT IF A REPRESENTATIVE, OF A CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE SHOULD

COMTACI A BUREAU EMPLOYEE, INA: LAPLOYEE SHOULD DECLINE TO

RESPOND TO QUESTIONS POSED IO HIM AND ADVISE THE CONGRES-

"SIONAL SIAT MEMBER'OF THE NEGLOCITY OF RECEIVING FOI

HEADQUARIERS APPROVAL BEFORE RESPONDING TO QUESTIONS.

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SSP FBI ATLANIA FOR TWO

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TO

• OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

MAY 1962 EDITION

GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.8

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

: ALL EMPLOYEES

DATE:

10/10/75

SUBJECT

INTERVIEWS OF FBI EMPLOYEES

BY CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

I11 employees have previously been advised of the

necessity of securing FBI Headquarters approval prior to

submitting to interviews by representatives of Congressional

Committees.

The necessity of securing this approval is

prompted by the Employment Agreement all employees have

signed.

You were advised that Congressional staff members

were conducting interviews of former and/or current employees

and that this Bureau had pledged its cooperation with Congress.

Our cooperative efforts, of course, must be consistent with

Bureau procedures.

Recently, we have had attempts by Congressional

Committee staff members to interview current employees without

prior contact with FBI Headquarters. You are again reminded

that if a representative of a Congressional Committee should

contact a Bureau employee, that employee should decline to

respond to questions posed to him and advise the Congressional

staff member of the necessity of receiving FBI Headquarters

approval before responding to questions.

In the event any employee is contacted by a

Congressional staff member in the above regard, the employee

should adhere to the above instructions

and immediately advise

SAC.

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FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-64)

FBI

Date: 11/12/75

Transmit the following in .

CODE

(typesin plaintext or code)

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Via

NITEL

(Priority)

TO:

FROM:

DIRECTOR, FBI (62-116395)

5: 2%15

(ATTN: INTD, W. O. CREGAR)

SAC, ATLANTA (62-2854)

SENSTUDY 75

REBUTELCALI TO SAC, ALTANTA, FROM SUPV. SEYMOR PHILLIPS

NOVEMBER 11, 1975.

FORMER SA, J. BROOKE BLAKE, DIRECTOR OF BANK SECURITY,

TRUST COMPANY BANK, ATLANTA, TELEPHONICALLY CONTACTED BY

SAC NOVEMBER 11, 1975, AND WAS ADVISED OF CONTEMPLATED CONTACT

OF HIM BY SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE (SSC) •

MR. BLAKE ADVISED THAT IF CONTACTED BY REPRESENTATIVE SSC

HE WOULD CONTACT BUREAU'S LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION BY COLLECT

CALL PRIOR TO INTERVIEW.

JJD:rrl

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1R004. AT CODED

5:20 PM NITEL NOVEMBER 12, 1975

LMiT

TO DIRECIOR,

(62-116395)

FROM ATLANTA (62-2854)

ATIN: INID, W. O. CREGAR

SE NSTUDY 75

REBUTEL CALL TO SAC, ATLANIA, FROM SUPV., SEYMOR PHILLIPS

NOVEMBER 11, 1975.

FORMER SA, J. BROOKE BLAKE, DIRECTOR' OF BANK. SECURITY,

TRUST COMPANY BANK, ATLANIA, IRLEPHONICALLY CONTACTED BY

SAO NOVEMBER 11, 1975, AND WAS ADVISED OF CONTEMPLATED CONTACT

OF HIN BY SENATE SELECI COMMITIE, (OSC).

MR. BLAKE ADVISED THAT IF CONTACIED BY REPRESENIATIVE SSC

HE WOULD CONTACT BURÈAU'S LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION BY COLLECT

CALL PRIOR TO'

INTERVIEW.

END

HOLD

SELECRED

INDEED

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Trust Company Bank

Bank Security

November 25, 1975

Special Agent Seymour Phillips

Federal Bureau of Investigation

506 O1d Post Office Building

Washington, D. C. 20535

RE: Testimony before Senate Select

Committee on Governmental Operations

with Respect to Intelligence Activities

by J. Brooke Blake, November 21, 1975

Dear Mr. Phillips:

On November 21, 1975, I met Committee attorney-investigator,

Robert K. Kelly at Room G-308, Dirksen Senate Office Building,

Washington, D. C.

He suggested we have lunch in the building

cafeteria.

During those thirty minutes he spoke in generalities

about the Committee's work and I was able to keep the conversation

on a theme of my asking about his background and current activities.

He did ask if I knew Roy Moore.

He was informed I knew Roy in

Birmingham and that he was one

of a very few "trouble shooting"

inspectors who traveled throughout the United States as agent in

charge of major case investigations.

He asked my opinion on why

Roy and I answered my guess was his

experience and ability to

rally agents. I explained the latter as Roy Moore being the type

boss for whom most agents enjoyed working.

Throughout lunch and the deposition Kelly seemed infactuated

with informant, Tom Rowe.

Kelly took me to Room 155, of the Russell Building, where he

introduced a Committee contract court reporter, Fred Ward.

room contained many empty conference tables and chairs and is one

used by

Senators' wives for some program they have with the Red

Ward and Kelly were the only persons present throughout the

deposition which was taperecorded, and by Ward using the court

reporter's transcribing equipment. The official deposition started

at 2:07 p.m. and ended at 2:52 p.m. (Kelly gave me the attached

subpoena before being questioned.) There was an approximate 4 minute

interruption by a telephone call

for Kelly, which I had to answer,

and then he politely asked me to leave the room.

The informal way

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Trust Company Bank

Atlanta. Georgia 30302

Special Agent Seymour Phillips

November 25, 1975

Page Three

Q - Any directions I had given to Rowe to attend political campaigns

and/or disrupt them?

A - Did not recall such.

Q - Knowledge of any Klan violence in which Rove participated?

A - None recalled but explained that due to his personality he

could not look like an angel.

Q - Did I ever tell Rowe that the FBI had declared war on the Klan?

A - No, but elaborated he was well aware of the FBI's interest in

solving the various bombings throughout Alabama.

Q - My reaction to the fact that Rowe was a member of the Klan's

Security Detail and one of Bobby Shelton's bodyguards?

A - Explained that the fact that he elevated in the Klan's ranks was

a concern of mine and the FBI's. We wanted him put where he would

be able to furnish valuable information, but restrained him from

rising to any executive position in the

Q - Testimony that Rowe had given the Committee that there were certain

Birmingham police officers who were involved with the KLan?

A - Because of the general possibilities, any information he furnished

was disseminated only to certain known reliable police contacts.

I pointed out to them the delicate nature of most of Rowe's

information and the fact that it could not be disseminated

by memo form to all department employees of any agency.

Q - Another question regarding attendance at political meetings with

the direction that Rowe persuade the Klan to take a certain position

for candidates?

A - No such directions ever made.

Q - What was the scope of Rowe's assignment as a Klan informant?

A - To obtain and. report any or all intelligence information he could

determine.

Q - Any directions given Rowe about Matt Murphy, a candidate for police

commissioner in Birmingham?

A - Was not at all familiar with Murphy other than hearing the name by

Kelly who commented from his memo that the question pertained to

something that occurred after I left the FBI.

Q - When I was assigned to handle Rowe what was my recollection of his

reputation and value to the FBI?

A - That he was known to the Department of Justice and the FBI as the

top Klan informant and that he was in the position to furnish vital

information to the government.

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Trust Company Bank

Atlania. Georgia 30302

Special Agent Seymour Phillips

November 25, 1975

Page Two

the deposition was taken surprised, but didn't bother me. It

could catch someone off guard if strong cross examination developed.

Kelly informed me of my constitutional rights, the right to have

a senator present and the right to request a senator and/or attorney

at any time throughout the deposition. He had hinted while walking

to the room of an interest in how Klan informants are developed and

Bureau policy. He did not have a form on my rights or any form for

After his advisement, I advised him I had been briefed

by the FBI only on procedure and the limitation of the waiver of oath

as pertained to information only on Iom Rowe. He was informed I would

not answer policy questions because I had been out eleven years, and

of the availability of the Bureau executives to answer those questions.

He explained a notary would be waiting to notarize my deposition when

we returned to Room G-308. I stated that I would only allow the oath

she gave me to apply to the fact I was the person who gave the deposition.

He agreed.

The preliminary conversation and advisement of my rights was

not recorded to my knowledge. Apparently he predicated the inquiry as

the result of Rowe's testimony and to corroborate same. He made it clear

Rowe was most complimentary to the Bureau and all agents he knew.

Set forth below are briefs of his questions and my answers:

(He was using a statement or memo of about six pages which recorded

testimony from Rowe.)

Q - Manner of reporting from Informant Rowe?

A - He reported in person, in writing, and by telephone depending

on the urgency of the information. All information received

From him was recorded in FBI files and disseminated to Local,

state and federal authorities on a

"need to know" basis.

Q - Instructions by me to Rowe as to what information he should

report?

A - All information, with main interest in intelligence activities

discussed by action groups.

Q - My knowledge of any interest regarding an arrest record for Rowe?

A - None recalled nor did I ever recall seeing a rap sheet on him.

Q - Any actions of violence which were planned which he reported to me

and what was done with the information?

A - None recalled, only evidence recalled was a report of another Klansman

carrying blasting caps on his person while at a Klan convention.

This

information was disseminated to fellow agents on the scene with me

surveilling the convention.

Q - Rowe claimed that I had told him about the Bureau's activities in

"Cointel".

A - His statement had to be false

because I had never heard of the code.

word until used recently in newspaper reports covering the Church

Senate Subcommittee on intelligence activities.

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Trust Company Bank

Atlanta Geo:gia 30302

Special Agent Seymour Phillips

November 25, 19/5

Page Four

Q - Any special instructions I recalled on how I was to handle him?

A - I was to maintain control over him and recognize that by his

personality that if his control was not maintained that he was

the type that would run off because of his enthusiasm and put his

safety in jeopardy. He was also the type who would try to run

Q - Any recollections I had to the "Mother's Day" incident?

- I had only heard of the incident, but was not with the Bureau in

hadr

Birmingham.

Q - Did I ever direct Rowe while he was in the homes of Klansmen to

attempt to steer them to certain rooms in the house while they

engaged in conversation.

A - No and commented that they rarely discussed anything of value in

homes or Klan meeting halls, but did so in small action groups.

Q- A general question on the problem of handling a Klan informant

as opposed to a criminal informant with Kelly setting an example

of an informant in a bank robbery?

A - I did not see any particular difference from his example and that

of a Klansman planning to bomb a building.

These were the only questions I recorded in note form as he asked

them.

There may have been a few others, but none of any significance

and Kelly appeared very cooperative and

matter of fact throughout the

deposition.

Ward and Kelly escorted me back to Room G-308 where I was

asked to swear to the deposition by a Notary Public, Audrey Hatry.

informed Kelly that I hoped this would be the last time I would

see him

on this matter and he responded he was "pretty sure it was"

Please express my appreciation of the manner in which the EBI

i when the the

Yours very truly,

J. Brooke Blake

Second Vice President and

Director of Security

JBB: mrp

Copies to: Special Agent In Charge, James Dunn

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12/10/75

TELETYPE

URGENT

TO

DIRECTOR, FBI (134-6502)

FROM

SAC, ATLAITA (P)

LESLEY E. ROGERS, FORMER EXTREMIST INFORMANS; AT FILE

134-190. SEUSTUDY 75; AT FILE 62-2854.

RE ATLANTA AIRTEL TO BUREAU, MARCH 5, 1973,

AND BUREAU AIRTEL TO ATLAITA, MAPCH 14, 1973.

FOR THE INFORMATIO! OF THE BUREAU, REFERENCED

COMMUNICATIONS ARE CONCERNED WITH PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS FROM

SUBJECT, ROCERS, CONCERNING HIS ALLECED MISTREATMENT BY

THE FBI. ATLANTA FILES REVEAL THAT ROGERS TESTIFIED IN A

STATE OF GLOPGIA TRIAL CONCERTING THE BOMBING OF A JEWISH

TEMPLE WHICH OCCURRED IN 1959. SUBSEQUENT TO TIE TRIAL,

HOWEVER, ROGERS HAS COMPLAINED OIT NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THAT

THE FBI "ABANDONED" HIM. DUE IO TRIAL PUBLICITY, ROGERS HAS

CONTENDED THAT HE AND HIS FAMILY HAVE SUFFERED EMBARRASSHENT

¿ - ATTAITA

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AND HARASSMENT PRIMARILY DUE TO HIS INABILITY TO OBTAIN

GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT.

ON THE EVENING OF DECEMBER 9, 1975, ROGERS

TELEPHONICALLY CONTACIED THE ATLANTA DIVISION AND ADVISED

HE WAS FILING A BRIEF BEFORE THE "CHURCH COMMITTEE" (U. S.

SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE) • ROGERS STATED THAT WHILE HE HOLDS

THE FBI IN HIGH ESTEEM, HE STILL FEELS HE WAS TREATED

IMPROPERIY BY THE BUREAU FOLLOWING HIS TESTIMONY AT THE TRIAL.

ROGERS STATED THAT HE RECENTLY TELEPHONICALLY CONTACTED THE

CHURCH COMMTTTEE REGARDING HIS COMPLAINT AND THE COMMITTIE

REQUESTED THAT HE SUBMIT A BRIEF PROVIDING DETAILS OF HIS

ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE FBI.

THE ABOVE IS BEING FURNISHED FOR THE INFORMATION

OF THE BUREAU.

END

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10:58PM NITEL 12/18/75

GHS

TO ALL SACS

FROM DIRECTOR

DIRECTOR'S APPEARANCE BEFORE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

O» I'TELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES, DECEMBER 1B, 1975

A COPY OF THE STATEMENT I DELIVERED BEFORE THE SEMATE

SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES TODAY HAS BEEN

SENT ALL OFFICES. FOR YOUR INFORMATION, THERE FOLLOWS A

SYNOPSIZED ACCOU"T OF THE MAJOR AREAS OF THE COMMITTEE'S

QUESTIONS TO ME, TOGETHER WITH MY RESPONSES:

(1) REGARDING FBI INFORMANTS, QUESTIONS WERE ASKED

WHETHER COURT APPROVAL SHOULD BE REQUIRED FOR FBI USE OF

INFORMANTS IN INVESTIGATIONS OF ORGANIZATIONS CMY RESPONSE

WAS THAT THE CONTROLS WHICH EXIST TODAY OVER USE OF INFORMANIS

ARE SATISFACIORY); HOW CAN FBI KEEP INFORMANIS OPERATING

WITHIN PROPER LIMITS SO THEY DO NOT INVADE RIGHTS OF OTHER

PERSONS (MY RESPONSE WAS THAT RELIANCE MUST BE PLACED ON THE

INDIVIDUAL AGENTS HANDLING INFORMANTS AND THOSE SUPERVISING

THE AGENTS' WORK, THAI INFORMANIS WHO VIOLATE THE. LAW CAN BE

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•PROSECUTED -- AS CAN ANY AGENT WHO COUNSELS AN INFORMANT TO

COMMIT VIOLATIONS); AND DID FORMER KLAN INFORMANT GARY ROWE

TESIIFY ACCURATELY WHEN HE TOLD THE COMMITTEE ON DECEMBER 2

THAI HE INFORMED FBI OF PLANNED ACTS OF VIOLENCE BUT FBI

DID NOI ACT TO PREVENT THEM MY RESPONSE WAS THAI ROWE'S

TESTIMONY WAS NOT ACCURATE) •

(2) IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS REGARDING IMPROPER

CONDUCT BY FBI EMPLOYEES, I STATED THAT ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF

LAW BY FBI PERSONNEL SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BY THE FBI OR

OTHER APPROPRIATE AGENCY; THAT THE INSPECIION DIVISION HAS

CONDUCTED INQUIRIES REGARDING ALLEGAWUBN OF MISCONDUCT;

THAT AN OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY HAS JUST

BEEN ESTABLISHED IN THE JUSTICE DEPARIMENT, AND WE WILL ADVISE

THAT OFFICE OF OUR MAJOR INVESTIGATIONS OF DEPARIMENTAL PERSONNEL,

INCLUDING FBI EMPLOYEES, FOR ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF LAW, REGULATIONS,

OR STANDARDS OF CONDUCT; THAT I WOULD RESERVE COMMENT

REGARDING POSSIBLE CREATION OF A NATIONAL INSPECTOR GENERAL

TO CONSIDER MATTERS OF MISCONDUCT BY EMPLOYEES OF ANY FEDERAL

AGENCY.

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PAGE THREE

(3) IN RESPONSE IO QUESTIONS CONCERNING HARASSMENT OF

MARIIN LUTHER KING, JR., I STATED THAT THE PERSONS WHO ISSUED

THE ORDERS WHICH RESULTED IN SUCH HARASSMENT SHOULD FACE THE

RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT, RATHER THAN THOSE, UNDER THEM WHO CARRIED

OUT SUCH ORDERS IN GOOD FAITH; THAT THE FBI STILL HAS RECORDINGS

RESULTING FROM ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCES OF KING; THAT WE RETAIN

RECORDINGS FOR TEN YEARS BUT WE ALSO HAVE AGREED IO A REQUEST

FROM THE SENATE NOT IO DESTROY INFORMATION IN OUR FILES WHILE

CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRIES ARE BEING CONDUCTED; THAT I HAVE NOT

REVIEWED THE KING TAPES; THAT IF THE COMMITTEE REQUESTED TO

REVIEW THE KING TAPES, THE REQUEST WOULD BE REFERRED TO THE

ATTOR"EY GENERAL.

(4) IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS REGARDING WHETHER IT WOULD

BE ADVANTAGEOUS TO SEPARATE THE FBI CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE

RESPONSIBILITIES AND OUR INTELLIGENCE FUNCIIONS, I STATED

THAT WE HAVE FOUND THE INO AREAS IO BE COMPATIBLE, AND I

FEEL THE FBI IS DOING A SPLENDID JOB IN BOTH AREAS.

(5) IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE ADEQUACY

OF CONTROLS ON REQUESTS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE AND FROM OTHER

GOVERIMENT AGENCIES FOR FBI INVESTIGATIONS OR FOR INFORMATION

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PAGE FOUR

FROM OUR FILES, I STATED THAT WHEN SUCH REQUESTS ARE MADE

ORALLY, THEY SHOULD BE CONFIRMED IN WRITING; THAT WE WOULD

WELCOME A"Y LEGISLATIVE GUIDELINES THE CONGRESS FEELS WOULD

PROTECI THE FBI FROM THE POSSIBILITY OF PARTISAN MISUSE.

A FULL TRANSCRIPT OF THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WILL BE

FUR"ISHED TO EACH OFFICE AS SOON AS IT IS AVAILABLE.

ALL LEGATS ADVISED SEPARATELY.

E'D

FBI AT ACK FOR ONE

HLF THANES A LOI

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"ROS& TA PLAI'

16:58PM WITEL 12/12/75 GHS

TO ALL

SACS

FROM DIRECTOR

• DIRECTOR'S APPEARANCE BEFORE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

O* T 'TELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES, DECEMBER 19, 1975

A COPY IF THE STATEMENT I DELIVERED BEFORE IHE SEMATE

SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITICS TOPAY HAS BEEN

SE. "T

ALL OFFICES. FOR YOUR INFORMATION, THERE FOLLOWS A

SY'OPSIZED ACCOU I DE THE MAJOR AREAS OF THE COMMITTRE'S

QUESTTO"S' IN ME; TOGETHER WITH WY RESPONSES:

(1) REGARDING FBI INFORMATIS, QUESTIONS HERE ASKED

WHETHER COURT APPROVAL SHOULD SE REQUIRED FOR FSI USE OF

I'FORMANTS IM INVESTIGATIONS OF ORGANIZATIONS, CHY RESPONSE

HAS THAI THE CONTROLS WHICH EXIST TODAY OVER USE OF INFORMAITS

ARE SATISFACIORY; HOW CAN FBI KEEP INFORMANTS OPFRATING

WITHIN PROPER LIMITS SO THEY DO NOT INVADE RIGHTS OF OTHER

• PERSO'S CHY RESPONSE WAS THAT RELIANGE MUST BE PLACED ON THE

INDIVTOUAL AGE IS HANDLING INFORMANTS AND THOSE SUPORVISING

THE AGE"IS' WORK, THAT I'FORMANIS WHO VIOLAIE THE LAW CAN BE

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PAGE TWO

PROSECUTED - AS CAN ADY AGENT WHO COUNSELS AN INFORMANI TO

COMMIT VIOLATIONS; A'D DID FORMER CLAM INFORMANT GARY ROWE

TESTFY ACCURATELY WHEN HE TOLD THE COMITTEE O' DECEMBER 2

THAT HE I'FORMED FBI OF PLANNED ACTS OF VIOLENCE BUT FBI

DID NOT: ACT ID PREVENT THEM CHY RESPONSE WAS THAT ROWE'S

TESTIMONY WAS NOT ACCURATE).

(2) IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS REGARDING IMPROPER

CONDUCT BY FBI EMPLOYEES, I SIATEN THAT ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF

LAW BY FEI PERSONNEL SHOULD BE INVESTIGAISO BY THE FBI OR

OTHER APPROPRIATE AGENCY; THAT IHE INSPECTION DIVISION HAS

CONDUCTED I'QUTRIES REGARDING ALLEGAVUN OF MISCONDUCT;

- THAT AN OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY HAS JUAT

SEE!! ESTABLISHEN IN THE JUSTICE. REPARIMENT, AND WE WILL ADVISE

THAT OFFICE OF OUR MAJOR INVESTIGATIONS OF. MEPARIMENIAL PERSOWNOLS

TACLUDIO FEI EMPLOYEES, FOR ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF LAW, REGULATINS,

OR STANDARDS OF CONDUCT; THAT I WOULD RESERVE COMMENT

REGARDIG POSSIBLE CREATION OF A NATIONAL INSPECTOR GENERAL

TO CONSIDER MATTERS OF MISCONDUCT BY EMPLOYEES OF ANY FEDERAL

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(3) I" RESPONSE TO QUESTIOUS CONCERNIG HARASSTENT OF

TARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., I STATED THAT THE PERSONS WHO ISSUER

THE ORDERS WHICH RESULTED IN SUCH HARASSMENT SHOULD FACE THE

RESPO SIBILITY FOR IT, RATHER THAN THOSE UNDER THEM WHO CARRIED

OUT SUCH ORDERS IN GOOD FAITH; THAT THE FBI STILL HAS RECORDINGS

RESULTIG FROM ELECIRONIC SURVEILLANGES OF MING; THAT HE RETAIN

RECORDIGS FOR TEN YEARS BIT WE ALSO HAVE AGREED TO A REQUEST

FROM THE SENATE NOT TO NESTROY INFORMATION IN OUR FILES WHILE

CONGRESSIONAL I"QUIRTES ARE BEING CONDUCTED; THAT I HAVE NOT

REVIEWED THE KING TAPESY THAT IF THE COMMITTEE REGUESTED TO

REVIEW THE KING TAPES, THE REQUEST WOULD BE REFERRED TO THE

ATTOR"EY GENERAL.

(4) I"' RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS REGARDING WHETHER IT HOULD

BE ADVA"TAGEOUS TO SEPARATE THE FBI CRIMI"AL INVESTIGATIVE

RESPOISIBILITIES AND OUR INTELLIGNCE FUNCTIONS, I STATED

THAT WE HAVE FOUND THE TWO AREAS TO BE COMPATIBLE, AND I

FEEL THE FBI IS DOING A SPLENDID JOB' IN BOTH AREAS.

(5) IN RESPOSE TO QUESTIONS CONCERMING THE ADEQUACY

OF COSTROLS ON REQUESTS FROM THE WHITE HOSE AND FROM OTHER

GOVER'ME"T AGENCIES FOR FBI INVESTIGATIONS OR FOR IMFORMATION

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FROM DUR FILES, I STATED THAT WHEN SUCH REQUESTS ARE MADE

ORALLY, THEY SHOULD BE CONFIRMED IN WRITING; THAT WE WOULD

WELCOME A Y LEGISLATIVE GUIDELINES THE CONGRESS FEELS WOULD

PROTECT THE FBI FROM IME POSSIBILITY OF PARTISAN MISUSE.

A FULL TRANSCRIPT OF THE QUESTIONS AND ANSUERS WILL BE

FUR 'ISHED TO EACH OFFICE AS SOON AS IT IS AVAILABLE.

ALL LEGATS ADVISED SEPARATELY •

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FBI AT ACK FOR ONE

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Report of Proceedings

Hearing held before

Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations

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INTELLIGENCE INVESTIGATION

Wednesday, December 10, 1975

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United States Senate,

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Intelligence Activities,

Washington, D. C.

The Committee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:10

o'clock a.m., in Room 318, Russell Senate Office Building,

the honorable Frank Church (Chairman of the Committee)

presiding.

Present: Senators Church (presiding), Hart of Michigan,

Mondale, Huddleston, Hart of Colorado, Baker, Goldwater and

Mathias.

Also present: William G. Miller, Staff Director; Frederick

A. 0. Schwarz, Jr., Chief Counsel; Curtis R. Smothers, Minority

Counsel; Paul Michel, Joseph diGenova, Barbara Banoff, Frederick

Baron, Mark Gitenstein, Loch Johnson, David Bushong, Charles

• Lombard, John Bayly, Charles Kirbow, Michael Madigan, Bob

Kelley, John Elliff, Elliot Maxwell, Andy Postal, Pat Shea,

Michael Epstein and Burt Wides, Professional Staff Members.

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the Honorable Clarence M.. Kelley, the Director of the Federal

Bureau of Investigation.

Mr. Kelley was appointed Director in July of 1973 in a

troubled time for the FBI. His experience as an innovative

law enforcement administrator in charge of the Kansas City

Police Department for over ten years, and his previous work as

a Special Agent of the FBI have made him uniquely qualified

to lead the Bureau.

The Select Committee is grateful for the cooperation

extended by Director Kelley in the course of its inquiry over

the past months. The Committee is also impressed by the

openness of the FBI's witnesses before this Committee, and

their willingness to consider the need for legislation to

clarify the Bureau's intelligence responsibility.

It is important to remember from the outset that this

Committee is examining only a small portion of the FBI's

activities. Our hearings have concentrated on FBI domestic

intelligence operations. We have consistently expressed our

admiration and support for the Bureau's criminal investigative

and law enforcement work, and we recognize the vital importance

of counterespionage in the modern world. But domestic

intelligence has raised many difficult questions.

The Committee has also concentrated on the past rather

than on present FBI activities.

The abuses brought to light

in our hearings occurred years and even decades before Director

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Kelley took charge.

The Staff has advised the Committee that under Director

Kelley the FBI has taken significant steps to rethink previous

policies and to establish new safeguards against abuse.. The

FBI is now placing greater emphasis on foreign related intelli-

gence operations, and less on purely domestic surveillance.

The FBI is working more closely with the Justice Department in

developing policies and standards for intelligence. These

are welcome developments.

Nevertheless, many important issues remain unresolved.

Therefore, we have invited Director Kelley to share with the

Committee his views on some of the considerations the Congress

should take into account in thinking about the future of

FBI intelligence. Among these issues are whether FBI surveil-

lance should extend beyond the investigation of persons

likely to commit specific crimes; whether there should be

outside supervision or approval before the FBI conducts certain

types of investigations or uses certain surveillance techniques;

whether foreign related intelligence activities should be

strictly separated from the FBI's domestic law enforcement

functions, and what should be done to the information already

in the FBI files and that which may go into those files in

the future.

The Committee looks forward to a constructive exchange

of views with Director Kelley this morning, with Attorney

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General Levi tomorrow, and with both the FBI and the Justice

Department in the next months as the Committee considers

recommendations that will strengthen the American people's

confidence in the Federal Bureau of Investigation. That

confidence is vital for the effective enforcement of Federal

law and for the security of the nation against foreign

espionage.

Director Kelley, we are pleased to welcome you, and if

you would have a prepared statement you would like to lead off

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STATEMENT OF THE HONORABLE CLARENCE M. KELLEY,

DIRECTOR, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Mr. Kelley. Thank you very much, Senator Church and

gentlemen.

I welcome the interest which this Committee has shown in

the FBI and most particularly in our operations in the intelli-

gence and internal security fields.

I share your high regard for the rights guaranteed by the

Constitution and laws of the United States. Throughout my

35 year career in law enforcement you will find the same insis-

tence, as has been expressed by this Committee, upon programs

of law enforcement that are themselves fully consistent with

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I also have strongly supported the concept of legislative

oversight. In fact, at the time my appointment as Director of

the FBI and was being considered by the Senate Judiciary

Committee two and one half years ago, I told the members of

that Committee of my firm belief in Congressional oversight.

This Committee has completed the most exhaustive study

of our intelligence and security operations that has ever been

undertaken by anyone outside the FBI other than the present

Attorney General. At the outset, we pledged our fullest

cooperation and promised to be as candid and forthright as

possible in responding to your questions and complying with your

requests.

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I believe we have lived up to those promises.

The members and staff of this Committee have had unprece-

dented access to FBI information.

You have talked to the personnel who conduct security-type

investigations and who are personally involved in every facet

of our day-to-day intelligence operations.

You have attended numerous briefings by FBI officials who

have sought to familiarize the Committee and its staff with

all major areas of our activities and operations in the national

security and intelligence fields.

In brief, you have had firsthand examination of these

matters that is unmatched at any time in the history of the

Congress.

As this Committee has stated, these hearings have, of

necessity, forcused largely on certain errors and abuses. I

credit this Committee for its forthright recognition that the

hearings do not give a full or balanced account of the FBI's

record of performance.

It is perhaps in the nature of such hearings to focus

on abuses to the exclusion of positive accomplishments of the

organization.

The Counterintelligence Programs which have received the

lion's share of public attention and critical comment constituted

an infinitesimal portion of our overall work.

A Justice Department Committee which was formed last year

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to conduct a thorough study of the FBI's Counterintelligence

Programs has reported that in the five basic ones it - found

3,247 Counterintelligence Programs were submitted to FBI

Headquarters from 1956 to 1971. Of this total, 2,370,

less than three fourths, were approved.

I repeat, the vast majority of those 3,247 proposals were

being devised, considered, and many were rejected, in an era

when the FBI was handling an average of 700,000 investigative

matters per year.

Nonetheless, the criticism which has been expressed

regarding the Counterintelligence Programs is most legitimate

and understandable.

The question might well be asked what I had in mind when

I stated last year that for the FBI to have done less than it

did under the circumstances then existing would have been an

abdication of its responsibilities to the American people..

What I said then, in 1974, and what I believe today, is

that the FBI employees involved in these programs did what they

felt was expected of them by the President, the Attorney General,

the Congress, and the people of the United States.

Bomb explosions rocked public and private offices and

buildings; rioters led by revolutionary extremists laid seige

to military, industrial, and educational facilities; and

killings, maimings, and other atrocities accompanied such

acts of violence from New England to California.

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The victims of these acts were human beings, men, women,

and children. As is the case in time of peril, whether real or

perceived, they looked to their Government, their elected and

appointed leadership, and to the FBI and other law enforcement

agencies to protect their lives, their property, and their

rights.

There were many calls for action from Members of Congress

and others, but few guidelines were furnished. The FBI and other

law enforcement agencies were besieged by demands, impatient

demands, for immediate action.

FBI employees recognized the danger; felt they had a

responsibility to respond; and in good faith initiated actions

designed to counter conspiratorial efforts of self-proclaimed

revolutionary groups, and to neutralize violent activities.

In the development and execution of these programs,

mistakes of judgment admittedly were made.

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intelligence Programs, and there were some substantial ones,

should not obscure the underlying purpose of those programs.

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past and will arise in the future where the Government may well

be expected to depart from its traditional role, in the FBI's

case, as an investigative

and intelligence-gathering

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an imminent threat to human life or property.

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In short, if we learn a murder or bombing is to be carried

out now, can we truly meet our responsibilities by investigating

only after the crime has occurred, or should we have the

ability to prevent? I refer to those instances where there is

a strong sense of urgency because of an imminent threat to

human life.

Where there exists the potential to penetrate and disrupt,

the Congress must consider the question of whether or not such

preventive action should be available to the FBI.

These matters are currently being addressed by a task

force in the Justice Department, including the FBI,

and I am confident that Departmental guidelines and controls cah

be developed in cooperation with pertinent Committees of Congress

to insure that such measures are used in an entirely responsible

manner.

Probably the most important. question here today is what

assurances I can give that the errors and abuses which arose

under the Counterintelligence Programs will not occur again?

First, let me assure the Committee that some very sub-

stantial changes have been made in key areas of the FBI's

methods of operations since I took the oath of office as

Director on July 9, 1973.

Today we place a high premium on openness, openness

both within and without the service.

I have instituted a program of open, frank discussion

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in the decision-making process which insures that no future

program or major policy decision will ever be adopted without a

full and critical review of its propriety.

Participatory management has become a fact in the FBI.

I have made it known throughout our Headquarters and

Field Divisions that I welcome all employees, regardless of

position or degree of experience, to contribute their thoughts

and suggestions, and to voice whatever criticisms or

reservations they may have concerning any area of our operations.

The ultimate decisions in the Bureau are mine, and I take

full responsibility for them. My goal is to achieve maximum

critical analysis among our personnel without in any manner

weakening or undermining our basic command structure.

The results of this program have been most beneficial, to

me personally, to the FBI's disciplined performance, and to

the morale of our employees.

In addition, since some of the mistakes of the past

were occasioned by direct orders from higher authorities outside

the FBI, we have welcomed Attorney General Edward Levi!s

guidance, counsel, and his continuous availability, in his

own words, "as a 'lightning rod' to deflect improper requests."

Within days after taking office, Attorney General Levi

instructed that I immediately report to him any requests

or practices which, in my judgment, were improper or which,

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the appearances of impropriety.

I am pleased to report to this Committee as I have to the

Attorney General that during my nearly two and one half years as

Director under two Presidents and three Attorneys General, no

one has approached me or made overtures, directly or otherwise,

to use the FBI for partisan political or other improper

purposes.

I can assure you that I would not for a moment consider

honoring any such request.

I can assure you, too, in my administration of the FBI

I routinely bring to the attention of the Attorney General and

the Deputy Attorney General major policy questions, including

those which arise in my continuing review of our operations and

practices. These are discussed openly and candidly in order

that the Attorney General can exercise his responsibilities

over the FBI.

I am convinced that the basic structure of the. FBI today

•is sound. But it would be a mistake to think that integrity

can be assured only through institutional means.

Integrity is a human quality. It depends upon the

character of the person who occupies the office of the

Director and every member of the FBI under him.

I am proud of the 19,000 men and women with whom it is

my honor to serve today. Their dedication, their professionalism,

their standards, and the self-discipline which they personally

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demand of themselves and expect of their associates are the

nation's ultimate assurance of proper and responsible conduct

at all times by the FBI.

The Congress and the members of this Committee in

particular have gained a great insight into the problems

confronting the FBI in the security and intelligence fields,

problems which all too often we have left to resolve without

sufficient guidance from the Executive Branch or the Congress

itself.

As in all human endeavors, errors of judgment have been

made. But no one who is looking for the cause of our

failures should confine his search solely to the FBI, or even

to the Executive Branch.

The Congress itself has long possessed the mechanism for

FBI oversight; yet, seldom has it been exercised.

An initial step was taken in the Senate in 1973 when the

Committee on the Judiciary established a Subcommittee on FBI

Oversight. Hearings had been commenced, and we were fully

committed to maximum participation with the members of that

Subcommittee.

I laud their efforts. However, those efforts are of very

recent origin in terms of the FBI's history.

One of the greatest benefits of the study this Committee

has made is the expert knowledge you have gained of the complex

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those benefits are wasted if they do not lead to the next step,

a step that I believe is absolutely essential, a legislative

charter, expressing Congressional determination of intelligence

jurisdiction for the FBI.

Action to resolve the problems confronting us in the

security and intelligence fields is urgently needed; and it

must be undertaken in a forthright manner. Neither the Cangress

nor the public can afford to look the other way, leaving it to

the FBI to do what must be done, as too often has occurred in

the past.

This means too that Congress must assume a continuing role

not in the initial decision-making process but in the review of

our performance.

I would caution against a too-ready reliance upon the

courts to do our tough thinking for us. Some proposals that

have been advanced during these hearings would extend the role

of the courts into the early stages of the investigative

process and, thereby, would take over what historically have

been Executive Branch decisions.

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seriously undermine the independence of the Judiciary and cast

them in a role not contemplated by the authors of our

Constitution. Judicial review cannot be a substitute for Con-

gressional oversight or Executive decision.

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of our jurisdiction in the intelligence field, a jurisdictional

statement that the Congress finds to be responsive to both

the will and the needs of the American people.

Senators, first and foremost, I am a police officer, a

career police officer. In'my police experience, the must

frustrating of all problems that I have discovered facing

law enforcement in this country, Federal, state, and local, is

when demands are made of them to perform their traditional

role as protector of life and property without clear and

understandable legal bases to do so.

I recognize that the formulation of such a legislative

charter will be a most precise and demanding task.

It must be sufficiently flexible that it does not stifle

the FBI's effectiveness in combating the growing incidence

of crimé and violence across the United States. That charter

must clearly address the demonstrated problems of the past;

yet, it must amply recognize the fact that times change and

so also do the nature and thrust of our criminal and subversive

challenges.

The fact that the Department of Justice has commenced

the formulation of operational guidelines governing our

intelligence activities does not in any manner diminish the need

for legislation. The responsibility for conferring juris-

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question the need for intelligence gathering, suggesting that

information needed for the prevention of violence can be

acquired in the normal course of criminal investigations.

As a practical matter, the line between intelligence

work and regular criminal investigations is often difficult

to describe. What begins as an intelligence investigation may

well end in arrest and prosecution of the subject. But there

are some fundamental differences between these investigations

that should be recognized, differences in scope, in objective

and in the time of initiation. In the usual criminal case, a

crime has occurred and it remains only for the Government to

identify the perpetrator and to collect sufficient evidence

for prosecution. Since the investigation normally follows

the elements of the crime, the scope of the inquiry is

limited and fairly well defined.

By contrast, intelligence work involves the gathering of

information, not necessarily evidence. The purpose may well be

not to prosecute, but to thwart crime or to insure that the

Government has enough information to meet any future crisis

or emergency. The inquiry is necessarily broad because it

must tell us not only the nature of the threat, but also whether

the threat is imminent, the persons involved, and the

means by which the threat will be carried out. The ability

of the Government to prevent criminal acts is dependent on

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in turn, is dependent on advance information, that is, intelli-

gence.

Certainly, reasonable people can differ on these issues.

Given the opportunity, I am confident that the continuing need

for intelligence work can be documented to the full satisfaction

of the Congress. We recognize that what is at stake here is not

the interests of the FBI, but rather the interests of every

citizen of this country. We recognize also that the resolution

of these matters will demand extensive and thoughtful

deliberation by the Congress. To this end, I pledge the

complete cooperation of the Bureau with this Committee or

its successors in this important task.

In any event, you have my unqualified assurance as

Director that we will carry out both the letter and the spirit

of such legislation as the Congress may enact.

That is the substance of my prepared statement.

I would also like to say extemporaneously that I note

that on this panel are some gentlemen who were on the Judiciary

Committee which heard my testimony at the time I was presented

to them for candidacy as Director of the FBI. At that time

I took very seriously the charge which may possibly result

in the deliberation of this Committee and of the full Senate.

I have been well aware of the problems of the FBI since that

time. I have also been well aware of the capabilities of

the FBI to discharge those responsibilities. I don't take

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them lightly. I am of sufficient experience and age that I

have pledged myself to do what is good and proper. I say this

not as a self-serving statement but in order that we might

place in context my position within the FBI. I could seek

sanctuary and perhaps a safe sanctuary by saying during the

period these things occurred I was with the local police

department in Kansas City, Missouri. Prior to that time,

however, I was in the FBI.

During the time I was with the FBI, during the time I

was with the police department, I continued throughout that

period a close acquaintance with and a strong affection for

the FBI.

I only want to point out that based on those years, based

on those observations, we have here a very fine and very

sensitive and a very capable organization. I feel that there

is much that can still be done. I know that we are not without

fault. I know that from those experiences I have had..We

will not be completely without fault in the future. But I

assure you that we look upon this inquiry, we look upon any

mandate which you may feel you have, that you should look at

this is good and proper, and we do not intend -- I only want

to place in your thinking the fact that you have here a

matchless organization, one which I continue to say was

not motivated in some of these instances, and in most of

them, and I cannot justify some, that the motivation was of the

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a citizen who is somewhat concerned about the future of this

organization. It is too precious for us to have it in

a condition of jeopardy.

Thank you very much.

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Senator Hart of Michigan. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Senator Mathias and I have Judiciary Committee hearings at 10:30.

Iahve several questions, and I'm sure they'll be

covered by others, but the ones that I have is a result of

reading your testimony and listening to it this morning, and

it relates to your comment at the foot of page 10 and at the

top of 11.

There you are indicating that you caution us about

extending the court's role in the early stages of investigations

suggesting that this might take us beyound the role comtemplated

for the courts under the Constutution.

Now as you have said, aside from the so-called national

security wiretap problem, the main focus of our discussions

and concern has been on the possibility requiring court

approval for the use of informants, informants directed to

penetrate and report on some group.

And one of the witnesses yesterday, Professor Dorsen,

pointed our that really those informants are the most pervasive

type of an eavesdropping device. It is a human device. It's

really, an informant is really more intrusive on my privacy

than a bug or a tap because he can follow me anywhere. He

can ask me questions to get information the government would

like to have.

Now we certainly involve the courts in approval of the

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of the Constitution to have a neutral third party magistrate

screen use of certain investigative techniques. And the

informant is such a technique. He functions sort of like a

general warrant, and I don't see why requiring court approval

would violate the role envisaged for the courts.

And as I leave, I would like to get your reactions to

my feelings.

Mr. Kelley. I do not feel that there is any use of the

informant in intrusion, which is to this extent objectionable.

It has of course been approved, the concept of the informant,

by numerous court decisions.

Let us go down not to the moral connotation of the use

of the informant.

I think, as in many cases, that is a matter of balance.

You have only very few ways of solving crimes. You have

basically in the use of the informant, I think, the protection

of the right of the victim to be victimized. You have within

the Constitution certain grants that are under ordinary

circumstances abrogation of rights. The right of search and

seizure, which, of course, can't be unreasonable, but none-

theless, you have the right.

I think that were we to lose the right of the informant,

we would lose to a great measure our capability of doing our

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an intrusion, because it is. But it has to be one. I think

that is by virtue of the benefits must be counted.

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third party making a judgment as to whether the intrusion is

warranted by the particular circumstance. But I do understand

your position.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

The Chairman. Thank you, Senator Hart.

(Senator Hart leaves the hearing room.)

The Chairman. Senator Baker, do you have questions?

Senator Baker. Mr. Chairman, thank you very much.

Mr. Kelley, I have a great respect for you and your

organization and I personally regret that the organization is

in political distress, but we've both got to recognize that

it is, along with other agencies and departments of the

government.

I think you probably would agree with me that even though

that is extraordinarily unpleasant and in many respects

unfortunate, that it also has a plus side. That is, it gives

us an indication of our future direction and the opportunity,

at least, to improve the level of competency and service of

the government itself.

With that hopeful note, would you be agreeable then to

volunteering for me any suggestions you have on how to improve

the responsiveness of the

Federal Bureau of Investigation, or

indeed, for any other law enforcement agencies of the government,

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beyond that, would you give me any suggestions you have on

how you would provide the methods! the access, the documents,

the records, the authority, for the Congress to perform its

essential, I believe,

essential oversight responsibility to

see that these functions, these delicate functions are being

undertaken properly?

And before you answer, let me tell you two or three things

I am concerned about.

It hasn't been long ago that the FBI Director was not

even confirmed by the Senate of the United States. I believe

you are the first one to be confirmed by the Senate of the

United States. I think that is a movement in the right

direction. I think the FBI has taken on a stature that, an

additional importance that requires it to have closer supervision

and scrutiny by us.

At the same time I rather doubt that we can become

involved in the daily relationship between you and the Attorney

General.

Therefore, I tend to believe that the Attorney General

needs to be more directly involved in the operations of the

I would appreciate any comments on that.

Second, I rather believe that major decisions of the

intelligence community and the FBI ought to be in writing, so

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look at these decisions and the process by which they were

made to decide that you are or you are not performing your

services diligently.

I don't think you can have oversight unless you have

access to records, and in many cases records don't exist

and in some cases the people who made those decisions are now

departed and in other cases you have conflicts.

How would you suggest then that you improve the quality

of service of your agency? How would you propose that you

increase the opportunity for oversight of the Congress of the

• United States? What other suggestions do you have for improving

the level of law enforcement in the essential activity that

is required?

Mr. Kelley. I would possibly be repetitious in answering

this Senator, but I get a great deal of pleasure from telling

what I think is necessary and what I hope that I have followed,

one which is beyond my control, but which I think is very

important is that the position of Director, the one to which

great attention should be paid in choosing the man who will

properly acquit himself.

I feel that the Judiciary Committee, at least in going

over me, did a pretty good job. I feel that it is most

necessary that care be taken that his philosophy, his means

of management, his facility to adapt to change, his tendency

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no reticence, and that I think that he should be chosen very

carefully.

I think further that he

should be responsible for those

matters which indicate

impropriety or illegality.

Senator Baker. Could you stop for just a second? Who

does he work for? Does the Director, in your view, work for

the President of the United States, for the Attorney General,

for the Justice Department, for

the Executive Branch?

Who does the executive, of the FBI, the Director of the

FBI, be responsible to, who should he be responsible to?

Mr. Kelley. Jurisdictionally, to the Attorney General,

but I think this is such an important field of influence that

it is not at all unlikely that we can expand it to the

judiciary, the legislative, and of course, we are under the

Attorney General.

Senator Baker. Do you have any problems with the idea

of the President of the United States calling the Director of

the FBI and asking for performance of a particular task?

Does that give you any difficulty? Or do you think that

the relationship between the FBI Director and the President

is such that that is desirable, or should it be conduited

through the Ittorney General?

Mr. Kelley. I think it should be in the great najority

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has been traditionally some acceptance of the fact that if

the President wants to see and talk with the Director, he

may do so, call him directly.

It has been my practice in such an event to thereafter

report to the Attorney General, whoever it might be, that I

have been called over and I discussed and was told. And this

was revealed in full to them.

Senator Baker. I suppose we could pass a statute that

says the President has to go through the Attorney General,

although I rather suspect it would be a little presumptuous.

But to go the next step, do you think it is necessary

for the pursuit of effective oversight on the part of the

Congress, to have some sort of document written, or at least

some sort of account of a Presidential order or an order of

the Attorney General given to a Director of the FBI?

Do you think that these things need to be handled in

a more formal way?

Mr. Kelley. Personally, it would be my practice in

the event I receive such an order, to request that it be

documented. This is a protection as well as a clarification

as to whether or not it should be placed as part of legislation.

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Senator Baker. Mr. Kelley, Attorney General Levi, I

believe, has already established some sort of agency or

function within the Department that is serving as the equivalent,

I suppose, of an Inspector General of the Justice Department,

including the FBI.

Are you familiar with the steps that Mr. Levi has

taken in that respect?

I think he calls it the Office of

Professional Responsibility.

Mx. Kelley. Yes, sir, I'm familiar with it.

Senator Baker. Do you have any comment on that? Will

you give us any observations as to whether you think that

will be useful, helpful, or whether it will not be useful or

helpful, how it affects the FBI, how you visualize your

relationship to it in the future?

Mr. Kelley. I don't object to this, which is to some

extent an oversight within the Department of Justice under the

Attorney General.

Frankly, it just came out. I have not considered it

completely, but to the general concept, yes, I very definitely

subscribe.

Senator Baker.

How would you feel about extending that

concept of government-wide operation, a national Inspector

General who is involved with an oversight of all of the

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Mr. Kelley. I would like to reserve that one.

Senator Baker. I'm not surprised. Would you think about

it and let us know what you think about it?

Mr. Kelley. I will..

Senator Baker. All right. Mr. Chairman, thank you very

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The Chairman. Senator Huddleston.

Senator Huddleston. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Mr. Kelley, you describe on page 4 the conditions that

existed when much of the abuse that we have talked about during

this inquiry occurred, indicating that the people within the

Bureau felt like they were doing what was expected of them

by the President, by the Attorney General, the Congress and

the people of the United States.

Does not this suggest that there has been a reaction

there to prevailing attitudes that might have existed in the

country because of certain circumstances rather than any

clear and specific direct instructions that might have been

received from proper authorities? And if that is the case,

is it possible in developing this charter, this guideline,

to provide for that kind of specific instruction?

Mr. Kelley. I think so, yes. I think that they can

logically be incorporated and that --

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Mr. Kelley. Senator, I don't contemplate it might be

a continuing danger, but it certainly would be. a very acceptable

guidepost whereby we can, in the event such a need seems

to arise, know what we can do.

Senator Huddleston. Well, in pursuing the area which

Senator Hart was discussing, that is whether or not we can

provide sufficient guidelines would replace a decision by the

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ally in protecting individual's rights, can't we also

provide the restrictions and guidelines and the various

techniques that might be used?

For instance, supposing we do establish the fact, as

has already been done, that informants are necessary and

desirable. How do we keep that informant operating within the

proper limits so that he in fact is not violating individual

rights?

Mr. Kelley. Well, of course, much of the reliance must

be placed on the agent and the supervision of the FBI to assure

that there is no infringement of rights.

Senator Huddleston. But this is an aware we've gotten

into some difficulty in the past. We have assumed that the

particular action was necessary, that there was a present

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in many cases it has gone beyond what would appear to have been

necessary to have addressed the original threat.

How do we keep within the proper balance there?

Mr. Kelley. Well, actually, it's just about like any

other offense. It is an invasion of the other individual's

right and it is by an officer and an FBI agent is an officer.

There's the possibility of criminal prosecution against him.

This is one which I think might flow if he counsels

the informant.

Now insofar as his inability to control the informant,

I don't suppose that would warrant prosecution, but there is

still supervisory control over that agent and over that

informant by insisting that control is exercised on a continuing

basis.

Senator Huddleston. It brings up an interesting point

as to whether or not a law enforcement agency ought to be

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Mr. Kelley. Well, I don't know what you're referring

to but I would think your statement is proper.

Senator Huddleston. Well, we certainly have evidence

of unlawful activity taking place in various projects that

have been undertaken, which certainly were not brought to

light willingly by the FBI or by other law enforcement agencies.

The question that I'm really concerned about is .as

we attempt to draw a guideline and charters that would give

the Agency the best flexibility that they may need, a wide

range of threats, how do we control what happens within each

of those actions to keep them from going beyond what

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Mr. Kelley. You're still speaking of informants.

Senator Huddleston. Not only informants but the agents

themselves as they go into surveillance, wiretaps, or whatever

intelligence gathering techniques.

The original thrust of my question was, even though we

may be able to provide guidelines of a broad nature, how do

we control the techniques that might be used, that int themselves

might be used, that in themselves might be a serious violation

of the rights.

Mr. Kelley. Well, first, I don't know whether it's

germane to your question but I do feel that it should be pointed

out that the association to, the relationship between the

informant and his agent handler is a very confidential one,

and I doubt very seriously whether we could have any guide-

lines, where there might be an extension of any monitors here

because thereby you do have a destruction of that relationship.

Insofar as the activities of agents, informants or others

which may be illegal, we have on many occasions learned of

violations of the law on the part of informants, and either

prosecuted ourselves, through the reporting of it to the

United States Attorney, or turned it over to the local authority.

We have done this on many a time, many occasions. Insofar

as our own personnel, we have an internal organization, the

Inspection Division, which reviews this type of activity, and

if there be any violation, yes, no question about it, we would

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pursue it to the point of prosecution.

Senator Huddleston. But it could be helped by periodic

review.

MI. Kelley. We do, on an annual basis, review the

activities of our 59 offices through that same Inspection

Division, and they have a clear charge to go over this as well

as other matters.

Senator Huddleston. Mr. Kelley, you pointed. out the

difference in the approaches when gathering intelligence, in

gathering evidence after a crime has been committed.

Would there be any advantage, or would it be feasible to

attempt to separate these functions within the Agency, in the

departments, for instance, with not having a nixing of

gathering intelligence and gathering evidence? Are the techniques

definable and different?;

Mr. Kelley. Senator, I think they are compatible.

see no objection to the way that they are now being handled

on a management basis. I think, as a matter of fatt, it is

a very fine association whereby the intelligence, stemming as

it does from a substantive violation, is a natural complement.

Senator Huddleston. Now, another area, the FBI furnishes

information to numerous government agencies.

Is this properly restricted and controlled at the present

time in your judgment as to just who can ask the FBI for

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who might also be inclined to call the Director and ask him

to do specific things?

Could there be some clearcut understanding as to whether

or not the Director would be obligated to undertake any such

project, that just anybody at the White House might suggest?

Mr. Kelley. It's very clear to me that any request must

come from Mr. Buchen's office, and that it be, in any case,

wherein it is a request for action, that it be followed with

a letter so requesting.

This has come up before during the Watergate hearings, as

I think it has been placed very vividly in our minds, in

take care that you just don't follow the request of some .

underling who does not truly reflect the desire of the President.

Senator Huddleston. Just one more question about

techniques, aside from the guidelines of authority on broad

projects undertaken.

Would it be feasible from time to time in a Congressional

oversight committee, would be able to discuss with the Department,

with the Bureau various techniques so that they could have

some input as to whether or not these actions are consistent.

with the overall guidelines, to start with, and consistent

with the very protections?

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Senator Huddleston. You think there are proper restrictions

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Mr. Kelley. I don't know that we can ourselves judge

in all cases whether or not there is good and sufficient reason

for an Agency to inquiry. I think that there should be a

very close delineation by the agencies as to what they're

going to ask for, but I think that we do have sufficient rules

that at least to us we are satisfied.

Senator Huddleston. You're confident that the information

your agency supplies is not being misused, to the detriment

of the rights of any individuals.

Mr. Kelley. Senator, I'm only confident in what I

do myself. I would say that I am satisfied.

Senator Huddleston. I was wondering whether some

inclusion ought to be made in whatever charter is made as to

who specifically can request, what limits ought to be placed

on what the request, and what they can do with it after they

get it.

Mr. Kelley. Yes.

Senator Huddleston. I have some concern about the fact

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bound to gather a great deal of information about some

individual that is useless as far as the intent of the intelli-

gence gathering is concerned, but might be in some way embarras-

sing or harmful to the individual, whether of not there's any

effort to separate this kind of information out of a person's

file that is really initiated for a purpose, for a specific

purpose unrelated to this information.

Is there any effort, or could any direction be given to

doing that?

Mr. Kelley. We would be very happy to work under the

guidelines or rules or anything else to purge material which

is extraneous, irrelevant, or for any other reason objection-

able.

Senator Huddleston. And how about the length of time

that these files are kept in the agency?

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I think that might be done.

Now, I think in developing the chain of command, so to

speak, it certainly would be very difficult to prevent the

President of the United States from calling up the head of

the FBI or anyone else and discussing any law enforcement

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present activities. I think this is the only way that we can

exchange our opinions and get accomplished what you want to

accomplish and what I want to accomplish.

Senator Huddleston. I feel that is an important aspect

of it because even though you have a charter which gives broad

direction for all the guidelines and to the types of projects

that enter into it, if we don't get down to specifics, such

things as how intelligence is to be collected, how evidence

is to be collected, what is done after it is collected, this

type of thing, it seems to me we are leaving a wide gap

again for the Bureau to assume that it has total instruction

and total permission to move in a certain direction and go

beyond what is intended or what was authorized.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and MI. Director.

The Chairman. Senator Goldwater?

Senator Goldwater. Mr. Kelley, as part of the FBI

electronic surveillance of DI. King, several tapes of

specific conversations, and later a composite King tape were

produced.

Are these tapes still in the possession of the FBI?

Mr. Kelley. Yes, sir.

Senator Goldwater. Have they been reviewed by you?

Mr. Kelley. No, sir.

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Senator, I think that they have been reviewed.

I know that at least some have reviewed it within the area of

this particular section. There has been no review of them

since I came to the FBI, I can tell you that.

Senator Goldwater. Would these tapes be available to

the Committee if the Committee felt they would like to hear

them?

Mr. Kelley. This, Senator Goldwater, is a matter which is

of, as I said before, some delicacy, and there would have to

be a discussion of this in an executive session.

The Chairman. I might say in that connection that the

Committee staff gave some consideration to this matter and •

decided that it would compound the original error for the

staff to review the tapes, because that would be a still

further invasion of privacy, and so the staff refrained from

insisting on obtaining the tapes, believing that it was

unnecessary, and quite possibly improper, in order to get at

what. we needed to know about the King case.

So the staff did refrain, and for that reason the issue

never came to a head. I just wanted to lay that information

before the Senator.

Senator Goldwater. I realize that's a prerogative of

the staff, but it's also the prerogative of the Committee if,

and I'm not advocating it, if we wanted to hear them to

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or whether there was, in effect, some reason. Again, I am

not advocating it, I am merely asking a question. They would

be available if the Committee took a vote to hear them and

decided on it.

Mr. Kelley. I don't think it would be within my juris-

diction to respond to this, Senator. It would have to be the

Attorney General.

Senator Goldwater. I see.

Now, are these tapes and other products of surveillance

routinely retained even äfter an individual ceased to be a

target of inquiry?

Mr. Kelley. They are retained usually for ten years.

Senator Goldwater. Ten years.

Mr. Kelley. Yes, sir.

Senator Goldwater. What is the future value, if any,

to the Bureau of retaining such information?

Mr. Kelley. If there be guidelines that set out a

destruction or erasure, we will abide by it. We will, on those

occasions where we think that matters might come up within

that period of time which may need the retention of them, we

will express our opinion at that time, but other than that

we would be guided by guidelines.

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the clear guidelines on the destruction of these materials

when the investigation purposes for which they were collected

have been served?

Mr. Kelley. We feel that there should be a good close

look at the retention of material, and we would of course like

to have an input. But we welcome consideration of this.

Senator Goldwater. That is all I have, Mr. Chairman.

you very much.

The Chairman. Thank you, Senator.

Senator Mondale?

Senator Mondale. MI. Director, it seems to me that the

most crucial question before the Congress is to accept the

invitation of the FBI to draw Congressionally imposed lines,

limits of authority so the FBI will know clearly what you can

and cannot do, so you will not be subject to later judgments,

and the question is, where should that line be drawn?

As you know, in 1924 when the FBI was created, and

MI. Stone later became the Chief Justice, he drew the line at

criminal law enforcement. He said that never again will we

go beyond the authority-imposed upon us to get into political

ideas. We will stay in the area of law enforcement.

Would you not think it makes a good deal of sense to

draw the guidelines in a way that your activities are

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crime, investigations of conspiracies to commit crime rather

than to leave this very difficult to define and control area

of political ideas?

Mr. Kelley. I don't know whether I understand your last

statement of involving the area of political ideas. I say that

I feel that certainly we should be vested and should continue

in the field of criminal investigations as an investigatory

objective. These are conclusions, of course, which are based

on statutes in the so-called security field, national or

foreign.

These are criminal violations. I feel that they should

be in tandem. I feel, having worked many years in this

atmosphere, that you have more ears and eyes and you have

more personnel working together, covering the same fields..

I do not think there should be a separation of the intelligence

matters, because it is a concomitant. It naturally flows

from the investigation of the security matters and the

criminal.

Senator Mondale. Mr: Kelley, what Mr: Stone said was

this, that the Bureau of investigation is not concerned

with political or other opinions of individuals. It is

concerned only with such conduct as is forbidden by the laws

of the United States. When the police system goes beyond

these limits, it is dangerous to proper administration of

justice and human liberty.

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Do you object to that definition?

Mr. Kelley. I think that life has become much more

sophisticated and we have added to the so-called policeman's

area of concern some matters which were probably not as important

at that time. I think that the fact that the FBI has been in

touch with the security investigations and the gathering of

intelligence is something which has proved to be at times

troublesome and given us great concern, but it is a viable,

productive procedure.

I don't know what Mr. Stone was thinking of entirely

of this course, but I can tell you about the procedure today:

Senator Mondale. You see, I think you recognize, if

that further step is taken, as you're recommending here, that

at that point it becomes so difficult to guarantee, and in

fact, in my opinion, impossible to guarantee that we won't

see a recurrence of some of the abuses that we've seen in

the past, and I don't know how you establish any kind of

meaningful oversight on a function as nebulous as the one

you've just defined.

If the FBI possesses the authority to investigate

ideas that they consider to be threats to this nation's

security, particularly in the light of the record that we have

seen how that definition can be stretched to include practi-

cally everybody, including moderate civil rights leaders,

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that would provide any basis for oversight?

How can you, from among other things, be protected from

criticism later on that you exceeded your authority or didn't

do something that some politician tried to pressure you into

doing?

Mr. Kelley. It might well be, Senator, that ten years

from now a Director of the FBI will be seated here and will be

criticized for doing that which today is construed as very

acceptable.

Senator Mondale. Correct. And I have great sympathy

for the predicament the FBI finds itself in.

Mr. Kelley. And the Director.

Senator Mondale. And the Director especially, and that is

why I think it's in the interest of the FBI to get these lines

as sharply defined as possible, so that when you are pressured

to do things, or when, after the fact, people with good 20/20

hindsight can criticize you or the Bureau, that you can say

well, here are the standards that you gave us, and they specific-

ally say this, and that is your answer. We have to live by

the law. If we don't define it specifically, it seems to me

that these excesses could reoccur, because I don't think it's

possible to define them, and the FBI is inevitably going to

be kicked back and forth, depending on personal notions of what

you should have done.

Don't you fear that?

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MI. Kelley. Not too much, Senator. I think we learned a

great lesson by virtue of Watergate, the revelations that have

come up as a result of this Committee's inquiries, the fact

that I think that we have a different type of spirit today

in the Bureau, the fact that, as I said before, you came in,

that I think the Bureau is a matchless organization, and they

are eager to do that which is vital and proper, and the fact

that we are getting a number of very fine young people in the

organization, people of the other ethnic backgrounds than we

had years ago. I think there is a greater understanding in

the Bureau today of what is the proper type of conduct.

We may not be able to project this on all occasions,

because we must equate this with the need and with our

experience, but if the precise guidelines be the goal, you're

going to have trouble. If, on the other hand, there be a

flexibility, I think that we can work very well within those

guidelines.

Senator Mondale. I think, as you know, I don't think

there is a better trained or higher professionally qualified

law enforcement organization in the world than the FBI. I

think we all agree it is superb. But the problem has been,

from time to time, that when you go beyond the area of

enforcing the law into the area of political ideas, that you

are subject to and in fact you leave the criminal field, you

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great controversy exists, and where you are almost inevitably

going to be subjected to fierce criticism in the future, no

matter how you do it. Once you get into politics, you get

into trouble.

MI. Kelley. I agree to that, and I point out that in almost

every branch of the government and in every part, as a matter

of fact, every segment of our society, there are some who deviate

from the normal course. I feel that within the Bureau there is

less likelihood of this to happen, and I think that working

with you we can at least make some achievements that will be

significant.

Now, whether it be lasting, I don't think so, but I

think we've made a good start.

Senator Mondale. In your speech in Montreal on August

9th, you said we must be willing to surrender a small measure

of our liberties to preserve the great bulk of them.

Which liberties did you have in mind?

Mi. Kelley. Well, of course, this speech has been mis-

understood many, many times.

Senator Mondale. Well, I want you to have a chance to

clear it up.

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MI. Kelley. All that was intended here was a restatement

of the approach which the courts historically have used in

resolving most issues of Constitutional importance, and its

recognition that rights are not susceptible to absolute

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protection. It's a matter of balance. Even in the Fourth

Amendment, for example, which protects the right of privacy, it

does not prohibit searches and seizures. I mention, it only

refers to those that are unreasonable.

I came from the police fiedd. What is more restrictive

to more people than traffic regulation? But what would be

more chaotic is of you did not have traffic regulation. We

do have to , in order to

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intricacies of today's life, have to give up some of our

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Some may construe this as an extravagant statement. If it

is os, I wish to say that I only was pointing out that there

has to be a balance:

Senator Mondale. So that when you say we have to give

up some liberties, or as you just said, some rights, what you

mean -- let me ask. Let me scratch. that and ask again, you

have to give up some tights. Which rights would you have us

give up?

Mr. Kelly. Well, under the Fourth Amendment you would

have the right for search and seizure.

Senator Mondale. "You wouldn't give up the Fourth Amend-

ment right.

Mr. Kelley. Oh, no not the right.

Senator Mondale.

What right do you have in mind?

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under court warrant.

• Did you mean to go beyond that?

Mr. Kelley. That's right.

Senator Mondale. That you should be able to go beyond

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go beyond a Constitutional right guarantee.

Senator Mondale. Well, would you say, Mr. Kelley, that

that sentence might have been inartful in your speech?

Mr. Kelley. I said that if it was misunderstood, I

made a mistake, because I should never make a statement which

yes, it was inartful.

Senator Mondale. I think I know about your record in

law enforcement well enough to tell you that I think you were

saying something different, that it was taken to mean something

different than I think you intended:

What you are saying is that in the exercise of your law

enforcement powers, the rights of individuals is determined

by the laws and the courts, but the courts, in the handling

of those issues, have to balance rights and other values.

That's what you're essentially saying, is that correct?

Mr. Kelley. Senator, I ought to have you write my

speeches so that I don't have any misunderstandings. I didn't

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I have to admit that maybe I made a mistake.

Senator Mondale. What you are saying in effect is that

in effect, the rights: of the American people can be determined

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MI. Kelley. Indeed, yes, sir.

Senator Mondale.

All right.

Thank you.

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The Chairman. Senator Hart.

Senator of Colorado. Mr. Kelley, in response to

a question by Senaotr Mondale, one of his first questions about

laying down guidelines, it seems to me what you were saying was

we could work together.

That is to say the Bureau and the

Congress, lay down guidelines that would not unreasonably

hamper you from investigations of crime control in the

country.

But I think implicit in his question was also an area

that you didn't respond to, and that is how do you, what kind

of guidelines do you lay down to protect you and the Bureau

from political pressure, the misuse of the Bureau by political

figures, particularly in the White House?

And we've had indications that at least two of your

predecessors, if not more, obviously were corrupted and Mr.

Gray was under great pressure from the White House to use

the facilities of the Bureau and their capabilities to accomplish

some plititcal end.

Well, it seems to me you were arguing in favor of fewer

restrictions so you could get on with your job, but that is

not what Senator Mondale and the rest of us are interested in.

What kindof restrictions can we lay down to protect you

from political pressures? I'd be intérested in that sign of the

coin, if you would.

Mr. Kelley. I would welcome any guidelines which would

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protect me or any successor from this type of thing. I think

that would be splendid. I have not reviewed the guidelines

as prepared to the present date by the Department. It might

be that they are well defined in there. But I welcome any

consideration of such directives.

Senator Hart of Colorado. Do you think this is a problem?

Mr. Kelley. No, sir, not with me.

Senator Hart of Colorado. Do you think that it has been

a problem for the people that preceded you?

Mr. Kelley. I think so.

Senator Hart of Colorado. And that's a problem the

Congress ought to address?

Mr. Kelley. I think so.

Senator Hart of Colorado. The Committee received a

letter from the Department of Justice a couple of days, the

Assistant Attorney General asking our cooperation in carrying

out the investigation or their efforts to review the investi-

gation conducted by the FBI into the death of Martin Luther

King, JI., in order to determine whether that investigation

should be re-opened. They asked our cooperation, they asked

for our transcripts, the testimony before the Conmittee, all

material provided to the Committee by the FBI which relates

to DI. King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

I guess my question is this: Why is the Justice Depart-

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Mr. Kelley. I don't think they're asking for files.

I think they're asking for what testimony was given by

witnesses whose testimony has not been given up. I don't know.

Senator Hart of Colorado. I'll quote it. "And all

material provided to the Connittee by the FBI which relates

to Dr. King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference."

I repeat the question. Why is the Justice Department

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FBI?

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Mr. Kelley. Frankly, I don't know. Do you mind if I

just ask -

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Mr. Kelley. I am informed, and I knew this one.

Everything that was sent to you was sent through them. Did

they have a copy also?

don't know why.

Yes, they had a retained copy. I

Senator Hart of Colorado. So there's nothing you

provided us that's not available to the Justice Department?

Mr. Kelley. That's right.

Senator Hart of Colorado. And you can't account for why

an official of the Justice Department would ask this Committee

for your records?

Mr. Kelley. No, sir.

Senator Ilart of Colorado. You released a statenent on

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program and you said you made a detailed study of COINTELPRO

activities and reached the following conclusions, and I quote:

"The purpose of these counter-intelligence programs was

to prevent dangerously and potentially deadly acts against

individuals, organizations and institutions both public

and private

across the United States."

Now we had an FBI informant in the other day before this

Committee and he stated he told the FBI on a number of.

occasions he planned violent acts against black people in

groups. And yet, he said few, if any, instances in which the

FBI actually prevented violence from taking place.

How does his testimony square with your statement that

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I have quoted?

Mr. Kelley. It doesn't, and I don't know if any of

his statements contrary to what we have said is the truth.

We don't subscribe to what he said. We have checked into it

and we know of no instances where, for example, 15 minutes

and that type of thing has been substantiated.

Senator Hart of Colorado. You're saying the testimony

he gave us under oath was not accurate?

Mr. Kelley. Right.

Senator Hart of Colorado. You also said in that statement,

and I quote: "I want to assure you that Director Hoover did

not conceal from superior authorities the fact that the FBI

was engaged in neutralizing and disruptive tactics against

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Now the Committee

has received testimony that the New

Left COINTELPRO programs was not in fact told to higher

authorities, the Attorney Gereral and Congress.

Do you have any information in this regard?

I know in that statement you cite onw or two instances,

but in terms of the bulk of COINTEL programs, the record

seems to date at least to be clear that there was not systematic

information flowing upward through the chain of command to

Director Hoover's superiors:

Mr. Kelley: May I ask that I be given the opportunity

to substantiate that with documentation?

Senator Hart of Colorado. Sure.

Mr.. Kelley: Or respond to it.

Senator Hart of Colorado. Dorector

Kelley, just in

passing, do you agree with the statement made by President

Ford that those responsible for harassing and trying to destroy

DI. King should be brought to justice.

Mr. Kelley. Those who directly responsible and upon whese orders

the activities were taken responsible. I don't know if he intended to say

that, but if he did not, I would say that it would be more proper. Insofar

as my own opinion is concerned, that it be centered on those who said

to do it and those who are responsible.

I: took the responsibility for any such program and I

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accordance with what they think is proper and may even have

some reservation, but they do it on my orders. I accept that

responsibility.

I think that it should rest. on those who instructed that

that be done.

Senator Hart of Colorado. But you agree that the people

who give the orders should be brought to justice.

Mr.. Kelley. I do.

The Chairman. Aren't they all dead?

ix. Kelley. No.

The Chairman. Not quite?

Mr. Kelley. Not quite.

Senator Hart of Colorado. That's all, Mir. Chairman.

The Chairman. Thank you, Senator.

Director Kelley, in the Committee's review of the

COINTELPRO program and other political involvements of the

FBI, it seems to me that we have encountered two or three

basic questions.

Since the investigation is over insofar as the Committee

is concerned, we're now turning our attention to remedies for

the future, what I would think would be our constructive

legislative work, it is very important that we focus on what

we learned in that investigation.

And one thing that we have learned is that Presidents of

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necessary surveillance to obtain. and to have a purely

political character, that they simply wanted to have for their

own personal purposes.

I think that you would agree that that is not a proper

function of the FBI,, and you agree.

Yet it's awfully difficult for anyone in the FBI,

including the Director, to turn down a President of the United

States if he receives a direct order from the President. It

is always possible, of course, to say no, and if you insist,

I will resign. But that puts a very hard burden on any man

serving in your position, particularly if the President puts

a good face on the request and makes it sound plausible or

even invents some excuse. It is always easy for him to say,

you know, I am considering Senator White for an important

position in my administration, and I need to know more about

his activities, particularly of late. I've had some cause

for concern and I want to be certain that there is nothing in

his record that would later embarrass me, and I just want you

to keep careful track of him and report to me on what he's

been doing lately.

It's difficult fur you to say back to the President, ir.

President, that's a very questionable activity for the FSI,

and I frankly don't believe that you've given me the real

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you want to get something on him.:

I mean, you know, the Director can hardly talk back that

way, and I'm wondering

what we could do in the way of protecting

your office and the FBI from political exploitation in this

basic charter that we write.

Now, I want your suggestions, but let's begin with one

or two of mine. I would like your response.

If we were to write into the law that any order given you

either by the President of by the Attorney General should be

transmitted in writing and should clearly state the objective

and purpose of the request and that the FBI would maintain

those written orders and that furthermore they would be

available to any oversight committee of the Congress. If the

joint committee on intelligence is established, that committee

would have access to such a file.

So that the committee itself would be satisfied that

orders were not being given to the FBI that were improper or

unlawful.

What would you think of writing a provision of that kind

into a charter for the FBI?

Mr. Kelley. I would say writing into the law any order

issued by. the President that is a request for action by the

Attorney General should be in writing, is certainly, in my

opinion, is a very plausible solution. I'm sure that in

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or some that will say no, but I think we could define an

area where you are trying to cure the abuses and we could

do that.

Now as to the availability to any oversight committee

of Congress, I would say generally that I certainly would have

no objection to this, but I again, there may be some request

for something of high confidentiality that the President might

put in writing such as some national or foreign security

matter.

I would like to have such a consideration be given a

great deal of thought and that the oversight committee review

be conditioned with that possibility. I don't think it would

present a problem.

I have said previously that I feel I can discuss every-.

thing except the identity of the informants to the oversight

committee. I welcome that.

The Chairman. Well, that has been of course the way we

proceeded with this Conmittee. It has worked pretty well,

I think.

How Senator Goldwater brought up a question on the

Martin Luther King tapes. I would like to pursue that question.

If these tapes do not contain any evidence that needs

to be preserved for ongoing criminal investigations, and since

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why are they preserved? Why aren't they simply destroyed?

Is there a problem that we can help through new law to enable

the FBI to remove from its files so much of this information

that is has collected that it is no longer needed or may never

have connected the person with any criminal activity? And

yet, all of that information just stays there in the files

year after year.

What can we do? How can a law be changed? If that's

not the problem, then what is? Why are these tapes still down

there at the FBI?

Mr. Kelley. Well, of course, we do have the rule that

they are maintained ten years. Now why the rule is your

question and why right now are they maintained? Since we

do maintain everything since the inquiry has started and until

that's lifted, ve can't destroy anything.

I would say that this is a proper area for guidelines

or legislation and again, as I have said, there should be

some flexibility and I know that's a broad statement but there

might be some areas wherein that the subject of the investigation

himself may want them retained because it shows his innocence.

I think you have to deliberate this very carefully, but

it can be done and we are willing to be guided by those

rules.

The Chairman. Let me ask you this. The FBI is conducting

thousands of investigations every year on possible appointees

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to Federal positions. As a matter of fact, the only time I

ever see an FBI agent is when he comes around and flashes his

badge and asks me a question or two about what I know of Mr.

so and so, who's being considered for an executive office.

And we have a very brief conversation in which I tell him that

as far as I know, he's a loyal and patriotic citizen, and that

is about the extent of it.

Then when this file is completed and the person involved

is either appointed or not appointed, what happens to that

file? I know it's full of all kinds of gossip because it is

in the nature of the investigation to go out to his old

neighborhoods and talk to everybody who might have known him.

What happens to the file? Is that just retained forever?

Mr. Kelley. We have some capability of destroying some

files and they are rather lengthy insofar as retention. We

have some archival rules which govern the retention of mateial

and is developed in cases

involving certain members of the

Executive Branch of the government.

I see no reason why this would not be a proper area

for consideration of legislation.

The Chairman. Can you give me any idea of how much --

do you have records that would tell us how much time and money

is being spent by the FBI just in conducting these thousands

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information that would indicate to us what proportion of the

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of such investigations each year?

You know, I don't expect you to go back 20 or 25 years,

but give us a good idea

of the last few years. For example,

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past associations, attitudes and expressions of belief.

I have often wondered whether we couldn't eliminate

routine Federal offices that are not particularly sensitive

in the national security sense from the reach of these FBI

checks.

And so when you respond to the series of questions, I

wish you would include the offices that are now covered by

such checks and give us an idea of how far down into the

Federal bureaucracy this extends.

Could you do that?

Mx. Kelley. Yes, sir.

The Chairnan. Fine.

Now there is a vote. The vote always comes just at

the wrong time, but Mr. Schwarz wants to ask you some additional

questions for the record, and there may be other questions:

too that would be posed by the staff, after which I will ask

- Mr. Schwarz to adjourn the hearings. It looks like we're going

to be tied up on the floor with votes..

But before I leave I want to thank you for your testimony,

iir. Kelley, and to express my appreciation to you for the

way you have cooperated with the Committee in the course of

its investigation during the past months.

Mr. Kelley. Thank you.

The Chairman. And I hope, as you do, that as a result

of the work of the Committee we can write a generic law for

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Mr. Schwarz. Mr. Kelley, I'll try to be very brief.

On page 5 of your statement --

Mr. Kelley. What?

Mr. Schwarz. On page 5 of your statement, the third

full paragraph, you said the following, and I would like then

to question about what you said. "We must recognize that

situations have occurred in the past and will arise in the

future where the Government may well be expected to depart from

its traditional role, in the FBI's case, as an investigative

and intelligence-gathering agency, and take affirmative steps

which are needed to meet an imminent threat to human life or

property."

kind of situation?

Now, by that you mean to take what kind of steps in what

And can you give some concrete examples under your general

principles statement?

Mr. Kelley. I think that Mr. Adams addressed himself to

that the other day, where you have an extremist who is an

employee at the waterworks, and he makes a statement that he's

going to do something which is devastating to the city, and you

have no way to attack this under the ordinary procedures, and

so therefore you must take some steps to meet that imminent

threat to human life or property.

Mr. Schwarz. So let us take that case as a test of the

principle. You are saying the extremist has said he is going

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to do something to the waterworks, poison it or something, and

he is on the way down there with the poison in his car.

Is that the presumption?

Mr. Kelley. We hadn't gone that far, but all right, you

can extent it.

Mr. Schwarz. All right, now, in that case you have the

traditional law enforcement tool, which is the power of arrest.

Mr. Kelley. Not under probable cause where he has not

gone down there. The hypothetical we gave was one where he had

not taken any overt acts in perpetration of this.

Mr. Schwarz. Well, if he hasn't taken any overt acts,

are you then in what you would call in imminent threat of

human life or property?

Mr. Kelley. I think so.

Mr. Schwarz. How so? Unless he has taken an overt act.

to buy the poison or to get in the car with the poison, there

is not by definition any threat to life or property.

Mr. Kelley. Mr. Schwarz, I've been around in this business.

a long time. I've heard a number of threats which were issued,

and they thereafter materialized into actions. I don't think

take these threats as being empty ones, because so many times

they have been acted upon.

I was criticized one time when there was a threat made to

kill me, and it was said later on, it's not rhetoric, it's

not rhetoric to me, because when they say they're going to

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kill me, that just means one thing.

Mr. Schwarz. But I'm not disagreeing with you.

Mr. Relley. But you are disagreeing with me. You're saying

on the basis of experience that you cannot detect a possible

threat. That's the whole area of concern that we have here, where

we don't lose the capability of doing something. We don't

say we should initiate ourselves. We say that we should go to

the Attorney General. We do not subscribe to the idea that

we should act independently because maybe we don't have the

judicial review, the capability of determining, but we do

think that we should report it and thereafter see what can

be done.

Mr. Schwarz. Well, have you changed in the course of

our discussion the standard on page 5.

On page 5 you're talking about an imminent threat..

Mr. Kelley. Yes.

• Mr. Schwarz. And I hear you now as saying a possible

threat.

Mr. Kelley. An imminent possible threat.

Mr. Schwarz. An imminent possible threat. All right.

Now, would a fair standard for either action, other than

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prevent the person from carrying out his activities, other

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Mr. Kelley. Removing him from his position or whatever

is necessary in order to make it impossible or at least as

impossible as possible to perpetuate this thing.

Mr. Schwarz. You mean have him lose his job or --

Mr. Kelley. I don't know what it would be.

Mr. Schwarz. Isolate him in some fashion.

Mr. Kelley. In some fashion perhaps.

Mr. Schwarz. Now, for such activity and for opening

an investigation into a domestic group, could you live with

a standard which said you would have to have an immediate

threat that someone was likely to commit a serious federal

crime involving violence?

Mr. Kelley. I think that this thing could be worked out

so that there could be an adequate basis for an evaluation.

Mr. Schwarz. So those words, without trying to commit

you entirely to them, do not seem to you to depart far from

what you think would be an acceptable standard.

Mr. Kelley. Well, an imminent, immediate threat might

be, by virtue of the word "immediate" that he's going to

do it the next minute. In that case it may be necessary for

you to, not with the presence of the possibility, not able

to do anything except put him under arrest or anything.

Mr. Schwarz. Of course, of course.

And nobody would at all disagree with that kind of action.

Mr. Kelley. I don't think they would either.

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Mr. Schwarz. But on the question, let's take the opening

of an investigation into a domestic group.

Is it basically consistent with practicality to make the

test immediate threat of a serious Federal crime involving

violence?

Mr. Kelley. To open a domestic security case.

Mr. Schwarz. Yes.

Mr. Kelley. It appears to me that this is a terrorist

activity, in effect. We certainly have terrorist activities

under our jurisdiction as a threat against the United States.

Mr. Schwarz. Now, are there other circumstances where

it is justifiable to open an investigation of the domestic

group where you do not have an immediate threat of serious

federal crime involving violence?

Mr. Kelley. Oh, I think there are other criteria, and

they have been well defined as to what is the possible

opening, the basis for a possible opening. We haven't been

discussing that, we have been discussing particular instances,

but there are other criteria that are used, yes.

Mr. Schwarz. What would the other criteria be?

Mr. Kelley. Well, the possible statutory violations

over which we have jurisdiction are, generally speaking, the

most used of thebasis, and then you have, of course, some

intelligence investigations which should, of course, be of

short duration. If there is no showing of this into action

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or a viable intent.

Mx. Schwarz. So that's what you're looking for in the

intelligence investigation?

Mr. Kelley.. By intelligence investigation, yes, you

are looking to prevent.

Mr. Schwarz. And what you are looking to prevent, and

what you're looking to find is a likelihood of action combined

with an intent to take an issue?

Mr. Kelley. And the capability.

Mr. Schwarz. And the capability.

All right. I just have two other lines, Mr. Kelley, and

I appreciate very much your time.

Mr. Kelley. That's all right.

Mr. Schwarz. Assuming a legitimate investigation has •

been started into a domestic intelligence matter, is it legiti-

mate for the FBI, in addition to obtaining information that

relates to what we've just been talking about, the likelihood

of violent action, is it also legitimate for the FBI to

collect, A, retain, B, disseminate, C, information concerning

let's say the sex life of a person on the one hand, and the

political views of a person on the other?

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lives, there might be something that is relevant. I would say

ordinarily it's not. And so far as political views, yes, I

think that this could be, if he is espousing some cause or

some view that advocates violence or the overthrow of the

government.

Mr. Schwarz.

Would those be the two limits on political

views?

Mr. Kelley. What?

Mr. Schwarz. Would those be the only limits on political

views that you think are okay to collect, advocants of violence

or advocants of overthrow?

Mr. Kelley. Well, I don't think because he's a Democrat

or a Republican it would be anything that would be damaging,

but it might on the other hand counter the report that he's

a member of some other organization.

Mr. Schwarz. Is the standard you used on collection of

sex life information, might be relevant? I suppose anything

might be relevant, but don't you think that as a function of

balance, it has to have a high degree of relevance before it's

justifiable to collect that kind of information on American

citizens who are not suspected of having committed crimes?

Mr. Kelley. Insofar as doing it presently, it has been

included in some reports as a result of the requirement that

that is what is required by our rules, that when a person

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as a determination by guidelines that might be prepared later,

I think that we can certainly deliberate on this to see whether

or not this is something we should retain, and we would not

object to anything reasonable in that regard.

Mr. Schwarz. I just have one final question.

Taking the current manual and trying to understand its

applicability laid against the facts in the Martin Luther King

case, under Section 87 there is a -- permission is granted to

open investigations of the infiltration of non-subversive

groups, and the first sentence reads: "When information is

received indicating that a subversive group is seeking to

systematically infiltrate and control a non-subversive group

or organization, an investigation can be opened."

Now, I take it that is the same standard that was used

in opening the investigation of the Southern Christian Leadership

Conference in the 1960s, so that invéstigation could still be

open today under the FBI manual, the current FBI manual.

Mr. Kelley. We are interested in the infiltration of

clearly subversive groups into non-subversive groups inasmuch

as this is a ploy that is used many times, and having infil-

trated, they then get control, and they have a self-laundered

organization which they can use, and not, certainly, to the

benefit of the country.

Mr. Schwarz. But is the answer to my question yes, that

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Mr. Kelley. I think so.

Mr. Schwarz. All right, then, just one final question.

Do you agree that special care needs to be taken not only

of the standards for initially opening an investigation of a

group, but perhaps extra care needs to be taken when the investi-

gation goes beyond the initial target group to individuals

or people who come into contact with it?

Mr. Kelley. I don't know if I agree with that entirely.

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you mean that we go into the

non-subversive group, that we

then investigate peopde in that non-subversive group, not the

infiltrators, but the non, that we conduct a lengthy investigation

of them without any basis for doing so other than that they

are in an infiltrated group, I would likely have said -- but

off the top of my head I would say probably that's not necessary.

MI. Schwarz. Thank you very much.

Mr. Smothers. Just a couple of very brief lines of

inquiry, Mr. Kelley.

I think that the questions of the Chief Counsel. was

raising is one that goes further into your statement, when you

talk about the difficulty of setting out the line between

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Putting aside for one moment the counterespionage

effort, and looking strictly at what we have been calling the

Domestic Intelligence, is it your view that the retention of

this function in the Bureau is critical to the Bureau's

law enforcement position?

Mr. Kelley. My personal opinion is that the Bureau does

a splendid job in this area. I feel further that the background

of criminal investigatory activities and experiences which

all counterintelligence people have is very helpful. It is help-

ful not only in gathering knowledge and experience, it also

enters into this field, a person with a broad understanding

of the rights and privileges, and you don't have so much that

spy type, that cloak and dagger, that very, very secret type

of an operation.

I subscribe to the present system heartily.

Mr. Smothers. Would it be of assistance to your mission

if within the Bureau guidelines were established that

effectively limited access or controlled dissemination of

the intelligence product? In other words, if we had a

situation where the intelligence product is critical to assist

the law enforcement effort, I don't think there's any question

that there should be access to it.

Isn't our problem one of controlling the use of that

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Mr. Kelley. There is always a problem when there is wide

dissemination, because

that just numerically increases-the

possibility of misuse, abuse or slander, libel, or anything

of that matter, and I think that it would be well worthwhile

to review the dissemination rules to make them subject to

close guidance in the guidelines that we're speaking of.

Mr. Smothers. Let me just raise one final area with you.

We talked a little bit about, or a question was raised about

the investigation now being conducted by the Justice Department

regarding the improper actions on the COINTELPRO, and the

King case in particular.

As we look at allegations of impropriety by your personnel,

I think it would be helpful for our record here to have some

insight into the procedure the Bureau would normally follow.

What does the Bureau do when you get an allegation that

an agent or administrative official in the Bureau has behaved

improperly?

Is an investigation conducted internally, or is it

routinely referred to the Justice Department?

Mr. Kelley. There may be a revision in this type of

procedure as a result of the establishment of the Council for

Professional Responsibility. At present it would be in the

great majority of the cases turned over to our Investigative

Division for investigation. There might, on some unusual

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occasion, be a designation of a special task force made up,

perhaps, of division heads. That is most unlikely, but it is

handled internally at present.

Mr. Smothers. Would these internal determinations be

reviewed by Justice, or do you think that is a necessary

step?

I guess what we are searching for here is, first of all,

I think you answered that, well, to what extent does the

Bureau police itself, and then secondly, is the Department of

Justice involved in the police determinations?

For instance, what if the Attorney General disagreed with

the assertion that only the higher up officials who ordered

the action against King should be the subject of investigation

and maybe prosecution?

How does the interplay work there between you and Justice?

Mr. Kelley. We do report to the Attorney General those

activities which we construe as improper or possibly illegal.

There is a possibility that the Department, having been advised

of the situation, might take it on their own to do their own

investigating, and this is something that we feel is a

decision to be made only rather rarely, because we feel we

have within our own organization sufficient capability to

handle that. But we do not protest it. It is handled

independently of us.

Mr. Smothers. Thank you.

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Mr. Schwarz. Thank you.

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Mr. Church's Cover-Up

The committee is not asking embar-

Bự William Safire

are readily

weeks ago, at an open hearing, an

WASHINGON, Nov. 19-Dn Oct. 10,

1963, the then-Attorney Goneral of the

United States put his personal signa-

ture on a document that launched and

legitimatized one of the most horren-

dous abuses of Federal police power in

this century.

in Senator Frank Church's subcom-

mittee hearing room this week, the

authorized

wiretapping and

subse-

quent unauthorized bugging and

at-

tempted blackmailing of Martin Luther

King Jr. is being gingerly examined,

with the "investigation" conducted in

such a way as not to unduly em-

barrass officials of the Kennedy or

Johnson Administrations.

With great care, the committee has

focused on the F.B.I. Yesterday, when!

the committee counsel first set forth

the result of shuffling through press

clips, it seemed as il no Justice De-

partment had existed in 1962; today!

an F.B.I. witness pointed out that it

Was Kobert Kennedy who authorized

the wiretap of Dr. King, and that "the

President of the United States and the

Attorney General specifically discussed

their concern of Communist influence

with Dr. King."

But the Church committee showed

no zest for getting further to the Ken-

nedy root of this precedent to Water-

gate eavesdropping. If Senator Church

were willing to let the chips fall where

they may, he would call some knowl-

edgeable witnesses into the giare of

the camera lights and ask them some

questions that have gone unasked for

thirteen years.

For example, he could call Nicholas

Katzenbach,

Attorney Gencral Ken-

nedy's deputy and successor, and ask

what he knows of the Kennedy de-

cision to wiretap Dr. King, Who at

Justice concurred in the recommenda-

tion? How does the F.B.I. know the y

President was consulted or informed?

After Mr. Katzenbach assumed of-

Bice, and the wiretapping continued,

he was told by angry newsmen that*

the M.B.I. was leaking scurrilous in-

formation about Dr. King. Why did he

wait for four months, and for a thou-

sand telephonic interceptions, in dis-

continue the officiaily approved tap?

Of course, this sort of testimony

would erode Senator Church's political

base. That is why we do not see for-

mer Assistant F.B.I. director Cartha

{Deke)

Deloach,

Lyndon Johnson's

personal contact with the F.B.I. in the

witness chair. What did President

Johnsch know about the characte:-

assassination plot and when did he

know it? What

conversations took

place between Mr. Deloach and Presi-

dent Johnson on tir tapping of Dr.

King or about tha use nf the f.B.l. in

any other intrisions inte tre lives of

blurt out an episode about newsmen

would be developed only in executive

the handling

ESSAY

don Johnson. Such invasions of politi-

cal headquarters were worse than the

crime committed at Watergate, since

they involved the use of the 'F.B.I.,

but the Church investigators seem to

be determineti not to probe-too deeply.

If F.B.l. documents say that reports

were made to specific Johnson aides,

why

are those men not given the

same opportunity to publicly tell their

story so avidly given the next Presi-

dent's men? If Lyndon Johnson com-

mitted this impeachable high crime of

using the F.B.l. to spy on political.

opponents, who can be brought for-

ward to tell us all about it?

ment to

Democrats,

and

Church wants to embarrass profes-

sional

employces of

investigatory

agencies only. A new sense of Con-

gressional decorum exists, far from

the sense of outrage expressed in the

Senate Watergate

committee's hear-

Dr. King and others is evidently going

to be allowed in cool.

Pity. Youd think that after all the

ration has been through in the past

few tears, our political leaders wouil

have learned that the one thier that

brings woe rovn is the act of cover-

ing up.

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By Cindy Faquith

WASHINGTON-The FBI was placed on

trial this week as congressional committees

held public hearings on the secret Cointelpro

operations. The

verdict in the minds of

millions of Americans was "Guilty."

Confronted by testimony from victims of its!

secret war against the rights of the American

people, and questioned sharply by hostile!

members of Congress,

FBI representatives

could offer nothing but the most feeble justifi-

cations for their massive campaign of disrup-

tion against the civil rights, antiwar, women's,

and socialist movements.

The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

made public new documentary proof of the

FBI's attacks on Martin Luther King, includ;

ing plans made against the Black leader just a

few days before his assassination. According

to committee counsel F.A.O. Schwarz, the

bureau's goal was to "discredit or destroy"

King.

In November. 1964, FBI agents tried to force

King to commit suicide by sending him an

• anonymous letter along with a tape recording

it hoped would humiliate him. "King, there is

only one thing left for you to do. ... You are

done. There is but one way out for you," the

note said.

The revelation of this operation adds sub-

stantial new evidence to the widespread belief

that the FBI was involved in the assassination

of King four years later.

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Schwarz emphasized that the FBI

"These officials could not produce a

hau not one shred of evidence of any

shred of evidence that the SWP. is.

illegal activity by King.

guilty of any crimes," Stapleton ex-

In addition, the committee said, the

plained. "Their testimony proved our

FBI established a network of 7,500

case-that they are the guilty ones,

"ghetto informants" in the late 1960s.

guilty of trying to destroy a legal

The investigators also made public

political party."

documents detailing extensive spying

_l'estifying _on harassment of social.

on a group called the Women's Libera-

ists, in addition to Camejo, were Lori

tion Movement in Baltimore, which the

Paton, who was investigated for writ-

FBI described as "a group therapy

ing a letter to the SWP as part of a

session with young women who were

high school project, and Kathy Sledge,

a member of the Seattle YSA whom the

For editorial on King assassination,

FBI tried to get fired. Robert Silver-

seei page 10.

man, a Chicago businessman who

once employed an SWP member, told

either lonely or confined to the home

the committee of FBI attempts to get

with small children, getting together to

the socialist employee fired

talk out their problems."

• All these incidents happered after

At hearings sponsored by the House

1971, when the FBI supposedly ended

Select Committee on Intelligence on

its attempts at disruption of the SWP

November 18, FBI officials were con-

fronted by Socialist Workers party

The committee also heard from FBI

presidential candidate Peter Camejo

provocateur Robert Hardy, who helped

and other victims of

stage the Camden 28 draft board raid;

government

disruption efforts, invited by the com-

and Marcus Raskin, codirector of the

mittee to testify on the crimes of the

Institute for Policy Studies, another$

FBI.

victim of FBI spying.

In response to questioning, the FBI

officials were forced to concede that

(Former agent testifies

the SWP does not advocate violence,

Another witness was former FBI

that it does not engage in illegal acts,

agent Arthur Murtaugh, who testified

and that there is no law authorizing

about the harassment of King and-of

the FBI to continue its harassment

Rep. Andrew Young (D-Ga.). Murtaugh

and disruption under the guise of

testified that he had been ordered to

"investigating" the party.

obtain handwriting samples of asso-

The SWP and the Young Socialist

ciates of King, including Andrew

Alliance have filed a $27 million suit

against the FBI and other government

agencies charging tem with burglary,

wiretapping, bombing, police infiltra-

tion, and harassment of individual

members. The government has justi-

fied its spying on the SWP on the

grounds that the SWP is "subversive."

Christian Leadership Conference.

these crimes were James Adams and|

W. Raymond Wannall, top FBI offi-

"Your rationale for investigating the

sWi would be based either on a

violation of law or a threat to the

Preview of trial

United States?" asked committee coun-

sel A. Searle Field.

The lawsuit is scheduled to come to

"Yes," replied Wannall.

trial sometime in 1976. The November

In the last thirty years you've foun

18, hearings may preview what this

1o violations by the SWP. Could yol

unprecedented trial will be like.

y the same about the Democratic

"The FBI had their chance today to

nd Republican parties?" demander

justify why they have spied on the

SWP ever since its founding in 1938,"

field, as laughter broke out in the,

hearing room.

said Syd Stapleton, national secretary

of the Political Rights Defense Fund.

The PRDE is organizing support for

the suit.

Ominously, the FBI claimed the

right to investigate groups that, in its

opinion, might advocate terrorism or

other illegal acts in the future.

Some people, FBI official

,. "publicly state that they

consider terrorist activity 'counterpro-

ductive' in today's political climate.

Nevertheless, they by no means re!

nounce its use at the right moment to '

attain their political objectives."

This is the FBI's cheap argument in

the SWP's suit: that the party only

"pretends" to oppose terrorism, but is

secretly plotting violence "when the

time is right."

This slander wag ripped to shreds at

the hearings by,

Camejo and the

majority of members of the House!

"For thirty years you've been follow-

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Revolution of 1776

ing these people. Why do you stay after

The only member of Congress to

them if you don't have any convic-

attack Camejo was Rep. Robert McClo-

tions?" asked Rep. James Johnson (R-

ry (R-Ill.) who bristled at the socialist's

Colo.) impatiently.

examples from the American Revolu-

"We have no evidence of a statutory, tion. McClory asked Camejo if he

violation," admitted Adams. But, he

favored "violent" revolutions like those

insisted, "we feel that when an organi-

in 1776 and 1861,

zation states publicly that they don't

Camejo offered the representative a

jengage in violence, but also states to

short lesson in history. "The American

its members, Wait until the time is

people chose in 1776 that they didn't

right,'

... we feel we have to monitor

want taxation without representa-

that situation."

tion. ... There was a tyranny that

The SWP, he suggested, might be-

come "violent" in the event of "a

Tv ic the entire nahm,

hostile attack by the Soviet Union or

brating it next year," he concluded, as

others."

spectators and reporters laughed.

"Are you aware that SWP members

At the end of the hearing, the

have never advocated violence?" asked

committee offered the FBI a chance to

counsel Field. He went on to point out

rebut the testimony of victims. Hoping

that provisions of the Smith Act,

to avoid putting his foot in his mouth

which made it illegal to advocate

once again, Wannall declined to take

revolutionary change,

have long been

up the charges of the SWP, claiming he

(ruled unconstitutional by the U.S.

couldn't comment on a matter

Supreme Court.

litigation. "I think the courts them-

"So you're continuing to surveil

selves are going to make the decision"

under something that's been ruled

as to whether the FBI is going to

unconstitutional?" he demanded.

continue to spy on the SWP, he said. •

"We surveil on the basis of activity

Pressed to justify his contention that

in which [the SWP] has engaged,"

the SWP does

pose a threat

"to

replied Wannall.

national security," Wannall said, "It's

"Has

It engaged in any activities

my recollection that Leon Trotsky

Ithat are violent...?" asked Field.

established the Fourth International in

"Not violent," said Wannall.

1988 and the party here in the United

Camejo responded to the "terrorist"

States was established at the same

charge. "The FBI knows what our real

position is," he told the committee.

That position is to win the majority of

the American people over to the need

to replace the capitalist system with

socialism.

"The Declaration of Independence

says we have a right to do that," he

noted.

"After we win a majority," he

The SWP, as Camejo had explained,

is in fraternal solidarity with the world

Irotskyist movement, the Fourth Inter

national, but is not affiliated with it

because of the reactionary Voorhis

Act.

continued,

"we do not intend to use

violence." Those who will use blood-

shed, he predicted, are "a small minori-

Ity," the capitalist class.

"What more could we ask than that

we be treated like any other party, and

I that the Watergating of my campaign

be ended?" he finished.

Dellums accuses FBI

Rep. Ronald Dellums (D-Calif.) point-

ed this out and blasted Wannall for

trying to use this excuse. "As I

understand, the SWP was affiliated!

with the Fourth International back in!

the late 1930s which was not illegal," |

he said.

"With the passage of the Voorhis Actr

they disaffiliated," he explained. This

fact "flies in the face of your justifica-

tion for surreptitious entries, wiretaps,

and all the rest under the absurd

/ nomenclature of Cointelpro!"

Dellums went on to accuse the FBI of

burglarizing the SWP, citing the 1971

break-in at the Detroit office of the

party. A letter stolen in that burglary

later appeared in civil service files and

was used to harass a former member of

the SWP seeking a job.

i lie tement a he lot a condi

claiming he had "no knowledge",

Wannall stonewalled the question!

FBI involvement in the break-in and '

that "there is nothing" in the files on ½

the matter.

Rep.

Philip

Hayes (D-Ind.) told

Wannall he was incensed that a legal

political organization should be dis-

rupted solely because of the ideas it

advocates.

As the hearings drew to a close, one

of the FBI's few friends on the commit-

tee that day, Rep. Dale Milford (D-Tex.)

glumly summed up the demoralizing

events of the day. "The FBI," he sadly!

predicted, "is probably going to flunk;

out as a TV star on tonight's news."

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Martin Luther King and co-workers at Memphis motel day before

• assassin's bullet struck. New evidence of FBI's plots against King

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For no eminence

SWP violates law

Militant/Cindy Jaquith

Peter Camejo, Socialist Workers party presidential candidate, details FBI attempts to

disrupt Black and socialist movements. To his left is Lori Paton, who was

investigated by FBI because she wrote to SWP for high school research project.

Militant/Cindy Jaquith

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DEPUTY ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR JAMES B. ADAMS

TESTIFYING BEFORE THE

SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

PERTAINING TO THE KU KLUX KLAN,

GARY ROWE, FORMER FBI INFORMANT, AND

PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS OF THE FBI

TO PREVENT VIOLENCÈ

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QUESTION:

MR. ADAMS :

....You do use informants and do instruct them to

spread dissention among certain groups that they are

informing on, do you not?

We did when we had the COINTEL programs which were

discontinued in 1971, and I think the Klan is probably one

of the best examples of a situation where the law was

ineffective at the time. We heard the term, State's Rights

used much more than we hear today. We saw with the

Little Rock situation the President of the United States

sending in the troops pointing out the necessity to use

local law enforcement. We must have local law enforcement

use the troops only as a last resort. When you have a

situation like this where you do try to preserve the

respective roles in law enforcement, you have historical

problems.

With the Klan coming along, we had situations where

the FBI and the Federal Government was almost powerless

to act. We had local law enforcement officers in some

areas participating in Klan violence. The incidents

mentioned by Mr. Rowe--everyone of those he saw them from the

lowest level--the informant. He didn't see what action

was taken with that information as he pointed out during

his testimony. Our files show that this information was

reported to the police departments in every instance.

We also know that in certain instances the infor-

mation upon being received was not being acted upon.

We

also disseminated simultaneously through letterhead

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QUESTION:

MR. ADAMS:

memorandum to the Department of Justice the problem.

And here we were--the FBI--in a position where we had no

authority in the absence of an instruction from the

Department of Justice to make an arrest. Section 241

and 242 don't cover it because you don't have evidence

of a conspiracy. It ultimately resulted in a situation

where the Department called in U. S. Marshals who do have

authority similar to local law enforcement officials.

So historically, in those days, we were just as

frustrated as anyone else was, that when we got information

from someone like Mr. Rowe--good information, reliable

information--and it was passed on to those who had the

responsibility to do something about it, it was not always

acted upon as he indicated.

In none of these cases, then, there was adequate

evidence of conspiracy to give you jurisdiction to act.

The Departmental rules at that time, and still do,

require Departmental approval where you have a conspiracy.

Under 241, it takes two or more persons acting together.

You can have a mob scene and you can have blacks and whites

belting each other, but unless you can show that those that

initiated the action acted in concert, in a conspiracy, you

have no violation.

Congress recognized this and it wasn't until 1968

that they came along and added Section 245 to the Civil

Rights Statute which added punitive measures against an

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QUESTION:

MR ADAMS:

QUESTION:

MR. ADAMS:

individual. There didn't have to be a conspiracy. This

was a problem that the whole country was grappling with--

the President of the United States, Attorneys General--we

were in a situation where we had rank lawlessness taking

place. As you know from the memorandum we sent you that

we sent to the Attorney General the accomplishments we were

able to obtain in preventing violence and in neutralizing

the Klan and that was one of the reasons.

....A local town meeting on a controversial social

issue might result in disruption. It might be by hecklers

rather than by those holding the meeting. Does this

mean that the Bureau should investigate all groups

organizing or participating in such meetings because

they may result in violent government disruption?

No sir, and we don't....

Isn't that how you justify spying on almost every

aspect of the peace movement?

No sir. When we monitor demonstrations, we monitor

demonstrations where we have an indication that the

demonstration itself is sponsored by a group that we have

an investigative interest in, a valid investigative

interest in, or where members of one of these groups are

participating where there is a potential that they might

change the peaceful nature of the demonstration.

This is our closest question of trying to draw

guidelines to avoid getting into an area of infringing

on the lst Amendment right, yet at the same time, being

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aware of groups such as we have had in greater numbers

in the past than we do at the present time. We have had

periods where the demonstrations have been rather severe

and the courts have said that the FBI has the right,

and indeed the duty, to keep itself informed with respect

to the possible commission of crime. It is not obliged

to wear blinders until it may be too late for prevention.

Now that's a good statement if applied in a clear-cut

case.

QUESTION:

MR. WANNALL :

MR. ADAMS:

Our problem is where we have a demonstration and

we have to make a judgment call as to whether it is one

that clearly fits the criteria of enabling us to monitor

the activities. That's where I think most of our disagree-

ments fall.

In the Rowe Case, in the Rowe testimony that we just

heard, what was the rationale again for not intervening when

violence was known about. I know we have asked this several

times--I'm still having trouble understanding what the

rationale, Mr. Wannall, was in not intervening in the Rowe

situation when violence was known.

Senator Schweiker, Mr. Adams did address himself to

that and if you have no objections, I'll ask that he be

the one to answer the question.

The problem we had at the time, and it is the problem

today, we are an investigative agency; we do not have

police powers even like the U. S. Marshals do. The Marshals

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since about 1795 I guess, or some period like that, had

authorities that almost border on what a sheriff has.

We

are the investigative agency of the Department of Justice,

and during these times the Department of Justice had us

maintain the role of an investigative agency.

We were to report on activities. We furnished the

information to the local police who had an obligation to

act. We furnished it to the Department of Justice in those

areas where the local police did not act. It resulted

finally in the Attorney General sending 500 U. S. Marshals

down to guarantee the safety of people who were trying to

march in protest of their civil rights.

This was an extraordinary measure because it came at

a time of Civil Rights versus Federal Rights and yet there

was a breakdown in law enforcement in certain areas of the

country. This doesn't mean to indict all law enforcement

agencies in the South at the time either, because many of

them did act upon the information that was furnished to

them. But we have no authority to make an arrest on the

spot because we would not have had evidence that was a

conspiracy available. We could do absolutely nothing in

that regard. In Little Rock the decision was made, for

instance, that if any arrests need to be made, the Army

should make them. And next to the Army, the U. S. Marshals

should make them--not the FBI, even though we developed

the violations. We have over the years as you know at the

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QUESTION:

MR. ADAMS:

QUESTION:

MR ADAMS:

Time there were many questions raised. Why doesn't the

FBI stop this? Why don't you do something about it? Well,

we took the other route and effectively destroyed the Klan

as far as committing acts of violence and, of course, we

exceeded statutory guidelines in that area.

What would be wrong, just following up on your point

there, Mr. Adams, with setting up a program since it is

obvious to me that a lot of our informers are going to

have preknowledge of violence of using U. S. Marshals on

some kind of long-range basis to prevent violence?

We do. We have them in Boston in connection with

the busing incident. We are investigating the violations

under the Civil Rights Act, but the Marshals are in

Boston. They are in Louisville, I believe, at the same

time and this is the approach that the Federal Government

finally recognized.

On an immediate and fairly contemporary basis that

kind of help can be sought instantly as opposed to waiting

till it gets to a Boston state. I realize a departure from

the past and not saying it isn't, but it seems to me we need

a better remedy than we have.

Well, fortunately we are at a time where conditions have

subsided in the country even from the 60's and the 70's, or

50's and 60's. We report to the Department of Justice on

potential trouble spots around the country as we learn of them

so that the Department will be aware of them. The planning

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QUESTION:

for Boston, for instance, took place a year in advance, with

state officials, city officials, the Department of Justice

and the FBI sitting down together saying "How are we going to

protect the situation in Boston"? I think we have learned a

lot from the days back in the early 60's. But, the Government

had no mechanics which protected people at that time.

Next I would like to ask, back in 1965, I guess during

the height of the effort to destroy the Klans as you put it

a few moments ago, I believe the FBI has released figures that

we had something like 2,000 informers of some kind or another

infiltrating the Klan out of roughly 10,000 estimated member-

ship.

MR. ADAMS:

QUESTION:

MR. ADAMS:

That's right.

I believe these are FBI figures or estimates. That would

mean that I out of every 5 members of the Klan at that point

was an informant paid by the Government and I believe the

figure goes on to indicate that 70 percent of the new members

in the Klan that year were FBI informants. Isn't that an

awful overwhelming quantity of people to put in an effort such

as that? I'm not criticizing that we shouldn't have informants

in the Klan and know what is going on to revert violence but it

just seems to me that the tail is sort of wagging the dog. For

example today we supposedly have only 1594 total informants,

both domestic informants and potential informants. Yet, here

we have 2,000 in just the Klan alone.

Well, this number of 2,000 did include all racial matters

and informants at that particular time and I think the figures

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QUESTION:

MR. ADAMS:

we tried to reconstruct as to the actual number of Klan

informants in relaton to Klan members was around 6 percent, I

think after we had read some of the testimony on it. Isn't that

right, Bill? Now the problem we had on the Klan is the Klan

had a group called the Action Group. This was the group if you

remember from Mr. Rowe's testimony that he was left out of in

the beginning. He attended the open meetings and heard all the

hoorahs and this type of information but he never knew what was

going on because each one had an Action Group that went out and

considered themselves in the missionary field. Theirs was the

violence. In order to penetrate those you have to direct as

many informants as you possibly can against it. Bear in mind

that I think the newspapers, the President, Congress, everyone,

was concerned about the murder of the three civil rights

workers, the Lemul Penn case, the Violet Liuzzo case, the

bombings of the church in Birmingham. We were faced with one

tremendous problem at that time.

I acknowledge that.

Our only approach was through informants. Through the

use of informants we solved these cases. The ones that were

solved. There were some of the bombing cases we never solved.

They're extremely difficult, but, these informants as we told

the Attorney General and as we told the President, we moved

informants like Mr. Rowe up to the top leadership. He was the

bodyguard to the head man. He was in a position where he

could see that this could continue forever unless we could

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create enough disruption that these members will realize that

if I go out and murder three civil rights, even though the

Sheriff and other law enforcement officers are in on it, if

that were the case, and in some of that was the case, that I

will be caught, and that's what we did, and that's why violence

stopped because the Klan was insecure and just like you say

20 percent, they thought 50 percent of their members ultimately

were Klan members, and they didn't dare engage in these acts of

violence because they knew they couldn't control the conspiracy

any longer.

QUESTION:

I just have one quick question. Is it correct that in

1971 we were using around 6500 informers for a black ghetto

situation?

MR ADAMS :

I'm not sure if that's the year. We did have a year

where we had a number like that of around 6000 and that was

the time when the cities were being burned. Detroit, Washington,

areas like this, we were given a mandate to know what the

situation is, where is violence going to break out next. They

weren't informants like an individual that is penetrating an

organization. They were listening posts in the community that

would help tell us that we have another group here that is

getting ready to start another fire fight or something.

QUESTION:

... Without going into that subject further of course we

have had considerable evidence this morning where no attempt

was made to prevent crime when you had information that it

was going to occur. I am sure there were instances where

you have.

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..

MR. ADAMS:

QUESTION:

We disseminated every single item which he reported to us.

Io a police department which you knew was an accomplice to

MR. ADAMS:

QUESTION:

MR. ADAMS:

QUESTION:

MR. ADAMS:

QUESTION:

MR. ADAMS:

QUESTION:

MR. ADAMS:

QUESTION:

the crime.

Not necessarily knew.

Your informant told you that, hadn't he?

The informant is on one level. We have other informants

and we have other information.

You were aware that he had worked with certain members of

the Birmingham Police in order...

That's right. He furnished many other instances also.

So you really weren't doing a whole lot to prevent that

incident by telling the people who were already a part of it.

We were doing everything we could lawfully do at the

time and finally the situation was corrected when the Department

agreeing that we had no further jurisdiction, sent the U.s.

Marshals down to perform certain law enforcement functions.

...This brings up the point as to what kind of control

you can exercise over this kind of informant and to this

kind of organization and to what extent an effort is made to

prevent these informants from engaging in the kind of thing

that you were supposedly trying to prevent.

A good example of this was Mr. Rowe who became active in

an Action Group and we told him to get out or we were no longer

using him as an informant in spite of the information he had

furnished in the past. We have cases, Senator where we have had

But you also told him to participate in violent activities

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MR. ADAMS:

QUESTION:

MR. ADAMS:

QUESTION:

MR. ADAMS:

QUESTION:

We did not tell him to participate in violent activities.

That's what he said.

I know that's what he says, but that's what lawsuits

are all about is that there are two sides to issues and our

Agent handlers have advised us, and I believe have advised your

staff members, that at no time did they advise him to engage

in violence.

Just to do what was necessary to get the information.

I do not think they made any such statement to him

along that line either and we have informants who have gotten

involved in the violation of a law and we have immediately

converted their status from an informant to the subject and

have prosecuted I would say off hand, I can think of around

20 informants that we have prosecuted for violating the laws

once it came to our attention and even to show you our policy

of disseminating information on violence in this case during

the review of the matter the Agents have told me that they

found one case where an Agent had been working 24 hours a

day and he was a little late in disseminating the information

to the police department. No violence occurred but it showed

up in a file review and he was censured for his delay in

properly notifying local authorities. So we not only

have a policy, I feel that we do follow reasonable safeguards

in order to carry it out, including periodic review of all

informant files.

Mr. Rowe's statement is substantiated to some extent with

an acknowledgment by the Agent in Charge that if he were going

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MR. ADAMS:

QUESTION:

QUESTION:

MR. ADAMS:

to be a Klansman and he happened to be with someone and they

decided to do something, he couldn't be an angel. These are

words of the Agent. And be a good informant. He wouldn't

take the lead but the implication is that he would have

to go along or would have to be involved if he was going

to maintain his liability as a ---

There is no question that an informant at times will

have to be present during demonstrations, riots, fistfights

that take place but I believe his statement was to the

effect that, and I was sitting in the back of the room and I do

not recall it exactly, but that some of them were beat with

chains and I did not hear whether he said he beat someone with

a chain or not but I rather doubt that he did, because it is

one thing being present, it is another thing taking an

active part in a criminal action.

It's true. He was close enought to get his throat cut

apparently.

How does the collection of information about an

individual's personal life, social, sex life and becoming

involved in that sex life or social life is a requirement for

law enforcement or crime prevention.

Our Agent handlers have advised us on Mr. Rowe that

they gave him no such instruction, they had no such knowledge

concerning it and I can't see where it would be of any

value whatsoever.

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QUESTION:

MR. ADAMS:

You don't know of any such case where these instructions

were given to an Agent or an informant?

To get involved in sexual activity? No sir.

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