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FROM

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MAN: CORTO. 10.

GSA GEN. REG, NO. 27

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

Mr.

T. W. Leavitt

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Cassidy

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PURPOSE:

This is to report the review by Intelligence Division (INTD)

representatives of the Senate Select Committee (SSC) draft report on

our discontinued Counterintelligence Programs (Cointelpros) and to

recommend our comments relating to the report, as furnished on

3/3/76 to the SSC staff, be furnished to the Attorney General for

possible referral by him to the Committee and/or the White House.

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On 3/2-3/76 INTD Supervisors Don K. Pettus, Arthu

Pote and David Ryan reviewed the 133-page (double spaced) SSC draft

report dated 2/24/76, entitled "Cointelpro: The FBI's Covert Action

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Programs against American Citizens," at SSC offices for the need

for classification. Two items appearing in the report requiring

classification of "Secret" or higher were identified to the SSC and

will be outlined separately. Upon completion of the review of the

report, the FBI representatives submitted to the SSC staff a brief

statement indicating that because the report was based upon selec-

tive documentation, contained conclusions phrased in a subjective

and condemnatory manner, and because the reviewers were denied

access to depositions and other documentation referred to in the draft,

it was felt no purpose would be served in attempting to refute or con-

tradict conclusions by the draft's authors, and therefore no comment

would be made. Further, the statement indicated a concern that

inadequate consideration was given to the rights of privacy of those

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Memorandum to Mr. T. W. Leavitt

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mentioned directly or indirectly in the draft report. The draft, on

its first page, alleges "Cointelpro is the story of decent men who did

terrible things for what they saw as the greater good of the country"

and later editorializes "the only conclusion that can be drawn from

the cases is that the Bureau considered the First Amendment a danger

to the country, " and these conclusions characterize the overall tenor

of the draft.

Numerous selective quotes are incorporated in the

report from documents and depositions, some of which are obviously

out of context. Former Assistant to the Director William C. Sullivan

is cited, as are former Assistant Director Charles D. Brennan and

Section Chief George C. Moore of the INTD. Also, INTD supervisors

Thomas J. Deakin, Russell Horner (retired) and David Ryan are cited

extensively. The report concludes Cointelpros became more damag-

ing to constitutional rights as they progressed, with the latter two

programs targeting Black Nationalists and New Left, the most

offensive. Selective, incomplete summaries of numerous Cointelpro

actions are cited, usually without characterizing the subversive or

extremist nature of the targets or detailing the true objective of the

FBI. While the report indicates the FBI notified the Executive and

Legislative Branches regarding the existence of the Cointelpros, it

downplays this effort by indicating the notification was vague and

incomplete and by citing iwo former Attorneys General alleged

ignorance of the programs. An eifort is made to discredit the review

of the Department (Petersen Committee of the Criminal Division) and

Civil Rights Division review of Cointelpros as incomplete.

ACTION:

That the attached letter enclosing a memorandum setting

forth the comments of the Special Agents who reviewed the draft

report be forwarded to the Attorney General for his information and

for possible referral to the SSC and/or the White House.

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DETAILS:

On 3/2-3/76, Intelligence Division Supervisors Don K.

Pettus, Arthur G. Pote and David Ryan visited the SSC offices at the

Dirksen Office Building to review the 133-page (double spaced)

Committee draft report on discontinued FBI Cointelpros. Barbara

Banoff of the Committee staff made available three copies of the SSC

draft report dated 2/24/76, entitled "Cointelpro: The FBI's Covert

Action Programs against American Citizens," which were to be

reviewed for classification. The copies of the draft report were

noted "Sensitive" and it was indicated each copy was one of 13.

Classification: Two items appearing in the draft report

were deemed by the reviewers to require classification of "Secret"

or higher as their disclosure could jeopardize sensitive sources

and/or techniques in the foreign intelligence area. These two items

were identified on a separate sheet of paper and furnished to the SSC

on 3/3/76. They are being identified by separate memorandum.

Statement to SSC Staff: Upon completion of the review of

the draft on 3/3/76, the FBI representatives submitted in a sealed

envelope to Miss Banoff a statement reading as follows:

At the invitation of the Senate Select Committee

(SSC) staff, on 3/2-3/76, FBI representatives reviewed

the draft report of the Committee, dated 2/24/76

entitled, "Cointelpro: The FBI's Covert Action Pro-

grams against American Citizens." Items appearing

in this report which require classification have been

separately identified on this date to the SSC staff.

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The SSC draft report is based upon selective docu

mentation using out-of-context quotes from FBI corre-

spondence and depositions in support of conclusions

which are phrased in a subjective and condemnatory

manner in language calculated to present the Bureau in

a most unfavorable light.

As the entirety of the draft is couched in phrases

intended to indicate the Bureau deliberately violated con-

stitutional rights, and that that violation was in fact its

motive; and as the FBI reviewers had no concurrent

access to the depositions and other documentation

referred to in the draft, it is felt no purpose would be

served in attempting to refute the allegations page by

page. Nor would any valid purpose be served in attempt-

ing to argue with or contradict conclusions reached by

the draft's authors. Therefore, no comment will be

made on the content of the draft.

Finally, it is a matter of concern that inadequate

consideration was given to the rights of privacy of those

mentioned directly or indirectly in the draft, whether

private citizens, organizations which cooperated with

the FBI, or officials.

In reference to the above statement, the FBI reviewers

asked for a copy of SA Ryan's deposition which had previously been

submitted to the Committee so it could be checked against the draft

to verify the accuracy of statements attributed to Ryan in the draft

and also to determine if they had been utilized out of context. After

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checking with the Committee Security Officer, Miss Banoff advised

the FBI reviewers would not be afforded access to any depositions or

other supporting documentation of the Committee.

Editorialization by the SSC: The draft, on its first page,

alleges "Cointelpro is the story of decent men who did terrible

things for what they saw as the greater good of the country, " without

any supporting material. Later, and throughout the report, it is

indicated "The techniques were adopted wholesale from wartime

intelligence, " apparently paraphrasing information furnished to the

Committee by former Assistant to the Director William C. Sullivan

who is cited in the report as describing counterintelligence as

right but the duty to maintain the existing social and political order

by secretly manipulating thoughts and behavior and to immobilize

those who threaten that order by seeking activity to change it or by

adopting visibly different life styles." Further in the report,

Cointelpro is described as "a declaration of war on the advocates of

change" and also characterized as a "sophisticated vigilante operation."

The draft attempts to depict the Bureau in a most unfavorable light

by such statements as "The image of an agent of the U. S. Govern-

ment scrawling a poisoned pen letter to somebody's wife in language

usually reserved for a bathroom's walls is not a happy one. "

Finally, the draft alleges "The instances of attacks on speaking,

teaching, writing and meeting go on and on. " There follow several

examples of "attacks," leading to the draft's statement that "The only

conclusion that can be drawn from the cases is that the Bureau con-

sidered the First Amendment a danger to the country, " a conclusion

which is felt to be characteristic of the overall tenor of the language

of the draft.

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Quotes from Depositions: Among the present and former

Bureau officials quoted in the draft are former Assistant to the Direc-

tor William C. Sullivan, Assistant Director Charles D. Brennan,

Section Chies George C. Moore, and Supervisors Thomas J. Deakin,

Russell Horner and David Ryan, all of the INTD. As noted above,

access to the full depositions of these officials is apparently not avail-

able even to those who furnished said depositions.

However, Ryan's deposition is quoted in the draft in

several instances in a manner believed to be inaccurate or at best

distorted to support SSC conclusions. It is indicated in the draft that

Ryan, in his deposition, described "fellow travelers" as "those taking

positions supported iy the communists, such as school integration,

increased minority hiring and opposition to HUAC." Although Ryan

recalls defining "fellow travelers" in his deposition, the description

furnished in the draft report is not recalled, is not in his wording,

and is not in accordance with his views.

Also, in a footnote further in the report, a number of

Jurid and sexually oriented techniques are cited followed by the state-

ment "The subject could go on, but the subject is, 'as Ryan put it,'

'degrading.'" Ryan specifically remembers his use of the word

"degrading" was in reference to the insistence of SSC staff members

to discuss sexually oriented techniques to the exclusion of all others

during his deposition, and not to characterize Cointelpro. (Banoff

was orally advised by Ryan on 3/3/76 of this distortion).

Definition of "New Left": In an obvious attempt to support

its contention that the titles of the various Cointelpros and the targets

were vague and ill-defined, the draft report indicates "nor could any-

one at the Bureau even define 'New Left'" on page 4. This statement

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is again reported on page 9. However, on page 40, in an apparent

self-contradiction, the report states "Some agents defined 'New Left'

functionally, by connection with protest. Others defined it by philos-

ophy, particularly antiwar philosophy. " The draft report ignores the

fact that former Assistant Director Brennan, in his public testimony

before the SSC, was asked to and did define "New Left." Additionally,

Ryan in his deposition indicated to the SSC he could define "New Left"

but did not believe it pertinent to his testimony. One former INTD

supervisor is cited in the report as stating in his deposition he was

unable to define "New Left, " and that he recalled no specific defini-

tion in Bureau documents.

Emphasis on Black Nationalist and New Left Programs:

While the report indicates over half of all Cointelpro actions were

conducted in the program which targeted the Communist Party, USA

(CPUSA), specific actions in this area are alluded to in a vague and

generalized manner. The report concludes the Cointelpros became

more damaging to constitutional rights as they progressed, with the

final two programs, which targeted Black Nationalists and New Left,

the most offensive.

Selective, incomplete summaries of numerous

Cointelpro actions targeting such groups as the Black Panther Party

(BPP) are cited with either no characterization of their propensity

for violence or with incomplete descriptions regarding their extremist

or subversive nature.

A specific example of failure to characterize an organiza-

tion with a propensity for violence occurred in the summary of a

Cointelpro action directed against a member of the Black Liberators.

A characterization of the organization would have disclosed it as a

pseudo military group composed of black militants who sought open

confrontation with the establishment and emulated the BPP in its aims.

In addition to the failure to characterize organizations, no effort was made

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throughout the draft to outline the true objective of the FBI or to

indicate any positive results were obtained in any instance. Also,

on one occasion the report cites in some detail a suggested technique

of a sensationalist nature which the draft states was "apparently"

dropped, ignoring a communication furnished to the SSC reflecting

that the proposal had been dropped.

Unreported Cointelpro Activities: Quoting former

Assistant to the Director Sullivan, the draft report states that although

the formal program was instituted in 1956, Cointelpro-type activities

had been conducted by the FBI for years.

It cites the originating

Cointelpro document in the CPUSA as indicating an "ad hoc" Cointelpro

consisting of "harassment" had existed for years primarily operated

by the field offices. The formal Cointelpros are described as an

effort by the FBIto expand and formalize the scope and targets.

The SSC draft comments that it had been advised of two

Cointelpro actions effected after FBI Headquarters issued instructions

that the programs be discontinued and indicates a comprehensive

review of FBI files would undoubtedly uncover numerous others.

To support this contention, the report states the SSC dis-

covered a third instance of Cointelpro action which occurred four

months after termination of the programs. This instance involved

the furnishing of information to a friendly newspaper source under

the so-called 'Mass Media Program" intended to discredit an

attorney and his client. A footnote at this point in the report indicates

that Charles Colson spent seven months in jail for similar activity

involving the client.

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An effort is made in the draft report to indicate Cointelpro

actions were conducted under other titles and, as alleged by the

Socialist Workers Party, are still being conducted in the form of

harassment interviews, contacts with employers, etc. The drait

states ". . . actions in the Rev. Martin Luther King case which

cannot, by any stretch of the language, be called 'investigative' were

not called Cointelpro, but were carried under the investigative caption."

Inciting Violence: The report makes an extensive effort

by citing selective actions to indicate Cointelpro intended to incite

violence, including murders. In what appears to be an obvious

attempt to characterize the FBI as unconcerned regarding violence,

former Section Chief "Moore was asked whether the fact no one was

killed was the result of 'luck or plan.' He answered: "Oh, it just

happened that way, I am sure. '"

Numerous examples of actions

directed against the BPP, and particularly the BPP-US feud, are

cited to indicate the FBI incited violence which could be attributed to

actual murders. Frequent reference is made to "snitch jacket" tech-

niques which are described as "labeling a group member an informant

when he is not." Although this expression is not known to have been

utilized within the bureau, the report accredits it to former section

Chief Moore and indicates this technique could well result in violence.

The report does indicate in one instance in 1971 a technique was

"rejected because of the possibility it would result in a target's death."

It downplays these instructions by stating two other unidentified tech-

niques which could result in murder were approved shortly thereafter.

The draft report indicates a separate report is being pre-

pared on disruptive efforts aimed at the Panthers and it "will examine

in detail the Bureau's attempts to foment violence. "

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Notification: In a more objective treatment, the draft

report sets out in some 15 pages details relating to Bureau documen-

tation alerting members of the Executive Branch, including the

Cabinet, and members of the Legislative Branch to the existence of

the Cointelpros. However, it is indicated that only the CPUSA and

White Hate Programs were discussed in documents notifying offi-

cials outside the Bureau, and in these instances the references to

Cointelpro were generalized or vague. The report emphasized the

Fiscal Year 1963 budget testimony explicitly outlines our Cointelpro

efforts, but questions that such information was ever presented

before the Subcommittee on Appropriations.

Department Review: The draft report criticizes the

Department of Justice review of FBI Cointelpros (Petersen report)

as incomplete, implying cover-up or a lack of penetrative interest.

It is indicated Department attorneys working with the Petersen

Committee were not allowed to work with original Bureau files/docu-

ments and were required to rely on FBI-prepared write-ups which

were incomplete. Portions of legal memoranda which appeared as

exhibits in the original Petersen report, and which have not previ-

ously been putticised, are cited in the sse drait and these, too, are

taken out of context or limited to support contentions of the SSC. The

SSC draft differs with the conclusions of the Petersen Report in that

interferences with First Amendment rights in the Cointelpros were

"insubstantial" and also in the Petersen report classification of some

techniques as "legitimate." It is indicated that although the Petersen

report concluded infringements upon First Amendment rights consti-

tuted only a small percentage of the overall techniques; the victims

in these instances would not consider the attack upon their rights as

insubstantial.

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In regard to the review of the Cointelpros by representa-

tives of the Civil Rights Division, the SSC draft indicates the decision

that prosecution was not warranted was "a finding endorsed by

Assistant Attorney General Stanley Pottinger after a hasty two-day

review of the documents in 1975." (On 3/3/76 Ryan pointed out to

Banoff that in his deposition he had indicated he had been present

when representatives of the Civil Rights Division, including Pottinger,

had reviewed the Cointelpro files and he considered the review had

been thorough, both as relates to general and specific areas. Banoff

responded by saying Pottinger, himself, had been interviewed and

had indicated his review had been "hasty. " It is noted Civil Rights

Division attorneys reviewed the five basic Cointelpros on three

separate days and spent an additional day reviewing more recently

uncovered FBI Cointelpro files.)

Miscellaneous: Typical of distortions appearing in the

SSC draft was the statement "As David Ryan, Chief of the Cointelpro

Unit. . " which indicates an overall responsibility of Ryan for over-

all Cointelpro activity. (Banoff was advised on 3/3/76 that in his

deposition he indicated he had been a Unit Chief responsible for

Cointelpro during the period 1963-67, and his primary involvement

was with the CPUSA effort. Banoff agreed the phrase was a distor-

tion and commented she realized. Ryan had no involvement with the

Black Nationalist or New Left Programs.)

The SSC draft cites Supervisor Thomas J. Deakin as

". . . the only Bureau witness to have reservations about Cointelpro's

constitutionality." Continuing, the report states "Another witness

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gave a more typical response. When asked whether anybody at any

time during the course of the programs discussed their constitution-

ality or legal authority, he replied 'No, we never gave it a thought.'

(Moore deposition)."

Information set forth above is typical of the distorted

character of the SSC report. Ryan specifically recalls when he was

being deposed he was questioned if consideration had been given to

the constitutionality of Cointelpro techniques and he responded affirm-

atively. Ryan not only indicated this was a continuing consideration,

but he cited examples. One example which appears in Ryan's deposi-

tion relates to Cointelpro efforts to expose and preclude clandestine

Communist Party use of meeting halls. Ryan advised former

Assistant to the Director Alan H. Belmont had questioned the consti-

tutional proprieties of such action as possible violations of the First

Amendment rights, and efforts had been made to preclude such

infringements. It would appear the SSC staff selectively and deliber-

ately ignores information available to it furnished by witnesses.

Notionals (fictitious organizations) are briefly alluded to

in the dratt report. Three examples are given. One relates to an

organization whose members are all Bureau informants. The report

one relates to eport

indicates a notional chapter of the W. E. B. DuBois Club was con-

sidered but never effected. A second type organization is described

as one with unsuspecting (non- informant) members, and in this

example the establishment of a Klan organization under the control

of a Bureau informant (the Confederate Knights of the Ku Klux Klan)

is mentioned, indicating the Bureau paid the informant's expenses in

setting up this 250-member group. The third example relates to an

organization which is wholly fictitious for the purpose of disseminating

propaganda. The Committee for Expansion of Socialist Thought in

America (CESTA) is described as such a group. CESTA attacked the

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CPUSA from the Marxist right for two years in approximately 1965-67.

Although the SSC drait is not severely critical of CESTA, it makes

no effort to point out evidence indicating the operations was success-

ful, it being noted this information was available to it.

While at the SSC offices, staff member Walter Ricks fur-

nished the FBI reviewers pages 17-52 of the SSC draft report relating

to FBI/ Internal Revenue Service (IRS) matters, and specifically to

disclosure by IRS of tax information to the FBI. This report indicates

approximately 200 requests were made by the FBI for tax returns

between 1956 and 1974, and 130 of these were for domestic intelli-

gence or "counterintelligence!' purposes. It is indicated the 130

requests primarily related to New Left and black extremist matters.

Although a large portion of this report cites the use of tax informa-

tion for Cointelpro purposes, the reviewers advised Ricks they were

not primarily responsible for reviewing this section of the SSC draft

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The Attorney General

Director, FBI

U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

1 - MI. J.

B.

Adams

2 - MI. J. A. Mintz

(1 - Mr. P. V. Daly)

March 3, 1976

1 - Mr. T. W. Leavitt

2 - Mr. S. F. Phillips

ALE INPORMATION CORAREL

BREIN IS UNCLASSIS T

Reference is made to the SSC letter of Februrry 19,

1976, relating to the testimony of FBI Deputy Associate Director

James B. Adams before the SSC concerning the FBI's investigation

of Martin Luther King, JI., end requesting material pertaining

thereto.

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enclosed for your approval and forwarding to the ss

Is the original of a memorandum responsive to the sse recu

A copy of the memorandum for your records is also enclosed.

Enclosures (2)

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The Attorney General

NOTL:

A copy of referenced SSC request is attached below

the yellow of this letterhead memorandum (LM). In respect

to the current SSC request for a list of itemization, the

following should be noted. J. ⅙. Deegan to Mr. IT. R. Wannall

memorandum 12/18/75, reported the request of ir. Shaheen of

the Department for a list of the reported 25 COINTELPIO-type

activities the FBI engaged in against King. He stated that

the request was channeled to him from the Attorney General

through Philip White of the Criminal Division. We then prepared

such an informal listing and delivered a copy to Shaheen as

noted in the Deegan memorandum and we noted that with little

exception, all the meterial referred to on the list had

previously been given to the SSC, including underlying documents.

In connection with the current SSC request, Mr. Shaheen tas

consulted by Supervisor S. F. Phillips of the SENSTUDY 75 Project

and he agreed that it was unnecessary to prepare any actual

list or itemization but merely refer the SSC to its prior

requests and our responses thereto. This has been done in

the Lit now going forward.

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1 - MI. J. B. Adams

2 - Mr. J. A. Mintz

(1 - My. P. V. Daly)

1 - Mr. T. W. Leavitt

2 - Mr. S. F. Phillips

March 3, 1976

ALL INPORMATTON CARRELS

J, S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE TO DAILA-1-00 BY STAU

ERSIA IS UNCLASSE

STUDY GUVEENMENTAL OFERATIONS WITH

RESPECT TO INTELLICENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

Reference is made to SSC letter dated February 19,

1976, which indicated that on November 19, 1975, FBI Deputy

Associate Director James B. Adams testified before the Committee

that there hed been "25 incidents of FBI harassment with respect

to Martin Luther King. Jr." The SSC requested an itemization

of the incidents to which MI. Adams was referring. The request

also noted the assumption of the SSC that all underlying

materiels pertaining to each of the incidents had been previously

supplied to the Committee and that in the event this ves not

the case, the SSC desired copies of such uterials.

In connection with MI. Adams' testimony it is noted

that at one point he was questioned by SSC Chairman Frank Church

about Ill efforts to discredit King. In answering a specific

question as to the efforts of the FBI to prevent King from

having an audience with the rope, Adams stated, "There were

approximately 25 incidents, I believe, of actions taken in this

regard.

I think Mr. Schwarz has those avallable, that I would

lump basically all of them into the same situation • . .."

At the time of Mr. Adams' testimony, his reference

Assoc. Dir..

to "approximately 25 incidents" was not based on any list of

Dep ADAiitenization'' of such ineidents which the FBI mey have compiled.

DID '''Kether, he was referring in approximate numbers and general

Admins, teras to the number of incidents whereby the FBI had taken

Ext. Affairs actlons concerning King which could be described as "discrediting""

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SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

King, and concerning which the SSC had previously been furnished

considerable documentation.

We are therefore now referring

the SSC to the following specific SSC requests and FBI replies

thereto which contain the information available in FBI files,

Including underlying documents, concerning these incidents:

SSC request dated August 20, 1975, Pert VII, Item 16c,

was responded to by fBI memorandum dated September 18, 1975.

This concerned the anonymous mailing of a tape and letter to:

Ring and it should be noted that this alleged incident hes never

been esteblished from the official files of the FBI

as an

official FBI action or with officlal FBI approval.

SSC request dated. September 29, 1975, Item 19, was

responded to by FBI memorandum dated October 16, 1975. This

concerned an FBI plan to encourage the replacement of King

as a leader in the civil rights movement with another black

Individual.

SSC request dated July 8, 1975, Items la and D. was

responded to by FBI memorandum dated September 22, 1975.

This request concerned materiels relsting to FBI contacts and

dissemination of information about King outside the Executive

Branch of the Government.

SSO request dated October 15, 1975,

was responded

to by FBI memorandum dated November 6, 1975.

Furnished to

the SSC were documents which specifically used the terminology

"discredit"' or "neutralize" in reference to King.

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OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20530

FER ?. ^ 1976

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Legal Counsel Division

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Mile FRoM:

Michael E. Shaheen,

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Special Counsel for Intelligence

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SUBJECT:

Senate Select Committee Request Dated February 19, 1976

Attached is a letter from the Senate Select

Committee dated February 19, 1976.

Please arrange

for an appropriate response.

• .

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FRANK SITUNCH, IDAHO, CHAIRMAN

JOFA G. TOWER, TEXAS, VICE CHAIRMA!

PHILIP'A. HART, MICH.

HOWARD H. BAKER,

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FALTER F. MONDALE, MINN.

BARRY GOLOWATER,

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WALTER D. HUDOLESTON, KY.

CHARLES MC C. MATHIAS, JR., MD.

ROBERT MORGAN, N.C.

* RICHARIAS, SCHWEIKER, PA.

GARY HART, COLO.

WILLIAM G. MILLER, STAFF DIRIOTOR

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

• CURTIS R. SMOTHERS, MINORITY COUNSEL

United Sintes Senate.

SELECT COMMITTEE TO

STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH

RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510

February 19, 1976

Michael E. Shaheen, JI., Esq.

Special Counsel for Intelligence Coordination

Office of Deputy Attorney General

U. S. Department of Justice

Washington, D.C. 20530

Dear Mike:

On November 19, 1975, Deputy Associate Director

James Adams testified before the Committee that there

havebeen 25 incidents of FBI harrassment with respect

to Martin Luther King, Jr. I would appreciate your

providing us with an itemization of the incidents to which

Mr. Adams was referring.

I assume that all underlying materials pertaining to

each of these incidents have been previously supplied to

the Committee.

However, in the event that that is not

the case, I would appreciate your forwarding copies of such

materials as soon as possible.

Your cooperation is appreciated.

Sincerely,

/John T. Elliff

Director

Domestic Intelligence Task Force

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RE: INTERVIEW OF FBI SPEGIAL AGENE (SA)

FRANCIS I, LEONARD BY AN SSE STAFF

MEMBER

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SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF SPECIAL AGENT FRANCIS T. LEONARD BY SSC STAFF

MEMBER MICHAEL EPSTEIN

on Friday, february 21, 1916, at approximately 10:30

A. M., Special Agent Francis

T. Leonard, who is currently

assigned to the Boston Division, met with SSC Staff Member

Michael Epstein in a room on the sixth floor of the Old Senate

Office Building, Washington, D. C.

Special Agent Leonard was not provided with a warning

as to his rights nor was he placed under oath at the outset of

the interview.

The only two occupants of the room at the outset of

this interview were Leonard and Epstein. Epstein ascertained

from Leonard that he had entered on duty as a Special Agent

with the FBI

on August 6, 1951, and had been assigned to the

New York Office from April 1955 to May 1967. Leonard stated

that during the period from 1955 through approximately 1964,

his work entailed investigations regarding the internal security

of the United States..

he was the case Agent of the Stanley David Levison investigation

during the late 1950s and early 1960s although he could not be

sure of the exact years because of the extensive period of time

that has elapsed since he was involved n that investigation.

Epstein queried Leonard as to his recollection of now he became

the case Agent in the Levison case, and Leonard replied that to

the best of his recollection the Levison case was reopened and

assigned to him based on new information that Levison was a

secret member of the Communist Party of the United States (CPUSA).

This document contains neither

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SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF SPECIAL AGENT FRANCIS T. LEONARD BY SSC STAFE

MEMBER MICHAEL EPSTEIN

At this point Epstein stated wasn't it in fact Levison's

issociation with Martin Luther King, Jr..

that led to the

reopening of the case and Leonard redlied that he was dositive

hat was not the reason for the reopening of the case dut

rather information regarding Levison's activities with the

CPUSA. Epstein inquired as to specifically what these

activities of Levison's were and Leonard refused to reveal

them because he felt that by so doing, he may jeopardize the

security of a

highly reliable source of the Bureau that had

furnished the information regarding Levison. Leonard further

explained that he felt this would be in violation of the agree-

no Felt the sould be

ment between the Bureau and the Committee if he should reveal

this information.

Epstein then showed Special Agent Leonard a memorandum

bearing his name to the SAC, New York, dated August 22, 1962:

entitled

Stanley

• David Levison and asked Leonard if he recalled

the memo. Special Agent Leonard stated that he did not recall

the memo but that undoubtedly it was

his memo and appeared to

be a

characterization of Stanley David Levison. Epstein then

inquired as to what the procedure was for formulating such a

characterization and it was explained to him by Special Agent

Leonard to the best of his knowledge.

At this point Epstein

stated that he would prefer to continue the interview with the

presence of a court stenographer and asked if Special Agent

Leonard had any objection to that. Special Agent Leonard

replied that he had no objection to a court stenographer being

At this point the interview was terminated at approxi-

mately 11:05 A. M.

The interview was resumed at 11:25 A. M. in the same

room with the court stenographer present and all the informa-

tion discussed in the first interview was repeated for the

benefit of the court stenographer up to and including the dis-

cussion regarding the characterization of Stanley David Levison

August 22, 1962. At that point in the second interview,

a report on Martin Luther King, Jr., written

by Special Agent John Elliott of the New York Office.

Epstein

asked Leonard if he knew Elliott and he replied that he did. : He

did not make the report available to Leonard but Epstein then

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SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

INTERVIEW OF SPECIAL AGENT FRANCIS T. LEONARD BY SSC STAFF

MEMBER MICHAEL EPSTEIN

asked Leonard if he was aware of any relationship between

Stanley David Levison and Martin Luther King prior to Leonard

being assigned the case Agent of the Levison

investigation.

Leonard replied that he was not. At this point Epstein

referred to page 17 of Elliott's report and gave the follow-

ing four dates:

December 26, 1956; September 24, 1958;

January 18, 1959; and May 6, 1960; on which it was reported

by sources of the FBI that there was a relationship between .

Stanley David Levison and Martin Luther King, Jr.

At this point Epstein produced another memorandum

written by Special Agent Leonard to the SAC, New York, dated

July 26, 1963, which was another characterization of Stanley

David Levison

stating that he was a secret member of the CPUSA.

Epstein asked Leonard if

he recalled writing such a memorandum

and he replied that although he did not recall it, obviously

it was a memorandum

written by hima that time.

Again Epstein

and Leonard discussed the administrative procedure that would

be used by the New York Office to make up a characterization

card regarding an individual.

During this portion of

the con-

versation, Epstein asked Leonard if he knew the identity of

the Agent who handled the highly reliable source that was

used to characterize Stanley David Levison.

Leonard stated

that he did know the identity of the Agent but refused to

disclose it because by so doing it could lead to the identifica-

tion of this highly reliable source of information.

reliable

At this

point Epstein asked Leonard what he meant when he said Levison

was a secret member of the Communist Party and Leonard pointed

out to Epstein that it was not Leonard but the source of this

information who described Levison as

a secret member of the

Communist Party and that Leonard was merely repeating that for

the purpose of making a characterization of Levison.

Epstein

then asked Leonard, what his definition was of a secret member

of the CP and Leonard said he could only give his own definition

because he was not aware of the criteria that Bureau headquarters

or the New York Office would have for such a definition. Epstein

stated that he desired Leonard to give his own definition which

he furnished as follows:

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MEMBER MICHAEL EPSTEIN

1. An individual that would not openly take

part in any CPUSA function such as a national

convention or state or district convention.

2. An individual who would not be carried on any

membership list.

3.. Not to be a card carrying member of the CP.

4. Not to be publicly associated with any known

members of the CP, socially or otherwise.

Leonard further stated that a secret member would be an

individual who adhered to and supported the principle of the

CPUSA, that is, to overthrow the United States Government by

force and violence and that a secret member would make a

contribution to the CPuSA in order that they could accomplish

that goal whether it be financial or otherwise.

Epstein then asked if the FBI made any effort to

establish Stanley David Levison's connection

with the CPUSA

other than that which was furnished by the highly reliable

source referred to earlier in this memorandum.

Leonard stated

that there was a constant effort made by physical surveillances

and contact with other sources of information to determine a

relationship between Stanley Levison and other CP members.

Epstein asked if Leonard participated in any physical surveillances

of Stanley Levison and Leonard stated that he did recall taking

conara stated

part in such physical surveillances but could not recall the

results of these surveillances.

Epstein and Leonard then discussed memoranda regard-

ing technical

surveillances of Stanley David Levison in very

general terms. Epstein

asked if Leonard could recall

any

evidence of stanley Levison influencing the civil rights movement

at the direction of the CPUSA

and Special Agent Leonard answered

that he could not.

The interview was terminated with two last questions,

one regarding the fact that if Special Agent Leonard had

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INTERVIEW OF SPECIAL AGENT FRANCIS T. LEONARD BY SSC STAFF

MEMBER MICHAEL EPSTEIN

knowledge that microphones were installed at one time or another

in the hotel rooms of Martin Luther King and Leonard answered

that he had

recollection of general information to that effect

and, secondly, did Special Agent Leonard know William Sullivan

(presumably former Assistant Director William Sullivan) and

Special Agent Leonard replied his only personal relationship

with Sullivan was when Sullivan lectured to Leonard's training

1951.

The interview was terminated at approximately 1:35 P. M.

on

February 27, 1976.

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 dis-

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Leadership Conference and Stanley David Levison.

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• Indicate classification of the abstract top and bottom.

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

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

information.

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

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

copy of the original abstract, with the change indicated.

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

substance of information and

showing relationship to Intelligence Comnunity

matters if appropriate. Any feedback or evidence of investigatory interests

should be noted. Commitments made to supply additional information should be

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

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

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

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

Additional

pages may be attached if necessary.

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Director Sec'y

30

The honorable Harold R. Tyler

Deputy Attorney General

Department of Justice

Dear Judge Tyler:

senate Selec

In your letter of February 10, 1976, you indicated that the

Department and the FBI are prepared to cooperate with us in respond-

ing to the request of the Government Information

and Individual

Rights Subcommittee of the House Committee on Government Operations,

provided existing guidelines and agreements established between the

we review and describe all lists and indices of individuals maintained

by the FBI for investigative purposes.

We have discussed with the Subcommittee staff your proposal and

the guidelines under which we reviewed and reported on the FBI's

domestic intelligence operations. The Subcommittee starf believes

the proposed arrangement and existing guidelines are generally

satisfactory.

It is our intention in this review, as well as in future reviews

of FBi programs and activities, to observe the general rules governing

the handling and disclosure of information which we established with

the FBI pursuant to the domestic intelligence review.' In this regard,

we will take all necessary precautions to protect any documents pro-

vided to us and will honor any security classifications applied to

those documents. All information will be treated in the greatest

confidence and in accordance with FBI security standards to prevent

even inadvertent release of sensitive information. As we did with

our report on the FBI's

domestic intelligence operations, issued

February 24, 1976, we will give the FBI the opportunity to review

the draft report on the resu to 2-0uF 6343e e3/ ether

7.t16

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MAR 12 2 41 PM 1976

F:...

MAR 10 A 58 PH'TE

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DIVISION

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it contains any sensitive information which the FBI believes might

compromise its operations.. Also, if during our review we receive

any requests for specific Department and/or FBI documents or files,

we will refer the requestor to the Department or FBI.

We are prepared to abide by the above ground rules; however, as

stated in my letter of December 30, 1975, to you, we must have access

to all persons and all records and documentation necessary to conduct

our review and answer the Subcommittee's request,

We do not presently

foresee the need for investigative files to complete our review.

We

cannot preclude that possibility, however, and would have to insist

on access to such files if the need arises.

Although any guidelines and agreements established between GAO

and. the Department pursuant to our review of FBI activities would be

honored regardless of which GAO auditors are involved, the review for

the Subcommittee will be conducted by the same staff that conducted

the domestic intelligence review. Since the Subcommittee requested

our review in November 1975, the

staff would like to begin work at

FBI Headquarters as soon as possible in order to expedite our response.

We will coordinate with FBI officials in this regard.

We appreciate your cooperation in this matter.

Sincerely yours,

Lites home

cc: The Honorable Clarence M. Kelley

Director, Federal Bureau of

Investigation

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FROM

SUBJECT:

OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10

-0LU=10

MAY 1982 EDITION

GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27

UNITED STATES GO

VERNMENT

Memorandum

Mr. Mopermott

W.

BaileyWfB

ENSTUDY.

DATE:

3/18/76

AMORIG

AII INTFORMATION COXIAIUO.

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

Assoc. Dir. -

Dep. AD Adm. _

Dep. AD Inv. -

Asst. Dir.:

Admin..

Comp. Syst. -

Ext. Affairs

Files & Com. -

Gen. Inv..

Ident.

Inspection

Intell. -

Laboratory

Plon. & Eval. -

Spec. Inv. -

Training -

Legal Coun..

Telephone Rm. -

Director Sec'y -

Reference memorandum captioned as above dated

March 10, 1976, concerning July 18, 1943 Attorney General

Memorandum ordering destruction of the Custodial Detention

List, and August 14, 1943 Bureau letter to all SACs instituting/d 1

theySecurity Index.

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this memorandum is to report results,

of efforts conducted to date by Records Management Division

to locate certain materials related to captioned matter, as on

requested in rememo.

DETAILS:

EX-115

Referenced memorandum recommended that Files and

62163451508

Communications Division (now Records Management Division)

continue efforts to locate additional documentation pertaining

to formulation of Security Index and leading to promulgation

of Bureau letter to all

SACs dated August 14. 1943, containing

instructions relating thereto.

7 MAR 25 1976

Io date the Service Unit of the Records Manageme

Division has conducted extensive and exhaustive research in this

effort. Based upon the information set out in rememo all logical

avenues of research have been pursued, and it is believed that

all pertinent documents extant have been furnished to appro-

priate personnel of the Intelligence Division.

RECOMMENDATION:

None. For information.

GWM: cag

(4)

1 - Division 5

Attention: T. J. McNiff

84 MAR 3 0 1976

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OrTIONS PORN NO. 10

01d= 104

MAY IRAL EDITION

GOA GEN. REG, NO. 27

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TOP

SECRET

•I - Mr. J. B. Adams

— Mr. T.

W. Leavitt

1 ~ Mr. E. C. Peterson

ASSOE, Dire are on

Dep. AD Adm. -

Dop. AD Ins. -

Asst. Dir.:

TO

ME.

T.

PROM

:

I a Petari

SUBJECT:

SOLO

INTERNAL, SECURITY - RUSSIA

DATE:

Comp. Syst. I

Ext. Affairs..

• 3/16/76

Files & Com..

Gor, Ins. -

Ident.-

1 - Mr. M. J. Steinbeck

Iris poction

Wishin:

Lahoratory

Plan. & Eval.

Spec. Inv.

DECLASSIFIED BYS?

Training -

Legal Coun.

0N 1-8-00

Telephone Km.

PURPOSE:

fibit ode camera, on a to coo

SYNOPSIS :

SSC Hearings, that have been published and released

to the news media, contain references regarding CPUSA funding

from the Soviet Union. The CPUSA funding is channelized

through SOLO operation and our Chicago Office feels this could

terminate the SOLO operation. We believe excisions of docunents

furnished to SSC were made properly and some examples of

previous disclosures are listed herein. A conference is

scheduled for 3/17/76 at FBIHQ to analyze extent of damage,

value of this operation, and future action.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

None.

For information you will be kept advised of, +

pertinent details.

EX 116

100-428091

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Assoc. Dir..

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Gen. Iny..

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TOP

ECRET

Memorandum to Mr. T. W.

• Leavitt

Re:

S010

100-428091

We believe the excisions were made properly as the

reasons for excisions do not pinpoint the SOLO operation and

the information is described as coming from several sources..

Previous references to SOLO data have been made

public and this operation has continued for over 24 years.

Some examples of prior disclosures are: (1) Newspaper article

by Victor Riesel on 4/14/64 which published the agenda for a

highly secret CPUSA meeting which was reported on by CG 5824;

(2) Another article by Riesel on 5/14/64 which comments on

"Moscow Gold," the Soviet funding of the CPUSA; (3) The

printed report of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of

Representatives, considering the impeachment of former:

President Nixon which was made available to the public in

mid-1974 contains on Page 408, Book VII, Part I, a phrase

from the Huston report that the CPUSA receives most of its

finances from the Soviet Union; (4) John Barron's 1974 book

"KGB" identified NY 694's Soviet contact as V. A. Chuchukin

as

a KGB officer and described him

as a di information officer;

and (5) The 12/1/75 issue of "Time Magazine" reports the basis

for FBI investigation of Martin Luther King was information

received in 1963 from two high-level

CPUSA officials regarding

communist party penetration of King's organization. As a result

of the publication of the "KGB" book, the Soviets suspended the

SOLO operation for six months.

A conference has been scheduled to be held 3/17/76

with representatives

attendance at FBTHQ.. Of Chicago and new York Offices in

We will discuss the extent of damage to

this operation based upon the current release of information

in the SSC Hearings, the value of the SOLO operation, and future-

course of action.

TOP

SECRET

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Memorandum to Mr. I. W. Leavitt

Re: S010

I00-42809I

DETAILS:

SOLo is our code word covering a sensitive

network of highest-level. informants operating against the

communist Party, USA (CPUSA) , the Soviet Union, and other

communist parties of the world. SOLO informants handle the

liaison between CPUSA and

USSR, ircluding the transfer of

money to the CPUSA.

The printed report entitled "Hearings Before the

Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect

to Intelligence Activities of the United States Senate, 94th

Congress, Volume 6, Federal Bureau of Investigation, " contains

certain information concerning the Communist Party, USA (CPUSA)

beginning on page 822 which was reproduced from FBI documents.

Printed as reasons for excisions is the phrase that the

docunent was excised as it could identify sensitive sources

providing information concerning CPUSA funding and travel

abroad by CPUSA functionaries. Volume 2 of the above report

contains a statement that most of the CPUSA finances are from

the Soviet Union.

The above. information has been furnished

Chicago and New York Offices and Chicago teletype 3/12/76

expressed conc in about the above information which could

terminate

this operation.

Copies of the SSC Hearings were released by SSC

Staff to the news media on 3/8/76; however, the general public

will not be able to purchase copies until about 4/15/76.

By way of background, Bureau letter 7/1/75 transmitted

to the Attorney General for his approval and for forwarding

to the SSC a document (Bureau letter 1/19/61 to the

Honorable Robert F. Kennedy) which contained a summary memoran-

dum setting forth the overall activities of the CPUSA.

This

memorandum was excised at FBIHQ and the reason for excisions

vandinge" as stated above, 'e information concerned CPUsA

By letter 11/14/75 to the Attorney General, Bureau

noted additional excisions which could be made to above

document which would result in its declassification from "Top

Secret;" thus authorizing the SSC to make it available for

public hearings.

TO!

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SUBJECT:

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MAY 1962 EDITION

5010-106

GSA GEN. REG. NO, 27

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

SE

RET

Mr. I. W. Leavitt Tulk

DATE:

1

~ Mr.

B. Adams

2

= Mr.

7: B: Mintz

(1 - Mr. P. V. Daly)

1 - Mr. T. W. Leavitt

3/17/76

Assoc. Dir..

DeR. AD Adm. -

Dep. AD Inv. -

Asst. Dir.:

Admin,

Comp. Syst. -

Ext. Affairs

Files & Com. -

Gen. Inv. -

Ident.

F. J.

Cassidy

SENSTUDY 75

1

. - Vir.

F. J. Cassidy

1

Intell.

. - Mr.

R. L Shackelford -

1 - Mr. S.

F. Phillips

Legol Coon.

1 - Mr. D. K. Pettus

Plan. & Eval. -

Spec. Inv. -

Training

DECLASSIFIED BY SP 2 ALRAL ZIE

Telephone Rm.

Director Sec'y

11-3-00

PURPOSE:

To advise of proposal by the Senate Select Committee (SSC)

to delete a phrase currently in the SSC draft report which is classified

and insert an unclassified broad generalization of several investigative

techniques which would be published in the final SSC report.

SYNOPSIS:

An SSC staff member was advised on 3/16/76 that a pro.

posal to change the wording of an item in the SSC draft report on

Counterintelligence Programs (Cointelpros) so that it might be

declassified is unacceptable. A start member then proposed to

delete the classified item and insert an unclassified sentence which

summarizes several investigative techniques. There is no apparent.

basis for classification of the new proposal. The revision, if

approved, will be confirmed in writing by the SSC to this Bureau.

CURRENT BUREAU POLICY:

REC-115.

Not applicable.

62-154

5-1507

UNRECORDED CURX FILED IN

7 MAR 23

62-116395

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SEORET

Memorandum to Mr. T. W. Leavitt

Re: Senstudy 75

62-116395

RECOMMENDATION:

That the SSC staff be telephonically advised that deletion

of a classified item in the SSC draft report and substitution of an

unclassified sentence setting forth a broad generalization of investi-

gative techniques would be acceptable:

RV

APPROVED:

Assoc. Dir.

Dep. AD Adi

Asst. Dir.:

Admin.

Comp. Syst.

Ext. Afrairs.

Cas. hiv.

Inspection

Inteil. TwL/HEM

Laboratory...,

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Pian. & Eval

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SECRET

Memorandum to Mr. T. W. Leavitt

Re: Senstudy 75

62÷116395

DETAILS:

A review of the SSC draft report on FBI Cointelpros on

3/2-3/76 by Intelligence Division supervisors determined that one

item which was unclassified should be classified "Secret." The

item, which appeared on page 78, paragraph 1, lines 6-8, read as

follows: "... to having the FBI Lab forge an informant*s report

in the target's handwriting, thus making it extremely difficult for

him to deny the accusation. **** SSC staff member Barbara Banoff

advised on 3/15/76 that the staff, after a review of this item, pro-

posed that "forge" be changed to "fake." She was telephonically

advised on 3/16/76 that the change was not acceptable to the Bureau.

She then proposed that the following unclassified sentence be inserted:

"The method of pointing the fingers range from having an authentic

informant start a rumor about the target member, to anonymous

letters or phone calls, to faked informant reports." Banoff then

advised this sentence would be substituted for the previous phrase

referring to the FBI Laboratory forging an informant*s report in the

target's handwriting.

The change now proposed by the SSC would seem to offer

no justification whatsoever for classification, and would appear to be

in such general terms that there is no danger that it would compro

mise any of our sensitive intelligence sources and/or techniques.

If the proposed change is approved, the SSC will confirm it in writing

to this Bureau.

SEPAR

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FROM

:

SUBJECT:

OPTIONAL FIRM NO, 10

MAY 1962 EUITION

GSA FPAIR (A1 CFR 101-11.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

Mr

• B. Adams

DATE: 3/9/76

Assoc. Dir. —

Dep. AD Adm. -

Dap. AD Inv. -

Asst. Dir.:

Admin..

Comp. Syst. _

Ext. Affairs -

Files & Com. _

Legal Counsel

#MORIG

ALL INTORMATIOR CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIM

DATE 11/3/00 BYSEZALME

SENSTUDY 75

Spec. Inv..

Training -

Telephone Rm. -

....

Director Sec'y -

By letter dated 2/17/76 from F. A. 0. Schwarz,

Counsel for captioned Committee, addressed to Michael E.

Shaheen, Jr., Counsel, Office of Professional Responsibility,

U. S. Department of Justice, procedures were set forth for

our review of draft reports relating to FBI activities. The

procedures allowed for our review for the purpose of determining

whether there were any "classifications (or other such problems,

e.g., the identity of informers) which may be inadvertently raised"

in the Committee's reports.

The procedures were that these re-

ports would be reviewed in Committee space.

Subsequently, on 3/8/76, Mitchell Rogovin of CIA advised

that William Miller, Staff Director of captioned Committee, had

agreed to a procedure whereby the reports would be reviewed in

the interested agency's space with the author of the report being.

Subsequent to the receipt of this information from

(Rogovin, John I. Elliff, Domestic Task Force Director of captioned

Committee, was advised by SA Paul V. Daly of this Division that

consistent with Miller's agreement the FBI in the future would

review the reports affecting the Bureau in Bureau space. Elliff

who apparently was unaware of this agreement said he saw no

problem with this procedure.

RECOMMENDATION:

REC-115.

62-1-2957506

For information.

MAR 23 1976

pr.)

Kl

Intell. Dir previously advised.

1 - Mr. Mintz

1 - Mr. Leavitt

1 - Mr.

Phillips

I - Mr. Daly

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J. B. Adams*

1 - Mr.

T. J. Jenkins

2 - Mr. J. A. Mintz

(1 - Mr. P. V. Daly)

1 - Mr. H. N. Bassett

The Attorney General

March 2, 1976

1 - Mr. F. C. Fehl

Director, FBI

1 - MT.

R. J. Gallagher

1 - Mr. E. W. Walsh

1 - Mr. T. W. Leavitt

U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

2 - Mr. S. F. Phillips

AIL INTORLATTON CORTAIRES AM DRIG

FOREIL IS UEICHASSIRLS

DATE 113/60 BY SP 2 ALM STE

Reference is made to letter from SSC Chairman

Frank Church to you dated December I1, 1975, which discussed

matters relating to FBI practices which might be considered

to be or have the appearance of being improper, as well as

sensitive FBI practices.

The SSC requested certain documents

relating to this matter.

Special Counsel for Intelligence Coordination of the

On February 23, 1976, Ir. Michael E. Shaheen, Ja"y

Department, furnished to this Bureau a set of documents, :

nost of which originated with this Bureau.

On February 24,

1976, Messrs. William O. Cregar, Paul V. Daly and Seymor I.

Phillips of this Bureau met with Mr. Jack W. Fuller, Special

Assistant to you, and Mr. Shaheen.

The rollowing general-

understandings were reached as to the manner in which the

necessary reply to the SSC would be made and as to the

documentation

which would be furnished to the ssf

REC-115.

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to be the same as for

requests for FBI materials. That is, a memorandun vould be

prepared by the FBI, with accompanying supportive documents,

which would be furnished to the SSC after approval by the

Assoc. Dir. -

Department. As many of the documents to be furnished the

Dep. AD Adm. -SSC contain the names of present and former FBI personnel

Asst. Dir.:

against whom allegations of misconduct have been made, it

Admin.

Comp. Systo -

was agreed that such names would be excised due to privacy

Ext. Affairs

Files & Com. -

considerations.

Ident. -

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The Attorney General

Finally, It was pointed out at the February 24,

19/6, meeting that numerous documents concerned the most.

sensitive of matters, many classified "Top Secret." Consid-

eration has been given to furnishing exeised versions of

these documents to the SSC but it is epparent that such

excisions, as would be necessazy, would render the documents

virtually useless. It was also noted that some of the

natters discussed in the sensitive documents had already

been made known to the SSC through personal briefings by FBI

personnel and submission to the SSC of other documents.

Examples are matters rolating to surreptitious entries and

incommunicado Interviers. It was, therefore, agreed that,

in lieu of furniahing to the SSC the sensitive documents,

the memorandum to be furnished the SSC would summarize and

explain the situation in a manner which would satisfy the

SSC's request..

Enclosed for your approval and forwarding to the

SSC is the original of a memorandun in response to lis

December 11, 1975, request.

Also being furnished to you,

for your records, is a copy of the menorandum along wich a

set of the documents which are being furnished to the SSC.

Other than those senaitive documents which are

being summarized in the enclosed memorandum, the SSC is being

furnished the documents forvarded to the Bureau by the

Department for our consideration relating to the referenced

SSt request.

Enclosures (2)

1 - The Deputy Attorney General

Attention: Michael E. Shaheen, JI.

Special Counsel for

NOTE :

Intelligence Coordination

Attached below the yellow of the enclosed memorandum

is a copy of the SSC request of 12/11/75 which, it should be

noted, the Bureau was unaware of until 2/23/76.

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SE

SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELZIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

(1) Investigative report dated May 23, 1975,

at New York CIty.

(2) Two FD-302's, both dated May 5, 1975, which

are Ineluded in the above report.

June 4, 1973. TBI letter to the Attorney General dated

The following concerns the "sensitive practices"

aspect of the SSC request. All but two of the documents

are classified "Top Secret," one "Secret" and one "Confidenttal."

Some of the natters discussed in these highly sensitive

documents have already been made known to the SSC through

personal briefings by FBI personnel and submiasion to the

SSC of other documents.

Examples are matters relating to

surreptitious entries and incommunicado interviewe.

The documents in the "sensitive practices" area

for the most part deal with sensitive sources and methods

and, in most instances, are in the realm of pecullarly

sensitive foreign inteltigence operations.

ALso, the

release of a substantial portion of these documents could

have an adverse effect on the foreign relations of our

country.. These matters thus fall within the purview of

agreement between Senator Church and the Attorney General

In July, 1975, which set forth guidelines for the delivery

of documents to the SSC (3(s) of the agreement).

within the serbiave al a teals on tide rado broadcaste

either originating

in a hostile foreign country and directed

to the United States, or concernsagents of a hostile foreign

country illleltly In contact with foreign officials in the

United States. Other techniques falling within this area

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SENATE SELECT COMMITIEE ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

concern the ability to follow hostile foreign officials

while in a travel status in a manner that is undetectable

to the offictal; concern a capability, within legal neans,

to detect when instruments of tax or terrorism are clandes.

tinely introduced into the United States in vlolation of

existing statutes; and concern an ability to exploit the

computerization of telephone numbers of known and suspected

terrorists residing in the United States in an effort to

determine 1f there is a coordinated and systematic liaison

between these terrorists.

1 - The Attorney General

NOTE :

A set of the materials being delivered to the SSC

is being retained with the Senstudy 75 Project.

The material

and cover IHM will be delivered to the SSC by the Legal Counsel

Division after Department approval.

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1 - Mr. F. C. Fehl

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1 - Mr. R. J. Gallagher

1 - Mr. E. W. Walsh

U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITIEE TO

1 - Mr. T. W. Leavitt

STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPCRATIONS WITH

2 - Mr. S.F. Phillips

RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

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Reference is made to the letter dated December 11,

1975, From SSC Chairman Frank Church to the Attorney

General, which discussed matters relating to FBI practices

which might be considered to be or have the appearance of

being improper, as well as sensitive FBI practices.

The

SSC requested certain documents relating to this matter.

Being delivered with this memorandum are a

number of documents, nostly of FBI origin, which are believed

responsive to the SSC request. Inasmuch as a mumber of

these documents deal with allegations of misconduct on the

part of present and former FBI personnel, the names of

these personnel have been excised for privacy reasons.

The following should be noted concerning the

Caputo matter about which the SSC is being furnished several

documents under the title "John Caputo." Additional

documents concerning this matter exist in the Department of

Justice files but, because they have been previously

furnished to the SSC, duplicate dissemination is not now

being made. FBI memorandum dated January 26, 1976, Facili-

Assoc. Dir. -

tated the delivery of the Caputo documents under a subheading p

Dep. AD Adm. _ "Allegation Number Four." For the assistance of the SSC,

Ds, Dirin. - the specific documents previously furnished are as follows:

Admin..

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JAMO, CHAIRMAN

EXAS, VILE CHAIRMAN

SUWARD 11. DAXE. P.J

TENH.

BAYRY COLDH'ATER.

CHAALES MCC. MATHIAS, JP..HD.

RICHARD S. SCHWEIKER, PA.

AM G, WILLEM, STAFF DIRECTOR

CK A. O. ECHWARI, JA., CHIEF COUNSEL

•TIS M. SMOTHERS, MINORITY COUNSEL

United States Senate

SELECT COMMITTEE TO

STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH

.... RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

(PURSUANT TO 5, RES. 11, PATH CONGRESS)

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510

CATION CONTANED

WAIT IS UNOLASBIKIND

SYSh2ALMHE

December 11, 1975

The Honorable Edward H. Levi

Attorney General

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1 ÷ 1075

•U. S, Department of Justice

Washington, D.. C. 20530

Dear Mr. Attorney General:

Your statement to the Cormittee on December 11, 1975 indicated

that on February 26, 1975 you instructed FBI Directör Kelley to report

to you "any requests made of the Bureau or practices within the Bureau,

which he deems improper or which present the appearance of impropriety."

You stated further that on February 28, 1975 Director Kelley ordered

FBI personnel to report such requests or practices to him. According

to your written statement, you reaffirmed your february directive in

; July 1975 and made an additional request "for a report of all sensitive

investigative practices."

You indicated that the Director promotly complied with your

directives and "has regularly provided information on conduct by Bureau

agents and programs underway within the Bureau that could raise questions."

In your response to questions from members of the Committee you

testified that the information reported by Director Kelley in response

to your directives dealt with FBI activities and programs outside the

COINTELPRO.

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18s

The Comittee requests that you provide it with all documents,

including but not linited to Director Kelley's nemoranda and the attach-

ments thereto, which you have received from the FBI in response to your

directives of February 26 and of July 1975. The Committee will, of

course, treat these documents in the same manner in which other sensitive

material has been handled.

OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE AFFARS

I look forward to your response to this request..

ATTY. GENERAL

Many thanks for your informative and thoughtful restlEba tEleF JuSTicE

DEC 17.3/5

DEC 15 1975

Sincerely,

70.R.O.M.

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Chairman

ATTY. GENERAL

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Addressee:

SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

• Memo

• Report dated

3/2/76

Caption of Document:

U.S. Senate Select Committee

(SSC) • (SSC Letter 12/11/75)

FBI

Originating Office

Delivered by:

Received by:

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Return this receipt to the Intelligence Division, FBI

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TO:

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ATTN: Central Index

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FROM:

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for documents; give name or identification number of briefer,

interviewee,

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Materlal regarding FBI practices which might be considered

to be or have the appearance of being improper, as well as

sensitive FBI practices.

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• Type or print clearly in ink.

• Indicate classification of the abstract top and bottom.

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

"FROM" entry should clearly identify the organization providing the

information.

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

SSC "is later sent to

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

a

copy of the original abstract, with the change indicated.

SPECIFIC ITEM NO. 8. SUMMARY

enter brief narrative statement describing

substance of information and showing relationship to Intelligence Community

matters if appropriate. Any feedback or evidence of investigatory interests

should be noted.

Commitments made to supply additional information should be

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

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

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

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

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OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20530

MAR 1 8 1976

FROM:

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SUBJECT:

-John

A.

Assistant Director

Legal Counsel

Division

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Steven Blackhurst

Assistant Special Counsel for

Intelligence Coordination

SSC Letter Dated March 16, 1976

Attached is a letter from the SSC dated

March 16,

clarifying and supplementing

its request dated February 4, 1976.

Please

arrange for appropriate responses.

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FRANK CHURCH, IDAHO, CHAIRMAN

JOHN G. TOWER, TEXAS, VICE CHAIRN

*HILIP A. HART, MICH

VALTER F. MONDALE, MINN.

HOWARD H. BAKERport., TENN.

BARRY GOLDWATER, ARIZ.

WALTER DAHUDDLESTON, KY.

CHARLES MCC. MATHIAS, JR., MD.

ROBERT MOPGAN, N.C.

RICHARD S. SCHWEIKER, PA.

GARY HART, COLO.

WILLIAM G. MILLER, STAFF DIRECTOR

FREDERICK A. O. SCHWARZ, JR, CHIEF COUNSEL

CURTIS R. SMOTHERS, MINORITY COUNSEL

@Inited States Senate

SELECT COMMITTEE TO

STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH

RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510

March 16, 1976

Michael E. Shaheen, JI., Esq.

Special Counsel for Intelligence Coordination

Office of the Deputy Attorney General

U. S. Department of Justice

Washington, D. C. 20530

ALL FEI INTORISAVIOI CONININTO

Dear Mike:

5B/00432 2Am/HE

Pursuant to my conversation today with Mr. Steve

Blackhurst.of your office, I wish to clarify and amplify

my request

of February 4, 1976, Part II.

The Select Committee requests that the FBI pro-

vide any materials pertaining.to

the electronic surveil-

lance of White House staff officials under the

tion of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944 and 1945,

specifically including the residence telephones of

Mx. Harry Hopkins and Mr. Thomas Corcoran.

In addition,

the Select Committee requests materials pertaining to the

authorization and purpose of the electronic surveillances

from 1945 to 1948 represented by the material appearing

in the "official and confidential" files of Director Hoover.

Please expedite this matter as it is necessary

for inclusion in our report.

Sincerely,

00

I THOU 1211E

MAR I'7

RECAVED

1976

- John T. Elliff, Director

Domestic Intelligence Task Force

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The Attorney General

1 - MI.

B.

Adams

2 - Mr.

Mintz

(1 - Mr. P. V. Daly)

1 - Vir. T. W. Leavitt

1 - Mr. F. J. Cassidy

March 16, 1976

Director, FBI

] - Mr. S. F. Phillips

1 - Nr. D. Ryan

UNITED STATES SENATE SELECT

COMMITTEE TO STUDY GOVERN-

MENTAL OPERATIONS WITH RESPECT

TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

AZ INFORMATION EAT R6

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFLED

Attached for your information and for possible forwarding

to Mr. James A. Wilderotter, Associate Counsel to the President,

is the original of a memorandum which sets forth a summary of the

comments made by fBI representatives atter reviewing on March 2-3,

1976, the drait o the Senate Select Committee (SSC) report entitled

"Cointelpro: The FBI's Covert Action Programs against American

Citizens. " This summary is an effort to set forth examples of dis-

tortions and editorializing which appear in the draft report to the best

recollection of the reviewers.

COPY OF ENCI FILED IN

A copy of the memorandum is also being furnished for

your records.

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The Attorney General

NOTE:

Memorandum from Vir. Cassidy to Mr. Leavitt dated

3/8/76 set forth details relating to the review of Special Agents Don K.

Pettus, Arthur G. Pote and David Ryan of the SSC draft report. This

is to forward to the Attorney General for his possible referral to the

White House those portions of the memorandum which set forth dis-

tortions and editorializing in the SSC draft report.

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Adams

• A. Mintz

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1 - Mr. T. W. Leavitt

1 - Mr. F. J. Cassidy

1 - Mr. S.

F. Phillips

1 - Mr. D. Ryan

March 16, 1976

ALL INPORHAIION

HEREIN IS UNCLASSI? LEI

UNITED STATES SENATE SELECT COMNITTEE

TO STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS VITH

RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

On March 2-3, 1976, EBt Intelligence Division supervisors

visited ine venate select committee us elrices at the Jirksen onice

Building to review the 133-page (double spaced) Committee draft

report on discontinued FBI Counterintelligence Programs (Cointelpros).

Barbara Banoit oi the Committee stair raade available three copies of

the SSC drait report dated February 24, 1976, entitled "Cointelpro:

The FBI's Covert Action Programs against American Citizens, " which

were to be reviewed for classification. The copies of the drait report

were noted "Sensitive" and it was indicated each copy was one of 13.

Classification: Two items appearing in the draft report

were deemed by the reviewers to require classification of "Secret"

or higher as their disclosure could jeopardize sensitive sources

and/or teciniques in the foreign intelligence area. These two items

were identified on a separate sheet of paper and furnished to the SSC

on Farch 3, 1976.

Denial oi Access to Supporting Documents: The FBI

reviewers asked for a copy of Special Agent Fyan's deposition which

had previously been submitted to the Committee so it could be checked

against the draft to verify the accuracy of statements attributed to

Ryan in the drait and also to determine if they had been utilized out

of context, After checking with the Committee Security Oificer,

Miss Banoit advised the FBI reviewers would not be afforded access

to any depositions or other supporting documentation of the Committee.

Assoc. Dis.

Dep. AD Adm. -

Dep. AD Inv. -

Asst. Dir.:

Admin.

Comp. Syst. -

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United States Senate Select Committee

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Editorialization by the SSC; The drait, on its first page,

alleges "Cointelpro is the story of decent men who did terrible

things for what they saw as the greater good of the country," without

any supporting material. Later, and throughout the report, it is

indicated "The techniques were adopted wholesale from wartime

intelligence, " apparently paraphrasing information furnished to the

Committee by former Assistant to the Director William C. Sullivan

who is cited in the report as describing counterintelligence as

"dirty business," '"The unexpressed major premise of programs

(Cointelpros) was that a law enforcement agency has not only the

right but the duty to maintain the existing social and political order

by secretly manipulating thoughts and behavior and to immobilize

those who threaten that order by seeking activity to change it or by

adopting visibly different life styles." Further in the report,

Cointelpro is described as "a declaration of war on the advocates of

change" and also characterized as a "sophisticated vigilante operation,"

The drait attempts to depict the Bureau in a most unfavorable light

by such statements as "The image of an agent of the U. S, Covern-

ment scrawling a poisoned pen letter to somebody's wife in language

usually reserved for a bathroom's walls is not a happy one."

Finally, the drait alleges "The instances of attacks on speaking,

teaching, writing and meeting go on and on. " There follow several

examples of "attacks," leading to the drait's statement that "The only

conclusion that can be drawn from the cases is that the Bureau con-

sidered the First Amendment a danger to the country," a conclusion

which is felt to be characteristic of the overall tenor of the language

of the drait.

Quotes from Depositions: Among the present and former

Bureau officials quoted in the drait are former Assistant to the Direc-

tor William C. Sullivan, Assistant Director Charles D. Brennan,

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United States Senate Select Committee

To Study Governmental Operations with

Fespect to Intelligence Activities (ESC)

Section Chief George C. Moore, and Supervisors Thomas J. Deakin,

Fussell Horner and David Ryan, all of the Intelligence Division (INTD).

As noted above, access to the full depositions of these officials is

apparently not available even to those who furnished said depositions.

However, Ryan's deposition is quoted in the drait in

several instances in a manner believed to be inaccurate or at best

distorted to support sec conclusions.

It is indicated in the draft that

Fyan, in his deposition, described "fellow travelers" as "those taking

positions supported by the communists, such as school integration,

increased minority hiring and opposition to HUAC," Although Hyan

recalls defining "fellow travelers" in his deposition, the description

furnished in the draft report ie not recalled, is not in his wording,

and is not in accordance with his views.

Also, in a footnote further in the report, a number of

lurid and sexually oriented techniques are cited followed by the state-

ment "The subject could go on, but the subject is, 'as Fyan put it,'

'degrading. '" Ryan specifically remembers his use of the word

"degrading" was in reference to the insistence of SSC staff members

to discuss sexually oriented techniques to the exclusion of all others

during his deposition, and not to characterize Cointelpro. (Banoff

was orally advised by Fiyan on March 3, 1976, of this distortion. )

Definition of "New Left": In an obvious attempt to support

its contention that the titles of the various Cointelpros and the targets

were vague and ill-defined, the draft report indicates "nor could any-

one at the Bureau even define 'New Left'" on page 4. This staterent

is again reported on page 9. However, on page 40, in an apparent

self-contradiction, the report states "Some agents defined 'New Left'

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functionally, by connection with protest. Others defined it by philos-

ophy, particularly antiwar philosophy." The draft report ignores the

fact that former Assistant Director Brennan, in his public testimony

before the SSC, was asked to and did define "New Left." Additionally,

Ryan in his deposition indicated to the ESC he could detine "New Left"

but did not believe it pertinent to his testimony. One former INTD

supervisor is cited in the report as stating in his deposition he was

unable to define "New Left,"' and that he recalled no specific defini-

tion in Bureau documents.

(An FBI document dated October 28, 1063, captioned

"New Left Movement," contains a detailed definition of "New Left."

A copy of this document was referred to the SSC and it appears as

Exhibit 61 on page 669 in Volume 6 of the published SSC hearings

relating to the FBI, November 18-19, December 2-3, Đ-11, 1075.)

Emphasis on Black Nationalist and New Left Programs:

While the report indicates över half of all Cointelpro actions were

conducted in the program which targeted the Communist Party, USA

(CPUSA), specific actions in this area are alluded to in a vague and

generalized manner. The report concludes the Cointelpros became

more damaging to constitutional rights as they progressed, with the

final two programs, which targeted Black Nationalists and New Leit,

the most offensive. Selective, incomplete summaries of numerous

Cointelpro actions targeting such groups as the Slack Panther Party

(SPP) are cited with either no characterization of their propensity

for violence or with incomplete descriptions regarding their extremist

or subversive nature.

A specific example of failure to characterize an organi-

zation with a propensity for violence occurred in the summary a a

Cointelpro action directed against a member of the Black Liberators.

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United States Senate Select Committee

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A characterization of the organization would have disclosed it as a

pseudomilitary group composed of black militants who sought open

confrontation with the establishment and emulated the BPP in its aims.

In addition to the failure to characterize organizations, no effort was

made throughout the draft to outline the true objective of the FBI or

to indicate any positive results were obtained in any instance. Also,

on one occasion the repori cites in some detail a suggested technique

of a sensationalist nature which the draft states was "apparently"

dropped, ignoring a communication furnished to the SSC reflecting

that the proposal had been dropped,

Unreported Cointelpro Activities: Cuoting former

Assistant to the Director Sullivan, the drait report states that

although the formal program was instituted in 1956, Cointelpro-type

activities had been conducted by the FBI for years.

It cites the orig

inating Cointelpro document in the CPUSA as indicating an "ad hoc"

Cointelpro consisting of "harassment" had existed for years primarily

operated by the field offices. The formal Cointelpros are described

as an effort by the r'Bi to expand and formalize the scope and targets.

The SSC draft comments that it had been advised of two

Cointeloro actions effected after FCi Headquarters issued instructions

that the programs be discontinued and indicates a comprehensive

review of fBI files would undcubtedly uncover numerous others.

To support this contention, the report states the SSC dis-

covered a third instance of Cointelpro action which occurred four

months after termination of the programs. This instance involved

the furnishing of information to a friendly newspaper source under

the so-called "Mass iedia Program" intended to discredit an

attorney and his client. A footnote at this point in the report indicates

that Charles Colson spent seven months in jail for similar activity

involving the client.

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(Although the above-described action might be described

as of a Cointelpro-type, it was not conducted under any Cointelpro,

The action is not specifically identified in the SEC drait report, but

in Volume 6 of published SSC hearings, November 18-19,

December 2-s, 9-11, 1975, the action is described in testimony of

SSC staff member John Ellift appearing on page 105, and in staff

report entitled "Political Abuse and the FBI" which appears as

Exhibit 36 on page 470. The action relates to FBI furnishing of pablic

record information to a newsman regarding the communist associa-

tlons of Ieonard B. Boudin, attorney for Daniel Elisberg. Exhibit 37,

page so0 of the same published volume, indicates the action was con-

ducted under the Boudin caption without reference to Cointelpro.)

An effort is made in the draft report to indicate

Cointelpro actions were conducted under other titles and, as alleged

by the Socialist Workers Party, are still being conducted in the form

of harassment interviews, contacts with employers, etc. The draft

states "... actions in the Rev. Martin Luther King case which

cannot, by any stretch of the language, be called 'investigative' were

not called Cointelpro, but were carried under the investigative caption."

Inciting Violence: The report makes an extensive effort

by citing selective actions to indicate Cointelpro intended to incite

violence, including murders. In what appears to be an obvious

attempt to characterize the FBI as unconcerned regarding violence,

former Section Chief "Moore was asked whether the fact no one was

killed was the result of 'luck or plan.' He answered: 'Oh, it just

happened that way, I am sure. "f Numerous examples of actions

directed against the BPP, and particularly the BPP-US feud, are

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actual murders. Frequent reference is made to "snitch jacket" tech-

niques which are described as "labeling a group member an informant

when he is not." Although this expression is not known to have been

utilized within the Bureau, the report accredits it to former Section

Chief Moore and indicates this technique could well result in violence.

The report does indicate in one instance in 1971 a technique was

"rejected because of the possibility it would result in a target's death."

It downplays these instructions by stating two other unidentified tech-

niques which could result in murder were approved shortly thereafter.

The draft report indicates a separate report is being pre-

pared on disruptive efforts aimed at the Panthers and it "will examine

in detail the Bureau's attempts to foment violence. "

Notification: In a more objective treatment, the drait

report sets out in some 15 pages details relating to Buresu documen-

tation alerting members of the Executive Branch, including the

Cabinet, and members of the Legislative Branch to the existence of

the Cointelpros. However, it is indicated that only the CPUSA and

White Hate Programs were discussed in documents notifying offi

cials outside the Bureau, and in these instances the references to

Cointelpro were generalized or vague. The report emphasized the

Fiscal Year 1903 budget testimony explicitly outlines our Cointelpro

efforts, but questions that such information was ever presented

before the Subcommittee on Appropriations.

Department Review: The draft report criticizes the

Department of Justice review of FBI Cointelpros (Petersen report)

as incomplete, implying cover-up or a lack of penetrative interest.

It is indicated Department attorneys working with the Petersen

Committee were not allowed to work with original Bureau files/docu-

ments and were required to rely on FBI-prepared write ups which

were incomplete. Portions of legal memoranda which appeared as

exaly been pubell, et eated te toes diat and the so, too,

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United States Senate Select Committee

To Study Governmental Operations with

Respect to Intelligence Activities (SSC)

are taken out of context or limited to support contentions of the SSC.

The SSC draft differs with the conclusions of the Petersen report in

that interferences with First Amendment rights in the Cointelpros

were "insubstantial" and also in the Petersen report classification

of some techniques as "legitimate," It is indicated that although the

Petersen report concluded intringements upon First Amendment

rights constituted only a small percentage of the overall techniques,

the victims in these instances would not consider the attack upon

their rights as insubstantial.

In regard to the review of the Cointelpros by representa-

tives of the Civil Fights Division, the SSC draft indicates the decision

that prosecution was not warranted was "a finding endorsed by

Assistant Attorney General Stanley Pottinger after a hasty two-day

review of the documents in 1975." (On March 3, 1976, Ryan pointed

out to Banot that in his deposition he had indicated he had been

review had been thorough, as relates to both general and specific

areas. Banolf responded by saying Pottinger, hirself, had been

interviewed and had indicated his review had been "hasty. " It is

noted Civil Rights Division attorneys reviewed the live basic

Cointelpros on three separate days and spent an additional day review-

ing more recently uncovered FBI Cointelpro illes. )

Miscellaneous:

Typical of distortions appearing in the

SSC draft was the statement "As David Fyan, Chief of the Cointelpro

Unit, " which indicates an overall responsibility of Fyan for over-

all Cointelpro activity. (Banoff was advised on March 3, 1976, that

in his depositton he indicated he had been a Unit Chief responsible

for Cointelpro during the period 1963-67, and his primary involve-

ment was with the CPUSA effort. Banoff agreed the phrase was a

distortion and commented she realized Ryan had no involvement

with the Black Nationalist of New Left Programs.)

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United States Senate Seleet Committee

To Study Governmental Operations with

Respect to Intelligence Activities (SSC)

The OSC arait cites Supervisor Thomas J. Dealin as

"'... the only Bureau witness to have reservations about Cointelpro's

constitutionality." Continuing, the report states "Another witness

gave a more typical response. When asked whether anybody at any

time during the course of the programs discussed their constitution-

ality or legal authority, he replied, 'No, we never gave it a thought.'

(Moore deposition). "

Information set forth above is typical of the distorted

character of the SSC report. Fyan specifically recalls when he was

being deposed he was questioned it consideration had been given to

the constitutionality of Cointelpro techniques and he responded affirm-

atively. Ryan not only indicated this was a continuing consideration,

but he cited examples. One example which appears in Ryan's deposi-

tion relates to Cointelpro efforts to expose and preclude clandestine

Communist Party use of meeting halls. Eyan advised former

Assistant to the Director Alan I1. Belmont had questioned the consti-

tutional proprieties of such action as possible violations of the First

Amendment rights, and efforts had been made to preclude such

infringements.

Notionals (fictitious organizations) are brietly alluded to

in the draft report. Three examples are given, One relates to an

organization whose members are all Bureau informants. The report

indicates a notional chapter of the W. E. B. DuBois Club was con-

sidered but never effected. A second type organization is described

as one with unsuspecting (non-informant) members, and in this

example the establishment of a Klan organization under the control

of a Bureau informant (the Confederate Knights of the Ku Klux Klan)

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F.

United States Senate Select Committee

To Etudy Covernmental Operations with

Respect to Intelligence Activities (SSC)

is mentioned, indicating the Bureau paid the informant's expenses in

setting up this 250-member group. The third exomple relates to an

organization nich is wholly fictitious for the purpose of disseminating

propaganda. The Committee for Expansion of Socialist Thought in

America (CESTA) is described as such a group. CESTA attacked the

CPUSA from the Marxist right for two years in approximately 1965-67.

Although the SSC drait is not severely critical of CESTA, it makes

no effort to point out evidence indicating the operation was success-

ful, it being noted this information was available to it.

1 - The Attorney General

1 - The Deputy Attorney General

Attention: Michael E. Shaheen, Jr.

Special Counsel for

Intelligence Coordination

NOTE:

See letter to Attorney General dated 3/16/76, captioned

*United States Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental

Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities (SSC), prepared

by DR:lfj.

Loite Boysence

1...

P'er. ix Eva

a::. Mamt.

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\FROM

SUBJECT:

OPTIONAL FORM NO: 10

5010-106

MAY P962 EDITIONA

GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

Mt. T. W. Leavitt

F. J. Cassidy*

SENSTUDY 75

SE

RET

+ m0216

DATASS TID BE SPAAL

DATE:

1 - Mr.

J. B. Adams

2 = VIr. J. A. Mintz

(1 : Mr. P. V. Daly)

1 - Mr. T. W. Leavitt

3/16/76

Assoc. Dir.-

FDep. AD Adm. -

Dóp. AD Inv. -

Asst. Dir.:

Admin..

Comp. Syst. -

Ext. Affairs

Files & Com. _

Gen. Inv..

2 - Mr. E. C. Peterson

Ident..

(1-Mr. M.J. Steinbeck) inge

i MI. F. J. Cassidy

Laboratory

"Legal Coun. _

hand

- Mr. Ri L. Shackelford

Plon. & Eval. -

1 - Mr. So F: Phillips

Spec. Inv..

1 - Mr. D: Ki' Pettus

Training

Telephone Rm. -

Diractor Sec'y _

3. 11.10

62-116395

1 = 62-116009

(Cointelpro)

DKP: 18) 19

(12)

18 A MAR Z 4 1976

•cIt

832989587

PURPOSE:

To advise of action taken by the Senate Select Committee

(SSC) regarding classification changes made as a result of a review of

the SSC draft report on 3/2-3/76 by Intelligence Division supervisors.

SYNOPSIS:

The SSC staff, as a result of suggestions made by Intelli

gence Division supervisors following review of the SSC draft report

on FBI Counterintelligence Programs (Cointelpros), agreed to delete

one- item entirely and seek a change in wording of the other item so

it might be declassified. The Bureau takes the position at this time

that change would be unacceptable to warrant declassification because

of possible compromise of a sensitive technique with foreign intelli

gence ramifications.

moment

12

IN

CURRENT BUREAU POLICY:

Not applicable.

REC-100i

RECOMMENDATION:

621432515021

That SSC staff member Barbara Banot be felephonically

advised on 3/16/76 that the suggested change in order to declassify

an item currently in the SSC draft is unacceptable.

DP

Pur

APPROVED:

Assoc. Dir..

lep. AD Adi

Jep. AD Inv

Asst. Dir.:

Comp. Syst.

Laboratory..)

Ext. Affairs.

Legal Coun...

Gen. Inv...

Plan. & Eval.

Ident..

Rec. Mgmt...

Inspection

Spec. InV.--

CONTINUEDEN

Training--

OVER

Exempt from GDS, Category Number 2

Date of Declassification Indefinite

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Memorandum to Mr. T.:W. Leavitt

Re: Senstudy 75

62-116395

DETAIIS:

A memorandum on 3/9/76 advised that as a result of the

review of the SSC draft report on FBI Counterintelligence Programs

(Cointelpros), it was determined that two items included in the draft

which were unclassified should be classified "Secret." At the con

clusion of the review, a written statement was submitted to SSC staff

member Barbara Banoff, setting forth the two items that should be

classified "Secret!' in order to protect foreign intelligence sources

and/or techniques.

Miss Banoff advised SA Don Ku: Pettus on 3/15/76 that

the Committee has agreed to delete any reference in the report to

the item which set forth the proposal that a representative of the FBI

Laboratory sabotage a printing press imported from East Germany

by the Communist Party, USA:

The second item which the review determined should be •

classified appeared on page 78, paragraph 1, lines 6i8, and read as

follows: "... to having the FBI Lab forge an informant's report in

the target's handwriting, thus making it extremely difficult for him

to deny the accusation.**** Banoff advised on 3/15/76 that the staff,

after a review of this item, proposed that "forge" be changed to

"fake," noting that this is not the only instance in which a fake infor.

mant report has been submitted. Banoff indicated the SSC would like

to have a reply on 3/16/76 as to whether the recommended change

would be approved by the Bureau. She did indicate that if the recom-

mendation was accepted a letter would be submitted by the SSC to the

Bureau confirming the change:

Supervisor David Ryan, on 3/15/76,

advised that changing the word "forge" to "fake" would be inadequäte

in that it could still compromise a technique which could cause

Communist Party members to conduct additional reviews of an

incident in 1965 when this technique was used in a successful

counterintelligence action with foreign intelligence ramifications.

SECRET

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TO

FROM

SUBJECT:

ATE INGUZATION COCKAI

RARZIN IS UNCLASSIFIM

DAIS 11°2:00.

ELSA

OPTIONAL FORIANO, 10

5010-106

MAY 1982 EDITION.

GSA GEN. REG. NO, 27

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

Mr.

'.W. Leavitt

JyG. Deegan 1

SENSTUDY 75

1 - Mr. Adams

1 - Mr. D.W. Moore

2 - Mr. Mintz (Daly)

DATE:

3/11/76

1 - Mr. Leavitt

1 - Mr. Phillips

(SENSTUDY)

1 - Mr. Deegan

1 - Mr. Newman

Assoc, Dir. -

Dep. AD Adm.-

Dep. AD inv. —

Asst. Dir.:

Admin. *

Comp. Syst. -

Ext. Affairs

Files & Com. -

Gen. Inv. .

Ident.

Inspection

Intell.

Laboratory

Legal Coun.

Plan. & Eval. -

Spec. Inv. -

C Training -

Director Sec'y -

The purpose of this memorandum is to report

the

review of one additional page which the Senate Select

Committee (SSC) proposes to use in their final report on

the use of informants in domestic intelligence investigations.

As reported in memorandum J.G. Deegan to Mr. T.W.

Leavitt dated 3/1/76 we previously reviewed a draft of the

portion of the SSC proposed report dealing with informants.

On 3/1/76, at the invitation of SSC Staff Member

Robert Kelley, Supervisor Homer A. Newman, Jr., reviewed

final report.

one additional page which they contemplate using the bo

162-1163

MAR 19 1976

we, on one occasion, had used an informant to break away

from one Klan organization for the purpose of creating an

opposition Klan group which would cause dissension and hope-

fully neutralize Klan activities in the area.

There were

no. specifics mentioned in this write-up nor did it indicate

the 'state in which this occurred nor any time frame. At

our suggestion, Mr. Kelley agreed that he would change this

write-up to reflect that we did not instigate the creation

so on. Kelley

of this new klan group; however, did utilize this group

after it was created through our informant. Additionally,

the agreed to change this write-up to reflect that although

there were a considerable number of charters issued for new

units, only a few actually came into being. The write-up

as it appears would not further identify any of our informants

or expose any ongoing investigative techniques. This entire

HAN: tdp

(9))

CONTINUED - OVER

84 MAR 2 4 1976

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..

write-up is based on the fact that we used an informant

in North Carolina some years ago to neutralize Klan

activities through the creation of an opposition Klan

This is obviously the situation to which Senator

Robert Morgan of North Carolina has made reference in

a number of news releases and speeches. You would have

to be intimately familiar with Senator Morgan's allega-

tions in order to tie the two toether.

ACTION:

For information.

APPROVED:

Assoc. Dir.dnt

Dep. AD Adm.

per De. Or Inge

Asst. Dir.:

Comp. Syst.

Ext. Affairs.

Gen. Inv.....

Ident...

Inspection

Intell. TWL/.

Laboraton gal cF

Legal Couns

Plan. & Eval.

Rec. Mgmt..

Spec. Inv.

• Training...

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OPTEJNAL FORM NO. 10

MAY 1962 EDITION

5010-106

GSA GEN. REG. NO, 27

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

SE

Memorandum

1 - MT.

do

B. Adams

«Assoc: Dir.

ET

2 - MI.

Dep. AD Adm. -

Mintz

MI.

P. in Daly)

Dop. AD Inv. -

Asst. Dir.:

1 - Mr. T.

W. Leavitt

Admin.

Comp. Syst. _

Ext. Affairs

Mx. T

W. Leavitt

DATE:

3/9/76

Files & Com.

Gen. Inv.

Ident.

FROM

: F.

Cassias

Inspec

SUBJECT: SENSTUDY 75

#MORIE

- Mr. E. C. Peterson

DECRASSIFIN MY SPE

(1 - Mr. M. J. Steinbeck) Intoll.

Laboratory

1-

Mr. F. J. Cassidy

1

Legal Coun.

Mr. S.

F. Phillips

Plan. & Eval.

1 - Mr. D. Ryan

Spec. Inv.

Troining

Telephone Rm.

ой.

Director Sec'y -

This is to advise of two items set forth in the draft report

of the Senate Select Committee (SSC) on FBI Counterintelligence Pro-

grams (Cointelpros) which required classification and which the SSC

was alerted on 3/3/76 should be classified.

311-

On 3/2-3/76, Intelligence Division Supervisors Don K.

Pettus, Arthur G. Pote and David Ryan reviewed the 133-page (double

spaced) SSC draft report dated 2/24/76, entitled "Cointelpro: The

FBI's Covert Action Programs against American Citizens, " at the

SSC offices to determine it any information contained therein required,

classitication. At the conclusion of this review, the following state

ment was presented to SSC staff member Barbara Banoff:

Classification:

3/3/76

A review of the 133-page draft Senate Select

Committee report on Cointelpro indicates the following

items should be classified "Secret"' or higher, to pro-

tect foreign intelligence sources and/o techniques.

02-114=257/30

1. Page 58, the paragraph in the foolhote ** reading: MAR 22 1976

"The second proposal suggested that a representative

of the FBI Lab sabotage a printing press imported from

East Germany by the CPUSA by making certain adjust-

ments during customs inspection which would cause

abnormal wear of vital parts. "

CONTINUED - OVER

62-116395

SE

1- 62-116009 (Cointelpro)

RET

Classitied by

Exempt trom

GDS, Category Number 2

(11),

Date of Declassification Indefinite

8.4 MAR 2 4 1976

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SECRET

Memorandum to Mr. T. W. Leavitt

Re: Senstudy 75

62-116395

2. Page 78, paragraph 1, lines 6-8, reading: "... to

having the FBI Lab forge an informant's report in the

target's handwriting, thus making it extremely difficult

for him to deny the accusation. ****

On 3/8/76, Banoff telephonically requested SA Ryan to

review the original serials for the two items (100-3-104-34-1001 and

100-3-104-1492) to determine if they, in fact, were classified. A

review of the files determined the first item had not been classified

and the second was classified "Confidential." Banoff was advised

these serials were originally intended to be internal documents and,

when reviewed for classification retroactively, the first was over-

looked and the second was misinterpreted as to degree of classification.

Banoff was advised that publication of this information at this time

icould be reasonably expected to result in serious damage to the

national security as it could disclose intelligence sources and/or

methods, Banoti advised that she anticipated this information would

not be included in the published ssC report.

Item 1 above contains information received and reported

exclusively by our sensitive Solo informants and its publication could

cause speculation within the Communist Party as to their identities.

Item 2 relates to the capability of the FBI Laboratory in an area

with foreign intelligence ramifications. Publication of the second

item in the SSC report could cause Communist Party members to

conduct additional reviews of an incident in 1965 when this technique

was used in a successful counterintelligence action with foreign intel-

Atechnique have to been classied docents relating to these tivo

ACTION:

None. For information.

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denkins +690116371

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W. Moore, Jr.

11 shed

3/16/76

"PACE FEE NATION" PROGRAM

files

CES TV LIHORK

REQUEST FOR APPEARANCE

BY THE DIRECTOR

JAREIN IS UNCIASSIF EU

This menorandun is being prepared to recommend that the

DATE 1-2-00 TSPSALM/16

Director not appear as requested on an upcoming "Face the Nation"

TV progran.

On March 12th Joan Barone, Assistant Producer of "Face

she Nation, " washington, D. C., contacted Deputy Assistant Director

liomer A. Boynton of my staff to request that the Director give

consideration to appearing on the "Face the Mation" program on

the Sunday after the release of the Senate Select Comnittee report

on the Bureau.

Miss Barone indicated that the report is scheduled

to be released at the end of hatch and, therefore, the appearance.

would be on sunday, April 2nd, or if the report is delayed, sunday,

April 1lth.

I feel that the Director should not appear at this time

on this progran. It can be expected that the final zeport of the

Senate Select Cormittee will be highly critical of the Bureau, and

I do not feel that the Director, because of other heavy conmitments,

vii11 have the time to be adequately briofed to respond to tha alle-

gations contained in the report.

In addition, it is felt that the

Director should not be stignatized by close association with the

alleged nistakes and improprieties of the past.

RECONMENDATION

That the Director not accept the invitation to appear on

"Face the Nation" and Miss Barone be informed that the reason for

this is the director is heavily committed for the next several

months.

MIY

21X

HAB:asg

(5)

Leavitt

Campbell

1,.

MaInfeldt

bicos s-62-1163956

THAN 11A

42-116355

NOT RECORDED

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OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10

HAY 1962 EDITION

GSA FPAIR 141 CFR 101-11.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

:

2 - Mr. J.

A.

Mintz

(1 - Mr.

P. V. Daly)

1 - Mr. I. W. Leavitt

1

- Mr. S. F. Phillips

DATE:

3/18/76

SECRET

Assoc. Dir. _

Dop. AD Adm. -

Dep. AD Inv. —

Asst. Dir.:

Admin. _

Comp. Syst. _

Ext. Affairs _

Filos & Com. -

Gen. Inv. -

Ident. -

Inspection

Intell. -

Laboratory

Legal Coun.

Plan. & Eval.

Spec. Inv. -

Training

Telephone Rm. -

Diroctor Sec'y -

FROM

S. F. Phillipsy

SUBJECT:

SENSTUDY 75

INFORVATION CONTAINED

ALASSIFIED

ARE SHOWN -

HEREXN IS UT

EXCEFT

OTHERNI

ON JAN 8

CATTOO/SCIO

This is to record for the file my review of

certain documents from Department files which Department

is furnishing copies of to the Senate Select Committee on

Intelligence Activities (SSC).

On 3/17/76, Mr. Steven Blackhurst, Assistant

Special Counsel for

Intelligence Coordination, brought to

my office several documents from Department files concerning

Martin luther King, JI., and related matters which SSC Staff

Member Michael Epstein had previously reviewed at the

Department and then requested delivery. Blackhurst asked

that I review the documents to see if the Bureau had any

objection to their delivery and to make any excisions which

the Bureau felt appropriate. After review, it was my

judgment that no problem was apparent except as relating

to one document, the New York report of SA Philip H. Sheridan

dated 7/12/63, "Communist Infiltration of the Southern

Christian Leadership Conference; IS-C" (Bureau file

100-438794-21). I suggested that on page 4 in the following,

which is the last paragraph, the portion as underlined

below be excised:

EX-115 REG62 62-176%

95

NY I-3 advised on June 13, 1963,

* MAR 19 1976

that MARTIN LUTHER KING had been

described as a real "Marxist-Leninist"

who is following the Marxist-leninist

line.

1498

62-116395

1 - 100-438794 (Southern Christian Leadership Conference)

SFP: 1hb lhb

(6)

'Classifiedb

1080

CONTINUED - OVER

Exempt fron GDS

•ТАТУ

Date of Declassy

cation Indefinite_

84 M

4 1976

x2-2-77

SECRET

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Re:

Senstudy 75

62-116395

I told Blackhurst that the reason for excision

should be any of three reasons: (1) Could identify a

confidential informant; (2) Could affect ongoing investi-

gation; or (3) Peculiarly sensitive foreign intelligence

operation. Blackhurst indicated full understanding and

advised it will not be necessary for him to give a reason

for excision to the SSC.

ACTION:

None.

For the record.

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

MAY 1962 EDITION

GSA FPAIR 141 CFR) 101-11.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

Mx.

T. W. Leavitt

FROM

F. Phillip

SUBJECT:

SENSTUDY 75

1 - Mr.

Moore

Assoc. Dir. _

(Attn: H. A. Boynton)

Dep. AD Adm. -

Dep. AD Inv. -

2 - Mr. J. A. Mintz

Asst. Dir.:

(1 - MI. P. V. Daly)

Admin. _

Comp. Syst. -

1 - Mr. T. W. Leavitt

Ext. Affairs -

DATE: 3/12/76

Filos & Com. -

Gen. Inv.

1 - Mr. S. F. Phillips

Ident.

I - MI. V. V. Kolombatoy i 2001

1 - Mr. S. J. Miller

Legal Coun.

16

Plan. & Eval. -

Spec. Inv. _

AIL INIFORMATION C

ISBEIH-IS UNCLASSILED

DATEL

Training

Telephone Rm. -

Director Sac'y -

This memorandum reports the review by Special

Agent (SA) Andrew J. Duffin of that portion of the Senate

Select Committee (SSC) draft concerning the National

Security Agency (NSA) and the Watch List.

On 3/5/76, SA Duffin reviewed the portion of the

SSC draft report concerning NSA and the Watch List in the

SSC space. The draft, 94 pages, doubled spaced, entitled

"National

Security Agency Surveillance Affecting Americans"

was classified "Top Secret/Handle Via Comint Channels

Only" and was draft dated 2/26/76.

The review revealed that the vast majority of

the text concerned NSA and secondarily CIA and its

cooperation with and support of NSA functions and only

-

marginally dealt with the FBI. The references concerning

the FBI deal particularly with the Watch List and the FBI

input thereto. Several quotes exerpted from FBI documents

however, the original documents from which these were

taken were not available for review. EX-115 7 MAR 19 1976

There were three passages in the report which

the reviewer felt were misleading (contained on pages 2, 29

and 45) which were discussed with SSC Staff Member Brett:

Schneitter. Mr. Schneitter advised that the individual

who actually drafted the report was no longer with the SSC

and, upon reading these questioned passages, he (Schneitter)

agreed that they were subjectively written and deleted them.

62-116395

• 11:8

AJD: 1hb|hb

(8)

CONTINUED - OVER

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Re: Senstudy 75

62-116395

Mr. Wobensmith was advised that it was the

Bureau's position that these names should not be set

forth in the report. He stated that was NSA's adamant

position and advised that NSA would continue to implore

the SSC to delete these names.

On 3/9/76, Mr. Brett Schneitter, SSC, supra,

telephonically advised SA Duffin that the SSC had decided

that no identities of either individuals or organizations

would be set forth in the portion of the SSC report

concerning NSA.

ACTION:

That no press response be developed regarding

the draft report of the SSC on the NSA inasmuch as it

is felt no new issues areraised which would warrant the

Bureau's comment.

TWY

116,10

pur

APPROVED:

Assoc. Dir..

Dep. AD Adm

Asst. Dir.:

Admin.

-

anan

Comp. Syst...

Ext. Affairs,

Gen. Inv.

Ident.

Rec. Mgmt.

Inspection

Spec. Inv..

intell. That/fet Training.

de anares to a greation

raised ly

imersethat

attribaited to

ABs will be takew out.

28 3/1/26

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62-116395

Additionally, on page 29, a paragraph contained

examples of names of individuals and organizations

submitted for inclusion on the Watch List by Secret Service

and the FBI. Attributed to the FBI were Muhammed Ali,

Roy Innis and Eldridge Cleaver "as well as the Black

Student Unions at many colleges and universities."

Mr. Schneitter was advised that it would be the FBI's

position that these names should not be set forth in the

report for numerous reasons not the least of which would

be that they could ostensibly. lead to the revelation of

sensitive sources or methods on behalf of the intelligence

community through subsequent Freedom of Information Act

(FOIA) requests or law suits. He stated he appreciated

the FBI's position; however, the decision as to the

inclusion in the SSC's report was as yet undecided.

The original handwritten notes taken during the

course of this review are being maintained in the Senstudy

Project files.

On 3/8/76, Mr. John Wobensmith, NSA, telephon-

ically conferred with SA Duffin indicating that the SSC

draft concerning his agency had been reviewed numerous

times by NSA personnel and, in fact, by NSA's Director

and Deputy Director, both of whom passed on its contents

as to classification and accuracy.

He noted that ultimately

when the report is published it will not be classified

and NSA has agreed to this as they have successfully

accomplished deletions which would necessitate classification.

He advised that the only item contained in the report

with which NSA was still concerned was the setting out

of actual identities of individuals and groups as contained

on the Watch List submitted by Secret Service and FBI.

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OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10

MAY 1962 EDITIOLI-

GSA FPAIR (41 CFU 101-11.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

Assoc. Dir. -

Dep. AD Adm. -

Dep. AD Inv.

Asst. Dir.:

REGEE,

Admin.

Comp. Syst.

Ext. Affairs

TO

Jenkins

DATE: 3/10/76

Filos & Som

Gen. Inv.

Endel

FROM

:D.

W

MOOre, Jr.

IT INFORMA ITON COLTAILE

ARETH IS UNGLASSIRDN

DATE 1112/00 BY SIAHN/SULLE

eition

Laboratory

Legal Coun..

Plan. & Eval. —

SUBJECT:SENSTUDY 75

Spec. Inv. -

Training

ARTICLE BY JOHN

CREWDSON,

"HEW YORK TIMES"

"TI PENETRATION, MARCELO, 1976

Director Sec'y -

John Crewdson, reporter for the "New York Times,"

contacted

Deputy Assistant Director Homer Boynton of my staff on March 9th to

advise that he was preparing a story which would allege that the

FBI

had been penetrated by the KGB on three occasions since World War

II.

Crewdson stated that one of these penetrations was in

New York, one in Washington, and one in San Francisco.

He related

that his information concerning the San Francisco penetration was

quite incomplete and had to do with some FBI documents which were

reportedly furnished to a member of the Soviet Consulate in

San Francisco and a member of the Consulate subsequently attemptes

to sell these documents back to the Government.

Involved an Agent in that office; however, Crewdson would provides

no additional details. He did state, however, that he was familiat

with the story involving

a waitress in a restaurant next

the New York FBI Office who had had an affair with an Agent in the

Rew

Yark Office; however, Crewdson was also aware that this matters

was concluded with a determination that it was not a penetration

of the FBI by the KGB.

crewason also advised that he had additional intormation!

that an Agent in the Washington Field Office (whose name he did not

know was involved with the KGB and that this Agent had obtained

some documents fron the Washington Field Office and had furnished

them to the Soviets.

The Bureau resolved this matter when it observed

the Agent making a telephone call from a telephone booth--supposedly

to a Soviet contact.

The telephone booth which was in Montgomery

Washington Field

Office. The Agent who was

Soviets was observed making a phone call and was subsequently inter-

viewed

. and fired.

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Crewdson stated that he had all of the aforementioned

information from a highly reliable source.

1. - Mr. Adans

1 - Ir. Leavitt

(CONTINUED-OVER AR

1 - Mr. Seymor Phillips

- Mr. Moore

1976

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The following statement was furnished to Crewdson as

the Director's reponse to the allegations set forth above:

"FBI Director Clarence M. Kelley advised that all

U.S. Intelligence agencies are targets for pene

tration by hostile foreign intelligence services.

The FBI is no exception and is constantly on the

alert to detect such attempts at penetration.

the years several allegations have come to our

attention that attempts have been, made to penetrate

the FBI.

Exhaustive investigations have not disclosed

any evidence that a hostile foreign intelligence

service ever successfully recruited or operated an

employee of the FBI."

RECOMMENDATION

For record purposes.

per

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

5010-106

MAY 1962 EDITION

NO. 27

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

1-

MX.

J.

B. Adams

1 - Mr.

D. W. Moore

Mr. T. W. Leavitt

FROM

shackelford pl

SUBJECT

SENSTUDY -75

DATE: March 9, 1976

2 - Mr. J. A. Mintz

(1 - Mr. P.V. Daly)

1 - Mr. T. W. Leavitt

1 - Mr. S. F. Phillips

1 - Mr. R.L. Shackelford

1 - Mr. B. C. Rachner

AssoçePir

Dếp. AT

Sep. A

Assy. D

Admil

Comp. Syst.c

Ext. Affairs _

Files & Com. -

Gen. Inv. -

Ident. _i

Inspecti

Intell.

Laboratory.

Plan. & Eval..

Spec. lnu

Trainin

Legal Ca

Telephone

Director Sec'y

MORIS

ATT INTORMATIOT COJIAILS

PARETH IS LICLASSISL

DATBH-2-00

This memorandum reports the review of that

section of the Senate Select Committee (SSC) drast report

captioned YIRS:

An Intelligence Resource and Collector""

by Section Chief R. I. Shackelford and Special Agent B. C.jl

IOr Bureau personnel to review above document for need for

A request was made to the Legal Counsel Division

classification.

On 3/2/76 this review was conducted consisting

of pages 17 through 52 of that document and based on the

review of the document alone, which was the only material

available, no need for classification is evident.

The document purportedly studies the means

03

obtaining and the uses made of IRS tax information.

The

report relates primarily to the pre-1968 period and criticizes

IRS for release of tax information without requiring a stated

purpose and criticizes the FBI for some of its uses of the

information.

For your information, the pre-1968 procedures

for obtaining tax information by the FBI would appear to have

been accurately supported.

There was no definition of the

exact procedures subsequent to 1968 other than to mention that

in 1968 by virtue of IRS request procedures were changed. No

reference was made to procedures used for obtaining tax

information subsequent to 1968.

Beginning in 1968 IRS

tightened up their procedures and required a formal letter

from an Assistant Attorney General for the Bureau to obtain

the returns. In general, the report was highly criteali

IRs for the release of tax iXol at RECitant stated purpose 4 95

and highly critical of what appear

¿ to be isolatedins tanee

where FBI use of the information obtained was

"jllegal.

2 MAR 18-1976

In support of their conclusion of improper use of

IRs tax information, the report cites the case involvin

antiwar activist Sidney Morris Peck, who is not identified

by name in the report, and the late Martin Luther King, whose

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Re:

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T.

W. Leavitt

identity is set forth. Both of these instances appear to be

related to COINTELPRO actions involving the two men.

The

portions of the report concerning the Black extremist Progran

and King were reviewed by Special Agent H. A. Newman.

several errors were noted in the report, one being

i was pointed out

improper attributions to Special Agent Rachner, which were

corrected. In discussion with Walter Ricks, SSC Staff Member,

it was pointed out that material contained on pages 49 and 50

concerning the FBI's role in audits done by IRS regarding

Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) were not believed to

DIFICE ST

be accurate.

Ricks advised that he could not say positively

CONE AJIIIIES

that this information was obtained from FBI documents and,

cool 532200

admitted that the language used appeared somewhat

and cheek

speculative and he would make an effort to change the report

TO SEE IF

to put the FBI's role in proper perspective. Ricks stated

he would discuss this matter with other staff members and

try to find the source of the conclusions and if the comments

SCF

3

were not documented try to make appropriate revisions.

The portion of the report reviewed by Bureau

personnel contained no recommendations by SSC. With the

exception of the above-cited information concerning SDS,

all material cited appears to have been documented and facts

as set forth stood on their own.

RECOMMENDATION:

Because of selection of the SSC of isolated instances

of questionable use of IRS tax information, no press response

be developed attempting to challenge this section of the

draft report.

The primary thrust of the report is aimed at

IRS release of tax information without requiring sufficient

justification.

PIR

2

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OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20530

MAR 1 5 1976

FROM:

SB

SUBJECT:

Joht aMantz, Assistant Director

Lega

InSEL DIVISION

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Steven Blackhurst

Assistant Special Counsel for

Intelligence Coordination

SSC Letter Dated March 9, 1976

#MPR16

ALL TOSCIHATTON COMTATIO

Attached for your information is a letter from

the senate Select Committee dated March 9, 1976.

No

action is necessary unless the Bureau has objections

to those portions of the draft report referred to in

the SSC letter.

REC-38

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7 MAR 18 1976

ENCLOSURE,

5.8

CC:

Paul Daly

1301? 4

8 8PAR 24 1976

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FRANK CHURCH, IDAHA, CHAIRMAN

JOHN G. TOWER, TEXAS, VICE CHAIRMAN

PHILIP A. HART, MICH.

HOWARD H. BAKER, JR.. TENN.

WALTER: F. MONDALE, MINN.

BARRY GOLDWATER, ARIZ,

WALTER D. HUDDLESTON, KY.

CHARLES MC C. MATHIAS, JR., MD.

ROMERT MORGAN, N.C.

RICHARD S. SCHWEIKER, PA.

GARY MART, COLO.

United Biates Benate

WILLIAM G. MILLER, STAFF DIRECTOR

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

SELECT COMMITTEE TO

CURTIS R. SMOTHERS, MINORITY COUNSEL

MARECECVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WIT

RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIE

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

DERIFHISTICE

MAIL UNIT

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510

March 9, 1976

Michael E. Shaheen, JI., Esq.

Special Counsel for Intelligence Coordination

Office of Deputy Attorney General

U. S. Department of Justice

Washington, D. C. 20530

'ARI, IN DIZATION COTIATTLE

Dear Mike:

B00M3E5Am /716

During the week of March 1-5, 1976, Mr. Robert Shackleford

and other officials of the FBI Intelligence Division re-

viewed a draft portion of the Select Committee's final re-

port on domestic intelligence. This portion of the report

included the following:

II.

The Growth of Domestic Intelligence: 1936 to Date

B. The Establishment of a Permanent Domestic Intel-

ligence Structure: 1936-1945

C. Domestic Intelligence in the Cold War Era:

1946-1963.

This letter is to confirm that John Elliff was assured by

Mr. Shackleford that the FBI has no objection on security

grounds to the publication of this report. If any changes

are made in the substance of this portion of the report,

it will be resubmitted prior to publication.

Thanks very much for your help throughout the inquiry into

this subject.

OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS

Sincerely,

EPARTMENG OF POSTICET

Frederick A.

Chief Counsel

0.

schwar 3. 17376

CC :

Mr. Paul Daly

Mr. Robert Shackleford

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OFFICE OF LEGS

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OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20530

MAR 1 5 1976

FROM:

SB

SUBJECT:

Lega

Fedela

MAI

, Assistant

Director

Division

Bureau of Investigation

Steven Blackhurst

Assistant Special

Counsel for

Intelligence Coordination

SSC Letter Dated March 9, 1976

AER THRCIUATION COUPATI

HER"THIS UNCLASSIPIED

DATE 11-2-00 T85P-2 ALm Z11

attached for your information is a letter

from the Senate Select Committee dated March 9, 19/6.

No action is necessary unlessesthe Bureau has objections,

to the insert to the draft report referred to in the

SSC letter.

EX-115

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ENCLOSURE,

cc:

Paul Daly

58

191.

SAR 241976

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FRANK CHURSH, IDAHO, CHAIRMAN

JOHN G. TOWER, TEXAS, VICE CHAIRMAN

PHILIP A. BART, MICH.

HOWARD H. BAKER,

WALTER FO MONDALE, MINN.

BARRY GOLUWATER,

WALTER D: HUDDLESTON, KY.

CHARLES MCC. MATHIAS, JR.UMD.

KOBER MORGAN, N.C.

RICHARD S. SCHWEIKER, PA.

GARY HART, COLO.

trum t.weL.rh414920199419

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

CURTIS R. SMOTHERS, MINORI

FAR 11 / 37190/6

OEPHPRRUSTICE

MAIL WHIT

Irited States Benate

SELECT COMMITTEE TO

STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH

RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510

March 9, 1976

and tot

!

#MORIE

ALL DTORMATION ODIULINED

Michael E. Shaheen, JI.,

Esq,

Office of Professional Responsibility

U.S. Department of Justice (Roöm 4313)

Washington, D.C. 20530

Dear Mike:

On March 8, 1976 Mr. Homer Newman of the FBI reviewed

for security problems an insert captioned Case No. 11 to

the Select Committee's draft report entitled "The Use of

Informants in FBI Domestic Intelligence Investigations."

(Previously,

as set out in Steve Blackhurst's letter dated

March 2, 1976, the Department of Justice cleared the above

referenced report with respect to security matters.)

After reviewing the proposed insert, Mr. Newman

stated that no problem was raised with respect to security.

This letter is intended to confirm the fact that unless I

ceceive word to the contrary Irom you, the bepartment ol

Justice has no obiection to the publication of the above

referenced report including the insert reviewed on March 8

by Mr. Newman.

Thanks very much for your help throughout on this

matter.

Sincerely,

Fredail.a.

cc: Paul Daly, FBI

Frederick A. 0. Schwarz, JI.

Chief Counsel

COOLINE ANARS

office of Prefessmal kippereilty

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

MAR 11 1976

R.A.0

+2-116 385-1493

OFFICE OF LECISLATIVE AFFAIRS

ENGLOSURE)

office Professional Responsibilly

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

MAY 1902 EDITICHA

GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

Mr. T.

W. Leavitt

TWK

5010-106

1 - Mr.

J.

B.

Adams

2 - Mx. J.

A.

Mintz

(1 - Mr. P. V. Daly)

1 - Mr. D. W. Moore

DATE: 3/9/76

FROM

: F.

Cassidy l

1 - Mr. T. W. Leavitt

1 - Mr. F. J. Cassidy

1 - Mr.

S. F. Phillips

SUBJECT! SENSTUDY 75

#MORIG

1 - Mr. D. Ryan

ALI, INFURMATION CONTAINED

PORKIN IS MELASSIFT-

DATE LLA,00 I SPAALMIES

This is to set forth for background purposes only

comments made by a Senate Select Committee (SSC) statt member

relating to the preparation of its draft report on "Cointelpro:" The

FBI's Covert Action Programs against American Citizens.

Assoc. Dir.

Dep. AD Adm. -

Dep. AD inv. —

Asst. Dir.:

Admin..

Comp. Syst.

Ext. Affairs

Files & Com.

Gen. Iny.

Ident.

inspe

Intell

Laboratory

Legal Cour.

Plan. & Eval. _

Spec. Inv. -

Training -

Telephone Rm. -

Director Sec'y

On 3/2-3/76 Supervisors Don K, Pettus, Arthur G. Pote

and David Ryan of the Intelligence Division visited SSC offices to

review the drait of the Committee's report on Cointelpros for the need

for classification and related matters.

A separate memorandum is

being prepared detailing the results of this review.

Information set.

forth herein was furnished in personal conversations by SSC staff

member Barbara Banoff. Because it is not known what assumption

of confidentiality was intended by Banoff, it is being set forth herein

for background purposes to assist those officials involved in matters

relating to the SSC.

UNRECOND COPY RILED IC2

On 3/2/76, in furnishing copies of the draft report to

Bureau representatives, Banoff stated "Try not to get upset about

the inflammatory statements." On 3/3/76 Banoff commented that

this was the fifth draft of the SSC report on Cointelpros, indicating

disagreement with many of the changes made. When one of the Büreau

representatives indicated to her that much of the language of the report

did not sound like her wording, she indicated the report had been sub-

jected to considerable rewriting by SSC Chief Counsel Frederick A. O.

Schwarz, Jr. She said Schwarz had edited and rewritten the report

62-116395

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Memorandum to Mr. T. W. Leavitt

Re: Senstudy 75

62-116395

and instructed her to take similar action to give it "punch"' and add

'color. She said Schwarz had completely rewritten, himself, the

first two pages of the report and he had also eliminated from the

report "flatter" material inserted by Banoff.

It is noted the first two pages of the draft report contained

such statements as "Cointelpro is the story of decent men who did

terrible things for what they saw as the greater good of the country, "

and ". . . the techniques were adopted wholesale from wartime

intelligence."

Banoff also advised that after Schwarz had rewritten

portions of the report, it had been read by Committee member

Senator Walter E. Mondale. Mondale had returned the report, instruc

ting some of the "editorializing!' be eliminated..

On 3/2/76 Ryan was greeted by Schwarz, at the Committee

doffices.

Schwarz. queried as to Ryan's opinion of the draft report.

When Ryan indicated the report was based on selective documentation,

much taken out of context, Schwarz: responded, "Well, what did you

lexpect?"

Banott opined the drait report on Cointelpro would

receive considerable additional editing by Schwarz, Minority Counsel

Curtis R.

Smothers, and by Committee members before it was finally.

released for publication. She also expressed the opinion it would be

Shortened considerably from its present 133 pages (double spaced)

prior to its publication.

ACTION:

None. For intormation.

per

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FEBRUARY 2, 1976

Referred, by unanimous consent, to the Committee on

Rules and Administration

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By Mr. CHURcH

RESOLUTION

Authorizing additional expenditures by the Se-

lect Committee To Study Governmental

Operations With Respect to Intelligence.

tivities for in inquiry and investigation

by one to intellite ati is carried out

and extending the date for submission of the

final report of such select committee.

би т -

adit

#MDRL6

CONTAITED

I4TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION

S. RES. 377

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

FEBRUARY 2, 1976

Mr. Church submitted the following resolution; which was referred by

unanimous consent to the Committee on Rules and Administration

94TIL CONGRESS

2D SESSION

S. RES. 377

RESOLUTION

Authorizing additional expenditures by the Select Committee To

Study Governmental Operations With Respect to Intelligence

Activities for an inquiry and investigation relating to in-

telligence activities carried out by or on behalf of the Fed-

eral Government, and extending the date for submission of

the final report of such select committee.

1

Resolved, That the date for submission of the final re-

2 port of the Select Committee To Study Governmental Oper-

3 ations With Respect to Intelligence Activities of the results

4 of the investigation and study conducted pursuant to S. Res.

5 21, Ninety-fourth Congress, is extended to March 15, 1976,

6 and after the submission of its final report the select com-

7 mittee shall have until May 31, 1976, to close its affairs and

8 shall cease to exist at the close of such day.

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1

SEc. 2. The expenses of the select committee from March 1,

2 1976, through May

• 31, 1976, shall not exceed $400,000,

3

of which amount not to

exceed $15,000 may be expended

4 for the procurement of individual consultants

or organiza-

5 tions thereof. Such expenses shall be paid from the con-

tigent fund of the Senate upon vouchers approved by the

7 chairman of the select committee, except that vouchers shall

8.; not be required for the disbursement of salaries of employees

9 paid at an annual rate.

..cciiy.

Arianti"

her terenrise di

let told it dese

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OPTIONAL FORM NO 10

5010.108

MAY 1962 EDITION

GSA GEN. REG. NO, 27

(NITED STATES GOVERNMENI

Memorandum

DATE!

3-12-76

FROM

SUBJECT:

M.d. Bailey 1W1B

Senstudy.

AIL, INPORHATION COITALITO

HEREIN IS UNCEASSIFLED

DATE E2-00 BYSP 2ALM/HIG

The attached

has been

appropriately initialed, and

received in tine Records deed Instant transmittal memorandu

indicated for file.

all necessary recording and indexing will be accomplished.

is to be noted this Iorm is Ior internal use only within the

Records section, principally by the Routing Unit where bulky

material not accompanied by memorandum is usually received.

The enclosure, if bulky and not usually filed with

other papers in file, may be detached but this action should

be clearly noted under the word "Enclosure."

Enc.

EX-115

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NOT HECORTED

MAR 12 1976

ENCLOSURE

"ENCLOSURE ATTACHED"

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OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20530

MAR 11 1976

FROM:

SB

SUBJECT:

TO :

ohn Mint?

Assistant Director

er Divistoi

Federal Bureau of

Investigation

Steven Blackhurst

Assistant Special Counsel for

Intelligence Coordination

SSC Letter Dated March 11, 1976

Attached for your information is a letter

from

1 the Senate Select Committee dated March 11, 1976.

S

EX-115

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CC :

Paul Daly

man 2. 199

ДОННОМ ВЛО

Tre WAR 2 4 1976

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FRANK CHURCH, IDAHO, CHAIRMA

JOHN G. TOWER, TEXAS, VICE CHAIR

PHILIP AFART,

HOWARD H. BAKER, JR., TENN,

VALTERE, MONDALE, MINA

Hosthi MonuAng Me.

WALTER D. HUDDLESTON, KI. - RICHARD S. SCHWEIKER. PA

CHARLES MCC. MATHIAS, JR., MD.

GARY HART, COLO.

WILLIAM G. MILLER, STAFF DiRECTOR

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

CURTIS R. SMOTHERS, MINORITY COUNSEL

United States Senate

SELECT COMMITTEE TO

STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH

RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

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

WASHINGTON, D.G. 20510

March 11, 1976

Michael E. Shaheen, Jr., Esq.

Special Counsel for Intelligence Coordination

Office of the Deputy Attorney General

U. S. Department of Justice

Washington, D. C. 20530

Dear Mike:

*EMDR16

TUATION CONTAILO

DAS 11-2-0050,32

In recent days the Select Committee has submit-

ted portions of its report to the FBI for review to deter-

mine whether their publication might inadvertently reveal

classified information.

This process is proceeding smooth-

ly, and I have advised you periodically of the results.

I want to assure you that the Select Committee

does not intend to publish any materials without prior

review by the FBI.

The inclusion in the report of specific

references to, quotations from, or summaries of material

provided by the Bureau does not mean that the Committee

will interpret clearance of the report by the Bureau as a

basis for disclosing the underlying materials:

additional materials of portions thereof which ao natt

"In the report are to

"be considered" for püblication

or other public release, prior review by the FBI will be

sought.

sate shar

Sincerely,

Frederick A. 0. Schwarz, JI.

Chief Counsel

S1

+2-116-385-14-70

EXCLOSUREE

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Dear MI. Attornay Generalrasial hut. lealtas an vee

he:Thank you for your letter of March i3,

51976}

and the enclosed revised guidelines. I belfeve

that

real progress is being made in this difficult process

by your office...It is my intention to continue our

hearings designed to formulate legislation to pro-

vide the appropriate limits of authority and policy

fox FBI activity In the domestic security area irl-

tially and other areas of thelr responsibility sub-

sequently

I would like to share with you my thoughts

...

on some problem areas which'I perceive in the Domestic

Security Investigations guidelines. The first involves

preliminaty investigations. These investigations are

not subject to the same reporting requirements as full

investigations; unless they Involve 90-day extensiong.

It seems clear that preliminary investigations will'"

constitute the bulk of such cases in terms of the

number. of cases, though probably not in terms of in-

vestigative effort expended.

The quidelines indicate

that preliminary investigations may be terminated' at tir.

any time by the Attorney General, his designee, or

FBI Headquarters, "If no 90-day extensions are involvea,

it is unlikely that sach termination by the Attorney "

cenaral of fBI Headquarters would ever occur, since only

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... March 11, 1976

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periodic reporting upon request of the-Department of

Justice is requirediar

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One of the continuing controversies, in this

area 1s-the.bases for opening.preliminary; investigationg.

An- 89-day praliminary. Investigation employing each of

the tachniques enumerated in paragraph IIE, which ends

without further action, Is the Bureau aotivity which

must be continually nonitored.. These kinds of lavesti-

gations will Involve, to a great extant, persons or

organizations who have been falsely of mistakenly

identified,'I believe that we nead to be able to assure

ourselves and the public that the opening of such in-

vestigations which Involve persons or organizations:

engaged in possibly controversial but legitimate con-

duct are minimized, if not totally prohibited. I do

not believe that the congress or the Attorney General

should be in the position of being unaware of the

nature of the allegations or information which activates

prelininary investigations.:.I.an not calling-for a

constant presence of either your department or the

Congress.

anism so

But we must be able to devise a joint mech-:

, that your department and the Congress under-

stand how and why cases are initiated. I will greatly:

appreciate your reaction and comments about this concern.

The guidelines for domestic security Investi-:

gations and for reporting on civil disorders and demon-

strations provide a number of formal reporting require-"

ments which will enable your department to closely monitor

most of the described activities.

I would like to be

able to implement with your department a method whereby:

the Congress can be a participant in the receipt and

analysis of such reports. I believe this to be extremely

important at the beginning while the guidelines are

getting their initial field testing. On this issue, I

would also appreciate your earliest comment and response,

In the guidelines for reporting on civil dis--

orders, there are at least three paragraphs (IVB, IVD .

and VB) which call for authorization by your office.

belleve it is appropriate and necessary that such authori-

zation be in writing,

the accountability concept may well

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dissolve as time and memories pass 1f such 1g not

memorialized.

I believe that your department has

no objection to being accountable in writing for

Its decisions, but we must concern ourselves about

pollay for future Attorneys General: In this area,

I again soliait your comments and views.

Thank you again for keeping the Subcommittee

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OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10

5010-106

NSA GEN: ROS. INS: 27

UNITED STATES GU

VERNMENT

Memorandum

TO

Mr.

• W. Leavitt

FROM

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shackelford"

SUBJECT, SENSTUDY-75

DATE:

March 11, 1976

1 - Mr.

1

J. A. Mintz (Daly)

- MY.

T.

1

- MY.

- Mr.

R.

W. Leavitt

Shackelford

T.

J. MCNIfI

- MT.

S.

F. Phillips

- Mr.

A. I. Lacey

1

— Mr. H. A. Newman

PURPOSE:

To record receipt of letter from Frederick A. O.

Schwarz, _Jr., Chief Counsel, recording the review by SA's

Newman, Lacey, McNiff and myself of a portion of the Senate

Select Committee's report for classification purposes.

DETAILS:

This review of the first two parts of a three-part

section of the report concerning domestic intelligence

investigations was conducted on 3/4/76. No classification

problems were apparent from a review of the draft, which

was the only material available, and John ELliII,

Task Force

DIreCtor, was so advised by shackelford on 3/5/76. The

attached

letter is consistent with arrangements for

confirming this advice.

Elliff was advised of other areas of the report

memorandum, Phillips

and dated

3/10/76.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

None.

MAR 16 1976

For record purposes.

ISSUETE

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FRANK CHURCH, IDAHO, CHAIRMAN

SOHN G. TOWER, TESIS, VICE CHAIRMAN

PHILIP A. HART, MICH.

HOWARD H. BAKER,

SS, TENN.

WALTER F. MONDALE, MINN.

BARRY GOLDWATER, ARIZ,

WALTER D. HUDDLESTON, KY.

CHARLES MCG. MATHIAS, JR., MD.

RICHARD S. SCHWEIKER, PA.

GARY HART, COLO.

WILLIAM G. MILLER, STAFF DIRECTOR

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

CURTIS R. SMOTHERS, MINORITY COUNSEL

@Inited States Senate

SELECT COMMITTEE TO

STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH

RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510

March 9, 1976

Michael E. Shaheen, JI., Esq.

Special Counsel for Intelligence Coordination

Office of Deputy Attorney General

U. S. Department of Justice

Washington, D. C. 20530

Dear Mike:

NEATENDE

During the week of March 1-5, 1976, Mr. Robert Shackleford

and other officials of the FBI Intelligence Division Ie

viewed a draft portion of the Select Committee's final re-

port on domestic intelligence. This portion of the report

included the following:

II. The Growth of Domestic Intelligence: 1936 to Date

B. The Establishment of a Permanent Domestic Intel-

ligence Structure: 1936-1945

C. Domestic Intelligence in the Cold War Era:

1946-1963.

This letter is to confirm that John Elliff was assured by

Mr. Shackleford that the FBI has no objection on security

grounds to the publication of this report.

If any changes

are made in the substance of this portion of the report,

it will be resubmitted prior to publication.

Thanks very much for your help throughout the inquiry into

this subject.

Sincerely,

FROS

Frederick A. 0. Schwarz, Jr.

Chief Counsel

Cc:

Mr. Paul Daly

Mr. Robert Shackleford -

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REBUTELCALLS BETWEEN INSPECTOR HOMER BOYNION TO ASAC BARGER,

SD, MARCH NINE ANDSMARCH TEN INSTANI.

ON MARCH NINE LAST DIRECTOR KELLEY HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE IN

SAN DIEGO ATTENDED BY TELEVISION, RADIO AND VEWSPAPERMEN, AMONG

WHOM WAS PATRICK DILLON, SAN DIEGO UNION. CONFERENCE WAS HELD

AT APPROXIMATELY FOUR THRITY P.M., PSI, MARCH NINE, LASI,

PATRICK BILLON CALLED THE SD OFFICE REQUESTING IO SPEAK DIRECTLY wITH

DIRECTOR KELLEY. HE WAS INFORMED THE DIRECTOR WAS NOT AVAILABLE

AND THAT ANY MATTER HE WISHED TO DISCUSS WITH THE DIRECTOR COULD BE

HANDLED BY ASAC BARGER. AT THAT POINT HEBEC-S& THAT A RESPONSE_

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BACKGROUND CONCERNING THIS INQUIRY AND THIS QUESTION WAS IMMEDIATELY

RELAYED TO DIRECTOR KELLEY. ADVICE WAS RECEIVED FROM DIRECTOR

KELLEY THAT HE HAD JUST TALKED WITH INSPECTOR BOYNION, EXTERNAL

AFFAIRS, CONCERNING SIMILAR INQUIRY RECEIVED FROM CREWDSON OF THE NEW

YORK TIMES AND DIRECTOR ASKED THAT SIMILAR RESPONSE AS GIVEN TO

CREWDSON BE FURNISHED TO DILLON. AFTER DISCUSSING THIS WITH

INSPECTOR BOYSION, ASAC BARGER FURMISHED THE FOLLUSING IO PAIRICK

DILLON IN RESPONSE TO HIS INQUIRY, "THE FBI WAS AWARE OF ATTEMPIS

TO INFILTRATE THE BUREAU IN RECENT YEARS. HOWEVER, WE HAVE

CONDUCTED EXHAUSTIVE INVESTIGATIONS AND THOSE INVESTIGATIONS HAVE

NOI DISCLOSED EVIDENCE OF ANY SUCCESSFUL RECRUITING OR OPERATION OF

AN EMPLOYEE OF THE FBI BY ANY FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES."

IN RESPONSE TO SD INQUIRY, DILLON ADVISED THAI HIS INQUIRY WAS

BASED ON INFORMATION HE HAD RECEIVED FROM A VERY RELIABLE SOURCE

WHICH HE DECLINED TO IDENTIFY, THAT A FORMER AGENT IN WAHSINGTON

SOMETIME AFTER NINETEEN SIXTY HAD BEEN INVESTIGATED AS POSSIBLE

BEING RECRUITED BY THE KGB. THE AGENT APPARENTLY HAD AMASSED A

SIZEABLE DEBT AND HAD DEFINITELY BEEN CONTACTED BY THE KGB. FURTHER

THAT BALTIMORE UNDERCOVER AGENTS HAD HIM UNDER SURVEILLANCE WHEN HE

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MADE A TELEPHONE CALL. HE WAS OBSERVED TO LET THE PHONE RING, BUT

ONCE AND THEN WAITED FOR A CALL BACK. AFTER A LENGTHY CONVERSATION,

THE AGENT WAS TAKEN TO THE FBI WHERE HE WAS GIVEN A POLYGRAPH WHICH

WAS INCONCLUSIVE AND HE WAS ALLOWED TO RESIGN.

DILLON SAID THAT THERE WAS ALLEGEDLY ANOTHER INCIDENT WHICK

TOOK PLACE IN NEW YORK, BUT HE DID NOI HAVE ANY DETAILS ON IT.

SD UNION CARRIED A FRONT PAGE ARTICLE IN THE MARCH TEN INSTANT

EDITION (HOME EDITION), UNDER THE BYLINE OF CREWDSON, NEW YORK TIMES

NEWS SERVICE, CAPTIONED "SPY HUNT INSIDE FBI IS HINTED"• A

FACSIMILE OF THIS ARTICLE IS BEING FURNISHED THE BUREAU TODAY TO

THE ATTENTION OF INTELLIGENCE AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS DIVISIONS.

NO FURTHER ACTION BEING TAKEN BY SAN DIEGO IN THIS MATTER.

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decuss the subinet ei presi

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FRANK CHURCH, IDAHO, CHAIRMAN

JOHN G. TOWER, TEXAS, VICE CHAIRMAN

PIILIP A. HART, MICH"

HOWARD H.. BAKER, JR., TENN.

WALTER F. MONDALE, MINN.

BARRY GOLDWATER, ARIZ.

WALTER D. HUDDLESTON, 'KY.

CHARLES MEL MATHIAS, JAMb.

ROBERT MORGAN, N.C.

RICHARD S. SCHWEIKER, PA...

GARY HART, COLO.

WILLIAM G. MILLER, STAFF DIRECTOR

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

CURTIS R. SMOTHERS, MINORITY: COUNSEL

@nited States Senate

SELECT COMMITTEE TO

STUDY GOVERNMENTAL, OPERATIONS WITH

RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

(PURSUANT TO S. RES. 21, 94TH CONGRESS)

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510

• March 9, 1976

Michael

Shaheen, Jr.,

Esq:

Senate!

Office of Professional Responsibility

U.S. Department of Justice (Room 4313)*

Washington, D.C. 20530

Dear Mike:

ALL ISI IZUORMATION CON TAJITLY

DAN 112-00 BYSP2 ALMATE

On March 8, 1976 MI. Homer Newman of the FBI reviewed

for security problems an insert captioned Case No. 11 to

the Select Committee's draft report entitled "The Use of

Informants in FBI Domestic Intelligence Investigations."

(Previously,

as set out in Steve Blackhurst's letter dated

March 2, 1976, the Department of Justice cleared the above

referenced report with respect to security matters.)

Alter reviewing the proposed insert,. Mr. Newman

Justice has no objection to the publication of the above

referenced report including the insert reviewed on March

Thanks very much for your help throughout on this

matter.

cc: /Paul Daly, FBI

REC-38.

Sincerely,

P0.5

EX-115

Frederick A. O. Schwarz, JI.

Chief Counsel

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FRANK CHURCH, IDAHO, CHAIRMAN

* JOHN G. TOWER, TEXAS, VICE CHAIRMAN

PHILM' START, MICH.

HOWARD H. BAKER, JRE TENN.

WALTER F. MONDALE, MINN,

BARRY GOLDWATER ARIL

WALTER D. HUDDLESTON, KY. +

CHARLES MCC. MATHIAS, JR., MD.

ROBERT MORGAN, N.C.

GARY HART, COLO.

WILLIAM G. MILLER, STAFF DIRECTOR

FALDERICK A. O. SCHWARL, JR, CHIZE COUNSEL

CURTIS R. SMOTHERS, MINORITY COUNSEL

@Inited States Senate

SELECT COMMITTEE TO

STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH

RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

(PURSUANT TO S. RES. 21, 94TH CONGRESS)

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510

March 9, 1976

#M0R16

ALL ERI MINOR INAC CUITLAN

EBREIN IS UNCLASSIANO

3/12/76.

Michael

• E. Shaheen, JI., Esq.

Special Counsel for Intelligence Coordination

Office Of Deputy Attorney General

U. S. Départment of JustiCe

Washington, D. C. 20530

ra

Dear Mike:

Senstu.!

During the week of March 1-5, 1976, Mr. Robert

-Shackleford

and other officials of the FBI Intelligence Division re-

viewed a draft portion of the Select Committee's final re-

port on domestic intelligence. This portion of the report

included the following:

II. The Growth of Domestic Intelligence: 1936 to Date

B. The Establishment of

a Permanent Domestic Intel-

ligence Structure: 1936-1945

C. Domestic Intelligence in the Cold War Era:

1946-1963.

This letter is to confirm that John Elliff was assured by

Mr. Shackleford that the FBI has no objection on security

grounds to the publication of this report.

If any changes

are made in the substance of this portion of the report,

it will be resubmitted prior to publication.

Thanks very much for your help throughout the inquiry into

this subject.

EX-115

REC-38

62

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° 1484

Sincerely,

FAOS"

MAR 18 1976

Frederick A. 0. Schwarz, JI.

Chief Counsel

CC:

Mr. Paul Dalyv

Mr. Robert Shackleford

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SUBJECT:

OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10

MAY 1962 EDITION

OSA FPAIR. (13-GPR) 102-11.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

Assoc. Dir..

Dap. AD Adm. -

Dep. AD Inv. _

Asst. Dir.:

Admin.

Comp, Syst. -

•xt. Affaies -

Mr.

B. Adam

DATE:

Legal Counsel h

SENSTUDY

3-9-76

ImoRlE

ATTI INONERMAZTON CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UUCLASSIFLD

DATE 1 2/00 BY SP-2 ALl

ilos & Com. -

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Labora

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At approximately 5:00 p.m. on 3-8-76, John Elliff

Director Soc'y -

Domestic Task Force Director of the Senate Select Committee, advised

Inspector John B. Hotis that the final report released earlier that

afternoon by the Senate Select Committee contained information that

was to ta years on the listen set orth that lame

individuals and organizations that were the subjects of 13 telephone

surveillances and one microphone surveillance. The report also included

memoranda containing the names or initials of FBI personnel who had

reviewed or approved the surveillances. Among the subjects identified

were the Black Panther Party, the CPUSA, the Jewish Defense League,

Huey Newton, and two women who were active in the New Left. -

- :

Elliff said he had given explicit instructions that this

information was to be excised before publication and did not know why

it was included in the final report. He said that 30 copies of the report

had already been distributed to members of the press,..

and it was not

likely they could be recalled. He also felt that any attempt to have

the documents returned would draw the press's attention to the problem.

Elliff said he regretted the oversight but did not think there was anything

further that could be done about the disclosures.

RECOMMENDATION:

EX-115

For information.

GoTe38 6211652221483

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MAR 16 1976

this an

1 - Mr. Leavitt

1 - Mr. Mintz

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Memorandum to Mr. Adams

Re: SENSTUDY

ADDENDUM BY LEGAL COUNSEL, 3/9/76, JAM:mid

Inspector Hotis advised me of the above information immediately

after receiving it from John Elliff.a I instructed him to advise the

Intelligence Division while I alerted Mr. Adams to the problem. Mr. Adams

instructed that copies of the materials released by the Committee should

be made available to the Intelligence Division as soon as possible in order

that they could be reviewed to determine whether any other materials

were improperly included. I instructed SA John Dennis Miller to

obtain additional copies of the materials and provide them to the Intelligence

Division on the evening of March 8, 1976, and he did so. I advised

Assistant Director Leavitt of Mr. Adams' instructions and requested him

to have the materials reviewed appropriately.

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

AAY 1962 EDITION

G5A SPAIR 141 CFR) 101-11.6

UNITED STATES GOYERNMENT

Assoc. Dir. —m

Dep. AD Adm. -

Memorandum

Dep. AD Inv. -

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Reference is made to memorandum Mr. F. J. Cassidy "or soy-

Mr. Leavitt dated 3/9/76, which outlined various problems and

apparent slanted writing in the Senate Select Committee's

COINTELPRO report.

on 3/4/76, during a discussion concerning another

matter, SA Paul V. Daly of this Division mentioned to Domestic

Task Force Director John T. Elliff that there were apparent

problems regarding that Committee's report on COINTELPRO.

was pointed out that the Bureau representatives who had reviewed

the report felt there were statements taken out of context and

that in general it was a highly critical report of this Bureau.

Elliff stated that a decision had been made by F. A. 0. Schwartz,

Chief Counsel, and Curtis Smothers, Minority Counsel, that they

would highlight the actions taken in COINTELPRO and not describe

or characterize the victims or objects of COINTELPRO activities.

They felt that it was

the target.

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DATE LI -2-00 BYSP

fair to isolate the acts from the context in which the activi-

ties were committed.

He reiterated this was a decision of

Smothers and Schwartz and that there was no question in his

mind that this was a report that "zapped" the Bureau.

indicated he would bring the observations of the Agents that

had reviewed the report and the observations of SA Daly to the

attention of his superiors.

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ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

2 - MI.

A. Mintz

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the so reque a detent 19, ten to

Martin luther King, JI., the Poor People's Campaign and

the Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis, Tennessee, from

January 1 to April 4, 1968. FBI letters and memoranda

dated January 27 and February 16, 1976, effected responses

to this request. After SSC access was

accomplished,

its representative orally requested delivery of certain

designated documents which he had reviewed.

Enclosed for your approval and forwarding to "

the SSC is the original of a memorandum effecting delivery

to the SSC of the desired documents.

Also enclosed for your records is a copy of

the menorandum. It should be noted that you were

previously turnished by our Jamary 27 and February 16,

19/6, correspondence copies of all the documents to which

access was being granted to the ssc. 62-1/1<325-1480

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2 - Mr. S. F. Phillips

March 5, 1976

U. S. SENATE SELECI COMMITTEE TO

STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH

RESPECT IO INTELZIGINCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

Reference is made to SSC letter dated December 18,

1975, Item 6, which requested access to FBI materials

relating to Martin Iuther King, Jr., the Poor People's

Campaign and the Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis,

Tennessee, Fron January 1 to April 4, 1968.

By memoranda dated January 27 and February 16,

1976, the SSC was advised of the avallability of the

desired materials for review by its Staff. Subsequently,

SSC Staff Hember Michael Epstein reviewed the materials

and designated certain of the documents which he orally

requested be delivered to the SSC.

Being delivered with this memorandum are the

materials so designated by Ipstein.

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SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

• Memo

• Report dated 3/5/76

Caption of Document: U.S. Senate Select Committee (SSC)

(SSC Letter 12/18/76, Item 6)

King

FBI

Originating Office:

Delivered by:

0. Cover

Received by:

Dan

Mccorkle

Title:

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- Date: 3-9-76

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CLASSIFY AS APPROPRIATE

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1. HOW PROVIDED (check appropriate

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interviewee,

testifier and subject)

Memorandum and enclosures

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

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

information.

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

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

copy of the original abstract, with the change indicated.

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

substance of information and showing relationship to Intelligence Community

matters if appropriate. Any feedback or evidence of investigatory interests

should be noted. Commitments made to supply additional information should be

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

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

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

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

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URGENT

Via

Mr. Tolson_

Mr. D: Lonch...

Mr. Mohr.

Mr. Bishop

Mr. Casper

Mr. Callohan

Mr. Conrad

Mr. Felt

Mr. Gio

NIr. Rosen

Mr. Sullivan..

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TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI AND. SACS ATLANTA

MEMPHIS

FROM:

SAC, WFO (157-1395)

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WASHINGTON SPRING PROJECT.

ON FRIDAY, MARCH IWENTYNINE INSTAÑT SCLC, WDC CALLED A

PRESS CONFERENCE FOR TARMIRTY PM IA DATE, CONFERENCER GONNA

PRESIDED OVER BY REV. ANDREW J. YOUNG, WHO WAS THE PRIMARY

CONFEREE. ALSO PRESENI WAS REV. FAUNTROY AND AN, UNIDENTIFIED

AND UNADRESSED NEGRO MALE. YOUNG STATED THAT HE HAD RECENTLY

SPOKEN TO MARTIN LUTHER KING AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES MADE

CONCERNING THE WASHINGION SPRING PROJECI, ÀS A RESULT OF RECENT

VIOLENCE IN MEMPHIS IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEGRO PROTEST. YOUNG

SAID SCIC ACCEPTED PORTION OF BLAME FOR NOT RECOGNIZING THE

POTENTIAL THREAT OF THE INVADERS"' TO MAKE A DELIBERATE ATTEMPT

TO EMBARRASS THE LOCAL LEADERS. YOUNG ATTRIBUTED THE ERROR TO

2

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NOT SUPPLYING ADEQUATE STAFF AND INSTRUCTION PRIOR TO THE

DEMONSTRATION. YOUNG STATED THIS WILL NOT OCCUR IN WDC.

YOUNG STATED GUILT OF MEMPHIS PD EVIDENT AND MOST SERIOUS SINCE

GROUP OF TWENTY TO THIRTY INSTIGATORS OF VIOLENCE NOT ATTACKED

DIRECTLY. MEMPHIS PD ATTACKED THE ENTIRE MARCHING BODY

OF TWENTY THOUSAND PEOPLE.

THE WASHINGTON SPRING PROJECT WILL COMMENCE AS PLANNED ON

APRIL, TWENTYTWO, WHEN MARTIN LUTHER KING WILL COME TO WOG WITH

A "SMALL GROUP"' AND PRESENT PETITIONS TO CONGRESS AND GOVERNMENT

AGENCIES RE THE PLIGHT OF THE POOR. A GROUP OF THREE THOUSAND

POOR, ORSANIZED INTO GROUPS OF TWO HUNDRED, WITH EACH SUCH GROUP

• PROVIDED WITH TWENTY MARSHALS WHO WILL WEAR DISTINCTIVE ARM

BANDS, WILL DEPART FIFTEEN CITIES AND SOUTHERN RURAI AREAS ON

APRIL TWENTYFIVE NEXT. DEPENDING ON CIRCUMSTANCES IN DIFFERENT

LOCALITIES, GROUPS SHOULD ARRIVE WDC MAY ONE TO THREE NEXT. POUR

TO COME FROM CHICAGO, DETROIT, PITTSBURGH, BOSION, NEW YORK,

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NEWARK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE AMONG OTHERS, AS WELL AS

FROM SIX RURAI, AREAS OF THE SOUTH IN MISSISSIPPI, LOUISIANA,

GEORGIA, ALABAMA, NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA.

REV. YOUNG STATED THAT MARTIN LUTHER KING HAD SPOKEN TODAY

TO MEMBERS OF THE INVADER GROUP WHICH CAUSED THE TROUBLE IN

MEMPHIS, AND DESCRIBED THEM AS "HOSTILE KIDS"'. YOUNG SAID HE

WILL GO TO ATLANTA TOMORROW FOR ADDITIONAL PLANNING SESSIONS AND

THAT MARTIN LUTHER KING WILL BE IN WDC THIS SUNDAY AND GIVE A

SERMON, CONTEXT UNKNOWN, AT THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL.

YOUNG QUERIED IF SCLE WILL DEFY A COURT INJUNCTION RUMORED

TO BE FAVORED BY SEN. BYRD OF WEST VIRGINIA, TO STOP THE MARCH.

YOUNG STATED II DEPENDS ON WORDING OF INJUNCIION AND HOPED COURTS

WILL NOT RESPOND TO "FASCIST PROPOSALS OF SOME MEMBERS OF CONGRESS'

YOUNG STATED THE FINAL EVIDENCE WILL REVEAL THAT THE MOST SERIOUS

VIOLENCE IN MEMPHIS WAS CAUSED BY THE POLICE. YOUNG STATED HE

HAS SPOKEN WITH WDC SAFETY DIRECTOR MURPHY AND FOUND HIM AN

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INTELLICENT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, HOPES MPD WILL BE SAME, BUT

THAT IS PD PROBLEM, YOUNG ADDED REGARDING RACIAL MILITANTS,

THAT HE CANNOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY VIOLENCE BROUGHT ABOUT BY

OTHERS, AND HAS NOT AND DOES NOI EXPECT TO RECEIVE A GUARANTEE

FROM STOKELY CARMICHAEL AGAINST RACIAL VIOLENCE.

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UNTIED STATE. GOVERNMENT

Memoran

Yun

TO

- #r. W. C. Sullivan

PROM Mr. 1G. C. Moore fenn

SUBEC SANITATION WORKS! STRE..

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE

RACIAL NATTER

DATE: March 28, 1968

Tolson

DeLoach

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Negro sanitation workers have been on strike at

Memphis:

Tennessee.

Martin Luther King, JI., President of

the them a ant an caders to conference, has e eviously

a mass march.

At 12:40 P.M. today ASAC C. 0. Halter telephonically

advised that the scheduled march started about 11:00 A.M.,

Central 'Standard Time.

He stated that King was present

and that an estimated 5,000to 6,000 people were taking part.

The march had proceeded only a few blocks when the marchers

started breaking windows in business stores and establishments

and some looting was taking place although he did not know

the amount. The window breaking and disturbance has spread

over into a white neighborhood and is continuing.

ASAC Halter advised that the above is the only

information available at the time and that he would keep the

Bureau currently advised of developments.

ACTION:

The above information has been furnished to the

Inter-e willon t formation Unit and the m440 40

"This matter

will be followed closely.

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1 - Mr. DeLoach

PIC

• Mr.

To Co Sullivan

6 APR 5

1968

I. - MI.

Bishop

11 - MI. G. C. Moore

- Ms.

Do J. Brennan

1

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Cox

- Mr. Trainor

DE 301063

CONTINUED - OVER

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

nation ostrits von Committee.

Its use is limited to offirial proceedings by.

Your Comm."'

cand the content may not be disclosed to unauthorzed person

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Memorandum to Mr. W. C. Sullivan

RE: SANITATION WORKERS' STRIKE, MIMPHIS, TENNESSED

ADDENDUM:

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¡ At 1:05 P.M. ASAC Halter telephonically advised

he had now received information that king did not walk

in the march but was in an automobile at the head of it.

However, he left the march very shortly after it started

when the trouble began and Negroes began shouting,

"Black Power." Halter advised that there was considerable

looting on Main and Beale Streets.

The police used gas

to break up the march and at the time of his call the

situation was fairly well under control although the

Negroes were dispersing into other areas of Memphis.

He advised that the National Guard had been called and

the Memphis Unit would be activated, in about two hours.

The Jackson, Tennessee, Unit will be activated in about

six hours.

Halter said he had no information as to the

extent of injuries at this time.

The above information has also been furnished

to the Department and the military.

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File No.

UNILUD STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Los Angeles, California

March 26, 1968

"ART ITPORMATION GORTAT

HERBID IS UNCZASSIFUD

DATE 11-2=00 BTSP-2 ALMAN

WASHINGTON SPRING PROJECT

RACIAL MATTER

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Southern Christian

Leadership conterence,

has publicly announced that he will

conduct a massive civil disobedience campaign in the Nation's

Capitol during April, 1968 in an effort to pressure Congress

into passing legislation favorable to the Negro.

Sources who have furnished reliable information in

the past, advised during the week of March 19, 1960 - March 25,

-1968, that they had no information concerning

by individuals

from

the participation

the Los Angelas area in the Washington

Spring Project.

The attached pages set forth more detailed data

relative to this project.

This do me :

nation atsi?.

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nation orite an the content nay not ditosed to not orders on

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WASHINGTON SPRING PROJECT

RACIAL MATTER,

Reporting office

Names of individuals recruiting

in the district

* Address of headquarters

Known numer of individuals

recruited to date

Known rames of individuals

recruited

Estimated number of individuals

recruited

Number of buses and other

commercial type of transportation

chartered and capacity

Number of private cars

to participate

Identity of driver, make, model,

and license number

of cars to

participate

Route cars scheduled to use

Area buses and drivers are to

discharge passengers upon

arrival in Wasnington, D. C.

Address demonstrators are to

report to upon arrival

Remarks:

Los Angeles

None

None

None

None

None

None.

None

None

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

The "Herald Examiner"

a daily newspaper published in

Los angeles, callornia, In its issue of March 19, 1960, carried

an article which indicated that the organizers of "Dr. King's

Poor People's Campaign"

stated

• that Dr. King plans to build a

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RACIAL MATTEF

slowly intensifying confrontation between the Federal

Governmurt and a minimum of 3,000 poor people.

Tactics

will mainly be sit-ins and marches

which will be put into

play over a period of weeks and not all at once.

As of

April 22, 1968, Dr. King and up to 100 other civil rights

•and Negro community leaders from around the country will

start

visiting congressional leaders, heads of Government departments

a nd

agencies,"presenting to them the demands of the campaign and

asking them to take action. Several days later, after nothing

has been done, they will probably pick one office and refuse to

taco

Leave.

When they are arrested, the poor people across the country

will

be mobilized and begin to come in caravans."

The article indicated that well before the April 22nd

starting date, work was expected to start on a "New City of

Hope" with tents or temporary buildings set up on a 30 acre

site and supplied with electricity, sewer lines, an outdoor

theater, kitchens and parking.

The article indicated that if still nothing is done

by the Federal Government, then acts of "moral disobedience"

will begin.

The "People's World" issue of March 23, 1968, carried

an article which indicated that Dr. King spoke before 150

Negro church leaders at the Elks Club on Central Avenue, LoS

Angeles, California on

• March 16, 1950. Dr. King urged the

ministers to begin now to organize for mass outpourings of

people fiom their congregations to join the demonstration.

The "People's forld" is a West Coast communist

newspaper which is published weekly in San Francisco,

California.

The same issue of the "People's World" also carried

an article which indicated that the massive demonstration in

Washington beginning on April 22, 1900, will be a "black-brown

This

was disclosed at the

California Democratic Council

Convention which was held in Anaheim, California on

the weekend oi

March 16 - 17, 1968, by Dr. Martin Luther King, the/initiator

of the Washington demonstration and Rodolfo (Corky) Gonzales,

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RACIAL MATTER

Mexican-American leader from Denver, Colorado.

Gonzales was

among some ten leaders from major Spanish speaking communities

who met with Dr. King

and his

staff in Atlanta, Georgia on

March 7, 1968 to participate in planning the Washington

demonstration.

With Gonzales, militant leader of the Crusade

for Justice and editor of "El

Callo" were: Reies jerina,

leader of the Alianza land grant movement centered in New

Mexico; Abed Lopez, of the Chicago Latin American Defense

Organization, which is composed of a militant group of Mexican-

Americans and Puerto Ricans; Angel Gutierrez, a leader of the

San Antonio, Texas bario; and Bert Corona, California State

Chairman of

the Mexican-American Political

Association.

article also indicated that representatives were present at this

meeting from the Bishop's Committee for the Spanish Speaking, and

Mexican-American and Puerto Rican leaders from Onio, Michigan and

Illinois.

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 ais-

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ALL INFORUATION CONTAILO

-HERELA IS UNCKASSIFEE

SUBJECT:

DIRECTOR, FBI (157-8428)

SAC, DETROIT (157-2007)

V.

WASHINGTON SPRING PROJECT

RM

RA Detroit telype to Bureau and Atlanta dated

nel anthout the

your Committe and the

nation outsile

This document

3/20/68.

Source utilized in LHN was a trlephonic pretext

conducted by SA JOHN E: KING With FRANK DITTO at his

place of employment, 10333 Mack Avenue, Detroit, Mich.

Pretext utilized was that of a local white businessman

your Corsmittee.

is premared in

with the ficticious name of G. L. WHYTS, who was in complete

sympathy of MARtIN LUTHer KING, Jh., and with his Wasnington

"camp-in." DITTO WaS

advised that the caller, under so

circunstances, wanted his identity disclosed and any financial

approval of da 231

content may not be

assistance offered

this project was to be on a strictly

confidential basis.

was told that the caller had colored

response to

employees in his company and would make these people

available to participate

for a brief period in the Washington

Spring Pioject at the caller's expense.

Further,

that it was concedvable the caller would

disclosed to

laritor to

you request and is

be in a position to help out with the financial end of

Individuals fron betroit in connection with the Washington

Spring Project.

DITrO sounded favorably impressed

and stated that he fully understood ind appreciated the

efforts of the cller to assist in this matter.

DITTO

reasurred that no mention vould be made of any donations

unauthorized person

official

from this source. He expressed a deep feeling a gratitude

proceedings by

not for dissenti

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and described the caller as one "deeply concerned with the

under privileged group of humanity." It was mentioned to

DIITO the caller did not want to be publicly identified

as it could possibly render harm to his business and bring

about retalitory action from the white extremists involv

ing possible physical harm to his wife and family.

It was at this point that DITTO volunteered the

information set out in instant Lhil. He offered to jurnish

the caller with further information regarding lashington

Spring Project after his meeting with KING.

Prior to terminating the interview, it was

established that DITTo would be telephonically contacted

by the caller following his

scheduled conference with KING

in Detroit.

It is the opinion of the contacting Agent

chat it KiNG actually comes to Detiolt on 4/4/00, that

chis return telephonic recontact with DITTO would be productive

and pertinent data regarding Washington Spring Project

could be obtained from

him.

The Iral is classiried confidential so as not to

disclose the use of this technique from which further valuable

information could be obtained.

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In Reply, Please Refer lo

File No.

CONFIDENTAL

CU STATES DEPARTMLNT OL

STIGE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Detroit, Michigan

March 21, 1968

#mDe16

Re: Washington Spring Project.

11-2-00

Martin Luther King, Jr., President, Southern

Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), has publicly.

announced he will conduct a massive civil disobedience

campaign in the nation's Capitol the first week of April,

no coyot tho

1968, in an effort to pressure Congress into passing

legislation favorable to the Negro.

Frank Ditto has reportedly been identified as

the Detroit leader and organizer for the above mentioned

activity in the Detroit area.

Frank Ditto is employed as Director of the

East Side Voice of Independent Detroit (ESVID),

10833 Mack Avenue, Detroit, Michigan.

ESVID in a pamphlet published by this organization

described itself as

an organization of an interested

group of businessmen, church associations,

community leaders, welfare recipients, home

owners, renters, youth in and our of school,

the unemployed,

and the under employed. ESVID

reportedly receives its financial backing by

a local organization known as the Churches on

the East Side for Social Action (CESSA). •

CESSA is an organization formed by various churches

of all denominations on the lover east side of

Detroit, the purpose of which is to attempt to

alleviate some of the allged injustices suffered

by members of the Negro community in the area over

a period of years. CESSA attempts to assist

Negroes in securing better housing, equal employment

opportunities, and to educate the se individuals

so that they can

become more useful members of

society.

NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION

Unauthorized Disclosure

Subject to Criminal Sanctions

CONFIDENTIAL

GrOUp I

Excluded fror

autonatic

downgrading and

declaspification.

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CONFIXN

Re: Washington Spring Project

A source, who has furnished reliable information

In the past, advised on March 20, 1968, that Frank Ditto,

Detroit area organizer for the Hashington Spring Project

(WSP) stated that no action had thus far been taken in

Detroit regarding VSP. Source stated Ditto said the

program for the WSP was too vague at this stage, resulting

in the reason for no organized activity.

Source further

stated that Ditto advised that Martin Luther King, Jr.,

would be in Detroit, purpose unknown,

and location unknown,

connection with the wsP..

This document contains netier recommendations nor

It is the

property of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and is loaned

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

outside your agency.

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. 3/21/68

CODED

TELETYPE

URGENT

1 - Mr. W. C. Sullivan

1

• Mr. G. C. Moore

1.- Mr. T. J. Deakin

PERSONAL ATTENTION

ALL OFFICES

TO SACS ATLANTA

BALTI ORE

BIRMINGHAM!

BOSTON

CHARLOTTE

CINCINNATI

CLEVELAND

COLOMBIA

DETROIT

JACKSON

LOUISVILLE

MILWAUKEE

MOBILE

NEIL YORK

PHILDSLPHIA

PITTSEURGH

RICH OND

WFO

#MOR16

Thes document as prepared in response to your request and is not for dissemi

ration metailo, your Committee.

Its use is limited to offerra, proceedings by

vour Corone and the content may not be disclosed to unauthorized person

nel without the express approval of the FBI.

VIA TELETYPE

MAR C 11988

13 345

Shit

ENCIPHERED

FROM DIRECTOR FBI (I00-449906)

NARTIN LUTHER KING, RACIAL INTOULIGENCE.

REFERENCE IS NADE TO TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS WITH EACH

3251

SAC DURING THE PAST WEEK GIVING INST

SECTIONS CONCERNING

IS MAR. 22 1965

MARTIN LUTHER KING'S WASHINGTON SPRING PROJECT. THIS IS TO

PERSONALLY URGE EACH SAC TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE IN CARRYING

ro1snh QUT THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN YOU IN ROFERANCED TELEPHONE CALLS

Bishop.

Casper

-AND TO CARRY OUT THIE.

INSTRUCTIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

Callahon.

Conrad

i!

Foll

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Gula

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Floren -

NOTE:

Luther King's Washington Spring Project

-surl

=is scheduled

to begin the end of April, 1968; and instructions

Tele. Room

MARROOM

NOTE CONTINUED PAGE TWO

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Teletype to Atlanta

Martin Luther King

100-448006

NOTE CONTINUED:

have been issued the above offices telephonically concerning

the discharge of our responsibilities in connection with this

march. This is to insure each of the above SACs discharges

his responsibilities in this matter.

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In Reply, Please Refer co

File No.

'ED STATES DEPARTMENT OF

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Louisville, Kentucky

March 12, :1968

TICE

ATT

#MORIG

ISPOPMATTON CONCATTRU

• UDC0155//130

WASHINGTON SPRING PROJECT

RACIAL MATTERS

Martin Luther King, Jr., President, Southern

Christian Leadership Conference, has publicly announced

he will conduet a massive civil disobedience campaign in

the Nation's Capitol the first week of April, 1968, in

an effort to pressure Congress into passing legislation

favorable to the Negro.

Racial sources of the. Louisville Office of the

Federal Bureau of Investigation have advised that they have

received no infornation that recruiting activity in Louis-

ville, Kentucky, with respect to the captioned Project has

commenced, with

the exception that one meeting regarding the

matter was held in Louisville at the Antioch Baptist Church,

Inuisville,. Kentucky on March 1, 1968.-

With respect

to the meeting, the Courier-ourmal, & daily Louisville,

Kentucky newspaper, in its issue of March 2, 1968, recorted

that about 70

persons were present and heard Benjamin Van

Clark report that Dr. Martin Luther King was currently meet-

ing with his top southern Christian Leadership Conference

(SCIC) advisors to determine strategy for the campaign.

Van Clark said that they were going to ask each community

to form a support committee, made up of a cross section of

the community, hich committee would raise money for the

Spring Project and prepare local demonstrations in support

both poor Negroes and poor whites.

The article also stated that Rev. A.D. Williams

King, pastor of the Zion Baptist Church,

• 2200

West Walnut

Street, Louisville, Kentucky, brother of De. Martin Luther

King, had said at the meeting that the present plans called

for 200 Kentuckians to go to Washington to participate in

the Spring Project.

Tris 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.

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

Its rise is limited to official proceedings by

nation outsi?? your Committee.

your Commi ic and the content may' not be disclosed to unauthorized person

nel without the express approvat of the FBI FNGLOSORD

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WASHINGTON SPRING PROJECT

Reporting Office:

Louisville, Kentucky

Names of individuals recruiting in your district:

No informa

tion developed to date.

Address of Headquarters:

None as yet.

Known number of individuals recruited to date: No pertinent

information developed.

Known

names of individuals recruited: None.

Estimated

number of individuals recruited: No pertinent

information developed to date.

Number of buses

and other commercial type transportation

chartered and

total

capacity:

No pertinent information

developed to date.

Number of private cars to participate: No pertinent informa-

tion developed as yet.

Identity of driver; make, model, and license numbers

of cars to participate:

No pertinent information

developed to date.

Route cars are scheduled to use:

No pertirent data developed

as yet.

Areas buses and drivers are to discharge passengers upon

arrival in Washington, D.C.:

No pertinent data as yet

developed.

Address demonstrators

are to report to upon arrival:

No pertimt data

as yet

developed.

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• In Reply, Please Refer 10

File No.

UN fED STATES DEPARTMENT OF J STICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Charlotte,

North Carolina

March 12, 1968

#ANDRIG

WASHINGTON SPRING PROJECT

RACIAL MATTERS

1DJ7/09

DIE 11-00

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., president, Southern Christian

Leadership Conference (SCLC), has publicly announced he will

conduct a massive civil disobedience campaign: in the Nation's

Capitol the first week of April, 1968, in an effort to pressure

Congress into passing legislation favorablé to the Negro.

1 disobediences a

On March 5, 1968, GOLDEN ASRO PRINKS, Field Secretary,

SCLC, waS

interviewed

by Agent of the FBi at nis residence

122

"est reterson street,

Edenton, North Carolina. FRINKS said

that he is pleased with

the progress that Congress is making

with the proposed civil rights legislation, but he said that

even if legislation is passed, this will not change SCLC's

FRINKS pointed out that

nel without the

your Commise

• He suggested that

express approval

arl the content ma; not

This document is prepared in raspons,

plans for a march on Washington, D. C.

Dr. MARTIN LUTHER KING has not spelled out his demands as yet

and

that they will include much more than

just a housing law.

one of the demands might be that all persons

are assurea a mininum income which would be paid by the Federal

government.

his concept of this pian would be that the number

of days per year an individual is employed by private industry

would be subtracted from the total in the year and then the

government would pay

the balance.

He said

that it would be the

Commi"' Be.

governnent's responsibility to provide the work they wish these

individuals

to do, even if it be only menial labor.

He said that

it would also be the government's responsibility to enforce this

plan to insure that the persons are actually doing the work.

With regard to the march, he said that he has 21 paid

employees working

tor him throughout the State of North Carolina.

he said that these

individuals are not being paid a salary but

subsistence only.

be disclosed to unauthorized person

mind to official proceedings y

yeur request

He said that these people were unemployed

and that they had nothing else to do, therefore they were willing

to work on that basis.

FRINKS advised he would provide the

names of the

21 paid emplogres in about one week.

He said he

did not have

their names at the time of interview.

and is not for dissma

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.

=.."

154-8438-356

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ramiliam.

RE: WASHINGTON SPRING PROJECT

FRINKS said that these 21 persons are recruiting others

to go to Washington, D. C., for the march and act as squad

leaders, guides, etc. for the masses who will follow.

He said

that his paid employees have a goal of 200 such persons and

that 1os have already been recruited..

After the recruitment

drive is complete, only a lew or the 21 will remain on the

payroll.

FRINKS said that he and his group of about 200 will

leave North Carolina on April 15 or 16, with a planned arrival

in Washington, D. C., on April 22, 1968. Concerning transportation,

he said

that the means of transportation has not yet been worked

out.

He said he has given consideration to buying old busses

or cars, but the busses especially do not seem to be available.

FRINKS said there has been

a suggestion to drive to a distance

of 100 miles south of Washington and then walk the rest of the

way.

There has also been the suggestion to walk the entire way.

FRINKS said he personally prefers to go by bus or car if possible,

stopping in the small towns en route.

He hopes to set up tents

at night along the

way.

He mentioned the town of Suffolk,

Virginia, as a possible first night stop. He commented that he

also hopes to set up tents in Washington, but he feels that they

will be prohibited

from doing this..

Upon arrival at Washington, D. C., FRiNks believes that

Dr. KING will be there to meet them.

Shortly after their

arrival, he believes that KiNG will make his demands and then

call all Negroes to Washington who have grievances.

The hard

core group of squad leaders and guides will be stationed at

the entrances to the city and at the federal buildings and

Jirect each incoming group to the office building

• that should

best be able to handle their particular grievance. FRINKS

estimated that the demonstrations in Washington will last about

three weeks.

FRINKS advised that he and Dr. KING are very much

concerned about STOKLEY CARMICHAEL and the Student Nonviolent

Coordinating Committee (SNCC) trying to interfere or take over

once the Negroes are in Washington.

He said CARMICHAEL'S

presence represents violence and the communist influence in the

civi] rights movement. He said Dr. KING spoke with CARMICHAEL

during the last week in February and has a promise from him that

he will not interfere with the plans of SCLC. FRINKS advised

that KING plans additional talks with CARMICHAEL. FRINKS said

if he does come, "we will bust his head."

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RE:

WASHINGTON SPRING PROJECT

FRINKS said that his headquarters for this march is at

his residence or at his office located above the Credit

Union Building, 405 Broad Street, Edenton, North Carolina.

He pointed out that he is still working for Dr.

REGINALD HAWKINS in support of his campaign for governor.

He said that he is finishing a seven weeks leave of absence,

but believes that this will be extended for an additional seven

weeks. He said the campaign is badly in need of money; however,.

there are many more supporters than originally expected. He

mentioned that his telephone bill for his residence telephone

was over $1,000, and that it has been disconnected. •

It was observed that FRINKS was driving a light blue

recent model Dodge, four-door:

bearing 1968 North Carolina

License TJ-123 and

a plastic sign on both front doors which

reads, " HAWKINS FOR GOVERNOR, Candidate for Hope and Progress."

3

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In Reply, Ploase Refer 10

File No.

UNI', D STATES DEPARTMENT OF JU: ICE

FEDEKAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Miami, Florida

February 23, 1968

11/1/00.

#moR16

STEALT 1756

RE: WASHINGTON SPRING PROJECT

Refererce is made to communication from this Bureau

on February 21, 1968.

Inspector OWEN W. DAVIS, Metropolitan Police

Department, Washington, D. C., presently on assignment in

Miami, Florida, reported on February 22, 1968, that the

Ministers Leadership Training Program continues along

guidelines previously set out with little or no discussion

relating to the Washington Spring Project.

On February 21, 1968, the Miami Office of the

Federal Bureau of Investigation received an anonymous

• telephone call from a male who inquired if the Federal

Bureau of Investigation was aware that MARTIN LUTHER KING

was in Miami, Florida.

The caller statad he intended to

kill KING and would like to bomb KING's room at the Sheraton-.

Four Ambassadors Hotel, Miami, Florida, but feared injuring

other people.

Sergeant JOHN WEAVER, Miami, Florida, Police

Department, on duty at the Sheraton-Four Ambassadors Hotel,

reported on the evening of February 21, 1958, that the

switchboard operator in the hotel received a

similar

anonymous cail shortly before 8:00 PM on February 21,

1968.

The caller made reference to a German lugar that

he wanted to kill MARTIN LUTHER KING with and/or blow

up the hotel.

On February 21, 1968, BOB ASHAUER, Chief Security

Officer,

Sheraton-Four Ambassadors Hotel, tentatively

identified hotel guest HAROLD CHARLES MALCHMAN from Hyannis,

Massachusetts, as possibly being responsible for the anonymous

call, however

on February 23, 195S, ASHAUER advised that

MALCHMAN had been eliminated as being responsible for the

anonymous calls threatening MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

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

nation oresire your Committee.

Its use. is limited to off..al proceedings by

your Commu'ce and the content may not be disclosed to unauthorized person

nel without the express approval of the FBl.

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RE :

NAS

ON

BERNT FRIJACI

On February 22, 1368, Lieutenant PARVERT SWILLEY,

Intelligonce Unit, Miami, Florida, Folice Lerartment, advised

thot he attented " meeting at the

DuPont Plaza Hotel, Miami,

Florids, On February 22, 1968. At thus meeting, Dr.

MARTIN

LUTHER KING,

Jho, addressed a group of local citizens.

stated that

are plannie to take cices

to four thousand

from various sections of tie

United States to

1552ingeon, D. Co, and will Stay in Machinaton until

some tring

seople.

in this regard, KING

stated that his organization, Souther Christian Leadership

Conterence (SCLO), has the support of some white groups,

which he declined to identify.

Inspector CONN. LAVIS and Detective SILAS VAUGHN,

vetropolitar Police

ReperEneR,

Washington, D. C., advised

en February 28, 1909, That they

have sitended the majority

si the geners1

meetings exclusing

the irdividual workshop

type meetings,

which are confined io the convention delegates.

They savised the general theme of the convention

225 glory the

guidelines of irstructing the delegates is ways

and neons of reaching tre people in tie sheites. in their

particular communities.

They advised the delegitas were pi variant opinions

as to the methois to be used in the civil rigats movement in

tist some

were favoring the strictly or violent approach as

opposed to a fer who were desirous of & sore militant ayorcach.

They adrised it apreared

to them that some members of

Scic in attendance were atterpting to gait support for the

Rashington Spring Froject, Bey stured that

Washington, D. C., rinisters in attesdance at the convention

save their reluatant approval to the mochiraion Spring Project,

providing that

the project would be approached in a non-

violent manner.

They further advised that it was their impression

that possibly tre thousand people iron lifteen of the country's

najor

cities

in the hashington Spring

Iroject and every effort would be made to contine the

project to i nor-violent treme.

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RE:

HASHINNTON SPRIVE FROJECT

They stated it was their observation that the general

feeling of the relegates it attendance at the convention was

opposed to StOKELy CArMicHAEl and the militancy that CARMICHAEL

advocates.

They savised that the cocvection is being concluded

February 23,

1283,

with the last general meeting being held in which

NARTIT

LUTSER

• KIs vill

be the key speaker.

They auvised that the rjority of the delegates will

be returning

to their respective comuities February 23, 1968,

and February 24, 1988.

to the laitoles cl this menomadin are bains dissemirated

States Secret seivice, Marmi; United States

Attorney, mach, lilth d. i. Sroup,

Misni

and orlando,

Florida; OSi, Robins sir Force Bese, desigia; and Niso,

Chariestos, South Carolina.

This document contains neither recommendations nor

conclusions of the FBI.

it is

the property of the FBI and is

lanned to your agency; 1t and its contents are not to be

distributed outside your agency.

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Transmit the following in

Via

AIRTEL

FBI

Date:

2/20/68

(Type in plaintext or code)

(Priority)

Mi. Rishop.

Mr. Carper.

DIr. Collahan.

SIr. Contad.

AIr. Felt..

Dir. Giale..

rarel

121r. 2L0r

Tele. Room.

dias llisities.

Miss Canciy..

TO: DIRECIOR, FBI (157-8428)

FROM: SAC, WFO (157-1395)

WASHINGTON SPRING PROJECT

RACIAL MATTER

I MDR16

AX.T

1111/00

SPaALMIZIG

ReBuairtel 2/15/68, requesting interview of

• General DEL MAR.

Enclosed for the Bureau are l1 copies of an LIM

nel wurthout the

express

approval of the

your Committee and the content may not

nation outside your Committee.

This document

containing interview of DEL uR by sA JOSEPH &. KELLeR.

General DEL MAR advised he was formerly with

G2 at the Pentagon; that he still maintains contaci

there

now with Miss DOROTHY MATLACK,

a C2 chief.

He furnished

her the information set forth

in LIli. In talking with

Its 115e

is preparad in response

General DEL MAR,

he advised the language in reBuairtel

with reference to "if the demands of KING are not met

within one week, KING's group plans to 'burn Washington';

further that KING has not wanted to go along with H. RAP

BROWN but if he does not get his way, he will join forces

with BROW for all out violence in

the United

States" was

given to Miss MATIACK in error and diardome from the person

referred in LIM. General DEL MAR stated due to the lapse of

time he was confused and now recalis he obtained these

comments elsewhere perhaps from some

nress reports.

For the

reasons stated, this information was not included

in Itti.

FBI

disclosed

limited

your

Regarding the source of General DEL

MAR's at Howard

request

University,

who informed him that STOKALT CARMICHALL visits

Howard University every

days

organizing students, this person

cass

to

Bureau

(Enc. 11)

unauthorized person-

official proceedings

WFO

1 FEB 2O 1968

not

JEK: dgp

•(4)

.C. C. = Bishop

for

AGENCY &

ACSI,

Tri,

OSI; SEC. SER:

AIRTEL

ISD,

by

dissemi

DATE FORW:-.

257/20

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WFO 157-1395

• is Professor BARBARA. GORDON, a white teacher of latin History

at Howard University.

Gcneral DEL HAR advised Mrs. GORDON is

a highly nervous person who talks constantly. He stated

he would be inclined not to place much credence in what she

says.

Tiis latter information was for the reason stated

not included in LHi.

LHIM being disseminated locally to Secrét Service,

AUSA and military intelligence agencies.

.. •

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TO

4-572 (Rov. 7-18-63)

OPSIONAL FORM NO. 10

MAY 1P68 EDITION

5010-506

. Old GeN, 81G. NO,27

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.

Memorandum

:

The Director

DATE:

FROM . : N. P. Callahan

SUBJECT: The Congressional Record

49999 007

10902

N-2-00:

SP2. ALm/HE

Pages 31319-31319. Senator Byrd, (D) Yeot Virgila,

requested to havo printed la tas decord ino articles dealing

with tao april

marci on nasuingion pianned by karia isther Fing,

The articies 224

estition Kind'a Lian To Frotest B recriow irom loe Washington Roat and

"Ting To lost with Wavor On Lig Marci-m Launtroy Says Slan der Jobs

Campaigo Wit bo Presented from the Maningion Evering Star.

100-1161281

NOT RECORDES

37 MAR 14 1058

In the original of a memorandum captioned and dated as above, the Congressional

Record fos 5-/!..

was reviewed and pertinent items were

marked for the Diréctor's attention. This form has been prepared in order that

portions of a copy of the original memorandum may be clipped, mounted, and placed

in appropriate Bureau case or subject matter files.

79 Mixin 7 5 1968 352

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TO

4-572 (Rev. 7-18-63)

OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10

3010-100

MAY SPA. ROUTION

GEN. X1G. NO. 3Y

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.

Memorandum

: The Director

FROM

÷ N. P. Callahan

SUBJECT: The Congressional Record

DATE: 75137, 1968

632.

112-00 502Am 11B

Pages S1105-$1107. Senator Holland, D) Florida, spoke

concerning the proposed march on Washington sponsored by Martin Luther

• King to take place in April. He included an article from the Warnington Post

entitled "King Keys His Tactics to Response by Hill." vir. Holland stated

"I believe it is high time that those in official positions in Washington publicly

state the laws that would govern the proposed march on Washington, - - - - .

It is inviting trouble to aliow such plans to proceed without informing Dr. King

of the laws that exist as well as letting him know that all necessary steps will

be taken to prevent disruption of the daily working of the Government and the

people of this metropolitan area. "

Pages S1200-S1201. Senator Byrd, (D) West Virginia,

requested to have printed in the Record an article from the Washington Post

entitled "King Keys His Tactics to Response by Hill. " The article advised

that King "pledged that his April poor people's campaign will begin as a

peaceful and law-abiding demonstration and will 'escalate to disruptive

protest' only if Congress doesn't help the poor."

1066

TOT RECORDED :

140 50 10 1968

14927

In the original of a memorandum captioned and dated as above, the Congressional

Record for 7:

ii.

1!?.

was reviewed and pertinent items were

narked for the Director's attention. This form has been prepared in order that

sortions of a copy of the oridinal memorandum may be clipped, mounted, and placed

or subject matter files.

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OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10

MAY 1902 EDIT:ON

одА. "М. НО. Нь 1)

UNITED STATES GC "

Memorandum

3010-106

MENT

1 = G. C. Moore

(Attn.: Rushing)

то

:MI. D. J. Brennan, Ix

DATE: 2/8/68

1 - Liaison

1 - P. D. Putnam

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SUBJECT: MARTIN LUTHER

• KING

SECURITY MATTER - SCUTHERN CHRISTIAN

LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

11-1-0034

On 2/6/68 Mrs. Dorothe Matlack,

Office of the

Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Department of

the Army, aivised that on 2/5/68 Major General Roland del Mar

(U.S. Army, retired), who resides at 520 N Street, Southwest,

Apartment S-231, Washington, D.E., und whose telephone number

is 554-7473, furnished the following information:

nel without the

General del Mar said that he has been furnished

Information by a professional associate, whom he described

as a "friendly enemy" and with whom he maintains an armed

truce.

This associate, whom the General declined to iden-

tify

except to indicate that he is a fellow member of the

Council on Foreign Relations Study Group on U.S. Policy in

the Caribbean, has informed the General that when Martin

express

your Committe and the

nation outside, your

This document

aproval of the

content may not

Committee.

prepared in

Iuther King leads the April march in Washington, he plans to

rally on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court under the "Equal

Justice for A11".

engraving.

According to General del Mar's

source, there is a law which forbids this; therefore, King)

group hopes to be arrested.

FBI

I's use is

The source advised that at the rally King will be

making demands for legislative action, giving Congress one

week to pass certain legislation.

The source quoted King as

"The Negroes are tired of Congress resting on

3 disslosed to unauthorized person

Tantal to nicial proceedings on

your request unt is not for disson

•Its dignity.

saying thats, According to the source, if the demands of

"burn Washington."

The source further said that King has not

really felt that he wanted to go along with H. "Rap" Brown but

that if King does not get his legislative demands

in April,

he intends to join forces with those of Brown for all-out

violence. in the United States.

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Memorandum to Mr. W. C. Sullivan

RE:

MARTIN LUTHER KING

Another of Ceneral del Mar's sources, a female

professor at Howard University here in Washington, said

that Stokely Carmichael visits Howard University every day.

organizing the students. This second source said that :

Carmichael's organizing is growing rapidly and this is of

great concern to the professor.

This matter has been discussed with the Racial

Intelligence Section and we have received similar infor-

mation from other sources with the exception of the element

of

"burning Washington."

ACTION:

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OPSIONAL FORM NO. 10

MnT TYOZ COITION

GIA GEN. REG. NO, 27

3010-106

UNITED STATES GOVIRNMENT

Memorandum

TO

: The Director

DATE:

FROM : N. P. Callahan

Overein

SUBJECT: The Congressional Record

5851 ide

Five:T

Pages H892-H893. Congressman Selden, (D) Alabama, advised

Kết he had written to Attorney General Clark asking that he initiate steps

o seek an injunction against Martin Luther King and other organizers of the

slanned demonstration in April in Washington, D. C. He stated "I did this

secause public statements by the march organizers stated that they are

'willing if necessary to fill up the jails of Washington and surrounding

cozamunities.' I told the Attorney General that such statements indicated

that the organizers of the demonstration contemplated illegal activities and

actions during the march which could disrupt peace and order in our

Nation's Capital. " Mr. Selden placed in the Record the reply he received

Irom Deputy Attorney General Warren Christopher and a letter he sent to

Nir. Christopher as a result of the reply. Mr. Christopher pointed out in his

letter that the Justice Department was endeavoring to keep itself fully informed

concerning the April activity and considering various measures that might be

taken to deal with such contingencies as may arise. Mr. Selden pointed out in his

letter to Vir. Christopher that as a result of King's activities the Justice

epartment should act now rather than later.

-2-

Pages S1022-S1023. Senator Byrd, (D) West Virginia, placed

inthe Record an editorial from the Washington Post entitled "The Spring

Campaign" and recommended its reading by the Members of the Senate.

He stated "I expect to have more to say, and perhaps considerably more to

say, at the appropriate time with reference to the spring campaign of

Dr. Martin Luther King. "

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NOT PECARNER

.: FEB 19 1968

FEB2 7 19681

In the original of a memorandum captioned and dated as above, the Congressional

Record for

was reviewed and pertinent items were

risked for the Director's attention. This form has been prepared in order that

sitions of a copy of the original memorandum may be clipped, mounted, and placed

in afpropriate Bureau case or subject matter files.

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FROM

SUBJECT:

This

document is prepared

resxonse

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outside

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Commi"ee.

your request

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Tarison to

your Committez and the

content rare

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nel without the

express

approval

of

the

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MAT TRUMEN

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• UNITED STATES GOV

WMENT

Memorandum

Mr. W. C. Sulliván

1 - Mr. DeLoach

1 - Mr. Sullivan

1. - Mr. Bishop

DATE: February 2, 1968

1 - MI. D. J. Brennan

G. C. Moore GCM_

1 - Mr. G. C. Moore

1 - Mr. Wells

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WASHINGION SPRING PROJECT

RACIAL MATTERS

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By memorandum dated 1/22/68 it was suggested that

an informal meeting be held in Mr. Sullivan's office with

Major General Carl C. Turner, the Provost Marshal General,

United States Army, and Chief of Police John B. Layton,

Washingtoi, D. C., to discuss possible problems of mutual

interest that might develop when Martin Luther King, Jr.,

holds his massive civil disobedience campaign this spring

called "Washington Spring Project." The Director stated:

"I do not think it would be desirable at this time."

Recent information indicates King is proceeding

determinedly with his plan to close don hashingtom, Bond.,

this

spring. À Chicago source has

indicating King's group would attempt to close down the

Greyhound Bus Depot during these demonstrations by lying

down in front of buses and also blocking entrances and exits.

We received information from Washington Field Office

today that Assistant Attorney General Fred M. Vinson, Jr., held

a meeting in his office yesterday afternoon with representatives

from Secret Service, Metropolitan Police Department, and the

Army to discuss plans for the "Washington Spring Project."

It was indicated that the Department expects to coordinate

all law enforcement agencies as they attempted to do at the

October 21, 1967, demonsusation at the Pentagon a mo

448

151-5J1-

• In view of

the Army's over all respotisablity

in

racial disturbances and riots coupled with Chief Layton's

responsibility for the safety of the city, it is recommended

that an informal meeting with General Turner and Chief Layton

Al: insati

157-8428

Enclosure

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FEB

1958

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Memorandum to Mr. W. C. Sullivan

RE: WASHINGTON SPRING PROJECT

be held in the Donestic Intelligence Division with

Mr. Sullian and one or two of his key men with responsibilities

in this field. This meeting would be held for the purpose of

insuring that all channels of communications are open.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Chief Layton and General Turner be invited

verbally through Liaison to meet in Mr. Sullivan's office

in the near future.

wel

I taking see on the funn

field of offering valiate

This meeting is not for the purpose of the FBI telling

local authorities what action to take. It is for the purpose

of taking leadership in the field of offering valuable

intelligence.

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Memorandum

DIRECTOR, IBI (157-8428)

DATE: 1/31/68

SAC, CHARLOTTE (157-5541) (P)

WASHINGTON SPRING PROJECT

RACIAL MATTERS

#MDR16

11-1-00 SPa ALmIAG

Re Charlotte airtels to Bureau 1/12/68

and 1/19/68.

Enclosed for the Bureau are eight copies

and for each recipient office, one copy, 01 Li.

Since this information was obtained as

result

of a pretext interview, care. should be used in

its dissemination.

The intervice nas conducted by sa's MARK

T. GASSEne: and CHARLES d. ME POUGal.

Also present

during

interview was NORMAN L, BRINKLEY,

206 N. Moseler

St., Edenton, N. C., who identified

himself as

the

president of

the NACe chapter in

Edenton, N. C.

Both of these individuals vere cordial

to the interviewing Agents and neither was reiuctant

to speak concerning activities of the civil rights

movement.

Ritas was interviewed on the pretext of

ascertaining the progress made in the area of civil

rights in North Carolina.

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AIRTEL

January 23, 1968

1 - Mr. G. C. Moore

- (Field Guidance Folder)

1 - Mr. Rushing (Field

- Guidance Folder)

1 - Mr. Wells

To:

SAC, WED

From:

Director, FBI (157-8428)

WASHINGTON SPRING PROJECT

RACIAL MATTER

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Reßnlet 1/4/68

and Alteletype to Bureau and WED

1/18/68.

Martin Luther King, Jr., President, Southern

Christian Leadership Conference, has announced that he will

come to Washington, D. Co, April 1, 1958, to conduct

demonstrations and

massive civil disobediences in an effort

to spur Congress into passing legislation Favorable to

Negroes. King envisions the closing of all business in

Washington, D. C., by these demonstrations:

15%9428-13

You should immediately establish close personal

liaison with Chief of Police John B, Layton, Washington, D. C.,

Police Department, concerning this matter.

The pertinent.

details of the above-referenced Atlanta teletype, suitably

paraphrased to protect the source, should be verbally

=

furnished Chief Layton. You should also personally bries

him concerning the information your office has previously

furnished his department in this rested te

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In addition, you should establish a log and

record every item of information you disseminate to

Chief Layton In this case as well as all racial cases.

AD JAN 23 1968

This

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

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Its use as limiten in offinal proceedings by

• your Commi:

..?and the content may not be disclosed to unauthorized person-

nel without

He express approval of the irel.

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Airtel to SAC, MFO

WASHINGTON SPRING PROJECT

157-8428

Log should also list when you furnish Information to

Chief Layton verbally.

However, be certain that a separate

• list is raintained depicting the number of items furnished

him and his department relating to this case.

Of course, your briefing and the furnishing of

data to Chief Layton in no way changes existinz procedures

of furnishing information concerning the : Washington

Spring Project to the police through current channels

as you are now doing. Also, you should continue to

disseminate to other local police authorities as required

by the nature of the information developed.

This matter should receive your close personal

attention to assure our responsibilities are met.

NOTE:

The above supplements instructions previously

furnished WFO concerning the massive civil disobediences

that King will conduct in Washington this Spring.

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Transmit the following in

AIRTEL

Via

FBI

Date:

1/15/68

(Type in plaintert or code)

REGISTERED MAIL

(Priority)

nahanime"

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#mDR16

TO:

FROM:

• RE:

DIRECTOR, FBI

SAC, CLEVELAND (157-1304) (P)

WASHINGION SPRING PROJECT

RACIAL MAITER

1ie5, 199.

MinEtOO SPaAmITE

nel

Re Cleveland

airtel to Bureau, 1/5/68,

captioned

"COMINFIL SCIO, IS - C"; and Buairtel dated 1/4/68.

without the

Referenced Cleveland airtel pointed out that

Rev. MARTIN LUTHER KING was to give a talk at Ohio Northern

express

University, Ada, Ohio, on 1/11/58, from 10:30 AM to 11:30 Ais

and following the speech, he was scheduled to be in New York

at 4:00 PM, 1/11/68.

It is noted that the above speech was given prior

of

Ohio, and as a result some unknown subject

publicity at Ada the President of ohio Northern University

sent a letter to

on 1/10/68, threatening the University President's life if

anything happened to the sender's daughter during school

hours while Rev. KING was

at Chio Northern; in addition, the •

University President received a post card on 1/10/68, which

indicated KING must die 1f he came to Ada, Ohio, which

was signed "К,к.С.

• Lastly: the Ada, Ohio POlice Department

also received a post card on 1/10/00, which mentione

that if Rev. KING came to town, he could only leave one way

dead. Cleveland has conducted investigation in this extortion

and has submitted

teletypes to the Bureau under the caption

case, although no suspects were developed NuNSUB; DE. SAMUEL

Bureau (RM)

ST. 114

3

- Atlanta

(RM)

REQ

18157-8428-

your Committee and the content may'not be disclosed to unauthorizza person-

nation outside your Commiltee.

This document is precared in response

Is wise or request anu is not for assemi-

limited to official proceedings by

1 - 100-5710

(CONINFIL SCLC)

MARTIN LUTHER KING)

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CV. 257-1304

MEXER - VICTIM; Ada, Onio Police Department - VICTIM, EXTORTION -

RACIAL MATTER.

PARK ELWOOD, Chief of Police, Ada, Ohio, advised

SA STEPHEN FUNDERBURK On 1/12/68, that

he learned

DI. JAMES UDI, OnO Northern UnIVerSitY, Ada, Onio,

who was in charge of the program featuring Rev. MARTIN LUTHER

KING at Ohio Northern University, chartered a plane from Lima,

at 7:30 AM,

University fiom aporoximately 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM, at the

University gym, which was attended by 2200 people plus 500 more

who listened over the public address system at the University

Auditorium.

Rev. KING in his talk discussed poverty, housing

for Negroes, Negro unemployment, rat control, etc.; KING

suggested and condoned civil disobedience to

bring about

better conditions for Negroes.

KING made reference to a recent

statement of ADAM CLAYTON POWELL that Rev. KING advocated

violence at this time and KING denied that this was so, as he

does not condone violence in the civil rights movement.

Further along in his talk Rev. KING mentioned that

his group was planning massive demonstrations in Washington,

D. C., and five other major cities, including Cleveland, in

the Spring and Summer of 1968, to get action to aid Negroes

in the United States; KING gave no details of this project.

According to Chief ELWOOD, there were no problems,

Incidents, etc. in connection with Rev. KING's visit to

Ada, Ohio, and KiNG departed that city curing the early

afternoon of 1/11/68, for Cleveland, Ohio, and New York City.

Cleveland sources could not furnish any. information

that Rev. KING spent any time in the Cleveland area on either

1/10 or 11/68, nor have they seen any indication that there

has. been any planning or activity in Cleveland on Rev. KING'S

Washington Spring Project.

Cleveland will continue to follow this matter closely

and will keep the Bureau and interested agencies advised of

pertinent developments.

Copies of this airtel are furnished to Atlanta as

•that office is origin in the Cominfil of the SCLC and

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CV 157-1304

MARTIN LUTHER KING Cases; copies are furnished to New York

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OTTIÓNAL PORM NO, 10

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MAY 1962 EDITION

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UNITED STATES (

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DATE:

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January 22, 1968

11.4

FROM

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G.

E. Moore

SUBJECT: MARTIN LUTHER

KING, JR.

SECURITY MATTER - COMMUNIST

11-1-00 SP2 ALM

Recently, Martin Luther King, Jr., President,

Leadership Conference, has announced he

will recruit 3,000 people to come to Washington, D. C., in

the Spring of 1968, to demonstrate and create massive civil

disobedience. According to our sources, these demonstrators

will be instructed not to obey injunctions or other legal

deterrents. King envisions that these demonstrations will

tie up all business in Washington, D. C.

net

your

without the

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This document

It is felt that it would be desirable to invite

Chief of Police John B. Layton and Major General Carl C. Dild

The Provost Marshal General, United States Army,

to Mix.

Sullivan's office for an informal meeting to discuss

possible problems of mutual interest that might develop

during these demonstrations.

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• UNITED STATES GOVIRNMENT

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DATE: '1-17-68

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MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

SECURITY MATTER - C

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Donald F. O'Donnell, Chief Counsel of the Senate

Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (chaired by Senator John L.

McClellan) which currently is conducting the hearings concerning riots

and civil disorders, has requested information concerning the demon-

stration beig planned by Martin Luther King; Jr., in Washington this

spring. King has publicly stated that he intends to conduct massive

civil disobedience in Washington this year unless specific demands

nel without the express

for congressional action to solve the problems of poor Negroes are met.

Enclosed is a brief summary of pertinent information

concerning King's plans for this event. The information contained

therein is of a public source nature.

In addition to furnishing the enclosed write-up to

O'Donnell, it is felt we should keep the leadership in the House of

approval of

your Committee and the conturi ricy

nation outside vor Committe.

This document i preone oppose

Representatives and the Senate advised of pertinent developments

concerning these demonstrations insofar as that they might affect

the Congress. Hence, it is believed a copy of the enclosed write-up

should be furnished to Speaker of the House McCormack and Senate

Majority Leader Mansfield for their information.

disclosed to unauthorized person

your request and

RECOMMENDATION:

That the enclosed write-up be approved and returned to

the Crime Records Division so that a copy can be furnished to O'Donnell,

Speaker of the House McCormack and Senator Mansfield.

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WASTINGION SPRINE EROTeL is prepared i response to you request and is not for disini-

Its use is timited to official prorecarngs our

RACIAL MATTER

nation netside, your Committee.

vour Commitre and the content may not be disclosed to unauthorized person

nel without the express approval of the FBI. =

ReBuairtel 12/7/67, ATairtel 12/22/67 Yand CGairtel

12/28/67, all captioned "Communist Infiltration, Southern

Christian Leadership Conference."

COMM-FBI

For the benefit of those offices that did not

receive all the above-referenced communications, Martin Luther

King, JI., President, Southern Christian Leadership

Conference (SCLC), has since August, 1957, threatened to

conduct massive civil disobedience in the Nation's Capital

and major cities throughout the country in an effort to get

Congressional action to help the plight of the Negro.

At

the moment the current plans arc to present a petition to

the Secretary of Labor in early Spring, 1968, making specific

demands for Congressional actiony A massive demonstration

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Airtel to SAC, Atlanta, et al.

WASHINGION SPRING PROJECT

will be triggered if these requests do not receive

unequivocal commitment for prompt Congressional action.

If an affort is made to stop the Washington, D. C.,

demonstrations, simultaneous demonstrations will commence

in 15 other major cities throughout the United States.

In the interim SCLC will assign one or more staff

members to Washington, D. Co, and other cities to select

and train leaders for these demonstrations. It is King's

desire to train approximately 200 leaders in each of these

cities who in turn will recruit individuals to participate

in these proposed civil disobediences.

The above-referenced

Atlanta airtel sets forth the name of

the cities involved

and, there known, the identity of individuals who will

participate in this regard.

In view of the above, recipient offices are to

advise the appropriate local authorities of these current

plans of SCLC. At that time, close liaison should be

established with these agencies so that any information

in this regard received by them will be imnediately

furnished your office.

In addition, youshould alert your ghetto

informants to this matter and instruct them to immediately

advise you of the activities of the SCLC representatives

in your division. If you do not have ghetto informants

or sources in your division that can furnish this type

of information, you should immediately take steps to

remedy this undesirable situation.

Recently, King has announced to SCLC staff

members that this new activity will be called "Washington

Spring Project:

Each recipient office should open a case

captioned as above. You are instructed to submit weekly

airtels starting January 12, 1968, setting forth results

• 2

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Airtel to SAC, Atlanta, et al.

WASHINGTON SPRING PROJECT

of Investigation and informant coverage being afforded

this matter. Any information developed in this regard

should be immediately transmitted to the Bureau by

airtel in a form suitable for dissemination, Accordingly,

those offices that have been submitting weekly airtels

under Cominfil SCLC caption should discontinue using that

caption and submit weekly airtels in this case.

In addition, you should open a separate case

on each individual leader assigned to your area and

conduct a discreet investigation to develop background

information. This should be subnitted to the Bureau

In a form suitable for dissemination together with

recommendations for additional investigation to be

conducted. The activities of these individuals should

be closely followed to determine whether or not they fit

the criteria of the Rabble Rouser Index. If so, you

should submit appropriate recommendations to the Bureau.

As new leaders are identified in this movement,

you should follow the above outlined proceduce. However?!

do not initiate investigations on rank and file members

who will participate in this project on that basis only.

NOTE:

Previous instructions have been submitted to

some of the above offices concerning this matter. Since

King has named this program the "Washington Spring Project"

we are setting forth instructions to the field to investi-

gate this movement since it may trigger riots and disorders

throughout the United States.

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offices and contained a list of individuals assigned to

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DANIEL F. GARDE

Consultant

1225 EAST 281h STREET

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11210

(212) 377-2848

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Farsator, Federal Bureau of Investigation

U.S. Department of Justice

Washington, D.C. 20535

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I am confident that within the scope of your current

concern is the matter of public reaction to the proceeding

in which members of a House sub-committee recommended on

2/25/75 contempt citations against several responsible present

and/or former government employees for declining under

instruction of highly placed superiors to produce documents

or testily about a sensitive government intelligence program.

Accordingly, I have enclosed some remarks included in

copies of a letter of this date to Representative Carl B. Albert

and enclosure thereto, reflecting my view of what might be

expected as the normal reaction of many American citizens to

revelations concerning this highly charged and controversia

situation.

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DANIEL F. GARDE

Consultant

1225 EAST 28th STREET

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11210

(212) 377-2848

Febo 27,1976

Hon= Representative Carl B. Albert

speazst:

U.S. House of Representatives

Speaker's Office

D-205 Capitol

Washington, DoC.

3/249991

Pitila!

Dear Representative Albert:

I am enclosing for your consideration a compendium of reactions

such as could logically be triggered in the minds of many of our

citizenry across America upon being apprised through the news media

01

what transpired during the course of a House subcommittee proceeding

on 2/25/76 in which recommendations were made that several witnesses

be cited for contempt of Congress. The witnesses were all presumably

honorable and civic minded public servants employed past or present in

intelligence operations who, on orders from highly placed superiors

stemming from expressed wishes of the President, declined to produce

documents or to testify about a sensitive government intelligence

program.

It is sincerely believed that the views expressed are not greatly

unlike those likely to be found in many quarters were there to be a

taking of the pulse of public opinion on the matter. Brevity has been

sacrificed in order to bring out a sampling of a number of trends of

thought that could flow from an examination of the facts reported in

this case.

The views set forth in the attachment establish a basis for the

appeal in the concluding paragraph, which is highlighted by being

repeated herewith:

In the interests of justice and good government, it is hoped that

those who are responsible for voting on the contempt citations recommen

by the subcommittee referred to herein, including members of that

subcommittee, will take sufficient time to so examine and analyze all

pertinent facets of this situation as to assure final action that will

neve as lis sole motivation probity, with neavy emphasis on objectivity

impertlality, fairness, and a considered perspective on the real intent

of the Founding Fathers when they wrote our beloved Constitution.

Very truly yours,

Danilt

Mar

Daniel F. Garde

Enclose : 1

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Copies:

Hor. Gerald Ford, President of U.S., White House, Washington, D.C.

Vice Fresident Nelson A. Rockefeller, Ceremonial Office of the

Vice

President, S-212 Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Attorrey General Edward H. Levi, U.S. Department of Justice, WDC 20535

Hon. Senator James I. Buckley, 304 Russell Senate Office Building,

WDO 20515

Hon. Senator Frank Church, 245 Russell Senate Office Building

Hon, Senator Jacob K. Javits, 326 Russell Senate Office Building

Hon, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, 431 Russell Senate Office Building

Hon. Representative Bella S.Abzug, Rayburn House Office Building

Hon. Representative Jack Brooks, 2449 "

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Hon. Representative Toby Moffett,

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Hon. Representative John E. Moss,

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Hon. Representative Peter Wa. Rodino, 2462

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Hon. Representative James H. Scheuer, 2438

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Mx. Clarence HI. Kelley, Director, FBI, Justice Bldg. WDO 20535

Mr. Henry Anderson, 7 Lexington Avenue, NX, NY 10010

Mr. Robert Burns, 317 Upper Boulevard, Ridgewood, IoJ. 07450

Mr. William I. Buckley, ¿ditor, National Review, 150 E.35 St NYC 10016

Mr. Ralph Ho Jones, 1879 E. Millbrook Road, Salt Lake City, Utah 84106

•Mr. Gordon A. Phillips, P.O. Box 5456, 17 Woodhampton Drive, Irenton,

Mr. Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Publisher, N.I. Times, 229 W. 43rd. StoNY

Mir. Hedley Donovan, Editor-in-Chief, Time, Rockefeller Center, NYC 100

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DANIEL F. GARDE

Consultant

1225 EAST 281h STREET

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11210

(212) 377-2848

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REFLECTIONS ON REPORTED PROCECDINGS OF A HOUSE SUBCONMITTED

LEADING TO RECOMHNDATIONS ON 2/25/76 OF CONCHIPT CITATIONS,

AND ENUMGRATION OF SEVERAL LIKELY REACTIONS THAI COULD BE

STIRRED UP IN THE MINDS OF PERSONS COGNIZANT OF THE EPISODE•

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A person presumed to be sincerely interested in fostering

respect fox law and order and for the wisdom embodied in our

constitutional form of government, might be hard pressed, either

through lucky inadvertance or deliberate design, to put together

in a single paragraph, more words to defeat the

above-outlined

purpose than may be found in the following example:

" The Attorney General is without any authority. It is the

most outrageous assumption, the most arrogant display by the

Attorney General I have ever seen. Some damn two-bit appointee

of the tresident is not the law-making body of this country."

It the account published on page 12 of the New York Times of

2/26/76 is an accurate reflection of what transpired during hearings

held by the Government Information and Individual Rights Subcommittee

of the House of Congress on 2/25/76, the above is but one of the

remarks attributed to a member of that subcommittee, reportedly

made in the course of attempts to extract information about the

government's interception of telegraph and Telex messages, that

give rise to natural questions about the dignity, propriety and

justification for such a bumptious approach to such a serious

subject matter.

To begin with, one might wonder to whom the author of the quoted

paragraph, Representative John B. Moss, was really addressing his

somewhat less than tactfully phrased object lesson on the apportionmer

of powers in our federal system of governmento

One might find it difficult to believe that any of the witnesses

reportedly confronted that day, F.B.I. Agents, a lormer F.B.I, Agent

and an employee of the National Security Agency, even by the vaguest

hint or most facetious remark, could have proffered the suggestion

thet the Attorney General (or any appointee of the President )

constitutes "the law making body of this country, " Witnesses such

as these are not noted for flippancy when under questioning by duly

constituted authority, and are not likely to be complete ignoramuses

regarding the basic structure of our government. They can be assumed

to have a better than grammar school level understanding of the

syster so wisely established by the Founding Fathers, with beautifully

designed separation of powers between three branches, legislative,

executive and judicial, and they can likewise be assumed to have a

general awareness of the containe nal powers alloted to each of

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HE LESSOn, then, was Likely lost on, It indeed intended ior

thess timesses, Irom whom the subcommittee was attempting to extract

intomation against instructions issued by the Attorney General and/or

the Jerry Secretary of Defense in the wake of the expressed wishes of

the iresident.

One might logically, then, turn to wondering il perhaps the object

lesson was not really directed at President Ford and Attorney General

Edward F. Levi, lest either somehow be lacking in knowledgeability as

to what does constitute

"the law naking body of this country." After

all, the legislator who

brought up the lesson material reportedly

make the assertion: " The real contempt here has been committed

by the Attorney General of the United States and the President of the

United States®'

Interestingly enough, after thus having had the finger placed on

where the alleged blame truly lies, the subcommittee, with commendable

promotess as a noteworthy virtue,

recommended contempt citations

for the witnesses who presumably were conveniently close at hand. Thus

PaS

the stage set for proposed martyrdom, should they fail to disobey

their superiors, of the emissaries, the messengers bearing the offendin

messages, while

the fingered true culprits, afar from Garcia in the

relative

seclusion of executive heirarchy, remain momentarily free

except as targets of name callingo

"The witnesses were pressured as to whether they had a constitution

al basis for refusing to produce the documents or answer the questions

states the news article.

Now, one might muse, this Constitution to which the subcommittee

alludes, is a little bit vague about some things, very clear abou

others.

Eos one thing, it clearly does not designate the Attorney General

it by a can bal contention on that

Now, the same Constitution that says: " All legislative powers

herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States

which shall consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives ",

also states, while speaking of the President: " -- he shall take

care

thas the laws be faithfully executed and shall Commission all the

Officers of the United States."

Characteristically, this Constitution, which does not spell out

everytbing in fine detail, dia not describe by title the various

officers to be appointed by the President. Yet it would be less than

prudent to contend that the authors did not intend the President to

appoint en officer to assist him in fulfilling his stipulated responsi

be faithfully executed,

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Since the holder of the title Attorney General, whose office

created September 23,1789, has, from earliest times in our

Constitutionally based government,

been generally recognized as

the higest designated legal executive officer in the land, it

woà seem to be now a little late to contest in unceremonious

circunstances, the validity of this well-established custon having

its beginnings in our country's original cabinet membership.

The spectacle of a member of our country's law-naking body

Loualy declaring that "The Attorney General is without power" might,

in iiself, be sufficient basis for the generation of curiosity

as to the

degree of consistancy maintained by the author of this

rather startling new doctrine, when engaged in referring to power

as it applies to a cabinet officer, and when engaged in referring

to power as it applies (even by inference) to the office held by

• himseli.

In fairness, some might be heard calling, we must assume that it

was an inadvertant mistake - - no, rather, a deliberate exaggeration

Ior the sake of emphasis!

But alas! That is not the end of it! There are others who might

be responding along lines such as those that follow:

To refer to the Attorney General disdainfully as " some damn

two-bit appointee of the President", a characterization made even

more dramatic when coming from a Federal law-maker, might rightfully

be considered as an indulgence in rhetoric hardly appropriate to

the occasion, much less suitable at any time, and as certainly

hardly déstined to inspire respect for duly constituted authority

or confidence in those holding high office in the Federal Government.

at a time when lawlessness and alsrespect for authority ravage our

land, ilippant aspersions by one public official about the authority

of another are not likely to be helpiul.

In publicly charging the Attorney General with arrogance, a law

maker raises the question as to the applicability of the very same

term to his own conduct in so doing

This Attorney General was clearly acting on the expressed wishes

of the President ( assuming the New York Times account correct)

President Ford had already made it know in an earlier expression of

his views,

that he believes the public interest requires the records

sought not be disclosed to the committee.

This particular resident, unlike many elected fresidents who

preceded him, happens to be in office because of the esteem in which

he res held by fellow members of congress who put him there. Because of

his neavy, and only recently concluded backround in the legislative

branch of

the government, here is a fresident who is one least likely

to be unmindful of or callous about the rightful concerns of congress,

even as he

goes about the exercise of his new found duties in another

branch of our same governmento

That the President's opinion on this highly important matter should

be afforded courteous consideration seems self evident. Were such

needed, lending additional support than normal for the

sanity and

propriety of, placing reasonable confidence in this particular President

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a this particular time, is the circumstance that as one running

I== sisice, he is unlikely to be desirous of creating a viable

campaig issue arising out of charges of excessive use of executive

Inet all of our nation's defense secrets should, one by one, be lair

bare to inquiring congressmen without grave reason can hardly find

justification in any wording to be found in the Constitution,

There are few who would seriously contend that throughout

congzessional investigations conducted during the past year

related to the nation's intelligence community, outstanding skill

and wisdom have unerringly been exercised in the handling, protection

under the purview of the investigators. At this very moment, Congres

is engaged in efforts to uncover as yet unknown particulars

concernin

leaks and improper disclosures of information that have resulted in

damage to the nation's defense posture.

That some matters are of such a nature that they should rightfull

be regarded as, and properly handled as secret,

is specifically

instructed in the Constitution in the phrase : " Each House shall

keep a Journal of the Proceedings and from time to time publish the

sane, excepting such parts as may in their Judgement require secrecy

Having thus established the propriety of secrecy being afforded

certain appropriate matters coming within the cognizance of one brana

of the government, the tounding fathers, though not spelling it. out

in the constitution, can be assumed to have expected that good

juâgement would likewise be exercised by officials in the other

branches of the government in the prudent safeguarding of secret

information coming within their purview.

The word "secrecy" has come on hard times. In the hands of some

it has become a nasty word.

the connotations of " duplicity "

as applied to sensitive government operations, as if such should

sosshow be accepted as the basic part of the definition of the word,

were not distinctions that seemed of great concern to the authors of

the corstitution. It does not follow that they were accordingly

naive men, unaware of the frailties and connivings to be expected of

sore zembers of society, or that, because techniques have become

so much more sophisticated, their understanding of the word is no

longer valid.

Io recognize the unpleasant fact that there exists always the

possibility of a few miscreants lurking in government who would

hide behind the protective cover of the stamp of secrecy to cover

their mistakes, is hardly sufficient reason to obliterate secrecy,

where such is necessary to our survival in a world in which we are

surrounded by forces of hostility and by those who would not be w

happy over our downfall.

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Unceasing efforts can and should be made to uncover and unseat

the miscreants, through prudent means, leaving the nation's secrets

entact, in the process. The old definition of the word

secret needs

no iteration.

Surely the thinking American public expects a strong and effective

intelligence gathering capability. Surely that same public recognizes

the zecessity for lucid and reasonable legislative guidelines to

help assure that capability.

Now, one might be inclined to inquire,

just what is the real

purpose, shorn of all trappings, behind this Subcommittee's

tenacious desire to obtain full

information about the government's

Telex and

• teletype interception project?

Could it be the uncovering of miscreants ? This would be one of

the functions of the legislative oversight process. But surely, in

view of the President's stand, there must be something beyond

this

to warrant the making of a public issue such as we see here.

on its hands as an oversight organization, not to be seciously

i and an an over to an

On the other hand; one can assume that Congress has quite enough

considering moving permanently into the field of physically operating

assuming its day to day functions of

the intelligence communityaigesting, analyzing, and appropriately

collecting, assimilating,

disseminating intelligence datas

No, there certainly must be some other basis for insistance

on the

acquisition of the information and documents sought, and

the resultant responsibility that automatically flows with them

for assuring their ppoper storage and safekeeping.

Of one thing we may be certain! Our Constitution says nothing

about the right of the public to know everything.

Unfortunately for the security of the nation, there has been

considerable undue acquiescense about dreadful recently popularized

distortions of the real meaning of some of the freedoms guaranteed

are popular misconcepts about the intent of the so-called "freedom

of speech" and "freedon of the press" clause, that have been foisted

on a submissive public. An unwholesome aura of sanctity that has

been placed on perverted definitions of these freedoms has provided

cover for disclosure of state secrets and vital intelligence data

that never should have been made known to " the public". Realisticall

"the public" means not only the enlightened citizenry of this country

(as some would like us to believe), but in addition every unenlighten

eccentric, every ideological extremist, every scheming potential

enery, in every nut house, every subversive clubhouse, every espionag

center on five continents and on the islands and waters set between.

There is a sensation value, of but a temporary nature, inherent

in the disclosure of intelligence operatations data. Surely the

political or other gain achievable through taking advantage of that

value cannot be considered a legitimate goal in the absence of an

objective weighing of the goal against the potential loss of

intelligence capacity.

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sherever

the

goals of the Subcommittee

In this episode, we

must he confidence that they are not for political advantage or

passisa: self interest.

-ortunately,

SOmEWET the same

Congress seems to be operating in this area under

difficulties as the intelligence community it is

inrestrating, without clearly defined guidelines as tọ its functions

povere, responsibilities, and commitments to the protection of vital

decence information.

Io one is, nor is expected to be expert in all matters. Election

Iron one's home district to the office of congressman, in itself, by

no means qualifies one as an instant expert on matters of national

defense and international intrigue.

The President, as the nation's officer-in-charge of the nation's

intelligence-gathering community, on the other hand, does have

instant access to whatever vital experience resides within, or

whatever significant information is developed by that community.

At his fingertips are the best qualified experts in the nation on

intelligence matters. His knowledgeability about the sensitivity

of an ongoing intelligence operation, by the very nature of things,

can be presumed to be of a higher degree than that of the average

congressman. Axiomatically, his duty to assure protection to areas

where secrecy is vital, is

that of other office holders.

The Attorney General has been called arrogant. Was his arrogance

to be found in his compliance with the expressed wishes of his.

superior, the highest executive officer in the land? If it were for

some completely different behavior that the Attorney General was

thus categorized, would it not be well to have this made known on

the public record, along with other details that have been made known

through the press?

Are the President and the Attorney General really guilty of

contempt, as claimed, or is this but a loose figure of speech?

It was not by any loose figure of speech that recommendations

were handed up that witnesses before the subcommittee be cited for

contempt.

It

seems reasonable to envisage a viewing by the general public

of the punitive action recommended by this subcommittee, as reaction

to a niff. A possible miff over lack of success through

immediate vic

in thai could be looked upon as

being, in essence, a vaguely-defined

and as jet dimutive battle of wills between a legislative subcommitte

and

The President of the United states, A battle during the course of

whick those recommended for contempt citations are but pawns in an

inter-branch power struggle who happened to get in the way of the

blasto

As to the criminality of their behavior, how many objective observers

of news accounts thus far available,

are likely, on that information

alone, to believe these witnesses to be criminally motivated or ol

contemptuous aispusition toward lawiul authority, simply because,

in this controversial situation, they have seen fit to obey superiors

who happen to be top level government officers?

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There has

no issue raised here as

the civic-mindedness,

dedication to public service, patriotism, or loyalty to their oaths

of office on the part of any of these men.

Hopefully for the safety of our citizenry, the hard-earned

image of the average FBI Agent as a trustworthy and dedicated

public servant, has not been as greatly harmed by the massive

volome of one-sided adverse criticism leveled at the FBI as their

desractors, with all of their distortions, exaggerations, and

irresponsible behavior, would have wished.

It is not inconceiveable that the net result of a decision by

Congress to approve contempt citations against these witnesses,

might be not so much in any damage done to these few individuals,

as

the possible cheapening of the value of the process, through

undesirable dilution in the minds of a discerning public of the

gravity of the offense of being held in contempt of Congress.

No proper judgement can be made of the rightness or wrongness

of the actions of any persons involved in a situation such as the

one here aiscussed, solely on the basis of newspaper accounts, and

none is intended here. What is intended, however, is to point up

opinions such as are likely to be stirred up in the minds of those

who read

such

accounts.

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Having thus put to paper some reflections upon, and some of

a number of likley public reactions to the episode, may I make this pl

In the interests of justice and good government, it is hoped

that those who are responsible for voting on the contempt citations

recommended by the subcommittee referred to herein, including

menbers of that subcommittee, will take sufficient

time to so.

examine and analyze all pertinent facets of this situation as to

assure final action that will have as its sole motivation probity,

with heavy emphasis on objectivity, impartiality, fairness, ano

a considered perspective on the real intent of the Founding Fathers

when they wrote our beloved Constitution.

Daniel F. Garde 2/27/76

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- Mr. Leavitt - Encs.

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The Att

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March

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Enclosed for your approval and forwarding to the

Conmittee is a letterhead memorandum outlining the FBI's

recommendation for the reinstitution of the Bureau's normal

file destruction program.

A copy of this letterhead memorandum =

is enclosed for your records.

This letterhead

_ menorandum is in

response to Chairman Frank Church's request that the FBI obtain

the concurrence of you in the reinstitution of this program.

The

request of Chairnan Church was contained in his lotter to me dated

February 20, 1976. A copy of this letter is enclosed as well as a

copy of my letter to Chairman Church dated January 12, 1975.

All of the FBI's file destruction programs are approved

by the National Archives and Records Service as well as furnished

to the Assistart Attorney General for Administration. The problens

presented by the continuing retention of the materials are such

that I ask that this matter be handled as expeditiously as possible.

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Special Counsel for

Intelligence Coordination. te

NOTE: Michael E. Shaheen, Jr., Special Counsel

for Intelligence

Coordination, requested that this particular, matter be handled

Attorney General enclosing a letter-

the men une stated he would expeditiously obtain

the views of the

Attorney General and in accordance with those

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recommendation to the Committee.

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Enclosed for your approval. and forwarding to the •

Committee is a letterhead memorandum outlining the

FBI's

reconmendation for the reinstitution of the Bureau's normal

file destruction progian. A copy of this letterhead memorandum

Is enclosed for your records. This letterhead memorandum is in

response to Chairman Frank Church's request that the FBI obtain

the concurrence of you in the reinstitution of this program.

The

Iequest of Chairman Church was contained in his letter to me dated

February 20, 1976.

A copy of this letter is enclosed as well as a

copy of my letter to Chairman Church dated January 12, 1976,

All of the FBI's file destruction programs are approved

by the National Archives and Recoxs Service

as well as furnistied

to the Assistant Attorney General for Administration. The problems

presentea by the continuing ratention of the materials are such

that I ask that this matter be handled as expeditiously as possible.

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Special Counsel fOI

Intelligence Coordinacion.:

NOTE:

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Assac. Dir.

Coordination, requested that this particular matter be handled

Dep: AD Adm.

Dep. AD Inv. -

through a memorandum to, the Attorney General enclosing a letter-

Asst. Dir.:

head memorandum.

Shaheen stated he woild expeditiously obtain

Admin.

the views of the Attorney General and in accordance with those

Comp. Syst..

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Exs. Affoirs

Files & Com..

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March 4, 1976

G. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

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ON INTELLICENCE ACTIVIVIES

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Reference is made to the letter of Chairman

Church to Honorable Clarence M. Kelley, Director, Federal

Bureau of Investigation, dated february 20, 1976, which

requested

the Attorney General's concurrence in the FBI's

rainstitution of the descruction of certain FBI documents

and

files.

By letter to the Director of the FBI dated January 27,

1975, from Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield and Minority

Leader Hugh Scott, the FBI was advised of the U. S. Senate's

Intended investigation and study of intelligence activities

by

the FBI and other Governent agencies. The scope of this in-

vestigation and study was described in Senate Resolution 21

. 0f

the

94th Congress.

The aforementioned letter specifically reguested the

FBI not destroy or otherwise dispose of any records or documents

which might have a bearing on the subjects under investigation or

Resolution

That Section of the Resolution described the Senate's exten

sive interest in the domestic intelligence as well as foreign

counterintelligence, activities of Executive Branch agencies,

including the FBI.

In acconmodation of that request, Director Kelley

inmediately issued instructions to all offices and divisions of

the FBI establishing a noratorium on the destruction of all records

Assoc. Dir. — of whatever description.

In retrospect, the FBI now feels that the

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SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIAS

It is now more than one year since the inception of the

notatoriun on

the fBI's regular records destruction program.

FOr

your inforation, the fBI's regular destruction program, as approved

by the National Archives and Records Service and the Department of

Justice,

is designed to prevent retention of masses of

beyond the period during which they may serve a useful purpose.

Further, our records destruction program, as approved by the

National Archivist, pernits the destruction of those records

struction.

which are deemed to no longer possess evidentiary, intelligence,

or historical value. The moratorium, which was not expected to

last as long as it has, has created substantial administrative

burdens not only

at FBI

Headquarters but throughout the 59 field

offices.

The suspension of sound records management and file

destruction practices in many areas is causing very substantial

space and storage problems.

The FBI now proposes that that portion of Ita

records dostruction programs which do not pertain to or concern

classifications of files which would fall within the general

description of "security files" be reinstituted. Those tiles

which would not be affected by the reinstitution of the file

destruction program would include all files on domestic in-

telligence matters, extremist matters, racial matters as wei

as foreion counterintelligence matters... the tilea when the

FBI proposes to resume routine destruction of in accordance

with its established records retention plan include the

following=

files relating to criminal investigations.

suitability or applicant-type investigations, correspondence

files, and files of an administrative nature

generally.

I - The Attorney General

• 1 - The Deputy Attorney General

Attention:

Michael E. Shaheen,

"JI.

Special Counsel for

Intelligence Coordination

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Mr.

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Mr. Phillips

- Mr. Daly

March 4, 1976

U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITIEE

ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

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Raference is nade to the letter of Chairnan Frank

Church to Honorable Clarence M1. Kelley, Director, Federal

Bureau of Investigation, dated. February 20, 1976, which

requested the Attorney Ceneral's concurrence in the FBI's

rainstitution of the destruction of certain FBI documents

and files.

By letter to the Director of the FBI dated January 27,

1975, fron Senate Majority Leader Nike Mansfield and Minority

Leader Eugh Scott, the IBI was advised of the U. S. Senate's

Intended investigation and study of intelligence activities by

the FBI and other. Covernment agencies.

The scope of this in

vestigation and study was described in Senate Resolution 21 os

the gith Congress.

The aforementionen letter specifically requested the

FBI not destroy or otherwise dispose of any records or documents •

which night have a bearing on the subjects under investigation or

relating to the matters specified in section 2 of Senate Resolution

21.

That Section of the Resolution described the Senate's exten-

• sive interest in the comestic intelligence as well as foreim

counterintelligence, activities of Executive Branch agencies.

incluâing the FBI.

In accormodation of that request, Director Kelley

immediately issued instructions to all offices and divisions of

the FBI establishing a noratorium on the destruction of all recoras

Assoc. Dir. -

of whatever description

In retrospect, the FBI now feels that the

Dep. AD Adm..

moratorium need not have been as all-encompassing as that, but this

Dep. AD inv. -

Asst. Dir.:

was done to assure that there could be no question of its intencion

Admin,

to comply fully witn the request with regard to the preservation of

Comp. Syst. =

relevant recoräs in which the Senate might develop an interest.

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U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON-

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

It is now more than one year since the inception of the

noratoriun on the FBI's regular records destruction program. For

your information, the FBI's regular destruction program, as approved

by the National Archives and Records Service and the Departrent of

Justice, is designed to prevent retention of masses of records well

beyond the period during wiich they may serve a useful purpose.

Further, our recoras destruction program, as approved by the

National archivist, permits the destruction of those lecords

which are deemed to no longer possess evidentiary; intelligence,

or historical value. The moratorium, which was not expected to

last as long as it has, has created substantial administrative

burdens not only at FBI Headquarters but throughout the 59 field

offices.

The suspension of sound records management and file

destruction practices in many areas is causing very substantial

space and storage probleng.

The FBI now proposes that that portion of its

records destruction programs which do not pertain to or concern

classifications of files which would fall within the general

description of "security files" be reinstituted. Those files

which would not be affected by the reinstitution of the file

destruction program would include all files en comestic in

telligence matters, extremist matters, racial matters as well

as foreign counterintelligence matters.

The files which the

FBI proposes to resume routine destruction of in accordance

with its established records retention plan include the

following:

files relating to criminal investigations,

suitability or applicant-type investigations, correspondence

files, and files of an administrative nature generally.

1 - The Attorney General

• 1 - The Deputy Attorney General

Attention:

Michael E. Shaheen, Jr.

Special Counsel for

Intelligence Coordination

COPY

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RANK CHURCH, IDAHO, CHAIRM!

HN G. TOWER, TEXAS, VICE CHAIRM

PHILIP A. FIRT, MICH.

HOWARD H. BAKER, JR., TENN.

WALTER'F. MONDALE, MINN.

BARRY GOLDWATER, ARIZ.

YALTER D. HUDDLESTON, KY.

CHARLES MC C. MATHIAS, JR., MD.

ROBERT MORGAN, N.C

RICHARD S. SCHWEIKER, PA.

GARY HART, COLO.

WILLIAM G. MILLER, STAFF DIRECTOR

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

CURTIS R. SMOTHERS, MINORITY COUNSEL

United States Senate

SELECT COMMITTEE TO

STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH

RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510

February 20, 1976

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Honorable Clarence M. Kelley

Director

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Washington, D. C. 20535

Senstud

Dear Director Kelley:

I have considered your letter of January 12,

1976, regarding the request of the Majority Leader and

the Minority Leader on January 27, 1975, that the FBI not

destroy any records which might have a bearing on matters

specified in Senate Resolution 21.

The Select Committee deeply appreciates your

instructions issued immediately after the request estab-

lishing a moratorium on destruction of all FBI files of

whatever description.

We understand that this moratorium

has been costly and has produced substantial administra-

tive burdens.

Therefore, the Select Committee would raise no

objection to the resumption of destruction of certain

records which would have no relationship whatsoever to the

We are concerned, how

ever, that resumption of routine destruction in accordance

with your established Records Retention Plan may result in

destroying materials which might be of use in connection

with the work of a future Senate committee engaged in over-

sight of the FBI.

Consequently, we suggest that you confer With

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the Attorney General so as to ensure that he is satisfied

that reinstitution of destruction under the Recoras

tion Plan is consistent with his policies regarding the

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Honorable Clarence M. Kelley

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February 20, 1976

availability of materials for future Congressional over-

sight, as well as for effective supervision of the FBI by

the Attorney General.

I will be happy to recommend to the Majority

Leader and Minority Leader that they endorse resumption

destruction, upon receipt of notification that

the Attorney General has approved such destruction after

considering the concerns stated above.

with the

Thank you again for your cont.

nued cooperation

Committee.

unch

Frank Church

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@nited States Senate

SELECT COMMITTEE TO

STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH

RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510

OFFICIAL BUSINESS

U.S. S.

Honorable Clarence M. Kelley

Director

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Washington, D. C. 20535

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FHANK CHURCH, IDAHO, CHAIRMA

JOHN G. TOWER, TEXAS, VICE CHAIF

PHILIP A FART, MICH.

HOWARD H. BAKE

R., TENN.

MALTEH F. MONDALI, MINN

BARRY GOLDWATERS ARIZ.

RALTER D. HUDDLESTON, KY.

CHARLES MCC. MATHIAS, JR., MD.

ROBERT MORGAN, N.C.

RICHARD S. SCHWEIKER, PA,

GARY HART, COLO. '

WILLIAM G. MILLER, STAFF DIRECTOR

CURTIS R. SMOTHERS, MINORITY COUNSEL

Minited States Senate

SELECT COMMITTEE TO

-STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH

RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

(PURSUANT TO S. RES. 21, 8TH CONGRESS)

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510

February 20, 1976

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Honorable Clarence M. Kelley

Director

Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Washington, D. C. 20535

Dear Director Kelley:

4-11-1-00

senstut

I have considered your litter of January 12,

1976, regarding the request of the Majority Leader and

the Minority Leader on January 27, 1975, that the FBI not

destroy any records which might have a bearing on matters

specified in Senate Resolution 21.

The Select Committee deeply appreciates youg

instructions issued immediately after the request estab-

lishing a moratorium on destruction of all FBI files of

whatever description. We understand that this moratorium

has been costly and has produced substantial administra-

tive burdens.

Therefore, the Select Committee would raise no

976

objection to the resumption of destruction of certain.

records which would have no relationship whatsoever to the

matters specified in S. Res. 21.

We are concerned, how-

ever, that resumption of routine destruction in accordance

0,

with your established Records Retention Plan may result in

destroying materials which might be of use in connection

with the work of a future Senate committee engaged in over-

sight of the FBI.

Consequently, we suggest that you confer with

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the Attorney General so as to ensure that he is satisfied

that reinstitution of destruction under the Records Reten-

tion Plan is consistent with his policies regarding the

5 FEB 28. 1978

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Honorable Clarence M. Kelley

Page Two

February 20, 1976

availability of materials for future Congressional over-

sight, as well as for effective supervision of the FBI by

the Attorney General.

I will be happy. to recommend to the Majority

Leader and Minority Leader that they endorse resumption

of records destruction, upon receipt of notification that

the Attorney General has approved such destruction after.

considering the concerns stated above.

Thank you again for your continued cooperation

with the Select Committee.

sincerely,

Cher

unch

cank Church

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ORIG. IN SCRU

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January 12, 1970

Eonortole Eres Chasch

Chaircan

Delect Committeo do itady Governaental Operationa

Wis laspect to inelligence activitea

Unitod Etatos sonate

EMORIG

ALT INTOPIATTON CONTAINUD

Dear hz, Chalmacni

Vou will zoonil that by lottor lo soo of Jomery 27, 1975,

from tonato injosity bendar i ino cisnadiola and avinority Leader zuch

Scots, no maro seriava ni the sonate'o pion lo cenonei ua inazigation

ena alucy o inicitiranco nosivitios by vocero nont aposeies. Laa scope

O1 20C LUg DaG C6000 20: 0u0e mesolurios 21 of Lad ved Congrosa,

Tas lottor stucriosay rosecatod that to lor cecoros os Olbezmie3

deoSo ol ady raconto or Locarots Unica tirie cors a contion ch

tne molects enter investigation or muloior to tha araters eccitad

ha Leccion 3 oi casto Esselation cl.

"ant noccion oi the Redolios

doneriodù tuo Canto'à ontanaro interast in tbe do nouule stellicence,

ao voll co forei a couterialionos, acuriace nù unecutive braaca

agonclos, inciras io koT,

Is nore anocaton of that soquest di the lendershis of

tho Coltod Statos Corate, Il manieraly iscoss inerucions to dil

dilloss noú citámons do sado saroon eccolichine o trotatorian oa tho

¿astraction di ail rocordo de mantever uestramano, in rolrocool, I

now lesktent the ciuratorio o nout not lave unca as 21-0n2o-00223492

ua thot, ma lata vascone to accura dont mera come uo do pection of

my intention for the Filto coasty luily with the requost wth corrit

to the proservation di relerant iscordo la unica tho soonte caledt develor

an intesero,

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Howorable Frank Churel

It is now alcost one your sioca the itcention of le

moratorion on our cocciar recorus desruction progran. For four

Information, our tocular destruction crogres, as anproved by the

National archivas and decordo service, in cosined to provent resention

Of manses di secondg woll ooron the puriod durias shich they may carra

@ unutul pusposo. ¡ under, our secorda coetructton brosraa, as

approved by die National Archnich, permito the cestruczion of tlose

recores unich are deered to no luager possose ericelliant; intellecace,

or bictorical volos, the moratorian, Phich was not ongected to last is

loay as it has, bos errated cussiantial ad oinistmano mrciens not outy

at lal i cocuumera but taro sout our so licio difices. The auspension

of souna records sonacationi and tile destruction pencticen in zang aroas

is causias vosy substancial speco sod dorazo pruble aô.

I, therefore, now propose, mith your concurrance, to

razu: to that portion of our racoras contruction pronaá thiel, la coality,

cord not pave been contemmated by tas: matc loavorahlo's reruose ia

tho tire instasce,

•e Fonid contioua the escraction nomtssis ou all

ciossticalions of liles maich mould tail within the nonoral doucrantion ot

'socurity lilos,' Those worla cacomtass ail tles on do neotic intalligence

anitors, estracial matters, meis snitors, as well as tuzels counter-

intelligauge sabjeet namers, so mond, with rejarato such socurily

mattere, ' destrog cuplicative caterial valy.

The mattera that wo proposo to roame routise destruction

of, in accordaace miln our areviously ectabilahed rocorda latcalios Flaa,

are the tolloming: ilos rolatior to erfungt lavestinations, eutability os

applicant iquo foveriliationa, correspondence ides, vad silos of su

ederialstrativo nature gonerlie, Moots you or any dewbers of your

Cocritee expresa on interest zor our condiaued setention of any record

inaterial cluer dan as coschied verein, sos say he aosured that such a

roguns; would receive overy concideration.

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Honorable Frank Church

• I do lopo that you are rbie to exprosa concurrence in

tue proposeis bereio since ine tilo anotruction touratoriuna has produced

mostantial adilala rative buniong for us. Please also accopt my áccurance

of our continued dull cooperatica with you nud your Connidea.

Sincerely Fours

Clarences, Kelley

Iscector

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

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20535

Senate Select Committee

Addressee:

3/4/76

ULTR

[& LHM

→ Memo

• Report dated

Re let frm Chairman Church dated

Caption of Document:

2/20/76 which requested Ag's

concurrence in FBI's reinstitution of file

destruction program.

FBI

Originating Office

Delivered by:

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Received by:

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Title:

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SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSÈ

BEFORE COMPLETING.

TO:

Intelligence Community Staff

ATTN: Central Index

CLASSIFY AS APPROPRIATE

FROM:

FBI

SUBJECT: Abstract of Information Provided to Select Committees

transmitted,

term.

If a document was made available

note.)

Z DOCUMENT !

BRIEFING

INTERVIEW

TESTIMONY

OTHER

2. DATE PROVIDED

3/4/76

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

SSC

HSC

4. IDENTIFICATION (provide

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

interviewee, testifier and subject)

Memorandum

5. IN RESPONSE TO (list date and item number

if in response to formal

request,

state verbal request

of (name),

initiative, subpoena,

etc.)

other-

NA

1. KsYd under sente for emphasipriate key words from the list

provided

separately;

if key words

not listed

are

for emphasis)

Information handling

Operating procedures

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

Information as to the FBI's policy of destruction of materials

since the inception of SSC and suggestion that prior policy

in this area be reinstituted.

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INSTRUCTIONS

• Type or print clearly in ink.

• Indicate classification of the abstract top and bottom.

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

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

information.

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

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

copy of the original abstract, with the change indicated.

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

substance of information and showing relationship to Intelligence Community

matters if appropriate. Any feedback or evidence of investigatory interests

should be noted.

Commitments made to supply additional information should be

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

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

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

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

pages may be attached if necessary.

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Memorandum

Assoc, Dir.

Dep. Ao?Aan..

TO

:Mr. Jenkins

DATE: 2/18/76

FROM :D. W.

MỚO

SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO CRITICISM OF FBI

CONCERNING ACTIONS TAKEN AGAINST

MARTIN LUTHER KING

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On February 13, 1976, a conference was held in Kansas

City attended by the Director, 8 SACs and 2 representatives from

the External Affairs Division. The purpose of the conference was

to review ideas and procedures used by the field in promoting the

best interests of the Bureau through local media.

1

It was the general feeling of the SAls that one of the

most difficult problems in responding to criticism of the Bureau

relates to the reported abuses regarding the FBI's activities

• against Dr. Martin Luther King. The SACs felt that if an

appropriate answer could be prepared by FBIHO they would be in

a better position to counter such criticism.

While it was

explained that the testimony of Deputy Associate Director James

Adams was the best material available to respond to the

Martin Luther King criticism, the SACs felt that the Bureau should

have a more succinct and definitive answer.

FILED

The Director concurred with the observations of the

AL

SACs and instructed that an appropriate response be provided to the

field which could be used to counter criticisms of the Bureau's

harassment of Martin Luther King.

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RECOMMENDATION

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Division for appropriate response.

That this matter be referreD capelligence

1 - Mr. Adams

Mr.

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The Attomney General

Director, FBI

U. IS. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

2 - Mr. J. A. Mintz

(1 - J. B. Hotis)

1

- Mr. W. R. Wannall

1 - Mr. W. O. Cregar

February 17, 1976

1 - Mr. P. E. Nugent

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Reference is made co this Bureau's letter and

memorandum dated January 21, 1976, in partial response to

5SC request for access to materials concerning Martin Luther

King, Jr., the Poor People's Campaign and the Sanitation

Workers Strike in Memphis, Tennessee, for the period January 1 -

April 4, 1968.

Enclosed for your approval and forwarding to the

SSC is an original of a memorandum in completion of this Bureau's

response for access to the aforementioned materials.

A copy

of this memorandum is being furnished for your records along

with a set of the materials which are to be reviewed by the SSC.

Enclosures (2)

62-116395

REC-115

1 - The Deputy Attorney General

Attention:

18-11:1951-14762

Michael E. Shaheen, JI.

Special Counsel for

Intelligence Coordination 15 MAR D9 1376

PEN: SM

NOTE:

Exact copies of materials to which access is being

given are maintained in the office of the Senstudy 75 Project.

Included among items being made available for review by the SSC

is-an unclassified memorandum of the 116th Military Intelligence

captioned "Planning for King's April

On 1/14/76 Colonel John L Heiss, security

Division, Office of Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence,

United States Army, gave clearance to SA Louis

A. Crescioli to

furnish the SSC with that memorandum.

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2 - Mr. J. A. Mintz

i - Mr.

(1-J.

B.

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W.

R. Wannall

- Mr.

W. 0. Cregar

1 - Mr. P. E. Nugent

Februazy 17, 1976

U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE TO

STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH

RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

Reference is made to this Bureau's memorandum dated

January 27,

1976, in response to SSC request dated December 18,

1975, Item

6, as modified.

Materials made available for review by the SSC with

referenced memorandum represented a partial proffer of the

material involved in response to SSC request for materials

concering wartin luther King. Ji,, the Poor People's Campaign

and the Sonitation Workers Strile

in Memphis, Tennessee, for

the period January 1 - April 4, 1969,

This is to advise that the remainder of the material

desired is now available for review by the SSC Staff at FBI

Headquarters®

1 - The Attorney General

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Dep. AD Adm. -

Dep. AD Inv. -

sst. Dir.

Admin..

Comp. Syst.

Ext. Affairs -

Files & Com. _

Gen. Inv. -

Ident. -

Inspection

Intell. -

Laboratory

Plan. & Eval. _

Spec. Inv. -

Troining

Legal Coun. -

Telephone Rm. -

Director Sec'y-

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

nation outside vour Committee.

Its use is limited to offreiai proceedings by

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

nel without the express approval of the FBI.

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Addressee: SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

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dated 2-1,6-76

Paption of Document:

U.S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

12-18-75 Request, Item 6 (partial proffer)

Originating Office: - EBI

Received by:

- Date: 2/19/148

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Return this receipt to the Intelligence Division, FBI

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"OTE: SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE

BEFORE COMPLETING.

CLASSIFY AS APPROPRIATE

TO:

Intelligence Community Staff

FROM:

ATTN: Central Index

FBI

SUBJECT: Abstract of Information Provided to Select Committees

1. HOW PROVIDED (check

toy perver the appanetiate to note a document was made available

X DOCUMENT

BRIEFING

INTERVIEW

TESTIMONY

OTHER

For Review

3. ТО WHOM PROVIDED (check appropriate term;

add specific names if appropriate)

2. DATE PROVIDED

2/17/76

ssc

HSC

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

interviewee, testifier and subject)

Memo randum

5. IN RESPONSE

if in response

wise state

verbal sequete on (ame met ative, supposed ete

to formal request, other-

SSC request 12/18/75, Item 6, as modified

6. CLASSIFICATION OF

INFORMATION (enter

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"o dewora)

IS or

?. Keed"unde sent rote phpropriate key words from the list provided separately; if key words not listed are

Operating procedures

Information handling

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

Access to Information concerning Martin Iuther King, Jr.,

the Poor People's Campaign and the Sanitation Workers Strike

in Memphis, Tennessee, for the perlod January 1 through

April 4, 1968.

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ORIGINAL VIA LIAISON TO CENTRAI COMMUNITY INDEX

IN CONNECTION WITH SENSTUDY 75.

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APPROPRiATE

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INSTRUCTIONS

• Type or print clearly in ink.

• Indicate classification of the abstract top and bottom.

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

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

information.

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

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

copy of the original abstract, with the change indicated.

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

substance of information and showing relationship to Intelligence Community

matters if appropriate. Any feedback or evidence of investigatory interests

should be noted. Commitments made to supply additional information should be

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

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

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

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

pages may be attached if necessary.

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