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OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20530

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FEB 1 9 1976

TO :

John A. Mintz, Assistant Director

regal Counsel DIVISIOn

vederal Bureau of Investigation

FROM:

Steven K. Blackhurst

$B Asiastant Special Counsel for

Intelligence Coordination

Senately

SUBJECT: SSC Request Dated February 19, 1976

Attached is

a letter from the SSC dated

February 19, 1976.

response.

"Please arrange for an appropriate co

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FEB 1 9 1976

TO: John A, Mintz, Assistant Director

Legal Counsel Division

Federal Bureau of Investigation

FROM:

Steven K. Blackhurst

Assistant Special Counsel for

Intelligence Coordination

SUBJECI:

SSC Request Dated February 19, 1976

Attached is a letter from the sSC dated

February 19, 1976. Please arrange for an appropriate

response.

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1ET FEI RORINRON CONTANTED

DORITE IS UNCIESTD

AT 810058 SPAALMIEHL

Paul Daly

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FRANK CHURCH, IDAHO, CHAIRMAN

JOHN G. TOWER, TEXAS, VICE CHAIRMAN

PHILIP•A. MART, MICH.

HOWARD H. DAKER, J

ENN.

WALTER F. MONDALE, MINN.

BARRY GOLDWATER, ARIZ.

WALTER D. HUDDLESTON, XY.

CHARLES MCC. MATHIAS, JR., MD.

ROBERT MORGANI, N.C.

RICHARD S. SCHWEIKER, PA.

GARY HART, COLO.

WILLIAN? G. MILLER, STAFF DIRECTOR

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

CURTIS R. SMOTHERS, MINORITY COUNSEL

United States Benate.

SELECT COMMITTEE TO

STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH

RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

(PURSUANT TO S. RES. 21, 9(TH CONGRESS)

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510

February 19, 1976

Michael E. Shaheen, JI., Esg.

Special Counsel for Intelligence Coordination

Office of the Deputy Attorney General

U. S. Department of Justice

Washington, D. C. 20530

Dear Mike:

The Select Committee requests delivery of cer-

tain materials pertaining to the Secret Army Organization

and the role of an FBI informant therein, which materials

have been identified 'to the FBI by Mr. Sam Bouchard of

the Committee staff..

Sincerely,

Sat 2e0/

Domestic Intelligence Task Force

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OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20530

FEB 1 7 1976

JPY

T.. Leave 0 3/1/26 Informants EPG: HAN/Et

TO:

FROM:

J

egal Counsel Division

Ana A. Mintz, Assistant Director

ederal Bureau of Investigation

Steven

K. Blackhurst

Assistant Special Counsel för

Intelligence Coordination

SUBJEC

SSC Letter Dated February 17, 1976

Sunstuly

Attached is a letter from the SSC indicating

• that the Committee will make available for review

by persons from

the Department those draft reports

which relate to activities by the Department. The

purpose of that review would be to identify any

classification or similar problems in the draft re-

Two draft reports are presently ready for

review.

Please designate appropriate persons from the

Bureau

to review these reports and to advise the

Committee as to classification or similar problems.

Remo WA.

ENCLOSURE

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TO: John A. Mintz, Assistant DirectoI

Legal Coungel Division

Fodoral Bureau of Investigation

FROM:

Steven K. Blackhurst

Assistant special Counsel tor

Intelligence Coordination

SUBJICT:

SSC Letter Dated Icbruary 17, 1976

Attached is a letter Iron the SSC indicating

that the Comnittee will make available for review

by persons from the Department those draft reports

which relate to activities by the Department. The

purpose of that review would be to identify any

classification or sinilar probloms in the draft re-

ports. Two draft reports are presently ready for

roview.

Please designate appropriate persons from the

Bureau to revier these reports and to advise the

Committee as to classification or similar problems.

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FRANX CHURCH, IDAHO, CHAIRMAN

JOHN G. TOWER, TEXAS, VICE CHAIRMAN

PHILIP A. HART, MICH.

HOWARD H. BAKER, JU% TENN.

WALTER F. MONDALE, MINN.

BARRY GOLDWATER, ARIZ.

WALTER D. HUDDLESTON, KY.

CHARLES MC C. MATHIAS, JR., MD.

ROBERT MORZAN, 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 Giates Benate

SELECT COMMITTEE TO

STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH

RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510

February 17, 1976

Michael Shaheen, Jr.

Counsel

Office of Professional Responsibility •

Department of Justice (Room 4313)

Washington, D.C.

Dear Mike:

This will confirm our telephone conversation con-

cerning the procedure whereby we will make available to

you, or your designee, copies of draft reports relating

to the Justice Department.

As we discussed, the pur-

pose is so that any classification (or other

such

problems, e.g., the identity of informers) which may be

inadvertently raised in our reports can be identified.

The first two drafts relating to the FBI are ready.

They are:

1. "The Use of Informers in FBI Domestic

Investigations"; and

2. "Domestic CIA and FBI Mail Opening Programs"

(Substantial portions of which relate to the

FBI.)

I would appreciate it if someone very promptly could con-

tact Frederick D. Baron, my assistant (224-1746), who

will arrange the details of location and time for the

review.

Sincerely yours,

Pand

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ALL FBI INFORMAMION CONTAINED

Schwarz, Jx.

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FEB 1'% 1976

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February 12, 197QLL INFORMATION CONTAINED

DATE INSING SEEP AALM/EHL

William H.

Lawrence:

4 Swiss Fine- Lake Drive

fruce Pine, North Carolina

28777

Dear Bill:

Senstudy

L053 a to ra labe

Thank you very much for the two tetters you sent a 142

to Jim Adams about the remarks made by Senator Morgan.

I have seen him brietly since he mace these remarkg and

plaz to see him next week again to talls over the reason for

these remarks at some length. As noted in his response to

you, apparently he has come to this feeling as a result oi the

so-called "'unchallenged" matters which be has had reported

to him as a member of the Senate Select Committee. It is

true that some mistakes of the Bureau were brought out, but

the over-all performance of the Bureau has, as you said, been

well above that which could even be expected of us and cer-

tainly has been most contributory to the saiety of this nation

throughout the years.

I'o categorize us as "rotten to the corg''

and to indicate that we are a great threat to the United States

miss the mark tremendously and are compietely without foun-

datlon." I will so inform him, but apparently he has made up

his mind and there is little likellhood that we will have a

convert.

805/AUO

"SENT' FROM D.

2-17-76

TIME

DATE

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Again, thank you and I hope that you persist in your

ettorta to come to our support when our credibility has been

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OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10

5010-106

MAY 1962 EDITION

GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

: Mr!

J. B. Adams

DATE: February 12, 1976

SUBJECT

SENSTUDY 75

Assoc. Di

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Dir.:

Admin..

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Files & Com.

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Director Sec'y -

Special Prosecutor on Intelligence Abuses.

This memoran-

dum stated

the subject of a special procecutor would be the

subject of a separate memorandum prepared by the Office of

Legal Counsel.

As you may recall, in a November 28, 1975,

memorandum from the Director, FBI,

to the Assistant Attorney.

"General,

Office of Legislative Affairs, captioned "Watergáte

Reorganization and Reform Act of 1975, S.495, 94th Congress,

Ist Session," we deferred to the Department the question of

whether there should be a special prosecutor as

envisioned

by that bill.

On Friday, February 6, 1976, the Attorney

Genexal of the United Somes testified beoney he eate

cated he did not assee with Senator Churche Peoposa

that a special Prosecutor should be appointed to investigate

past activities of the CIA and the EBI.

RECOMMENDATION:

For information.

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- Mr. Walsh

- Mr. Mintz

- Mr. Wannall

Mr. Cregar

- Mr. Hotis

Mr. Daly

TO SAC

BOSTON

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FROM DIRECTOR FBI

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

TEREINIS UNCLASSIFIEC

OSEN TUDY 75

DATE 11/8/0D BY SP3 ALm/EH

REBUCAL 2-23-76.

THE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE HAS REQUESTED THAT

SA FRANCIS T. LEONARD BE MADE AVAILABLE IN WASHINGTON, D. C.,

FOR INTERVIEW BY THAT COMMITTEE ON 2-25-76. THE INTERVIEW

WILI CONCERN HIS KNOWLEDGE OF THE BUREAU'S INVESTIGATION

OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., THE SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN

LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, AND STANLEY DAVID LEVISON. SA LEONARD

SHOULD ARRANGE TO ARRIVE IN WASHINGTON IN TIME TO BE

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NO FEB 24 19761

AND INTELLIGENCE DIVISION AT 9:00 A.M., 2-25-76, IN

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member, made the request for the interview of Leonard.

This communication will serve as approval for the waiver

of existing employment agreement signed by SA Leonard for

purposes of this interview.

Referenced phone callialerted

ASAC Richard Strain of this request.

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TO SAC SALT LAKE CITY

FEBRUARY 23, 1976

FROM DIRECTOR FBI (62-116395)

1 - Mr.

J. G. Deegan

I - Mr.

W.

0. Cregar

SENSTUDY 75.

1 - Mr. T. J. McNiff

REBUTEL MAY 2, 1975.

THE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE (SSC) HAS REQUESTED THAT

FORMER SPECIAL AGENT (SA) STEVEN L.. CHRISTENSEN BE MADE AVAIL-

ABLE FOR STAFF INTERVIEW CONCERNING HIS KNOWLEDGE OF THE

SECRET ARMY ORGANIZATION. BUREAU RECORDS INDICATE LAST KNOWN

ADDRESS FOR THIS FORMER IMPLOYEE TO BE POST OFFICE BOX 2,

KANOSH, UTAH.

SAC OR ASAC, SALT LAKE CITY, IS REQUESTED TO PERSONALLY

CONTACT FORMER SA CHRISTENSEN AND ADVISE HIM OF SSC DESIRE TO

INTERVIEW HIM. HE SHOULD BI ADVISED THAT, IF SSC INITIATES

CONTACT, FORMER SA CHRISTENSEN BEFORE CONSENTING TO INTERVIEW

SHOULD CONTACT BUREAU'S LEGAL COUNSEL DIVISION BY COLLECT CALL

TO BE ADVISED OF HIS RIGHTS, THE PARAMETERS OF THE PROPOSED

INTERVIEW AND IO SECURE A RELEASE IRON HIS CONFINITALIT

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AGREEMENT, HEADQUARTERS SHOULD BE ADVISED BY TELETYPE

AFTER FORMER SA. CHRISTENSEN HAS BEEN CONTACTED IN LINE

WITH THE ABOVE INSTRUCTIONS. IF THIS FORMER EMPLOYEE NO

LONGER RESIDES IN THE SALT LAKE CITY TERRITORY OR IS

TEMPORARILY AVAY, A LEAD, FOLIONING THE ABOVE INSTRUCTIONS,

SHOULD BE SENT TO APPROPRIATE OFFICE IMMEDIATELY WITH A

COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DESIGNATED FOR HEADQUARTERS.

COPY AIRMAILED TO SAN DIEGO.

NOTE:

Referenced Bureau teletype 5/2/75 was a general

instruction to all SAC's concerning the SSC inquiry into

this Bureat'soperations and this Bureau's cooperation with

that body, Former SA Christensen was the handling Agent

for former Bureau informant Howard Berry Godfrey, who

furnished this Bureau considerable information concerning

the Secret Army Organization (SAO). Bureau investigation

of the SAO has recently been receiving considerable publicity

in the San Diego press.

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OPTIONAL

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5010-106

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GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27'

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

Mr.

W.

Wanna 1l

FROM

: R. L.

S

ackeliord fis

SUBJECT:

SENSTUDY 75.-

Assoc. Dir. -

1 - Mr.J.B.

Adams

Dep. AD Adm. -

2 - Mr. J. A. Mintz (1 - Mr •Asst. Dir.:

Dep. AD Inv. -

Hotis)

Admin.

1 - Mr. W. R. Wannall

DATE:

2/17/76

Comp. Syst. —

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1 - Mr.

R.

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J.

L. Shackelford

G. Deegan

- Mr.

S.

S.

Mignosa

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- Mr.

W

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- Mr.

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PURPOSE:

Executive

Session was held on 2/13/76, where the role of the FBI in past

"domestic intelligence investigations" as well as the role that

the fBI should play in intelligence type investigations of

domestic subversive organizations in the future was discussed.

SSC requested copy of instructions sent to field by rBIH®

regarding Privacy Act matters which has a bearing on

investigations of domestic groups.

DETAILS:

Reference is

made to Cregar to Nr. Wannall memorandur

dated 2/9/16, concerning SSC Executive Session held on 2/6/75,

at which time it was decided that an additional Ixecutive Séssion

would be held at

a future date, regarding "domestic intelligence

investigations."

An SSC Executive Session was held from approximately

10:55 a.m., until 12:45 p.m., 2/13/76. Representing the SSC

were Chief Counsel Frederick A. 0. Schwartz,

Jr., who acted as

Chairman, John Illiff, Mark Gitenstein and Michael Epstein. No

Senators were present.

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Section Chiefs Joseph G. Deegan and Robert I. ShackelfOrt i c

the Intelligence Division and Inspector John B. Hotis

a FEB 24 1976

At the outset of the Session, Mr. Schwartz explainet i

that this was a continuation of

the Executive Session on 2/6/76

in an effort to assist the SSC in drafting legislation outlining

the Bureau's responsibility for

domestic intelligence investiga-

tions which goes beyond crninal

• Investigations.

Ile noted

that at the closing of the past Ixecutive Session,

Mr. Shackelford had stated the Communist Party, USA (CPUSA)

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and the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) had been involved in

planning or organizing numerous large demonstrations in the

country and he desired to continue this discussion. A list of

major demonstrations with resulting damages and arrests which

occurred in the U.S. during the past ten years involving

subversive groups was furnished by Mr. Shackelford. A

discussion followed

regarding the role of the FBI in gathering

intelligence information concerning the demonstrations as well

as the dissemination of the information which had been obtained.

Mr. Schwartz questioned the authority of the FBI in investigating

infiltrated groups such as the National Peace Action Coalition

(NPAC) and the Peoples Coalition for Peace and Justice (PCPJ)

even though both groups were either dominated or influenced'

by the CPUSA or the SVP.

A discussion then followed as to what effect the

enactment of the Privacy Act has on the investigation by the

FBI of domestic subversive groups. A request was made

concerning instructions which have been sent to the field by

IBIHO concerning this matter.

The Session then turned to investigation of extremist

groups and the use of informants in these groups to obtain

place informants into these extremist groups without the

ingredient of violence present.

This Executive Session was adjourned at approximately

12:45 p.m. and no request was made at that time for another

Executive

Session.

OBSERVATIONS:

From statements made by Mr. Schwartz and other SSC

StalI members present, with the possible exception of Mr. Mark

Gitenstein, it appeared that these individuals continue to be

opposed to legislation authorizing Bureau investigations in the

domestic intelligence area unless the threat of violence is

imminent. Mr. Gitenstein in his discussion concerning the use

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of informants in extremist groups appeared to want to

include in the record acts of violence which have been

prevented because of infiltration by informants in these

groups.

It does appear, therefore, that he may be more

favorably inclined towards the Bureau's position in these

matters.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the SSC Unit, Intelligence Division, communicate

with a member of the SSC stait regarding Privacy Act material

and/or instructions desired by the Committee.

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1 - Mr. J. B. Adams

2 - Mr. J. A. Mintz

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(1 - Mr. J. B. Hotis)

The Attorney General

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1 - Mr. W. R._ Wannall

December 19, 1975

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

timed to official proceedings

person

be disilosed to unauthorized

Its are is

nation outside your Commisec.

your Committee and the content may sut

nel without the express approval of the FBI .

Director, FBI

U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

1 - Mr. D. W. Moore

1 - Mr. H. E. Helgeson

1 - Mr.

W. 0. Cregar

1 - Mr. J. G. Deegan

1 - Mr.

I. J. Seabaugh

1 - Mr. J. D. Powell

This is to call to your attention a most serious

breach of the confidentiality that must be afforded the

material and information that this Bureau has furnished to

the U. S. Senate Select Comittee on Intelligence.

Enclosed

for your approval and delivery, preferably to SSC Chairman

Senator Frank Church personally, is a memorandum which sets

forth this incident in detail for the SSC, states the

seriousness with which this matter is viewed and which

requests the sse to advise whether they did, in fact,

publicly disclose the identity of former FBI informant

George F. Dorsett as alleged and if so, the basis for such

disclosure.

IN

OF

AND

COPY

George F. Dorsett was an FBI informant fron

January, 1959, to October, 1970. He was discontinued as an

informant when his activity in the Klan ceased, at which time

his relationship with the Bureau continued to be excellent.

He

has not been disclosed publicly as an FBI informant. Dorsett did

in fact separate from the United Klans of America (UKA) and

form the Confederate Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (CKKKK) • He

formed the CKKKK on his own initiative; however, we utilized

this opposing Klan organization through Dorsett as a means

Assoc. Dir. —

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The Attorney General

The handling agent assisted Dorsett in

preparing a letter announcing his resignation fron the UKA

and his formation of the CKKKK.

This letter invited Dorsett's

friends in the Klan to join him in the CKKKK. A total of

41 chapters of the CKKKK were chartered; however, all of them

did not become effective operating chapters.

The documents delivered to the SSC were excised to

delete Dorsett's name as an informant. Charlotte airtel dated

sugust 22, 1967, and C. D. Brennan memorandum to W. C. Sullivan

dated August 24, 1967, set forth the recommendation and

approval for the mailing of a letter from Dorsett to all Klan

units in North Carolina announcing his resignation fron the UKA

and the formation of the CKKKK. Dorsett's name is deleted from

these documents; however, it is clear that the informant was

preparing the letter. Charlotte altel to the Director

September 13, 1967, refers to the August 22, 1967, Charlotte

airtel and states that the referenced airtel recommended Bureau

approval for a letter to be mailed over the signature of

Reverend George F. Dorsett under the above conditions. Dorsett's

name is not deleted fron this document. From the above

documents Dorsett's identity can readily be established as the

FBI informant.

In the December 6, 1975, issue of the "Charlotte

Observer'' a daily Charlotte, North Carolina, morning

newspaper there is a front page article captioned "FBi Started

the FBI organized 41 KKK units in North Carolina during the 1960's

as part of its campaign against the white supremacist group.

Morgan was also quoted as saying, "The vast majority of

people in the Klan in North Carolina were law abiding citizens.

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The Attorney General

There may have been some violence, but we're not even sure

about that now." Morgan is further quoted as saying, "There

Is nothing basically wrong with having an informer in any

organization but when these informers do more than just listen,

when they instigate trouble, that's wrong." Morgan also said

the FBI financed the operations of the Federally organized

Klaverns.

As set forth in the enclosed memorandum, Mr. Dorsett

was intervlewed on December 12, 1975, by Charlotte, North

Carolina, FBI Agents at which time he expressed his concern

for his personal safety and for his family as well, as well as

concern for the safety of his personal property.

As stated above this matter is considered to be a

most serious breach of the confidentiality that must be afforded

the material and information that this Bureau has furnished to

the U, S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. It is

respectfully requested that the enclosed memorandum be

delivered to Senator Frank Church, Chairman of the SSC,

personally. Please advise what action is taken concerning

this matter.

NOTE:

COUNSEL

OF DIE

See Memorandum J. G. Deegan to Mr. W. R. Wannall,

• DELIUERED

PER STEVEN SPECIAL

BLACKHURST INTELLIEENCE

USOS,

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

DARE IN SINO STER

DATE

1 - Mr. J. B. Adams

2 - Mr. J. A. Mintz

(1 - Mr. J. B. Hotis)

1 - Mr. W. R. Wannall

1 - Mr. D. W. Moore

1 - Mr. H. E. Helgeson

December 19, 1975

1 - Mr. W. 0. Cregar

U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE TO

STUDY GOVERICISNTAL OPBRATIONS WITH

RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

1 - Mr. J. G. Deegan

1 - Mr. T. J. Seabaugh

This is to call attention to the following incident

attention

1 - Mr. J. D. Powell

which is a most serious breach of the contidentiality that must

be afforded the material and infornation that this Bureau has

furnished to the U. S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence:

Ine December 10, 1975, issue of the "Greensboro Daily

News," Greensboro, Noith Carolina, contains on page one an

article captioned "Greensboro Man Named As FBI Klan Informant,"

by Jack Betts, Daily News Washington bureau.

The article

states in part:

"Washington - A Greensboro man long active in the

Ku klux Klan has been identified as an informant for the

Federal Bureau of Investigation's campaign to disrupt the

KKK in North Carolina during the latter 1960's.

"A Senate Intelligence Committee source said Tuesday

that George F. Dorsett, former Imperial Kludd (National Chaplain)

of the United Klans of America, was a paid FBI informant who,

with the FBI's assistance, broke away from the Klan in 1967 to

form a rival group.

Assoc. Dir.

Dep. AD Adm. -

Dep. AD Inv. -

Asst. Dir.:

Admin. -

Comp. Syst. -

Ext. Affairs

1 - Charlotte

Files & Com.

Gen. Inv.

Ident.

Inspection

Intell.

Laboratory

Plan. & Eval. -

Spec. Inv. -

Training.

Legal Coun.

Telephone Rm. -

Director Sec'y -

MAIL ROOM L

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"The source said Dorsett was named in FBI documents

obtained by the committee as the man whon the bureau had

recruited to spy on the United Klan.

1 - 137-4853 (George F. Dorsett)

JDP: lek (15) |eK

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RE: U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE TO STUDY

GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH RESPECT

TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

"FBI documents obtained by. the comnittee indicate

that Dorsett, who was disenchanted with KKK Grand Dragon

J. Robert Jones of Granite Quarry and with Imperial Wizard

Robert Shelton of Tuscaloosa, Ala., was encouraged by the FBI

to leave the Klan in the summer of 1967 and form the

Confederate Knights ofthe Ku Klux Klan. The FBI helped

Dorsett draft letters recruiting for the new group, according

to the committee source.

"According to the documents, the FBI's plan was to

harass the KKK and to dilute the influence of the United Klans

and to keep closer tabs on the new group.

"Sen. Robert Morgan, D. N.C., a member of the

committee said last week that charters

for some 41 new Klaverns

or chapters of the Confederate Klan were issued, but that not

all charters resulted in active new Klan groups."

A review of meterial delivered to the staff of the

Committee has determined that Committee Staff Member Barbara

Banoff accepted on August 28, 1975, copies of 212 serials

releting to White Hate matters under the COINTELFRO requests

of the Committee.

The following documents were included

among these 212 serials:

Airtel from SAC, Charlotte, to Director, FBI,

dated May 9, 1967. (157-9-8-100)

Airtel from SAC, Charlotte, to Director, FBI,

dated May 31, 1967. (157-9-8-102)

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RE:

U.S. SENATE SELFCT COMMITTEE TO STUDY

GOVERMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH RESPECT

TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

Airtel from SAC, Birmingham, to Director, FBI,

dated June 14, 1967. (157-9-8-107)

Airtel from Director, FBI, to SACs, Charlotte,

Atlanta and Birminghem, dated June 20, 1967• (157-9-8-110)

Airtel from SAC, Charlotte, to Director, FBI,

dated June 14, 1967. (157-9-8-110)

Airtel from SAC, Charlotte, to Director, FBI,

dated June 28, 1967• (157-9-8-115)

Airtel from SAC, Charlotte, to Director, FBI,

dated June 23, 1967. (157-9-8-113)

Airtel from Director, FBI, to SACs, Atlanta

and Charlotte, dated June 29, 1967. (157-9-8-114)

Airtel from Director, FBI, to SAC, Charlotte,

dated August 25, 1967o (157-9-8-126)

Airtel from SAC, Charlotte, to Director, FBI,

dated. August 22, 1967• (157-9-8-126)

Memorandum from C. D. Brennan to Mr. W. C. Sullivan,

dated August 24, 1967, (157-9-8-127)

Airtel from SAC, Charlotte, to Director, FBi,

dated September 13, 1967. (157-9-8-128)

All of the above communications are captioned

"Counterintelligence Program, Internal Security, Disruption

of Hate Groups (United Klans of America, Inc.,

North Carolina."

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RE: U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE TO STUDY

GOVERHMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH RESPECT

TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

Letter from SAC, Cherlotte, to Director, FBI,

captioned ' Counterintelligence Program, Internal Security,

Disruption of Hate Groups (Confederate Knights of the Ku

Klux Klan), Charlotte Division," dated January 30, 1969.

(257-9-8-15trtel From Director, FBI, to SAC, Charlotte,

ceptioned "Counterintelligence Program, Disruption of Hate

Groups, Internal Security, Facirl Matters (Klan)," dated

September 25, 1967. (157-9-8-129)

A careful reading and comperison of these documents

would lead to the identity of Dorsett as an FBI informent in

the manner described in the above article. The factual materiel

set forth in the article is contained in the above documents.

It is noted that the documents as delivered to the Committee

do not identify Mr. Dorsett as an FBI informent; however, his

identity can be deduced from the combined documents. Our

records do not indicate that Mr. Dorsett's identity as an

informant has been disclosed in eny other menner. Mi. Dorsett

was interviewed by FBI Agents of the Charlotte, North Caroline,

FBI Office on December 12, 1975. Mr. Dorsett

stated that

he felt "betrayed" by his

government concerning the public

disclosure in the news media of his identity as en FBI source.

He recalled that he had always been assured that his identity

would always remein confidentirl and known only to the FBI.

He further stated

thet as a result of the public disclosure of

his identity as an FBI source in the "Greensboro Daily News"'

on December 10, 1975, he has experienced great consternation

among his close frlends and members of his family. He has

received harassing telephone calls. During one of these calls

the caller stated, "Tell that pimp to get his casket ready."

Mr. Dorsett expressed his concern for the personal safety

of himself and members of his family, as well as concern for

the safety of his residence and personal property.

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RE: U.S. SINATE SELECT COMMITTEE TO STUDY

GOVERIMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH RESPECT

TO INTELLICENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

The disclosure of the identity of FBI informants

places these informants' lives in serious jeopardy as well

as subjecting them and their families to the likelihood of

embarrassment and harassment within their communities.

Such disclosures have a most serious and detrimental effect

on other informants, who have just cause to question the

security of their past or present association with the FBI.

Fersons who might otherwise be inclined to furnish information

to the IBI, expecting their cooperation to be kept in

confidence, are reluctant to do so when they see such

violations

of the sanctity of FBI files and information.

The TBI has endeavored to cooperate fully and

candidly in making available to the Committee the documents

and information requested by the Cormittee. We have

insisted that the confidentiality of informants be

maintained. In view of this most serious breach of the

confidentiality of infornation furnished by the FBI to the

Cormittee and in an effort to determine the nature of it,

you are requested to advisé whether the U. S. Senate Sclect

Gormittee on Intelligence or any member or staff member thereof,

is responsible for the public disclosure of former FBI

informent George F. Dorsett as alleged and if so, the basis for

such disclosure.

1 - The Attorney General

NOTE:

See memorandum J. G. Deegan to Mr. W. R. Wannall

COUNSEL

SPECIAL

Nur 4530 Boc a Read a

TELLIGENCE CGORDINATION

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS

TYLER

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5010-106

•Mr.

W.

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

MAY 1962 EDITION

GSA GEN, REG. NO. 27

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

Will

Assoc. Dir.

1

Wannall

FROM

•W. 0.

- Mr. J. B. Adams

2 - Mr. J. A. Mintz

(1 - Mr. J. B. Hotis)

1 = MI. W.

R.

Wannall

DATE:

2/13/76

1 - Mr.

D. W. Moore

1 - Mr. W. 0. Cregar

1 - Mr.

J. G. Deegan

1 - Mr. T. J. McNift

Dep. AD Adm. _

Dep. AD Inv. _

Asst. Dir.:

Admin.

Comp. Syst. -

Ext. Affairs -

Files & Com. -

Gen. Inv. -

Ident.

aspection

Intell

V)

Laboratory -

Plan. & Eval. -

SUBJEGT:U. S.

Spec. Inv. -

SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE (SSC)

Training -

Legal Coun..

Telephone Rm. -

By memorandum dated 12/19/75, you were advised of

Director Sec'y

a serious

breach of confidentiality in the handling of FBI

documents that had been delivered to the SSC. This memor andum/4

detailed the disclosure in the North carolina press of former

FBI intormant George F. Dorsett a

Euid

specifically attributed

the arsclosure to Bureau documents delivered to the SSC.

memorandum also enclosed a memorandum for delivery to SSC

V

Chairman Senator Frank Church detailing the above incident.

(Copies I both memoranda are

e attached).

In view of the Director's scheduled conference 2/17/76,

with senator Robert Morgan of North Carolina, who is a member

of the SSC, efforts were made on 279776 to determine whether ghe

above memorandum had been delivered to senator Church-

ascertained that the memorandum had not been delivered but that

the Deputy attorney neta then had the matter under considera-

tion.

On 21326, Steven Blackhurst, Assistant Special

COPY FILED

Counsel for Intelligence Coordination, Department of Justice,

advised that the Deputy Attorney Generat had that

- morning?

RDED

detaine the tid an ore the do orange church

that had been prepared by the Bureau for delivery to Senator

Church.

According to Blackhurst, the Department

UNHI

for leak=

disclosures in the future.

communication is being designated for the Bureau but he

did not know whether the comunicat at sould each he Blu

prior to the Director's meeting with Senator Morgan

approval, he will telephonically advise Bureau.

Enclosures

ED FEB 24 1976

62-116395

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IJM:m]g NI

(9)

84+025 1976-

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CONTINUED - OVER

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

18/00 БУДРААКМЕН

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.,%

Memorandum to Mr. W. R. Wannall

62-116395• Senate Select Committee (SSG)

ACTION:

None. Above is submitted for information.

14 p

gon

pur

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Assoc. Dir. -

Dep. AD Adm. -

Dep. AD Inv. -

Asst. Dir.:

Admin.

Comp. Syst. -

Ext. Affairs .

Files & Com. -

Gen. Inv.-

Ident. -

Inspection

Intell. -

Laboratory -

Plan. & Eval. -

Spoc. Inv. -

Troining

Legal Coun.

Telephone Rm. -

Director Sec y

MAIL ROOM I

NOV 45560 ₴ G: 13989578 Page 26

CODE

1 - Mr.

3.

Adams

12 - Mr.

A. Iintz

(1

iX.

J. B. Hotic)

1 - lis. W. R. Wannall

1 - Ir. V'. U. Cregar

TELETYPE

NITEL

TO SACS BUTTE

MINNEAPOLIS

SEATTLE

FROM DIRECIOR FBI (62-116395)

FEBRUARY 19, 1976

1 - Mr. J. G. Deegan

1

~ Mr.

T.

J. McNiff

1 - Mr. J. P. Graham

SENSTUDY 75

BY LETTER DATED FEBRUARY 11, 1976, THE SENATE SELECT

COMMITTHL: (SSC) REQUESTED THAT ARRANGEMENTS BE MADE FOR SSC

STAFF MEMBERS TO INTERVIEW FBI PERSONNEL WHO AUTHORED CERTAIN

COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PRUGRAM (COINTELPRO) DOCUMENTS RELATING TO

ALLLGED FBI INVOLVEMENT IN "CANG WAR' BETWEEN THE BLACK PANTHER

PARTY (BPP) AND THE US ORGANIZATION.

THESE PERSONS ANE:

BUTTE DIVISION - SPECIAL AGENT (SA) ROY I. BURNS, ASSIGNED TO

BILLINGS, MONTANA, RESIDENT AGENCY, (DOCUMENTS AUTHORED WHILE

ASSIGNED SAN DIEGO);

MINNLAPOLIS DIVISION - ASSISTANT SPECIAL, AGENT IN CHARGE (ASAC)

WILLIAM D. NEMANY, (DOCUMENTS AUTHORED WHTLE ASSIGNED BE 1389

HEADQUARTERS (YBIHQ) ;

EX-116

TEC50 602-11138

22 FEB 28 1976

COMAT. OCTIONS SOTTON

JPG: eks els

(10)

1291. 1977

MDR 14

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

TELETYPE

HEREIN

UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 1/8/00

BY SPRALANETN

lives,

" SEE NOTE PAGE 3

TELETYPE UNIT

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PACE 2

SEATTLE DIVISION - SA LEROY W. SHEETS (RETIRED) , LAST

ADDRESS BELIEVED TO BE 5825 - 72ND STRENT, I. E.,

MARYSVILLE, HASHTNGION, (DOCUMENTS AUTHORED WHILE ASSIGNED

LOS ANGELES) .

BUTTE AND MINNEAVOLIS SHOULD ADVISE INCUMBENT IMPLOYEES

THET IF CONTACTED BY SSC STAFF FOR: TUTERVIST, LEGAL COUNSEL

DIVISION IS TO BE IMNDIATELY NOTIFIED THROUGH SAC SO THAT

RELEASI FROM CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMATI AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR

INTERVILIT CAN BE ErTECILD.

SEATTLE SHOULD CONTACT FORMER SA SHEETS, ALERT HIM TO

ANTICIPATED SSC STAFF INTERVILI AND ADVISE HIM TO CONTACT

LEGAL, COUNSEL DIVISION SO THAT HE CAIT BE RELEASED FROM

CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT AND PARAMETERS OF INTERVIET OUTLINED

TO HIM. CONTACT WITH SHEUTS TO BE HANDLED BY SAC OR ASAC.

IN EVENT THIS NOT FEASIBLE FOR JUST CAUSE, TO BE HANDLED BY

¿ SENIOR SUPERVISOR. IF SHEUTS NO LONGER IN YOUR TERRITORY

OR TEMFUFARILI AVAY, SET CUT LEAD TO OTHER UFFICE IMEDINTELY

VITH COPY TU FBIHO.

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1 AGIE 3

NOIL:

Referenced SSC letter indicated that certain

portions of Bureau memoranda and airtels may be quoted in

the SSC's final report on FBI intelligence operations and that

the SSC was seeking to take the testimony of persons those

memoranda and statements might be quoted in that report.

memoranda referred to in referenced SSC letter pertain to

the FBI's role in the "gang war' between the BeP and the US

Organization.

By telephone call 2/18/76, the SSC also requested

the author of SiC, Los Angeles, airtel to Director, FBI,

5/26/70, under the same caption as above memoranda. The

author of this communication was determined to be Supervisor

Kichard W. Held, currently assigned to FBIHQ. Mr. Held,

who is in an official travel status until the first week of

liarch, has been advised of the SSC's desire to interview him.

By aircel, Minneapolis and Butte will be furnished copics of

documents

written by Mr. Neumenn and lix. Burns, respectively.

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SUBJECT:

5010-106

OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10

MAY 1962 EDITION

GSA GEN, REG. NO, 27

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

B

• Adams

Assor. "Dir.

Dep PAP

Depart

Asst. Dft.:

Admig

Comp! Syst.

Ext. Affairs

: Mr. J.

: Legal

Counse

DATE: 2/2/76

MDRI

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE I8C00 BY SPaHLM/EHL

Files & Com.

Gon. Inve

Ident.

Inspect

Intoll.

Laboratori

Plan. & EVal.

SENSTUDY 75

Spec. Inv. -

Training.

Tolophone Rm. -

Director Sec'y —

At 2:45 p.m. on 1/27/76, Michael Epstein, Staff Member

of captioned Committee, requested

that Harold N. Bassett, Assistant

Director of the Inspection Division, or some other Bureau official

familiar with inspection procedures be made available for a briefing

with that Committee on 1/28/76 and to appear in executive session at

10 a.m. on 1/29/76.

The topic of the briefing and testimony will be

the Bureau's inspection procedures.

Epstein contacted SA Paul. V. Daly of this Division on

1/28/76 and indicated he would desire that the briefing take place

in the Committee's space at 1:30 p.m. on this date. He stated it

would not be necessary for Assistant Director Bassett to be familiar

with any particular matters reviewed by the Inspection Division but

rather address, in

general, the inspection policies and procedures.

Epstein stated

the executive session which was to begin at 10 a.m.

on 1/29/76 would consist of Assistant Director Bassett and former

Acting Associate Director W. Mark Felt appearing in a panel ar-

rangement.

Assistant Director Bassett would be asked questions'

at the executive session concerning inspection procedures.

Scheduled to follow Assistant Director Bassett as

witnesses before the Committee in that same executive session at

i1 a'.m. are Michael E. Shaheen, Jr., in his role as Counsel on

Professional Responsibility and Glen E. Pommerening, Assistant

Attorney General for Administration.

On 1/28/76, Epstein advised SA Daly that Assistant

Director Bassett's appearance in executive session before that

Committee was being rescheduled for 2 p.m. on 1/29/76 because of

a schedule conflict.

He subsequently advised that the Staff

briefing had to be postponed because Epstein determined he had a

prior commitment. Epstein, in the late afternoon of 1/28/76,

EX-116 REC-50

62-116395-1388

1 - Mr. Mintz

I Mr Adams

I Mr Callahan

1 - Mr.

Bassett

1 - Mr. Wannali

1 - Mr. Cregar

1 - Mr. Hotis 5 FEB IU 1970

1 - Mr. Daly

агоних

CONTINUED - OVER

PVD: lad AD

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Legal Counsel to Mr. Adams

RE: SENSTUDY 75

advised that he had to again postpone the executive session

testimony of Assistant Director Bassett because of scheduling

conflicts and that the testimony would be sometime during the

week of 2/2/76. He could not

give a definite time nor assure

that the testimony would take

place during that week.

On the morning of 1/29/76, Epstein requested that

Assistant Director Bassett appear in executive session at 2 p.m.

on 2/3/76 to give his requested testimony.

with Assistant Director Bassett, Epstein

sistant Director Bassett had delayed his departure fxom Washington,

D. C., to conduct Bureau business in order to be available for

testimony and that on two separate occasions the Committee had

found it necessary to reschedule his testimony.

He was advised

that Assistant Director Bassett would be available during the

week of 2/9/76

and that we requested he be given the opportunity

to testify during that week or some other mutually agreeable time.

Epstein stated that it was the intention of the Committee to go

forward on 2/3/76 without Assistant Director Bassett and mentioned

that former Acting Associate Director W. Mark Felt who had been

head of the Bureau's Inspection Division would be available to

testify concerning this matter.

It was pointed out to Epstein

that Mr. Felt is no longer with the FBI and is not in a position

to act as spokesman for Bureau inspection policies and procedures

which are currently in existence under Director Kelley. Epstein

again indicated that the Committee would

'go on without a Bureau

representative.

John I. Elliff, Director of the Domestic Task Force of

the Senate Select Committee, was immediately contacted and advised

of Epstein's decision and the background concerning this matter.

Elliff was advised that the Committee certainly would want all the

information available concerning inspection procedures in the

Bureau to

get a fair picture of this area of Bureau operations.

Elliff agreed and stated he would insure Assistant Director Bassett

would be given the opportunity to testify as to the Bureau's current

inspection procedures and policies. This testimony, however, may

not be at the same time

as the appearance of W. Mark Felt, et al.

RECOMMENDATION:

134/273

For information.

i see

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NR12 SD PLAINN

5:54PM JANUAR

2р,

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

COMMUNICATIONS SECTION

JAN 2819702706

TELETYPE

1976 UNGENT ASC

Assoc. Dir.

Asst. Did

Admin

Compl

Syst.

Alfairy

Files & Com.

Gen. Inv. -

Ident.

Laboratory

Plan.

& Eval

Spec. Inv. -

Training -

Loyal Cous.

Telephone BP. -

Director Secy

DIRECT UR

Desar

FRUM

SAM DIEGO (66-1714)

ATT iV:

INVID AND LEGAL COUNSEL

NST UD Y

75

RE SAiN DIEGÚ TELETYPE IU THE BUREAU JANUARY 27, 1970.

THE SAN DIEGU UNIU NEWSPAPER UF JANUARY 28, 1976,

OUNTAINS AN ARTICLE STATING CITY CUUNCILMAN FLOYD MURROW WILL

UN JANUARY 29, 1976, PROPOSE A CUUNCIL RESOLUTION REQUESTING

THE SENATE INTELLIGEICE CUMMITTEE CONDUCT HEARINGS IN SAN DIEGO

TO REAR LOCAL WITNESSES IN CUNNECT IUN WITH RECENT DISCL USURES

THAT THE FBI "PROMOTED VIULENT DISRUPTION OF BECK GROUPS

AID POLITICAL DISSIDENIS" IN SAN DIEGO DURING THE LATE 19GWS

AND EARLY 197OS. THE RESULUTIUN WILL REQUEST THAT THE CITY UFO

SAN DIEGO HAVE A KEPRESENTATIVE UN THE SENATE COMMITTEE TU

UBTAIN INFORMATIOW GAINED BY THE PANEL IN ITS HEARINGS.

THE ARTICLE FURTHER STATES THAT SAN DIEGO CITY

COUNCILHAN LEON WILLIAMS MET FOR MUKE THAN AN HOUR IN SAN DIEGU

ON JANUARY 27, 1976, WITH SENATE INVESTIGATÜR ARTHUR JEFFERSON

RECSO 62-116 302U

MOR 16

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

PREINS UNCLASSIFIF

JATE/LL&/OD BY SARALA

84 FEB 2 5 1976

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PAGE TWO

SD 66-1714

REVIEWING FBI ATTEMPTS TO DISRUPT BLACK WATIUNALIST GROUPS.

WILLIAMS ALLEGEDLY TOLD JEFFERSON UF HIS ATTEMPIS TO

MEDIATE A FEUD BETWEEN THE BLACK PANTHERS AND US IN SAN DIEGU

IN 1969. WILLIANS STATES HE WAS INFORMED BY TWO CITY

OFFICIALS, FORMER PULICE CHIEF O.J. RUED AID FORMER CITY

MANAGER WALTEN HANN, THAT THE BLACK PANCHERS PLANNED TO

ASSASSINATE HIM AND INFURMATIUN ABOUT THE FLOT HAD BEEN FURNISHED

BY THE FBI. HOED AND HAHN ARE REPORTED IN THE ARTIQE AS

NUT RECALLING THE MEETING UR TELLING WILLIANS UF A DEATH PLOT

AGAINST HIM.

WILLIANS INDICATES I HAT UPON BEING SU ADVISED BY

RUED AND HAHN, HE NOTIFIED COUNCILMAN FLOYD MORROW AND MORROW

HAS STATED HE RECALLS BEING SO ADVISED.

THE ARTICLE STATES JEFFER SON DEPARTED SAN DIEGO

FOR LOS ANGELES ON JANUARY 27, 1976, AND EXPECIS IU PRODE FOI

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SD 66-1714

ACTIVITIES IN LOS ANGELES WHERE "TWO MEMBERS UF IHE BLACK

PANTHER PARTY WERE KILLED DURING A SHOUT OUT WITH US MEMBERS

ON THE UCLA CAMPUS IN JANUARY, 1969. "

END.

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1 - MI.

1 - Mr.

1 - Mr.

Callahan

B.

Adam's

D.W.

Moore, JI.

The Attorney General

February 18, 1976

Director, FBI

SAN DIEGO OPERATIONS

1

- Mr. J. A. Mintz

1

- Mr.

W. R. Wannall

1

- Mr. W. 0. Gregar

1

- Mr. J. G. Deegan

1. ~ Mr. E. F. Glenn

.=

You were previously advised by my letter dated

January 23, 1976, of recent allegations agalnst the tbi

relating to the Secret Army Organization (SAO) that

appeared in a series of articles beginning January 1l,

1976, in the

"San Diego Union" Newspaper.

These articles

alleged the FBI created and financed the

SAO and controlled

the activities of this group through an informant, Howard Barry!

Godfrey, who was a leader of this organization.

You were

also advised the inquity being conducted concerning these allega-

tions had thus far indicated they were unfounded.

This is to advise you that our inquiry into

this matter has been completed.

This inquiry which

included a review of all pertinent court records and

FDI Headquarters and San Diego Field Office files reveals

allegations against the rBl, concerning our investigation

of the SAO, are without merit and clearly shows the FBI

did not organize, control, or tinance the SAl. Intormatior

ORIGINAL FILED

we received concerning illegal activities conducted or

planned by the SAO was immediately disseminated to

appropriate law enforcement agencies.

In the above-mentioned series of articles

there were certain allegations made by former S10 members

and

associates when interviewed by newspaper reporter Patrick

Dillon. These individuals previously expressed a desire

to the news media to discredit Godfrey, or had been found

guilty following legal proceedings in which Godfrey was

an important witness.

Allegations made by them to Mr. Dillon

included:

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The Attorney General

(1) Godfrey assigned SAO members to kidnap antiwar

demonstrators during the 1972 Republican National Convention

school offices, firebombing vehicles, and making threatening

calls.

One individual who made allegations against Godfrey,

when interviewed by Mr. Dillon, also testified during the trial

of an SAO member that he was responsible for the sale of between

$10,000 and $20,000 worth of weapons and explosives to Godfrey.

This person later entered a guilty plea in court, State of

California, for the charge of perjury in connection with this

testimony.

The extensive review of pertinent FBI and court

should be noted no information to document or substantiate

these allegations has been produced.

In view of the above we contemplate no further inquiry

in this matter.

NOTE:

advised of articles appearing in

By letter dated 1/23/70%san Diego Union" Newspaper

the Attorney General was

alleging Bureau organized, financed and controlled the SAO.

The Attorney General was advised preliminary inquiries

determined there was no basis for allegations, however,

additional inquiries were being conducted.

Instant letter

is tollow-up letter to advise Attorney General of results

of additional inquiries.

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TO

:

MAT ONAL COONO. 10

GSA FPAIR (41 CF) 101-11.6

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

Mr. Jenkins

Assoc. Dir.

Dep. AD Adm. -

Dep. AD In

FROM

:

SUBJECT:

JJ. McDermott CAn 10

COST DATA - JANUARY 1976

SENSTUDY AND HOUSTUDY

Ext. Affairs -

DATE: 2-6-76

Filos & Com. _

Gen. Inv..

Ident..

Inspection

MDR 16

Intoll..

Laboratory

ALLINFORMATION CONTAINED

Legal Coun.

EREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED A ALM

Plan. & Eval.

Spec. Inv..

Training

IE/1LTelophone Rm. -

Director Soc'y -

Due to the fact that this matter is being handled in Records Section

through normal mail processing procedures, it is most difficult to determine

which specific individual(s) may have typed a certain card or abstract, searched

a particular name, reviewed a particular file, etc. Therefore, names of

individuals have not been given. In some instances, a specific number of

individuals involved may be known and, where applicable, this has been shown.

But in some units it is impossible to know even how many persons performed

the work relative to a specific subject. All that can be given in some cases is

the estimated number of hours in a particular grade or level based on production

figures relating to this matter.

SENSTUDY

No. Personnel

Grade

Salary

Man-Hours

Agent/Clerical

8

2

1

1

GS-3

GS-4

GS- 6

GS-6

GS-6

GS- 8

GS-15

$ 7,102

8, 508

9, 946

10, 610

11, 606

15, 071

37,573

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1/2

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7, 102

10, 610

13/4

NO FEB 10 1976

1/2

Costs incurred in the Communications Section are negligible.

RECOMMENDATION:

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Division.

Jacks

WLB:bpr.

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5-113a (Rev. 3-21-73)

1 - Mr. Callahan

Adams

1-

Mack

1 - Mr.

Mintz

1 - Mr. Moore

1 - Mr. Wannall

1 - Mr.

Leavitt

Intelligence

Division

1-Mr. Deegan

1-Mr. Cregar

I-Mr.

Tansey

INFORMATIVE NOTE

Date -

1/28/76

Attached from San Diego pertains to

Senstudy '75 and current activity of Senate

Select Committee (SSC) investigators probing

charges the FBI promoted guerrilla-type war-

fare against blacks and political dissidents

the late 1960's and early 1970's.

indicates City Councilman Floyd Morrow will

propose council resolution on 1/29/76

requesting SSC conduct hearings and have

representative from city of San Diego on

the "Senate Committee" to obtain data gained

by the panel in its hearings. It is also

reported SSC investigator Arthur Jefferson

departed San Diego for Los Angeles on

1/27/76. He is going to probe FBI activities

pertaining to two rival black extremist

groups. This involved killing of two Black

The "Union" article also states City

Councilman Leon Williams met for more than

an hour 1/27/76 with Jefferson and told

Jefferson he attempted to mediate a feud

between BPP and US in San Diego in 1969.

Williams claimed he was informed by two

city officials, the former police Chief and

the former city manager, that FBI told them

BPP

planned to assassinate Williams. The

article indicates the former police chief

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and the former city manager both deny

making such statement to Williams.

Williams claims he told Councilman Morrow

at the time and Morrow claims he recalls

being so advised.

telephonically contacted by intelligence

Division Night Supervisor F. Anthony

Tansey, stated San Diego FBI personnel

knowledgeable of facts do not recall any

such incident or notice to former offi-

clals or Willlams; and, If ibl had know

ledge of such a plot, all knowledgeable

employees believe Williams, himself, would

"have been notified directly.

San Diego is currently reviewing perti-

nent files for any information to prove or

disprove Williams

statement and a teletype

will be submitted with pertinent facts on

1/29/76.

Upon receipt of the teletype from

San Diego, you will be advised whether or

not San Diego did have knowledge of any

plot against WilLiams and whether anyone,

including Williams, was alerted to such

pur

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PLAINTEXT

TELETYPE

TO :

ADIC, NEW YORK

1 - Mx. Mintz

1 - Mr. Wannall

- Mr. CregarNITEL

1

- Mr. Daly

1 - Mr. Miller

2/12/76

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HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIE

DATE 1118/00 FY SP.3 ALM/EHL

FROM:

DIRECTOR, FBI

SENSTUDY 75

SA DANIEL A. FLYNN GAVE DEPOSITION ON SEPTEMBER 10,

1975, TO THE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE. JAMES DICK, COMMITTEE

STAFF MEMBER, DESIRES TO HAVE SA FLYNN ATTEST TO THE ACCURACY

OF DEPOSITION BEFORE NOTARY PUBLIC. MR. DICK WILL CONTACT

SA FLYNN IN THE NEW YORK OFFICE AND MAKE ARRANGEMENTS

IN

THIS REGARD. BUREAU APPROVAL IS GRANTED FOR SA FLYNN -ÍO

ATTEST TO THE ACCURACY OF THE DEPOSITION.

FEDERAL GURGAU OF INVESTIGATION

COMMUNICATIONS SECTION

FEB 1 2 1976

EMS 8:2VF

•- SA Daniel A. Flynn

Assoc. Dir. -

Dap, AD Adm. -

Dep. AD Inv. _

Asst. Dir.:

Admin. -

Comp. Syst. -

Ext. Affairs

Files & Com.

Gen. Inv. -

Ident.

Inspection

Intell.

Laboratory

Plan, & Eval.

Spoc. Inv.

Training

Legal Coun.

Telephone Rm..

Director Soc y

MAIL ROOM L

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29 FEb 18 1976

NOTE:

On 2/11/76, James Dick, Staff-Member.of the Senate

Select Committee, advised SA Flynn (NYO) gave deposition on

9/10/75 on the subject of mail openings.

not under oath.

Dick requested SA Flynn attest to accuracy

of his deposition before a notary public. SA Flynn furnished

a summary of his deposition to the Bureau whigh was furnished

to the Department and the White House by memorandum dated

10/1/75.

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1 - MI. N. I.

Callahan

1 = Mc. J. B. Adams

1 = Hr. D. #. Moore, JI.

Mr. W. R. Wannall

Jo: G.

peegan

2/10/76

1 - MI. J. A. Mintz

1 - Mr.

w.

R. Wannall

1 - Mo. W. 1. Cregar

-

MT.

J. G. Deegen

SECRET ARMY ORGANIZATION

(SAY)

EXTREMIST MATTER

1 - MI. E. F. Glenn

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 1/8/60 BY 5P3ALMIEHL

In previous memorandum J. G. Deegan to Mr. W. R.

Wannall dated 1/30/76, captioned as above, the allegations:

against the FBI and former informant Howard Barry Godfrey were

refuted. These allegations appeared primarily in the "San

Diego Union': Newspaper in a series of articles written by

Patrick Uillon, which commenced 1/11/76. Allegations included:

The. SAU Was an extension of the Counterintelligence Program

(COINTUL'RO), the FBI gave Godfrey between $10,000 and $20,000

worth of explosives and weapons for use by the SAD, Godfrey

paid SAU expenses, the SAO was used by the FBI to disrupt anti.

war demonstrators

and get local activists on the run; the FBI

organized, financed and controlled the SAO, end Godfrey conspired

and attempted to commit murder.

Instant memorendum relates to certain allegations

made by former SAO members and associates when interviewed by

newspaper reporter Dillon in preparation of the above-mentioned

series of articles. Extensive review of all pertinent Bureau

and San Diego Field Office files as well as pertinent transcripts

of court and grand jury proceedings: regarding SAU members has

produced no information to either substantiete or refute the

allegations: Allegations included:

(1)

Godfrey assigned SAU members to kidnap antiwar demonstrators

during the 1972 Republican National Convention planned for

San Diego,

(2)

Godfrey threatened and pressured SAU members into comnitting

acts of violence,

(3)

Godfrey. was involved in criminal acts which included break-

ing into school offices, firebombing vehicles; end making

threetening catis

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Memorandum to Mr. W. R. Wannall

Re: Secret Army urganization (SAO)

(4) Godfrey had an obsession with regard to long haired,.

New Left types. He talked of bombing them with an airplane,

dropping mortar rounds on them, and beating them up.

These allegations were made by individuals who

had previously expressed a desire to the newe media to

discredit Godfrey and those who were found

guilty following

legal proceedings in which Godirey was an important witness.

Additional inquiry is not warranted since information to

document or substantiate these allegations has not been

produced and all vailable files and documents have been

reviewed.

In a letter. dated 1/21/76, the Attorney General (AG)

vas advised that the FBI was conducting an inquiry into

ellegations thet the Bureau acted improperly while investigating

the SAU. The AG will be advised of results of the inquiry

into all allegation: by separate communication.

A work paper containing all back-up meteriel

• regarding the allegations made and the results of transcript

reviews and the review of Bureau and Snn Diego Field Office

files has been prepared and made available to the External

Affairs Division.

ACTICN :

None. For information.

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iVir. W/ R. Wannall

F. J/ Cassidy

CONTELPROS

1 - IVir.

1 - Mr.

J.

B.

Adams

A.

Mintz

1 - Mr.

D.

W. Moore

1 - Mr. W. I. Wannall

2/10/76

1 - Mr. W. O. Cregar

1 - Mr.

J.

G. Deegan

1 - Mr. R. I. Shackelford

1 - Mr. F. J. Cassidy

1 - Vr. D. Ryan

This is to advise of our interpretation of analytical infor-

mation relating to our discontinued Counterintelligence Programs

(Cointelpros) prepared by the Senate Select Committee (SSC).

On 2/2/76 the Department made available for our review

a number of FBI documents the SSC intends to publish in connection

with its forthcoming report. Included with the material were three

SSC prepared charts (copies attached) analyzing the same five basic

domestic Cointelpros which were reviewed in 1974 by the Department

Study Co amittee on FBI Cointelpros (Petersen Committee). The

statistics utilized by the SSC in compiling the charts differ from

those reported by the Petersen Committee, and the SSC has also

established ditferent categories for characterizing Cointelpro actions

than used in the Petersen report. The following is a description of

the three SSC charts.

1. Cointelpro Composite (SSC Exhibit 10). 'This chart

lists seven basic categories for the 2, 679 total Cointelpro actions

tabulated by the sse, it being noted this is 310 more actions than

calculated by the Petersen Committee. The iirst three categories,

(4) Attacks on Speaking, Teaching, Writing, and Meeting; (2) Inter

ference w/ Personal and Economic Rights; and (3) Abuse of Government

Processes, place approximately 925 of the Cointelpro actions in an

area indicating FBI violation of constitutional rights with possible

criminal and civil liability. The fourth category, Third Party Hostile,

Enclosures

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Niemorandum to Vix. W. R. Wannall

Re: Cointelpros

62-116009

apparently indicates Cointelpro actions directed to cause hostile

action to a target, probably by third parties. Categories 5 and 6,

dissension within organizations or to expose through publicity the

activities of a targeted group or individual. The seventh category,

Comintil, undoubtedly is a reference to F'3I efforts to expose or

disrupt communist efforts to infiltrate a noncommunist organization,

it being noted this category is only tabulated for the Communist Party,

USA, Program.

The SSC categories differ from those of the Petersen

report in that the first three clearly are in terms indicating a viola-

tion of First Amendment rights with possible criminal and/or civil

liability. The four other categories do not necessarily indicate

criminal or civil wrongdoing, but probably indicate actions outside

the charter of the FBI, Regarding the Comintil category, the SSC

has been critical of our use of "Communist Infiltration" which the

Committee views as a pretext for such investigations as those

involving the Southern Christian Leadership Conierence,

Martin Luther King, Poor Peoples March, and Women's Liberation

Movement.

2. Cointelpro Categories by Program (SSC Exhibit 11).

This chart consists of five individual charts representing the basic

domestic Cointelpros and graphically illustrates the characterizations

of actions conducted in each program.

The five charts illustrate the differences in the figures

for Cointelpro actions as tabulated by the Petersen Committee and

the SSC. These are as follows.

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Vemorandum to Mr. W. R. Wannall

Fe: Cointelpros

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Program

CPUSA

SWP

White Flate

Black Nationalist

New Left

Totals

Petersen

1388

46

255

362

289

2340

SSC

1636

57

287

379

291

Percent

Difference

17.8

28.8

12.5

4. 9

1. Đ

2650

13.24

3. Cointelpro Activity (SSC Exhibit 22). This chart

endeavors to tabulate the number of Cointelpro actions for each pro-

gram on a quarterly basis for each year from 1956 to 1971. The

chart indicates approximately 60 percent of all Cointelpro actions

were conducted in the Communist Party Program which in two

quarters reached approximately 75 actions and which was most

active during the period 1960 to 1967. The chart also indicates all

the programs except the Black Nationalist commenced to taper

down in terms of actions beginning in or before 1969. The Black

Nationalist Cointelpro was active up until 1971 with some 40 actions

effected in the last quarter of 1970.

OBSERVATIONS:

While the Petersen Committee report attempted to place

Cointelpro activity in 12 descriptive categories, the SSC, according

to the Cointelpro composite chart, obviously is endeavoring to

characterize the actions to highlight alleged abuses and possible

criminal or civil liability. Categories I, 2 and 3 place approximately

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Memorandum to Mr. W. R. Wannall

Re: Cointelpros

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34 percent of all Cointelpro actions within areas of constitutional or

statutory violation, obviously indicating possible criminal or civil

liability. This indicates the thrust of the forthcoming SSC report,

as relates to our discontinued Cointelpros, will either criticize the

Petersen Committee report as an inadequate review or one possibly

based on incomplete information. The SSC very likely intends to

dispute the Petersen Committee report conclusion that the "over-

whelming bulk of these activities were clearly legitimate and proper

undertakings, within the scope of the F'BI's ongoing responsibilities, "

and to characterize the activities as criminal or civil violations of

individual rights or outside the mandate or charter of the FBI.

We may expect the SsC, in its forthcoming report, as

was done in public hearings, to highlight FBI Cointelpro abuses using

selected documentation from FBIfiles to support its conclusion. It

is likely the SSC will recommend legislation to preclude future

Cointelpro-type activities and it is possible it will recommend

criminal or civil prosecutions. As was done with the Petersen

Committee report, the subjective characterization of an action as

falling within one of several arbitrarily described categories is not

only a matter of individual interpretation, but raises questions which

cannot be objectively answered. Whether or not these actions are

truly thought to be prosecutable offenses, the innuendo arising from

their characterization is in itseli damaging.

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SUBJECT:

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

5010-106

MAY 1962 EDITION

GSA GEN, REG. NO. 27

-UNITED, STATES ERNMENT

Memorandum

Mr. W. R. Wannall

W. 0.

Gregar Us

SENSTUDY 75

1

- Mr.

J

Adams

2 - MI. J.

A. Mintz

(1 - MI. J. B. Hotis)

1 - Mr. W. R. Wannall

1

- Mr. R.

Shackelford

DATE:

2/9/76

1 - Mr.

J. G. Deegan

- Mr.

S. S. Mignosa

1

- Mr.

F. J. Cassidy

1

- Mx.

W. 0. Cregar

1

-Mr.

T. J. McNiff

PURPOSE:

Assoc.

Dir.

Dop.

Asst. Dif.:

Admin. -

Comp. Syst. -

Ext. Affairs -

Files & Com. -

Gon. Inv. f

Ident..

Inspection

Intoll. &

Laboratory -

Plan. & Eval. -

Spoc. Inv.

Training

Legal C

Telephond

Director Sec'y

DATI

Io advige that, at senate select Committee fr

(SSC) Executive Séssion concerning "Domestic_Intelligence

Investigations held 276/76, It was decided that an

additional Executive Session would be scheduled for a

Future date to more fully discuss the fole FBI should..

play in intelligence-type investigations of domestic

organizations and citizens believed to pose long=range

threat to interna security of country.

DETAILS:

Reference is made to my memorandum 2/2/76

advising that Bureau representatives would appear at SSC

Executive Session concerning "Domestic Intelligence

Investigations" on 2/6/76.

Above SSC Executive Session was held as scheduled

between the approximate hours 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.M.

Representing the SSC were Senators Walter F. Mondale and

Robert Morgan who were accompanied by numerous SSC Staff

personnel. Bureau representatives offering wam 1163951594

testimony at this Session were Assistay! Director We Raymond

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Memorandum to Mr. W. R. Wannall

Re:

Senstudy 75

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Senator Mondale explained at the outset that

drafting legislation outlining Bureau responsibilities in

the domestic intelligence area. He requested that Bureau

representatives highlight. operations in this field and

support,, by specific examples, why the Bureau believes

there is a contimuing need for this type investigation.

Between the approximate hours 10:00 a.m. to

112:00 noon, Bureau representatives offered statements

and answered questions concerning the following topics:

suggested legislation based on both the "Stone" language

and the proposed Attorney General guidelines; cetinition

bf Governmental interests as basis for "Domestic

Intelligence Investigations;" extent of terrorist activity

(both foreign and domestic oriented) in this country;

value of intelligence-type investigations in deterring

terrorist activity; and assessment of potential for

terrorist activity during the forthcoming year.

At approximately 12:00 noon, Senators Mondale

and Morgan departed because of other commitments. Before

departing, Senator Mondale stated he believed the Session

to be helpful but noted the discussion had not included

intelligence investigations of so-called subversive

domestic organizations and individuals who do not appear

to pose an immediate threat to this country's internal

security. Senator Mondale proposed, and it was agreed,

that discussion in this area would continue with Staff

Members during the week of 279-13/76 and conclude with

subsequent to 27e, Session at a date yet to be decided

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Memorandum to Mr. W. R. Wannall

Re: Senstudy 75

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Upon Senator Mondale's departure, SSC Chief

Counsel Frederick A. 0. Schwartz, JI., acted as chairman.

Mr. Shackelford read into the

record a

statement concerning

the need for continued Bureau investigations of domestic

organizations and individuals calling for illegal

overthrow of the Government even though the threat is

not imminent. Following numerous questions and answers

in this area, the Session was adjourned at 1:00 p.m.,

with no date set for further discussion.

OBSERVATIONS:

While present, Senator Mondale from his comments

appeared to acknowledge that in any proposed legistation

some verbiage would have to be Included allowing for,

Investigations in the domestic intelligence area. He

seemed most concerned, however, and expressed cognizance.

of the difficulty in drafting legislation permitting such

Investigations yet preventing

ng investigations based upon

political beliefs and also preventing the FBI from being

misused by Government officials at some future date in

this sensitive area.

Senator Morgan verbally claimed he

recognized the need for intelligence-type investigations

but only when violence was present. He further declared

that, in investigations of organizations calling for

violence, such investigations should be limited only to

that segment of the organization which actually participated

in or advocated violence.

Senator Morgan was critical of

Bureau investigations of the Klan and certain COINTELPRO

actions against Martin Luther King, JI., and other segments

of the black nationalist movement. He was also critical

of current Bureau leadership and expressed the belief this

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Memorandum to Mr. W. R. Wannall

Re: Senstudy 75

62-116395

Leadership should be replaced as it follows the traditions

established by Mr. Hoover. From statements made by

Mr. Schwartz, supra, and other SSC Staff Members present,

with the possible exception of Mr. Mark Gitenstein, it

is imminent.

RECOMMENDATION:

That Legal Counsel Division, upon approach by

SoC staff Members, arrange for proposed informal discussion

luring week of 2/9-13/76, and determine the date of

proposed second session of SSC Executive Hearing concerning

"Domestic Intelligence Investigations."

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OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10

5010-106

MAY 1962 EDITION

G'SA GEN. REGE NO, 27

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

Assoc. Dir.

Dop.AR Aim

: Mr. W.

FROM

:W. 0.

Wannal Wife

Gregar lib

1 - Mr.

J. B. Adams

1'- Mr.

T. J. Jenkins

1 - Mr

DATE:

J.

.A. Mintz

2/6/76

1 - MI.

D. W. Moore

1 - Mr. W. R. Wannall

1 - Mr. W. O. Cregar

SUBJECT: SENSTUDY 75

Admin.

Comp. Syst..

Ext. Affairs

Files & Com. _

Gen. Inv. -

Ident. -

Inspoction,

Intell

Laboratory

Pion. & Eval..

Spec. Inv

Training?

Legal Coul

Telephone. Rm. _

Director Sec'y —

This memorandum briefly reviews the speech made

the floor of the Senate by_Senator Frank Church entitled

Special to there telligence Abuses.

A Call for a Temporary

The speech (attached)

received some press coverage, most of which dealt with

-Senator

Church

s proposal that a special prosecutor be designated

to look into the so-called intelligence abuses.

In brief, the statement by Senator Church reviews

that information which was the subject of testimony by the

majority and minority counséls of the Senate Select Committee

(SSC) before the full Committee on 11/18/75. No new so=called

abuses were identified by Senator Church and the speech was

merely a rehash of those activities conducted by the intel-

Do the long ical, the church talent need retorehea

as abuses.

COINTELPRO:

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The COINTEL Program IRES-been the subject of extensive

press inquiries and many documents have been made public under

the freedom of Information Act.

It was the subject of

extensive investigation by the Department of Justice. The

Bureau made all COINTEL files avilable for the Department's

review.

Its investigation culminated in a report by former

Issistant Attorney General Petersen which concluded that the

overwhelming bulk of the activities carried out ander the

rogram (CUINtEL were Le

investigative practices and techniques.

agitimate and proper inter lenge and

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incision notice

wogamjgins,

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CONTINUED - OVER

/- ENGLOSURE

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

EREIN IS UNCLASSIFIRE

ATE (U7./OD BY SP. & ALMIEH

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Memorandum to Mr.

W. R. Wannall

Re:

Senstudy 75

62-116395

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR:

Senator Church's allegations concerning the FBI's

investigation of Martin Luther King, Jr., are replete with

inaccuracies, untruths, half-truths, exaggerations, distortions

and opinions masquerading .às facts.

illustrate his disregard for facts as duly sworn to and

documented (the testimony of Mr. Adams on 11/19/75) preferring

instead to persist in certain fixations and preconceptions of

the SSC Staff. The entire King matter is currently under

intensive Departmental review which includes Departmental

access to all FBI files.

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE:

This refers to the fact that in 1969, the Internal

Revenue Service (IRS) established a special staff used to gather

intelligence on dissident groups.

The legitimacy of this

procedure is something for the IRS to answer.

OPERATION CHAOS:

Senator Church criticizes the special operation group

formed in CIA to explore possible ties between hostile foreign

nations and domestic dissent within the U. S. CIA's defense

i he bees the tact

to this operation has been the fact that they were doing this in

response to direct instructions from the President.

ILLEGAL MAIL OPENING PROGRAMS:

Much has appeared in the press regarding the so-called

illegal mail opening programs conducted by both CIA and FBI.

Ty the Department one stice ne be the ten and at seesation

ooperating with Departmental attorneys in an effort to determin

hether there is any criminal culpability on the part of FBI

and CIA employees.

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:.

Memorandum to Mr.

W. R. Wannall

Re:

Senstudy 75

62-116395

THE HUSTON PLAN:

s administration.

After a series of meetings which culminated in an implementing

order from the White House, Mr. Hoar objected to the Attorney

General which resulted in the White House recalling the

implementing letter.

NSA WATCH LIST:

The NSA Watch List also has been the subject of some

This procedure is also the subject of a current investigation

by the Department.

The call for a temporary prosecutor by Senator Church

is not being addressed in this memorandum but will be the

separate memorandum prepared by the Office of

ACTION:

For information.

when

pun

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GOVERNMENT ADHERENCE TO THE LAW:

A. CALL FOR A TEMPORARY SPECIAL PROSECUTOR ON INTELLIGENCE ABUSES

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By

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIES

DATE 11/7/00- BY 3P.2 ALMIEAL ALMIEAL:

'Senator Frank Church

A year ago the Select Committee on Intélligence began its

investigation of the American intelligence service. Since then,

the road we have traveled has been long and hard. But now the

end of the journey is near. Soon the Committee wili present its

final recommendations. -

We have sat neither as judges nor jurors in this inguiry.

It has not been

our function to act as a Grand Jury. Our purpose,

rather, has

been to obtain information to aid the legislative

process.

particular, we have sought the knowledge and under-

standing, based

on a close review of intelligence activities over

the

past three decades, which could help us develop sound legis-

lative remedies to reform the intelligence agencies and prevent

abuses of power in the future.

The criminal investigation and prosecution of officials

within the intelligence service who may have violated the law

is not the task of this, or any other, Congressional committee.

all Members of Congress, and the citizens they represent,

should be concerned that justice takes its proper and impartial

• course in this matter.

The Senate Select Committee has spent the better part of a

yeax ferreting out the facts and has established that many laws

have indeed

been violated. The list is extensive:

From 1956 to 1971, the Federal Bureau of Investigation

carpied

out five counterintalligence programs, or "COINTELPROS,"

against a variety of organizations involved in

peaceful protest.

Among these organizations were the Southern Christian leadership

Conference, most black student groups, and various antiwar groups.

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The FBI program against the. New left was the most wide-

sweeping of all. Its targets included underground newspapers,

students protesting various university policies, the antiwar

Inter-University Conmittee for Debate on Foreign Policy, and

several colleges and universities.

The FBI tactics included the use of anonymous letters and

telephone calls designed to disrupt families, friendships.,

careers, and organizations; the use of agents provocateurs to

sow dissension and fragment groups; the dissemination of fake

information about individuals to employers, credit bureaus,

and

creditors; the instigation of tax investigations against certain

citizens for harassment purposes, alone; the investigation of the

private life of group leaders for whispering to the press;

and

an

almost endless list of equally deplorable assaults on First

Amendment rights.

From 1962 until his death, Dr. Martin Luther King was the

target of a vicious campaign by the FBI to discredit him as the

most prominent black activist in America. The full array of the

Bureau's

sophisticated devices of technical surveillance was

turned against Dr. King. He was illegally bugged, tapped, and

followed.

Information on his

private life was then delivered by

agents

of the FBI to clergymen, Members of Congress, the White

House,

United States Ambassadors, newsmen, the National Science

Foundation, and the British Government, among others. Agents

were sent to colleges to persuade them not to grant Dr. King

honorary degrees.

•. •

Infornation obtained fren microphone coverage of Dr. King

was hand-carried to prominent clergynen

throughout the country.

As one agent recalls:

(Hoover] sent me..:to talk to an Episcopalian

Bishop.

instructed me to tell this Episco-

palian

Bishop,

who had

been speaking for King

... all

sorts

of details.

It was not a pleasant

assignment.

but it was

an

order,

instruction;

and I did go.....(The Bishop] led me to believe

that we could have done a much more honorable

thing

if we had

stayed in washington and not

carried that tale

out there, and I'm inclined

to think that he was right.

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Thirty-four days before Dr. King was to fly to Norway to

receive the highest honor an American can earn, the Nobel Prize

for Peace, the Federal Bureau of Investigation even sent hima

message urging him to take his own life. The unsigned note read:

King, there is only one thing left for you

to do.

You know what it is.

You have just

34 days in which to do it.

(This exact number

has been selected for a specific reason.)

It

• has definite

practical significance.

You are

done.

There is but one way out for you.

The FBI has engaged in a host of other questionable activ-

ities, including the collection of intelligence on critics and

political opponents of incumbent Presidents.

In 1969,. the Internal Revenue Service established a Special

Service Staff (SSS). For the next five years the SS Staff was

used by the IRS and, indirectly, the FBI to gather intelligence

on dissident groups. Its 11,458 files included dossiers on anti-

war leaders, black

political leaders, writers, labor organizers,

tax

reform groups; civi: rights groups, women's liberation groups,.

clergymen, and many more.

In 1967, a Special Operations Group was formed in the Central

Intelligence Agency. Its purpose was to explore possible ties

between hostile foreign nations and domestic dissent within the

United States. The project received the codename "Operation CHAOS."

Over a six-year period, CHAOS accumulated more than 13,000 files,

including 7,200 on American citizens. Through this program the

CIA became

storehouse for the stockpiling of large quantities

of data on citizens of this country.

From 1940 to 1973, various illegal mail-opening programs

were conducted intermittently by the CIA and the FBI. The CIA

program ran -- off and on -- from 1952 to 1973, and involved the

opening of mail to and fron American citizens. " This mail was

intercepted in five major cities within the United States, with

the larges operation taking place in New York City. In that

metropolis alone,

9,000 letters were opened and read by CIA agent's

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in the

year of the program. Among the

dividuals and

• organizations whose mail was examined were' Arthur Burns, Mrs.

Martir. Luther King: ür., Richard Nixon,, Senators Hunphrey and

Kennedy, the Ford Foundation, Harvard University, and the

Rockefeller Foundation.

The FBI mail-opening program ran from 1940 to 1966, with

Federal agents

in seven American cities reading and photograph-

ing letters written by citizens of the United States. The FBI

also cooperated with the CIA mail progran in New York City, re-

ceiving copies of more than 50,000 intercepted letters from the

Agency between 1958 and 1973. Military intelligence units

shared the CIA take, too.

In the Summer of 1970, the so-called Huston Plan was drafted

for and approved by the President. Based on a sweeping review of

intelligence collection

nethods prepared by officials of the CIA,

• the FBI, tha

rational Security Agency (NSA), the Defense Intelli-

gence Agenuj lid, in: in, suparate military service units, the

spies of illegal proposals. The Plan,

approved it irittit tirri, invested the intelligence agencias

with president: i suthority to monitor the international communi-

cations of U.S. cizizens; intensify the electronic surveillance

of domestic dissidents; lied the mail of American citizens; break

into the homes of comestic dissenters; and increase the coverage

of college students.

Althoug: the Plan vas viscinded five days after its initial

approval, several of the programs continued - just as they had

gone on before the Presidertial annointment.

They had a life of

their

own, apart from higher

authority.' The CIA mail program

is but one example.

nong iho prograns approved by the President in the Huston

Flan was a "wtch it:" mintainoé on American citizens by the

National Sunil:: Agenes.

Messages carried over international

communicatiors milities which

were to, from, or about individuals

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whose names appeared on the watch list were automatically sorted

out and monitored by NSA computers. The messages were also

dis-

seminated to the CIA, the FBI, and the Secret Service.

Throughout

the 1960's and early 1970's, over 16,000 American names were

placed on the NSA watch list.

Moreover, since 1945, three international telegraph comp-

anies provided the United States Government with copies of

telegrams sent abroad by American citizens. This program was

turned over to the National Security Agency, when that agency

was established in 1952 and it became known as "Operatio."

SHAMROCK. " American

names on the NSA watch list served as '

computer indexes or signals for the private companies to sort.

from their large volume of messages those which were of interest

to the government. These messages were then circulated to the

Bureau and the CIA.

This is, by no means, a comprehensive list of unlawful

conduct by the intelligence agencies. The possibility of perjury

by intelligence officers before the Congress is not the least of

several questions which have yet to be resolved by a thorough

investigation of the evidence.

This is an issue of utmost im-

portance, since the Congress cannot hope to arrive at useful

remedial legislation on

the intelligence service -- or any other

public policy concern -- if it is not told the truth.

• The issue, then, is not whether laws. have been violated,

but rather when and how justice will be served. The "when" ought

to be as soon as possible; the "how" is a more tangled problem.

An argument can be made in favor of allowing the usual

processes and institutions to take their course. The justice

Department has begun to

conduct criminal investigations of several

cases uncovered by the Rockefeller Commission and the committees

of Congress. It can be argued that these investigations should

not be interrupted since they

have

already begun.

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Certainly, the present Attorney General is a man of

integrity. He has voiced his concern several times over re-

garding the abuses which have come to light through the inves-.

tigations of the past jear. He has been helpful to the Select

Committee by providing documents and other information. I'have

full confidence in his good intentions and his respect for the

zaw .

Nonetheless, the Attorney General faces an unfortunate

dilemma. Since the Federal Bureau of Investigation is a sub-

division of the Justice Department, it lies within the adminis-

trative responsibility of the Attorney General. He is thus

placed in a position of investigating the very house over which

he must preside.

It is not only the actuality of impartiality which is at

stake. The appearance of impartiality is just as important.

The American Bar Association Standards for Criminal Justice provide

that a prosecuting officer should have no conflict of interest

or the appearance of a conflict of interest. As Chesterfield

Smith, past president of the ABA, has noted, "Under the Standards,

it would be improper for an investigation...of the Executive

Branch of the Federal Government to be conducted by a prosecutor

subject to the direction ánd control of the President."

The fact that the FBI is a part of the Justice Department

is not the only troubling aspect of this situation -- though it

is serious enough since, over the years, senior FBI officials

and Justice personnel have had close contact in their daily work

and have shared knowledge of the dubious activities brought to

light by the Select Comnittee inquiry. The Justice Department

and the CIA have also had a unique relationship. A secret agree-

ment between the

two was in effect for twenty years which exempted

the Agency from the usual requirements of reporting to Justice

any violations of the law anong CIA personnel.

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Moreover, it is the Justice Department which is supposed

to

represent intelligence officials who may be sued for civil

damages as a consequence of the disclosures brought about by the

Congressional investigations. How can the Justice Department

investigate and prosecute these officials, on the one hand, and

defend their interests in civil suits on the other? It just will

not work:

It is obvious that the public is deeply troubled by the

findings of the investigations into the intelligence service.

• :

In a recent Harris Survey, 80 percent of those interviewed agreed

"it was wrong for the FBI to send a note to Martin Luther King

suggesting that he commit suicide." 74 Percent agreed "it was

wrong for the CIA to work out a deal with Mafia characters to

try to assassinate Castro.". And 6l percent agreed "it was a

violation of basic rights for the CIA and FBI to conduct spying

on prominent Americans here at hone."

The government must move decisively.

To avoid charges of

a whitewash, it is in the best interests of the Justice Depart-

ment to disqualify itself in this case.

What is vital now is to guarantee a full, thorough and

independent investigation. A special prosecutor should be en-

listed for this purpose, and given sufficient authority to fully

perform the task.

Last year, the American Bar Association Committee to Study

Federal Law Enforcement Agencies addressed itself in

a prelimi-

nary report to the question

of

a special prosecutor.

The

• Committee rejected the establishment of a permanent special

prosecutor, but noted that "the public must be assured that crimes

comnitted in high places will be investigated and prosecuted

fearlessly and with integrity."

To this end, the ABA Comnittee

properly concluded:

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There may be exceptional circumstances

requiring a special prosecutor from

side the Department of justice who is

not dependent on the Attorney General

or the President for future promotion

or other preferment.

The primary obli-

gation to

appoint such an attorney should

in the Attorney General.

The relationship between the Justice Department and the

intelligence service unquestionably presents us with an excep-

tional circumstance.

The person chosen to perform the task

of special prosecutor

must possess the same impartiality and strength of resolution

which Leon Jaworski demonstrated during his appearance before a

committee of Congress in 1973. The following exchange occurred

that year in hearings before the Senate Committee on the

Judiciary:

Senator Tunney. So as I understand your

statement today, you feel that if there

1, evidence of

criminal activity which is

indictable, that you would be prepared to

nove ahead

an investigation and in-

distments despite the fact that the defen-

lants involved might be prepared to clain

security required them to

do what they did?

Mr. Jaworski.

hat is right, sir

And

hey would have the burden of sustainin

that position.

I would not assume the

burden.

I would contest it.

The special prosecutor, mcreover, should be imbued with the same

faith in the law that possessed john Adams, who knew that the

law "without any regard to persors, commands that which is good

and punishes evil in all, whether rich or poor, high or low --

'tis deaf, inexorable, inflerible."

The basic machinery of a special prosecutor's office is

already in place as a legacy

of the watergate affair. It should.

not be too difficult to modify this machinery in the appropriate

manner to carry out the investigation of unlawfulness

in the

intelligence agencies.

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It may be argued that we should concentrate on the reform

of the intelligence agencies for the future, not or the punish-

ment of individuals for misdeeds of the past. This is a be-

guiling argument.

But the truth is that we can ill-afford to

overlook the lawlessness of the past if we wish to avoid a

repetition

in the future. As two scholars from the Center for

National Security Studies, Jerry J. Berman and Morton H. Halperin,.

noted in a recent New York Times article:

One key element in bringing the intelligence

agencies under democratic control is to

insure

that officials of intelligence agencies are

prosecuted when they violate the law.

Unless

there is a thorough investigation by an impar-

-tial prosecutor followed by indictments and a

report,

the threat of criminal penalties will

not deter future abuses.

I find it utterly deplorable that the President in his

• State of the Union message failed completely to say even

a word

about the need to make our intelligence agencies obey the lai.

As the journálist Anthony Lewis has comnented, "It is easy to

denounce private crime, as ir. Ford did. But it is more important,

now, for Government to commit itself to law."

And so I must conclude that, in the present situation,

resort to a temporary speciai prosecutor is both proper and

necessary. Leon Jaworski, a former Special Prosecutor himself,

and others

in the legal community agree with this conclusion.

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2 - Mr.

A. Mintz

(1 - Mr. J. B. Hotis)

1 - Mr. W. R. Wannall

1 - Mr. W. n. Cregar

January 29, 1976

1 - Mr. S. F. Phillips

The Attorney General

Director, BI

U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITICE

ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

Reference is made to SSC letter dated January 20,

1976, requesting access to or delivery of specified FBI

materials.

Enclosed for your approval and forwarding to the

SSC is the original of a memorandüm in response to Item 1

of referenced request. "Also enclosed is a copy of the

memorandum for your records.

Enclosures

(2)

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ALLINFORMATION CONTAINED

62-116395

HEREIN IS UNCLASGIFIED

DATE 1/17/00_ BY SF2 ALM/EHL

1 - The Deputy Attorney General

Attention: Michael E. Shaheen, JI.

Special Counsel for

Intelligence Coordination

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62-116395

2 - MI. J. A. Mintz

(1 - Mr. J. B. Hotis)

1 - Mr. W. R. Wannal

1

- Mr. W. n. Cregar

1 - Mr. S. F. Phillips

January 29, 1976

your request and is not for dissemi.

Imind to official proceedings

cisclosed to unauthorized person

U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITICE IN

STUDY GOVERMENTAL, OPERATIONS WITH

RESPECT TO INTELLIGELICE ACTIVIFIES (SSC)

Reference is made to SSC letter dated

+31

ria.

This document is prepared

your comm:"

nation outside

your Committee and the conü.

without the express approval of the EBla

January 20, 1976.

Iten 1 nt referenced letter requested access

ts all material furnished to the FBI "by the CIA fron

a snurce known in the FBI as 'COLGS" and whn was handled

as a snurce under the heading 'racial extremist matters." "

It was Indicated in Item 1 that CIA had already given

the Chunittee Staff access to the material in its

possessinn relating to this snurce.

In view of the Third Agency considerations

present, this request was discussed on Jamary 23, 1976,

by a representative of this Bureau with lit. Walter Elder

ni the ClA Review Start.

Mr. Elder advised that CIA

had no record of "coles" but that it did have Information.

concerning "CIneS, "

JFK Act 5 (g) (2) (D)

According to Elder, the SSC

inel

has seen everything which CIA has in its files concerning

"CInGS," including the approximate 30 mennranda which CIA

Assoc. Dir.

had furnished to the FBI.

Elder expressed the preference

Dep. AD Idn _that this Bureau respond in the referenced request by

Asst. Dir.:

Admin.

referring the SSC back to CIA.

Comp. Syst. -

Ext. Affairs -

FBI files contain a single reference to "CInGS,"

Gen. Inv. -

Fin. a that being a CIA mennrandur

1 dated May 11, 1971,iIndicating

Ident.

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• 4.

SCIATE SELECI COMICIEE AN INTOLLIGENCE ACIIVITIES (SSC)

On Januaty 26, 1976, Special Agent Seynor Fred

Phillips of this Bureau conferred vith Ir. Jhn i. Elliff,

Directnr, Innestic Intelligence fast: Inice, SSC, and

Inld Illiff of nur findings bnth as in that nur files

contained and that Elder had told us. Inquiry vas nace

ni Illift as in the necessity ni percinence of the SSC

anguin the sace

requesting ni the FBI access in natorials nich CIA had

furnished in the FBI inasmuch as the SSC had already had

access in such material at CIA. Mention was made ni the

Third Agency consideration which Elliff indicatcd he vas

engnizant of, but he stated the SSC's purpose in maling

the request was in the intu ni a duble check in insure

the SSC gained access in all ni the matcrial it desired.

It tas explained in Elliff that this request,

in light ni the factors invnlved, vuld place an undue

burden on the FBI as there right int be any tay tr retrieve

the infnmation it was requesting in sce. this print vas

emphasized by the fact that FBI indices contained nnly a

single roference in "CIrCS," that referred in abnve.

Elliff responded that he tould check with the

member of the SSC Staff handling this matter and further

advise.

~n January 27, 1976, EllifE advised Phillips

that ho had chocked sut the matter and, in vier nf all

the factors present, it vuld be unnecessary inx the

Bureau In tale any further actinn nn Icen 1 nf the

January 20, 1976, request nther thon in submit the instant

nonnrandum.

I - The Attorney General

NATE:

Contact with Elder at CIA was by Supervisnr

Andrew J. Duffin of the Senstudy 75 Pinject.

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

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20535

Addressee:

SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

DETR

• Memo

• Report dated _

1/29/76

Caption of Document:

Senate Select Committee (SSC).

(SSC Letter 1/20/76, Item 1) '

FBI

Delivered by: _

Received by:

Title:

Return this receipt to the Intelligence Division, FBI

_ Date: 23/76

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE WIST SEAHEMIEHL

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'OTE: SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE

BEFORE COMPLETING.

CLASSIFY AS APPROPRIATE

TO: Intelligence Community Staff

ATTN: Central Index

FROM:

FBI

SUBJECT: Abstract of Information Provided to Select Committees

1. HOW PROVIDED (check

Or PROVEN But me enemitate to note a document was made available

X DOCUMENT

BRIEFING

INTERVIEW

TESTIMONY

OTHER

2. DATE PROVIDED

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

SSC

HSC

4.

IDENTIFICATION (provide descriptive

data

for documents; five name or identification number of briefer,

interviewee, testifier and subject)

Memorandum

5. IN a sPoNse robalisedete or lame, mer alive, ssporena, formal request, other-

SSC request 1/20/76, Item 1

U

?. Key "onde fanter the pppsoriate key words from the list provided separately; if key words not listed are

Intelligence Aétivities, Domestic

Civil Unrest

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

Information requested regarding "Clogs," a source handled

under heading "Racial Extremist Matters." Request

withdrawn as handled by CIA previously.

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JEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIES

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ORIGINAL VIA LIAISON TO CENTRAL COMMUNITY INDEX

IN CONNECTION WITH SENSTUDY 75.

TREAT AS YELLOW

CLASSIEY AS APFROPRIATE

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274-10064

INSTRUCTIONS

• Type or print clearly in ink.

1-.

• 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 Comunity

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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OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20530

FEB 1 2 1976

TO:

John A. Mintz, Assistant Director

Legal Counsel

Division

Federal Bureau of Investigation

FROM:

Steven K. Blackhurst

Assistant Special Counsel for

Intelligence Coordination

SUBJECT:

SSC Request for Interviews of Additional FBI Agents

Attached is a letter from the senate select

Committee requesting the names of the authors of various

FBI memoranda and that the SSC be allowed to interview

these individuals.

Please arrange for an appropriate

and prompt response.

A similar request from the SSC concerning the

authors of a memorandum from the Chicago field office,

is expected shortly.

2113176-asscgned end

MDRIb

ALL ISI INFORMATION CONTAINED

KASS UAGLESSIFIESI

CC:

Paul Daly

He w

REC-100

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FEB 1 2 1976

IO: John A. Mintz, Assistant Dircetor

Logal Counsel Division

Federal Bureau of Investigation

w..ii

FROM:

Steven I. Blackhurst

Assistant Special Counsel for

Intelligence Coordination

SUBJECI: SSC Request foI Interviews of Additional FBI Agence

Attached is a letter from the Senatc Sclect

Conmittee requesting the names of the authors of various

I'BI memoranda and that the sSC ba allowed to interview

these individuals. Please arrango for an appropriate

and prompt response.

A similar request from the SSC concorning che

authors of a momorandun fron the Chicago field office

is expected shortly.

cc:

Paul Daly

MDRIG

M SLIT OF TATION COLTANIT

TO VANAL RESTIND

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FRANK CHURCH, IDAHO, CHAIRMAN

JOHN G. TOWER, TEXAS, VICE CHAIRMAN

PHILIP A. HART, MICH.

HOWARD H. BAKER, JR., TENN.

WALTER F. MONDALE, MINN.

SARRY GOLDWATER, ARIZ.

WALTER D. HUDDLESTON, KY.

CHARLES MC C. MATHIAS, JR., MD.

ROBERT MORGAN, P-C.

* RICHARD 5. SCHWEIKER, PA.

GARY HART, COLO.

WILLIAM G. MILLER, STAFF DIRECTOR

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

CURTIS R. SMOTHERS, MINORITY COUNSEL

" тр.

United States Senate

SELECT COMMITTEE TO

STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH

RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510

February 11, 1976

The Honorable Edward H. Levi

Attorney General of the United States

MDR16

U. S. Department of Justice

Washington, D.C. 20530

ALI. ISI INFORMATION CONTAINED

Dear Mr. Attorney General:

As

a part of the Select Committee on Intelligence's

preparation of

a final report on FBI intelligence operations,

we are seeking to take the testimony of persons whose memo-

randa and statements might be quoted in that report.

In our investigation into the FBI's role in the "gang

war" between the Black Panther Party and the U. S. organization,

certain portions of Bureau Memoranda and Airtels may be quoted.

The following is a list of these documents.

Actual copies,

received by the Select Committee from the FBI, are. also

enclosed.

Memorandum SAC, Los Angeles to Director FBI 11/29/68 .

Memorandum Director, FBI to SAC Los Angeles 10/31/68

Memorandum SAC, Los. Angeles to Director, FBI 3/17/69

Memorandum SAC, San Diego to Director, FBI 6/5/69

Memorandum SAC, San Diego to Director, FBI 6/6/69

Memorandum SAC, Los Angeles to Director, FBI 9/3/69

Memorandum SAC, San Diego to Director, FBI 9/18/69

Memorandum SAC, San Diego to Director, FBI 10/6/69

Memorandum SAC,

San Diego to Director, FBI 11/10/69

Memorandum SAC, San Diego to Director, FBI 12/3/69

Memorandum SAC, San Diego to Director, FBI 11/12/69

The Select Committee staff would greatly appreciate

your forwarding

to us the names of the FBI personnel

responsible for the preparation of these Bureau memoranda.

We would also greatly appreciate your making the necessary

arrangements for Select Committee staff to be able to inter-

view these persons.

Your, prompt attention to this matter will be greatly

appreciated

Yours very truly,

cr

Frank Quirel

Frank Church

Chairman

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OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10

5010-106

MAY 1962 EDITION

GSA GEN, REG. NO, 27

UNITED STATES GUVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO

ME. W. R. WarnalI

FROM: W. O. Grezarlore

SUBJECT:

1 - Mr.

W. R. Wannall

1

- Mx.

W. O. Cregar

1 - Mr. P. E. Nugent

DATE:

2/12/76

MDR 16

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

U. S. SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE

ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (SSC)

Assoc. Dir. -_

Dep. AD Adm. _

Dep. AD Inv. _

Asst. Dir.:

Admin.

Comp. Syst..

Ext. Affairs

Files & Com.

Gen. Inv.

Ident.

Inspection

Intell.

Laboratory

Plan. & Eval. -

Spec. Inv. -

CHL

Training

Legal Coun

Telephone Rm. -

Director Soc'y -

Purpose of this memorandum is to advise of

delivery of the attached documents to the captioned committee

on authorization of Mr. Steven Blackhurst, Deputy Special

Counsel for Intelligence Coordination, Department of Justice.

By way of background, the SSC previously requested

access to all Bureau materials in the Martin Luther King, Jr.,

file relating to the Poor People's Campaign and the Sanitation

Wo keis steike emphie latter tee fies pertaining to kime t

latter two files pertaining to King

for

the same period.

A partial proffer of materials requested was made

available to SSC Staff Member Michael T. Epstein for review

on 2/9/76.

The attached documents were thereafter designated by

Epstein for delivery to the SSC. On 2/9/76 Mr. Steven

Blackhurst, Deputy Special Counsel for Intelligence Coordination,

Department of Justice orally authorized SA Seymor F. Phillips

to make delivery of the requested items to the SSC.

It should

be noted the Department by memorandum dated 1/27/76 was furnished

a complete set of the documents from which Epstein selected

those to be delivered on 2/9/76.

ACTION:

REC-100

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For information and record purposes FEB 1z 1976

5 wate

OKOBO

67116391

Enclosures

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TO

FROM

SUBJECT

OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10

MAY 1962 EDITION

5010-106

GSA GEN, REG. NO. 27

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

Mr.

w.

W.

cregar lub

SENSTUDY 75

1 - Mr.

R. J. Gallagher

1

- Mr. W. R. Wannall

DATE: 2/12/76

1 - Mr. W. O. Cregar

1

- Mr. A. J. Duffin

Assoc. Dir. p

Dep. AD Adm. -

Dop. AD inv. -

Asst. Dir.:

Admin. -

Comp. Syst. -

Ext. Affairs -

Files & Com. -

Gen. Inv. —

Ident. -

Inspection —

Intell. -

Laboratory -

Plan. & Eval. -

Spoc. Inv. _

Training -

Legal Coun. -

Telephone Rm. -

Director Sec'y -

his. So

On 2/10/76, Supervisor Jack Hagerty, Tampa

Division, telephonically advised Senstudy Project that

For background information, Bauman, an ex-CIA

employee, was a witness for the Government during the

Watergate investigation and was interviewed extensively

by the Bureau during same. Due to a serious heart condition).

he did not travel to Washington to testify in 1973, but

then AUSA Earl Silbert, Washington, D. C., flew to

Florida

for Bauman's deposition.

Prior to Bauman's scheduled appearance before

the SSC, Michael Madigan, an SSC Staff Member, and

Jack Dempsey of CIA's Review Staff (CIA's Senstudy Project

counterpart) are to interview Bauman at his residence in

Florida in the presence of his attorney, Wallace L. Storey.

In this regard, Bauman has requested SA Brooke D. Roberts

of Lakeland, Florida, RA (who interviewed Bauman during

Watergate) presence during this interview, along with

any documents which may refresh his (Bauman's) recollection

of priot statements as his memory cfling:

6211632515112

Hagerty desired to know whether

or not roberts

should sit in on upcoming interview and have FD=302 OF

his prior interview of Bauman available.

is FEB 13 19/6

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DATE SINS SRA AN ENL

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Memorandum to Mr. W. R. Wannall

Re:

Senstudy 75

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SA Andrew J. Duffin, through Mr. Walter Elder,

CIA Review Staff, on 2/10/76, determined that CIA was

in fact to participate in an interview of Bauman with

an SSC Staff Member in the near future. He is to be

interviewed regarding his prior contact with E. Howard

Hunt and Project Merry Mack, acronym for CIA's efforts

to prevent any electronic penetration of their building

during its construction. CIA hopes that interview will

negate the necessity of Bauman having to answer SSC

subpoena, as they feel it will show he will not be the

"hot" witness that SSC anticipates.

Subsequently, Hagerty was advised of above and

that Roberts should not participate in interview, as it

was an SSC interview and only concerned them and CIA.

ACTION:

None. For information.

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OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20530

FEB 1 0 1976

FROM:

SB

SUBJECT:

TO:

John A. Minte, assistant Director

Legal Counsel

Division

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Steven K. Blackhurst

Assistant Special Counsel for

Intelligence Coordination

Senate Select Committee Request

dated February 4, 1976

Attached is a letter from the Senate Select

Committee dated February 4, 1976. It is my under-

standing that the FBI has already declassified the

documents in question and that this letter is for

record keeping purposes only.

MDR 16

AIX TEIYATONIMATION CONTAINED

CC:

Paul Daly

REG-100

ENCLOSURN

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MERESA MIUSESSIO

CE FEB 17 1976

-WAR 2 3 1976

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FEB 1 0 1976

TO: John A. Mintz, Assistant Discator

Legal Counsel Division

Fodoral Bureau of Investigation

FROM:

Steven ". Blackhurst

Assistani Special Counsel for

Intolligence Coordination

SUBJECT:

Senatr felect Cormitten Request

dated February 4, 1970

Attached is a lotter from the Senate Solect

Committea datod February 4, 1976. It is my under-

standing that the rDI has alroady declassified the

documonts in quostion and that this lottor is for

second kooping purposos only.

co: Paul Daly

MDR 1U

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FRANK CHURCH, IDAHO, CHAIRMAN

JOHN G. TOWER, TEXAS, VICE CHAIRMAN

PHILIP A. HART, MICH.

VALTER F. MONDALE, MINN

HOWARD H. BAKER, JR., TENN.

BARRY GOLDWATER, ARIZ.

WALTER D. HUDDLESTON, KY.

ROBERT MORGAN, N.C.

CHARLES MC C. 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

WInited States Senate

SELECT COMMITTEE TO

STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH

RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

(PURSUANT TO S. RES-21, IITH CONGRESS)

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510

February 4, 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:

The Select Committee requests that those

documents which are to be exhibits to the public hearings

on domestic intelligence activities be declassified for

public release.

These exhibits have been submitted to Mr. William

O. Cregar of the Bureau and the previously agreed upon

criteria are being used in the

excision process.

Your cooperation in this matter is again appreciated.

Sincerely,

John T. Elliff

Director

Domestic Intelligence Task Force

-.

FEB

RECEIVED

9

1976

MDR 16.

ALI, FBI INFORMATON CONLAINED

HIROTT IS UNCLASSITISE

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TO

:

FROM

SUBJECT:

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

5010-106

MEir 1962 EDitiON

GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

Mr. W.R. Wannall

J.G. Deegan

SENSTUDY '75

DATE:

1 - Mr. Mintz

1 - Mr. Wannall

1 - Mr. Daly

2/9/76

1 - Mr. Cregar

1 - Mr. Shackelford

1 - Mr. Grigalus

1 - Mr. Newman

Assoc. Dir. -

Dep. AD Adm. -

Dop. AD Inv. -

Asst. Dir.:

Admin. -

Comp. Syst. -

Ext. Affairs -

Files & Com. -

Gen. Inv. -

Ident..

Inspectio

Intell.

Laboratory

Plan. & Eval. -

Spoc. Inv..

Training

Legal Coun.

Telephone Rm. -

Director Sec'y —

Memorandum from Legal Counsel to Mr. J.B.

Adams dated 1/29/76 (copy attached) recorded authority

for Inspector-Deputy Assistant Director Hunter E. Helgeson,

Number One Man Homer A. Newman, Jr., IS-1 Section, and

Unit Chief Edward P. Grigalus, IS-2 Section, Intelligence

Division, to appear to give a deposition before Staff

Member Robert Kelly of captioned Committee. This deposi-

tion would be for the purpose of further elaborating on

information previously furnished to the Committee regarding

the handling of security and extremist informants.

As was previously agreed, Mr. Kelly telephonically .

advised Supervisor Newman on 2/6/76 that this deposition

would be taken in Room G-308 of the Dirksen Building at

10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 2/10/76.

He indicated that the purpose of this deposition

was merely to clarify certain points in connection with

information previously furnished regarding security and

extremist informants. These areas were indicated as being:

(1) explanation of the difference between confidential

sources, informants and panel sources; (2) statistics as

to the number of confidential sources as of 6/30/75 compared

with some available figure, if possible 1971; (3) what

problems are being encountered in connection with the

utilization of confidential sources in view of the Privacy

cts: (4) an explanation of Ameriçan Legion Contacy PE0- 5

gram and Plant Informant Program,

i-ko founa on these pr

grams and the dates they were in existence; (5) abrief-

explanation of how informants are paid, i.e., paid on

authority of the SAC as opposed to FBIHQ approval of pay? 2/o

HAN: tdp (8) "

CONTINUED - OVER

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSFIEY

DATE U/7/OD BY SPEALM EH L

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Memorandum to Mr. W.R. Wannall

RE: SENSTUDY '75

ments and whether there is a limit on the amount FBIHQ

can approve, and (6) bring for review a teletype to

all SACs dated 12/23/74 (see attached) dealing with

the conduct of informants.

If approved, the employees as indicated above

will appear as requested and furnish the deposition

regarding the above numerated areas of informant opera-

tions.

This matter has been coordinated with the

Legal Counsel Division.

ACTION:

For approval.

WRis

No NEED FOR

Representore tree,

LiC.D.

+2/6/7927

Pur

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UNTIDIO STATES GUT EKT

Memorandu

Vasa do demo

Dop: 10 bretar

: Mi. J. B. Adams

2. - MI

Mintz

I - MI

Wannall

• 1 - MI.

Cregar

DATE: 1/29/76

1 - Mr. Hotis

•I'- Mr. Daly

Comp. Sys1. -.

Ext. dolloirs a

Fllas & Com. -

Gen, Int. _

Legal counsel

sdest.c

SENSTUDY 75

Tsarities

V. t

Inspoction},

Insell. k1°

Loborotory

Logal Coun.!

Plon.8Evol.c-

Spec. Inr.-

Troining _

Tolophono Rm...

Direcror Soc'y -

Robert Kelly, Staff Member of captioned Committee,

requested that the Bureau make available a representative or

representatives to give a deposition to captioned Committee

concerning security in extremist informant matters.

Kelly

suggested that SA Edward P. Grigalus and SA Homer A. Newman,

Jx., would be the Bureau's witnesses who would logically have

the information the committee is seeking through this deposition.

In this regara, SAs Grigalus and Newman have previously

briefed Mr. Kelly concerning Bureau informant matters. Kelly

stated that as soon. as the Bureau witness or witnesses have been

determined, he would furnish additional details concerning the

type of information he desires to be furnished in the deposition.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Intelligence Division designate the appropriate

Bureau witness

or witnesses to give a deposition concerning in-

formant matters.

pid?

Representative of Legallonse,

will attend if necessary.

ADDENDUM: INTELLIGENCE DIVISION:

HEH: enm 2/2/76

Inspector - Deputy Assistant Director Hunter E. Helgeson,

#I Man Homer A. Newman, Jr., IS-1 Section; and Unit Chief Edward P.

Grigalus, IS-2 Section, Intelligence Division, will be available for depositions

in this matter:

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DATE IS LASSE

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CODE

TELETYPE

1123

I - Kr. Adams

URGENT

1 ~ All Assistant

DECEMBER 23, 1974

1 - Mr: Shackelford

J. m

Mr. Grigalus

TO: AIN SACS

TROL: DIRECTOR, FRI

CONDUCT AND ACTIVITIaS OF mPLOtErS.

BY LEMORANDU TO ALL SPECIAL AGENTS IN CHANGE, DATED

DECEDER 5, 1973, CAPPIONED "CONDUCT AND ACTIVITIRS DE.

ELPIOYEES, " YOU. WERE ADVISED THAT AS LENDERS OF A FEDERAI

ZNYESTIGATIVE AGICY, FBI EMPLOYEES HUST AT Ald IllES

ARALDUSLE GUARD AND DEFEND THE RIGHTS AND LIBERTINS GUARANTOED

IQ ALL INDIVIDUALS BY TIE CONSTITUTION. FBI DUPLOYEES VENE

REMINDED THAT THE MUST ME ENGAGE IN ANY INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITY

WHICH COULD ABRIDGE THE RICHTS GUARANTUER TO A CITIZEN OF THE

0.

U.S. BY THE CONSTITUTION AND UNDER NO CIRCUSSTAICES SIALL

DIPLOYEES OF THE EBI LAGAGE IN ANY CONDUCT WHICH MAY RESULT IN

DEFAMING THE CHARACTER, REPUTATION, INTEGRITY OR DIGNITY OF ANY

CITIZEN O ORGANIZATION DE CITIZENS OF TIE U.S.

YOU ARE REMINDED TIAT TIESE INSTRUCTIONS RELATE TO BUREAU

ENTORANTS IN INTERIAL SECURITY FIFID AND NO: INPORANT SHOULD

BE OPERATED IN A MANNER WHICH HOULD BE IN CONTRADICTION OF

triest carries.

sistrida

SUCH INSTRUCTIONS.

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIEO

tomlEHC

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TELETPE CO ALL BA

PF:

CONDUCT ADD ACTIVITIES OF EPLOYEES

THOSS PRECIPIAS MUST SO IT EN MIND BY YOU AT ALI

SILES, AGAIN, THE SPILT AS. WILL AS THE LETTER OF THE LAN

IS CUP GOAL.

"'i,

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FROM :

SUBJECT:

OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10

MAY 1962 EDITION

5010-106

GSA GEN. REG. NO, 27

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

Mr. W. R. Wannall

w. s. cresar/osp

SENSTUDY 75

1

- Mr. J.

B

dams

2 - Mr. J.

A. Mintz

(1 - Mr. J. B. Hotis)

1 - Mx. R. J. Gallagher

1 - Mr. W. R. Wannall

DATE:

1/29/76

1 - Mr. R. L. Shackelford

1 - Mr. J. G. Deegan

1 - Mr.

S.

S. Mignosa

1 - Mr. F. J. Cassidy

1 - Mr.

W. 0. Cregar

1 - Mr. T. J. McNiff

Dop.

isst. Dir.:

Admin. -

Comp. Syst. _

Ext. Affairs -

Files & Com. _

Gen. Inv. -

Ident..

Inspection

Laboratory

Plan, & Eval..

Spoc. Inv. -

Training

Legal Coun.

Telephone Rm.

Director See'y -

At the request of the Senate Select Committee

(SSC), a briefing session was held between SSC Staff

Members and representatives of this Bureau at FBIHQ on

1/28/76 during the approximate hours 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Mous adele the test

matters to be discussed at the SSC Executive Session

scheduled to be held 272776 at 10:00 a.M., concerning

the subject matter "Domestic Intelligence Investigations.

Representing the SSC were John Elliff, Mark Gitenstein

and Michael Epstein. Bureau representatives included

Assistant Director W. Raymond Wannall, Branch Chiefs

Thomas W. Leavitt and Hunter E. Helgeson, Section Chiefs

Joseph G. Deegan, Robert L. Shackelford, Sebastian S.

Mignosa and Supervisors Homer A. Newman, David Ryan,

Arthur G. Pote, Andrew J. Duffin, Donald J. McGorty,

Don R. Pettus and Thomas J. McNiff, all of the

Intelligence Division, and Special Agent John B. Hotis,

Legal Counsel Division.

John Elliff advised that it is expected that

the Bureau will, at the Executive Session, open with a

prepared statement concerning the potential for violence

in this country principally as it pertains to the

stated topics

1654375-1367

to be discussed at this scheduled Executive SeSSion A

will

fall into the following four general area

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAIMED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIEL

DATE 1117/00 BY SPaMM/EHE

HAN. 377

CONTINUED - OVER

5°

84 FEB 2 3 1976

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Memorandum to Mr. W. R. Wannall

Re: Senstudy 75

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(1) The type of material upon which FBI

bases its assessment of potential for terrorist violence.

(2) Investigative techniques and intelligence

gathering activities utilized by the Bureau to collect

material upon which above assessments are based.

(3) Examples whereby Bureau intelligence

investigations in the past have been responsible for

uncovering information subsequently used by this Bureau

to prevent violence.

(4) Ultimate threat, as compared to the

immediate threat, which basic revolutionary organizations

pose to the security of this country.*

Elliff offered that none of the above areas

have been prejudged by SSC Members and stated that

substantial differences exist in these areas among

Senators composing the sse.

Mark Gitenstein then noted that this Bureau

has furnished the SSC with documents pertaining to a

number of examples where information, developed as a

result of intelligence investigations, was responsible

if possible, additional examples of a

which would help establish the necessity sta intentatue mi

investigations. Additionally, he requested further delivery of

documents helping to clarify Bureau actions in four of

the previously furnished preventive-type actions referred

to above.

* Meeting scheduled for afternonn of CONTINUED - OVER

1/29/76 by Intelligence Division tn formulate Bureau's

positinn in abnve four - 2 -

general areas.

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Memorandum to Mr. W. R. Wannall

Re: Senstudy 75

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occurred in this country for as far back as 10 years,

Elliff concluded by saying that he intends

to present, on 1/29//6, to SSC Members a typed agenda

for the scheduled Executive Session and, when approved,

he will furnish the Bureau a copy of same on 1/30/76.

OBSERVATIONS:

A large segment of the above briefing was

consumed by Elliff expounding on his personal views

(and Bureau rebuttal thereto, where applicable) concerning

domestic intelligence investigations. Elliff stated

that such investigations should only be conducted when

a criminal violation or a distinct potential for same

Vis present. For this reason he believes that informants

should not be targeted against domestic organizations

or individuals unless the potential for criminal

violence is present, and that investigations of domestic

'organizations and individuals should be removed from

the Bureau's Intelligence Division and transferred to

the Bureau's General Investigative Division. The

Intelligence Division would then become the Counterintelligence

Division and would handle only intelligence investigations

having foreign ramifications which he said would include

the Communist Party but not organizations such as the

Socialist Worker's Party. Continuing, he stated his

belief that valuable intelligence-type information

Concerning domestic organizations and individuals would

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naturally flow from our criminal investigations in

these areas. With regard to determining the potential

for civil unrest, Elliff postured that accurate infor-

mation in this field could be obtained through overt

chis t411

contact with civic leaders and not through covert use

of informants. To support the latter position, Elliff

quoted unnamed former officials of the now defunct

Interdepartment Information Unit (IDIU) who readily

stated the majority of the Bureau information furnished

that Unit emanated from public sources. In essence,

Elliff made the observation that he was opposed to

domestic intelligence-type investigations as currently

conducted by this Bureau and he advocated that any

investigation of a domestic organization or individual

¡be based upon criminal statute. It was noted that

Elliff, though not equating "potential" with probable

cause, had difficulty specifically defining "potential"

in the above context.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

(1) That Legal Counsel Division maintain

close liaison with John Ellift to obtain formal copy

of approved agenda for scheduled 2/2/76 SSC Executive

Session.

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(2) That representatives of Intelligence

Division, in concert with Legal Counsel Division, prepare

requested opening statement concerning potential for

violence in this country to be used at above Executive

Session.

(3) That IS-1 Section, Intelligence Division,

deliver to Senstudy Unit for referral to SSC documentary

material requested concerning four preventive-type cases

mentioned above. Identity of specific cases will be

(4) That CI-3 Section, Intelligence DiVISIOn.

leliver to Senstudy Unit for referral to SSC statistical

information concerning the number of bombings in this

country for as many years as such information is readily

available but not to exceed 10 years.

gone

1968

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William H

yawrence

314 Swiss Pine Lake

Dr.

Spruce Pine, N.C.28777.

February 7,1976

Mr. James

Deputy

BoAdam

MDR 16

Dear

Director,

Investigation

Washington, D.C. 20535

vir.

Adams:

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREINIS UNGLASSIFIED

Senti

DATE

100 Bruta

EH

RE: Criticisns af-FBI BJ U.S. Senator,

Robert B Morgan of North Carolina

Reference my letter of January 23,1976 addressed to you and

enclosing data concerningpublicly uttered adverse remarks about

Morgan dated January 24.

Since then the "Asheville Citizen" Asheville N.C. printed

a portion of my rebuttal in its January 30,k976 issue, in an

artiche titled:"Retired Agent Questions Morgan's FBI position".

A copy of this

news item is enclosed.

Also I've received replies from U.S. Senator Jesse Helms,

(R),N.C. and from U.S. Representative, Roy A.laylor, (D),D.C.

who represents the Eleventh Congressional District

and which

includes the Ashevill and Spruce Pine areas. I'm enclosing

copies of their replies which you will find

sapportive

and encouraging. In fact, Mr. laylor went out of his way to

support the FBI in his remarks of January 22,1976 in the

Congressional Record. Acopy of his remarks is also enclosed.

Finally, on February 5, 1976 I received a reply from

Senator Morgan, dated February 3,,976 which was less_ than

favorable. A copy of his letter is enclosed. Today I

am replying to Mr. Morgan in the form of a retter to him

dated February 7, a copy of which I'm enclosing for you.

These efforts may prove to have been in vain- but if

one convictions as I have and fails to

take a stand, he

is more

remiss than one who is neutired or who has no

convictions

at all.

117.

With friends like Jesse Helms and Roya Taylor

letits: nat

give up hope.

10 M

18 1976

sincerely,

Williant Laure

Enclosures

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William H. Lawrence

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William H. Lawrence

314 Swiss Pine Lake

DI'.

Spruca Pine, N.C 28777

February 7,1976

Mr». Roberü Morgan,

ToS. Senator, Norna Carolina

MDR 16

United States Senate,

Washingion, D6C. 20510

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN SUNCLASSIFIED

Dear Senator Morgan:

DATE L/7/0O BY SPa ALMIEHL

Reference my letter to you dated January 24, 1976 and your

thoughtlul and sincere reply dated February 3, 1976.

I can apprediate your due concern with what you sincerely

belleve to be past abuses and errors of the FBI. I'm sure.you

have heard some sordid testimony, and I'll be the first to agree

that the FBI has had its faults when compared with some theoratical

perfedtion.

I submit however, that you heard only the worst, the most

glaring

and most shocking incidents which can only reptesent the

most infinitesenal number of cases,

taken Izom hundreds of hous

ands of investigations. Much of the testimony heard by you

anated irom disgruntled, sometimes disillusioned and less than

candid individuals, many of whose sense of values and objectivity

has

changed, Ibr various reasons, with the passing of time:

What you didn't hear was the testimony of thousands of

seLIless citizens, many of whom risked their lives and personal

Safety to work undercover or semi-covertly in a sincere effom

to assist the fBI in protecting this country, it citizens and

their civil liberties.

You dida't bear of the interminable and consistent FBI

investigations which scrupulously went the extra steps to protect

one legal rights of individuals under investigation. Nor did you

neas the testimony of thousa,ds oi rearius and concerned citizens

parents and other close relatives of persons whose warped minds

and actions were aimed at destroying our government and thereby

the civil liberties of their victims, both black and white.

Exon a philosophical as well as a prag matic standpoint perhaps:

we can agzee that the potential harm to privacy must be weighed

against the necessity lor law enforcement action in relation to

social and security needs at any given time,

If only one or the other of these interests is to be consid-

ered to the exclusion of the others irrationality results-and,

should this irrationally persist protractedly, in either direct

jon, our nation would tend to tyranny, namely,

the

one side or tyranny of police agencies on the other.

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This might be termed a balancing approach

has.

bees unrecognized by many of the fal's crities. approach thich

MoreoveTy

in an erfort to balance the right of protection

Irom violations of privazy against other rights don't we have to

decide, among other things, how much law enforcement agencies should

be allowed to-infringe on the privacy of suspects in order to protect

the privacy-and all the rights of other citizens above all the

righta of those latter citizens not to be victimized by law breakers

and/or politically or revolutionary motivated suspects? Inis is a

major dilemma.

I'm not opposed to Congessional guidelines or oversight ôf.

the intelligence agencies. But oversight and guidelines are

mih lem on examples i posite and ener

or Luture congessmen to clearly and decisively predict conditions

which may contront the FBI and CIA years or even months from now?

For this reason-alone some flexibility is paramount.

Another perplexing issue comes to mind. Will Congress be

accoustable if it is the ultimate judge or decision maker for ouz

Intelligence and counter-intelligence operations?

In raising these questions I'm confident that Congress will

ulimately pass some guideline legislation for our intelligence

agenciesand will include therein a certain amount of oversight

provisions stipulating some sort of prior restraint on proposed

tactics or intelligence strategies.

With this in mind we have to recognize that internationally

there has

always been a need for this country to learn things that

people would not ordinarily tell a foreigner-or that domestically

there are things that a criminal or revolutionary would not ordin

arily tell a public official; nor would this type person lay his or

her activities bare to public scrutiny. It follows thatthese narurau

manifestations of reluctance and secrecy has always implied the use

01 Extraordinary, ofter covert investigative means. therelote, can

ve nave that desirable degree of and quantity of oversight, without

jeapordizing, ofter in advance, bajor intelligence efforts.

Can certain necessary operations be taken 1f public officials,

especially elected officials,

must stand up and take responsibility

{ox them--or for the failure

to take them?

In reality anyone who knows about an intelligence operation

a Veto over luo Hor the simole

in advance will have, in eifecheor the country's good" a plan

decision taken by oneself that

must be made public, will automatica ly scuttle it.

Moreover, there will be situations when a group of elected

officials will

be charged with deciding, often aiter only short

energeicy brielings, squeezed in between other important and

distracting public

business, wheter to approve or disapprove some

audacious emergency covert operation. And, will they fant to publicly

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aecept responsibility hi their decision proves to be wrong?

This is a sincere and searching question.

Isn't out main paradox perhaps that of the imperfection of.

hunan beings and, therefore, human instituions which means

that

we never get the choice between pure virtue and pure vice?

This is particularly true in the intelligence zield. The

system must be realistically viewed as a proximate solution to

a2 insoluble problem.

There has always been and there always will be some sing

sone wrongaoing and some errors of judgement in high places,

including intelligence agencies. But it follows that the same

imperfections exist

and will continue to exist in the remainder

o1 society. lt is illusory to wait for a perfect solution. There

13 220n34

unce wa can agree on this, chose of us oi goodwi and

perseverence can fight for the better cause lest it lose out to

theworse, Once weaccept this understanding perhaps some of our

Imperfections will not occasion the cynicism and self flagellation

of our sociaty that exists today:

With this in mind let us assume that the FBI and CIA did,

on occasion exceed their authority. Let us not in our efforts

to correct the problem think that we can, by a streke of legislation

eliminate any need for covert intelligence operations. For we

can rest assured that neither the Russians nor the Chinese will

join us in this quest for a Utopian and nobler less secretive

international os domestic community. Any hasty,

of so-called purification on our part will not

the U.s, or stability abroad.

in closing, while you and I do nou currently see eye to eye

we can, by confining our thoughts and statements

on the basic issues, as contrasted to denouncing personalities,

hate a better chance of securing an ultimate meeting of the minds

In an eilort to solve this complex and oftesy seeming insurmount-

able

enigma.

very sincerely yours,

William

Ho

Lawrence

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telligence

Agency

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* I THINKIT'S TIME WE FOUND ANOTHER LINE OF WORK, PHILBRICK.

= "

ge 4 - Editorias Page

Retired Agent Questions Morgan's FBI Position

"Asheville Citizon"' ASherNNC SariaRy 30,1476

was appalled to read the

sty, on page 14 of your Jan.'

my 1970 retirement, I'wenty-five!

for internal scrutiny' protection sure of the invulnerability of

• 1976, edition, captioned:

ot these years, were spent in

intensified. • FBI • employes

our form of governmerit. Other-

an honest,

extrem

ken.

Morgan Calls F.B.I.

domestic and foreign inspired

recognized the danger, felt that wise

the preamble thereof l

competent, dedicated and

ost Dangerous Threat.'"

intelligence: type operations.

• This story reported com-

My: response -is: that the

they had a responsibility to would not have provided that fearing mạn.

respond and, in good faith,, our government is to take

This, is not to assun

ats made by. U.S.- Senator

Charges made-by Senator: Mor-

initiated actions designed to measures to insure its domestic

sacrosanct and pious posi

bert Morgan (D:, N.C.) to the

gan were not only: grossly

neville Area Chamber of

exaggerated but. taken out of

neutralize, deter and contain/tranquility and provide for. its

for no: organization is per

violent activities as well as common defense. This mandate as is no individual. Our

amerce on 'Jan. 15. Mr.

context,

resulting. in his."

dis

Nigan was quoted as saying

tinguished audience receiving

those threatening impending is an endless

pective. Judgments. as to

violence."

I awesome responsibility.

Et he considered the FBI to be

distorted and misleading

in-

The central question for all

often" correct methods of meeting

solving problems

nation's most dangerous!

formation.

of us should be: Has the ' FBI, Senator. Morgan to, castigate.

Why is it so necessary fori always.be in accord.

may

eat, adding, "It's just rotten

The abuses: alluded to by

with the help of countless and Cavil the current FBI

the core." He elaborated that

the Senator must;.on reflection;

•It is one thing to try

- FBI has lied, openned mail

•be viewed in context to the

dedicated local police agencies under the enlightened and able

correct actual shortcomings

concerned

citizens,

tactical errors. of

o wiretaps. * illegally

times

andi

that - prompted

them;.

our

provided, necessary and suf-know Mr: Kelley

ducted organized campaigns:

times of_ bombings, massive

leadership of Clarence Kelley? I, telligence agencies, incluc

and was!

discredit individuals.

riots, destructive confrontations,

the FBI: but, it is quite anot

ficient protection for the public privileged to work under his to wreck and demoralize

" He said that the FBI had:

killings,

maimings

and:

and country in the domestic immediate supervision in 1961,:

* recordings critical

peripheral atrocities, 'many of

intelligence field, in context immediately prior to his by

agency, so vital to this coun

irtin Luther King Jr., made

which were initiated by and led

with a recognition that in any' retirement following which he

publicly labelling it

de played for audiences that

by

revolutionary extremists.

free society there is and should: served as Chief of Police at!

"rotten to the core"' and as '

1g would be addressing.

Nor

should we forget

the

be a prejudice favoring all but Kansas City, Missouri. It was

nation's

most

danger

I am a retired FBI agent,

numerous riots,

the most violent attacks on only two years ago that he

threat."

burning

and

society?

h 27 years service prior to

looting of our major cities.

In balance, the nation's need

Remember: The framers of as its director.

returned to the FBI, this time

our Constitution were not so

I can certify Mr. Kelley as

William H. Lawrence

314 Swiss Pine Lake Dri

Spruce Pine

MDR 16

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINES

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIDO

DATE LUL/OR BYSPA

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Robert Morgani

North Carolina

COPY

UNITED STATES SENATE

Washington, D.C.20510

February 3, 1976

Mr. William H. Lawrence

314 Swiss Pine Lake Drive

Spruce Pine, North Carolina 28777

Dear Mr. Lawrence:

Thank you for taking time to write me and for your

expression of your feelings about the Federal Bureau of

Investigation. I admire your loyalty to the organization

you

served

We have finished many long hours of hearing test-

imony regarding the activities of the FBI. Let me say

that as a citizen and as: Attorney General of North

I always supported the FBI and defended it when

It gives me no pleasure now to hold it in less high

esteem than I did before, but after hearing testimony

about its

activities, especially under Mr. Hoover, I

could reach no other conclusion but that the due process

clause and the civil liberties of individuals were violated

time after time.

What may be worse, I got the

feeling

IrOm

the testimony of present iBI officials that they

didn't plan to change things much, It at all.

I know that many fine people such as you served the

Bureau and thir country well, but I cannot disregard

the unchallenged testimony I

heard during the past

several months.

Thank you again for writing and with best wishes..

Sincerely YOUrS,

Robert Morgan

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Federal Building-Cantury Post Office

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

DATE 1117/00 BY SPEARM/EH

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EXTENSION OF REMARKS OF CONGESSMAN ROY. A. TAYLOR

JANUARY 22,1976

Ir Speaker, I would like to call my colleagues' attention to

the editorial appearing in the U.s. News clorld Report of January

26,1976, titled "Is America Going Mad?". In line with the editorial

are not

segments of the press, television commentators, and many

spokesmen of the Congress going too far in emphasizing the negative

and ignoring the positive-in dwelling on the mistakes of the past

rather than the problems of the present and the hopes of the future

Are they not going too far in destroying the confidence of the

American people and of people abroad in our American institutiona-

The HB1,

the CIA, the Defense Devartment, the Congeess-- and in

destroying the confidence in public officials both those serving

today and many whose honorable servise has ended with death--

J. Idgar Hoower, John I.Kennedy, Franklin Roosevelt.

Are they not tearing our nation to pieces in the eyes of the

world and weakening fundamental institutions those effective

services are needeâ

today and will be needed tomorrow, Why deelll

so long on the negative and lose sight of the positive accomplish

mentmistrust between the people and their government..

thereby giving people a deîeatist attitude and placing doubt

This is serious because without public confidence our Democracy

cannot operate and it cannot win and maintain respect abroad.

want to know the truth and nest help right the wrongs

established, but once the truth has been revealed I am content

to let theffacts take their place in history and agree with the

editorial that no useful purpose is served by constantly repeating

the mistakes of the past.

The future belongs to the people, communities and nations who

hare faith in themselves and in what they stand for and in what

they are doing. My choice of a motto for the Bicentennial

year is "Take pride in America's past and take part in its

Iuture."

The editorial follows:

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COPT

ROY A. PAYIOR

11th District

Worth Carolina

CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES

House of Representatives

Hashington, D.C. 20515

January 29,1976

Mr. William H. Lawrence

314 Swiss Pine Lake Drive

Sprice Pine, Morth Carolina 28777

Dear Mr. Lawrence:

Thank you for your recent letter, the cops of your

letter to Senator Morgan and the newspaper clippings...

I am not among those Members of Congress who have

been criticizing the FBI and CIA.

In my judgement

both agencies are vitally essential.

It is coin-

cidental that you

port. This editorial made such sense to me that

last week I placed a copy of it inthe Congrssional

Record along

with my own comments of agreement.

Enclosed is a copy of my remarks for the Record

along with a copy of a news release which I mailed

to all news media in the Eleventh Congressional

District.

I know that Senator Morgan will read your letter

very carefully and wil welcome the opportunity

it affords him to respond to you directly.

Sincerely

Roy A. Taylor

Member of Congress

RAT :ao

Enclosure

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ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

DATE 11/7/000

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COPY

JESSE HELMS

North Carolina

UNITED STATES SENATE

Washington, D..C. 20510

January 30,1976

Mr. William H. Lawrence

314 Swiss Pine Lake Drive

Spruce Pine, North Carolina 28777

Dear Mr. Lawrence:

Thank you for your letter of January 26 regara-

ing the unfair treatment being received by the .F.B.Ia.

Rest assured, this is one senator who has not been

fooled by all this nonsense. We have had experience

enough with so-called ad hoc committees which tend

toward

sensationalizing of their subject matter, ano

cater to a press hungry for leaks of

sensitive inform-

ation.

Of course, I'm sure the E,B, I, has made

mistakes-who hasn't?.

What is

important is that

these mistakes have been

few and far between, and the

E.B. I. was and is the most honest and efficient law

enforcement agency in the world.

When the country is faced with chitical problems

tracted from these

sighu important problems by a sideshow

run by left-wing columnists and commentators.

Thanks again for writing. Please continues to

share your thoughts with me.

Sincerely

Jesse Helms

JESSE: HELMS: Jn

MDRIG

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OPTIONAL FORM NO, 10

5010-106

MAY 1962 EDITION

GÍA GEN. REG! NO. 27

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO

Mr. W. R. Wannall

FROM

I. W. Leavitt fr

0

SUBJECT: SENSTUDY

'75

1 - Mr.

N.

P. Callahan

1

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1

J.

B. Adams

- Mr.

P.

L. Mack

1 - Mr. J. A. Mintz

DATE:

1/27/76

1 - Mr. D.

W. Moore

1

- Mr.

W.

R. Wannall

- Mr.

T.

W. Leavitt

- Mr.

J.

G. Deegan

1

1

- Mr.

W. 0. Cregar

- Mr.

F.

A. Tansey

Assoc. Dir.

Dập. AP:

Asst. DI

Admiri

Compl Syst. —

Ext. Affairs

Files & Com.

Gen. Inv..

Ident.

Mintelt

water

Laboratory -

Plan. & Eval. -

Spoc. Inv. -

Training -

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Telephone Rm. -

Director Sec'y -

At 6:10 p.m., 1/27/76, at the request of Executive

Assistant to Deputy Associate

Director (Investigative) Paul L.

Mack, Deputy Assistant Director Thomas W. Leavitt requested that

we determine facts surrounding a United Press International (S5C)

news release 1/27/76 indicating the Senate Select Committee

was conducting an investigation in San Diego concerning

the

alleged FBI promoted warfare against blacks.

Facts set forth

indicating additional SSC members are currently in San Diego

and according to news

reports are to interview SAG, San Diego,

Ronald L. Maley.

Intelligence Division Night Supervisor F. Anthony Tansey

subsequently contacted SA Paul V. Daly, Office of Legal Counsel;

SA Seymor E. Phillips, Senstudy project; and, IS-I Section Chief

Joseph G. Deegan. It was determined that two ssc investigators,

Michael Madigan and Lester Seidel, were both in San Diego/ last

information concerning the FBI and Secret 4

Army Organization (SAO) involvement in specific activities in

the San Diego area.

and "waiver of confidentiality agreement

Previous FBIHQ clearance had been obtained

authorizations were

approved for those two Committee members to speak to two current

Agents and two former Agents in the San Diego area concerning SAO

Investigations.

No one was aware of any current Committee

investigators being in the San Diego area in connection with

lany other investigation involving the FBI.

At 7:21 p.m., SAC Maley was telephonically contacted by

Night Supervisor

Tansey and was apprised of the UPI dispatch

dated 1/27/76 at San Diego.

Maney stated this was a new

situation (pertaining to the Black Panther Party and the -

US Organization

different from the matter regarding the SAO

wherein two St investigators Interviewed two current and two

former FBI Agents.

Tast week.

Maley stated the first he" learned

of this was an article

"In" Monday night'

a clarification in the San Diego

newspaper tollowed by

newspaper on luesday,

1/27/76:

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HEREIN SUNSLAGSIFIED

DATE 11 7/00-

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Memorandum to Mr.

RE:

SENSTUDY

W. R.

Wannall

•'75

Maley stated the article goes into some length that

Michael Madigan and Lester Seidel, both members of the

investigating staff of the SSC, were in San Diego conducting

investigation relative to the FBI and SAO in the past.

warfare in 1969 between rival black nationalist factions in

San Diego and Los Angeles.

The article continues that the FBI

already has turned over to the Senate panel a "1200-page

document confirming that the FBI attempted to foster strife among

blacks throughout the nation.

An afternoon meeting was

scheduled

1/27/76 between Arthur Jefferson and Leon Williams,

San Diego's first black City Councilman.

Maley stated the article in the "Union" newspaper did

not indicate he, Maley, was to be interviewed.

He did locate

the Monday night article in the San Diego "Evening Tribune"

which indicated that Maley would be interviewed.

Maley stated that under no circumstances would he

submit to interview by SSC investigators without first

contacting Office of Legal Counsel and securing a waiver of

his confidentiality agreement.

Maley further stated he had

earlier in the day forwarded a clipping to Inspector-Deputy

Assistant Director Homer A. Boynton, Jr., External Affairs

Division, concerning a press release which had been made by

Madigan and Seidel when they were in the San Diego area.

Maley expressed considerable concern that the investigators

for the SSC seem to spend a great deal of their time making

press releases (mostly unfavorable to the FBI) and very little

of their time interviewing

or investigating the facts.

stated that two articles,

Maley

in Monday night'

s paper and in

Tuesday's paper, were indicative of the type of press releases

being made.

stated nobody has contacted him about interviews

but he has read their intentions in the paper.

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Memorandum to Mr. W. R. Wannall

RE: SENSTUDY '75

Maley was advised to submit pertinent information t

'BIHO by teletype and he reiterated he would nottalk to an

investigators without first securing specific approval of

Office of Legal Counsel.

ACTION:

For information. Copy of the UPI dispatch 1/27/76

attached.

When San Diego teletype is received, It will be

and a in say pro are den ins

whis

pus

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•UPI 01-27 06:55 ARS

NE 1414

82142855

MOR 16

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

78

age

ENCLOSURE

621116391

1366

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