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CHURCH COMMITTEE REPORTS

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
SENATE RESOLUTION 21
HEARINGS
BEFORE THE
,,~t-~;' SELECT COMMITTEE TO STUDY
GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS WITH
RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
OF THE
UNITED STATES SENATE
NINETY-FOURTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
VOLUME 2
HUSTON PLAN
SEl'TE~IR}<JR 23, 24. AXD 2:;. 1975
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SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE TO STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
FRANK CHURCH, Idaho, Chairman
JOHN G. TOWER, Texas, Vice Chairman
PHILIP A. HART, Michigan
WALTER F. MONDALE, Minnesota
WALTER D. HUDDLESTON, Kentucky
ROBERT MORGAN, North Carolina
GARY HART, Colorado
HOWARD H. BAKER, JR., Tennessee
BARRY GOLDWATER, Arizona
'CHARLES McC. MATHIAS, JR., Maryland
RICHARD SCHWEIKER, Pennsylvania
WILLIAM G. MILLER, staff Director
FREDEaIcK A. O. SCHWARZ, Jr., Chief Counsel
CURTIS R. SMOTHERS, Counsel to the Minority
AUDREY HATRY, Olerk of the Committee
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CONTENTS
HEARING DAYS
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Tuesday, September 23, 1975__________________________________________ 3
Wednesday, September 24, 1975________________________________________ 51
Thursd'ay, September 25, 1975_________________________________________ 95
LIST OF WITNESSES
TUESDAY,SEPTEMBER 23, 1975
Huston, Tom Charles, former Associate Counsel and Staff Assistant to
President Richard M. Nixon_________________________________________ 3
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1975
Angleton, James, former Central Intelligence Agency official, accompanied
by John T. Brown, CounseL________________________________________ 52
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1975
Brennan, Charles, former Assistant Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Domestic Intelligence Division_________________________________ 96
HEARINGS EXHIBITS 1
No. I-Special Report, Interagency Committee on Intelligence (ad hoc),
Chairman J. Edgar Hoover, June, 1970, the "Huston Plan"______ 141
No.2-July 1970 memorandum to H. R. Haldeman from Tom Charles
Huston; Subject: Domestic Intelligence Review________________ 189
No. 3--July 14, 1970 memorandum to Tom Charles Huston from H. R.
Haldeman; Subject: Domestic Intelligence Review____________ 198
No. 4--July 23, 1970 memorandum to Richard Helms from Tom Charles
Huston; Subject: Domestic Intelligence________________________ 199
No. 5--June 20, 1969 memorandum to Cartha D. DeLoach from William
CP.reSsuidlleinvtan; Subject: Tom Charles Huston, Staff Assistant to the 203
No. 6--June 20, 1969 memorandum to the Director of the Federal Bureau
oPfreIsnivdeesntitgation from Tom Charles Huston, Staff Assistant to the 204
No.7-June 30, 1969 memorandum to William C. Sullivan from Charles
D. Brennan; Subject: Foreign Support for Revolutionary Protest
Movements in the United States_______________________________ 205
No. 8---June 5, 1970 memorandum to Cartha D. DeLoach from William
C. Sullivan; Subject: Interagency Committee on Intelligence (Established
by the President, June 5, 1970) 207
No. 9--June 5, 1970 memorandum to Oartha D. DeLoach from William C.
Sullivan; Subject: Interagency Committee on Intelligence (Established
by the President, June 5, 1970).
June 6, 1970 memorandum to Oartha D. DeLoach from William C.
Sullivan; Subject: Interagency Intelligence Committee (Established
by the President, June 5, 1970) 209
1 Under criteria determined by the Committee. In conSUltation with the White House,
the Department of Defense. the Department of Justice, the Central Intelligence Agency,
and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, certain materials have been deleted from thos"
documents, some of which were previously classified, to maintain the Internal operating
procedures of the agencies Involved, and to protect Intelligence sources and methods.
Further dl>1I tlons were made with respect to j)"otecting 'the privacy of certain individuals
and groups. These deletions do not change the material content of these exhibits.
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No. 1o-June 8, 1970 memorandum to CaTtha D. DeLoach from William C. 'Page
Sullivan; Subject: Interagency Committee on Intelligence (Established
by the President, June 5, 1970), Meeting in the Director's
Office, 11 a.m., June 8, 1970.
June 8, 1970 memorandum to Cartha D. DeLoach from William C.
Sullivan; SUbject: Interagency Committee on Intelligence (Established
by the President, June 5, 1970).
June 9, 1970 memorandum to Cartha D. DeLoach from William C.
Sullivan; Subject: Interagency Committee on Intelligence (Established
by the President, June 5, 1970) 213
No. 11-June 10, 1970 memorandum to Cartha D. DeLoach from William C.
Sullivan; Subject: Interagency Committee on Intelligence (Established
by the President, June 5, 1970), Meeting of the Working
Subcommittee June 9, 1970___________________________________ 218
No. 12-Report on USIB (U.S. Inteligence Board) Subcommittee on Domestic
Intelllgence___________________________________________ 224
No. 13-June 15, 1970 memorandum to Cartha D. DeLoach from WiUiam
C. Sullivan; Subject: Interagency Committee on Intelligence (Established
by the President June 5, 1970), Meeting of the Working
Subcommittee June 12, 1970__________________________________ 227
No. 14-June 19, 1970 agenda of the Working Subcommittee of the Interagency
Committee on Intelligence. June 19, 1970 minutes of the
gWenocrkeing Subcommittee of the Interagency Committee on Intelli- 232
No. 15--June 19, 1970 memorandum to Cartha D. DeLoach from William
C. Sullivan; SUbject: Interagency Committee on InteHigence (Established
by the President June 5, 1970), Meeting of the Working
Subcommittee June 18, 1970__________________________________ 235
No. 16-June 20, 1970 memorandum to Clyde A. Tolson frQlll William C.
Sullivan; Subject: Interagency Committee on InteUigence (Established
by the President, June 5, 1970) 237
No. 17-June 19, 1970 agenda of the Working Subcommittee of the Interagency
Committee on Intelligence. June 24, 1970 memorandum to
Olyde A. Tolson from William C. Sullivan; Subject: Interagency
Committee on IntelUgence (ad hoc), (Estabiished by the President,
June 5,1970)___________________________________________ 240
No. 18-June 26, 1970 memorandum to Clyde A. Tolson from William C.
Sullivan; Subject: Interagency Committee on Intelligence (ad
hoc), (Established by the President, June 5,1970). June 25, 1970
letter to the PresidenL_______________________________________ 243
No. 19-July 9, 1970 memorandum to Richard Helms from Tom Charles
HA1ufsatiorsn; Subject: Domestic Intelligence and Internal Security 246
'No. 2~July 28, 1970 memorandum for the Record from Richard Helms;
ISnutebljleicgte:ncDeiscussion with Attorney General Mitchell on Domestic 247
No. 21-J'Huelylms28, 1970 memorandum to George McManis from Richard 248
No. 22-August 5, 1970 memorandum to H. R. Haldeman from Tom Charles
Huston; Subject: Domestic Intelligence________________________ 249
No. 23-August 7, 1970 memorandum to H. R. Haldeman from Tom Charles
Huston; Subject: Domestic Intelligence Review________________ 254
No. 24-September 18, 1970 memorandum to the Attorney General from
John J)ean___________________________________________________ 255
No. 25-I>ecember 4, 1970 memorandum to the Attorney General from
Robert C. Mardian; Subject: Intelligence Evaluation Committee
Status Report________________________________________________ 258
No. 26-February 3, 1970 memorandum to Assistant Attorney General,
Internal Security Division from Director, FBI; Subject: Intelligence
Evaluation Committee, Internal Security-Miscellaneous.
February 10, 1971 memorandum to George C. Moore, Benson Bu1fham,
Thomas J. Kellpv, Col. John W. Downey, and Richard Ober
nfrroltmteeRobert C. Mardian; Subject: Intelligence Evaluation Com- 261
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No. 27-February 12, 1971 memorandum to the Attorney General from Page
Robert C. Mardian ; Subject: Intelligence Evaluation Committee__ 265
No. 28-June 11, 1973 memorandum to Col. Werner E. Michel from Henry
E. Petersen; Subject: Intelligence Evaluation COmmittee_______ 266
No. 29--January 19, 1971 unsigned memorandum to John Mitchell, John
Ehrlichman, and H. R. Haldeman_____________________________ 267
No. 30-March 25, 1971 memorandum to Charles D. Brennan from W.
Raymond Wannall; Subject: Director's Meeting March 31, 1971
with the Attorney Genera'!, Mr. Richard Helms and Adm. Noel
Gayler. March 29, 1971, memorandum to Charles D. Brennan from
W. Raymond Wannall; Subject: Director's Meeting March 31,
1G9a7y1l,erwith Attorney General, Richard Helms and Adm. Noel 268
No. 31-April 12, 1971 memorandum for the files from J. Edgar Hoover__ 272
No. 32-July 19, 1006 memorandum to Cartha D. DeLoach from William
C. Sullivan; Subject: "Black Bag" Jobs_______________________ 273
No. 33-January 6, 1967 memorandum to Clyde A. Tolson and Cartha D.
DeLoach from J. Edgar Hoover 276
No. 34-September 24, 1975 letter to Senator Frank Church from Michael
E. Shaheen, Jr., with September 23, 1975 attachment entitled:
Surreptitious Entries-Domestic Targets______________________ 277
No. 35--May 9, 1975 letter to Hugh K. Kline from John C. Keeney; Subject:
United States v. Ehrlichman___________________________ 281
No. 3&---February 26, 1970 letter to J. Edgar Hoover from Richard Helms_ 283
No. 37-Freanbdruumary 26, 1970 letter to Egil Krogh wi,th attached memo- 287
No. 38-March 12, 1970 memorandum to William C. Sullivan from Charles
cDe.llBanreeonunsan; Subject: New Left Movement-Finances-IS-Mis- 309
No. 39--March 16, 1970 memorandum to Special Agent in Charge, Albany
from the Director, FBI; Subject: New Left Movement-Finances-
IS-Miscellaneous 311
No. 40-July 27, 1970 memorandum to the Attorney General from the
Director. FBI; Subject: Interagency Committee on.Intelligence__ 313
No. 41-0ctober 29, 1970 memorandum to Clyde Tolson; Subject: Executives
Conference-October 29, 1970_____________________________ 317
No. 42-November 3, 1970 memorandum to Charles D. Brennan from
George C. Moore j Subject: Black Student Groups on College Campuses,
R:acial Matters; with attached November 4, 1970 memorandum
to Special Agent in Charge, Albany from the Director,
MFBatItej rSsUbject: Black Student Groups on College Campuses, Racial 322
No. 43-November 3, 1970 memorandum to Charles D. Brennan from
Robert L. Shackleford j Subject: Security Investigations of Individuals
who are Members of the Students for a Democratic Society
and Militant New Left Campus Organizations j with attached
November 4, 1970 memorandum to Special Agent in Charge, Albany
from the Director, FBI j Subject: Security Investigations of
Individuals who are Members of the Students for a Democratic
Society and Militant New Left Campus Organizations___________ 325
No. 44--September 2, 1970 memorandum to Clyde Tolson from W. Mark
Felt j Subject: Security Informants, Radal Informants.
September 15, 1970 SAC (Special Agent in Charge) letter from
J. Edgar IIoover_____________________________________________ 328
No. 45--November 2, 1970 memorandum to Charles D. Brennan from
George C. Moore; Subject: Racial Conference. October 22-23, 1970,
Recommendation to Modify Instructions Concerning Recordings of
Black and New Left Public Appearances; "ith attached November
5, 1970 memorandum to Speei'al Agent in Charge, Albany from
the Director, FBI; Subject: Use of Concealed Recording Devices
in Covering Public Appearances by Black and New Left Extremists
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No. 4&---December 22, 1970 memorandum to Charles D. Brennan from
George C. Moore; Subject: Key Black Extremist Program, Racial
Matters; with attached December 23, 1970 memorandum to Special
Agent in Charge, Albany from the Director, FBI; Subject:
Key Black Extremist Program, Racial Matters_________________ 338
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No. 47-February 26, 1970 letter to J. Edgar Hoover from Richard Helms__ 342
No. 48--March 6, 1970 memorandum to Cartha D. DeLoach from William
C. Sullivan; Subject: Relationships with Central Intelligence
Agency (Positive Intelligence) 346
No. 49-March 7, 1970 memorandum to Cartha D. LeLoach from William
C. Sullivan; Subject: Relationships with CIA, The President's
Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board and John McCone__________ 348
No. 5O--March 20, 1970 letter to J. Edgar Hoover from Richard Helms___ 349
No. 51-March 31, 1970 letter to Richard Helms from J. Edgar Hoover__ 354
No. 52-April 14, 1970 memorandum to Cartha D. LeLoach from William
C. Sullivan; Subject: Relations with Central Intelligence Agency_ 357
No. 53-November 21, 1965 memorandum to Chief of Operations from
James Angleton; Subject: Project HTLINGUAL______________ 359
No. 54-March 10, 1972 memorandum to James Angleton from J. Edgar
Hoover; Subject: Hunter ProjecL___________________________ 362
No. 5~April 8, 1969 CI'A Memorandum for the record; Subject:
HTLINGUAL 363
No. 56-May 19, 1971 memorandum for the record; Subject: DCI's Meeting
Concerning HTLINGUAL__________________________________ 365
No. 57-June 3, 1971 Memorandum for the record; SUbject: Meeting at
DCI's Office Concerning HTLINGUAL_________________________ 368
No. 58-July 22, 1971 Memorandum for the record from Deputy Director
of Security (lOS) ; Subject: Project SRPOINTER______________ 370
No. 59-February 15, 1973 Memorandum for the record from William E.
Colby; Subject: Mail Intercept Program; with attached February
14, 1973 talking paper; Subject: Mail Intercept Program____ 372
No. 6O-Title 18 of the United States Code: Crimes and Criminal Procedure,
pp. 4322-23____________________________________________ 387
No. 61-May 18, 1973 memorandum from James Angleton; Subject: Interagency
Committee on Intelligence (Ad Hoc), Chairman J. Edgar
Hoover, June 1970. July 9, 1970 memorandum to Richard Helms
from Tom Charles Huston; Subject: Domestic Intelligence and
Internal Security AfI'airs_____________________________________ 389
No. 62-September 21, 1970 memorandum to H. R. Haldeman from Tom
Charles Huston; Subject: IRS and Ideological Organizations____ 395
No. 63-Presidential Talking Paper for meeting with J. Edgar Hoover,
Richard Helms, Lt. Gen. Donald Bennett and Adm. Noel Gayler__ 396
No. 64-April 8, 1970 memorandum for file from D. O. Virdin; SUbject:
Students for a Democratic Society-List of COntributors________ 400
No. 65--February 18, 1969 memorandum for Henry A. Kissinger from
Richard Helms; Subject: Student Unrest. September 4, 1968
memorandum for The PresidenL______________________________ 401

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