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CHURCH COMMITTEE REPORTS

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
SENATE RESOLUTION 21
HE~~RINGS
BEI'ORE 'rnE
SELECT CO}fMITTEE TO STUDY
GOVERN1,fENTAL OPiJRATIONS WITIl
RESYFJCT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
OP THE
UNITED STATES 8}JNArrE
NINETY-FOURTH CONGRESS
l<'IRS'l' SESSION
VOLUMI<J 3
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
OCTOBER 2, 1975
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Operations With Respect to Intelligence ActivltiE's
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SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE TO STUDY GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
WITH RESPECT TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
FRAXK CHURCH, Idaho, Chairman
JOHN G. TOWER, Texas, Vice Cooirman
PHILIP A. HART, ;\I1chigan HOWARD H. BAKER, JR.. Tennessee
WALTER F. ;\lONDALE, ;\Iinnesota R\RRY GOLDWATER. Arizona
WALTER D. HUDDLESTOX, Kentucky CHARLES ;\IcC. ;\L\.THIAS, JR., ;\Iaryland
ROBERT MORGAN, North Carolina RICHARD SCHWEIKER, Pennsylvania
GARY HART, Colorado
WILLIA~I G. ;\I!LLER, Starr Director
FREDERICK A. O. SCHWARZ, Jr., Chief Counsel
CVRTIS R. S~lOTHERS, Counsel to the Jlinority
AUDREY HATRY, Clerk of the Committee
(II)
CONTENTS
HEARING DAY
Thursday, October 2, 1975 _
WITNESS
Page
1
Donald C. Alexander, Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service; accompanied
by Singleton Wolfe, Assistant Commissioner, Compliance; Warren
Bates, Assistant Commissioner, Inspection; :\1eade 'Whitaker, Chief
Counsel; Thomas J. Clancy, Director, Intelligence Division; William E.
'Williams, Deputy Commissioner_____________________________________ 4
HEARINGS EXHIBITS 1
No.1-November 1-2, 1972 IRS report; Subject: The Special Service
Staff; Its Origin, Mission, and PotentiaL_______________________ 39
Xo. 2-August, 1969 memorandum to the Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation
from the Assistant Commissioner (Compliance), IRS;
Subject: Request to be placed on Dissemination List.
August 15, 1969 memorandum for )lr. W. C. Sullivan from D. J.
Brennan, Jr. Subject: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Investigations
of New Left and Extremist Organizations and Individuals__ 42
Xo. 3-April 14, 1964 excerpt from communication to Director, FBI from
Special Agent in Charge, Atlanta_______________________________ 45
No. 4--February 2, 1967 memorandum; Subject: IRS Briefing on RAM
PARTS _ 46
No. 5-Deeember 6, 1972 memorandum to District Director, St. Louis District,
Internal Revenue Service from Chief, Intelligence Division,
San Franeisco District; Subject: Tax Protest Movement, with excerpts
from attached lists of individuals and organizations______ 48
No. 6--July 9,1974 memorandum to Speeial Agents, IG & R Group, Jacksonville
District from Group Manager. IG & R Group, Miami, Florida;
Subject: Payment to (J{)nfidential Sources (Informants).
Handwritten note entitled, "Instructions from J. K. W."__________ 53
No.7-Chart of the Organization and Functions of the Internal Revenue
Service: Organization of the Office of Assistant Commissioner
(Compliance).
iMceap of Regional and District Offices of the Internal Revenue Serv- 57
Xo. 8--June 6, 1974 letter to Donald C. Alexander, Commissioner of Internal
Revenue from Assistant Commissioner (Inspection) with
'attached Internal Audit Report on the On-Line Audit of the Narmcoetinctss
Traffickers Program-Termination Assessments, with attach- 59
No. 9--April 18, 1973 memorandum to Chief, Audit Division, Chicago,
Illinois, from Chief, Intelligence Division, Chicago, Illinois; Subject:
Request for Sen'ices of Accounting Clerk [deleted] 78
No. 10-Excerpt from 1974 IRS Internal Audit ReporL_________________ 79
No. ll-April 15, 1975 letter to es. Attorney, Los Angeles, California from
Group Manager, Intelligence Division__________________________ 82
No. 12-List of Intelligence Gathering and Retrieval Unit (IGRU) Data__ 86
1 Under crHeria determined by the Committee in consultation with the Internal Revenue
i'ervlce "nd the Feder"1 Bure~u of Tnvestlg-atlon. certain materials have been deleted from
these exhibits. some of which were previously classified. to maintain the Integrity of the
Internal operating- procedures of the ag-encles involved. and to protect Intelllg-ence sources
Rnd methods. Further deletions were made with respect to protecting- the privacy of certain
Individuals and groups. These deletions do not change the material content of these
e;l1lblts.
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IV
Ko. 13-August 24, 1971 memorandum to District Directors, Midwest
Region, Attention: Cllief, Intrlligence Division from ARC-Intelligence.
~Iidwest Region: Subject: Operation ~Iercury.
August 11, 1974 memorandum to Regional Commissioner, ~Iidwest
Region, Attn: ARC-Intelligence from Intelligence Division,
Washington, D.C.; Subject: Operation Mercury 87
No. 14----November 5, 1970 memorandum to: AlI District Directors, Southeast
Hegion from AHC (Intelligence) I, Southeast Hegional Office;
Subject: Operation Bird Dog.
November 5, 1970 memorandum to Director, Intelligence Division,
National Office from ARC (Intelligence), Southeast Regional
Office; Subject: Operation Bird Dog.
November 17, 1970 memorandum to Hegional Commissioner, Midwest
Region, Attention: ARC-Intelligence from Director, Intelligence
Division, Washington, D.C.; Subject: Birddogging Operation
involving Muhammed Ali-Jerry Quarry Fight.
November 8, 1971 memorandum to Regional Commissioner, Midwest
Region, Attention: ARC-Intelligence, from Chief Intelligence
Division, St. Louis District; Subject: Operation Bird Dog.
Involving: ~Iuhammed Ali-Jerry Quarry Fight, Final ReporL___ 89
No. I5-0ctober 1, 1971 letter to Springfield Police Department, Springfield,
:Missouri from Special Agent. Internal Revenue Service.
October 11, 1971 letter to Special Agent, Intelligence Division,
Internal Revenue SeHice, from Chief of Police, Springfield, Missouri,
and Detedin'. Identifieation Division____________________ 94
No. 16-December I, 1969 and November 2, 1970 examples of bi-weekly
reports of the Specal Service Staff of the Internal Revenue Service
to Assistant CommissionI' (Compliance) dated December 1, 1969
and November 2, 1970________________________________________ 96
No. 17-List of Federal Agency Requests for Tax Information___________ 103
APPENDIX
Questions by Senator Goldwater to Commissioner Alexander Concerning
IRS Activities, and Commissioner Alexander's Hesponses_____________ 104
Attachment I-Agreement on Coordination of Tax Administration
with the St.ate of Ohio Provided to the Senate Select Committee
by Commissioner Alexander 106
Attachment 2-Internal Revenue Service Manual SupplemenL____ 116

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