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HEARINGS EXHIBITS 1
EXHIBIT 1
JNSl'EC'l'On CErllilLfU, 'S flUH VEY OF ~l'lm
or'FICE OF GeCUrn'J~,(
AHNEX n
1'l,()']l'~C'l' [;Cp.onr.ri?ll/JtGLH1GUAG
1. ~nris project; is a sensitive mail :i.ntcrcepc program cLa.rted
by the Office of SecurJ Ly :in lY52 i.n respol1Gc to CL rcejucs l; from thc
8n D:LvJsion. Urtlle~ the origina.l projecL, nwucu. SGPOnrmn, repr.csentl1t:!
vcr; of the Office of Security obl;aineCl. acce:.;s to mail to and
from tile ussn and copied the nomes of the ndelressews a.nd addrescors.
In 1955 Lhe DD/l' trancI'errcd the responsibilities in leis area for
this proeralU [rom sn Division to ·the CI Staff, the prol,'TilIll WO.S
GT<ulually expo.nded, allel itG JlUUlC lIa.G chwJ(;cd to JiGLIIrGUAL. Since
then t.he pro:~ram haG includee1 not only co}'yint; :in1'ortL'ltj.on from the
exLerion:; 01' envclope~G, but also opc:nillC anc1 C0l'yj.llG selectee1 itcms.
2. '1'he act.i.vH,y cannot; be cal)cd a "project" in the uGual
r;Cllse, heCn.lwe it. \-Tn.S Hever procesGcel thro\1gh the ,,-)):provul syztcm
.~..
und has 110 Gcparntc 1'um1". 'llbe variow;' cOl1lpon",ntG invo1veu ho.ve bL'Cll
carry:inl~ ont UK'.;)' rcsponsibilitics as a p3xl; of th8ir norD1.-,1 ,;l;o.ff
flillctiOl"I'L S:pce:i-Tie DD/P uI'proval "as o1La:i.ncd for eCl'Lain buclgct"L\'y
prac t.i.cer; :In 19;(, n.nd for" thC! esbl'l:lshment of n 'l'3]) lah :in 1960, but:
the norm',l rll".O[\l':I1J11;l.i.llc; proec<lllres huvc not beell 1'011 o'detl ('or the' l':ro.jcc t.
ur; n "hole. lToo/ever, the DCI, t,he JJD/l', una the DD/S have been awu'e of
LIle IH'o,icct Gillee it,; :i.nec.(l[:'lon and LlleJ.r approvaL; WiY thUG 'uc in[c",,-c(l.
Declas si fied by authority of,
018186 on 9 October 1975 •
1 Under criteria determined by the Committee, in consultation with the Central Intelligence Agency
and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, certain materials have been deleted from these documents,
some of which were previously classified, to maintain the integrity of the internal operating procedures
of the agencies involved, and to protect intelligence sources and 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 exhibits.
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IhiJ La ~'n'.1 f1'o:1\ thc; u~;~;n and athcl' COllllLdc::; :Ls l)rClCC~;scll thro');.:11
Lhc 1>",>.nc11 post off.iTc nt LaGuareUo. 1\.1q10<'1:. :Ln Nrc,", Yo,,); C1ty. '1'118
pWJ tal Hlltllorlt:ies vGn~eCl to 0. GCreenlllG of n1::tll b.y AGency l'eprc:-
sental',:ivc:; at thic contral poi.nt, and office spacc has 11cen e:;[,ab-
J.lGhcd tl1'~re for thrce; I\{',ency ornceJ:s Melone rcprc::;ent,ative of the
poe tal sc,rvicc. 1l::; mail is recdvcd :it :i.s screened 11:1 the l\u.ency
tcnm unCl the exteriors of the envelopes <lee photo[;n:.phecl on t.he si Le.
'.l'he VOh1fll8 lJd.nc; J.,1,6tograI,1Jcu aL th<:: time of the ini"'I'ection vas
approx1m:J.tely 1, £lao item:; per day. From tlLi.s total the Ag(;nc;,' to,Ull
selects al'proxinutel,\' 60 items a da.v 11h1ch arc set aside and covertly
removerl from the post, office at the end of Lhe day. 'fhese are carrIed
to tlJe Ilan1Jar,tan 1".Lc1d Office (I,UIO) and cJ.m.i.nG ~he eveniuG they are
s tertmell o1'en, reproclucod anr1 then resealed. 1'he let tel's are re'plnccrl
:Ln tbe maLls the fo11ov.inc; mOrn:ln2. '1'he fiJ lil:,; are i'0l'113Xded to th<:
Ofr.Lce of ~ecurity at; ]lCa(l.qu<Jxters LWel ·thenee t.o the: CI Stafr, \There
cl:i.,sseminatioll in controlled.
)1. ~i'he ·total f'lo\, of ma:Ll through the LaGual'<lLa pont office :i.i"'
not ccreened. '1'hc hJl;crcept t.eam (:nn 'fad: there only \'lh8n the po~;bl
rcpresental:ivc :L3 on <luty \-Thich is usually the Honnl f:Lvc-clny, 110-
hour \leel". l'iail,. oJ.' cOill.'se, :is rece:i veel anel proec:;;ccel at 'I;he l)():; t:
o.l'i':i.ce ~,ll hour:.; a clay, Gc~cn clny" a week. 'J'hur; r.t11ch of the oversea:'
lIl:J..i.1 ,,:imply :1:; nol; avaLl~ilJl(; for :.;cn:en:i.n:.\. Hc[',Lc.:I;cl'('cl lIn:i.l al~o j,B:,
not :;c:r(;cncd ueCall:;e :it is llun:bcrcel and e:arcJ'ully (:on[;1'(' le'l; hmm.ver,
OIl occasion, :it 1>'.1:; been po~,s1ble to l'Clnave Clncl
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hold UJl the: cmt:ire pauch \1n1;11 I;hc le:tl;cr :i~; 1'e:plac(:c[.
). '.llrrce .secur1l;y off:i.ccrs <:11; the HIla <We); fullUrec: on the:
:tIle the exl;erior:o of envelopes and supcrvJG:lllG the actual ojlcniu[;s
clur:Ln~ thl' everting. Several of the :regula, :invest:i.gaton; of ]1[1"0
lw.ve been cleared to 1fork OIl the project, and overtime has beE:ll
auUwrlz(;;cl up to eight hOUl'S per pay pcr:tocl for each employee involved.
The nornu:L1. evening ~;esGioll'. are from 5:00 to 9:00 1'1-1. 1'h:lG is a hiGbl.'/
efficient wc;;y to GPot the job clone and tho illvesbGatOl;s enjoy th,>
,rark am1 apJ.lrec:i.ate the opportunity to ea,n ovcrt:ime pay. 1'herc; is
some I)U(.>S·[;:[011, hC)h'cvcr, COnC8l'11:i.ne the: admiuistration of overtime
p:w. 1'k~ Office of Secm":ity hD.:> 1'uleil that 0I/cl't::i.1J1c 'Hill nol,; be pa:ld
which thc o':ertimc is <mrked. This 1r.E'(tns that (tn officer <1110 is :1.11
ufter hi,.vine; 1IOr1:c(1. h:i.G evening tow' InUGt neverl;helcs::; COnIe t.o the
ofJ:icc or 1'orfc.lI; lrji; ovorU.me pay. It also m:cans thal; !ill ofricor
who is Gic1; carly :i.n the 'leek (;(tnnot iLftcnr;:1.rcl \fOrk his GchccluJ.c::d
evollin~; ,:)'in and 1>::: palii Cor :lL. 'l'he Offj.cc of [;ecl7Tily should
reyLew it::; J!ol:icy' in this rq;cLt'U.
l;]w "vatr:h 1isl;" or lW."le'; co!np:ilciJ by the Cl [,Larr. Hanlc,; may be·
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~;liu~Lil;l,ccl by the] [;U Di ",.i.sion, the FBI, 'Ll1C CI [~l;ctr['J or thc OlTic" (~~>
:},
[;ecllriLy. '['he 11G I; in rev:i.scc1 quarterly to remove ll'C!ne;; ,no -,lo11;:;er of "" <S.>' . 1\ .~~ %"" ('lJ \..)'"
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'Jw.VC Lo T;;crIlori,',c .i L. J[CUdquilxten:: 11:1" Coml':"..crl Lhe nc Lllell uaLch li"t
:in"crcepl;~; "ith Lh~ photoGraphs of all exLcr:ioTS, ,mil tk,rc has lIot
yet been :l c:~!'e of a ilateh list item h,tv.i IIG been Till r;!;<:u 1):/ :intcrcep··
tors. Or the Lo\'.<\l items oJlcneu, a.bon\; on<~·· th.i.l'cl <1re on t11c waLch
Jist ,wel the olber8 [tl.'e se;:leeted at rand.om. Over l.he ye2IS, hO'o.;<:;,·cr,
the intercepton:; lmvc clc\vel01Jctl a sixtb scnse or lntilition, and 1l1'.tlly
or the n:uJles on the vat.eh J.:ist \fcre placed there H(; :l rCGl.Llt of
ill teres t creatrccl by the random openinGs. !I. lilJrltecl nrnOVll L 01' Gu:l.dc-ulce
i!; civen .in ~:;pec.if1c coXca or topi.cal reqlli.rcw~nts, buL t1l1G 1:::; 1l0~ very
r,atlr·,factory. 'fhe inl,eTcel)Llon tea'u h"5 to rely lo:q;cly on its o',m
;j1ll1Di'Cnt in the ::::eloetion of tvo-th:i.rds of the openIngs, and itsho\Jld
have Dl:Jrc first-hancl knmlledge of the ob;jectives 8.nd plans of 0l)(,rational
cOlTlponentr; lllJ.:lch levy tb~ reqtt1:remcnts. Jnfonl!.J.tion iG noW'
filte:rc<1 thcouGh [;8ve:n:l.l cehelons und is m0re 0\' less :; t.eri10 by the
ti.me it is received. in New York.
·r. aile of ,the uncertainties of the 1Jro;jeet 1s lack of specific
eomcn.i.t,n"nl:G i·;h1c11 Lhe lI[!,ency may have lWJ.dc. Sen:i.or pas ~[~l author:) 'v:i Cl;
1n lhr;l) i 11LjLon DIJl'l'ov<':d the enrlJel' :p)Jar;cs or Lhe nc t.i v,ity. There al'e
of l.hc pro;ject by J1QC;t.al mlLhoritier-, l:i.::dc;on n.:~.::pon:::;ib:i.Li.U,~~~re
t,ran,:('crred to LJll~ Orrice of f,ecul'i.t.l' [~nd h:1.VC r.:i nee l'(:c'll b:l.n~/bd D,\r
the eJder or HI'·O.
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the p1'ojrect sincc :;.t:; inCCl)G:lOn. lJeLniL; of rt(;cccucnts aml conven;[l-
VLonu havc not been rcdl1.C:ed. to ..r1'il;:Ln"" hOlicvc1', ;end thCl·C :i.G 110,(
or ,{hat they r,d.chi; reac;ono.l11.y be expectrecl to lJc\Ve :]lU:mised. '1'ilis is
:importanl; 1XiCiUlf'8 the Hew Y01')(. faeiJ:i.ty is beine cxpc!lJc1ecl in the
very nature of the G.ctiv.ity, ho\{cver, m3.1~es it itllpOCi"illle at this
point to tYy hrlCl. lJavC' a f:i.nn 11l.ulcrstolld.i.nG \rl L11 pas Cal UUtilOC:itics.
~11cre tl1Ui; seems to be no ultenmtive ey-ceJ,L Co reo;Ji;ilIUl~ rrelyin[; on
the eJJ.scrction and. j1J.Cl..:;o;'cDt. of the per:;ans :i.nvolvcrl.
8. '.l~le l,ostal rq)rc:;entative cles:i.enatc:d to ..ror:<.. ,lith the intcrccptor
team at I"oGuaroj.n- i~; a. relat:; ve.1.y j l1l!im: but h:i·(sJlly inteIJ:i.c,,:nt
Inspection Servlcre, but rCIJorti; to it on wlttern eonc:el'l1ell "itl, the
Fr0jcct.. 'J.biG )10.[; pl,"ced. him in u very urm:;\laJ. pOGitiolJ :in the po:;l-,
office, [::;.nc0 he :i[: 011 /;]J1o ~r./O of the J,aG\lc;reHa or.i'lce. '.rh~ e)d.ef of
1']["0 IIlJGI'cc:csslVll y f,u0gcGi;c(J. to the loc;,d. chi cf of the :r.ll~;pcction
[iervLcf;! t)y,t thc cover of tIl:; [; ind:Lv.itllwl \:U\llc1 1,e :i.171j)roliecl -.if Joe:!
conl<1 be );1Cirlc it pert of the ::;erv:icr: Lo \{)ti e)l he rc:port[;. ll-Cicaur.:e of
:i [; 110 e,v:i ilene.;: that he )1[1.S wier cO;;I;'iuni.caLeil this }:!lci\lledGe~ Lo \l;>n-h'-; 1:(;1-( ,
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rcC}uil'cii 0 ff.icia]Jy Lo sone \;lon j.I;, In any even!;, l.bc ,"llcce;;s of the
project. dC'I'C'nd3 upon the cool1eraU.oll of Lh'~ linil clerK b~ca\lse ~):111
CClUIlOt 11(~ rCl"'Jvcd 1rl thouL h.ls knowlcd:;e. If he fi!>OlLlU be 1'qlb.ceu j t
1>'01L1<1 ]lrolJ.::tb1y ])e lWCr,Gt;,u:y Lo 1dthclxilV fl'om tlH~ opcnltion WItiJ. his
9. For the ))(\sl; foul' ycarr~ proceGsing oj' O))I::DC(} lett-ern has
been .ll/lri.\;ell to reproduction of the contents and ano.lysj.s aL hcatlquarters.
In FebrllUj' J960, however, the Ch.lei' of Op21'o.t10n3, JJD/p,
approve<l 'Lhc cstalJllr,hment of a TSD laboratory to lJ':L'.<.~ technic"l
cx...-un..i.n;,I,(,:ions of the corl'cf;l'onCience. The '1'/0 :for the unit is one'
GO-I'! chemiGt, one GS-Il nr;slstant flncl Qne GS-5 c1crk/secrctnxy ,·r1th
fl,ws <lnd r;eoJ.s expal':lence. A GS-ll hu"lJecn hlrccJ. ':l.t1cl tndne:Q fOl'
toe scu:i.oJ' J'o,;';.L:i.on, <Jml n GS-9 :i.a bein[" songhL for the ot-ll';r "lot.
:lnGV'c Vion, Hnrl l'cobal)1y v.ill be :i 11 the [;nme bul](l.lll;; <le; n,'o. ~rhe
for
ccnsol'::lli.Jl cccblllC\\lcr~ r\Ucl,uevclopm'.mt. of bel;l;cl' 0ller"U.onn.l J:l':Ulo,l;: to
avo:lll :;nc:h Lechniques, and (c) an :Lnc:rc~f>e 1n th-" qlC,,,,,til',:1 'luu ~.\~~.ty
: '. ~ '. \
oJ' thc jJl'u:cnt oJlcrabom:. ~l'SD hac; :;hmw cOllf:1(1c..:r:,.1,}e: cn(;lIuc:l(lJ;!U: I'Ol'
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Lhe net.; vlty, not- only lJccau,;e or tlw ol>vlonr. crJnt-r.i.l,uL:i 011:' \:lri ch)
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10. l\lthotl[!;h an inspec;l;ion of purticipaU.n[j DDfP c:omponeni;s i~l
heyond the scolic 01' t.1ds r;\ll"vcy) the ac·tivity cannot be viei'ecl from
the o.rncc of Secu:6cy alone. DD/P rcr;lmnsibilities for the aetivHy
a unil: vJth 15 por;it:i.oIlG elevated full t:ime to processin[j the :[ilm Coni!
repro,hlCCU correcponucmce. 1'he T/O inc1uclen fotIT senior analysts 'Iho
hnve b':oou ] an[';lJ:l~;e callahi.li tics) anu a Group of jtUl·i.or :tnaJ.ys 1;8 'Iho
handle lllaterinJ. in Enl.'liGh. Also lnclt,c1c,l is an Ill:', ];cy punch operator
who ·mal:"" the n'::fJ :i.nclcx cHxclrl for G1 :filer;. 'l'he clericn1 starf haG
had J :i.mited lO.llc;u"ge i.rnJlri.lJG to fac:U:itate tlw transJ..i.tcrutioll of
lhlSS.lC1l1 ror inckxine;. As the rcproclnceu let ten; :).1'e rocf,iv~,cl hy Ule
cl.i.rlselll.LlnkLol1 :b [;uujcct to rev'l'Jw by the l\ct:i.l1[,; Chief', C1 Staff, Dnd
cxtrCnJC' CClt.'C i[; [';i.VCll 'Lo l'rotecU.nG trw [;ource.
1.1. ~['hc ,m })jv:i don 1(; the pl'oject Ir; J a.r[';er<;t ctw!;om;:,. :i.n the:
.'
:;tOll\:; of intercr-;l; on conu.:LL.iollS ins'idc th'~ counb·y .. In
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project. He have 1l0Lcd elccHherc thaL Lhe projecL Glv:JUld be carefully
cvaluotccl, ,wcl Lhe valHc ai' the pl'oelue t to S1I Division :slJOul<1 uc am:
of' Lhe l'ci. Tn3.ry cOIl·~;i(1cn\Gions.
12, Di::;~;,;%il1aL:i.on" to the F.BI w'e 8I>proxJmo.teJ.y cquQ..l to th0"e
mack to 8n ])i vi::;ioll. Sincc the informat:lon is lW'(';EeJy ctoult:Gtic Cr/Gf;,
:i.t is not difficult. to c011clu<10 t.hat the rem: is receiving the major
benefit', from thic project.
13. 'I'lle annual co:;t of this uet:i.vity cannoL l,c est:i.JTlatecl accm'atcly
becaw;e hoth nclmiuis tn.-tion aJ1(l operations have ahrays been 'Uecentralizccl.
~ehe CO[;-I;:; arc burl[;ctcel 'by the coutribuLillC corul'Onc;nL[; as a part oJ.' their
ausorl'e(l uy the Office of Security as a )Xl.rt of the J.Jnllhattan Ficld
O[,[1ce bucle;'"G. ~I.'he eo~;l; of the nev l(1.b, inclucLLuG personnel and eq'll.pment.,
1dl1 be bornr. 1y 'l'JD. ~'he Project; Branch or the C1 Staff, t.he
l,u'gent unit involved, :tl; budgeted a~; a reGular f;[;ai'i' component of the
ml Div.lGj.on cud t11(J Office of fJccurLty are :i.nel11c1Cld :I.n tlldr reguJ cu'
l'Clllcnt'3 :i.f; aIL ci'fc:ct;ive sccuri.Ly (lev:i.c'r anel "hou'lel bi" eonl.:i.n~l ..h~" 1mt
m: l'e] jew" that it :1.:; IlcvcrL.lJclcsl; nccccnary t.llal; CX,tC \; eo:.;.t(fj c.1n·en
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he <lcvelo[l:~Cl to l,erm.Lt I\i',cncy Jlluna(';cmen~, to cvalwttc: the acl;:i.vity-.
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OiTie<: uj' [;"cllr:L Ly inJexee. selecte<1 ])o1't:Lon[> or the' inlonr:lL.i.ull in
as lIell n:; 11 1,H'Ce pcreentase of the phol:ogrn.l']J',,([ C'xLer:loJ:G. ~l1c S!{
])ivi::don Wo.:LnL8:Lm: its oun 1':L1e eYf; !:'em} amI the il,l'orlJ13.t,ion sen!:' to
SIl Div:i don by the Cl Staff is frequently :l.nrlexea by the Heconls InLe-
[,'l'al.io:l D.lvJsioll wlJi:Ie:i,t is in tJ:arwH. Tne FBI j,8 one of the
it, reee:! ves. 'rhe SOleS material could thus bo recorded in several
indica;,;, but there ie. no a';SlU:"anco {:hat GpGcific itemG uoulcl be cauc;h!;
in or<1illO.ry n2Jl!C t:ra.ces.
'£he CI
1;;. The cen'~ro.l Geellrity of tll~ ))l'ojccL 11ar: alIi"',:,'!> been Itlo.:Lr.-
tn:Lncd ~I,t a ve:ry hiCh level. \Ihen:i ntc:ll:ic;c:nc:e in L'ol1lnLion if) <1i!:-
::emi netted the "ouree :i.~; C:O)lr;c'alcu and no n.c tj.OlJ C311 I,c tal:en unt:i.l u
col1aLeru.J (:Ollrcc :LD ['ound.
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hca(Lrlu" r·cers. On tlle Hlwle, security ln~.; been' C):r.cpl'.:i ol1o.11y gouu.
IG. 1'robahly the most obviolls cll::rracterist:lc of the ]Jrojcct is
the; d:irfu:;j.on or au Gl1:Jri by. Bacl] lUli.t .io 1'copol1(;ibIc for its aim
int.cn~"tG and in :.;Onl', areas there ·i:.; little coonlln"tion. TheOrl'icc
of Secw'ity ha::; full rcspOlwib:'t1:i Ly for the operation of the Helf York
facility, 1'01' l:i.ai~;o1J ~1J1d coonUnaLion w:ltll postal ulltllOritiet', a!Jd
for relabel m::ttters. The CI Staff is the focal poLat of the DD/1'
intcTc3 Ls. '1'':';]) '.r.D.l be TeD1JODsiblc for ·the l'crsonn",J. nnu equ:lIJm~nt'
jnrisll.i.ction of I-lii'O. sn Divi:.;ion requirements arc 1'0l"\.ra.rueo. throuijh
Cl StaIT to the OfLi.cc of Security, out SH 1Jivisirw haG litt.le JmmfledGe
o.fLlw cH]xlbil:iLie:; of t.he interceptor (;I'OUI'; thc :inl;ercq,l;orr:
have even less hJ01-t1(:tl:~e of thc over~lJ.ll aims unO. objcc t:ives of tlw
SH DI.v:i.:;:i.on. 1'hcrc'j D no 8inclc 1,oin[; in the Agency to which om;
lJIi.(~hl; :look fur policy 1:'.nc1 opcro.t:i.oIW.l C:u:id:.mcc on t.he project as u
\11101c. ·JIl;}':i.belci Jlr, to t.h:i c cituD.t.i on :i:: the rac c t11a.t n.1J. of th",
un:i'k; :ll1volv<.:r1 are IJa:;:i.c3JJy st.a.l'f ratlJ~;r t1J:.m COl;~(L8.l1il nnLts, <\11,1
f.,.o:l\ the (JJJ(,ratioIi'll fl'(lnt. lillcs.
accu::t(';;I<.:rl to t.1I:l:; tYVe of l'un.l Leil
llec~t\\c;ee::tch or '(;11r, 1H\.i t~; 1:~
lI',.~ .r
J'[l.rl;i.c:i,rJO,t:luil) t.1J:,rc IJns~1J(:c:n lJO
f'r:i.ct:i tm and coopc:r!il;ioll ))a:; 1,eell Good.
of tlli.G lU rJ'uiJion of <'J,ul;!lo:-.Lty aTe (a) Lhere can
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potentially (~l1ib~UTaG[iin~ situcltioll,
1'(. He do nul; uuVucatc a ch"n[>0 in the l;]eU,ul!s or ()l)("r(1.L~ioll,
110r do 11" beHove therl; the l'cGpon:;Lb:ilit:i es or the Vlrtic:i:rntillG
componenl-,[; should l)c~ diluted, bu[, "e feel bl1nt. the nG t:L'rity haG no;,
developed to the point that cleaT cO'lDnand [1.l1d admLnis Gl·0.tive chanm:l[;
for the over-all project .,,1'0 cs.sential, He also velicvc that a l'o!"lcal
cvaluaLion of the project is required,
18. Opcrational cval\Jo.tion should :i.nclude an aGSC0[;tl1'"nt of OVC1'-
all potential. It:is :i.mllrobable tbat anyone inr;iue lluc;r;ia IIould
\r:i.ttin~ly r;~nd or reccive l11ail containinc; anyth:i nG of obvious intel-
:UG8ncc or political si Guif:i.eance. It. [;hou1d ulr;o 11(; aG~,\\'w::t1 that
Hussian trudecraI't is ali good as our ol1n and that HW;[;:lQ!1 aGents communicatillG
\.J:i Ui· Lheir hCD.C1clua.:rtcrs \/01.1] (1 luve n\ol'C [:CC1.J.rC elnnnels
than th" open m::dJG, On th~ other hum1, m:.ulY [;(;cmLncly hll10cent GLa.te,·
merrl;s cn.n have :i.nteJl.igence significance. C:omill';;ll Lr; concernilJG price:"
crop cOllii:Lbons, th8 l:cnLher, tr,wel J'lnm;, or [wnr:'raJ liv:i.nL,; COl1(ll-
~ions can lJ8 :i.mJ)ort.anl..
Jlo :i.nterccpL proc;rrvn
to' dClV,;-1 c'.l' I:(:dm.i.quer; \J)ri.cll \dll provide [\, h:lghly Gclc.:c L:i ve
done ~~~
c:x:llnina,l;i.on
of a r·J:1·,·ll pOI'Lic)ll. '''-iLh Ute ]j.lIri_tQ.L.i.ol1s :i.ll'1'o:;,:(l 'by 1n1d[:i.:tary anu:\-)
~~
Declassified by authority of
018186 on 9 October 1975
- 11 -
186
rceoGllLzc<1 Lho.t the full potcnt:La1 or' th:if> p.ro;jce L :i.r; noL lj l;cJS to
l,':! deYcIopccl. ][ol-lcve):, :Lt cJ.oe~; provick 11 1'0.,-;i<: u.jJ:r:·.l.'cl.Ll1G \{hlelt eou1d
llecofilmcncb.t.:i.oH Ho. hl:
a.' ~1.~le DJlj.P nnu. the DD/S <HyceL D. eoorcl:i.l'"tcu. cval.1J~J.I,jo~,.
or this p:ro.iC(~t, ,rit.h puxticuJ.o.r empll~":i.::; on emitG, pol;cnl;ial
uml Gubrji;nnt:i,v~ contribution to the Agency' G r~ir;Gion.
b. /In emergency plan ana cover story be prcpa.reu. for the
J,osr;:Lb:ility tJlat the opera(;'ion micht. be b~.O'711.
Declassified by authority of
018186 on 9 October 1975
187
EXHIBIT 2
C;':Pli\:~;Ory "~]~Cal~:~:~jl~'~':~,:~;~ rS~!H'l~(X~'~;~"~2i:t ~~:~~~~:'~;~~~: ~~,"$~:',,~~
of tlu.> p:rc.viops opt::r:l~i0n, Yo\.t \l.JJ.clouat~(!l~: \,-jll' have cCl'l2.iu quc-stiens
\'V'hich \VC hope to ~l:.\:;\'/(~r in thi:'i cove:" Dl~rnOi'";;"!1durn..
?. 'I'he ])cl':;ol1::lcl rCCl'Ji,rcd fo:: the }1l'oj"ct Oil thc p:>n of the
Security Oiiicc is a;,~!)_::o:,:.im3.t(~l:1 the sxn~ as t~lC n ..unLJI.::r ::-nd ~~r:td(~3
of those currer..Lly t.:.cd V;il~~ the c:-::cCiJtiO':l t~:.J.t Scc:.lZ'iLy is .r~:l:l.i~[~
'the ")):oicct thr<.:n:(I!l £~d \.-t·i.;r.l~ t~~l~ c.:f.. so~":.)C c:':l~)loy~cs 2i~c.! n~\.rt-t~:r41/~~
• .. .r .•."'.. _ ••. _. __•. _.-=:~ .._. . ...~' ..,. ,",' ....:.". • .
'"ot ot:H.:::S vn~o ~!:'::)lJ~ l)~ on 8C:\...:::' .:::czt::.:tr ':;~C~::'lty ~ob;;. T.D{;:;i.t' tq.t~·.l
tir:1C is bet·;·:ecn .s(;\'\~n 2.!.ld ~ignt ?eo;'-l~c f ...~,ll."t~:!"l~. 1//ilb th,~ PC:'T't.()1~~1.:.:1
irCL'~l" and lhe nlOi.L'1~;)'::: b~(;:uOi!~ So::.c~l1'ity car.iJ.ot c()i~ti!\uc the. Pl'CSCtl~
CP(~l"(l~i.on vrlthollt ;l. :;taU i,~c:::c.:l~)e ;:is indic.2..tcu;
3. The oncy adclcu function that will, be pcrfuGl1ecl U)' Scct.:rity
ill lhc n~\lj project,is tbat ;-'jo!.·r~ letteJ"s v;iU b~ oPII~I'l;.(;d. T~t:y ai'\,; :;J;:'I':Scnlly
"ble lo open vEl: 2. vCl:y'limited mt.::;'..>'~r. :.J;::'.cr the ,'Ie\'" ,,;et-u',1
'\'1i~h fI.Lll-t~~Lle (.::nplorc·~s, Scc.t:.=it{ v:Ul be c.blc to o~t~j.i:l the 2-c.c{]:CS:,l"ll"
and ;::.~drc~;"scC' on th~ tot..:11 corrc~,?ol:J.d~l1cc z~!'; ~gail\5~ ap!Jl"c;<i:Jl,.... t.;.~l/
75 'percent ~;.t the prcsc:tt tiInc.
-1. . 'fhe ad<.lcd sp3.ce is lH..:cc5sary to enable th(~ ()pc;ni::.~: of
rmoJ:'c JcttCT.S~ l~re;:'(~:1tly lcttL:rs 2-rc o;Jcncd \~.. i~~lGut ll.. e k:"lo\;,·li..:cl:~~~
of the: IJo.st Oiiic~ D~!1:~rt:'iicnton 0. cO~·'lJlt:.L~lj'" ~t\l're~'Jli~iol~.s liZlsir;,
n;'!.:111:~Y, ::';\l/j:)i;l:~ ~.';. 1~ltc!"?":Ol..:o::s~~i:_1;;it aL ~l\~;ht o,:l{i l'Lt\:"=:-I;'~""~{ it t~~~
l\<: ....:t d~~/~ The: 'p"~:(lc<:s!>io~: is :li~c::: ho',;'::s i:l t:.:..:.: ~ccur:~/ Oi;"icr;l!j 1'~\~',:"
y()!:~: ofi~C:i~. ~l:hi~; :\vl oaJ.y i:IV()!';C~, o,.. ~::"~i::-:e ~ ...tt is i:nFos:;:~)l~ tCJ
ni\:..~dl~ on. ~nlY i:1C:.... (;~~;.;("<i sC:J.l ..~~ It ·ili.ll be :h~CCSS;l..l·J ~o ;;el ;):1. ad~l..:<i
l'OUiI"a 10"£ tlli:.; }JC(H.. t.:::-:sin~ ",\.'ith per~"£la.:l~:1t c·~ui?:~e:1L. 'i.'be cost [or
188
t~ii.s· (:'..cldc.2. rooGl i:: i;tch.'.<..led; h8'!rc.vcr, it is not lw..lo·Jrn V{hC.t~l-';= ;:~Jdcd
,sj1:lcc r~;;lY. ~c olJ~~i.Dccl \::i~~lOl~t cost. In ordel' La "acqui.::e rllCJ:::'C lc:trcrZi
fo:" Pj.·~c~~"'si.:lg, aduc2cl L"o:)rl1 rn..::lY b~ nccc!j.';(Lry Clt lh~ Z'..i:-?()~t i!"1 .l'~~'.v
Yor:<. This C0St i.s iacl\;d~d; ;,:,u·.vever, .:lS~~i;} it m~y no:. ~2 r.J~cc~sa~:r
to cx1,cnd any ~J()ncy :;inc:e t:C.c l)ost Office n12.Y be able to 1:;,:~(~~C the
nl2..tter for U~~ In oth.~r ·,,:(ords, U."is nec:css2,1:y to ~et. t~·; :r.2..~l <lclivered
to a SCPCll';j.tC :':00;::1 ',::hcrc no othe.l" Post Oi~ic~ c;nr:~oyec:s 2..:;.'~
prC$cnl•.At t"nc ~;,-c~~~n~ ti.r:~(:J o.n t.:....~v..ittiag l')ost Oiiice c."";::')?~o/~(: 13
Y/o:r1::i:lE.; \vith OUt' r>?o~le. I'he item for space in ·Vr;:l~hi:1:;tor.. , \;;bil~
po~;~iLJ]J':, is not I.ll"ohz:ble) ;-;ince t~is sp:~cc does not :lcccl to b~ a.t any.
particubr peint i71 the \'/ar.i:i.:tgto:J. arc;)..
5. Our Security- p~o?lc "rc docurL1c:1.tcu as
.has been
port t;l>\t
t~l<tt the!
Iden 2[;
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7.
8.
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So {ai' t~:!2r~' l,
no sU::iplcioa i:t t~H::, ::;-I~:l post oiiicc in ?\'c,"( Yor:<. or ,tt ~~~ ai:~:..
..~ '" thl~Y ai.·~ ()~~l~~r t~i.lr.!. I~l~n z? The CO\'C!" sto;:y ~:i
arc dol:~Z cc:-.:tai.H l·.cs~a::·ch ·,,;,'or!<. Oll ior~.ii.:n :r1~l.il.ror. thL:
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9. The sc0i'';: Q(th.is j"l;'Qjcct co;;·ld be greatly c:·~p<lr'.dctl. since
it. d()C5 not c()v\.~r :!.~I.l:):-;t:l:lti.~J ;~:'::;CJll.-:t or rJl~a!l Y.,Ihicb. conH~~ ~c~v other
. po~;l offices ;;:L";)c\ si.:)ce it i,s c';'l":isionr:d that only <a~!el;::~~i·"i::ly 5;-n~11 pcrccn~
c.l.~c o!the m';lil \':ill b~ orl~n;,-:rJ. ~i.1~;cd un tL Y(~iLrl:; opf:r:iti.Ol\ of (he
189
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project as cur::-ently cno,-j$ione,l, ;). (~ct;liled 2.:l:tl"{sis c:t<:J. b.: ;-;,,'..~e to
dctcr;r;i:le ,"\':l~~~Lr i~ 5~lOlUd b~ ab~?Idon(;cJ C::':?2.:ided J CIt I-.iic~i;l:~:.inecl
at it5 prc:'i'C:-lt ;$CO?C. It i5 0\.1;:" o:)i::.ic:1 t~.:J.t the j\b(;:~CY Villi G!..:si.=-~ to
c."'p:J.:1d the p:"ajeet to t:le I112.xirr:G::1 cxt',:H possi"l" wic::ia t:'e l~"tts
of 1;ecurily <l.llll the limi.ts of the,Post Office Dcp:nL'1cnt's coo?~ratj,on.
i.
10. It i.s desired to point out tbat the Sccu.'it:r OUice ac.",iscs
th<\t t~li:l' cannot cC!nti:1u~ lho:: pr.:Jj~ct t:-,lcss ;'Hlclccl slots aI',e ]~"'c:ic
;L.vill2.bl~ to' tllcrn. l--I'o[~j, the DD/P Slandroi:l~l \TIC believe t~2_t \VC
are not· at the staEe of cit:-~er de";clo?i~6 the project as· ind~c~te::.l or
(U::;contiauin:-; it, Si41CC th~ mat",rial is nol being exploited llC<:!.rly to
the c;.:tcnt :~c\t it cOllld bc.
J.l. ' 'lllC co,;t c,f t!.lC project appctirs 1:1r2c; howevc::-, from the
abo·/~ aI1_.:!..lyr.~.!; you can !icc tll..:..t t:.::5 cosl is ~L~.0$t· ~ati::.. ~li' tb.~ ~:J.l.!l.l~i,"~s
of ~lc'Jf f..·nlplo·J'c~s, i:lcl\.~~in:,: h:?':'c:.'.~'...:~;.=:e!"s proc~ssing. fhe: CO;'k ·o/·~"
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EXHIBIT 3
Mi-:MOHAHDU;,[ FOH: Dirccttlt' of Ccntr2.1Intdlizc;)cc
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THROUGH: Chief of Operations, [;D/P yJ
SUJ3JZCT: Project HTLI",GUAL
1. Tl:is nlC,TIOX&:lDduTTI is for infOl'nl~tion only.
2. You will rcc:lU th;1t Project }-ITLl:."\Gu/\.L is a v~.'ry !.>l'nsi!=:-J(~
projcc f; i!1.voivin~~ t:-.c .L71:\ly:;i.'"; DE. nlc1il e~tc;,i~"~: i"!cv"! Yo=i~ Cily 1:=.-:->,n \.~(':
~Jov3.et 'l;r,ion. \l[hile t~e project Y.·~5 o;'i~i~~:-d!1 d(-=.'.)l~::1cd to cx:.':l;:1i:ac Zl.l.::l
l' o.;c·or ;.\.-- i:~{(j !,:!i2~1-()-[-1-lfo-r:l·-(ji:.TY-~~~Gtt·::<) l~C-O.ll::-.·'~ (:.~\'c lO?l: S ~ 101' :; O~:n ~
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fro:-n tl'.c Gt."':)rgi.an HCll\J~)!ic p~icr to the 9 t-'!?_l'ch l~~dl uprjs\.ll~s t.".H)\·.'~r.~
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"WJ:j ttCI1 by ir~divj.Jui.lls Fith little c~h:c<.ltional b;)ck~~roe..~lc1 2.ntl tllii.:o;;:nl)
concerned tlieI71sc:lvc$ ·wit~\ gossip about rcL:lCi",C5 and friC:lds.
1.. A tr',l(fic ;:tnalysis of m:.~il !:-onl the So~..:i~t U:'~nl1 i;~',:l. ;... t~:;
tb.;tt there h~ld bl..:~~l t' :Jtc~c.y tic::cline in lotu.l m ..... il irorn l::<...; c..;~~-::lr:'~i~n
l~:cpnbEc for ~$orne nlVT1rh~j pl'~.Ol" to 9 ]\1arc:l. Since 9 '\{;:.rch th(:~'c h'L";
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Christll _ O~C ~se:l t~\t2 ?~l:'~'~"~ lITr_1.ak Gocl"--foT a toLLl of ei.sl:t o\:.i:. or
tV/coly v.rith saGle rcli21cu5 rcf.:.:cncc.
6. It ;.5 hor~d t~Z'..t wh~!1. y.:c. a:::c bett~r st.u£cu to ;:n~l'j::C thi~
matcri;:'..l for other t})d=l CO\.l:ltcri:l~c·lli~~nce PllXPO~C!;, olhc.r. and p~r~2j)5
more signilic:lnt uata may be ob~aiccd.
r. f!-"-jj'Th--""'"
Jarnes :\.:;lglt.:~on
Chief, Counter Idcllig~3cc StCLU. DD/!?
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197
EXHIBIT 4
3 June 1971
rGMO~~NDU~ FOR THE P2CORD
SUBJECT Meeting at DCI's Oftic8 Conc2~~i~;
HTLINGUAL
1 At 10:30 a.m. this date, Mr. Hel~3 convened in
his office the DDP, the C/C~, the D/S, a~G CjC!J?roject
to re~o=t on recent action taken by him concerning the
HTLH:GUAL operation.
2. ~~. Helms stated that on Moncay he had briefed
Attorney General Mitchell on the operation. (Note: Mr.
Hebs I:!ay have meant Tuesday, 1 June, Honday having been
a holiday). Hr. Hel~s indicated that Mr. Mitchell fully
co~c~r=ed in the value of th~ o~eration and had no "hangups"
concerning it. ~'Th2n di~cussing the advisability of
also briefing Postmaster Genercl Blount. Mr. Mitchell
er:.co:..:.=aged Hr. Helms to undert.ake such a briefing.
3. The DCI then indicated that yesterday, 2 June
1971, he had seen Post~aster General Blount. Mr. Blount's
reaction, too, was entirely positive regarding the operaticn
and i ts cO:ltinua~ion. He o?in'~d th: t II nothing
neeced to be done", and rejected a ~b:;".et'6t.:lrily held
thought of his to have soneone review the legality of the
operation as such a review would, of necessity, widen the
circle of witting perso~s. Mr. Helms ex?1ained to the
PMG that Hr. Cotter. the Chief Postal Inspector, has been
aware of the operatipn for a considerable period of ti~e
by virtue of having been on the staff of CIA'S New York
Field Office. Mr. Helns shewed the Pos~a3ter General a
few selected examples of the ope=ation's product. including
an item relating to Eldridge Cleaver, which attracted
the P:·IG I s .spe-::ial interest.. ~._~. ~
i
I _
4. In an aside, Mr. Osborne mentioned that he had
seen Mr. Cotter since gr. Helms' meeting with the Post198
-2-
master General and that Mr. Cott~r reported that he felt
thQt ~is stcs~ \Jith the Postm~5ter General had go~e U?
several notches.
5.
by the
"the tT.~·O
It was obvious that all ?~~sent ~~=2
favor~ble race~tion Mr. Eelc3 ha~ ~~~
~entio~ed Cc~1~2t offic2~S.
S:-2.ti:i-~~
:.~ b=i2fin:;
6. The DCI teak the occasic~ to stress again the
secu~ity aS~2cts of the o?2ratio~ and sti?ulated ~hat~
in the event of cny sort of sec~rity flap or even a
s~3?icion th~~ a leak of sc~e ss=t had occ~~r=d, the
in~2=cept cpe~ation '."25 to ceasa ,iT:".::'!.ediately ,and our men
~e~2 to be withdrawn to the New York City base. ~1.
Hel~s wished to convey the i~?artance of staaoing first
ar.~ ~nvestiqati~q later. If a s~b5equent investigation
showed that indeed no da~ag2 had occurrec, i~ would then
be possible to reSlli"e the operation.
7. Both Z·ir. Helms and Hr. i-(a=arnessir..es Yeco~.e~ded
tiq~~ control over the nuwber c= Agency p==sons clea~ed
foY, and witting of, the operati~n.
3. The maeting e~ded at 10:40 a.m.
199
EXHIBIT 5
H;:.:-IGllAl1DU;·\ FOll
SUDJi:.CT
De/CI
il'i'LH:CUAL Correspondence ci' :'k:nbers or l;.h'~
United States Gov..;rmnent..
1. In oruer to uvoid pos$iole accusations tbat the CL\ en,".:l",;es in the
monitoring 0: the mail of n:embas of the U.S. Govervcnent, t.il" CleI may '''ish /
to consid"r th'" advisability of (a) purging sllch mil frcOl th~ liles and >.
rr.aclline records 01' the ProJect, uhd (b) -authorizing th~ i~suancQ of lnstruc·- V
tJoos to the "collt'ctors" to c~ase the acquisition of such u:2.tcriuls. Instructions
would h.:lve to d~fin~ in specific terns ....·ha.t co.b:~~:ories of cl":!ct,~d
or ~ppointed pt'rsonncl were to be encompassed, und \ih~th~r they e:<.tend-2d "to
private mail co~munications.
, I
3. Should C/CI d'?c1d2 in favor of purGinS J
th·~ Pro,i·~ct sllOuld also be V;"j.../JI"J'
1l'J.th0riz-:d to d2stroy at Headquarters any u:ateriu.ls in th·.= specified cate-
Gories yhien the "eoll<Jetors" m"y }lick up throueh inadvertence.
4. In this connection it is pointed out that crlsI's current o.i5';""'nation"
~nstructicns to Project liTLIHGUAL inclUDe the follo'''ing st"t.,~""'"L:
Jill "It-,,", concerninG any U.S. Government officiaL cr "·H'l,jy,,·=s,
:'!is or indiviuuals possibly employed by, or eonnectc,el '" l Ln J L;,'~ U. S.
Government including civilian and milit.ary persoi4"18l (t~1~se items
~ IA should not be e;iven any further internal distrillutionL"·
Chief, CI/Project
200
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ori,',:.xl ...,.::+.e:i hy or 2J:d:.. es~ed to Electeu Qr Ap!iQinled Fedcr;:Ll and ~'3riior Stat~~
C'..':'ficial:::; (~~.c. (;o':crno~, !..t.Co'lcrnor,ctc.):
b. ::0 t:1:,,;t;;J,ctio~s to he 13::;'U'30 t\1 intcrcflptr):"'3 C:/lcci~l]~,~
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,..~....- ~l:ch it";71 to C/CI/Pr0jRct prior to ;Iny 3I1h':l,"_riz~~tion; if C/CI/F:-o.i-~ct
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:r.e:;.or~ndu:il 'dll be exci.sed by c/cr/r:ro,jcctj
d ;:0 G:.:ccial-ct\tef,o:-y items sh<11J. be ct.rded fot" inclu:Jion in the
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dircct,~d, return of itcns by c)~,"rl~d r.1~::;t{1'1'~r.~, (~tG. This fila
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re;;f'~'ch tllJ.t n.t:! bli~CC:'i:5:tr:li ~lt~c;;':'~'~~t::~,_;l"::~lh(
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or =-weci::ll-c;;,tf;r,ory itoms to th'] FBI ~illC8 0"l1ch a st:~p ~,o\lld reduce
;,ome1,;h,1t our control of such i tern.
i. j]l~""ci.l1.1tion of ~pecio1-cot'Tory ik.~s) if deClrjcd ':ron by 1J~:j'~I .1lOct/or
C/CI):..h.::t11 not bo reflect.eel in the lOf-: book end cli:;:";t:[:iln,lr,ion stati:;tiC3.
j. :-:c:nt::'on, in 1"r:'t'ula.r ~:ilun:-:-:C)ries,of :;p:ci",l-r.;Jtepor.y)~·ri(':i.,'ll:.J ,L5 lld:!;d
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CHART SHOWING NOTIFICATION OF POSTMASTERS GENERAL
CONCERNING MAIL OPENINGS
Arthur E. Summerfield
J. Edward Day
John A. Gronouski
Lawrence F. O'Brien
William M. Watson
Winton M. Blount
Elmer T. Klassen
1953-61
1961-63
1963:..65
1965-68
1968-69
1969-71
1971-75
SUITmerfield met with Lulles and Helrr.s on May 19, 1954.
Advised of New York Mail Opening Project. Approved CIA
request to photograph the covers of mail.
On February 15, 1961, Dulles and Helms met with Day.
Helms has testified that he fully briefed Day on the New
York Project, including the mail opening aspect. Day
has testified that he asked not to be informed of the
deta ils and was not.
Not informed.
Not informed.
Not informed.
Met with Helms on June 2, 1971. Helms has testified
that he fully briefed Blount on the New York Project,
including mail opening. Indeed, Helms claims to have
shown Blount copies of opened mail. Blount has testified
that he was "briefed" on the project but never inforned
that rna U was being opened nor shown samples.
Not informed.
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EXHIBIT 7
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EXHIBIT 9
19 U:q 1971
SUBJ:C7: DCI's r'!eeting Concerning ~ITLI=:GU~L
1. At 10; 00 A.t·!. this date, !-Jr. Hel:::" con·.rcned the fo,ll<:;',Iin'J
in his office to dj.scuss'tJ;1e H'1LINGUAL operation: the .oD?,
-the c/er , the D/S, the DC/CI .. cL·.~l C/CI/?:::j:~;~:':.':.. ..
2. The DCI opened the meeting with a reference to an inquiry
as to p~ssiblemail ta~peringbyGovernmentagenc~es.addressed
to the Chief Postal Ii13pectcr, ~'!r. Cottarr by Dr ~ Jere:ny
J. Stone on behalf of the Federation of ~uerican SGienti~ts. On
the questior1 as tc,- ..J.t may have prompted the letter, the DD? mentioned
the possibi..u."cy that the infonnation might have c;6me fro;n
f
Herbert Scoville, a member of the Federation's Council w~o, while
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in CIA e~ploy, had been briefed on the Project. It was ~tated
I;
that :~. Scoville had not been a conSUEer of HTLINGUAL material
for r::eny years, and could not kno·.... that HTLINGiJAL had co"ntinued
, beyond the time when he was informed of it. The DCI stated that
he ''''as not over-concerned about l-rr. Scoville.
3. The DCI then asked, who outside of CIA xnoNs about the
HTLH1GUAL operation or gets its material. The CjCI replied:
only the FBI.
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4. The DCI then asked, who in the POD k~o~s the full extent
of the o?2ration - beyond cover surveillance. The C!CI re?lied
th3t o~ly Mr. Cotte~ kno~5, for he had been witting while with
crA 3:1U the O/S. The pr~-..;ious Chief Pas ~al !nspector, ~j!:,. ~~o:-'.t2.-
gue, had never wa~ted ~o know the extent of exa~ination actually
'C.~:12, .:.~d ~.-"il5 t~l:S :lbl-e to d.:::z:y 0::' 02.th ~=fcr~ .. 1. cO:1g=essio;,al
able to n3~e such deniil u~d2r oath. In an exc~~nge b2t~e~n
. ~c~·2.1::1'· ::'0 CI:\ C2·_1~:.1 ~..'~ r-:':;'';'~::-',2''':, :1i~ c.il·:..'::·_-:-.:~ :'s :':-:,.:~t~; C',:2':;
loyalty no~~ to the PQS~~a3~cr C~~2ral.
their ~;edia, Pa., office, the D~2 stated that h~ ::~d t~e~ infOrffi2d
that the copy of the lett~r ~entio~ed in ~~e P=2SS ~~~
CO:-r.8 fro:n nTLI(-lGU.~L. T:--:2 C/CI/Project inte:r?ose:i, \;it~ c..;::J:'::==-_
'.
to the DDP, that it had been positively ve~i£ied fro~ the ?=oj~c~'s
reco~d, and a rn7'"P had been written to the effect, that the Proje~t
had never seen the letter, and that, as a piece of domestic mail,
the letter would not have been aV2.ilable to HTLINGUAI., ,...hich has
access only to an inter~ational airmail facility.
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6. Mr. Helms stated that he would accept the evidence of
the ETLINGUAL record, but-:he then- asked, ho'.• long has°j:he FBI
/1.'
kno~n about the operati6n and how long have they been getting its
material. The C/CI replied that FBI awareness cac"e in 1958 when.,
in January, they requested pe!:Clission fro:!! Chief Postal Inspector
Stevens to examine mail to/from the USSR. Stevens h~d advised
CIA of the request and had sanctioned CIA's revealing the oparatioD
to the FBI end therefater servicing the Bureau wi~~ items of
national security interest. This was five years efter the operation
had started in 1953.
7. Nr. Helms asked whether the FBI passes the material ,to.
other agencies, or' outsid9 its headquarters office. The D/CI
replied that it did not, in accordance with the original agree-.
~2~t; that the unit receivi~g the ~ate~ial pass~s only sanitized
leads within the Bureau ~henever investigation is warranted.
8. The DCI then inquired how ~any persons in the FaI kriCH
a~~ut the operation or are privy to its take. The C/Cr/Project
s~a~ed that he had origi~ally been told that only a s~all unit of
t-,r v Q!' t:-.ree s-ze and h2.ndl~ -tc-..~ nate=i.al, and th~t this. had ':>aa:l
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in the E'31 know about it now.
9. On the qu~stio~ of continu20ce, th2 D~? stat~c th~~ h~
is g~avely co~c2rn~d, fo~ any flap would cause CIA t~e ~io~st ~~3-
sible pu::,licity and er.'CJarr2.ssr.\ent. He o;:>ined ~hat the c;:>era.'::i,c,"
should be done by the FBI because they could better withsta~d
such ?u~licity. ir~asrnucll as it is
.The DIS stated that h~ tr.ought the operation serv2d ~ainly an
F31 requireD2nt. Th2 C/CI co~ntered that the Bureau would not
take over the operatio~ no~, and could not serve esserrcial CIA
requireQents as we have served theirs; that, moreover, CI Staff
sees the operatic ~oreicn surveilla.nce.
10. l1r. Helm~.J ~ .en asked what should be done: do we want to
cont~r.ue the operation in view of the kno'Nn risks? The C/CI replied
~~at we can and should continue to live with th~~•.
,. _.I.. The DCI then stated that he would have to discuss the
matte:- with :1::. Cotter, and requested the D/S to a::rarl.ge a meating.
After th~t meeting, he said, he would determine whether Mr.
Blount should be i ·'n-med.
12. As the meeting closed, the DCI told the C/CI/Proj~ct to
monitor the operation most discreetly, and bring any p~oblern or
difficulty directly to him.
13. The meeting ended at about 10:45.
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EXHIBIT 10
Retyped from illegible copy.
16 February 1961
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Chief, CI
SUBJECT: HTLINGUAL
1. This is to note for the record that on 15 February the
Director, Chief, TSD, and the undersigned called on Mr. Edward
Day, the Postmaster General, for the purpose of briefing him on
subject project. We gave him the background, development, and
current status, withholding no relevant details.
2. After we had made our presentation, the Postmaster
General requested that we be joined by the Chief Postal Inspector,
Mr. Henry Montague. This gentleman confirmed what we
had had to say about the project and assured the Postmaster
General that the matter had been handled securely, quietly,
and that there had been no "reverberations". The meeting ended
with the Postmaster General expressing the opinion that the
project should be allowed to continue and that he did not want
to be informed in any greater detail on i.ts handling. He agreed
that the fewer people who know about it, the better.
Richard Helms
Chief of Operations, DO/P
Distribution:
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EXHIBIT 11
SPECIAL REPORT
INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON
INTELUGENCE (AD HOC)
CHAIRMAN J. EDGAR HOOVER
JUNE, 1970
212
June 25, 1970
This report, prep:lred for the President,
is approved by all members of this committee
and their signatures are affi..xcd hereto.
(\, 0 .1". "",7-'"_":'_'.--.-.--'-;--c----;-c--
Dircc\or, Federal Bure:lu of Investigatio!l \..1 'chairman
Director, Central Intelligence Ilgency
Director, Defense Intelligence Agency
Director. National Secul'ity Agency
copy NO 1 QF 5 COPIES
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PHEFACE
PART ONE
SUMMARY OF INTl;;HNALSECUlliTY THREAT
I. MILITANT NEW LEFT GROUPS
A. Assessment of Currcnt Internal Security Threat I
I. Studenl Prolesl Groups 1
2. Antiwar Acti visls 3
3. New Left Terrorist Groups 4
B. Asscssment of Current Intelligence Collection
Procedures 5
1. Scope and Effectiveness of Current Coverage 5
2. Gaps in Current Coverage 6
3; Possible Measures to Improve Intelli[.';er.ce
Collection 7
II. BLACK EXTREMlST MOVEMENT £1
A. Assessment of Current Internal Security Threat 9
1. DJack Panther Party 9
2. New Left Support for BPP 9
3. DPP Propaganda Appearances 9
4. Appeal to Military 10
5. BPP Philosophy and Foreign Support 10
6. OUler Black Extremist Groups 10
7. Black Student Extremist Influence 11
8. Foreign Infltamce in the Black Extremist Movemenl 11
B. Assessment of Current InlclligenccCollection
Procedures 12
1. O~her f3lack Extremist Organizations 13
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III. INTELLIGENCE SERVICES OF COMI1UNIST COU1\TJ1lES 14
A. AssessmenL of CurrenL InLernal SecuriLy ThreaL 14
1. InLervenLion in DomcsLic UnrcsL 11
2. InLe,lligcnce Operations 15
B. AssrsslllcnL of Currcnt InLelliGencc Collcction 17
1. Scope and Effectiveness 17
2. Gaps in Current Coverage 18
IV. OTHER REVOLUTIONAHY GROUPS 20
A. Asscssment of Current Internal Security Threat 20
1. Communist Party 20
2. Socialist Workers Party anc! Other Trotskyist
Groups 20
3. Pro-Chinese Communist Groups 21
4. P\wrto Rican Nationalist Extremist Groups 21
B; Asscssment of Currentlntelligence Coverage 21
1. Scope and Effectiveness 21
2. Gaps in Current Coverage 22
3. Possible Measures to Improve InLeHigence
Collection 22
PArrT TWO
RESTRAINTS ON INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION
I. SPECIFIC OPERATIONAL RESTRAINTS 23
A. Interpretive Restraint on Communications Intelligence 23
B. Electronic Surveillances and Penetl;ations 26
C. Mail Coverage 29
D. Surreptitious Entr:y 32
E. Developll1cnt of Campus Sources 34
F. Use of MiliLary Undercover Agents 37
II. BUDGET AND MANPOWER HESTmCTIONS '10
PAnT THREE
EVALUATION OFIN1'"EiU\GENCY COOn.DlNATION
1, CURRENT PROCEDURES TO EFFEtT COOHDlNATION 42
II. SUGGESTED MEASURES TO IMl'I10VE TIlE
COORDINATION OF lYJMESTIC INTELUGENCE
COLLECTION 1~
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PAnT TWO
HESTRAINTS ON INTELUGENCE COI"LECTION
The Commillee noted that the Pl'esident .had made it clear
that he desired full cOllsideratioll be given to any regulations, policies,
or procedures which tend to limit the effectiveness of domestic intelligence
collection. TheCommiltee further noted that the President wanted
the pros ,md cons of such restraints clearly set forth so that the
President will be able to decide whether or not a change in current
policies, practices, or pro.cedures should be made,
During meetings of the Committee, a variety of limitations
and restraints were discussed. All of the <lg encies involved, Defense
Intelligence Agency (DIA), the three military counterintelligence
services, the Central Int.elligellce Agency (CIA), the National Security
Agency (NSA), and the Federal Bure.au of Investigation (FI3I), participated
In these considerations.
In the light of the directives fumished to the Committee by
the White House, the subject matters hereinafter set forth were reviewed
for the considerati,)n and decision of the President.
I. SPECIFIC OPERATIONAL RESTRAINTS
A. Interpretive Restraint on COlllmuni.cations Intelligence
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C. Mai: Coverage
, Pl"eliminary Discussion
The use of mail covers Cln result in the collection of
valuable inforll1:ltion relating to contacts bet ween U. S. nationals and
foreil;n govenlllJents and intelligence services. CIA and tile military
investigative ac;encies hav.e found this information p:lrticularly helpful
in the past. Essent ially, there are two types of mait cove rage: routine
coverage is legal, while the seconcl--covert coverage--is not. Houline
coverage involves recording information from the face of envelopes. It
is available, legally, to any cluly authori zed Fede ral or state investigative
a:;ency submitting a written request to the Post Office Denartment
and has been used frequently by the military intelligence services.
Covert mail coverage, also knO\\11 as "sophisticated mail coverage, "
or "flaps amI seals, " entails surreptitious screening and may include
openinG and examination of domestic or foreirrn mail. l'his technioue is
based on high-leve I cooperallOn or top ecl1elon TJ"(JS1al offic In Is.
Natu ra of Restrictions
. Covert coverage has been discontinued while routine
covera:;e has been reuul:l:U !>i'i:ll1aIily as an outgrowtJl 01 pUDlicny
arising from disclosure of routine mail coverage during legal
proceedings and publicity afforded this matter in Congressional
hearings involVing accusations of governmental invasion of privacy.
Advantages of Mai1.ltaining Restrictions
Routine Coverage:
1. Althouf,h this covcrZlgeis legal, charp;es of invasion
of privacy, no ',laUer how ill~f9unded, aI'e possible.
2. This coverage depends on the cooperation of rank-and-file:
post~lemployeesand is, therefore, more susceptible to compromise.
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Covert Coverage:
1. Covera~e directed against diplomatic est~lllishmentsJ
if disclosed, could have adverse diplomatic repercussion::;.
2. This covera~e, not haVing sanction of law, runs the
risk of any illicit act magniiied by tbe involvement of a Government
agency.
3. Information secured from such coveraGe could not be used
for prosecutive purposes.
Advantages of Relaxing Hestrictions
Routine Coverage:
1. Legal mail coverage is used daily by both local and
many Federal authorities in criminal investigations. Tbe use ofthi?
technique should ue availaule to permit coverage of individuals :llld '
groups in tbe United States who pose a tbreat to t'he internal security.
, ,
Covert Coverage:
1. High-level postal authorities have, in the past, provided
complete cooperation and have maintained full security of this p~·ogram.
2. This technique involves negligible risk of compromise.
Onl}' high ecbelon postal authorities know of its existence, and personnel
involved are highly trained, trustworthy, ,and under complete control
of the intelligence agency.
3. This coverag~ has been extremely successful in
proclucing hard-,core and autbentic intellig'3l1ce which is n'Ot obtainable
from any other source. An example is a case involVing the iliterception
of a letter to a, establishment in The writer offered to
sell information to anel enc:lo'scL! a sample of informalion
available to him. AnalysfS(letermined that the writer could have
,given' lnformalion which might have b:::en more damag,ing:
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NOTE:i
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DECISION: Mail Cover;1be
__ Present restrictions 01\ both types of mail
coverage should be continued.
Hestrictiolls on legal coverage should be
--removed.
,__ Present restrictions on covert cover'age should
be relaxed 01\ selected tal'["els of priority foreign
intelligence and internal security interest.
More information is needed.
The FBI is op[losedto implementin[~any covert mail coverage
because it is clearly illegal and it is likely that, if done, infor"
nation would leak out of the Post Office to the press and serious
damage would be done to the intelligence communitY:,1 The FBI
has no objection to legal mail coverage prOViding it is dOlle on
a carefully controlled and selective basis in boLh criminal and
security ma tters.
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EXHIBIT 12
20 ),!2.rch 1')70
The Honor<:lb1c J. Edg2.r ,Hoover
Director
Federal LlurC2U of lnvc.sti:;atioll
Vi <i.shi:1:jton, D. C.
Dear },ir. Ecov",r:
I','c h20vo co,n?lctc(! o\.'r review of dOP.1CStic po~itive intclE:~cnce
colle etlon cll,-ccn<..!cr eel by your 1ett<:r of 11 >I!':lr C'1 1970. We w.u';,uly
welcome TJcriQ:iic rcc::cJ.mi:1ation by Q\Jr two <lGc,lcic3 of the i:::1?lcmcntation
of tl:c 1');';6 a:~rce;,ncnt 2nd t}::e: col1~ctiOll o[ positive i[ltclli£;~{lcC
which you pro~)o:J(;L1. I con::ur a1:.;0 v/i::11 YOUl" co:n:ncnts th~~t there i:3
. a nccu for clu;;-:: cool"Clination of our efforts in L':c !ic1d of To05itive and
counter btc11 1::'::'I-:e colle ction. To be n,os t cficetivc. 1 a~r ee t:--,at it
i£ e9~"::1ti:d :,n- t!1is /'.~:(;ney. tocet::er with your DU:·C2.U. to conduct a
continuln:; un.::.l;::;i3 of cl;,r.:!C;:itinc collection 2octivlly. 'fi:e.: :Jrod\;r;t is
of growin:; i::;;,ortanc(; to tl:,-, national ~ccuritl <:<c.d to be UI~itccl St.:ltc5
Intclli~encc Cor:l1TIu;;.i:y. 'There{ore we <:ndo::-5c your ?ro?':l!J~l lor a
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conducted.
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EXHIBIT 13
[Retyped from Indistinct Copy]
MEMORANDUM FOR, Director. Office of Security
ATTENTION, Deputy Director of Security (Investigations
and Operational Support)
SUBJECT: Project HTLINGUAL
1. Reference is made to the Inspector General's survey of the
Office of Security in December 1960 wherein a recommendation was
made for the preparation of an emergency plan and cover story for
the Project, HTLINGUAL. Reference is also made to memorandum
dated 11 January 1962 addressed to Chief, CI Staff by the Deputy Director
of Security (Investigations and Operational Support), wherein
it is stated it is understood the CI Staff is engaged in the preparation
of a cover story for the Project in the event it is compromised.
2, The above reference to the fact that the CI Staff is preparing
a cover story for the Project in the event it is compromised may
be a bid misleading. Oversimplification of the "flap potential" in
this Project ~ust be avoided, but on the other hand, unnecessary
planning merely for the sake of belaboring the record must also be
avoided. Yet, to assist in clarifying the thinking in the event of
"flap" the following is presented.
3. At the outset of this Project the calculated risk associated
with participation in this type of activity was carefully considered,
and the operational decision was made that the effort was worth the
risk. Events are proving the vaildity of that decision despite our
full knowledge that a "flap" will put us "out of business" immediately
and may give rise to grave charges of criminal misuse of the
mails by government agencies.
4, The analysis made by the Office of Security in their memorandum
of 11 January 1962 is helpful, except that it fails to recognize
the .. flap potential" in a possible disgruntled Postal Department employee.
With that addition to the comments of the Office of Security,
it may be stated that in the opinion of the CI Staff this Project could
"blow" at any time for anyone of the reasons stated by the Office of
Security. It is quite possible that the compromise would be supported
by documentary evidence in the form of items from the Project and by
the naming of individuals participating in the Project. Recognizing
the possibility of compromise of the Project, it becomes important that
the Project files contain a record of a coordinated opinion as to
what action can and/or should be taken in the event of compromise.
In arriving at such a determination, it is to be noted that the surfacing
of the compromise will unavoidably be in the form of a charge of
violations of the mails. The charge may be levelled against Federal
law enforcement agencies, U.S. Intelligence Agencies or against the
Post Office Department itself. Whatever the charge, hwoever, the
burden of making a reply falls immediately upon the Post Office Department,
unless some other accused organization wants to admit the
violation, because· the mails are in the custody of the Post Office Department.
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5. Since no good purpose can be served by an official admission
of the violation, and existing Federal statutes preclude the concoction
of any legal excuse for the violation, it must be recognized that no
cover story is available to any Government Agency. Therefore, it
is most important that all Federal law enforcement andU.S. Intelligence
Agencies vigorously deny any association, direct or indirect,
with any such activity as charged. In the event of compromise this
position should be made known immediately to the Postmaster General.
He is fUlly knowledgeable of the Project, and the preparation
of correspondence before the fact to make known our position to the
Postmaster General constitutes an unnecessary security hazard in
·connection with the mere existence of such correspondence.
6. As to the behavior of the Post Office Department after a compromise
takes place, we are hardly in a postiion to dictate. It might
be expected, however. that they will deny the abuse of mails charged
.and indicate the matter is being referred to the Postal Inspection Service
for investigation. Unless the charge is supported by the presentation
of interior items from the Project. it should be relatively easy to
"hush up" the entire affair. or to explain that it consists of legal mail
cover activities conducted by the Post Office at the request of authorizedFederal
agencies. Under the most unfavorable circumstances,
including the support of charges with teams from the Project,
it might become necessary, after the matter has cooled off during an
extended period of investigation, to find a scapegoat to blame for unauthorized
tampering with the mails. Such cases by their very nature do
not have much appeal to the imagination of the public, and this would
be an effective way to resolve the initial charge of censorship of the
mails.
7. A determination as to whether the compromise has been such as
to preclude continuation of the Project would have to await the outcome
of the compromise, even though it would undoubtedly be necessary
to suspend the Project during the period of inquiry into the charges.
8. In conclusion, therefore, it is stated that ih the event of compromise
of the Project, HTLINGUAL, KUBARK in covert coordination
with the Postmaster General will enter a general denial to any and
all charges, as may be necessary, and will avoid COmment in deference
to the Post Office Department if possible.
Deputy Chief
Counter Intelligence Staff
Prepared by:
CIA officer: ja I feb 62
Distribution:
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of intel:ig·:rlce t'h::..t 5:-1.::;;.tl~ 'b~ i~.::.e:;'i.:.tcly :P'..:'::"':-l·.:l by -:::e ··;~:-i~o':..~
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tbG.t it ,"ou.ld b~ i~cpp:::opriat£! to h::.v~ a:-I,r blf:.!·l:~~t rc~.o·.-·a2 of:
rcstrictionGj ~c.t~2r, tr:e ;,:;ost ~:p~n·c:;,.:l8.i;e ~!'"CC~'::ll=C ,,:;v1..·-1:1. be
.to decide on tn'~ t~.-p~ o~ int~lli:se:'.ce ;-;c ;:3~d, ·C2..3~5. C:l 2.~
essess~~~t of t~e reco~~~nia~ions of this ~~~, ~~i th~n to
:P:-OC22,i to !'ecovc t:l~ l"e:;.tr2.in:..s C.S r:~:e5:::;2.!'j" to ot:;:\i~ 5~ch
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O'.lt nita ~ioo'.~e!" b;;:i'Ol',} I h~ve ~:l:; .cLe~:.li~~s '\..i.th (ii:: <J.ir:cct1y.
2. Hon::;l r...~. ~'12 dis~uszed th~ a??:"cpt'::n~'" hQU5i~~ of
t~s o:p~r::.-;;icn ::.~"l, \.i?::>:l ;.·,~:-l~~,.ic:1, I ucl1.e,'c tl:r>.t :·,.thcr
th.!'..il e. \.rr..i t~ :~O;_l~~ st:-. i';;.\~:..- lc':~;.i t1s :"or ~u.it2.1)le S?~-:~, tn~t
a p=ofe5sior.~1 int=llig·~:i.':2 ?~c:;o:1 s~.~ulcl C~ ~osi;:'.~d ti:~~ ~a5k
of lo,~c.tic..3 such ~p~ce.. AccQi,".iir,::;lj", I 1";oul;,,l Si.!E:~::::.t tl-:'3.t
e. rcqu~zt l;e r~::de tl:.:=..t ~.:. l!o~·...·~r ~5ziGn C.:l c.g~:1t to t:nn
tesk. In co:-~.,=ctio~ ,,;~it:-.. ":..:l;~ l~O~lSi:1.; ~~o"o123, I thip~( G~ri,:u~
con.sic.er2.tic:1 !:!.4st b~ Give:1. \;0 the r:.:;;?=~p:·ir..te JU03tice D~~::lrtne:
lt co~;.;r "£0:: th~ dC:::::03tic i:"'~t<2ili~er~':e O~~.?l"c..tio':1. \Jc
discus·s~d ycsteyG.?.y us:.!:.;~ lDlU o.~ a. cavt?r o.r:d as I i~d.i~a:ed ...
I believe tt~t tb~t is a ~05t e?prop~i~te COler. I Qzlj.e'lc
that it i5 £~~erally f21t t~~t :JIV is a~~ai1 a f~r ~o~c exte~
ivc ir;.::~l.liGence C?.2:-2.t:'c~ t:1D.:l [~a3 bee:l r:.:entic:l-:;~ pl..i.olicly I
erd th.a.t the I[,I\J O?2:":..:.t.i()~1. co·,'c::.· ·__;c:...:.1o. elir,:in2.~c t:-.e I-:..~ot:em
of di~co"':~·e~:'ns ~ r1e;r i:1t~lli:e:1ce OI==::'"[:.t;'cn in ~h~ Dc:~~rt:.-.~nt
of Jus-tice. ncn;e"ler J ! r.c..~;e reservD.~ion::; a~o"C.t t::'e perso:!::el
:in IuIU a::i i t3 :pr~sent. oper~t::'o:1 t::.~~ivi tie~; [!,~i ll~:..lld S:J-Z';2St.
teet tcc:r eit::er be Gi\"~:l [l :-:J.r,.o:" fu~~tio::. \."it~:'n the ne~.;
1ntellibecc~ o~~ratiQ~ O~ th~t t~e st~:f be co~?letcly r~=~vcd.
I h2."ve 11:.::1 o::.ly :'nci:i~:",.tal cle?linG3 ~:i "t,r1 tt~ p~n·3G:1:'l..el: other
than JiLl :;~~.rir:·::!, er..i cfl..nn..Jt s;=E.:~ t::> thei~ discr2tioL"l. z.r..:i
loyalty for such en o?eratic~. I do n~t believe th~t Jin
D~\rine is c,:r:~.'-:)le 0:' ar.(,'· t:~jo~ :,;05i t:O:l ",;i t:lin t;~~ ~:.2'f.T
T" ~p.~_cl+.i.s~:lc3 o:pa:·a.t~cr.. jro~rcvz:l", I d.~ c21ieve t:-.2.t he cOi.ll1.
help perF~tu~te th~ cover ~nl ~e has e;~d~nc~d a loynlty to yoaJ
tbe De:;?:lty a..'11 other ::ey :p3'o?le in the D2p;,:,":::e::.t o~ JU3tice"
despit~ his ~tro:1:; ..!.i:il~z; "1I'''i t1: "t::..:! F·rie:, A:i72.!'..iSt::"2.tic:l.. I
liCuld d~fe~ ~o ~j'01.tr .jt:.i:;~:::~::t, c~ COi,;:."se) on arl.Y rzcc:=~:;:,j,~tior:.
..... ·regardi:\:; Jin D~vin~ f s cO:1r.i:-~~ei ~re3"3'nCe in such. ~~n i~~tall:!.~e~ce
(J:p~ation.
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need fvr :YC:.l to h~ve a riGrlc !~::-a.:".::' i.:~.:1 i.,o e.3Gist in rl~nrJ.n~ this
: o;el"atic!!. It ,";~1.'.'!.d S~~~ t1::.t \-'-~1~~ is n2~d.2l,.i. i3 n r::!.~ ·~rl~~l
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Z!:::lttcr ia &:lY f'..t:'t:l~r d·~'.:~il ......itn ~!o:>l othE:': t~a..'1 \;.0 rC':luc~t ~~~e'
SUb!~5Sion of 5CG2 Ecr:-.inces.. I '";;ollld :ll~o li~:~ t·::> 5l~-2.3est t'h~:;
'Va. rcq,:,,:,c:.ri; n.::!~s f:';'''C:1 t:--~.:- Y~.~·i:.J:":'s i n-:= lli[;enc~ a.~·:'ncic;J i (~v...:~l-;~i
for pzrsor...". 1'Jl th:'..t niC!1"C "c~ ~~:",,:O?:-.!.c.t.~lJ· in-:olvei in t:1is acti-v-it:i
or \inO w.i{~.ht ser've as yClJ::' ~s3ist[lnt.· .. !
In Gu.~y, I recc:;-...:~er.i _th~ follo~rir..g it'".k:.ediate acti.on:
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(i) Yeti I:C2t ~ritl'l :icc·;er, e:"'lllain ·,rr.:?t ::-.ust 'oe dc~e J ar.:l
req~est his no~nees fo~ the i~~c~26~n~y ur~t.
"'"2) Yea reC1uezt that rrco·~"'cr t1sziGn Co!"'. agent "i;o t~e
of locating appropria.te 1~ou3i!L~ for t::e op.=:ro.tio:ls •..
task
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(3) I request that othe~ i~volv~d intelligence eS~ncieo
.,,?uP;:rl.t' n~:rd.r:.ees for' the i nteri!.~ency unit ..
(4) I re~ue3t f~o~ the n;e~cies na~es of ep~ropricte
.per§onnel for assign=ent '0 the operatio~.
."
Fin2.11y I I ",;c·J.1d suggest th9.t rou ca.:!.l '"riee:·~y t:cctir~3 to
~onitoZ'· ""Ct~e yro'":lle:-is .(;=.5 tl:ey e;:~rb~ a~'i to r::..::.1:e ce~..tZ!."!..n that ""·c
~e Incving ~:Us J!l'O~CZl into i:.;ple::~ntr.tio:l &3 quic1~y e.s :L:03sibl~ •.
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hi::4 to jcir. yC'..l in Co ::~;~in.; .,,-:' t;. !~ov~."cr il~ uill 'be hs.ppJp'
·to Coo so. . "
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EXHIBIT 17
.\ITII) _TIII ..c I'/I'\ltT'il ',I' '.)1 JI ~rICL
December 5, 1973
l\1Er-IORANDlJIYI TO ALL SPECIAL AGENTS m CHARGE
(A) CO~DUCT A~m ACTiVITIES OF P,12LO';SES -- In ccn:;ideration
of recently p:q;osed e,'enlS and the l"('5ultlnt atl.:osphere oi public
conCC:-il ior the prolecL,oil (If i"dividtt;:;!s' rights LO privacy, I ieel
it advisable to point out to you the continuing need to assure that
citL':~I~s LIe gi~'en hill r;:?c\:';5iiition of j-h0ir Ccnsli~~tional rig:ilto?" arid
privileges.
t .~" .
As :l1ei1'!.bers of a Federal in\'E'sii;..{a~i",·e ag-ency, FBI
crnployees nHlst at all t.i.r.:125 zealously 'j"u:!.rd (In',,: dcfE:nd t~e rights
ans··libert:es ~_~'!~:l!'::':1te~"d to :dl ~n...li·.. j':!:.:.~Js by the Co:,slFiltiOr..
Ther<!fore, FnI emplo::-2~3 r~~'..l5t ji.UI~ ·':r1;J~2 .in~:i1~: iGVe,:;ti';':lti\'e
:~ activity which could "b!'id~e in aay way the ri~!,ts g;:aranteed to a
ci lizen of the united States by the CC:o,5ritution ?d ur.der no cirCUlnstanc~
shall f2IllliloyeeS of the F31 ell~agc in ~~j" conduct ~.'/hich
Jllay result in defaming- th2 chan~cb:;l-~ !":~p~taticl1, integ-~itYJ or
dignity of any citizen or" o:-gJ.nizatio;l vI c~tizen:.; of the Unit",ci States•
.Funcam'enlal to all investig:t:'i6ns by the FBI is the need
to protect the Constitutional rights of our citizen,:; while still
thoroug-hly and expeditiously dischargin~ those responsibilities with
'. which it is charged by statutes and Directives of the President :lnd
the Attorney General.
These principles ir.ust be kert in mind by you at all times.
Again, the spirit ('.05 well as [he letter of the I,m is our goal.
Clarence,r.I. Kelley
Dircctur
12/5/73 "
MEMOHANDUM 50,-73
233
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EXHIBIT 18
, 'JI'HTED STATES COVI:.R:\MENT
A1emorandurn
lIR. W. C. SULLIVAN
"
ROM bUt. D•. E. l'OORE/
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DATE: October 2, 1964
cc
U£>jECT:
ESPIONAGE -
I "
,l'ri9r llIemora~da have advised of the star~ing of the· trial
'f the "illegal, agents in this case, ~r. and Mrs. Robert K.
,~ltch;'in'the Eastern District of New York and motions by defense
~ounsel regarding the nature of ,evidence to be submitted in this
case.
The Judge originally denied the motions, but Assistant Atci.
orney General Yeagley has advised that USA Hoey in answering queS1:iClO!;
hy the JUdge gave answers which were too broad and which tha Gover~"en
c.:annot sup;;rt and therefore it'is nefessary for the Government to tl::l.~e
d.dditional statements to .Judge Dooling who is sitting in this case in
"h~ Eastern District of New York. My mel:1orand1llll of September 30, HiS,.,
\~ _sed that while we were not aware of the contents of the conver~
ations between USA Hoey and JUdge Dooling, we had no objections to
-,eagley' s proposed aJ:i1ending statement as it was correct.
" Subsequently on the afternoon of 10-1-64, Departmental At'~:)
rneys ThoI:las K. Hall and Kevin Maroney advised Supervisor' -
~nd myself that USA Hoey's statement to JUdge Dooling was unfOrtunate .
.>ecause it was too broad. They believe that the Judge's query pertained
to ~llY tainted source at the Ba1tch residence and was co~!i~eti
~o eavesdropping devices; but that Hoey in his answer had not confined the
answer to the residence or to eavesdroppi~6' either of which would
~crhaps have prevented the current problem. ,No info~atio~ obtaineQ
from wiretaps or microphones is contemplated to be used in this case
tind the only tainted source cis a ~~il intercept Which did not take
o>laco anywhere near the residence;.
Subsequently on the evcling of 10-1-64, Mr. Hall advised
that he had just learned that apparently Hoey in his discussions
~ith the' court had stated, or at least indicated, there
",a~ _no microphone involved in !,this case and, 01 course, this was
il1c.:.rrect :I.Ild the Department t'elt the record had to be corrected. lie
R(C·15
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I:l5 OCT 19 lS64
234
Mit SULLIVAN - MR. ~~OORE
JA'l..;:, ESPIONAGE':
asked if the Bureau had any objection and was advised in the negative,
This mornin~ Mr. Hall called to advise that U&\ Hoey had now requeste~
advice as to what answer could be given the court should he be asked
(1) if there was a wiretap involved in this case and (2) if there w~s
a mail intercept in this case. After checking, I called Hall back ana
said that we would leave the answer to #1 up to the Department, but
that if the Department saw necessary, the Bureau would not object.
However, with re~ard to #2; under no circumstances is the Bureau willin~
to admit that a mail intercept was utilized and Hall said he wo~ld
pass this information on to Roey and Assistant Attorney General Yea~l~:
whC' 1.5 in New York.' .' / .. ·.j:7"'-<....)-..i~ v.<~"..l~.'\r..-,\.~ ........," _I -;.. .....? .v.;.~·.vYT'\...LJ ~ ,y.,.- ....-4- .,! " 1':.:'\, -.:'~.... ~.t-::-~.\ :-1.1" i-fy ,.,-
~ I Hall advised that he had discussed this case with Acting ~ttorney
General Katzenbach this morning and Katzenbach was of the
opinion that the Depart~ent must be candid with the Judge. He said
Katzenbach recognized the problems, but felt that in view of the value
of tho case, an effort should be made to go ahead With the trial 2ven
if it might be necessary drop the overt act where our taiced source
is involved, and proceed on a general conspiracy basis With the reco~nit
ion that tho verdict might'be against us, but we would have revealed
t1 Soviet espiona~e activities to the people. Hall said he was passiho
on the Acting Attorney General's comments to Assistant Attorney
General Yeagley. Hall said that the motions of defense counsel and the
complications with regard -to the answers may eventually fonxthe Gover~ment
to' drop the prosecution. He said in view of the many facets involved,
he did not feel there was any reason to agree to a pre-trti
hearing on the issue of tainted source if this should be required by
the court, and rather th~n do this, they are prepared to drop the espionage
charges and attempt to proceed on lesser grounds.
ACTION
SAC. 'NYO, was advised of the above developments and
requested to keep ~n close touch with Yeagley in New York and you will
be kept advised~of develop~ents.
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EXHIBIT 19
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_'''.1101110'' 0"'" c.,.... 110. NO. 0'
,- '. UNITEU STATES G ERNMENT
'Memorandum
~'
~ fROM
Mr. Tolson
A. !l. Belmont
)
DATE: 2/27/65
SUBJECT: THE LONG COllMITTEE
-_.,.~.-
,\
The Attorney General called on t~e morning of
Fe~ruary 27, 1965, to 'advise he wanted to consult with the
'
Bureau on certain problems raised by the Long Committee, which
is exploring the use of mail covers, et cetera. He noted there
was a pOlilj<,ble problem concerning@hief In~ector '~~JU:ague's
testimonIJa~ whether it was neces~~ry forL»0ntagueJ~o change
his testimony]. Also, he felt that Internal Revenue Service had
been using illV,"stigative techniques which they should not use
and this could pose a problem. He said .hat the President had
asked him to coordinate with all executive agencies concerning
the problems raised by the Long'Committee.
Inspector Moore and I met with the Attorney General in
~iS office this afternoon. Mr. C~rtney Eval1s was present. I
told the Attcrr.ey General that in~cntague'a test1~o~ he was ,
, told by Attorney Fensterwald t~t if aQ¥ of the questions had "
national secu~ty i~plications~ontagu~Jshouldnot answer them.
". can.sequently, l!!ontagugwas estoppe.d from doing other than answering
in the negative when asked questions touching on national
, ecurity. 'With this interpretation, it was questionable whether
an attem should be made 100 "h"naA or exnlain!1iontague's --j'
tes10imanv'I I '-,
Clepr to tDe AttOrney GeQeral that from our dealings
~ \W"l;hl!ontagu~J' he was a man of integrity and sacrificed his
,=~.:. pf\e1rlslyonwalitdheussir.esTfhoerAtthtoeJ:wneeylfGareeneorfalthseaidcohu@n.,thryadanndo hinadte..ncotioopnerated
~:~~ of7Phanging one word of~ontague's testimonJ~ but he was
~~' conSidering advising Long and Fensterwald tllat there were
~ ext~eme delicate national security matters touching on the areas
beiQ"'g covered by the committee and there could be exceptions to
the answers given in the testimony when they touched on such
'
sensitive security matters. He said further that he contemplates
seeing Senator Long and impressing on him that the committee
would not want to stumble by mistake into an area of extreme
interest to the national security as they nearly did in a matter
1 F:nl! ,f1 n u! n;I BEe· 56
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236
Memorandum to Mr. Tolson
Re: The Long Committee
I affectinr! CIA. ,-
\ Katzenbach contemplates
\
aSking for a list of the witnesses who will appear before the
committee together with a brief summary of the expected. testimony,
On the basis of this, he will be able to advise Senator Long
when he should steer clear of a sensitive area.
I told Mr. Katzertbach that I certainly agree that this
matter should be controlled at the committee lvvel but that
I felt pressure would have to be applied so that the personal
interest of Senator Long became involved rather than on any
ideological basis. Mr. Katzenbach said that he had already
talked to Vice President Humphrey about Fensterwald,
\, and that Humphrey had promised to talk
to Long concerning Fensterwald. Katzenbach said that in
addition to the Vice President he might have to resort to
pressure from the President himself, although ne would prefer
to work it out without resorting to the President. He i.nd'!.catcd
Ither~~as no one on the GOlIllilittee i(self who could be hcloful.
- Mr. Katzenbach said that he expected troublefrolU the
\
POSSible activities of IRS and the military in the investigative
field; that if some of these matters are uncovered before the
committee they will tend to undermine the restricted a.nd
tightly controlled operations of the Bureau. I told him that
\
our operations are tightly controlled and particularly in the
delicate areas of concern, we restrict ourselves to important
security matters.
l Hr. Katzenbach said he was going to see Senator Long·
on Monday and wanted to know if the Bureau would like someone
, to go along with him. I told him no.
ACTION:
Mr. Katzenbach said he would advise
of his conversation with Long. He also asked
the Director of our disc~ssion and I told him
us of the results
that I advise
I woul:i.
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O'~l 10 19"/5
FUI
237
Memorandum to Mr. Tolson
Re: The Long Committee
I calle~ Mr. Deloach and briefed him on tQis
pr.oblem.in~rder ~at he might contact Senator East4anL(in an
effort to warn the Long Committee away from those areas which,
would be injurious to the nationa; defense. (Of couse I made
}
no mention of such a contact to tne Atto~ney General.)
Mr. Deloach advised that Senator East~a~tiE in Mississippi and
be will contact him upon his return Monday.
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EXHIBIT 20
il:~O '~vi Mnrch 2, 111ii5
,Ml;MOR.ANDUAol H.iH MH. TCUON
D:tll. 13~.wtlu.Nl'
Am. GALL
A:..H. Wj.,..t~ l!J.'. [;UJ....WVAN
lUI. DO:; ....C·A(..ll
'I'll" t.tl:)l'ney G'iliral E.tatcd that the .*'vstn..llstel' General io (;olrq
dowil Cain? th13 u:.ol'lun; 1t1L:;.bci( Wlliell 11:::, be ,.,ttUl'OOJ \i, n"ral, Ul\:ll;(;Llt W.Alld
bu lld¢ul to '_lII..;. !.V;ptH.:t01· ~:().I11l!&ue ot til" 4"vst CUl..:: "';t'yartOf;ll.t,
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thetO ':Iould then be in one place a 11llt of all pl\OOEl taps G.nd !:"It llW':Y.)Ee f.nd
r':2SOU tot' th~OI. I £talld tUllt it 1li a la~t, .In.!of;U' ;;,. 1 all, CODC(;/ l1ta. tnd 1
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t..at ;:u ph...M ta!-'pillS lit' ,.iiscontiJ:Ili".;i lr"Ci:v( whdl 8?C';Ul~Ulll.p?r07"dD,?
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11 litit be ci:ulll you;;l\ for 9l!> ucllJ:,; thu ":11) ;JbOllC8 tr'iJi)N uy tHt: ~()~t:rum"l1t.
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thl:t t:;-po ot t:r.~; ii th~Z'e w~re a H.u In\'c::tl::;atiuD wlllea wou1£i C'It;~~ out.
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1 stated I tbOUji;!.t tho Att",rn~)" Genera.!. had made gO\lO I:lellliway Wc=lC1=-_--,
:lcnator!.006. 'IlIC Att01'ncl (;..:ncra! .t<olcd ho tho~l1t it wuuld Do: 1r.a1tl:ful, J
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EXHIBIT 21
3U~~EC'I': G;lc::"',"'ltior..aJ. 1,sp~Gts of L.~.. O:J?...DOGDH
~':'.fl. ,'" ·'-'.ncisco, Co.liforrria
<. rrrU3 '~~~'::Jra.~d'.l..'1. ·.rill deal only 1dth th:-ee 1::'3G:j1m():..C~{ u"ltric5
in l:hich Far oa:;t Division participated, as folloclS:
,~ '[o\"'~:::-'J..#j.r:.r! :.~' .. ~: S:~":~7';Q O:;~:;D O~riC8rS, cr:.:3 l'~q3 r~:,;:..:,.:-~ ":'~:-:
re;.~8;;;i~rrt.atiYe,. one SF Office cf: Se..~.=::-i.t:.- :cc:.-:-:ed
e.scorl-, and t",;o Far East Di-risi::m officers ~;~i'Iir..ed i":".ail
;:'~~CGm the far fust in tl-..e postQ~>":'''i=':} (::;:-i:'~; rrG..J.-:'.-Q:-!,:in~
hou:.;'s :til tl::..a p:resenc~ ot the ~O~1:::.l i:~:,,_ ';c'1:·:,;:.-.. '(~v7'2
plO(;2~ ur l :ail ~.r9:::-e :':\~_""0"1~l..~i, t,::.:'.:::i::' \.~; a i}'?C1~
lct::ation , opened, ex:lm!1ed,
photof.Taphed and re~lI:-::~ ta '~,~-:'3- t~.il fl':::l
~ur~g the Gubsequent llight
1
3 ~~~~-~~~~~:.~;~ ~~ ~;~~~,
"'2.3 d:>ne lrithont the kno-".l·...~,dZ~ :l;~ '~~he ljC3·~·.;L( :.C';,~p~c-t\):" ft
B. Hay 1970: F.i.:ve TSD officers, one Hqs Office ~ Set;.rity :"~8:oresentative,
0;'" SF Office of Security =d escort, end four Far Last
Di7i.sion officers r~Deatad t::~ ():'l~::"':t:~i~ t.asks
outlined above for Feb::-uary 1970.
c. ~tobf!:- 1?·(1: Tr.ree TSD o1"ficers, one Hqs Ol'f:,,':a ~~:~ ~~':'!1:·ti+;Y c..:i.·i,:;,~~"~
one S? ~rice of Sec1J.ri.ty ar~d 0:',(;.:i:"S: and four
Far East Division officers
repeated the operational task3 o;~tlined 2::Ct"';"a for
February and l'ay 1970.
3. :r!~ ;~ll of t.hs nbo7=, tea:.~ ;:-~;nbers ':·r9r~ br:'_(;:::\.....~ " T.. -.,"'.: O-;:S:J tl=!?~!1. chi.-ei."
~.;..,:1 ~?!1ior :-~~:-·be~s of V'~"3 OfficB of Secnrity ~:::"ior' .,~') (.'-:!::~:L..~~.. c:.-,') ;'''0;71 Hqs. 'fhe
fi:~1 t~a."1 c:li·:~f, t,he. O~fic2 of S~c,-:.rity J~c.s oi'fic?~·.~:l :1:1. ~J :. (: :ioove on:!
..' ;:, o~·:t"5.ccr tr3."7eled to Sanli·::'"~.,.::.ci3CO :L, adv:...:'1.C3 0';: .;.>.~ t·""'?...:"": -t':l ~et '~.h~
~.,,": ~t.:!l aut.;1f,:r':""i-7',j_~3 to a.. ........a...~::;~ 2.ccess to tl:e iJ.1CGXJ'!g r.ail t,.J '::'he U.S.
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.,~:::;.--- y·_~_:!t -~.:'.~ t~;:L1. GfJ1J.lJ 'o,~ 2..-t. tn~ PCl3COl.'1:.'ic8 ~--)'-~":'::; ;'-.~? :_:,-~~::-'::"C~~:'"
:".,d oct,'?i.."'.~,_l -t:-:'3 f'2.ill;2.~/3 i'ro~ the Lir':Jo:-t Z·~.~_-l.,..:'.j_~:-:-,," _
... ,'_~ctG~ ,-,-:iLr:)t~:":~d t,he pos~0~.fice and made s:pace a~12i.lable to t:le tea"
T:-:2 ';;-:-"r:~cto::::' t,:'12D loc.~::?d l::is o::fic3 c.:xl '("1~ r')~t,c'::~'::'c") '::l.:;::=: l.:::'t.
.... t.~~ p.""!-.iJ :':"{, t!',8 t":~.ll d~p<1....l.-ti.r..ci;,
::.;;-cure j oc:xtion
lifcir::;: c.~ ~~c--:.::
are 2.8 f(;110-:'~~:
:-.;
b.. -. :;,-,',:m th~ PO:'5tal :L'1s,ector Has 0t~er..,i3~ (,~~l::n L~.} ~::e 13~~~":-
-:: ::::3 ~n "';mud ~')~~ ~~creted i...., a slJec~.al :?a=lel in -t.~e :: ....:.?':":e~ ""'.'::"..~ :,:","
i..:-l t:-.B 1[12"::-3 }}:1l1dh.?g of a tea-n member.
,',1' Ct:"':'~e
r ~ :: -;c~:ri:'=i ;'.2·,~d csco:-t r2.~.::"::.~d irith tr..e "te2_::n l.'..-:.-t:.il ..,:Ll ~:-~c=·ii::::~;-
-. '.'-"':1 :'.~:'";'··:")li~;::~l!. ..
:,-<:i~les u~;~ ~:'~:~, t~~()~:~~i~i~-~~e l'~~~'e~/: ~~~~~~f~~;;~~.~,,~~_ -; ~:"~~.~::-~_.~:-~~
-=:~':-' ;~.:;uipJ1p.nt J inclt-=.d.ing t;;'e l:;t..t·~::"s a;:d 3::pc5e(~ i·=-J~~.l .. :·:",",3 '- ~- "'.~ t;:.~:?~ ~...:7
~o~e tea~ re:b~rs to the 3ecu=e lo~ation.
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(-n; ;:.: 1 '1st fi-"':.'_;:T~ ~ince it co"J.ld :~8~,
6,. .i>:....::·i::.~ th~ !-"..;;o:c.-c12--.r 1970 entr~r ~--;..j t""?"':'1 :;~"_:>-:~?,.:.:.:,..:: .~.-;. ... ,......-.:.. ~- -"':"':-';':'_~C·.l:1
·-.:-...::;~:ector r'2G·8 a U3.i; 0: Oll~.~O:...ng r.~.ail 2.-l~il3.·J~-..-:... .~>~: ·~-!.il :;,J..S ::::Gt~::-.:.~:,:,;:-:'
ed 30 tr2t L70:l ret.1.L"l"7l to Hqs 2. log fro:1 tl:e G2::"!"~lC?e3 co;.UI...1. ba r-2J.~
'.~....:..--:::~~ o!'i~i., 2.-'1d d3S'tir..2::'ion fa:!" ~os.')lble P.:;l~~~~.:;o:~ -._~.~ ..
'I" D'"lo:-ir.,: t::e Liq 1970 8nu-J :md t",a;l ur33"'C,,"" ,~, ~",-, """":<:2':;'=0. o"'~
:;.=-.:,~,::c"":'.:' aJ.:;o "ada G."T-?.ilJ.ole nu::-.:erous itS',11S' c..:" :::~~:::-:-_:.'=~ :-::.~_.:.. ~::'--::i:i.c: 1..':..-:-; ";->':j ~",'1~"t"
~~-:. to ~.:.::.:: l.i":~~. 'fius ...ras CaS'lla.l.ly e..'"G3.IUnW at th,~ rc~~:!.l f·:".:;ili~""
244
EXHIBIT 22
1;"T1TD SJ/\TES C;OVL , ... FYI'
jV1emorandum
ro 1m. II. 1I. BELl,rONT DATE: i,larch 10, 1961
FI{O\I ;OrR. D. E. :mo:u: yJ)
(II
SUBJECT: {V;~?:;:L
.c:£PW;;••G:::
\,
ilunter s CIA' 51 ~ensi t ive p:z,:oj cct involving the reviaw
of ~~il goln; to the CIA m~kes available
to us resul ts of the ir' ,,!'all'sis relative to this proj ect.
\
On 3-9-61 dUrl.ll~a-coiii"ei·-e-n:cc-bf,
p:lona~-~e act i vi ties b?twcl3n Special i\fcnts
and -- and ~jes5rs. fl..ugleton, of CIA, we
lwereii:dViSeci th:tt C I" has now establJ.sheo ."·"'~,I)Or~cry ill._
New Yor~ in connect icn with this proj ect ..~-.:_._J.~l~n~ C:{ar:~~e COX"rC"~)
OnCl'...:nce tor .secrc~t ',Yri t in~ t microAots ':lJ1d poss ibly COG>')3.
:re-saIci'th0 laburatory is fully equipped anc' they 'would be ,;1.."
to make its faciliticb available to us if at any time we desire
an examinatjon of this nature to be made in NYC and time was of
the essence 2nd would Clot permit the material to be brought to
allr L~!.bora.tory 111 "'0-':;\liI1:;t~~~, ~1.C. ..-e E::"':'~Jl· •...;":',-~';ed OUJ..~ ::l.ppr~:L~.z.:~i0!:
fo~ the offer and said that in the event We desired to utilize
their laboratory, we would contact them:
For information.
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REG- 22
'I MAR 23
(J.T>O".I',)''''''O 10
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EXHIBIT 23
,RDUTE IN ENl:~ ~LOPE
UNITED S1'ArES GOVER;-';~lE;-';T
TO
Memorandum
;r, A, Branig'an DATE.
r-------------~~
August 24, 1990~)
~--==----'
FRO" ~,E, Triplett
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SUBJECT; /'
From 8-14-65 through 8-13-66, 302B ~unter Report~
trans~itting 6077 items were received from
Tilis is a slight ,increase (almost 3;,)' in number of
items ouer tile previous year,
Although iteEs were received On a continuous 'basis,
the number dropped during tile period of August, 1965, thrcugn
January, 1966, Tilis is believed to be d1>e to the reorgan~_~o.tion,
transf.~ of'personnel and cllange in supervision over tile ~~nter
Project ~t CIA which was taking place during tllis time,'
From February, 1966, to the present, there has been
a marKed increase in number of items received. Tile average
for the past four months has been 627 per month, whereas the
average for the same period last year was 421, There has been
no significant char.ge in the type 0/ ::wterial except tnat ,nore
items are being received regarding supjects On whom the source
has not lurnished injormation previously, necessitating more
research. The value oj this material is shown by the jact that
there was an increase of 53;; in number Of new cases opened on (J/
the basis oj information furnished by the source. ~
Approxima'j;.!tlJL 580 1ett~s were written on information
furnished by during' the past year. This
is an increase oJ' a,oproxl.mately ~, over those written the
previous year. More than 260 new cases were opened and 96 cases
lDere reopened. The ma;ori1:lJ of new cases were opened On the
basis of trauel to t.he! and contacts of U,S, citizen,s, Latin
Americans and in tht U.S. with individuals in the
Information was sent to the field to assist in pending invest'gations
and for in!or~ation, In some cases, data was extracted
from several items, summarited and sent to the field in one communication
under more than one caption to show relationshipS
{r';;",;between various 's"bjects. ~ An analysis 0/ information received/rom the source
:' dllr~'?J the past year is attached.
~c,\) C1,,,,,,,,,, I" -- ,',- EX-UO REC 5
6'i:}.7TIONi;xl'IPPI frum-I.;)'\<~:~t~":l:lJrr_'__
<i>~ Dale uf [)ec!;!ssiliq;'.lJ.:'ll. v\'-\0 None. 1'LIldnli~wHl~_:" your i.n/ormritifi.n,SEP 1 2 1.0'J06 3/
."' "f'if.zf1Uf~c:c: ,~-",,-,
64-663 0 - 76 - 16
246
INFORlJATION RECEIVED Fi,Ol:
Data received regarding the lollowing current and
[ormer double agents and sourCes has been utilized to evaluate
their reliabilitu,
The fie,ld has been '.Idvisocoj irlifi'VJ:a.uals Tn-c-:LOn-~a(,..r!JJ1i;i'/'
wtth the request to consider ,,'~r development as sources.
In/ormation regarding, exchange students (eig!>t
are agents) includes names of associates, activities, travel,
types oJ material requested to obtain and individuals with whom
they continue to maintain conta~t a[ter t!>ey leave the U.S.
Similar information is furnished regarding ot!>er in t!>e
U.S. as a result 01 the exchange program. Material is, also
lurnished regarding U.S. cit~zens who travel to the as part
oj the exchange.
Da~a regarding current and former U.S. exchange students
~shows 'and U.S. contacts before and after return, ~omantic
inVOlvements, sympathies and dilficulties encountered in
A lormer exchange student flas been in contact with a suspected
eSD-'onag~ agent regarding 1(Jccord.ing to '-~ the
las to attemot recru.itmiin't of • The source flas revealed
tormer exchc.r:ge stuc!.c\~t.. _. --- \-c:rauel plans c:r:.c; c(l;-:"';in~~:::'::
~contacts loit}, (one' 'is son 01 dn espHnage agent) and'
,'. . I1ttempts to obtain a di-vorce in order to marry a
girl. Similar informatio~ is t~rnished regarding U.S. citizens
who are, or have been, in but are not under ~h~ p.~r.hnnn~
nrooram. Th~~~ inr.71Ldp.
applied for entrance to
desire to become
pondence. Anotner
the'
''l''UJo 01 the J'our U.S. c~tizens who have
uni~ersiti.es have stated that thelj
'citi".:,ns. - •
us.ng an alias in her corre~
went to bejore he lelt lor
• J/aterial>, has been received regarding three employees
Of USIA, two U.S. citizens emoloyed by the UN, a Federal employee
who intends to marry a girl, three individuals involved
with Women and two u.S. c'ntacts 01
who has compromised Americans in the past) •
.&"
Contn~+~ of_lo~eian ~na~ild.ents Ilnd aliens in th~
U.S. Irom
ore studying at
with ~ne.r fr~ends in the who
Untversi'~ or other schools show t~at
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247
.theu may be communists. Two ,!o~eign tuder.ts and an exile f~om
'have been actina as Inter~edla~ es. Several have applied
for aamittance to ,) Universi y and other schools in the
becal.,.se of finance.s or ideology. A 'Marxist in
-- ~.S. i,s acting cs an intermediary fO"''' an individual Q.t
Vniversity by forwarding mail to Data is'
L=:Q.J~.hed. regard.ing foreign students wh.o atten'ded school in the
and, are nOw in the U.S. On~ of these appears to have been
comprom,sed be/ore h~ left and another brought his
wile to the U.S.
Items are received regar4inQ
the U.S. as wives ~r Americans:
who have entered
,
was approocned' ou
who has anlJ1ReQ ~na~ sne
I-TiiTel1ioence-~~lhl'!n in th~· in 1965;
wife 0/
an n~I~~~ctan ana new~pcperndn, wr.o nos become inuolv~d
with '5' ·born [j.S. Army Captain. Th~ source adutsed of
aontact~, trade1 and study in the SOVi~~
wile a! former ii.S. Naua1 Attache, WIlO has adm.itted furnTshing
information regar,Hng AlIlericans ·to the _ in the 1940's •
• Much material has been furnished regarding U.S. ~itizens'
travel plana, including those Of known sUbversiues, their
re1at.ive..s and contacts and di!ficultie.s encountered by two tounsts
with 2uthorities. Data has been receiued regarding
and former J~~. c~~i=e~J W;~U have t~cue12J, or intcn~ to trcuel,
-to the U.S., their contacts, actiuitics and re1atiues. Scueral
had ren<1unced their U.S. citizenship- e<nd had been .engaged in
questionable actiuities in the past.' .who recently
retu1"ned to the U.S., has had numerous' con-t-acts lu~·th ;,noum subuer.
ives, at least two oJ' w~om were connected with espionage, in ~he
past. Material is receiued on U.S. defectora now in the
Jdditional information receiued includes: plans Of
seven indiuidua1s to repatriate to the U.S. contacts with
.current and former fcnown and Susol'!r.-r.e,d aoc!nts now in the
'1
~nd otflers);
ItCtiuities and contacts oj' current ana former known Md su.• uected
.qninnnne anenvs hOW in the U.S.
. ma ou.ers); ttle ceatfl oJ'
(su9pected oj' work'ng. as·' biacl< T::arkei; currency operat~r for
and continuation of hi,S Gnntacts by ilis wife; acJivit'ies of
(oJ.spec'C in case) /(1."'1Ilu,' "contacts of
WilD ilas been in conoact with a Officer;
contacta crtji travel Of who. according to I
1lI08. to be a'Doro,ached by COn'Cac'Cs oj' . (WHfola
_/ ' --", ",ith I a.gl'tlt, trauel to \ as a gue'st 0/
organizat~on to r~ceiue ner-Pusoand's arCllives an~ her i71n~~~
~n thl' contact oj
who .was attending rile - with indiuid.ual ,n
tile U.S. contaCts of seve"ra1 defectors and _ repatnates,
248
eucn as One.: ':.;! con cae ts is
believecr-to De a target for ~ontac·" by, ancJ another is the
son-in-law of the UJom.f1l1 i." whose_ ar)IJi't.nen-.(' had
been visit~ng. ~s c d~:"ctor wllo recentLY
committed 8uidete. The in.fnr",c'lt has adlii,'ed of the activittes
alld contact3 of dcfec-tonr to Sweden in
--1902. The Bureau was not aware prev~ously that was
tn the U.S. ,
, • Although 'mUch material rew,rding comm,mists and the
Communtst Party (C?) is also received from other sources, the
inlormant con.inues to furnish additional details and new information
regarding changes of employmellt anc residence, travel,
contacts and'abtivities. Data regarding attempta Of the DuBois
Clubs to ,e~nand nn±i~nally and internatior.~lly was furnished in
it.ellUl on: International Secrete "y, who went to the
to marry a if he cpn obtain a civorce. Item.s
pel'taininfl to__ (daughter 01 CP lead~r) told 01
the b-irtM of her daliglitel', recenciliction,ith her husband,
plans to go to Cuba to live and that on.: J/ I,er j'rienas, a
Security Indez sUbject, was in Ghana wh~n she was believed to
be in the U.S.
Data is received regarding travel and.contacts of
(widow ~f suspected esponage agent). who attended the·
..In..to.Imf!.ti on
continue& to be I'eeefved regard~ng ner son, who
was alI'egedly studying ballet but actu!l.l.Zy attellcJ" .. ''''0 ..uuve
school for o];71cs"t t~JO yecr:;. ':'hi.f] ,::C::; ;,..,c}·""rj,ac his contacts,
ohange of employment and residence ~r.? racial, poverty and
Progressi've Labor Party activities in Chicago. One of hill contacts
now at this school has been identified as
son_o1-Canadinn communists. The source has also advised tnat'
and three unidentijied individuals plan to study
,cancing in' this summer (possibly at the above-mentioned school
which maintains a special section to combine lessons in dancing
and indoctrination) and tha..t (son 01 CJ:'
ollictal), who Ulentto the l:Jitll. a musical-and dancinggroup,
remained in to attend school. son 01 the alien
wife 01 a U. S.· ditizen I''ts·iding in S·tate of Washington, is
a/tending school in" He is believed to be ;from the U.S. or
Canada.
I Additional information is received regarding persons
involved tn the peace movem~nt3, anti-Vietnam demonstrations,
women's organizations, ffteach-ins" (obe has been in contact with
a oflicer), >racial matters, Progressive Labor Party, Students
lor a Democr"atic Society, DuBois Clubs, Stadents Non-Violerrt .
Coordinating Committee and other organizations. Ttems reveal
names 01 U.S. contacts with members of suc~ propaaanda
organizations as the
and otaers.
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249
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Date: 5/25/65 /A./.(
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As of ~dY 26, 1965, contBct with Source will be
tcmnorarily suspended in view of discontintl2nce of Post
Office cxe~ination of first-class mail oriEinatinp in
. : as a result of the ~prerr.e Court
decision of I'a)' 24, 196D .
CONfIll:;UT!II!. SOURCE -
TO:
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DIRJ:CTOR, FBI
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ATTJ:~TION: FoI L!I]ORII10~~
(P)
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Bureau will be nrornntlv advised 'Jhen arranpements
have l~en perfected to recontact this source'll
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EXHIBIT 25
381 U.S. 301 LAMONT v. POSTMASTER GENERAL OF UNITED STATES 1493
Cite as 85 S.Ct.141l3 (1965)
U.S. 415, 422-423, 85 S.Ct. 1074; Henry
v. Mississippi,supra. It should provide
for full fact hearings to resolve disputed
factual issues, and for compilation of a
record to enable federal courts to determine
the sufficiency of those hearings.
Townsend v. Sain, supra. It should provide
for decisions supported by opinions,
or fact findings and conclusions of law,
which disclose the grounds of decision
and the resolution of disputed facts.
Provision for counsel to represent prisoners,
as in § 4 of the Nebraska Act, would
enhance the probability of effective presentation
and a proper disposition of prisoners'
claims.
But there is no occasi.on in thi.s case
to decide whether due process requires
the States to provide corrective process.
The new statute on its face is plainly an
adequate corrective process. Every consideration
of federalism supports our
conclusion to afford the Nebraska courts
the opportunity to say whether that
process is available for the hearing and
determination of petitioner's claim.
381 V.S. 301
Corliss LAMONT, dba Basic Pamphlets,
Appelbmt,
v.
POSDIASTER GENERAL OF tbe
t.'NITED STATES.
,fohn F. FIXA, Inclividually and as Post·
master, San FrancIsco, California,
et aI., Appellants,
v.
LeU HElLBERG.
Nos. 491 and 848.
Argued April 26. 1965.
Decided May 24. 1965.
Actions to enjoin enforcement of
l:~:ute relating to detention and destruction
of unsealed mail matter constituting
communist political propaganda from
foreign countries. In one case, No. 491,
the United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York, 229 F.
Supp. 913, dismissed the complaint, and
in the other case, No. 848, the United
States District Court for the Northern
District of California, Southern Division.
236 F.Supp. 405, entered judgment holding
statute unconstitutional, and in both
cases probable jurisdiction was noted.'
The Supreme Court, Mr. Justice Douglas.
held that statute requiring post office department
to detain and destroy unsealed
mail from foreign countries determined
to be communist political propaganda unless
addressee returns a reply card indicating
his desire to receive such piece
of mail is unconstitutional as requiring
an official act, i. e., return of card. as a
limitation on unfettered exercise of addressee's
First Amendment rights.
I
Judgment in No. 491. reversed and
judgment in No. 848 affirmed.
1. Constitutional Law 4=>82
Post Office 4=>14
Statute requiring post office department
to detain and destroy unsealed mail
from foreign countries determined to be
communist political· propaganda unless
addressee returns a reply card indicating
his desire to receive such piece of mail is
unconstitutional as requiring an official
act, i. e., return of card, as a limitation
on unfettered exercise. of addressee's
First Amendment rights. Postal Service
and Federal Employees Salary Act of
1962, § 305(a), 39 U.S.C.A. § 4008(a);
U.S.C.A.Const. Amend. 1.
2. Constitutional Law ¢:>9t)
United States may give up post office
when it sees fit, but while it carri~s it on,
use of mails is almost as much a part
of free speech as right to use our tongues.
U.S.C.A.Const. Amend. 1.
1494
251
85 SUPREME COURT REPORTER S81 U.S. 301
Leonard B. Boudin, Washington, D. C.,
for appellant in No. 49l.
Archibald Cox, Sol. Gen., for appellee
in No. 491 and appellants in No. 848.
Marshall W. Krause, San Francisco,
Cal., for appellee in No. 848.
30ll
Mr. Justice DOUGLAS delivered the
opinion of the Court.
These appeals present the same question:
is § 305(a) of the Postal Service
and Federal Employees Salary Act of
1962, 76 Stat. 840, constitutional as con·
strued and applied? The statute provides
in part:
"Mail matter, except sealed letters,
, which originates or which is printed
or otherwise prepared in a foreign
country and which is determined by
the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant
to rules and regulations to be
promulgated by him to be 'communist
political propaganda', shall be
detained by the Postmaster General
upon its arrival for delivery in the
United States, or upon its subsequent
deposit in the United States domestic
mails, and the addressee shall be
notified that such matter has been
received and. will be delivered only
upon the addressee's request, except
that such detention shall not be required
in the case of any matter
which is furnished pursuant to subscription
or which is otherwise ascertained
by the Postmaster General
to be desired by the addressee."
39 U.S.C. § 4008(a).
I. "The term 'political propaganda' includes
any oral, visual, graphic, written, pictorial,
or other communication or expression
by nny person (1) which is rensonably
adapted to, or which the person disseminating
the same believes will, or which he
intends to, prevail upon, indoctrinate, convert,
induce, or in any other way influence
a recipient or any section of the public
within tlie United States with reference
to the political or public interests, policies,
or relations of a government of a foreign
countr)' or a foreign political party
The statute defines "communist political
propaganda" as political propaganda
(as that term is defined in § 1(j) of the
Foreign Agents Registration Act of
1938 1) which is
303
issued by or on behalf
of any country with repect to which there
is in effect a suspension or withdrawal
of tariff concessions or from which foreign
assistance is withheld pursuant to
certain specified statutes. 39 U.S.C.
§ 4008(b). The statute contains an exemption
from its provisions for mail
addressed to government agencies and
educational institutions, or officials
thereof, and for mail sent pursuant to
a reciprocal cultural international agreement.
39 U.S.C. § 4008(c).
To implement the statute the Post
Office maintains 10 or 11 screening
points through which is routed all unsealed
mail from the designated foreign
countries. At these points the nonexempt
mail is examined by Customs authorities.
When it is determined that it
piece of mail is "communist political
propaganda," the addressee is mailed a
notice identifying the mail being detained
and advising that it will be destroyed
unless the addressee requests delivery
by returning an attached reply
card within 20 days.
Prior to March 1, 1965, the reply card
,contained a space in which the ad!lressee
could request delivery of any "similar
publication" in the future. A iist of the
persons thus manifesting a desire to receive
"communist political propaganda"
was maintained by the Post Office. The
or with reference to the foreign policies of
the United States or promote in the United
States racial, religious, or social dissensions,
or (2) which advocates, advises,
instigates, or promotes any racial, social,
political, or religious disorder, eivil riot,
or other conflict involviJIg the use of force
or violence in any other American repnblie
or the overthrow of any government 01"
political subdivision of any other American
republic by any means invohing the
nse of force or violence." 22 U.S.C. f
611(j)
252
381 U.S. 305 LAMONT v. POSTMASTER GENERAL OF UNITED STATES . 1495
Cite as 55 S.Ct.1493 (lll65)
Government in its brief informs us that
the keeping of this list was terminated,
effective March 15, 1965. Thus, under
the new practice, a notice is sent and
must be returned for each individual
piece of mail desired. The only standing
instruction which it is now possible to
leave with the Post Office is not to deliver
any "communist political
30l
propaganda."
2 And the Solicitor General advises
us that the Post Office Department "intends
to retain its assumption that those
who do not return the card want neither
the identified publication nor any similar
one arriving subsequently."
No. 491 arose out of the Post Office's
detention in 1963 of a copy of the Peking
Review # 12 addressed to appellant, Dr.
Corliss Lamont, who is engaged in the
publishing and distributing of pamphlets.
Lamont did not respond to the notice of
detention which was sent to him but instead
instituted this suit to enjoin enforcement
of the statute, alleging that it
infringed his rights under the First
and Fifth Amendments. The Post Office
thereupon notified Lamont that it considered
his institution of the suit to
be an expression of his desire to receive
"communist political propaganda" and
therefore none of his mail would be detained.
Lamont amended his complaint
to challenge on constitutional grounds
the placement of his name on the list of
those desiring to receive "communist .
political propaganda." The majority of
the three-judge District Court nonetheless
dismissed the complaint as moot, 229
F.Supp. 913, because Lamont would now
receive his mail unimpeded.. Insofar as
the list was concerned, .the majority
thought that any legally significant harm
to Lamont as a result of being listed
Was merely a speculative possibility, and
so on this score the controversy was not
2. A Post Office regulation permits a patron
to refuse delivery of any piece of mail
(39 CFR § 44.1(a» or to request in
writing a withholding from delivery for a
period not to exceed two years of specifi·
yet ripe for adjudication. Lamont appealed
from the dismissal, and we noted
probable jurisdiction. 379 U.S. 926, 85
S.Ct. 327, 13 L.Ed.2d 340.
Like Lamont, appellee HeHberg in No.
848, when his mail was detained, refused
to return the reply card and
30S
instead filed
a complaint in the District Court for an
injunction against enforcement of the
statute. The Post Office reacted to this
complaint in the same manner as it had
to Lamont's complaint, but the District
Court declined to hold that· Heilberg's
action was thereby mooted. Instead the
District Court reached the merits and
unanimously held that the statute was
unconstitutional under the First Amendment.
236 F.Supp. 405. The Government
appealed and we noted probable jurisdiction.
379 U.S.. 997, 85 S.Ct. 722,
13 L.Ed.2d 700. -
- -
There is no longer even a colorable
question of mootness in these cases, for
the new procedure, as described above,
requires the postal authorities to send
a separate notice for each item as it is
received and the addressee to make a
separate request for each item. Under
the new system, we are told, there can
be no list of persons who have manifested
a desire to receive "communist political
propaganda" and whose mail will therefore
go through relatively unimpeded.
The Government concedes that the
changed procedure entirely precludes any
claim of mootness and leaves for our
consideration the sole question of the
constitutionality of the statute.
[1,2] We conclude that the Act as
construed and applied is unconstitutional
because it requires an official act (viz.,
returning the reply card) as a limitation
on the unfettered exercise of the addressees
First Amendment rights. As stated
cally described items of certain mail. including
"foreigu printed matter." Ibid.
And see Schwartz, The Mail Must Not
Go Through, 11 U.C.r•.A. L.Rev. 805,
847.
253
85 SUPREME COURT REPORTER 381 '0.8. 305
by Mr. Justice Holmes in United States
ex reI. Milwaukee Social Democratic Pub.
Co. v. Burleson, 255 U.S. 407, 437, 41
S.Ct. 352, 363, 65 L.Ed. 704 (dissenting):
"The United States may give up the postoffice
when it sees fit, but while it carries
it on the use of the mails is almost as
much a part of free speech as the right
to use our tongues * * *." 3
306
We struck down in Murdock v. Com.
of Pennsylvania, 319 U.S. 105, 63 S.Ct.
870, 87 L.Ed. 1292, a flat license tax on
the exercise of First Amendment rights.
A registration requirement imposed on a
labor union organizer before making a
speech met the same fate in Thomas v.
Collins, 323 U.S. 516, 65 S.Ct. 315, 89
L.Ed. 430. A municipal licensing system
for those distributing literature was held
invalid in Lovell v. City of Griffin, 303
U.S. 444, 58 S.Ct. 666,82 L.Ed. 949. We
recently reviewed in Harman v. Forgsenius,
380 U.S. 528, 85 S.Ct. 1177, an
attempt by a State to impose a burden
on the exercise of a right under the
Twenty-fourth Amendment. There, a
registration was required by all federal
electors who did not pay the state poll
tax. We stated:
"For federal elections, the poll tax
is abolished absolutely as a prerequisite
to voting, and no equivalent or
milder substitute may be imposed.
Any material requirement imposed
upon the federal voter solely because
of his refusal to waive the constitutional
immunity subverts the effectiveness
of the Twenty-fourth
Amendment and must fall under its
ban." Id., 380 U.S., p. 542, 85 S.Ct.,
p. 1186.
Here the Congress-expressly restrained
by the First Amendment from
"abridging" freedom of speech and of
press-is the actor. The Act sets admin-
3. "'Vhntever mny have been the voluntary
nature of the postal system in the period
of· its establishment, it is now the main
artery through which the business. social.
and personal affairs of the people are conducted
unel upon whieh depends in a
istrative officials astride the flow of mail
to inspect it, appraise it, write the addressee
about it, and await a response
before dispatching the mail. Just as the _
licensing or ta."dng authorities in the
Lovell, Thomas, and Murdock cases
sought to control the flow of ideas to the
public, so here federal agencies regulate
the flow of mail. We do not have here.
any more than we had in Hannegan ..,.
Esquire, Inc., 327 U.S. 146, 66 S.Ct. 456.
90 L.Ed. 586, any question concerning
the extent to which Congress may
3lY1
classify
the mail and fix the charges for its
carriage. Nor do we reach the question
whether the standard here applied could
pass constitutional muster. Nor do we
deal with the right of Customs to inspect
material from abroad for contraband.
We rest on the narrow ground that the
addressee in order to receive his mail
must request in writing that it be delivered.
This amount!! in our judgment to
an unconstitutional abridgment of the
addressee's First Amendment rights.
The addressee carries an affirmative obligation
which We do not think the Government
may impose on him. This requirement
is almost certain to have a
deterrent effect, especially as respects
those who have sensitive positions.
Their livelihood may be dependent on a
security clearance. Public officials like
schoolteachers who have no tenure.
might think they would invite disaster
-if they read what the Federal Government
says contains the seeds of treason.
Apart from them, any addressee is likely
to feel some inhibition in sending for
literature which federal officials have
condemned as "communist political
propaganda." The regime of this Act
is at war with the "uninhibited, robust.
and wide-open" debate and discussion
greater degree than upon any other activity
of government the prdlhotion of the
general welfare." Pike v• .:walker, 7'3
App.D.C. 289. 291, 121 F.2d 37. 39. .\.nd
see Gellhorn. Individuallireedom and Go..•
ernmental Restraints p. 88 et seq. (1956).
381 U.S. 309
254
LAMONT v. POSTMASTER GENERAL OF UNITED STATES 1497
Cite as sa S.Ct.1493 (1965)
that are contemplated by the First
Amendment. New York Times Co. v.
Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254, 270, 84 S.Ct. 710,
720, 11 L.Ed.2d 686.
We reverse the judgment in No. 491
and affirm that in No. 848.
It is so ordered.
Judgment in No. 491 reversed and
judgment in No. 848 affirmed.
Mr. J 11sticeWHITE took no part in the
consideration or decision of these cases.
Mr. Justice BRENNAN, with whom
Mr. Justice GOLDBERG joins, concurring.
These might be troublesome cases if
. the addressees predicated their claim for
relief upon the First Amendment rights
of the senders. To succeed, the addressees
308
would then have to establish their
standing to vindicate the senders' constitutional
rights, d. Dombrowski v.
Pfister, 380 U.S. 479,486, 85 S.Ct. 1116,
1120, as well as First Amendment protection
for political propaganda prepared
and printed abroad by or on behalf of a
foreign government, cf. Johnson v. Eisentrager,
339 U.S. 763, 781-785, 70 S.Ct.
936, 945-947, 94 L.Ed. 1255. However,
those questions are not before us, sil1ce
the addressees assert First Amendment
claims in their own right: they contend
that the Government is powerless to interfere
with the delivery of the material
because the First Amendment "necessarily
protects the right to receive it." Martin
v. City of Struthers, 319 U.S. 141,.143,
63 S.Ct. 862, 863, 87 L.Ed. 1313. Since
the decisions today uphold this contention,
I join the Court's opinion.
It is true that the First Amendment
contains no specific guarantee of access
to publications. However, the protection
of the Bill of Rights goes beyond the
specific guarantees to protect from congressional
abridgment those equally fundamentalpersonal
rights necessary to
make the express guarantees fully meaningful.
See, e. g., Bolling v. Sharpe, 347
~~Vz
1498
255
85 SUPREME COURT REPORTER 381 U.S. 309
dressee's failure to return this form results
in nondelivery not only of the particular
publication but also of all similar
publications or material. Thus, although
the addressee may be content. not to
receive the particular pUblication, and
hence does not return the card, the consequence
is a denial of access to like publications
which he may desire to receive.
In any event, we cannot sustain an intrusion
on First Amendment rights on
the ground that the intrusion is only a
minor one. As the Court said in Boyd v.
United States, 116 U.S. 616, 635, 6 S.Ct.
524, 535, 29 L.Ed. 746:
"It may be that it is the obnoxious
thing in its mildest and least repulsive
form; but illegitimate and unconstitutional
practices get their
first footing in that way, namely, by
silent approache:s and slight deviations
from legal modes of procedure.
This can only be obviated by adhering
to the rule that constitutional
provisions for the security of person
and property should be liberally
construed. A close and literal construction
deprives them of half their
efficacy, and leads to gradual depreciation
of the right, as if it consisted
more in sound than in substance.
310
It is the duty of courts to be
watchful for the constitutional
rights of the citizen, and against
any stealthy encroachments thereon."
The Government asserts that Congress
enacted the statute in the awareness that
Communist political propaganda mailed
to addressees in the United States on behalf
of foreign governments was often
offensive to the recipients and constituted
a subsidy to the very governments which
bar the dissemination of publications
from the United States. But the sensibilities
of the unwilling recipient are
fully safeguarded by 39 CFR § 44.1(a)
(Supp.1965) under which the Post Office
will honor his request to stop delivery;
the statute under consideration,
on the otJter hand, impedes delivery eve~
to a willing addressee. In the area of
First Amendment freedoms, government
has the duty to confine itself to the least
intrusive regulations which are adequate
for the purpose. Cf. Butler v. State of
Michigan, 352 U.S. 380, 77 S.Ct. 524, 1
L.Ed.2d 412. The argument that the
statute is justified by the object of avoiding
the subsidization of propaganda of
foreign governments which bar American
propaganda needs little comment.
If the Government wishes to withdraw a
subsidy or a privilege, it must do so by
means and on terms which do not endanger
First Amendment rights. Cf.
Speiser v. Randall, supra. That the governments
which originate this propaganda
themselves have no equivalent
guarantees only highlights the cherished
values of our constitutional framework;
it can never justify emulating the practice
of restrictive regimes in the name of
expediency.
Mr. Justice HARLAN concurs in the
judgment of the Court on the grounds
set forth in this concurring opinion.
381 1I'.s. 357
The ATLANTIC REFINING COMPANY,
Petitioner,
v.
FEDERAL TRADE comnssION.
The GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER
COlIPANY, Petitioner,
v.
FEDERAL TRADE COIUlWSSION.
Nos. 292, 296.
Argued March 30, 1965.
Decided June 1, 1965.
Rehearing Denied Oct 11, 1965.
See 86 S.Ct. 18.
Proceedings on complaint charging
violation of Federal Trade Commission
Act by tire manufacturer and gasoline
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