</s>File #: 62-116985 Serial Scope: 401 THEU 4403 HDG THEU 4821 408 Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 4823, 4834 993 (14) USC 217(Note) Caset:NV 4925X THEU 448 NW 88608 Docid: 32999618 Page 1

**Summary of Provided Documents:**  
The provided documents consist of declassified government records and memos spanning 1940–1975, primarily detailing FBI operations related to foreign intelligence surveillance, domestic revolutionary groups, and mail interception activities. Key themes include:  

### **FBI Surveillance Operations**  
- **Mail Interception Programs**: The FBI conducted extensive mail monitoring (e.g., *GUS Survey*, *SAM SURVEY*, *CHIPROP/CHICLET*) targeting Soviet and Soviet-bloc diplomatic entities in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Seattle, Los Angeles, and Atlanta. These operations involved intercepting international mail, analyzing envelopes for suspicious characteristics (e.g., lack of return addresses), and tracking correspondence to suspected agents.  
- **Special Agents and Programs**: Operations included agents like *John J. Wachtter*, *Reese J. Chipman*, and *Walter Henryk Duda*; programs such as the *Espionage Squad* (ESP-R) focused on European and Japanese mail routes.  

### **Domestic Revolutionary Groups**  
- The FBI monitored activities of domestic groups linked to foreign communist influence, including:  
  - **Black Panther Party (BPP)**: Meetings with Cuban officials, military training in Cuba, and alleged ties to Soviet/Cuban intelligence.  
  - **Students for Democratic Society (SDS)** and **Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)**: Surveillance of members traveling to Cuba for training and political activism.  
  - **Republic of New Africa (RNA)**: Plans to establish Chinese consulates in Quebec, recruitment efforts in Tanzania, and ties to Soviet/North Vietnamese contacts.  

### **Foreign Intelligence Activities**  
- **Soviet Bloc Monitoring**: The FBI surveilled Soviet embassies (e.g., Polish, Hungarian, Romanian) and the Soviet Consulate in San Francisco. Mail cover programs extended until 1975.  
- **Espionage Targets**: Surveillance of Igor Orlov (KGB agent), his family in Alexandria, Virginia, and German intelligence contacts via U.S. Postal Service employees like *Margaret N. Nuehlhaus*.  

### **Interagency Coordination**  
- The FBI collaborated with the White House (e.g., Thomas Huston’s 1969 request for intelligence on foreign communist influence) and Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSC) in 1975, discussing "Official and Confidential Files" and historical surveillance practices.  

### **Administrative Records**  
- Documents include personnel assignments, case files, operational procedures, and destroyed records (e.g., *SAM SURVEY* exhibits from 1971).  

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**Note**: None of the provided documents reference **John F. Kennedy**, the **assassination**, or related investigations. The summaries focus on broader Cold War-era FBI operations against foreign intelligence and domestic revolutionary movements, with no direct ties to JFK or his assassination.

The document details the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Activities' (SSC) investigation into FBI records related to surveillance, counterintelligence operations, and inter-agency coordination from 1964–1975. The committee requested access to files concerning electronic surveillance in Atlantic City, New Jersey; COINTELPRO programs targeting domestic groups such as the Black Panther Party and Martin Luther King Jr.; informant activities; and FBI-CIA liaison efforts. The FBI noted that some records were unavailable or redacted due to classification or operational sensitivity. The inquiry also referenced internal policies, legal authorizations for investigative techniques, and historical directives like the "Houston Plan" (1969), which outlined FBI resources for monitoring foreign communist activities within the U.S.  

Key People  
- **Harold Linebaugh**, **Elmer Dodd**, **Leo O. Clark** (FBI agents involved in 1964 operations)  
- **Robert F. Kennedy** (Attorney General who issued directives on FBI procedures for monitoring the Ku Klux Klan)  
- **Tom Charles Huston** (Staff assistant to President Nixon, referenced in correspondence about intelligence activities)  
- **J. Edgar Hoover** (FBI Director, mentioned in context of liaison with the CIA and internal policies)  

Key Locations  
- **Atlantic City, New Jersey** (site of 1964 surveillance operations)  
- **Washington, D.C.** (FBI headquarters and administrative centers)  
- **Newark, New Jersey** (FBI field office involved in 1964 activities)  

Key Events  
- **1964 Atlantic City surveillance**: Requests for records related to electronic monitoring of locations including 2414 Atlantic Avenue and the Claridge Hotel.  
- **COINTELPRO programs**: Inquiries into the origins, implementation, and termination of FBI counterintelligence initiatives, including those targeting domestic groups.  
- **FBI-CIA liaison**: Examination of communications and coordination between the FBI and CIA, particularly regarding intelligence operations.  
- **"Houston Plan"**: Reference to a 1969 directive by Tom Charles Huston concerning FBI resources for monitoring foreign communist activities in the U.S.  

Key Organizations  
- **Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)**: Central focus of all document requests, including internal policies, surveillance techniques, and counterintelligence operations.  
- **Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)**: Mentioned as a partner agency in intelligence coordination and liaison efforts.  
- **U.S. Department of Justice**: Involved in legal authority discussions and record management for FBI activities.

JFK Declassified Files

124-10184-10237.pdf

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