</s>File #: 66-MM-33446 Serial Scope: 1-17, 19-27, 30-32 Released under the John R. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 992 (44 USC 210) Note; Case:NW 88008 Date: 03.18.2024 NW-88608-Doc:d:32989820-Page1

Summary  
The documents detail FBI operations, congressional oversight hearings, and internal procedures related to domestic intelligence activities during the 1960s–1970s. Key topics include FBI surveillance of civil rights leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., counterintelligence programs such as COINTELPRO (discontinued in 1971), and interactions between the FBI, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI), and Department of Justice. The FBI’s use of informants, mail interception, and electronic surveillance is discussed, with references to cases involving the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VWAM), and Cuban intelligence operations. File #66-MM-33446, released under the John R. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992, is referenced in administrative contexts, including retention policies for surveillance records and FBI training on organized crime (LCN) monitoring. The Senate Select Committee’s inquiries into FBI practices, such as the Church Committee investigations, are highlighted alongside debates over legal boundaries for intelligence activities and congressional oversight.  

Key People  
- **James B. Adams** (FBI Assistant Director, testified on informant operations and legal frameworks).  
- **Frank Church** (Chairman of Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, oversaw investigations into FBI practices).  
- **Clarence M. Kelley** (FBI Director, 1973–1978, discussed COINTELPRO and civil rights surveillance).  
- **WARD A. PAUL** (former FBI Director, addressed congressional hearings on intelligence jurisdiction).  
- **John H. Kleinkauf**, **Frederick F. Fox**, **James F. Blaid**, **Kathleen Logan**, **Paul L. Cox** (former FBI employees interviewed by Senate Select Committee).  
- **Joseph C. Ball** (FBI Supervisor, involved in Miami operations and SSC communications).  
- **Raymond L. O’Kelly**, **Julius L. Mattson**, **Robert Wennerholm** (FBI personnel contacted for SSC interviews).  

Key Locations  
- **Miami, Florida** (central to FBI mail interception operations, KKK monitoring, and Dade County Sheriff’s Office surveillance).  
- **Washington, D.C.** (FBI headquarters, Senate Select Committee offices, and administrative coordination centers).  
- **Birmingham, Alabama** (civil rights-era tensions and law enforcement challenges).  
- **New York City, New York** (New York City Police Department involved in surveillance requests).  
- **San Juan, Puerto Rico**, **Ottawa, Canada**, **Cuba** (sites of diplomatic pouch monitoring under Operation FOXTROT).  

Key Events  
- **COINTELPRO operations** (1960s–1971): FBI’s domestic counterintelligence efforts targeting civil rights groups and political dissenters.  
- **Senate Select Committee on Intelligence investigations** (1975): Rejected proposals for monitoring internal inquiries, emphasizing transparency in government intelligence activities.  
- **Mail interception and surveillance** (1960–1966): FBI monitored mail to Cuba under "Penetrate, Espionage - Cuba" and "Joe Survey," intercepting thousands of letters daily for microdots or secret ink messages.  
- **FBI training on organized crime (LCN)**: Conducted in Bethlehem, PA, with Miami Division monitoring East Coast LCN families.  
- **Surveillance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.**: FBI’s electronic surveillance and mail interception efforts, including coordination with state/local agencies like Dade County Sheriff’s Office.  
- **File #66-MM-33446** (JFK assassination records): Referenced in administrative contexts, including retention policies for surveillance records and FBI training materials.  

Key Organizations  
- **Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)**: Central to domestic intelligence operations, informant networks, and mail interception.  
- **Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI)**: Oversaw investigations into FBI practices, including requests for documentation on surveillance activities.  
- **Department of Justice**: Involved in legal approvals for surveillance operations and handling Senate inquiries.  
- **Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)**: Collaborated with FBI on mail-opening operations and intelligence sharing, though proposals to monitor internal inquiries were rejected.  
- **U.S. Postal Service**: Coordinated with FBI for mail screening and analysis under surveillance initiatives.

JFK Declassified Files

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