</s>File #: 62-HQ-116395 Serial Scope: IS Nr 1208X, 1204K, 1st NR 1204x, 1206-1210X, 1212,1214X,12145,1215.1215X Released under the John F. Kennedy, Assassination Records Collection Act of 992 (USC) 2107 Note; Case#NV 8514 Date: 03/18/2023 NW-888414 Bocid: 22896062 Page1

Summary  
The documents detail a range of FBI domestic intelligence activities, legislative debates over agency authority, and surveillance operations targeting civil rights leaders, political figures, and subversive groups during the 1960s–1970s. Key themes include discussions on the legal basis for FBI investigations, historical abuses of internal security programs like COINTELPRO, and proposals to reform or abolish domestic intelligence operations. Surveillance records reference individuals such as Rosa Collazo (Puerto Rican nationalist), Diego Bordas (Dominican political figure), and Martin Luther King Jr., with operational details including technical coverage of residences, business activities, and coordination with media outlets. Legislative considerations involve debates over statutory versus executive authority for intelligence work, oversight mechanisms, and restrictions on data collection. The FBI’s role in monitoring civil unrest, coordinating with federal agencies, and responding to Senate Select Committee inquiries is emphasized, alongside internal reviews of misconduct allegations and operational procedures.  

Key People  
- J. Edgar Hoover (FBI Director)  
- Robert Wick (former FBI Assistant Director)  
- Michael E. Shaheen, Jr. (Special Counsel for Intelligence Coordination)  
- Gary Thomas Rowe (former FBI informant)  
- Martin Luther King Jr.  
- Reverend Ralph Abernathy  
- Rosa Collazo  
- Diego Bordas  
- Luis Manuel Alfredo Bordas  
- James B. Adams (Deputy Associate Director of the FBI)  
- John T. Elliff (Domestic Task Force Staff Member)  
- John A. Mintz (FBI Assistant Director)  

Key Locations  
- Washington, D.C. (FBI headquarters, Senate Select Committee offices)  
- Memphis, Tennessee (Sanitation Workers Strike, Lorraine Motel)  
- Puerto Rico (Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico activities)  
- Dominican Republic (Bordas family political involvement)  
- Atlanta, Georgia (Southern Christian Leadership Conference)  
- New York City (surveillance on Rosa Collazo’s residence)  

Key Events  
- December 9, 1975 meeting between FBI officials and Senate Select Committee to discuss domestic intelligence authority.  
- Surveillance of Rosa Collazo and Diego Bordas linked to Puerto Rican and Dominican political activities.  
- FBI coordination with media to publicize allegations against Martin Luther King Jr. during the Memphis sanitation workers’ strike.  
- April 4, 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel.  
- Legislative proposals to restrict FBI domestic intelligence investigations and limit data collection on individuals.  
- Internal FBI reviews of misconduct allegations and operational procedures.  
- Senate Select Committee requests for materials on COINTELPRO operations, MLK’s activities, and drug experimentation programs.  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- U.S. Department of Justice  
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Activities (SSC)  
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)  
- Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico  
- Interdivisional Intelligence Unit (IDIU)  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- U.S. Navy (Naval Medical Research Institute, Office of Naval Intelligence)

JFK Declassified Files

124-10186-10049_multirif.pdf

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