</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 primarily address legislative proposals for statutory oversight of FBI domestic intelligence activities, emphasizing distinctions between criminal investigations and intelligence operations. They reference historical FBI surveillance efforts, including monitoring political figures like Rosa Collazo (linked to Puerto Rican independence advocacy) and the Bordas brothers (associated with Dominican politics). The FBI’s role in protecting the President is noted, though no direct details about JFK’s assassination are provided. Legislative discussions focus on authorizing surveillance, data collection, and oversight mechanisms such as the Foreign Intelligence Advisory Commission. Key operational examples include FBI surveillance of Rosa Collazo in New York City and Diego Bordas in the Dominican Republic. The documents also detail FBI interactions with the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities (Warren Commission) regarding legal authority for domestic intelligence investigations, referencing cases like *Keith v. United States* (1972).  

Key People  
- James B. Adams (Deputy Associate Director of the FBI)  
- John T. Elliff (Staff Member, Domestic Task Force)  
- Attorney General Levi  
- Deputy Assistant Director John A. Mintz  
- Paul D. Daly (Special Agent)  
- Rosa Collazo (Spouse of Oscar Collazo, surveilled for Puerto Rican independence advocacy)  
- Luis Manuel Alfredo Bordas (Brother of Diego Bordas, linked to Dominican politics)  
- Diego Bordas (Wealthy businessman in the Dominican Republic, political advisor to Juan Bosch)  
- J. Edgar Hoover (FBI Director, authorized surveillance operations)  
- Robert Wick (Former FBI Assistant Director)  
- Gary Thomas Rowe (Former FBI informant, testified before Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Activities)  
- Walter F. Mondale and Edward M. Kennedy (Senators requesting FBI records)  

Key Locations  
- Washington, D.C. (FBI headquarters, Senate Select Committee offices)  
- New York City (Bronx: Rosa Collazo’s residence under surveillance)  
- Puerto Rico (San Juan: Diego Bordas’ home; Pueblo Viego)  
- Dominican Republic (Political and business operations of the Bordas brothers)  
- Memphis, Tennessee (Sanitation workers’ strike, Lorraine Motel, Holiday Inn)  

Key Events  
- Meetings between FBI officials and the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities (1975)  
- FBI surveillance of Rosa Collazo and her associates for Puerto Rican independence advocacy  
- Technical coverage of Diego Bordas’ residences in the Dominican Republic linked to pro-Bosch activities  
- FBI documentation of Martin Luther King Jr.’s activities during the 1968 Memphis sanitation strike, including his assassination on April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel  
- Senate Select Committee requests for FBI records on MLK-related intelligence matters and other investigations  
- Legislative proposals to restrict FBI domestic intelligence operations and establish oversight frameworks  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): Conducted surveillance, investigations, and counterintelligence efforts; subject to legislative review  
- Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities (Warren Commission): Addressed FBI legal authority for domestic intelligence  
- Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico: Political group associated with Rosa Collazo’s family  
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC): Civil rights organization linked to Martin Luther King Jr. and FBI monitoring  
- Dominican Republic political factions: Including pro-Bosch groups and alleged pro-communist networks  
- U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Activities (SSC): Requested FBI records on intelligence operations  
- Department of Justice Legal Counsel Division: Coordinated with FBI on legislative and operational matters

JFK Declassified Files

124-10186-10051_multirif.pdf

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