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Summary  
The documents detail a series of FBI, CIA, and DOJ records from 1960–1975 focusing on domestic surveillance operations, interagency cooperation, and congressional oversight. Key topics include COINTELPRO activities targeting civil rights organizations like the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and Martin Luther King Jr., technical surveillance methods such as telephone taps and mail interception, and administrative procedures for handling classified materials. References to "Senstudy 75" and "Sensitudy 75" involve FBI-CIA coordination with the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSC), including deferred requests for materials related to Martin Luther King Jr. and COINTELPRO. Discussions also cover warrantless electronic surveillance, legal authority for intelligence operations, and internal FBI reviews of historical activities like "surrealious entries" (code for break-ins). No direct references to the assassination of John F. Kennedy or its investigation are present in these summaries.  

Key People  
- Martin Luther King Jr. (subject of COINTELPRO surveillance)  
- Reverend James A. Farmer, Jr., Ella Baker (SCLC figures monitored by FBI)  
- J. Edgar Hoover (implied as former FBI Director)  
- Clarence M. Kelley (FBI Director, 1975 testimony on historical operations)  
- William C. Sullivan (Assistant FBI Director, referenced in internal reviews)  
- Leon Jaworski (Attorney General, legal discussions on FBI transparency)  
- Senator Walter D. Huddleston (SSC member reviewing FBI files)  
- Michael T. Epselt (SSC staff member, 1964 Democratic Party convention contact)  

Key Locations  
- Atlanta, Georgia (FBI field office; SCLC headquarters and King residence)  
- Washington, D.C. (FBI headquarters, DOJ offices, Senate Select Committee)  
- New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, Detroit, San Francisco, Seattle, Miami (locations of surveillance operations)  
- Atlantic City, New Jersey (1964 Democratic Party convention)  

Key Events  
- COINTELPRO operations targeting SCLC and civil rights leaders (1965–1972)  
- FBI technical surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr. and SCLC activities  
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSC) requests for FBI/CIA records (1975)  
- Warrantless electronic surveillance justified under national security concerns  
- Internal FBI reviews of historical operations, including "surrealious entries" halted in 1966  
- Legal disputes over disclosure of COINTELPRO materials to the SSC and King’s legal team  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSC)  
- Department of Justice (DOJ)  
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)  
- National Security Agency (NSA)  
- U.S. Postal Service (guidelines for mail surveillance)

Summary: The document details a list of FBI SAC letters and memoranda from 1960 to 1975, selected for review by the Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities. These materials were cleared by FBI divisions including Administrative, Communications, General Investigation, Legal Counsel, and External Affairs. The SAC letters and memoranda were reviewed for release to the committee but excluded in some cases due to source protection, third-party agency considerations, or sensitive methods. The document includes a list of specific SAC memos and letters with dates and identifiers (e.g., 60-A, 61-5, 62-17) but contains no substantive content from the actual documents. It also references administrative procedures for handling classified information and distribution to the committee.  

Key People: FBI Divisional representatives (J. Reilly, J. Stewart, R. H. Hauser, J. W. Hines, R. F. R. Petty, D. L. Divan, P. V. Daly, C. D. Neudauer), Senate Select Committee members (Bill Cregar, Mark Gitenstein), and INND reviewers (R. D., D. Dombrecht, H. H., R. T. Burns, Jr., K. A. Mendenhall, T. D. Burns, Jr.).  

Key Locations: FBI Headquarters, Washington, D.C.  
Key Events: Review and clearance of SAC letters/memoranda for Senate Select Committee; administrative procedures for handling classified information.  
Key Organizations: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Justice, Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities, National Security Council.

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