</s>File #: 602-11/2395 Serial Scope: 151 THRELL 163 164 THREll 188 190 THREUL 208 Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 210 THREEL 219 992 (44 USC 207 Note) CaseitNw 8888 Date: 03-18-2025 280, 221 3RD NR 8221 THRELE 230 NW 88608 Docd: 328959588 Page 1

Summary  
The documents detail interactions between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Activities (SSCIA), and other federal agencies regarding intelligence operations, administrative procedures, and historical investigations. Key topics include FBI responses to congressional requests for information on COINTELPRO activities, surveillance of civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr., and internal administrative records. The FBI provided summaries of classified materials under restricted conditions, including legal memoranda and operational details. Discussions involved the handling of sensitive information, witness interviews, and compliance with legal clearances. References to the 1963 JFK assassination include CIA requests for photographs of individuals detained in Dallas following the event, as well as internal FBI deliberations on legal authorities for intelligence operations. The documents also reference administrative processes such as employee records, document classification, and coordination between agencies like the FBI, CIA, and Department of Justice (DOJ).  

Key People  
- John Elliott  
- Alan G. Sentinella (retired FBI Special Agent)  
- Lester B. Siedel (SSC representative)  
- Martin Luther King Jr.  
- Stanley David Levison  
- James Jesus Angleton (CIA Director)  
- C. D. DeLoach (FBI official)  
- Michael Cantfield (photographer of Dallas detainees)  
- K. William O'Connor (Special Counsel for Intelligence Coordination, DOJ)  
- Ernest H. Belter (retired FBI agent)  
- John P. Mohr (former FBI Assistant Director)  
- Clyde A. Tolson (former FBI Associate Director)  
- Robert Hough (Senate Sergeant at Arms)  

Key Locations  
- Washington, D.C. (FBI headquarters, DOJ, CIA headquarters)  
- New Orleans, Louisiana (NOLAC operations)  
- Atlanta, Georgia (FBI Atlanta office, SCLC activities)  
- Dallas, Texas (site of JFK assassination and related arrests)  
- Quantico, Virginia (FBI conference with Senate Committee)  
- Silver Spring, Maryland (FBI administrative offices)  

Key Events  
- June 2, 1975: Conference to authorize release of Peterson’s COINTRO report to John Elliott under restricted conditions.  
- May 10, 1968: LEO T. CLARK begins employment with NOLAC.  
- April 9, 1975: Letter from Congressman Charles E. Wiggins referencing a State Bar of California resolution against the FBI.  
- February 25, 1975: New Orleans States Item article mentioning Muse’s involvement.  
- May 1975–May 30, 1975: FBI instructed former employees to contact Legal Counsel Division if approached by Senate Select Committee for interviews involving sensitive operations.  
- November 22, 1963: CIA requested photographs of individuals detained in Dallas following JFK’s assassination, including Michael Cantfield’s images.  
- May 1975: FBI provided summaries of documents removed from J. Edgar Hoover’s residence posthumously.  
- 1970: Reference to the "Huston Report," an interagency intelligence report reviewed by congressional committees.  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Activities (SSCIA)  
- Department of Justice (DOJ), including Legal Counsel Division and Intelligence Division  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Black Panther Party (mentioned in counterintelligence inquiries)  
- Joint Committee on Atomic Energy  
- Interdepartmental Intelligence Conference (IIC)  
- Federal Employee Security Program (under Executive Order 10450)

Summary:  
The documents detail administrative records and communications related to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Activities (1975) and its oversight of federal intelligence agencies. Key content includes security clearance information for committee staff, funding authorizations for congressional investigations, and discussions about FBI operations, including internal procedures, document handling, and legal compliance with congressional requests. References to historical FBI activities involve monitoring foreign individuals and groups within the U.S., cooperation protocols between the FBI and CIA, and inquiries into subversive organizations like the Klan. The text also mentions legislative efforts related to surveillance and communication interception, as well as administrative details about personnel assignments and document classification. No content directly references John F. Kennedy, the assassination, or related investigations.  

Key People:  
- **John F. Peterson** (individual with a security clearance)  
- **Morton Halperin** (FOIA requester seeking historical FBI-CIA documents)  
- **Frank G. Wisner** (CIA Assistant Director for Policy Coordination)  
- **D. Milton Ladd** (FBI Assistant to the Director)  
- **K. William O'Connor** (Deputy Assistant Attorney General)  
- **John Elliff** (SSC task force lead)  
- **Frank Church** (Senate Select Committee Chairman)  
- **Robert McDermott** (Assistant Deputy Attorney General)  
- **Paul V. Daly** (Legal Counsel)  
- **John B. Hotis** (FBI Inspector)  
- **W.R. Wannall** (FBI Assistant Director)  
- **Mark Gittenstein** (Senate Select Committee representative)  
- **James Wentzel** (Office of Legislative Affairs, DOJ)  
- **Bella Abzug** (Congresswoman interested in H.R. 214 hearings)  

Key Locations:  
- Washington, D.C. (FBI Headquarters, DOJ, Senate offices)  
- Quantico (FBI facilities)  
- Ottawa (redacted reference)  
- Newark, New Jersey (FBI office)  
- San Francisco (former FBI supervisor David E. Todd’s address)  
- Hoover’s residence (Washington, D.C.)  
- Tolson’s home (location unspecified)  

Key Events:  
- **Senate Select Committee resolution (1975)**: Authorization of funding for intelligence oversight investigations.  
- **FOIA request (1975)**: Morton Halperin’s inquiry into 1948 FBI-CIA cooperation documents.  
- **1948 Memorandum**: Agreement between FBI and CIA on liaison, security protocols, and monitoring foreign individuals/groups.  
- **FBI internal discussions (1972–1975)**: Legal deliberations on document disclosure, COINTELPRO activities, and investigative jurisdiction.  
- **Post-Tolson document removals (1974)**: FBI agents’ actions regarding materials from J. Edgar Hoover’s and Clyde Tolson’s residences.  
- **Legislative efforts**: Congressional hearings on H.R. 214 (communication interception legislation).  

Key Organizations:  
- **Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)**  
- **Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)**  
- **Office of Policy Coordination (OPC)** (CIA precursor unit)  
- **Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations With Respect to Intelligence Agencies**  
- **Department of Justice (DOJ)**  
- **National Security Council (NSC)**  
- **Office of Legal Counsel (FBI internal division)**  
- **United States Intelligence Board**  
- **Forty Committee**  
- **Washington Special Action Group**  
- **Senior Review Group**  
- **Verification Panel**  
- **Intelligence Committee**  
- **Interagency Evaluation Committee**

JFK Declassified Files

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