</s>File #: 602-116335 Serial Scope: 301 THRELL 308 311 THREll 316 319 THREUL 329 331, 332 334 THREULL 336L 337 THREU339. Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC/210) Note) Case: NW 85326 Date: 03-18-2075 NW 88326 Doidc: 32998611 Page 1

Summary  
The documents detail extensive federal intelligence operations, FBI counterintelligence activities, and Senate Select Committee inquiries into domestic surveillance programs during the 1960s–1970s. Key topics include the FBI’s use of COINTELPRO to disrupt civil rights groups, electronic surveillance on figures like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and interagency intelligence coordination through initiatives such as the Huston Plan. The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Activities (SSC) requested access to classified materials, legal reviews of surveillance practices, and testimony from former FBI agents regarding operational procedures. Discussions centered on procedural compliance, accountability, and the legality of intelligence activities, with references to internal FBI file management, informant networks, and interagency coordination mechanisms. The documents emphasize administrative processes for declassifying information, security clearances, and the handling of sensitive materials, while highlighting tensions between federal agencies and congressional oversight.  

Key People  
- **Mark Gitenstein** (FBI Senior Staff Task Force Leader)  
- **Mike Epstein** (Senior Staff Task Force Leader)  
- **Paul Wallach** (Senior Staff Task Force Leader)  
- **Les Seidel** (Senior Staff Task Force Leader)  
- **Edgar Hoover** (Former FBI Director, referenced in context of file management)  
- **Tom Charles Huston** (Linked to the Huston Plan)  
- **James J. Angleton** (Former CIA chief)  
- **Harry Eugene Schafer** (Former FBI informant)  
- **Jill D. Schaefer** (Spouse of Harry Eugene Schafer)  
- **David E. Todd** (Former FBI Special Agent)  
- **John P. Mohr** (FBI employee involved in office operations and file management)  
- **Helen W. Gandy** (Former Executive Assistant to J. Edgar Hoover)  
- **Frank Church** (Chairman of the Senate Select Committee)  
- **Edward H. Levi** (Attorney General)  
- **K. William O'Connor** (Special Counsel for Intelligence Coordination)  
- **John A. Mintz** (Assistant Director, FBI Legal Counsel Division)  

Key Locations  
- **Washington, D.C.** (FBI Headquarters, Justice Department, Senate Select Committee offices)  
- **Atlanta, Georgia** (FBI field office involved in civil rights investigations)  
- **San Francisco** (FBI office linked to Black Panther Party investigations)  
- **New Orleans** (FBI office where Schafer and Schaefer met with agents)  
- **Chicago** (Black Panther Party investigations)  
- **Mississippi** (Ku Klux Klan-related activities)  
- **Atlantic City, New Jersey** (1964 Democratic National Convention)  

Key Events  
- **COINTELPRO operations targeting civil rights groups, socialist organizations, and hate groups**  
- **Surveillance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.** (1960s)  
- **FBI use of electronic surveillance, mail openings, and clandestine informants**  
- **The Huston Plan** (1970 interagency intelligence report with controversial provisions)  
- **Senate Select Committee inquiries into FBI intelligence practices**  
- **Interviews with former FBI officials** (e.g., John R. Borys, Ivan Conrad)  
- **Legal reviews of surveillance legality and procedural compliance**  
- **Declassification processes for sensitive documents**  
- **Handling of confidential files and destruction protocols** (e.g., J. Edgar Hoover’s personal correspondence)  

Key Organizations  
- **Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)**  
- **U.S. Department of Justice**  
- **Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)**  
- **Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Activities (SSC)**  
- **National Security Agency (NSA)**  
- **Ku Klux Klan**  
- **Black Panther Party**  
- **Students for a Democratic Society**  
- **Communist Party USA**  
- **Office of Legal Counsel**  
- **Interdisciplinary Intelligence Unit (IDIU)**  
- **Internal Security Section**  
- **Cabinet Committee to Combat Terrorism (CCCT)**  
- **Behavioral Science Resource Group (BSRG)**

JFK Declassified Files

124-10271-10033_multirif_redacted.pdf

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