</s>File #: 682-116898 Serial Scope: 231 THRELL 2385 236 THReLL 1ST NR 237 1ST NR 283, 239 1STNR 283,239 2241,242 2244,245 8447 8449, 1ST NC.249 - 253 THReL 254 255 THReUL 260 262 THReEL 265 NW 88614 Docd: 3289606 Page 1

Summary: The document contains multiple declassified government records detailing FBI and CIA activities related to domestic intelligence operations, counterintelligence efforts, and administrative procedures during the 1960s–1970s. These include testimonies from retired FBI agents regarding surveillance of civil rights figures like Martin Luther King Jr., investigations into potential communist ties within organizations such as the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), and internal FBI protocols for handling sensitive cases. References to COINTELPRO programs are noted, though specific involvement in JFK-related matters is not mentioned. The records also cover FBI-CIA interactions involving the disappearance of individuals like Thomas Rhea and Thomas Riha, as well as administrative details about travel vouchers, legal attaches, and document classification processes. No direct information about the assassination of John F. Kennedy or related investigations is present in these summaries.  

Key People: Alan G. Sentinella (retired FBI Special Agent), Lester B. Seidel (SSC Staff Member), Charles Harding (FBI supervisor), Richard Hamilton (Bureau agent), John Bailey (Staff Assistant Minority Counsel), Joseph Smiley (University president), James McKevitt (Denver District Attorney), J. Edgar Hoover (FBI Director), Richard Helms (CIA Director), James Angleton (CIA Deputy Director), Michael Todorovovich (CIA officer), Dr. Joseph Smiley, Mark Felt (Former FBI Associate Director), William O'Connor, Huey Newton (Black Panther Party leader), Bobby Seale (Black Panther Party Chairman), Leroy Eldridge Cleaver (Minister of Information), Emory Douglas (Minister of Culture), David Hilliard (Chief of Staff), Raymond Hewitt (Minister of Education), Kathleen Cleaver (Communications Secretary), Donald Lee Cox (Field Marshal), Robert E. DeBhart, Harry Morgan, David E. Todd, Charles Bates, Mr. W. R. Wannall, Mr. J. B. Adams, Clarence M. Kelley, Senator Frank Church (SSC Chairman), Attorney General, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Kevin Maroney, George P. Williams, Clyde Tolson, Dorothy Skillman.  

Key Locations: Atlanta, Georgia; Birmingham, Alabama; Washington, D.C.; Denver, Colorado; Boulder, Colorado; Prague, Czechoslovakia; Oakland, California; Sacramento, California; San Francisco; Langley, Virginia; New York, Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco; White House; FBI Records Section; Internal Revenue Service (IRS) offices; Russell Senate Office Building; Rayburn Building; Longworth House Office Building; Atlantic City, New Jersey.  

Key Events: FBI surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., SCLC, and Stanley Levison; COINTELPRO operations against the Black Panther Party; FBI-CIA interactions involving Thomas Rhea and Thomas Riha; Senate Select Committee requests for FBI mail surveillance techniques; internal FBI/DOJ discussions on document release and declassification; legal and administrative reviews of IRS intelligence operations; "Free Huey" campaign; Black Panther Party founding in 1966; COINTELPRO status reports and field office inspections; Senate Select Committee inquiries into FBI domestic intelligence activities.  

Key Organizations: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Activities (SSC), House of Representatives Committee on Internal Security, Black Panther Party (BPP), National Committee to Combat Fascism, International Section (Black Panther Party affiliate), Intelligence Evaluation Committee (IEC), Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Summary  
The document contains memos and correspondence related to FBI operations and administrative procedures. A memorandum notes Henry B. Montague, a former Chief Postal Inspector, was scheduled to testify before the Senate Select Committee on June 7, 1975, but expressed concerns about his testimony without specifying details. The FBI’s Assistant Chief Inspector, Ron J. Jackson, reported Montague was retired and returning from a Mediterranean vacation. Another memo addresses Congressman Ronald V. Dellums’ inquiry into FBI activities in Berkeley, California, including staff size, functional responsibilities, ethnic demographics, and interactions with local law enforcement. The FBI clarified it does not conduct “political investigations” but engages in domestic intelligence operations under legislative authority. A third section outlines procedures for determining eligibility for access to classified information for Senate and House Select Committees on Intelligence Activities, involving coordination between the FBI, CIA, and legal counsel.  

Key People  
- Henry B. Montague (former Chief Postal Inspector)  
- Ron J. Jackson (Assistant Chief Inspector, FBI)  
- Ronald V. Dellums (Congressman, 8th District of California)  
- James B. Adams (FBI Assistant Director)  
- Clarence M. Kelley (FBI Director)  
- Senator Church (Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Activities)  
- Congressman Nedzi (House Select Committee on Intelligence Activities)  
- Mr. Callahan (coordination efforts)  
- Mr. Miller (staff director for Senate Committee)  
- Stanley Rawson Sloan (former CIA employee with clearance issues)  

Key Locations  
- San Francisco, California (FBI Office)  
- Berkeley, California (FBI Resident Agency)  
- Washington, D.C. (Senate Select Committee, FBI Headquarters, Bureau files)  

Key Events  
- Scheduled testimony of Henry B. Montague before Senate Select Committee (June 7, 1975).  
- Congressman Dellums’ inquiry into FBI operations in Berkeley, including staff demographics and interagency cooperation.  
- Development of procedures for determining access to classified information for intelligence committees.  
- Discussions on establishing memoranda of understanding between committees, CIA, and FBI for investigative coordination.  
- Review of clearance procedures for committee staff, including FBI background checks and CIA clearance grants.  
- Handling of witness interviews, security protocols, and inter-agency communication guidelines.  
- Addressing issues related to former employee Stanley Rawson Sloan’s clearance status due to marital status.  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- United States Postal Service  
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Activities  
- House Select Committee on Intelligence Activities  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Office of Legal Analysis

JFK Declassified Files

124-10274-10358_multirif.pdf

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