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CIA Family Jewels AdmissionSource document, pp. 75 to 115

Central Intelligence Agency

Project HTLINGUAL: the mail-opening operation

Active: 1953 to 1973

Declassified

Editorial summary

For twenty years, the CIA opened, read, and photographed mail being sent by American citizens. The operation was called HTLINGUAL. It ran from 1953 to 1973 out of LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy airports in New York and out of San Francisco, with a peak collection rate of more than twenty thousand letters a year.

The CIA had no statutory authority to read domestic mail. The agency's charter, written into the National Security Act of 1947, explicitly barred internal-security functions. Mail intercepts were the legal province of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and even the FBI required a warrant to open a sealed letter. HTLINGUAL had neither warrants nor any process resembling one.

Officers in the program worked from a watch list. Names came in from the CIA's counterintelligence staff, from the FBI, and from informal requests by other agencies. The list grew to roughly six hundred names by the early 1970s. About a third were Americans considered politically suspect: anti-war organizers, civil-rights workers, university faculty, journalists. The rest were foreign nationals or suspected intelligence targets.

Mail addressed to or from a name on the list was pulled, opened with steam, photographed, resealed, and returned to the postal stream. The CIA estimated that 28 million pieces of mail were screened over the life of the program, and that about 215,000 were opened and copied. The opened letters and photographs of opened envelopes accumulated in a CIA facility in Manhattan known internally as Project Center.

HTLINGUAL was shut down in February 1973, two months before the Schlesinger directive that produced the Family Jewels. Its existence became public through the Church Committee hearings in 1975 and the Rockefeller Commission report the same year. Postal inspectors had cooperated with the CIA throughout, holding mail for the agency on request without checking for warrants. No CIA officer was prosecuted. The 1974 Privacy Act and a series of subsequent statutes formally barred similar operations against American citizens.

Editorial summary by govweird, grounded in the declassified record and the Church Committee public hearings.

Originating agency

Central Intelligence Agency

Activity period

1953 to 1973

Source document

CIA Family Jewels (702 pp.)

Public release

June 25, 2007

Originating directive

Schlesinger memo, May 1973

Source page range

pp. 75 to 115

Topics

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Detailees - The Agency has reimbursable and nomn- | . reimbursable agreements with the White House, Department of | Justice, Defense Agencies, etc., based on signed memoranda . between the Director of Personnel and the various Agencies. 4, Project TWOFOLD - Reimbursement from Bureau of ’ Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs for ‘training of BNDD agents by a domestic Agency Security proprietary. --- PAGE 78 --- EE —— . i MORI DocID: 1451843 . st wa wore ie TTY oo © Slee . , ) SUBJECT: Special Other Government Agency Activities » 6. Payment to White House - Reimbursement to White House as approve Y Executive Director-Comptroller for . $33,655.68 representing cost of postage, stationery and addressing of replies to letters and telegrams received by the White House as a result of the President's speech on Cambodia in May 1970. . omas /< le . Director/6f “finance | K . | : - | Po- ' c0078 ’ SECRE EvisORDY --- PAGE 79 --- MORI DocID: 1451843 | Ce Lr RS Na omar Em | EE : aE Hl . * - MEMORANDUM Fog: Director of Central Intellizence : Co 5 ; VIA KE] Deputy Director for Managenent and Services La : "FRent # Director of Fimancs = Bo ’ Hy i SUBJECT ¢ 2Special Other Government Asénzy fcsfvinias hi : oe . os . sa i Co : Co Loo [= Colonel White, Ixocutive Jiroctor- . . . - a: RE ‘3. Detailees - The Agency has reimbursable and ‘nop - J. .-. Teimbursabic asTeements with the White louse, Departient of ba : Justice, Sefense Agencies, etc., basad on signed atoranda Ee between the Director of Personnel and the various Agencies, EE So s - : : SE Lo. 4. Project TWOFOLD - Reimbursement fron Bureau of: |OERE © Narcotics ang angerous rugs for training of 35DD agents by CRED a donestic Agency Security Propriectary, . : So . SER : x MEQ AN . iB 00073 : ) R EE -.. Tr ee TS pit TT a Tee ER a --- PAGE 80 --- SS MORI DocID: 1451843 : Toon apn SL Td | Tis SUBJECT: Special Other Government Agency Activities 6. Payment to White House - Reimbursement to White liduse as approved by Executive Director-Comptroller for $33,655.68 representing cost of postage, stationery and : addressing of replies to letters and telegrams received by the White ilouse as a result of the President's speech on Cambodia in May 1970. - : . (signed) Thomas B. Yale i . Thomas B. Yale i ) Director of Finance . : . : - “~ | SERRE. 000% --- PAGE 81 --- EE EE——————— MORI DocID: 1451843 | . 07 MAY 1973 R HEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence via + Deputy Director for Management and Services FROM ©: Director of Finance SUBJECT ¢ Spscial Other Government Agency Activities ] Colonel ¥hite, Executive Director- i | 2! 007 -- 3. Detailees - The Agency has reimbursable and non- reimbursable agreements with the White House, Department of Justice, Defense Agencies, etc., based on signed memoranda . betwsen the Director of' Personnel and the various Agencies, : 4. Project TWOFOLD - Reimbursement from Bureau of : . Narcotics Bs Dangerous Drugs for training of BNDD agents by . a domestic Agency Security proprietary. . EE ¥ --- PAGE 82 --- MORI DocID: 1451843 Cs SELEG va fi | -z- i i SUBJECT: Special Other Government Agency Activities 6. Payment to Vihite louse - Reimbursement to White . . louse as approved by Executive Director-Comptroller for $33,655.68 representing cost of postage, stationery and addressing of replies to letters and telegrams received by the White House as a result of the President's speech on Caubodia in Mdy 1970. (signed) Thomas B. Yale Thonas B. Yale Director of Finance | 00082 . --- PAGE 83 --- EE — MORI DocID: 1451843 Ll whewsssieien og fHEAL. [7 corr mia DA~secier - TTT eM TTR . y ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET to SUBIECT: (opronat) eee CRom: TTT ee Basson | No, JE —— Deputy Director of Finance — ee . 1212 Key Buildin ore N : B di N N — 24 May 1973. TO: {Officer designation, room mombe | batting eo dosgnalion, toom number, ond Date OFFICER'S | COMMENTS (Number each comment lo show from whom : RECEVED | FORWARDED. INITIALS to whom. Drow a line across column offer each comment.) : 1. En —— i TT A — i» i 2. — - Attached are pertinent t Lo . . . |] documents and papers relating : 3. TT — . : IN to Para 6 of the Director of i 4. - Finance's memo to the DCI ! dated 7 May 1973, Subject: i y : 5. : |] LO] "Special Other Government | co TT meres | ; 7. ’ i . H . | ) HER a rm —— | TT | | ; Dos = Le . : ’ - i a ol ) : a EX ’ ] PEER cl Ce | = . RTE hte Ca . Br Ga wg Sf 2 Po at Ya . CE — bile find ETE TT 00083 for (feng a = Sr T ox Sr——— Fe 8107R" A seerer—T] CONFIDENTIAL. [] OAL [7] URcLassIFIED | RSS Sa TSR enn EEE ne we TRE EE --- PAGE 84 --- : MORI DocID: 1451843 Loi . } Loe . _—— x “or rd . lr, Magnusson's phone conversation with Mr. John Brown at approximately 10:20 on 26 May 1970: - B: Guess we're back together again! : | M: Got more problems? . . B: Yes, don't know how much Watts told you. M: I didn't talk to Watts. Think he called Colonel White. B: Let me explain background. As a result of the Canibodia speech, we're : getting relatively inundated with correspondence and normally all of this is sent to the Department of State for answering. What we're doing -- we're contiming to send all cons correspondence to State. : However, the President made determination he'd like to answer support over his signature here and we asked the Department of State to N support us on this effort. They're in'a position where they can provide : only limited support at this time. They're committed for $10,000 which . would probably handle in the area of maybe 60,000 responses. : ? i 8 Mz How many responses altogether counting pros and cons? . . B: The cons are quite a large group that they're handling themselves also. . M: Are they going to be handling pros too? Br _¢ 10,000 is for pros. They're doing cons. On pros they can pick up only . 10,000 Worth, We estimate it will be around $8,000 per 50,000 and it looks like at present time we've got over 100,000 responses in and it | could go upwards of 150,000 or greater, Tooks like we'll need a minimum | : of another $10 ,000, Probably if area of $15,000, additional, This covers : . cost of printing, postage and addressing.” . . M: Just printing, postage and addressing? Not any overtime for any salaries or anything like that? : . . : B: . No, the posting of the things we'll do ourselves -- by hand. No problem. We're talking about physical costs of job -- cost of stamps, cost of - envelopes and cards, and cost of having them addressed by outside firm. We'll handle putting stamp on, inserting, and sealing and mailing. Only ‘talking about cost associated with three aspects of the operation. M: © Postage, addressing and ‘printing. . —= SS A B: Yes, reason I asked NSA to see if they could arrange -- depending on = how volume goes -- probably another $10,000 to 15,000. : M: These are just pros? State is handling all cons themselves? (continued) . : : — papacy © 00084 : iin Tete hs LE EE NS --- PAGE 85 --- MORI DocID: 1451843 ’ | Messrs. Magnusson and Brown (continued - Page 2) | | B: Yes, this is just portion of pros we're talking about. My understanding | &et in touch with you to work out mechanics of how we would handle the — | -billing to make sure it's straight and we do it properly so it fits in 1 ! with your accounting system, | | M: This is only portion of pros. State doing some too? Sx” JOH some too? - i i B: They're contributing $10,000 to the pros as well as doing all the S. They're picking up quite a load as a result of this. One hell of a lot | of response coming in on this. | M: Bound to be. Tell you, John, let me give you a call back later today if I may. Have to take a look about where I would fit this stuff in, . Are you going to be in this afternoon? B: I'11 be around. If I'm not in my office I'll get back to you as soon as I come back. . Mi I'll give you a call then. i : . B: Can't be real definite -- not sure how we're going to peak out. Not sure what backlog is. I'll check into that so when we talk this afternoon I can be little more definite, Probably run into that area, . I think, : M Okay, I'll get back in ‘touch’ with you. ) i SC B: Okey, thank you, Warren. : "End of Conversation . : ’ . Co © Spor A] 00085 j (OSH EEE © oewiza --- PAGE 86 --- . MORI DocID: 1451843 | B - . i | Mr, Magnusson's phone conversation with Col. White at 15:40 on 26 May 1970: fi | M: I talked with John Brown today and it seems like -- as you mentioned -- | as'a result of Cambodia, inquiries going into White House. The State : i Department is doing ‘all the work on the cons -- there are pros and cons. Bi H The State Department is going to answer all the cons apd the President has i : determined that he wants to answer personally all the pros. However, the H | State has agreed to pick up some of those too in the amount of $10,000. i | That will cover maybe 60,000 of the answers. They estimate there's going | to be from 100,000 to 150,000 answers that will have to be put out by | the White House. Estimate it's going to cost about $8,000 per 50,000. Think it might go to 150,000. $10,000 to $15,000 additional which the - White House will have to pay for. The charges are only going to be for printing, postage and addressing by an outside firm. No salaries for overtime or anything like that. They're going to lick the stamps in the White House, paste the stomps on and insert the message into the envelopes. John Brown said he had requested NSC to see if they could arrange, presumably with us, I guess, for another $10,000 to $15,000 depending on : volume. He was talking as more or less foregone conclusion we would do it. I made no commitment. Told him I'd look into it. . W: How would we do this? ) . M: We would do it by asking them to pay amount and then send over 1080 N to us with bill for the postage, bill for the addressing of the envelopes and bill for the printing accompanying this and we would just send check . back, They would send short memorandum with it certifying these are the charges. CL We I ‘think we want to know what we spend our money for but I'don't think we want the public records to: show that we paid for it. - M: What we can do, Sir -- I can ask them to send over a 1080 with certifica- tion that these are the charges for classified services per our conversation, and if you're willing to take that we can certainly do it that way. Wi Will this be an outside firm? Couldn't we Just pay the firm? What would -be better? I'm not sure, . M: I think a short memo just saying attached 1080 is for charges previously agreed to between this Agency and themselves and that's all and then we to send them check for that. Otherwise, there's always chance that an outside firm might realize it was us paying for it.. . W: I guess it's the best way to do it. I'd like to have in our records -- nobody else has access to -- exactly what it was for -- all about it; . = their records, which are audited by the General Accounting Office, as : little as possible. . . (continued) ) ’ | ASP ‘ Li 270 00086 a --- PAGE 87 --- EES MORI DocID: 1451843 ll : ; PE : —_—mmmm Mr. Magnusson and Col. White (continued - Page 2) R i aH Think I can talk to them and arrange that so he just sends unclassified : . 1080. : | W: Go ahead and do it. I'll have to sign off on it, I suppose. You go ahead and arrange it in way that will give us full record, As far as any records of their's are concerned, I would prefer to have minimum. M: I can write memo and John Browh can refer to this and our phone conversa- tion in a memo accompanying the 1080. W: Okay, go ahead and do it. Put limit on it. When they talked to me they . said $10,000. | | - M: He said $10,000 to $15,000 because they're just pouring in. Might run above $10,000, : R Wi Approximately $10,000 but in no case will it exceed $15,000 -- something like that. ' Okay. : . M: All right, Sir, : W: Thank you, Warren. . . ' End of Conversation 147" : : [RARER [onze - ~~ ny . ha ol 00087 Be PL TL Lp Sea --- PAGE 88 --- EE... MORI DocID: 1451843 a CO LOD AER : Mr. Magnusson's phone conversation with Mr. John Brown at approximately 17:00 on 26 Nay 1970: M: Think we can go shead and do this. Have to be careful as to way this . © is documented -- that's the only thing. Would like to suggest that IT write memo for the record -- kind of co-sign it -- agreeing to amount and so forth and the way we do this. Nemo would have in it what it's for and then you would send us a 1080 for this, referencing this memo and our conversation. B: You're thinking in terms of reiwbursing us again? Wouldn't it be better for us to have direct charge to you? M: No, because of public record. In order ‘to have all the things in our hands. It wouldn't look good for us to pay the bills direct for this sort of thing. . B: It would not? . ’ M: No, if you people pay the bills ..... | B: (interrupting) Even to pay a large postage fee? Bulk of expense will . be postage. co . . M: But we have to document what it's for -- if you people can just pay it, * then we'll give you meney for it. : B: VWhat would our memo say? : Me Say attached is 1080 referencing memo dated such and such. B: "What does the memo say -- that we're making reference to? - M: I'11 write that up and bring over to you. . ’ ) . B: What, basically, are we going to say it's about? . - M: Have $10,000 with limit of $15,000 and would be for printing of these - . things and so on. . : B: Just wondering if you have direct billing it seems to me that serves purpose of memorandum. ~ : M: The direct billing from, let's say, the printer, the addressograph . company or something like that, to us might raise questions outside : and I think powers that be don't want to have fact that we're paying - for this sort of thing anyplace where it can be dug up. Easiest and cleanest way to do this is you people go ahead and pay and we'll : reimburse you immediately. . B: Do we have to have this memo? oo : (continued) [oy 0 MRE 00088 . . SU CL i : CT NITLL LL J em . - .- at —. --- PAGE 89 --- ) MORT DocID: 1451843 Messrs. Magnusson and Brown (continued ~ Page 2) : CoM 1a keep in my safe here. . B: Wouldn't it be adequate to send 10807 ’ M: Don't forget, you people keep copies of 1080's -- you have to by law. 1080 would have to cite what billing is for because of that, ‘then that would open up to GAO or somebody else as to who's paying for this sort of thing. B: We have to cite what it's for? M: Let's say it's "XYZ Printing Company" and you pay bill. This looks like you're paying it. You send us 1080 which says nothing and we : give you money for this. We ourseives have to have on our records - what we're paying for for our own suditors which doesn't get outside of our Agency. : B: It's for your internal auditors? It would not get outside? Okay, that sounds all right. M: I'11l draw the memo up and bring it over there and ‘you can see it. B: Thet sounds good, Warren. : . : M: Would next Monday be all right with that memo? B: Yes, we'll go ahead and order. . M: You can get going and so on. . i. B: Don't know what final cost is going to be. Hate to restrict ourselves. - We figure total cost is going to be around $25,000. Got over 100,000 already that are just pro. 200,000 that haven't been analyzed yet. . Of 200,000 they estimate possibly upwards of 50,000 or 60,000 could N pertain to Cambodia. Of the backlog of 200,000, 60,000 could be of ‘type that will be answered in this mailing. Our best estimate would be it may run over. . : M: I've got instructions, John, to indicate in memo that it's for ’ approximately $10,000 but not to exceed $15,000. If and when it exceeds $15,000, we'll start over again and I'll inquire further as to whether we can cover the other -- okay? Co . B: Okay. : M: Open to negotiation if it runs higher. . (continued) i h [ER wenzn Lo --- PAGE 90 --- MORI DocID: 1451843 Che. : . fl : Messrs. Magnusson and Brown (continued ~ Page 3) B: It may run higher. If 60,000 letters come out being pro, will take us to $26,000 or somewhere in that vicinity, . M: Then I'd have to go back and inquire to see if powers that be will cover the other part. I think it's best to wait 'til that happens. B: Okay, good enough. : M: What time Monday? - B: Why don't you give us call here Monday? My secretary will line it up. M: Okay. . ’ . B: Thank you, Warren, ’ Co End of Conversation ’ . FETT (TTR . : OP —— 00030 --- PAGE 91 --- MORI DocID: 1451843 EEE ver an INT cd Genld Abc ) WasHiNGTON, D.C. 20505 . 8 Jun isp MEMORAXDUM FOR THE RECORD B . | SUBJECT: Reimbursement to the White House for Certain - . . Printing, Postage and Addressing Expenses - “ 1. Reference is made to the telephone conversation between Mr. John Brown, Staff Secretary, White House, and the undersigned . concerning the accounting and the reimbursement procedure for White House expenditures in connection with the printing, postage and addressing of replies to certain mail addressed to the President. . 2. It was estimated and agreed that these expenditures would amount to approximately $10,000, but not exceed $15,000, and the . request for reimbursement to this Agency would be based upon receipt of a memorandum categorizing the expenses.and certifying to their . validity, The memorandum will also transmit a Standard Form 1081 and copies of the vendors' invoices where applicable. . 3, Upon receipt of the above memorandum, Standard Form 1081 and copies of vendors' invoices, a U. 8S. Government Treasury check . will be drawn end forwarded to the Wnite House, . WARREN = Jus Deputy Director for Liaison and Planning - Office of Finance | CONCUR: oo . =) : Wh, Datson ’ ) hn Brown : : --- PAGE 92 --- MORI DocID: 1451843 24 Lug 155, MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD : : SUBJECT: Reimbursement to the White House for Certain Printing, Postage and Addressing Expenses 1. On 18 August 1970, the undersigned received a telephone call from Mr. John Brown (145-2167) advising that the mailing had been heavier than anticipated (increased to 250,000 pieces) and that the dollar requirement for subject purpose had increased from $15,000 to ‘ . $25,000. 2. TI apologetically advised Mr. Brown that since our records shoved that prior approval was limited to $15,000 I would have to . © advise and confirm with my superiors that the increase to $25,000- was acceptable, as I was sure it was. . : 3. In the absence of Col. White (on leave), Mr. Bush immediately contacted Mr. Clarke, who was not in his office. On 19 August, . . Mr. Clarke telephonic pproved the increased level and Mr. Brown was duly informed. . : Chief, CC H : . i . | . . H | CC] “ foo . SER 00092 i © : ) Kl . B --- PAGE 93 --- MORI DocID: 1451843 ’ i THE WHITE HOUSE . . . WASHINGTON ' . : . i . . September 10, 1970 Dear Mr. Magnusson: Pursuant to your telephone call to Mr. John Brown regarding the ‘breakdown of costs in connection with the mailing of the Acknowledgement - Cards concerning The President's Speech on The Situation in Southeast ) : Asia, the following costs were incurred: : Computer Marketing Industries, Inc. $ 12,746.15 Acknowledgement Cards 3,185.07 B Envelopes ._ 1,051.20 : Total - $ 16,982.42 . CI : Sincerely yours, : Cosson Mh. Moret to Carson M: Howell . Administrative Officer : . : i . Mr. Warren D. Magnusson © : Deputy Director for Liaison and Planning | - Office of Finance : . Central Intelligence Agency i Washington, D. C. - : i Co . . | . . : 00093 --- PAGE 94 --- MORI DocID: 1451843 taoN . . 4 ’ . [SP AN : ) © 15 SEPSIS IWISHNIDET FOR: Divesioe of Shenndng, Yrogre cdg ead Teds. (5411s . FUR to Reimburiooiad Uo Bhs Vhite Iona for Covbrin Poliiig, Toruani oud Sadveriing Fooonnes NURLLGNE Li: Femorenlua Tuo Ahr coed, doisdt 2h fusunt LUT, : gan shied 1. Avbeched howeto is caeownting subwibied fwom the Valte je. \ for roiling expenses. : ‘ i 2. It ie requested thst the ovisinal voucher be afminisbeaiively ’ } ’ H roorovad and certified as Lo the avalizbility of funds ond retuned Lo tile office for poymont. | . i ] i . WTR Ue TT TSO i Deputy Pirector for Lininon and Ileandng Cy Office of Finsnee i N . i Lbtechmends - . . hem from Hr. Howell - : | abd 10-Eept 1970 i ! . EF 1081 (orig ond 2) i . : | ; [I : . : EE SL i H I CC] . 3 : . Nl : 0 L err 0094 --- PAGE 95 --- MORI DocID: 1451843 fawn 15 Sep 570 MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Planning, Programming and Budgeting SUBJECT : Reimbursement to tie White House for Certain . Printing, Postage and Addressing Expenses REFERENCE t+ Memorandum for the Record; dated 24 August 1970, same subjéct 1. Attached hereto is accounting submitted from the White House for mailing expenses. 2. It is requested that the original voucher be administratively approved and certified as to the availability of funds and returned to this office for payment. . WARREN D. MAGNUSSON © . Deputy Director for Iiaison end /Planning:’ '/ ©. Office of Finance Attachments : . Memo from Mr. Howell 5 7< dtd 10 Sept 1970 : SF 1081 (orig and 2) BE 3 AT 70 i : . : 00095 --- PAGE 96 --- : - MORI DocID: 1451843 Snug 1ro. tus : i. YoLCHER FD SCHEDULE = DONows oo . Hnt-101-10 OF WITHDRAVLS ARD CREDITS | tBu Noo i (Dies bite) . Bu, No, mr tITL (Bifhng oflice) SN — ET be Tr jee bilied) (D. O. symbol) PAID BY You are authorized to effect the withdrawals and credits indicated below. . | — 300 Washington, D, C, SS 1 (Address) Ea ee EE HE EE ee ot v0 irre, erent re . VATRORAV PROT - ) vv Tom DEPARTMENT | Derantxast Executive Office of the Presis Duneaw i Bonrao The White Jiouse Office . 11-01-0001 . Avpress AoprEes Washington, D. C. 20500 . "none — | seme | Seam ’ | CO] 1100110.001 $16,982. . Co | . I © . ) | oo I ens [VES Details of charges or reference to attached supporting documents . Co For the printing of Acknowledgment Cards, Envelopes, and to Keypuuch names & addr and place on magnetic tape and the preparation of heat tradsfer labels and affixi to envelopes, in connection with the acknowledging of mail concerning the Preside speech on the Situation in Southeast Asia. . cot : For use of office billed; . : For use of billing office: I certify funds are available. © FAN i CoB FICATE OF OFFICE BILLED . | I cértify that the items listed herein are correct and proper for appropriation(s) designated. —— ” [Authorized admisisirative or cestHying officer) ee Paidbycheeck Nowe coNO wd 0096 | : ) 4 U7 5. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1961-60762) | on ee ese . A H --- PAGE 97 --- . MORI DocID: 1451843 ~ Lh . R old | . . : : . : 3 ei; BUCRATLE FOR: eer, ’ ’ [RUG B Srinlaeirzent So Thus YRils fuse Cle Teds verwaritt $d a hi in dhe el ounb of L16,50000 3 Coun pereele wo the Tronsmveor of 4% Tniled Sinies. ’ 2. Thie dicbwrsomont is chargenble 8s Tollmiz: H : : 3. ALL Gecumsntuabion concerning this {rrassetion ip bain bold . in this office for socumit 7 orenceng and is aveilchle to the Arincy . ouiltors, : . © hk. rlease forward the check to his office for trmirmiii~l to Ui | CC] i I VANITY D. FACRUSZGY . i Dapuly Dircetor for Liaison and Firuning H ' . : i : . i . ' - : : : . OF, | ] : ‘ 00097 , . i 4 - ’ lr ' fe . Har | EE VN = cee ee Ba fe LO] .- - --- PAGE 98 --- MORI DocID: 1451843 . iS . ( . : ir, John Drown : _ Staff Secretary . co The White House Office . Washington, D. C. 26500 : oC . Dear Mr. Brown: : Le ; ~ 1-Enclosed is U. S. Treasury Check No wm the amount . of $16,982.42 which represents reimbursement of Bureau Schedule . No] copy enclosed. /This schedule was forwarded to this i NU . i Office by Mr. Carson M. Howell, Administrative Officer, on : 10 September 1970. E : Yours very truly, } i | ; : . VARREN D, MAL [gsson i | Lo De irector for Liaison and Planning : : - "Office of Finance ’ Yee, ceded mein do ) To co parol NAC J SI a EB - Rael Amaas mail mani | i Enclosures : PAS Cons -( 2 Coty : . . RE Bi VI < PNAS . . R yy me BG ESN i ~ to verdad on I . Ee Co Mooi Ane Hg ian E. Added, Ae ons se ey . & Oetatan, ope ey : Lams fn NCAR 00098 SCX TRIIn Ce HN EE J SIR Tn PY CL Cede, ~Paa TRA, . . . iH « --- PAGE 99 --- REE EES MORI DocID: 1451843 i. TE Coe . THE WHITE HOUSE ) ’ : WASHINGTON : : December 7, 1970 R i . CONFIDENTIAL ’ MEMORANDUM FOR: WARREN MAGNUSON Co We have finally received the cost breakdown for acknowledging the mail in connection with the President's speech on the situation in Southeast Asia. By copy of this memorandum I am requesting our administrative office to forward that portion of the bill applicable : to you. : ) A ’ If there are any problems in handling this, please let me know. Thank you, . = i : JOHN R. BROWN III | . cc: "Carson Howell : | ! - f ! : i 000939 EEE EE——— --- PAGE 100 --- EE — MORI DocID: 1451843 = ° . re . A Te Keypunch names, place on magnetic tape - prepare and affix to envelopes heat * ‘ transfer labels, and furnish printout. $7,410.35 : N Print acknowledgment Cards . 2,244.27 Print Envelopes ’ . 728,00 . Postage . 6,290.64" : Co $16,673.26 i oo ] | — . f : 00100 a --- PAGE 101 --- CE EES i MORI DocID: 1451843 1 B oT “ . ’ ‘ H - \ 3 2 : MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Planning, Programming and Budgeting : SUBJECT : Reimbursement to the White House for Certain H Printing, Postage and Addressing Expenses H 1 : REFERENCE : Memorandum for the Record, dated 24 August 1970, : same subject - : 1. Attached hereto is the second accounting, in the amount of $16,673.26, submitted from the White House for mailing expenses. Cieck for the first accounting in the amount of $16,982.42 was . forwarded to the White House on 2 October 1970. . i 2. It is requested that the original voucher be administratively . approved and certified as to the availability of funds and returned to | this office for payment. H Deputy Director for Iiaison ; Planning : : Office of Finance g Attachments ~ OZ ’ SF 1081 (orig & 2 w/att) - . Memo from the White House dated 7 Dec 1970 Memo to D/PFB, transmitting 1st accounting, dated 15 Sept 70 7 Pa Copy of lst 1081 ) Memo from the White House : dated 10 Sept 70 . Memo for the Record dated 2h Aug 70 : ] Es : 00101 | | em mm ef eas eee - : h . li i --- PAGE 102 --- EE ——— MORI DocID: 1451843 Tore Kh ae tem * R VOUSHER Ee SChEDULE 0.0. No. eo - Jodi-ies-te CF WITHDRAWALS ARD CREDITS - © Bu, No. em . [Cry Bu No. on XT B a (Dulin alice) TN 300 B EE eee . j . (DBbURIng elicer—olice Lilied) (D. 0. s51wbol) PAID BY You are authorized to effect tho withdrawals and eredits indicated below. . —30_____ GTSINg OMter — DIRE ofl (D. O. symbol) . “lasuington, D.C. (Xadress) — ——— ee a Tee TT VHTHDRAW FROM— [3 PAY TO— NL DrrARTENT ’ | Derastuene Executive Ofiice of the rresic | Benzo ! Buniao The Yhite flovse Giles I © 1i-01-0001 . Anoneas { Asonzss Vashington, n.C. 2050) Dom | ewan soar .. REFERENCE AxouxT ~ | RErERexce APPROPRIATION OX FUND STatuOL “AMOURT 5 i J E— 1110110,001 16,673.24 Details of charges or reference o attached supporting documents For the printing of Acknowledgement Cards, Envelopes and Postage for wailing, and to Keypunch names » place on magnetic tape, prepare and afiix to envel oes heat transfer labels, and furnish printout, in connection with: the -acknowled;:ii, of mail concerning the President's Second speech on the Situation in Southeast /sie | See attached list for breakdown of COSTS. For use of office billed: . For use of billing office: + «tify funds are aveilable, - —_— [a HOR CLUDE = ERTIFICATE OF OFFICE BILLED 1 certify that the items listed herein are correct and proper for payment from the appropriation(s) designated. 2 - Fads 19 i | Date) ying oificery H - Lo 00102 : Paid by eheck Nooo CDNo.— dated 2-07 | | . # U. 5. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1961-60762) ! | B * B | Jd --- PAGE 103 --- EEE ———— MORI DocID: 1451843 ' ns ~ : mmm AY : Toi. MEMORANDUM IFCR: Chief, Certification and Linison Division SUBIECT : Reimbursement to The White House 1, It ic requested ihat a check in the aracunt of $16,073.26 be drawn payable to the Treasurer of the United Sintes, . © 2. This dishurseracst is chergoable as follows: 3. All documentaiion coacerning this transaction is Bei Beilin this oifice for secuvily reaseng and ie available to the Agency au tours, 4. Please forward the check to his office for tranomitial to th appropriate oficial, ! | : . TREND, MAGT © T i | . . - . . SL i i Lepity Director for Liaison cud Ja Lo f i " - --- PAGE 104 --- RRR EES MORI DocID: 1451843 ET Supe BN i Po | Co i Mr. John R. Brown II | . ) . Stadf Sceratary The White House Office Washington, D. C. 20500 . Dear Mr. Brown: | "Enclosed is U. § ‘Treasury Check vel the ’ amount of $16, 673. 26 which represents reimbursement of Bureau Schedule No. [Jee cnclosed, R Yours ver truly, : ’ | Director for Liaison and Pl ning Office of Finunce - _ Enclosures - : f ; : 00104 --- PAGE 105 --- EE... . MORI DocID: 1451843 PE \ - to Sagi 1 RPS ai [I ’ REE " : Srv aT) MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Management and Services . : SUBJECT © Special Report 1. This memorandum is in response to a request to provide information on situations or associations that might appear to be irregular on the surface. 2. Details to the White House and Government Agencies - Background: For many years the Central Intelligence Agency has detailed employees to the immediate office of the White House per se and to components associated intimately with the immediate office of the President such as the Council on International Economic Policy and the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board. We have furnished secretaries, clerical employees and certain professional employees on a reimbursable and non-reimbursable basis. At the present time, we have no clericals or professionals assigned to the immediate White House office, but we do have one young man detailed to their Communications Section. There are detailees to PFIAB and CIEP. I might point out that we had detailed to the White House as late as the fall of 1970 couriers, telephone operators, a laborer assigned to the grounds and a graphics man who designed H invitations for State dinners. By October of 1970, more funds | . were apparently available to run the White House and most of | our detailees were hired as bona fide White House employees. ‘CIA is not the only Agency furnishing the White House with : detailees. ‘Levies have been made by this Administration and others on Defense and State and other Government entities whose employees have Top Secret clearances. | Professional officers have been and are at the present f - time assigned © the National Security Council and we have seven : clericals on detail to NSC on a reimbursable basis. ) ) In addition to the above, we have technical specialists detailed to NSA, an instructor at the National War College and security officers detailed to the Department of State to . 5 R : 00105" --- PAGE 106 --- CE —————————.. MORI DocID: 1451843 LE f CoMEDENTIAL © protect foreign visitors. Recency, [ Juas detailed to the Secretary of the Treasury aloj r other Agency employees. We have cven, in rare instances, detailed our people to Congressional Staffs for short periods of time, 3. Details to the White House and Government Agencies - Discussion: Details to NSC, the White House, NSA and the National War College are probably quite defensible. On the other hand, there may be those who would question Agency employees : currently working at the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs and Mr. Peter Peterson having an Agency employee as.his | secretary when he was the Secretary of Commerce (she also made a trip with him to Moscow). She is still with him in his present assignment but we expect that she will report to NSC for a new detail sometime this month. ET for over ten years as Director of the ICe of Public Safety for AID. This information has been kept "close to the vest" during that entire period of time. He has been approved for disability retirement and is presently on sick leave and will retire automatically at the expiration of this leave. Each detail of an Agency employee to the White House or other Government agency has been carefully considered and | © approval at a higher level obtained when professionals were involved. 4. Project TWOFOLD: I believe the support we are providing to Project TWOFOLD is an activity that should be . reported under your guidelines. Since this is an extremely sensitive Project and the Office of Security is reporting on it, I will not repeat the details in my memorandum. | i ! 5. Individuals Engaged in Doméstic Activities: In a more i general sense, Contract Personne Division prepares and executes contracts with individuals engaged by the Agency to carry out domestic activities. We also process Staff Agents who are domestically assigned. None of these assignments are decided B in OP. I really have no way of knowing with any degree of oT certainty what the specific duties of these individuals will be. CT - z a 00106 —CORHBENTIAL ee ___________ --- PAGE 107 --- RE ———————S : MORI DocID: 1451843 SE d SRELLEN [TAL 8. Hunt Requests a Lockpicker: This is a record of : External Employment Assistance Branch's action on a request from Howard Hunt for a lockpicker who might be retiring or . resigning from the Agency. Sometime in the spring of 1972, Frank O'Malley of EEAB received a call from Howard Hunt who asked Frank if he had a : retiree or resignee who was accomplished at picking locks. . Mr. O'Malley sent him a resume on Thomas Amato who retired © 31 July 1971. Mr. O'Malley did not document his EEAB record . to show the date of this exchange, but who also works in EEAB) opines that it occurTed sometime between ° March and May 1972. . All of the above information was reported to the Office _ of Security on 4 October 1972 following the FBI's contact with the Agency regarding Howard Hunt. : 9. Resume Sent to McCord: I contract . employee who retired in September 5 S ient of the . External Employment Assistance Branch in his search for a job after retirement. One of the leads given EI James McCord's security business. EEAB sent to : McCord, but [wes not hired. ) . In mid-summer 1972, ‘telephoned EEAB from Chicago. (He had a job tme e Halifax Security Co., a lead provided by EEAB, but until this telephone call he had 3 N - R - i CONF UE } 00107 --- PAGE 108 --- . EE ——— . . MORI DocID: 1451843 not notified EEAB that he had the job and had moved from i the D.C. area.) He said he had been. visited by a Special Agent of the FBI who told [oo lhat his resume had been d among McCord's papers: Agent wanted to know if ad any connection with McCord. Lena plained how The resume got to McCord. After the Agen Gft him BN E—— LTTE | I— op and[ Jot . veTe notified immediateTy- Director of Personnel - . . TTOWBENIWL oods --- PAGE 109 --- | . MORI DocID: 1451843 a SEP BoA Ta 1 crn RE np Sa REE Le — ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET . © RRR Pop me eo Sensitive Activities Performed by the Office of Logistics From me em nl 08 a a . a ee __ Director of Logistics 2551 14 HAY 1973 JO Seer designation, roam umber, ond DATE orricer's COMMENTS [Number cach: comment fo show from whom Receven | rorwanoep| "NTIALS | fo-whom. Draw a line across colomn offer each comment.) ED = J — Peputy Director -for Manage- a. FYES ONLY ment and Services ] ad = . 2. : 3. AEN : ) Director: of Central : Intelligence ) HEN | ) CL] i H i ! M B ! EE EE : ’ : 1 | — 7 00109. | SH 610“%hSR" [] SERET [] CONFIDENTIAL. OO WE TT uncassiFier TT A ti nee Se wii ae SE ez en) Er A Tn i in Ln me i, --- PAGE 110 --- ESS MORI DocID: 1451843 . — SEIT . oT L T RE | CU EYES TW i oo . 14 MAY 1973 . MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence THROUGH : Deputy Director for Management and Services : ‘SUBJECT : Sensitive Activities“Performed by the Office of Logistics 1. This memorandum contains information for the Director of Central Intelligence. 2. This memorandum is submitted pursuant to advice given : by the Deputy Director for Management and Services on 7 May . that Office Directors report on activities, either under their : cognizance or otherwise known to them, the nature of which could possibly need explanation or justification when viewed within the statutory responsibility and authority of the Director of Central Intelligence. The responsibilities of the Office of Logistics (OL) are such that in all matters herein : reported, except two, the actions undertaken were at the re- quest of another Agency component. We have prepared a brief description of each action involved and then have included the name of the sponsoring component. The substantive reason for the requests for action by-this Office will have to be deter- mined by inquiry to the designated sponsoring component. 3. Facts pertaining to both actions undertaken at the ’ initiative of this Office are as follows: . Be 00110 --- PAGE 111 --- EEE... MORI DoclID: 1451843 es Am | : a - ’ SUBJECT: Sensitive Activities Performed by the Office of . Logistics . i ; | ! : : . AVA a NEAT. AY VIL SECRET 00111 --- PAGE 112 --- MORI DocID: 1451843 REE Co i. 5 SUBJECT: Sensitive Activities Performed by the Office of ’ Logistics . ‘the DD/O, we will not honor any requisition for surveil- lance equipment unless it has been approved by the CI | Staff of the DD/O. 4. Within the.area of contractual responsibilities, the following items are pertinent: at a. In February 1971, Colonel L. X. White, the then Executive Director-Comptroller, called me to attend a meeting in his office, also attended by Mr. William Colby. : . Colonel White explained that the Technical Services Division (TSD) had been requested to provide assistance to the FBI for a sensitive project (opaEnated [Jour . rently Reed epee Colonel White did is- 4 close the purpose © assistance being provided by -TSD 7 but did instruct me to assist TSD on purely contractual . - matters. Since the Office of Logistics has no information . concerning the mission or purpose of hie hoe sub- stantive questions concerning the subject shé € . addressed to TSD. Other Procurement actions accomplished for the FBI are reported below. Specific mention. is made, however, FS — of the dollar magnitude, ap- proximately million, .and the complex technical equip- ment that has been involved in the undertaking. - b. The Procurement Division, OL, currently has two i requisitions in hand from TSD which would involve reim- bursable sales to the FBI. One such requisition in the : -amount of $36,900 is for two Westinghouse television . : cameras. The second requisition in the amount of $11,200. - R is for two wide-angle surveillance probes manufactured by Bausch and Lomb. No action is being taken on either of these requirements pending further instructions which - will be sought from the Deputy Director for Management N and Services. . . €. Over the years, this Agency has often supported other Government agencies from a contractual or materiel standpoint. Upon the submission of an officially approved request, supported by a transfer of funds, the Agency © would either enter into "accommodation procurements" for the requesting agency or support the requesting agency by - the issuance of materiel from stock. Such actions are . legally accomplished under the Economy Act of 1925. This | Act authorizes one agency to support the needs of, or pro- ! vide a service for, another Government agency when such . I I. 00112 | —SEGRE— | ’ ‘ --- PAGE 113 --- . EE ——— MORI DocID: 1451843 Lo i pe : . . van ! SUBJECT: Sensitive Activities Performed by the Office of Logistics . action would be more economical and eliminate the need for one agency of the Government to duplicate facilities readily available from another. A typical example of this procedure is purchasing photointerpretation gear for the Defense Intelligence Agency element located at NPIC. In connection with the current reporting requirement, however, . I have had our records researched for the past 2 years and Attachment 1 reflects those transactions which appear to be relevant to the subject of this memorandum, d. In connection with the disclosures during the sum- mer of 1971 that the Rand Corporation was not properly safeguarding classified documents, this Office undertook two acts. I directed the Security Officer from our West Coast Procurement Office at the Moffet Naval Air Station in California to visit the Rand Corporation and satisfy himself that classified material furnished them by the Agency was both properly safeguarded and accounted for. His report was affirmative. On 23 August 1971, the senior ! Security Officer assigned to this Office forwarded a . letter to the Rand Corporation stressing and reaffirming : the procedures Rand must follow in safeguarding classified information furnished them by the Agency. Of residual : interest in this matter, there is summarized the contents i of a memorandum of 2 July 1971 to the Executive Director- Comptroller from the DD/I which is in our possession. This memorandum reports that FBIS regularly So disseminated reports to the Rand Corporation EE but that instructions had been issued to cease SE distribution of classified reports. While no : | ‘other direct dissemination went to Rand, other USIB agencies, primarily USAF, were passing ’ - "many" copies of DD/I products to Rand as au- thorized under USIB regulations. The memoran- i Fa . dum also states that Rand personnel had requested searches and document retrieval from B the CRS facility, 5. In connection with action taken for the Office of Security, there are three relevant items: - a. The Printing Services Division, OL, was requested . by the Office of Security to print a book written by Harry J. Murphy, Office of Security. The book was pre- . pared by Mr. Murphy under a Brookings Institution Federal . —SEGRET— 00113 ___________ --- PAGE 114 --- EER ——.——..... MORI DocID: 1451843 co Ry FE ) : TE i . . . chu . SUBJECT: Scnsitive Activities Performed by the Office of . Logistics Executive Fellowship. The book is entitled "Where's | What -- Sources of Information for Federal Investigators." | It is a full treatise on the existence of sources of in- . formation that may be useful to an investigator. The book's first printing of 300 copies was made in June 1967. . Due to demand, a second printing of 600 copies was made i in September 1968. The title page of.the book gives attribution to Mr. Murphy, Office of Security, Central Intelligence Agency, and the Brookings Institution Federal Executive Fellowship. The book is classified Confidential, and it is our understanding that the distribution was made to appropriate agencies of the Federal Government. A copy : of Mr. Murphy's book can be made available for review if desired. : : : Sometime in 1972, a representative of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) requested . that the Agency give consideration to our publishing, at © LEAA expense, an unclassified version of this volume. It was the intent of LEAA to make broad-scale distribution to Police Departments throughout the country. The Director : of Security and I consulted on this matter and jointly 1 determined that the LEAA request should not be honored be- H : ' cause the Agency should not put itself in the position of B ; . publishing law enforcement material for general and un- i classified purposes, and it would be an abuse of our print- ing facilities. . . b. On 5 January 1971, the Director of Security re- . quested that I approve his leasing up to eleven motor vehicles for use in connection with a special support operation which would last approximately 3 months. The : Director, of Security informed me, in his requesting memo- . randum of 5 January 1971, ‘that "This support activity has . been undertaken at the specific instruction of the Director . and has his personal approval.” The request was approved. c. From 1968 to date, the Office of Security has N requisitioned from this Office a considerable amount of [ materiel which we understand was to be given or loaned by . them to local Police Departments. In certain cases some of this materiel was issued from Agency stocks and, in - other cases, direct procurement of the materiel was made by funds furnished by the Office of Security. A complete listing of such materiel is found in Attachment 2, to . 5 : : Sa, ooiid EEE EE. --- PAGE 115 --- REE EEN | . MORI DocID: 1451843 EE . i RVR RRTIVE SUBJECT: Sensitive Activities Performed by the Office of . ’ Logistics H i : 1 b. This Office is aware, although it had no cognizance nor responsibility, that an apartment was rented in Miami Beach, Florida, during the period of the Democratic National Convention, 10-14 July 1972, and the Republican National Convention, 21-24 August 1972. The a artment was used as . - a meeting place in liaison with members of the Secret Service and ren ering 6 ’ SEEREF 001156

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