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7 May 1973

MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence

VIA         : Deputy Director for Intelligence

FROM        : Director of Current Intelligence

SUBJECT     : Activity Related to Domestic Events

1. In late 1967 OCI participated in the preparation
of several short intelligence memoranda dealing with the
foreign connections of US organizations and activists involved in the anti-war movement. The main purpose of
these reports, prepared at the request of the White House,
was to determine whether any links existed between international Communist elements or foreign governments and the
American peace movement. The conclusion reached was that
there was some evidence of ad hoc contacts between anti-war activists at home and abroad but no evidence of
direction or formal coordination.

2. In October 1967 President Johnson expressed
interest in this subject and ordered a high level interdepartmental survey. In response to his personal request
to the DCI, Mr. Helms asked the CI Staff to collect what
ever information was available through our own sources and
through liaison with the FBI and to pass it to OCI, which
was directed to prepare a memorandum from the DCI to the
President.

3. A book message requirement was sent to all stations
to report whatever information was on hand relevant to this
subject. Although agent reports on Communist front operations overseas were of some value, the primary source of
information on the activities of US activists--and that was
quite limited--was sensitive intercepts produced by NSA,
which had been similarly tasked by the White House.

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