SENSITIVE ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY THE OFFICE OF LOGISTICS

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 01430436
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: August 7, 2017
• Case Number: F-2007-00094
• Publication Date: May 14, 1973

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:-T,PANIOJH FOR: Director of Central Intelliunce
Elci)uty Director for 'fann_Eel-ent and Services
Sensitive Activities Ferfort-ed Ly the
Office or Lo:ilistics
1. This memorandum contains inforation for the Director
of Central IlAelliLencP.
2. This oer'orandum is submitted pursmant to advice given
by the Deputy Director for anagement and Services on 7 ay
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 conponent. We have pre:-ared 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:
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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:
a. In February 1971, Colonel L. K. 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 a s' tance
to the FBI for a sensitive project designated (cur-
rently designated ). Colonel White did not dis-
close the purpose of the assistance being provided by TSD
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 Project , sub-
stantive questions concerning the subject should
addressed to TSD. Other procurement actions accomplished
for the FBI are re-orted below. Specific mention is made,
however, of because of the dollar magnitude, ap-
proximately $1 million, and the complex technical equip-
ment that has been involved in the undertaking.
b. The Procurement Division, OL, currently has two
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
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
and Services.
c. 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
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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
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 FRIS regularly
disseminated reports to the Rand Corporation
but that instructions had been issued to cease
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-
dum also states that Rand personnel had
requested searches and document retrieval from
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
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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
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
determined that the LEAA request should not be honored be-
cause the Agency should not put itself in the position of
publishing law enforcement material for general and un-
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
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.
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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. apartment as
a meeting place for officers of who were
in liaison with members of the Secret Service and rendering
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assistance in connection with the political conventions
that were being held. WU Division is the cognizant
operating coriponent on this matter.
7. The above recitation of facts represents, to the best
of my knowledge and memory, those matters which appear to be
relevant to subject tasking given by the Director.
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.S:Igned:) John F. Bl.oce
John F. Blake.
Director of Logistics
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Office
Date of
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3/23/72
TSD
5/16/72
OS
.3/23/72
OS
3/23/72
OS
3/23/72
OS
3/23/72
TSD
11/16/72
TSD
4/17/72
TSD
11/18/71
TSD
4/19/72
TSD
12/ 7/72
TSD
10/13/72
TSD
3/26/71
TSD
4/20/73
WARNING NUCE
SENSITIVE IN1HLIG::.:CE SOURCES
AND MEODS INVOLVED
Item
Telephone Analyzer
Transmitters, Radio Beacon
Telephone Analyzer
Telephone Analyzers
Telephone Analyzers
Telephone Analyzers
Camera Sets
Camera Sets
Actuators, Recorders
Tessina Cameras
Camera, Video
Tube, Image, Burn-Resistance,
Equivalent of W L 30691
Tubes, Image, W L 30691
Cameras, Television
Quantity
Unit Cost
Receiving
U.S. Depart-
ment or Agency
-0
-0
1
8
1
1,350
313
1,350
BNDD
BNDD
White House
Communications
Agency
8
<
CD
a
13
1,400
Air Force
0
-s
10
1,350
State
CD
CD
SI)
2
1,375
AEC
CD
0
20
656
FBI
8
10
700
FBI
co
50
488
FBI
0.
C
3
700
BNDD
1
18,045
FBI
1
4,639
FBI
4,607
FBI
18,300
FBI
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Date of
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Quantity
Unit Cost
Receiving
U.S. Depart-
ment or A:�Ioncy-
TSD
12/14/72
Transmitters, Radio
3
313
BNDD
TSD
10/20/72
Actuators, Recorder
25
591
FBI
TSD
10/13/72
Tube, Image, Burn-Resistance,
Equivalent of W L 30691
1
4,639
FBI
TSD
5/26/71
Tube, Image, W L 30691
2
4,639
FBI
�,
CD
TSD
4/22/71
Transmitters
3
1,372
FBI
0
-s
TSD
4/22/71
Module, Plug-In
1
1,247
FBI
CD
CD
TSD
4/22/71
Power Supply - UWP-39A
1
568
FBI
CD
cD
OL
2/25/71
Telephone Analyzers
2
1,350
Treasury
cD
OS
1/30/71
Telephone Analyzers
22
1,350
Treasury
co
OL
8/12/70
Cable, Special-Purpose
-F�
Electrical
5,000 ft.
.42
White House
Communications
4,
Agency
TSD
1/10/73
Ink, Special Formula
1 lot
1,825
Immigration and
Naturalization
Service
TSD
6/28/72
Ink, Special Formula
1 lot
3,700
Immigration and
Naturalization
Service
TSD
7/26/71
Transmitter, Radio Beacon
728
U.S. Forestry
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MATERIAL REQUISITIONED FROM LOGISTICS
BY SECURITY FOR ISSUANCE TO
LOCAL POLICE
ITEM
QUANITY
Gas Mask M-9
200
Gas Mask M-17
196
Steel Helmet and Liners
231
Vest and Groin Protector
96
Vest, Flak M-52
34
Vest, Protective
46
Vest, Grenade
105
Execuvest
6
Emergency Flashing Red Light
22
*Searchlight; Tear Gas
36
*Chemical Baton 6 1/2"
36
*Chemical Baton 12"
24
*Chemical Baton 26"
24
*Mustang 35 Pistol
6
*Searchlight with Shoulder Strap
36
*Stun Gun
3
*NOTE: Various quantities and types of replacement chemical
cartridges, loading kits, and batteries were also
ordered for asterisk items.
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