MEMORANDUM FOR: MR. MCMANIS FROM RICHARD HELMS

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• Case Number: F-2012-01495
• Publication Date: July 28, 1970

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MEMORANDUM FOR: mx". Memanis
Per your telephone request, I am returning
herewith Mr. Hustonls memorandum to me, Subject:
Domestic Intelligence, dated July 23, 1970.
Richard Helms
� 28 July 1970
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28 July 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Discussion with Attorney General Mitchell on
Domestic Intelligence
1. During a private meeting with the Attorney General on
27 July 1970, it became clear, to my great surprise, that he
had heard nothing whatever about the President's instructions
on "Domestic Intelligence" until that very morning. In other
words, the Attorney General had not been told of the meeting at
the White House on 5 June 1970 or of the ad hoc committee meet-
ings chaired by the FBI which had followed or about the report
which was sent to the President around 1 July, setting forth
constraints on domestic intelligence collection. As I understand
its the Attorney General first heard about these matters when the
Director of the FBI complained to him about a memorandum from
Mr. Tom Charles Huston which must be essentially the same text
as the one I received under date of 23 July 1970
� 2. I told the Attorney General that we had put our backs
into this exercise, because we had thought that he knew all about
it and was behind it. The Attorney General was frank with re.
In addition, he said that he had told Mt. Hoover to "sit tight"
until he (the Attorney General) had an opportunity to discuss
this whole matter with the President upon his return to Washingtm
from San Clemente next week.
3. In connection with the problems involved in domestic
intelligence collection, I again suggested to the Attorney General
that he havea talk with Mr. Sam J. Papich who, I pointed out, has
now fully retired from the FBI. The Attorney General again wrote
down Mr. Papich's name.
RicheHelms
Director
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 23, 1970
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MEMORANDUM FOR:
RICHARD HELMS, DIRECTOR
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
SUBJECT: DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE
The President has carefully studied the Special Report
of the Interagency Committee on Intelligence (Ad Hoc) and made
the following decisions:
1. Interpretive Restraint on Communications Intelligence.
National Security Council Intelligence Directive Number 6 (NSCM-6)
is to be interpreted to permit NSA to program for coverage the
communications of U. S. citizens using international facilities.
2. Electronic Surveillances and Penetrations. The
intelligence community is directed to intensify coverage of individuals
and groups in the United States who pose a major threat to the
internal security. Also, coverage of foreign nationals and
diplomatic establishments in the United States of interest to the
intelligence community is to be intensified.
3. Mail Coverage. Restrictions on legal coverage are to
be removed. Restrictions on covert coverage are to be relaxed to
permit use of this technique on selected targets of priority foreigx.
intelligence and internal security interest.
4. Surreptitious Entry. Restraints on the use of surreptitious
entry are to be removed. The technique is to be used to permit
procurement of vitally needed foreign cryptographic material and
against other urgent and high priority internal security targets.
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5. Development of Campus Sources. Coverage of violence--
prone campus and student-related groups is to be increased. All
restraints which limit this coverage are to be removed. Also, CU
coverage of American students (and others) traveling or living
abroad is to be increased.
6. Use of Military Undercover Agents. Present
restrictions are to be retained.
7. Budget and Manpower. Each agency is to submit a detailed
estimate as to projected manpower needs and other costs required to
implement the above decisions.
8. Domestic Intelligence Operations. A committee
consisting of the Directors or other appropriate representatives
appointed by the Directors, of the FBI, CIA, NSA, DIA, and the
military counter-intelligence agencies is to be constituted effective
August 1, 1970, to provide evaluations of domestic intelligence,
prepare periodic domestic intelligence estimates, carry-out the
other objectives specified in the report, and perform such other
duties as the President shall, from time to time, assign. The
Director of the FBI shall serve as chairman of the committee.
Further details on the organization and operations of this corn/nit-tee
are set forth in an attached memorandum.
The President has directed that each addressee stbrnit
a detailed report, due on September 1, 1970, on the steps taken
to implement these decisions. Further such periodic reports will.
be requested as circumstances merit.
The President is aware that procedural problems may
arise in the course of implementing these decisions. However, he is
anxious that such problems be resolved with maximum speed and
minimum misunderstanding. Any difficulties which may arise should
be brought to my immediate attention in order that an appropriate
solution may be found and the President's directives implemented in
a manner consistent with his objectives. ,n
TOM ftUkyrtai
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ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS OF THE INTERAGENCY
GROUP ON DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE AND
INTERNAL SECURITY (lAG)
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I. Membership. The membership shall consist of
representatives of the FBI, CIA, DIA, NSA, and the counter-.
intelligence agencies of the Deparments of the Army, Navy, and.
Air Force. To insure the high level consideration of issues and
problems which the President expects to be before the group, the
Directors of the respective agencies should serve personally.
However, if necessary and appropriate, the Director of a member
agency may designate another individual to serve in his place.
Z. Chairman. The Director of the FBI shall serve as
chairman. He may designate another individual from his agency to
serve as the FBI representative on the group.
3. Observers. The purpose of the group is to effectuate
community-wide coordination and secure the benefits of community-
wide analysis and estimating. When problems arise which involve
areas of interest to agencies or departments not members of the
group, they shall be invited, at the discretion of the group, to join the
group as observers and participants in those discussions of interest
to them. Such agencies and departments include the Departments of
State (I & R, Passport); Treasury (IRS, Customs); Justice (BNDD,
Community Relations Service), and such other agencies which may have
investigative or law enforcement responsibilities touching on
domestic intelligence or internal security matters.
4. White House Liaison. The President has assigned to Tom.
Charles Huston staff responsibility for domestic intelligence and
internal security affairs. He will participate in all activities of the
group as the personal representative of the President.
5. Staffing. The group will establish such sub-committees
or working groups as it deeins appropriate. It will also determine and
implement such staffing requirements as it may deem necessary to
ena.ble,it to carry out its responsibilities, subject to the approval of
the President.
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6. Duties. The group will have the following duties:
(a) Define the specific requirements of member agencies
of the Intelligence community. �
(b) Effect close, direct coordination between member agencies..
(c) Provide regular evaluations of domestic intelligence.
(d) Reyiew policies governing operations in the field of
domestic intelligence and develop recommendations.
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(e) Prepare periodic domestic intelligence estimates which
incorporate the results of the combined efforts of the intelligence
community.
(1) Perform such other duties as the President may from
time to time assign.
7. Meetings. The group shall meet at the call of the Chairman,
a member agency, or the White House representative.
8. Security. Knowledge of the existence and purposes of
the group shall be limited on a strict "need to know" basis. -Operations
of, and papers originating with, the group shall be classified "Top
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9. Other Procedures. The group shall establish such
other procedures as it believes aptaropriate te, the implementation of the
duties set forth above.
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