JFK Assassination System Identi?cation Form Date: 5/24/201 AGENCY RECORD NUMBER RECORD SERIES Agency Information HSCA. 180?1014740274 EILEEN DINNEEN HSCA MATERIAL Eleased under the Kennedy asassinatinn Recurda nllectiun Act of 1992 [44 use 210? Note]. ase#:NH Date: o?11?2017 AGENCY FILE NUMBER Document Information ORIGINATOR HSCA FROM: TO 1 TITLE: SECRET SERVICE PROTECTIVE CASES DATE 10/19/1973 PAGES: 28 SUBJECTS METHODOLOGY DOCUMENT TYPE: MEMORANDUM CLASSIFICATION Unclassi?ed RESTRICTIONS Open in Full CURRENT STATUS Release DATE OF LAST REVIEW 05/24/2017 OPENING CRITERIA COMMENTS This document has been in the possession of an HSCA staff member before it was turned oVer to .the Assassination Records Review Board on August 15, 1995. . WI NH 54214 Page 1 MEMORANDHE To: Dick Billings . . ., From: Eileen Dinneen Date: October 19, 1978 Re: Draft due November 1, 1978 - Secret Service Protective Cases A complete review of all protective cases established by the Secret Service during the time.period covered from March, 1963 through December, 1963.was undertaken to determine what type of individuals necessitated the opening of a case file, what criteria was used in deciding whether or not the person constituted a threat, and to evaluate how the Service handled threatening individuals. Of the 413 total cases reviewed, it was established that there were seven major categories that resulted in the Secret Service opening case files on individuals. Six areas involved immediate threat poten- tial; the seventh area, miscellaneous, is a catch all category for subjects coming to the attention of the Secret Service and not posing an immediate threat but of possible future interest. The seven major sources identified area: 1) Puerto Rican dissidents, 2) black militants, 3) right wing extremists, WV 4) left wing extremists, 5) Cuban revolutionaries, 6) dangerous mental cases/ alcoholics, and 7) miscellaneous - job seekers, obscene letter writers, White House visitors, etc. A fine line exists between the latter two categories,- as many White House visitors, letters writers, etc. were deemed to be mental cases after interviews and/or diagnosis by a doctor. A further breakdown of the last categories exists in Appendix C. A. LIAISON Before reviewing each individual threat, however, the question of re- ferral and liaison must be raised. The Secret Service was not and still is not an investigative agency. The Service relies on other agencies for infor- mation regarding dissidents, criminals, and mental patients. Only when an NH 54214 individual expresses interest in a protectee does the Secret Service become 'DucId:322T1355 Page 2 3 2935 .-: . I I r! -l inns, it becomes important to establish whether or not the Secret Service had close contact with other government agencies, to the point that referrals were made as regarded threatening in- dividuals. The first agency studied closely was the F.B.I. It was determined that in 413 cases, 75 were definitely referred to the Secret Service by the Bureau. Out of those 75, 59 were referred subsequent to JFK's assassination. Only sixteen cases had been referred to the Service prior to the Dallas motor- cade. (See Appendix A and B). The following is a chart to show the Eager numbers of the individuals referred prior as opposed to those given following Kennedy's death. BEFORE AFTER 18, 45, 75, 92, 102, 1, 3, 13, 23, 30, 40, 42, 44, 104, 105, 106, 127, 47, 49, 192, 212, 216, 221, 137, 140, 143, 152, 231, 235, 237, 238, 242, 243, 154, 225, and 381. 244, 247, 255, 263, 264, 265, 268, 269, 291, 308, 311, 312, 315, 316, 317, 318, 323, 325, 329, 330, 331, 332, 334, 340, 355, 362, 367, 370, 372, 379, 384, 386, 387, 388, 398, 399, 405, 410, and 411. Eight additional cases appreared to have been F.B.I. referrals, although ,no credit was given the F.B.I. Those case numbers were: 17, 24, 28, 29, 31, 41, 363, and 390. The case numbers are given to enable easy referral to JFK Document No. 008894 (complete survey of the 413 Protective Research cases established by the Secret Service from March December, 1963). other agencies were also responsible for giving the Secret Service leads on potentially dangerous individuals. The Armed Services referred four Pro? tective Research cases: Army Case 103 and 280; Navy - Case 125 and 130. Other agencies in contact with the Secret Service included: Treasury (the Department controling the U.S.S.S.), VA hospitals, the National Bureau of Standards, the Washington D.C. hospital, the Soviet embassy in Washington, the Veteran's Administration, the Postal Authority in Dallas, the Bureau of Customs in Philadelphia, the Department of Commerce, N.S.A., Social Security, the State Department, CAS (Costa Rica), the American embassy in Germany and NH 54214 Page 3 I 77777 NH 54214 mation regarding dissidents, criminals, and mental patients. Only when an From: Eileen Dinneen Date: October 19, 1978 Re: Draft due November 1, 1978 Secret Service Protective Cases A complete review of all protective cases established by the Secret Service during the time period covered from March, 1963 through December, 1963 was undertaken to determine what type of individuals necessitated the opening of a case file, what criteria was used in deciding whether or not the person constituted a threat, and to evaluate how the Service handled threatening individuals. Of the 413 total cases reviewed, it was established that there were seven major categories that resulted in the Secret Service opening case files on individuals. Six areas involved immediate threat poten? tial; the seventh area, miscellaneous, is a catch all category for subjects coming to the attention of the Secret Service and not posing an immediate threat but of possible future interest. The seven major sources identified area: 1) Puerto RiCan dissidents, 2) black militants, 3) right wing extremists, 4) left wing extremists, 5) Cuban revolutionaries, 6) dangerous mental cases/_ alcoholics, and 7) miscellaneous - job seekers, obscene letter writers, White House visitors, etc. A fine line exists between the latter two categories, as many White House visitors, letters writers, etc. were deemed to be mental cases after interviews and/or diagnosis by a doctor. A further breakdown of the last categories exists in Appendix C. A. LIAISON Before reviewing each individual threat, however, the question of re- ferral and liaison must be raised. The Secret Service was not and still is not an investigative agency. The Service relies on other agencies for infor? it individual expresses interest in a protectee does the Secret Service become directly involved in a case. In other words, agents do not go out looking for threatening individuals. The Service relies on liaison with other agencies DucId:322T1355 Page 4 . - Page two ?axh . .- to obtain this type of information. Thus, it becomes important to establish whether or not the Secret Service had close contact with other government agencies, to the point that referrals were made as regarded threatening in- dividuals. The first agency studied closely was the F.B.I. It was determined that in 413 cases, 75 were definitely referred to the Secret Service by the Bureau. Out of those 75, 59 were referred subsequent to JFK's assassination. Only sixteen cases had been referred to the Service prior to the Dallas motor- cade. (See'hppendix A and B). The following is a chart to show the numbers of the individuals referred prior as opposed to those given following Kennedy's death. "na-ml; . . BEFORE . AFTER 18, 45, 75, 92, 102104, 105, 106, 127, - 47, 49, 192, 212, 216, 221, .137, 140, 143, 152, 231, 235, 237, 238, 242, 243, 154, 225, and 381. 244, 247, 255, 263, 264, 265, 268, 269, 291, 308, 311, 312, 315, 316, 317, 318, 323, 325, 329, 330, 331, 332, 334, 340, 355, 362, 367, 370, 372, 379, 384, 386, 387, 388, 398, 399, 405, 410, and 411. Eight additional cases appreared to have been F.B.I. referrals, although no credit was given the F.B.I. Those case numbers were: 17, 24, 28, 29, 31, 41, 363, and 390. The case numbers are given to enable easy referral to JFK Document No. 008894 (complete survey of the 413 Protective Research cases established by the Secret Service from March - December, 1963). Other agencies were also responsible for giving the Secret Service leads on potentially dangerous individuals. The Armed Services referred four Pro- tective Research cases: Army - Case 103 and 280; Navy - Case 125 and 130. Other agencies in contact with the Secret Service included: Treasury (the Department controling the U.S.S.S.), VA hospitals, the National Bureau of Standards, the Washington D.C. hospital, the Soviet embassy in Washington, the Veteran's Administration, the Postal Authority in Dallas, the Bureau of Customs in Philadelphia, the Department of Commerce, N.S.A., Social Security, I HH Page 5 I - Page three the CIA (whiCh.referred Case #401 involving a Panamanian plot against JSK). Local police departments in areas Kennedy had trips scheduled were also active in making referrals. list of 13 such individual cases follows: New York Case #109 and #233 Austin P.D. - Case #174 ?n . Washington, D.C. Police - Case #203 and #204 Florida P.D. - Case #205 New Jersey P.D. - Case #207 Maryland P.D. - Case #214 Arkansas P.D. Case #241 Connecticut P.D. Case #273 Monrovia, California P.D. - Case #327 Houston P.D. - Case #328 Miami P.D. Case #364 One point of conflict in the statistics given above and a memo dated 3/31/64 from J. Edgar Hoover to Rankin concerns information fed the Miami Secret Service and the Dallas Secret Service field offices in 1963. Hoover states that Dallas was given the name Norman Lee Elkins. A review of the 413 files shows no Elkins mentioned. The question must be raised as to the ac- curacy of Hoover's stahment or to the standards set by the Secret Service to begin a file on a potentially threatening individual. Since the Secret Service procedure called for each field office to inform Headquarters and the Protec- tive Research Section every time a subject case file was opened, this informa- tion should have reached PRS, where all files were centralized. B. ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATIONS In view of_the fact that a person's political and personal feelings might be influenced by the types of organizations he belongs to, Secret Service criteria for determining the extent and seriousness of an individual's threat 16 rectum: new Mm3,m Amws, PM NH 54214 Page 6 Page four included checking whether or not the subject was a member of a subversive, racist, or nationalistic organization, The following-pages list the various organizations to which the PRS subjects belonged and the number that belonged in each. Since many times one individual was a member of several organizations, a further break down of each group can be found on pages.sewen and eight. NH 54214 Page Page five Puerto Rican Groups 33 1. PRN Puerto Rican Nationalists: 7 2. July 26th Movement: 1 f/ 3. NPPR: 10 A . . 4. PSP Partido Socialista Puertorriqueno: 13' - 5. FUPI Federacion de-Universitarios pro Independencia: 8 6. PIP - Partido Independencia Puertorriqueno; 2 7. NSF - Movimiento Socialista Popular: 1 8. PCP - communist (Partido Obrero Liberador): 3 9. -MIRA Movimiento Ind. Rev. en Armas: 2 10. P80: 1 11. PSR: 1 12.- FUAR - Frente Unido Anti-Represive: 13. VMPIPR: 1 l4. APU: 3 15. MAPA: 1 16. LSP - Liga Socialista-Puertorriqueno: 1 ?l7. JIP Joventud Indep. Puertorriqueno: 18. FNP: 719. MLPR: 1 20. MPI: 21. DOR - Directorio Obrero Rev. de P.R.: 1 22. WWP: 1 - Black Grougs 1. Uhuru (now RAM): 3 no" - BPP: a, 3. IBWC: 1 NOI: 5 El CORE: 1 6 1 9. Ahmaddiya: 2 Nations of Islam: 2 . Hanafi Muslim: 1 Extremist Groups 1. Communist Party: 5 2. Americans for Constitutional Action: 1 3. 8 4. National States Rights Party: 7 5. John Birch Society: 12 6. Anti-Communist League: 1 7. American Nazi Party: 9 8. National Socialist White Peoples Party: 1 9. SHRIKE: 10. National Youth Alliance: 1 ll. 'Minutemen: 2 12. Socialist Labor Party: 1 13. Citizen's Council of America: 1 14. Freedom in Action Society: 1 15. Let Freedom Ring Society: 1 16. Indignant White Citizen's Council: 3 17. Constitution Party of the U.S.: 18. White Citizen's Council of America: 1 19. Congress of Freedom: 1 20. Van-Vanguardia de Accion National (pro?Castro): NH 54214 Page 3 Page gix 21. Peop1e15 Party: 1 22. MUR: 1 23. Panamenista Party (PD): 1 Anti-Castro Cuban Groups ?1 l. Anti-Castro Cuban: 1 1 2. MIRR: 1 3. BOMB: 3 4. RD: 5. CCG: 6. AC: 1 7. CORU54214 Page 9 Page seven PUERTO RICAN GROUPS PRN - Puerto Rican Nationalists July 26th MoVement - Partido Socialista Puertorriqueno FUPI - Fed. de Universitarios pro Indep. PIP Partido Indep. Puertorriqueno Movimiento Socialista Popular (MSP) NUMBERS INVOLVED TM I . TH-L H-I-H- CORE - Congress on Racial Equality NAACP Hanafi Muslim NH 54214 Page PCP communist (Partido Obrero Liberador) MIRA ?-Movimiento Ind. Rev..en Armas [1 P80 A1, PSR 'i FUAR Frente Unido Anti?Represive MPIPR - . APU llI MAPA LSP - Liga Socialista Puertorriqueno JIP - Joventud Indep. Puertorriqueno FNP 1 MLPR MP1 DOR Directorio Obrero Rev. de P.R. WWP GROUPS "uhuru (now Revolutionary Action Movement BPP Black Panther Party I E1365 90293255 NOI - Nation of Islam 54+; 1' .. . . Page eight EXTREMIST GROUPS NUMBERS INVOLVED Communist League 3 Socialist Workers Party . - fl; Americans for Constitutional Action - (Ku Klux Klan) - Bartr Lli??r-L JBS - John Birch Society NIH-L I Anti-Communist League National Socialist White Peoples Party SHRIKE Society to Harrass Reds and Kikes (Case #49) Minutemen I Socialist Labor Party 1 Freedom in Action Society Let Freedom Ring Society . Ehits. a Eosngil iDsllae) _l_1 Constitution Party of the U. S. White Citizen's Council of America I ANTI-CASTRO CUBAN GROUPS NUMBERS INVOLVED . BOMB 50 CCG AC I EOBU OTHER LATIN GROUPS NUMBERS INVOLVED Van?Vanguardia de Accion Nat'l (pro-Castro) People's Party MUR Panamenista Party' a NH 54214 A number in black represents one individual who belongs to no other group A number in'agg?represents an individual who belongs to several groups A number in een represents an individual who associates with members of that particular organization but is not himself a member Page 11 . - . Mann-runway.? Page nine C. SERIOUS THREATS Further review of the files was made to determine which of the 413 cases were strong threat potentials. This was necessary due to the fact that -many cases were established for no other reason than the various individuals were letter writers or visitors to the White House seeking restitution for "wrongs". The standards used by the Secret Service in determining if an individual exhibited threatening behavior varied. Generally speaking, if a subject expressed an opinion.violently against a protectee, seemed hostile VMOr'unstable, and/or showed undue interest in firearms, the Secret Service deemed that person a threat. To evaluate which of the 413 cases initiated during the relevant time period involved definite threats, the following criteria was used. AThe case was of protective interest i? after the initial interview a continued investigation by the Secret Service or F.B.I. occurred, quarterly investigations (QI's) were instituted, the interviewing agent spec- ifically stated that the individual should be considered dangerous, and/or arrest, prosecution and commitment to an institution resulted. By such definition, 95 cases were identified. The ensuing list encom? [passes those cases which the Secret Service determined necessitated their full attention. Included, also, is the Service's response to the threat. Cases considered dangerous by the Secret Service #1 [Egerez?Vega, Virgili?]L referred by the FBI, 12-16?63. Possesses pistol and makes bombs. Put under surveillance during Presidential visit in 1965. In 2/67 - considered dangerous. #2 [:Eiaz?Diaz, Angel Ramon:} in jail until 1968 due to involvement in 10?30-50 hrevolt. Special Agent's opinion that subject is of protective interest due to mental condition and propensity for violence. QI's until 1970. #6 [CEuzman-Colon, Jose:} VA told of interest in assassination to 8.8. Subject has rifles. Schizo?paranoid. Considered dangerous by doctor and Special Agent. QI's 1/64 - 10/65. NH 54214 Page 12 .. Page ten #7 Ewell-Martinez, wrote to President in 1960. Urged Puerto Ricans to violence. Noted for use of explosives. No mention made if Secret Service interviewed'him, no QI's yet the 8.3. seemed aware of his whereabouts. #8 Rua?Rullan, Pedro JuanJL S.S. kept check on his movements. Investigation revealed subject as potentially dangerous but not known to have been violent. QI's from 9/67 - 2/70. #9 [EEudo-Hernandez, Angel Luif:? guerrilla tactics and sabotage. Considered dangerous by those who know him. Armed and dangerous. #12 [Jaca?Hernandez, Juan sentenced to four life sentences for 10/30/50 revolt NH 54214 but pardoned in late 60's.. QI's from 2/69 - 2/70. #15 [EEdriquez-?Santiago, Jose Neftagg:} 1960 picketed Eisenhower. Fanatic capable of violence, advocates violence. QI's 8/67 - 2/70. #17 [?Edriquez?Nunez, Manue;:J 1965 reportedly planned to set bombs during a Puerto Rican election. QI's from 3/66 - 7/68. #19 Eandez?Rivera, Gregorio-3 involved in 10?30?50 revolt. Released in 1960 and file was established