92 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION WATERGATE SUMMARY! PART 1 of 2 FILE NUMBER : 139-4089 e 4 a 1. _i' £1- F E .1 3" -.~- 7' -.+- .., r ~a TV. ,;..~r '1"Kr 5; 9;; s - 1-. " I ;-q. 3-." ¢.- -- --7.!"__ '7'-. 5* F,* ¢__ I 3. l *7 . '1'3'-Y-"7 2»-J? ' 0h'B|n.nm.r:r:.?a.§".11 '-' ' M-~- *_ :' ..*1 ->11 "'. UNITED STATESGOVERNMENT _x -. 9.9- lb Mn. __ Kr Memorandum M M . Ann. Pin; '__ '.r. 5-2 -ldnin. Comp. Syn,____ 1:. ..,92..92.-_-,. In§..- nrvnn All . ,__.____ .i?__ nmseron om. t/5/r4 File! I Cg, ___ -. . Gill. lllv, /~ Hum. ___~____ . - v_;.- - FROM llhyecllon _____, 1 1:: c = 0.T. ACOBSON0% ii . ........_ .37 l w.t r sun3sc"r.~ .I ~ ,§gygfg;r =~*.'._-Q; ,- M1i'__I'_!5.5B.CtATE.IblVESTIGATI0N.-.C - L__;;-3;: 3' ,/ bPE,ANALYSlS - ' I f_ .6: /,_ rd;-I D..........-_ iroetu5;; y ._D: ignud aa¢~a,~~l-~. .5: Pursuant to the Director's instructionson 5/ 14/ 74for ~ .-1*. r=:.i: the Office of Planning and Evaluation OPE! to conduct a complete analysis *.-'5. of the FBI's conductof the Watergate and related investigations the _. i . L, "5-JP enclosed studyhas beenprepared. TheGeneral InvestigativeDivision d 17 " V :1 »_;, 1% participated in major portions oi this study. {"1 - .12-i1 t<an ._ 1 ." =1 oi.-9' In view oi the immense scope of me Watergate investigations, P. 1% it was necessary for OPE to narrow the focus of this analysis to those - :~..!.|=__ T. '5,- 15: areas of the investigations which have caused critical commentary relating ..5 .. -ii.-'=.-.7.I to the Bureau's performance. Therefore, the OPE staff undertook a review . _..-. of selected materials which provided a comprehensive cross section of . sf,§,~ as commentary regarding these investigations. The materials reviewed _ _V ._ included "White House Transcripts", proceedings of the Senate Watergate '_._. k If . 1 |.'" Committee; confirmation testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee -.1,.1} .-92 on the nomination of L. Patrick Gray IE to he FBI Director, Earl J. -. Silbert to be U. S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, and William D. 4 -_. .', as 2- Ruckelshaus to be Deputy Attorney General. Numerous books and articles .__ § ,; .- ' 11 relating to the Watergate matters were also reviewed. In addition, Inspection r as "2 reports, summary memoranda, and selected file materials were reviewed as and analyzedas tocontent. _ D Q. Enclosure/&"IZJ. <1. RECf?-84 / ---P /_. '" 4 ;_ .1g - - Mr. Adams Ca1lm'ian{Enc1.! Encl.! _ .},__0/£ '77 7/, '52 JUL23 1974' > : ts, w. ',' 21 ., .,.. 15 ,. I. ..- - '7. .-=,,'__ e F :7-.92 .4__lie- i. *. .1 . -.. 92 .._'I .31, Ii ,.. .1=. .-- 1. _, -is ,1?- £5. rs ._ ._-, 5'X 1- ,., . :=@ 15.; . asiii will:1-_' __.. it .92_ .§ -1-_.0" .1 2'41!1 :5 . .., .-Q» 'F-92; ii *1 Q-:1 .;-,,, 11> D, a . 1:.z .1-"I ii Memorandum to The Director .- 3 RE: WATERGATE INVESTIGATION - j;F-". .;:_. T OPE ANALYSIS ka- i,}e._,._A 1: ..-92~v'..i. I J1. .-'0!! ,' -s ._.:; After the conclusion of this review process OPE was able 1;- to define fifteen general areas of criticism which encompassed essentially -i the entire range of responsible public commentary on the Bureau's , is ,.»:- . is II- involvement in the Watergate matters. These fifteen areas of criticism ii are as follows: ,. :5. -I. _. 5 if. A 1. miewing John Dean te sit in on interviews of White Heuse L._. E personnel; submitting copies and/or reports of the FBI 3 3.. K investigative results to Dean, and clearing proposed investi- 1:. 1 gative activity through Dean. _.92_gg _. _. eI-fr1. =:- 3 2. Failure to interview all CRP employees re Watergate; 1..iii delay in reviewing CRP files; CRP attorneys sitting in J1: ti? on FBI interview of CRP employees, and CRP attorneys -2 ing access te FBI file material. 1 I = u . R » . 3. Delay and/or failure to obtain accessto and account for contents of Howard Hunt's desk and safe at the White House. I ,. 4. Failure to fully explore all possible ramifications of Q Watergate matter with subjects, suspects and potential 15 . Aw~ . material witnesses. Jr ::' .l; F. L I2 ___ i __ _ Y-1% ',1 0 1} 1 ' 3 ;* .3-v Memorandum to The Director be4- 92' RE: WATERGATE INVESTIGATION - r OPE ANALYSIS 1 3 "Iv 5.- ti, L- 8. Alleged failure to detect and remove "bug" from the .1~;1. ' telephone of Spencer Oliver in the Democratic National -igi Committee Headquarters. .. - . r$a~. .-~ -.3 _ :9-I,1 =;.r-. 9. Failm'epromptly to and thoroughly investigate alleged 2'-.4! - ;' '- .r election law violations by Segretti and others associated *;-.<=- with CRP or the White House. -':'it =r,_'. '-_. 1,"-z . -2. :' . 2. J11 "-.3 10 Alleged activities by former Acting Director Gray to limit, Ii:_. : g .3 1 contain or obstruct FBI investigation of Watergate matter. K ; - . _:~_' 92..571_- 11 . 3" Alleged leaks of Watergate investigative results to news - .,:H media, Congress or other unauthorized parties by Bureau _.»_>_I personnel. .1! ';T_ '¥'-11.2" 2"; 1:; =1. 1- -"Tr 12 Failure to interview or inadequacy of interview with certain ..,1: . .»; =3! 1.2 White House officials Haldeman, Colson, Chapin, et cetera!. l;~-.i Hi . 1 ; 111 92 1- 11- I more I I A- II pl. 1 u 13 Alleged activities on part 01 uepartment OI Jl1St1ce OI11C13.lS ., >-_. .. 1?,-2;:. q. _ J to limit, contain, or obstruct FBI investigation Kleindienst, 1-2.-:5 ' _ag = -- Petersen, Silbert, et cetera!. .;"." T--:» v. 41 ..; 14 l A ¥ Alleged attempt by CIA officials to interfere, contain or 922§T7 impede FBI Watergate investigation. Ei .~*2 s .- T: 15 Alleged activities on part of White House officials to limit, *..r.:.1 =' contain or obstruct FBI Watergate investigation. Dean, E Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Colson, et cetera!. i. General Investigative Division was f1.u'nished15 areasthe of criticism along with references as to origin and was requested to provide Fain OPE with the following: .%, ,> F5 . 5; r -- .- .-.»._-; t -- __-= .»q.~ ..,r4,. re -3- CONTINUED - OVER It x '_2&=t ;._-.. .'-11- . _.; - .'-.1 L 4; J, = ii AV -t. -.1 v.-, a-.., _,... - Q 5 " ; '";¥~_2. t it .":.-'i .7.. t . a 1 M '1i ., . < it - ->.-2 fa 92 ~ '. .1"? 1 _;;== Memorandum to The Director 2» ? RE: WATERGATE INVESTIGATION - "E" T5 OPE ANALYSIS '=:1'.11= ?-- " -I} £3.l ,. -,5.. ~'1-_92' . ..' i-A. ! A brief summary of the investigative activity conducted It 0 which gave rise to the criticism. 3 , ! General Investigative Division'sappraisal of the validity of the criticism and how it might have been avoided. _:~;I Any changes of policy that have re '* '" "" criticism. £5, ' =5 Hi .. I v. :32-1= iii p- 46:1~i ii '5, . 1 1.. '1 ,._-' ¢'_."¢2;§H .,: *1? - 11""1% ',-:13'39: : Q1; '3, ._ .-'=, -- -3 ' at! - .-1 -J._. -q. 5 K11 ! General Investigative Division'sinstructions brief summary! is to the field relating to any of the above cited matters. oz 2% , ! Citations to file materials and communications which sub- 2; so: stantiate the Bureau's positionin each of the areas mentioned . w 'J91- 5.-1': above. _- :- ~I-" 5 £3 .»_-F After receipt of General Investigative Division'sinformation .v-I.H _I¢_==1- :iféI._'_ . 4.1; set forth in Section IV of the study!, the position of the Bureau in regard to . .1?I _-p each area of criticism was analyzed by OPE and where indicated original file materials were reviewed. The results of the overall OPE analysis iv are set forth in Section V of the study. n_ 1* *- I- . 1 Ii ' .L,-- --,-es 1! is-. "K vs; 1- . I|4_ . .1 _» ~,_. 2. S -._g 1 _ -._ ..-s Memorandum to The Director RE: WATERGATE INVESTIGATION - ... _ .. ,-. ,I. OPE ANALYSIS '7*l ;_.~s~1- 92.*_ L .'_ . DE: if-T that the actions of former Attorney Generals Mitchell and Kleindienst __.1::' served to thwart and/or impede the Bureau's investigativeeffort. The A s", actions of Jolm W. Dean at the White House and J eb S. Magruder at the Committee to Re-Elect the President were purposefully designed to mis- __ii A _ -. 1 ;g-' lead and thwart the Bureau's legitimateline of inquiry. At every stage -P -': Y-'- '~.- .1 e of the investigation there were contrived covers placed in order to mislead "_--='-_- -r.-. 5*' -I the investigators. "_¢'-T ~ "l .*.-_',--P {E-' .5 '53' '1 In spite of the most serious impediments posed in this 2 investigation, the professional approach used by the Bureau and the Q! 11,] . ,_ perseverance of our investigative personnel were the ultimate key to the %..-- -'' --;~=: ,_.,.