harid aexlverthisteiuitype to you re confirmation of his conversation 7/7/77, with SAC Nick Stames.

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2 o WFO Z HI ^DE WF 7185Z JUL 77 FM WASHINGTON FIELD C47-1fl3> <P) TO DIRECTOR ( ? IMMEDIATE BT E F T i Ji/i 7 3b2FH*77 RECEIVED FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION COMMUNICATIONS SECTION ML ram CONTAI: mm s UDLOTEO DATC AMOC. "» Dep. AD Adm. Dep. AO Inv Assf. Dir.: Adm. F *" Crim. Inv Fin. & Pen Went Inleil Laboratory Legal Coun Plan. & bsp Rec. Mgnt Spec. Inv Tech. Servs Training Public Ails. OH Telephone Rn irecfor'j See'y IMPERSONATION; FR6ERY OF GOVERNMENT IDENTI FICATIOfI j FA6 (OO:WASHINGTON FIELD) N FOR INFORMATION OF FBI HEADQUARTERS, PROPOSED SEARCHES OF CHURCH OF SOJEPOLOGY IN BOTH WASHINGTON, D.C* #?DC> AND LOS ANGELES, INITIATED i? /. S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, W&C, FOR THE PURPOSE OF GATHERING EVIDENCE OF CRIME. FROM OUTSET, U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAS BEEN INTERESTiO IN THESE SEARCHES AND IT WAS AT THE INSISTEMCE OF WASHINGTON FIELD THAT SEARCHES NOT BE CONSIDERED UNTIL 17 JUL FOR YOUR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM 97 JUL

3 t'j o,.. I PASE TWO WF E F. T 'lte THE U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, WDC, WILL BE IN THE VICINITY OF,: THE SEARCH IN WDC FOR CONSULTATION IF THE NEED ARISES DURING PROPOSED SEARCH. U.S. ATTORNEY SILBERT ADVISED THAT MIKE KELLY, ATTORNEY GENERAL'S STAFF, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, AND BENJAMIN R. CIVILETTI, AS WELL AS OTHER OFFICIALS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, ARE AWARE OF THE PROPOSED SEARCHES AND HAVE APPROVED THIS ACTION, BT s#-

4 WFO Z DE WF HG LA 72242Z JUL 7 7/ FW WASHINGTON'FIELD ( ) (P) TO 7 S D7 FK 77 RECEIVED FEDERAL BUREAU OF IHVEST1CATWH COMMUNICATIONS SECTION JUtoe. Dlr Dep. AD Adm_ Dep. AD Inr A*it. Dir.: Adm. Crim. InvJ Fin. & Per*. Went IntelL Laboratory- Legal Co Plan. 6 Insp Rec. Mgnt Spec. Inr- Tech. Training Public All*. OH Te'.f^hone B setcr'i Sec'T IMPERSONATION, FORGERY OF GOVERNMENT IDENTIFICATION, FAG (WASHINGTON FIELD) RE BUREAU TELETYPE TO WASHINGTON FIELD, JULY 7, PURSUANT TO DEPARTMENTAL AND BUREAU AUTHORITY WASHINGTON AND LOS ANGELES FIELD OFFICES HAVE COORDINATED SIMULTANEOUS SEARCHES OF CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY PROPERTIES WItHIN THE RESPECTIVE DIVISION FOR 9? A.M. EDT (Siff^.M. PDT), JULY 8, ' " '. '""': :- ' -- V ' * ' PRESS INOUIRY SETTING OUT ONLY FACT THAT SEARCH WARRANTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED AND ALLEGED CRIMES INVOLVED IN INVESTIGATION / HAS BEEN PREPARED BY WASHINGTON FIELD. ^ tio _ $"(,/?' <j -~ 3 / ^ TELEPHONIC CONTACT WILL BE ES^LISH^D WITH LOS ANGEL S ' ' t JUL JUL

5 t a PAGE TWO VF 47-L713 EFTO PRIOR TO ANTICIPATED SEARCH TIME TO COORDINATE ENTRY INTO THE THREE SITES. LEAD: WASHINGTON FIELD AT WASHINGTON, D. C. KEEP FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI) HEADQUARTERS (HQ) ADVISED AS TO ALL CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING CAPTIONED MATTER. BT

6 % t O ) LA Z RR HQ DE LA R Z JIL.-Y PM * RECEIVEO FEDERAL BUREAU A OF INVEST1CATJON / COMMUNICATIONS SECWOM. AD Adm Dep. AD Inv Ant. Dir.: Adm Crim. Fin. & Pe Went FH LOS ANGELES ( ) <p) TO DIRECTOR (ROUTINE) BT EFTO fm^r ATTN : CRIMES UNIT, Cm GENERAL GOVERNMENT bit. I f IMPERSONATION, FORGERY OF GOVERNMENT IDENTIFICATION, FAG, CO: WASHINGTON FIELD BT LOS ANGELES INDICES NEGATIVE REGARDING SITOL. \.' './;. a^ti,-^...jull JUL

7 ' ' <:'- '-J 17$232Z HI DE VF S Q Z4232ZZ JUtf 77 t fc O t WASHINGTON FIELD (47-17 TO DIRECTOR ( ) SAN/FRANCISCO IMMEDIATE E F T IMPERSONATION, FORGERY OF GOVERNMENT IDENTIFICATION, FAG, (:WASHINGTON FIELD) REWFO TELCALTO HHHBHHHHV SAN ^ A NCI SCO, JUNE 24, FOR INFORMATION OF SAN FRANCISC, FRAUDULENT IDENTIFICATION TO ENTER THE UNITED STAT COURT- HOUSE IN WASHINGTON, D. C. (WDC) AND XEROX CONTAINED IN THAT COURTHOUSE. WOLFE HAS I>LEAD GUILTY AND HAS BEEN SENTENCED IN THIS MATTER. f.l C V) f S JUL * 1977 i 97 JUL

8 4-75 (Rev ) * FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FOIPA DELETED PAGE INFORMATION SHEET Page(s) withheld entirely at this location in the file. One or more of the following statements, where indicated, explain this deletion. Deleted under exemption(s) _ material available for release to you., E with no segregable CD Information pertained only to a third party with no reference to you or the subject of your request. O Information pertained only to a third party. Your name is listed in the title only. O Documents originated with another Government agericy<ies). These documents were referred to that agency{ies) for review and direct response to you. Page5*ontain information furnished by another Government agency(ies). You will be advised by the FBI as to the releasabtlity of this information following our consultation with the other agency(ies). Page(s) withheld for the following reason(s): I I For your information: The following number is to be use"d for reference regarding these pages: 47-5<^ 9-36 pa d x DELETED PAGE(S) X NO DUPLICATION FEE X FOR THIS PAGE X XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX FBI/OOJ

9 6 u VFO7J8249Z HQ 1492 JUL 77 FM WASHINGTON FIELD TO DIRECTOR ( ) IMMEDIATE ^ J ") Aaioc. Dir. XWp. AD Adm_ AD lav Adm. Cnm. Fin. & Went Intell Coun. Plan. & Imp R»e. Mgnt Spec. Inv. T»ch. Servi. Training. OH Talephon* Rm.. 'i S»c'y IMPERSONATION, fieffigery OF GOVERNMENT IOENT (1LOS ANGELES> FICATION, FAG, RE F teletypes TO BUREAU DATED JUNE 2, JUNE 24, J977 AND bit b7,l> fc- ion eoxnue; HRE8IS GHCiASSF; 97 JUL

10 ) PAGE TWO.WF bit) USA OFFICE, WDC, IS CONTEMPLATING SIMULTANEOUS SEARCHES OF ALL THREE AREAS AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, TWO AUSAS FROM VDC VILL FLY TO LOS ANGELES TO BE ON HAND FOR THE SEARCHES. UACB ^ A ^ m ^ N D ANOTHER WASHINGTON FIELD AGENT WILL ACCOMPANY THESE AUSA TO LOS ANGELES AND PARTICIPATE IN SEARCHES. THE BUREAU AND LOS ANGELES ARE REMINDED OF THE EXTREME SENSITIVITY OF THIS MATTER. KNOWLEDGE WITHIN THE BUREAU AND ALL OFFICES SHOULD BE LIMITED. NATIONWIDE PUBLICITY WILL POSSIBLY RESULT FROM EXECUTION OF ABOVE DESCRIBED SEARCH WARRANTS. LOS ANGELES WILL NOTE THE CEDER-SINAI COMPLEX HOUSES OVER 25 FILING CABINETS OF RECORDS, WHICH WILL HAVE TO BE SEARCHED AND PERTINENT INFORMATION TAKE**. LOS ANGELES WILL DISCREETLY SPOT FlSUft 8TI LOCATIONS AND DETERMINE MANPOWER