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Obtaining and Understanding Your F.B.I. File
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12/17/00 at 17:26:27
What Do They Know and When Did They Know It:
Obtaining and Understanding Your F.B.I. File

Want to discover what the FBI has on file about you? You might think
they have nothing. Then again, you could be wrong.
In this report, you will discover not only how to obtain your files and
where to send for them, you'll also discover some of the codes and
acronyms used in FBI files. Without these codes and acronyms, deciphering
your FBI files could prove difficult, if not impossible. IMPORTANT: Keep
this information, as you will need it when you receive your files from
the FBI.
In addition, there is an explanation of the Freedom of Information and
Privacy Act (FOIPA), how the FBI deals with FOIPA requests, and under
what circumstances the FBI can refuse to release certain information to
you. If you should need to send an appeal letter, an explanation of how
to proceed is provided to you for that purpose.
But first, before we tackle how to request your files, there is a
section on how the FBI organizes and maintains their files. There is also
discussion on the types of information found in their filing system as
well as the classification codes the FBI uses.
You'll note that the FBI already has established a presence on the
World Wide Web, and they have already posted some documents there for your
reading pleasure, including information on the UFO crash in Roswell,
New Mexico over 50 years ago as well as information on gangsters and the
like. It makes for very interesting reading.
The main FBI site promises to publish other documents in their
electronic reading room in the future. We may assume that, perhaps, some day we
will be able to access our own files electronically.
Finally, in keeping with the current electronic nature of the Internet
and gaining information off the 'Net, there is a listing of not only
the FBI Field Offices which have homepages on the Web, but also a section
on other FBI-related Web sites you may be interested in exploring.

FBI FILES - HOW THEY'RE ORGANIZED

In the central records system used by the FBI, records are classified
by 210 numbers which designate the type of file and what it relates to.
--General Index is the alphabetical index of the main files.
--The Central Records Filing Systems are divided into 210 different
numbers which indicate each of the FBI's investigative and administrative
tasks.
--Main files usually contain documents which are collected during the
course of an investigation. Subfiles are sections of the main files.
They can be lettered or numbered, and usually contain information
newspaper clipping, physical surveillance information, wiretaps and the like.
--There are four types of file classifications: administrative,
applicant, investigative and personnel
--Control files are those separate files which relate to a specific
matter and is used as an administrative means of managing, or
"controlling" a certain program or investigative matter. However, not every program
or investigative matter gets a "control file." This is decided on a
discretionary basis by those in charge. Apparently, the FBI is less than
forthcoming about control files.
--Three sets of numbers make up the FBI file number:
FOR EXAMPLE:
12-34567-890
--The first number is the classification number and tells what type of
investigation the document relates to.
--The second number is known as the Individual Case Number and are in
sequence as to the number of file opened in that particular office.
--The third number is the document number, or serial number. This
indicates in which order it was placed in the file.
--At the FBI Headquarters, either a "0" or "00" is put before the first
case appearing in a classification. "0" files include miscellaneous
data or complaints for which there are no need to open a separate case
file. "00" files contain procedures and policies which relate to
classification. If there is a change pertaining to classification procedures,
that document is put in the "00" file.
--But what do all those classification numbers mean? If you want to
take the time and effort to look, you'll find them, along with detailed
descriptions, in the FBI's yearly "Privacy Act" notices in the Federal
Register. Over the years, there are changes to titles or descriptions,
but the categories' general essence usually remains intact.
Below you'll find a comprehensive listing of classification numbers --
including older categories which are obsolete, but have been used in
older FBI files. For the sake of continuity and comprehension, the
classification numbers have been kept in order and intact.

CLASSIFICATION NUMBER DEFINITIONS:
1. National Service Academy, training schools, or pertaining to FBI
National Academy Applicants.
2. Neutrality Matters.
3. Overthrow or Destruction of the Government.
4. National or Federal Firearms Acts; State Firearms Control Assistance
Act; Unlawful Possession or Receipt of Firearms.
5. Income Tax.
6. Interstate Transportation of Strikebreakers.
7. Kidnaping.
8. Migratory Bird Act.
9 Extortion.
10. Red Cross Act.
11. Tax -- except income tax.
12. Narcotics
13. Miscellaneous. National Defense Act. Prostitution
14. Sedition
15. Theft from Interstate Shipment
16. Violation Federal injunction
17. Veterans Administration Matters
18. May Act
19. Censorship Matters
20. Federal Graln Standards Act
21. Food and Drugs
22. National Motor Vehicle Traffic Act
23. Prohibition
24. Profiteering
25. Selective Service
26. Interstate Transportation of Stolen Motor Vehicles; Interstate
Transportation of Stolen Aircraft.
27. Patent Matters
28. Copyright Matters
29. Bank Fraud and Embezzlement
30. Interstate Quarantine Law
31. White Slave Traffic Act
32. Identification/Fingerprints
33 Uniform Crime Reporting.
34. Violation of Lacy Act
35. Civil Service Matter
36. Mail Fraud
37. False Claims Against the Government
38. Application for Pardon to Restore Civil Rights
39. Falsely Claiming Citizenship
40. Passports/Visas
41. Explosives
42. Deserters or Harboring Deserters
43. Illegal Wearing of Uniforms; False Advertising; Misuse of Names,
Words,
Emblems or Insignia; Illegal Manufacture, Use, Possession, or Sale of
Emblems and Insignia; Counterfeiting Seal of Department or Agency of
the
United States; Misuse of the Great Seal of the United States, Seals of
the President or the Vice President of the United States; Unauthorized
Use of Smokey Bear Symbol
44. Civil Rights; Election Laws, Voting Rights Act; Overseas Citizens
Voting Rights Act of 1975.
45. Crime on the High Seas
46. Fraud Against the Government; Federal Aid Road Act; Lead and Zinc
Act; Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965; Renegotiation
Act, Criminal; Renegotiation Act, Civil; Trade Expansion Act of 1962;
Unemployment Compensation Statutes; Economic Opportunity Act.
47. Impersonation.
48. Postal violation other than mail fraud
49. National Bankruptcy Act
50. Involuntary Servitude and Slavery
51. Jury Panel Investigations
52. Theft. Robbery. Embezzlement. Illegal Possession or Destruction of
Government Property. Interference With Government Communications
53. Excess Profits on Wool
54. Customs Laws and Smuggling
55. Counterfeiting
56. Election Laws
57. War Labor Dispute Act
58. Bribery or Conflict of Interest
59. World War Adjusted Compensation Act
60. Anti-Trust
61. Treason or Misprision of Treason.
62. Miscellaneous: including Administrative Inquiries; Misconduct
Investigations of Officers and Employees of the Department of Justice and
Federal Judiciary; Domestic Police Cooperation; Eight Hour-Day Law; Fair
Labor Standards Act of 1938 (Wage and Hours Law); conspiracy.
63. Miscellaneous Non-subversive
64. Foreign Miscellaneous
65. Espionage
66. Administrative matters
67. Personnel matters
68. Alaskan matters
69. Contempt of court
70. Crime on Government Reservation
71. Bills of Lading Act
72. Obstruction of Criminal Investigation
73. Application for Pardon After Completion of Sentence and Application
for Executive Clemency
74. Perjury
75. Bondsmen and Sureties
76. Escaped Federal Prisoner; Probation/Parole Violator; Mandatory
Release Violator
77. Applicants
78. Illegal Use of Govt Transportation Requests
79. Missing Persons
80. Laboratory Research Matters
81. Gold Hoarding
82. War Risk Insurance
83. Court of Claims
84. Reconstruction Finance Corporation Act
85. Homeowner Loan Corp
86. Federal Lending and Insurance Agencies
87. Fraud by television, radio or wire; Interstate Transportation of
Stolen Property
88. Unlawful Flight to Avoid Giving Testimony; Unlawful Flight to Avoid
Prosecution, Custody or Confinement
89. Assaulting or Killing a Federal Officer
90. Irregularities in Federal Penal Institutions
91. Bank Burglary, Larceny or Robbery
92. Anti-Racketeering
93. Ascertaining Financial Ability - a person's ability to pay a fine
or claim by the U.S. Govt
94. Research Matters
95. Laboratory Cases
96. Alien Applicant
97. Foreign Agents Registration Act
98. Sabotage
99. Plant Survey (Inspections of industrial plants by FBI to prevent
them from being victims of espionage)
100. Domestic Security
101. Hatch Act - subversive acts by govt employees
102. Voorhis Act
103. Interstate Transportation of Stolen Cattle
104. Servicemen's Dependents Allowance Act of 1942
105. Foreign Counterintelligence Matters
106. Alien Enemy Control or Escaped Prisoners of War
107. Denaturalization Proceedings
108. Foreign Travel Control
109. Foreign Political Matters
110. Foreign Economic Matters
111. Foreign Social Conditions
112. Foreign Funds
113. Foreign Military and Naval Matters
114. Alien Property Custodian Matters
115. Bail Jumper or Bond Default
116. Dept of Energy Applicant or Employee
117. Dept of Energy - relates to Criminal
118. Intelligence Agency Applicant
119. Federal Regulations of Lobbying Act
120. Federal Tort Claims Act
121. Loyalty of Govt Employees
122. Labor Mgmt Relations Act
123. Special Inquiry - State Dept/Voice of America
124. European Recovery Program
125. Railway Labor Act
126. National Security Resources Board
127. Sensitive Positions in U.S. Govt
128. International Development Program
129. Evacuation Claims
130. Special Inquiry - Armed Forces Security Act
131. Admiralty Matters
132. Special Inquiry - Ofc of Defense Mobilization
133. National Science Foundation Act/Applicant
134. Foreign Counter-Intelligence Assets
135. Protection of Strategic Air Command Bases of the U.S. Air Force
136. American Legion Contact
137. Informants Other than Foreign Counter-Intelligence
138. Loyalty of Employees of the United Nations and Other Public
International Organizations
139. Interception of Communications
140. Security of Government Employees
141. False Entries in Records of Interstate Carriers
142. Illegal Use of Railroad Pass
143. Interstate Transportation of Gambling Devices
144. Interstate Transportation of Lottery Tickets
145. Interstate Transportation of Obscene Matter or Broadcasting
Obscene Language
146. Interstate Transportation of Prison-Made Goods
147. Department of Housing and Urban Development Matters
148. Interstate Transportation of Fireworks
149. Destruction of Motor Vehicles or Aircraft
150. Harboring of Federal Fugitives (statistics)
151. Agency for International Development; Department of Energy; Civil
Service Commission; National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
National Science Foundation; Peace Corps; Actions; U.S. Arms Control and
Disarmament Agency; World Health Organization; International Labor
Organization; U.S. Information Agency
152. Switchblade Knife Act
153. Automobile Information Disclosure Act
154. Interstate Transportation of Unsafe Refrigerators
155. National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958
156. Employee Retirement Income Security Act
157. Civil Unrest
158. Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959
159. Investigative matters = Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure
Act of 1959
160. Federal Train Wreck Statute
161. Special Inquiries for White House, Congressional Committee and
Other Government Agencies
162. Interstate Gambling Activities
163. Foreign Police Cooperation
164. Crime Aboard Aircraft
165. Interstate Transmission of Wagering Information
166. Interstate Transportation in Aid of Racketeering
167. Destruction of Interstate Property
168. Interstate Transportation of Wagering Paraphernalia
169. Hydraulic Brake Fluid Act
170. Extremist Informants
171. Motor Vehicle Seat Belt Act
172. Sports Bribery
173. Public Accommodations, Civil Rights Act of 1964 Public Facilities,
Education, Employment
174. Explosives and Incendiary Devices; Bomb Threats
175. Assaulting the President (or Vice President) of the United States
176. Anti-riot Laws
177. Discrimination in Housing.
178. Interstate Obscene or Harassing Telephone Calls
179. Extortionate Credit Transactions
180. Desecration of the Flag
181.Consumer Credit Protection Act
182. Illegal Gambling Business, Obstruction or Forfeiture
184. Police Killings
185. Protection of Foreign Officials/Guests of the United States
186. Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974
187. Privacy Act of 1974 (criminal)
188. Crime Resistance
189. Equal Credit Opportunity Act
190. Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts
191. False Identity Matters
192. Hobbs Act - Financial Institutions
193. Hobbs Act -Commercial Institutions
194. Hobbs Act - Corruption of Public Officials
195. Hobbs Act - Labor-related
196. Fraud by Wire
197. Civil Actions or Claims Against the Government
198. Crime on Indian Reservations
199. Foreign Counterintelligence - terrorism
200. Foreign Counterintelligence Matters - China
201. Foreign Counterintelligence Matters -Satellite
202. Foreign Counterintelligence Matters - Cuba
203. Foreign Counterintelligence Matters - all other countries
204. Federal Revenue Sharing
205. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977
206. Fraud Against the Govt - Department of Defense
207. Fraud Against the Govt - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
208. Fraud Against the Government - General Services Admin
209. Fraud Against the Government - Dept. of Health, Education and
Welfare
210. Fraud Against the Government- Department of Labor

BASICS: WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
AND PRIVACY ACT:
THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
5 U.S.C. Sec. 552, As Amended by Public Law No. 104-231, 110 Stat. 2422
Revisions have been made to the FOIA in March of 1997 and October of
1997. Below you will find key information about the FOIA, as well as the
The Privacy Act of 1974.
It is advisable to request information under both the FOIA and The
Privacy Act of 1974. Also, you are also allowed to correct, change or omit
information about you that is inaccurate, out of date, or not complete.
If the agency refuses to provide access to your information or
disallows you to correct your record, The Privacy Act allows you to sue that
agency. Be aware that if you choose to sue, you have six years to file
under FOIA, but only two years to sue under the Privacy Act.
Currently, the Privacy Act is restricted to use by U.S. citizens and
permanent resident aliens. Under the Freedom of Information Act, any
person can obtain access to any records. You cannot be charged for
searching costs, but a charge may apply for copying the material.
Once you request information, agencies, such as the FBI, must decide
within 20 working days whether they will comply with the request.
In the past, the decision was supposed to have been made within 10
days; however, this was recently changed by They must then let the
requester know if they've decided to fulfill the request or deny it. If they
deny it, they must let the requester know they have a right to appeal the
decision. If you receive a denial and you send an appeal letter, the
FBI must respond to you within 20 working days to the appeal.
An agency may take an additional ten days to respond to the initial
request or the appeal in "unusual circumstances." This usually means the
agency has to get the records from its field offices, or has to process
a large volume of separate records, or it has to consult with another
agency or two or more of its components in order to satisfy your
request.
The FOIA only includes federal government agencies, not state ones or
private businesses. In addition, private individuals and organizations
are not covered, either. There are also some federal elements that are
exempt from the FOIA. Federal courts, Congress and those who assist or
advise the president are not covered by the FOIA.
The FBI maintains that the FOIPA Section of the Office of Public and
Congressional Affairs has about 400 staff members as of January 1998.

HOW THE FBI DEALS WITH MEETING DEMANDS OF THE FOIA AND PRIVACY ACTS
(FOIAP):
In 1975, after amendments to the Freedom of Information Act and the
Privacy Act of 1974 took effect, the FBI then had to provide more access
to their much-coveted files than had previously been given. Since then,
requests have grown exponentially. In fact, the FBI estimates that in
the last two decades, some six million pages of information has been
released in response to nearly half a million requests.
Typically, once you have requested information from the FBI, your
request is entered into their computer database and given a specific number.
Acknowledgment of your request is made, and then the agency searches
for information pertinent to your request. Finally, if files are located
by the agency, it is then determined if those files are the correct
files. Because there are countless John Smith's, for instance, it must be
determined that they have information for the correct John Smith.
For the FBI, standard procedure includes not only making a copy of the
file, but the file is also reviewed by an analyst. This analyst decides
if any parts of information in the documents should be kept from the
person making the request.
The law provides for exemptions, so by following the guidelines in the
FOIPA, the FBI can withhold some information. If information is chosen
for deletion, a marker is used to highlight that information. In
addition, the analyst cites the specific exemption which applies by writing
the explanation in the margin. Once the document(s) are copied, the
material the analyst has chosen to delete is blackened out on the copy the
requester receives.
According to the FBI, the future will see electronic versions of these
documents which they anticipate will take the place of the old way of
"marking out" the material. At the main FBI Web site listed near the end
of this report, you will find an electronic reading room where you can
view some files that have been released for public viewing. The site
promises to add more in the future.

HOW TO OBTAIN YOUR FBI FILES: UTILIZING THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
(FOIA):
To exercise your rights under the FOIA and to obtain your FBI file, we
recommend that you DO NOT USE THE FORM PROVIDED BY THE FBI. It is
designed to minimize disclosure by the Agency. Instead, USE THE FORM WE HAVE
INCLUDED with this report for that purpose. You will find a copy ready
to be printed out and used by you in the file which accompanies this
report. . This form was prepared by lawyers who are experts in the
Freedom of Information Act to guarantee you get all of the document to which
you are entitled. All you have to do is have the form we provided
notarized and then mail it to the agency from which you're seeking
information.
Near the end of this report, you will find a complete, up-to-date
listing of all F.B.I. field offices, as well as for the FBI Headquarters. In
addition, there is a section which lists Field Office homepage Website
addresses. Not all Field Offices have a place in cyberspace yet, but
many do. It's well worth a surf around to check them out!
In addition, it is advisable to send requests to each field office
which might also have information. Be sure to keep a copy of the original
signed and notarized form for your own records.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
One more thing, if you're thinking of pretending to be someone else in
order to get their information, you should be aware that this
misrepresentation is a CRIMINAL OFFENSE!


WHEN CAN THE FBI WITHHOLD INFORMATION FROM YOU?
There are certain exemptions to the FOIA which are divided into nine
categories. However, the FBI cannot withhold the whole document just
because there are some parts which are exempt. They must mark out the
exempted material and provide you with the rest of the document.

THE NINE CATEGORIES OF EXEMPTIONS:
#1 - National Security
This includes any information which could cause damage to national
security. Typically, this would include information on weapons, records
from the Central Intelligence Agency, some military information or special
technology or scientific advances which affect national security.
#2 - Rules which apply internally to agencies
This covers certain specific rules and practices of the agency in
question.
#3 - Information that is covered by other statutes
Certain information has been deemed confidential by other statutes,
such as personal tax information or certain data gathered by the census.
#4 - Information related to business
Information relating to trade secrets, sales statistics, trade
secrets/manufacturing formulas, financial information, or other
commercially-related confidential information. This also applies to oil wells (see
exemption #9).
#5 - Memos which relate to inter- or intra-agency letters or memos of a
confidential nature.
#6 - Information which would be an invasion of personal privacy, such
as medical or personnel files.
#7 - Information pertaining to law enforcement investigations
If releasing information which relates to a law enforcement
investigation would invade personal privacy, jeopardize a person's right to a fair
trial, reveal a confidential source, reveal means of investigation or
threaten the safety (or even the life) of a person, then this is when
the exemption would apply.
#8 - Information related to the operation or examination of financial
institutions
This exemption covers not only banks and trust companies, it also
covers The Federal Reserve System.
#9 - Information regarding the location of oil wells and related
geological information

DENIED! NOW WHAT DO YOU DO? APPEAL!
SAMPLE APPEAL LETTER:
If your request for information is denied, you can send an appeal
letter. You may choose to write the letter yourself, or have your personal
attorney sign the letter. Below is a sample appeal letter.

Freedom of Information and Privacy Act == Request for Appeal
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Chief FOIA & Privacy Act Section
Room 6296 JEH
935 Pennsylvania Avenue
N.W. Washington, D.C. 20535
This letter serves as my appeal under the Freedom of Information Act, 6
U.S.C. Sec. 552(a) and requests a reconsideration of your decision.
Previously, I requested documents under the Freedom of Information Act
on (insert date). Your agency assigned this identification number
[insert number here] to my request. .
My request was denied per a letter received on [insert date]. This
letter of denial was signedby [insert name of person who denied request.] I
would like to receive an explanation as to why my request for
information was denied.
It is my belief that these requested documents should be released under
the FOIA due to [list reason here].
According to the current statute, I understand a decision on my appeal
to be made within 20 working days. Thank you for your consideration,
and I expect to hear from you on this matter soon.
Sincerely,
Name
Address
City, State, Zip Code
Telephone Number

Perhaps you've been stopped in your tracks by a fee request for the
information you would like to obtain. You CAN ask for the fees to be
waived if you're not seeking them for commercial use, if you're a member of
the media who is strictly using the info in news gathering, or if you
believe releasing the documents would be in the public's interest and
would facilitate better understanding of the government and its
operations.
Below is a sample letter requesting waiver of fees:

Re: Freedom of Information Act Appeal
Dear:
This serves as my appeal under the Freedom of Information Act, 6 U.S.C.
Sec. 552(a).
As of [date] I requested documents under the Freedom of Information Act
and my request was assigned the following number: [insert number here].
Your response, dated [date] and signed by [insert signer's name],
indicated that my request for a waiver of fees was denied. I would like to
appeal this decision to deny my request for a waiver of fees because I
believe I am entitled to a waiver of fees.
It is in the public interest for these requested documents to be
disclosed, especially since the information therein will likely to contribute
significantly to public understanding of the operations or activities
of the government. I would also like to add that the information I am
requesting is not primarily in my commercial interests/for commercial
use.
**add if you are a member of the media**
In addition, I believe I should not have to pay search charges because
I am a reporter seeking information as part of news gathering which is
not intended for commercial use.
As granted in the statute, I trust that a final ruling on this appeal
will reach me within 20 working days.
Thank you for consideration.
Sincerely,
Name
Address
City, State, Zip Code
Telephone Number

DECIPHERING INFORMATION ON FBI REPORTS:
CODES AND LETTERS ~~ WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?
Although it's true that we may never know all of the codes used by the
FBI, here is a listing of some of the terms which can be found in FBI
documents.
Instead of being stymied and confused by acronyms you don't understand
or befuddled by inner-Bureau lingo, now you have a handy tool. It's the
same idea as a handy pocket guide which translates a foreign language;
only this time, the language you'll be converting will be FBI-ese!
Be aware that not all terms may be covered in this list, as there are
still abbreviations and acronyms that have not been deciphered. However,
you'll find this list rather extensive and informative. Call it your
mini-primer to cutting through all the confusing, misunderstood notations
you might see in your FBI files!
? - Not able to identify if file material belongs with the information
requested on a particular individual
AAG - Assistant Attorney General
AD: Assistant Director
Add. Info.-Additional information
ADIC - Assistant Director in Charge
ADM - Administrative
AG- Attorney General
AIRTEL - Urgent internal FBI communication which must be typed the same
day it is dictated.
AKA - "Also known as" EXAMPLE: Joe Smith, A.K.A. Joe Q Smith
AL - Albany Field Office
AMSD - Air mail special delivery
AN - Anchorage Field Office
Analysts - work in FOIPA branch and determine what information should
be released to a requester.
Anonymous Source: Generally refers to usage of an illegal investigative
technique
AO - Auxiliary Office
APB - All Points Bulletin
Applicant Investigation, or Apps - Refers to employees or applicants of
federal agencies.
AQ - Albuquerque Field Office
ARL - Pertains to anti-riot laws
ARMS - Automated Records Management System
ASAC - Asst Special Agent in Charge. Second in command of a field
office.
Asset - Term used for informants
Assistant Director or Asst D - Title given to the Head of each division
of FBI Headquarters, as well as the New York and Los Angeles field
offices. Replaced Associate Director in 1979.
Assistant to the Director - High-level FBI official who is also known
as the Deputy Associate Director.
Associate Director - Prior to 1979, this position was the second in
command of the FBI.
AT - Atlanta Field Office
ATIO - Means, "adjusted time in office." Agents can subtract from time
in office on special projects or in conferences.
Att C.F. - Attach case file
AUSA - Assistant U.S. Attorney.
Auxiliary Office or AO - Field offices which offer a supporting role,
yet not a primary one, in investigations.
AX - Alexandria Field Office
B. - "the Bureau," or FBI Headquarters
BA - Baltimore Field Office
BB - means "bank burglary"
Bed to Bed FISUR - Morning to night physical surveillance of a person
who is under investigation.
BEX - Black extremist
BH - Birmingham Field Office
Big Manual - Known as the official FBI Manual of Rules and Regulations.
BL - Bank larceny
Black Bag Job - Entry by the FBI (without a warrant) to conduct
searches, take photographs or to confiscate documents. This does not apply to
installation of microphones for recording purposes, however.
Blind Memo - A memo which has no marks to identify that it came from
the FBI.
Blue Slip - Voucher used with confidential FBI funds. Blue Slip funds
are used to pay FBI informants.
BR Matters - Bank robbery matters
BS - Boston Field Office
BSU - Black Student Union
BT - Butte Field Office
BU - Buffalo Field Office
BUFIL - Files which are kept at the Washington, D.C. FBI Headquarters
BUG - Concealed recording device: microphone.
Bureau - Another name for the FBI
C - can mean "communist," "a criminal manner informant,"
"confidential,"
or could mean a case is closed.
Capbom - Relates to 1971 bombing of the U.S. Capitol
Case File - the main file
Case Number - Used after the classification number in
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Case Number - Used after the classification number in the FBI file
number.
CC - Carbon copy
CCH - Computer Criminal Histories
CE - Charlotte Field Office
CF - Case file
CH - channelized, which means copies have been provided to the correct
offices
CG - Chicago Field Office
CGR - Crime on Government Reservation
Change-to Memo - Means a particular document was moved to a file that
was more appropriate.
CHICOMS - Chinese Communists
Chief Clerk - Clerk whose responsibility is to open, index and provide
documents to the correct FBI employee.
CI - Confidential Informant
or
CI - Cincinnati Field Office
or
CI - Communist Index
CIA - Central Intelligence Agency
CIC - Counter Intelligence Corp
CINAL - Current Intelligence Analyses, which are made up of information
on domestic intelligence.
CIP - Counterintelligence Program
CL - Can mean "closed" or "civil litigation."
CMC - Communist-Pro-Chinese
CMS - Communist-Pro-Soviet
CNDI - Confidential National Defense Informant
CO - Columbia Field Office
COGOG - Communists In Government Groups
COINTELPRO - Counterintelligence Program supposedly discontinued in
1971.
Comfugs - Communist fugitives
COMINFIL - Communist Infiltration
COMINT - Communications Intelligence
Comintern - Communist International
COMPIC -Communist Picture Album
Comsab - Communist sabotage
Consensual Monitoring - Monitoring a conversation through electronic
means with the consent of one of the people involved
CONUS - Continental United States
Cover - To conceal one's dealings with the FBI or other agency, such as
the CIA
CP-USA - Communist Party U.S.A.
CRC-PO - Clandestine Radio Communications, Potential Operators
CRS - Central Records System
CRU - Classification Review Unit
CRV - Conditional Release Violator
CS - Confidential Source
CSC - Civil Service Commission
CTNF - Computerized Telephone Number File
CV - Cleveland Field Office
DAPLI - Departmental Applicants, Professional Staff
DCGO - Direct Coast Guard Office
DCI - Director of Central Intelligence
DD-553 - Defense Department Form
DE - Detroit Field Office
DEA - Drug Enforcement Administration
Dead drop - A place for dropping off and picking up spy information
Detcom - Detention of Communists
DID - Domestic Intelligence Division
DIO - Duty Intelligence Officer
DIS - Defense Investigative Service
DL - Dallas Field Office
DN - Denver Field Office
DOB - Date of Birth
DOD - Department of Defense
DOE - Department of Energy
DOJ - Department of Justice
"Do Not File" - Pertains to records intentionally kept out of the main
records system
Downgrade - To lower the level of classification of a file.
DS - Pertains to files which have been destroyed
Electronic Surveillance - Includes monitoring by means of wiretapping
or by microphone
ELSUR - Electronic surveillance
EP - El Paso Field Office
Esp-R - Russian espionage
Esp. Sec. - Espionage Section
Established Sources - Persons who already supply information to the
Bureau
Exp. Proc. - Expedite Processing
FAG - Fraud Against Government
FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI HQ - Federal Bureau of Investigation Headquarters
FBW - Fraud by Wire
FCI - Foreign Counterintelligence
FGJ - Federal Grand Jury
FHD - Federal House of Detention
FINDER - Automated fingerprint scanner machine used at FBI HQ
FISUR - Physically watching subjects, such as a demonstration
Five - Division Five, otherwise known as Intelligence Division
FNU - First Name Unknown
FO - Field Office
FOIA - Freedom of Information Act
FOIPA - Freedom of Information/Privacy Act
FPC - Fingerprint classification
FRN - Foreign Affiliation
FUDE - Fugitive or Deserter
Fug - Fugitive
GAO - General Accounting Office
GJ - Grand Jury
Glove - Another word for covered by surveillance
G-Men - FBI Agents
HCUA - House Committee on Un-American Activities
Hit - When information is found in the NCIC (National Crime Information
Computer) Program
HN - Honolulu Field Office
HO - Houston Field Office
HQ - Federal Bureau of Investigation Headquarters
I - Identical
IA - Informative Asset
IACP - International Association of Chiefs of Police
IC - Incoming or Investigative Clerk
Illegals - Persons from foreign countries who enter the U.S. illegally
Info - Information
Informant or INFT - Individual who provides information to the FBI
INS - Immigration and Naturalization Service
Inspector - Official in the FBI whose job it is to conduct yearly
inspections on document handling in Field Offices
Interpol - International Criminal Police Organization
INV - Investigative
IOC - Interception of Communications
IP - Indianapolis Field Office
IPAL - Information and Privacy Acts Litigation
IRS - Internal Revenue Service
IS - Internal Security
IS-C - Internal Security - Communist
ISINT - Israeli Intelligence Service
ISS - Indices Search Slip
ITAR - Interstate Transportation in Aid of Racketeering
ITOM - Interstate Transportation of Obscene Matter
ITSMV - Interstate Transportation of Stolen Motor Vehicles
ITSP - Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property
JCS - Joint Chiefs of Staff
JK - Jacksonville Field Office
JN - Jackson Field Office
K-(followed by a number) - Stands for Laboratory specimen ID number
KBE - Key Black Extremist
KC - Kansas City Field Office
KGB - Russian Committee for State Security - Russian Intelligence
Agency
KX - Knoxville Field Office
LA - Los Angeles Field Office
LCN - La Cosa Nostra - the Mafia, or organized crime
Legat - Legal attache
LNU - Last Name Unknown
LR - Little Rock Field Office
LRC - Last Relevant Communication
LS - Louisville Field Office
LV - Las Vegas Field Office
Mail Intercept - Opening mail
MC - Mexico City Legal Attache
ME - Memphis Field Office
MF - Main File
MI - Mis-indexed
MI-5 - British Security Service; similar to FBI
MI-t - British Intelligence Service; similar to CIA
MID - Military Intelligence Division
MISUR - Surveillance conducted by microphones
MM - Miami Field Office
MO - Mobile Field Office
MOI - Manual of Instructions
MP - Minneapolis Field Office
MPD - Metropolitan Police Department
MS - Denotes a document is missing
MURKIN - Files pertaining to the assassination of Martin Luther King,
Jr.
NCIC - National Crime Information Computer
NCIC Cleared - Fugitive is in custody
ND - Naval District
NF - Norfolk Field Office
NH - New Haven Field Office
NIS - Naval Investigative Service
NK - Newark Field Office
NO - New Orleans Field Office
NP - Not Pertinent
NPC - Newspaper Clippings
NR - No Record
NSA - National Security Agency
NY - New York Field Office
O & C - Official and Confidential
OC - Out of the Country
or
OC - Oklahoma City Field Office
or
OC - Organized Crime
OO - Office of Origin
OG - Outgoing phone call
OM - Omaha Field Office
1A Envelope - Envelopes which usually contain physical evidence
OOJ - Obstruction of Justice
ORI - Originating Agency
P - Pending
P* - Pending, but inactive
P & C - Personal and Confidential
P & P - Pamphlets and Publications
PCI - Potential Crime Informant
Pct - Precinct
PF - Personal File
PG - Pittsburgh Field Office
Ph - Phonetic spelling
PH - Philadelphia Field Office
PHS - Personal History Statement
POB - Place of Birth
PR - Prosecutive Report
PRI - Potential Racial Informant
PRN - Puerto Rican Nationalist
PROSAB - Protection of Strategic Air Command Bases of U.S. Air Force
Protect - To keep a person's identity a secret
PSI - Potential Security Informant
PV - Parole Violator
PX - Phoenix Field Office
RA - Resident Agent or Resident Agency
RCMP - Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Relet - Referring to letter ....
Req Rec'd - Request has been received
REV - Revolutionary
RM - Registered Mail
R/S - Routing Slip
RUC - Referred Upon Completion
RWBS - Report Will Be Submitted
S - Secret; data that is deemed to cause damage to national security if
released
SA - Special Agent
or
SA - San Antonio Field Office
SAC - Special Agent in Charge
S-B - Soviet Bloc
SD - San Diego Field Office
SE - Special Employee of the FBI
or
SE - Seattle Field Office
Sec - Section (usually followed by a number)
See Ref - See Reference
Sensitive - Information that, if exposed, could cause embarrassment
SF - San Francisco Field Office
SI - Security Informant
or
SI - Springfield Field Office
SJ - San Juan Field Office
SL - St. Louis Field Office
Source - A person who provides information to the FBI
SS - Search Slip
SSA - Selective Service Act
SSN - Selective Service Number
Stats - Statistics
SU - Salt Lake City Field Office
SUB or Subj - Subject
Sulet - Submit Letter
SUM - Summary
SUPV - Supervisor
SV - Savannah Field Office
SWAT - Special Weapons and Tactics Team
T-(followed by a number) - Denotes a confidential source
TEPCI - Top Echelon Potential Criminal Informant
TESUR - Surveillance conducted via telephone
TFIS - Theft From Interstate Shipment
TGP - Theft of Government Property
TIO - Time in Office
TOPLEV - Top Level
TP - Tampa Field Office
TS - Top Secret. Material of this nature has been determined to cause
extreme damage to national security
Turn - To become an FBI informant
U - Unavailable Reference
or
U - Unclassified
UACB - Unless Advised to Contrary by the Bureau
UCR - Uniform Crime Reports
UFAC - Unlawful Flight to Avoid Confinement
UFAP - Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution
UNSUB - Unknown Subject
Upgrade - When a decision is made to raise the security level of a
document
USA - United States Attorney
USC - United States Court
or
USC - United States Code
USDS - United States Department of State
UTL - Unable to Locate
VIDEM - Vietnam Demonstrations
WA - With Alias
WAS - With aliases
WFO - Washington Field Office
WLM - Women's Liberation Movement
WLMBE - When Letter May Be Expected
WRMBE - When Report May Be Expected

WHERE TO SEND YOUR REQUEST FOR INFORMATION:
Address Listings of F.B.I. Field Offices with telephone numbers:
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Suite 502, James T. Foley Bldg.
445 Broadway
Albany, New York 12207
(518) 465-7551
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Suite 300
415 Silver Avenue, Southwest
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102
(505) 224-2000
Federal Bureau of Investigation
101 East Sixth Avenue
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
(907) 258-5322
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Suite 400
2635 Century Parkway, Northeast
Atlanta, Georgia 30345
(404) 679-9000
Federal Bureau of Investigation
7142 Ambassador Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21244-2754
(410) 265-8080
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Room 1400
2121 8th. Avenue N.
Birmingham, Alabama 35203
(205) 326-6166
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Suite 600
One Center Plaza
Boston, Massachusetts 02108
(617) 742-5533
Federal Bureau of Investigation
One FBI Plaza
Buffalo, New York 14202-2698
(716) 856-7800
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Suite 900
400 South Tyron Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28285
(704) 377-9200
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Room 905
E.M. Dirksen Federal Office Building
219 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois 60604
(312) 431-1333
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Room 9000
550 Main Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
(513) 421-4310
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Room 3005
Federal Office Building
1240 East 9th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44199-9912
(216) 522-1400
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Room 1357
1835 Assembly Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
(803) 254-3011
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Room 300
1801 North Lamar
Dallas, Texas 75202
(214) 720-2200
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Office Building
Suite 1823
1961 Stout Street
18th. Floor
Denver, Colorado 80294
(303) 629-7171
Federal Bureau of Investigation
26th. Floor
P. V. McNamara
FOB 477
Michigan Avenue
Detroit, Michigan 48226
(313) 965-2323
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Suite C-600
700 East San Antonio Avenue
El Paso, Texas 79901-7020
(915) 533-7451
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Room 4-230
Kalanianaole FOB
300 Ala Moana Boulevard
Honolulu, Hawaii 96850
(808) 521-1411
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Suite 200
2500 East TC Jester
Houston, Texas 77008-1300
(713) 693-5000
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Room 679
FOB 575 North Pennsylvania Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
(317) 639-3301
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Room 1553
FOB 100 West Capitol Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39269
(601) 948-5000
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Suite 200
7820 Arlington Expressway
Jacksonville, Florida 32211
(904) 721-1211
Federal Bureau of Investigation
1300 Summit
Kansas City, Missouri
64105-1362
(816) 512-8200
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Suite 600
John J. Duncan FOB
710 Locust Street
Knoxville, Tennessee 37902
(423) 544-0751
Federal Bureau of Investigation
700 East Charleston Boulevard
Las Vegas, Nevada 89104
(702) 385-1281
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Suite 200
Two Financial Centre
10825 Financial Centre Parkway
Little Rock, Arkansas 72211-3552
(501) 221-9100
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Suite 1700 FOB
11000 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90024
(310) 477-6565
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Room 500
600 Martin Luther King Jr. Place
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
(502) 583-3941
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Suite 3000
Eagle Crest Bldg.
225 North Humphreys Blvd.
Memphis, Tennessee 38120-2107
(901) 747-4300
Federal Bureau of Investigation
16320 Northwest Second Avenue
North Miami Beach, Florida 33169
(305) 944-9101
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Suite 600
330 East Kilbourn Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-6627
(414) 276-4684
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Suite 1100
111 Washington Avenue
South Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401
(612) 376-3200
Federal Bureau of Investigation
One St. Louis Centre
1 St. Louis Street
3rd. Floor
Mobile, Alabama 36602
(334) 438-3674
Federal Bureau of Investigation
1 Gateway Center
22nd Floor
Newark, New Jersey 07102-9889
(973) 622-5613
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Room 535, FOB
150 Court Street
New Haven, Connecticut 06510
(203) 777-6311
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Suite 2200
1250 Poydras Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70113-1829
(504) 522-4671
Federal Bureau of Investigation
26 Federal Plaza
23rd. Floor
New York, New York 10278
(212) 384-1000
Federal Bureau of Investigation
150 Corporate Boulevard
Norfolk, Virginia 23502
(757) 455-0100
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Suite 1600
50 Penn Place
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73118
(405) 290-7770
Federal Bureau of Investigation
10755 Burt Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68114
(402) 493-8688
Federal Bureau of Investigation
8th. Floor
William J. Green Jr. FOB
600 Arch Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106
(215) 418-4000
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Suite 400
201 East Indianola Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85012
(602) 279-5511
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Suite 300
U.S. Post Office Building
700 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219
(412) 471-2000
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Suite 400
Crown Plaza Building
1500 Southwest 1st Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97201
(503) 224-4181
Federal Bureau of Investigation
111 Greencourt Road
Richmond, Virginia 23228
(804) 261-1044
Federal Bureau of Investigation
4500 Orange Grove Avenue
Sacramento, California 95841-4205
(916) 481-9110
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Room 2704
L. Douglas Abram Federal Bldg.
2222 Market Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63103
(314) 589-2500
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Suite 1200
257 Towers Bldg
257 East, 200 South
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
(801) 579-1400
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Suite 200
U.S. Post Office Courthouse Bldg.
615 East Houston Street
San Antonio, Texas 78205
(210) 225-6741
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Office Building
9797 Aero Drive
San Diego, California 92123-1800
(619) 565-1255
Federal Bureau of Investigation
450 Golden Gate Avenue
13th. Floor
San Francisco, California 94102-9523
(415) 553-7400
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Room 526, U.S. Federal Bldg
150 Carlos Chardon Avenue
Hato Rey San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-1716
(787) 754-6000
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Room 710
915 Second Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98174-1096
(206) 622-0460
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Suite 400
400 West Monroe Street
Springfield, Illinois 62704
(217) 522-9675
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Room 610, FOB
500 Zack Street
Tampa, Florida 33602
(813) 273-4566
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington Metropolitan Field Office
601 4th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20535-0002
(202) 278-2000

INTERNET HOMEPAGES FOR VARIOUS FIELD OFFICES:
Albany, NYhttp://www.fbi.gov/fo/alfo/alfohome.htm
Albuquerque, NMhttp://www.fbi.gov/fo/aq/aqhome.htm
Baltimore, MDhttp://www.fbi.gov/fo/balt/index.html
Boston, MAhttp://www.fbi.gov/fo/boston/Boston.html
Buffalo, NYhttp://www.fbi.gov/fo/bffo/bffohome.htm
Charlotte, NChttp://www.fbi.gov/fo/charlotte/ce_home.htm
Chicago, ILhttp://www.fbi.gov/fo/chgo/index.html
Cincinnati, OHhttp://www.fbi.gov/fo/ci/index.htm
Cleveland, OHhttp://www.fbi.gov/fo/cleveland/clevelan1.htm
Dallas, TXhttp://www.fbi.gov/fo/dl/dallas.htm
Houston, TXhttp://www.fbi.gov/fo/ho/houston.htm
Jackson, MISShttp://www.fbi.gov/fo/jackson/jackson.htm
Kansas City, MOhttp://www.fbi.gov/fo/kc/kcpage.htm
Knoxville, TNhttp://www.fbi.gov/fo/kx/knoxhome.htm
Little Rock, ARhttp://www.fbi.gov/fo/lr/main.htm
Los Angeles, Calif.http://www.fbi.gov/fo/la/lahome.htm
Louisville, KYhttp://www.fbi.gov/fo/louisville/Fbilou.htm
Memphis, TNhttp://www.fbi.gov/fo/memphis/Default.htm
North Miami Beach, FLhttp://www.fbi.gov/fo/mb/index.htm
Mobile, ALhttp://www.fbi.gov/fo/mobile/home.htm
New Orleans, LAhttp://www.fbi.gov/fo/neworlean/index.htm
New York, NYhttp://www.fbi.gov/fo/nyfo/nyfohome.htm
Norfolk, VAhttp://www.fbi.gov/fo/norfolk/home.htm
Philadelphia, PAhttp://www.fbi.gov/fo/ph/phila1a.htm
Pittsburgh, PAhttp://www.fbi.gov/fo/pt/pitmain.htm
Portland, ORhttp://www.fbi.gov/fo/pd/portlnd.htm
Richmond, VAhttp://www.fbi.gov/fo/richmond/default.htm
Sacramento, Calif.http://www.fbi.gov/fo/sc/fbisc.htm
St. Louis, MOhttp://www.fbi.gov/fo/sl/home.htm
Salt Lake City, UThttp://www.fbi.gov/fo/saltlake/index.htm
San Antonio, TXhttp://www.fbi.gov/fo/sanant/sanant.htm
Seattle, WAhttp://www.fbi.gov/fo/seattle/Default.htm
Springfield,
ILhttp://www.fbi.gov/fo/si/spfldfbi.htmhttp://www.fbi.gov/fo/kc/kcpage.htm

For more information on the F.B.I. or to access F.B.I.-related sites on
the World Wide Web, visit these sites:
Federal Bureau of Investigation Homepagehttp://www.fbi.gov/homepage.htm
FBI's Freedom of Information Act Reading
Roomhttp://www.fbi.gov/foipa/main.htm
Overview of the Federal Bureau of
Investigationhttp://www.fbi.gov/over/over.htm
Federal Bureau of Investigation: Special Operations and Response
Unitshttp://www.specialoperations.com/fbi.htmlhttp://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Neil_Grant/x-files.htm
FBI File Request Form http://www.glr.com/fbiform.txt
Secret No More!http://www.crunch.com/01secret/01secret.htm
TRAC -- Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse -- FBI Site
http://trac.syr.edu/tracfbi/fbihome.html

NS
Re: Obtaining and Understanding Your F.B.I. File
se7en
12/18/00 at 17:53:11
salaam,

jazak Allahu khayran, that was a phat post anon :)

"43. Illegal Wearing of Uniforms; False Advertising; Misuse of Names, Words, Emblems or Insignia; Illegal Manufacture, Use, Possession, or Sale of Emblems and Insignia; Counterfeiting Seal of Department or Agency of the United States; Misuse of the Great Seal of the United States, Seals of the President or the Vice President of the United States; Unauthorized Use of Smokey Bear Symbol "


hahaha:)  

Bhaloo imagine your FBI file.. "Guilty of smokey bear impersonation in the 3rd degree..."
Re: Obtaining and Understanding Your F.B.I. File
bhaloo
12/18/00 at 18:58:19
slm

Interesting list.  Se7en, hahaha, but what about you?  After Lightningatnite mentioned that driving mishap, I wonder if you are listed as number 22.

22. National Motor Vehicle Traffic Act

;)
Re: Obtaining and Understanding Your F.B.I. File
Rashid
12/18/00 at 23:41:37
slm

Ok this one is beyond me:

31. White Slave Traffic Act


Re: Obtaining and Understanding Your F.B.I. File
Sara
12/18/00 at 23:49:18
*LOL*
Re: Obtaining and Understanding Your F.B.I. File
Kashif
12/19/00 at 05:52:14
Perhaps it means that its a worse offence to traffic white-skinned slaves as opposed to coloured ones?

Subhanallah! Did you know that the original 'hallowed' American constitution stated that a black man was equal to 3/5ths of a white man?
NS
Re: Obtaining and Understanding Your F.B.I. File
bhaloo
12/19/00 at 11:47:53
slm

True Kashif.  But what is even more sadder is that if you read and see films from the 60s you will see that blacks and whites had separate sections to eat at, drink water from, couldn't eat in the same places, etc.  

I wonder how much has really changed in the south?  I imagine many of those attitudes exist in the people over there as old habits are hard to kill.
Re: Obtaining and Understanding Your F.B.I. File
Malika
12/19/00 at 12:44:47
slm

Sadder still Arshad is the fact that the right to vote for Blacks will come to an end in 2006, I believe or 2008 unless they choose to extend that right!!  and they actually have the nerve to have a white slave traffic act ???
Re: Obtaining and Understanding Your F.B.I. File
Saleema
12/19/00 at 14:18:30



Sadder still Arshad is the fact that the right to vote for Blacks will come to an end in 2006, I believe or 2008 unless they choose to extend that right!!


what do u mean???

wassalam
Re: Obtaining and Understanding Your F.B.I. File
Malika
12/19/00 at 18:15:42
slm

In either the constitution or the bill of rights there was a clause which gave blacks the right to vote for a period of years.  One of the presidents in office extended that right when it came up for renewal for a period of years.  That term will be expiring in a few years unless they either abolish that silliness or extend the term.  I have the article somewhere I will dig it up if you want me too.
Re: Obtaining and Understanding Your F.B.I. File
Rashid
12/20/00 at 02:32:07
slm

Yeah that's the civil rights voting act of 1964 signed by LBJ that gave blacks the right to vote.  I believe those racist attitudes are still evident in the south, witness the James Byrd case, he was tied behind a pick-up truck and dragged for I don't know how many miles by some white supremacists.  This happened in Texas.  And the 14th amendment of the constitution states that blacks are 3/5th of a human being for tax purposes, meaning the slave masters could claim deductions based on the number of slaves they had.  Welcome to America...  
Re: Obtaining and Understanding Your F.B.I. File
meraj
12/22/00 at 09:50:59
[quote]I wonder how much has really changed in the south?  I imagine many of those attitudes exist in the people over there as old habits are hard to kill.[/quote]

as salaamu alaikum,

well i'ved lived in alabama for the past 12 years and i can tell you that being brown in a state of rednecks is quite an experience...

to be honest, whatever stereotypes and stories you hear about the deep south are generally not true... sure, there may be a few peopel with lingering hatred, but its mostly dissolved, mostly because those who still believe in while supremacy and the likes know that they can preach their hate all they want, but it only gets them mocked and ridiculed, and they never get any support. occasionally you hear on the news about a kkk rally, but the only purpose they serve is to rile up a crowd of angry protestors for an hour or so and waste taxpayers money on police protection and escorts for the klan members.

so yes, you may encounter an uneducated, closed mind individual every now and then, but its nothing to worry about because they know that minorities have legal power and arent afraid to use it :)

and another interesting bit of info... did you know that in alabama, interracial marriages are still outlawed by the state constitution? its true.. the lawmakers are so lazy, they havent redone the constitution in over a century, so alabama has the longest, most ammended constitution in the world. this law isnt enforced, however, becasue it would obviously be a violation of rights given in the US constitution.


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