FBI Investigation - Maxwell PROMIS Sales

,2 EXHIBIT A File of FBI Documents Obtained Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Regarding the Sale of Computer Software "Including But Not Limited to the PROMIS Computer Software Product" by the Late British Publisher, Robert. Maxwell U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation Mr. William A. Hamilton Inslaw, Inc. Suite 300 1125 15th street, NW Washington, DC 20005 1km Mr. Hamilton: Washington, D. c. 20535 as 1 0 $994 Robert Maxwell 371983 rwe Enclosed are copies of documents from FBI records. Excisions have been made to protect information exempt from disclosure pursuant to Title 5, United States Code, Section 552 andfor Section 55221. In addition, where excisions were made, the appropriate exempting subsections have been cited opposite the deletions. Where pages have been withheld in their entirety, a deleted page information sheet has been substituted showing the reasons or basis for the deletion. The subsections cited for withholding information from the enclosed documents are marked below: [Xi (13(1) 1 (10(3) 1 (19(4) 1 1 09(5) Section 5528. @0303) 6X2) 000) 000-) (DUKE) 1 (10(3) (10(4) 1 00(5) 1 00(6) 000) (See Form 4-694a, enclosed, for an explanation of these exemptions.) Pursuant to your request, 2 0 released . page(s) were reviewed and pagdas) are being During the review of material pertinent to the subject of your request, documents were located which originated with another Government agency?es). These documents were referred to that agency?es) for review and direct response to you. contain information ?rrnished by another Gowrnment agency?es). You will be advised by the FBI as to the releasability of this information following our consultation with the other agency?es). If you desire, you may appeal any denials contained herein. Appeals should be directed in writing to the Assistant Attorny General, Of?ce of Legal Policy (Attention: O?ice of Information and Privacy), United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC. 20530, within thirty days from the reccipt of this letter. The envelope and the letter should be clearly marked "Freedom of Information Appeal" or "Information Appeal." Please cite the FOIPA number assigned to your request so that it may be easily identi?ed. See additional information which follows. Sincerely yours, 505.25??! 63"? am.? We Chief Freedom of Information- Privacy Acts Section Information Resources Division Enclosures 2 4-694a (Fiev. 12?4-86) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) lb) (6) (7) (8) (9) (5) (J) (2) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (5) (7) EXPLANATION OF EXEMPTIONS SUBSECTIONS OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 552 (A) specifically authorized under criteria established by an Executive order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense orforeign policy and (B) are in fact prOperly classified pursuant to such Executive order; related solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of an agency; specifically exempted from disclosure by statute (otherthan section 552b of this title), provided that such statute (A) requires that the matters be withheld from the public in such a manner as to leave no discretion on the issue, or (B) establishes particular criteria for withholding or refers to particular types of matters to be withheld; trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential; inter-agency or intra-agency memorandums or letters which would not be available by Iawto a party other than an agency in litigation with the agency; personnel and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, but only to the extent that the production of such law enforcement records or information (A) could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings, (B) would deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication, (C) could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, (D) could reasonably be expected to disclose the identity of a confidential source, including a State, local, or foreign agency or authority or any private institution which furnished information on a confidential basis, and, in the case of a record or information compiled by a criminal law enforcement authority in the course of a criminal investigation, or by an agency conducting a lawful national security intelligence investigation, information furnished by a confidential source, (E) would disclose techniques and procedures for law enforce- ment investigations or prosecutions, or would disclose guidelines for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions if such disclosure could reasonably be expected to risk circumvention of the law, or (F) could reasonably be expected to endanger the life of physical safety of any individual; contained in or related to examination, operating, or condition reports prepared by, on behalf ofagency responsible for the regulation or supervision of financial institutions; or geological and geophysical information and data, including maps, concerning wells. SUBSECTIONS OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 5523 information compiled in reasonable anticipation of a civil action proceeding; material reporting investigative efforts pertaining to the enforcement of criminal law including efforts to prevent, control, or reduce crime or apprehend criminals, except records of arrest; information which is currently and properly classified pursuant to Executive Order 1 2356 in the interest of the national defense or foreign policy, for example, information involving intelligence sources or methods; investigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes, otherthan criminal, which did not result in Ices of a right, benefit or privilege under Federal programs, or which would identify a source who furnished information pursuant to a promiSe that his/her identity would be held in confidence; material maintained in connection with providing protective services to the President of the United States or any other individual pursuant to the authority of Title 18, United States Code, Section 3056; required by statute to be maintained and used solely as statistical records; investigatory material compiled solelyforthe purpose of determining suitability eligibility, or qualifications for Federal civilian employment or for access to classified information, the disclosure of which would reveal the identity of the person who furnished information pursuant to a promise that his identity would be held in confidence; testing or examination material used to determine individual qualifications for appointment or promotion in Federal Government service the release of which would compromise the testing or examination process; material used to determine potential for promotion in the armed services, the disclosure ofwhich would reveal the identity of the person who furnished the material pursuant to a promise that his identity would be held in confidence. DOJ US. Department of Justice Office of Information and Prime; hill Mr!" .133? U.) LO 4-w? . -. I DC. 205.10 L-a?d' Lu. :4 LI - Mr. William A. Hamilton Hr; Tn INSLAW, i.c. . ?3 Suite_300 - 1125 1 th Street NW. Re: Appeal No. 94-0166 Washington, 20005 Dear Mr. Eamilton: You appealed from _r a of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on yoUr reques i access records pertaining to the "involvement of the Robert Maxwell in the disSemi- natiOn, marketing or sale computer software systems, including but not limited to the PROAIS computer software product, between After careful consideration of your appeal, I have_decided to affirm the initial aetion in this case. Mr. Maxwell is the subject of two Headquarters main files, one entitled Foreign Police Cooperation (the title of the other file is classified), and is alluded to briefly three times in three files, the subjects o= which are other individuals or organizatiOns. The :31 has processed only those portions of the latter files which pertain to the subject of vcur request Certain of the material within the scope of your request is classified and I am affirming the denial of access to it on the basis of This material is being referred to the Department Review COmmit- tee for its review an? a determination whether it warrants continued classification under Executive Order No. 12356 vou will be notified if the Committee?s final deciSion results in the declassification of any information. Other material was properly withheld from you pursuant to 5 U.S C. which pertains to records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, the release of which could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of the personal privacy of third parties (including, in this instance, those of investiga- tive interest to the FBI). Names of FBI agents and employ- ees were among the items excised on the basis of U.S.C. This_material is not appropriate for discrea' tionary release. Judicial review of my action on this appeal is available to you in the United States District Court for the judicial district ran-Er.? - . - ?u??mpuqv- gluipyp.wul m} up". .. . 2 in which you reside or have your principal place of business; or in the District of Columbia, which is also where the records you seek are located. Sincerely, Richard L. Huff Co?Director 5 Law. in 112:3 linh SI . NW. Suite 300 \?v?ashington, DC. 20005 {202} 523 8600 FAX {202) 659-055 lkitlliarn A. Hamilton. President January 21, 1994 Mr. Richard Huff Co~Director Office of Information and Privacy United States Department of Justice Washington, DC 20530 Freedom of Information Appeal No. 371983 Dear Mr. Huff: On January 10, 1994, INSLAW received 20 pages of FBI investigative documents in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for documents relating to the "involvement of the late Robert Maxwell in the dissemination, marketing or sale of computer software systems, including but not limited to the PROMIS computer software product, between. 1983 and 1992." Eighteen of the twenty pages relate to Robert Maxwell, doing business as Pergamon International, in New Mexico in approximately June 1984. The FBI has heavily redacted these pages and ascribed most of the redactions to national security, 116., Title 5, United States Code, Section "speci?cally authorized under criteria established by an Executive order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or foreign policy.? The FBI of?ce in Albuquerque, New Mexico is listed as the "office of origin? of the investigation and the investigation case number [Albuquerque] 105 [Foreign Counter- Intelligence] 0326?." indicates that the FBI conducted a foreign counterintelligence investigation of Robert Maxwell and his corporation, Pergamon International, relating to the "dissemination, marketing or sale of computer software systems, including but not limited to the PROMIS computer software product" in New Mexico during 1984. Shortly before Robert Maxwell died in the Fall of 1991, the investigative journalist . Seymour Hersh published a book entitled The Sampson Option in which he portrayed Maxwell as a long-time secret intelligence operative for the State of Israel. Analvsis and Rebuttal of the Bua Report, submitted to Attorney General Janet Reno on Iuly 12, 1993, contains a summary on pages 38?43 entitled "The Alleged Distribution of PROMIS to Israel and the Alleged Partnership of and Israeii Intelligence in the Theft of The essence of this section is that the US. Justice Department delivered a copy of the proprietary version of PROMIS to Ra? Eitan and Israeli Intelligence in the spring of 1983 for use by Israeli Intelligence in communications intelligence initiatives against the intelligence and law- enforcement agencies of other governments. A copy of PROMIS would apparently be sold or Mr. Richard I-luff January 21, 1994 Page 2 distributed to the entity which was the intelligence target, so that the agency would keep track of its workflow and files using PROMIS. Unbeknownst to the target agency, however, Israeli Intelligence would have taken measures to enable its communications intelligence service to eavesdmp electronically on the files of the target agency, once PROMIS became operational in the target agency. It is not unreasonable, therefore, to infer that the FBI office in Albuquerque opened a foreign counterintelligence investigation of Maxwell and Pergamon Internation? because Maxwell sold PROMIS to one or more U.S. defense installations in New Mexico and because the FBI may have been concerned that a foreign nation intended to use the PROMIS software as an electronic Trojan Horse for penetrating the computerized data base(s) of the targeted defense installation(s). It is an established fact that officials of the U.S. Government have, from time-to-time, invoked national security to conceal embarrassing, improper or criminala-ctivities. The Justice Department?s own role in the malfeasance against INSLAW could thus have been the reason for the improperly classifying materials on these 18 pages. Additional support for this concern can be found in FBI notations on two of the 18 pages that indicate that those two pages had been fully declassified at one time, on December 13, 1992, but partially reclassified shortly before the pages were released to INSLAW, on December 21, 1993. Moreover, the reclassification occurred shortly after the INSLAW FOIA request had been taken away from the FBI FOIA specialist to whom it had been assigned, Ms. Karen Browning. On November 19, 1993, learned from Ms. Browning that the INSLAW FOIA had been taken away from her and placed on a section chiefs desk. INSLAW subsequently learned that another FBI FOIA specialist, a Ms. Sue Knopka, who is apparently a section chief, had taken over the INSLAW FOIA request. Ms. Knoplta told INSLAW on December 9, 1993 that she had completed her work on the INSLAW FOIA, and that her work was then being reviewed by Others. Twelve days later, the FBI reclassified portions of those two pages, and redacted the newly reclassified portions. Raising the bar at the 11th hour on access to the Maxwell software sale documents is contrary to the'new FOIA policy promulgated by Attorney Genera Janet Reno on October 4, 1993. In her Memormdum for Heads of Departments and Agencies, the Attorney General announced that she was rescinding the Justice Department?s guidelines of 1981 on the legal defense of U.S. Government actions in FOIA litigation and that the Department will henceforth "apply a presumption of disclosure" in determining whether or not to provide legal y- defense for a U.S. Government non-disclosure decision. I Mr. Richard Huff January 21, 1994 Page 3 Based on the aforementioned discussion, we believe the Justice Department should immediately reinstate the December 13, 1992 declassi?cations of the two pages at issue and, in addition, the Justice Department should, at a minimum, immediately release to INSLAW any of the following information contained in the 18 pages: The name(s) of the entity or entities to whom Maxwell "disseminated, marketed or sold" computer software products in New Mexico; The date or dates of the sale(s); The name(s) of the buyer(s) at the entity or entities that purchased or acquired the software products; The dollar amount(s) of the software product sale(s); The narne(s) of the person(s) at Pergamon International involvedl'inf the. The'application domain for the software products sold or disseminated in New Mexico; The name of the ?vendor(s) that developed and/or provided software support services for the sofa-are product(s) in question; and, The name(s) for tit-e software product(s) sold or distributed by Robert Maxwell in New Mexico. Thank you for your prompt consideration of our appeal. WAH/ebd Sincerely, I, If] William A. Hamilton President I U.S. D8partment of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation Mr. William A. Hamilton Inslaw, Inc. Suite 300 1125 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 In? Mr. Hamilton: Washington, D. C. 20535 JAN 1 0 199?: Robert Maxwell remand 371983_ {we Enclosed are copies of documents from FBI records. .Exeisions have been made to protect information exempt from disclosure pursuant to Title 5, United States Code, Section 552 andz'or Section 5521a. In addition, where excisiorts were made, the exempting subsections have been cited opposite the deletions. Where pages have been withheld in their entirety, a deieted page information sheet has been substituted showing the reasons or basis for the deletion.- The submiiccs cited for withholding information from the enclosed documents are marked below: t1 c)a) I 3 (W04) i 006) I (W6) Section 552a @0309 I 1 (5M5) (MOMS) I 3 6X2) Cb)th I 1 000) I 03030:) I 000) I some) I I (mom I I 1 60(3) I 1 00(5) I i 3 {30(6) I (See Form 4-6943, enelosod, for an explanation of these exemptions.) Pursuant to your request, 20 released. page(s) were reviewed and pagcgs) are being During the review of matenai pertinent to the subject of your request, documents were located which originated with another Gotternment agencyGes). These documents Were referred to that agencyGes) for review and direct response to you. contain information furnished by another GoVernrnent agency?es). You will be advised by the FBI as to the releasability of this information foliowing our consultation with the other agency?es). 11' you desire, you may appeal any denial: contained herein. Appeal: should be directed in writing to the Assistant Attorny General, Of?ce of Legal Policy (Attention: Of?ce of. Information and Privacy), - . United State; Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, within thirty days from the receipt of this letter. The envelope and the letter should be cleariy marked "Freedom of Infomtation Appeal" or ?Information Appeal.? Please cite the FOEPA number assigned to your request so that it may be easily identi?ed. See additional information which follows. Sincerely yours, Mg) - I if .1 if"; ,1 a Chief Freedom of Information- Privacy Acts Section Information Resources Division Enclosures 2 4-694a (Rev. 12?4-86) 00 (4) (5) (5) (7) EXPLANATION OF EXEMPTIONS SUBSECTIONS OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 552 (A) speci?cally authorized under criteria established by an Executive orderto be kept seCret in the interest of national defense orforeign policy and (B) are in fact properly-classi?ed pursuant to sushEx-ecutive order; - - - related solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of an agency; specifically exempted from disclosure by statute (other than section 552b of this title), provided that such statute (A) requires that the matters be withheld from the public in such a manner as to leave no discretion on the issue. or (B) establishes particular criteria for withholding or refers to particular types of matters to be withheld; trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential; inter-agency or intra?agency memorandums or letters which would not be available by law to a party otherthan an agency in litigation with the agency; personnel and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, but only to the extent that the production ofsuch law enforcement records or information (A) could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings, (B) would deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication, (C) could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, (D) could reasonably be expected to disclose the identity of a confidential source, including a State, local, orforeign agency. or authority or any private institution whichfurnished information on a confidential basis, and, in the case of a record or information compiled by a criminal law enforcement authority in the course of a criminal investigation, or by an agency conducting a lawful national security intelligence investigation, information furnished by a confidential source, (E) would disclose techniques and procedures for law enforce- ment investigations or prosecutions, or would disdase guidelines for law enforcement investigations or prOSecutions if such disclosure could reasonably be expected to risk circumvention of the law, or (F) could, reasonably be expected to endanger the life of physical safety of any individual; - . contained in or related to examination, operating, or condition reports prepared by, on behalf ofagency responsible for the regulation or supervision of financial institutions; or geological and geOphysical information and data. including maps, concerning wells. SUBSECTIONS OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 552a information compiled in reasonable anticipation of a civil action proceeding; material reporting investigative efforts penaini r; to the enforcement of criminal law including efforts to prevent, control, or reduce crime or apprehend criminals, except records of arrest; information which is currently and properly cla Fed pursuant to Executive Order 1 2858 in the interest of the national defense or foreign policy, for example, information involving int :ligence sources or methods; as investigatOry material compiled for law enforcement purposes, otherthan criminal, which did not result in loss of a right, benefit or privilege under Federal programs, or which would identify a source who furnished information pursuant to a promise that hisfher identity would be held in con?dence; material maintained in connection with prOviding protective services to the President of the United States or any other individual pursuant to the authority of Title 18, United States Code, Section 3056; required by statute to be maintained and used solely as statistical records; investigatory material compiled solely for the purpose of determining suitability eligibility, or quali?cations for Federal civilian employment orfor access to classified information, the disclosure of which would reveal the identity of the person who furnished information pursuant to a promise that his identity would be held in con?dence; testing or examination material used to determineindividual qualifications for appointment or promotion in Federal Government service the release of which would compromise the testing or examination-process:- - - material used to determine potential for promotion in the armed services, the disclosure of which would reveal the identity of the person who furnished the material pursuant to a promise that his identity would be held in con?dence. FBUDOJ If Approved: Transmitted Per (Number) (Time) i3 F036 (Rev. e-zssz) i r) FBI TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: TeLetype Immediate [1 TOP SECRET - El Facsimile El P?odty SECRET. AIRTEL Routine El CONFIDENTIAL SE RET DUNCLASETTO - "mus 6/29/84 Date To: rIREcro FBI mum-ab! SUBJECT: . Dba . 5? Per amo International and informs}, regardin NFORHA atten of business. ment, foundations bioaciences, pate science and human - Bureau (RH) - Albuquerque - San Francisco 96? 'Dec1 Internatio a1; 5) 5' ROBERT MAXWELL. TION 0N DEHAN 0 er, grants, lav, nts, ities. *3 .I This entire communication is classifie ME Mia/ax Re Albuquerque airtel dated 6/13 84. INFORHATI 2112 Ber eley Way, Berkele FW?csm?F'E?I'W'fsa. President, INFORMATION ON DEHAND was interviewed at her place RUGGE described her company as an information and research services which provides a full range of infor? mation gatherings for a spectrum of clients worldwide for such areas as agriculture and nutrition, bibliography books, memographs, periodicals, business, economics, chemistry, current affairs, directories, education, energy, environ- government, medicine, :)%ence and technology, social HS came SU San Francisco indices negative regarding Pergamon The follo obtained from San Francisco Hi" - A to the RUGGE, 0f ml, .: \iam a - a RUGGE advised that INFORHATIOH 0H (IOD) sources include over 250 computer data bases which provide information in two main categories, research and document delivery. According to RUGGE, all data bases that IOD has access to provide only public source information and nothing .eof a known or sensitively classified nature. .She explained that it is a data base called the Defense Technical Center which is connected to the Department of Defense (DOD) which contains classified information, however, IOD has no password for access and further no need for access. RUGGE advised that requests of IOD are approfimately 501 business related and 401 technical and medicine related. She advised that IOD taps most publicly available computerized data bases including Lockheed's Dialog, System Development Corporation's Orbit, the New York Times Information Bank, the National Library of Medicine's HEDLARS, and the Biblio- graphic Retrieval Service. Relative to research, RUGGE advised that IOD provides information to the business, technical, and professional communities, as well as to individuals. According to IOD can locate single facts as well as provide answers to complex questions dealing with such areas as comprehensive marketing research, custom data summaries, sophisticated literature searching, current awareness service, and global information capability. B?lqtive to document delivery, RUGGE advised that IOD locates photocopies or acquire: published information in any form, whether they are manuals, conference papers, patents, or theses, as well as reports, catalogues, brochures, articles, etc. She advised that requests are received at IOD by tele? phone, mail, and electronically, and that information is sent to clients by the same means. RUGGE advised that under the lav and government heading, IOD has access to the Anerican Statistics Index CASII and Congressional Information Service CCISL, the Commerce Business Daily, the Congressional?Record Abstracts, the Criminal Justice Periodical Index, the Federal Index, . 2 the Federal Register Abstracts, Labor Law, Illegal Resource Index, the National Criminal Justice Reference Service the State Publications Index. the U. S. Government Contact Awards (USGCA), and Votes. - . .. - CS) According to RUGGE, the?has been a client of IOD for at least en years and would be impossible to recall all the information requested by- them, except for the last year, as records ?re not kept beyond that period. RUGGE . - - - .now if ts of . - . genuinew . o-pera with the FBI and offered to provide the all informa abl 'h relative to requests (SJmade by th Additionall a (S?uture request by the inappropriate by the that order. RUGG reason a was deemed use to fill .- STATES GOVERNMENT memorandum m?rt: 6/26/84 In bl SAC, (RUC) (9 ROB I. .hl DIRECTOR, FBI This communication is classified in its entirety. :9 (a '55/ Re: Albuquerque airtel to the Bugeau, 6/13/8 . New 'ndices negative regarding "Information 0 Demand' PERGAMON There are numerou referen LL, especially with middle initi however, no identification can be made without additional data. Additionally, New Jersey county telephone directories covering a 100 mile radius of New York City were reviewed for PERGAMON with negative results. I 1.1L mauve: Q: f; '2 JUN 29 1384 (EDBureau Z-Albuquerque - of?cn?U3? @935roam HO. ID 03353533 CIA {41 ??xmd$eowwn} I II ?to ?Ly??5rFBI PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: Cl TeIetype lmmedlate El TOP SECRET Ci Facsimile [3 Priority [3 SECRET )g AIRTEL Routine CONFIDENTIAL UNCLAS 3 1-13. am 6/13/84 TO: DIRECTOR, FBI u) (X1 FROM: SAC, @050?3262) SUBJECT: ROB ternational bl buquerque This communication 15 ?Se et? in its entirety. The following information was provided by. i?L an both of whom work at Sandia Nationa Labora ories, rque, New Mexico, in the area of Technology Transfe . These individuals provided the information on-June l, marsh-3 rig? Bureau 2 - New York 2 - Newark 2 - San Francisco 2 - Albucuerque .1 JAA 1 - pILInro?u11WCj CR: 1}35- Is- ammo: Of} 4-0 I Approved: Gimme Salad-T1 1: i Erhey stated there is a firm knownwm Demand Inc., located at 2112 Earl-?elmI Way, eleyi CdlifQI?l?M {ii [lose-32621M3 $4704, with Telephones (415) 644-4500 and (800) 227-0750. The resident of this firm is a woman known as UGGE. The nature of this firm is that it is a firm which has compi ed data base information and for a fee will provide them to customers. The data base information ,relates to a wide variety and to the best of their knowledge is not classified in any manner. However, it includes information concerning . government Egg various available means of tapping government information SECRET data bases. he information provided by the Sandia-employees was received fr employees of the National Security Agency (NBA) and has to do with the purchase of Information On Demand, Inc., by one ROBERT MAXWELL, the-owner of Pergamo International a British 'nformation fi he information received from these Sandia emplo ees is computerize ata bases on beha Sovietsw bi b5 Albuquerque indices are negative regarding Pergamon International, ROBERT MAXWELL, Information On Demand, Inc EL According to the Sandia employees, there is a New.Jersey Pergamon Inte national Office; however, they did not know where it was located LEADS NEW YORK CITY DIVISION AT NEW YORK CITY, NEV YORK Search indices regarding Per amon International, ROBERT MAXWELL, Information On Demand, Inc.? Nb NEWARK DIVISION AT JERSEY Will check indices as set forth for New York Office. - s?j?o 143 ROUTINE ?Hanan SF AGEDE HQ anua JUL an DIRECTOR FBI mg J, T0 FBI ALBUQUERQUE ROUTINE FBI SAN FRANCISCO ROUTINE BT - 3 El ROBERT HAXUELL DEA ALEUGUERQUE THIS COHHUNICATION IS CLASSIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY. RE ALBUQUERQUE AIRTEL To FBIHQ JUNE 13.. New. 6) SF DIVISION CONDUCTED A g! on: DEMAND INC-.1. 211.2 BERKELEY um, C-ALIFORNIAs mom LUHEN IT PLACED-IN A CLOSED b\ SF PROVIDED PERTINENT INFORHATION REGARDING INVESTIGATION OF INFORHATION ON DEMAND INC. TO ALBUQUERQUE .VIA SF AIRTEL DATED JUNE 2?11 1361-1. 1455? 3 i . (3 m. mew-3:72:31 gaze-2:0 I 3?3 2 4' ?6853be Decb?fd 2% ,3 PAGE THREE arm-S . NOTE: ALBUQUERQUE DIVISION RECEIVED FROM TUO ENPLOYEES 0F SANDIA NATIONAL-LABORATORIES N.H.s THAT A COMPANY NAHED INFORMATION ON DEMAND HAD BEEN PURCHASED BY A ROBERW HAXHELLs OUNER OF PERGAHON INTERNATIONAL1 A BRITISH INFORHATI THO EHP OYEES ADVISED THEY HAD LEARNED ?f (Rev. 8.28?82) i" ?3 . .J 9.: 56.24 I Z. 2_ 1 Approved: L?/g Transmitted (Numbmj . . - - r't. I304 51 FBI . TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: C1 TeletYpe :1 Immediate 1:1 TOP SECRET Facsimile Pn?on?ty SECRET [3 Airtel Routine CONFIDENTIAL UNCLASEFTO UNCLAS Date 8/9/84 TO: DIRECTOR, FBI 0 m: a 8- SUBJECT: MLL dba IN AL 0U This communication is classified ?Se et" in its entirety. ReAQairtel, dated 6/13/84. The NYO indices contains no record identifiable with nternational, ROBERT MAXWELL, Information on Demand, Inc?r based upon available information. mt, I This case is being placed in an RUC status. .. I. (RM) 5) Bureau (RM) 2- Albuquerque 1? New York mam/nee con/.1558- Mfg- c-Us (Rev. 5-26-82) FBI TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: Tekatype Immediate TOP SECRET Facsimile Prior?y l3 SECRET AIRTEL Routhe CONFIDENTIAL- - Albuiuerque r311 UNCLASEFTO UNCLA We 3/14/84 TO: DIRECTOR, FBI FROM: SAC, ALBUQUERQUE 1 SUBJECT: l' This communication is classified "Se et" in its entirety. ReButel, dated 7/19/84. andia National Em; Laboratorl?5r Albuquerque: - individuals who originally brought this information to the attention of the FBI, and the fact that NSA might wish to establish liaiSOn with the Bureau this matter, indicated that he had no further word from NBA. #56 (.5) Eq- On 8/13/84 . . 2- 25'" - Bureau \ok I CLASSIFIED BY: - 13 Approved: ?\Yb ct?dura Until such time as NBA re-establishes contact and expresses further interest in this matter, Albuquerque is taking no further action and this matter is being placed in a closed status. The personnel at Sandia National Laboratories ?ere told that if NSA has a desire to establish contact with the FBI in this matter, a logical step would be to contact FBIHQ and pursue it through that channel. There is a chance they will come to Albuquerque in September and pOSSibly they may be in touch with FBI, Albuquerque. Uv If this occurs, FBIHQ will be apprised of any pertinent data received. a ext-s. If g. PAGE Two DE Ha ulna 'm L33 LA BY: Exist BT AQ SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION AT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Will search indices as set forth for New York Office. REQUEST OF THE BUREAU Requested to search indices regarding the firms and individuals as set forth in the New York lead. '4-22 (Rev. 7-1-33) I . 'F?eseAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIOII RwdquorutIonz Soctlon: 19 Name .Searching Unit. 4543. TU 15 :1 Special Filehcom, 5991.11; 122 DForwardt - -- -- Type of Search Requested: (Check One) - Restricted Search (Active Index - 5 a 20) CI Rest?cted Search (Active 5 Inactive Index - 5 a 30) Unresi?cted (Active Inactive Index) Special Instructlons: (Check One) References (Security a Criminal). Secun'ty Search Criminal Search Main References OnIy I Exact Name OnIy (On the Nose) Buiidup Variations Restricted to Loce?ty of Subject j] DECIDED Birthdate Place Address a Localities Searc?gp - Rs Date A Initials Prod. FILE NUMBER SERIAL pf? /3?23 ?770 "-705? Mia/74509093? 29/0 .40 [/77 i/ /ur?7z77c-1% T/ofr??ffj? 4,1747% I t/ 774/0 far" er?h/ 0 3? .?Do CC .03 21.0 C) I I: 0.0.??113 0-0 L) . in. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION RlcordsIOpontlons Sections 19g [3 Name Searching Unit, ?543,111! 115 peciel File Room. 5991.111 122 Fen-(arc! to . . :5 Attention cF3] Return to 4-22 (Rev. Type 0! South Requutod: (Check One) Restricted Search (Active Index - 5 a 20} Restricted Search (Active 5 Inactive Index - 5 a 30) '9 Unrestricted (Active 5 Inac?ve'lnde'x) - Special Instructions: (Check One) An References (Security a Crininel) Sewth Search [1 Criminal Search Main References Only Exact Name Only (On the Nose) {3 Buildup Variations UL) Re ted to Locality of Subject Birthdate Address 1 Localities Searcher Date Initials ?5746 Prod. FILE NUMBER SERIAL . ee?e?zc?g?oo "no 3 craggy: 3 0.9 $3.3 9 0 3 Cent? 0 0.091130 ?5 ?t u._L lLL'll RH r. 452201?. 7-1-33} FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Rocordleporatlons Suction: 19 Name Searching Unit, 4543. TU 1 15 ?1122 447. fur 1431 Special File Room. 5991. and to - ttantion - . aturn I-b Typ-o of Search Roquulod: (Check One) Restricted 863% (Active Index - 5 20) [3 Restricted Search (Active 5 Inactive Index 5 a. 30) i a? Unrestricted (Active 3. inactive Index)? Spoclal Instructions: (Check One) 8? All References (Security a Criminal) Security Search Criminal Search Main - Refefences Only Exact Name Onty (On the Nose} Buildup Variations .7 5 Ci Re ed to Locality of Subject 8' [rt date Address Localities .. Searcher Date lnitials Prod. FILE NUMBER SERIAL CC 27-)0 .C 3?Cl" (3?3 1) 3 LL $44153; ?gl" I I 1 .1: 0 'rn. ?Bd massif-.2 - numb 0.21312 San Francisco taking no further action. .?41750 (my. 12- El For your information: 14-88) mm FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FOIPA DELETED PAGE INFORMATION SHEET __2__Page(s) withheld entirely at this location in the file. One or more of the following statements, where indicated, explain this deletion. 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Captioned individual, who you advised was born J. ze lov kia, 0 was su 3e a Mom 1953 - 1361. Attached are eight memoranda and ten reports concerning this investigation. 6855' Maxwell was the President of the 'Pergamon Press,? which had its headquarters in London, England. There is attached a re ?rt and memorandum concerning 'Pergamon Press.?I 67?j7 610 i In addition, in 1974 information was received that Robert Maxwell was one of the defendants in a civil suit against Leasco Data Processing Equipment Corporation. ?i Attached is a COpy.of an_indictment, newSpaper article and'a memorandum concerning this matter. (U) (/53 - 36,7? UV, 0' The central files at FBI Headquarters, the records of the Identification Division and apprOpriate computer data \5 C2: bases contain no additional pertinent information identifiable to co: with the captioned individual based upon background of; information furnished in connection with this name check 0 p; request. (U) as c: i as: Enclosures 23 MATERIAL ATTACHED .(.5) 5 ?2 a Class ed by: - Declaju?ify onAf??gg Emwmh . 7 Nov 21 1988 Ca-n In. - ACID. MAIL ROOM 36?) his: (5) . 9 Lose E: Per request from hr 3* He: the President, at the White House. Bicentennial of the Unite SEE SIDE FORK 8mg tkaur B. Culvahouse, Jr., Cou (5P) nsel to oeuvre {2.x %States Constitution (1787-1987) Mg. 1148 WHITE HOUSE waamuarou October 7, 1988 m: m. um um?) ARTHUR B. mug? um MAXWELL, ROBERT I 11?. e: um 10/6/23 use. a: 11.15Manda-am m: run run Irv-3% ms :2 ??nd Damn: than L: 5-11.33 tar: mm Emu 3m: hum: ?nal-mm mm ACCESS human: 55 1 2 ?2 87, Cad 51" EC. Sglment hurt/Spatial Instructions; BUSINESS ADDRESS Publisher Mirror Group Newspaper Ltd. Holburn Circus London ECIPIDQ r?h?nl 14- United Kingdom . Pl - - - PLEASE i. 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