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Security Files

The copy of Bern Porter’s Security Files that he obtained under the 1974 Privacy Act.
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  • FBI Letter to Bern Porter by Bern Porter

    FBI Letter to Bern Porter

    Bern Porter

    A letter regarding a delay in the processing of Bern Porter's Freedom of Information-Privacy Acts request to the FBI.

  • Naval Investigative Service Case File by Bern Porter

    Naval Investigative Service Case File

    Bern Porter

    A collection of documents on investigations of Bern Porter conducted in the 1950s and 60s

  • Naval Investigative Service File on Bern Porter by Bern Porter

    Naval Investigative Service File on Bern Porter

    Bern Porter

    A collection of all the Naval Investigative Service's records pertaining to Porter.

  • U.S. Department of Justice Letter by Bern Porter

    U.S. Department of Justice Letter

    Bern Porter

    A letter advising Bern Porter that more information is needed in order to process his request for Department of Justice records.

  • Bern Porter's Request for Records by Bern Porter

    Bern Porter's Request for Records

    Bern Porter

    A collection of correspondence related to Bern Porter's request for records from several government agencies, plus a 1968 report of a psychiatric exam of Porter.

  • Department of the Air Force Letter by Bern Porter

    Department of the Air Force Letter

    Bern Porter

    A letter from the Air Force advising Bern Porter on the status of his request for records.

  • Department of the Air Force Letters by Bern Porter

    Department of the Air Force Letters

    Bern Porter

    Letters pertaining to Bern Porter's request for intelligence documents from the Air Force.

  • Internal Revenue Service Letter by Bern Porter

    Internal Revenue Service Letter

    Bern Porter

    A response to Bern Porter from the Department of the Treasury stating they have no intelligence records pertaining to him.

  • Internal Revenue Service Letters by Bern Porter

    Internal Revenue Service Letters

    Bern Porter

    Letters acknowledging the receipt of Bern Porter's request for his records from the IRS.

  • Letter to the Air Force by Bern Porter

    Letter to the Air Force

    Bern Porter

    A letter from Bern Porter requesting additional records to those he had already received.

  • Privacy Act Requests by Bern Porter

    Privacy Act Requests

    Bern Porter

    Official letters acknowledging Bern Porter's Privacy Acts request and providing information about their release.

  • U.S. Government Letters to Bern Porter by Bern Porter

    U.S. Government Letters to Bern Porter

    Bern Porter

    Letters from the U.S. Congress, the FBI, and the CIA acknowledging receipt of Bern Porter's requests for personal records.

  • Defense Department Case File by Bern Porter

    Defense Department Case File

    Bern Porter

    Reports documenting Bern Porter's mental health while he was employed at Boeing in 1967.

  • Department of State Report by Bern Porter

    Department of State Report

    Bern Porter

    A declassified report on a background check of Bern Porter, with details on Porter's personality and habits during his time in Guam in the early 1950s.

  • Personnel Security Pledge and Name Check Information Release by Bern Porter

    Personnel Security Pledge and Name Check Information Release

    Bern Porter

    A form indicating which national agencies had records mentioning Bern Porter.

  • United States Civil Service Commission Report of Investigation by Bern Porter

    United States Civil Service Commission Report of Investigation

    Bern Porter

    Testimony from an acquaintance of Bern Porter in Pasadena, describing the witness's impression of Porter's character and political loyaltiess., with information about Porter's international travel in the 1950s and '60s.

  • United States Civil Service Commission Report of Investigation by Bern Porter

    United States Civil Service Commission Report of Investigation

    Bern Porter

    Testimony on Bern Porter from a former acquaintance.

  • United States Civil Service Commission Report of Investigation by Bern Porter

    United States Civil Service Commission Report of Investigation

    Bern Porter

    Testimony from several former neighbords, landlords, and coworkers of Bern Porter, tending to describe him as odd, introverted, and poor with paying bills but otherwise not arousing suspicion.

  • United States Civil Service Commission Report of Investigation by Bern Porter

    United States Civil Service Commission Report of Investigation

    Bern Porter

    Testimony from two witnesses, a former landlord and a former neighbor -- both in Maine -- describing their impressions of Bern Porter during the time they were acquainted with him, both characterizing him as a decent tenant nand neighbor but questioning his apparent unemployment and tendency to take pictures around town.

  • U.S. Civil Service Commission Report (February, 1967) by Bern Porter

    U.S. Civil Service Commission Report (February, 1967)

    Bern Porter

    A report on the dismissal of allegations of mail fraud made by Bern Porter against "other persons."

  • U.S. Civil Service Commission Report (January, 1967) by Bern Porter

    U.S. Civil Service Commission Report (January, 1967)

    Bern Porter

    A testimony on Bern Porter's character from a former supervisor at Federal Electric Company

  • U.S. Civil Service Commission Report (January, 1967) - 2 by Bern Porter

    U.S. Civil Service Commission Report (January, 1967) - 2

    Bern Porter

    Testimony on Bern Porter's character from a former acquaintance.

  • U.S. Civil Service Commission Report (January/February, 1967) by Bern Porter

    U.S. Civil Service Commission Report (January/February, 1967)

    Bern Porter

    An investigation into Bern Porter during his time as a teacher in Maine, including testimony from friends and acquaintances.

  • U.S. Civil Service Commission Report of Investigation by Bern Porter

    U.S. Civil Service Commission Report of Investigation

    Bern Porter

    A cover page to documents regarding an investigation conducted in New Hampshire.

  • U.S. Civil Service Commission Transmittal of Report of Full Field Investigation by Bern Porter

    U.S. Civil Service Commission Transmittal of Report of Full Field Investigation

    Bern Porter

    A summary report stating that while Bern Porter is "to say the least, extremely eccentric," there is no reason to doubt his loyalty to the United States.

 
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