</s>9/14/70 AIRTEL TO: DIRECTOR, FBI FROM: SAC, WFO (105-101864) (RUC) ADEL BISHARA STIRHAN IS - MIDDLE EAST (00:ILA) ReWFotel, dated 9/8/70, and New York teletype, dated 9/9/70. Transmitted herewith to Bureau are five copies, to Los Angeles two copies, and to New York and San Francisco one copy of LHM, dated and captioned as above. On 9/870, CARROL H. SEELEY, U.S. Department of State (USD) furnished information in LM to SA KENNETH J. HASER. Information in LM concerning activities of subject and party in New York City was contained in referenced New York teletype. LHM from personnel of the Passport Office, USDS. 2 - 9/98 on 9/970, SA HASER obtained information in 2 - Bureau (enc. 5) 2 - Los Angeles (enc.) (RM) (AM) 1 - New York (105)-110284) (enc.). 1 (Info) (RM 1 - San Francisco (enc.), 1 (info). (RM). 1 - WFO FLE STREET: 14 JCC:dist (77) Secured Patio: 9-11-70 Initiations: 1g. Included Filed 105-1084-18 2025 RELEASE UNDERP.O. 14176

Summary:  
The documents detail FBI and Department of State interactions regarding passport applications and travel plans of Charles Luke McKissack, an attorney from Los Angeles. On September 18, 1970, McKissack applied for a new passport at the U.S. Passport Office, stating his previous passport (revoked at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York) was lost. He planned to travel to Morocco, Tunisia, Kenya, and Tanzania from October 1–14, 1970, via World Airways flights. The Department of State’s Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs (SCA) reviewed his application, noting he had previously traveled abroad and intended no Middle East trip. On September 25, 1970, SCA approved the passport issuance after confirming McKissack’s travel plans did not involve the Middle East. The FBI’s Western Field Office (WFO) tracked this information, with Special Agent Kenneth J. Haser coordinating with Passport Office records and legal divisions. Additional documents include flight schedules for the "African Adventure" tour, correspondence between McKissack and SCA Deputy Administrator Fred Smith regarding passport revocation, and legal actions by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to challenge departure controls on Adel Bishara Sirihan and others.  

Key People:  
- Charles Luke McKissack (attorney, Los Angeles, passport applicant)  
- Fred Smith (Deputy Administrator, Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs, Department of State)  
- Kenneth J. Haser (Special Agent, FBI Western Field Office)  
- Adel Bishara Sirihan (individual under scrutiny for travel restrictions)  
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU attorneys)  

Key Locations:  
- John F. Kennedy Airport (New York City, passport revocation site)  
- Los Angeles International Airport (baggage check-in location)  
- Tulsa International Airport (transit hub for African Adventure tour)  
- Washington, D.C. (Department of State headquarters)  
- Rabat, Nairobi, Tunis (destinations on McKissack’s travel itinerary)  

Key Events:  
- September 18, 1970: Charles Luke McKissack submits passport application citing lost previous passport.  
- September 23–25, 1970: FBI and Department of State review McKissack’s passport status and travel plans.  
- October 1–14, 1970: Scheduled "African Adventure" tour via World Airways flights from Los Angeles to Africa and back.  
- Legal dispute over passport revocation and departure controls for Adel Bishara Sirihan and others (September 10–11, 1970).  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Western Field Office (WFO)  
- U.S. Department of State, Passport Office and Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs (SCA)  
- World Airways (airline for McKissack’s travel itinerary)  
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

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