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Exec. AD-lnv. Exec. AD-Adm, Exec, AD-LES. Asst. Dirt Adm. Seve. Mr. William Webster, Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Tenth and Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W. Washington, D. C. 20535 O OUTSIDE S Dear Mr. Webster: OUTSIDE SOURCE - LE Ble Van te Se AA SLA] The word "ABSCAM" is a racfal epithet. The fact that 13% was coined by the F.B.I. does not legitimize its use. Since a scam is a crime, the word “ABSCAM" associates i“Arab" with "crime." But the only Arabs involved in this i lscandal are fictitious. The guilty parties are Americans. fhe decision to pose as representatives of Arabs was \regrettable but the past cannot be undone. However, the jcontinued use of the word "ABSCAM" is unconsei onable._ \ if Please change the name of this undercover operation. } kop Na ri “gioG Ae } Thank you. | Lode Very truly yours; Public Ats. Of. Telephone Rm. _ Diresia:’s Sec’y C4) . y ~ oy _ yy VY Z-1756/-| |