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ssmorandur vor iir. Boardman sperations. Consequently, the Bureau's position is sound in approving -odified versions of the CUUA citation which were transmitted to the 3 California offices by Bulets dated ¢-9-55, and 6-3U-55, captioned ‘Security of Government iimployees, Docwnentation of the ics Angeles ‘hapter of the American Civil Liberties Union." The only specific instructions furnished to the rieid con- cerning the use of the CCUA citation in docunenting ACLU are set forth in the afore-aentioned letters to the 3. California offices. As a general practice, however, the field does not refer to or docu..ent menbersnip in tie .CLU in setting forth the subversive activities of individuals, except™s in the case of the Los Anseles aCLU cnapter. In some cases, however, as i So opearcitge in the case of the Newark report descrived in referenced fienuoranuun the ! iCLU, or one of its chapters other than the Los Angeles ciuapter is clecumented by tue CCUA citation. It was with this tive of situation in wind that we provesed to correct this lack of unifCrmity in documenting the ACLU by the instructions set forth in the reco:mended UAC .ctter. ’ RECGHasi DALTONS . : ld Ll. That the uttached SAC Letter instructing that refersuce to necbership in, reference to, cr documentation of , tne -.CLU should not be included in future investigative reports except such relerences as pertain to the Los An,eles cavpler, or membership therein, be approved. £ La 2. That this mesorandun oe routed to tne jis.istunt to tie Director L. B. Hichols for his comments. } . .