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an. —_ = ~ . FD-36 (Re-4.3-24-77) -. 1 - Do, Ve FBI -J) to TRANSMIT VIA: ° PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: LC Teletype 7} Immediate (CO TOP SECRET ' . C Facsimile "(2 Priority (CO SECRET ‘ a 2 C Routine [7] CONFIDENTIAL mn] COEFTO i nee [ CLEAR th AIRTEL 4/25/79 i ec Date —.__._! ee 7 TO: DIRECTOR, FBI FROM: SAC, ALBUQUERQUE (198-541) (P) SUBJECT: THE Gorriartons OF 15 ANIMALS“ ~—— , CIR (C) 00: ALBUQUERQUE Re Bureau airtel to Albuquerque, 3/6/79. Enclosed for the Bureau are three copies of an LHM captioned “Cattle Mutilations", dated 4/25/79. A conference directed by Senator HARRISON SCHMITT, New Mexico, and U.S. Attorney R.E. THOMPSON, Albuquerque, ~~ was held on 4/20/79, at Albuquerque. This conference wey opened to the public and was attended by law he news medias 7 a = Us officials from New Mexico and other states, the news media > and interested persons. Approximately 180 persons were if attendance. During the conference, Senator SCHMITT stated that the FBI had been designated as being in charge of cattle mutilations. He explained to the conference attendees that he had conferred with Attorney General GRIFFIN BELL regarding the matter of federal involvement in cattle mutilations and that the FBI had now received the authority from the Attorney General to conduct such an investigation. Senator SCHMITT | Stated that in the past the Federal Government had not entered into Hof BEI tte because it felt it did not-—” ne Prior gy (9% —104¢€- S e conferénce it was explained to WAYNE ITT's Administrative Aide in Santa Fe, re in Albuquerque had received-astheri to conduct investigations into cattle have jurisdictio CIDDIO, Senator New Mexico, tha from its head : ABRGE | 1979 teeAratl 4 spr T-s ere a ¢C 2Spureau (Enc 3) (RAM) | } -Albuquerg Ye apt! AT> Raceg AbIWS SWJ/sgj (4) Transmitted (Number) (Time) FBI/D0J