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(ae In Reply, Please Refer to File No. Ao a4 Shoal Sophie's ~ ane its purpose. Albuquerque Public Library at Albuquerque, New Mexico. conference was chaired by Senator HARRISON SCHMITT, Republi ican tk ke ee Se eee eek ee Se oe New Mexico, and United States Attorney R.E. THOMPSON of Feet -Albuquergue. : session was attended by representatives from various law enforcement agencies, news media representatives, and the general public. conference during the morning session. approximately 12:00 noon. examine how the FBI might be involved." THOMPSON explained to those attending the conference that federal jurisdiction for investigations conducted by the FBI is limited to those areas approved by Congress. THOMPSON said there is a possibie violation of a federal statute requiring that aircraft be appropriately marked and identified. 7 He explained that this statute might possibly have been violated because of reports that the unidentified aircraft have been observed in the area of cattle mutilations. nn ae ee UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Albuquerque, New Mexico April 25, 1979 CATTLE MUTILATIONS On ‘April 20, 1979, a conference was held at the This ees ee oe ee ee ee i er lS = The conference convened at 9:00 a.m. The morning Approximately 180 persons attended the This session lasted until Senator SCHMITT opened the conference by explaining He said, "This hearing is to define the scope U.S. Attorney R.E. U.S. Attorney Senator SCHMITT explained that his staff and others have searched the federal statutes and have concluded there ‘dis possible federal jurisdiction under Title 18, U.S. Code, Sections 7 and 13, having to do with violations of state law on Indian or federal lands. that the FBI could conduct investigation into the cattle mutilations under these statutes. Senator SCHMITT expressed his hope — a ~_——— eat See oe | Senator OVOP, SLaLoeu to the conference that the FBI would coordinate the investigation | _ of cattle mutilations. a This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property “of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and yee contents are not to be distributed outside ou _— ; Wet-toloea ta ae GA Tetley oe ~ fb a TO cs feist