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bem ne LY ste Soh ~ Roa eee 7 ee eet aor D STATES GS ERNE t Lenore iM TO : ALL AGENTS [| . DATE: 10/27/76 ee SuB SUBJECT: PRESS MATTERS For the past several years, the FBI, like many other Governmental agencies, has had an “open door” policy with all members of the news media, with the result that each Division now has a Special Agent who operates as that Division's news media relations man. It is his responsi- bility for establishing and maintaining relations with all news media personnel and to handle all routine inquiries. The Bureau has instructed that whenever an inquiry is received from a newsman, whether or not this particular reporter has or has not written favorable or unfavorable articles about the Bureau, he should be treated as courteously as possibile. Naturally, if the person is inquiring about policy matters, the inquiry should be referred to the SAC, or in his absence, the ASAC. With regard to matters pertaining to pending inves- tigations, future arrests or major cases, there appears to be some confusion, therefore, for the purpose of clarification, I would like to point out the following: 1. Routine inquiries in Headquarters City should ; be directed to sal C((News Media Representative’ be for this Division), and in his absence the SAC or ASAC. . oo. bye 2. Routine inquiries at Resident Agencies are to be handled by the Senior Resident Agent unless it is a case that has received -some notoriety or is going to get an inor- dinant number of inquiries, then it should be referred to Headquarters City. The Senior Resident Agent is the only person authorized to talk with the press, and he should make certain that any statement is in accordance with current existing regulations. 'b6 b7¢c SEARCHED nae “ID: acd ESERIALIZ 2D. cosesestess: FILED OCT XS 1976 | s«FRE-SEATTLE