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proper regard for the constitutional rights of the accused and all © other parties involved. Where convictions result and are appealed, this critical review continues on to the highest courts of the land. And finally, FBI operations are under constant scrutiny of the news media and the public. In our free society, where freedom of the press is not only cherished but practiced, the alert | and inquiring press upholds the right of the public to know and to be informed. Therefore, considering this array of control points and @ limitations, charges that the FBI operates autonomously are utterlys ridiculous. Now, if there are those who disagree with the FBI policy of vigorous enforcement of the law, protection of law-abiding | citizens, preservation of the rights of all people, proper punishment for guilty lawbreakers, and the protection of our country from subversive elements and illegal forces, then let them admit this rather than make erroneous allegations which cannot be supported by facts. The FBI has always met its responsibilities and discharged its duties without fear or favor, regardless of criticism and attacks, whatever the source, This must continue to be the policy of the FBI or any other Federal investigative agency under the rule of law. Consequently, all Americans should view with serious concern the announced intentions and threats by a political candidate, if elected, to take-over and revamp the FBI to suit his own personal whims and. i wishes, - John Edgar Hoover Director | July 1, 1968 th bhgat! ae art arene - ae Ste nts