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Assoc. Dir. Dep. AD Adm. ®e UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION: Dep. AD Inv. Asst. Dir: Adm. Servs. Q Crim, lay. meat Intell. Laboratory Legal Coun. . DATE: 1/15/80 : Plan. & Insp. ' ; : : Rec, Mgnt. - Mr. Colwell Teck Servs: - Mr. Steel Public Alfa. OH, -. Mr. Mullen Telephone Rm, Mr. Reve ll Director's Sec’y - Mr. Gow, - Mr. : ~ Mr. Ramsey b6 - Mr. Mintz bic (Attn: Mr. Weaver) 1 ~-Mr. R. Lon (attn: Mr.[ To gain approval for,the expenditure of $40,000 for Senator | UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum “pa. Mullen FROM PREP PPE \ PURPOSE: this operation for the purpose. of a bribe to U.S. Harrison Williams of New Jersey. SYNOPSIS: ABSCAM is a solely Bureau funded, controlled under- cover operation targeted against major political corrupters, swindlers, and property thieves. During the course of this ex operation, ABSCAM has developed prosecutable gases against she Mayor of Camden, New Jersey; Vice-Chairman of the New serghul | Casino Control Commission; a U. S. Senator; associates of tHeD) Senator; an Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) investigator; seven U. S. Congressmen, and one State Senator™ An ABSCAM operative will’be meeting U. S. Senator Harri’son- Williams on Tuesday, 1/15/80, at 2:00 p.m. Senator Williams, a bribe of $40,000 will promise to utilize his position ‘in obtaining political asylum or: permanent resident status for Yassir Habib, the Arab principal of ABSCAM. Chief Federal Strike Force, Eastern District of New York, ky payort be, made. : provided necessary commitmen Kas TB > Oe orl. granted re for ay nt “of, . ye A os Buy U.S, Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. That the "Pa me $40,000, if paid directly to Harrison Williams; U. Ss. Sena ; of New Jersey. © Sees tems APPROVED: Adm. Serv, Legal Coun mu re Wt aw hth Crim. Inv. Plan. & Insp. Director . Rec. Mgnt * ; Exec, AD-lav: Ident. Tech. Sevs. ps \ Exec. AD-Adm. intel. Training Exec. AD-LES Laboratory oe CONTINUED. = OVER ROUTE IN EN FBI/DOJs