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The agents began to retrieve informatio about Dr. King during these entries through the use of photo- graphs. In one instance a supervisor in the appropriate field office requested authority to conduct an entry for the exmress tumpese of obt | ove eR Seep Se rrr i ining information about Dr. King. The proposed entry was approved at Head- quarters pursuant to a telephone call by an Inspector and was later conducted. Qn four subsequent occasions the Bureau again conducted entries and obtained information concerning King and the SCLC. On one such occasion a specimen of King's handwriting was obtained. The purpose of gathering this piece of intelligence was not revealed. required the approval of such field requests by Director Hoover or Associate Director Tolson (Memo Director, FBI, to Attorney General, Septenber 23, 1975). We assume that such approval was granted. Handwritten -138-