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ee a ee pte A Bl ra in nan ite = aa TOE ie 2 Dee veg was woe . Le eh a 4-672 (Rev. 2-16-80) on a, i 2 UNITED sTATes Ge ©" (ENT Memoranaum ; ca.) : The Director DATE: Aphrh AZ, S627 gtrom = N.P. Callohon o i. SUBJECT: The Congressional Record fi OBER TT E; LCwW Neo Pages 5988-5991. Congressman Schadelberg, (R) Wisconsin, | “7 : oke concerning statements made by the Attorney General that the American ommunist Party is a political organization and doesn't have a following in s country. Mr. Schadelberg stated "The facts which I have just stated should be sufficient evidence for anyone to be aware that the Communist Party does pose a threat to our security. The Attorney General not only has these facts, he has many more facts than I. He has the files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation at his disposal. The effort to minimize or to declare pr acticall y nonexistent the dangers posed by the Communist Party membership in the United States is gerous to our security. To discredit those who attempt to deal with the atriotic concerns of our people for the safety of their country by invective, ogans, and name calling is not in our Nation's best interests. - - - The partment of Justice has the facts. It has a most efficient investigative agency, namely, the FBI. The administration has the FBI at its disposal. Why does not the administration give the people the facts so that the people can act wisely Ay 2 arb mans tnt Ot TT + (i - (instead of resorting to the use of invectives such as ‘extremisis'?!’ He went on™ to state "We are told officially that the problem of the Communist Party, U.S.A, Original filed in: £ op - / Yo f- Of = | and the danger it poses is being dealt with by the FBI. What is the FBI doing 3, about it? - - - I would be the last to infer that the FBI is not doing all that it ‘possibly can. The point I make is that it is wrong to infer that the threat to our = | ecurity from Communists is being dealt with solely by the FBI. We all know | | at the FBI is the information-gathering arm of the Justice Department but it is ‘up to the Attorney General to instigate prosecution." ate /} a a — 49-51.387-F° - NOT RECORDED - 102 MAY 2 1562 In the original of a memorandum captioned and dated as above, the Congressional Record for,“/ aE ih fZ a, 4¢ 9, was reviewed and pertinent items were marked for the Director's dttention. This form has been prepared in order that portions of a copy of the 4958 memorandum may be clipped, mounted, and placed in operas ORAS: ject matter files, Deon aetna