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woe €. an woe . H mee G Senator Lorg also told me that the Columbia Broadcasting _ Svatem hac requested kic to meke a tap3 this afternoon concerning - se act®wities of his sutconcittee. Ee stated he planned to do —: rais.. He then read to xe a statement which he planned te make in answer to questicas. E£ copy of tac statersst in guestiocna is : attached hereto. Be Serator Long called me back at approximately 4:30 p.n. | and stated he had made the above-mentioned tape for CBS. Rather than permitting him to make a statement, however, the CBS conmenta~ tor insisted on asking specific questions. .., The first questica was "Has the FBI placed any pressure jon you 60 that you will not involve them in hearings concerning the :s2ze@ of electronic devices?" Senator Long told me he replied by stating that the FBI had placed no pressure on hin; as a natter of fact had been the most cooperative of any Federal agency . sin dealing with his subcommittee. The second question asked by CBS was whether Senator \Lorg and his staff had questioned FBI representatives. Senator | Long stated he‘replied by indicating that such questioning and examination of FBI procedures and policies had been going on for over two months. The. third question asked concerned whether Senator Long would insist that public hearings be held regarding the FBI's usage of electronic devices. Senator Long answered this question by stating that he had not yet made a decision in this regard. He stated that the FBI handles very sensitive matters and that it might not be in the public interest to hold public hearings involving this agency. At this point he reiterated that the FsI had been the most cooperative of any agency he had dealt with and that he a2cxscired the Director's strict control of policies and procedures aifecting the usage of electronic devices, . The Senatortold me that the above remarks constituted , aimost verbatim the statements he made concerning the FBI. He indicated that nothing derogatory was stated; neither would anything derogatory be stated in the future. . He stated further that “These statements will take the sting out of that iittle ~~ "5.0.d.! Bobby." . - Pee gy, « ? SRA SU AN hae ES, piney. ‘ A ite EL eT CE ane rp ip pe ergy '