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e- nea ore ore. ae. 1? po tate ‘-— UNITED STATES GO eit toll / 2 Memorandum oo | ae 10°: Mr. Wick: Lp a a “ee Ee : : ee 64 Ge vt hl aad om suyect: DAVID J. RASLOW = a eke tot ar WASHINGTON REPRESENTATIVE oO : . "LOS ANGELES TIMES" a . K a bs. 2 tA “acd: Captioned individual made a guest appearance las night at 10 p.m., Radio Station WWDC, on the Steve Allison Show. Kraslow, .who has attacked the FBI . in the past regarding the use of wire taps, discussed this topic with Steve Allison . during the program. The discussion hinged on the question of the rights of the ry individual versus the rights of the public. In posing the question, Allison stated that in ri the middle of this issue is the newspaperman--- should a reporter like Kraslow have ~ brought up this issue of the FBI and eavesdropping. If it had not been raised, accordin to Allison, the Americin Civil Liberties Union and other groups would id probably not , have picked it up. - _ . f j \ Kraslow stated that when he initially became interested in the topic of } eavesdropping his research determined that there were no set guidelines and, therefore, he felt he had to bring it out in the open in order to provoke debate thereby | forcing Congress to legislate on the use of wire tap equipment. Kraslow stated that in | his opinion when you operate without guidelines in the law it is detrimental to society. i EN OR NT APR ERLE Minit gowenewngy Sewes SETS OF Smee Ey ee eee este ASS SS ae ake WES See we ae ae er Te He stated that ever since President Roosevelt's time down to the present, authority can be granted to place a wire tap, although the information obtained cannot be used as evidence, He noted that in order to get the issue before the Supreme Court there must be a violation of the law and, if there is no disclosure of information obtained outside the confines of the FBI, there is no violation which can be presented although he, . - personally, considers it:illegal. Kraslow stated he thinks this is a hazy area of the law and personally hates the use of the wire taps without distinct guidelines. toe. vba Allison ventured the opinion that there are probably a lot of people who feel that newsnien should let this issue alone and allow the FBI to utilize this technique in fighting crime. Kraslow noted that.the FBI has tremendous facilities, has the pick [oa the world in personnel, and if they.can't catch the gambler without the use of wire tapping then “where are we," _ Under questioning as to 0 why and where the FRI ha Fy ag: L- Mr. DeLoach | 1-Mr.Gale" BAVA: 1-Mr. Wick *-i°) .2+Mr. Sullivan \ aT BG. i 1-Mr. Conrad =, , / 6 FEA 6\ FEB. 1. 4968 RLR: amg v2, +7 oo toy . Faun Ve eee (8) : / ontinued next ‘page) ay 1B 16 i966