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Chairnan of the Loyalty Review Board, to gtve thetr careful conatderation t ee ee ee ee tensa he Aad a ” Rian ew t ST : his matter. They have unanimously aduteced ne that ci ct files would be contnary to the public tutereat and wokld do much more hare. than good. _ The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investtgation tn a report to the Attorncy General has outitned the very sertous conzequences that would result froa cny such disclosures, Phe Itrector of the Federal . Bureau of Investtgatton stoted: 1, he public disclosure of FBI reports will reveal tn~-_. vesticative procedures and techniques, If publicteed, ertninels, foretgn agenta, subverstves, and others could thus be foreworned end seek waye and means to carry out. thetr acttutties, thus avotding detection and hampering - the effictency of an tnvuestigattue agency. The underground ... yorettione of erbsinals and subverstvues already are most 4 Ui Picoult of dctectton crt Ido not belteve the seeurtty ‘of the natton would be furthered by eoplytng cay addtttenal shucklea co the ehl. ee me, o 2, For the poet £5 years, the Fil has represented to the American putltc taut tie -8l eculd walintetin licir con- Sfidences, To move publte FAI reports weuld be to break confidences and persona tuterutewed in the fuiure might — be even nore reluctant to furnteh tnformatton, In recent “montha, on numerous occastons, some citizens, shtrktng » thetr responstbtltty, have refused to furntsh tnforuatton on the grounds tiat tt mtght be misused and have gone so ce for as to decline to furntah tnformatton, even in applicant . .tnueatigattons, claintng they would do a0 only Sf forced - by a gubpoena,. = ss * re . & A public dtaclosure of FEI reports would reveal the tdentity ep eof sources of tnfermation and in some cases at leaat, would = _ place tn feopardy the lives of confidential sources of tn- lm formattonsg 8 Soe SP oe eet a tee Ba * on = foe et ‘4. =Dtsclosure of tnformatton contetned tn FBI reports mtght ~~ ras fee Result tn an tnfusttoe to {anégent tndtutdualsa, who find 22+, TE LE “themselves entwined tn a web of suspfotous circunstancesy” oy. whteh can be explatned only Dy further tnveattgatton, and. ‘ay a. Staclosures might be made under cireumatances witch would .. : "> fang the aggrieved ta ubltely atate thatr posittona,. wVemny ree _» rerypw ww pucsitel =o a ww See