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Athat 1 we “have “a ire eponat bility for ‘the » protection of the factlittes when we ‘have information of a subversive nature” a affecting then. ‘YThe menorandun points out that our. reeponsi- ... - up sbi lity 43 to ‘the people and, “therefore, ‘the rectptent of. ony ed tnformation we may furnish should be the ‘state or ywooal - a governor, “or police department, “representing the’ peoples @ 2225" This was discussed ot Executives" Conference on February 116, fe gt: 951,"and tnatructione were sent to the fteld by SAC Letter ~~". #19. Gated February: ‘17,951. =The field was -tnstructed that 2000002. Zoeal wonditions would govern tthe selection of the agency |. "eee to which the*Snformatton was to .de volunteered; tn some e{tnetances {t would be advisable “to furnish information bo ye 2 | the “Qovernon and tn- -othera,:more adutsable to deal directly — ‘ with some local -offictal ‘with whon the field office had. : yt ezcellent relations and whose discretion hod been established, - - such ua ithe Chief. of Police or. Mayor. a een era n ge 2Under ‘this Progran the ‘Bureau has disseminated ye aye | information ‘regarding subjects of Security Index cards to =~ — a ‘large number of atate and ‘Jocal offictala. . Our -requeste | that lene ‘pelationshtp be kept - oonfidenttal have been honored: tn 7 [ene "vel -@ll ‘cases. zsowever,t* a “A 20 whom we recently volunteered tnfornatton nm conjscence regarding an employee of the City of Cincinnati, ouegies to the source of fatomett under politicol pressure that the -Bureau ° source of infornatton. <fhere have been one or two other ~ notances wherein 1t was indt cated that a confidential arrangement - tn the case of Mr. *Kellogg. In each tnatance where our confie : | ei: furnishing this tnfornation was abused, but not as flagrant ‘as— ots dence 48 abused, 6 question t3, of course, ratsed regarding ° 28 202 [leur standard” elotn ‘that the ftles of the. “FBL are @ confidential. ©. eG ee . . ee OE S ipsz= ‘advontages of dissentnating information under thi progran. cutwetgh the disadvantages and :-that the Bureau under this | . program ts meeting o responetbdility to the people of this — ‘scountry.? The: Conference felt further that this :program. 4s "the Bureau's answer to any elaine ‘by atate-or local. offictals “that the Bureau ta not cooperating tn ‘the ‘Securtty sfteld. The Conference unanimously felt :that. di ssentnatton ‘should - continue to-be reatricted ‘to Seourt ty Index subjects. ‘and that”. “should not vo beer. mation ye tng tndtutduals not, es