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Memorandum to Mr. Adams Re: H.R. 12471 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT that would be involved i in reviewing individual records in our files. Sealia sai g had been arranged for 10:00 a.m. on November 14, 1974, wit Assistant to White House Legal Counsel Buchen, repres @ Department's Office of Legislative Affairs, and b6 Mr for the purpose of discussing the FOIA amendments and bie providin any information concerning the nature of FBI files. I told Mr. Scalia we were unaware of the time of the meeting until he __ had advised me of it and up until that time I had not been able to discuss the Deputy Attorney General's request with representatives of our FOIA Unit, but I would do so at once. Upon my return to the Bureau, I contacted Supervisor James C. Farrington, Unit Chief of the FOIA Unit, and explained the problem to him. Mr. Farrington suggested that it would be possible for us to allow Sussman to review materials previously prepared for release in a Freedom of Information Act request involving Alger Hiss and organized crime figures. Mr. Farrington explained that these materials have been prepared for release and allowing Mr. FBI files. . : b6 to review them would not compromise 47 At 3:55 p.m., November 13, 1974, Iadvised Assistant Attorney General Scalia that we had available sample material that had been prepared for release under the FOIA that would be representative of the poblems of deleting identifying data and other material that would not be released - under the Act and that such material could be made available at 10:00 a.m. on the morning of November 14, 1974 for the purposes indicated. He expressed appreciation for this and advised that he would make arrangements for the meeting in the Department, and he would advise us later of the time and place, but that it probably would be in Mr. Rakestraw's office. At 4:15 p.m., Mr. Scalia's secretary called my secretary and advised that the above meeting now would be held at 9:15 a.m. in Room 5214. RECOMMENDATION: That Supervisor James C. Farrington, accompanied by Inspector David W. Bowers and Supervisor Richard C. Dennis, represent the Bureau at the meeting with Mr. Scalia and representatives of the White House and of the Department to discuss the pending FOIA legislation and to review with them the sample material described above.