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wo te” Saar ae oa Assoc. Dir. | -.---- + me Dep-A.D-Admi. Dep.-A.D.-Inv...— Asst. Dir, Admin. .. : a, . - Comp. vat uu. E Ext. i AUS worn e March 24, 1976) Gen. Tre =| Intell. cece eee Clarence M. Kelley, Director hs see: e e at e 2 mecemeee & Federal Bureau of Investigation Plan & Tal oF U. S. Department of Justice Ree, Bent ——- | Washington, D. C,. oO Soe oy . ee D M Kell oft 4 Telephone Rm. —... ear Lr. e ey: ) a Diveter & n'y. y C GerdiaA i, dL Sf \horturyn © F Z. Cn rwensstenornsbebncirane to me from Senator Edward M. Kennedy. In his letter, Senator ; Kennedy notes his opposition to the portion of President Ford's ‘\ proposed budget for Fiscal Year 1977 which would require State and local police agencies to reimburse the FBI for up to one-half the cost of police training afforded them by the FBI. Senator Kennedy. N states that he will urge the Senate Appropriations Committee to NN eliminate this proposed budget cut and will, if necessary, pursue | this matter on the Senate floor. Enclosed is a copy of a letter dated March 15, reTO No a I have acknowledged Senator Kennedy's letter and thanked him for his support. In evaluating Senator Kennedy's statement that he will _take personal ti t ight the proposed budget cut, Mr. £ Knight Quality Stations, a chain of seven Massachusetts and New Hampshire radio stations, who is closely associated with Senator Kennedy and formerly handled much of Senator Kennedy's correspondence, has advised me that when Senator Kennedy takes a positive position in a letter, one can be assured that Senator Kennedy personally wtote the letter and that it was not prepared by one of his administfattv “aren assistants. yo ~~ Oo ORGINAL FILER BS 7 APR I am forwarding the copy of Senator Kennedys. letter ou ens to you inasmuch as I believe you will be interested in/ ifs professe statement of support for the Bureau.. Dn ORBESPONDENCE noes a as, Cn ows } K snows fp es ae sts 20 Be: Reo Occ fd jee AB nk ois RICHARD F. BATES the \e Special Agent in charge Encl