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ee ey ne _— a. - — plist — j Assistant Attorney General Civil Rights Division NOT: : mee By menorandun dated wae captioned _ "Surreptitious Entries" (copy attached), J. Stanley. Pottinger Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights tivision, requested certain files he moda availahla which condarnead allegations “ of surreptitious entries. Category B of this memorandum ‘\ concerns the SWP, its members, candidates and officials. Question 9, Category B, requested the Bureau to conduct a broad review of records of the Detroit,Michigan,Police — Department for reported burglaries or break-ing at SwWP Offices in Michigan and any residence of any members or Sympathizers of SWP in Michigan for the period 1970-1973. Pe -—* aha By airtel dated 5/4/73, the Detroit Office was — instructed to ascertain requested information. On 5/17/76, Departmental Attorney Willian L. Ganfjer personally reviewed files at Detroit Office concerning above matter and in particular, facts surroutdia roit Office obtained a letter written b atinii:::.. 3/29/71 (See R. L, Shaékelford memorandum to Mr. T. W. Leavitt, dated 7/2/76, captioned “Surreptitious Entties"). While in Detroit, Mr, Gardner ‘Tinttdd t<d. ths. number of filea of the Detroit Police Denartment to he reviewed to include the SWP, its youth group, the Young Socialist Alliance, and several known members oftthese organizations, File reviews of the Detroit Police Department as well as Wayne State University, were checked with negative results. Detroit LHM dated 6/30/76, setting forth results of check, being furnished in response to request. In addition, Department being advised that if any additional investigation desired to advise nature and scope of such request. Laboratory. APPROVED: Assoc. Dir. . Legal Coun. Dep. AD Adm Be WW ecee «Plan. & Eval. Rec. Mgmt__.__.._.. Spec. Inv. ae eel) Dep. AD In Asst. Dir. Adm. Serv