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Surreptitious Entries Black Bag Jobs — Part 3
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Public coafidance in FBR “i's boon seriously
aid is very necessary thal we so
aursclves 2nd develop programs to
ater credibility.”
assauheod,
conuuct
bring about gre
FRE corrintion: “it has never baen a problem. |
don baniicipate that it ever will be."
fasnion soiss: “We're gotiing an increcsing num-
ber ef complaints’ frrem members of Coagrdss
ubvul spy activity on Capitol Hill,
Figsting trivorists: “l can't say that we have
Phen cmuncenuy succecssiui, bacause we haven't.”
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"Pleas wiihin the Burcaou: “Exhacotive ivesti-
gation has over revealed that.a bertiie fercian
mmichitence service has ever surcaeastuly raeruit
eu or creamed en cmoploye of the FBL”
Gioerire: ao tings: “We've infiltrated! tham
"nad fries fahem to the point where they're
moot ies . trusting of thar fellow members.”
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“There are no adress where we
me bieda candste to ga out and
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CLEANING UP THE FBI
*§ Fintervicw continued from Prece.ting pege) .
us. Our aronts in charge, for fxample,
care Whad's recuired, and they lock for thal in the, man or
aman Whom they interview. fo a sort of self perpetr t+
ha thing, amd f doat know of any Joss of this sanded und
Ps inede ol bebavior whatsoever, Cis
& hast Juis you disclosed iat the FBT fiad careied” out
undveds of “black bag” jobs—in effect, burhuics. Do you
creado gny fomuer er presceat officials er uvents of the
Hew ta de presseuted for their pact in seen burglaries?
a ihat's sub onder review by the (Justice} Department
Mr as any powitly erimind action is concerned, T think
Sy Ee fos: ay Ueat from: our review of it thus far, we have
od ace where any PRE employe acted in other than a
ehaath belief that the actions he teok were properly
horbasdt by the Bure.
5 Bal pemeccution bacavt been ruled out—
a Proocoe has wet bern riled ont.
7 GL Are (here thins that Ball agent shoutd be allawed
vote daat would be dG if they were dene by an ordinary
Hecen, ereven canember ata loval police force?
4s TPuere are no areas where we jest have some broad
eredhe tons out and vielute Get Law. Moething we dois in
mou ay ithe Bae haw, Que amechagily fo carry a an is
why Weonet a courbappraved warnient in line: criviaal
asabie evtent, ti
ike
we thie saat
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Hy glabag welia aen narmied tobe Pha
at Stee 1G a CCS Wid ite COMMA PAG Wit
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ne eriticign: that we cheose people who are, to a consid-
peop
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hyo with at the authority to in. tall
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cases, and Chil
micraphone.
Q Would you view Woas auseful tual te have re dees
wuthorily to commit what would otherwise be adburshiy |
the course of your law-enforcement aclisiltes?
A tn the first ploct, if weee ueanted permission fron the
Aliorney Coneral or the President, we would not terns it a
burglary. St would be a “surreptitious cntey conducted un-
der fawful auihority,” which is nota vichuion. ( there
should be a great need, fin sure this would be con side red.
Hut we have not done any such thing since Vos in the
domestic-seturity field, and we do not presently conten:
- plite dorng it.
G@ Do you perenaliy think it would be
Would sou dike tu have that power?
A Not in the domestic field. We would never ask for that
* power or consider it.
Q Whal chances in the day-to-day operations of the War
reau will have to be nade to conform with the cuitelines
which have just been laid down by the Attarney Geucral?
A In the first plhice, these guidelines refer, to the greatest
extent, to domestic intelligence, which comprives Cron: 1 tu
12 per cent of our work, Others will be cencerned with
foreign inteliigence—$ ta 10 per cent of our werk-—aad 2
wide range of matters reiting to the investivative responsi-
bilities of the PBL They will delineale preiiy caretiliv haw
we go about our duties in these areas—how fn we go.
For example, in the present situatica we're pretty well
free to determine where we go in these demertic-intell-
gence and security cases and when we stop. Mow there will
be three catesouies: the profiniinary, Gee tasted ack Uke fil
investigation, That will caus: some svucturing and
some now procedures.
There will be some revisions, but I den‘t think the; will
be crippling, by any means. At toast ii gives us sce weil
defined wide! ines, and we'll be able ta work osc. t
Q Wiet sent of domestic orvanizations veil still be
ject to F GL hivestigation tnder these guidtetines?
A Jhose which advocate the overthrov of the Govern:
ment by force and violence. That's one of the MUS TETIES by
which we jude whether an organization will le ise tel.
Q liate we vol any Hke Uhat today?
A Most of them are the inecorit arcups—-fur cxrmple,
the Weather Underground and the Varios “Hbersion
army" groups aad the Puerto Ricaat natien alist groupe anc
thaen of the . o
tose OF Li thou aaply ef stcui-
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ed their vielenee-prone pranensities Unrougay besawings and
saine of their other activities.
Qi ts the thrust of these guidelines quite She onpeasite of
what you thougit shoul) have been dene when you look
over?
A LT still cling to the idea that we shoatl have broader
capabilities in domestic-inbak wee meiters. F still fool that
we should have cleelronic surceillasce, Pui this is another
mW. aan which would be schiced io levishuion.
M Are yun yeing te Salt fur these tings ¢
should be dure? °
A Tos point to bike Uhevn as the time cumes to try to pet
them. PT deo't know that VU Gchit for thei. fen taindy have
expressed myoel as deciring chem. With the pwuclines
firmly catropeted, with us showing Chat we can co claindy
work within the struciere, then porhaps we cast pe tind
ancl ask for and jel con adheration fur eleetroae sary ciliner
in domosticdnlelliacnce ca os,
For cvxcuuple, in the terrorist activities, whit: they rae
theanging us, Ethdak thet we shold de esers thing: we cai,
Lut te obviowty cant get such legishtion mow. Berkus
{ater en we can. ;
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