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Surreptitious Entries Black Bag Jobs — Part 3
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adn hice f ordered an end te the controls
oboe beptthe price ofduimestic “ole
vw ened fran wells in aperation
adore D973—at an artificially Faw $5.95
per bane) fistead of the immncdiate and
fenil deg yntred be had once cuvistoned,
however, Purd proposed a gradual phias-
raccontel price contials over the next two
indadsalf years. Eventualiv, ali oid oi]—
Spout GO per coat of domestic produc-
ton—would jot “new ofl” in following
the world market price. But Fard con-
coated that there should be sume dinnit;
iw proposed a domestic ceiling of $13.50
por barrel.
Ripples: Ford's concessions on the
question ofa cciliny and on the need for
wiadual decontral hinted plainiy at com-
‘promise and thus were probably the
most significaut parts of his
order, but cfities preferred to
focus initially on Uhe plan's
specific cconomic impact
The President said only that
LK propasal would add 1
cent to the price of eaca
gallon of gasoline during the
first veer and a total of 7
cents in 30 months. But con-
sumer advocate Ralph Nader
warned of a far-reaching
economy. Sonte caperts in
Coumess cited a computer
projection warning — that
800,000 more Americans
would be unemploved, the
ross nitional product
would be cut by 2406 billien
and consumer prices would
be raised dy 3.2 percent.
Despite last-minute mae
neavering, Ford apparently
nto rait cinch sup.
pert to keep Congress fram
killing hfs decontrel plan this
week, Bat he did have the
votes to sustain his veto ofa
hill passed last week that
woald tighten contre!s on old
ail and rot) back new-cil
Prices to $31.98 per barrel.
Ford also pledged to velo a
backup plan far simply ex-
tending current controls to
Sich i. Toaveoicd the instant
skyrocketing of prices, how-
ever, both sides may well
werce toa bricfer extension.
That would provide time for a more
cumprehensive compromise, and some
olits features alrcudy seemed plain. One
hey Jlouse committee was considering a
Phased decontro] of oi), similar te Ford's
plain but with a lower ceiling price. A
cupscusus was also building ou some
sent of wind£dl- profits tax fer ail comma.
toos, nmblidatory onileege sturdkhirds for
Tew automobiles, the creation ona strate:
tie oil ieserve~—aud ao mealtiniillion-
dotlar trust find te help find new ways of
ecping. up with the aation'’s uecd for
CHT Ey, ‘
DAVIOM ALPRAN wut NY W HURDAND and THOMAS
M1. Ded BARR on We region
a a cee
Every forcign intcllivrence agent had
suspectod hand every major mafiose had
Known for sare, but test week director
Clarence Kelley made itofficial: he PRE,
he reported. has in the past aade “sur:
repiitious entries” info carious places,
farcTen embassies inelided, to obtain
tehat ittfelficas important information.
Kelley said the break-ins bepan during
World War UH aud were fargely discontin-
ved by J. Edgar Hoover in 1966) and he
implicd they acere legal, because the
agents “acted in por f faith” But the
disclosure touched off a major furor:
Attorney General Edward Lei promised
a criminal investigation, seceral forcign
“
Drawing: by Sian btuneee
Surprised by Soyiet official, the ‘slugger’ gocs to work
ambassadors called the White House to
learnwhether they had been targets, and
Presidential conusel Philip Buchon be-
rated Levi for not keeping Kelley “ona
shorter leash” Moyt tatrigningly, the
directar’s disclosure also oxet other
fonpnes waiting, NEWSWEERS Antiio-
nu Marra picerd bozether this Y
PBI s after-hours adventures:
ai
oraalthe
qariaay file
he FB agents asnally went in clean:
no badge, no suns, ao credentials,
Almost akvays they wore the standard
tniloun of suitaucd tic, bat with labels
and Geaners anurkings renewed UTE wits
your ass if you got caught,” reealled a
“7
TR RN EE IS ee TT ata? Sf
CIA om ale FD ey PD rynee?
mia, «-ag Boys,
a’
farmer agent who said he had take
in many break-ins, “You were to!
vou get caught, vou're an yvaur o
They were haown as “blich-bas te
or “bhack-hay boys’ aud they w
consisted—at a mininunn—of a
saith, a lookout and a couple of 1
do the ransacking. Depending o
purpose of the break-in, one of
would know how to use a came
install a bu. Sometimes a “slupger
sent wong to intercept unexpectec
tors. “We had guys who, ifthey wen
would be the best second-story in
the world,” boasted one former age
Over the years, a Justice Depar
official told NEwsw
Stephan Lesher, the
conducted = about
break-ins of forcign et
sies and missions, mob
outs and the headquart
such extremist eroups
Ku Klux Klan and the A
‘ean Communist Party.
bassy break-ins. aver
one amonth by one esti
were usually staged
an that eerste
On tnat coud
informa
the National Securiiy -
cy break foreign codes.
Bugs: One top source
Jast week that he never
of a case in which the
planted a bug in an cunt
if the cade were crache
bug would be needled
way and, besides, a ¢
matic bug wus almost st
be found. But bres
against organized-crim
ures and U.S. Comm
were almost always to
bugs. “They had lures it
cs
aparhnents all over
Yack,” said one govern
investigator.
A break-in at a mob «
in Brooklyn, for exa
might employ anty a loc
a driver for a getaway ca
a couple of accrits. {
_ break-in at a major cm
or mission would requis
only a skilled tea, Liat
ens ofagents to fin outa
the city and wateh all of dhe 30
persons known to have heys (e
building. The acents who entered 1
Iy would take in sensitive cameras €
ble of taking pictures withontaflash
small copying machines teat con!
folded into a suitcase. “Fliey wor
road qaythiisre
“Phey'd just copy evervthine in si
The afents would photocuarh the ce
thachine frau every possible aude,
copyoimnessages and coplice (he orig
The idea was that the National Se:
Apenes would huwe interoepted ina
ing cocked tessarees andl the FLD aw
have decoded copies. That, plus
saiddoone FHT ce
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