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Mog, , ’ Re: surreptitious Entries - Domestic Targets ¢ When a Special Agent in Charga (SAC) ofa field -office considered surreptitious entry necessary to the conduct of an investigation, he would make his request to the appropriate Assistant Director at FBINOQ, justifying the need for an entry and assuring it could be accon- plished safely with full security. In accordance with . instructions of Director J. Edgar Hoover, a memorandun . * outlining the facts of the request was prepared for . . approval of Mr. Hoover, or Iir. Toison, the Associate Ad Pad ’ amare bere rey ea . cd } Director. Subsequently, the memorandum was filed in the Assistant Director's office under a “Do Not File" procedure, and thereafter destroyed. In the field office, the SAC maintained a record of approval as a control device in his office safe. At the next yearly field office insoection, a review of these records would be made by the Inspector to insure that the SAC was not acting without prior FBIHO approval in conducting -+ | gurreptitious entries, Upon compiction of this revi “"" « these records were destroyed. Wy There is no central index, file, or document - - Misting surreptitious entries conducted against domestic targets. To reconstruct these activities, it is necessary to rely upon récollections of Special Agents who have knowledge of such activities, and review of those files identified by recollection as being targets of surreptitious entries. Since policies and procedures followed in raporting " o£ infornation resulting from a surreptitious entry were ‘@esigned to conceal the activity frem persons not having a need to know, information contained in FBI files relating to entries is in most instances incomplete and difficult -, , to identify. ; " Reconstruction of instances of surreptitious entry through review of files and recollections of Special Agent personnel at FHINO who have knoviedge of such activitics, show the following targets and the approximate number of entrics conducted against each: Lad ae fF a a8 : =e . 5 . . ant . . "4 - a foe, Sate tee Fae yt a rad fey. ata heel ye tape. thy ae et ie eee ae ial Laas [a + . te . ate . r int jp a, Ag! ? fe go oy: - mise is Fe Ae he Pay Frese ne Sethe, te Mey Sates + Sony Mal ops shite PE ee ae a ott em te page y oot . UIE a Fee yest nett Deng wt Lae eS _° ‘ Pee . b . + . a Sn oe or SS eg ae CS a eels eg ene ay Set erp ame en ee TY” — Eka Redd een Mesdetaitentoeratht Atcha Dedatateiatienenemmnnemadl