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The Attorney General . -September 3, 1976 Director, FEL SURREPTITICUS ENTRIES y CLASSIFICATION MATTER { ! i i i i | i In connection with the Civil Rights Division investization Into Surremitious entries, certain Agents were subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury impaneled in the Southern District of New York and the attorney for these Avents ig aitenipting to quash the subncenags for various reasons, including the fact that members of the grand jury have not been cleared to receive classified informaticn and the Agents are not able to reveal such classified information pursuant to national security regulations, Special Accn I »:.: been subvoenaed to appear before a grand jury in Washington, D. C. », On Sentembar 4, 1976, ond pltyouch his attorney attempted to dsfer hig annceranca pending rescluticn of the motion in New York such action was not agreed to by the Civil Nights Division, —" \ has been held by the Department Review Comniittea to b a national security investigation, and sources and methods of 6 intelligence related thercto ure classifiable, he is requesting that you be asked to resolve the conflict between his subpoena to testiry and J - has advised that because the Weatherman nfl restrictions imposed by Title 28, CFR, Sections 17,3 and 17. G4 and f Executive Order 11032. In view of the dlemma and after discussing \ gy the matter with his attorney, he has advised he intends to decline to testify and has furnished a covy of the statement he intends to make (c) as the reasons for his declination, In order that this Bureau may appropriately 2dvisa d other employees confronted with this situatlon, I respectfully request your early consideration of thig matter. =ca PIT NAAT TM OCT AINED | 1 - The Deputy Attorney General At Hee Joe aren : o™ ee aS Sha 1 -/Assistant Attorney General . seme / Civil Rights Division DATE 2-23-22 __ BYseuzin af | / jl ra ri ‘ t