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Assistant Attorney General Civil Rights Division Divrarctny, FET , an a / on 2-3 7 SURREPTITIOUS ENTRIES Reference is made to your letter of August 19, 1975, in which you requested information concerning surreptitious eatries conducted by the FBI since January 1, 1966. — Encloaed is a memorandum dated September 3, 1975, containing a list of surreptitious entries conducted since January 1, 1967. A separate list detailing additional entries since January 1, 1966, will be furnished your office as soon as the information is compiled. You requested information in nine categories concerning each surreptitious entry. You will note in the encioaure that in certain catenories, information has net we oe a Sere et ae Te Se ee ee a Fe TE a A | been furnished. Extensive records review is being conducted to provide this data: however, the compartmentalized procedures of administration of these activities will preclude, in many cases, location of information regarding identities of individuals involved and identities of approving authorities. As the Department has been adviaed previously by memorandum dated July 25, 1975, entitled “Surreptitinus Entry,* aporoval for use of the teachnicue af aurrantitiaue antrv was =P Prew aS Se Ne ee eS ee OF a OE ee FO not handled in the manner of usual authorizations in PBI investigations. When a Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of a field office considered the technique necessary he would make a request to the appropriate Assistant Director, justifying the need. In accordance with Director Hoover's instructions, & memorandum was then prepared on the PBI Headquarters level for approval of Mr. Tolson, the Associate Director, or Mr. Hoover. The memorandum was subsequently filed in the Assistant Dirastor's office under a “De Not File” procedure, ee oe awe Ws ww ee eens ie et Og SEE NOTE PAGE TWO Category 2 tion, Indefinite ROUTE IN EN\ SLOPE