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MIER: ORANDU? M FOR THE ATTCRNUEY GENTRAL With reference to the proper controls over wirctagsing ind the instalintion of microshones, you will recall thet I advised you that back wader the adniinistration of Attorney General Clark I recommenced that - all Government nyencits refrain from wiretenpieg uilezs there we spoclic ansroval in exch instance by the Attorney General who is the chief law oiiicer of the Government. I repeated the game recommendation to each successive Attorney General folowing the administration of Attorney General Clark, J Ihave always felt that there was a very lax control in the hanciing of wirctenoine he Gaverntmont acencies. Tam the ‘nly head of a Government inyesticative asency who docs aot have the anthority to authorize a nck, ay ok - ~ ak ystem which I personally set up ok but water the s . Therefore, resect, fo Tew Age ~ wirctans ore sont by me to the wAttornay General for his approval or ee te. “s a” week # 7 % . . disepprovel. Tknow that no such system is followed in other branches of the Government and, infact, In many instances © the line of mtnonity ino teleshones without tha specif of the agency and certainly without specific arp: SOY: ved of in charge of the department, 7. rainztes multe far domn ¢ aprroval of the head the cabinet oidcer I still fecl quite ctronsly tist no Government agency should tep a telephone unises it is enceliically c arprovad in cach sastance & sy the Attorasy General, This would certainly clreucscrive promiscuous wire. vaing on the part of Government agencies and woud central 22 Ino, One Pincs, the Attorney Genorai's office, a record of any phone taps wi nich have tern placed by a Governras WOSENCy. As you sre aware, In the case of the FSI we co net request phonc tans exccst in ceses Involving kidnapizes and espionage. Tals hes been _ predicated upon my theorg-that when the lie of an bidivicwal ce the li’s of the Nation is in peril a phone tap is jastiticd lox i stellisence purpes: 3 AS - any Inforrsation obtained over a phone tap cannot ba used in the trinl ofa criminal czs it Reo: THAN tat hag . ig hols Ph cc. Alf am EY oD geneedt Y t