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Te ae 4 “= ~ - fT. J. Jenkins - Each Assistant Director 7 Airtel _ om 2 é mot SAC, Albany BORO 5/48/78 *~ From: Director, FBI se-a16Q 1 SeMNAT Rec onas, ATYENTI O sgRREPTITIOUS ENTRIES pee 6 a-11 7964-9 TONE | 1-F ssid - mph . a. os eerie, — _.. . - — . i —-~+ ane ee hee en ee ee Attached for recipients are copies of two memoranda: Bulet to Assistant Attorney General (AAG), Civil Rights Division, February 5, 1976, and the AAG, Civil Rights Division, response thereto dated February 24, 1976, both captioned as above. . For several months, the AAG, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice, has been conducting an fnquiry at the instruction of the Attornay General into FBI investigative matters which involved surreptitious entries. The Civil Rights Division has advised that the purpose of the inquiry is to determine if any of the entries conducted under authority of the FBI constitute a violation of Title 18, U.S. Code, Sections 241 and 242. Section 241 concerns conspiracy against the rights of citizens and carries criminal penalties of a fin of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment of not more than 10 years, or both. If death results, the penalty is imprisonment for ay term of years or for life. Section 242 concerns / ddeprivation of rights under color of law and carries criminal spenalties of a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment qoF not more than 1 year, or both. If death results, impriifonment for any term of years “Ga M7, Viale - GO c “£ ~In a request of January 20, , the Civil Rights Divisiom- asked that FBIHQ inquire “of all present Bureau personnel at the level of SAC or higher in the field and Section Chief or higheg/in Readquarters, their complete and full knowledge of any“and ail break-ins or surreptitious bo Ne ‘he aDala. Enclosures (2F RCL Is qm Dep. AD lay. __ . . . nie 2 - All Field Offices (Enclosures - 2) Comp. Syst. Ext. Affeicn 2S QPL wore ney covrmtepe: as Be DATES-82 BY seurRa| aL Se= “ROUTE IN sa VELOPE Telephone Rm. . Director Sec'y —_ MAIL ROOM(Z_] = TELETYPE unit (7)