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is . or . 4 . OPTIONAL FOtm MO, 15 bd 9010-106 AY 1807 EDITION te Gia OFM. IG. NO. a7 1 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 1-3. B. Adams — Arese 1 - J. A. Mintz Der Memorandum 1 <9. W. Leavitt an 1-F. J. Cassidy Comp. To: Mr. J. B, Adams DATE: April 8, 1976 rice FROM T. W. Leavitt Intel . - “te : Leber Plan. + YL Spec. SUBJECT: USURREPTITIOUS ENTRIES JUNE Train _ ga reg Lagai ¢ Ta le phe Directo f Reference is made, tp, Leavitt to Mr. J. B. Adams _ memorandum of March 164 197¢,-/and to Legal Counsel to i “(, Mr. J. B. Adams memorandum of March 19, 1976. /:2 -/#°?7 PURPOSE: To highlight recent developments in connection with our response to the Department's inguiry into matters concerning surreptitious entry; to advise of the results of. a recent New York Office review of certain newly discovered“ / Annumanbke ewalabiagwe fA erewan ee ea ee ee aocumencts reiating td surreptitious entries Pperrormed by — that office from the 1940s through 1975; for approval of the attached communication to all field offices to determine whether or not similar documents are Wok x those offices. SYNOPSIS: “eg, REC-45 A can tt Beinscanre to all field offices instructed personnel at SAC le and higher to furnish their knowledge of "any and all break-ins or surreptitious entries performed by Bureau agents or others .. . since January l, 19 This communciation, sent in response to a request of Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice, asked for recollection ope ype f personnel, however incomplete or vague. Legal Counsel to FA » Oe B. Adams memorandum of March 19, 1976, reve tin adil connection with the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) civil action “Sagainst the Attorney General, et al., 25 volumes of unserializ , e-pocunents relating to surreptitious entries conducted by the ri New York Office were discovered in the New York Office. The ‘g *“speriod covered by these documents was from the 1940s through. 41975. Past policy as detailed in a W. C. Sullivan to i Mr. C. D. Deloach memorandum of July 19, 1966, was for memoran «-“dealing with requests and approvals to conduct entres=te=he wrydestroyed following field office inspections. Since documents © Shave peat fess a indicating at least one instance @n ApRitaé 1971 sithig. policy was not followed, we will survey all field oa etermine whether or not similar documents are psaegen hc 6-H eed be 22 Vid SP — Ler CONTINUED rot sae By S my vel Ei aT yo TA h oO (6) | 6 PR 2 21 1976 ROUTE IN ENVELOP®: pe