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On April 25, 1966, Senator Long advised Mr. DeLoach that he had no intention whatsoever of holding committee hearings regarding the FBI's use of listening devices, (Exhibit 97) The Senator repeated an earlier atatement that, at the right psychological time, he, intended to release to the press the Director's letter of January 20, 1966, and a statement from the Committee absolving the FBI of any wrongdoing in its uge of microphones and wire taps. According to Senator Long, the time for releasing the Director's letter and the Committee's statement was not then propitious because hewspapernmen, such as Drew Pearson and David Kraslow, were pressuring him to hold public hearings concerning the FBI's use of electronic eavesdropping devices. Since Senator Long had not made these releases as of July 11, 1966, he apparently feels that the time is still not propitious. ro atti ae tae a