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ul re ee ee ee el a PR Re RY a a C are . ; S RET culminated in a memorandum from Attorney General Brownell dated ifay 20, 1954, The Bureau had previously reviewed and approved his final draft of this memorandun. In that review, it was pointed out that the memorandum gave’ the Bureau a "green light” for the use of microphones in internal security cases, Relative to criminal cases, it was noted that the Attorney General was "not as strong but he takes cognizance of the need for microe phone surveillances in cases affecting the national. safety and indicates they should be used in only the Following the receipt of this memorandcuu from Attorney Genernal Brownell, the Director instructed that ir, Tolson should pass on all microphone installations whether or not trespass was involved. When the Bureau's Criminal Intelligence Progran, as it exists today, was instituted in November, 1957, the field was instructed that no requests for technical coverage (wire taps) would be considered, Relying on #2 tle ReaurnAtT14 ih bg MA VW LS 1954, the Bureau urged the field to use microphone survodiilances in this Prorran,