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Bureau policy on the use of microphone surveillances has undergone several major changes during the time Mr. Katzenbact has been Attorney General, On March 30, 1965, Mir, Katzenbach requested that, in line with similar procedures of long standing regarding technical surveillances (wire taps), requests for ezrch - microphone surveillance be submitted to him for approval, In view of hearings being conducted by the Long Committce and the pressure it was bringing to bear on the Internal Revenue Service, the Attorney General fosition to state that the PBY had no microphone coveraze, The Director, in ordering the discontinuance of all micro= phone surveillances, noted that he realized the value of microphone installations in both security and criminal investigations, but he had to comply with the will of Congress and the desire of the Attorney General, xi