◆ SpookStack

Instructions to Ficld, 1944, 1945 Tight Bureau supervision of technical and microphone surveillances is m nifest in a letter addressed to all Specirl Agents in Charge on November 18, 1944, (Exhibit 43) It was stated in this letter that instructions requiring specific Bureau approval for the instaliction of any technical or microphone surveillince were first issued in a letter to all Special Agents in Charge on Septcmber 5, 1941, and had been brought to their attention on several occasions thereaftcr. These instructions were again being brought to their attcntion to insure that there would be no possibility of nisunder- Standing and to advise them that any deviation frem these Ainstructions would result in the most drastic administrative action. Five months lnter, on April 18, 1945, ail Special Agents in Charge were again reminded that they, or the ' Assistant Special Agents in Charge, must personally approve all requests sent to the Bureau for technical or microphone gsurveillances. (Exhibit 12)