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“Thank you for your ietter of May i9, 1961 “I have been advised that as of February 8, 1960, the Federal Bureau of Investigation maintained 78 wiretaps. "You also request information ‘relative to the nature and extent of the use of electronic eavesdropping apparatus by agents of the Departnent of Justice.’ I have checked with the Fedoral Bureau of Investigation and, ag in the caso of wiretapping, the tochnique of electronic listeniag devices is used on a highly restricted basis. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has 67 of these devices in operation. The majority are in the ficld of internal security with a few used to obtain intellicence information with recard to orcvanized crine.* "The Department feels the information in the third paragravh should remain confidential. However, whether the information should be made Qe is left with your discretion." (Exhi (Exhibit 69 ) a | *Underlining for added emphasis **Discontinued because of pending prosecutive action under Internal Security Act of 1950.