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5010--106 CSA GEN.REG.NO.27 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum - Office of Congressional Files & Com Services Gen.Inv TO The Director 7/18/73 Ident. : DATE: Inspectio Intell. 1- Mr. R. E: Gebhardt Laboratory FROM : E. S. Miller 1 - Mr. T. F. Howard. Plan.& Eval Spec. Inv. Training Legal Coun SUBJECT: UNKNOWN SUBJECT THREAT TO BOMB Cong. Serv. Corr.&Crm HOUSE OF SENATOR DANIEL K.INOUYE, Rosearch HONOLULUHAWAII79/73 Press Off. Telephone Rm BOMB THREATS Director Sec'y This memorandum concerns 'the question raised by you as'to whether or not we make follow-up calls to victims who have received bomb threat calls. D,w,L As you were previously advised, follow-up calls are not made except in those situations involving threats to U. Senators, Congressmen, or other high Government officials con cerning which Bureau investigation is conducted. In those instances, the official is contacted within two weeks to'advise him of the results of the investigation. This procedure, of course, includes situations involving bomb threats. R.FRS Based on statistics furnished by the field and com- piled by the Computer Systems Division, the total estimated number of bomb threats received in this country in 1972 was 22,4ll. This figure, of course, concerns only threats relating to bombings. Undoubtedly, the total number of othen types of threats against individuals reported to the Bureay would be substantially_higher EX-103REC-51 174-435- To adopt the policy of recontacting complainants whc have received threats, even restricting it to bomb threats, would constitute a heavy manpower demand. It would also create the possibility of misinterpretation on the part of complainants and perhaps more importantly, on the.part of State and local authorities and other Federal investigative agencies charged with protective responsibilities tnat -tne" Bureau was attempting to inject itself into areas beyond the. scope of its jurisdiction: 6JUL261973 y Fg rercoun RJD:meg/rms VM (4) CONTINUED - OVER n9 AUG'2 1913