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D.p.AD ny sst.Dit Date: 8/29/75 Ext[A#ns Files a Transmit the following in (Type piames or cde Gen.Inv AIRMAIL Hent. AIRTEL Vio spectien (Priority) bnteti. borg TO: DIRECTOR, FBI 0. Miscellancous - Non-Subverd FROM: SAC, DENVER Traiaing Lphone Rm SUSJECY: YMUTILATION OF LIYESTOCK we Sec'y STATE OF COLORADO INFORMATION CONCERNING Enclosed herewith is the original of'a letter from. U. S. Senator FLoyD K. HAsKElL which was personally handed to me this date relating to incidents involving mutilation of cattle and other livestock in Colorado. Senator HAskeLL indicates that 130 such cases have been reported to local officials. He makes reference to the : fact that such mutilation has occurred during the past' two years in nine states. In his communication Senator HAskeLL requests that. the FBI enter the investigations being conducted in order to provide unified direction to the overall matter of such. mutilations. I indioated to Senator HAskelL that his request would. 1 be furnished to FjI Headquarters, Washington, D.C., and that he would receive a reply pertaining to his request. I also pointed out to the Senator that as he well knew, before the FBI can enter any case, we must Have investigative jurisdiction provided pri- marily by statute. I pointed out that in this instance I was not aware of any tute which would provide for jurisdiction in this matter. ONCLO Bureau (Enc. 1)(RM Denver. (1 - s2-0) (1 - 80-NEW) TPR:jb 4) fhst 0 ott f Approved: Po Special Agent in Charge