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Dep.ADAd Dep. AD lnr. Asst. Dir.t FB1 Admin. Cemp.Syst Ext.Affeir ... Flles &Com Transmit the following in Gen. inv. (Type in plaintext or code) Ident. AIRTEL -1. AIRMAIL .. inspectle Vio fatell. : . Leberete Plen.& Eve TO: DIRECTOR, FBI poc.k :NOILNGLLY EXTERNAL AFFAIRS reini FROM: ? SAC,.DENVER Miucdliragura-Non-Subversiye SUBJECT: /MUTILATION OE LIVESTOC) STATE OF COLORADO INFORMATION CONCERNING $: Re Denver airtel 8/29/75.. Coxeln.N Enclosed herewith is a copy of an editorial appearing in the "Denver Post" g/3/75 relating to Senator FLoyD K THASKELL request that the FBI enter captioned investigation. Fioy yHrskeLi On the morning of 9/4/75~sA~DONALD J. SEBESTA, Media Relations Representative, and I visited with the editorial'staff of the "Denver Post" concerning the article. We met with'cHArLES. ..R. BuxroN, Executive Vice President, Editor and Publisher, ROBERT PATTRIDGE, Editor of the Editorial Page, and LEE OLSON, Editorial Page writer and writer of enclosed article, and explain-. ed to them the manner in which this Bureau enters investigations, stressing the point that unless the FbI has investigative juris-. It was Rointed out to these individuals that if the FBI were to enter an investigation merely because someone felt we.should, we would soon be categorized as a national police force. The limi- .tations placed on the Bureau by Congress and the Department of Justice are well defined and it was pointed out that the FbI would always operate within the scope of its investigative jurisdiction and Departmental guidelines. rEC2063-Q-36t33 : A These individuals were most receptiveto the yisit Marstanding of the FBl's SEP 8 1978 ?. Bureau 3 Denver (0-Z9 - t) : - 80-463) TPR:jb.j (1 .80-204) (5) 29 iau Ao in Charg. ENCLOSURE