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MEMO: DeLOACH TO TOLSON RE: KNOWLEDGE OF USAGE OF LEASED LINE MICROPHONES ON PART OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, INTERVIEW WITH FORMER ASSISTANT DIRECTOR COURTNEY EVANS, JUNE 2, 1966, AT FBI HEADQUARTERS organized crime investigations. We pointed out to Evans that in this same memorandum he requested permission from the Director to discuss with the Attorney General the utilization lof microphones in organized crime cases. We next pointed out to Mr. Evans his memorandum of. July 7, l96l, written by him and which bore his initials in which he advised that he had briefed the Attorney General relative to the usage of microphone surveillances and the Attorney General had stated "he was pleased we had been using microphone surveillances where these objections do not apply, whenever possible in organized crime matters." We next handed Mr. Evans a memorandum he had written. August 17, l96l, wherein he reported to the Director that he had discussed with the Attorney General the obtaining of leased. lines from the New York Telephone Company for usage in connection. with microphone surveillances. We pointed out to Mr. Evans his. General approved the proposed procedure of utilizing leased lines in New York City and that the Attorney General personally. signed a memorandum evidencing full approval. We then showed Mr. Evans a copy of the memorandum bearing the former Attorney. Igeneral's signature dated August 17, 1961. We next handed to Mr. Evans a letter to former b6 Attorney General Kennedy from , former b7C of the Internal Revenue Service, which was not dated.. This referenced memorandum attached a letter to Assistant Commissioners, et al., of the Internal Revenue Service, wherein it was specifically stated on page 2 that the Internal Revenue. Service "in conducting such investigations, full use will be made of available electronic equipment and other technical aids.. Mr. Evans was given the opportunity to review the. 1above-mentioned memoranda in detail. After his review we pointedly asked him if he considered the facts as contained in those memoranda, personally prepared by him, were as true today as they were at the time he prepared 'such memoranda to the Director. He stated without equivocation that the facts were entirely the same. CONTINUED OVER