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A CN.O.NO.27 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENI Memorandum 1 - Mr. DeLoach 1 - Mr. Mohr 1 - Mr. Gale 'ro MR. TOLSON DATE: 12/13/66 Rosen 1 - Mr. Wick Trotter C.D.DELO Tele.Room FROM 1 - Mr. .Rosen Holmes Gandy ROBERT F. KENNEDY SOBIEC DENIAL OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING USAGE OF MICROPHONES'BY THE FBI; CALL FROM ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL RAMSEY CLARK, 12/12/66; FORMER ASSISTANT DIRECTOR COURTNEY A/EVANS The Acting Attorney General (AG) called me at 9:25 a. m., 12/12/66, and.made reference to the August 17, 1961,. memorandum which had been signed by Robert F. Kennedy and which completely indicated policy for usage of leased line microphones by the FBI. He stated that several newsmen had been asking him if this communication had been declassified. I:told him it had and that.very frankly I had advised him personally.of this declassification approximately six weeks ago. I told him the matter had been thoroughly explained to him at'the time. I also told him that:on'the same date I had told Marvin Watson at the White House this communication had been declassified. I told the Acting AG that the rules of declassification clearly reflected that the person classifying a communication also had the authority. to declassify it,. however, .that the. parties who previously had received the classified communication were necessarily to be advised of the declassification. I' I told him this.had been done by the FBI and that everything was in order. The Acting AG asked me who. classified this.communication in the first place. I told him most likely Courtney Evans.had done this in view of the fact Evans was an Assistant Director in charge of the Special.. Q JAN 2,0.196TJ The Acting AG told me that Evans was now in Puerto Rico. I asked Mr. Clark if there was any chaneeof getting rid of Evans,-particularly. JAN in view of his lying tactics. I stated that.he obviously had.lied to Bobby. Kennedy and that very frankly when he prepared the letter of February, 1966 30 1967 XEROX to Kennedy, he had known at the time that he was lying. I stated that the t! Director had learned that Kennedy wasdepending upon Evans as his 'ace in the hole" and that Mr. Gale and I hag questioned Eyans rather thoroughly ) SENT DIRECTOD CDD:a CONTINUED. ..... OVER 7