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ONA FOM NO.1O UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandun Det.oh Evans Malone TO Mr. Beli 1962 EEvan avel Trotter Tele.Room FROM : ngran SUBJECT WIRE TAPPING LEGISLATION Late yesterday afternoon, January 18, 1962, the Attorney Genera addition, another representative of the paper by the name of Barth attended the meeting:in the Attorney General's office. The purpose of this meeting, which lasted for almost an hour and was attended by Deputy Attorney General White and Assistant Attorney General Miller, was to try and convince the "Washington Post" representatives as to the desirability of the Department's proposed wire tap statute. Assistant Attorney General Miller advised that at the conclusion of the meeting, he was instructed to confer further with the 'washington Post" representatives. He said he would really like to #hit the 'Posthard, " because [of their completely unreasonable and biased viewpoint, but he didn't know whether he could get his hands on enough ammunition to do this. He said he was going to try.. policy of talking with the enemy. How any good can come from such a conference with the *washington Post' is beyond my comprehension. 0 I - Mr. Mohr tN I - Mr. DeLoach I - Mr. Sullivan 'OP ECORDED CAE;lds, ALL IEORMATION CONTN REC-4. 2-/2/4. -7 IERENNIS UNCLASSFIED JAN 5JAN 301962 DATE 4W] 5n R D1FEB1