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“4 crea a St rere # Tae © Abscam jefe . Lene. oteges se ke ste FBI Director William Webster, to ; | his credit, doesn’t seem to be in- - ' timidated by congressional threats over the Abscam investigation. « - Congress for methods used in its in the conviction of six House. : both the Senate and House have " been appointed to to inquire | into Abs- cam. . oon \ - “The criticism was s especially . Adan. br HEE a7 ct, CAS: CAA As Olnit Aan U0: lat Ayh Ope eet ee ee ZGL ONS Ag ttiin) Ty ov y - no Saree Rc S119) 3) f ow oy "Se tgyek « “4 Blea ann + memewgete ot Ti ST meet bP TRA REL eneretO ty OT A et mH NaC AYO TEC TAT FEN ue LNT Crm TT ‘The FBI has taken much abuse in. bee! undercover operation that resulted : : sheik and a former con man as part members and a senator on bribery - , and other charges. Committees of - | heavy | in the Senate © during tt ther ref ” cent ouster proceedings against New Jersey Democrat Harrison Williams, who resigned his seat rather than face a vote on em ‘sion. | eo ett aca Abscam, which ‘used a fake 2 Arap of the undercover probe, was called a “sleazy” operation by its critics. Sen. Alan Cranston, D D-Cal- if., contended that Abscam ran “‘to- f tally out of control.” Those who /’ were indicted and convicted charged that they | were e Men- Arapped" by the FBL ee ” "Webster denied during , an inter- view the other day that the investi- gation was ever out of control. He said that Abscam was “pu sely sleazy so that no one would sti around it except someone who wanted to deal with sleazy people.” And he said that Abscam did not startout asan investigation of congressmen but that congressmen . walked into. it — “they f found their “ way tous.” en Webster also made the point that, contrary to congressional views, the public has indicated it wants .. the FBI to continue investigating corruption in high places. The message that has come through ir ‘letters to the bureau, he sai , is “Don’t let anybody Stop 3 you.” We hope Webster and the FB} continue to follow that advice rath- - erthan heed the warning fron Capitol Hill, which clearly is “Leave members of Congres: * ; alone.” ane