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o, Se, vy ~ .e : 5 . } a ssf . documentation is public source material, it is believed that the» practice of referring to and documenting the ACLU in reports Is me undesirable. Bufiles fail to reflect that the field has ever ‘ wr been instructed not to refer to or document ACLU; consequently, TH the report in question is not incorrect. Copies of rerep were rae isseminated locally per instructions relating to investigations 2. of Communist front orgenizations contained in Section 876 of the i . Manual of Instructions. To have Newark submit amended pages to J this report deleting this information would also require Newark ~ to write each local agency which received a copy of the report > a advising thet agency to delete the data. It is believed this 5 should not be done. Present Bureau policy precludes the forward-! “Men ae) ing of amended pages to outside agencies for insertion in reports‘ disseminated (SAC Letter 55-23 (b), 3/16/55.) 3 7 Memorandum for Mr. Boardman It is believed desireable at this time to instruct © 4 the field that membership in, reference to. or documentation of > an the ACLU should not be included in investigative reports, except } , as noted abeve relating to the Los Angeles Chapter. Accordingly Jo.- there is attached an SAC Letter so instructing. . RECOMMENDATIONS : , oY lL. That the. afore-mentioned Newark report remain as igfce | If you approve, this memorandum should be returned to Superviser |} | J. He Kleinksuf, Room 170), for appropriate dissemination of the ° reporte 4 a F - of 2. That the attached SAC Letter be approved and ‘transmitted to the field. AR ve: i . , » That this memorandum be routed to Assistant to the | \pirector L. B. Nichols for his commentse a. Bp pe My d Pe — Vee xe ra Geghlle f° Aa! \ | j* 3 -o° a ww) SHAG \ to ? 7 i) : it an ~e- sty ay t! Afla'Ny -~ OD “4 aee ; » 7