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. _! - 1 af “yt Tat Me wUO ANGLO TiwisS, . ” Mr. on’ s New FBI. Choice™: ne om June a) 973. - What ihe’ Federal Bureaui of Investigation has: iy “tor was more. ‘experienced ag a "politcal 1 vats most conspicudusly jacked jn the 13 months since .\-*- t J, Edgar Hoover died is fitm‘and visible profession: : 4 “.. $elf-protective purposes by the White House. Gray. ; al leadership, a phrase that in terms‘of the ¥BI's needs implies not only -high technical competence in law enforcement, but also an unshakable dedica- + . tion to the ‘political independence of the bureau. y Clarence M. Kelley, President Nixon's choice as _ new FBI director, could, fill those needs: He is trained in the law and has had extensive exper~ fence in enforcing the law, including nearly. 21 ° . years with the FBI and 12 years as police chief of than as a custodian of power. Gray was used, and § through him the FBI was used, for deceitful and { ‘t . ig Zone but the FBI remains, and the task of un- * - doing the damage that has been done to it looms 4 “Farge, aocis % “! primary job is to restore confidence within the: bureau itself..An absence of sound and Imowledge., ° us able leadership has appar ently exacted a heavy toil: :; vin morale and, sources in the FBI say, in efficiency , * as well. There have been an unusually largé num. * - der of resignations in recent months and, reported: . Kansas City, He has been described by aides as a -- " * My, an unusual confusion and uncertainty about i im- ; steady, unemotional, fair man, a tough administra- *: tor who insists on efficiency.“He has an enthusiasm * for the FBI that suggests 4 necessary appreciation‘ for maintalning—oy more properly now, restoring - ‘. its integrity.and freedom from political misuse. <- These’ would seem to be rather basic requisites , demoralizing tenure of My, Nixon's old liriend, L., :. ‘Portant policy matters,: “ On paper Kelley appears to iiave the credentials :'to reenergize the FBI. First, though, he must win vt ‘ 4 ’ the approval of the Senate, where he could face *.” “some toygh: questioning. There have been ‘allega-, “ ” ., Patrick Gray TL, it is necessary to make mentio# Hy ‘weapons to a former:Army general, whe later sold | * the FBI has had its reputation sullied' and its indes *., ' pendence challenged, not because 6f any now eorruption in its ranks, but beeause its dcting direcs \ os. eyes bre sta hea ies wR, whe ans! Fas Ad tis Me? ween rs against, Kelley in this: matter, but the incident is *b likely: to be recalled, during the confirmation hearings, Be, rae Seat ‘! ad “wikia oats daglhtateees ce ae rte, ‘sins 4, . ? ; 1 . { . ‘ “ ? 1 oto 1 Aig” fe Fa i. ~_ cer er —— . a “. tions that Kelley is insensitive toward Kansas City, “ : for any FBI director, but after the inglorious and... blacks. Th Theré was also Kelley's action, révealed in. 41969, in réleasing a large nurhber of confiscated 1. : oo ae i - of them again. The plain fact is that in, the last year ‘| the guns for profit. No charges were ever brought ‘|! ‘ teat A my ee te tener tHe