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iL 3 i . Atto : . ae aa ae lin eee oe Re ee ee Gifice Memorandum ¢ UNITED STATES GOV TO : Director, FBI l DATE: Sept Ga LR Bigs FROM : SAC, San Francisco [PARE SUBJECT: EDMUND G.” BROWN PERSON: California Attorney General - On September h, while at Los Angeles, I was intrx« ‘Chief PARKER of the Los Angeles Police Department, after made a heated talk before the convention of the Californ: Officers in opposition to a talk which had been presentec convention by the Attorney General of California, EDMUND on September 3rd, BROWN had told the convention that on the basis c decision in the Irvin Case decided by Chief Justice WARRE was issuing an opinion to the District Attorney of Los An that it was illegal for police officers to install micror trespass and that criminal action against such officers w to be determined or resolved by the District Attorneys. PARKER maintains such is not the law in California and th is a test case pending in which PARKER is a party in inte. PARKER was most critical of BROWN for having released thi. now since it can be used at least as an argument against | in the pending case, o .. During the course of the conversation that I had | '@ARKER, he advised that EDMUND BROWN, the California A j ‘General, had on one occasion advised him that if :is nominated and elected to the Presidency, that BROWN exy ibe appointed Attorney General. ‘PARKER did not indicate wt the occasion of BROWN making this statement to him. It we its face, at least, indicate that BROWN would be ambitious Attorney General of the United States in the event the Der elect a president. ,chief PARKER further stated that he had persuaded legisiat, f.to introduce a bill into the State Legislature ornia 1 izing the use of wire tapping under the ssme pr appr SHAhSpeLyy as-is used in the State of New York, ‘(PARKER th had occasion to discuss this proposed legislation Sein aownd G. BROWN and that BROWN advised th "- Was unalterably opposed to any such legislature since it w : in VYdleeven:-ahigdvil rights. SECEIAED WMW/ig “CR (Aan RECORDED-32 an ose ; ip, 12 SEP 2M 195 ~ UE! 3354 ‘A emer 7 tel « — CToETE | RE +