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oT hy fe Ee ae ee Ae x. oe x ~ “~ b- * \ 4 = es 10 FROM SURJECE wee Bez EDINOK v NT TED STATES Sy ERNMENT O Assoc. Dir... - rs @ Dep. AD Ady, . i . Dap. AD ins. Memoratdum oe . Admin. __-~--- : : Comp. Syst. ae? Mr. Jenkins 7 part2/27/74 riaatir “se. We . : Loberatory G oa ; A Ploa. & Evol. — : HEARNAP , eee —_ Lego! Coun. Telephone Rm. ... in connection with a television interview this morning, Georgg’ Redding, a local television newsman in Oakland, California (Channel 2), indi¢ated that he had learned from someone in the Department of Justice that the FBI had brought SWAT teams into San Francisco. Bates indicated that he was caught by surpris« by the question; however, denied there was any connection between the presence of SWAT teams and captioned kidnaping case; indicating that they were engaged in training exercises. In response to questions he explained the SWAT team concept, noting that virtually every FBI office hasateam. | ' Along thé same ‘lines,. wcamayesce "Washington Post,'' called m office late this morning inquiring concerning SWAT teams, what they, consisted : what their role in law enforcement and the FBI was, and she was afforded a detailed explanation of the SWAT team concept to include the fact that a Metro- politan Police Department SWAT team was recently used to successfully remove a crazed individual who had been sniping at passersby from a building in Northw Washington. She said she recalled reading about the incident. vw” iegctoe Sec’y 2. Charlie Bates, SAC San Franoisco, called "George to advise that She was tactfully asked why she was interested in this subject. She then replied that she had heard that the FBI had SWAT teams in San Francisco. It was acknowledged that this was true but they were not unique to San Francisc¢ that every office had them. She then directly inquired as to whether there was any connection between the presence of SWAT teams in San Francisco and captioned case. She was advised that SAC Bates had responded to this \question __on television in San Francisco earlier today and she was apprised of Bates' response. | REC-88 7T- LEP eoth ele RECOMMENDATION | {6 MAR 7 1974 For information. A / 1 - Mf. Franck \ 1;- Mr..-Gebharat y- Mr. Wannall GT aa yr APY