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at dpe et In connectil with the Hearst kidnapin case, you will recall the proposal that the j FBI participate in a meeting with California Attorney General Younger, members of i = tac SON California law enforcement agencies and the x Wet meee Rand Corporation. Younger had requested Rand meee ae te oe iw feiss Corporation to do a study of this case and we ——e had previously advised Younger that the FBI bey i would not participate in such meetings. boas 8 4 Attached advises that Robert A. Houghton, i. Director of Law Enforcement, California | Department of Justice, advised SAC, San Francisco that his (Houghton's) office even without FBI participation was going ahead with this project and furnish Rand Corporation public source and othe, matorial available. 3 or Rand jes ~ Corporation has indicated Rand Corporation will not get involved without participation of both FBI and California Attorney General's office. SAC, San Francisco recommends that he ee el ‘ . ee ne ees ae ee reiterate to Houghton that FBI will not partici~ gS cence pe dys te ‘ pate in meetings tentatively scheduled with * ne Rand Corporation on 3/19-20/74, Los Angeles ; and that FBI feels any leak regarding this project would cause harm to the victim and/or the investigation and that we feel such meeting should not be held. General Investigative Division concurs with SAC, San Francisco's recommendation. : al a eee J wo . ; ff wr wae---, JKH:dka é yl _ nh ‘e . t fh a af ¢ * ‘ an Na ’ . ia ar “ath « Py -.' 4 vo a ae mR. w- . NY % ¥,7 zt cA via of a. PBN So ose, eek oes | . ob, ew ge WU _ . . - en te; seth be ek ake ete get we me A oe a Tr pM a at ee See Stanek Nm Sa So ~ aes LP rae ae mo Ee a woe em ye _ . . ~“& a", a se at io 4A an a - em we - - oe s ~Ne, . pee ene aw a : are an Men ae i ; . ae oe =! _% 7 _* oo” Oe Ne —, ee an me ONY wf a tee Se ine sir is ~ fy