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Ws af) -RNMENT: "UNITED STATE Memorandum | BBE bag bh Mr, oiiagate pe oe DATE: 6/9/76 rin oe we cig: ca Doon doar, MrexCal lahan . ‘lespestion l~ a. ~ ur. Adams Phegoy . i ~ Legal Coun... - Jl» ‘J Plan. & Evel. ™ _ 1 - Mr. Penri xn ° ; Troining : i - Hr. walsh O Hy ae » PURPOSE: | To set out closing status. of investigation SARE to determine if an alleged leak of, FBI documents concerning _ captioned case was in fact rN a _ ; me RECOMMENDATION: For "informa fens ° 4 lene _ Bee at APPROVED?” By Ext. Affairs... - Laboratory... ' mee Ba 7 re Fin; & Pers... * Legat Coun... 2 . “et Assec, Ding oe moe Plan. & Eval... - ers - ly A WM Pee . ow aes —. Rec. Mgmt. + f° \ /* Asst. Bir: es Inspection... —- Spec. PV eae f - adm. Serv.’ jnted..., Training. pera: This is to furnish updated information received .. from San Francisco,:.6/8 6, complete details of whic were te ES" set out in Cooke to Gallagher memorandum dated 4/15/%6. Ly " 4-\ , San Franeisco advises that a polygraph examination was not if, oss" afforded reported source ‘of information, Mr. James A. ‘Neel, ‘who had supposedly indicated. that he had received cap ioned | N. ‘case reports from an employee of the FBI, because of the. _ fact that Neel’s attorney and former empioyer, F. Lee Bailey, . insisted on using a private examiner rather than a Bureau , | polygraoh examiner, It should be noted that Neel agreed to. _.y take the.polygraph under these conditions. SAC, San Francisco . _|mow feels that nothing further should be done in this matter. jin view ‘of. the, following facts provided by J. Albert Johnson, fan associate fthe F. Lee Bailey Firm: (1) Neel has been fired from* bh irm, (2) Johnson has stated his willingness : : ‘a Sworn affidavit to the fact he never received bf “from within the Francisco Office, and "S. EEF nt gent By ‘rrancisco also advises at no information is missing from the Hearnap files, and that the only information which was brought out by the. defense at the trial was information . | {they received ‘through en ap TSF rome T- 15200 Wit xd o 18. JUN 23 1976 mye Bayt U, s. Sn Bonds Raley on the te aye Sing Plan.” 8 * * pauines . eg om a