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wwe ose oT rn OR TF Paci yD matter ne te MC Fae Borne a Pe me te re + some cases "s “million worth of Treasury bills were ‘New. FBI Chief continued of self-monitoring operation and .< join with us and other law enforce- ment agencies by reporting whenever a law violation is suspected. Salle " Can you placefa price tag on white” Sollar crime? 5 i ~ That is vel at min into millions of - _dollars. I wou ~ipgagine that, over- - all, it would run into billions. In one instance alone, over $15 stolen from a New York bank, We ’ recovered more than 513 million. In another case, 7,000 ‘airline tickets —aworth-in.excéss of $2 million were Whe commits such ¢ crimes? 2 __ Stolen. To date, we have arrested 21 ~ ae : Usually, persons in responsible. positions in government, ” deal of finesse. A double-barreled’ ‘threat 3 is posed: - by hese kinds of crimes——the finan- cial loss to the many victims, and the erosion of public confidence in insti- *. mations and persons whom we expect to maeticulously observe the law. a en nd_if_law enforcement were con- __ “Is the theft and forgery of securl- “lies a big problem? Los - Yes. As of last: Sept. 1 we had ‘L, 565,438 stolen security records on - file in our National Crime Informa- tion Center. The cash value, of course, runs into millions of dollars. What is your view on wiretapping? —_ There is no question that law en- forcement with recourse to legal and - proper electronic surveillance is more effective than law enforcement with- out such recourse. We use electronic surveillance only as a last resort, with meticulous regard for, legal r re . quirements concerning its use, So you fee ,-eteongly about - using er these restrictions? “must. “understand that — na) cartels—particularly .their gamljing enterprises—cannot * oe eee eee ee ee function withoubthe telephone. That - ig what makes them vulnerable to Title III [the federal law governing wiretaps). Organized crime does not operate in horse-and-buggy fashion, en _ = difficult. We have . - private . business and labor, often with a great - competent police officials throughout chenges in the FBIs activities in the ree payee wu” vot aee .*, er - - e - i - roofer steel ' _ . a ee mye .- a were 2 ees! . oY ceca a ewe oer : bos pS BE f nt oe oy an a “eth ts “Mr. Kelley, who runs more of an open shop than his : “predecessor, J. Edgar Hoover, is is a 2 good i listener. » been a part “of, ‘and continue to, LAX- - pand on, is dealing openly with “ihe news media. I think our citizens should be entitled to know how law enforcement organizations, including the FBI, operate. It is necessary to keep people informed about what is going on in the world of crime. This is particularly necessary as a result of Watergate and the Joss of credibility we suffered. mS _the country, officials who are backed The FBI was burt by Watergate? _— by strong public and financial sup- In for sofar as our own rale is con- ‘port. The American way ‘of life is to | d the ha lL In preserve local control as much as we ~ cerne e harm was mpniroa so far as our image is congemned, yes, it Sime can. I agree with that phi was damaged. Some people put us in : _. 7. + the category ‘of the public servant Mr. Kelley, have there been any who can’ tee eceit who lies, who is eareless with integrity. strained to do so, society would be the loser. - ee The possibility is often. saised that the FBI could evolve into a national police force. Is that a likelihood? This is a specter about which our citizens have been fearful for many years. I do not see this happening. :In the: first place, we have many wake of Wateraste? Yes, One that I personally have Has this hampered the FBI's work? _Yes. There are people who. wilh