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tt oma : nd reaeeeentr ania trapetet FL At } —_always_favored _going after we liad Ojebt apeecialn. Cet rid of themy How is the hunt ~tor~Patty “Hearst cay: “1 can’t tell you anything be- cause you will use it to my detri- ment. I just can’t trust you.” But that situation is diminishing and may not be as widespread as we first feared. Fortunately, there re- mains a great core of Americans who are fond of the Bureau and sho trust If you are going to be successful in this field of law enforcement you must have credibility. You have to be aboveboard. One reason I am inter- ested in talking with people like you ig that it _can project the assurance. thatthe-¥ SB Lcan be trusted. “ Is the FBi what it was when you were an agent? . , ete Well, when I returned after 12 years—I had read all the things that had occurred—I looked around for flaws. I really looked. I couldn’t find anything other than complete dedi- cation to good law enforcement. T don’t know of any civil rights that are violated. , , .+And I have looked. say to you or to any other citizen that the FBI is entitled to complete credibility. _ Mr. Kelley, should sansoms be paid to kidnapers? Well,; frankly, this is one area where 1 always tend to evade the jssue. And I say that because there are governmental edicts against pay- ing ransoms, inasmuch as this in- vites further kidnapings. But I say that the relatives of a victim should have the prerogative of determining whether, to ensure the victim’s re- lease, they should pay. : Oné cannot know how he would react if his son or daughter were the kidnap victim. sg If paying ransoms were made il- legal we would..probably’ have few kidnapings orted to us. And this i encourage a prolifera- ings. 1 wor of gun control laws? To me the gré™test danger is the cheap handgun. They're dangerous because, being cheap, they, are easy ts acquire, and because they ily concealed on the person. I have the Sat- Are you in f garé eas- and ultimately we may get posses- sion of these guns down to a work- able level where we can exercise con- trol. : You know, one of the most difficult - things any chief of police has to do is to break the news to an officer's parent that his son or daughter has been killed in the line of duty. Al- most invariably, this is a result of handgun violence. You can't go through this without deeply feeling that there is a need for'some sort of legislation, I mean meaningful gun control ys AR __ And I am not striking ‘out at the ‘ sportsman. All I want is to remove these guns from the hands of those who use them to commit crimes... What is the toughest part of your Communications. There are cer- tain things that we cannot say open- jy which would help us get the job. ‘done better. But we are restricted because of the confidentiality of our files and olf our investigations. What gives you the most pleasure as head of the FBI? I would say launching some pro- grams calculated to give us a higher degree of productivity and to enable us to be more responsive to public needs. , One of these is our stance of deal- — ing openly with the public through the news media. I personally enjoy working with the press and never have been treated unfairly by one of its members. You know, when you get down to besics in this matter of federal law enforcement—or local or state law enforcement—what you are really trying to accomplish is to make our streets, our homes and our nation secure. You want to go back to those days when you could walk the streets and not have somebody clobber you. You want to feel you can deal open- handedly with people and not fear you are going to be fleeced. You want to jeel that your country is free from the intrusions of the espionage agent. We at the FB{ are trying to achieve these basics as best we can. progressing? Will i be successiul? Our search for Patricia Hearst is continuing, as is our search for Wil- liam ‘Taylor Harris, and his--wife, - Emily, The Harris couple gnd Pa- tricia Hearst have avoideq§ appre- hension up to this date, vey tikely due to assistance renderedJ by the anti-establishment underground. It would appear that in view of Patricia Hearst's Jack of experience in the survival techniques of such underground fiving, the assistance from anti-establishment ar - other _ streetwise people is an absolute _ necessity. | - However, while cated today, or perhaps even tomor- . _ row, there’ is no doubt she will be. Jocated. °F Lins seis s . country 7 —— Very definitely. Communism ad: a yocating the overthrow of the gov- emment by force and violence is a -, menace, yes. . te Is internal security still a big part of the rerroperation? : Yes. The security of the nation is avery important part of our job. she may not belo | "1s communism still a menace in this How are your new women agents _ et working out? ‘Fine. We have 31. We are not only ~ attracting women but some very at- tractive women. oo ae Are they prepared to take ongany kind of hazardous assignment? Oh, I am sure that under particu- lar circumstances we would be some- , what reluctant to throw our lady agents into certain kinds of situa- tions. . - But I am equally sure they would spur such consideration, - f understand you enjoy talking with the ‘employees as you smaké your rounds of the FB!. Ang interesting happenings? 4 oe I remember being greeted by one of our women employees. She con- fided that I reminded her of her grandfather. I was pleased, but as 1 walked away I looked over my shoui- der and it suddenly occurred ic me that the woman was every bit as oid as Iwas. -—--. -2o.- | __ END