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5S.,Attorn aay T to’ Ko yee “By © wee ae Probe -< of Abcam — : . ews: Leakt “(indicate page, name of ; newspaper, city and state.) ee Frain Wi ire Dispatches A. Bidinenthai =e “WASHINGTON = ‘Richard ‘answer reporters’ questions. Blumenthal, ihe U.S: =attorned- fe Ina spéechto National Press for Connecticut, was named Club members yesterday, "yesterday by Attorney General | Civiletti also defended the FBI Benjarhin Ctviletti té'supérvise against suggestions of. entrapt |theJusticeDepartment’ sinter, | ment-in its -investigative. nal inquiry :into *how-news! Pi methods, which involved use of organizations: _obtained.con igemt$ posing as represen- fidential information about the ativés of Arab.investors. Rateremenis palical corrup- “Crimes were not created by fhe-FBI at all,;"-he said, while tion investigation. onceding, that some judge, se sitccoeatitnal except ight decide a, middleman or, for~the-Senator- “and se seyen pformant mighChave e engaged representatives who, have aris in entrapment. ois inéssnien” too took™part’ in a bribery” attempts. by. under Gaver agents. dn exchange. 0 Pace A-3 litical~favors.or_other,s S63 line. & ° vices. ’ "Richmond Times- So for. piembets of Congress Dispatch" implicated;in the,operation are, 4 Va. Sen. Harrison ‘A. Williams Jt. Richmond ; |D-N.J.. and, Reps. John. Ms Murphy, D-N.Y.; .Frank ‘Thompson Jr., D- N. J.3 Michael . and‘John’ P, Murtha, all L D-Pa.; Richard: Kelly, .R-Rla.; and ‘Wotin.w. Jenrette, DSC, bast: WEek, a utes close to Adentified in. News -reports “Other than, the unfortunate *therearend other, Snslorsog in oan ele that have endangéred ir ins aL sa investigating! | jnocent" persons’ by identifying . “Blument tal eat | “ them specifically, there.are no brielly in thé White House duré Ko fay senators oF congressmen regrettable and inexcusable yesterday . the ninthéman, had; been cleared, “but fef sed * ‘to, identify iin, The ninth«man. had2 sbéen approacked, by:intermeédiaries in- the investigation bur hai turned sthem down, and. had never met With undercover FBI , men, thissourcesaid. “Héisiiot among those congressmen ‘who have revealed: their contacts With intermediaries,” said the source, who asked not to be named; * ik Three” New Jersey -f \to my knowledge in ‘any wa elated jto the Abscam: in- estigation,”” he said. - Civiletti said.ihat:he fad no “ctiticism of reporters for ‘using ‘ploys” to élicit information! ‘from -the authorities. He did Say. however, that he found it f bizarre” that. <éditorials, ‘in ome newspapers were ‘critical of-the- -disclosures~whilé; ing the: Nixon® adminisicatio -but declined an appointment te be-head.of VISTA _becaise h disagreed. with. thattad4 ministration's, Indochina- and domestic policies: . Law enforcement: experts said it was significant that the inquiry would be conducted bya U.S. attorney and not solely by the Justice Department’ s Of fice. of Professional - ‘Respon# sibility. hatofficewascreated in 1975 tooverseeinvestigations: ‘of. alleged misconduct by; mployees of,the department, A United States attorney me theauthdrity toconveneagrand jury to deal with criminal, charges such as violation of the, © Be and obstruction’, off Date: 2/12/80 Edition: Morning Title: = ABSCAM glseuhere-in plished they} [Democratic congressmen, Were being PUDMSHEg. Reps. James Howard, William Character: Civiletéi declined to answer al: |Hyghes and James Florio;have. or ce question about whether). Publicly said-they-turned down}... _ 87-15542 = ‘ale Blumenthal~would=require; ¥ Pproaches . from inter? Classification: department officials: to/ take mediaries. Submitting Office:R4 ehmond polygraph, or lie detector; tests A: companion investigation, at partof his inquiry. jy code-named Brilabfor bribery (United Press: International said | last. night that Justin’ Stanley of Chicago; president of; the American Bar’ Association in 1976- IT had agreed .to. ex- amine the findingsof theinquiry independently tomakesure that }t had been comprehensive. », “abscamiis the FBI code ename for the 16-nionth operation that resulted -in allegations that about 20 public officials and 10 + ustice. The Office .of SEARCHED _ RDEXED Professional -Responsibility ~~ t SERIALIZED FILE an deal only with ad- Dd. tninist rative matters FI 1.2 1980 FBJ-RICHMOND : BI/BDe/ nee enn e cee pes mms amen yew eee . *.