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Pan : Aswe. 1 ¥ . . Dep.-Al . . Dep-Al Vrs :AS: DRE: cay Files Asst. Dir Gauf Aimin Saloschin| 07", . . _ Mauser cdi 4 NOV ¢ 1974 | FBIL~ Efroynson M1 “ “i Bawid *., Tardabl, Yaq. Sravan Aer Pindell, ianq. lata sls n 4 -"indell, Sinfell, “ourna, Stara /: LA il j Bare ts G3ldubalal - @ flo. Leda Ce 1400 Leader LCubldin: hoot eae Telephon: Cleve! and ’ Ohir hh 1U4 . _ ae «) Director “esr Merars, géahl and Sindell: Ho thie is in reply te your Letter of October 3, 1974. In chat letter you apresled fro a denial by the Asaiscant Atterney Geveral for the Civil Pichts Mvisten ef your la recusst for thea data eslleete ! by the PAL in the ecoures of fta foveatigation of tha ahootinn “tneident that took “Jnce ar Font State Uuiveraity on May 6, 1970. evdiue nfwen your erpeal ca reful cansiderarion, I aut effirstor the Hensal, Ae vou hevea acknowledred, the > reqnegzted records are inveatieatory files compiled for 7 ln; erforecenent purposes’ and therefore are exerpt Un Or ii “e —_— evergpcion feven of the Praeder: a f Information Act (5 U.S. . BS2¢>3¢7)> from of Ar pWlacry Upeloaure, Furthermore, 1 have concluded that fe would he inappropriate for me to dite a dfecretionary relegee at this tise. There is pending in a federal court a cririnol case involving much of the mater) jn the requester! flea, As the Aseletant Attorney General rointed out to you, inc vould be inconsistent with the f Covernment's oblisation to present an effective casa for ¢/ the progecution and to ineure a fair trfiel for defendants t tooraleape chene recorls at the present tire, ‘ f Yoa have alan gurcestad a atipulation for a delay in the dfepoaition of the uatter until after the conclusion of the eriednek triel, with the entire matter to be finally dretd bY owe at that time. Io aa unable to arree to your ou raghtbn for fun reagonea, virst, hy tha time the trial is over ruck of the reque stel weterial may well be a part of tha publife recerd and therefore become available to you, this obviatine gr gubg¢antielly modifying any baete for eddftional release, ARAL, subsequent to the criminal ,~ ' Ke il t r if] REC.50° ctf oat o Ce ae aE EAL G . Vue 7 ~ aie avy . 4