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Jones to Wick memo RE: "'Playboy'' Magazine r | r vy when Los Angeles Agents raided a motel om occupi two men believed to be 1 ~ badly wanted tr A After announcing their identity, the occupants slammed the door, trapping an _ Agent's arm and one shot subsequently fired by this Agent$ struck one of the occupants on the bridge of the nose superficially wounding him. While a most unfortunate occurrence, the Agents' actions were not near as irresponsible as suggested in this article. ,,1/ eA Bri, NCook then makes reference to a raid in the 1930's, apparently referring to th case. Y Belli, Pemberton and Leighton decry "hysteria" over crime in the streets claiming this is overemphasized; Turner agrees, claims he made arrests as an | Agent he is ashamed of just to "play a numbers game" and to justify appropriations- ‘he suggests this could be controlled by reducing appropriations. Cook ridicules FBI crime statistics; Inbau strongly defends them. In discussing wiretapping, Turner says he did this in the Bureau though clearly illegal. Pemberton then quotes a (1940) statement by the Director deploring wiretapping. Turner states that while the Bureau admits the number of wires tapped, they don't say how many "bugs" are used. Turner, in discussing mail covers, suggests that his mail to publishers ‘is being watched because of his criticism of the Bureau. In discussing covert surveillances, Belli particularly criticizes "peephole™ ° types; Turner says he has done it even though unconstitutional and "I hated it." In discussing polygraphs, Belli states he has used them and found them valuable; Turner alleges that although the Director has stated his distrust of jpolygraphs, the Bureau uses them on its own personnel. Regarding civilian poiice review boards, Rustin and Pemberton arguc for { their establishment; Inbau argues against such boards. i . Belli alleges the Director and others are greedy for power and want a : aL police state. | OR ‘Leighton is highly laudatory of the Chicago Police Department as an exampleaof great improvement. | Youd | OBSERVATIONS: . ; Little new in the line of criticism has been presented by this collection of misfits and there appears to be no value in debating with this magazine or this panel, all of whom except Inbau and Lohman being notably antagonistic toward the Bureau. The ? only dignity that might descend on this sorry group would be recognition of any typefrom » “the B The-best-int ts-of-the-F het ignoring this cheap attempt to enmesh the Bureau jn'their petty gri RECOMMENDATION: For information. \/ \al oa