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_- : al .. Po . Se _ yer: a oe a ae -_ ~ thay eo AT > . 2 ” r. er . z. ~ ~ i \ oe nn, moe ) . a m _ - =< - * _ . = coe “ - --o . . . . ; cages emer Be stated he additionally told Senator Long, however, that such. - activities vould raise serious © problens * for the » Department of . = ay te “SF Gaterrupted the AG at this point and asked his how = = ee EE so, and that he “would | ‘take , ur. Hoover's vord tor this.: is < paces he could raise such a question after he, himself, had approved requests for usage of sicrophones. He stated he had no criticisa of the Fel, but was raising the point of constitutional law, - The AG stated that Senator Long asked him if Bobby _ TEES Kennedy had not been sent a uesorandua by the Internal Revenue . = : Service which clearly indicated that widespread usage would be ~ - made of electronic devices by the investigative agencies of the Treasury Departuent. The AG stated he replied that he was not meets aware of such a memorandua, but that if there had been one the -.---~— Internal Revenue Service sust have iater sent such a@ mesorandus, rather than handing his a memorandum during a meeting. ee oe The AG at this point in our conversation asked me if ve ew the facts involving an alleged semorandum that was given the AG by the Internal Revenue Service. I told him I thought he | night want to check his own files to seeif such a wesorandum was in the Justice Department. He replied that Mr. Hoover was present at this meeting, held in the Treasury Departaent, and undoubtedly a the Director had received a copy of this neworandum also. He . be? stated he would appreciate being advised in this regard. He cade asked that the date of the meeting in question be given to his along with a copy of the menorandum in question. : ue. Gale and the Special Investigative Division are checking to see o q1) it the Director was present at the mceting in 1961 in the Treasury Department; (2) was AG Kennedy present at this meoting; (3) was the memorandums in question handed to AG Kennedy st the | time, according to our files, or was the memorandum handed to everyone present at the meeting. If the latter is true we can then feel free to furnish the AG with a copy of this memorandum, inasmuch as everyone had knowledge of it. Fy oe, a ate We will prepare a memorandum covering the shovermentioned = probles and have it sent through not later than Monday, ae eet. <a ~acrroas ° as indicated above. oe