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om hg ams act Larah > caliPutr wt 7 a errr 1ohe =S. 6 p0t6—160 4 Sa Soe ace ar f Ma. UNITED STATES NMENT wf yf Dabeecs * - M monensin e—— A Conrad y : Mr. Wick. ' at A“ DATE:* ‘7-19-66 -/ y liked FROM: u. Zed Neleee ee . en SUNJECT: Y.§, NEWS AND WORLD REPORT Pr binatlfeings O ARTICLE REGARDING USE OF ELZCTRONIC ce J, LISTENING DEVICES Tee Ke, pV \ The 7-25-66 issue of U.S. News and World Report contains an { article entitled "Now, Official Word on 'Bugging'" which relates to the current”: * controversy over authorization for use of electronic listening devices. t 4 This article concerns the disclosures by Solicitor General Thurgood Marshall before the Supreme Court on 7-13-66 in which he reported ye that the FBI, in planting electronic listening devices in some major criminal . “Ar investigations, had acted under the authority of the Department of Justice. J , The article relates that Marshall said the Departmental practice of authorizing B® "eavesdropping'was in effect for a period of years prior to oe and it specifically points out that this included the period when Rober »nnedy was Attorney General ~ fe It is made clear by this article that the Dee TEE ce under Departmentg} Nn . authorization and that this continued until June, 1965, when these devices we prohibited by Presidential order. £ This is a good analysis of the issues involved in this controversy and it is apparen: that U:S. News and World Report is striving to make it clear that the FBI did not use these devices on its own initiative. The article should | help to set the record straight and it is believed that a letter should be sent to | | David Lawrence, Editor of U.S. News and World Report, expressi ja appreciation. 144 - 5 13§ 0- Kou RECOMMENDATIONS: NOT PRCORDED on ee ee — 178 JUL 90 tare eoryv we mea 1706 4 or 1. That the attached letter be sent to David Lawrence ERe26 | him for this article in the current issue of Ura News-and World Report. a Tal [ +... 2, That reprint copies of the article be made and gist?) ste ‘without ~ cover letter to the Assistants to the Director, all Assistant Directors, all\SACs p b and the Legats. coe Wealen ee. = | yaa ae ff. wf\ Cant ui uneasy } ——— {~ 7H - Gia .. iv Me th F-2G- 6b, i- ued el 8 Gps 1-Mr. Wick - Sahtosnie 1- Mr. Callahan - “ok? | L yal. Wines yA . ee ee we eee Some ate sacrum Fem. oc oe an: ea - 7. ae eA co repoe Le PE, wo : . - ? . : TO Eye ae a