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Wick to DeLoach RE: CONGRESSMAN 3. R. GRCSS ' Security, and thus became Ctepka's boss.. The rurpose of Reilly's cing to the State Denartment was to chock up on Ctepka. Reilly uvocecced fo wut micronhones in Ctepka's telenhones and to place a "bug" in his citice. This was finally cisclosed tc the public in hear- ings before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee. In spite of this, aiter Opetka was dismissed by the Stcte Department, Reilly was rewardec ior his work by being appointed by the Administration to a nagh position in the Federal Communications Commission. Congress- man Gross is gcing to cite in his letter to the Director the Opetka case aS Snocher lastance where Bobby Kennedy was aware of the utilization a oi electronic eavesdropping techniques and certainly avproved their use, G4 vee ee . Ciark Mollenaoii also advised that Congressman Gross will conclude his letter to Mr, Eoover by asking that Mr. Hoover keep him acvised of any additional developments with regard to electronic ecvescroppirg. " moclenhoff stated his information is that Congressman . rf] Gress,on 12/29/66 will make public the letter which he is to send to Mr. Hoover today. CBSERVATIONS it would appear that if the above letter along the indicated lines is sent by Congressman Gross to the Directcr and is made sublis, it wi:l cortainly give accitional support in the minds of th public to the fact that the SBI utilized cloctronic eavesdropping vechnigues only with the knowledre and specific approval of the éAticoney Genoral and the Department of Justice. coal arene Uae ari Sa wa RECCOMMANDATION ae , ar for - ~ saat ts None. For information. . ~ : ‘ x Denoreremon Crecs ¢alilcc mo al \ St - > ——" “ =- re = ean Yan’ a . 2-25-55 ro above. Tho Director ; Net J a, —_ 1 WaS adcvissc. y Se -. _ a -~ a_i — . t Boe ytepyr -2- . ~ tall = ee NE TE aS tale ae ee Se ae Se a : “« ve a = by ‘a sar, a me gm ee ee ee ee og ep a mere 4 on SAE SRN HE AAA FTE BMI ip as OMe Lae Nae {