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Yeh 1 - Mr. Kinley 1 - Mr. Callahan 1 - Mr. Dalbey woe Attorney Concral 1 - Mr. Cleveland January 16, 1¢°- 1 - Mr. Martin Acting Dircctor, VDI S oe Biers CE, «4 /- A APTLICIN? DLIWESTIC. TIONS POR Dut POCTEISTPAPTIVE OPPICe /*S op Gini UNIPLD STATES COURTS SND Gia Curly JUSTICE Ghe PBI has been conducting an splicant -type investications bx for the Acministrvative Office of tc United States Courts. ‘hese ~ have inclvccd investigations for tha pouitions of United States : Dietrimctes, Federal Defenders, Probation Officers, and Referecs ~ in lLenkyvupicv. Recneses Lor there invest icetsons have becn channeled ,\ to us tarough whe office of the Deputy Attorney General and receipt 7" of then frem that office has constituted the FEI's authority to conduce the investications. 10.0! Mr. John T. Duffner, Exccutive Assistant to the Deputy Attorney Coneral, has advised that the channeling of these casas through the Deputy Attorney General's office serves no useful purpote and causes unnecessary worl. He considers it preferable for the requedts to be sent dircetly to this Eurcau by the Acministra~. tive OfZice with the results being returned Cirectly to it. You may —~ Gesire, therefore, to grant blanket authority for the FRI to conduct such investigations. If this is done, we will make the necessary procecaural arrangements for the handling oF the cases. lr. Mark Cannon, Acministrative ‘Acsistant to Chicf Justice :; Warren EB. Eurger, has advised a\Judicial Tellows Program_is being set ~ up at the Girection of the Chict dustice which will be similar to The Whi Eouse Fellows Progran. Ua has inquired whether the FBI would inves tigate the applicants under this program. He anticipates 1 applicants who will be considered each there will be four to eight year. It is suggested, therefore, that, if you agree, the above authority be broad enough to include investigations such as these. “ ee \ _ | AA SRR — 243 —_ld { \ } po, t rit: § . ato } j NN 441, ~ ober Callahan ** f Cleveland — <n yee Conard ' p: afbey _ “ ll Deputy Attorney General “Other, ES. ee. : . Horis ——— LUM des intg Sagat 9. cid NOTE: See memorandum L._H. Ma crn t to fe tote, Benes 70 JANS 9 9 1c Mr. Cleveland 1-1 wr. Powiles so Are .teretiat. “hy erat ta Sernan MATEO BOOST) TMLASEY PR bri