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1 - Mr. Adams 1 - Mr. Mintz 1 - Mr. Leavitt 1 1 - Mr, Long Kin June 29, 1976 1 wet, Cop. aa Ceo a The Attorney General Director, FRI Surreptitious Entry Investigation Eo Pottinger, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, in connection with the Department's Surreptitious Entry Investigation requested the FBI to take whatever steps are necessary to enable agenta to confer with counsel in liqht of provisions of Title28, Code of Federal Requlations (CFR), Part 17, regarding the nondisclosure of classified information to unauthorized persons. This Bureau subsequently comrunicated with the Office of the Neputy Attorney General which, in To date we ara aware of the identities of three attorneys retained as counsel b s involved with this a investigation, name "2 is an The results of name >. gs checks concerning these individuals have been forwarded to the E] “= FA office of the Deputy Attorney General. * “ Pa! 43 The CFR cited by Assistant Attorney General Pottinger 9 prevides no person shall be given access to any classified f., information or material under control] of the Department unless 4 te such person has been determined to be trustworthy and unless ce 73 access to such information or material is necessary in the g eer performance of his duties. fhe trustworthiness determination, 3 HS referred to as a gecurity clearance, ig required to be wade by 3 254 the Security Officer of the Department and to be based on such a8 investigation as the Department by regulation requires in hoes accordance with Executive Order 10450, as amended. [In this vtuk instance it would appear a clearance for up to and includine = @fesio._"top secret" information is required, Our practice has heen to 16 Be, im Gonduct a full field background investigation in instances of aac. this type when requested by the Department. In the event an adm. Serv. dndiwddual whose latest full field background investigation is Ae five’ years or older, an update investigation is required. el Gen. fav, Any earance, of course, is granted by the Security Officer of the Bepartment based on the results of the investigation. The ing pa chion lat. CFR further pro ified information or material Lowey Shall be dissem AEE EY ten ten oom Legel Coun. authorized | by y ssoc. Dir., _ Fin, & Pers......... Legal comm te Ident. ted JUL 1- 1976 Plas, & Eval, Rec, Mgnt, Dep. AD ham. vevees . Gen. Inv... Plan, & Ryal...A2ty Spec. Inv. ff Oep. AD inv: pha, Ident... Rec. Mprnyge i Asst. Dir.: ii ection, _— Spec. Inve. Training 4 Talephone R R Adm. Sery. U teow be Training... Director J TELETYPE unt etunn to Room 3823. 4-3 coordinating this matter, requested name checks. “ Fa SIPEE- Ay, 2 4 CLASS.” & EXT. BY m u REASON-FCIM If, 1-2.4.2 4 DATE OF REVIEW page By memorandum dated June 25, 1976, J. Stanley