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The main point is that the FBI, ‘the governmental agency responsible for protecting our internal security, at a moment of crisis did not stand idly by and allow our ~ . / ‘ freedoms to be jeopardized. ‘It took positive action. It could be justifiably criticized if it had not moved I agree with a statement by Chief Justice Vinson in a 1951 Supreme Court ruling. Justice Vinson wrote: “Obviously, the words cannot mean that before the Government may act, it must wait until the putsch is about to be executed, the plans have been laid and the signal is awaited.” In intelligence work you must be anticipatory in your judgment. The FBI simply cannot wait until the terrorist or the extremist - the individual whose allegiance is to violence - strikes before we act. Counterintellifgence Means staying abreast of these hostile groups which want to destroy our free institutions. This means that the FBI must, if it is to fulfill its responsibilities, be cognizant of critical areas where ’ violence and lawlessness may occur. The terrorist should never be given a sanctuary from which to attack society. He must never feel that he -5- ’ . . wee ay . . ale ahi eee . a its. . . . - apr. a roa wen