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Surreptitious Entries Black Bag Jobs — Part 3

101 pages · May 11, 2026 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Surreptitious Entries Black Bag Jobs · 100 pages OCR'd
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ae ¥ Pe ‘ ~~ — adn hice f ordered an end te the controls oboe beptthe price ofduimestic “ole vw ened fran wells in aperation adore D973—at an artificially Faw $5.95 per bane) fistead of the immncdiate and fenil deg yntred be had once cuvistoned, however, Purd proposed a gradual phias- raccontel price contials over the next two indadsalf years. Eventualiv, ali oid oi]— Spout GO per coat of domestic produc- ton—would jot “new ofl” in following the world market price. But Fard con- coated that there should be sume dinnit; iw proposed a domestic ceiling of $13.50 por barrel. Ripples: Ford's concessions on the question ofa cciliny and on the need for wiadual decontral hinted plainiy at com- ‘promise and thus were probably the most significaut parts of his order, but cfities preferred to focus initially on Uhe plan's specific cconomic impact The President said only that LK propasal would add 1 cent to the price of eaca gallon of gasoline during the first veer and a total of 7 cents in 30 months. But con- sumer advocate Ralph Nader warned of a far-reaching economy. Sonte caperts in Coumess cited a computer projection warning — that 800,000 more Americans would be unemploved, the ross nitional product would be cut by 2406 billien and consumer prices would be raised dy 3.2 percent. Despite last-minute mae neavering, Ford apparently nto rait cinch sup. pert to keep Congress fram killing hfs decontrel plan this week, Bat he did have the votes to sustain his veto ofa hill passed last week that woald tighten contre!s on old ail and rot) back new-cil Prices to $31.98 per barrel. Ford also pledged to velo a backup plan far simply ex- tending current controls to Sich i. Toaveoicd the instant skyrocketing of prices, how- ever, both sides may well werce toa bricfer extension. That would provide time for a more cumprehensive compromise, and some olits features alrcudy seemed plain. One hey Jlouse committee was considering a Phased decontro] of oi), similar te Ford's plain but with a lower ceiling price. A cupscusus was also building ou some sent of wind£dl- profits tax fer ail comma. toos, nmblidatory onileege sturdkhirds for Tew automobiles, the creation ona strate: tie oil ieserve~—aud ao mealtiniillion- dotlar trust find te help find new ways of ecping. up with the aation'’s uecd for CHT Ey, ‘ DAVIOM ALPRAN wut NY W HURDAND and THOMAS M1. Ded BARR on We region a a cee Every forcign intcllivrence agent had suspectod hand every major mafiose had Known for sare, but test week director Clarence Kelley made itofficial: he PRE, he reported. has in the past aade “sur: repiitious entries” info carious places, farcTen embassies inelided, to obtain tehat ittfelficas important information. Kelley said the break-ins bepan during World War UH aud were fargely discontin- ved by J. Edgar Hoover in 1966) and he implicd they acere legal, because the agents “acted in por f faith” But the disclosure touched off a major furor: Attorney General Edward Lei promised a criminal investigation, seceral forcign “ Drawing: by Sian btuneee Surprised by Soyiet official, the ‘slugger’ gocs to work ambassadors called the White House to learnwhether they had been targets, and Presidential conusel Philip Buchon be- rated Levi for not keeping Kelley “ona shorter leash” Moyt tatrigningly, the directar’s disclosure also oxet other fonpnes waiting, NEWSWEERS Antiio- nu Marra picerd bozether this Y PBI s after-hours adventures: ai oraalthe qariaay file he FB agents asnally went in clean: no badge, no suns, ao credentials, Almost akvays they wore the standard tniloun of suitaucd tic, bat with labels and Geaners anurkings renewed UTE wits your ass if you got caught,” reealled a “7 TR RN EE IS ee TT ata? Sf CIA om ale FD ey PD rynee? mia, «-ag Boys, a’ farmer agent who said he had take in many break-ins, “You were to! vou get caught, vou're an yvaur o They were haown as “blich-bas te or “bhack-hay boys’ aud they w consisted—at a mininunn—of a saith, a lookout and a couple of 1 do the ransacking. Depending o purpose of the break-in, one of would know how to use a came install a bu. Sometimes a “slupger sent wong to intercept unexpectec tors. “We had guys who, ifthey wen would be the best second-story in the world,” boasted one former age Over the years, a Justice Depar official told NEwsw Stephan Lesher, the conducted = about break-ins of forcign et sies and missions, mob outs and the headquart such extremist eroups Ku Klux Klan and the A ‘ean Communist Party. bassy break-ins. aver one amonth by one esti were usually staged an that eerste On tnat coud informa the National Securiiy - cy break foreign codes. Bugs: One top source Jast week that he never of a case in which the planted a bug in an cunt if the cade were crache bug would be needled way and, besides, a ¢ matic bug wus almost st be found. But bres against organized-crim ures and U.S. Comm were almost always to bugs. “They had lures it cs aparhnents all over Yack,” said one govern investigator. A break-in at a mob « in Brooklyn, for exa might employ anty a loc a driver for a getaway ca a couple of accrits. { _ break-in at a major cm or mission would requis only a skilled tea, Liat ens ofagents to fin outa the city and wateh all of dhe 30 persons known to have heys (e building. The acents who entered 1 Iy would take in sensitive cameras € ble of taking pictures withontaflash small copying machines teat con! folded into a suitcase. “Fliey wor road qaythiisre “Phey'd just copy evervthine in si The afents would photocuarh the ce thachine frau every possible aude, copyoimnessages and coplice (he orig The idea was that the National Se: Apenes would huwe interoepted ina ing cocked tessarees andl the FLD aw have decoded copies. That, plus saiddoone FHT ce Near seee}s bebe oe |
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