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@TANDARD Fors nD. 84 Office Memorandum - UNITED STATES GOVERNM i 54 To: FILE DATE: 5/10/55 FROM ; Sac, NY (66-6182-B) ee heal susyect: jfonrrenr IAL ee a Assistant to the Director L. V. BOARDMAN ok contacted the writer today at 12:30 p.m. and stated that some Agent in Washington in a classroom made the remark that bag jobs were unconstitutional. This information was immediately brought to the attention of Mr. TOLSON and Mr. BOARDMAN and he stated that in view of this situation, hereafter no bag jobs would be authorized unless there were present exceedingly — ‘unusual circumstances with a guarantee of results and that id be aut izged without the exact specific r nda- biti gstances. He pointed out that the Bureau has lost confidence in New York. u) I asked Mr. BOARDMAN whether this Agent is a New York Agent who made the remark because if it was a New York Agent, I would take immediate steps to determine how friendly he was with other Agents on that squad and to determine whether or not he had ever worked such a technique, the thought being that his mental outlook might be present among other members of that squad. Mr. BOARDMAN stated he would attempt to find out and let me know -¥% \ This a. ue ieee css ee to = vee E. MOORE, Superviso and § _ _ J t requestec ro prepare a list of Agents who actually enter upon the techniques as well as the names of the surveillance Agents, the thought being that a study should be made to deter- mine which of these men should be oo eK on this type of LY o ctivity and which should be deleted. ALL INF@RMATION CONTAINED HEREIN BF UNCLASSIFIED ~ EXCEPTARHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE