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Memorandum to The Associate Director LZ / 6 Re: Civil Rights Nivision's Criminal investigation of Surreptitious Entries t [9 la DETAILS: When the CRD's investigation into surreptitious entries waS initiated, we were furnished a list of Agents who were considered subjects of the inquiry. Many of these Agents contacted FBIHQ advising they were consulting private counsel and were desirous of being released from their employment agreement. At this time, a letter was prepared by Legal Counsel Division which it was felt would suffice for this purpose. On 7/29/7 Atlanta Division, telephoned Legal Counsel Division to report a contact by a representative of the CRD is representative stated that he desi oO speak to concerning the CRD's —_———— aa that he informed the Department representative that he desired to consult with private counsel, and that he was contacting the Legal Counsel Division to request a release from the provisions of his employment agreement. On 8/ 9/76, we forwarded the above-mentioned letter. This let.er uses the sentence, “The CRD has requested me to advise counsel, if you have not already done so." This sentence was based on discussions between representatives of the Legal Counsel Division and the Department. By letter dated 0/13/71 took exception to this sentence and stated that he believes it prejudicial, as it implies that he is being investigated as a subject. He requested that our letter be removed from his personnel file and the record be made clear that he was contacted by the Department for interview only. a : + re and encourage you to consult The letter which was prepared by Legal Counsel Division for submission to Agents who have requested release from their employment agreements was designed to fit all categories, i.e., subject or witness, and was not intended to infer that anyone was a "subject," “suspect,” {CONT INUED--OVER)