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y, The Attorney General ApN1 15, wn \ JT : _ 1- Mr. Held Director, FBI » EDERAL GOVERN 1 - Mr. Boynton i Ne 1 - Mr. Mintz | AND. OrYENSES . Civil & te Me 13/04 Carmina (Ine | of C4 OR ON eet Tea 5 4Tairs | The - ee ohare os eet receal in ent of a former FBI supervisor on charges of illegal mail opening, wiretapping, and other offenses has cansed great concera in the FBI. While I cannot address the specifje issues in regard to that indictment both becanse I do not have knowledge of relevant facts and because it would Se improper for me to interfere with the grand jury nrocees. I wonld Ha to brine to your attention same ganeral information rm Sew, ae ee eS SS ee ee ee Oe We £51 OS RES “x — sc Oncerning the FBI as an instthition in order that you might determine its 71 = Yelevance to the indictment and to other matters which may yet be pending dJ a poet 3 > esolution in the Civil Rights Division investigation. |, ma 2S -J¢ IS oor 3 - Based on public statements of former offictals of the FBI and on a Y en) comments made by others currently employed by the FRI, it is reasonable —_— < == "to comelnde that activities such as these charged in the indictment were the == ~Thheodmet of an atmosphere generated by the FBI as an institution, The final | tn “i prosecative opinios rendered by the Departmeat of deetice in regard to oo =: allegations of illegal mail epening persuant to a of the Central == =“Yatelligence Agency indicated that it was based, in en the inability of GRE == Mer =the Government te nrove the absenng'ef Dreaidential authority but it indicated Y= it wan also ged on ie tude Be Inti was et leisible io euccoeetully” \ ute under circumstances activity wag chargeable to an CAS iy arc tia bef; oF a # ates iets 7 es eae Fe Pal Telephene Rm... Sigs pepe TELETYPE UNIT (7) ED