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Yhe Attorney General April 13, 1977 Director, FoI . a, - UAALTYORIZED DISCLOSURES. CONCERNING CIVIL RIGNTS HIVISION TVVESTICATION OF SURPEPTLILIGUS LATRILS AS you are aware, the repeated unauthorized Giscicsure of information cancerning the Penartment's investi- gation anco alleqed wrongdolncs by present and former ennmloyeces of this Durean nas hroean at:tter of serious concern to me. Ihnow that you share this concern and are dcoing your utmost to guard against a repetition of this conduct. ; One reeent exaaple of these Cisclosures is found in the March 31. 1977, issue er the Washington Post, cartiored "Tragdieteonts Ureoerd of PLT S.rents in Lllecal ereak-Ins.0 ‘The @articio ernournc-a that duscice Sonartment officials ‘iad ments of (levelevel personnel invetyved in aS @ ierpinesstons to nossible further ot YOCES. Or aaed dik Tt ililegel larclarics presecution of arnrr heately six wrasent and fermer FDI erecubkives.” As vou ono, this is mot an isolates: incicent. Sis ilar erticles have apreares reneastedly over the nast several months, Pbocnns dae tne mprocntess of the fevoartrant's Juvecticaticn, snecelat i woen the Likelihood of ircictronts, icentifvind persons tro are the princical subjects cf the investicetion, ond ic relosing iatters such as trial strateay that cowld be hnown only to attorneys or others in the Memartiwnt of Gistica wio were closely connected with the investigation. On June 30, 1976, I sent a memorandum to the Assistant Attorney Ceneral, Civil “icnts Yivision, J. Staniey Pottinesr, inguiving whether an invedtireation shoule be conducted renarding Gisclosures that acnearsa earlier that ronth in the New York Post. ‘r. Fottinger replice that no such investication should be undertaken.” On October 21, 1976, fT forwarfed a complaint