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Memorandum to Mr. W. R. Wannall st Re: Surreptitious Entries = Category number 8, regarding the “identity of all FBI personnel who took part in the entries, and any person who approved or recommended such entry," may be answered by identifying (1) the Field Supervisor and highest approving authority in the field office who to- gether recommended the action to FBIHQ, (2) the FBIHQ case supervisor and highest approving Bureau official who together approved the activity for a field office, (3) approval of the Attorney General on the appropriate date, and (4) the identities of the Special Agents who actually took part in the installation, or survey. With respect to (1) and (2) in the foregoing Paragraph, Mr. Allen recognized that on some occasions officials such as Relief Supervisors, Assistant Special Agents in Charge, Night Supervisors, #1 Men, etc., would approve field communications to FBIHQ recommending surveys and installations, and subsequent FBIHQ authorizations to the field. Where appropriate therefore, the identity of the individual signing a communication, and for whom, should be noted. With respect to the identities of Special Agents who took part in the actual survey and installation, Mr. Allen was advised that FBIHQ and field office files normally would not reveal this information. Mr. Allen inquired if the data might be obtained through recollection of field office Special Agents assigned to the appropriate areas of investigation. He was advised that in a number of instances, the information might be obtained by this method, although retirements, reassignments, and deaths of Agent personnel would undoubtedly hinder the attempt. Mr. Allen indicated the Bureau should make a reasonable effort to secure the requested identities. An additional area of question; namely, the lack of any indication in FBIHQ and field office files that a trespass or entry was committed during a survey for microphone installation was brought to Mr. Allen's attention. The matter was resolved in favor of indicating where appropriate, in the Bureau's response to the Department, that FBIHQ and field office files contain no indication an entry was effected for the survey. Where evidence exists to the contrary, the survey would be treated as an entry. T CONTINUED - OVER