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OFTigsiaL Hohe MO. 16 aa m 9010-166 MAT 1962 EDITION a — Gsdcte. att. HoT sr . UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Assoc, Dir, 1 - Mr. N. P. Callahan . yal g - Memorandum - Ziel ol BL Adame . Z 1 - Mr. T. J. Jenkins c TO > Mr. J.B, Adams DATE: March 18, 1576 Files & Com. 1 ~- Each Assistant Director pan tev FROM : |, W. Leavitt 1 - Mr. F. J. Cassia AEE Sil | Sy \ = ee Fion. & Evai. Spec. Inv. suRECTO SURREPTITIOUS ENTRIES wy 7, Tecing agal Coun. Directar Sec’y __ PURPOSE: 4! lL ’ — — wut 0H “VF To advise of the January 20, 1976, request of the Civil Rights Division for information concerning surreptitious entries conducted by the FBI; to summarize exchanges of memoranda between Legal Counsel Division and the Civil Rights Division; to obtain approval to send attached airtel to all field offices. SYNOPSIS: / a LA [ao- K8 \ The Civil Rights Division has requested that Headquarters inquire of Bureau personnel at certain levels in the field and at Headquarters for their knowledge of TazA Pal entries by the FBI or others with FBI knowledge since January 1, 1966. In an exchange of memoranda, our Legal Counsel Division and the Civil Rights Division examined questions of the rights of Bureau personnel vis-a-vis the Departmental inquiry, the issue of criminal and civil litiga~ tion which might arise out of the inquiry, and Department's position with respect to representation of Bureau personnel in the event of litigation. Memorandum and attached airtel |are to survey FBIHQ and field offices pursuant to Departme tal request. CURRENT BUREAU POLICY: ee bb La Te oO = —5¥3 108 vone rA9 - & wm 7 MAR 22 19 / : Enclosures All it FBR ni en CONTA NED ———- ee ee 66-8160 HEREN IS CASLASSIED Ya NATE. 2.9 py \ , ~*~ Dee it) ama DATES-9-2.2 BT CONTINUED - OVER PioSURe Not applicable.