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experience, it is necessary to hold knowledge of these gurveillances to an absolute minimum. It was further and microphone surveillances was confined to him and his 2ortice staff, except where prosecution was being considered in a particular case. During this discugsion, the Attorney General expressed concern that the Department and the Bureau might be embarrassed in court over the use of microphone surveillances involving trespass in hoodlum cases. In answer to a question, the Attorney General was advised that approxinately 95 per cent of the microphone installa. tions involved trespass. The Attorney General was advised that these microphones were necessary unless he wanted to cut back on the attack against organized crime. It was pointed out that La Cosa Nostra is a powerful group which spearheads organized crime. It has immense power through corruption, graft, and influence in political and law enforcement circles. It wields power over its membership and associates through fear. It constitutes a menace to the welfare of the