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_— 2 — aa = 2 2 USE OF HICROPHOVES IN Ciriti Basic Policy The Bureau's Criminal Intelligence Program, as it exists today, began during the latter part of November, 1957, following the infamous and much publicized meeting of more than 60 racketeers at the estate of Joseph Barbara at Apalachin, New York, on November 14, 1957. The planning for the Bureau-wide Crininal Intelligence Program took place at a two-day conference, held in Washington, D. C., and attended by Bureau officials and Several Special Agents in Charge who would be expected to play major roles in the implementation of this effort. The original instructions, which were sent to ali ficld offices on November 27, 1957, outlined the general avenues of investigation and the goals to be achieved in establishing broad intelligence coverage of organized crinc 4n this country. (Exhibit 42 ) These instructions stated, the utilization of highly confidential sources or microphone surveillances, No requests for technical coverare (wire taps) will be considered,"# *tUnderlining added for emphasis a