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= @ ‘ f “PAGE 2 WMFO (161D-HQ-1077114) UNCLAS FOR THE INFORMATION OF ATLANTA, BOSTON, AND NEW YORK, FBIHQ HAS BEEN REQUESTED BY THE WHITE HOUSE TO CONDUCT A LEVEL I BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION (BI) OF THE APPOINTEE IN CONNECTION WITH AN UNSPECIFIED HIGH-LEVEL WHITE HOUSE STAFF POSITION. HOWEVER, IN THE NEWS MEDIA, IT HAS REPORTED THE PRESIDENT HAS PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED THAT THE APPOINTEE WILL BE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT. APPOINTEE WAS BORN ON 1/21/26, AT MILWAUKEE, WI; RESIDES art iwc; AND HAS SSAN: 394-16- 5242. 7 A PREVIOUS 77 BI WAS CONDUCTED IN 1977. APPOINTEE HAS BEEN A JUDGE ON THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT oF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT SINCE 9/79, AND HE HAS BEEN ITS CHIEF JUDGE SINCE 1/91. FIELD OFFICES ARE REMINDED THAT THE INVESTIGATIVE STATUS OF A BI, ALL DEADLINES AND THE POSITION FOR WHICH THE APPOINTEE IS BEING CONSIDERED SHALL NOT BE DISCLOSED TO ANY INTERVIEWEES. IF, DURING THE COURSE OF THE INVESTIGATION, INTERVIEWEES PROVIDE THE NATURE OF THE POSITION, THA? INFORMATION IS NOT TO BE FURTHER DIVULGED OUTSIDE THE FBI. b6 b7C