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Memorandum C. D. Brennan to Mr. . RE:ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCES LA 09t8-99 General commented, "...I am aware that such techniques have judiciously used in the past, and -hile they may have been abused by other agencies, I do not believe they have been abused by the Bureau in any instance." Policy Under Ramsey C1ark (10/3/66 to 1/20/69) Acting Attorney General Ramsey Clark by memorandux to the Director dated October 10, l966, returned approvals for nine telephone surveillances. The memorandum contained request that Mr. Clark be advised of all existing telephone and microphone surveillances. On October 13, 1966, Mr. Clark was briefed by Assistant to the Director C. D. DeLoach with the Director's approval. Mr. Clark indicated he felt all the surveillances were entirely. justified. By memorandum 493 dated November 3, 1966, Acting Attorney General Ramsey Clark transmitted to all United.States Attorneys instructions that they be alert as to each prosecutiv. electronic devices during the investigation.: A letter to all Special Agents in Charge dated November 1966, Number 66-72, quoted ir. Clark's memorandum of November 3, 1966, and instructed that if any inquiries were received from United States Attorneys, the Bureau should be immediately advised.. By memorandum dated November 28, l966, the Director informed Ramsey Clark that the Director had given orders to reduce. the number of telephone surveillances being operated by the Bureau inview of the President's feelings concerning the use of electronic devices as well as Clark's question as to the actual value of the same. The Director pointed out that this was being brought to Clark's attention in the event possible inauiries or rotests. received from State Department and Memorandum of May 26, l967, from the Director pointed Out to Ramsey Clark that from time to time the Rureou rocoives fwhich are forwarded to Clark for his ipproval. The memorandum stated that in view of the fact that the FBI is not in a position to evaluate the substantive merits of each case, it was being recommended that in the future the interested CONT INUED - OVER