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4-572 (Rev. 7-18- . oS . Oormiomat ron HO. 10 s010-106 ) av 1962 eormion Gta Cem, ate. mo. 37 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum TO The Director DATE: Ylizfe3 FROM: N. P. Callahan SUBJECT: The Congressional Record ' Pages A6093 - A€094. Congressman Smith, (R) California, extended his remarks and stated "there has been considerable confusion surrounding the role thd public/believes the FBI should play in recent civil rights flareups. I would like to call attent/on to two recent articles on this subject which point up that the FBI actually does a . | not have jurisdiction in 95 percent of these cases. Where they do have jurisdiction they ---4 are on the job in their usual efficient and effective way." The two articles entitled : "In-Rights Cases: FBI Operates Only Under Justice Department Orders" from the j Joliet (linois) Herald-News, and "FEI Gives Top Priority to Bomb Investigation" {from ° | the Washington Evening Star, were included with Mr. Smith's remarks. , { —_— In the original of a memorandum captioned and dated as above, the Congressional Record for? Ay ¢ Sele 9:2f C3 was reviewed and pertinent items were marked for the Directgf's attention. This form has teen prepared in order that portions of a copy of the original memorandum may te clipped, mounted, and placed in appropriate Bureau case or subject matter files. (2)