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Laboratory —__ pee & Legal Coun. _ + Plan & Insp, Mr, 4 uy, ce, Mgnt, Fei “ebster, Directoy tee See enn Ave; 4 Training Washington, 0c." St Plo | er — 20535 . _ b4 Directors Sec'y —_- ‘ —— curs " February 8, 1980 Wj Pubere Kespise fee flbscem 1 4/ Mr. Walter Cronkite Senator Adlai Stevenson Gentlemen: | am perplexed by your attacks on the FBI in connection with the | recent ABSCAM disclosures. Mr. Cronkite: If you are really that concerned with fairness and the civil rights of those exposed, I'm surprised you have chosen not to speak out earlier against the truly questionable tactics employed by your own network's 60 Minutes people in their frequent expose’ segments. Senator Stevenson: Where was your stinging rebuke against the | Chicago Sun Times and the BGA when they proved, through their Mira: Bar disguise, that Chicago city inspectors were on the take? The citizenry of this country have little enough protection against dishonest public servants as it is, gentlemen, without your influential voices being raised in a questionable defense of their omen rights when they do get caught. Could it be that your rightenous anger surfaces only when your friends become the targets? Hi Mr. B. Ci 1, Attorney Ge; Mr. W. Webster, Director,-FBI ) CA, —_——