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ssmorandwr ior tir, Boardman sperations. Consequently, the bureau's position is sound in approving wodified versions of the CUUA citation which were transmitted to the ! Galifornia offices by Bulets dated 2-9-55, and 6-3U-55, captioned } “Security of Government iimployees, Documentation of the Los Angeles 'uhapter of the American Civil Liberties Union." tructions furnished to the field con- cerning the use.of the CCUA citation in docunenting ACLU are set forth in the afore-mentioned letters to the 3.Ualifornia offices. As a general practice, however, the field does not refer to or docu.ent membersnip in the .CLU in setting forth the subversive activ in the case of the Los Anveles ACLU chapter. In some Cases, however, as The only specific ir in the case of the Newark report descrived in referenced tieuworandun the \CLU, or one of its chapters other than the Los Angeles ciapter is ion in documented by tine CCUA citation, It was with this type of sit wind that we proposed to correct this lack of uniformity in dec the ACLU by the instructions set forth in the reco:mended AC uctter. 1. That the attached SAC Letter instructing tnat reference to nexcbership in, reference to, or documentation of, tne ..CLU should not be included in future investigative rep S except such references as pertain to the Los An,;eles ch.pter, or membership the. >» be approved. 2. That this meworandun ve routed to the As.istunt to the Director L. B. Nichols for his comints. ities of individuals, except™ wae t \!