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. Wiwae advised that the FE «ould not submit requests for such informaticn in writing, hovever, that if his orgenization desired oral questions would be asked by repre- sentatives of the FBI, the answers .to which :ould be furnished in writing to the Los Angeles Office of the PBI 1f desireds He was further advised that such answers as subnitted would be incorporated into the investigation. In the case of advised thet his office would immeciately Girect a Pr tg the Los Angele Zfice of this Bureau forwarding in- tion ecncerning es employment and other pertinent dnfornaation. sy . . stated-that the reason. fer the above policy, “ansofar as is kncwn‘to ham, was that the memters of the organiza- tion are onnoned to the secrecy of Censelegtious Objector in- vestigations and to the fact that the registrant is not fur- nished witn the information developed during the investigation. He stated that AFSC 18 basically opposed to secrecy in government, especially regarding reports and information concerning a person! s Conscientious Objections, character, or reputation. .at this point, was advised of the procedure of the Department of Justice in furnishing to registrants a "fair resume" of information developed during the investigation and that it was the right of the Conscientious Objector to be advised of any adverce information concerming him in order that he might “proauce witnesses or other means of refuting cucsh information ab his hearing before the Hearing Officer. ‘ aicSetty continued that in his opinion the fact that an FBI report is in existénce on a Conscientious, Objector casts somewhat of a stigma in the mind of the public concerning the Conscientious Obitector, Ne stated that he believed Selective Service themselves should conduct Conscientious Objector in- Sions wiltiout auvolving tne Department of Justice, which is primarily concerned with handling criminal and security in- vestigations of the United States. He stated that while he has never seen én FBI report he has read many of the "fair resumes" which are based upon FBI reports and has personally attended many appearances with registrants before the Hearing Officers. He stated he kmows of no instance wherein the FBI has misquoted any oral remarks or any other information obtained during the investigation, and has no information concerning any improperly ¢eonducted investigations. He stated that in his opinion some | investigations develeped unfavorable information which is irrelevant to @ claim of Conscientious Objection and stated as an example a case in which a former girl friend of a Conscientious é. "7 ” Te . ny