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Memorandum for Messrs. Callahan, Baker, Angust 27, 1973 Gebhardt, Walsh I pointed out I, for example, had opposed a Bureau rule of many years ago that police officers who have become Acents shou!d not be assigned to civil rights matters. This in effect spotlighted the background of an Agent and placed him in a separate and, therefore on occasion, undesirable category. In my mind the fact 2 man had served as 2 police officer should not mitigate against sim and there was 20 reason te oelieve that just because of this, he would be softer or more sympathetic to the officers being investigated as possible violators. i therefore said I would not want to give any consideration to the assignment of Agents at the site merely because they represented an “out-of- state‘ status. I then pointe sut, sowever. that [ theught the addition of ipanish speaking .izents night se heipfu: ‘or the obvious reason. ‘n asszigning people with this canability, we might at the same time bo jAandling the matter of assignment of veople from out of state and the two could xe accomplished, in other words. 27 ths one measure. Mr. Pottinger said he had been informed that there were 3ome Svanigh King Agents available and it wouid aot oresent too mica of a orodlem, informed nim, mMerefore, be couic sreax wits tae Vivii Signts -ection and cOuid umform them that i approved of a reasonapie aumber of such assignments. me indicated ae ‘eit tas was 2 very agreean. Hon and that ne + @ in this direchon : -As noted above, { set out my feelings ibcut the issignrment of Agents to civil rignis investigaiioms. ¢ co act xaow the arvsent rules in this regard. in view of this, © would like co aave 2 memorandem ovtliniag such solic7 in order that [ might soasibiy consider revision in accordancs with my personal observations. ¢ary truly yours, Clarence M. Kelley Director 98