[124-10273-10007_multirif.pdf — page 175]
518Surveillances. The materials would be supplied to Subcommittee staff on a non- confidential basis, since they would represent hypothetical and not real sur- veillances. In addition, the Subcommittee staff would be shown copies of some documents for actual surveillances (from which names and identifying data could be removed) in order to compare them with the hypotheticals.2. Copies of actual or hypothetical documents reflecting each step in the process of review within the FBI of a request to initiate a warratitless electronic: surveillance. At the meeting of February 27th. Director Kelley referred to at least a ten-step process within the FBI for reviewing a request for a wiretap. Director Kelley indicated that there are communications to and from the agent In the field, the agent's supervisor, the Assistant Agent in Charge, the Agent in Charge, the supervisor in the appropriate division of the FRI, the Unit Chief, the Section Chief, the Branch Chief. the Assistant Director, the Assistant to the Director, and the Director. To the extent that there may be differences in the review procedure for "bugs" as opposed to wiretaps, please provide documents reflecting these differences.3. Copies of any FBI or Department of Justice rules, regulations, documents procedures. manuals or portions of manuals relating in any way to the initiation. installation, conduct, maintenance, supervision, approval, authorization, rean- thorization, financing, or discontinuance of warrantless wiretaps or other elec- tronic surveillances.4. Copies of any documents, rules, regulations, procedures, manuals or portions of manuals relating to record-keeping procedures and indexes in the FBI or the Department of Justice with respect to warrantless electronic surveillances.U.S. SENATE.COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY,SUBCOMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE.Washington, D.C., April 17. 1974.Hon. WILLIAM B. SANBE,Office of the Attorney General.Department of Justice, Washington. D.C.DEAR MB. ATTORNEY GENERAL: I am writing with reference to my letter to the Attorney General of October 10, 1973, seeking certain information about war- rantless electronic.surveillance. A copy of this letter is enclosed for your conven- ience. The information requested would expand and update information supplied to the Subcommittee over the past several years. After six months, none of the information has yet been provided.In your letter of February 5th. you indicated that every effort was being made to obtain the information I requested as expeditiously as possible. At a meeting with Subcommittee staff last month following our meeting of February 2711.. however, the Departinent stated that it would be willing to provide only an up- date of the information provided in 1971 and 1972, and to furnish this informar- tion only to me personally on a confidential basis. This proposal would not meet the Subcommittee's requirements. The Subcommittee requires all the informa- tion requested, not just an update of that supplied two years ago. The informa- tion provided on a nonclassified Lasis in previous years should be provided on rize same basis at this time. To the extent that any information is supplied on a con- fidential basis. Subcommittee members and staff must have access to irI am sure you realize that the Subcommittee's need for this information is pressing. As you are aware, we have been conducting hearings ou warrantless electronic surveillance with the. Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights and the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Surveillance. In order to effectively exercise our oversight and legislative responsibilities in this area, we need the base of. Information requested in the letter.I am writing to request that the bulk of the information requested be pro- vided to the Subcommittee no later than April 20 in order to enable the Sub- committee to analyze the data prior to our next series of hearings beginning Nay Tth. Please contact Kenneth Kaufman, Assistant Counsel, if you have any questions regarding this request.Thank you in advance for your cooperation in this matter. With best personal regards.Sincerely,EDWARD M. KENNEDY,Chairman, Subcommittee on Administrative Practice and Procedure.NW 88296 Docld:32989532 Page 176