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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION/PRIVACY ACTS SECTION

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INFORMATION CONCERNING

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8:51 P. M. on 3/ 8/'71 and reported that he had been watching t owan

"making fun" of the FBI and the Director.

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-stated that he has always supported the Director

and the FBI and that he was going to call the Federal Communications

Commission to registeran objection concerning "those jerks" Rowan  and Martin! making fun of a Government agency such as the FBI.

mm was advised that the Director would appreciate

his comments an is call would be made a matter of record.

He is not identifiable in Bureau files.

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Duringcaptionedshow beginning8p.m. EST! a skitconcerningthe

FBIwasperformedusingvariousregularmembers of thisshow's cast.Thisporti<

wasintroduced by a shorterskitrepresentinga PresidentandFirstLadysittingin

theWhiteHousechatting.Betweenthemwasa largevase of owers.Whentheir

conversationturnedtotheDirector,it wasmadeobviousthatone of theflowerswa:

actuallyabuggingdeviceandthePresident spokedirectlytoMr. Hoover by means

of this device.

Thelongerskitwasunified by means of aproduction-type number

consisting of cheerleaders, completewithsweatersemblazoned with"FBI,"who

sanga"ghtsong"pertainingtotheFBI. This"song,"satiricalinnatureaswas

therest of theskit,wasinterrupted by variousminorskitsandshortgagsituations

all, of course,bearingontheFBI. Agreatdeal of whatpurportedto be humor

relatedtotheDirectorandhisage..Forexample,a statement wasmade,"Idon'

believethatjustbecausetheDirector of theFBIisnamedHooverthattherehasbee

a vacuuminthatDepartment foryears." Aparticularlyviciousattackwasmadeb} means of a"knock-knock" jokein which theanswer to"Whoisthere?" i answge

by "Hoover." Inreply tothequestion "Hoover who?" aplayonwords issxlzarrfh

statementHooverheard of a 76-year-oldpoliceman?"Anothersick-typ joke

pertainingtotheDirectorwasanannouncement that"J.EdgarHooverretiredonehalfhouragobut will bebackathisdeskfirstthinginthemorning. "

Although, asis commonpracticein this show, jokesandsightgags

weremadeinrapidfashion,emphasisnterms of subjectmatterwasplacedon

surveillance-type activitiesandclandestine-type orations. Inoneminorskit,

twoAgentswereportrayedmeeting andbeingextremelyguardedintheir

conversationwitheachotherwitheachtryingtoelicitinformationfromtheother.

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Tasteless, sometimes downright vicious jokes and a great deal of forced humor

add up to a more telling commentary on this low-grade show itself than on the FBI

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Last evening, March 8, 1971, I saw Martin and Rowan's

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% avarietyofminor skits, short gagsituations andanumber ofinanecaptions

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about a U. S. government agency which has over the years performed an

excellent service. Hr. Hoover and the FBI agents deserve better than

this from you and your network. I know that this letter will probabl

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. compelled to voice my displeasure in the type of shows you are transmitting into the American home. I feel that the disrespect exhibited 

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L UBJECT: JEFFREY ANDREWQCISEPH, aka

Jeff Joseph

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Re Bureau airtel to all offices dated 1/12/76

Enclosed for the Bureau is a letter from 7

Assistant United States Attorney AUSA! JERRY L. NEWTON

to the ADIC, Los Angeles dated 3/3/76 and six copies

of an LHM, which memorandum is to be forwarded to

ROBERT P. UEIDNER, Esquire, Government Regulations,

Criminal Division, Room 842, SAFE Building, Washington,

D.C., 20530, pursuant to the instructions contained in the

first enlosure. It is noted that referenced AUSA letter

supersedes the instructions contained in Bureau airtel

to all offices dated l/12/76.

Los Angeles will await instructions from

ROBERT P. WEIDNER, Departmental Attorney, regarding disposition of the films in question. Q§;

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In R¢ply.PIec=e Refer Iv y June 7 , l976

JEFFREY ANDREW JOSEPH

g COPYRIGHT MATTER

On May l, 1975, U.S. Magistrate Robert M. Stone

Camarillo, California, issued search warrants for these

two locations and on this same date the search warrants

were executed and numerous films and business records

were seized.

On November 4, 1975, Joseph pleaded guilty to

Count A of an indictment which originally contained eight

counts.

On January 8, 1976, Joseph was sentenced to

six months custody of the Attorney General by U.S.

District Court Judge Lawrence T. Lydick for violation, Ti

United States Code, Section 104, Willful Infringement of

Copyright for Profit. All other counts of the indictment

were dismissed.

A number of the films as well as all business

records seized pursuant to the search warrants have been

returned to Jeff Joseph. The following films, however,

have not been returned. They are listed with all

available information in possession of the Federal Bureau

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Be indicated it was obvious to him that the FBI

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television. At this point he abruptly hung up the phone.

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Dear

This is in responseto yourrecentletter comentingonthe i

'LAUGHINtelevision program. I

As you may or may not know, the program content is solely

the responsibility oi the television network. As only one E

of several participating advertisers, we have neither the

opportunity to edit the program content nor review it before

it goes on the air. Nevertheless, we do indeed regret that

your distaste for a particular showwas transferred to our

company and products. H

Apparentlya greatmanyotherpeople share your viewsbecause

the audience has declined during the past year. Consequently,

we do not plan to renew for next year. J

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F '5 I F.B.I. I find it sickening that the indifferent and the ;.*

, . - e vicious have combinedto abuse a p1b1ie_servanb'who haa ~ Q1

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of large corporations which spend millions of dollars every

year to advertise their product but have absolutely H0 CONTROL

over HOW that money is spent! In other word: you turn over K .. million: ofdollar:toimprove your ninag%i,1.__,§:_o_

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