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2 8 AUG1975
MfimQRA§%U% FQR: Qeneral Enunsel
VIA‘ : Qe§u2y fiirectar £0: Aéministratian
SQEJECT : Memoranfium ta fianaral Qounsel fram
fiepartment sf Justice dté 13 Aug 1$?S
1. fieferanca is mafia ta QQC 75~2§fi? wfiieh is a 13-August
l§?5 memaraaéum from fir. Ri:har& L. Thornhurgh, Aasistant
Attorney fieaeral/flepartmant sf Jastiae, to fir. Jnhn fiarner,
General fiaunsel. In tha memeraaéum fir. Thurnbargh requestefi
capiea e5 certain aaaoranfia and ether material ralating tn
fnurtaen spacifiic items.
2. Item 1 of the abave requast is the enly aativity
invuiving aha fi££ice of Security. Item 1 raquests cartain
mameranda ané material cencarning "flffiaa af $ecnrity ¥i1e
§4fi2$7 (Gctaher 29, 1§?1}." This is a refarenza tn the fiffice
e£“Seaurity £11: Q4323? entitieé wallace Halter Knnicki. Th@r¢
was an erra: in fine number an the composiua rfipart af ésmestic
sarvaillance and teahnical activitias furnishad tn the fincke~
fuller fiammissian.
3. it wculfi a§9ear that tha Department a€ Snszice cnncern
in tha Ianicki case is whether an illegal taleghane er faaaréing
devifie was used fiy tha Gffice afi fiesurity. it aisu appears that
technical activitias invnlvad were with tbs full knawiedga and
under the control of aka canzract eapluyae was alleged {fiat
Knniaki was, because sf veilefi threats, receiving muney €rom the
contract empleyae.
4. In uréav that the fieparamenz sf Justice can be a$sur@£
that nm illegal taiephmnw tap or iliagal miarapasne was invalved
in the Kanizki caaa, the pertinent gartian 0§ the seeurizy file
an Xcniaki has baen mafia availablw me Mr. 3eargm w. Glarka,
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