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uthorityla investigate the De Galindei iiiiii.s.ItegeriiitOnted;this tout to .01ney:. ' and Olney then explained that his point In writing the memorandum of illayllea. for purpose of securing our ideas an hap taller lettere from the outakie:., which heretofore had been answered by Slating that the facts did not bring the case ,_. L.

::,..within the Federal Kidnaping Act, and that Olney1,4 point was that, since we had .:,t0 ...,....

7-- the authority to investigate but did not Investigate, then iire .iitailld have eonit;otber d answer. Rogers stated that Olney was *67 specific in statements to hiiii,t7:f he did not question the Bureaulejudgreent in sot.iiirestigatingthe'De. tsilindes,- ;;;;--On the other ha.nd,h.e felt that Burton!' jedgied in not Investigating the '

De Gilindez case was Correct and Idi.onlYpointiial to Sectileirhat be thought* ,. ..,.,-=. ... was necessary: 'eternal', -..41aetter &limier to ,Persocks Outside oieDe_partment .---

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per 'record. had now beenMidland it reuinizahle;:iiredent person Would cori.C.1:idei from the Olney memorandum that 'Mei:idiom:. hadSorespcosthility imposedialicill

, ..'lt by law and was not discharging that iesPonithility;Itogera,Stated that be did...Tis act agree with the *Olney memorandum at all ortAerianner.ln which It had been:„?.?..f.ti.', handled. -Rogers further stated he had talked to AttornelGeneral and theic,- .:4,1' Attorney General does not want any change Siailiii in* .BuresS7a =traditicsii140*-' perations in the handling Of kidnaping Cases."%eig bled ii'inoiztoranciuin. x*?_,,,

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w owtedp the letierii.Al.told Rogers thatl would Send them right back because we were not gtiinetiiiicknoyrledge letters addressed . ',..4' to the Attorney General in this-or any otherihratteiSs It would be inappropriate" z-- -.._ d would put the Attorney General on 4'spOt...;I:gold Rogers that we have had no , ••...... iff..'.'" hesitancy in acknowledging letters addressed joIhe.itureau and taking the full *,, and complete responsibility for such letters Ira pat** correspondents who had = been turned down by the Bureau then appealed the matter and the letter. was ::: :- -?..'4 ..- • ' - referred around to the Bureau to answer, tids .would be highly improper, •. •

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