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Thb is to ackeowledge your letteremilitganamber 1•411, sac a el a letter Iron a resident et Maio&

Mark Lem, meatioeed by fiErg is the anthor r, , et the book entitled "Rush to Judgment, critical at The k6 )(_-?)(c. President's Commission en the Assassisation at President Xesnedlg and its findings.

By speak request from The President's Commission, tida Damn conducted coesiderable lareetigatioa regarding this matter. The mulls at ear lwreatigatioa were heredaked to The President's Commissioa for its consideration. la addition, ether Govermest agencies also coat:bated meats at investigation as requested. Reports and exhibits prepared by this Doreen and tarnished to The President's Commissioa are now in possession al the National Archives.

I a thorough study at the report by The President's COMMUAISI011 on the Assassination et Presider* Kennedy is made by those vho bars heard comments tram Mark Lane and authors of other books critical et The President's Conambeion, it might help to doh!, their questions.

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NOTE: Set memo, Oulllian from Branigan, 11/13/66, re "Lee Harvey Oswald; N—Rusida--CNthar REL:kas; and memo Detoach from Rosen, 6/15/66, se "iilssassinstion of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy; 11/22:. Dallas, Texas; Miscellaneous - Information Concerning," 1CMR:tern.

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.11E1) STATES GOVERNMENT

ifenzorandum Herto- -i E. Hoffman

Chief, Legislative and Legal Settion DAT': June 21, 1966

• NI Director, FBI

EXPIRING STATUTES

Your memorandum of June 16, 1968, requested a listing c those statutes or provisions of interest to this Bureau which, by their

ms, will terminati-: within the next several years unless extended by t-

Except for appropriation bills, only one statute in which Bureau has a direct interest appears to be pertinent. Public Law

A'' liRy passed November 2, 1965, authorized the Attorney General to which items of evidence pertaining to the assassinatior, of

P- -.I lent Keiinedti should be acquired and preserved by the United States. (...■-■44A--ilieFee-erfrtired-qinderlints-statitte 4:eve-been retabietilrb,414..aimetoody or-TPrriPErim

The statute, by its terms is due to expire one yea.r,frPorit liwa■arf---eovis7trient-ItintrIKITsp thred tte Intended-purpose,

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The Department asked for our views concerning a request !eon) the Bureau cd the Budget to list statites and provisions in statutes wiiich, by their terms, will terminate within the next several years unless extended by legislation. The Department also asked for recommendations ai to whether the expiring legislation should be extended.

Except for appropriation bills, only one statute in which •te Bureau has a direct interest appears to be pertinent. Public Law

E9-31B, passed November 2, 1965, authorized the Atk -ney General to determine which items of evidence pertaining to the assassination of Presideet Kennedy should be acquired and preserved by the United Bates. ''nder this statute, when the Attorney General made such a determinafion

rikhts, tile, and interest in and to that item was to be vested in the 1;raited Sates upon publication of that fact in the Federal Register.

The statute, by its terms, declared that the authority ..ranted was to expire one year from the date of enactment. Therefore, the pre-Ls-ions of this law will remain in effect until November 2, 1966, unless extended.

Renewal of this authority is not recommended as the statute appears to have served its intended purpose. In addition, certain items ac.quired by the United States in connection with the investigation of the assasAnation have been held in the custody of this Bureau and extension t ,uld possible create more custodial burdens of a similar nature.

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RECOMMENDATION:

That the attached letter be sent to the Department advising that Public Law 89-318, due to Expire November 2, 1066, is of interest to Lus Bureau but wt do nit recommend that it be extended.

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