Reading Room Document
Memorandum to the Attorney General from the Director of the FBI dealing with certain types of FBI assistance to foreign law enforcement agencies.
The document is a memorandum discussing FBI assistance to foreign law enforcement agencies and the legal opinions surrounding it. It mentions a memorandum from 1976 that established guidelines for FBI cooperation with foreign governments, and the need for further analysis of the legal issues involved. The conclusion reached is that the draft guidelines have undergone revisions and a copy of the most recent version is expected to be obtained from the Criminal Division. The questions presented for review include whether FBI assistance to foreign law enforcement agencies is authorized under 26 U.S.C. §533 and the need to prepare the necessary papers to amend the relevant section of the Code of Federal Regulations.
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