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5. Another subject worthy of mention is the following:
In February 1972, [REDACTED]
panies [REDACTED] contacts in U.S. telecommunications com-

[REDACTED] for copies of the telephone call slips per-
taining to U.S.-China calls. These were then obtained regu-
larly by Domestic Contact Service in New York, pouched
to FE/China Operations. The DDP was apprised of this activity
by Division D in March 1972, and on 28 April 1972 Division D
told DCS to forward the call slips to CI Staff, Mr. Richard
Ober. Soon thereafter, the source of these slips dried up,
and they have ceased to come to Mr. Ober. In an advisory
opinion, the Office of General Counsel stated its belief that
the collection of these slips did not violate the Communica-
tions Act, inasmuch as they are a part of a normal communica-
tions record-keeping function of the telephone company, which does not
in any way involve eavesdropping.

Atts:
A. DIVD memo to OGC 26 Jan 73

B. OGC memo to DIVD 29 Jan 73

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