of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, March 13, 1987
#  
#   Dear [Guy],
#  
#       Your letter of February 25th in which you inquired about the
#   association between Mr. Frank Varelli and the FBI has been received.
#  
#       An internal FBI inquiry is currently ongoing into the activities of
#   an Agent associated with Mr. Varelli who left the FBI following an earlier
#   administrative inquiry. For that reason, it would be premature at this
#   point to respond to any questions concerning the matter.
#  
#   Sincerely,
#  
#       William M. Baker
#       Assistant Director
#       Office of Congressional and Public Affairs
#
#   Bicentennial of the United States Constitution (1787-1987)

*   [NJ] The Star-Ledger, Friday, January 29, 1988
*  
*   The documents, released Wednesday, showed that the original target of the
*   FBI probe was CISPES, but that the investigation broadened to include
*   more than 100 other groups that opposed Reagan administration policy in
*   Nicaragua and El Salvador.
*  
*   Despite the long investigation, no criminal charges were ever brought
*   against any of the groups or their members.
*  
*   An FBI statement issued Wednesday said the agency only investigated
*   suspected crimes, not political beliefs or constitutionally protected
*   freedom of speech.
*  
*   Oliver Revell, the FBI's executive assistant director, said that the
*   FBI did not investigate CISPES because of its political activities,
*   but for a "wide range of possible crimes."

%   The New York Times, Thursday, February 4, 1988
%   "Reagan Backs FBI Over Surveillance"
%  
%   President Reagan is satisfied that the Federal Bureau of Investigation
%   conducted a proper surveillance campaign against groups opposed to his
%   policies in Central America, the White House said today.
%  
%   The new FBI Director William S. Sessions assured Reagan that there was
%   a solid basis for the investigation: "We kne

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