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Bernard McCabe, a supervisor in the Boston FBI office, said yesterday that he did not know of the leaflet. However, he referred the question to Rampton...
Asked about the leaflet, Rampton said, "Yes, we're aware of it, and it is nothing objectionable." He added, "I just want to reiterate to you that you should be aware of our responsibility with regard to the situation of Chinese immigrants in this country...
Rampton declined to confirm that the Boston office had a Chinese-speaking employee on its staff to take calls from readers of the leaflet. "We understand these problems," he said. He also refused to comment about whether the New York office was using the same leaflet, or if the FBI office in San Francisco--which also has a sizable Chinese community--was using a similar leaflet...
Craig C. Lollin, an FBI special agent and assistant supervisor of the FBI's New York office, refused to comment on the leaflet yesterday. "We can't make any comment to you concerning our investigative techniques and our activities in the Chinese field," he said. He added, however, that the message of the leaflet "would be good advice for anyone, because we have jurisdiction in that area (investigating subversive activities...
...observer familiar with the life of Boston's Chinese community yesterday said that the leaflet was widely-known in Chinatown. "It does sort of keep people on their toes," she said, adding. "There are a lot of people with immigration problems, and this makes them aware that political investigations could get them in trouble with immigration. It makes them shy away from politics...