Herbert Brownell person
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Herbert Brownell appointed
FBI documented
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“Attorney General Herbert Brownell authorized the "unrestricted use iii the "national interest of "trespass in the installation of microphones."…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book II: Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.76
Herbert Brownell ordered_assassination_of
Nation of Islam documented
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“A wiretap on an official of the Nation of Islam originally authorized by Attorney General I-Ierbert Brownell in 1957 continued thereafter without re-authorization until 1965.…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book II: Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.79
Herbert Brownell worked_for
Federal Bureau of Investigation documented
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“Two subsequent Attorneys General James McGranery and Herbert Brownell endorsed the decision to ignore the Emergency Detention Act.…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book II: Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.178
Herbert Brownell worked_for
U.S. Department of Justice documented
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“The FBI maintained one wiretap on an official of the Nation of Islam that had originally been authorized by Attorney General Brownell in 1957…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book II: Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.204
Herbert Brownell worked_for
FBI documented
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“Attorney General Brownell gave the FBI sweeping authority to engage in bugging for intelligence purposes…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book II: Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.206
Herbert Brownell spied_on
Martin Luther King Jr. documented
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“The microphone surveillances of Congressman Cooley and Dr King under the "national interest" standard established by Attorney General Brownell in 1954 also reveal the relative ease with which electronic bugging devices could be used against…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book II: Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.221
Herbert Brownell spied_on
Harold D. Cooley documented
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“The microphone surveillances of Congressman Cooley and Dr King under the "national interest" standard established by Attorney General Brownell in 1954 also reveal the relative ease with which electronic bugging devices could be used against…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book II: Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.221
Herbert Brownell appointed
FBI documented
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“The Bureau apparently derived authority for its microphone practice from a 1954 memorandum sent by Attorney General Brownell to Director Hoover…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.118
Herbert Brownell worked_for
United States Department of Justice documented
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“...led Attorney General Herbert Brownell to press strongly in 1954 for legislation to authorize 'national security wiretapping without judicial warrant'…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.289
Herbert Brownell proposed
United States Congress documented
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“There is pending as you know before the Congress legislation that I have recommended which would permit wiretapping under appropriate safeguards...…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.289
Herbert Brownell worked_for
U.S. Department of Justice documented
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“Because of Congressional deliberations regarding wiretapping J Edgar Hoover wrote a memorandum to Attorney General Brownell on March 8 1955 in which he outlined the current FBI policy in that area and stated that this policy was based on th…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.290
House Judiciary Committee proposed
Herbert Brownell documented
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“The House Judiciary Committee accepted Brownell's reasoning and reported out warrantless wiretapping legislation in 1954.…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.290
U.S. House of Representatives proposed
Herbert Brownell documented
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“The full House however rejected the arguments in support of warrant less wiretapping and amended the bill on the floor to require a prior judicial warrant.…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.290
J. Edgar Hoover met_with
Herbert Brownell documented
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“Because of Congressional deliberations regarding wiretapping J Edgar Hoover wrote a memorandum to Attorney General Brownell on March 8 1955...…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.290
Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed
Herbert Brownell documented
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“Hoover also asked Brownell if he believed the Roosevelt and Truman statements constituted sufficient legal authority for wiretapping at the present time...…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.290
Tom C. Clark proposed
Herbert Brownell documented
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“Hoover also asked Brownell if he believed the Roosevelt and Truman statements constituted sufficient legal authority for wiretapping at the present time...…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.290
Harry S. Truman proposed
Herbert Brownell documented
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“Hoover also asked Brownell if he believed the Roosevelt and Truman statements constituted sufficient legal authority for wiretapping at the present time...…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.290
Herbert Brownell met_with
Dwight D. Eisenhower documented
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“Brownell responded that he did not believe it necessary to obtain further approval of the existing practice from President Eisenhower as he was of the opinion that President Roosevelt's approval was sufficient…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.291
Herbert Brownell spied_on
Elijah Muhammad documented
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“A wiretap on Elijah Muhammed leader of the Nation of Islam which was originally approved by Attorney General Brownell in 1957 for example continued until 1964 without subsequent re-authorization…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.291
Herbert Brownell worked_for
U.S. Department of Justice documented
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“a memorandum from then Attorney General Brownell dated May 20 1954…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.304
Herbert Brownell proposed
United States Department of Justice documented
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“the microphonesurveillance standard until 1965was that established by Attorney General Herbert Brownell the 'national interest'…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.322
Herbert Brownell worked_for
U.S. Department of Justice documented
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“a 1954 memorandum from Attorney General Herbert Brownell to J Edgar Hoover had provided the color of legal authority for surreptitious entries to install microphones.…”
source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book III: Supplementary Detailed Staff Reports on Intelligence Activities and the Rights of Americans · p.362
Herbert Brownell worked_for
U.S. Department of Justice documented
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“The policyagainst Attorney Generalapproval at least in general of trespassory microphone surveillance was reversed by Attorney General Herbert Brownellon May20 1954 in a memorandumto Director Hoover instructing him that the Bureau was autho…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 5: National Security Agency and Fourth Amendment Rights · p.72
Herbert Brownell met_with
J. Edgar Hoover documented
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“The policyagainst Attorney Generalapproval at least in general of trespassory microphone surveillance was reversed by Attorney General Herbert Brownellon May20 1954 in a memorandumto Director Hoover instructing him that the Bureau was autho…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 5: National Security Agency and Fourth Amendment Rights · p.72
Herbert Brownell met_with
John Edgar Hoover documented
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“To continue the policy against Attorney General approval at least in general of trespassory microphone surveillance was reversed by Attorney General Herbert Brownell on May 20 1954 in a memo to Director Hoover instructing him that the Burea…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 5: National Security Agency and Fourth Amendment Rights · p.91
Herbert Brownell worked_for
U.S. Department of Justice documented
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“Theretofore the Bureau had claimed an authority to install bugs at its sole discretion under a memorandum from then Attorney General Brownell dated May 20 1954…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 6: Federal Bureau of Investigation · p.210
Herbert Brownell headed
Federal Bureau of Investigation documented
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“the Bureau apparently relied upon a 1954 memorandum by Brownell when he was Attorney General indicating either inherent or delegated authority by the Bureau to plant electronic bugging devices…”
source: government document — Church Committee Hearings, Volume 6: Federal Bureau of Investigation · p.235