Reading Room Document
Investigative jurisdiction of the FBI under various appropriation acts making it a crime for any person advocating the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence to accept employment with the United States
This opinion advised the director of the FBI that the FBI retained jurisdiction of investigate crimes against the United States, including the investigation of federal employees who are members of organizations that “advocate[] the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence.”
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