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Justice Office of Professional Responsibility
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DATE06-09-2008BY
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LarryD. Thompson DeputyAttorneyGeneral Robert S. Mueller, III Director Federal BureauofInvestigation
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ert J.J ssistantDirector Orf ice of ProfessionalResponsibility Federal Bureau of Investigation Dissemination of Report of Investigation of Errors and Omissions mNinety Applicationsto theForeign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Accompanying this memorandum is the classified report of our investigation of errorsand omissions inninetyapplications to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court prepared bythe FederalBureau oInvestigation(FBI)and the Off ice oIntelligence Policyand Review (OIPR). Thereportsetsorthourindings regardingthe cause or causes ofthose errorsand omissions.Italso ofersseveralsuggestionsregardingways to minimize factual errors in Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act(FISA)applicationsthat complementthe signif icantremedial measures already implemented bythe Department as a resultothe discoveryof these errors anci omissions,-. __
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Because of the natureof OPRreports,we generallydirect that theybe closely'h~ld.'Inthi~ case,however,we anticipatethatsenior department managementin the components thatare responsibleorthe preparationandreviewoFISAapplications,includingOIPRandFBI foreign intelligencesections, will have aninterest inreviewing the report to understand how these errors occurredand how errorsmight be minimizedinthefuture. Accordingly, weauthorize you to distribute thereport to thosesenior Department managers whoyou believehaveaneed to review ourindingsandsuggestions.
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