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FBI di I~> _ l t i .. _ Dutance ueiweex right to know, privacy precarious By Mark Platte Qanwcock Staff Writer One of the biggest concerns o the FBI recently has been th< Freedom of Information, FOI, an< Privacy Acts, according t< William H. Webster, director of th< FBI. Webster spoke before a Law Daj Banquet crowd of about 500 people Friday in Carolina Coliseum. "People have their right tc privacy, but it is our duty to in vestigate crimes and appearance* of wrongdoing and to keep ar accurate record of what ha* happened," Webster said. "Th< problem is keeping a balance betwen the two." 'Our principal cc freedom of informati the protection of our identity. The traditio and all law er WEBSTER SAID the FBI ha: received over 68,000 requests foi FOl reports since 1973, mostl] from convicted felons. Webstei explained the felons request thes< reports to identify informants, whi have been responsible for thei incarceration. "Our principle concern wit! freedom of information has beer the protection of our informant's ST< SG - ;iv 1' ,} . "v* ' +** % f. < ' rectordisi i hhhhbhh f FBI Director William H. W? 3 the guest speaker at the La' 1 coliseum. Seated next to Wet - identity,"Webster said. "The tradition of the FBI and all law 1 enforcement agencies has been the ; assurance and confidentiality of those supplying information ) IpaHinO tr? flffpptiuo nrncopntmn in - vv V*?VVVi ? V/ pi VAJWU tiv/ll 111 aid of a good system of law en5 forcement." 1 The authority to protect in> formants' identity is provided for ; in the Privacy Act although inJ formants are in danger because of the FOI, according to Webster. ncern with agencies on has been assurance . . those su informant s ,ead|V)g n 4 a CO! MI me roi m aia 0f a iforcement enforcemei 5 Comparing the rights of people r in Abraham Lincoln's time to the f present, Webster said it is "inr conceivable" that the way people e were treated then can be the same ^ as they are treated today." At the r time of Lincoln's assassination," Webster said, "more than 20,000 people were arrested and the i criminals were put in manacles I anH lpd irnnc TVio nolle mni<a oKnn< > M??V? iVg) M VllU. A11V WHO V/ auuui ; 7 feet by 3 feet." VOTE CARL 7 VICE-PRESIDEr ? Studeni JUUBLIUI ? BA AAaj ? Athletic m J cusses F< #wl r^r mW *jl |I; ^|| > abster (second from left) was in Day Banquet Friday at the >ster is Sen. Strom Thurmond, "NO INSTITUTION, no organization, no public administrator can claim the right to be exempt from the needs of the people. We have to demonstrate to you that we are not only efficient, but that there is an FBI that is responsibe to the rights of all," Webster said. "We want to be proud of you; we want you to be proud of us. After all, it's your FBI." Webster said the American has been the and confidentiality of pplying information effective prosecution good system of law nt.' public can be proud of the FBI because of the accomplishments made in the past year. "In the year that I have been the FBI director, every skyjacking has been successfully resolved and every act of terrorism has been successfully resolved without the loss of a human life," Webster said. *1 sjT \ Senator I Committee or-Finance I c Committee tudent turp 31, privac R.-S.C. In front of the micropl B. Holderman. "IN THE FAST year we've had three significant convictions with foreien encounter intelligence: conviction work in Alexandria involving espionage work on the behalf of North Vietnam; the Think Positive A Vo Julian Ei Ppbh For a more Student Gc "WORKING TOG MAKES T Candidt Student Bod^ i ^ 1 | HE :y acts '^Km Brill Andrew ? QAMECOCK hone is (JSC President James conviction of two Soviet espionage agents within our borders; and the conviction of a former CIA agent who stole an important secret for the Soviets," Webster said. ^bout Carolina! te mtraon Hunt responsive >vernment ETHER HE DIFFERENCE" ate for j / President OTgRHHM J a