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San Francisco (JTA) — A
however, that Mr. Bullock
number of political and eth-
worked for many people and
nic groups, including some
organizations and that just
Jewish ones, are reassessing
because a name appeared in
their relations with the An-
Bullock's files did not mean
ti-Defamation League in the
that the ADL was involved.
wake of a police investiga-
But although the ADL and
tion into allegedly illegal
most mainstream Jewish
surveillance activities by the
groups urge those named in
Jewish civil rights organiza-
the Bullock files to be pa-
tion.
tient and wait for the results
Information on many of
of the police investigation,
these groups was found in
many of the named' groups
files belonging to a private
have expressed concern and,
detective hired by the ADL.
in some cases, anger.
Although most groups are
"Clearly, someone has
taking a cautious, wait-and-
violated our rights, and we
see approach, one San Fran-
want to find out more," said
cisco Asian group has pulled
Paul Igasaki, executive di-
out of a seminar it was to
rector of the Asian Law
hold with the ADL.
Caucus, one of the groups
The controversy surroun-
which appeared in the
ding the ADL stems from ac-
Bullock files.
cusations made by the San
As an indication of that
Francisco police that the
concern, shortly after the
organization,, illegally ob-
police investigation became
tained information about in-
public, the caucus pulled out
dividuals and groups using a
variety of means, including
wiretapping and the pur-
chase of confidential police
files.
No formal charges have
been filed yet, although the
police executed search war-
rants at the ADL's Los
Angeles and San Francisco
offices earlier this month.
Police officials claim the
ADL's violations came about
as part of its effort to keep
tabs on thousands of in-
of an ADL- sponsored forum
dividuals and organizations
on : the constitutionality of
as part of a nationwide "spy
hate-crimes laws.
network."
."Until the matter is fully
ADL, an organization
resolved, we decided it was
founded to fight anti-
problematic to participate in
Semitism and racism, main-
such an event," said Mr. ,Ig-
tains it has not broken any
asaki.
laws and that its compila-
"It's kind of a shock," said
tion of information on racist
Stella Putnam, referring to
and extremist groups has
the discovery by her group,
been totally legitimate. At:
Centro Legal de la Raza,
the center of the controversy
that it was one of the organ-
are the computer files of a
izations appearing in a con-
private detective hired by ' fiscated file labeled "pinko."
the ADL. These files are
"We're not a political
separate from the ones seiz-
organization. All we do is
ed by police at ADL offices.
provide free legal services to
Court documents released
low-income, Spanish-
last week allege that the
speaking people."
ADL paid private in-
According to Igasaki, it is
vestigator Roy Bullock hun-
likely that the Asian Law
dreds of thousands of dollars
Caucus will coordinate with
over more than 25 years to
other community organiza-
gather intelligence on near-
tions that appeared in the
ly 10,000 people in some 500
files — including Centro
political organizations,
Legal de la Raza, the Ameri-
many of them in northern
can Civil Liberties Union,
California.
the Human Rights Commis-
Organizations whose
sion and others —to pursue
names have appeared in the
some kind of collective ac-
Bullock files have been
tion.
among those charging the
The National ,Lawyers'
ADL with improper spying.
Guild, which also was nam-
The ADL maintains,
ed in the files, has asked the
ADL maintains it
has not broken
any laws. As yet,
no formal charges
have been filed.
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