Caution

Thus, an inquiry by a Security agent did not necessarily mean that an investigation was being undertaken. In many cases, the inquiry would show that no investigation was needed.

The warning in the 1965 statement to Salient was repeated—that anyone who believes he is contacted by a Security agent should telephone the number listed in the phone book and check the bona fides of the agent.

"In the Auckland case," Security says, "the member of the Service studying at the university was instructed to make the inquiries in question.

"He declared himself to the persons aproached as a mem-ber of the Security Service, and thus laid himself open to the completely false charge that he was a 'secret agent' planted in the campus.

"It is accepted that the choice of this officer for the university inquiries may have been unfortunate in that he was attending lectures, but if the officer concerned had not made the inquiries these would have been made by another officer in Auckland,"