The ADL: More about the “monitors” — Jan 2005

" The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) of B'nai Brith, USA other traditional enemies of Free Speech: Anti-Nazi League Australian Government Australian B'nai Brith Anti-Defamation Commission Board of Deputies of British Jews Center for Democratic Renewal, Atlanta Canadian Jewish Congress Canadian League of Human Rights of the B'nai Brith Coalition for Human Dignity, Oregon Community Security Trust of Board of Deputies German Government Jewish Telegraph Agency Searchlight and Gerald Gable Simon Wiesenthal Center Surfwatch Internet censorship In 1993 it was revealed that the ADL had illegally penetrated US and San Francisco Police Department and made illegal use of their databases. ADL officials were prosecuted for this felony, and subsequently reached an out of court settlement with the District Attorney under which they paid a substantial penalty . Website visitors are encouraged to submit authentic materials, correspondence, press clippings, etc., to this dossier.

Mr Irving wrote this letter to the San Francisco Police. 81 DUKE STREET LONDON W.1 TELEPHONE 07l-499 9409 London, England, Friday, January 7, 1994 [4:25 am] Dear Officer Bargioni I am a British author, born March 24, 1938, and I have reason to believe that the Anti-Defamation League , whose files the SFPD seized in a raid, was illegally monitoring my activities when lawfully visiting the United States. Please will you provide me at my expense with copies of all seized ADL records relating to my person, or inform me how to go about obtaining these copies, and advise me what avenues of redress arc open to me. Yours sincerely, DAVID IRVING San Francisco Police Department &emdash; attn. Sandy Bargioni &emdash; 850 Bryant Street Room 558 San Francisco CA 94103 USA