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Finally petitioner says that he was entitled to inspect the FBI report during the proceedings before the hearing officer as well as at the trial.
He did receive a resume of it -- the same that was furnished the appeal board -- and he made no claim of its inaccuracy.
Even now no such claim is asserted.
He bases his present contention on the general right to explore, indicating that he hopes to find some discrepancy in the resume.
But this is fully answered by United States v. Nugent, supra.
There we held `` that the statutory scheme for review, within the selective service system, entitles [ conscientious objectors ] to no guarantee that the FBI reports must be produced for their inspection ''.
346 U.S., at 5-6.
Even if we were not bound by Nugent, petitioner here would not be entitled to the report.
The recommendation of the Department -- as well as the decision of the appeal board -- was based entirely on the local board file, not on an FBI report.

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