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Nw ee peo - oo Pt, ” Me COPY: EXC TO : THR DIRECTOR FRO: MR. ED. A. TAM saver OF COMMUNISTS IN THE GVENT OF SUDDEN OIFFICULTY. _ WITH THE SOVTET UNT ON | " ¢O24 DATE: -10-hs For the purposes, ‘tf snould be noted tnat on January Ytn IT talked to Nr. Vincent Quinn, Assistant Attorney General.in Charge of tns Criminal Division concerning tne Bureau's memoranda to tne Attorney Genaral urging a procram for tne detention of Communists in the avent of sudden difficulty witn the Soviet Union. I pointed out to Mr. Quinn the Attorney Seneral nad indicated that Lir. Quinn was to nandle this matter personally with the Bureau and told ir. Quinn tnat I would be available to confer witn him at any time he wanted to evo into tnis matter. Mr. Quinn indicated he was havin. some rasearch conducted on tnis subject and hnat:netwould notify the Bureau in tne near future of the dute of a possible conference concerning tnis situatibn. On this occasion, it was pointed out to Kr. Quinn tnat you were unalterably opposed to any surcestion to nave tna United States declared a military arsa, as well as to any prozramn wnicn would charge the Var and Navy Departments with tne duty of dotaining persons. Ur, Quinn was inrormed that in your opinion, all functions of this kind witnin the United States should be nandled py civilians and asscivilian procesaings and with no aspect of a military stave. EAT sm { . ¢ 4 ; “euyy, 8 ! / h a hay, So by hy LMA pr, mo wy uf ni 43 a 32 1 CINAL Frum t+ ra one Get 7 YO WO SOR ie eaeiertmmmnees 71 OM MET ta MT gente re res PS Wn etn Saha okt En tye een | _—T “ey