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me me We me a el A oe aE Ned me a Forney stated to Bissell that the facta of this investigation had been disclosed to the White House through sone unknown means and that shortly after Bissell left, a call was received by General Strong and Colonel Forney to proceed to the White House with the complete records of thia matter at approrinately 10:00 p.m. at ntght. When they reached the White House they were received by the President, General Watson and Harry Hopkins and were ordered to produce the entire records in this case. Colonel Forney stated to Colonel Bissell that this was ertremely embarrassing in as much aa ¢% r contained a recording of the enttre proceedings Mrs. Roosevelt which had been obtained through a eS had been planted in the hote] room. This recording indicated quite et clearly that Mrs. Roosevel ngaged in serual intercourse 7 during their stay tn the ho « Forney advised Bissell that TU aster this record was played Mrs. Roosevelt was called into the b conference and was confronted with the information and this resulted 7 tn a terrific fight between the President and Mra. Roosevelt. At approrimately 5:00 a.m. the nert morning the President called for home General Arnold, Chief of the Arm Pr and upon his arrival h.4 at the conference ordered hin a the United States é ~ and on his way to a combat pos ours. After the conference was over tt was learned that the Prestdent had ordered that anybody who knew anything about this case should be tmmediately relieved of hia duties and sent to the South Pacific for ae action against the Japs until they were killed. Forney advised anne Bissell that everyone who ts known to have any knowledge at all of eo this matter is on the permanent black list at the White House. Bissell stated that the only thing that kept these men from being sent to the South Pacific was that tt was learned that there were too many of them to be treated tn this manner. Colonel Bissell stated that the only reason that more was not done to him was that at General Watson apparently came to hia defense and assured the —— President that Bissell would not talk about this matter indiscrininatel; ~~ Respectfully, G. C. Burton