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Pa Be le Ld wher + -n wigeiew Memo to Mr. Tolson December 12, 1960 7 Stein has also determined that this award was made to the "typical New York City patrolmn"ofthe New York City Police Department in 1948. Ur. Stein has also determined that in regard to Herman Hoffman that on March 6, 1947, a national conference was held at the Faldorf-Astoria Hotel on the German problem. This conference supported the Morganthau plan. Invitations were sent out over the stgnature of Mrs. Franklin DsRoosevelt and EdgamMowrer. Hoffman was one of forty-seven Sponsors for this national conference and most of the members on the sponsoring committee were either Conmunists or Communist sympathizers, although there was a émall minority of anti-Communists. In 1949, Hoffman was listed as a member of thevAdvisory Committee for the\Society for Prevention of World War ‘III, which organization has es its purpose a hard German peace and ts headed by anti-German elements, In regard to Robert Daru, Bureau files reflect that he was in Kansas City in 1948, at which time he represented himself as at one time being on a Senate Committee and preparing most of .the crime bills passed by the Congress in 1934, extending the “jurisdiction of the F5I. He was also purported to be an outstanding criminologist and allegedly instructed people of various communities how to prevent crime. Our files also indicate that he has served as counsel to the®*federal Grand Jury Assoctation, Southern District of New York and ha’ edited "rhelyederal Juror." He addressed a letter to the Director on Septémber 1s, i942, commending the Director the nie : on a Statement the Director made emphasiaing the importance of the public promptly forwarding information relating to un-American activities to the FBI. ASAC Stein in New York has advised that Paru was born in 1901 and graduated from Brooklyn Law School in 1924, He has been Chairman of the above-captioned Association since 1941, and at one time was counsel for a Senate Subcommittee on crime and racketeering, In September, 1937, he was Assistant District Attorney for New York County. He is presently a senior partner of the law firm, Daru, Visichi and Winter, New York City. The New Tors files also reflect that a Wr. and Mrs. Robert , Daru, 186 Pinehurs ew York City, were contacts in 1941, for the “League of American 4 bers which has been cited by the Attorney Goneral,. This could have gtemmed from his associatton with the Soc ral Juror. There is no other information available concerning Daru. (62-69495) - ge Seas A, PENNE ae