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4 cad cali Real TR 5 ieee 4c rr mY wi Office Men. *» andum ° UNITED ‘ATES GOVE To : Director, FBI DATE: Decem - ttention: Mr. Frank liolloman FROM ve, SAC, New York SUBJECT: ne NEW YORK CRIMINAL AND CIVIL ~ COURTS BAR ASSOCIATION Ma YuNK CITY, HERAT NICF PHAN id ROBERIRQARU Reference is made to the telephone call of December 12, 1950, from Mr. Frank Holloman of the Bureau to ASAC C. W. Stein in regard to the above gaptioned organization and Wr. Holloman's request for additional information ,, ~ . concerning it and its President, HERMAN HU.FMAN. y ,-in one of its ELTNER, had the The "Liew York Daily Mirror" of December 12, 1950 regular feature columns entitled, "Over the River", by EDiW. following item: ~ "As a direct rebuke to Max Lowentnal's recent book, attacking J. Edgar iloover and the FBI, the N. Y. Criminal and Civil Courts Bar Ass'n. voted this year's award to the FBI for 'meritorious service in administering criminal justice'. President Herman Hoffman, who also heads the Adelphi Hosp. in Biklyn, has arranged for Director Hoover to accept the award at ceremonies in “the offices of Robert Daru, Bd. chairman, Dec. 22. This is the second time in 35 years that this presentation goes to an organization instead of an indivi- © dual. In 'h8 it was voted to the 'typical New York City-patrolman'. At the prosentation, Mr. Daru will make known the findings of the group's investiga- tions into wiretapping and other matters." The files of this Division were checked in regard to RCBERT DARU and the following information ascertained. A newsclipping from the "New York Herald Tribune" of Jamary 3, 1950, reflected in part that the New York County Criminal Courts Bar Association had announced on January 2, 1950, that it would make an intensive drive in the session of the State Lerislature to obtain enactment of laws for correction ; of wiretapping and search and seizure abuses. According to this clipping, ROBERT DARU, Chaimaan of the Board of the Association, disclosed also that the organization is broadening its activities and is embar on a general study af ¢+hao tien FPinlA af =a 4 aad oatet Tt and comprehensive investigation of the entire field of criminal and civil justice. In conjunction with this plan, he said that the ‘organization at its annual meeting in April or May, 1950, would consider a proposal to change its name to the New York Criminal and Civil Courts Bar Association and would thenceforth not confine its interest to New York County. “The newsclipping went on to say that the inquiries of the Association into wiretapping and search and seizures, which had not yet been? ig4 = i By. be combined with agconDeD “9 es 23 177- 7 © CAD: MEV 2 INDEXED - 75 . PEG OEN HOMES ms ae oa an