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Eliot Ness — Part 5
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Memo far the, Director merce
|to co on record ag endrosina the plans of the Federal Seeourity
Acency. Mr. egan stated that Ness also wanted a committee appointed
by ife TACP fo act as anh advisary committee to the federal Securtty
Aveney, EATS committee to be composed of dollar-a-year men, Mp.
Egan stated that this committee would be Given money far expenses
and transportation. Ur. Eoan suggested that prebably Ness was
trying to get this committee formed for entirely sel fisaA reaogons
GS any tteup Ais organization could get with the TACP would be
profitable
Vr. Eoan stated that by &, &, 2545, 250,000,900 was
appropriated far this work. Wess indicated that he is orying to
get the police te cooperate but if this attempt is unsuccessful
hess stated there would be an apportunity ta invoke tke May tete
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Ness destres the studies of the committee to be publisked in
booklet form, and ke told Mr. Foan the Federal Security Avency
would have the necessary maney and would be in “a postition toa buy
Qusands of coples of this pamphiet and dis ‘tribute it.
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Ness indteated to Mr. Hoan that last Monday he had talked
ta afr, Raymona Fosdick, President of the Rocke feller Founcation,
and had tela Mr. Foadick about the plans of the Feceral Security
Agency and tiat the IACP would need about 5150, 000 to pEG0,000 to
carry on thetr work. Ness stated that Fosdick was eery favorably
ivpressed and said te Ness that he would take up tke matter with
the Board of Dlreetors of the Rockefeller Foun LOR
Mr. oan satd that everyone wos in favor of Ness?
program, At the meeting Ness also made a statement to the effect
that he wanted Major Brown appointed an this committee, and - asso
wanted some state afficer and some sheriff alsa on the committee,
that the rest was to be left te the President, Jr. Enon said that
Leonard indicated there should be some neuspaper eublictt yo and Ae
toid Ness ta watt after the meetina and ke eoudd talk te him ocon-
cerning this. Ness aise wanted @ letter written to Saul Mesvutt
Administrator of the federal Security Anency, telitac him of the
cooperation of the TACP. Mr. Ecan ineicated that the entire
rlan of getting the cooperation of the IACP orininated mith a
ietter freq Paul UoNutt ta Leonard telling Aim to obtain the
support of the police on this program.
Mr. Eoan stated that this concluded the mernine meetine ;
that he would eali later concerning any further developments,
Respeetfully,
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