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campaigning for re-election, I talked with his Legal Assistant Tim | Sunday, 5/15/66, He stated that Senator Sparkman would probably call me: a he © support the FBI's position, cr “s ays 6 been ne ne) _ Marvin Watson told me SH raay morning the President had ° already spoken to Senate Majority Le field, As a result, he said, will agree not fa include the FBI in this resolution, .; Ss oo. phe following telegram is being sent Sunday, 5/15/68; by the. | National Commander of the American Legion to all members of the Senate ~ _ GOree “In the absence of Senator + Sparkman who is in \ Alabama. 1 explained our position to Ford and told him it was inadvisable to the FBI in the McCarthy resolution, Ford agreed and stated that ~ Senator Sparkman would be advised of the FBI's feelings by telephone on - on Sunday. If not, an appointment will be, set up for BA Bowers to see - - Senator Sparkman Monday morning, 5/16/66, 0 | — ie wee ee og Hugh Overton, Head of the American Legion in Alabama, who - knows Sparkman quite well, will call Sparkman over the weekend and insist © Moree: _ Mansfield refused to attend the meeting of the Senate Foreign Relations _ ~ Committee on Thursday, 5/12/66. He is, however, indicated by a newsclip> as having voted against tabling the resolution, Watson feels the President . ° can either change Mansfield's vote or at least have him abstain, . : Dan O'Brien, Senator Hickenlooper's Administrative ‘Assistant, © called at 12:30 p.m., 5/14/66, and stated he had learned from reliable sources on the Hill that Senator McCarthy had not planned to include the FBI in his..." resolution, and our inclusion was a result of Senator Fulbright's desires to - "spread the resolution out so it will include the entire intelligence community." In this manner, Senator Fulbright hopes to force Senator Russell into 0 accepting = a at least three additional members on his "watchdog group." : sgtictict. / ye a “Assistant Director w. ¢. ‘Sullivan will see Senator Claiborne ee Pell, Rhode Island, the first thing Monday morning, 5/16/66. Sullivan ears inows Pell personally. We hope at least to change Pell's thinking § 50 o that he: Foreign Relations Committee with the exception ¢ of f Moree, Fulbright and ae ‘conden D « OVER