◆ SpookStack

SEOKET Memorandum to The Diré&tor Re: Edmund Gerald Brown Cy Facist Refugee Committee, cited by AG under E.O0. 10450. In 1954 he reportedly agreed to discuss death sentence of Negro, in California, with a delegation from local Civil Rights Congress (CRC) because of votes controlled by delegation. CRC cited by AG under E.O. 10450. RECOMMENDATION: That, the attached letter be transmitted to AEC through liaison channels. ,y. ‘2 of Ca DETAILS: Under the provisions of the Atomic Energy, Act of 1954, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) on 7/13/59 requested an investigation of Edmund Gerald Brown, aka "Pat,' the present Governor of the State of California. The investigation was requested because Brown, as Governor, is a member of the Board of Regents of the University of California, and aS such would have access to restricted data within the meaning of the Atomic Energy Act because the University of California has Atomic Energy contracts. ; We have never investigated Brown. It was pointed out to AEC through liaison that Brown is the present Governor and has been for over six months, and that when Earl Warren was Governor, AEC accepted the results of a file search rather than an investigation. Brown is also prominently mentioned as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the Presidency in 1960. AEC asked us to hold the request for an investi- gation in abeyance and on 9/30/59 requested that the Brown case be handled in the same manner as the Earl Warren case. - L ain items pe furnishe (o) er that it can reach a decision as to whether Brown snould be granted an AEC clearance. The attached suggested letter to AEC contains the following information disseminated to CIA ir. 1957 which can be substantiated from public sources or other material: , The February 13, 1945, issue of the "San Francisco Chronicle," a San Fraucisco newspaper, reported that Brown, then District Attorney, opposed the deportation of Harry Bridges, a west coast labor leader, accused of membership in the Communist Party. (62-76249-11, pg. 7) and \ (39-915-2560) ~ mens