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3:29 Phi May 5, 1960 ; ~ MEMCRANDUM FOR MR. TOLSON @ MR. PARSONS mo oN . val 2. BELM FID Muee iv? GERALD eu Bees Honorable John A. MeCone, Chairman of the Atomic = %, Commission, called to discuss a problem with me. He stated that Pat brown, Governor of California is Chairman of the Board of Regents of the University of California, which University handles several of the projects for the Atomic Energy Commission at Livermore and Los Alamos, and, of course, the Regents have access to many of these operations and use the laboratories to discuse their programs. He stated that Pat Brown has sever been given a “Q clearance © which involves a routine check which this Bureau makes. his. MeCone stated that our offic ed him that in thie instance we [did not like to make such a check because of the individual's position, whlch he_ understood would be a little awkward especially in making inquiries of his acquaintances and associates. On the other hand he stated the Commission can . iague a clearance without such a check, however, they have not madé a practice \ of doing this. He wondered if I could in some way arrange to have a check made 7 exgwhic could base action for a clearance, since he did not care to make an oN exception. I told him I was not aware that we were reluctant to do this check % | aux I wolta have this taken care of immediately to see what can be done. wanes ay =a ~ a iho . Very truly yours, ; NERY 6 =A AL Hi2 | 3 * cc-Mr. Ingram L have Pawsons Tolson ——____— Mohr : : t Parsons stcied Sit { t) Belmont 7 Callahan DeLoach . Malone McGuire Rosen Tamm —____—_ Trotter W.C. Sullivan ———— Tele. Room Ingrain os ee WY — sy UNIT | spohew fore fo feoceed., /i-