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| : : eee mee : 7 SS set abe er : a . UNITED STATES , va na ~ ; ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION oN, ae WASHINGTON 25, D.C. qe : - May 6, 1960 rig _— OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN Sa. 7 Suiliva PERSONAL AND CONFAMENTIAL Po. Room fees lop ama Dear Mr. Hoover: Confirming my telephone discussion with you on May 5, I understand that you will ugdertake the background investigation of Governor Edmund G, Brown, of California. of course, necessary to permit the Atomic Energy a) This is, Commission to make the required findings to grant Governor Brown a clearance. b7c You are aware that Governor Brown in the perfor- mance of his duties as a Trustee of the University of California needs to have access to restricted data of the most sensitive type. Trustees of the University in their : capacity as members of the governing body of the University, f. Ltr} £ the Commission's Wye A which is the operating contractor 0 A . weapons laboratories, are naturally called upon to make L oat many decisions; and these decisions must, of course, be oy hs based on complete information about all of the activities ys of the University. fe : : . BL. We will sincerely appreciate the assistance of the oe Bureau in this matter. Sincerely yours, : = &e CM y8 _ - tuurlo_- wt me J¢dhn A. McCone The Honorable J. Edgar Hoover ar {3 Director TT mee Federal Bureau of Investigation 2a ist aR U. S. Department of Justice Washington, D. C.