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1 i} front; “in 1945 Brown repo & a a Tolson $7 Mohr ae Parsons 3 Belmont®Z Memorandum cui Scoretsn yf f ies § q: REE TE a e oy aa Om ey i ~ Rg a6 Ge itt - LES OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 ®@ - ’ + oe 4 " UNITED “STATES GOV. jiMenT TO : Tir. Rosen —— rom =; Me. Caliggt\sy "ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED Tele, Room me * Ages ” UEREIN 1S UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPT be WHERE SHOWN OWN OTHER — susject: EDMUND GERALD ‘BROWN, aka Pat@Brown, CA 15757 ATOMIC ENERGY ACT - APPLICANT (GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA) Investigation requested by John A. McCone, Chairman, A Energy Commission (AEC) ordered 5/6/60, completed 5/26/60. .»« Interviews were conducted with persons associated with Broy in civic, social, legal, official and political fields, but no neighborhood investigation was conducted. All persons intervieweé advised investigation being conducted at specific request of AEC. Y~ :Attached investigative reports reflect Brown, when District Attorney ‘San Francisco, in 1945, opposed deportation | of Harry Bridges, notorious Hwest coast labor “feader ; “Brown, “former ‘ember | and” “Vice “president, San Francisco chapter ‘National Lawyers | Guild (NLG), cited as communist _ ortedly..sponsored nner. honoring the ¢ Am rican ‘Youth for. Hemocracy(AyD), designated.by. Attorney General under EO ~ ™ 10450. ‘Brown and Drew Pearson, newspape a r.columnist, visited Sovie: af Embassy 1726/60, to have lunch with Soviet 4 Ambassador Menshikov, oe) BOE aca mamrnnabn A OM in ae sa OT "Numerous prominent Democrats and Republicans interviewed, including UJ. 8: Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (R), Congressman Jobn F. Shelly (D), former U. S. Senator William F. Knowland (R), former — Governor’ Goodwin J. Knight (R}, all of California, as well as Chief Justice Warren, U. S. Supreme Court. All furnished favorable comments concerning. Brown except Brown characterized by those who furnished favor- able information as loyal American whose private life and integrity unquestioned. However, some persons close to Brown state he is impulsive and ambiguous in both speech and actions and asa result gets in "hot water" on occasions, . GE! ieves Brown is lacking in character, ability, judgment, integrity and cannot keep a secret. Qiyy criticized Brown's handling of recentl ublicized Caryl Chessman case and also accused Brown of oe forming cw l National Association of District Attorneys. te finl'| Enclosures pe 1 - Mr. Deloach “—“Qgne-Z 00-1 1 - Liaison Section [. EMH: kkn:jpr (8) ONE \ ( 196