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_MR, JENKINS BS TfTA »R.FRANCE 2 sd BET Pes MB he “Re mys memo dated S/LsTh ‘teopy attached). The “purposes of this memorandum is to bring you up~to- . @ate on developments as they have transpired per our contacts te .' wdth John Clements of the Hearst Corporation, in connection "> Hearst Corporation still had not finalized plans to offer a ‘yeward. He noted that he was under the impression that the -: gwlth plans for a proposed reward in connection with captioned ease since date of referenced memorandum. bela i My office has been in daily contact vith Clenents coer and as ‘of 6 p.m. yesterday evening, he advised that the a Board of Directors was supposed to meet on 5/6/74, however, fhe retary) did not take place and is now scheduled for sia xt should be. noted that last priday ‘evening, 5/3/74, at cpproximately 11:30 p.m., Clements called Quinn at home to , advise him that John Miller, Executive Vice President, had —. an indicated that Randy Hearst and Charles L. Gould, Publisher, -- San Prancisco Examiner, were strongly resisting the concept of a confidential reward and that for this reason the corpora- ' tion had not been able to <cecide whether to initially offer a * -eonfigential reward or not. Clements said that Miller was. | 7 S/1/74 {copy attached). . ‘4nterested in knowing how strong the Bureau's feelings were concerning a confidential reward. It was indicated to Clements | . that the Bureau's views had already been expressed to Mr. Miller by Mr. Kelley in their telephone conversation on the afternoon . of 4/30/74 and in responsé to the questions posed by Mr. Miller . which: were made available to HMr.. Clements « on the evening of - .. XS wags ‘pointed out to Mr. Clemonts that ‘the’ ° ”. pirector's thoughts on the subject had been sought and afforded’ Vand that with respect to a reward, confidential or otherwise, under no cirecvastances would the FRI seek to Jmpoze ite will on the . Hearst Corporation and that any decision in this regard must be ". Rade bY the Hearst Corporation, not the PBI. 1- si Gebhardt i - Mr. Pranck (CONTINUED-OVER) on Sng LV 4i