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a eh Eee ee i ee a oe ae i. Pub eire® © Oe ts ote Ne I et ae Fone eS ie Be ee PO RT ANS ee Vee BS i ed Be] ls Bi ee « Memora@lum = @® e be tm. Siw. Mo. at UNITED STATES (VERNMENT rn Cle 48, say Adain. “4 : oot ; Uh Comp. krst. —- Mr. Miller bate: February 19 199 ri — FROM REL G: | oo 1- Mr. Gebhardt (bate i — " . 1 = Mr’ Bates pear supers \ Beanwar YY 1 - Mr - Morrow ree “ Teleohens Re. _ “Tings, 215 TE a I aI Eee are kT Ta a ater LO hit, Ag 2 7 7 CONTINUED - OVER Olracter Sec*y __ As a result of the discussion of capttoned case > at the Executives' Conference today, several suggestions were made that appeared to have merit and should be considered by the San Francisco Office. . fe I, therefore, contacted SAC Bates at 1:45 p.m, today and advised him of the suggestions and observations. I emphasized to Bates, however, that these.matters were strictly in the nature of suggestions. . #2 (1) Consideration shoutd be given to engendering into the mind of Randolph Hearst, the father of the victim, perhaps that he should be more aggressive and demanding as time goes on with the ultimate objectien.of protecting the life of the victim. It appears that if he “lays down and plays \ dead" everytime a demand is made, eventually the subjects will carry N. their demands to the point where they mnt be met. j ; - (2) In our contact with Randolph Hearat we have to condition him to the possibility that the FBI will eventually have to rescue the victim by a show of force. When such a time comes, we do not want to be in a _ position of having to argue with him since we certainly want his concurrence in the action we would take. Mr, Bates said this matter had already been discussed and-he feels confident as a result of his discussion if the facts indicate at the time that such a course of action would be the only way to save his hter, that Hearst will agree to such a course of action. He said this i, particularly true with Mrs. Hearst although he feels confident Mr, .He st will agree if the facts eo ind ee 7. peza TYG 7 Af 3) It is entirely possikle ultiniatély that the demand will be that yo SLA members already in jail for the murder of the superintendent blic education be released in exchange for the life of the victim. “If ate of California refuses to’ ‘release these two subjects, the question es what course of action the FBI should take. Mr, _Bates said he-bad : eady discussed this observation with Mr, Lowell Jenson, District Attorney, rom ON 1074