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fe ayjc- mes him by SA Leon M. Gaskill be! entered on duty with the Bureau as a Special Agent on 3/11/29, and voluntarily OPNOWAL FORM HO. 10 3010-108 a maT 1982 EDFTION GSA GEN. BEG. ND. 27 ; Tolson UNITED STATES GOV LRNMENT ' A Salivay a. C.D. Memorandum cee pee 1 an TO : Mr. Bishof'P 3 DATE: 10-8-70 Gale - = Tavel Walters Soyare # Tele. Room Hoimes FROM b?c-+ SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND | TELEPHONE NUMBER: QD ; DISPOSITION OF A GUN nl . BACKGROUND: Cant | als a retired former Arlington, Virginia, grocery store _ owner, on 10/7/70, telephonically contacted the Bureau and requested to speak = to Mr. Hoover. After ‘the Director's absence from the office was explained to = stated that he had had a gun for a number r of years which he now desired to dispose of. He stated that he knew nothing guns and could not describe it over the telephone but would be glad to give it to the FBI if we wanted it. He stated he had been given the gun in about 1925 _by SA John Keith, whose wife and he were customers : a: an were friends of at that time. He stated that Keith subsequently _resigned from the and thereafter took a position with a private firm in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and sometime later committed suicide. He stated additionally that his nephew by marriage, was a former Special Agent with the FBI. 117, INFORMATION IN BUFILES: INFORMATION IN BUFILES: REC-10 Gb-3/L2- BF 18.0 Ocr files show that John M. Keith wer on du de - the Buréau on 1/1/ 18, and voluntarily resigned on 12/1/36. His services were satisfactor He committed suicide on 11/20/38, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. rel Tones 'N ee resigned on 6/30/34. His services were satisfactory and we have had cordial relations with him since his resignation. Bufiles contain no information ident- fiable wit ari a RECOMMENDATION: s JAN 20 1971 \ In view of the circumstances and the Laboratory‘sinter aP. 4e-1 collecting guns, it is recommended that ffer be ee Kaus ? ayy a 1 - Mr. ier hE ot 1 - Mr. . Os 1 - Mr. saat E~ “wo ae ep p74 @/; wl ar Your *