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ColyY 0G ~ , = ' OFPICE MIMOAANDIUM UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO z Ur. Tolson DATE: Deo. 17, 1953 FROM =: : LR. Nichols ‘\ ) Y f-- Sf 4. SUBJECT 3: VL’ fp he OA, Sane. ena Mr, McNeil of the Washington Daily News telephoned the Bureau on 1@-17-53, and talked to Crosby, He advised that the paper had received a publicity "handout" from the Pipe and Tobacce Council, 35 West S3rd Street, New York, Yew York, which set out the information that the Director had been chosen by numerous editors as one of the ten most distinguished ptpe smokers of the year. It also contained a statement quoting Mr. Hoover ae saying there was . nothing more relaring to him in hia leisure than a pipeful of N chotcely blended tobacco, Mr. McNetl asked if the Bureau could .. give him any comment or background on thia publicity “handout.” ~ After checking, Crosby told Mr, Weil the Sureau * no comment, ae Vie Friedman of the Pipe and Tobacco Council sent a wire to the “irector 11-25-53 advising that the Ballot of 1,000 editors had chosen “r, Hoover as one of the ten most distinguished pipe smokers of the year. He requested a statement which was sent -12+27-53, The Council then requested a photograph of the Director amoking a pipe and wished to make arrangements for photographs of - @ préeséntation of a set of pipes to him, An tn-absence ietter was ~ gent to Mr. Friedman dated December 9, 1953, regretting that no ‘" pteture of #r. Hoover of thie type was available, and that in view of hia absence and the uncertainty of his echedule, he could not plan to be available for the presentation of a set of pipes. ACTION: None, This ia for tnformation. FECspe DIRECTOR'S NOTATION, "NO COMMENT, I DO SMOXE A PIPE AXD THAT IS THAT.™ H, chan rg ne TRE ei cmetemriegammes ae Pc Mnm T copanea ee Sete tt ar as renee