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Copy 9h Washington, D. Ce i August 20, 1953 Transmitted herewith are photostatic copies of three notebooks, comprising a diary maintained sporadically from 19h to 1949, inclusive, >y Ry. Attention is directed to an entry contained on the eighth page of the diary indicated under the date of March 15, 1949, which reads as follows: " gave me some very bad news about J. Edgar Hoover, anle@ enastn T+ Qa wenteaA the aarntanne f'411 Airline BE ETMIS SEEN RIT AINE ION PRR CERIN BR aoc oo 8 T o i o Wild J woe a} 2 av he Bh le wiley @wilvviiw a a Wh ows oie, thi reads, "Geo. suggests I see the President alone." was questioned concerning these diary entries, and advised that QR during the 1943 Democratic Campaizn and while on leave from the Washington, D. C., Bolice Department, was employed, along with his wife, at Democratic Headquarters in Washington on a volunteer basis. He related his contact with GB continued into the year 199, but has trHfawmnad that an thea annnarimoata dota 2 tuwhse wise W wed whee =PEPps _~ m= y= eitneae ¢tarmt not an S22ivS wes i tie hb SU} okie Wa he Ne a of the entry EP was discussing with him the fact that many individuals of prominence had been damaged in their reputations through the unbased repetition of rumors, and particularly rumors alleging homsexuality. He stated that in this conver- sation and on this basis GHP told him he had heard rumors linking the name of J. EDGAR HOOVER to this type of activity. WP informed thet RRM did not indicate that he, himself, was of this telief, but was merely relating a rumor which al- lacedly hed been heerd br him and which he pelated to iim7> LVS vust | sme Woewss $1 hh WEES PUL ee ew ww . btn ee el t solely for the purpose of illustrating the type of harm which ™ can, and does, result from the repetition of untrue and vicious . rumors, QR stated this was the only conversation of this type he had had with Qi, and advised that the entry appear- ing tn the diary has never teen exhibited by him to anyone at any time. QR also stated he has never discussed this matter with anyone, claiming he has refrained from so doing because of ‘ a feeling on his part that the rumor is as nn a | - Fate J fr PRY ’ S7-. . SRP advised that the portion cf th -entry-reeding; — = ; "ceo. suggests I see the President alone",| péwttively does not--- pertain to this matter in any way, He advisedubhatd actually ./.4%« ; this entry related to former Treasurer { = of the Democratic National Committes. He tated phe ented ues ' made because QB knowin: QP was see Fre ate | ° poguanced GH to dicuss a@ number of math FRFRELE UO 06 SUibd ATION