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_— OPTOMA KEM MC 10 i . { Tolaon UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Belnoer Mem orandum pe TO : Mr. DeLoach’ pate: 2/1/63 FROM : M. Tad SUBJECT: PROPOs/.L THAT A CITIZENS' COMMITTEE BE FURMED FOR PURPUss OF PRESERVING i DIRECTO2’S BIRTHPLACE ; ee od a y cre (7 ’ Assistant Director James H. Gale telephoned your York ye-terday and advised that Colonel Lyle Brookhaver had bee contact with him. H. -khaver is the public relations advisor to Mrs. Mary ¢ of Wes: Colling. vod, New Jersey, who is very prominent in banking aff%irs. Brookhaver TvTsee + at Mis. “Roebling had been approached to head a citizefs' committee for of the Director. Brookhaver also advised that Robert AVolfe of the en oy Dispatch" was connected with this committee in somé@ WAy. Editor Tom Bryan o op 1/31 ‘63. We have had very close contacts with Wolfe. It is noted that according to Bufiles, Mrs. Roebling PMY She has, however, publicly praised the and sent tne Director a letter of congratulations on bis Dizectog af the FBI in 1962. ae en ee) ~ofy/ CURRENT PUBLICITY REGARDING EFFORTS TO ' Yoda | Gd he (f __PRESERVE THE D CTOR'S BIRTHPLACE CO ete ne cam Ati ae ¥i (eapitol } Hill Spertator, rettedteme ribed a community newspav: Wast: ington, has recently been publishing articles asserting The ' Director's birthplace as a national monument and museum. The newspaper has indicated its full support of this plan and in its issue of 12/21/62, claimed that various groups representing more than 12 million Americans, had expressed intere - in it. In its latest issue, copy attached, there is set forth another article on this matter which gives a complete rundown of the Director's many achievements over th. years. The article also features his picture, as well as a picture of the Justice {: res 93 1963 12 FEB ® 1963 Be orem er mem aT een Se, NIE SSAA She are ES sore coy mt woe