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TO : susjectA FILE CABINETS AT HOOVER RESIDENCE \ nari ahaa 1 - Mr. Bassett ; _— Or. ey Poa WO. 18 mar i¢8a EomMOn . , C eww ey. Gos Pras (4) Com BOW tl Ss UNITED STATES Go(_ *NMENT an oe | Asees. De. emorandum a2 Adm. Serv... THE DIRECTOR . pate: 4/14/77 Ga W. K. DE BRULER ee ai ¥ Cetz, inten Ff F rene + . On 4/13/77 §4u advised nie of a conference between the | ttorney General and you relative to the file cabinets referred to by John P. Mohr now at the Hoover residence. You informed me that it had been agreed between the Attorney General and you that these cabinets would be obtained and subsequently taken to the U. &. Department of Justice Building and thereafter inventoried by SA Paul V. Daly and Departmental Attorney Steven Blackhurst of the Department's Office of Professional Responsibility. It was anticipated that one six-drawer file cabinet and six two-drawer file cabinets would be picked up by the A review was made of documents concerning an inquiry into the disposition of files maintained at the office of former Director J. Edgar . ~ Hoover and, particularly, a memorandum dated 7/3/75 captioned, “Inquiry into Disposition of Files Maintained in the Office of Former Director J. Edgar Hoover, " This document contains information relative to file cabinets at the Hoover residence as well as material allegedly contained therein. ; I met with Attorney General Bell and Departmental Attorneys Michael E. Shaheen, Jr., and Steven Blackhurst at 6:15 p.m., 4/13/77, and explained the nature of John P. Mohr's call to Mr. McDermott as well as the general background concerning this matter. The Attorney General read the memorandum of 7/3/75 referred to above and stated he understood the situation. 7 get — . WED:erf“ nw a —~ p-2 4 1, (4) 7s —~ e eo aerae BI 1 - Mr. O'Rourke JAN1.91978 - “ REC. UNpp Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan revoos fs ah row