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ste: siovement and Present Location of Memorabilia temoved from Office of Former Director J. Edgar Hoover the rewainder of his estate to Clyde A. Toleon, former Associate FBI Director, who was nominated ag Executor of the estate. Clyde A. Tolson died on or about April 14, 1975, and left twe wills, one dated June 36, 1972, and one dated August 14, 1972, whieh contained five codicils, the second of which was dated September 6, 1078, and shows the following under paragraph seven: ‘4. [bereby bequeath to my Executor whe qualifies the time of my demise any and all memorabilia, medals, plaques, photographs, or any and all ether personal property whieh ean be easily identified with the late J. Edgar Hoover. The purpose of this bequest shall be to install these memorabilia aad other personal property identifiable with the inte J. Edgar Hoover in the J. Edgar Hoover doom in the new FBI Building. discretion and judgment as to those items of personal property which shall be included in this bequest." Both wills nominate John Philip Mohr, former Asaistant to the Oirector, as Executor. Mohr filed a petition to probate the willis and fer lettera testamentary in the Superior Court of the Distriet of Columbia, Probate Division, Administrative Number 868-75, on April 30, 19765. A conpiaint opposing probete of the willis, codiciis, and the granting of letters testamentary was filed by Hillory A. Telson, brother of Clyde A. Tolson, with the Ceurt on July $, 1975. This matter te still in litigation. An extensive inquiry was eoaducted into the disposition of offietal and confidential files in the office of former Director Hoover during June, 1975. During this inquiry substantial iaformation was obtained about _ procedures followed to remove property from this office. Miss Helena W. Gandy, former Executive Assistant to the Director, directed the project and designated personal items to be taken to Mr. Hoover's house and those items to be retained by the FBI for possible later use by the Exhibits Section for historical purposes. The materta! noted previausly ia this comnmnication was amoag that selected by Miss Gandy for retention as significant to the history of the FBI.