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STANDARD FORM NO. 84 Office Memondum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO SAC (65~241,0) DATE: = 12/19/51 FROM : SA JAMES L. KIRKLAND SUBJECT: JAH AM On December 18, 1951, Assistant Director BELMONT called to de- termine whether any action hed yet been taken on a teletvne received from New York the day previously wherein informetion had been received indi- cating that ALGER HISS may have "blown his stack," I checked the incoming teletype and discussed the matter with Supervisor HARZENSTEIN, and thereafter a call was vlaced to SA FOX in Williamsport, FOX had not yet made the necessary check regarding the re- quest in referenced teletype, but placed a call to the Assistant Warden at Lewisburg in the absence of the Warden who was sick, and determined that HISS is perfectly normal, mentally and physically; that he has not refused to see any visitors within the past two months, nor had any visitors been denied vermission to see him, Icalled Mr, BSLMONT back and advised him of the information obtained thus far, and further told him that we would check at the Penitentiary today since the record room was closed at the time of his original inquiry, and would determine the names of all persons who had visited HISS since the most recent letter we have forwarded to the Bureau in October 1951 setting forth his visitors to that date. Mr, BELMONT said this would be satisfactory. 5A FOX has been instructed to furnish the list of visitors tele- nhonically on December 19, 1951. JiKirac. .”