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John William Chancellor’ ‘ that while working on the a :- and Mr. Chancellor _ traveled together on many OCCasions and became well acquainted with each other. = He said he has great respect for Mr, Chancellor's mentality and ability and admires Mr. Chancellor 83 a person. He stated there has never been any question in his mind as to Mr. Chancellor's character, personal morals and integrity, and he believes Mr. Chancellor to be a loyal American who is worthy of & position of extreze trust. oo “ A NEC, New York, New York, advised that he has known Mr. Chancellor since the lite 1950s ‘when they vere both employed by NBC in Chicago, Illinois. He said that he has had close contact with lr. Chancellor on a professional basis only and is not acquainted with the other members of Mr. Chancellor's family. Ho described Mr, Chancellor as an intelligent: person who possesses a great deal of common sense and President Johnson could not have selected a better man to direct the Voice of America, He stated that Mr. Chancellor has. the ability to handle controversial and delicate matters with balance and fairness. He advised that, to his knowledge, there is nothing whatsoever in itr, Chancellor's background that might prove embarrassing in the future such as drinking, homosexuality or “anything of that nature." He highly recommended _ © Mr. Chancellor for the position to which he has been appointed. b) 1:5 IE NC, Now York, Nev York, advised that he has. nown Mx. Chancellor since 3 ‘both socially and professionally. He stated he « Chancellor's with NBC since that time. He advised that there Zew men whose friendship he values as much as:' he’ . pe. does Mr. Chancellor's, He stated that Mr. Chancellor ig a man of basic honesty “with no sham" about him. He advised that he is also a nted with ir llor’s present Wy 2:00: that all contracts . drawn up by ve a strong “morals clause" and the KO network. is very careful concerning that clause because a: _ breach of the clause could be very damaging to the network, i de advised that Mr. Chancellor hag had-this clause explained , to him, fully understands it and has never indicated that thete has ever been anything in his background which would have violated the clause, -14-