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_: Leomrd Marks, Director, . information Agency, that hisQ an oO pains had been insisting on seeing the.results of the FBI . “investigation on Chancellor. ° Watson added that Marks told the President he@iiim- * SR at U. S. Information Agency stated contacts in the FBI with whom he was in ote, ' Agency, 1705 at _: Northwest. ht crm << THOMA FOR na. 10 @ : 10-106 ~ @ UNITED STATES GO RNMENT ne “vay —! Beimont ram lohr o “BeLoach __ Memorandum Gra — Conrgd “ To : MR.” TOLS QN oo. . Rose - DATE: August 12, 1965 . Eins 7 FROM. : | OW! MC FELT ao eg Tein Room —— : — mu . 4 sf ead oS ee a : Gandy SUBJECT: JOHN WILLIAMCHANCELLOR Va a DIRECTOR, VOICE OF AMERICA U. S. INFORMATION AGENCY _ ~» .. Re memo from Mr*DeLoach to Mr. Mohr dated August ll, 1965, Setting forth information from Marvin Watson at the White House to the effect he had been told by daily communication had told him the Chancellor investigation had been completed and that there was some question as to Chancellor's morals, *. On this date I interviewed the of the U. S. Information Agency. He is He entered on duty and resigned vices Were Satisfactory and as of he is on thé Special Correspondence List. was interviewed in his office at the U. S*Information Watson, ade an emphatic denial. He said, "No one has said anything to me concerning the outcome of the FBI investigation of Chancellor. I have absolutely no knowledge.as tthe FBI report contains. ' Concerning any remarks madeto Leonard Marks, said, “Nothing I have said to afyone, including Mr. Marks=-~" would in any way reflect against the Suitability of Mr. Chancellor for employment in the Government, '" = tll the information attributed to him by Marks as related through aid that he was concerned about the Chancellor case but not secausg) ' of any question as to Chancellor's background. a called attention to the Enabling Act for.the U. S; Information Agency requiring a full background investigation prior to the issuance of clearance for employees. He pointed out that the only exception was for those officials appointed by the President With the advice and consent of the Senate. There are only two officials-in this category, the Director and the Assistant Director. G, J 4h Aer 13 fs : ~ - : ; = fe eee. — 1 xplained that some time‘ago the Pres ident RACE Coe baitsy appointment of a lesser official to the U. S. Information Agency. This WourlG Pe Peuired the usual . ohr %*” f- Mr. DeLoach 1 - Mr. . rae nt . 7 d _ 7rgi- Mr. Gale _ i- WAYS ol (8)8 1965 CONTINUED - OVER