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Vb aah eT mL oydlty and his ability to retain a confidence. He said ee the appointee and members of his family have an o eXcellent community reputation and are loyal Americans, ° H@,said he recommended the appointee without reservation as’'‘being perhaps the most capable individual he knew, -- ~ comma: et For comments of A, WESLEY HODGE,” s aes ee caption ” Close Personal Associates, UE REFERENCE | nao af Mi ag wants ‘W. WALTER WILLIAMS, Chairman of the Board, ‘Con-~"' ihe -"-tinental, Inc., Seattle, Washington, a mortgage, loan, real . estate and insurance firm, who was a former Undersecretary. ”" of Commerce under President EISENHOWER, advised on January , 23, 1969, that he had known the appointee for abo years. He stated that he did not believe the appointee had. / .. any really close personal associates dé¢heb than those with “.” ..whom he associates with in his work. ‘He said that the - nes . -« @ppointee is of unquestioned loyalty to the United States and is of the highest moral character.’ He said that the. «: _ &ppointee is a very able lawyer and that he has an excellent ° reputation both ‘personally and professionally. He said that _the appointee had been dealing in his work mainly with — Lied problems of public improvement of local and state government, .-: He stated that the appointee is a "family man" and that he and his wife and their five children have an excellent . reputation. He said that the appointee was a fine clean-cut. «., .:;, Individual concerning whom there has never been any scandal *.*., _, OY. gossip... He stated that althoug in good government, he is not really politically motivated _ 80. as to be interested in running for political office. +* cue Memeage ee ® 9 eo Mr. WILLIAMS mentioned that the zppointee had been _ cn . active in behalf of RICHARD M. NIXON on a national level ~ ©: ' ' during the campaigns of 1960, 1962 and 1968 but that the ~ appointee had never been active in local politics, Mr. — WILLIAMS mentioned that he had also known the appointee's So uncle, BENJAMIN B. EHRLICHMAN, an individual of the highest ~=92:. = integrity, for about fifty years, He menticned that the . _appointee's father, whom he had also known, died serving his country in the war. He mentioned that the appointee is a. — oe ‘Christian Scientist and that although he is not "super Pious", .. ~ he practices his faith. Mr. WILLIAMS said he recommended ... - the appointee very highly. for any position of trust and -.: stated that he doubted one could "find a better man" than et are the appointee in his present position with the NIXON admin-~ > “ele ‘ Tea” a Bos gs oe a . .3 . ~ + 2 TT e oo ea -