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O Mr. Tolson or C Mr. E- A. T Mr. Clee Hederal Bureau of Investigation ue Setter Finited States Repxrtment of Justice ~~~ Ws r. wera . Nichols Wiashington, B. osen i September 8, 2843 7% he Mr. Careocn Mr. Harbo MEMORANDUM FOR VR. TCLSON Mr. Hendos . eS ir. Mumford__. . Mr. Starke SN I have made a vigorous protest to Kalicolmson Mr. Quinn Tamm_ over the stories which have € oppeares in the papers om Tele. Room ‘ the investigation of John Lewts in SpringfieH. My, Mesas \ Malcolmson stated he is powerless to do anything a about Miss Beabm ‘ this, that he knows for a fact tha ‘orgenthau,?and an i. Irey are responsible for the statements. Palcolmson told me strictly off the record that Tore thau at one o,f his prese conferences was asked, after he had finishes his on-the- record conference and when speaking off-the-record, by one of the reporters present whether the Treasury Department was aman adnate aff the nonaand that investicatina John L. Leis. Morgenthau Staves Of Ghee RPecera ene the Treasury Department had turned the matter over to the Depart~ ‘ rent of Justice anc pave the facts tn the case, which have been \ published in bothXo’ and in thdgjen York Daily News. Lb alc on told me in confidence that he got this in- : “) c formation Jron who attended Korgenthau's press con- ference, He staved tdcle got so mad that he wrote a ‘letter to Vorgenthau which he wanted to release to the press, con- demnings Morcenthau for his talking out of achooli, ihe letter was written on the sane day that the President issued his statement that should any Government of fictal see fit to criticize another Government offictal, he should submit his restgnatton. dccordingly,; Biddle did not send the letter but tngtead called Morgenthau on the phone and made vigorous protest. Vorgenthau denied making the stateneny andkeiddle told him he knew he had made the statement. es eee told Malcolmson that it was clear that the premature publicity was not helping our investigatton, that if anything went wrong with our investigation we could merely state it was because of the premature publicity and that we were at responsible. ; RFCORDE A bSpDEC truss INDES a P 45" AL RO att Lahr " eal t:4 #2. WeRESL GE eS EY Ld SP hs | y ne. : STE - sags.