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, oe oa . 3 - — at : DETAILS; On October 7, 1947, at 3:00 PM, Assistant Special Agent in Charge CARL B, HENNRICH, Washington Field Office, talenhoni- cally furnished Assistant Special Agent in Charge A, KE, BOWLES of the Pitts= burgh Division pertinent information in thie case and requested the interview of Captain ALBERT H, CONNER, an official of the Bureau of Prisonas, at tha = aS ae ew ee Se ee er ee owe § Federal Reformatory for Women, Alderson, West Virginia, 2 . . : . i . AT_ALDERSON, WEST VIRGINIA © | Captain ALBERT H, CONNER, Associate Commissioner, Federal Prisons Industries, Inc., United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.G,, advised that he has in the past acted as Director of the Buresu of Prisons in the Sbsence of Mr. JAMES V, BENNETT, Director of that Burem, Captain CONNER advised that he previously reviewed the files on the five subjects involved in this investigetion on October 2 and 3, 1947, before he laft Washington, D.%, end Captain CONNER was aware of the nature of the investigation baling conducted, He advised that in one of the five files at Washington maintained by the Bureau of Prisons, he recalled seeing & letter from JOHN R, ROBINSON, Chicago, Illinois, but Captain CONNER was of the belief that the letter was addressed to Hr, BENNETT, Captain CONNER reported that he did not recdl having seen the letter previously and speci~ fically does not recall having had any conversation with ROBINSON about transfer of any of the five subjects, Captein CONNER talked to FRANK LOVELAND of the Bureau of et Prisons about the transfer of three prisoners from the United States Me ah Penitentiary, Atlanta, Georgia, This discussion took place in the summer ° of 1945 when Captain CONNER was the Acting Director of the Bureau of Prisons and during which time Mr, BENNETT was in Burope. CONNER seemed to recall that one of the men mantioned for transfer was D'ANDREA, and that he was one of the ones who went to the United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth. COMMER mentioned that LOVELAND has immediate charge of transfers and signs the orders for the transfer after discussing the mtter with the Director or Aoting Director of the Bureau of Prisons. Captain CONNER specifically pointed out that in the inatance of these three men who were transferred to Leavenworth, he was willing to accept full responsibility, and that if the facts ware the same, they would still be transferred if the matter were left up to him, Captain CONNER pointed out that it was a common practice to 5 transfer prisoners to an institution which affords the same emount of security m if that institution ia located closer to the prisoner's home; that this pro- cedure makes it sore convenient for the relatives to interview the prisoner in question and Has a direct relationship on the behavior of the prisoner,