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| s\ 0 BS T7-76l1i . said that the records contained no further information concem- ing the Appointee and that there was no person presently in the office who would recall the Appointee during the period of his em- ployment. It is noted that in the twenty fifth anniversary issue of the Class of 1912 at Harvard College the appointee set forth / that from 191h to 1916 ha was President of thea Columbia Trust Company, East “Boston, Masse On February ‘Lo, 1956, ’ advised the records showed that on Januar sanuary ets ie * el, 194 he Columbia Trust Company, East OS HO Mass = usetts was SORES eae deReee- Wet TRE Netiones >hawnut Bank, Boston, Mess- achusstta nt ie erere mtty DeIng operated-ne-e UEanGh ot of ths Wats | tonal Shawmut—Benks suim—the files “contained a news - clipping from the Boston News Bureau in which if was repourted-that the stock of the Columbia Triist Company owned by JOSEPH Pl KENNEDY been sold to thé Nattmal Shawmut. Bank. The tlipp- Wo. It should be noted that the Boston News Bureau is no longer in axistente.”—~ rr ere oe ne ee retin alegre et as said that from persona), knowledge he knew the Columbia Trust Commany had been very well 1 operates and vas ti 2 excellent financial. condition when its stock | was purchased ¥ National Shawmut Banks eae mae D> ’ fuiney @ Yard, Shipbuilding Division, Bethlehem Steel Co., wuincy, Mass., on February 13, 1956, advised he knew of the fact that JOSEPH iE PATRICK KENNEDY was Assistant General Manager of the Cuincy Yard 4) of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation about 1915 to 1919 but iz he, QR, wes not connected with the Comany at that time ‘y and could give no information of his personal knowledge concern- (Z ing him. He said he had never heard anything of a derogatory nature concerning Mr. KENNEDY's connection with the Bethlehem Steel Co, . | 1 x period: u " | | MICK Kid SLY was ASS e General Manager of the Yard. ad known him well and knew that he was regarded very highly by the officials of the Company. QE Said that Mr. KEXNEDY was a very high type man, of excellent personal and business ethics, completely loyal to the United States and of " ereat business acumen, | - -3- en ens mm = =