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Le is ee =, ale and the plans for their transportation will be carried out with _ the utmost secrecy in an endeavor to prevent any publicity what- socever being given to the trips. I am attaching hereto a scopy of the article on this matter appearing in the noon edition of thexXKansas City Journal Post for Ooteber 18, 1933, The article did not appear in the later editions of the Kansas City Journal Post, and no article concern- ing this matter appeared in any of the editions of the Kansas City Ster. . You will note that the fourth paragraph is somewhat derogatory concerning Special Agent in Charge R. EB. Vetterli. Al- though the reporter who called Mr, Conroy in the morning only gave hie surnaze as Smith, not stating hia given name, it is my personal opinion that the reporter in question waa Gilbert}Smith, who covers quite a few cases out of the Federal Building heré, and who was in the Kansas City Divieion Orfice numerous times inumediately eubse- quent to the Union Stetion Kassacre on June 17th. Smith ie an individual whom 1 have known personally for several years, though not intimately, and I know him to have a very unpleasant disposition, I feel quite positive that he disliked Mr. Vetterli due to the fact that Mr. Vetterli repeatedly refused to give him any news. Of course, Lr. Smith wae treated by Mr. Vetterli in the eame manner as any other newspaper reportera in view of the Department's and Division's policy on sullicity. During our telephonic conversation yesterday you asked me as to the source of the news appearing in the Kansas City Journal Post. During my conversation with Dick Smith he advised me the ine formation had been obtained from some red cap or employee at the Union Station, Kansas City, Kissouri. I am attaching hereto memorandum prepered by Special Agent Ww. Fe Trainor concerning the preparations made for the assembling and transportation of these witnesses to Leavenworth, which memo- randum is self-explanatory. Subsequent to my telephonic conversation with you the Yerden at the main penitentiary, as well as the Deputy Warden at tie Penitentiary Annex, at Leavenworth, wero both advised the trip hed been cancelled due to unfortunate publicity which hed been given