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4 . JOHN EDGAR HOOVER (: ec Ses WN \ DIRECTOR . . OER oT v .raNva caer \ Bitision of een pom Mi. H-ne@..-— Vili: CSH ash vane ma Le det ee souces ST AAT . . —_—— December 6; Hgts OF oa TO i". soe fyawt $ W Beratihinr, oo geci SE DEGE we WEXOKANDU * on tet FILE Special Agent in Cherge Ladd called this morning on the telephone from St. Louis and edvised that Agent Anderson, vho is there in connection with the Galatas investigation, had an inter- view this morning with Tom Carney, who indicated very strongly that if the bond of Mrs. Conners, now held at Kanses City on the obstruction of justice charge, could be reduced to $2,500, he, Carney, would make the bond end he was satisfied tiat he could count on iirs. Conners furnishing him with information concerning Galatas' present whereabouts. I then talked to Agent Anderson, who stated that a movement was on foot to reduce the bond of irs. Conners at Kanses City, and that it would be reduced ultimately to $2,500, and he wondered if it would be setisfactory to the Director to fall in with this scheme and let the Kanses City Office acquiesce in the reduction of the bond so that we might represent to Carney that it head been reduced as a result of his request. I told hin that I wt felt that this was entirely satisfactory; that inasmuch es the bond oan, would be reduced, certainly there should be no objection to our teking advantege of that possibility. He stated that he would call Speciel Agent in Crarge Conroy immediately and edvise him of the developments. ~ Subsequently, in fact this afternoon, Agent in Charge Larson called from Detroit. He stated that in an inter-office letter between Cincinneti and Kznsas City, a copy of which had been received in Detroit, it was noted that in developing information furnished by Agent Turrou as a result of his interview with ‘irs. Conners at Memphis at the time of her arrest, they had found several telegrams going into a residence at Toledo, Ohio, and traced several telephone calls giving that telephone number, which obviously was a headcauarters of some sort for Geletes and his associates, Lerson steted that this morning he called this number on the telephone end edvised that he was 4 friend of the gang and inquired with reference to tvo of this group by thelr first names. He was then told that they were in South Bend, Indiena et the Jefferson Hotel. He then inquired where "Dick" was and stated that it would not be necessery to give Dick's full name, but he was referring to "Dick G.", whereupon the individual at the other end of the line stated that Dick was also at -the Jefferson Hotel at South Bend, but t:at they were all exvected back et Toledo on Thursdey morning. Larson was desirous of having Agent in Charge Keith, who was then et Detroit examining epplicants, proceed with him to Toledo. He had elreaty called Chicego and COPY FILED WW / / os ad Oh re