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. . OOM AL fore ne 10 3010-106 , . ~ a i400 UNITED STATES @ JRNMENT ae ) . . Memorandum Callahon ————— Conred —————-—— Felt ————————— | ) _— ce | . Gale —______—- )TO : Mr, Bishop\y- Pp DATE: 6-25-68 ne | “9 % . Tavel —_- . r ‘FROM °: MG poss 14 v . Wy . WY | ‘ Heine’: FRE : 130 3 i pit {aoe '[6 “REGUEST TO D ICLE .? COUNTERING MELVIN M. BELLI'S _ mae 9 : CRITICISM OF DIRECTOR s, . “¢ 2). °BACKGROUND: —. se | | OZ 3 () The Legat at London has forwarded a copy of an article by 24. ' Melvin M. Belli which appeared in the 6-19-68 issue of the London "Daily ‘| 25: Mirror." The article is typical of the scurrilous and offensive attacks whi sh i @6 Belli has launched against Mr. Hoover over the years. Belli traces the ] 27 . growth of the FBI and completely distorts the Director's 44-year adminsstrats *8 The thrust of Belli's article is that Mr. Hoover has been in power too long, _and that because of it the FBI is a threat to "precious American freedoms, ‘| -40 - edd, i 4. INFORMATION IN BUFILES CONCERNING petgie GF KaviEU re St 42: , +3 Belli, a San Francisco attorney, is considered one of the most is . notorious charlatans of the legal profession. He is a professional publicity 16 hound who provokes controversy to gain attention. In this pursuit, Belli has 47 consistently slandered the Director as well as a number of other prominent 18. national officials and institutions. / OF f_—$ aS ara G Se 49. 40 . The article by Belli appearing in the London GPU P HFRERE® 3h simply a restatement of the wild and unfounded allegations $ >? mo the Director over the years through newspapers, radio and television medias. 2 / enélosure 42 emg-— 6 ~-AG-¢8 cove | > 6 Ae ‘1 - Mr. DeLoach - Enclosure 13 “Ju~s.-1968__ erent | es 1- Mr. Bishop - Enclosure - ee - 58 Chu 59 ‘$4 JULMr; $9 Hi an -- Enclosure tomas ETS 5 _p|gHe: jar (10) _. ; \ CONTINUED - OVER 5 ; ‘ eee . ean ee ne: