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%, UNITED STATES GOVE. MENT ; eos z Memorandum st . . . _ . : poe -_——— an ’ TO :..Mr. DeLoach | DATE: 3-26-63 eee 5 sunpecr: MR, MELVIN M\BELLI- |. TB fF ATR OS 16 725 BELLI, ASHE AND GERRY, - a in are LT: ‘THE BELLI BUILDING ~ : a re $ .. “7. 722. MONTGOMERY STREET . ; 2 RR eg 0 SAN FRANCISCO 1 li, CALIFORNIA . ae a] 03 _ BACKGROUND: ae 24°: ahs ; My. memo of 3-13-63 noted receipt of a letter from captioned a a 25 indiviaus by SA ered M. Miller of the Laboratory in which Belli expressed Be {- on i 7 the hopeche might‘receive assistance on FBI pictures he desired to use in a RS hog 2g x new ook he was writing. Belli referred to another book he authored, "Moré aa 59 a Priads; and said. the had asked the publisher to send SA Miller a copy in the & ye a4 ‘a _ hope theslatter might be able to review it. SA Miller's only contact with I ey “had béenzat a recent scientific convention in Chicago when Belli had congratui “ted: = ~ . wa ce 3 i : wi sown "By: f, mt - 2 ; Miller ond paper,he had delivered. . - rfl Pot : a a In view of Belli's unsavory reputation, he was afforded an e in- -absence response on 3-13-63 advising of our inability to be of assisiunce fae to him and of the fact that SA} Miller would not be able to review his book. a 1B ANS Ne 4 a’ 39 “CURRENT DEVELOPMENT: “a aw. "| A copy of Belli's book, "Modern Trials, ' has now been received * i2 . by SA Miller. It has not been reviewed; however, it appears to be a text devoted: ao -to the handling, preparation and trial of cases, with the emphasis on negligence 45 matters, ; - cf 6: RECOMMENDATIONS: ; . REC: Sh PDE AGL BEE 4 BA $B (1) Since Belli was informed that it would not be possible fora 49 Bureau representative to review this book, it is recommended that no further oan - acknowledgement be sent to him. . _ nS nen sonra 33 — yo - (2) That the attached copy of "Modern Trials" be x retained | in mt . et = Bureau Library. oe... * Enclosure . 2 - Mr. Conrad