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= fone ey "eR “( wa ~ J — _— UNITED STATES GOVI M emorandum TO : Mr. DeLoach Date: March 8, 1961 i ee | ; a, SUBJECT; STORY CAPTIONED ACTION SAGA_OF— ae ? ot! eS ee ®. | EDGAR HOOVER'S TOP_UNTOUCHABLE"' | Nuance ISSUE OF "STAG" MAGAZINE _” b. 7 © attached is a copy of the March issue of "Stag" a magazine which is a monthly publication; a majority of the stories | i carried in this magazine revolve around sex and are accompanied ’ by pictures devised to arouse prurient interest. The March issue of this magazine carries a story entitled "J. Edgar Hoover's Top ‘Untouchable, /" written by CurtisRodann ar and features former Special Agent Melvi is. pope _ eae vf yg - ww a a OBSERVATIONS: ° The title of this story. “ie carrie on the’ ébver “of the * “381 magazine in bold yellow type in order to attract attention to the ~~ feature. The story is written in a glamorous form, bringing all dy the attention to focus on former Special Agent Melvin Purvis. Som v of the facts pertaining to certain cases are a little distorted and w < lead the reader to believe that most of the accomplishments of the wy during the early 30's were carried out by Melvin Purvis andhismen, j; ; The article carries various photographs of infamous criminals and ~~) also two of Mr. Hoover shaking hands with Melvin Purvis, one of which is captioned, "Purvis gets congratulations from boss Hoover after nailing John Dillinger." o . a \ The Bureau extended no cooperation in connection with Q this article and due to our relatigns with former Special Agent Melvin pa ~ | Purvis, it is felt that no conte ith the publisher should be made. es » S REC 72 679 aap RNR INFORMATION IN BUFILES: 3 Bufiles reflect no identifiable information en tH85 . Pe taal Aotan, author of this article. V4 «RECOMMENDATION: ” - poe None. For information. NX Enclosure — lye Mas P: ae yore tyme oe ae 7 7 t UlAG LVL, tiww LN Ga / ~ U4 ket oo, * ‘“ ic {LA Fad a a A, ht ae le ee Poe 4 - é cr ' AL