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ate em mm mm rr re en rem ee Jones to DeLoach memorandum In January, 1956, Kennedy called the Bureau and expressed concern that a Bureau official had contacted Minority Counsel Juliana rather than himself concerning a matter of official business. The Director stated as follows: "I think Kennedy is basically right. HH." (77-51387-28) On March 5, 1957, Kennedy forwarded a copy of "The FBI Story" t it ha autngranhad he the Tiirartor Tt awe 3n antnoranhad and wi £26 euLtlvBp- epruew wy lw 2744 VW bd 4- Web uw ues wpa | ahatell returned to him on 3-6-57. (77-51387-29) According to a news story which appeared in ‘The Washington Post" on 3-7-59, Kennedy reportedly stated that he had received several offers of 1960 political support for his brother, Senator John F. Kennedy, if he would go easy on certain witnesses before the McClellan Committee. The article reflects that Kennedy dismissed all such propositions. The Bureau learned subsequently, from the Administrative Assistant of the McClellan Committee. that according to Kennedy the press had unduly enlarged upon offhand remarks he had made to reporters and there had been no real basis for such remarks. (94-37374-16) Mrs. Robert Kennedy called the Bureau on May 4, 1959, to see if the Bureau could check files on a man who was seeking employment with the Kennedy family and who she believed had formerly worked for the FBI. Inquiry determined that this individual had not worked for the Bureau and she had mistakenly concluded he had because of a statement that he had done security work. (77-51387-33) In August, 1959, the Bureau received information concerning possible McClellan Committee hearings on the United Auto Workers Union, and and Democrat members of the committee were in dispute relative to calling Gosser, and Senator McClellan's Administrative Assistant advised that Republican members of the committee were fearful that if evidence available against Gosser was made known to Kennedy and his brother, Senator John Kennedy, a committee member, it would be immediately leaked to Walter Reuther. McClellan's Administrative Assistant commented that the Republicans might have a point as he felt the Kennedy brothers were close to Joseph L. Rauh, Reuther's Washington attorney. (62-103771-1472)