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DeLoach to Mohr 6-4-64 . Re: William Manchester, Author of Kennedy Book ' a Ta Be Published in 1969 , oe £ppointment with Director, 10:10 a,m., 6-4-64 aT a Tg “': Qhe Director told Manchester that it was extremely difficult to speculate on the motivations of Oswald to kill the President, The Director stated it was entirely possible Oswald may have wanted to kill Governor John Connally. He explained that Oswald had written communications to Governor Connally protesting his particular type of cischarge from the U. S. Marine Corps. The Director added that President Kennedy was an intellectual liberal type. He stated that President Kennedy had been desirous of | keeping peace with honor. He stated that President Kennedy desired peaceful co-existence _ ~-cimerican Btyle. The Director added that the President, although he had been firm in his dealings with Khrushchev, had a fairly good relationship with Khrushchev and the Ssviet Union. The Director summed up by stating that Oswald could not have desired to kill the President because the President had dealt harshly, or spoken harshly, against the Communist Party and Chairman Khrushchev, Manchester Speculated that perhaps the communists, including Oswald, did not like the relationship between the late President and Khrushchev; therefore, the corarmunists desired to do away with President Kennedy so that this obstacle to their cesired nhilosophy could be removed, The Director replied that this was entirely possin:e; however, he wanted Manchester to clearly understand that Khrushchev was not 2 person to be trusted and that Chairman Khrushchev had a very cold and evil mind, The Director, at this point, gave examples of Khrushchev's understanding of the English languaze despite the fact that he hadGroyanovsky, an excellent interpreter, with him <t eli times while on his visits to the United States. The Director told Manchester that he had always felt it better to kick individuals like Khrushchev on the shins once in a while rather than to boot-lick them. The Director explained that Khrushchev was basically an oriental and that individuals opposing orientals usually lost face in the oriental's opinion when fear or trepidation was shown, © Manchester inquired as to whether the Director's duties and responsibilities allowed him to participate personally in the funeral ceremonies. The Director replied in the negative. He stated he had been at his desk constantly. He added that he had issued instructions that FBI personnel participate officially in the ceremonies by assisting Secret Service as much as possible, The Director spoke of the many visiting foreign dignitaries and of the dangers involved in the march from the White House to St. Matthew's Cathedral, He told Manchester that over 40 Special Agents had been assigned to assist Secret Service, particularly at St. Matthew's Cathedral, He further told Manchester that the authority to protect the President was clearly a function of the Secret Service; however, since the assassination we have assisted when called upon, The Director brieily advised Manchester at this point of the iramediate widespread ramifications of this case following the actual shooting, He told Manchester that leads had spread to Mexico as well as throughout the entire United States. Therefore, it has been necessary for him personally to remain at his desk s0 as to supervise this matter. es