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Memorandum to Mr. Gebhardt RE: DALE ANDERSON room and the questioning of Wolff was continued by U. S. Attorney Beall and his assistant, Liebman. Details of the questioning of Wolff and new admissions are unknown to SA Pearce. It should be noted that Wolff was represented by counsel and that counsel was in on the questioning. 3. This article, based on a "Time" magazine story, reports that U. S. Attorney Beall had asked other prospective witnesses to take similar tests. The initial request to our Baltimore office on 8/9/73 by Beall was.to have SA Pearce afford at least two and possibly four persons"a polygraph examination on the morning of 8/10/73. Other than this, the Bureau has no knowledge of Beall's plans for affording other persons the polygraph. As previously indicated, Pearce afforded only two persons, Wolff and Matz, the examination on 8/11 and 12/73. ToEeniiljes WoT Disedos€o Te FRI. 4. The article continues that "Time" reported that Federal investigators had obtained a diary from Wolff showing payoffs in 1967 and 1968 that were reportedly turned over to Agnew and that sources contacted by "The Washington Post" have confirmed the existence of a businessman's date book, which listed dates of meetings with Agnew. The Bureau has no knowledge of the existence of a diary or businessman's date book. It is noted, however, that an article appearing in the "Evening Star" 8/20/73 carries a comment that "The New York Daily News" said yesterday that Beall reportedly has obtained a diary listing political kickbacks. The News in a story citing unnamed authoritative sources said the diary was kept by former Agnew Aide Jerome Wolff. A UPI release on 8/19/73 states that U. S. Attorney Beall has obtained a diary kept by Jerome Wolff, former Aide to Vice President Agnew listing under-the-table kickbacks to Maryland political figures by contractors and consultants while Agnew was Governor of that State in 1967 and 1968, the New York Daily News reported Sunday. 5. The article states that Wolff could not be reached last night for comment and that both the FBI and the U. S. Attorney's office refused to comment on the magazine's report. On the evening of 8/26/73 Inspector J. E. Herington, Press Office, received a call from Bill Richards of "The Washington Post" concerning the "Time" article. Herington advised Richards he had not seen the "Time" article and had no comment. - 2 -