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STANDARD PORM ND. 4 ‘Office MenSundym - UNITED &... GOVERNMENT All TO : DATE: Mr. Deloach NL INFORMATION PORTRINED” “222 FROM : ' IFIED DeLoach_—— 7 yn aoa _, Hef iene LASS li Parsons Rosen SUBJECT: CALL FROM Tamm — 7 OF RANDOM HOUSE x ay Wc Sulivan — Tele. Room —_ Holloman Gandy Today at 1:05 p. mi Random House, called Inspector Suttler from New York and said "Bernie, I want the FBI to do- me a favor." Suttler told him we would if it was within our jurisdiction. . tated a close friend of his by the name of Truman SL “Capote, who had written several fine books and was a nationally-known “writer” “was at this moment in Garden City, Kansas, to do a story on the Clutter murder mystery for'The New Yorker" magazine. fox fer% Bom 14. aa He stated it is the story of a wealthy man, his wife and 2 children who parently murdered for no reason r. ~ stated that nein Garden City, Kansas, is d ing: i e FBI. Capote calle rom Garden City, s a former sas, and stated uld not give him any information on tter case, as he, ok no credentials to Garden City with him and doeg_no ieve he is a writer assigned to do a story for ''The New Yorker" magazin stated that Capote did not take any credentials, as he felt his many articles in "The New Yorker" yen him a national stand as a writer and he is quite crushed to think that cnc: Garden City, Kansas, has never heard of him. ::::.: Capote had written many splendid articles and books an a fine, national reputati a writer and he would appreciate the FBI sending a wire AN 2:y.ng Truman Capote as a legitimate signed to do a story fer "The New Yorker" magazine. Suttler asked hy Mr. Capote did not request ''The New Yorker" magazine to id and further why didn’ merely pick up the phone and c entify Mr. Capote as a friend of his of many years standing would not accept any telephonic identification according to Capote, would do no good for "The New Yorker" magazine or for him to try to identify Capote by phone. . Suttler ot SE at as much as we would like to do him a favor, some checking would have e was not personally acquaint lew either Capote o nor could he see why the FBLenter= i the : en state e what can be done, oF G V3 — back at \o" al REC- 24 T@ontinued)i959 FX S JAN 6 1960! — ee puss