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Memorandum for Mr. A. H. Belmont, 10/8/52 Colonel Young suggested that further contact be made with ifr, Albert Chop of the Office of Public Information, Office of the Secretary of Defense, who represents the Atr Force in public relations contacts pertaining to flying saucer matters. . Mr. Chop was contacted and advised that he wes familiar with the attached "New Yorker" magazine article. He advised that MR hod gathered most of the material about two years ago when considerable publicity regarding flytng saucers had appeared in newspapers. He does not know where Mqgmp gathered the material at that time but assumes that he gathered it from vartous sources; such as other newspaper articles. When the recent publicity regarding flying saucers appeared In newspapers, @EMMR renewed his interest tn flying saucers and attempted to bring his article up to date. He contacted Mr. Chop for further current information. Mr. Chop advised that he gave Lang some routine m™ items of interest regarding flying saucer complaints and investigations by the Atr Forces, but that he instructed not to contact the Air Technical Intelligence Center for further informatton from that source. Mr. Chop also advised thet at no time was the FBI mentioned and that he has no tdea where obtained the information appearing in his article concerning FBI tnvestigations. Mr. Chop advised that he ts thoroughly familiar with Bureau policy pertaining to flying saucer investte gatitons,and that he at no time has indicated to any writer or newspaper representative that the FBI conducts investigations pertaining to flying saucers. Mr. Chop advised that; if the Bureau desires, he would be glad to contact gp to discreetly determine wheredililfim obtained his information indicating that the ' FBI conducts investigations pertaining to flying saucers. He stated that he could make this contact without indtcating in any way the Bureau has contacted him. He was advised that his || oprer of cooperatton was appreciated, but that tt was not j{7eetred caae he make such an tnquiry at the present time. There is attached a current nimeographed form containing rrent information regarding the whole flying saucer matter ich was turned over by Chop. This is the information which re tre Ad row eo hb