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In Reply, Please Refer to ! WASHINGTON, D.c. 20535 File No. iF yy ATED d November 19, 1964 oboe aoaetes Tennessee, as Abraham Fortas. sEoxgr UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUS VICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION “ y 4 ABE ForTas 1 wt wh” AP ¢ also known as Abraham /Fortas Gane | An investigation was conducted concerning Mr. Fortas under the provisions of the Hatch Act in 1941 and 1942, and this summary memorandum contains the results of that investigation as well as the results of the current inquiries concerning him, pe WS as ae BIOGRAPHICAL DATA op Ant r Birth ea! Mr. Fortas was born June 19, 1910, at Memphis, gage Education In September, 1926, Mr. Fortas entered Southwestern at Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, and received a B.A. degree in June, 1930. During the Summer of 1929 he attended the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin. Mr. Fortas entered Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, in September, 1930, and received his LL.B. degree cum laude in June, 1933. During the time he was at Yale University he was elected Editor in Chief, "Yale Law Journal"; was awarded the Jewell Prize, the highest scholastic honor given to law students; and was elected to the Order of the Coif, a law school honorary society. Gr 1 Excluded from automatic downgrading and dec fication. NCLOSURE oy ENCL Classified he eg Detasity on: ORR A, 4