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NY 161-1428 oft d On October 30, 1964, Mr. JERVIS BABB, 110 East pre 57th Street, New York City, New York, was interviewed at his place of employment, where he is presently employed as a b7D consultant, the American Can Compan 100 Park Avenue, New York City, by SA Mr. BABB advised that in 1950, he left the Johnson Wax Company in Racine, Wisconsin, and came to the Lever Brothers Company in New York City as its President. He said Lever Brothers then had, among other law firms, the law firm of Arnold-Fortas and Porter of Washington,D.C., as their attorneys. b6 acquainted with Mr. ABE FORTAS as his law firm was, at that time, handling two Anti-trust cases brought against Lever Brothers by the Federal Trade Commission. Mr. BABB said Mr. FORTAS' firm won these cases for Lever Brothers. He stated it was at this time that he became } Mr. BABB said he believed Mr. FORTAS joined his present law firm after leaving government service but did not know when this took place. He stated Mr. FORTAS' partner, THURMAN ARNOLD, was formerly with the Anti-trust Department of the United States Department of Justice and that Mr. PORTER also had previous government employment in that he believed he headed up the OPA during World War II. Mr. BABB further stated as President of Lever Brothers, he would see FORTAS at least once a month and sometimes more often. Mr. BABB said he is no longer President of Lever Brothers, that he is in sort of semi-retirement, although he is still a member of 11 aifferent boards. He said he is still a member of the board for Lever Brothers, but now sees FORTAS only eight or nine times a year when they meet at board meetings of the Su Crest Corporation of which both of them are board members. Mr. BABB said he knows FORTAS on a social basis, as he has been to his home on several occasions. He stated he considers FORTAS a very able lawyer, one of the best he has ever known and indicated that Mrs. FORTAS is also an attorney. He said she practices law on her own under her maiden name in Washington, D.C., but he could not recall her name. toa if