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Fobruary 10, 1954 MEMORANDUM FOR MR. TOLSON - 845 MR. NICHOLS MR. LADD MR.DELMOT This morning Mr. Philip Ly Graham, Preaident and. Id called to soe mo about a matter that had been giving him quito somo con- cern and that while thore vas nothing in which I could bo ol asgistance to him, h. did want rne to know the facts and background. Mx. Graham statod that shortly following the Harry D.stor White matter, Alan Barth, one of the cditorial writera of Tho Waahingior. Poct, had writton a vory Iengthy memorandum about the uso of FBI reportu in. th. Harry Doxtor White case and tho defects in the same, which wau justifi- cation sor President I'ruman and others not acting upon FDI roportn whon they wore submitted in 1945 and 1946, ctc, Mr. Graham statcd h glanced over in a genoral way, vere entirely contrary to the position which Tho Wauhingion Post had takon and did not coincide with their editorial policy. He staicd hu wo advised Mr. Barth and that ended the mattor so far an he, Mr. Graham, wag concerned. Hs caid hu hoard nothing mmore from Mr. Darth about thiu mattor until about ton dayu ago whun he happened to paos Barth in tho cor- ridor of ths Post Duilding and Barth told him he had writtun an articlo along th: lines of the memorandum which he had sent to Mr. Graham somo wecko proviou:I Mx. Graham stated ho asked Darth what publication ho had writton it fox as ho, Graham, had, of courre, no inicntion of allowing any nch orprosnion of viow in The Washington Post. Darth told Mr. Graham he had sunt ihe articie to "Harpes':: Magaino. " Mr. Grahan statod bo informod Darth that ho did not dosirc the Belmonc Ciest articlo wao bound to bo associated with The Washington Post and would bring on Rosen. fracy- -concorned, Darth stated it was too late to recall the article ag ii wau already 2Y dohr. Teemriuh to aet aw a consor of Earth's porsonal writings, ox yould Mr. Grabam tiglloman Sizo wans to doprive Mr, Tnrth.of hio frecdom of speech. Miss Gandy RSC0w00 - 94 TFROM D.O. FEB 12 1654 INDEXED94 TIKR DATW