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WFO 74-146 Generally, Hughes furmished the following information that he recalled having refreshed his memory from his notes:. He stated that he received the impression from conversations he overheard that MATusow had made an out and out proposition to BIsHOP OXNAM to recant his, MAtusow's, testimony, for financial assistance from OXNAM. HUGHEs felt that MATUsOW was put up to contacting OXNA by others. HUGHEs thought MATusoW chose OxNAM on hisown, because he apparently felt OxNAM's name would lend credence to his story. HuGHEs also recalled that RAuH made the statement.that MATusow saw that public opinion yas Shifting from those attacking to those being attacked. HUGHEs further recalled prior to Septemher, 1954, he had been at ALFRED FRIENDLy's house on R Street, N.W., in Hashington, D.C. Editor. yIGGINS of the Washington Post was there, FRIENDLy was'there,/and "According t5 HuGhEs, it was mentioned during the conversation that #they had seen Attorney General BRowNell at a "hush-hush" meeting, during which they mentioned they were working on a man who was going to embarrass the Justice ~Department and they wanted the Attorney General to know in light of subsequent developments, Hughes felt that they wepe definitely referring to MATusoW. As HUGHES recalled, FRIENDLY and either WIGGINS or PHILIP/L GRAhAm, President of the Washington Fost, had visited the Attorney. dehierar: Hughes also recalls that in-Denver, he has notes concerning a call or letter to RAUH TrOn ARTHUR(SCHLESINGER concerning MATUSOW.. was either working with MATusow or had turned something over to wEchsLER. HUGHEs also had a recollection of'notes concerning a meeting in the Post and MATusow. Further, HUghEs recalled 3 other incidents relating to MArusow, but could not recall details and could not identify specifically with any person in the absence of his notes.. On 2/ll/55, HughEs furnished those of his original notes that he had in Washington, D.C.. Investigation concerning HughEs has reflected that osI, Fourth District, has no derogatory information concerning him. G-2 at Fort Holabird reportedly has no record. His Arny service record substantiates April, i952, for "acute situational maladjustment manifested by nervousness, headache, and weight loss." 7