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DEpartment Of the A. 1Y HEAdQt Ters u.s. army military District of ASHINGTON fort Lesley s. menair WASHINGTON,D.C. 20315 ANCS-SE 3 May 1972 SUBJECT: Funeral support for J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Reference: a. Department of the Army Pamphlet 1-l, dated 30,December 1965. b.' Memorandum for the Secretary of the Army, dated, 3 May l972, subject: Funeral arrangements for J. Edgar Hoover.. c. Memorandum for the CG, MDw, dated 3 May 1972, subject: Funeral arrangements for J. Edgar Hoover. 2. A special funeral will be conducted for J. Edgar Hoover, Director. of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in accordance with the above references and as modified herein. 3. The Commanding General, US Army Military District of Washington, as the designated representative of the Secretary of the Army, will make all ceremonial arrangements for military participation in connection. with the funeral. 4. Honors to be rendered: a. Music: none b. Cannon salute: none. 5. General sequence: a. The remains will be moved to the Capitol by hearse and arrive there at 1l30, 3 May l972. The casket will be carried into the Rotunda by a joint body bearer team. b. A death watch will be posted during the Lying In State period. After thc arrival ceremony, the Rotunda will be closed, prepared, and.