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‘eed TU St t- €0, “Fen had op aeeral oscas! “ge to Firoeell eoays- the eenraninity of jokin - wit fe ores apt Perpersaii to Ahe Bureau's activi that gee pg been fon that you would casoabtedly deny the trutn of ot the stories ne reesived about the Bureau from outside sourées and your denial would preciude his using the story but tnat he was not estopped from using it as lone as it wes not officially denied. Hood stated ne thought the 3ureau was really the loser in the publicizince of an item of this kind and I agreed with him but pointe? out that there is no way by which tne Bureau can (1) either investicate all Winchell's sources of information or (2) restrain him from mentioning tne Bureau, I pointed ont to Mr. Hood theng was @ ‘time ten r more wren & Bureau was very * i to ni diet aes i. sei Plugs whidh né wa cons Spit ky puttine in for ws ano if he fror: tims td time now made an er: cor, it was fundamentally an error of the toneud but not of the mind or neart. rT told bold Hood thet if he received eny itfformation “ 4ris story ne sould ins it hes mn the eau's mn ar or so-called conf 1 peddle their information to as many sources as-will serve 3 their parposes and then a re the first ones to scream violation of confidence in thé event anything nappens whieh literally "puts tne finver on then.” dir. Hood stated thay the information in questic- same fron a telephone “tap and not from an infotmant,.end 7 pointed ot that the person who partiginated in tne telephone con<réation, a > other persons wiio were present, plus any number oi persons who mirht havo discussed this situation with the persons participating in the telepnone call, might be the source of the iryormation. co - Vr. kosen Ss arf