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: ae a - ee 4 ~ . toe } ce Memortndum * UNITED STATS GOVERNMENT To : MR. TOLSON From : R. C. HENDON "A SUBJECT: BEN JAMIWSTEORL, with aliases - om ur. Rosen, I terephoned MMMM wi Sf the Ctutlian Production ‘Giwix— stration, @ PpeR. yesterday. I pointed out to him Fern pe at the hearing in connection with further construction on th YSaenings Hotel was to be held at 4:00 pom. our time at 8 d that tt was our understanding that pre did not contemplate putting the witnesses under oa a 8 aring. J stated that in view of our interest in the matter from a possible fraud angle, we had the feeling that any posstble action by the Government in the future might be greatly strengthened should any testimony be under oath since this would support any possible purjury violation. He stated that it was not customary to put witnesses in such hearings under oath. To my inguiry he adutsed, however, that there was the right of the Government to put witnesses under oath tn these hear-. ings and I stated that as I had previously indicated to him there were great possibilities of severe public critictsm against the CPA and the administration generally should further construction in this matter be permitted and that it certainly might be wise jor the oaths to be ad- ministered. stated that he would tmmediately telephone at San Francisco to determine whether this could be one. e state at this case of course was like hundreds of others that came to the attention of the CPA but that perhaps it wae the only one of the type that would come to our attention. JI said that the contemplated use of the hotel and casine perhaps took it out of the b? usual type ,and reiterated that he might want to be certain that the Government's interests were fully protected since I assumed his organtz tion and ours had the same purpose of protecting the Government. He stated that perhaps the CPA and the FBI were investigating the same thing and indicated that if they determined any fraud it would of cours be turned over to us. I stated I felt there was no duplication since at this point there was little vhat the FBI could do‘until the heartng and the co n had been determined. JI menttoned again that of the CPA who was away yesterday, had indicate: tS interes n +8 matter to me. a ake ye, 70 SEP18. 194é be sg a es