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a 10) 141 Park Lane ¥ Grosvenor 1016-78 June 30, 1939 Clyde Tolson, Esquire The Federal Bureau of washington, De Ceo investigation Lear Mr, Tolson: ZI an indebted for your name to Mr. E. Hayte whom, you may remember, spent some time at the Burea collecting matericl for his story of the Geen in the OAs I am at present collecting material for an ar on Al Capone to coincide with release in November he sug¢ I mipht conmunicate with you and ask for your help. The salient facts I want are whether or not there is ~*~. any possibility of a release before the date originally fixed, so that I can instruct my agent accordingly, and what the effect of his release is likely to be on America's man in the street. I don't know whether it is any further information which has this country regarding the events anecdotal material concerning hts possible for you to send me not already been used in which led up to his arrest or earlier background, If it is, I would be ertremely greteful. Again, it would be useful to me if you could lend me a few press clippings and photographs which would be unlikely to be inaduded in English newspaper libraries. These I would undertake to have photographed or copied and return to you within a few days. To lend the story authority it would be more valuable to have it signed by somebody who has been connected with Capone at some time, preferably somebody now living in England. The only person I can eall to mind is a man who used to be Al Capone's jockey called Arthur-Wae, sometimes going by the name of*Lee, whom I believe to be working as a steward on a | Royal Mail liner between London and Rio RECORDED & INDEXED 2- SFI u- z Perhans you would be kind enough te_confirn this or to let me now of anybody else I could orprogehen 2 BUREAU OF INVES TI3E: AN vA Ky. JUL 14 1gds60 . i