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- lengthy secret talks. Not made public, however, was thename of Roosevelt&#39;s negotiator. we diplomat, the man whowas sent to speak for the President in London was Col."Wild Bill� Donovan, World War I commander of New York&#39;sFighting 69th. Material for Donovan&#39;s newspaper articleson "European Fifth Column� was gathered during �0nUgr3gfjQn3with King George, Prime Minister Churchill and dozens oflesser British dignitaries.

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"Strong �Fifth Column� In United States couldheadline:

Be Our Undoing - Hitler conspiring for World Dominion -" t t theImmense Sans Spent for Propaganda . The full er of

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presentative qf the President of the U.S.that if the axis powers shcsld be defeatscould look forward to conciliatory and beDonovan told them that if they played witand-were defeated, th ould not look faBritain and the U.S.

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On 6/4/41 Mr. James Magee called this Bureau andadvised he had sent a letter to the Director on 5/2/41 re-questing a speaker for a mass meeting in Pittsburgh duringthe latter part of June. According to Mr. Hagee this roITywas to be held in opposition to the America First Committeeand "Jild Eill" Donovan was to be one of the speakers.

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WILLIAM D. MITCHELL advised that appointee has detested him since HERBERT

HOOVER appointed him Attorney General. Appointee&#39;s first law partner. FRANK

I - less bond deal. Appointee asked MITCHELL to intervene. MITCHELL wrote letter

IJI/ to FCJ pointing out spotless character and reputation of REICHLE. No courtI action instituted at that time, however, REICHLE was re-indicted in 1931 or

1932. Appointee again asked MITCHELL to intervene. MITCHELL refused. REICHLEI &#39; tried and acquitted. MITCHELL considers appointee loyal, capable and brilliant; _ and knows no reason why heshmald not have responsible government position.;~&#39; Judge CHARLES D. LAWRENCE, U. S. Customs Court, recommends most highly. TheW Honorable HERBERT HOOVER recommends appointee most highly having known him sinceI 1925; knows none of circumstances of indictments returned against REICHLE orI appointee&#39;s intervention in affair.II I

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I DETAILS: WILLIAM D. MITCHELL, Attorney, 20 Exchange Place, advised92 that he has known the appointee for approximately 30 years

in mostly a professional relationship. He stated that both- served in the Department of_Justice during the CALVIN COOLIDGE Administration II from 192h#1928."Mr. MITCHELL stated that he nasISolicitor General and the ap-

p6i�teéIlssista�t"to"the��ttorneyIGeneral.:;It_this time both were very friendlyand got along Ineil together. II II

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However, Mr. MITCHELL st&§¬ditheir_feeling_forweach otherbecame strained when in his official capacity he had occasion to alter some &#39;

"of�the legal briefs that the appointee drew.� The appointee resented thesealteration5�and advised Mr; MITCHELL&#39;of his"resent�¬H£T�&#39;�Efing�the"Presi-dntiéI_o§E§aign of I928 the appointee aided Mr. HOOVER, being a loyal Re-publican, and after his election hoped that he would be appointed AttorneyGeneral. However, in Washington political circles at this time his, Mr»METCHELL&#39;S, name was prominently mentioned as the new Attorney General. Mr.MTCHELL stated that when these rumors began spreading he called in the ap-pointee and explained to him that he did not want the job, had no desiresof obtaining it, and had done nothing to secure the appointment.

However, a short time later hr. MITCHLL was called tothe home of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court HAHLAN FISKE STONE, whoalong with President�eleot HOOVER who was also there, asked him to take theAttorney Generalship. er, MITCHELL told them of his plane to return to pri-

-vate practice which negated his taking the Attorney General&#39;s position. How-ever, Justice STONE and Mr. HOOVER persuaded him to take the job, which hedid.

~ Erpm that time on the appointee detested him, feelingthat_he hadwfundercut" him, the appointee, to get the Attorney Generalship.As a result of Mr. MlTCHLL�S appointment, the appointee early in 1929 resignedfrom the Department&#39;6f Justibe&#39;and�rethrhed�to New York City to found his lawIf.-i.r,m,=... .-_ _-v"-I-���--" "&#39;��;T="-=*~""-�&#39; �*"==�--v-+:-a--.�_:.+.--__:�:&#39;.¢.,w he?-e.... ._ . ».--- _..~-- --- T ,_--.--..-o.- ., y

&#39; One of the_§ppQintee!s first partners was FRANK G.HEICHLE, now a practicin�uattorney in~Buf£aloY�%h5&#39;maintained the Washing-ton�0ff1ce�of the partnership;" In;thg_lat§_132Q!s�or_early 19301; gr, REICHLEwas indicted by a Federal Grand Jury in Washington as a result of a worthlessbend ideal.� &#39; hr." MITCHELL stated apfew other individuals were also indictedbut he could not recall their ideQtity;1:�EIC�L§_protested his innocence_stating that altho�§Hith§_other_indiyidual§�§ho were indicted resided at thesame address as he, he had no connection with them.

The appointee at this time called upon Mr. MITCHELL in

his partner&#39;s behalf and asked him to have the indictment quashed. Mr.MITCHEl1,to1d�the appointee that he could not do this, but wrote a letterto the.Federal Grand Jury pointing out the spotless character and reputationof REICHLE and also oi his_high standing in the community. As a result ofthis letter; no action was taken against REICHLE. A -~ -

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same phargp_§nd_once again the appointee asked_Mr. MITCHELL to_intervene.Thefappointee at this time was campaigning for the governorship of New Yorkstste."Mr. MITCHELL refused, telling the appointee to let the court actiontake its_dourse. REICHLE was tried and acquitted. Mr. METCHELL could notrecall the outcome of the trials of_the other individuals involved, but be-lieved they were convicted. All court records of this action are maintainedin the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice.

Mn, HITCHELL�cpns1ders the appointee_tp be_a very capableand brilliant person and knows of no reason why he should not be given aresponsible government position. He believes that the present position tobe the Ambassador to Thailand. He considers the appointee&#39;s loyalty to beunquestioned. �*���&#39;��&#39;�&#39;�" " A &#39;

CHARLES D. LAWRENCE, Judge, United States Customs Court,201 Varick Street, advised that he has known the appointee since 1925 shes

&#39;- ~&#39;both were serving in the Department of Justice. He stated that his associa-tion with the appointee was professional and not very close. He stated thathe has seen the appointee twice in the last five years. He stated further

that the appointee was quite disappointed when he was not made AttorneyGeneral by HERBERT HOOVER. &#39;

Judge LAWRENCE recommended the appointee most highlyas to his character, reputation and loyalty to the United States Government.He stated that the appointee has a notable record of public service and .

-recommends him for a responsible government position. He knew nothing dero-

gatory concerning the appointee.

The Honorable HERBERT HOOVER, former President of theUnited States, Waldorf Towers, advised SA ROBERT J. JACKSON that he has known

the appointee since 1925 when he was an Assistant to the Attorney Generalin the Cabinet of CALVIN COOLIDGE. The appointee subsequently served as anAssistant Attorney General to his Attorney General, WILLIAM D. MITCHELL, butresigned in 1929 to return to New York City. Since that time they havemaintained their association and constantly keep in touch with each other.Mr. HOOVER recommended the appointee most highly as to his character, repu-

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She fur§her_testified that_LEE was,a.momber~of the Communist_Par§3_=nd Had sorted in_Gen:ral.DUNOUAN&#39;s law firm Drier to corinq{SE0 the Fb§:l iii testified under_oath before tto Committee on3FEu§t�lU,HlQhU. "e acknowledged acouaintancestio with V195 BENILEY,s�L�a1;im&#39; 51-re; was 1<n<;»»m to him as est.-1: own-;&#39;1�.

LEE testified:

"Mr. Chairman, Miss ELIZABETH BENTLEY in her recenttestirony before the House Un-American Affairs �omwitteehas accused we of heinp a Comvunist and of scno1yin~ her with

sccret infrrwwtion concerninc the USS.

"&#39; want to say eateqorically that l_ar not and harenever been�5�C6h§oni§t"§�§fth3t"1�havelhever divulvedclassi§i§§;inforpation to any unauthorized oerson. -I,hadbeen an assistant in the legal offices of General H}NCVAH

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"�nriur tie war my wife and I net �iss WLLTJTI sociallyat t?� home of a friend. we net a great many peonle atthis tine. Thereafter we saw Miss BENTLEY off and on for

a little over a year. Our aoouaintarwe Fa? entirely a socialone.

"I made it a rule during my service with O55 never todiscuss anyt�ing that had not oreviously appeared in thenewsoaoers, and then onlj to the extent made public. _Icertainly keot strictly to this rule in any talk: T everMao wLth�VisS BENTLEY;"�&#39; i

"T was in the Armv and, "Ni 7-- _..- ._...,92. __._._1 in the O59 for nenrlf frur yearsand during that time worked day and nirht, *»%h in Tashingttnand overseas, to further our war effort. 1 ur sur: �xat�enaral 3HHOViH and the other officers under whom T served

will confirw the fact thvt nw war reoorl in one of which I

can feel justly proud. While in the Ar:y T r=5e from the runkof first lieutenant to lieutenant colonel. E have reoeivOd

several official comwendations. I knrm that I have served

my country with complete loyalty and to the best r� myability and it is a profound sho�k to find tr nmno and war

record attacked by the irresponsible charter of this woman.

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THWAS J. DONEGJ-LN, Special Assistant to the Attorney General,advised SA JCBEPH M. KELLY of the New York Office of the Federal Bureauof Investication on Septerrber lb, 19% that he had learned through

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both Janan and Russia. JOSEPH1s¢wife was_also employed_by USS forsss¥6§ia3£s1y&#39;s;; months_in the Publicity Division.a Qonwunist.

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COmmu�iSt Party in 1°2h and for a number.of years prior to his breakwith the Party in 1°37, served in the Communist Party underground,nrincipallv in Washington, D. C. The original purpose of the under-ground, arcording to �H$iBEHS, was infiltration of the American govern-ment. Espionage was one of its eventual objectives. The head of theundervround at the time CHAFBEHS knew it was Nninnn ULET, an Attorneyfor the National Labor Helations Board. Later JJTH A5T became the

leader.

NATHAN NITT testified under oath before the Comrittee on

Auwust 20, IQMH. He stated he graduated from Harvard Law School inJune 1932 and immediately entered the nrivate practice of law. He soremained until joininq the Awricultural Adjustrent Adniniutration in1933. w1l*�:tatei he joined the leeal staff of the old Rational LaborHelntions Hoard in Feoruary 193M. He terminated his federal erplcynent

&#39; in December 19HO, at which time he was Secretary of the Hationali Labor Helations Board. WTTT declined to state whether he Pnew &#39;�T3§P5.

Tn testifying before the Committee on Seotenber l, 1050,&#39;_ HITT stated that during the 1932-1933 oeriod when he was followin: the

Drivate practice of law, he was emnloyed in the office of TILYIAT J.- Tl "�Til92�=92TJ. �I

��*H&#39;FH P. SFHFIHT, Secretary, §Om�ittRe on vocinljsv and°omrunism,�Hnitld States Hhamher of Commerce, testified before th:&#39;wuse&#39;¢omwittee on Un-Anerican Activities on March 26, 1Qh?. Hoehtered&#39;a�recort;o§ theQUniied States Chamber of Commerce entitled"Communists Within the Goqernment� into the record. In this retort ,under tee headinq �Esoionape and Sedition" the following ancears: H

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I"15 late as March l9bF Major General HILLIA� J.! WUHDJAThad defended tho employment in O55 of such well-known Comnunists as

Twvlun haw� &#39;DwTVC �AJ�NS, FILTUN WULFF, and VIHTJY" VULbQ�5KT*., ,1-___1 , inc92 _- .-

A�nurber J pro-�omnunists in the O53 were subseouently blanketed intostratenic intellirence posts in the State_DeparLment. Granting tla &#39;

�no ioreign policy can be stronqer than theinfov�ition upon which it is based�, it can be seen how CuuJid¬f3LiuHS

of war-time expediency have endangered our safety."

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"The names_H5rQ,giYeniai�ousei�ilitary Laocommitteemhy�ihief &#39;�¢e!1n_»�i.¢}..Y.¥.-..-1i&L�,,BJli�;o;-J 4in..:>riva.re. T=?5tAi!�P¥�T92{.- 1.1.19 51%:comnittee released them yesterday without cowment of its own."_k _ ____ __._v __:_ __ ii--4.- 7&#39; -&#39; ="- -P--- T7� .__-- ¢-- 7�.�-.-92-i ._._, .-.. -- -.-.. 4

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merhers fiphting the Spanish Civil War.

"Lieutenant 1B¥IBG~GOFE, Office of Strategic Services,Washinqton, �speaker, Communist School, New York City&#39;and a member of �the Abrahur Lincoln Brigade in

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?UFT�N testified that "evidence shows that thia svianizaticn

was Pom~nnist dominated....."

"TieuLenant VI�Q§f1_LQf5§@SKI, Uffioe of ltrateviv §¢r -es,W§§?i§Ft5n:.&#39;f0u?ht with �braham Lincoln Rri��d? inqoanish Civil War�.

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The appointee entered Columbia College, 116th qtreetand �roadway, New York, New York, in September, 1903, and receivedan A.B. degree in June, 1§O§. He subsequently enrolled in the �Columbia University Law School on September 25, 1905, and 1eceivedan LL.F. degree on May 2?, 1908. There was nothing of a derogatorynature noted in the apnointee&#39;s scholastic record nnd none of his

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appointed to the position by President Eisenhower and furtherthat the appointee has been very active in the above counciland has been largely responsible for itstivenees. He said he has worked closelythe functioning of this organization andan outstanding administrator, possessingand reputation. he recommended him moat

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highly and said he isa loyal American citizen whom he would rocom~ond for a positionof trust.

The appointee received the honorary decree 0? Poctorof Laws from Notre Dame University, South Bend, Indians, onJune 2, 1929. The citation read as follows: "A lawyer andsoldier, who has served his country well in high civil positionand rare international distinction in the World war us leaderof the famous 69th Regiment - Colonel Hilliam I. Ponoven ofRufPa1o, New York."

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Saturn Club. As a result, he was bitterly criticized by a numherof prominent citizens and their animosity has continued to the�present time. They said that this is an indication of the factthat his character is unimpeachable and that at no time has thereever been any suspicion that he was not the true patriot he isreported to be.

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Frank G. Pnichle, Jr., Genesoe Fuildinp, Pnffalo,New York, said he became acquainted with the appointee shortlyafter world war I and several years later they formed apartnership which continued until l9h0 at which time Mr. Donovanentered upon employment with the Federal Government. We said,however, that from 1929 until the termination of the partnershipthe appointee took practically no part in firm affairs, his onlyinterest being in fees on pendinp matters of minor character.

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appointee, Mr. Donovan became United States Attorney for thewestern �istrict of New York. He recommended the appointee inthe most lsudatory terms. He said it is difficult to find wordsto adequately describe the excellent character of Mr. Ponovan.In his opinion, the appointee is a man of impeccable honestyIn his professional and personal relations. He said his habitsare exemplary and he is a true patriot in feet as well as byrenutation. with regard to specific traits of character, Pr.Raichlo described Donovan as "indomitable, oppressive, endindenendont?; Ho said his personality is "chnrminp and magneticrnd he is an exceedingly capable attorney. In the latter regardMr. Raichle pointed out that while serving as United Ftatea Attonay for the western District of New York, the appointee success-fully tried a number of highly publicized cases and has been out-standing in appellate work. He concluded by stating that Mr.Donovan is versatile in all phases of legal practice.

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"allowing the election of Herbert Hoover as �residentin 1929, Mr. Mitchell said he was called to the home of �ssociatrJustice of the Supreme Court Harlan Stone, who along sithPresident-elect Hoover, who was also there, reouested him to takethe post of Attorney General in the Hoover administration. Mr.Mitchell said he acquiesced and from that time on thr appointeedetected him, feeling that he had undercut him to get the AttorneyGeneralship. As a result of this appointment, Mr. Donovan, earlyin 1929, resigned from the Department of Justice and went to NewYork Citv to found his law firm.

_ Hr. Nitchell also stated thrt in the late 1920&#39;s orearly 1910&#39;s one of the apoointee&#39;s law partners, Frank Wsiehlc,was indicted by e Federal Grand Jury in Washington, P. C., as aresult of a worthless bond deal. Accordinr to Mr. Mitchell

Raichle protested his innocence statinr that although the other _individuals who were indicted resided at the some address as he,he had no connection with them. At this time, the appointeecalled upon Hr. Raichle in his partner&#39;s behalf and asked him tohave the indictment quashed. Accordinr to Mr. Mitchell, he toldFonovan that he could not do this hut he wrote a letter to the

"ederel "rand Jury, nointing out the spotless character andreputation of Rnichle and also polntln" out his hi�h standing �nthe COmmnnLtV. As a result 0P this letter, no action was takenng�inst Paichie.

However, in 1°31 and 1932, Raiehle was rcindicted on thesome charpe nod.according to Mr. Mitchell, the appointee once apainnaked him to intervene. Mr. Mitchell said at this time the enooint

csmnairninv for the Gevernorship of Mew York and he has refusedthis request telliny the appointee to let the court action ttkeits cour�v. It was h*s recollection that Raichle was acquitted.

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Mr. Donovan served as Chief Counsel for the You York

State Fuel Administration from Sogtember 2?, 1922, until December 31,19?2, and received a flat fee of o5,COO for his services.

The 1953 edition ofthe apnointoe was a member ofCustoms Regulation Conference between the United States andCanada in 1923. Efforts to locate any specific record of this;conference were unsuccessful. -

On December S, 1928, �illiam J. Conovan was appointedby President Calvin Coolidpe to act as H commissioner representingthe United States in e conference to concluoe e connect whichwould remove all causes of controversy Hmong the States ofColorado, New Mexico, and Texas. He journeyed to Santr Po, �ewMexico, on December 19, 1928, and was elected chairman of thecommission. The commission reconvened on January 22, 1929, andsubsequently reached an agreement which was sinned as a compacton February 12, 1929.

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&#39; He was appointed United States Representative byPresident Coolidge on February ?, 1929, and was to pQT�iClp�tOin negotiations contemplated between the States of Arizona,California, "evade, New Mexico, Utah, rnd "vominp, under an Actof Congress known as the "Boulder Canyon Project Act" approvedDecember 21, 1928. He presided at a formal conference at SantaPo, New Mexico, from February lb to March 5, 1929, and at .subsequent eonferences._ This commission failed to reach an agree-ment.

Mr. Donovan served as counsel to the LegislativeCommission to revise the laws of New York State Public Service

Commission in 1929. Honorable John Knirht, Wn�ted States FistrlctCourt Judpe, western District of �ew York, Puffclo, New York, saidhe had aopeinted Hr. Donovan to the above position and forseveral months thereafter had worked in close collaboration

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}:"l&#39;-f.n; stud July ll, 19l!.O, directed by theState to the 1�.r:bessedor at Loncon informing him that the0!� the Navy dcsfre� to senr!�0olonel William J�. Donovan tofor a brief� our-voysnd report on certain aspects oi� thedefense situation. According to this source, Donovan was towe mited States on Jul! 111-; 1911.0, and was to rt-port to theAmbassador upon his arrival in London. _ y &#39; so

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William J. DonoJtn applied to take the New York State ,Bar examination on March 21, 1907. He took the examination on�ctober 2?, 1907- Passed gp� was certified to the&#39;Fourth Judicial _;nepertmant, Rochester, Eeu3York;on Eevember T, l90?. Po-was 1n4�1ttOi to the Supreme Court, Fourth Judicial Dapartmnt. &#39;y5Rochester, New York, durinn&#39;the �ovombor term, 1907, and filed an �oath to practice es an attorney in New York State on December 2k, E�1907. �e has been a member of the �ew York State Bar association Q3since 191k and has continued his membership to the present time �t&#39;and is in good stancing. We dcroratory information concerning T -Hr. Donovan is contained in the tiles of the Yew York State Boar� .£;of Law Examiners, or the New York State �Bar rssociation.

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practice in the WaitedQtatos District Cour� for tie Eastern District of New York, igiBuffalo, %eu York, on April e 1 11 no has been continuallya no-nber in good taniing of� the ...rie county Bar Association, tBuffslo, since September, 1909 Ho grievances have ever been t .tiled sgainst Mr Donovan w th this gar Association. Hrs. Irene &#39;_ _ ;

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The appointee married Ruth Rumsey and they had twochildren, David Fumsey Donovan, age approximately thirty-five,who presently operates an experimental farm at Berryville,

Virpinia, �nd&#39;Petricia&#39;Denovan who was killed in an automobileaccident about eleven years ago while attondinn college. Personscontacted advised that the nopointce&#39;s wife wns a member of a

wealthy and socially prominent family and her brother, PorterRumsov, isNew York.

President of the Eric County Savings Pank, �affolo,Persons who were acquainted with Hrs. Donovan described

her asoa loyal citizen of excellent character, reputation, andassociates.

Service Record

The appointee served as on enliaLud non in tte �ow YorkState national Guard from nctob r, 1911, until october 16, 1912,attaining thr rank 0? Sorpeant. On October 1?, lQl2, he wascommissioned a Captain in the New York State National Guard andwas subsequently mustered into Federal service at GovernorsIsland, new York, onFe comnanded the 3rd1916, when he became

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mustered out of Pederal;serviee at Buffalo, New York, on Porch 1G,

�e again reported for duty on Jul? l�, 1917. "0 held�ue rank of Major and was �djutant of the Plst Infantry Frirado,6th Ylivision, how York State �Rational Gunl"-&#39;1. In Auprust, 1917, hewas aasipned to the 69th New Yer� *"°"�*ry and at Camp Filler wasplaced in eomnund of the lat B�ttllih� as the unit orooared forforeign service.

I �onovan entered the front lines in February, l?lP, servingin numerous campaigns until severely wouneed on October l�, 191�.

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Results of investigation

Interviews �I

In addition to the interviews which have been set forth

above, the following individuals who were contacted during the

course of this investigation highly recommended the appointeeas to his character, loyalty, reputation, associates, and ability.Typical of these interviews are the following:

Lucius D. Clay, Chairman of the doord, Continental CanCompany, 100 Fast h2nd Street, New York, New York, saidworked closely with the uppointee in Washington, D. C.,world war II and had visited with him both in Germany and New

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J. Edward Lumbard, United States Attorney for theSouthern District of New York and a law partner of the appointee,said the appointee is the greatest patriot in the United Statesand the most decorated American civilian. He said the appointeehas been entrusted with responsible and confidential positionsby every President since Woodrow Wilson. He said in his opinion,the appointee would be the best representative the United Statescould send abroad as he has better contacts in foreign countriesthan any person in the United States with the possible exceptionof the ?resident himself. Mr. Lunbard said the appointee haswrest qualities of imagination and resourcefulness. He also saidhe has an enormous amount of energy for a man seventy years old.He recommended him unqualifiedly for a position of trust with theGovernment. &#39;"

Alexander Holtsoff, Judge, United States District Court,District of Columbia, said he was employed in the Department ofJustice with the appointee. �e said �onovnn was and is a verydynamic person possessed of an abundance or well controlled andwell directed energy. He said the appointee has aifine&#39;mind andis known as a very capable organizer. Judge Holtzoff summed uphis comments by stating he would highly recommend Donovan for anyposition which the United States Government might consider him.

s The Honorable Herbert Hoover, former President of theUnited States, Waldorf Towers, New York City, said he has knownhr. honovan since 1925 and_since that time has maintained hisassociation with him and constantly keeps in touch with him.Mr. Hoover recommended the appointee most hlahly for a oositionwith the Government�snd said he knew nothino derogatory concerninghim.

Allen Dulles, Director of the Central IntelligenceAgency, washington, �. C., said he was closely associated withMr. Donovan durinn world war II and found him to be a veryannressiye, industrious, and capable individual. hr. �ulles

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Dr. James C. Bronbright, Professor of Economics, ,_C�lumbia University, New York,_Hew York._,e;Mj ,L=

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An informant of known reliabilityamho is well versedin Communist ectivities in the labor union field advised that

his experience with the appointee has never been favorable.He said that Donovan has always been "soft and mushy" in histreatment of Communists and Comunist infiltration of organise-tions under his control. This informant said Donovan would I

never take s firm stand against Communists in the Government, UUnions, or the United Nations. He said he considers him "anti-nnti-Communiet". The informant said his comments were not based e

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A. Fisher, Justine of the New vork StateCourt, Pth Judicial Division, Puffalo, New York.

". Sewers, Camonnilo fnnrtments, Buffalo, New York.

King, Secretary of the New York State Senate,New York.

Dr. Finla G. Crawford, Vice-Chancellor, SyracuseUniversity, Syracuse, New York.

Rethuel wehster, Presieent of tho Par �ssoeietion ofthe City or New York.

Brock P. Mcallister, Donovan, L0lSuPC, Lumberd, Fewton,and Irvine, 2 Nell Street, New York, New York.

Otto C. Derinn, Jr., Donovan, Leisure, Lumbard, Newton,and Irvine, 2 Wall Street, New York, New York.

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Robbins, u Sutton Place, New York, New York.

DeF0reet Alexander, h Sutton Place, Yew York,New York.

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Elizabeth Terrill Bentley testified under oath before

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Comunlst Party and operated as a courier in a Soviet espionagenetwork between 19hl and 19hS. She identified Duncan ChaplinLee of the Office of Strategic Services as one of her contacts.She explained that there was e circle of lawyers around General

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t E3 was gall acquainted with Duncan Lee when Lee was employed &#39;with that law firm. He described him as an extremely nervous ~and timid individual who he believed lacked the personal courageto have been a Communist or to have engaged in espionage .- __activities. He did say that Lee had been active in the efteire gof the HQ§§§§Dwar Relief because he had been assigned by the jfirm to�§saist in the corporate organisation or this group. .This assignment reportedly came about because of the interest L�.of General D0n0van and oghere in the law firm in the establish-

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Emerson P. Schwi�t, Focrctany, Committee of "ocialismand Communism, United States Chamber 0P Commerce, testified beforethe House Committee on Un-American Activities on March 26, l9h7,

gt which time he entered into the record a report or the UnitedRtatcs Chamber of Commerce ent1tlcd "COWmwniBt� within theQpvernment"- �Tn this report anpears the Foilouinr:

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The "Washington Poet" for July 19, l9h¬, on page Y,carries an article captioned,"Army Defends 16 Offices ListedAs Beinp Tingod with Communihm�, The article went on to quotethe war Department as saying that the men had proved theirloyalty to America. The names were given to a House MilitarySubcommittee in private testimony which was subsequentlyreleased and included the following: "Lieutenant Irving Fajens,office of Strategic Services, washinwtcn, on the honor roll ofthe Younp Communist League members fiyhting the Spanish Civil War.

- "Lieutenant Irving Goff, Office of Strategic Services,Washington, speaker, Communist School, New York City, and amember of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in Spain.

"Lieutenant Vincent Lossowski, 0f"ice of dtratcgicServices, wnshinvton, fought with the �hrnham Lincoln Prinndoin the Spanish Civil wer._

"Lieutenant Hilton Holff, office of strategic Services,Washington, National Commander of the Communist-controlledVeterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade.

- "Major General William J. Donovan, Director of the Officeof dtratcgic Services, also issued a statement Ln which he praisedthe &#39;outstandinn service� of four of the officers in organizingresistance groups in enemy-occupied �orthorn Italy. These officersserved with an USS unit of the l§th �rmy Group. They were Coff,Wolff, Lossouski, and Frans."

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contain a copy of the September, l939,issue of the magazine"Equal Justice" volume XIII, number 7f&#39;a monthly publicationby the International Labor Defense, 112 East 19th Street, NewYork City, Page four of this issue lists Colonel williem J.Donovan of New York as one of the head members of the NationalCommittee of Sponsors. It was noted that numerous othernationally prominent persons were listed as members of thatcommittee. In its l9h8 report on page 24h, the CaliforniaCommittee on Un-American Activities classifies "Equal Justice"as among the publications which the committee found "to be Communistinitiated and controlled or so strongly influenced as to be inthe Stalin solar system".

Nathan Witt testified under oath before the House

Committee on Hn-American Activities on September l, 1950, at whichtime he stated that_during the 1932-3; period when he was followingthe private practige of law, he had been employed inof William J. Donovan. David Whittaker Chambers, inbefore the House Committee on Un-American Activities

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of years prior to 1937, served in the Communist Party under-ground, principally in Washington, D. C. he said the originalpurpose of the underground was infiltration of the AmericanGovernment. The hood of the underground at this time, accordintto.Chumbers, was Nathan Witt, an attorney for the National LaborRelations Board. It is to be noted that Hint, in testifingunder oath before this committee on August 20, l9hB, said he hadformerly been employed by the National Labor Relations Board outdeclined to state whether he knew David Whittaker Chambers.

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A &#39; State, reflect numerous passports have been issued to theappointee from 1928 to the present time in connection withofficial travel as a representative of the various branchesof the Government with which he has been employed. Nounfavorable information was contained therein.

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agencies covering the various places of education, residence,and employment of the appointee were checked and no unfavorableinformation was obtained.

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Birth

No record for the birth of William Joseph Donovancould be located in the records of the Bureau of Vital Statistics

for the State of New York; however, the 1952-S3 edition of "Who&#39;swho in America" reflects that he was born at Buffalo, New York,on January 1, 1863, the son of Timothy P. and Anna Lennon!Donovan. It was also noted in connection with various employ- -

ment checks that Mr, Donovan lists his birth date as January l,1883, at Buffalo, New York. His parents have been dead since theearly l92O*s.

Education

_The appointee entered Columbia Collene, lléth Streetand Broadway, New York, New York, in September, 1903, and receivedan A.B. degree in June, 1905. He subsequently enrolled in theColumbia University Law School on September 25, 1905, and receivedan LL.B. degree on May 2?, 1908. There was nothing of a derogatorynature noted in the appointee&#39;s scholastic record and none of his &#39;

� former professors were available for interview during the courseof this investigation-

It was noted that Mr. Donovan has been a member of the

Columbia College Alumni since 1922 and the Columbia UniversityLaw School Alumni since 1928. Mr. Theodore S. Buggies, AssistantDirector, Council on the Committee of Development and Researchof Columbia University, said Mr. Donovan is presently the chair-man of the above-named council. Mr. Rupgles said the anpointeehad been a special advisor to President Eisenhower when he was

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William D. Mitchell, attorney, 20 Exchange Place,New York, New York, said he has known Donovan for approximatelythirty years in a professional relationship. He said bothserved in the Department of Justice during the Calvin Coolidgeadministration from 192a to l92U and were very friendly and gotalong well together. He said this feeling became strained when inhis official capacity, he had had occasion to alter some of thelegal briefs drawn up by �ie appointee. He said Mr. Donovanresented these alterations and so advised him.

Following the election of Herbert Hoover as Presidentin l92�, Mr. Mitchell said he was called to the home of AssociateJustice of the Supreme Court Harlan Stone, who along withFresident-elect Hoover, who was also there, requested him to takethe post of Attorney General in the Hoover administration. Mr.Mitchell said he acquiesced and from that time on the appointeedetested him, feeling that he had undercut him to get the AttorneyGeneralship. As a result of this appointment, Mr. Donovan, early

- in 1929, resigned from the Department of Justice and went to New�iYork City to found his law firm.

Mr. Mitchell also stated that

early 1930&#39;s one of the appointee&#39;s lawwas indicted by H Federal Grand Jury in Washington, D. C,� as aresult of a worthless bond deal. According to Mr. Mitchell,Raichle protested his innocence stating that although the otherindividualslwho were indicted resided at the same address as he,he had no connection with them. At this time, the appointeecalled upon Mr. Mitchellin his partner&#39;s behalf and asked him tohave the indictment quashed. According to Mr. Mitchell, he toldDonovan that he could not do this but he wrote a letter to the�

Federal Grand Jury, pointing out the spotless character andreputation of Raichle and also pointing out his high standing inthe community. As a result of this letter, no action was takenagainst Raichle.

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The "Second Annual report of the Iational lie-Iitation&#39;?*�*i¬+?f~;/;1?.#§..i -.Board for the Fiscal Your {�nding June 30, 1936" lists arbitrationJ;j,i__ Ehearings on I-urust 12, 1935. in the dispute between the �merioIn&#39;~1,;g;§-f ,�train Dispatchers� Association uni the Boston am! jlcinc Pailroa�,over the question "Shell +3�-sin dispatchers hcnélo centralised �_---traffio control systems frbm AF touar or shall such cyst!-as behandled b": train dispatchers?" Colonel Billion-J. Donovan was 1. -~�.-tho "neutral !-I2:|nbOI"&#39; or� the boar� which was also mwio u-1 of .=,.:§*_;;-.;,;,;¢3,,3, =1, rttllar, Assistant nonorci Hnnancr oi� the Boston In-&#39;! 1!eina=&#39;;;~�f,*="�f&#39;~,§; ,Flai lrond an-1 0. H. Bracsc, 92"ce �President, American Train "Dispatchers� Association. Both or these individuals zero 6O�~"r;%?? Mtacted during the course of the current investigation am! B;&#39;_BOlQ_;_gI;f""&#39;-;,,;;&#39;said Ponovan iv-:pres-sod him as c nan oi� excellent character,!�si!&#39;-:sin"4c-3, honest, and an extremal? loyal and patriotic "lm�rioan citiucn. Hr. Brae:-:0 rooov-�non-�lot! tho appoint-ce for I .;position or trust with tho �ow.-rnnont. Hr. Filler was unable "_"&#39;*-:¢&#39;to au.f�r�icien+.1y recall the srnointec to comment cnnoerninr �him-." .4-i

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J. Edward Lumbard, United States Attorney for theSouthern District of New York and a law partner of the appointee,said the appointee is the greatest natriot in the United Statesand the most decorated American civi1ian.. He said the appointeehas been entrusted with responsible and confidential positionsby every President since Woodrow Wilson. He said in his opinion,the appointee would be the best representative the United Statescould send abroad as he has better contacts in foreign countries

than any person in the United States with the possible exceptionof the President himself. Mr. Lumbard said the appointee hasgreat qualities of imagination and resourcefulness. He also saidhe has an enormous amount of energy for a man seventy years old.He recommended him unqualifiedly for a position of trust with theGovernment.

Alexander Holtzoff, Judge, United States District Court,District of Columbia, said he was employed in the Department ofJustice with the appointee. He said Donovan was and is a very

dynamic person possessed of an abundance of well�controlled andwell-directed energy. He said the appointee has a fine mind and

is known as a very capable organizer. Judge Holtzoff summed uphis comments by stating he would highly recommend Donovan for anyposition which the United States Government might consider him.

The Honorable Herbert Hoover, former President of theUnited States, Waldorf Towers, New York City, said he has knownHr. Donovan since 1925 and since that time has maintained hisassociation with him and constantly keeps in touch with him.Mr. Hoover recommended the appointee most highly for a positionwith the Government and said he knew nothinn derogatory concerninghim.

Allen Dulles, Director of the Central IntelligenceAgency, Washington, D. C., said he was closely associated withMr. Donovan during World war II and found him to be a veryaggressive, industrious, and capable individual. Mr. Dullesstated from time to time he has had differences of opinion withDonovan but as far as he was concerned, it would not have anybearing in connection with any position the Government might havein mind for him. He emphasized that Donovan was an intense,and patriotic American and there was no doubt in his mind con-

cerninn his absolute loyalty to the United States Government.Mr. Dulles concluded by saying it was his understanding that Mr.Donovan was being considered for the position of United States

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committee which was to ask President Eisenhower to oustStates Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin. He furtherthat the appointee&#39;s law firm was alleged to have

represented the Chinese generals who absconded with millionsof Nationalist China&#39;s funds. This informant Said he oonsidefsDonovan to be a "bubblehead" who never got tough with theCommunists in the Office of Strategic Services. He would notrecommend the appointee-for e po�ltion Of trust-

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Elizabeth Terrill Bentley testified under oath beforethe House Committee on Un-American Activities on July 31, 19kb,at which time she admitted that she was e former member of theComunist Party and operated as a courier in a Soviet espionagenetwork between l9hl and l9h5. She identified Duncan ChaplinLee of the Office of Strategic Services as one of her contacts.She explained that there was o circle of lawyersDonovan at the Office of Strategic Services andthem.

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such things as the fact that the Office of Strategic Serviceswas trying to make secret negotiations with Governments in theBalkan group in case the war ended; that thev were narachutingpeople into Hungary; that Office of Strategic Services peoplewere being sent into Turkey to operate in the galkans and thatGeneral Donovan was interested in having an exchange between4-&#39;l~,-. A-H4"-T.-.,-92 ,-.-P Q-I»--n_n-G-.-an-2,__ GA-.-,-.1,,»..-. .-.-.-.,-3 �n.-...,:.-.|.._ -n1r1r-r92 rn__ 1-92_.--h_1____uuu uiiiuw ui. n..Jl./.LC1LH-Tit/:J.b ».!U.LVJ_L4!.7D uuu. �L.lL�|b_&#39;_t1&#39;b i92.&#39;l92V.U- DUB ]_U.I�LIl6I&#39;

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� The records of another Governent agency which Y~~al~;onducts personnel and security-type investigations� reflect nj

that Duncan Lee was separated from active duty_as e_p1eutenantColonel in the United States Army on January 2h, 19kb, and ion April 3, l9h6, upon the recommendation of General DonovanVV¬6.p�,,7@was awarded the Army Comnendationhedal, ~;

fégi ,_i &#39; During another investigationjbv this Bureau, an �eH�;"K 92 _RW informant of unknown reliability Hhoj§¥§Laccass to information

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- This informant said that he and others had teasegf .Lee because of this connection with the Russia Her Relie I;however,they did not rtt.ibute his connection with theTorganization to anyparticular interest in Comunism or Soviet Russia. The fourth

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She said her last contact with Halperin occurred inl9hh.at which time he was still employed by the Office ofStrategic Services. Her Russian contact, "Jack" told her in

early l9hS that Halperin had been accused by General Donovan ofbeing a Soviet agent and, following this accusation, Halperinfailed to appear two or three times to meet his contact.Background information inserted in the House Committee on Un-American Activities record during Miss Bentley&#39;s testimonyreflected that Halperin was employed in the Office of StrategicServices from September, l9hl, to October, l9hS, and in theDepartment of State from October, l9h5. to June, late

With reference to J. Julius Joseph, Miss Bentley� testified that she had collected Communist Party dues

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Joseph&#39;s wife was also employed by the Office of StrategicServices for approximately six months in the Publicity Division,and she too was a Communist. She gave no testimony directlyrelating Joseph with Gamral Donovan.

M8 .-.alss Sentley informed the House Committee on Un=AmericanActivities that Helen B. Tenney was a Communist who was firstemployed in the Spanish Division at the Office of StrategicServices and later handled the Balkans. No testimonyrelating Helen Tenney with the appointee was given bySimilarly, no testimony directly linking Donald Nivenwith General Donovan was related by Miss Bentley.

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Socialismand Communism, United States Chamber of Commerce, testified beforethe House Committee on Un-American Activities on March 26, l9h?,at which time he entered into the record a report of the UnitedStates Chamber of Commerce entitled "Communists within the

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The "Washington Post? for July 19, l9h§, on page Y,carries an article captioned,"Army Defends 16 Off�xms ListedAs Being Tinged with Communism-3 The article went on to quotethe War Department as saying that the men had proved theirloyalty to America. The names were given to a House MilitarySubcommittee in private testimony which was subsequentlyreleased and included the following: "Lieutenant Irving Fajans,office of Strategic Services, Washington, on the honor roll ofthe Young Communist League members fighting the Spanish Civil war.

,"Lieutenant Irving Goff, Office of Strategic Services,Washington, speaker, Communist School, New York City, and amember of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in Spain.

"Lieutenant Vincent Lossowski, Office of StrategicServices, Washington, fought with the Abraham Lincoln Brigadein the Spanish Civil War.

"Lieutenant Hilton Wolff, Office of Strategic Services,Washington, National Commander of the Communist-controlledVeterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade.

"Major General William J. Donovan, Director of the Officeof Strategic Services, also issued a statement in which he praisedthe �outstanding service� of four of the officers in organizingresistance groups in enemy-occupied Northern Italy. These officersserved with an OSS unit of the 15th Army Group. They were Goff,Wolff, Lossowski, and Frans,"

It is to be noted that the Young Communist League and

the Abraham Lincoln Brigade have been cited by the AttorneyGeneral as coming within the purview of Executive Order lOh§O.

_ During a hearing by the House Committee on Un-AmericanActivities on "Communist infiltration of Hollywood Motion PictureIndustries,"on April 10, l95l, Sterling Hayden, a sclf�admitted

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and was informed that the United States was training troops"and volunteers in guerrilla warfare. As a result of this,Hayden said he went to Scotland where he trained.&saparatrooper.He Said he got in touch with Donovan inasmuch as sometimepreviously he had sailed around the world with Donovan&#39;s son.

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"Equal Justice" volume XIII, numberby the International Labor Defense,York City. Page four of this issue lists Colonel William J.Donovan of New Iork as one of the head members of the National

Committee of Sponsors. It was noted that numerous othernationally prominent persons were listed as members of thatcommittee. In its l9h5 report on page 22h, the CaliforniaCommittee on Un-American Activities classifies "Equal Justice"as among the publications which the committee found "to be Communist

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the Stalin solar system".

Nathan Witt testified under oath before the House

Committee on Un-American Activities on September l, 1950, at which

time he stated that during the 1932-35 period when he was followingthe private practice of law, he had been employed in the office

of William J. Donovan. David Whittaker Chambers, in testifyingbefore the House Committee on Un-American Activities on August 3, -

_ 19h8, said he joined the Communist Party in l92h and for a numberof years prior to 1937. served in the Communist Party under�ground, principally in Washington, D. C. He said the originalpurpose of the underground was infiltration of the AmericanGovernment. �The head of the underground at this time, accordingto Chambers, was Nathan Witt; an attorney for the National LaborRelations Board. It is to be noted that Witt, in testifyingunder oath before this committee on August 20, l9hB, said he hadformerly been employed by the National Labor Relations Board butdeclined to state whether he knew David Whittaker Chambers. V

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During the course of this investigation, the recordsof the following Government agencies were checked and eitherno information or no additional information to that previouslyset forth in this report was obtained.

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The records of the Passport Office, Department ofState, reflect numerous passports have been issued to theappointee from 1928 to the present time in connection withofficial travel as a representative of the various branchesof the Government with which he has been employed. Nounfavorable information was contained therein.

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DONOVAN, William Joseph, lawyer; born at Buffalo, i.Y.,Jan l, 1883; son of Timothy P. and Anna Lennon! DJ;A.B., Columbia, 1905, LL.B., 190?; LL.D., Univ., 1931;married Ruth Humsey, July lb, l9lh; children - DavidRumsey, Patricia {dec.!. Began practice at Buffalo,196?; counsel for N.Y. State Fuel Administration, �CRepublican candidate for lieutenant governor of NewYork, 1962; U.S. district attorney, Uestern Districtof N.Y., 1922-2L; member U.S. delegation to customsregulations conference between U.S. and Canada, l9£3;assistant attorney general of U.S., 1924-25; the assist-ant to the attorney general, March 1925-29; U.S. con-missioner and chairman Rio Grande River Compact Com-mission, l928-29; U.S. commissioner, chairman ColoradoRiver Commission since 1929; member of Donovan, Leisure,Newton, Lumbard & Irvine; counsel for Association B1:City New York and New York and Bronx County bar associ-ations in bankruptcy investigation, l929; counsel tocommittee for revision New York state public servicecommission laws, l9£9. Member of Board of Arbitration,under National Mediation Board, controversy betweenAmerican Train Dispatchers Association, and Bostonand Laine Railroad. Republican candidate for governorof N.Y., 1932. Served as ciptain of Troop 1, 1stCavalry, N.Y. National Guard; assistant cnief of staff,27th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, VorldEar; major, brigade, adjutant, Slst Brigade; major,165 Infantry old 69th N.Y.! advancing to rank of colo-

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eastern Europe, Dec. l9LO - narch l9Ll; appointed coor-dinator of infonnation, July l9hl; director of Officeof Strategic Services, June l9t2; rank of major general,U.S. Army. Decorated in World Ear I! CongressionalMedal of Honor for conduct in action near Landres and

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regarding the decision in the sugar ease of 3/30/36 and onaddress of Col. William J. Donovan with regard to the e�fectof that decision on trade association activities.

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1 I&#39; Director was willing intercede it o 0 Brien andWilliam Donovan on his behalf. said he knew Dono-van and O&#39;Brien slightly, but v y y reputation.._, 4: 1 1.- ._-.1- _.__r. -__--1. ___...|_&#39;r._-..._ __.&#39;,: 4.... 1r..1T0 C0mm6�F8 H-6&#39; L rwu wisn. unywr.ir:g 92�J&#39;Ul»u ou . 1-.Donooan a that time.

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The.Hilwaukee "Sentinal� for ll/l/37 carried anarticle entitled "90 More Days for Oil Trial�. This articlesaid that the oil trial which started the first of Octooerwould continue for three months longer according to Killian Wild Billf Donovan, chief defense counsel, who said itwould take his side twice as long as it took the Gov&#39;t. to

present the prosecution.

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On 1/22/40 Col. William J. Donovan called_fro:NYC and stated he wanted to talk to Mr. Hoover about one

of the "Christian Front� boys. Donovan said that duringWorld Her I he had a man in his regiment named John Prouiwho was an excellent soldier, This man&#39;s son was one of

- the members of the Christian Front boys who had been ap-prehended.

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Donovan would confer with Inspector Connelldg in NYC in-stead of coming to Washington. NY was advised of this de-cision.

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