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Meme for the Director matter of Sect, e was as 7 y a at aT ” Fou had on several 0 cocass a nt iii becker to ‘FiroeelL svaut the & desirabitity stories whi en tne Turacu could not ioentit’: and a ora,’ of okin- with % on orres ipfiypertai d to, She Bureau's activi erat Mnchel the position that you would cndoubtedly deny the truth of ot the stories ne received about the Bureau from outside sourfes and your denial would preciude his usins the story but that he was not estopped from using it as lonr as it was not off icially denied. Hood stated he thouznt the Sureau was really the loser in the publicizine of an item of this kind and I afreed with him but pointe? out that tnere is no wavy by which tne Bureau can (1) either investicate all Winchell's sources of information or (2) restrain nim from mentioning tne Bureau. JT pointed out to Mr. Hood . t theng was # ‘time ,tsn r more when tye Bureau was very | ies ee toh et wiedbrt a ang the Plugs which nd wat cons Seis by putting in for ws anu if he fror: time td time now made an error, it was fundamentally an error of the toncud bit not of the mind or heart. Oo T told Mr. Yond thet if he received eny istformation whet woule indicate tre svurce oi this suory ne should immediately novirv the Yurver, J teld nin treet it nes ocean tne curceu's experience with e mimber of: stecalled sconfidantial “rgorni.te bast + peddle théir infomation to as many sources as-will serve their purposes and then a re the first ones to seream violation of confidence in thé event anything napvens whigh literally "puts tne fincer on tnem," ir. Hood stated thay tie informat fon ‘dn questioy seme from a telephone “tap and not Yrom an infotmant,.anc 7 pointed o:t that the person who particginated in tne telephone con-crsation, a’ other persons who were present, plus any number of persons who mirht heve discussed this situation with the persons particinatine in + eph be the source of the irrormation, . tb wre ur co - lr. hosan