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; Office Memoriindum ¢ UNITED status GC sas NMENT 00 oe | waTE: 9/5/46 SUBJECT: BENJAMIN *B0GS““SIEG EL "p[25 [05 31 5? Dacor ste, MISCELIANEOUS - INFORMATION © | thoff called and stated that SA Les contacted Who received him very cordially, wever, - indicated esses at s hearing of this type are not usually ‘placed under cath unless a request that such testimony be fornished under oath is made by the attorneys. He stated unier the circumstances ;.. px since this was merely a continuance of the previous hearing and the parties testifying were not placed under oath, that he did not contem— | plate placing any of the witneeses under oath. ang Hy bP ih 4 ; zs Sabb tt dtd 2 5 hearing to determine que . under oath, He advised no information was known concerning other than ‘the fact that he had unsuccessfully applied for a p on as & Special ‘Agent some years ago and when contacted by Mr, Ostholthoff at the lest - interview hac appeared rather cooperative. This contact was made after e Bureau had made arrangements through officials at Washington to have info the hearing made available to Bureau Agents. It is noted a i most uncooperative when first contacted by Mr, Ostholthoff on Augus 1946, He refused to permit Agents to examine the CPA files relative to this hearing and even declined to disclose the name of the reporter, who recorded the bearing Ur. Ostholthoff was advised that no contect Should be mide with at the present time, it being noted that the hearing is s o take place at 1 Pom., San Francisco ime today, that is 4 p.m. Washington time, ~ If considered advisable arrangements may be made throu bi headquarters here for the necessary instructions to be issued to is stopping at & hotel within two blocks of th CPA_headouerters in San Francisco, the name.was not recalled by Mr, Ostheo 4 J Sew ee ge elf has not as yet been Seen by the Agents. Siegel and his e \ thaft Mi » Francis Hotel, Tnasmuch as the Siegel party did not b ping a confirm the hotel reservations Pree PRES eee acre had pesD cancelled prior to their arrival aa - ~ L EP Fro. ~~ 4ygae | Gi wenconnen # OEE zh”