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Offic 1 Men... din UNITED” : GOVERNMENT. - 10 7 Mr. DeLowy . _ —_ : - - DATE: November 21, 1959 * Tolson OM : , a, . a DeLogch _ FROM M. iy Sg _ : | toute — oor pmumpgen 9 ee US . ‘ : - a, : “ . @.C. Sullivan TELEVISION SHOW coe _ NOVEMBER B2 19590, 2008S a a _ g ot ” The production os Toe kel" on captioned program ¢ on “seal . station ware Byes last night followed the script previously = — submitted for our review by Desi Arnaz.:by letter of October 3, 1959. _Our review of the script was set out in the memorandum to you J” dated October 7, 1959. As you will recall, the script depicted the — brutality of Lepke » his contempt for human life,and the desertion - fet him by his criminal associates reflected the moral tone that crime does not pay. As previously set out, the Director was mentioned on 14 of the script’ 8 87 pages with each reference favorable and respectful. = > In the story, the Director - was shown as being agreeable , ‘a —to having Walter Winchell act as go-between in the surrender of 7 "2°. Lepke, with the firm stipulant that no strings are attached" and with _ | = no promises that Lepke will receive a light Federal sentence or that -_ :% gy he will be kept from being turned over to authorities of the State of . : New York. These points on the part of the Director were accurately _ presented in the show.. The show had no words by the Director and the Director was indicated as being present inthe car atthe time . Winchell turned Lepke over to him. One of the closing lines by 9270p Winchell in the show was to the effect that the cold feeling existing7~ | in the car containing the Director, Lepke and Winchell proved that—_/- fno bargain had been made by the Federal government with Lepke. ate — =, =~ 7m ¢ « Fs ay on ne On the occasion in October when Desi Arnaz submitted a aes seript for our ‘review, the Director wrote to Desi Arnaz on October 4, ope . .,’ 1959, thanking him for his thoughtfulness and commenting that the - _o script was interesting and forceful and would probably receive an . exeellent reception. Accordingly, it is not Suggested that any additional . 2 ~~ letter be sent to eat Arnar at this time. © RECOMMENDATION: A aa t pine a’; A-8 S. as¥ 9 AX, 23! 6; DEC E ce Slyp one, For information, Poa 5 a 2 ‘Nov Se a? ae ment cee rue " a Bea 1 45 4 Ki, is Bea a : 1 fs bhai, ‘ a er ~ ~ 1 oe peasy BER Penge _