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. _ . OO gf ne ke a ee a ne le ote ata . ha , Of Me, c \ sa ° UNITED - Oo, Ss GOVERNMENT . oe MR, A. i bao if DATE: “ Ogtober $0, 1959 . = : w.. C. Bullivan wee - a : i Do _ ae Mohr ‘PRODUCED BYDESILU fest THOUS 7 - - Le 7 " Reference is made to the + attached memoranda of ur. “DeLoach to Mr. Tolson, dated October 16, 1, 19, 21,. 1959, and captioned as above. FBI Cases Invaded ' The above-referenced memoranda all refer to usurpation of FBI cases or perversion of FBI history by the executive producer of the television . series, “The Untouchables." Particularly was this noted to be the case in the October 22, 1959, presentation of the ‘Shooting a of Ma Barker r by agents of the ~ Treasury Department. oS . poe? False Advertising _ | a a Inasmuch as these memoranda all stress the fact that Eliot ‘Ness, the protagonist of the series, was never a member of the FBI, I thought you. would be interested in the attached page from the current issue of the TV Guide (page A-81) which describes “The Untouchables" as "the true story of FBI man Eliot Ness’ savage war on the notorious mobsters Al Capone left behind." Next © week's edition of the TV Guide Guide k has been observed to carry the same advertisement. at 1 - John E. McHale, or. 1 - Mr. Belmont . to Mr Bg HOV 131959 e s “888. RECOMMENDATIONS: a ; rr a rer 4 For the information of the Director. | — “2, ‘That this memorandum be forwarded to Mr. DeLoach Yor any = he may desire to o take with fespect to the unditthorized and inaccura te : 7 | we “a3 ction Heckler sped Mer sie ke ~ j agrtbareee sommes te