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eee “4 somone WOOVER . \ a eo quar o rea Fi « Log Ads dg a i : a manus sous . AN ‘ r Be .«Deral Mitreau of Lovestiantion co “ United States Departiment of Yastice ed a mv‘ a : re Washington, O. €. Use. Tye» December £8, i942 , ; ae. aR ba. pte. Nramer MEMORANDUM FOR VR. NICHORS Mit. MeGuire i Mr, Garba In accordance with previous Bureau Eee ne! an Mr Quinn farm attended the Annual Convention of the Nebraska Sheriffs! and +, neers Lele. Reon Peace Officers at the ot el] Paxton in Omtha, Webraska, on Meo diease December 1? and 18, 1942, There were approrimately one hund= 5.09 cy red officers in attendance, the majority of whom I know Misstaws personally. I found they continued to hold the Bureau in very Atga regard and all apoke most favorably concerning SAC wot tee Rhodes cond the cooperation afferded them by the Omaha Office. I taiked on the program on Decemher 18, lode, concerning agome of the wartime aspects of law enforcement and i belteve the officars tn attendance appreciated the Sureau's objectives and problems ae [ outlined them, Resolutjons were passed commencing the Director and the Bureau and kr. As Ey Cotter who ts secretary af the Assectation informed me that coptes were being sent to the Directe There was ahsolute harmony among the officers at tending this Convention. Jt was rather interesting, however, ta note the reactions of the various officers te Cate? < Special Agent Fesden af the C,3.2 4%. Railroad whe ¢id a great deal of goseiping tn the hallwoys ahout the Zepher Train erploaton case, Ail the officers were of the oninton that Fesden ta out te break the case in order to save face, that he tg quite nervous and jittery over the fatlure te break the case 3a far and it ¥a generally felt that he probably will ga to any length, ethical or unethical, in order to arrive at some solution whether true or notes There was a complete absence of military personnel at #his Convention with the exception of Lieutenant Colonel Filltam Jé*Xuneman, Diatrict Commander of the Nehraska Internal Security Pistrict who has always heen friendly to the Bureau, . 7 ; . a ran PRN a. tu T-Rnow you will se interested in learning that Charles J. “Haha, Jr. af the Office of Defense Health and ¥elfare Services, \ ¥ashington, Fe ts (Elliot Neas? outfit) spoke on the program advising of the sabotage in our armed forcea resulting from venereal diseases. He of course praised +he leadership of Elliet Ness as a law enforce=- ment afficer tn atdtng the Government *$ program against venereal ‘ diseases and called for the elimination of all local utce condttronge His angge d thed af in ts w 79 arfied: sgpieroav ggeated methea doing tte was WETS 17 o- CTAS i AG Jas OG fis : ree Ce an ae te we - . a sane oo