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a oO ae { imag gt ot : x edrral Gureau of fuvestiaation United States Oeparturent af dustice Norfolk, Virginia October 22, 1942 Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, D. C. Attention: Assistant Director A. Rogen Re: MAY AcT Dear Sir: Chief of Police JOHN F. WOODS, of Norfolk, Virginia, ad- vised the writer on October 16, 1942, that he had on that date received a telephone call from Mr. ELLIOTT NESS, from Washington, and that Mr. NESS had advised that the Hay Act was definitely net going to be in- voked in the Norfolk area. Mr. NFSS requested that arrangements be made to hold a conference in the office of Chief ‘JCODS on the morning of October 17th, with Naval officials and with the Public Health Department, for the purpose of discussing plans for the enforcecwent of prostitution laws, This meeting was scheduled for 9:50 AW, October 17th, but Mr. NESS did not appear because of his inability to obtain transportation to Norfolk, due to flcod conditions, Chief WOUDS advised that the discussion at the meeting was merely a ‘*re-hash' of previous discussions. During thsConvention of the Virginia Police Fxecutives Association, at Richmond, Virginia, on October 15th, Dr. G. W. MAST, of the Navy Department, Washington, D. C., was present, and discussed venereal diseases in the State of Virginia, pointin: out that Virginia had the unenviable record of having the preatest nunber of venereal disease cases among Navy personnel in the United States, At that time Chief WOODS. addressed the Conference, and the subject of the invocation of the May Act was brought out. Chief WOLDS took the position that the invocation of the May Act was not necessary, provided someone would provide adecuate facilities for housing the prostitutes arrested, ee ee ial a wer Following Chief WOODS! discussion, Mr. OUUNS, of the Decart- ment of Social Protection, tovx the floor, und reem.nasived the efforts which that Department has made to secure space for the housing of | 6 G234/ -%- Do, ; \ an’ gg MEA COPTES” DESTROYPD ‘. Ly A. a, ie 348 JAM T £ 1965 “ a \