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Eliot Ness — Part 5

27 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Apr 2, 1943 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Eliot Ness · 27 pages OCR'd
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os Memo far the, Director merce |to co on record ag endrosina the plans of the Federal Seeourity Acency. Mr. egan stated that Ness also wanted a committee appointed by ife TACP fo act as anh advisary committee to the federal Securtty Aveney, EATS committee to be composed of dollar-a-year men, Mp. Egan stated that this committee would be Given money far expenses and transportation. Ur. Eoan suggested that prebably Ness was trying to get this committee formed for entirely sel fisaA reaogons GS any tteup Ais organization could get with the TACP would be profitable Vr. Eoan stated that by &, &, 2545, 250,000,900 was appropriated far this work. Wess indicated that he is orying to get the police te cooperate but if this attempt is unsuccessful hess stated there would be an apportunity ta invoke tke May tete @ Ness destres the studies of the committee to be publisked in booklet form, and ke told Mr. Foan the Federal Security Avency would have the necessary maney and would be in “a postition toa buy Qusands of coples of this pamphiet and dis ‘tribute it. ow Ness indteated to Mr. Hoan that last Monday he had talked ta afr, Raymona Fosdick, President of the Rocke feller Founcation, and had tela Mr. Foadick about the plans of the Feceral Security Agency and tiat the IACP would need about 5150, 000 to pEG0,000 to carry on thetr work. Ness stated that Fosdick was eery favorably ivpressed and said te Ness that he would take up tke matter with the Board of Dlreetors of the Rockefeller Foun LOR Mr. oan satd that everyone wos in favor of Ness? program, At the meeting Ness also made a statement to the effect that he wanted Major Brown appointed an this committee, and - asso wanted some state afficer and some sheriff alsa on the committee, that the rest was to be left te the President, Jr. Enon said that Leonard indicated there should be some neuspaper eublictt yo and Ae toid Ness ta watt after the meetina and ke eoudd talk te him ocon- cerning this. Ness aise wanted @ letter written to Saul Mesvutt Administrator of the federal Security Anency, telitac him of the cooperation of the TACP. Mr. Ecan ineicated that the entire rlan of getting the cooperation of the IACP orininated mith a ietter freq Paul UoNutt ta Leonard telling Aim to obtain the support of the police on this program. Mr. Eoan stated that this concluded the mernine meetine ; that he would eali later concerning any further developments, Respeetfully,
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