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Ae ge aa INDEXED - $ oF 5 37 a Ui Datet -—-- Oetober 27, 1955 | VIA LYA | $20) To: Asstetant Chief of Staff, Ge Dez . iaent of the Army The Pentagon Ay Washington 25, De Ce / Frome: John Edgar Hoover ~ Director, Federal Bureau of Tnveatigattons Subject: ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO HARM REPUTATION OF GENERAL DOUGLAS MacAR THUR On October 6, 1955, o ED »° te assoctated aeonsigic: with the "Newburgh News," Newburgh, Hew lork, tnforned an Agent of the T" New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investtgation that during theN a summer of 195. man who identified herself a: N inl :-- New York City, came to the "Newburgh News" ~ morgue and state hat she was seeking tnformation concerning General MacArthur. This woman érhibited a pension check from the ottys of New York as a means of tdentt fication. - Ss , that she. was lookt Allegedly, Gap *12 ctecnssrwesar ni 9 for scandals which concern neral nar requested the names off . ‘some of the old restdents of Cornwall, Wew Yorke Allegedly, . indicated she wanted theese names 80 that a discreet inquiry coud MacArthur. A 8 conducted tn the Cornwall area concerning General the identity and whersabouts of a Bi rd serutces. a ::::-: at ‘eum | tory listed a person naned ann Cornwall, New York. 5 Pe pe stated in concluston that she did notafubnt sh’ . ny tnformation concerning General MacArthur's Gotfyt=° ||. —vbes or residence tn Cornwall, New York, and further, , that she Bagrno =| - ) such tnformatton in her filess a Ison . tes sina ap: not tdentifiable tn the files of the FBI inot Headquarters or the Hew, York Office. This ia bet ng Submtited:- for your io—tnformatton for any actton you may-deer adut sable. sans = ya E:ujs:be, | Lo, le. Reo | ALL HaiOn CONT ND G, | . : : Pa Vi. - bok