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. ieee we, ae th cpg telah eee Annee ae tne he coed. OPT Z UWE OL ey, . uw SUREAU OF INVESTIG UNaasy ws ATES DEPARTMENT OF Jucaaun se. San Francisco 2, California January 5, 1951 AL - AIR MAIL Director, FBI : Re: HAROLD G. ROBINSON Former Special Agent Dear Sirs Forwarded herewith are two newspaper clippings from.the "San Francisco Chroniclé" and the "San Francisco News" dated January 3, 1951 cor cerning the intended appointment of former SA ROBINSON to the position of Chief Investigator for the Office of the Attorney General pf the State of California, when Attorney. General - elect EDMUND G. (PAT) BROWN, until re- cently District Attorney of the City and County of Sen Frandéiséo, takes office later this month, , By way of background, the Bureeu is aware that up to six months: ago, ROBINSON had served as investigator, and subsequently as Chief Investi gator, of the California Commission on Organized Crime. That Commission wa disbanded on June 30, 1950. Shortly thereafter, ROBINSON was anvointed as Chief Investigator for the U. S. Senate Special Rackets Investigating Com- mittee headed by Senator ESTES KEFAUVER, Democrat from Tennessee. The Bure is undoubtedly aware of the activities of that committee, which to some ex- tent has been blamed for the loss of several Democrat held seats in both th House and Senate during the last election, because of exposes of certain , graft and corruption existing in a number of cities throughout the United Stetes, which wes in some instances controlled by the political party in power, , ate BR Gale Sans Cee 5 td ee Te Sige wo AL While having lunch with : CR oe ode ea Wes an: Fre IyIC cl'sco Police |Commissienebna a Special Service Contact of this office, last week, he advised me that Attorney General-elect BROWN, who was the only a Democrat in the state of California to win a major office.in the State duri the past election has indicated a desire to take leadership of the Democrat Party in California, and in pursuing this desire, recently went to Washingt ‘Where he is known to have had an appointment with President TRUMAN. a week = 5 t advised me confidentially that while at the White House, . yr BROWN was. MP resides 9) was very disgusted with the manner in w has allowed h§ \yt “Committee to operete, which has assiste lyin defc ing the, Democrat tne 3. . e also feels tha who for: ‘erly: worked # : Memthe Truman Committee, “when the Preside was in the<Senate, has ."betrayed” his close personal friendship with the | (Premident by aiding end assisting in these exposes.™ —_ Enclosyres -2 , as Os wat oye