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Ip 7c _ Tin his office in California, t raya Oo the 7. Director, FBI, from SAC, San Francisco Janu:ry 5, 1951 Re: HAROLD G. ROBINSON, Former Special Agent ( stances should WN anvoint ROWN that under no President and the Democratic Party.~ As indicated in the enclosed clippings, BROWN has indicated that he has already committed himself to ROBINSON, and is going through with hi: avvointment. It is apparent that BROWN is attempting to set up a non-part: san Attorney General's Office. During the past election BROWN refused to . the forces of HELEN GAHAGAN DOUGLAS for Senator and JAMES ROOSEVELT for Go: ernor on the Democratic ticket as a package deal, feeling that his own ex- perience and popularity throughout the State as District Attorney of the Ci and Coynty of San Francisco for the past several years and his leadership : President of the California State District Attorneys! Association would be sufficient to assure his election. As it turned out, his prophecy was cor: inasmuch as DOUGLAS and ROOSEVELT were both soundly defeated by cheir Reput lican opponents. BROWN's designation of ROBINSON, who was appointed by Gov ernor WARREN as Chief Investigator of the California Commission on Organiz:< Crime, as well as of Assistant Attorney General ARTHUR H. SHERRY, former Assistant Counsel of the State Crime Commission and a close personal frienc and supporter of Governor WARREN, and Assistant Attorney General BURT LEAV: an active Republican Party worker, to his staff would tend to indicate that he is endeavoring to build uv a political machine similar to that of Goverr WARREN, BROWN has announced to close friends, according to QB that should Governor WARREN run for President in 1952, he will run for Governor himself in 1954, probably against Lieutenant Governor GOODWIN KNIGHT, Re- publican, who is considered somewhat weak. The above information is being forwarded as of possible interest to the Bureau, Very truly yours, /s/ Harry M. Kimball HARRY M. KIMBALL, SAC