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S -: . . : . a ern ear pee Sree STANDARD FORM NO. 64 C # : Office Memorandum . UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : jet, Jan Francisco DATE 3/19/54 SUBJECT: You will recall that in Times slvocnte of July 98, 1954 of Jalifornia wes quot ed as stating trat tre california crime |. statistics are far nore cocurate than trose of the F3i. Apparently, ne based Ais observations on tre ct that the 3ureau of Criminal Xtast istics in Zalifornia, under tA jurisdiction of the Attorney. Zeneral's Dffice, has full-time rearesentawives wiose primary duty is to call upon loeal anencites brat, promote accuracy in the reports prepare. The ittorney eneral as quoted as additionaliy stating "r doubt that tre FIZ, with ts nany other respons? bhilities, can the Fscondido, California, Jatly ‘Attorney Seneral #daund 7. 3rown ote nive equal attention to ongnotina unt formttye” Tre Jureau, Of COUTSe, realizes t12t Qroun's ; steeds must be primarily based on the fact trat re wes detng severely oriticieged by California news~= papers relative to tre crime reporting proaram in tie State o7 “ali forn fa. Tre yureau, owever, “eels, that 3rown's statements s1oul: not qo unorailenged. rou (souks coll upon attorney general 3ropn, erplain to vim trat j ta tre Bureaus attention ani tardy Pp tay { ula point ont: ral tiat iin view o; tre qberi outed %0- tne press, LS. atut uolisit front ine statt ull tt UL tiat eht DL Gene “ee ™ —= You siouli not develop any argunent with Adtorney General 3rov relative to trie accuracy of tie figures. It snroul¥ be pointed out on tre otaer rand, trat tre PRI has tandled the crime reporting program ever since its inceotion in 1930 at tne req est of tre IAck and that the program is sti 11 1andled in cooperation that N 62~26249~24