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hy 2 \ol pil Director, FBI . 8/31/56 Re: SPECIAL CRIME STUDY COMMISSION ON ORGANIZED CRIME; b7c EDMUND G. " ‘BROWN INFORMATION CONCERNING - GIIF of ounty. The information he took relates the Beverly Hills, California furrier who in July was convicted of conspiracy to “_—_ “robbery and of filing a false insurance claim. trial was in Santa Monica before Superior Court Judge ORLANDO H. RHODES. Details of the ase are not especially important to this communication, exceot that the information by our source incensed who told that he feels so strongly abou ocal law enforcement and legal situation that he intends to immediatély recommend to Attorney General BROWN the re-creation of a Crime Study Commission to concentrate its energies in Southern California, or if such a Commission is not forthcoming to at least suggest that the current study be enlarged extended so that proper justice can be done to it. said if he can arrange it he will forego the judgeship in Northern California to which he has been aspiring in favor of heading the investigation or Crime Commission. a It is expected that there will be more information from ovr source in this matter; in the meantime the San Francisco Office is being alerted so that Office can discreetly seek any pertinent information from sources in San Francisco and Sacramento. -2- se ea ee oe