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as we were obviously needed. He went on in considerable detail to state that he felt that this was a completely unfair situation ‘and “that whoever did it didn't have any experience from which to draw. He said that in his own past law enforcement experience aS a prosecu- ting attorney and as Attorney General he had found that without exception the FBI's policy was impeccable and he had wished a number of times in those capacities -- and now -- that he had an organization half as good. The Governor stated that his assistant, would write the communication and gave instructions that was to make a copy of the letter to immediately available to the Chancellor of UCLA for immediate action. He said he would not have the communication directed to President CLARK KERR as K@RR is travel- ing in Latin America. Further, he said he would not wait until the next meeting of the Regents, which is 2/23/60, as he wanted this thing done right now. He instructed o cell the Chancellor and tell him that he would appreciate an immediate investigation be made to fix responsibility and authorship of the question and to specifically ascertain "what the man had as an alibi" for such a question. He also told o meke it clear telephonically to the Chancellor that the Governor was having enough trouble with the University's budget at this time and didn't want to incur the wrath of the FBI es an additional handicap. He then turned to me and said, "There'll be no fight on the matter but I have to be careful about — the situction. I heve usuelly made it e policy not to try to tell the University specifically what to do unless it is directly in my - capacity as Governor concerning fiscal metters." He said, "I have hed 2 number of fights with the liberals there because I feel that they are not helping the reputation of the University but ‘they are very sensitive and actually have Constitutional rights and privileges that I cannot invade. Instead, I act in concert with the regents and they uSually go along with me." , To help the Governor and Qa in the answer, I furnishec him a copy of your Dallas speech wherein you decried the problem of a national police. He was quick to note thet he was friendly with Senator Lyndon Johnson after I pointed out the circumstances of the pyrpose of the speech. I also gave him a copy of the Law Enforce- _I—Iment Bulletin for October, 1958, and referred him to your editorial ‘|ebout the danger of a national police force, aS well as your comments on Page 5 therein as to the speech you gave before the ABA at Los | Angeles that summer and noted-the country-wide coverage of the situation through the Bulletin and the ABA. So ~2-