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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 19 UNITED STATES GO( SQMENT 7 . ) Led Memoranaum to: Mr. Mohr ; pate: April 19, 1961 Rosen 1 Trotter Cy WoC. Sutflgen —— Tele. RO6m _____ From : C, D, DeLoach Gandy suBjecT: GOVERNOR EDMUND BROWN 7 ye ; Pina STATE OF CALIFORNIA ‘ ETRY! By reference from the Director's Office, I talked with Governor . Edmund Brown who called by at 11:50 AM this morning. He stated he had only a few minutes inasmuch as he was on his way to the White House. He mentioned he az, had just conferred with the Attorney General and Commissioner Anslinger of the we Bureau of Narcotics. He explained the purpose of his visit was to promote — | a forash program" concerning narcotics in the State of California. oe Governor Brown asked if we were aware of his public charges against Chief Bill Parker of Los Angeles. I told him we were. He did not ask for our opinion of Parker. He did state, however, that Parker is no good, that Parker suffers from paranoia, that he is an egomaniac, that he is not doing a good job as a police official. Governor Brown stated he will continue to fight i against Parker despite the fact when you fight with a skunk some of it is bound + to rub off on you. Governor Brown asked if statistics concerning bank robberies were not up. I told him they were, that 1959 had been the biggest year since 1934, that 1960 was a close second. He asked if these robberies were not being perpetrated by individuals who had no previous crim inal record. I told him this was ttwe in approximately 27% of the cases and then gave him a few examples such as the 72-year-old grandmother, etc. Governor Brown indicated he was interested in stifling | organized crime in the State of California as much as possible. He askedifit _ were true "bookies" were moving into California from the East. I toldhimI ° - could not confirm this personally but felt he must have some knowledge of this situation inasmuch as he posed the question. He then stated he thought this was taking place and that he was finding it somewhat difficult to cope with the situation, particularly in view of the proximity of Las Vegas. He explained the "bookies" hit Las Vegas and later move into California, Enclosure aewtrt e- 17—-¢/ REC 66 «LF / 7 q Lf 1- Mr. Ingram Fr pennant weeemeeeenn ermine \ CDD:ejr Td Q ISR PO 7 -. (4) a — SRE TEEPE ET as we TE Tamme er ste - : ce ee eee are rt tee ee ee ee rE ter enmerer rere eae +