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el em al i a a ee ee ree SS FO NRT ES Ee OY bes: FROM 3 i: ' SUBJECT: f OPTIONAL POEM NO. 1 - H10$ 106 - - - tae? : 7 a mat 1967 COTION - : . ST tee Tem Dk dae penta eS cathe eo ae eee Fears Aer ee + Ot OLN. BAG. OO. a UNITED STATES GOM@RNMENT @ ase: Bi - Dep. AD Adm. — , Dep. AD trv. M emorandum 7 - eee o , 4a - eel. _ ‘Mr. Gebhardt “DATE: April 17, 1974 ; a | . i oe | 1 - Mr. Gebhardt “tepection R,/F. Bates / 1 - Mr. Bates tena. to. 1 - Mr. Morrow reborare” — l- Mr. Cleveland «suc. we. HEARNAP 1 - Mr. Franck Trolning ' kegel Cova. et . Telephone Ra. - Director Soe’y On 4/17/74, at 3:28 a.m, uc. ay 3 Reporter, Associated Press, Albany, New York, telephonically advised he had received word that our Buffalo Office was conducting investigation concerning Donald David DeFreeze in the Buffalo area. (DeFreeze is a Fugitive for Unlawful Flight to Avoid Confinement - Escape, the 4/15/74 San Francisco bank robbery, wherein Patricia Hearst is one subject, as_we s being a principal suspect in the HEARNAP investigation). said he had heard sometime ago that DeFreeze formerly resided in the Buffalo area and wondered if there was any new development in our investigation. He said he had called our Buffalo Office earlier asking them to confirm that they were conducting current investigation to locate DeFreeze and was advised that he would have to recontact the Buffalo Office later this a.m. for comment from one of the local FBI officials. ee he telephoned FBIHQ to con- . firm if we were, in fac con ucting investigation in the Buffalo area concerning DeFreeze. a «:: tactfully advised that it was not known at the moment 1£ our Buffalo Office was conducting investigation -.concerning DeFreeze but that he should not necessarily attach any particular significance to such information since it is common for the FBI to conduct general investigation in many locations of the United States at a given time for anyone in a fugitive status in order to pursue general leads or generate other leads. GEE .:.: 52: he would recontact the External Affairs Division, FBIHQ, at the start of business early 4/17/74, should any additional information be desired concerning DeFreeze. He was appreciative of the conversation held and seemed more than satis- fied with the above explanation. ACTION: For information. “tt / 7. / CEW:erg 7 ae x . 7 (6) oo SO [opr as a7 te | ee SEE GENERAL INVESTIGATIVE ADDENDyy PAGE 2 AN shes