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. SAR HOOVER i. HL B. Department of Justice ~ Burewt of Inbestigation VWH : EM Hashington, B.C. oo. oe vote “ * - he Mr. parr Bean, of the office of Congressman Curry, ae called to advise, confidentially, he stated, that Congressman Yeurry is planring to oppose the é421 to place Honoluly and, in fact, the Hawaiian Islands, under either naval or military government, and that there is such a bill pending in Congress, the committee hearing being scheduled for tomorrow; that tha Congressman does not believe that this bill should be passed. an and he is desirous of obtaining some statistics on crime which” or would show the actual conditions in Hawaii. He had in mind, | a Mr. Bean stated, that our statistical division might supply a information which would permit comparisons to be made between cities in the continental United States of comparable size with Honolulu. I advised Mr. Bean that I understood that such a compila- tion was used by Assistant Attorney General Richardson at the time of the preparation of his report. I ascertained from Mr. ( Waters that such a sehedule had been prepared. I referred . Mr. Bean to Mr. Waters and informed Mr. Waters that he might supply Mr. Bean with what information was available. It appears that this information is exactly what the Congressman desires. | . Respectfully, V. W. Hughes.