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r 0 lemorandum conversation Ir. Brantley and Hr. Hoover -5- 9 3/16/35 in the squad, although he believed that Agent Smith was somehhat disposed to be of the typical Southwest type, fearless, honest and with much ability along the line of current cases, but someihat slow in runing down cases needing quick admin.-Lsi-rative action and ability; that llr. Brantley should report to Hashington any observations he made in respect to the men selected for the squad. Ir. Hoover further stated of his comments and observations which he that he did not wish to have any had spoken, repeated to any subordinates, as was the tendency on the part of some of the executive staff, advising him of the situation at Chicago where SAC Ladd had indiscreetly spoken of his part in the questioning of !Doc" Barker; that Hr. Brantley should not advise anyone of the conversations which he had with Washington, and it was not necessary for the agents to know what each other was doing when they were working on matters of a confidential character; that Hr. Hoover desired each agent to keep very close mouthed about the whole assignment and that they should not be allowed to talk over the case with agents in the Dallas and San Antonio office; that it was Ir. Brantley's job to contact the offices in those districts and advise them of any developments which he saw proper to advise; that Hamer should be watched very closely a d that ur_ . . in the case; that however, care should be n _ Brantley should see that the Bureau was given fair credit for its part exercised to prevent any open feud between Hamer and the Bureau, as he would be inclined to issue a statement stating that he was unable to secure any cooperation from the Federal Government and the Department of Justice. Ir. Hoover inquired why Mr. Brantley had not knoiof the formation of the "Flying Squadron". Ir. Brantley advised that he had not deemed it of sufficient importance to advise the Bureau, as in his opinion it was merely an effort of Stanley Rogers to get his name in the paper; that he only had one old pline in which he had installed a radio and that the plan, if at all carried out, was merely in a formulative stage. Mr. Hoover stated that it had been given considerable publicity and that the Bureau get in on the formulative nenspapers had reported that the squadron at Kansas City. I. Brantley stated that that he considered it important stages of any such activity; that the had two planes in Qklehona and one he had not heard of these latter _ planes; that the one owned by Stanley Rogers was the only one he knew about. Hr. Hoover stated that if we did not get in at the start of such things they would be taking away the credit from our men and focusing public attention upon themselves; that he, ir. Hoover, believed that we should get all the credit due us in the public eye and should endeavor to keep ourselves there by active participation in such projects which are worthy of consideration. Mr. Hoover stated that he thought there might be possibilities in the plan for such a squadron in the pursuit of bank robbers, fugitives, etc., and although it was uncertain where we would be able to get the planes, nevertheless we should be in on the plan and he was concerned about the report that we did not know anything about it; that he understood Rogers was very friendly toward the Bureau, and he did not understand why he, Rogers, had not consulted Hr. Brantley before starting on the plan. hr. Brantley stated that Rogers