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4a (Mx. Tamm) Mr. Tamm stated that instructions have been issued to the New York Office that if they get any lead on Sawyer, not to go off prematurely and try to pick him up on the street, but to try to trail him back where he is, because that may lead to the capture of other members of the mob. Mr. Hoover said this is what he had in mind, because if we follow his, he may lead us to Karpis and the other crowd, because they may be hanging sround New York. ; Mr. Tamm advised Mr. Hoover thet we have this morning a request from Bruce Nathan to be informed whether he should go along and conduct sone additional minor investigations in connection with the State in- dictment of ddam Richetti for mrder — the County Attorney hes asked them for one or two ifems which are probably not in our files; namely, as to whether certain witnesses can testify as to the price of clothes that Floyd and Richetti had on a particular day. Mr. Hoover said he thought we should help on this, and Mr. Tamm said he did not see how we can avoid it because the police will not give them any help, and after all, we have a personal interest in the mirder. Mr. Hoover stated it would react bad- ly against us if they lose that case. Mr. Tamm stated he would instruct Nathan to go along with it. Mr. Tamm stated to the Director that he talked with Mr. Ladd lest night and told him to have Mr. Nathan call the Director es soon as he completes his inquiries there today.