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. ses OPtrOreat ton 00, 10 r 3010~106 @ MAY 1902 LOITION OSA Gem, 886. NOL 37 UNITED STATES GC RNMENT M emorandum vee \ Rosen : TO. : “Mr, cubby DATE: 8/6/65 ne palin 4 \ SK i} favel FROM: : WV. Cleveland, Vey fF gis Be—— eo , ool Gandy SUBJECT: JOHN WILLIAM CHANCELLOR oe Vi de® 0 ; SPECIAL INQUIRY - WHITE HOUSE ; [; t i} “" -l. | Chancellor is the National Broadcasting Company cor espondent who was named by the President on 7/28/65 as Director of the Voice of America. Request received 7/27/65 from White House for investigation of Chancellor, S * ' oe : TE Investigation now complete, except for a few isolated leads, Chancellor ‘was areporter for the “Chicago Sun-Times” from 1948 to 1950. Since 1950 he has’ been employed as news commentator and news correspondent by the National Broadcasting Company in Chicago, Vienna, Moscow, “London, Brussels, New York and Washington, D.C. Since September, 1964, he has been . 2 White House correspondent. Two Chicago criminal informants, one of whom is a homosexual, have = advised that Chancellor is known in homosexual circles in Chicago as "one of us and friendly to us." It was stated that Chancellor is referred to by "fags" as "Mother Chancellor,” They advised that in conversation with other "queers" in Chicago the others had indicated Chancellor was queer, but they had never been “out" with him; however, he "traveled with the crowd.” It was said he had fréquented a night club in Chicago known as a “queer joint" and belonged to the. "home crowd,” which means he does not openly display his. affections, but, does so only with a select group in secure places. “> ; Chancelfar has been arrested on four occasions by the Chicago --2s..°.:F 7: Police Department On 3/27/49 he was arrested for being drunk, ‘was found hot guilty g~nd was discharged. On 8/13/49 he was arrested for speeding, being under“inflnence of liquor and no driver's license, the disposition of Which was. "bond forfeiture and capias issued." We are checking out court ~~ records on this which have not been available, — - . ‘ ig On 2/11/51 he was arrested for being foundon the roof of Lid) Ambassador East Hotel late at night in Chicago, the disposition of whfch was "discharged" The implication was that he was possibly a peeping Tom, but he Enclosures A» F- 4-65 pure /e/ ¢n 2 Te b L ae. ° TOsbie tf F, a a die 72 1 -"Mr, Belwont © | SENT DIREGPN V NOTRECORUEST. 1 = Mr. DeLoach S-tl NOT RECORDED 1 - Mr. Gale ONTINUED ~ Q¥ERSEP 29 1965 | 1 - Mr, Cleveland pac D . ROUEN Te6)-7-1565 B#oCT 8 1955