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Jane m, 1059) 7 { MEMORANDUM FOR MR. TOLSON @ , saw Mr. John D. Rockefeller, WM, who was accompanied by Mr, Donalé;McClaln (phoneti ~“Rockefeller stated that he assumed I was somewh: Yany liar with ockefeller Public Service Awards.. I told him I was. “Ipc . Arr On June 18, 1959 ,o° . eet We indicated that now that Congress has passed legislation which will take care of the same field covered by these Public Service Awards, he | _ wanted to explore with me the possibility as to whether the fund which had been -" set up making possible these awards could be used for some other useful public purpose. Mr. Rockefeller stated that there had been numerous suggestions — made, such as giving some awards to membera of the staff of Congressional investigating committees, et cetera. I told Mr. Rockefeller that the only project I knew of directly which might be one that could be considered was the financing in some way attendance | at the National Academy of the FBI. I deecribed to Mr. Rockefeller the scope of the Academy's work, what it hag accomplished, and the difficulties some police officers have in attending the Academy because of the fact that their communities do not have financlal resources to pay their salaries and expenses while they are in attendance at the Academy. — Mr. Rockefeller seemed to be quite interested in this program but did not in any way commit himself. EX.. Very truly ov: 4 fs ie Pte . te Bel VE vt tk pp ita, oom FLICE yo rt 2 pS oO Whe i . Wt 1H — £ef "Soha Edgar Hoover ae 9 : atte Nhe 4», pirector — an Belnont ne te n > MeGuire : te iis $3 HW. 254 qin Se C SA V4 ace Mohr “4 ” . » Parsons HE 1 Ee ; _ : Rosen | = Tomm SENT FROM D. 0. § fone . _ co ane ws Soe 4 °c SEH: EDM (5) ne Bice er 27 2 : Tele. Room —- _— a . ot. . ATE of ro Be . Gena, al = § Qrdb G5 958. alD : ‘ oy 2 .