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Forney stated to Bissell that the facts of this tnuestigation had been disclosed to the White House through some unknown means and that shortly after Bissell left, a call was received by General Strong and Colonel Forney to proceed to the White House with the complete records of this matter at approximately 10:00 p.m. at night. When they reached the White House they were received by the President, General Watson and Harry Hopkins and were ordered to produce the entire records in this case. Colonel Forney stated to Colonel Bissell that this was extremely embarrassing tn as much as the matertal contained a recording of the entire proceedings between Lash and Urs. Roosevelt which had been obtained through a microphone which had been planted in the hotel room. This recording indicated quite clearly that Mrs. Roosevelt and Lash engaged in serual intercourse during their stay in the hotel room. Forney advised Bissell that after this record was played Mrs. Roosevelt was called into the conference and was. confronted with the information and this resulted in a terrific fight between the President and Mrs, Roosevelt. At approrimately 5:00 a.m. the nert morning the President called for General Arnold, Chief of the Army Air Corps, and upon his arrival at the conference ordered him to have Lash outside the United States and on his way to a combat post within ten hours. After the conference was over it was learned that the President had ordered that anybody who knew anything about this case Should be immediately relieved of his duttes and sent to the South Pacific for action against the Japs until they were killed. Forney advised Bissell that everyone who is known to have any knowledge at all of this matter is on the permanent black list at the White House. Bissell stated that the only thing that kept these men from being “~=- sent to the South Pacific was that it was learned that there were too many of them to be treated in this manner. Colonel Bissell Stated that the only reason that more was not done to him was that General Watson apparently came to his defense and assured the President that Bissell would not talk about this matter indiscriminate]. Respectfully, G. C. Burton