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; + i * ' JOHN ZEOGAR HOOVER , - " BIRECTOR vee ie en STAINED | meat UREA ATION b Pe sn FelRT OF JVs WCE With reference to the request for the issuance of an entification Order on Richerd Tallmad-Galates in connection with Kansas City shooting, upon receipt of the attached letter fron etterli at Kansas City dated July 12, stating that they would Like have an opportunity to place Galates under surveillance prior to apprehension, and after our conference of this morning, I called erli and advised him of the impracticabllity of iesuing an S\ Identification Order under these circumstances and of the information BS which you had received from Mr. Jones relative to the informant at o~ ow t Springs. Vetterli stated that he had since talked with Jones was of the opinion that no Identification Order should be issued at this time; that he thought Galatas was at the mb of the whole - ": ‘thing, and that every effort should be made to place him under - surveillance for a tine before he was apprehended. He stated that ae ieD uN Sa 2 the Kansas City Office is sending a copy of o report naming Galatas Ga to each Bureau Office and a photograph of Galatas has been sent to 2. ania Cae 3 each Bureau Office. 1t will, therefore, not be necessary for the ages. -,emn bt.’ 7. yBuresu to take any action in this respect. : Le. { ant Pe SS Inasmich as some of the Identification Orders had already ne <a 7S been run, the Bureau planned to send a limited number of thes with “ the Identification Order number and the notification removed there- ; from to the field offices, in order that they would be in possession ~ ia x ¢] of photographs, fingerprints, and description; however, even this =. \S! a action will not be taken in view of Vetterli's advice. While talking to Mr. Vetterli Agent Jones took the telephone and stated that he had received information that e letter had been received at Richmond, Illinois, by Hadley. F. Martin stamped "July 10, Havana, Cuba", Apartado 1073 being the return address. Mr. Jones \ stated that he understands "apartado" means "Fost Office Box®. Jones » i\ stated that this apparently happened prior to the time that arrangements a were made at Chicago to cover the mail at Richmond, Illinois, carefully; ee that he had since talked to Chicago end learned that the Buream had , ;) falso taken the matter up with them and had urged again that arrangements * it ones felt that because of the importance of this lead it would be ad- | os 4 visable to send an agent immediately to Havana for the purpose of seeking ey the cooperation af the authorities there and leerning all possible con- cerning the renter of Box 1073 and his associates. Ki be-made so that all mail might be subjected to X-ray examination. COPIES DESTROYED . WA iT} AL #0 fg 19 i224 CONTA EINES 0?