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sovin EDGAR HOOVER Q Pe . : Q | Bitision of Inbestigation a 3. Bepsriment of Justice VwH:RG a _ Bnkington, &. 6. Bepteaber 2, 1933. .° pg mt te ee ee we eee ‘ee MEMORANDUM FOR THE — a & SEE With reference to the attached memorandum of Agent Mages-- covering the leads which heve developed the possible location of Lote oe Galatas and others, wanted in connection with the Kansas City eee shooting, at Tybee Beach, Savannah, Georgia, I desire to sarin 7 thet when Agent Magee called me on the telephone I prozptly oa contacted Agent Alt and again talked to him to ascertain something | a more concerning the location of the parties in question and the -- -.- extent of the identification made by Agent Kingman. Agent Alt - etated that Kingman felt rather certain that Galatas was there and possibly one other, namely, Verne Miller; thet while it might have been possible for him to cause the arrestiof the man he suspected to be Galatas yesterday, he hesitated toe do that because he learned that there was quite a group of these men staying in Savannah and playing golf each day at Tybee Beach. He stated that he could trust no police officer of the Savannah Police force, but that Agent Kingman did have with hin one county officer in whos - Top they had implicit confidence. ; _ See . : ; After this conversation « and after 1 talked with’ you, “p> eo called the Charlotte Office and talked to Special Agent in charge a a \ Brantley, suggesting that he arrange to proceed immediately to «-. 2: - Savannah, there to meet Agent Kingman and other agents fron the “o on Jacksonville Office. I advised him ‘also that he was at liberty = .. te take with him one or more agente from his own office. He stated ; . that he would take Agent Reed, but did not feel that any other egente _ would be necessary. 4e advised that he would stop at the Savannah ils 2 Hotel, and I informed him thet 1 would so advise Agent Alt. ° oo | Subsequently I talked to Agent Alt again, when he informed that. the Savannah Hotel is the mecca for this very gang and it would be. t a dengerous for hin or any other agent of the Yacksonville Office wo . 49 known to go near that hotel. Alt suggested that Brantley and ~ one a Reed weet them at the residence of Agent Kingman at Sevanneh, Isnt - instructed Alt to proceed immediately to Sevannsh, taking with his. x- as many agents as he desired from his own office, calling then from other parte of the states. He stated that he would take with hin © igent Shivers and would imnedistely instruct Agent Main, who was then © at Miami, to proceed so that he could arrive early today at Savannah. | He felt that this would be sufficient. Agent Brantley -aleo-felj oe ier : Care a Corts pester, . OCT 5 . 1933 ; as SRA Or RUEGTICA ee! i ty nn Me ten a oe OL: Oo LEAR seh Be ge f “A #