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‘a, Didier Fustice 326¢ Post Office Building, © DWM: aw New Orleans, Louieiene, 62-619 December 18, 1933, _ Director, . ; Division of Investigation, ae U. S. Department of Justice, , | Washington, D. C. Re: RICHARD TALMAN GALATAS, with aliases=- FUGITIVE, I. 0. #1201; WILBORQUNDERHILL, with alieses-FUGITIVE, I. 0. #1101; et al; OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE (Endeavor to _ Deliver Federal Prisoner Frank Nash). Dear Sir: With reference to subject Richard Telman Gelatas, Special Agent D. W. Magee, of this office, in conversation at New Orleans, Louisiana, with Mr. 4. D,. Burford, Special agent in Chergs of the Intelligence Unit, Internal Revenue Service, Headquarters at Memphis, Tennessee, secured information that may be of some value to the Division in an effart to locate and emse the apprehension of subject Galates. Mr. Burford advised that the Internal Reveme Service had been investigating Galatas for about a year with reference to sus- pected fraud on Income Taz matters. He stated, however, that the investigation had not progressed to the stage where the process had been issued on Galates, but that hie location was desired for inter- view in connection with his tar returne. . Mr. Burford advised that in his opinion a certain Judge in Hot Springs, Arkansas, by the name of "Leatheridge,” (phonetic spelling) was in close contact with subject Galetas, Mr. Burford stated thet a gambler by the name of Jacobse” operating at Hot Springs, Arkansas, if he wanted to, could furnish information concerning the location of Galetas. He stated thet Jacobse fe of a different political elignment om that of Galatas, but for political reasons had hired a brother of Vrudgeyentheridge he work in his gambling | g Although we, Barford was not approached oi the LS oe “it Ys: 4 iF ; : Reogmoe? _ DEC 20 1853 \\. | COPIES DESIKUYED WEBRSS : ‘ onihed v fade .