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Memorandum to Mr. E. S. Miller Re: Norman Mailer claiming the FBI and CIA were furious with the Kennedys because following the Bay of Pigs invasion President .ennedy was moving to limit the power of these agencies. Mailer has admitted in recent press interviews concerning his book that he has no evidence to support his theory and that it is based on his "writer's instinct" and on speculation. A second allegation purportedly contained in the book was recently brought to the attention of the Los Angeles Office by d. Shearer, editor of Parade Magazine. This allegation is that in 2 FBI Agentsin Los Angéles went tothe telephone company in Santa Monica, California, and removed a "paper tape'' of Marilyn Monroe's telephone calls, some of which according to Mailer, were presumably to the White House or White House staff on the night of her death. This is false and neither the files of the Los Angeles Office nor FBI Headquarters indicate the existence of any such tapes. This again appears to be a variation of a spurious charge contained in Capell's 1964 book in which he alleged that such tapes were in the custody of the Los Angeles Police Department. Norman Mailer is an etcentric but well-known author, who in the past has won a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award. He is the author of 'The Naked and the Dead," "The Deer Park," "An American Dream," ‘Cannibals and Christians,"’ 'The Armies of the Night," and "Miami and the Siege of Chicago. " He admits to little or no research concerning his specula- tion about Marilyn Monroe's death. He states his motive in writing the book is his dire need for money. He admits having no evidence to support his theory of FBI or CIA involvement and uses it to sensa- tionalize his book and to gain publicity. Mailer has even coined a new word which describes some of his speculative writing in 'Marilyn. ” The 'factoid" he defines as "an event which has nc existence other than it has appeared in print. "’ CONTINUED - OVER