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nore 0 AME dine eel A fh A ON Oe af Sede ea a i Jj : oe ho eee os i oo im ut sO & - Fy . " : 4 4 a | a a t - 4 te a oe Ex cn a St en AR Vo Menorandum to Ir. Hichols January 28, 195¢ DETAILS : On the morning of January 28, 1954, Robert Francis Xennedy called the Director's Offtce and adutsed that he would like to talk over some personal matters with the Director. Arrengements were node for Kennedy to come in to see the Director at €:00 pam. the same daye Robert Francts Kennedy ts the aon of Joseph P. Kennedy, former ambassador €o England and the brother of Senator John F. Kennedy, Democrat of Massachusettes. Can the =: On September 14, 1951, we opened a Departmental applicant case on Robert Francte“Kennedy, who was applying Jor a position of attorney in the Criminal Division. Back- ground information furnished indicated he was_born in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 20, 1925, and attended Harvard niversity, Bates College,and received his law degree from the Virginia Law School tn 1951, He served itn the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. Investigation tn this case failed to reflect any derogatory information concerning Kennedy, and all persons tnterviewed recommended him very Aighly. (77-51387) An invitatton postmarked May 19, 1950, from Mr. and rs. George Skakel and acdressed to Mr. and ¥rs. J. Edgar Hoover requested the honor of the Director's presence at the marrtage of their daughter Ethel to Robert Francis Kennedy on Saturday, June 17, tn Greenwich, Connecticut. This invitation was declined. (62-12188-3444) . A transcript of the hearings before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government Operations in the United States held on May 4 and 20, 1953, reflects that Robert F. Kennedy, assistant counsel for that committee, gave considerable testimony regarding ships carry- ing cargo to Communist Chine in 1952. (62-98810-109) — A Washington City News Service release dated March 30, 1953, goes into considerable detail about the agreément that Senator McCarthy had worked out with Greek shipowners not to transport goods to Communist China. The press relecse @tates that McCarthy gave full credit and high pratse for his agreement to subcommittee general counsel, Francts D, Flanagan