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wt ea tk aie ore fe Slee dee orto be a er een Stes colette Ma mT ret ~ epartment ustice Beyariment of Yustice _.. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Department of Justice made public today the following letter: Crh September 14, 1958 pftew Mr. Robert Kennedy, Chief Counsel 101 Senate Office Building Washington 25, D. C. Dear Mr. Kennedy: "In view of the fact that you have been kept continuously informed of the progress of the investigation and analysis of the allegatiois perjury which have been referred to the Department of Justice by the Senate Committee of which you are counsel, I was surprised to read in today's newspapers that your Committee has ceased to refer cases to the Department ‘because no action has been taken in any case.' I understand now that you have stated that these remarks attributed to you in direct quotes were not made and that you have issued a retraction. It is inconceivable to me why you would make the other remarks attributed to you on the eve of the presentation of two such cases to a grand jury, especially since on Friday, prior to your press conference, you were asked to be a witness in one of these cases and declined for personal reasons, trial lawyer in attendance at the hearings of your Committee. We have - received and studied the testimony of all witnesses and we have initiated ' investigation in a number of cases in addition to the fourteen which your Committee has referred for possible prosecution for perjury. All of the [es in each group have been thoroughly investigated by the Federal "As you are well aware y the Criminal Division has had an experienced ay Bureau of Investigation and the results have been subjected to careful and painstaking analysis by Departmental attorneys and, where the informa- tion warranted, by the United States Attorney and members of hip“staff. Departrent as involving perjury, ei begngoesed after investige- ttion and study because the evidence to substantiate the allegations. The Committee was formally notified of this action, together with the reasons for such action, by letters dated October 15, 1957, March 12 and 24, 1958 and April 25, 1958. As you well know, it takes a good deal more evidence than just a conflict of testimony to develop a legal basis for perjury prosecutions, Six cases remain under investigation and study, - llewe of which I have referred to above. LZ = SLA “Of the fourteen cases which the Pigeaanres to the \ G7SEP 301058