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UNITED STATES GOV .) Memoranaxm Oo : «MR. BELMONT from: ° ma “Sa MIORNE I MVENERAL o SUBJECT: OKE, VIAGJNIA MAY 1, 1962 ~S\ Boanoke yesterday. Q! \ Th ae Kas fi J >. Richmofd, Claude vera eriNgprat ley, > met with him and VeriNpr 8. torney _ Virginia. The three Assistant U. 8. were also present. Nothing of special interest occurred ‘during these conferences since both U. S. Attorney's offices are small, their DATE: i May 2, 1962 This memorandum is submitted to supplement by the Richmond Division concerning the Attorney Gen 2: ‘The Uv. 5S. torney from the Eastern District of 1 —- Belmont 1 — Evans l- Stanley _ ayes y Ss hn e@ teletype sent al's wisit to Wieantiantia oo FHL SiMe SU to Roanoke and the Attorney General r the Western District of agson repgees for dockets are current and there are no particular problema, — b--Ve PeteM#ackes of NBC news traveled to Roanoke wi A the Attorney Taeetinn ~ she PWuUStvivv campaign. 2 s) r2 ms = xz po j=l onl co a if eT Pe ee ee ees —— ee General a5 aia toe LUGE L Feporters who creguLalrily cover Department. Hackes taped a 30-minute television program made up of an -* dnterview with the Attorney General. 7 be had heard recurring rumors that the Director of the FBI was going to resign and asked the Attorney General to comment on this. to this question, Kennedy said that he had had great admiration and respect for the Director prior to the time he had become Attorney General ,and that this admiration and respect had increased during the past year; that he had no intention of leaving his podtion as Attorney General in thn £ perenne oe ae ee ote om bere #1 d a tHe LULCSuTaVvivt future WUL LLG he BaVvPOoUu ana Sapourocu ur. woover eu be Director of the FBI long after he left his position as Attorney General. He also was asked whether he had any intention of resigning in order to manage the President's campaign for re-election in 1964 and the Attorney Genera] stated that he did not plan to manage this oad: dk, ee eee eye for the Western District €. During this program, Hackes said ha at ~ i= Manr & WA I.- DeLoack. y 1 — Resen*¢ 4 vw’ YS SS: a ps CAE: spiitia & fe ~ iS “ - ? Pa a a? Tek oF: tT, | a MAY “4962 23. Lae a . In response fates 7 tb ol , et ae