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ee aie RE Memorandum to Mr. Belmont RE: TRAVEL OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL On Monday the Attorney General held a press conference. One [tbe a was asked by 2 reporter concerning an advanced copy of a speech to be delivered at the American Bar Association Convention by John Satterfield, the Association President, wh ich was critical of the Fugitive Felon Act (A aw eS a ee wee Swhe FESS We Sew WS EE SOB SEA Beh SEW teletype on this was submitted from San Francisco. ) It is interesting to note that this question came “out of the blue." Despite this, the Attorney General reres it very effectively and obviously has some familiarity with the over- all nicture insofar ae unlawfnl flicht cages are concerned aa he told the Eee eee OS ee TT ES SSE SS Se ee Oe oe reporter his recollection was in . the last five years there had been approximately 5,000 persons arrested by the FBI under this statute and only some twenty had been prosecuted in Federal court. The Attorney General appeared at the EGO television studios and taped a program with Tennessee Ernie Ford which was to be telecast later. Following his luncheon appearance before the Committee of the Judiciary of the American Bar Association, the Attorney General addressed the House of Delegates. He left for Seattle at 5:00 p.m. There was exceptionally limited contact with any FBI personnel ] in San Francisco. SAC Price was, of course, at the conference with the heads of the Federal law enforcement agencies which the Attorney General held that moming. While transportation over the weekend was handled by the Attorney General's host, the San Francisco Office did, at his request, drive him to the United States Attorney's Office, to the television station, to the ' Bar Association Convention and then to the airport for his departure. On arrival in Seattle on Monday evening, the Attorney General and his family were transported from the airport to the Hotel by Governor Rosellini of the State of Washington and officials of the World's Fair. That — evening the Attorney General dined privately with John McCone, CIA Director. On Tuesday, I met with the Attorney General, the United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington and with Chief Judge William Lindberg of the United States District Court in Seattle. This related to prosecutive matters in the District Court in which the Federal government had | an interest. No matter was raised which directly affected the FBL Judge { Lindberg and United States Attorney Brock Adams are, of course, both very