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- ee om ee ee ee Office Ma © dune ¢ UNITED dia. GOVERNMENT To : THE DIRECTOR . DATE: March 24, FROM : oD, M. Ladd oe SUBJECT: ia For record purposes, it should be noted that I ———— attended a conference with you tn the office of the Attorne ——> General on the late afternoon of Larch 23. Also present rea were VHessrs. Peyton Ford and James McInerney. On that Tele. Recm__ occasion, the Attorney General called attention to the Mecme__ demaniby the Congressional Committee on the President for Oangs the production of the files in connection with Senator 1s Ian Hecarthy' g charges os State Department employees. Uo tL Sf Ps | . ortrinsa ver fool XA! rey y completely and thoroughly yo position with reference to the production of such files, ‘gg? that tt would be an extremely bad precedent, that in the ev any change was made from previous rules with reference to the production of files that the matter would continue to plague the Department and the Bureau on every case that cane up f discussion on the Hill. You further pointed out that had President since George Washington had refused to produce le and had been upheld by the Courts. The Attorney General indi- cated that he thoroughly concurred tn your views and ir. Peyton , Ford indicated that he had, as prevtously advised, pointed out to Senator Tydings and others the position of the Department ™ and the Bureau. Nh ff ~s The Attorney General, however, exhibited a note to “you which he had received from the President in Flortda, which tindi- cated that the Prestdent thought that the position of the Depart- * meant wae nenyvlinar and that he the President, mtoht have to take s mci was fowwse lee? ores wiew vy ioe y Mie 8 Fo we Fue ie rig! wow we wer some other action. The Attorney General indicated that in light of this, he thought that tt was necessary to immediately make some definite ruling. Youconcurred and poinped out,tga of the essence that a definite position shou a) de Fie. and that this position SMRECGRDED "GQ" *2 1268 « a The Attorney General indtoatel that ope of three position ng y t ae, could’ be e808 oo4, U , a WAR 29 7550 tee 12, The “Department Chuld naredtie titles available to the Connitt _ in occordance with their r a y tye) “fhe Attorney General could, “on a confidential basis, in neoontiht Session, have the Committee call at his office and 4 read your summary memorandum to the Committee, after securing ssurance that it would be treated in strict confidences The nenorandum would not be made available to the Connittees u L \ “(athe Attorney General could dsk the Comnittee ho f ~ he -: