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wees bus gitert: Te. ” moe November 4, r9sz MEMURANDUM FUR WR. TOLS IN . MA NICHOLS $29 I called the Attorney General & iphia Yale mo concerning the wire J had received trom Se ‘McCarthy yesterday, aad outlined to him what bad happened. 1 pead te hing Senator McCarthy's wire to me and my reply, which haé been cleaved with Mr. Mullen in his, the Attorney General's, absence from clty. The Attorney Beceral stated that ide. Mullen had informed kim of thefe'wiree, end tha rently the whole incident had come abvut through Ld Morgen and J claerney who apparently are good {rieads. 1! teld the AMoroey that they were both rather active (n the Ex-Agents Aseuciation, which had bees formed back ia 1934 oF 1935, aod that the w.rgastcation was cumposed of a number of Agents Lhad fired abd which organisation hsd been generally boatile fe my admizia- tration of the Bureau. I evtiined ta the AMorney Generel] briefly the beck- ground of thie orgenization and Morges’ e sttitude piace leaving the Burean The Attorney Genera! thi be me on the evests leading wp to our conversation, namely, that talied hirn the evening, quite upset, aad said be, the Gendral, should 40 somteth' about thie; that the Attoraey General should ¥ put something on the wire, or be ought to call hisdieca, Wiscosels. The fon he could do neither of these things, bet be gall Mz.. and find oat just what did happen. The Attorsey General talé he could be aure that [ hed aot lasued say such statement as t which reported lathe Attorney General over the telephone. aa. the Attorney Geaeral that beth Ed Morgan ang James Mclaareey were ia his office 4 at that time, bul were not available af the sioment. The Athorney Geacrai then talked to Mr. Mullea, who edvised bien of the wires aad of the fact that be, 4 . plies. and Mr. Nichels bed gone ever the reply to Benater McCarthy VOrY Grefully and hed been meat dindreet is werdlog the wire before sandiag i. m itwut The Attorney General pastapeir pg « Mfution to call Madison, Wiscousiai oaed fed out what the difficulty was aad a thes wa ee My, Mellen to inquire what-he © ‘ hougat could be dove shout th “Ma. bh in id this ned the unidentified men Lin Me@feon, Wisconsin, told Mim be ‘would ithe te have me woke ry eeatoregat ‘>contredicting wh8t Senator McCarthy oaid. My. Mullen told him this coul trot ie done and the man was tel he cogid only s tate exactly whet the Director did adfand Mullen quoted t him whet wag onld ip the lelegram. The Attorney General stated be instructed Mi. Mullen not te bether me with the matter. | told the vel General I deubted there Seuld have been, aay concer’ on the aa lN if Morgen aad McInereey ‘hadn't » » 4 33: Qhy | ree Vee . to we al ee en lll ee ll part of