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92278 JONUARY 18, 1982 | we . = MEMOK-NOUM FOR MR, TOLSON ~ . 1 ; MR. LADD a Tele th OR Mreoceee 17 Me. ROSEN On leat Tuesday evening the Atiornay General personally handed to me the attached correspondence which had been received by bum ira:. Senator Haydea. As you will aote, it a¢vises the Attorney General that there :a be.n, tranemitted to him a letter received ia the office af Senator Bentos writici by it. Kew York City, charging certa... immoral ¢oadatl to Senater MeCarthy voluateering to appear and testify os i: the same, The *tloraey General geve me this cr respondence in the prese sic: of bir. Visech, the Deputy Attorney General, and there wes some discussion " as to what might be done with i, mamely, whether it should be sent to the U. .. ‘tlorney for the District of Columbia to handle. I advised azainst this lor thx reason that the complatnealt ia this correspondence resided ia New York City and lithe U 6. Athormey for the District ef Columbia received Mita correszonce be miz:ht very probably term the same over te the Vice Syuad of the Dhatrict 2: Columbia, who in tere woald telezrash the New Yurk Police to make the @Qpprupr.-. javestigation. 1 pointed out thot in view of the sericuaness of the char, ,ec and the delicacy o/ Use matters that 1] thouzht it was im erative that mo steps be take:. thai might lend the possibility of this becoming known to the press belore the investigation was campleted. ° lk was agreed that eve that 1 would have a check mace te find oct whether ea man by the same wed at the address given or whether he was a fietitives character. This I had the New York Giiice ascertain and found that there was such « perece living at the address giver. I advised the ‘torney Geaeral of this om the morning of Janua:, 16. Alter sou. discussion it was agreed that an iavestigatica would be made by this Bureau au- teat ald be interviewed to determine what he knew aboot the matier. | als> suggested to the Altloraey General that Senator McCarthy be advised of thi: matter as any investigation obviously woald became kaows to him and it seered to me to be only fair aad proper te advise the Senator that such charges had bee: made and the action we were taking in the way of making an investigation. The Peltor ‘ttcceey General comcaurred in thie aad Tapes * 1 communicate with the MS ter, 27 —— mow 2622 tone i lamotsi ssigned Inspectors oa itary ts mae proceed to New York and be initiate an bmmediale tavestigition of this matte. Belms: departed on the albornoca plane for New York. I made an anpoiatoent i: wee nater MeCarthy to came te my offic? at 4:30 p.m. and 1] showed to the Seat: ue: f, 5IFEB5 1952