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. id 4 SONAL RM OND OD? Sybdedae a MA ERR OS TA wSA SEN dG ONO 2 UNDYED STATES GOVILRNMENT Vc oro naita he? FO, : MR. TOLSON - pate: 6/18/67 - ~~ ec tir, DeLoach FROM: Cc. D. DeLoach. -° ' Me. Rosen i Mir, Sullivan Mr. Bishop SUBJECT: SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTSS Senator James Eastland, Chairman V , H . POSSIBILITY OF DIRECTOR APPEARING AS WITNESS ON RIOT MATTER s Senator Jaues Za : clang called me.at 2:55 pom., 8/18/67 .-"| to advise, in strict conz ey S% x Cx G ct bas QO 8 3 ci ; that bis comaivttee had voted - ; late yesterday ta form a su conn ities, composed of Senato¥s Boose Tec@Kennedy, Philip Hart, and himselZ, He stated tnis sub- . ‘committee. wos gormed Zor. the purpose of making specific and . ane 21 decisions on the identity of witnesses to be called for ture hearings. He stated this action was needed in view of the many controversies that had been raised by Senators Kennedy » ‘ id : a and Hart as to various witnesses who should be called. are The subcommittee met in Senator Eastland's office last i ht, 6/17/67. There was considerabie wrangling. Sensi nedy insisted on the Director and the AG being calle was .lukewarm conceriing the matter Senator Eastl mucaS against the Director and the AG being called donily told sennedy and Hart that ne would not un any asteances agree to either the Director or the AG being called. ually, the three men on the subcommittee reached .unaninous semen’ that the Director and the AG would not be bothered. * action was supposed to be for the record and final in nature. ite) y 3 8 OM be i und wa Wound AS @ by eae es Fo mh OH O NOK OOK eB st chem rm] 09 GQ hfe Senator Hastland told me chat, much to his disgust, ator sornedy , iamediately following the subcommittee meeting, out in the hallway and met with three reporters. Be told reporvers , point-blank, that the subcommittee had voted ously to invite Mr. Hoover to appear before the Senate rx Committee, Senator Eastland stated this, of course , ie und both he and Senator Hart were very much put out Kennedy's ACTIONS . Py- 3: SS7S A ee ee er Senator Eastland stated peri wced know the above infovmation in..cnmuch as he had gave SF AUS FE at the Disecarto? “Lid not be called and he intencde “ae; séey Word, recardiess aecnnmnad e Cy GH ck Sm! 4p Oo mt te Pb O ce 16 @ % ied OW os 2 O to - ” - wt TOU - For information. y y* ' f Pe 1967, A . or’ . ae wt i (5) vw wie 5 ee te mr ome ra eressure brought by Kennedy or eer LASS cgrmme ae ORIGINAL FILED iN 62~ IPL: