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oo Best Cory Informal DeLoachto Mr. Tolson T-20-c5 The Presidont asked if f coulc have prov twhich will be passed before The American Leg.on defending hispesitIda om Vietnam and \ the Dominican Republic. IJ told him that the Director had already approved such a ‘yesolution and that The American Legion in Vircima this coming week would pass tn resolution and send it on to National Hendquazcors for passage anc .acional publicity 2 ‘line Convention. The President stated he thougat this wis good and that suca a resowwion 4 would help out tremendously. The President meniicsec t.at Loe "Washington ost," ones 2 Strong , supporter, now seemed to be turning agaist “Th, meccicularly in the field of crime. =e ‘ stated that Sunday's 'Post't deplored the fact that the President relied upon crime statistics in order to appraive the crime situaiion in the District of Columbia. Ee stated that it was his opinion that statistics, particularly those put out oy the FBI, were very évaluable and that he intended to keep relying upon such statistics, “I The President asked that we got righi to work on the Abe Portas mater. ‘ u told him this would be done. an The Director was adviscd ticle: zccically uo: the above conversction, Wrle I cd not think of it at the time, it now aysgears that ine President is considenng Fortas to succeed Adlai Stevenson, ACTION: | (1) I doubt that the President will now ine’st that the Director appear beror¢ ‘the Fulbright Committee, particularly in view o7 the above arguments. Nevertheless, we f ‘should go ahead and prepare a brief for the Director in the event he is called upon to mak such an appearance. This brief should inclucc the following parts: | (a) Reasons for the FBI's boi. mm the Dominican Republic. ; (b) Facts substantiating the v-osence of commumsts and their attempts | to take over in the Dominican Repuclic. . | (c) General statements revarding “BI's assistance to tho U. S. Government as result ci cur being in the Dominican Republic. This part should aiso naturally include our tren.wacous value to the Government 2s a result of our responsibilities from an intcrnal security ~tanapoint, % se technical surveillance of Bosch should, of course, be disguised is mucn as possible. (d) Attempts of communists and communist front orzanizations as well as extreme liberal organizat.cas to embarrass U. S, Government policies in the Dominican Repubuic. Jo CONHBENHAL a CR hr ere AA _3- CONTINUED NEXT PAGE