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ONFON.10 C.C.NO. * UNITED STATES G RNMENT Memorandun To Mr.W. C. .ivan DATE: March 20, ?. Sthivo Tav Ttolter FROM Telc.Room R. W. smith 369-36/ Homce 269-361 Gand A. SUBJECT : ADMIAL ARLEIGHA.BURKE CH!ACT. AND "SEVEN DAYS IN MAY" .C# SYNOPSIS SI is Army Adiniral Burke, U. S. Navy (Ret.), good friend of Bureau,has contacted. Assistant Director Sullivan to state that movie, "Seven Days in May,' which tells of abortive plot of military cligue to seize control of U. S. Government, is. critical of military establishment and is detrimenial to Nation. Burke is in receipt of letters concerning recent attacks on railitary. One letter alleges. communist connections of movie's cast, namely, Fredric Miarch, Burt Lancaster, and Ava Gardner. Another letter cites two new books, "ThePassion. of the Hawks, " by Tristram Coffin, and "TheaMilitary Establishment," by John Swomley, and arother new movie, EDr.. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying'anc Love the Bomb," produced by Stanley Kubrick, ail of which derogate. military. Fletcher Knebel, One of co-authors of 'Sven Days in May," criticized TYROI Director in "Look'" magazine in l955. Fredric March and wife were subjects of closed security cases alleging them to have been Communist Party members and active in cormunist fronts in past. Burt Lancaster and Ava Gariner also L/b6 affiliated with seve::al fronts at one time.. b7C based on information from Army in January, 1964, tKat. anonymous comnunication received by Army in Germany alleged she had bsen(s-))A. Nazi agent in Csrany in World War II and subsequently a Soviet agent; that. raveler who had two movies financed secretly by Soviets Tristram Coffin wrote derogatory article about Director in "Holicay". I magazine in l963. John Swomley is pacifist who favors disarmament and opposes. conscription. This Division regards book and movie harmful tc our Armed I Services and Nation.REC- 23 31003815=/5 RECOMMENDATION: NOT RECORDED APR 1195 102 APR 15 1964 That Assistant Director S:livan be authorrzed to contact Admiral .rke. and brief him on the public source material available on the individuals who ar subjects of his inquiry. 1-Mr. Belmont 1-Mr. Sullivan 1-MrD. J. Bron.an 1-Mr. Mohr 1-Mr. Bland 1-Section tickler 1-Mr. DeLoach 1-Mr. Brani -yr. Garner - R9G:bb b5 (10) CORY DENT TO MR. TOLSON CONFXENTAL