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Tolson PTIONAL FORM NO 10 UNITED STATES GOV MENT Belmon Memorandum Calgha McGure TO Mr. DeLoachw DATE 7-12-60 Trotter WC Sullivan Tele Roon FROM SUBJECT DR. JOHN C. LILLY, DIRECTOR COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE Remy memo 7-8-60 and radiogram to San Juan to interview Dr. Lilly and deter mine sourse of his information. Dr. Lilly not be advised of the results of our interview sible. 7-9-60 radfdgram from San Juan reflected that Dr. Lilly had departed the Virgin Islands on 6-26-60 leaving a forwarding address in Miami, Florida, and requested Miami to handle. At 9 a.m. on the morning of July 11, SA Crime Research Section, received a telephone call from Dr. Lilly as to the status of our inquiries. Dr. Lilly was contacted by Agents of our Miami Office.. b7C The Director noted regarding the Jones to DeLoach memo of 7-8-60: "This. I don't understand. Mitchell looks like the culprit & I see no reason for shielding him. H". Mr. Hoover's comments were received in the Crime Research Section at 12:07 p. m. on I July 11. At approximately 12 noon on 7-11-60, Dr. Lilly again called the Bureau. and requested to speak to. Later in the afternoon of July 11, Krant returned Lilly's. call. Lilly advised that two Agents of the Miami Office had visited him. The Agents had informed him the FBI had thoroughly investigated his allegations and determined they were without foundation. Dr. Lilly then complained that the Agents insisted he identify the soutce of his information regarding the alleged mistake by the FBI. He also stated the Ag nts told I him our files would reflect his refusal to cooperate if he failed to name his source. Lilly was told by in no'certain terms that at this point we wep. thoroughly disappointed in him. On the basis of his allegations we had conducted a-thorough and exhaustive inquiry. We felt it was his duty and obligation at this point to give us the name of his informant regarding these aspersions on our name. Lilly said he could not do this as he had given his word to the person who had furnished the information that he would not disclose it. Lilly was told we could notaccept this excuse inasmuch as we now were. determined that the true facts be known to Defense officials involved in granting clearances. (As you know, we have informed George Gould, Office of the Secretary of Defense,of our Enclosure investigation of these allegations and of our determination ngt to be. 1 - Mr. Ingram /- REC- 79 1 - Mr. Belmont (Attention Name Check Section). 1 - Liaison Section 1O JUL 2O 1J09 CRIME RESEARO