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Jones to DeLoach memo 6-28-60 re: Dr. John C. Lilly ACTION TAKEN ON DR. LILLY'S COMPLAINT An immediate check was made of the records of the Identification Division. There are some 37 criminal prints under the name John Lilly. The complainant in this. matter, John Cunningham Lilly, has in our files two civil prints, one feflecting his. employment by the Dspartment of Health, Education and Welfare in 1955. The other is an elimination print taken in 1934 when Dr. Lilly's mother was the victim of an extortion case. Dr. Lilly and all members of his family were fingerprinted at that time. There is. no indication in our files that the information from our Identification Division was every furnished to a official of the Department of Defense. Bufiles reflect no derogatory information of a criminal nature concerning Dr. Lilly. Bufile 100-344452-7-39, page 78, reflects J. C. Lilly as a member of the Federation of American Scientists. This organi- zation was opposed to military control of atomic energy and was in favor of secrecy in scientific work. A Bureau investigation, closed in 1950, did not reflect communist domination of this group. Dr. Lilly's address indicated as Johnson Foundation, Philadelphia,. Pennsylvania. Bufiles contain no references pertaining to Communications Research Institute. b6 b7C In view of Dr. Lilly's allegations, a check of the Defense Department was made by the Name Check Section.SA contacted George J. Gould, Chief, Security Services, Office of the Secretary of Defense, on 6-22-60. Mr. Gould advised that the records of his office reveal that a request had been received by them on 6-26-59 from the Office of Science for a "Secret" clearance for Lilly. Mr. Gould continued that his office made the necessary checks, including a check of the FBI, and as the checks made revealed no derogatory information, a "Secret' clearance was authorized by his office on August 27, 1959. He stated that the check of FBI records for information of a subversive derogatory nature was returned stamped "No investigation conducted pertinent to your inquiry." Mr. Gould stated further that according to his records no check of the criminal records of the Bureau had been made. All name checks from defense are cidinarily made through Mr. Gould's office, and would not be made by an individual assigned to another office. It is noted that in May, 1959, Dr. Lilly apparently had not received a 'Secret" clearance and possihlity exists he may have been excluded from a portion of a conference at that time if it involyed "Secret" material.. OBSERVATIDNS: It.is apparent that the information received by Dr. Lilly is incorrect. It could well be at the time of the meeting mentioned above an error was made by someone in the Defense Department in excluding Dr. Lilly. It may be that now in an attempt to