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Director, FBI August 27, 1947 Re; Flying Disc 1947, however, when CHRISMAN was approached in this regard, and they had gone to the boat house where CHRIS kept his boat, C SMAN could not seem to make the boat run, and after making some excuses thet he had to return to his office, had steted that he would return in about an hour, and by thet time his mechanic should have the boat repeired end they could all proceed to Mauri Island. Mr. ARNOLD informed thet CHRISMAN never returned, thet they were unable to locate C [SM at any of e telephone numbers he hed given them. They located DAHL in a movie, according to ARNOLD, and that DAHL, after making some efforts to locete C » had informed them that iF Mf had left town for a few days. He further informed t at about this time the press contacted them and told them an informant had celled and told them that CHRIS as on his way to Aleske in en Army plane. Mr. ARNOLD advised that Captain S H hed informed him thet he had appointment with Major SAN RS at McCord Field end intended to tell he complete story. During the sfternoon, Captain SMITH and IDERS came to the hotel roo according to ARNOLD, and some of th AHL had broug to MM AF 's room, follow the conference, jor SANDERS. iewi e fragments, jor SANDERS, accord- r. ARNOLD, steted that they were nothing but slag from the copper mill, ever, before Major SANDERS left, he gathered up every fragment in the room, according to Mr. ARNOLD, and took them with him. Mr. ARNOLD stated that he then left for Boise, Idaho. rr. ARNOLD produced a letter dated August 5, 1947, from in which PAL) tempts to encourage Mr. ARNOLD to continue i zi into the flying discs. This letter is also being enclosed to the Bureau. ir. ARNOLD also gave SA JETTE a copy of the article sent to Mr. PAL to the Commanding General, “right eld, “Yeyton, Ohio, regarding his sighting of the nine discs near Mount Rainier on June 24, 1947. This article is also being enclosed to the Bureau. Mr. ARNOLD advised that he is vitally interested in th matter and knows that there mst be something to the flying discsstory He stated that he will do everything in his power to help the Bureau in this metter. He also advised thet he has no connection whatsoever with the Boise Stetesmen. He stated that t Boise Statesman has never paid him for any information he hes given them. He informed that he sincerely believes that the Boise Statesman is attempting, as he is, to get to the bottom of the flying discs story. Mr. ARNOL stated that he has told the ebove story to Army Intelligence a Vaj S$ and to no one else, with the exception of DAVE JOHNSON e Statesman, Boise, Idaho, rdvised that the Boise Statesman has never paid Mr. ARNOLD for any news item he has given them, and has never approached him in this manner. He stated that the Boise Stetesman is not atten pting to push the flying dises story, but merely attempting to