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ROBERT FRANCIS KENNEDY as Attorney, Criminal Division

Records, Bureau of Vital Statistics, State ~~
House, Boston, Mass., and City Hall, Boston,
Mass., contained no reference to ROBERT
FRANCIS KENNEDY's having been born in Boston
or Massachusetts from 1920 to 1930. appli-
cant attended Bates College, Lewiston, Maine,
November, 1944 to June, 1945 under Navy V-12
Program. Transferred in good standing to
Harvard University. Records Bates College .
show Applicant born Boston, Mass., November 20,
1925. Applicant entered Harvard College in
spring of 194) under Navy V-12 Program until
November, 19; and returned in sumer tera
of 1945 until Jenuary 31, 1946. Applicant . °
returned in the fall of 1946 and was awarded
an A.B. Degree March 1, 1948 in the field
of Government. Applicant's academic record
5 was favorable and Applicant recommended by
eek University officials. References recommended
Applicant highly. Neighborhood investigation
oS : indicates Applicant a person of good character, -
Well thought of, good reputation and a loyal
American. Records, Supreme Judi¢ieal Court .
of Massachusetts, indicate Applicant presently
under consideration for admission to the
Massachusetts Bar. Credit record on Applicant
and family favorable. No criminal record.

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of the FBI Story as a birthday present last fall. He said it was
a present which he greatly appreciated receiving but that he would
cherish it even more if the Director would autograph it for him.

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requiring a list of strategic goods we will help

‘as what you saw Lend-Lease stuff?

A No, they were mostly sold to the Russians during the
1930s. As another example, it was an American engineer, as I
understand it, who built the Dnieper Dam. Maybe we are
going to go through all that again and maybe overnight they
are going to decide they don’t like us any more—and then
where are we? We al] want peaceful coexistence, but if we
militarily weaken ourselves and strengthen them during this
period, in a short time we will have neither peace nor
coexistence. .

Q What impression did you get im Moscow when you were
there? Is there about to be any election campaign over there?

A No, they are not out campaigning. Of course, you read
in books about the press being controlled and thought being
controlled. But it really shocked me, talking to heads of
universities and having them tell us that there is no reason
to have debates in schools about Government policies, ie.,
whether it is good for the Russians to be in the United Na-
tions or whether they did well in Geneva, or anything like
that, because what the Government says is right—and there
will not be any opposition to what is right—only unanimity,
which is what they said they have in Russia.

Q Is it a military system, essentially?

A Yes,

Q They're strong for harmony?

A Yes, and they don’t have students who believe in God,
because religion, as a university president told us, is for back-
ward people, and students shouldn’t be backward.

HATRED FOR RUSSIANS—

@ Do you have a feeling that, if you walked in with your
own interpreter, people whom you met in Central Asia might
talk if they were sure they could talk freely?

A Yes. The basis for my thinking is that the area was
intensely religious 30 years ago, and the Russians have un-
@oubtedly incurred deep hatred from the local people for
their attempt to destroy their religious feelings, as well as for
the suffering that they have caused in imposing their system
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Q Did you have conversations with many ?

A We spoke to people on farms, in factories, we had sev-
eral street conferences, we spoke to teachers and judges. We
attended a lot of trials—we were both interested in court

Q How are the trials?

A It is an entirely different system, of course, than we
have. There is no jury, for one thing. It is a far looser system.
There are no rules of evidence as we know them.

Q A man is guilty until he is proved innocent?

A ¥ don't know; but three people sit in judgment on the
average case. I think they try to do what is right. Admittedly,
it is a very loose procedure. There doesn’t seem to be any
tule prohibiting the admission of hearsay evidence, for in-
stance. The three judges-the chief judge being a lawyer and
the other two may or may not be—just try to make a deter-
mination of what is right and what is wrong based on all the
facts that are presented to them.

If nothing else, however, the lack of rules of evidence
would make their system completely unacceptable to us in
that a defendant would not know what to expect and the
loose procedure leaves the door open to corruption.

Q Have the people been trained in the law? .

A Yes. However, there is far less emphasis on that. At
Novosibirsk, which has a population of over 900,000, there
are about 50 lawyers. So there is far less emphasis on law.

WHERE ALL IS “PERFECT” —

Q Are there many crimes?

A They claim that there are not.

Another thing that strikes you, of course, is that everything
is so “perfect” in Russia. They ¢laiin they have no juvenile
delinquency because the families bring up their children so
well; that their criminal courts are being dissolved because
there is no crime. And, of course, that is not correct because
they gave amnesty two years ago to all criminals and they
have had a tremendous problem with them since then. They
say there are no automobile accidents because everybody
drives well. The reason everybody drives well, it was explained
to us, is because all drivers in Russia are “disciplined.” Per-
sonally, I never had such harrowing drives.

Q Who takes over when a man shoots someone? Do the
local police move in? Hf it is a military area does the military
take over? .

‘A The judges in Baku said they don’t have any prob-
lems really like that—that the worst things they had was
jealousy and some women quarreling. But, where they do,
the militiamen-since the Revolution they call policemen
militiamen—make the arrest. The military have jurisdiction
in military areas and, also, most importantly in certain
political crimes. For instance, it was a military court that
tried Beria [Lavrenti P. Beria, former head of secret police,
executed in 1953].

Q Did you ask about the writ of habeas corpus?

A Yes. Only one out of thé approximately 30 judges we
talked to had heard of habeas corpus. But in faimess I might
add they don’t have habeas corpus in most of the European
countries. The Russians have rules that an individual is to
be brought to trial within 20 days, and that period can
be extended, under certain circumstances, for 5 or 10 more
days. However—and this is the problem in Russian justice—

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To furntsh tdenttfytng data concerning Kennedy, Chief
Counsel, Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, who, on
July 20, 1955, requested to pay his respects to the Director before
leaving ona trip to Southern Russia. rhe Director tndtootes he
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attendet ‘Harvard College and the Universtty of Virginta Law School.
He ig the son of Joseph P. Kennedy, former Ambassador to England
and brother of Senator John F. Kennedy (D- Mass.) ,/ .

INFORMATION IN BUREAU FILES

In September, 1951, the Bureau conducted a Departmental
Applicant Investigation of Kennedy tn connection with o posttton
as attorney tn the Criminal Diviston. Investigatton was favorable
and persons contacted recommended highly.e,/

On January 28, and February 15, 1954, Kennedy saw the Director,
| apparently on Personal matterse4/

Te February, 1954, Senator UcCarthy requested an investigation
of Kennedy on the basta of hia reappointment to the staff of the
Senate Subcommittee. No investigation was conducted since Kennedy
had already been appointed and McCarthy and Deputy Attorney General
Rogera were so advised by letter. (62-98810-310,309.) wf yA

In March, 1954, you talked with Kennedy concerning the
testimony of Mr. and Ure. James Branca tr the Annie Lee Moss case
and the Director noted,"The attitude of Kennedy tn this matter clearly
shows need for absolute ciroumspectton tn any conversation with hin.”
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tions, U. 38. Senate, on occasion may de ted access to
top secret material of Defense Dep: OSD requested
any investigetion subsequent to 316-51. ad

Kennedy is son of Joseph P. Kennedy, forwer
ambassador to England, and brother of Senator John F, Kennedy,
wo Democrat of Massachusetts. On 9-lj-51, Bureau opened
_ Departmental applicant case on Robert Kennedy, who was |
: applying for position of attorney in Cr "Division. .
Investigation reflected no dero,; nest information, and
persons contacted recommended Jo Reports of this
investigation furnished to OSD 3s 1oee3. 77-5387)

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A We flew across the Caspian directly into Central Asia,
where we spent most of our time. Then we traveled to West-
em Siberia, where we visited the cities of Barnaul, Novosi-
birsk and Omsk, We then flew to Moscow for six days, and
then to Leningrad for a couple of days, and then I came out
through Warsaw, spending two or three days there end
afterward taking the train to Berlin. Justice Douglas went
out through Helsinki.

Did you travel by plane?

Yes, we traveled in Central Asia by commercial plane.
Are there roads?

There are few paved roads in the cities in the western
of Central Asia. Further east more of them are paved.
a city like Bukhara maybe 30 per cent of the roads in the
ity are paved, and of course al] the roads outside the cities
are not paved—it would be impossible to drive a car through
the area.

@ Did you take your radio in there?

A We did not.

Q How did you know what was going on in the rest of the
world?

$ =E>oro

& We didn’t know, we didn’t have any idea. For instance,

we never knew of the release of the Prisoners from China *

until after we got to Moscow,

Q The newspapers didn’t tell you?

A We would ask each day as the guide read them, but we
were never told those things—for what reason, ] don’t know.
There is a radio going in all of those cities, in the streets and
in all the stores. AJ] the farms that we visited have loud.

in Hidden Asia: Slave-Labor Camps... Segregated

Schools ... A Million Resisting Natives Disappeared

| Roszrt F. KENNEDY, 29, is at present chief coun-
sel of the Senate Investigations Subcommittee.

Boston born, Mr. Kennedy is a son of Joseph P.
Kennedy, former U.S. Ambassador to Great
Britain. He is a graduate of Harvard, where he
Played varsity football in 1946-47, and of the Uni-
versity of Virginia Law School.

In 1952 he managed the campaign in which his
older brother, John F. Kennedy (Dem.), of Mas-
sachusetts, was elected to the Senate. Last year the
U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce voted Robert
Kennedy one of the country’s 10 outstanding
young men, Also in 1954 he served as counsel for
the Democratic members of the Senate Subcom-
mittee during the McCarthy-Stevens hearings.

speakers. They even have loud-speakers for the people
working in the Belds; they have loud-speakers in the machine-
tractor stations; they’ have loud-speakers for the factory work-
ers. They go all day long.
Q Is it music?
A It's music, then they have the news and talks.
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fs built on, is all broken down. You are working for the state
that's the important thing, it’s not your mother or your father
or your family, it's the state—the state has become god in

are going to cut down their Army by 600,000. However, there
is still no inspection. .

I don’t see that they have made any move that anybody
ean check on. As I say, these small concessions they make
to their own people are concessions that will mean nothing
to the Government and the Government's contro! of the peo-
ple. They are just irritants on the people anyway—they are
not conceding anything.

In returo for their allowing some Senators and some of

the rest of us into the Soviet Union, there is talk in our
country, as well as a lot of countries in Europe, of cutting
down our defense commitments. | haven't kept up with the
papers bere—I haven't had a chance to read them—but I see
we are talking about sending over more technical magazines,
allowing more technical magazines to go out. We are talking
about allowing more trade in strategic goods. In 1954, after
the meeting in Paris, we cut the list [of prohibited exports to
Russia} by 50 per cent and are now talking about cutting
it even mo: gricultural delegation unquestionably
tribution to Soviet agriculture,

INEFFICIENCY ON FARMS—

@ Which delegation?

A Our group that went there, and their group that came
here. We are so far more efficient—in the Soviet Union the
average farm worker can handle four hectares of farm land,
which is about 10 acres. In this country our farmers can
individually handle 20 hectares, which is about 50 acres.
We are that much more efficient.

We visited one of the best cotton farms, outside of Tash-
kent, which is the center of their cotton production and where
their production per acre is about as good as we have in this
country. It is very productive and they have done a good job.
But each worker would handle maybe 1 hectare or 1% hec-
tares of cotton—about 3 or 4 acres. In this country a worker
will handle between 8 and 10 hectares of cotton~about 25
acres of cotton—on the average cotton farm. On farms in
Towa, one worker handles about 55 hectares of corn, about
135 acres.

In the Soviet Union, on an extremely good farm that we
visited, each worker was handling between 3 and 4 hectares
~about 10 acres of com. It is the same with wheat. The
average worker handles 70 hectares of wheat in Nebraska, or
about 175 acres, while on these good farms we visited in the

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Soviet Union they were handling about 40 acres of wheat.

They have a labor shortage im the Soviet Union, and get-

ting these people off these farms on to the new lands end

ing them back into factories is a tremendous contribution
fet economy—which,

of course, is a war economy.

Q They say they are going to be our brothers—

A That's fine. All and I'm all in favor of that, I
think it's tesrific, and I think we should have more trade
and all of say is: Before we do all those
things & quid pro quo on it. Just on the besis of a
smile, should make ali those concessions.

government which is entirely differ.
ent from based on the rights and dignity of
the individual. saying they aren't entitled to
theirs, but they just don’t believe in the same sort of things

Take the labor unions. Their idea of « labor union's duties
is to make sure that the sanitary conditions are properly
maintained in the factories.

Q Did you inquire sbout it?

A Yes. We asked what would happen if they felt the mem-
bers of their union were not getting paid enough. They
said, “Oh, that's impossible, because the state decides how
much a worker is going to get paid, and they believe in the
worker.”

HOW “LIBERALS” SIAND—

Q How do you account for the fact that so many people
in America who cal] themselves “liberals” are so enthusiastic
about Russian things and want us to recognize them and play
ball with them? Why, if all this ideological thing is contrary
to true liberalism, why is there such a sympathy for them?

A J think the same groups have made mistakes before.

Q It seems to me everything you have said would be
anathema to any real “liberal”—

A That is what J can’t understand either.

@ Take justice Dougias—were his views and yours the
seme? -

AI have the greatest admiration for Justice Douglas—I
would not presume to speak for him.

Q Did they make # great many concessions to you over
there’ - .

A Some concessions, at least over the old policies—the fact
that we are allowed to travel in Centra) Asia at all, and, in
addition, I think they showed us things and allowed us to do
things they wouldn’t have permitted a year ago, but I don’t
think it adds up to a great deal.

Since they have changed their policy nobody has gained
but them. The fact that Justice Douglas, five Senators and
Bob Kennedy were able to go to Russia—what is that for
America to get out of it?

For instance, you've got a Government in Burma which is
trying to exist, and we might disagree with some parts of it,
but it’s a democratic Government that is trying to exist. And
you've got a Cominform thaf is trying to destroy it. :

Why don't they announce they are going to withdraw sup-
port from Communist organizations in India, Burma or
Malaya, or even Italy, or France or this country? Why don’t
they actually come through and withdraw support and stop
supplying money to their forces within the countries that are
trying to overthrow the local governments?

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aks rouse of.the popularity of basketball and the fact that
this question has been raised, I think it would be a wonderful
thing if the Harlem Globetrotters [Negro professional basket-
ball team) would consider going to Russia and touring the
country for a month or so as they have done in the Middle
East and other areas of the world. However, I doubt if the
Russians would give them permission, as that would help
the U.S. .
What about typical home life in Central Asia?
2 The tocge Leal person lives in a mud hut, with a mud
oor. The homes of the Russians in the area are better.

FOR WATER: A DITCH—

One family? .
2 Often, families share homes or apartments. Regarding
sanitation, in Samarkand the local people get their water
out of a ditch that flows by the edge of the road—as they do in

Teheran and a number ,of other cities in the Middle East. |
carey pm wc Water

in houses and apartments have to rely on outdoor sanitation
facilities. Some of the farmhouses are nice, however. The
houses for the people from the factories are small—the rent
is very little, but the rooms are very small.

Q Were they typical?

A I am sure we were shown only the best farms and only
the best apartments and only the best factories. However, we
could see the more typical houses, walking along the streets.
They did have some heat in the homes we went to.

Q The Anjerican farmer we interviewed here after he re-
turned from Russia said his impression was that the people
were much happier than he had thought they would be, but
be thought this was because, though things for them com-
pared to things for our people were not nearly as good, they
‘were much better compared to what they had had—

A I agree. And I think a lot of the areas are far better off
than the comparable areas in the Middle East.

Q The reason the American farmers were impressed was
because the situation wasn't as bad as they thought it would
be—not because it compared favorably to ours—

How did they know we have any Negroes?
they have

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A There is absolutely no comparison to anything we have -

in this country—either from a material or a spiritual point of
view, Things we take for granted in the United States just
don’t exist there. .

Q Such as what?

A Well, for instance, if you don't like working here, you

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you want to take a train and go to Boston, you can get on

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take soch things for granted. Many
Jeaders of Asia chide the United States for 1B 80
ooo eee Chik our problem is that we take the rights

think they are better off in Moscow than they were in
seone he Cental Asian and Siberian cities. The thing
that struck me, however: I went to Warsaw, and I think
‘Warsaw is 100 per cent better off than any place I saw in
Russia. than M. ’
Better joscow!

3 Yes, the people are far better dressed, there is a much
brighter appearance, and the big thing is that the Polish
people are a stubborn people. They have s natural dislike
for the Russians, and the Communists are having a hard time
getting through a large number of their theories. For instance,
you can’t get into a church on Sunday because they are so
crowded. People who never went to church before are now
going to church. . . >

Q Are there any Jewish colonies in the Siberian area?
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rabbi there said that there was a synagogue in Stalinabad,
30 once again we were given wrong information.

RUSSIA? “I HAD ENOUGH"—

Q Would you like to go back to Russia again?

A I bad enough of it.

Q Would you like to live there?

A No. I am a firm believer in the capitalistic system.

Q You think with all our troubles and all our friction and
all our defects, we may be better off than they are?

A I think anybody who doesn’t think so should take a trip

1 am hopeful, like everybody in the world, that what hap-
pened at the Geneva Conference and what will happen at
the meetings of the four Foreign Ministers will mean peace
for us all. However, on the basis of what I saw and learned
in Russia, I am very dis that we will get anything
other than smiles. .

We are dealing with a Goyernment to whom God, the
family or the individual means nothing and whose practice
it has been in the past to make promises and treaties to serve
their purposes and to break them when it has been to
their advantage. It can only be suicidal for us during
this period on the basis of smiles to strengthen Russia and
weaken ourselves. .

For impressions of thirteen Congressmen who have just
completed visits to Russic, see page 100.

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secret police, can sentence a man
bor camp. He serves his five years and then
comes and says, “I want to get out now, my five years are
up.” They can then say the board has met again and decided
he should have his sentence extended another 10 years.
Back he goes, without a trial, and that’s the end of it.

Q Don’t they have to keep their labor force up in their
prison camps?

A Yes, but I think they can keep their labor force up in
other ways also. You see these women who are doing heavy

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"@ Where do they get them from?” ©

A It is just this propaganda that everybody is to work. IF
you have children, they have these nurseries, and the child is
taken at two months and put in a nursery, and I am sure they
have very good care. However, the system is that everybody
is to work for the state. The state is all—the individual, the
family, is secondary.

These nurseries permit the mother to go out and work for
the state. We saw women working in a steel plant, operating
cranes, and working on heavy construction jobs. The Russians
are constructing a Jarge bridge at Novosibirsk, and I have
pictures of these women lifting these heavy beams and other
materials. .

Q How about child labor?

A Some of the people in these plants looked awfully young,
and we asked about that. They said they don’t take them
under 16 years of age except under exceptional circumstances,
and then only for a half day. In one plant they told us they
took them at 14.

Q Did you go into any of the jaits?

A No.

Q Are there any jails?

A I’ve seen jails—we passed them. In addition, in Ashkha-
bed we saw a building being constructed and around it was
all this barbed wire, and watch towers. We asked what it was,
and they said it was “just some work going on there.”

We asked if it was a prison, and they said, “No.” So we
asked why there was barbed wire, and they finally said, “We
had some prisoners there a year or a year and a half ago,
but they've gone.”

I question the accuracy of that answer because, first, the

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r, Sports are extremely popular, basketball particularly.

@Q Are there American movies?

A I didn’t see any, although some people in Moscow asked
us what’Deanna Durbin was doing, and also about Tarzan.

Q Is Sunday the day off?

A Not always. They work on Sundays in some of the fac-
tories.

Q What other sports do they have besides basketball?

A They have what we call soccer and they call football, ”
and it is also very popular. We saw a lot of small basketball
courts.

Q Did you go to people’s homes?

A Yes. “,

Q Were they curious about you? .

A Yes, the people in stores and in the streets gather
around and sometimes asked questions.

PEOPLE WERE FRIENDLY—

Q Were they friendly?

A Yes, .

The people were all very friendly. Some of the officials
and some of the members of the Communist Party on occasion
were not very friendly. But when we went into the farm areas
sit makes me feel their intense propaganda doesn't get
through as effectively as it might, because, if they had been
told for 9 or 10 years that We'were really their enemies and
believed it, 1 don’t think they could turn that off and have
people as genuinely friendly as they were.

Another thing, we used to ask in each place what they most
disliked about the United States, and what they most liked,
and invariably the answer to the thing that they liked the
‘most was our mechanical] ability and know-how.

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Office Memora UM « UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

J” « Mr. Nichols pam: § April 26, 1956

Marbo
susyect: ROBERT FRANCIS KENNEDY hee —
MEETING WITH THE DIRECTOR =
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PURPOSE: A, . Tele. Reem
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To furnish identifying data-concerning Ke: Caer cone ey
has request

for the Senate Investigations Subcommittee, who see the Director.
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA:

Born November 20, 1925, Boston, Massachusetts. Attended
Harvard and University of Virginia Law School. Son of Joseph P. Kennedy, former
Ambassador to England, and brother of Senator John F. Kennedy (D-Mass. ).

De
PREVIOUS MEMORANDA: ——

Memoranda were previously prepared re Kennedy dated July 20 and
November 1, 1955, which are attached.”In March, 1954, you talked with Kennedy
concerning testimony in the Annie Lee Moss case and the Director noted, "The
attitude of Kennedy in this matter clearly shows need for absolute circumspection in
any conversation with him."' (121-2900~39) a ‘

On May 18, 1955, Kennedy was guest on Dave Garroway's television
program and was questioned concerning the Dr. John Peters case. His comments
concerning FBI were favorable. (121-4200-167)

Kennedy was contacted by Bureau Agents regarding the testimony of
Harry Lev before Kennedy's Subcommittee in connection with the manufacture of
military hats and caps. Kennedy was uncooperative and advised he would prefer
waiting until testimony was completed. The Director noted, ‘in‘part, ‘Kennedy was
completely uncooperative until after he had squeezed all the publicity out of the ~
matter he could.** (46-23395-107) we FORE?

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former Agent), and assistant counsels, Robert F. nnedy and
tllion A. Leece (former Agent). (62-96810 subd A

On October 14, 1953, we recetved a Security of
Government Employees form for Robert Francts Kennedy. This
forn reflected that he was an applicant for the position of
assistant to Commtsstoner Kennedy on the Commission on
Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government. Wo
tnveetigation was conducted, but five reports were forwarded
to the Commission taken from the Departmental applicant
tnuestigation we had conducted tn 1951. (140-1-2062)


“Investigation at Harvard ‘University was cobductea ‘by 8a.
RICHARD W. ALLEN; at Lewiston, Maine, by SA JOHN T. PAGE;
~ mei ghborhood investigation wan eonducted by SA WILLIAM A.
TANNER; interview of references, by SA DAVID A. LYNCH. .-

' BIRTH ,
The records of the Bureau of Vital Statistics, State House,
Boston, Massachusetts, contained no reference to ROBERT

FRANCIS KENNEDY's having been -born in Massachusotte from e. :
, the years 1920 to 1930. $ : .

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* ane ‘records at Boston city Hall for the years, 1920" “to 1930 a
contained no reference to ROBERT FRANCIS KENNEDY’ a having
_ been born at Boston. . .

: EDUCATION 2 too.
_ The records of the Registrar C) :
: ah e@ Applicant, born Novem-
jassschusetts, entered Harvard = =... 7*.

“College in the spring of 194, member of the Navy V-12°
. Program. fhe Applicant attended until November, 19h), at-
which time he was transferred to Bates College in Lewiston,
Maine. The Applicant returned to Harvard College in Decem-
ber of 1945 and remained until January 31, 1946, at which .
time he was transferred to sea duty. The Applicant returned |
as @ civilian in the fall of 1946 and was awarded an A.B...
_ Degree March 1, 1948 in the field of Government, —

PN eons coe, rorienes 7S
he Applicant's personal folder and stated the Applicant's - Q

record was clear. He stated further the records indicated

&

the Applicant was the son of the Honorable JOSEPH PATRICK .. ~*
KENNEDY, former United States Ambassador to the Court of. “oo
St. James... - . . ; ‘ “uh

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received a report. You are instructed to immediately submit

a@ report. In the event a report has been submitted, you

should wake a notation of the date on which it was submitted
on this letter and return it to the Bureau.

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reservation for a position of trust with the Government of .
the United States and that he based this recommendation oh |
@ll phases of the Applicant's character. He stated he had ©
complete confidence in the Applicant's loyalty to the form

of government of the United States and that the Applicant

at all times had exhibited himself to be a person of en
moral ehsracter and reputation, -—.

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ed he has known the Applicant since birth ee
observing the Applicant's development, he could say Sohelusively
that the Applicant is a person of sound moral character and
unquestionable loyalty to the United States and of good repu-
tation and associates. He recommended the Applicant for a
position of trust with the Government of the United States :

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NEIGHBORHOOD bx /. 0)”

122 Bowdoin |
joston, Massachusetts, stated the Applicant has
resided at this address for approximately one and one-half
years. He stated the Applicant appears to be a person of

good character and reputation and that he mew of no state-
ment or eae antd engaged in by the Applicant which would

" indicate that he was other than loyal to the United open fo

wr Bowdoin
oston, Massachusetts, who have known the Applicant —
for. spproxinately one and one-half years, stated the Appli-

cant appears to be of good character, royalty 8 and | reputation,

CREDIT AND CREDIT AND CRIMINAL

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Kennedy's note of 8-31-56 and his commendatory remarks regarding the Bureau's
work in connection with the Brink's, Weinberger, and Riesel cases.

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Yesterday, } caw Mr. Robert Francis Kenacéy,
Chief Counsel for the Senate Investigations Subcommittee, whe
Jant summer together with Mr, Jastice Douglas, of the United .
States Supreme Court, made a rather extended tour tn Soviet -
Reseta.

Mr. Keancdy discussed with me generally come of
the impressions be obtained, mest of which are covered in detail
in the faterview which Mr, Kennedy gave to the U.8, News and
World Report appearing in Its levee of October 21, 1955,

* fle quite ebvious that Mr, Keanedy hae returned
from Russia with a rather dim impressien of lis economy and
alleged liberties.

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to go to the Soviet Unton tn August, 1955. On July 21, 1955, Kennedy
aaw the Director and advised that he was leaving for Southern Russia,
July 27.1

ot The October 21, 1955, tasue of U. S. News & World Report
contains an article (attached) entitled "4 Look Behind the Russian
Sniles," which te an interview with Kennedy covering his siz-week tour
of Russia and Central Asia. This is a rather lengthy article which
reflects Kennedy's views of Russtan life. It points out that in some
areas they were the first American visitors tn many, many years; that
the secret police watched Douglas and Kennedy, monitored their conversa~
tions and prohibited thetr travel to some areas. The article covers
Blave labor camps, segregated schools, the general life of people in
Russia, the activities of LVD personnel, and general information concerning
diving conditions in Russia. y

coo ete RE as fal ain tiated

Kennedy talked with the Director on January 28 and February 15,
1954, apparently on personal matters./j

In Larch, 1954, Kennedy talked with Mr. Nichols concerning the
testimony of lr. and Lrs. James Branca in the Annie Lee Moss casesand the
Director noted, "The attitude of Kennedy in this matter clearly shows
need for absolute circumspection in any conversation with hin.”

In January, 1955, the Bureau was confidentially advised that
Kennedy and his subcommittee were conducting inquiries on wire tapping
in the District of Columbia and that they had contacted telephone company
officials in this regard.)

In 1955, Harry Lev testified before Kennedy's subcommittee in
connection with the manufacture of military hats and caps. Contacted by
Bureau Agents before Lev's testimony, Kennedy was uncooperative in that
he advised Agents he would prefer waiting until Leu's testimony had been
completed and then make data concerning this case available to the Bureau.
In this connection the Director noted, "Kennedy was completely uncoopera-
tive until after he had squeezed all the publicity out of the matter he
jeould.” yy

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On morning of January 28, 1954, Robert Francts Kennedy
called Director's Office and stated he would like to talk over
personal matters with Director. Arrangements made for Kennedy
to see Director at 4:00 p.m. same day. sXennedy is son of
Joseph P. Kennedy, former ambassador to England, and brother of
Senator John F. Kennedy, Democrat of wassachusetts. On
Septenber 14, 1951, we opened Departmental applicant case on
Kennedy who was applying for position of attorney tn Criminal
| Dtvteton. Investigation fatled to reflect any derogatory inforna-
tion and persons contacted recommended highly. Kennedy born
Boston, Massachusetts, November 20, 1925. Attended Harvard
University, Bates College, and received law degree from Virginia
Law School in 1951. Served in U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1946.

wrs. George Skakel invited Director to attend marriage of her
daughter, Ethel, to Kennedy in Greenwich, Connecticut, on June 17,
1950. Jnvitation declined. Im My, 1953, Robert F. Yennedy as
an assistant counsel of Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Jor the Committee on Government Operations gave considerable
testimony regarding ships carrying cargo to Communist China.
Senator MeCarthy gave credit to Kennedy and other members on his
staff for agreement worked out with Greek shipowners to not carry
goods to Communtst China. In October, 1953, we received Security
of Government Eaployees form for Kennedy when he was applying for
positton of Assistant to Commissioner on the Commission on
organization of the Frecutive Branch of the Governnent. We con-
ducted no tnuestigation. .

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Senate Subcommittee

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Q You weren't trying to see * anything military, anyway,
were you?

A No. We were interested in the coal mines. Justice
Douglas was particularly interested—he had been up to Beth-
lebem, Pa., and had inspected the steel plant and had gone
through some of the coal mines around there, and he wanted
to go into Karaganda and make a sort of comparative study.
It is one of the areas in Central Asia that has industry like
Bethlehem, and ft would have been an interesting study...

Q Do they maintain any troops in that area?

A In every city that we went to they do have troops it's
‘one of the things that strike you. One of the other things which
were of interest to me was the fact that there were so many
troops doing manual labor, which is something you don’t see
in this country.

Q Were they in uniform?

A Yes. A great controversy was raised about Korea a num-
ber of years ago—sbout using our troops for labor purposes,
but these men in Russia are put to laying the pipes in the
streets, putting up buildings, laying bricks. We saw it in
Frunze, Tashkent and other cities. They do the majority of
the work in the oil fields around Baku.

Q Do they get paid extra for that?

A No. It is one of the things that bear on this question
recently in the news about letting 600,000 soldiers out of
the Red Army. They might take their uniforms off and have
them continue at the same job. Of course, Baku is their oil
center, and they had soldiers driving all the trucks. There
were hardly any other workers there, other than uniformed
men. Even in Siberia, they had soldiers erecting the adminis-
tration building ut the airport.

Q In the towns, where the soldiers were lounging around,
did they have their guns with them?

A Yes, often.

Q How do they understand the language?

A 1 don’t think they have any problem with that—in per-
forming their duties they probably don’t have much contact
with the local people. In addition, more and more people now
understand Russian. This is so despite the fact that the Rus-
sians maintain one set of schools for their children and one

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assumption. In every city
Central Asia the schools were ited—
schoo) children in one school, the local

a difference in color between the Russians and
they are completely different.

color.
‘The Russians are European, white. The natives
the religion? You said earlier the entire

in Bukhara, which once was the center of religious

even probably more 50 than Mecca, they had

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partially damaged during an earthquake in 1948 and has
never been rebuilt. And they have no mosque in Stalinabad, a
city of about 300,000.

So it is rather difficult for them to practice their religion,
particularly in the face of the outspoken hostility of their
Government. Communism teaches there is no God and that
religion is for backward people, and Russia obviously wants
no backward people.

@ You had no means of telling whether they had fallen
away?

A No. In Bukhara we went to a Moslem service on Friday,
and there were only about 20 people in attendance—they were
all old men. However, you hear conflicting reports as to
whether people are more or less active in their religion than
they were a few years ago. There is no doubt that the Rus-
sians have tried to destroy the people's religious belief.
Whether they have been successful is difficult to tell. There
are a great number of Baptists in that area, surprisingly.

Q Russians or Orientals?

& Russians. The minister in Tashkent said that in 1952 he
had a congregation of 700 Baptists, and now he has a con-
gregation of 2,000. When we attended, there were over 1,000
People there, and there was also a good-sized congregation
in Frunze.

RISE IN CHURCHGOING—

Q Was that the result of missionary activity?

A It might be. The newspapers in Russia keep deploring
the fact that more people are going to church and that even
Communist Party members are now going to church. There
might be some significance fo that. However, I don't feel that
1 am qualified to say.

Q You say the newspapers deplore the fact that people are
going to church?

A Yes. There was a letter in a paper in Moscow from a
woman who said she was a party member and that her
fiancé wanted to get masried in the church, and would that
be proper, and the answer was that it certainly would be

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outwardly rude.

Q They were abrupt?

A Yes, sometimes. We were always extremely interested
in the collectivization problem and the local people's opposi-
tion to it, and that conversation always ended on a rather
ruffed tone.

@ When you asked sbout the Kazakhs?

A Yes, but also about the other peoples of Central Asia. In
each area, we tried to find out about what problems the
Government faced during this period when individual owner-
ship was being abolished.

HUMAN COST OF -“PROGRESS“—

Q Why were you interested in that particularly?

A There was the serious allegation that there had been so
much opposition to collectivization and that the Russians had
taken stringent measures to crush the local people’s resist-
ance, that we wanted to find out the facts. You can go into
this area as a visitor like Nehru [India’s Prime Minister] and
the degree to which it has been built up is impressive, from
a materialistic point of view. But I think also the price that
was paid in human beings in order to make this change and,
too, that the people have such a difficult life even now should
be considered.

Sections of population were banished or liquidated to
achieve the domination of the state. The breaking down of
family life is effectively carried out by mothers working for
the state and depositing their babies progressively in state
nurseries, later into Pioneer camps, and, ultimately, in the
Young Communist League. During this most important forma-
tive period the children and the young people are being thor-
oughly indoctrinated that their first love should be the state,
not God, their parents or their family." -

Q How young do they take the children?

A In the nurseries they take them at the age of 2 months.
They are not supposed to take them until they are 7 years
old in the Pioneer camps, but at the one we went to we saw
children of 3 or 4 years of age. The woman in charge ex-
plained that these children were just visiting for the day,
when we inquired, but then, when the rest of the children
Sang songs, these younger ones knew all the words.

Incidentally, one of the songs they sang was about the
French dock workers’ not wanting to fight against the dock

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parents t’deal of them at that rate.

a then they go in mek ake early?

A Yes, and they provide a little room where, if you are
nursing your child, you can come in and nurse the child and
beck to the factory.
tae ig back to the houses, the Russians usually have pic-

their houses~are there pictures of Stalin?

breed administration building of the farms they always
had pictures of Lenin and Stalin and sometimes of other
Communist leaders such as Molotov, and occasionally we saw
Mao Tee-tung’s picture. However, they have Lenin and Stalin
everywhere, until it comes out of your ears. On the floors of
every hotel, in the streets, they have statues and pictures—
every place you go.

While in Russia we inquired into the question of academic
freedom and the right of the citizen or the press to criticize
the Goverment. We talked to judges, professors and presi

dents of th ties. and they said there wasn’t any op
dents of the universities, and they said there wasn’t any op-

position because what the Government did was always right.
All the people of Russia realized this and realized that if they
opposed the Government they would be wrong, and so, there-
fore, no one did. What the Government did was absolutely
correct, they said, so why would anybody oppose it?

Q Did you find in the cities that there were sections with
office buildings, or were they small business sections and the
rest all rural in appearance, in these cities of 800,000?

A The business and living quarters are interspersed in the
cities. Tashkent is a city of 800,000, and there it’s a 23-year
plan that they*have—in which’ time they are: going to try to
modernize the city. They gave us a figure that 50 per cent of
the city is still the old city. It looked like probably even more
than that, but there are some very beautiful parks and very
beautiful trees.

A FORM OF SLAVERY? YES—

@ You mentioned the question of slavery—do you think
their whole system really is a form of slavery? What is the
broad impression you took away?

A I believe it is. Communism retains its basic evils whether
it is the Khrushchev type or the more oppressive Stalin type.
Recently the new rulers have made certain concessions in the
Soviet Union to the people—for instance, they allow them now
to go into Red Square, they allow them to visit the Kremlin.
The farmer is permitted to plant more things that he wants
to on his own private lot—they have made certain concessions.
But the main things about controlling Government still exjst
in the hands of the Presidium.

They haven't relinquished any of the real power, and
the ordinary citizen feels the full extent of it-even to where
a factory or farm worker cannot leave his job without per-
mission of his superior—in other words, the state.

They still have on the books that idea that the MVD
through the Department of Interior can try somebody with a
secret trial and send him off to prison and extend the sentence
when he is in prison. You have intense concentration on labor
—that everybody must work for the state, the women must we t
work~so therefore the family unit, which I think our society ‘TAM phoiat taken by Hebert F. Keamedy

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Director, Pat

PERSONAL AD -QORPEDITEAL-
ROBERT FRANCIS KENNEDY :
DEPARTMENTAL APPLICANT

CHDIAAL DIVISION

With reference to your memorandum dated Septenber 12, 1951, requesting
that &n investigation be eonducted concerning Robert Francis Kenedy, ¢ there are
attached copies of the following reports,

Report of Special Agent Louie MN, Beigbeder, dated Septeater 21, 1951,

at Boston, Massachusetts,

Report of Special Agent George P. Baxtrum, Jr., dated September 21, 1951,
at Washington, D. C.

Report of Special Agent Jerry re Batts, Jr., dated Beptenber 18, 1951,
et Norfolk, Virginia, —

Report of Apecial Agent Jesse C, Mall, dr., dated September 20, 1951, at
Richaond, Virginia,

It has been determined that the Navy Service record of Kennedy is presently
@n route from Kew York to Washington, D. C. As soon as it can be located and
reviewed you will be fumished s copy of the report reflecting this information,

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Dear Mr. Hoover, . wh i KR!

Just a note to tell you how much gee C="

admire your very fine work in the Tele. Room

Brinks, Weinberg and Reisel cases. ur. Hottoman

You have established a record of Wiss Holmes

which the whole country is very wiss nope
proud.

I hope the United States continues to enjoy your .
leadership for a long period of time.

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* reflected thet faculty members at the University of Virginia remarked favorably
concerning applicant and his educational background was verified at that school.
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DIRECTOR, FBI 9/21/51

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ROBERT FRANCIS KENNEDY

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There are being forwarded herewith three « ec
Report of SA LOUIS H. BEIGEBEDER dated 9/21,

above-captioned case.

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incident to the investigation, it has not been included

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REBUTEL SEPT. FOURTEEN LAST. RECORDS, BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS,
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MASS., AND BOSTON CITY HALL, DO NOT REFLECT
ANY ROBERT FRANCIS KENNEDY BORN IN BOSTON OR MASSACHUSETTS FROM
NINETEEN TWENTY TO NINETEEN THIRTY. ATTENDED BATES COLLECE,
LEVISTON, MAINE, NOV.) FORTYFOUR, TO FEBs, FORTYFIVE, UNDER ARMY
V TWELVE PROGRAM. RECORD FAVORABLE, TRANSFERRED IN GOOD STANDING
TO HARVARD COLLEGE. NO ONE AT BATES COLLEGE RECALLED APPLICANT.

BATES COLLEGE RECORDS SHOW APPLICANT BORN NOV. TWENTY, NINETEEN
IWENTYFIVE AT BOSTON, MASS. RECORD ON APPLICANT AT HARVARD UNIV.,
CAMBRIDGE, MASS., WHERE HE ATTENDED SEPTs, FORTYSIX TO FEBey
FORTYEICHT, RECEIVING BA DEGREE, FAVORABLE. WO RECORD OF ADMISSION
TO THE BAR, MASSACHUSETT. CLERK-S OFFICE, SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT OF
_HASS.(, SHOWS ROBERT Fe KENNEDY APPLIED FOR ADMISSION TO THE MASS. .
par JULY NINETEEN, FIFTYONE. APPLICANT PRESENTLY BEING EXAMINED
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Susject: SENATOR JOHN L. MoCLELIAN AND ©
\ SENATE COMMITTEE COUNSEL ROBERT F. KENNEDY

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Senator McClellan, Chairman, and Robert F, Kennedy, [eit tom —
Counsel, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Semite cus
Government Operations Committee, are planning to oall at the

Bureau today, RC4Z
QURRENT SENATE LOBBYING HEARINGS ;

Senator McClellan and Kennedy my be calling with relation
to the current hearings being conducted by the Senate Lobby Investi-
gating Committee. These hearings have disclosed that salesmen for
the Standard 011 Company of Indiana paid for telegrams sent to
Semtor Edward Thye (R.-Minn.) urging him to vote for the Natural
Gas Bill, Some of these telegrams were reportedly sent without the
authorization of the individuals whose names were signed thereto,
These telegrams have been characterized as "forged" by Senator
McClellan who is quoted in the Washington Post of 9/11/56, to the
effect that he did not kmow whether any law had been broken but
that the hearings might prove a need for new legislation, Senator
MoClellan is Chairmin of the Senate Lobby Investigating Committee,

On the basis of an opinion furnished the Bureau by the
Criminal Division in 1954 as to the applicability of the Lobbying
Statute, it would appear that the transmission of the telegrams under
the circumstances outlined abows would not constitute a violation
of this Act, The Criminal Division has indicated this statute is
limited to persons who solicit, collect or receive contributions of
money or other thing of walue to influence the passage or defeat
of legislation by Congress,

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hearings as published in the paper (which is the only informtion the ~*
Bureau has concerning the hearings) {t would not appear that any ’
Federal violation within the Bureau's jurisdiction is involved in “\— _
connection with the sending of these telegrams to Senator Thye. We :
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PURPOSE: Re_é

To set forth identifying data concerning McClellan and Kennedy
who are scheduled to meet with the Director this afternoon, September 11, 1956

Attached is a brief memorandum concerning Kennedy and a summary
concerning McClellan prepared January 7, 1955. The following is pertinent
information concerning McClellan since the date of the attached summary:

ulton Lewis, Jr., on February 23, 1956, reported that McClellan

fon Lewis, Jr., on February avoo, reported that McCieian

> In January, 1956, a name check was conducted for Senator McClellan
RK on individual being considered for the staff of the Senate Permanent
N Subcommittee on Investigations. (123-5144-4)
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Committee on Government Operations entitled "Organization of
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«a | of the Special Committee to Investigate Political Activities, Lobb \ne:§ A's {
and Campaign Contributions. (52-67737-11) 1% SEP 14 1956 :
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

ROBERT I). KENNEDY

PART 1 OF 9


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september 11, 1956

ype ROBERT FRANCIS KENNEDY

wunon “WUNGRND ,

-t To furnish brief identifying data concerning Kennedy, Chief Counsel
és the Senate Investigations Subcommittee, who, along with Senator John McClellan,
may see the Director on this afternoon, September 11, 1956.

BIOGRAPHICAL DATA:

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_ Bo bert fj - Kennedy Was born 11-20-25 at Boston, Massachusetts. He attended
Harvard University and the University of Virginia Law School. He is the son of
Joseph P. Kennedy, former ambassador to England, and the brother of Senator
John F. Kennedy, Democrat of Massachusetts. be

PREVIOUS CONTACTS WITH THE DIRECTOR:

Kennedy talked with the Director apparently on personal matters
on January 28, 1954, and February 15, 1954. He also met with the Director on
11-3-55 and discussed his extended tour of Russia which he had made with
Mr. Justice Douglas the previous summer. The Director noted, "It is quite
obvious that Mr. Kennedy has returned from Russia with a rather dim impression

| of its economy and alleged liberties. "

Kennedy also met with the Director on 4-26-56 and discussed the
pending appearance of Murray Chotiner. Chotiner was the campaign manager for
Vice President Nixon in the 1952 elections, and Kennedy's committee was con-
sidering calling Chotiner as a witness. Kennedy also inquired of the Director
as to whether the time had come to bring Alger Hiss before his committee. The
Director advised Kennedy that before any such move was made it should be given
very careful study and evaluation and thorough research should be done beforehand.

BUREAU INVESTIGATION OF KENNEDY:

In September, 1951, the Bureau conducted a Departmental applicant
investigation of Kennedy in connection with a position as attorney in the Criminal
Division. The investigation was favorable and individuals contacted recommended
him highly.

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Kennedys 0. S. Senator from Massachusetts. He ts the son of
Joseph P « Kennedy, former Ambassador to England and ts employed
as Chier Counsel to Minority of the Permanent Subcommittee on
Investigations of the Senate. yj

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and Assistant Attorney General Tompkina by memoranda dated
Auguat 30, and November 29, 1954.1)

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ROBERT FRANCIS KENNEDY chen DEPARTMENTAL APPLICANT,
: re BN ATTORNEY; CRIMINAL DIVISION
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Srmorers OF FACTS: Applicant attended U. of Va., Dept. of |

Law, Charlottesville, Va., 9/16/48 to
6/11/51 when graduated and awarded LL.B
degree. He ranked 56th in e class of

124, having earned slightly above average
grades. Formr professors and acquain-
tances recoumend as to character, reputa-
tion and loyalty and describe as intelligent
and mature, possesses average knowledge of
law, excellent poise and self confident. |
Theyreconmmend for position sought. No
criminal record and credit rating satis-
factory at Charlottesville, Va. No record
of applicant having taken Va. Bar exam.

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Boston, Massachusetts. He entered the Department of

Law on September 16, 1948, attending until June 11, 1951,

at which time he was graduated and conferred the LL.B. Degree.
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ROBERT FRANCIS KENMED.
YEETING WITH DIRECTOR

PURPOSE: Pola Ff We ayed gy

To furnish identifying data concerning Kennedy, chief
counsel for the Senate Investigations Subcommittee, who will see the
Director at 4:00 psm., November 3, 1955.4)

BIOGRAPHICAL DATA:

Kennedy was born November 20, 1925, at Boston, Massachusetts,
attended Harvard and the University of Virginia Law School. He is the

= son of Joseph P, Kennedy, former ambassador to England, and brother of
' Senator John F, Kennedy (D.-Massachusetts) qj

anu T_ INVESTIGATION OF KENNEDY:
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In September, 1951, the Bureau conducted a Departmental a@pplicar

4 investigation of Kennedy in connection with a posttton as attorney in
>the Criminal Division, The investigation was favorable and individuals
.c contacted recommended him highly.

: In December, 1954, information was recetuved from the ‘State
Department indicating Kennedy and Justice William 0. Douglas were planning

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-BRIOR INVESTIGATION OF CONTRIBUTION

“FOR SENATOR FRANCIS CASE (R.-S.D,)

Investigation was instituted 2/4/56, at the Departmentts
request following a disclosure by Senator Francis Case who reported
tbat John M, Neff had mde a $2500 campaign contribution for Case
immediately preceding the Senate vote on the Natural Gas Bill,

Following our investigation a Federal Grand Jury in the
District of Columbia returned a sixecsount indictment on 7/2/56,
obarging Neff, Elmer Patmn, attorney-lobbyist for the Superior 011
Company, and the Superior O11 Company itself with violations of
Bribery, Conspiracy and Lobbying Statutes, Trial set for 11/19/56.

All investigation in this case has been completed; however,
by memorandum dated 8/2/56, the Criminal Division requested the Bureau
to contact the Senate Lobby Investigating Committee and secure copies
of question and answer interviews conducted by members of the George
Select Committee with Elmer Patmin, John M. Neff and Howard Keck,
President of the Superior 011 Company. The Criminal Division also
requested that we secure copies of any memoranda prepared with
reference to the interviews of these three individuals, It is noted
the George Select Committee conducted the initial inquiry concerning
the contribution to Senator Case; this Committee is no longer in
existence and its records have been turned over to its successor,
the Senate Lobby Investigating Committes,.

Repeated efforts by the Washington Field Office to secure
the documents requested by the Criminal Division have been umnswcessful
inasmuch as Committee representatives have indicated the Department's
request could not be complied with until it was passed upon by
Senator McClellan who was away from Weshington for an extended period,

Paul Kameriok, Chief Investigator for the Lobby Committee,
telephonically advised the Washington Field Office this morning that
with relation to the Department's request Senator MoClellan advised
this morning that he had checked with the Senate Farliamentariean who
ruled that the Department's request could be complied with only after
@ resolution had been passed by the Senate authorizing it. The

Senate, of course, will not be in session until January and the trial
of this case is tentatively scheduled for 11/19/56. We are, of course,
furnishing to the Criminal Division the informtion received this
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Navy record not located.
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REFERENCE: Wew York teletype dated September 22, 1951.

DETAILS: pu we AT WASHINGTON, D.C.

$7 Enlisted Service Record Section,

M Department of the Navy, has edvised Special Buployee GERALD F. BLISS that
the service record of the applicant has Rot been located and is presumed

to be lost, wisfiled, or mistakenly "charged out.

Records of the Office of Naval Intelligence Detail, Navy
Annex, Washington, D. C., were checked by Special Euployee GERALD F. BLISS
and found to contain a request that the applicant's service record be for-
warded from Garden Gity, New York, but it has not been received. The only
data in these files concerning the applicant, serial number U8-771-27,
concerns his re-enlistment March 7, 1947 at Boston, Massachusetts, as a
Seaman second class, United States Naval Reserve, V-6, for four years
inactive duty, He was honorably discharged July 16, 1947 for the convenience
of the government. There is no derogatory information concerning the appli-
cant in these files.

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: ROBERT FRANCIS KENNEDY
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Re New York teletype dsted September 22, 1951.

Enclosed herewith is the report of SA GEORGE P. BAXTRUM, JR.,
dated October 31, 1951, captioned as above.

Upon receipt of retel setting forth information that +! i
cant's Navy record was charged out from NRMC, Garden City yd a 674
Naval intelligence officer on liaison with the Bureau of Nav: ‘ersonnel ee.
at Washington, D. C., a search was made for the record with negative re- . Ws
sults.

A stop was placed in the files requesting FBI notification when
the record was available. As set forth in enclosed report, applicant's
record has not yet been located at the Naval Personnel Office here.

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ASHKHABAD men are Turkish-Mongolian mixture

there was industry and copper mines that we wanted to see.
So we told them if there were no planes we would take the
train back to Karaganda. They said there are no trains out of
there, and the only thing to do was to go north and get a
plane out of Novosibirsk.

‘We stayed and inspected the virgin-lands program in Bar-
naul, and several days later flew on to Novosibirsk. There
they told us we could not possibly go to Karaganda, there
‘were n0 planes and the trains were bad and, anyway, it was
too far. We told them we were planning to go back no mat-
ter how difficult it might seem. So we started back. When
we had gotten within a reasonable distance we were told by
the local government officials, “We've got orders from Moscow
that you can’t go there.”

We found out later that there were trains from Barnaul to

MOSLEM leader (third from left) poses with assistants

a city very close to Karaganda and that we could also have
gotten a plane from Novosibirsk to a city very close to Kara-
ganda. In addition, we learned that we never had to go to
Barnaul in the first place because there are very important
virgin lands right outside Karaganda.

Q How do you explain that run-around?

A We learned in Moscow that Karaganda is one of the
get slave labor camps in the Soviet Union. Some of of the

volunteers of World War IL
\diers, volunteers of World War II

leased last year, had been working there and have told about
it. The Russians didn’t want us to see it. But they never said
no—just gave us the run-around until they saw we were going
to get there.

Q So there is no freedom to travel there?
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sity, stated he knew the
cant as @ resident of Winthrop House. . He stated the

“pecord House are clear relating to the Appli-
t aid the Applicant associated with persons
He stated he had complete
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Amew nothing in derogation of the Applicant's

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person of excellent reputation and*character, She recom- ...

mended the Applicant for employment with the Government of
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ND 50055011050, tevieton, ”
laine, stated the records indicated the Applicant attended

from November, 19); to June, 1945 as a V-12 student. She ":-
stated the Applicant transferred to Harvard College in good
standing. She stated further the records revealed the Ap-
plicant was born November 20, 1925 at Boston, Massachusetts.
- Miss BLOSSOM said there was no one presently at the college
who recalled the Applicant, — : . .

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e Applicant since birth and recommended him highly fora . |.

position with the Government. He stated the Applicant and ~
bie family have a good reputation end that their loyalty to -
the United States Is beyond question. He said the Appli-

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Mexorandum to Mr, Boardman

While the Lobby Investigating Committee @ special
Pormmittee, it fs headed by Senator McClellan who is also Chairman
@T the Government Operations Committee, Robert Kennedy is Counsel
#or the Government Operations Committee but bas no mown connection

“with the Lobby Investigating Committee, whose General Counsel is
George M. Fay. _

It is noted our investigation in the Neff case did not

concern itself in any way with the alleged "forged" telegrams
mentioned above,

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the call that Mr, Bo&Kennedy wre $iz00 ____
made yesterday, re
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Russia,

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left and would appreciate it if your schedule would

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__ Dear Mr. ; Kennedy:

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Many thanks lor your + thoughtful a note postmarked *
” August 31, 1956, and for your commendatory remarks concerning
this Bureau’ 8 work in connection with the Brink's, Weinberger
and Riesel cases. .
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11/4/55. The Director has instructed that absolute circumspection be
utilized in any conversations with Kennedy. He has as repéitedly been

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In March, 1954, you tied BPP kennedy concerning testimony in
the Annie Lee Moss case and the Director noted, "The attitude of Kennedy in this
matter clearly shows need for absolute circumspection in any conversation with
him." (121-2900-39)

On May 18, 1955, Kennedy was guest on Dave Garroway's television
program and was questioned concerning the Dr. John Peters case. His comments
concerning FBI were favorable. (121-4200-167)

Kennedy was contacted by Bureau Agents regarding the testimony of
Harry Lev before Kennedy's Subcommittee in connection with the manufacture of
military hats and caps. Kennedy was uncooperative and advised he would prefer
waiting until testimony was completed. The Director noted, in part, "Kennedy was
completely uncooperative until after he had squeezed all the publicity out of the
matter he could." (46-23395-107)

Kennedy, as Chief Counsel for Senate Committee on Government
Operations, sent a letter to the Bureau dated December 20, 1955, requesting
examination of two documents to determine whether they were prepared on the
same typewriter. One document dated June 27, 1955, was on the letterhead
of A. C. Clothing Manufacturing Company, Atlantic City, New Jersey, signed
by Herman P. Kravitz, which was addressed to Kennedy. Letter advised Kennedy
that no improper demands had been made by personnel of A. C, Clothing
Manufacturing Company for the award of contracts. The other document was a
typewritten note with wording similar to letter signed by Kravitz; however, the
second document had been torn into several pieces giving the appearance it had
been retrieved from a wastebasket. Laboratory examination revealed both
documents were prepared on same typewriter. Bufiles reflect Herman Kravits
was found guilty in U. S. District Court, New York City, December 17, 1954,
for embezzlement of Government property and sentenced to pay a $5,000 fine.
Bufiles also reflect Kravitz is listed as an individual who is prohibited from
entering into contractual relationship with the Army. (95-61979-2)

In January, 1956, Kennedy called the Bureau and expressed concern
* that a Bureau official had contacted Minority Counsel Juliana rather than himself

‘ concerning a matter of official business. The Director stated as follows: "I

think Kennedy is basically right. H."

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the Russians themselves. In Kazakhstan, for
collectivization, the Russians took a cen-

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qywo On November 4, 1955, the Director met with Kennedy who
. 4 discussed some of his impressions regarding his trip to Russia, most of
which were covered in detail in the interview in the U. 8. News & World
Report, appearing in the October 21, 1955, issue. The Director pointed
out it was obvious Kennedy returned from Russia with a rather dim impression
of its economy and alleged liberties. (77-51387-25) -__

— Kennedy, as Chief Counsel for Senate Committee on Government
Operations, sent a letter to the Bureau dated December 20, 1955, requesting
examination of two documents to determine whether they were prepared on the
same typewriter. One document dated June 27, 1955, was on the letterhead
of A. C. Clothing Manufacturing Company, Atlantic City, New Jersey, signed
by Herman P. Kravitz, which was addressed to Kennedy. Letter advised
Kennedy that no improper demands had been made by personnel of A. C. Clothing
Manufacturing Company for the award of contracts. The other document was a
typewritten note with wording similar to letter signed by Kravitz; however, the
second document had been torn into several pieces giving the appearance it had
been retrieved from a wastebasket. Laboratory examination revealed both
documents were prepared on same typewriter. Bufiles reflect Herman Kravitz
was found guilty in U. 8. District Court, New York City, December 17, 1954,
for embezzlement of Government property and sentenced to pay a $5, 000 fine.
Bufiles also reflect Kravitz is listed as an individual who is prohibited from
entering into contractual relationship with the Army. (95-61979-2) ____-__—

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Kravitz is currently a witness before Kennedy's Committee.
(Washington Post and Times Herald 4/25/56)

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office, Mr. Kennedy asked that the following message
be given to the Director.

Mr. Kennedy stated that he was leaving for Southern
Russia a week from tomorrow, July 27th, and would
like very much to come by the office to see the
Director sometime before he leaves. He indicated
that he merely wished to pay his respects to the
Director.

He was told that his message would be brought to the
Director's attention immediately upon his return to

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judge at Alma-Ata said that some of them were misled and
fled over the border to China and now were coming back.
But, once they admit even that, they admit there was opposi-
tion to the Russian program.

In addition, there were stories that these people slaughtered

~ large amounts of their cattle rather than turn them over to the

state. In Soviet Central Asia from 1928 to 1937, the number
of sheep and goats was reduced to almost one third—18
million to less than 6 million.

During the same period of time horses and cattle declined
from a little over 5 million to 2.5 million. The region's total
livestock herd in 1934 was only about 45 per cent of what
it had been in 1928. This gives you an indication of what
was taking place in the area.

2 There animals were slaughtered by the Kazakhs them-
selves!

A Yes, and by their neighbors in the other four republics
of Central Asia.

Q Are there any Europeans in there?

A Russians, of course, but very few others. We asked in
various places, but there hasn't been more than a handful of
visitors into any of these areas in Centra) Asia. We saw a lot
of Chinese up in Siberia when we went through there—plane-
Joads coming through. .

Q How fas over in Siberia did you get?

A It was an interesting story why we went to Siberia. We
wanted to go there for a short visit anyway, but we had
wanted to go up into the “new lands” in Kazakhstan to see
the “virgin lands” program. We wanted to go up through a

ity called Karaganda, and then continue north and west,
and inspect the new-lands program and then go on up
rough Siberia to Moscow. We told our guide that we wanted
to stop at Karaganda on the way. Severa] days later our
guide came to us and told us he had found e better area for
us to visit the virgin lands.

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probably better for us to take a plane. In consultation with
the local government officials, we were told that to fly to
this new area would take about an hour and that we could
go on to Karaganda from there.

We asked whether we should leave our clothes in
Alma-Ata, where we were, and stop to pick them up on

“our way to Karaganda, but they advised us to take

them along with us. We boarded-the plane early one morn-
ing, and six and a half hours later and more than 1,000
miles away we got out. We had been shipped to Siberia.
Then they told us we couldn't go to Karaganda as there
were no planes there.

‘We wanted to get to Karaganda because it was in Central
Asia and because it was a coal-mining district. In addition,

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older people, mostly women, attending the service with only
a small percentage of younger people. However, in contrast,
at Baptist services there were a great humber of young people
and a great number of men.

I might add that the Communists have allowed only a few
churches of any denomination—Jewish, Moslem or Catholic—
to remain open. Most churches in the Soviet Union have been
turned into museums or stores and their contents—chalices,
‘etc.—placed on exhibition. .

Speaking of this religious question, in Leningrad they have
@ museum which is devoted completely to ridiculing God
and people's religious beliefs. For instance, as you enter they
have God sitting on top of the cross, wearing a top hat,
smoking a cigar and portrayed as a capitalist while a work-
ing man is bent over casrying the Cross and Him.

SHOW PLACE FOR ASIA—

Q Did you get the impression that the standard of living
in Central Asia had risen or fallen?

A I would say it had risen. I think one of the reasons that
area is so important is that it is going to be an area in which
the Russians are going to bring in the people of Asia and
the people of the Middle East, and say, for example, “Now
you know the condition in Iran. There you have absentee
landlordship, large estates and extremely poor villages. Here
in Central Asia there is no starvation and the people's standard
of living is improving each year. Our people are living better
and better. That's what you can do under Communism.”

1 think this is going to be a tremendous problem. Chester
Wilmott [British newspaper ‘and radio correspondent, author
of “The Struggle for Europe”} said in his book in 1952 that
the future of the world might well be decided in Central
Asia. One of the main reasons for that is that the countries
of the Middle East and Asia will be influenced by the success,
or Jack of it, of Communism in the republics of Central Asia.
Even now it might well be an impressive sight for people
coming into this area unless, of course, they consider the
human sacrifices that were made and are being made to
achieve some of these gains—the possible liquidation of 1 mil-
lion people in Kazakhstan alone, for instance.

Q Youspent six weeks, most of it in that ares?

A Yes.

Q Did you ever get a chance to talk to anyone alone, or
was your guide always there?

& He was always there. We didn’t speak Russian or the
local language, either one of us. .

Q They wouldn't let you bring in your own interpreter?

A _No, we tried to, but the Russian Embassy in Washington
wouldn’t even answer our Jetters of request.

Q How do you know this fellow interpreted correctly?

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upon ” practice, thai mail,
either; that it was most despicable for anyone to do that
sort of thing.

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accommodations prepared for them and ended up sleeping in
a railroad car in the station. .

Q Did you hear anybody in the embassies complaining
about wire tapping?

A I've heard it a great deal. *

Q Even before you left this country?

A Yes, and I think undoubtedly the wires in all the rooms
we stayed in were tapped. After conversations we had, we
would find results of things we had said in our rooms.

Q To each other?

A Yes, and that would lead us to the unmistakable con-
clusion that our rooms had taps in them—in fact, we had
conversations for that purpose alone, because we wanted to
put over a particular idea and it worked out that way.

Q What élse did the MVD people tell you?

A Well, we were interested, of course, in the transporta-
tion of people. .

ROLE OF SECRET POLICE—

Q You saw these MVD people in different places?

A Yes, the uniformed ones we saw in every city we went
to. We asked the MVD officials if their people were all in
uniform, and they said, “Yes.” After pursuing it, they said,
“On certain jobs we take them out of uniform, but they are
in uniform most of the time.” And actually we know that a
large percentage of the MVD are secret police who wear no
uniform, We asked them if they operated outside the Soviet
Union, and they said, “No.” And then we asked if there was
any security organization operating outside the Soviet Union,
and they said, “No.” :

Then we said there must be something that they do out-
side the Soviet Union, and they said, “Well, there might be,
but we don’t know anything about it.” Petrov’s story as it

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Menorondun to Mr. Nichols July 20, 1955

. In December, 1954, tnformation was recetved from the
State Department tndicating Justice Filltam 0. Douglas was planning
to go to the Sovtet Unton tr Auguat, 1955, and to be accompanied by
Robert Kennedy. Douglas tndicated that the trip would be for one
month and that they planned to go through Moscow and Leningrad. |
(65-30092-5264) :

In Janucry, 1955, Bureau/Picn fandd Enpormation to the -

effeot that Kennedy and his Subcommittee was conducting inguirtes

on wire tapping tn the District of Columbia and that they had
contacted offtctals of the telephone company in this connection.
(62-12114-2866) J

On May 18, 1955, Kennedy was a guest on the Dave Garroway
Television Program and was questioned concerning the Dre John Peters
case. His comments concerning the FBI were favorable. (121-4200-167) J

You wtll recall that Harry Lev testified recently before
Xennedy's Subconn tte in, connection with the manufacture of military
hate and caps and/dfsdWtacted by Bureau Agents prior to Lev's .
testinony. Kennedy was uncooperative in that he advised the Agents
he would prefer waiting until testimony of Lev had been completed,
then he would be more than glad to turn over everything concerning
thts case to the FBI. In this connection the Director noted, in part,
" Kennedy was completely uncooperative unttl after he had squeezed
@ll the publicity out of the matter he could. (46-23395-107) L/

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Counsel for Senate Investigations Subcommittee

Se A LOOK BEHIND _
THE RUSSIAN SMILES

What Is life like In far Soviet
Millions really kept in slavery? - :

Robert F. Kennedy, chief counsel for the
Senate Investigations Subcommittee, accom-
panied Supreme Court Justice William O.
Douglas on a tour of Central Asia, and took
the photos of Russian life shown here. in many
of the areas no visiting Americans hod been
seen since the Russian Revolution. :

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Q How long were you in Russia, Mr. Kennedy?

A Just under six weeks.

Q Where did you go?

A We spent most of our time in Central Asia, which is
composed of five countries—Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbe-
kistan, Tadzhikistan and Kirghizia.

Q You were the first Americans to be over there?

A In some parts. Other Americans have gone to some of
the cities, but in other parts they haven’t allowed anyone.

Q What was your major reason for going?

A _We were chiefly interested in going there because it is
the “colonial” area of the Soviet Union—the people are en-
tirely different from the natives of Central Russia—they are
of Turkish and Iranian stock with a strong Mongolian strain.

Another reason that made it interesting is that it is a highly
religious area. .

At least up until 40 years ago the people were devoted
followers of Mohammed, and it was an interesting question
as to what had occurred since the Communists took over.
Another interest was the remoteness of the region—there had
been very few visitors, and yet the importance of the region
cannot be overestimated. It’s a large area, about 1.5 million
square miles—it’s bigger than India before partition and larger
than all of Western Europe. It has » population of something
under 20 million, which is relatively small, but it still exceeds
the population of Canada or Australia. -

The countries that border on Centra! Asia are so compara-
tively well known—Persia, Afghanistan, Sinkiang—we even
had a representative in Sinkiang up until 1947. All those
countries have had visitors and have had books written about
them. But in this area there seemed to be a lack of knowledge
and a lack of travelers. From 1500 up until the middle of the
nineteenth century, Samarkand had only two visitors—both
Russians-one happened to go there by chance and another

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__” Doors were opened and privileges extended.
But the secret police watched Justice Douglas
and Mr. Kennedy and monitored their conver-

sations. Travel fo some places was prohibited. -

“Yet much wes fearned cbout fife in the

U.S.S.R., and also about what lies hidden be-
thiind the Russians’ new “friendly” approach.
While abroad, Mr. Kennedy, on leave from
the Subcommittee, paid his own expenses.

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one was sent there, a Russian envoy. Otherwise there were no
foreigners. Bukhara and other sections of Central Asia have
been almost as isolated. °

Q When did this region become part of the Russian em-
pire!

A Some of it starting around 1869, but part of it—for in-
stance, Bukhara—was ruled by an emir unti] 1924 or 1925.
He was independent prior to the Revolution—he operated on
his own authority. The Russians had conquered the land
around, but he controlled his part. He kept a harem, and
some of the women who lived in the harem are still alive.
He owned 400 concubines and a number of wives.

Q And these countries are all now republics under the
ULS.S.R.-each one 2 unit?

A Yes. And they each speak separate languages.

Q Do they have any newspapers in that area?

A They had newspapers~

Q In what language?

A 1 believe in their own local language, as well as Pravda
and Izvestia.

We were in Baku in Azerbaijan before we entered Central
Asia, and a guide was pointing out the Russian accomplish-
ments. We came to a building and he said, “There is where
the 100 newspapers in Azerbaijan are published.” They are
all published in the same building.

Q How did you happen to go with Justice Douglas on this
trip?

A He came down to speak at the University of Virginia
about five years ago. I was head of an organization which
invited him, and we were talking about some of his trips, and
be said he was hoping to go to Central Asia and asked if J
would be interested. I said I would, and he had been trying
every year since then to get visas.

Q After you left Azerbaijan, where did you go?

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: Information in the Congressional Directory reflects

- that the applicant's brother, JOHN FITZGERALD KENKEDY, has been
“a_ member of the United States House of Representatives since his
e@lection November 5, 1946, from the Eleventh District of .....-.

_ "+ Massachusetts.

Special Employee WALTER JAMES TOLSON advised that the
files of the District of Columbia Credit Bureau were negative
concerning the name of JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY. :

Special Employee NICHOLAS R. MANFREDA advised that

the files of the Metropolitan Police Department, Washington,
were negative concerning the name of JOHN -FITZGERALD

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KENNEDY,

The Bureau has advised that a search of the Central
Files of the FBI has been made and no information of a derogatory
nature concerning loyalty which could be identified with the

applicant was found.

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regarding the Lamp Award in Boston.

I was highly honored - particularly be-
cause I had the privilege of following

you.

Sincerely,

LGl ~ Kennedy

Mr. J. Edgar Hoover

Director

Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
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Memorandum to Mr. Ficholse January 28, 1954

On the morning of January 28, 1954, Robert Francis
Kennedy called the Director's Offtce and advised thet he would
ltke to talk over some personal matters with the Director.
Arrcngements were node for Kennedy to come in to see the
Director at 4:00 pam. the same day.

Robert Francts Kennedy ts the son of Joseph P. Kennedy,
former ambassador to England and the brother of Senator John
F. Kennedy, Democrat of Massachusetts. CMe th =

On September 14, 1951, we opened a Departmental
applicant case on Robert Franc te“Kennedy, who was applying
for a position of attorney tn the Criminal Division. Back-
ground information furnished tndicated he was born tn Boston,
Massachusetts, on November 20, 1925, and attended Harvard
University, Bates College,and recetved his low degree fron
the Virginia Law School in 1951, He served tn the United
States Novy from 1944 to 1946. Investigation tn thts case
failed to reflect any derogatory information concerning
£ennedy, and all persons tntervitewed recommended him very
highly. (77~51387)

An invitatton postmarked May 19, 1950, from Mr. and
rs. George Skakel and ocdressed to Mr. and Mrs. J. Edgar Hoover
requested the honor of the Director's presence at the narrtage
of their daughter Ethel to Robert Francis Kennedy on Saturday,
June 17, tn Greenwich, Connecticut. This inuttation was declined.
(62-12186-3444) .

A transcript of the hearings before the Permanent
Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government
Operations in the United States held on May 4 and 20, 1953,
reflects that Robert F. Kennedy, assistant counsel for that
committee, gave considerable testimony regarding ehips carry-
ing cargo to Communist Chine in 1952. (62-98810-109) .

4 Washington City News Service release dated March
30, 1953, goes into considerable detatl about the agreément
that Senator McCarthy had worked out with Greek shipowners
not to transport goods to Communtst China. The press release
etates that McCarthy gave full credit and high pratse for his
agreement to subcommittee general counsel, Francts D. Flanagan


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Chief Counsel

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was the faculty advisor. He related that while @ applicant's
scholastic record does not reflect that of a mental genius,

be would consider him to be an extremely well-rounded young

man possessing an average knowledge of the legal profession

coupled with an acute interest in social and international
affairs which in ould well equip him for the - w,
position sought. pointed out that the applicant D
is the son of form assador JOSEPH P. KENNEDY and related
that he was very pleased to note the epplicant's interest in
public service which he stated was indicative to him of the.
applicant's general makeup in that he suspected that the
acceptance of such employment would be made at no small per~
sonal sacrifice. He concluded that he would recommend the
applicant for the position Bought without hesitation or. -

reservation.

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mature young man whom they believed to possess excellent
poise, a sense of self-confidence and average technical
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Bureau teletype dated September 14, 1951.

DETAILS: AT WASHINGTON, D. C. pees

Special Employee EDMUND J. EIDEN has advised there is
no record of the applicant in the files of the Investigations
Division, Civil Service Commission.

Special Employee FRED T. GHEEN has advised that the files
of the House Committee on Un-American Activities were checked ,
against the name of the applicant with negative results.

: Special Employee ROBERT S. MUGAVIN advised that the files
of the Office of Naval Intelligence reflect a request for a back-
Ground investigation of the applicant was made in June, 1949, in
connection with his application for a commission. Reports of the

he kas on Sy ean mite

Sixth Naval District at Miami, Florida, and the Fifth Naval District
at Norfolk, Virginia, were received and disclosed no derogatory
information concerning the applicant.

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