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something. And they were honor
able men, you understand. who
wanted you to help somebody in
trouble"
At times he would get telephone
calls and at times personal visits.
the witness said. from officials. in
Guiding members of Congress, Sen
ators, bankers and heads of firms.
Also, he said. they wanted him to
confer with constituents or friends
in tax trouble.
Representative Kean. Repub-
lican, of New Jersey asked whether
he ever was threatened by any of
the visitors or whether any ever
asked him to take an improper
action.
II don't think I can remember
a single instance" the witness de-
clared.
That's almost unbelievable in
all the time you were there" Mr..
Kean commented.
No White House Calls.
On questioning taken over by
Representative Curtis, Republican,
of Nebraska. Mr.. Caudle said he
could not recall any Federal Of
fetal connected with the execu-
tive branch ever calling him about
a case under consideration and
that mo one from the White
House has ever been in my office. 4"
Asked If this pressure" in
dicated the tax division chiefs
setup should be changed. MIR.
Caudle said he did not. He said
the office would run very smooth
ly If the chief wanted to "sit
there like a block Of granite"
But that he had always tried to
be "convivial and patient" with
callers. AS for members Of Con-
gress. he added:
They were so nice and honor
able about the whole thing it was
a pleasure to do business with
them"
Mr.. Curtis then read from a
newspaper story which alleged
that Mr.. Caudle ordered the FBI
to halt the Kansas City vote
fraud probe. Later the Congress-
man read that after election
books had been stolen the FBI
did investigate. But few convic-
tions resulted. according to the
news article. because OF the loss
OF the records.
Doesn't Recall Incident.
Mr.. Curtis asked II it were true
that Mr.. Caudle quashed q full
FBI investigation.
II do not remember" Mr..
Caudle replied.
AFTER this alleged instruction,
is it true it was stated by you that
a thorough investigation had been
made?" Mr.. Curtis asked.
II don't recall that" Mr.. Caudle
answered. But I do know this.
I did not arbitrarily make a de-
cision myself. It was participated
in by every one in that case" He
added that the then Attorney
General Tom Clark had a tire
mendous interest in the matter"
Earlier. Adrian w. De Wind, sub
committee counsel, led Mr.. Caudle
through an explanation of how
the tax division Is set up and how
Mr.. Caudle decided whether tax
cases referred by the Internal
Revenue Bureau should be prose-
cuted by the Government.
Mr.. Caudle said at times he
had conferred with Government
lawyers drawing up tax cases but
that he made it point never to
discuss them with taxpayers at
torneys until the cases reached
him with recommendation about
the prosecution.
No Decision Reversed.
He said he did not believe he
ever reversed q recommendation
to prosecute cases and that in
very few instances" did he set
aside a recommendation that
cases not be prosecuted.
When Mr.. Caudle said the Gov
ernment. "at one time" was get
ting a conviction rate of about
98.2 per cent, Mr.. De Wind COM
mented that it seemed to him
that rate indicated only cases
with a very strong chance of sue
cess were being presented.
1T is puzzling." he said, "be-
cause if you sent out cases with
a $3.50 chance it seems the per-
centage of success would be nearer
that"