Agency: FBI
Originator: CIT
From: A LOYAL, CONCERNED DL FBI EMPLOYEE
To: JOHNSON, LYNDON B.
Document date: 6/10/65
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10266-10151

RECORD SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 67-798-3150

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: CIT

FROM: A LOYAL, CONCERNED DL FBI EMPLOYEE

TO: JOHNSON, LYNDON B.

TITLE :

DATE :

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

06/10/1965

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JFK, ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT, BUREAU OFFICIALS

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

3

CURRENT STATUS :

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DATE OF LAST REVIEW:

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OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 1Ù

5010-106

TAY 1902 EDIAÖN

- GSA GEN.

REG. NO. 27

3. 3: 1-8

Tolson

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO

MR. MOHR

DATE:

FROM: W. S. TAVEL

6-17-65

Rosen

Sullivan.

Tavel.

Trotter

Tele. Room

• Holmes

Gandy

SUBJECT:

ANONYMOUS LETTER DATED 6-10-65 TO

PRESIDENT JOHNSON POSTMARKED

FORT WORTH, TEXAS, CONTAINING ALLEGATIONS

AGAINST INSPECTOR H. E

EDWARDS AND OTHER

BUREAU PERSONNEL

ROUTE IN

ENVELOPE

Anonymous letter writer, signing himself "A loyal, concerned Dallas FBI

employee," by letter to President Johnson dated 6-10-65, postmarked Fort Worth, Texas,

makes several allegations against Bureau personnel. Director stated,

"Look into

this

promptly. I suspect someone in the Bureau here may be the author or is furnishing

information to such ex-Agents as Turner or Levine. The postmark Ft. Worth means

nothing. H."

Allegation #1: That Inspector H. L. Edwards attended Attorneys General

conference at Phoenix, Arizona; was found drunk in hotel room, was unable to deliver a

speech; later same night was stopped for driving on wrong side of road and running through

stop signs; and that ticket was fixed on instructions of high FBI officials in Washington.

Facts: Almost identical allegations received in previous anonymous letter to Director

dated 5-15-65 postmarked El Paso, Texas. My inquiry in Phoenix, as contained in my

memo 5-24-65, reflected allegations were distorted exaggerations; indications were that

Edwards delivered scheduled speech; was awakened next morning in hotel room, but no

evidence he was drunk; received ticket for unlawful speed which was not "fixed" but is still

on file in Phoenix Police Department; plea of guilty was entered by former SAC Edward

Boyle and judge suspended sentence.

Edwards was censured for failure to report traffic

ticket. Allegation #2: Writer of present letter states above matter was recently brought

to Director's attention by one who attended the conference and a top aide was sent to

Phoenix where a whitewash was apparently administered as decision reportedly reached

that Edwards was innocent and no administrative action was taken against him, certainly

none approaching that rigidly required by FBI rules. Facts: This obviously refers to my

inquiry. No "whitewash" was administered. I obtained signed statements from Bureau

personnel, verified movements through #3 Cards, personally examined police records,

interviewed hotel manager,, police officers, judge, and others having knowledge of

incident and presented full facts to Director, who approved censure for Edwards.

Allegation #3: Edwards' conduct was covered for and not disclosed to Director at time it

happened by Assistant Director James Gale, you (Mr. Mohr), /me (Tagel)y

and possibly

SAC at PhoeniX 830 190 teachas just

WST :jmr

(2)

+ REC: 140

AU. JUL 28 1965

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6-18-105

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Memo to Mr. Mohr from W. S. Tavel

Re: Anonymous Letter dated 6-10-65 to President Johnson, etc.

Edwards' conduct. Facts: Gale denies knowing of incident when it happened and no white-

wash resulted. SAC William Soyars has been transferred from Phoenix to Cincinnati since

my inquiry, with Director's approval, but his transier had no relation to my inquiry:

Allegation #4: That several years ago you (Mr. Mohr) were involved in drinking incident

at Toots Shor's in New York but were covered for by associates, several of whom suffered

severe administrative action including transfers. One "took the rap'' for you, was broken

from his high position, but is now reinstated in charge of large eastern office as reward

for "taking rap" for you. Facts: On night of 5-8-57 SAC Mac Lennan, Pittsburgh Office,

then ASAC at New York, had dinner with you and former SA T. F. Ring and non-Bureau

personnel, and about 10:30 P.M. left the others and was stopped while driving personally

owned car alone shortly thereafter going wrong way on one-way street and did not have autc

registration with him. No charge was placed and officer said Mac Lennan was

not under

influence of alcohol. MacLennan did not immediately report incident and was censured,

placed on probation, removed as ASAC, demoted to .GS-13, and ordered under transfer to

Kansas City but transfer was later canceled, and SA Joseph M. Zimmerman, Night Super-

visor who knew of incident and did not report it, was censured and removed as Supervisor

and Inspector's Aide. Mac Lennan has held several positions, including assistant to

Mr. Belmont, after leaving New York and prior to his present assignment. Allegation #5:

That you (Mr. Mohr) have also been involved in drunken escapades in other places,

including Miami where you allegedly were arrested at one time, Chicago, Los Angeles,

and Washington, D.C. Facts: You have denied this whole allegation categorically and have

stated that you have never been arrested in Miami or elsewhere. Allegation #6: Your

brother, Paul J. Mohr, reportedly had upwards of $1, 000 in bad checks out against him

when he applied for Special Agent position and investigation had to be held up 3 times befor

you were able to cover this blemish. Facts: Paul Mohr applied as SA 9-8-51 and entered!

on duty 10-29-51, reflecting no delay in investigation. He listed $557 of outstanding debts,

including $300 loan from his brother, Chester, and $160 to General Services Adminis-.

delay facts!

tration Credit Union where his credit was satisfactory. Credit agencies and police records

checked reflected no credit difficulties or bad checks outstanding and he was earning

$3100 per annum. Paul denies allegation, states is outright lie, and that he never had any

bad checks and didn't even have a checking account prior to his entering Bureau.

Allegation #7: You (Mr. Mohr) are reportedly brother-in-law of Sam Astoli, alias

"Kingston Sam," notorious east coast bookie and hoodlum operating out of Kingston,

New York. Facts: You have advised that the mother of Samuel Astolas, Jr., is a distant

relative of your mother's and you have had no significant contact with him. Bureau files

reflect he was known as 'Kingston Sam,"' is a professional handicapper, and had associatec

with bookies and gamblers in Kingston,

New York; Cincinnati; and Newport, Kentucky,

according to reports in 1953, 1960 and 1961.

Writer also criticizes Bureau's weight program and what he terms the

Director's "destructive personnel policy." He suggests the President may wish to have

John W. Macy, Jr., Chairman of Civil Service Commission, review recent instances of

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anollyo when 1t become peintally cloar that

nothing would ever be done about this mostor, it nas

recently brought to the abbention of mi Director

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pet's adminiatrative hoszote and runored to 00

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among the prime pushera of Hoover g

neight pros

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tho si or to duffer mony transfoss or 1030 o1 in∞

come because of theis inability to meet the 101°g

r1210 and unreslistic vespht 2ini89 mich None has

never bothered

to sake and 1% 1o

doubtful 12 Hoover

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the health and wellebeing of neuy

agont percomele

ato letter ia baloe written to you 2o

President, becaude you are the one Loyal, upstanding,

powerial uncricon no con corsect this situationo

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Hooverle diatructive personnel polloy or questioned

hie coverona for intimate aldos no hove fiouted to

rules où dosent conducto Other prominent Is officiale

hove reached satirement age aithorpa elcoholice and

the novarão escaation ian& particularly imposton

ostcept for the contonine reasons:

te should be 2ired as a security riek

just as sunsly as you mere forced to fire Haltor Jon%

Lans, becauoo of adaardse extronely acholtito scopons

sibities anvolving our bationed secuzaty

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For those ronsons and Dodore this situation

into o bosochell most euborassing for your

cooinistrailon, lundredo of 181 employees tuto anot

this on motal dover up 01. 2a90206 0isconduct

which lo aubarusoing to ud all, will welcose your *ei*

sonal ingusy

anto the mattere

Iou migne 11ze to

have Aro Jobo Do Maoy, Jeo, Chairuen of the United

States Civil Service Gonisaion, 100h into Undo acuter

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make a surroy of the last severad hundred incor-

00R

his

of adminiotrative setion, taken by Hoovor agcine:

personnule

Ouch a roview with unbiasad approach

will seveal anbeliemble notion taken, involving naoy

necdless

trabaters at grent cost to the bospoyone"

Iiringe, Genodlonz, forced cotireuenta,

@8Co

saong the moot diegenceful

to be found within

past year of Do

wi11 be Rooter'o zeprehenolblo

action taken agained twelve to fifteen loyal

coployees unon ho decided to blone, aû the reconsene

dation of ssistant birector cole,

for action combsis

tic noossaination of the lete Presidone

Kennedye *ereby hoping to relieve blusalt of the

criticiam of the Barrent Somniosion.

Bevoral

in our

Dallas office sore doeat vit a overely.

One of

theo

most heatso online caces involved Agent Yance losty:

poune teches of

eigot chaldren, one suffering fron

cerebral ga38y, bia wife pregnant, who mas susponded

eithout poy fos a monts end arenaterrod to one of the

30299 moot accaded disciplitory offices.

Tas action

ropostedly sollouad disciplionry action already take

eginst this agont regarding the game mattor.

Many of us thánk the time has coud for

quiet 2o0k at the Edmarus

ood, the factors lavolred,

N012 as

the ovatablt suinoue porconnel policy of

the

2aI befose it bocoos

necesdary for a congrosslopal

coanittee of tho

•20ws

medic to undertake the

treat emberasament to your ducevanding acministzation

You are tie one man ln anerios she est comes this

oftuation in oar greed organisation dalch we think 1s

contributing nuch to the notlonnt socrity and nich

onn 111 affosd even one of the advards type in its midsto

Sincerely youzs,

1 Loyed, concerned Dallas

Copy tos

niCo

Wi cholas Hotsenbacks

Mie John Te Hacyaire

and

Uro So Rigar Hooves

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