FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

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liahed. Ten to twvlve ezdzihits seized. in OBS .92raid. D;=lIC=VAH personally informed Secretary of � -Q

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IGeneral DOB-DVAN related. that in oonnonticn with tho ALEEQJLSIA

case 1*: was his impression that he hail juit raturned from G.�-broari on the dayI�ol1o:&#39;:ir1_~; the raid by £.;;anto of 0.8.8. at the New Yo:-1: 01�£�!.c~,z of 5515115313,

� However, IHHOVAIY stated ho did not come into his office until the evening oi� I5 the day hi retumo�. from tfbroad. Aooordinj to I:h&#39;ln s&#39;L.-1�-.¢rrren"!.-, I.�=�!I4&#39;<T»&#39;-�J�J"£: ro&#39;I7u:".:

vs:-uld have �bee.-1 on 3-�:21-ch 1.2, lifi,-,j]; I&#39;I<.:-r"::Tt1!�, ho. ~:::.: =.1~.--J--Io to recall the ma-ac" Adate in March :.r.&#39;[&#39; 1:~3b5. U

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~ DUIIOVAH stated upon his return to the offioo he wasinformed oi� the MERASIA raid. of the previous wooing �aw Er. �M11 BLUFEI-1, 1=z&#39;.-1owas at the�. time Security Officer for 0.S.S. DOIEOVAH stated ho was informedat that time that the raid had been oonductod by ?R.A1II-C BIELASKI e.1:92.:1 other0.5 .8. Agents and as he rooolle it was not until 1:270 1133.. that the 0.9.-S.Agents were able to get into the offices of� AIEERASIA..

Gon�naing, Gun�re]. DONOVAN related that the Agents seized,Ibout ton or twelve exhibits from two suitoaoeo as ovidonoo; however, hostated he has no recollection as to tho contents oi� the exhibits. Mfter _being informed by VAN BFUBEI! oi� tho details of the raid and of tho fact thatofficial State Department papers wt-:ro found in tho AI U-1{A.";I.�. oiffiooe as wellas 0.3 .3. papers, DOE? N?9211 than tolophoncd Sr.-c:"o"�=:o.r&#39;;.&#39; oi� Stat-:; EDWMD R.9&#39;i�L�TTIl~!IUS ab hie oport�ent oi: the Werdrascl Fork lZo&#39;7;:l in §Tz1s".1i:1{*,ts:1, D. C.General DI>!3O&#39;s�I£I recalls that it was quite lotto when no mime the telephone08-11 and it was necessary to awaken |lr..8TE�1�TINIUS, and he infomod him that

&#39; ho was on bio way over to Bee him on the mt-l:e:&#39; and sugggaatod. that Aaoistant,3ooroto.ry&#39; of fitata JULIUS ���� �no there to heir the facts in uoeo.

. Follcndngg this ooll, DO!.IOVA&#39;F, �bnge&#39;!&#39;.heI&#39; with VAN .T..IL?L?3Iand J. J. ?Z.&#39;>1.Y1f.-&#39;.;.?.I¬, �l2!:o.T_L legal counsel for 0.8.13. , pr-oceodozi 12:» tile 1�5::r¬..-nu-.111a_~}: n.-1+,-=1 to :;-cc LE:-. STL&#39;1�TI3-EIUS.

Upon o.1~riv:1l there, Assistant -�¥ec:&#39;-rtrwy oz? State &#39;;=&#39;2I;E-.9no there and I.:OE.�S&#39;92-�Hi prooeedod to inform. Hr. STETTINIUS of tho nose. D&#39;2I.RJV;&#39;.iIrecalls that he stated to Hr. STETTIBIIUS, �Thin is your responsibility - wetori ortor our etaz �pifr�f� in this office end. found some of youri.� E331?-.&#39;A.�¥stated that the ooze was generally discussed and ho was lator infomod by Mr.MC-F.IGJ�JZ that while he, DGHQVAN. was talking with Yr. 1l92.JI..[.[B3&#39; SecretoryST:-�.1"I�I:92*IUS left the room for e. period of time, presumably for the purpose oftelephoning President ROQSEVELT. DOHOVA�.-I stated that ho has no personallmowl�dga that thio 00.11 was node, but ho �ooliovos 4.;M~�.». I.�-&#39;1&#39;. f�2T1".T1�IITI�?:&#39;I amooll the President.

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WILLIAM JOSEPH DONOVAN, SI. REBUTEL JUNE FIFTEEN. GENERAL DONOVAN

IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR APPOINTMENT AS A CHIEF OF MISSION. CONDUCT

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AND QUALIFICATIONS OF DONOVAN. BUREAU DESIRES THIS CASE FE ASSIGNED

A MATURE, EXPERIENCED AND WELL QUALIFIED AGENT AND AFFORD CONTINUOUS

ATTENTION TO INSURE THAT THE DEADLINE OF JUNE TWENTYEECOND IS MET.

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m. Ruth Rumsey July lb, l9lh; children - David Rumsey, Patricia dec.!.

Began practice at Buffalo, 1907; counsel for N.Y. State Fuel Adinistration,l92h; Republican candidate for lieut. gov. of New York, 1922; U.S. dist.atty., Western District of N.Y., 1922-2h; mem. U.S. delegation to customsregulations conf. between U.S. ar�.Can., l923; asst. atty. gen. of U.S., 192k-25;the asst. to the attyu gen., Mar. 192$-29; U.S. commr. and chmn, Rio GrandsRiver Compact Comn., 1928-29; U.S. conmr., chmn. Colo. River Commn. since1929; mem. Donovan, Leisure, Newton, Lhmbard & Irvine; counsel for Assn. BarCity New York and New York and Bronx County bar assns. in bankruptcy inv¬Sti�gation, 1929; counsel to com. for revision New York state pub. service connutlaws, 1929. Fem. Bd. Arbitration, under Nat. Fediation Bd., controversybetween Am. Train Dispatchers Assn., and B. & M. RR. Rep. candidate forGovernor of N.Y., 1932. Served as capt. Troop I, lst Cav., N.Y. Nat. Guard;Asst Chief of Staff, 27th Div., A.E.F., worms War; maj., brigade, adj.,Slat Brigade; maj., 165 Inf. old 69th N.Y.! advancing to rank of col.,wounded three times; unofficial observer for sec. o£.navy, Great Britain,July-Aug. l9hO, southeastern Europe, Dec. l9hO-Ear. l9h1; apptd. coordinatorof Information, July l9hl; dir., Office of Strategic Services, June l9b2;rank of maj. Een., U.S. Army.

Decorated World War I! Congressional Medal of Honor for conduct in actionnear Landres and St. Georges, France, Oct. lh-15, 1918; D.S.C. for conductin crossing River Ourcq, July 28-31, l918, D.S.H. for services in Bacaratsector, July 28-31, and Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Oct. 1916 U.S.!, Legion -of Honor, Croix de Guerra with pahm and silver star France!, Croci diGuerra Italy!; World War II! Oak leaf cluster on D.S.M. for services asdir. of strategic services u.s.!, Order of Crowd Italy!, Knight Comdr.Order of British Empire Great Britain!, Con�r. Legion of Honor France!,Grand officer Order of Leopold with plam Belgium!, Papal Lateran medal,Order St. Sylvester Papal!, Comdr.&#39;s Cross with star of Polonia Restituta Poland!, lst Class of Most Exalted Order of White Elephant, Santi Malamedal Siam!, Comdr. Cross with star Royal Order of St. Olav Norway!;Alexander Hamilton medal Assn. , Alumni Columbia Coll. Men. Assn. Bar CityNew York exec. com. 1931!, Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Delta Phi. Republican.Catholic.

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My dear Fr. Secretary:

I wish to acknowledge receipt of yourletter dated June 12, 1953, in which you requestedinvestigation o§_§enenai William J. Donovan, whomthe.Preeident is coneiHefing&#39;for appointment as a gchief of mission. "

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Eoyan practice at Buffalo, 19073 counsel for N.Y. Ftapc Fuel Administration,l92h; Republican candidate for liott. gov. of Wow York, 1922; U-5. di�t-atty., �estern District of N.Y., 1922-ZL; men. U.S. delegation to customsregulations conf. bet.-ween Inn. one Cam, 3.923; asst. atty. gen. of 11.3., 1;the east. to the atty. 3cn., Ear. 1925-29; U.S. ccmr. and chmn. Rio OrandeRiver Compact Cemmn., 1928-29;*U.S. conlr., chnn. Colo. River COMJH. since1929; mom. Donovan, Leisure, Newton, Lombard & Irvine; counsel for Assn. YerCit," -Ion �forlt lnci �cw �fork ;_»r~.-1 Bronx. Co antj,� bar >92sn11=-1. in :-~oniu&#39;921§.tcy i1&#39;nr.sti�gution, 1?29; counsel to cow. for revision How York state pub. service co an.laws, 1929. Yen. Dd. Arbitration, under Nat. Todiation Hd., controversybctnocn An. Train Dispatchers Assn., and B. � H. RR. �op. candidate forGovernor of N.Y., 1932. Served as capt. Troop I, lst Cav., N.Y. Hat. Guard;A551; �hinf� hf� $1�.+laf�f�. 9&#39;7-hh TH-ur-_ A_Ff-1|�-_ �;£n1r-"Id ".1&#39;:u~- r&#39;1ni,_ �hr-i rr:-1�a_ .&#39;-151%-- I ldll In-L vi. uavs.-awn-, �|vla liq-1" ILII-IIJIII Irvouvnn H--� an-�J &#39; ---1-�-,�--�--; �--�uu�Slat Brigade; mnj., 165 Inf. old 69th N.I.! advancing to rank of co1.,wounded three times; unofficial observer for sec. of navy, Great Britain,July-Aug. l9hO, southeastern Europe, Dec. l9h0-Ear. l9hl; apptd. coordinatorof Informction, July 19hl; dir., Office of Ftr1Lv7ic Pervices, Juno l9h2;rank of maj, gen., U.S. Anny.

Decoroted Zorld Jar I! Congressional Medal of Honor for conduct i» actionnear Landres and St. Georges, Franco, Oct. lb-15, 1313; D.5.C. for conductin crossing River Ourcq, July 28-31, 1918, D.S.H. for services in Eacaratsector, July 23-31, and House-Argonne Offensive, Oct. 1918 U.S.!, Legionof Honor, Croix do Guerra with palm and silver star France!, Croci diGuerra Italy!; World War II! Oak leaf cluster on L.S.M. for services asdir. of strategic services U.�.!, Order of Crowa ltaly!, Knight Comdr.Order of British Empire Great Britain!, Comdr. Legion of Honor France!,Grand officer Order of Leopold With plam Bel�ium!, Papal Laternn model,Order St. hylvestcr Papal!, Goudr.�s Cross with star of rolonia Hcstitnta Poland!, lot Clans of Hoot Exalted Order of White Elephant, Snnti Malamedal Siwn!, Comdr. Cro:s with star Toyal Order of Gt. Olav Barney!;Alexander Hanilton nodal Assn. , nlumni Columbia fell. �em. Assn. Bar CityHct"Iork exec. con. 1931!, Phi Kappa isi, Yhi nclta Phi. cepublican.Cat-holi� 0

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DONOVAN Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor, New YorkState, 1922; Republican candidate for Governor, New York State,1932. Served as counsel to Commission for aevision of New YorkState Public Service Commission Laws, 1929. New York StateDepartment of Audit and Control records reflect DONOVAN ChiefCounsel to New York State Fuel Commission, 1922. Records,

_ New York State Board of LawDONOVAN applied to take New190?. Graduate of ColumbiaLaw School two years. Tookpassed and certified to Fourth Judicial Department, HoNew York, N vember, 1907. Records, New York State CouAppeals, reflect WILLIAM J. DONOVAN admitted New YorkCourt, Fourth Judicial Department, Rochester, New � ".1907. Filed oath to practice as attorney in New Yor;December, 1907. Membership in New York State Nationaland New York State Bar Association verified. Record clear. &#39;

DONOVAN was granted honorary LL.D. degree by Syracuse University�in 1930. Lr. FINLA G, canwroan, Syracuse University, highly .recommends applicant as to character, loyalty and associate

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Hrs. G. RYAN, Principal File Clerk» New York State_PublicService Commission, advised thaPersonnel Department of Generalto the Commission to Revise theCommission Laws. She suggestedLegal Division might be of help

Mn. BL§EQKER H. BAKERPublic Servicem@oMmis§i6nX*�ade

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t there would be no record in theirDONOVAN having served as CounselNew York State Public Service ethat Mr.in this matter.

, Legal_Division, New Y.rk Stateavailable the report of thisreport reflected that NlLLIAM J.

o the_Legislative Commission tote Public Service Commission. This

report further reflected thatnassociated with DONOVAN gm this _. .%o_;@mi,..ssion were Dr. JAMES C. BOI92I}5:<IGHT, Economics

� ew York University, Senator JOHN KNIGHT ofProfessor at?

Buffalo,_New York,York. Listed on theBuffalo, NewH. CYANFORD, presentlg

vice~ohadEeil§r&#39;6T 5yracnse_Univer%ity.

HP. £ARL FRANCIS, Direct r, Elect ion Board, New YorkState Department of state, advised that his records.reflected thatwILLIAELj_pDONQyAN was the_Bepublican candidate for Lieutenant

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� c6ve?hor of Newj$ork;stateuin.the election of 1922, but was defeate.ml The reoofdsnfprther reflected jhat.NILLIAM J.

Rep§blican.candidate for Governor in 1932 and wasaereetecfby_HEaBsRE;H;ILEHMAm.t Mr. FRANCIS advised that he oidnot know General DONOVAN personally, but knew of his tremendouslyfine reputation. He further stated that he did not recall that

AGeneral DONOVAN ever resided in Albany. iyr. EBANCIS suggested thatthe writer contact Mr. WILLIAM KING, SecrPtary&#39;of the New York starSenate, for information concerning General DONOVAN.

Ln, NILLIAN KING, Secretary of the New York State

1/Senate, advised that he had met General DONOVAN on only one occasiin&#39;Buffalo and could not say that he knew him personally. Headvised, however, that his reputation speaks well for him and thathe knew that General DONOVAN had made a great name for himselfboth in New York State and in the service of his country.

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i�r. WILLl£M E. DOUQHERTY,4Execu§}vq Deputy Comptrollar,New York State Department of Audit and Control, advised t�at hisrecords showed WILLIAM J. DONOVAN as Chief Counsel for the New

&#39; York State Fuel KHmInistration3&#39;?The records further indicated,// that"this"capaclty was served from September 7, 1922 to December

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The following investigation was conducted by SA RITE?L5. ROTH.

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Clerk, New York State Board of Law �Examiners, advised that her records reflected NILLIAM J. DONOVAN,New York City and Buffalo, New_Y0rk, applied to tats the New YorkState"BarfEXamination&#39;on"March 23, 1907. Education background atthat time consisted of graduate from Columbia University 1905 and

h/two years attendance at Columbia Law School, No other informationwas available. He took the New York State Bar Examination October22, 1907, passed and was certified to the Fourth Judicial Depart-ment, Rochester, New York, November 7, 1907.

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l// Mr. FLOYD MELIUS, Clerk, New York State Court of Appeals, ad�-¢»vised that his records reflected�WIEEIAN�J[�DONOVAN&#39;wasfadmitted

92%� to the Supreme Court, Fourth Judicia1TDepartment, Rochester, Newit York, during the November Term 1907 and that he filed oath to

practice as an attorney in New York State on December 24, 190?.

Colonel EQNIN C, GORE, New York State Adjutant General&#39;s Offi»-,advised that his records reflected NILLIAM J. DONCVAN was born

¢ January 1, 1883; that he enlisted in the New York State National//Q Guard as Private, Troop I, First Cavalry, on May 7, 1912; and that!

{Niqn 0¢tober&#39;11,&#39;1912 he was made a Captain in the same unit. The �

I records further&#39;indicated that WILLIAM J. DONOVAN was a Captain,Hf Troop 1, First Cavalry, Mexican Border, June BO, 1916 through March

; 30, 1917. On May 15, 1917, while holding the rank of Captain, heI� was likewise appointed Assistant Chief of Staff of the New York

Division. On July 7, 1917, he was made Major in the AdjutantGoneral&#39;s Department, First Brigade. DONOVAN was transferred to the69th Infantry Branch of the First Brigade The Fighting Irish! onAugust 15, 1917, This organization was redesignated the 165thInfantry on the same date. DONOVAN was appointed a Lt. Colonel on

_ September 3, 1918 and a Colonel on March 3, 1919 and served in the_ American Expeditionary Forces from March 26, 1917 through April 22,

1919, he was wounded twice in action on July 31, 1918 and Octobers15, L918.

// Miss 1stssLLE�TaaowaRiccsy-secqg�aay, New York State Bar_ Association, advised that_w1LLlAM J, _ONOVAN, 2 wall Street, New

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DI�. FINIA G . CPA}-.�FO�RD, Vice-Clianccllor ijyracuse University,advised that in 1929 he and other members of Syracuse University&#39;served

1 on a comittee appointed by the then Governor, FRANKLIN D. BQOSEVELT, tQ_/// revise the New York State Public Service Commission laws. hr. CRAWFORD �said that the applicant was the legal representative for the gomittee

&#39; and had his headquarters in New York City at that time. Dr. CRAWFORD. said he was well acquainted with the applicant at that time and has had rf_}+1& occasional contact with him since then. He described the applicant as a

�< person of the highest character, reputation, and habits, and one who washighly regarded by his friends and associates. H0 stated the applicantwas completely dependable and trustworthy. Dr. cnawrnno stated furtherthat during world war II, the applicant headed the Office of StrategicServices in Washington, D. C. He also said that during the time he hasbeen acquainted with the applicant, he has never heard him say anythingnor has he ever heard anyone say anything about the applicant which wouldindicate that he was not a loyal or patriotic citizen. Dr. DQAwFORn statedthat he would highly recomend the applicant for a position of trust andCOnfidCRCe. He also stated that to his knowledge there was no one presentlgat Syracuse University who was acquainted with the applicant.

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92 Background from "who&#39;s who" set forth. Education» and association with Columbia University verified. No terogatoryll infonnation. Appointee not admitted to Bar in First Judicial �; Uonartment. No rccord of action by Ber of City of New "ork or92 Committee on Grievances. Association with own law Cirm verifiei.|1 Anoointec highlv recommended. No record at Heonhlican Ltete ,92 Committee. Actiné Secretary recommends. No record at o9th .3 - Regiment Armory. Neighborhood favorable. Associates recommend. x

-. ELIZJBETH RENTLEY, admitted Soviet agent, advises OES inFiltrated&#39;t_;&#39; by individuals aiding USSR. No derogatory credit information

NYC. No criminal record for apnointee and family.

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DONOVAN, WILLIAM JOSEPH, lawyer; born atYork, January 1, 1893; eon oi TIROTHY P. ard AtOCNOVAT; A, B. Degree, Columbia University, 190$; LLL D�hrce,190?; LL? Degree, Niagara University, 191�; uivcrrity ofNotre Dame, l92@; Svrccuce University, 1931; m&PPiCd RUTHHANShY, July ln, leln; Children � DAVID RAMLJY, FnTHICie DeceasedBegan practice at Buffalo, 1907; Counsel for New York btsteFuel Administrat on, 192A; Republican candidate for LieutenantGovernor of New York, 1922; United.States District Attorney,

__ Western District of New York, 1922 - 19235 Member United StatesDelegation to Customs Regulations Conference between lmitedStatus and Cnnadr, 1923; assistant nttorney eeneral of UnitedStates, 193% � 192i; the Assistant to the Attorney General,March 192* - 192�; United states ConwirP*oner and Chsi&#39;m@n,Hio Yrande River Compact Commission, 1928 - 1929; Vnlted Stet~cCommissioner, Chairman, Colorado liver Commission service, 1929;M¬mbwP, Donovan, Leisure, Newton, Lumbcrd and Irvine; Lounselfor Par Association, City of New York and New York and BronxCounty Bar Associations in bankruptcy,investigations, 1929;Counsel.to Commission for Revision New York State PubliService Commission Laws, 1929; Member poard of grhftrcti

ational L�distion Board, cortrovrrsv betwv»n nmeric�. �rs ,sncciation, and Boston 6 Main� 92�i1PO&d;

heouhlicsn candidate for dovernor of low York, laj�; r92rTed ..Captain, Troop I, First Cavalry, New York tational uuaro;Assistant Chief of Ltaff, 2?th Division, ALF, world war,Major, Brigade, Adjutant, Slst Brigade; Major, lo¬th Infantry

&#39; Old 69th New York!, advancing-to rank of Colonel; woundedthree times; unofficial observer for Secretary of Wavy, oreatBritsin,|July - August, 19b0, toutheastern Europe, December, 1996I-larch 1011 .

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fajor Jcntral, United States Army. Becorntvd borld $9? I!1 bon�ressional Medal of Honor for conduct in motion near ien�ron

/ and St. Georges, France, October ln � 1-, 1913; bistinguisned~J Lervice Cross for conduct in crossing hiver OHPCQ, July 2? - 31,

- 1919; D.�.M. for services in Bacarat rector, July 2H - 31,and Meuse � Argonne Oifensive, October, 1918 United states!;Order of Crown Italy!; Knight Commander, Order of BritishLmpire Great Britain!, Commander, Legion of Honor Frniue!;Grand Officer, Order of Leopold with Palm Belgium!, Pepslr

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� of most exalted order of White Elephant; Santi Mala Medal �iem!; Commander Cross with Star, Royal Order of St. Olav Norway!; Alexander Hamilton Medal Association nlumni;Columbia College Nomorial nssociaticn; Bar, City of New York Executive Committee, 1931!; Phi Yappa Psi; Phi Delta Pti;Republican, Catholic Clubs: Buffalo Buffalo!; University

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Vin: MAR� Eli, Clerc, Professional bohools, 8i�lL6i ;the appointee entered Columbia.Law School on teptember 2% &#39;m1dd£Q§gjV¬�_Tn_LLB_Degree~o�~Ney ??,_lQOS. Therg was nothingBr": dero ator nature_not;Q,ig,the appqintey�§Msobolnsiie record.__ L;_______;{____~_______,.,.,,. -....,_ ..., we-. Il&#39;u~¢I .... _

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,1~z1.n¢ BERTHA escoa, Clerk, Columbj_..a_ College,� advised thatthe appointee7entErE�ZCol��bi�TUbII¬§o.in-Septomber:lQQ},and

, receivegwen AB Degree in June, 1905. The appointee&#39;s resi�e�ee92 .1�7that time was�Buffa1o]�NéWmYorEI�a�5"his Cato of�birth was5 // listed as January l, 1883 at Buffalo. �bers wa;_nothin5_of ev

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and none of his former professors were available for into-vict.

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Alumni Federation of Columbia University, IncorporatedMorningside Heights, New york City

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Council On The Committee Of DevelopmentAnd Research Of Columbia UniversityMorning ide Heights, New York City

*mr.~@#toen2e � eueetes, Assistant Lireotor, advited

that the eopointee prenently the Chairman Oi the 8bOVn-�entioned council. He stated that the epeointee had been e

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J . _h, _ .;.,.�.. . ihedlheen �ppnintedhto�theee �ositione by Pres e1t Y �E "titer" k t ted f�rther&#39; �the aopointcc his been very lS 8 L

�aetive�ih�the above&#39;touhci1�Hnd hesjbeen lergely responsible firite�succese"and�effectiveneseT�&#39;He stated that on ocnaslrn he

" &#39; t �n the functionin; cfna§�tt&téa closely with the appoin ee 1thic organization and has found that the appointee is anoutstending administrator, posseesin; excellent character andreputatfonr Mr. RUG�LcS recommended the app0intee_m08t highlgand stated�thet~he�is"a&#39;loyal&#39;Ameriean_cit1Een when he would

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First Judicial Pe>ertment A>nellatc DivisionI 1 .New Ywfk ttett Supreme Court25 Street and Madison Avenue

ation was conducted by SA %AM£S F.The following investig~&#39;O&#39;CONwELL. .

_j HARM� STA�TOW, Assistant Clerk, advised their records-&#39;* rePlected that the erneintee wsPfnot_aamitted te the New York

°�A�TON advisedQ e U" &#39; act tun tn en egainst idle. further there was no reccrc oi enj 1 t

-L .%§Q anpointee by that wcpertmcnt.�.i§§§ Association Of The EaP, Cit? of New YorkE51} Q? West hh Ytrcet

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tee that the egfcintee was elected to the m6mbQPSL_J l_ Jé" e_o�_. � .., .,".- .-_....___--up 92--"!.,.,,, bl �M �,�,__,� .,--. . �V .¢ _. � _ _ In" organization on February L, 192?.Pj _, _ ,.., V, ., _ -.....i--.�. m92;r:92&#39;92-92.>.,+-�-¢.92.

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Mr. QERALD B&#39;cDOWA= i &#39;l:6 the bccretury, ujvieedb

g�nmi *4 , qg�f? fl . �a § PH, Oft Oi 1 ;xhat the qwpointce held the following offices in the_a ovo

l association:_ l93l to 193k/on the Executive Committee; 193i O11

_ the �omineting_§ommittee. Mr. NacuONAGH also edvisedfthnt the�i &#39; * &#39; b t the Association since l@£Z.jéppoinfee has been_awSustLipJng men_er o

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Qi tebster, Sheffield and Chrystie, 17 PTCQJ �tveet, advise�rthet he hes T/&#39;1o&#39;»Jn inc, eppointeev since _].93&#39;Z.� .~&#39;=.t �that trI~_ci@ie w;.:the eppointeu&#39;s personal assistant in the Anti-Trust Divisionof the Department of Justice, the eppo71tce at that time beingan Assistant to the Attorney General. Hr. Uyh�wn� stated that

HOOVER became President and �ie Ep�vintee returned to New Yorki to found his law firm. In 1930 Mr. HTBSTER came to New Yor

and joined the appointee&#39;s firm and remained until l93U- Mr.WEBSTER advised that since 193M he has seen the appointeeinteimittently. Ir. wEBhT5R stated that the appointee has awonderful record as e soldigr, public official �n� e in yer.Hr. WEBSTER recommended the appointee most highly as to nischaracter, reputation Hid loyalty to the Unittf btdtes Jovernntnt.He knows nothing derogatory concerning him and recommendedhim for s position of trusti

X HT // the appointee remained in that po�.tion until 1939 when Hdhbn�i5t./

~&#39; New York County Lewyers&#39; Association _lh Vesey Street

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Committee On Grievances Of The AssociationQ1� ""}1o Per &#39;=�c*_" "Wu." City Of New YorkHi "»"soy ;&#39; trio-"_:"t

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Donovan, Leisure, Lumbard, Newton and Irvine2 Wall Street

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&#39;RALSTON R. IRVINE, Senior Partner, advised that he has vi&#39; .been associated with the appointee since 1926 when both were in;

the Departnent of Justice, The appointee�founded.thc_finn,. �which bears his_name, in_apprBiihately 1929, when he returnedfrom�Ha§hington. Hr. IRVTNE advised that he has been associatedboth orofessiorally ah� socially with the appointee andrecommended him most highly as to his character, reputation,loyalty to the United States Government and his associates.

Mr. IRVINE stated that the appointee is one of thgwgreatest

11vin5WAmericans.£ro_the-pointHo£wseauiceathatihe.hasirend�redto the United States, Mr. IRVINE advised that_he knows nothingderogatory&#39;concerning the appointee and recommended him mosthighly for aupoiition of trust,

&#39; y The following partners in the ¬inn who have been associated.// with the appointee since 1927 and 1929 respectively, both

4/- professionally ani socially furnished substantially the samei_k remarks as Mr. IRVINE and recommended the anpointce and his

family moat highly: snscr-<�P". Mcm.LIs&#39;n;11, OTTO c. DI:;1°.lN r, JR.

Republican htate CommitteeG whl cast hc&#39;btP@Lt - .

The following investigation was conducted by the reportingagent,

COLONEL WALTER BLIGH, Acting Secretary, advised �h&L.LRE£?,§&#39;!is nc_record maintained of the appointep&#39;s connection with the

&#39; LL Republican Party at the above address. Colonel BLIGH Stated that&#39; he has known the�appointee�professional1y since World Ear I.

X Colcnel PTIJU stated that the appointce.has a record of loyalty*� Tor the United States which cannot he surpas ed by any other0 v// individual in this country; He stated that during both Forld

- Wars and in the interim between them he her handled all typosof classified and confidential material. stated thvt theappointee is not only a patriotic and loyal American citizenbut-he"is an outstanding attorney as well, Cclmnel BL1¢H St�tc�that the appointee has both a high civilian and sirttaev record.

&#39; Vs knows nothing Qorogatorynconcorning him and recommends himmost hi�hly for a position of trust with the United States Governmo

69th Regiment Armory2¬th and Lexington Avaiue

BIAJIO NUCCYO, Clerk, advised the above Armory possessed ¥;]Q_no record of the appointee&#39;s association with the lbth Regiment.

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mh¢ following investigation was conducted by A§hnV�O�D S.

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�I J�. -wlv~ Win. HARRV HOPKINS, Doorman, advised that tho appointee and

-his wife leased an apartment at the above address during the _summer months approximately two or three years ago. Mr. HOPKINSadvised that they were excellent tenants and recommendeo themmost highly as to their character, reputation and loyalty to thoUnited Ltntes Government. He knows nothin§ derogatory concerningthem and recommends the apnointee for

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his wife leased an apartment during the summer months from 19hbthat thev were excellent

�i HARE? SMITH, Superintendent, advised that the mn.ointee and3e . to aoproximately l9h9. He stated ,

tenants who caused no trouble in the aparnnent house and he Jrecommended them most highly as to their character, reputation

. end loyalty to the United States Government. N". SNTTE knewnothing derogatory concerning them and stated toe appointee isU man well on ljfied for a position cf truct with thu �iitwdStates Government. .

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HnH;XoROBf1PS, Rental Agent for the HLNR? PHIPPS nstato,advised thu aopointee and his wife have resided at theabove advress since hay of iota. He stated that his a:LoCi&tivn

has been of a professional nature anu tLut frcuho would recommend them most hiqhly as to their

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character, reputation and loyalty to the United ntates oovernront,He stated that the appointee&#39;s son Peni�c� at berryvilln, Virginia,at the appointee&#39;s country estate.

Mr. ROBBINS advised that he knew nothing derogatorycbncerning the appointee or his fnnily and recommended himmogt highly for a position of trust.

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Company, 100 nntt h2 Street, advised SA IHORGM N. LULCVQVROPFthat he had been acquainted with the sppointet for approximatelyten to twelve years. He stated that he bed worked closelyq/ with the appointee while in Washington during the war and

. - had visited with him both in Germany and New York on numerous- occasions. He st5ted_th§t he hed_the highest regard for the

appointee�smgharactei,_ren�¢at$on,ias§56iatesi�nd�considershim to be on outstanding citizen of the United States, whoseloyalty is beyond question. He stated that duo to the appointee�:many successful associations with tho United Ltnter Governmenthe wou1d&#39;high1y recommend_him for any top Uovcrmnent position.

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- . J.7§Ks-1: LUMBARD, United,_;it;Q,1;es Attorney for the ,5,-,ou&#39;thernDistqigt 9, Lgw "qgk, and a law panther of the fppointee, sivisedthat ho joined the aopoinfeo&#39;s firm on Novtmhtr ll, 19f , andhas been both professionally and socially related to hi~ sincethat time, qua ipi�nwh stated that the a$~ointee is the grvctzstpatriot in t1e United States, and the most decorated RmvPiC&�

� civilian. Quring his association with the United htatos Govern-_//P ment, the ap5ointee"has�heenfentrpsted with�responsible and&#39; ctnrraant1aI*t6§1tib�s�B§�e¥e£y President since wconnow wILso:. -

� Hr. LGHBA?D&#39;steted"thét�thefE§hointée would be the best represen-tatine that the UnitedrStates could send abroad as he has betterobntacts in foreign countries than any oerson in the&#39;United btaLeswith the ncssible exception of due President himself. Hr;LUHPAWD stated thvt the apoointee has great qualities of imngihatlthand resourcefulness, He stated further that the appointee hasan&#39;enormous amount of energy for a men seventy years old. fir,

_EQU?£�B recommended the appointee unquelifiedly as to his ~*_�§&#39;li¬.I&#39;HCt61", 1"8p1£T»&T;1O&#39;1 21.11:! 1.0},/&#39;3J_ty� to the UI1113¬ i L-t¬~1;�S -�.,&#39;OV<.PI".:&#39;1".f1l-.,

he stated that the appointee is known to his intimates an"wild Pill" DONOVAN. He stated that his son DAVID Pesides

. at&#39;their country estate in Virginia and his wife resides withthe enpointee here in New York.

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advised that he had been associated with the apnointee&#39;s law////firm since 19hT. He stated that he has knowr tUC appointeev * since that tine in a professional relationship, Hm recommended

the appointee unqualifiedly as to his character, reputation andloyvlty to the United States Government. Ho knows nothingderogatory ccnc=rning him and recommends him for a position or Lrust.

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/, him durlnr World war II in iashingtonlwb. C. ?D". BONFRIUHTstated thst the appointee Ye an outstanding lawyer who has ahigh public record, He recommended him as to his character,ahility, reputation and loyalty to theHe knows nothing derogatory concerningfor a resnonsible government position.

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wntma JOSEPH nouomr born at Buffalo, New York, 1/1/83.Aditted to practice in U.S. District Court, WBNY, Buffalo;

I b/22/13. Served as u.s. Attorney, worn, 1922-19211. Record satisfactory.� Engaged in general practice of law in Buffalo until 1929. Thereafter, practice

confined to New York City. Maintained residence in Buffalo until l9h1 but wasrarely in city subsequent to 1929. Status in Erie County Bar Association,Buffalo, excellent. Former partner and associate, Federal and state judges

.and acquaintances recomend DONOVAN&#39;s appointment describing him as highly� patriotic citizen and capable lawyer of unimpeachable character, reputation and

-;_associations. Credit rating satisfactory. No record in files of local lawenforcement agencies. Nothing derogatory concerning any member of imediatefamily developed.

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WILLIAM JOSEPH DQNQVAN was born at Buffalo, New Ibrk, onJanuary 1, 1883, the son of TIMOTHY P. and mm LANNON! nomomz. On .Iuly._1h,191b, he married FUTH_RUMSEYL§pq_tw9 children, DAYID RUHSEI and EAIEIQIA DONOVAN

I <1@<=*1*1E*°.<i!;..!¬?1T°4.I?°?1Y¬1..925Y .�<»he_nazr1a%B- r192Ir- DQIJQW severed f@31e_P..1:a¢�@i¢@ <2i?.1=°~wI at�B�ffalo in l907 and was United States Attorney for the Western District of

New York from 1922 to 192M. He is presently a member of the Buffalo Club.. �..

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Hrs. IRENE TATU, Assistant Secretary of Erie County Bar __,.-Association, advised from records of the Association that WILLIAM J.DONOVAN has been continually a member in good standing since September of1?1Q.%~..ll°_£f.i9_925Lé92139§?E1.h.?�3.�_?_.EI.°r P992.1�5199.§aa.iw=r Mr-O .PQI:I<MN- �

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stated_that she has known Mr. DONOVAN only by reputation as a highly capableattorney of exceI1ént&#39;éharacter and associates. He is generally regarded asan outstanding patriot.

Mr. DONOVAN&#39;s former partners, BRADLEY GOODYEAR, G H DEFBF,Jr., JULE5 RANDALL and FRANK G. RAICHLE, were known casually to . TATU &#39;as highly regarded lawyers of excellent character and reputation. She hasheard nothing which might reflect unfavorably upon their loyalty to theUnited States. &#39;

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City Directories disclose that Mr. DONOVAN was a member of thefollowing legal firms:

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~ Mr. FRANK G. RAIGHLE, Jr., Genesee Euilding, stated that heg, made the acquaintance of Mr. DONOVAN shortly_a£ter World War I and_that

M/ aeveral_years"1atEr they formed a partnership which continued uptil_l9h1when&#39;Hrq_PONQVAN_became Director of the Office of Strategic Services.

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gwhile associated with Mr-&#39;.RAIGHI-E, &#39;DONOE£AN becameUnited States Attorney for the Western Oistrict_of New_Iork. fMr. RAICHLEi§guély&#39;recallsrnhoweuer,&#39;that"prior&#39;to&#39;the expiration of his term, Mr.DONOVAN became Assistant Attorney General of the United States. The lastseveral years were spent by Mr. DONOVAN in Washington, D.C., and thereafter,he was almost continually a resident of New York City although maintaininga residence at the home of his mother-in�law in Buffalo at Th? DelawareAvenue.

Continuing, Mr. RAICHLE advised that Mr. DONOVAN&#39;s presentfirm, DONOVAN, LEISURE, nswron and IRVINE, 2 Wall Street, New York City,was formed in 1929. The firm has a very large and lucrative practicerepresenting a number of large corporations. Mr. NEWTON was formerlyPresident of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad while EDWARD LO£EARD, a formermember of this firm, is now United States Attorney for the Southern Districtof New York. Previously, Mr. L I92-FBARD was a justice of the New York StateSupreme Court. Mr. DONOVAN&#39;e firm occupies a high status in legal circlesand has an irreproachable reputation.

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All of these former partners were described by Mr. RAICHLEas reputable attorneys and loyal citizens of good character and associates.

/ With regard to Mr. &#39;DOHOVAN&#39;s family, RAICHLE stated thathis parents have been dead since at least the early 1920&#39;s. His father wasa laborer and althoughimr. HAICHLE does not know for certain, he h35 heard ithat the family was in the lower income levels.

Further, Mr. RAICHLE advised that Mr. DONOVAN&#39;s wife,RUTH RUMSEY DONOVAN, was a member of__a wealt_hy_and s0cia_lly_pr_o1_�pinentfamily. Her brother, DEXTER RUMSEY, is President of e Erie County

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1,, Mr. DONOVAN&#39;s brother,_T1liO�I�HY, who died about 12 years_/i� {-�- ago, &#39;l@§__an ontgtanding B11.ffR].__C!_C1l3i§_B_�I1. M,r.,92_RA1_CHLE _said__._ ,__His other

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However, he was an excellent administrator and his devotion to duty wasunquestionable. In connection with the latter, Dr. ALDEN referred to thefact that DONOVAN, while United States Attorney, had sanctioned a raidupon the Saturn Club of which DONOVAN was then a member. A number ofmembers were charged with violation of the Federal Prohibition Act and -as a consequence, DONOVAN lost the friendship of many wealthy andinfluential men who were members of the club. However, Mr. DONOVAN�saction in making no distinction between the various clubs,which at thattime were being raided by the Alcohol Tax Unit, was generally applaudedby Buffalo citizens. In�Dr. ALDEN&#39;s opinion, notwithstanding criticismto the contrary, Hr. DONOVAN was perfectly justified in sponsoring theraid.

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Speaking of Mr. DONOVAN&#39;s former legal associates andpartners, Dr. ALDEN described BRADLEY GOODYEAR and GANSON DEPEN, Jr.as respectable citizens who were known to him to be attorneys of aoog_ .1;,character, reputation and associates. Similar comments were made by Dr.

�ALDEN relative to EMORY TUCKER, now deceased. JULES RANDALL, former associate�of DONOVAN and.RAICHLE, was known to Dr. ALDEN only casually as a loyalcitizen of good reputation. &#39;

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Western District of New York, for more than 30 years, Stated thatiie hasknown Mr. DONOVAN through frequent contacts as a lawyer until apprcximatelv20 years ago when DONOVAN became inactive in his Buffalo practice. Accordmvto Mr. PERSONS, DONOVAN is a man of "great integrity" whose word is hisbond and who has a high sense of responsibility as evidenced from the factthat while United States Attorney, he has caused a raid to be made uponlockers of fellow members of the Saturn Club. As a_result,"DONOVAN was�bitterly criticized by a number of prominent citizens and their animosityhas_continued.to the present date. In Fr. PERSONS� opinion, DONOVAN�scharacter is unimpeachable and his associates of the very best. At notime has there ever been any suspicion that Mr. DONOVAN is not the truepatriot that he is generally reported to be. Further,&#39;H§. PERSONS statedthat Mr. DONOVAN, while practicing in Buffalo, 1&#39;-�es regarded as a verycapable attorney and a very likeable personality. No menbers of �r.DONOVAN&#39;s immediate family are known to Mr. PEESCN5, but with_reyard tohis former partners, BRADLEY GOODYEAR and GANSON DEPEW, Jr., Hr. Tb?SON$�said that thse attorneys were men of high repute, excellent characterand reputation. hr. GOODYEAR, a resident of Cooperstown, New York, is RU?retired and GANSON DEPEW, Jr. has been dead for many years. The latter Pub

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~� &#39;.- 92_ i -.. honorable CARLTON A. FISHER, Justice of New York suite

Supreme Court Eighth Judicial Division, stated that Mr. DONOVAN prior &#39;to leaving Dgffalo was very well known to him through professional contacts.

DO�OV N� t United States Attorneyeve§é} asions during�, J A s enure as - ,|§E!§E F H§§?a:homwa£&#39;§hen a practicing attorney, was in frequent contactwith nr. DONOVAN in tne handling of cases involving the New York CentralRailroad. These contacts with Mr. DONOVAN were highly satisfactory and

*Dudge FISHER had observed that Mr. DONOVAN was undoubtedly a very capableattorney. At that time, DONOVAN was not considered an outstanding trialattorney but in all other respects, his professional status was excellent.In Judge FISHER&#39;s opinion, Mr. DONOVAN is a "go getter", ambitious,absolutely trustworthy and exceptionally personable. There is every reasonto believe that DONOVAN merited the various honors accorded him by reasonof his brilliant war record,�Judge FISHER added.

Little is known to Judge FISHER about Mr. DONO$AN�s wifeother than the fact that her family was socially well established, wealthyand very respectable.

Other members of Mr. DONOVAN&#39;s immediate fegily, exceptinghis deceased brother, Dr. TIMOTHY DONOVAN, were unknown to;gudge *lS"EP.Concerning Dr. TIMOTHY DONOVAN, Judge FISHER recalled that his brotherwas an outstanding surgeon of excellent reputation.

As to Mr. DONOVAN&#39;s former partners, Judge FISHER saidthat BRADLEY GOODYEAR and OANSON DEPEW, Jr. were loyal citizens ofexcellent families, reputable and considered capable. JULES RANDALL,a former associate of the firm DONOVAN and RAICHLE, was unknown to JudgeFISHER.

With regard to the Saturn Club incident, Judge FISHERexpressed the opinion that Mr. DONOVAN&#39;s raid upon this club whileUnited States Attorney was indicative of strong regard for his oath.There was a violation of the law and DONOVAN was willing to risk thepossibility that influential members of the Club would resent his actionnotwithstanding that they had been warned before hand to discontinue thepractice of having liquor in the Club.

_ DONOVAN&#39;s appointment was enthusiastically endorsed byJudge Fismca. "

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al months thereafter, Judge KNIGHTh Hr. DONOVAN on affairs of the

nal contact�¥ith Mr. DONOVAN whileof the law and, in addition,

several cases with Mr. DONOVAN while

h regard for Mr. DONOVAN as anattorney and as a man." He described DONOVAN as an outstanding patriotof high principles, dependable and ofReference was made by Judge KNIGHT to

excellent associates and reputation.the Saturn Club incident and he

expressed approval of the action taken by Mr. DONOVAN.

Concerning Nr. DONOVANDEPEW, Judge KNIGHT stated that these

&#39;s former partners, GOODYEAR andattorneys were known to him in a

casual way as respectable attorneys of good character and reputation.Nothing which might reflect unfavorably upon their patriotism could berecalled by Judge KNIGHT.

.- -�QMr. DONOVAN&#39;s immediate family is unknown to Eudgc KNIGHT.92>

Hr. DAVID N. SONEB5, Caapanile Atartmnnts, who has been amember of the Buffalo Club for approximately 3G�}ears, stated that hehas known DONOVAN as a fellow member of this club and also throuzh social

b//// SOWEHS has rarely seen Mr. DONOVAN bycontacts since DONOVAN&#39;s youth. However, during the past 20 years,§Nr.reason of the fact that the latter �

has been a resident of Washington, D.C., and New York City. Mr. SOWERS M .is also well acquainted with the family of Mr. DONOVAN&#39;s wife and with hisfonmrr partner, BRADLEY GOODYEAR. GANSON DEPEW, Jr., now deceased, wasknown to Mr. SOWERS in only a casual way.

In �r. SOWERS&#39; opinion, Mr. DONOVAN is �very ambitious"and a "go getter." his reputation inpracticing here, he was regarded as a

Buffalo is excellent and while

leading attorney. DONOVAN�spatriotism was never subject to question and he fraternized with thebest citizens of Buffalo.

Reference was made by Nr. SOWENS to the Saturn Club incidentas an indication of DONOVAN&#39;s respectability. His action in this case -was very unpopular with a large segment of important people in Buffalo

- because of their belief that Mr. DONOVAN had betrayed their friendship.

The belief was expressed by Hr. SONERS that Mr. DONOVAN-is well qualified for any position involving complete loyalty to the

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excellent character, reputation and associates. Similar comments were 1made tnrhr. SOWEHS with regard to DONOVAN&#39;s wife who hasMr. SOWEF5 since she was a young girl. According to Mr.DONOVAN�s family was very wealthy and leaders in Buffalo

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NEIGHBORHOOD

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Mr. DONOVAN has not been listed in City Directories since19bo.

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Avenne is now occupied by the University Post, Veterans of Foreign Warsand that all former residences in the immediate vicinity have beenoccupied for the past several years by business establishments.

Attention is called to the statement of Hr. DONOVAN&#39;s for*er

partner, FRANK G. RAICHLQ, Jr. that Mr. DONOVAN was rarely in Buffaloduring the years 1929 to l9hO and that he has not maintained.a residencein this city since

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records of the Buffalo Retail Merchants Creditgssociation reflect that Mr. DONOVAN has always maintained a satisfactorycredit rating and. further, that on September 6, l9hl, following hisappointment as United States Coordinator of Information, he withdrewfrom his gertnership with FRANK G. RAICHLE, Jr.

According to th above records, the credit ratingscf&#39; Hr. DONOVAN&#39;s Wife and son were also satisfactory.

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! 5,141�. SAMUEL E MILIER, 25 Dyer Avenue, Melrose, Massachusetts, acivlsesJ / he 1s not well enough acquainted wlth WILLIAM JOQFPI1 DPPJOVPN to

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WILLIAM JCSETH DOFOVAU SPQUIAL IF°QIRY

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Records Notre Dame University, South Bond,Indiana, indicate WILLIAM JOSEPH DONOVANnever attended the University. PCNOVAN, atthe 8§th Annual COmMCnGGmGnt 6/2/29 at RetroDmne, received tne honorary decree of Doctorof Lows. Recor�s, Prefect of Iiscirline,T�Otre Dame and credit ;�.11ecri1&#39;-nintml, ijoutliBend, Indiana, negative.

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Reference is made to Washington Field Office teletgpe datedJune 25, l953, wherein it was suggested that Allen Dulles of the CIAbe interviewed concerning the captioned individual. This interviewwas conducted by Liaison Agent Papich on June 26, 1903.

Dulles aauised that he was not in p0SSG3SiOn of anydirogatory information concerning the morals and character ofDonovan.

during Jorld tar II and he found him to be a uery aggressive,industrious and capable individual. Dulles admitted that from �

He stated that he was closely associated with Donovan

1.» LEE!Jto time he has had dijjerences oj�opinion with Donovan but as foras he was concerned, these differences certainly would not have any

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and there was no doubt in his mind avnoerning Donov¢n�s absoluteloyalty to the U. S. Government. _

was heing considered for theDulles personally feels thatintelligence, and ahility to

Dulles stated that it was his undcrntinli.; that y��OUi�position of U. S. �mhassaior to Thailand.Donovan has the H¬C8SSury hacharouna,handle the job in a very capnbl¬ manner.

With regard to individuals who have known Donovan overthe years, Dulles suggested the following persons, pointing out thathe was Suqg¬Sting these names because he felt they would give Ueruobjective accounts concerning Donovan.

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Charles Steele Cheston

Residence: Lothiam Farm, Hhitemarsh, PennsylvaniaBusiness Address: National Hank Suilcing, Phil? elrhia, Pd.

Qobert Jvchson

Supreme Cturt Justice, Washington, D. C.

General J=hn McGradcr, retiredResidence: Thomas Jefferson Strcst nuwvcr unknown!Jashington, D. C.

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The Thirtieth Edition of the "Register of theDeparhnent of Justice and the Courts of the United States",an official publication compiled under the direction ofthe Attorney General and released April 25, 192b, reflects&#39;£&#39;JILLIAM__J_.i,DONQVAN.!&#39;!=l$_ appeinted United States Attorney,Western District.o£ New York, Buffalo, on February T, 1922.

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The Thirty�first edition of the above publicationreleased September l, l92é, reflects WILLIAN Ji DONOVANwas appointed Assistant to the Attorney General, WashingtonD. C., on August lh, l92h. The Senate confirmed theappointment on March 18, 1925. WILLIAM J. DONOVAN wascharged with the enforcement of the Anti-Trust laws.Thirty-fourth edition of the "Register" �92?! lists JLORD O&#39;EhIAN as the Assistant to the Attorney Generalcharged with the enforcement of Anti-Trust laws. Hisappointment was confirmed on June 3, 1929.

WILLIAM D. MITCHELL, whose current address is20 Exchange Place, New York City, and CHARLES D. LAWRENCE,now Judge of the United States Customs Court, New YorkCity, served as Solicitor General and Assistant AttorneyGeneral respectively during this period.

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In commenting that DONOVAN was and still is a verydynamic person possessed of&#39;an abundance of well�control1edand well directed ener8Y, Judge HOLTZOF§_noted DONOVAN hasa fine mind and is known as a very capable organizer."JudgeHOLTZOFF related he has followed DONOVAN&#39;S career and is ofthe opinion that DONOVAN is a very outstanding Americancitizen. There is not the slightest doubt as to DONOVAN&#39;Sloyalty or patriotism. Judge HOLTZOFF summed up his commentsby stating he would highly recommend DONOVAN for any positionfor which the United States Governent might consider him.

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Mr. UGO CARUBI, Representative of the UnitedNations High Commissioner for Refugees in the United States,maintains his offices at No. 1025 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Suite802. CARUSI advised SA JAMES D. HUPPERT he was with theJustice Department between 1925 and l9h5. He recalledDONOVAN was with the Department between l92h and 1929.Orginially he was assigned to the Criminal Division butlater was appointed Assistant Attorney General to head theAnti�Trust Division. This was under Attorney GeneralSARGENT. CARUSI, at this time, was Attorney GeneralSARGENT&#39;S personal secretary, and, for this reason, hestates he was in a good position to observe what type ofperson DONOVAN Was.

CARIEI states DONOVAN impressed everyone in thosedays as being a "live wire". He was unusually energeticand showed remarkably good judgment in administering theaffairs of his Division. He was never, to MR. CARUSI&#39;Sknowledge, swayed by the elements of personal friendshipsand would, in fact, "bend over backwards" to place per-formance of duty before any other consideration. Hegained the reputation of being an extremely capable

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Mr. CARUSI recalled that in 1929 President HERB"HTHOOVER knew DONOVAN well and held him in high esteem. Mr.CARUBI believes President HOOVER strongly considered appoint~ing DONOVAN as Attorney General in 1929.

Attorney RUSEDL&#39;HARDY, 1820 Jefferson Place, N.N.,advised SA JAMES D. HUPBERT he was in the Anti~Trust Divisionof the Department of Justice between l9lh and 1938. He re-called DONOVAN Was first assigned to the Criminal Divisionwhen coming into the Department of Justice at Washington, D.Cin l92h, but later became Assistant Attorney General in chargof the Anti~Trust Division. HARDY noted he was DONOVAN&#39;Simmediate assistant during the last three years of DONOVANstay in the Anti�Trust Division. He has had only slightbusiness contact with DONOVAN since DONOVAN left the De-

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- Mr. HARD! advised he has the highest possibleopinion of DONOVAN. Describing him as a man of extraordinaryability, HARDY emphasizes that DONOVAN Was the best adminis~trator in the Anti~Trust Division during the time HARDY wasemployed there. DONOVAN&#39;S executive ability was almost be-yond compare and his other qualifications were on a very highlevel. HARDY said that DONOVAN was totally devoid of"bureaucratic jealousy" and never stood in the way of thoseemployed under him. Neither did he try to gain credit whichbelonged to others. He thus developed strong loyalties andpersonal affection for himself among those in his Division,all of which was completely deserved.

MR. HARDY was positive there is no one more loyalto this country than DONOVAN and he said DONOVAN will dis-tinguish himself in any position to which he might be appointed.

Attorney NORMAN J. MORRISSON, 1632 K Street, N.w.,advised SA JAMES D. HUPPERT he was in the Department Of JuStiCe

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States Attorney in Buffalo, New York, before joining theDepartment in Washington, D. C. and was one of the best inthe country. MOHRISSON stated he has never heard anythingunfavorable with regard to DONOVAN&#39;S goverment service andhis reputation was of the highest caliber. MORRISSON statedthat from his knowledge of DONOVAN&#39;S subsequent activity,after leaving the Department, he feels DONOVAN is a very goodAmerican and is well qualified to fill a position of trustwith the federal government.

hnited States Delegation to Customs Regulations Conference§etween;�nitedfStates�andicanada,,i??}.

TheHl952-§;_editipn_of�"Nh01s_�hp" indicates DONOVANwas a member 0f_the,United_$tates_Delegati0n_to the cue£eme"Regulati�ne Conference Between Uniteg,5tates and Canada in1923.

- AIDREI EDMUNDS, Personnel Office, Bureau of Customs,was unable to locate any specific official record of theseconferences.� She noted there is no index to their files forthe 1902-38 period.and any information concerning the con-ferences would be filed in the general activity files. MissEDMUNDS made appropriate inquiry among others in the Bureauwithout locating anyone who recalled the conferences.

JOSEPH O�DONNELL, a File_Searcher in the Bureau ofCustoms, Section of National Archives, was also unable tolocate any records.

The "Annual Report of the Secretary of Treasury"for the fiscal year ending June 30, 192b, has one section de-voted to "Customs Relations with Canada", under the caption"Customs Service". A pertinent reference reads "Conferencesheld between officers of the Deparhnent and Canadian custmnsauthorities during the year resulted in mutual benefit and thegeneral facilitation of the customs business between the twocountries".

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On January 21, 1930, the "lower basin" commissionersresumed formal conferences at Reno, Nevada, under the Chair-manship of DQNOVAN. At the suggestion of the Secretary ofthe Interior, advisers were added by each State; Senator CARLHAYDEN for Arizona, Senator PITEHAN and THOMAS COLE forNevada, and W. J. CARR for California. Having recessed atReno, the Commission met at Phoenix, February 6-9, 1930,but failed to reach an agreement.

Reference to a report of WILLIAM J. DLNOVAK, FederalRepresentative in tri�5tate negotiations, to Secretary of theInterior WILBUR dated February lh, 1930, is made in one foot-note but appropriate searches by Bureau of Reclamation ChiefFile Room Clerk, HUGO Dtmn, Department of Interior Chief FileRoom Clerk, MERLE OWENS, National Archive searchers, CHARLESE. DEWING and JULIA CARROLL, and Deparbnent of State filesearchers, CHARLES PATTERSON and ALICE COLLINS, failed tolocate this report.

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GUY W. NUMBERS, head of the Personnel Section, De- _parunent of Interior, was unable to locate any record ofDONOVAN having been a Department employee.

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SE JAMS A. ROBERTS determined there is no record ofWILLIAM JOSE�H DONOVAN in the files of the Wushington, D.C.Credit Bureau.

No arrest record of NILIIAM JOSEPH DJNOVAN was locatedin the files of the Metronolitan Police Denartment, washington,D.C., by SE EU�UND J. EIDEN.

SE HALTER JAMES TOLSON determined there is no recordof DHNUVAN in the files of the United States Park PJlice,Washington, D.C.

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_ At the Investigations Division, Civil bervice Comhissiun,SA FRQMK P. HULHAN was advised there is no record of MILIIAWJJSEPH DJMUVAN in their indices.

Contact Ufficer advised ea !wHr}iT J. HcI�i]I92!1�JAN B 3there is no derogatory in rma ion c cerning WILLIAM JQSEPH _DQNOVAN in the Security Files, Central Intelligence Agency.

SE HILBERT ARPS determined there is no additionalpertinent information in the files of the Security Division,Department of State.

The 1952-1953 edition of "Who&#39;s who in America" reflectsD�N3VAN was married to P"TP RUISEY on July lb, l9lh- Two children,Davin PHMSEY ninovaw and PATWTTIA DUNOVAN now deceased! wereim;rnto this union.

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