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V Mr. Hoover: A . -. ,
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letter addressed to you byvvineent Astor.
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Septmber 12, 19h5.
Dear Edgar: - '
- There is about only one circumstance
that would prevent my attending the preview of "The
House on 92nd Street" and that is the fact that a couple
of friends of Mary and me who were particularly kind to
us last winter are passing through New York and are spend-
ing next weekend with us in Long Island. On that account
I regretted Mr. Skouras' invitation, but on the strength '
of your letter, I now propose to ask for a ticket in the
hopes that I can sneak off for a few hours Friday evening
if it turns out that I can do so without being too im-
polite. If not, I do hope that you wi1l_la;M&EIJHnLnw
know the next time you are here, for it is altogether too,
long since we last have seen you. . _»
g On the subject of people being nice to
us, you1~specia1 agent in charge in ArizQ2§»-Hh£an&~DH£§y.
and his wife, Fritzi, left nothing undone to make us happy
in Phoenix last winter, where I spent six weeks of my sick
leave. I don't know of any couple who were kinder, more
thoughtful, and better companions. - V1
Something must have gone wrong either
with the Post Office Department or in this building, as
your letter which was both dated and postmarked the Bthonly arrived on this desk this morning. Otherwise, I lug!would certainly have written you before this.
If things don't work out for me on
Friday evening, please seriously let me know when next < 1you are in this vicinity. 4;-V/:L97":5~£__~3E- Withb 1: ish REGOR- '1' Ita y @/ es "7 es u"° 3555926184
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Mr. Tam
Mr. Trotter
There is forwarded herewith _copy ofa e te
dated 7/17/59 received from Mr. _V _.¢.VvV ,_~ GA --
Of the 1aYI..?_5=.I...!11..9f 3?52 Wall Street, k 5, b1§_gL_X9,;;k. This letier
swag"-rewarded tofme in a personal envelope, and I -.1].
opened it on my"return from.annual leave. , This - % . I _
letter indicates that the last will and testament -
have been made that Mr. ASTOR was incompetent and k
mentally deficient at the time the will was- executed. _
Mr. GAUD states that in checking the correspondence of
~Mr. ASTOR he found a letterfrom me dated 6/9/58 inof Mr. ASTOR is being probated and that allegations 7
I which I refer to having had lunch with Mr. ASTOR. - -
Mr GAUD states that he is looking for persons who I "
might be in a position to testify as to the competency
of Mr. ASTOR shortly prior to the time that he made
out his will, namely, 6/26/58. He desires: to know how _
well I knew Mr. ASTOR, how much I saw of him and the
I reason for my having lunch with him._* _ ~~l "_V- . . ' :3
friendly with Special -
New York Office since World War
when he was with ONI. He invited me to lunch shortly92 Number 3 Card. "me luncheon was purely of a socialnature altho it was used, as -Vadjmeans to meet Mr. ASTORI had talked th himj on thephone prior to 6/9/58 The exact date will be shown on my
_ _us y, an prior attemptsto get together had not -I
materialized because of being unable to find amutually
agreeable date. Mr. ASTOR was -;friend1y and cordial A .-throughout the luncheon, and the ddnversation, as§I ;~_eca1i,Ve/
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This firm has been counsel for many years i¢;eto Vincent Astor, who died on February 3, 1239, leaving"
a last will and testament dated June 26, 19 . We now ;;I
represent the proponents of that will, the probate at y
which is being objected to by Captain Astor[sJhalf ll .
brother John Jacob Astor. . _ ~,-, w5»~; » gp< _-
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the ground, among others, that Captain Astor was inccm- -
petent, mentally deficient and suttering from*aenility ;i-
and advanced arteriosclerosis at the time the will was
executed. These charges seem to us preposterous, but '
they must be met;V tyne .;,--i ._ W i"¢» ~ ~ .-
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files this morni I came across a letter from you to him N Vdated June 9, 1923 in which you refer to having recently=
had lunch with him. As you can imagine, we are very much
on the_looxout for disinterested third persons who had i
some contact with Captain Astor at or about the time he
signed his will, who might be in a position to testify'
as to his competency. I have no idea how well you knew
Captain Astor, how much you saw of him or what was the_
occasion for your having lunch with him. 1 would &PPre- _=
ciate it if you would enlighten me on these questions so
that I can decide whether your contacts with him are such
as to warrant my pursuing the matter further, g. , f~V_ W
L - 1 am sorry to trouble you with this, and wi1l"e
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By letter of 7/30/59, SA Powers, Indianapolis, enclosed a letterdated 7/ 17/ 59 received from Mr. William S. Gaud, of the law firm Carter, Ledyard
and Milburn, 2 Wall Street, New York City. Mr. Gaud's letter explained that this
firm, for many years, had been counsel for Vincent Astor, who died 2/3/59, leaving
a will dated 6/26/58. The law firm represents proponents of the will and Vincent Astor
half brother, John Jacob Astor, is now objecting to the probate of the will, claiming
that Vincent Astor was incompetent, mentally deficient and suffering from senility
and advanced arterio sclerosis at the time the will was executed. -~ Mr. Gaud explained
that his firm is attempting to refute the claim of John Jacob,_A;stor.
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_ Mr. Gaud requested that SAC Powers advise as to his Powers! opinion of
Vincent Astor's competency, in as much as Mr. Gaud had noted that SAC Powers
had had luncheon with Vincent Astor about June 9, 1958, approximately the date thewill was made. Mr. Gaud stated that a review of Vincent Astor's correspondence l
reflected a letter written by SAC Powers to Vincent Astor dated 6/9/58 and his firm
is hunting disinterested individuals who had contact with Vincent Astor about the time -
the will was made. -
SAC Powers explained that he did have luncheon with Vincent Astor shortlyprior to 6/9/58. It was purely of a social nature and was arranged in order that
SAC owers mi t be ersonall acquainted with Vincent Astor
This is e only time SAC Power
met mcent Astor, although he had previous y ed to him on the telephone on a
number of occasions in order to arrange the meeting. SAC Powers enclosed the letter
which he proposed to send to Mr. Gaud, dated 7/30/59, which sets forth the nature
of the meeting, the fact that it was purely social and indicates, the limited acquaintance-
ship with Vincent Astor. Powers is not in a position to testify strongly concerning
the competency of Vincent Astor during this pertinent period in June 1958, and the
letter clearly indicates the limited acquaintance. There appears to be no reason why
this letter should not be sent to Mr. Gaud. p _ __ , j ~. - 92. J-.1r it . _ 1 as JW§H!aab¢w' , '1' "~ *1-_h ,6 C1./?"i~ I. Q3 K / not /2 2. _ ii,
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1. That the attached letter from SAC E. J. Powers to Mr. William Gaud
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Q /i beRemymemo l0/22/74 recommending that on a carefully controlled ~basis we allow areview of certain historical FBI recordsby CIA = 0 » -research specialist, who is conducting in-depth study of events 40-1947! which led to establishment of CIA. By addendum 10/23 '74 Intelligence Division ._ g.r recommended that before any I13. terial is shown t t first be reviewed by - A
both Intelligence Division and Division of Legal Counsel. Director also instructedthat he should see any material which is critical of other agencies or of MajorGeneral William G. Donovan who is of special interest in-project!,
One of the subjects in which-xpressed an interest was the role of &Mr. Commodore! Vincent Astor as a special source of intelligence for PresidentRoosevelt as an "Area Coordinator" in New York beginning March, l94l._ A /check of Bureau files has determined that we have a main file o1'_1,Astor,, who was_a*'i~;~._» personal friend of for_1_ner Di_1;_<;c,tor~Hoover
Astor-, "was assigned to active U. S. Naval Reserve duringthe war, first as a Commodore fland, later with the rank of Captain. He held realty holdings throughout the United - IStates, was socially prominent, and was a well-known yachtsman. _He had numerous 1business, social and news media contacts, not only in this country but throughout A -~ the world, particularly in Central America and in the Caribbean area, "and as aresult he was in a position to furnish the FBI with considerable data of interestto us. Astor died in 1959. . '" " -
The main file on Astor contains a few vagueallusionsi tohis contacts witljik.President Roosevelt and/or the White House, and it is not felt this material shoulbe provided to-tr that it would prove of any help to the latter. " ' _. j
With regard to Astor's appointment as Area Controller of-intelligence!-for the New York area, the file contains several letters or memoranda dealingwith this matter, summarized as follows: . , 5 - _ - tQ4» boa QDuring March, 1941, Assistant Secre ry of State Berle wrote to Mr.Hoover enclosing a memor ndum which had been approved by the President! whichnamed Astor to the Area ntroller post with the mission of coordinating
the activities of and elim' ating duplication of effort by four U. S. intelligenceagencies in the New Yor area Justice, War, State andNavy Departments!.Shortl th ' ' w s" d ' t'E; Ky; ;ereafter92 lerence of the interested parties a hel1% -Messrs AQZQ-lsgvlintz, Wannall - .E"<!l0$92119$ - 5'5 Nov -7 1974 -@ Bufile 62-60925 stor! RDC:wmj ! CONTINUED - OVER
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was drawn up and agreed to by all concerned, delineating 'Mr. Astor's role i -
and setting out basic ground rules to insure coordination between the various
agencies. There is no indication of any controversy between the various agencies
or of any resistance to the project on the Bureau's part. In fact, a summary-
memorandum prepared for Mr. Hoover on 4/2/41 by Edward A. Tamm and _P.' E.
Foxworth concluded that: "There does not appear to be anything contained in the
directive which under presently existing circumstances may be construed as
detrimental to the Bureau's investigative jurisdiction or program. " V
Based on a review of the Astor file, it-is felt the following items -would be of interest toend can be made availble for his review and use, if Q
he desires: ,
l. New York "Journal American" article 2/l8/42 reporting Astor's
appointment to the Area Controller post at New York
» 2. Correspondence between Mr- Honver and Astor in July, 1941,
concerning investigations of foreign crew lists. g _
3. Memorandum from Messrs. Tamm and Foxworth 4/2/41 summarizing
the directive on establishing the position of Area Controller. 92""
. 4. Letter from Mr. Hoover to General Sherman Miles of G-2, 3/31/41
expressing the FBI's willingness to cooperate in implementing the directive.
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5. Letter to Astor from Mr. Hoover 3/3/41 enclosing a copy of a letter
to SAC, New York, and other Bureau officials advising of the establishment
of the Area Controller post and ordering the FBI's fullest assistance in thisproject. ' . . s '
6. Letter to Director of Naval'Intelligence from Mr. Hoover 3/31/41
concerning a forthcoming meeting of -interested agencies to implement the
directive. . " A _ " _ - . , -
7. Memorandum from Mr. Hoover to the Attorney General 3/24'/41
enclosing a copy of Assistant Secretary of State Berle's letter to the Bureau
regarding the Presidential directive creating the Area Controller post, »
* None of the above -cited items contain any criticism of other agencies _
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REQUEST FOR ACCESS TO rs: RECORDS BY~ V -*?$; .~
CIA, concnnnxna THE ' mm U. s. rnwnnnxsnucn comwnx =1
To insure that: permanent reco;-d is maintained in '
each case file at FBIHQ from which one or more of g total of163 documents were copied and furnished to the
following list of file and serial numbers s se forth. ' In
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contain the total list of the 168 documents thatfwére copied, ".they have been broken down into several memorgnda. ~ _ L
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