William Safire Part 02

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William Safire Part 02

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TO WASHINGTON FIELD NEW YORK ALBANY ST. LOUIS BALTIMORE LOS
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FROM DIRECTOR SP.
WILLIAM LEWISISAFIRE, AKA WILLIAM LEWIS SAFIR, SPECIAL
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;_ NIXON ADMINISTRATION HAS REQUESTED INVESTIGATION OF
» SAFIRE WHO HAS BEEN NAMED A SPECIAL ASSISTANT T0 THE PRESIDENT-
ELECT. BORN DECEMBER SEVENTEEN, NINETEEN TWENTYNINE, NE!-J YORK cm,
AND smcz NINETEEN SIXTYFIVE was mzsmsn ONE ZERO EIGHT FIVE
PARK AVENUE, NEW y0RK crrv. WARRIED T0 THE FORMER|:| Q3:
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NINETEEN Fomvrwo TO NINETEEN FIFTYTHREE RESIDED SIX SIX SIX
WEST END AVENUE. NINETEEN F1 FTYTHREE T0 NINETEEN FIFTYFIVE,
FOUR EAST EIGHTYNINTH STREET. NINETEEN FIFTYFIVEI T0 NINETEEN
FIFTYEIGHT, FOUR T!-JENTYFIVE _EAs'r SEVENTYN1 mu STREET. NINETEEN
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IN CONNECTION WITH AFOREMENTIONED SERVICE IN AIR FORCE RESER
NEW YORK NOTE THAT TEX MC CRARY IS ON LIST OF PERSONS
NOT TO BE CONTACTED WITHOUT BUREAU APPROVAL. IT IS BELIEVED
NECESSARY T0 CONTACT NC CRARY AND OTHER MEMBERS OF HIS
ORGANIZATION TO DISCHARGE OUR RESPONSIBILITIES IN THIS CASE.
DUE TO URGENT NATURE OF REQUEST, IT IS IMPERATIVE BUDED
BE MET WITHOUT FAIL. NO DELAY WILL BE TOLERATED. PSQ
FOLLOWS BY AIRTEL.
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TO DIRECTOR, WASHINGTON FIELD, ALBANY, NEWARK AND CLEVELAND
FROM NEW YORK l6l42728
VILLIAM"LENIS SAFIRE AKA WILLIAM LEWIS SAFIRE.
SPECIAL INQUIRY, BUDED, ONE FOURTEEN NEXT, WITHOUT FAIL.
NIXON ADMINISTRATION HAS REQUESTED INVESTIGATION OF
APPOINTEE I-EHO HAS BEEN NAMED AS A SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO
THE PRESIDENT-ELECT. APPOINTEE BORN TWELVEISEVENTEEN
TVENTYNINE, WC, NEW YORK, AND SINCE ONE NINE SIXTYFI VE
RESIDED TEN EIGHTY FIVE PARK AVENUE, NYC. MARRIED TO THE
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ALBANY, NEE! YORK; UNITED STATES SENATOR JACOB JAVI TTS §ER|:L!ZE E9  ZSTATE SENATOR ROY GOODMAN, NYS SENATE OFFICE BUILDIs'gg&HE°
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92!<14r7x: Director, FBI 61-5833!
 WILLIAM LEWIS SAFIRE_ SPECIAL INQUIRY 5_- BUDED: 3/24/72"%? *7 -.=--  Bureau has been re uested to brin u to dat . q 8 P e
» Januai"y,~:1969, investigation of Safire, Special Assistant
to the President. Born 12/17/29, New York City, and resides
6200 Elmwood Road, Chevy Chase, Maryland. Up-todate
, background data attached. .3/1°/72. I,  I
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New York will note that at time o:E~ previous
SPIN; investigation Safire was residing in New York City, where M
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current position in January, 1969.
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