MEETING WITH RICHARD BRANHAM, BUREAU OF OLD AGE AND SURVIVORS INSURANCE, TUESDAY, 4 MAY, 1954

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CIA-RDP58-00453R000300080069-0
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December 20, 2016
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May 23, 2001
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69
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May 4, 1954
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MF
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Approved For.Release 2007/02/07: CIA-RDP58-00453R00030001 '0'g9=0yor 4 may 1954 < Social Security File Meeting with Richard Branham,, bureau. of Old Age and Survivors Insurance, Tuesday, 4 qiy, 1954 Security status of covert Personnel or projects. 2. The first field agents of the of . the discussed were form letter requests by curity Administration for part a?v1 a rt rd _. e1s.oymenz by two individuus s who filed i9 to receive no further correspondence .~l,~ s,r$uuu s cv~u.a expect 25X1A 25X1A 3. The last matter discussed was the Irmwatigation of the Social 25X1A Security picture o f a Counsel for coz lamed to F- 'J d previously oux t ..,...r iigen o Soci&L . ecuriLey was bothering him with questions, the answers to which if fully given might transgress upon security grounds. I bad earlier given the name Of the agent. to Mr. Branham and since our last discussion he bad obtained 25X1A the agent's file on the ease. Apparently, the agent had made a number of visits t the bulk of which were in connection with establish- 25X1A i opriate credits toward retirement of certain more senior officials o In the agent' report there was only one mention made of inquiries with respect to the subject matter about which the law questioned. Mr. Branham stated that so far as he could tell any r was investigation which the agent had made was now complete and that unless subsequent questions should have no reason to fear'-further em r i a r+a s ng requests. r. Bra asked whether it would be apropriate for him t f o lag the file with the notation that no one was to go near II without first obtaining his 25X1A approval. We felt that since the matter now looked to be quiets this would only serve to arouse suspicion. We stated that we would prefer, 25X1A there bat no notion be l d p e in the file. We said that we would art and its counsel t any st u o notify us iasaediately should nt inquiry be received from the a nt At Se po . r . -vaumm replied that upon receiving a notice from us of such further inquiry he could immediately move into the ease Approved For Release - - 0069-0 1. d I met with Mr. Branham in his office in Belti- I income- tax returns showing their compensation as received