</s>104-10122-10307 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Security 4 May 1967 SUBJECT : MORGAN, Edward P. 1. I first met Ed Morgan in about 1952 or 1953 through our association with the Society of Former Agents of the FBI. Both Ed and I served on the Executive Committee of the Washington Chapter of that Society in 1953-54 and 54 Ed and I were interested in having the Ex-Agents National Convention in Washington, D.C. At that time Jim McHenry was President of theWashington Chapter. 2. I went overseas in 1955. I have seen Ed possibly four or five times since my return in 1957. While I have been active in the Society, Ed Morgan has not been the last I have my Morgan was in January 1967 as an Ex-Agent dinner. All of my association with Morgan has him through the Ex- Agents, and I have never been in contact with him socially other than through the Society. 3. The following information is hearsary concerning Ed Morgan. I have reason to believe that all the information is true, but I do not know it on a first hand basis. Ed Morgan served in the Bureau from 1940 to 1947. He is a hand-based, personal, nice looking individual and in the Bureau is ended up in the Training Division. He used to give lectures to the new Agents classes and the National Academy classes, and the ability to come to the Nationl Academy Classes, J. Edgar Hoover. At the ability that he came to the Attention of Director, enter private law practice. 4. According to rumor, Morgan entered the field of Federal Communications practice. His became well known in this field and the firm name is Welch, Mott & Morgan. Rumor is that he obtained TV franchises for a number of men in the Middle West, and took his pay in oil leases. He made a great deal of money in a short period of time and is reportedly worth at least a million dollars.

Summary  
This memorandum dated 4 May 1967 provides information about Edward P. Morgan, an ex-FBI agent, based on personal knowledge and rumors. Morgan served in the FBI from 1940 to 1947, working in the Training Division and lecturing new agents. He later entered private law practice, forming the firm Welch, Mott & Morgan, which reportedly secured TV franchises for clients and generated significant wealth. During the Korean War, he held a position in the Office of Price Stabilization (OPS), where he hired ex-FBI agents and allegedly recruited them at higher salaries than the FBI offered, angering Director J. Edgar Hoover. Rumors suggest Morgan sought to replace Hoover as FBI director. He was defeated in a 1957 election for National President of the Society of Former Agents of the FBI and later distanced himself from the organization. The document notes his social connections in Washington, D.C., including possible membership in exclusive clubs, and mentions associates such as Frank Holmes, Herman Horton, Glenn Fields, Lyon L. Tyler, and Charles W. Kane.  

Key People  
- Edward P. Morgan: Ex-FBI agent, former lecturer, law practitioner, and rumored financial success.  
- J. Edgar Hoover: FBI Director, reportedly angered by Morgan’s recruitment practices.  
- Frank Holmes, Herman Horton, Glenn Fields, Lyon L. Tyler, Charles W. Kane: Associates or former colleagues of Morgan.  

Key Locations  
- Washington, D.C.: Center of Morgan’s social and professional activities.  
- Office of Price Stabilization (OPS): Where Morgan worked during the Korean War.  

Key Events  
- Morgan’s FBI service (1940–1947) and role in training new agents.  
- His recruitment of ex-FBI agents for higher salaries, leading to conflict with Hoover.  
- 1957 election defeat for National President of the Society of Former Agents of the FBI.  
- Rumored financial success through law practice and TV franchise dealings.  

Key Organizations  
- Society of Former Agents of the FBI: Organization through which Morgan was associated with ex-agents.  
- Office of Price Stabilization (OPS): Government agency where Morgan held a position during the Korean War.  
- Welch, Mott & Morgan: Law firm associated with Morgan’s private practice.

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