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The original documents are located in Box 28, folder "Public Safety Officers Benefits Act"
of the John Marsh Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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SEP 23 1976
THE white HOUSE
washington
Date
9/23/76
Jack Marsh
TO:
FROM: Max L. Friedersdorf
For Your Information
XXX
Please Handle
Please See Me
Comments, Please
Ham raises an important
Other
point.
CC: Cannon/Nicholson/Wolthuis
SERALD R. LIBRARY FORD
Digitized from Box 28 of the John Marsh Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 22, 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MAX FRIEDERSDORF
THROUGH:
CHARLES LEPPERT, JR.
Cag.
FROM:
TOM LOEFFLER
SUBJECT:
Rep. Ham Fish Recommendation
Concerning a Presidential Signing
Ceremony for HR-366, Public Safety
Officers Benefits Act of 1976
Ham is the ranking minority member of the House Judiciary
Subcommittee which initiated HR-366.
Several days ago he urged that the President consider
signing the Public Safety Officers Benefits Act of 1976
during the President's appearance before the Association
of Police Chiefs in Florida on Monday, September 27.
Today Ham personally called to state that upon
reconsideration, perhaps his earlier recommendation
should be withdrawn. According to Fish, the Inter-
national Conference of Police Associations (representing
some 200,000 individuals) and the International Association
of Firefighters (an AFL-CIO affiliate) were the actual
movers of this legislation. The Association of Police
Chiefs displayed virtually no interest whatsoever in the
bill during congressional consideration. The Congressman
now concludes that a signing ceremony conducted before
the Association of Police Chiefs would be of little
interest to that group and that the Conference of Police
Associations and the Firefighters Association would frown
upon the President for enacting the bill into law before
a disinterested group.
Ham now suggests that it would be best to hold a signing
ceremony at the White House and have in attendance
representatives from the Conference of Police Associations
and the Association of Firefighters. He would also like
to be present for the event.
RALD FORD LIBRANT