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‘2 In further discussing this matter with DeFinney I was in= formed thet the membership dues into this organiention are “2.00. He stated thet 11.00 goes to the National headquarters at washington, 50 cents is for “overhead” end the other 50 conts for “expenses”. Further, thnt in instances where individuala who desire to become members are not able to pay the $2.00 they still can join the organizea- tion and will become what is known as non-payment mombers,. It was clso ascertained that a ir. H. Gd. Bannhoff is Divisior. a organizer, having control over the tutes of Illinois, iichigsn, “is- conain, Indiane und Minnesote. He is locnted et S120 North ashiarnd Avenue, Ciicago, Jil. I% will be noted from the above that letroit comes under lr. Bunnhoff's jurisdiction. SeFinney informed me thet there cre approximately 180 members in this organization in lLetroit st the present time and that he hed understood that there were 18,000 menbers in the City of New York. It eppesred to me from my talk with LePinney that perhaps this iihaki Shirt orguiizetion would like to secure control over any similer orgenization, including, the .h.}. There is also being transmitted herewith a clipping from ths Hetroit tlews dated 9-13-42 concerning one Vernon Butler who eslle himsei: the State Cormander of the K.E.F. i have leerned through converse*ions hed with various members of the E.L.S. located in Letroit thet Cutler is not popular with them in any respect because it is claimed by the rmejority that he is o strong sympathizer of locul communists cnt kes teen secused of turning foodstuffs over to such orzanizetions rather than to the 3.u.F. for whom it ras originally secure’. Me. DeFirney ras strong in his denunciation svsinst Putler and handed me o elipping which he had in his »ocket concerning a meeting before the local Common Council in chic. Se ond Butler clashed. I have learned that butler is still hensinz out i. eellor of an old building logated on the carner of Jobn QR and Llizgebet3 Ot., Detroit, where it is stated that he occasionally secures food ané other suoplies, allegedly for the B.E.r. "his is being transmitted to thea Bureagu for its infornation. Very truly yours, an. Larson, Snecial Agent in Chorge. ait DS