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aight PDGAR HOOVER wea. ton DIRECTOR * —-_ Federal Bureau of investigation ar. Renewed WMnited States Department of Justice rr 7 G os Washington, D. €. “ — =. Gop December 13, 1941 or, emer MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR =, aes AE ie Mr. Bugas called from Detroit and advised that, pursuant to my additional struct! ons, he had been able to mim aueme arrange an interview with ‘ Henry-Ford. Henry Ford stated thgt — he asked Colonel Charlies A Lindberg to come out to Detrott —— and to utett Aim at the plant hecause he wanted to talk to _——————e— Lindberg about Lindberg's attitude toward the Jews. Henry Ford told Bugas that he had heard a speech which Lindberg had made several nights before, and Ford did not like some of the things which Lindberg had said about the Jews. Accordingly, he asked Lindberg to come out and see him 80 that he couid give some views on that score. Lindberg was out there about four weeks ago, and a while Ford did not know the exact date, he stated he would check sor his files and advise Bugas. . eee 3 Henry Ford stated that Lindberg had stayed overnight and that the conversations were principally about Jewish matters. Henry Ford does not recall any conversations on the part of Lindberg with regard to Lindberg 's obtaining or securing information from the War Department. Specificaily— Gsaked, Henry Ford stated tiat née aid not recall Lindberg! s talking about obtaining any information from any Army 0, officer or making any other statement with respect to e ArRy or armed forces. Ford stated that, tn addition to not” recalling any such statements, he does not belteve that any auch statements were pre While Lindberg was in Detroit, he and Henry Ford were tn Harry ‘Bennett's office for several hours. During thie period Bennett a Pee A bk ee ee ame OD aA tocether aaiana td $y a and Lindberg were Gione together séverai times and ford wes in and out of the office. Leis 5 RECORDED OSM YF U3: Bugas accordingly contacted Bennett again, and Bennett | clains that, in thinking over the matter and trying to,pecall ,apre of the details of it, he has been unable to recall Lindberg’s ~— t Rentioning the name of the man he contacted in Washington fre- wt } quently, but stated that Lindberg told him that, because of some 8 apprehenston over contacting his regular source of _igformation withta) the Wor Departament, As Aad frequentip on Paeecent sod Asions haan saatann wwe de ee od a Major+ Ait ggs , who ts an aide to General Arnold. Bennett could not ve - ered 4 OA? ' a 8 JAN 1 OL - — ae = ‘ —— L - ed — we ee ee eg + a fm . - - rod * mee * “wo 4 ay - - . wet ae * se ele Patel ill .