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Sw! “ ( f x a . . federal Bureau of -nucstigation Lhiited States Ocpartiuent of Susticr » Nex York, Nev. York BS ' 4 BTT:EPR/cc april 10, 192°" Director Fede:a. Surec. of Irvestigation Vashington, oc. Ce RE: CHARLES A. LISDBERGH; INTERNAL SECLATTY (3); Bureau Pile 4100-82466. Dear Sur: Reference is mace to a letter fror the Bureau to Corccess- Man JAVTS ©. YADSTCNT, d2tec March 17, 1942, a ecry of rrich was Amnished to the New York Faelu Division, wherein the Bureau acknowledged reseipt of DPA STA a letter fron Er. YaALRICE LECr, Irvington-on-Yudson, New York. It wat noted vr. LECK had sveted he had information which might 52 reizted to mbversive activitics. Mr. LEON was eqttacted on March 30, 1942, He advise? that he ria beer t:lc by a French diplematic representative, prior to tue fall of Treice, that the Prenct: Wilitary Int-lligence had carefully investi- gated the c2:ticnts sucject, and remerberec thet while ar obscure pilot dr. the Unitec Stetes, he hed acted as ar inforcsrt for the German govern- gent cm air conciticns in this ccuntry. Wr. Lec’ further advised thet he hai beer. tcl¢d that after the subject's well knewn flicht to Paria, he ate tempted to break this tie with the Gercan Government. He stated thet PAUPTUAK wes an escaped Germen prisoner, subject to extradition by the Gerran Governzent, and the GSeraan Goverrment apparently used the vre:sure of eytraditicn, of EAUPTMAN, to compel him to act as the > Pgtronz-a man to keep LIVDSEFSH in line. | "OS = FY IN4: ur. IEON continigd that it is a well know fact Lt the pro- Nazi circles in the United Stetes raised defense funds for HAUPTMAK's trial, for the kidrupping and murder of the LINDBERGH baby, LEON informed that accoreine tc French Intelligence, LINDBERGH then left the United States and Sled to Encland to protect himself from further prosecutive action ty the Germans. He stated he left England and went to a desert island in ° , France to further attempt to protect himself, and finally, to protect his. f wife and child, LINDRERSH went to Berlin, and made his peace with the 3 LEON advises that was at the time LIVDBDRSH received a meial from the Ger= man Governrent, and he has been actince under the influence of the German Government since, because of fear of further violence to his wife and ehild. Mr. LEON concluded that he cannot prove these things, but ths story wes toid to him by a reliable French diplomat.