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| é bo [nd Cantidential Kat ivtacd Def=nse Informest D turned ever tc tae. the above letters. This envelope was postmarked at Los Angeles and dated Jansary 8, 1941. The envelope contained a piece of white paper about: 34% x 4 wa which was stamped a printed message "Death to F.D.B:-and the British.* WASSCH advised that siailar envelopes with similar writing were sent to the . | police chiefs in New Orleans, Kansas City, and possibly other cities which were postmarked at Los Argeles and dated _Senvary 8, 1941. WASSOM further stated that be felt that ‘the printing’ on the ‘elip of paper was done by a rubber stacz printing press such ss the kind purcsased in a Woolworth store for 20. cents. He added that. be bad purchased such a printing - preas and had compared it with the printing on the slips sent to the police chiefs and felt it was the same type. Teo photostaiic coples of the letters i | dated June 20, 1940, and April 27, 1941, have been placed in instant file. WASSOS ‘=: further advised that he had conducted an active investigation to deterains the — writer of these anonymous letters and he felt that the writer of these letters Was a womao, probebly Italian and probably young. . He stated that he had conducted. | a handwriting contest in ons of the high schools is the section of Los angeles’ es > where most of the Italian persons lived. He also stated his investigation revealed - “3 that the pnuabsr on the postmark was of ne-aasistance in locating tis place sawre -: the letter was mailed in that this nusber sgerely represented the oumber of the machine through which the letter went on being cancelec and that the canceling machine: suahers 1 through 12 were located in the Terminal Annex, Los Angeles, and that el) letters in the possession of the Secret Service attributed to the unknown subject were canceled at the Terainal Annex. WASSON further advised that nis investization cf the puper used by the subject revealed that the paper came froma ruled tablet siich could be purchased | in any 10-cent store and that the envelopes were common envelopes which could likewise be purchased in a ten-cext store; that neither thy envelopes ner tne paper contained any watermarks. On September 1, 1942, photostatic copies of the two letters received fraz the Secret Serve, one dated June 20, 1940, and one dated Aprii vac 27, 1941, were furmsarded to the Technical Laboratory of tha Burean for comparison - with the letter aairessed to JUL JRE and the letter aciressed t t ok dstsa 5 Ws 1542. ee reser = —_, ees Les Answia= raeid Gifice on aygust ci, 1942, & small eNvs 2op0 ae x3 3/4* eadressed to “iinited artists Studio, Bollywood, Cal." The envelope was hancuritten” . and in Ink, containing no ceturt adcress, and was postasrked at. Los Angles, . Husber 301. ~Ho-date was: shom. The: ‘envelope contained a small slip of white rarer 26° x 3# upon whist was pristed “Deeth io ail Jews and Communists. 9.5.7.7 = e ~e - 5 td —_ = ‘