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> — es JON EDGAR HOOVER @ ( ' “wt . o” * Mr. Telsos : ~ Mr. BE. A. Tamm__ oo ; Mr. Clege___ Sederal Rureau of Investigation Mr. Glavis Mr. Ladd Anited Hates Bepactment of Justice Mr. -Niehels Washington, BE. «Mr. Rosen ; ~ ’ Mr. Tracy December 26, 1942 Mr. Carson . Me. Coffey Mr. Hendon ¢ Mr. Kramer. "MEMORANDUM FOR MR. D. M. LADD iF Mr. McGuire Mr. Harbo ~Heineman to Josephine Truslow/idams which was forwarded by thé lat vd . a Re: Mr. Quinn Tamm__ . - Tele. Room Reference is made to the letter written by Robert Block by letter to Mrs. Roosevelt ,/: alleging that WestbrooMegler receiyfle material from out-and-out Nazis. It will be recalled that The ker for Sunday, December 20, 1942, contained an article which indicated that the Joeal union at the Baldwin Locomotive Plant in Philadelphia had determined thet QE "who had long been suspected of pro-Naziiem by the other workers," was the individual who wrote the letter te Pegler which he in turn quoted in his colum. It was also indicated that the union had secured statements indicating that this individual is pro-Nezi and had, | in fact, been discharged from previous employment because of his tendencies in that regard. It was also indicated that the union had turned over this _ material to the FBI, and that the FBI had been investigating the man for , some time. This latter is not true as the Bureau has not previously had any record of QM hes not investigated him, and the union has not turne over any information to the FBI. , GENT of the Philedelphia Field Office was telephonically — - furnished the background data in this matter which was not already in the sO possession of the Philadelphia Field Office, and he was inatructed to im . mediately institute a discreet, thorough investigation of QB The beck- ground and the potential ramifications were pointed out to him for his guidance = _ 5! 4n handling the matter discreetly. He was advised that the investigative reports should not contain any resume of past material, but should consist solely of “ | investigative results. These instructions will be followed with « letter te. that office. Beng Le