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JOHN EDGAR HOOVER CHNECTOR rege Me a Federal Burcasy of Favestion ion Wniteh States Department of Justtee Washington, . C. December 19, 1989 EMO} PELe ~< x BALIN inet A refe before | “stevenson, tal Unton Cauncil, S40 Ltgterman called ~rom Cleveland to the Cleveiand safety Councti, stating to Cleveland last Saturday apparently kr. Secretary of the Gleveland Indu Sauhington and talked to the Attorney General and the ur. Listernan stated that last Saturday's paper, which he had yjyuot obtained, ataces that after Mr. return ke gent a letter te Sayor Surton denanding nation af Safety Director Ness, in pehat letter, Mr Stuted that on Pacember 9, "Kimer O4 Flelzopper (phone Cecretary of bre | iLaborers'! Hon-sartisan League of Ghi myself visited tke a, fice of the U. S. Attorney ceneral the offftee af the Feist, tn Washiagton. We were shown «a fetter ky J. Edgar Xoover to Attorney General Frank Murshy in whitch the Cleveland labor espionaze pian was fudly deseribed. Lp. Hess was credited with playing an instrumental part tn Setting up this organtzation known as the Cleveland Industrial Safety @ouncti. Under this pian each enployer RS assessed teentiy~~lve gents per quate far eaeh emplovee and the meney ws used to nire under-cover accents %0 devtray the uUnLonw movernen’, Tt ts expected that the assessuaenits will raise beteeen PISO, G00 md £178,000 @ year. Hr. Ness has set up @ Spectal squad in the Police Hepartment to coordinate the actiuttiv. fr. Yoouver's deseription of the plan was that tt was ‘very repugnant’? to ir. Ness! declaration hea Mim, Ness king tn close caoperation 1. fe res itrector. a copy af Shevenson fs EAE ? esto Ser peed cee @ renurk that herdiy cotnetides with in whe daily papers that he ts wor with the Pederal Government, | x Toinguired whether he could not have furn red information sooner, inasmuch ac tt was tn Saturday! ir. Listernan stated that he just reached Cleveland Saturday, and that fe did not know of this article unde “o--26 hyo fi not make morning's paper came OuUG With bie fateliituence sponsored Strtad Sudawmacre aU Pw + i 2 2k 2 ip, Lieterman advised that the any reply fo this statement, Gut tn this Carl pintth, aide of the gapety | Counerl, follégiag statement: "The U, S&S. Kaval and helped orgqantce Q@ cumpatgn G7ainst brid here. This was avveréed taday oy Carl Gnith, Secretary of eos the Cleveland Industrial Safety Connctl, tn a staqenent witeh- the expressions WOeSs HAS. jon Pormance of Ae loraeu= cowtradtcied charyes that Gafety Lirector initiated tG as an anti-iubor movement. with the rresidgent’s proclana tion, ~* Ly e wiuiifs DESTRGYAH Bas Ulli 2b ior pee Se a cele A eel ee ee aR ee ao ann > ane