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United States Bepartment of Justice Washington, B. ¢. GROUCHO MARX, et al; COPYRIGHT ACT. Miss Healy in Mr. Parrish's office of the Criminal Division celled, requesting to imow if the Bureau had received any information subsequent to the report of Special Agent Lish Whitson, dated August 19, 1937, at Los Angeles, California, in the above entitled matter. I advised her I did not know offhand whether a report had been received, but that T did know the Bureau wae in receipt of several _Rewapaper clippings relative to this case. I called this file and ascertained that the Bureau had not received & report since that of Agent Whitson, and Miss Healy was advised tc this — aftoats At this tise, she referred | me. to Mr. Butler in the Criminal pivision, and I informed his thet from a neeapap rea in the Los Angeles bai ly Wena for September ; L937, 1% appeared. " . Lop Angeles had gkon under subaigaion a ~stion for diemiag: of an indict ging “ths ‘wars Brothers, with violation of the Copyright Act. further informed. hin “this aewapaper clipping indicated that the Marx ‘Brothers hed declared through their attorney that if the motion for die- aiasel is denied they will plead not guilty and ask for an early trial. My. Butler stated thet apparently from the information he had received this .cotton hed been decided, aad said he would graatly appreciate it if this Bureaa would ascertain the status of thie case at the present tine. Accordingly, I have prepared a telegram for the Loa Angelee office, requesting it to subait a report immediately ay eee eats es the etetus of thie ease, aud I laformed dir. Butler that ismediately upon. i eopy would be forwarded to° the Criminal Divielon. =, q_ 2a¢ 4-399 = te Sat - RECORDED noe BURT AU OF INYESTEGATION