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Your-attertion has been directed to an individual by the name of schlich, who at one time threatened the lives fo) office received a report to the effect that this individual, along with twelve of the members of the} Unidn Nacionalista, would attempt to kill the Vice President by throwing a bomb into his car, This was reported to you in a cable of March *6, 1943, and it was immediately brought to the attention of Mr. Ira Brought who was in charge of the arrangements for the protection of ice President, A request was also made to Confidential Informan o have this individual placed in jail during the remainder of the Vice President's visit. This was done, On March 25 this office received a report from Confidential Informan to the effect that certain delegates of the Catholic group who were to have an audience with the Vice President, intended to submit a question as to whether or not the Vice President is prepared to stop Protestant propaganda in South America, especially in Chile, since this Protestant propaganda originates in the United States. In view of the embarrassing nature of this question, it was deemed advisable to immediately call it to the attention of Mr, Donald Heath, Counselor of the Embassy, who in turn advised the Vice President that Such a question might be submitted. I do not know whether, in fact,the Catholic representatives asked Mr, Wallace this question, pia, vs On March 29 this office was contacted by Fernando] Marin jLavrain, a well known "crackpot", who advised that according to the Bible, an attempt at Mr. Wallace's life would be made on March 30, No credence was given this report, On March 26, at 2:25 P.m., & letter was delivered to this office by the Ambassador's secretary, which was signed by Manuel! I ‘ado Mernandez, a retired sergeant of the Carabineros, Dominica 599, tele- phone 73, in which a threat against the life of the Vice President was made, A check of the files of this office reveals that a similar letter had been received approximately two months ago, threatening the life of the Ambassador, An investigation of this letter indicated that he is slightly unbala However, the letter was turned over to Confidential informer along with a copy of the other letter con- tained in our files, and this individual was immediately taken into Custody. On being questioned, it was ascertained that the letter was written by another individual residing at the same address, whose name the subject refused to divulge, At the present time an investigation is being conducted by Investigaciones through handwriting comparisons toward ascertaining the writer of this letter, and it is my understanding that he will be prosecuted’as a result thereof, b7D b7D b7D