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4 ee cores mt Fe have, of course, had occaston to “contact representatives of this school on trdtvidual cases such as applicant and securtty investirations. The purpose of the applicant inguirtes has been to - secure infornation at tts source for guidance of governnental , acenctes tn considering anplicants for anpotntment. In sulfilitag cur responsibility to protect the internal aecurity of the courtry, — the Federal Bureau of Investtgation ts charged te investigate any individual uvon receipt of substanttal information reflecting that individual to be engaged in subversive acttuity. We have ta . the past conducted a limited number of securtty invesitoattons af incividuals regutrtng tngutries at the Hichlander Folk School. ; However, such investigations were not initiated on the basta that the inciuidual was encaged tn tnterractcl educational activities nor was this question considered in any manner during the course of the investtgatton. , , ; With ‘reference to the letter you received from. re, Pornett, FY ecan only state that he has. been mistnfornmed .. bre Mules Norton, director of the Highlander Folk school. For your further information, in addition to the eorresnendence between Mr. Myles Horton and Kr. Clesg of this Purecu as reflected by the material enclosed wlth your memorandum of Februcry 19, 1951, we have recetved a conmunication from Vr. Rocer ¥. Paldwin of the Anerican Civil Liberttes Union on the sure subject matter. Coptes of Mr. Baldwin's deiter and my realy thereto are attached for our informatton. Enelououre