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—-- + -r : — : ae Se ne nena Re nl . C | a © “Wrenn mde wn, 04 ~ on Office Memorandum ¢ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT To : The Director a _ ‘Dare: February 23, x Ae ae PROM :« Dp. Me Ladd SUBJECT: “HIGHLANDER FOLK SCHOOL p\| INFORMATION CONTAINED Reel eee ee r recy, TN TERIAL GOOBTSE™~ © AEREIN ISUNCLASSIFIED oy Be | SATE Sal BYOPE ETO Tom . PURPOSE a — To answer your Inguiries ratsed by my menmorandum— of February 21, and to submit Sor our approval replies te Mr. Roger Baldwin and ur. Peyton rd of the Departrent. DETAILS Scope of the Investigation of the Highlander Folk School In order to clarify just what investigation the Enorville Office has conducted concerning the Highlander Folk School either directly or tneidental to developing full infor- mation on the activities of various individuals, I wish to advise you as follows: Under date of October 6, i939, the Knorviile Office furnished the Bureau the first reported information concerning the Highlander Folk School. The first report reflecting © investigation was submitted under date of April 10, 1941. This report set forth the information on the hiatory of the school and the people connected with it. fhe letter and the “report reflected that the tnvestigation was instituted only after numerous allegations were received regarding Communist . activity at the school. No active investigation has been [zeae of the achool since the closing report dated July 4 1943. The file fails to reflect any pertinent infornatton received since that date regarding any recognizable Communiat aes activity onthe part of the school itself; however, Qilegations of Communist Party sympathy or activity have { been received concerning persons “who were or had been connected with the school. These investigations were directsd solely toward the tndividuals and not the Highiander Folk School. Some examples of these investigations are 2 William Walter Remington, Perjury: Atomic Energy Act ~ Applicant; . of Government Emplopessa;: Security hi ; LE Loyalty of Government Employees; ON egoe Security Matter - C; amon 7 3 Attachments ree aa a a be ara skmb a <a ok , » oft arn 16 Dh ‘ ne a i ee, o 5 } i ee ah eee ee ee A a cr i I i ne ea ES NRRL FOES eee LRN one -