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pcan FY ‘ ¢ i “ “7 ¢ ; oor > eel PITT pr td 20, 2961 og eo . i Afr. Rerbert fonte ‘Zevy SORE Btaff Couneel + eae ait Liberties Daten ~ ALLINFORMATION CONTAINED Teo York 10, Hew Fork HEREIN Pe CLASSIFIED “pate aeolel BY Sezer Der Wr. Levys Sg : LA SGSA : a 4 wteh to ecknonledge your letter er April 18,. - 1952, with further reference te the ellegcetions of Ir. Mylea Horton of the Highloader Folk Schools pee hp ~ When wr. Horton firet alleged thet taterractel : education was considered “somewhat subverstue™ by the Far. ond the baste for tnuesttgation we made a very careful cheot | <a into the matter. Ve could find no baste for corroboration Ty of Mr. Horton" atatenent although tt wae quite obvious that these allegetions had beén widely diseentncted dy Kr. Horton. There are no facta to substantiate Wr. Horton's posittoa thet FAL Agents considered taterractal education as "subversive, * nor did the Agents ask questions which would peratt any euch tnr- preceton to be conveyed. In utew of the long~standing poltctes of the FRI and the absence of any proven instances of violations of these poltectes I eaw no necesstty then, nor nop, to retterate ..'@ur poltey. The very thought that taterractal education is 3 @ beets for the concluston of "subvereton™ ta ac far renoved , from the éperations of the F&I that I see no purpose to be [ue served in acnding out any ine fructions on thts subject” at. thts tine.- ; a 7 oe mon ; 2 atc “£ have noted your “comment. as to the destradt1¢ay = vier @ dealing directly with the Highlander Folk School. Tate fo uta exactly: what we dtd do on the,g agcgs ten, ef our last cohtact x PY otth ur. Horton IP ft tea always be nay. view ‘that the nget =. ¢ fa accurote information” ‘oan be obtained ectly fron ea Sos , yf sintereated ‘parttes- nether than fron Mattect’ i tee +e ~ “ye : Aro \ Fhe Highlander Executive Couneil, however, ay be tin ne 7 _— ane | a com ‘e ~ “Ge “2868 SAC, New York (With - copy $y inés ry A * vA ao SS Ss Ss Wit. f. inc « 7 S$ BAC, “Enozvt lie (¥ith. cop 3 * v 13 - FY \ p54 23 1951 L.. agri . FE! . ST wl 4 Las en &s pod &