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Direstor, FBI a es et ee "Sh Philadelphia | | a ‘JaHan “Re WY tal. May 20, 1940, GIupert KILPAK, Pendle Hill, mallingtord, Permeylveriia, has advised that although — he knew CHAMBERS slightly, prior to his digeussion with him soncerning the. ISS mttaer, he did not have. mish contact with hiya until he was instructed to appreach CHAMBERS in an attempt te have the HISS antyer settled out of court. XILPAK point= ed out thet the Quaker religion dees not approve of having its members take their | grievances ‘into court and has a cemaittee to handle matters of this nature which | eons: %0. ite attentions Aocording to KILPAE, CHAMBERS was ontively agrecabie to such a | meeting ‘bat Hiss. : - dpolined to accept the suggestion. At enp time 1t waa thought that the wives of HI8S and CHAMBERS wight be able to settle matters since they were acyuainted | . each other, however, HISS declined. %o such: a meeting alo. KILPAK aévised tha®- an additional ‘purpose in contacting ‘CAASBERS. ms thet the Friends Seoioty déaived +o convince iteelf that CHAMBERS wee entirely raticral in his @lacloswres.. He said that ae a result of having talked with CHAMBERS ha is - -. Sonvinced “ang he Seciety is convinced, that CHAMBERS is perfectly normal, He added that fhe only oiticion the Sockety has to offer concerning CHAMBERS is the Wormer in watch he is attempting to. Ty. Comoanism, aot in the fact thet he is a fi ghining, ite “ved that he felt the necesetty of clearing the matter up: to. the gatis~. faction of the mesibers of the Priends Society and as a result had prepared an. open letter to CBAMIERE which he had sent to two Friends publications, “fhe Yriende -. - Intel Mgencer” ond "The Friend.” He said that the letter ws nes published by the. Intelligemser since it bad already rescem¢hy published an editorial oesoerning a CHAMBERS end the “Friend” simply deslined te publish the letter without explenas: or HIS. anid that in His opiuion, the letter publication was prejidiced 4 fever Ag 8 reals, EILPAR nent the letter directly to ORES and ‘peseived a reply dated dememry me re40, A copy of ‘the > open letter is se% forth herewith: pagel f Bait Sbs2440