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i « -~ STANDARD FORM NO, 64 Office Meme ndum e UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DATE: TO ; sac (9-0) 11/3/52 FROM + SAE. Jemes Wood VALTER WILSON, Vietin EXTORTION Warden &, W. HUMPHREY, U. S. Penitentiary, Lewisburg, Penna., advised Arent ss Polly's on this date: Approximately tro weeks ag0 ome CLYDE FARNS¥VORTH, Scripps Hovard renorter, cane to Lewisdurs to do an article on ALGER HISS, insofar as his life within the pehitentiary wis concerned. FARNSWORTH first attempted to seaure the necessary information through the Varden, and when refused, told Warden HIVPTETY thet he wovld vet the information some »xther way. Thereafter, TARNS*ORTH sent to several ex-empleyees of the institution and attemnted to obtvrin information. He apparently met with Little success ond left a “ew dayne theresfter, Last week an article appeared in the Vashington newspapers by FAR“S' ORT on ALCER FISS. The article contained almost nvthine of subschtaner, It aid con- tein an interview with one WELLS, a former employee, and also contsined H parezraphs concerning interview with WALTER FITSON (who is an official At Boisrdi Steel in Milton, Penna.) According to the article WILSON hed taken ; 2 singing group of the Salvation Army to the penitentiary on one occasion, to perform before the inustes, WILSON noted that one of the inmates sang louder and with more guste tnan the rest, and when the singing wes over this inmate came up and thanked WILSON for bringing the singine vroup to entertain them. As the inmate valked away, LLSON esked a euard nearby who the innate vas. The vwerd replied, "ALGER HISS ar C Warden HUMPHREY steted that the tenure of the article was that FTSS hed "turned to God," Warden HUMPHREY stated that follovine the publication of the @bove article, representatives of the American Broadcasting Conpany telephonically contacted WILSON and asked that he do a re-ersctment of his seene with ALGER HISS for the television cameras. WILSON advised these representatives that he had no suthority te do any such thing and that he wonld not even permitted throuch tr rate of the peniteatiary unless the warden so desired. ‘YILSON then informed Warden HiMuPHREY of his call. On Novembe# 2, 1952, a cameraman ond another emnloyee of the ABC e& Lied on WILSON athis home and 22ain tried to ert him te co with them to the penitent to re-enact the drama {°) deserihbed above. ‘ILSON again refused. They pere ted snd called onhim three separate times during the day. : Le : mk Wile ats ce ~ Phile. 65/2440 (JAHAM) b~ ue ce