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ci ae te etrong belief that the payments were made with an intent whi sh viclates the statute. Even if the justifientions admased hy Lewis and kis officials have some basie iv fast, it is affi- ult te welieve that thers wes not an aGniaxters of gulity Satent. If es, they vielated the statute, oe I recomend that you autherise the Bireeter of the Federal Bureau eof Investigation te insti tate a full and and inmediate inves- tigation, It ma. on are eharacterized, fhe intent with whieh they were made is our inquiry, and the investigation was mot primarily aimed at that, AS @ result, large areas of investigation remin undeveloped. fhe Dureaa baa had long experience end speeial training and has dans fine work ts the invastieatian af aiwil rishts wialati ane. ase 2869 | Ss een 2 Seg eee eS Sean egg SOLS ae The fellowing areas of investigation, among others, romin unde- veloped, . (a) Unfair labor practices; . (bob) Rlshoff's relations with paited Mine Werkers effieiaia; dustifieation of the $60,000 payments after the mins epened; (a) Blehoff's appropriation ef the funds te hie oun use and the union officials? knowledge ef this, I now have in preparation a eomprehensive mencrandu eutlining the areas in whieh investigation is desired and detailing the in-~ fermtion to be sought. If you authorize investigation, J will have this wencrandum in the hands of the Director within a few Gayee wa (Gent'd) letter Paul hed written hin seeking his eamumnts - upon the facts of this sase, stated hypothetically the , nanes of the parties being unreveaied. This letter indi- ~ eates trade union antipathy to any agreement between employer and union to the detriment ef another anion. — It ds also noteworthy that Edsundson and Jamea, when questioned about the leane sere extremely saneltive te this fundamental? labor ethie, Fhey both insisted that the "loans" were sot made witil they were “sure” that they had the majority ef the menbers (al though as a mtter ef fact, both ef these nen knew that this wae not the ease). re we ee soe ce ee meen eee ee ee,