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ee ee ce a ae ee eel al, a - EDGAR HOOVER ( - Ci a \ DIRECTOR . wove Mr. Tolson__. Mr. EZ. A. Tamm r Sederal Bureau of Investigatic.. Mr. Clegg eT ne eh ee ae eS Bee wtinn Mr. Coftey WRAStik ES! Ficirwe Mr pais SUR StS ME PSPs ' Mr. Glavin Washington, B. €. rw Mr. Lad@_ , Mr. Nichole I September 6, 1943 Mr Tracy Mr. Acera Mr, Carson - Mr. Harbo MEMORANDUM FOR MR. LADD 1/ Mr. Hendon Oo v~ Mr. Mumford RE: JOHN L. LEWIS, ET AL Mr. Starke CIVIL RIGHTS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Mr. Quinn Tamm_ Tele. Room Mr. Neasse SAC Hallford of the Springfield Office called with ref to the above captioned matter to advise cf further developments ; Healiford advised that they had appointaents with the 1é spies of the UMW who joined the membership of the rogressive Mine Work Union for the purpose of spying on this Union for the UMW, but only three of them showed up for the appointments. He advised that one came in and stated that a number of th men were down at the UMW headquarters Saturday morning talicing to Hay son who got in touch with their ettorney arth tegerald. The attorney told thes not to talk to anybody unless in vie hie predence, Hallford stated they have secured signed statements from the three eee ee ee Beant bho JAA ont be DT eet dee oO ee Dee De atatdoaA 6.46 ben Anew BLY BLVASU UP, VU BUOY VL AY Ed By be Vl YES OD Re Oe ee not believe any of them will tell anything but inquired if he should go cat and contact each one of them to see if they are going to come in to be interviewed and also find out why theydid not show up for their appointaents. I told him it would be all right for him to go ahead with this. He stated if this does not work, and they do not get anything ont ofthen, he would like to suggest that the Department be contacted to find out if they would be willing to hold off on them and put them under oath before a grand jury. | told him to go ahead and work on this theory unless he is called bac and advised to the contrary. ALL INFORMATION CONTANED 47 a HEREIN IS ENGLAS'TIED = / - DATE LLB cle fo ee em ar nee ge a se Se