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Sa eet eS le eo - t { , PPELEDGAR nooven G Ccc-se1 Mr. Telson * NESTOR - Mr. BE. 4. Tamm Mr. Cliege Federal Bureau of Investigation Mr. Glevia Bnited States Bepartment of Justice Mr. Ladd Mr. Nichei Washington, B. C. we Roses September 4, 1943 Mr. Treey_ ; Mr, Cersoa, Me, Sotfey Mr. Hendon 1. Mr. Kramer__ a MEMORANDUM FOR MR. D. M. LADD Mr. MeGuire Mr. Harbo , 4 —_——— / RE: JOHN L. LEAIS, ET AL. / Mr. Quinn Temm__ —_— t- , CIVIL RIGHTS AND Tele. Room i DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Mr. Nease Miss Beabm_ Miss Gandy LC at the above indicated tine, (BBM in my office phoned SAC Hallford, Springfield, and requested advice in response to the question whether the initial report would be available to the Bureau by the first of the week, inasmuch as the Attorney General will be leaving on Tuesday next, namely, September 7, for a two weeks vacation. Mr. Haliford advised that the initial report had been prepared and mailed at aoproximately 5:10 p.m. today by the Springfield office to the Bureau, first class special delivery. He stated that the report is composed of 500 pages and weighs about 30 pounds running into about 3 volumes. In addition, he advised . that the report incorporates approximately 154 statements that have been taken from miners who have been interviewed and the report should raach the Bureau ALU BWiliCi OO Wii MEI ee ees FP Tene ee by Monday. Appropriate stops have been placed so that the report will be routed to me immediately upon its receipt in the Bureau, and at that time copies will be sent to the Department immediately and the material will be summarized in a memorandum for the Director, as requested by you. As a matter of additional information, Mr. Hallford stated that accompanying the report will be a letter pointing out certain requests received from the : Department and analyzing these requests in the light of referring then back Lb? to the Department for advice, in view of what has transpired te dete in the f investigation. He also stated that one angle covered in the letter is the suggestion that the matter of interview with the subjects be held in abeyance until such time as the Department requests the same, [ 7” ge rm In addition, Mr. Hallford stated that the Springfield office, starting today, ~~, is interviewing the 14 so-called “spies” who allegedly were menbers of ‘the Progressive Mine Workers Union during the period of the etrife between two unions and who allegedly were paid by the United Mine Workeré ‘Unibn 3 j furnish information to the UMWU as to what went on in the Progressive Min ¢ | jorkers Union during the period of strife between the two - | toro: R441. JAN y 1962 ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED P: SEs HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED \ oe GO SEP 18 1943 DATE 27/0 BY hn bn Fa ce TE