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Bureau of inuest | Rnited States Department of Justice Springfield, T1linots : 3 Fa ATR MAIL © SPECIAL DELIVERY Director, FEI , 9 .@) ve Pr) officials of the ted Mine Workers of b 7) CL Aner CARL H.RLSHOFF, Omer offffine "a", Springfield, Illincise CIVIL. RIGHTS and DOMESTIC Dear Sir; URGENT bTo5 Looated in Ca. for the information of the Mian{ Pield Division this case must receive the most expeditious attention, and a report of the results of this investie gation must be in the hands of the Springfield Field Division within seven days of the receipt of this letter, in view of the extreme urgency and expeditious nature of this investigation, ond if — field division is tof” meet a dead line set by the Bureau, cows vn v7) y KF YE oe For the Miami Field Division's informtion, ‘the repartment has reques a full and complete investigaticn into the charges that JOHN L. LEWIS, RAY oe EDMUNDSON, and FALTER J. JAMES , officials of the [nited Mine Workers. of ee Anerioa, and CARL H, ELSHOFF, owner of Mipe "B", a coal mine in Springfield, "Sees Illinois, conspired during the years of 1957 to 1941 im violation of Section 61, Title 18, UeSe Code, to injure and oppress ALSHOFF € -loyeos in the free exercise of the rights secured to them the Habic bote 6 . Acoording to {nformation furnished by the Department, it is alleged that the sum of $225,900 was paid from the years 1. -7? through 1941 by officials of the [Tuited Mine Workers of Averica to CARL H. ELSHOFY, operator of Mine TAR, with the intent to Induce «LSHOFF to impose wnifair labor practices - on his employees, who were at that tine members of the rival union, the eafProeresatve tine Workers of America, If it can be proven that ELSHOFF and COPIES DESTROYED R11 AN 11 1962 b%72 ment