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rs ) C te {+ * . f Director, FBI . ~3- 9h, 3 ‘ . -_ c Attention Cleveland: G. Us. r7ersor formerly Re rional i > 28% ‘ on ee Ve apy ieee atrarg, SUL ad ee toed Board, 13th ‘Region... Now General Counsel, United Rubber Workers, ‘Akron, Ohio, { Director, National Labor Relations The Department requests that each of the individuals enumerated above be interviewed to determine whether or not they have informtion regard- ing the issues of this case beyond that which is reflected in the file of the National Labor Relations Board. Many of these individuals con- ferred at length with ELSuOsF , EDMUN DSU , JAMES and others involved in this case, which this office is in possession of extremely voluminous photestats and exhioits, Because of the large volume, it is not possible to furnish in letter form all backgroud informtion concem- ing this case. From one interview already conducted, it is believed highly possible that these individunis may not recall & great deal of information other than that which was made a matter of record of the - National Labor Relations Board file at the time and which file is in the possession of the Department. Howawer it is highly desirable te interview these individuals at length to determine what additional information they may have, what their attitude in the mtter is, whether or not they will make good witnesses and for all details which they may recall. . For the information of the Indianapolis Field Division, JAMES C. CLARK was Field Examiner for the 13th Negion, National Labor Relations Board, with headquarters at Chicago, During December 1940 and January 13) it is known t he hod conversations with CARL H. ELSHOFF, ower Mine "B", OSCAMMPALCETTI, Superintendent of ae 3B", RAY EDMINDSON, oH; ISEL, attorney or the company, and JOVI 5, gttorney for the Progressive Mine ‘“arkers of Amcrica.and itis also known that he inter- viewed a large number of employees of Mine "B", which at that Cine was | operating as an open shop, who was also involved in a request of the Progressive Mine workers of America for contempt proceedings in case p3 + 26 e “lac, $ 6703 a No, MIII - C- 473, involving a stipulation dated August 10, 1938, signed by both unions and the company. It will be important to determine over what pcriod of time CLuRK was active in the ine "B" matter. If he were connected with the matter on May 12, 1937, whether or not the dis- missal or the refusal to dismiss the twelve miners expelied from the wee ee be