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a _ RE: JOUK L. LEVIS, ET AL was interviewed at his residence Any Springfield, Illinois, on the afternoon of mber 16, 1943, by Special Agents end creer reap: recca creas marree is difficult to understand due to a pronounce: accent, He refuse sign the following statement because he was unable tc read what was on it but assured that that which was read to him was true. INT WITH "Soringfield, Ill. : September 16, 1945. I was born i pas I em en American citeren. om now employed at Mine &. e he fcllowing statement to 7 who heve identified tharselves to me to be Special Agents of the Federal Sureau of Investigntion. No promiese, threats, or consideration of any kind has been made to me to make this str.tenent. "My name is "I have worked at Kine A since Ryan bought that mine. I was work- ing there when Kynn sold the mine to Slshoff. Before tht time there was no tlk ebout changing unions. I wis satisfied with the Progressive Mine Workers, end would have continued to work as a Progressive if I could. I1 attended only one meeting when the matter of changing unions wes discussed. I attended the neeting where they voted to change. The resson that I voted to go into the UM? end the reason thet I signed up tant dey was because I wanted to work, ani I did not want to have all the troulbe and bertings and things that I had heard ebout happening at Mine B . 1 knew it wis the same owner, and they told ue that he wanted the UMY, so 1 joined to keep from having any trouble. PF hes read the above statement on this page. It is all F.3.1. true." Fol - 565 = Sys torre ts rap mae Sb Tre RTI TA