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u 1906 Firet Nat") Bank Bldg. _ CnsrLotte, a. o-. ete : , : 88 BSUS SRS ee Special Agent in Change _ 6 See Be SS es United States Burseu of Investt gation I Se 370 Lexingtoa Avonua, Roon 1403 a a i How York, Ne Yo pot & og th te Be Dear Sir: ‘ RE: VaRNon c. Foun, with allases, ; ot al. OBSTHUCTION OF JUSTICE «= >! oy poor to Deliver Federal Frigonee ° Imnsdiately after the receipt of your telegren of. Cobo st the fifth instant, I got in touch with the office of the Me 29°03: Fedtor, Motor Vehicle Buresu, State Highwy Departmmt, a6 | Columbia, South Caroline, and ascertained that 19355 South Carce lina licensee #3-33,765 was issued on Jenucry 6, 1933, to Ci Harold 1, Struever, Hotel Columbia, Columbia, South Carolina, | for @ 1032 Ford Tudor Sedan Kotor $5,163,227. it was aocor tained that the records reflected that this car was purchased | Yanuary 3, 1933, but other records apparently were misplaced ewe! in the Motor Vehicle Bureaus end ne agai tional informatica ” Be EE SES Could pe secured. ;. , a BS aw? os) In view of the fact ‘that 1 Gia pot bave an egend in the vicinity of Columbia, and inasmich as this office has Always received splendid cooperation from the Oolunbia Polise - Departeent, I called Chief of Police ¥. H. Rawlinson and re~- | quested him to mike diecreet and eppropriate inquiries regarie —— ing Struever. Later in the dey Chief Rawlinson galled back ani advised that Struever at that time was not at any of the hotels at Columbia, South Cerolinas that the automobile could not.be lo eated at Colundia; and thet otrudver apparently was not inom in . Ne _- wee “F = _— dager _— ar, In view of your telegren of late yesterday, further aoe active invectiantion fs being discontinued, However, ineamch ae . Gpociel Agent J. 7. Molauchlin departed for Columbia on other ine — yesatication today I instruoted him to confer with Chief Rawlinson — and eeeure from him a more detailed report of reat tion 4 — that was conducted in that city. G WENT: Toe Very truly yours, ec} Bureay ‘Special Agent in! cnarge- __ma: Kanaar City | _ | por