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= at t a * ies LE ™ as F 7. / a oS iJ he 4 sen ac OT SPAR, rheinis tale niin... My 4 aie On 10/29/36, during a special tour of the Bureau, Mr. Harry Marder menttoned that he was connected with the newspaper, the "Boston Mirror’ and that the paper was running the "Melvin Purvis serial”, Mr. Marder gave the impression he did not regard Purvis’ attempt to publicize himself very highly. 94-2-62] (22 j- A Bureau memorandum dated 11/5/36 stated that on 11/2/36, Mr. Frank Waldrop had visited the Bureau and during the course of the conversation, articles written by Melvin Purvis came up. Mr. Waldrop advised that as he reads these articles upon publication, he feels in his own mind that they contain matertal he had prepared for a spectal series of stories. He specifically mentioned statistics on bank robberies which had appeared in one of Mr. Purvis ! articles. 94-8-56-10 Changed to 94-8-66-10 (23) — bic. on 11/15/35, ED 7 0 3 gnc statement and in an tnte w atTONTON, orgta, atated he was a “Junior G-Man" working for Melvin Purvis of Chicago. He displayed the badge and credentials he had recetued from General Foods, Battle Creek, Mich. 47-12265-1 (l1)- On 3/16/37, Mr. Clarence Morrill, chief of the State Division of Criminal Identificatton and Investigation, Calif., advised that he had learned that Colonel Henry Sanborn, publisher of the newspaper "American Citizen" had definitely made the statement that Meluin Purvis was an tmportant cog in the CP tn California and was actively engaged in communistic activities. It was the opinton of the SAC at San Franctaco that the atory related by Sanborn wos untrue and absurd. 61-7550-545 (13)~