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. #25 Director, 11/8/40. Res Janet Teylor Caldwell - ‘of complaint ch as hers would generally in no way be obvious to the public at large. It was further impressed upon her that thes. Buffalo Field Division was at all times eager to receive any complaint or report of information regardless of its source in order that we ne might determine the basis of any alleged subversive activity and that ~ the absence of publicity in such investigations should in no way be .5° interpreted as indifference. , ET Sol tp tg ser Gy . e SEM p2ics that this complainant, for a good part of the interview, smoked cigarettes in chain fashion and appeared . , very nervous and high strung. She is obviously accustomed to much’. ~~: attention and was undoubtedly disappointed in not receiving some a 7 publicity in this instance. . _ eo. During QE visit .0SS CALIWELL related an incident that occurred when she visited the German Consul General in. New York City recently, in an effort to expedite receipt of royalties © ot due her from the sale of her books in Germany. She stated that in the course of the visit the Consul left the room and after being gone for about fifteen minutes she decided to leave, only to discover that the «. | . door was locked. She became frightened and frantic, but waited a . few minutes and again tried the door, when suddenly it opened and the Consul appeared on the other side of the door. She stated she left immediately, after accusing the Consul of locking her in, and threatened. ~ to give the whole story to the newspapers. She relates having informed... the Consul that her husband was a Department of Justice official and would have investigated had she not appeared on the outside in a few minutes. She further stated that it was only because of her husband's .° insistance that no fuss be made that she made no mention of the incident to newspaper reporters. She told QM that she wondered if : she should now give the story out, and also mentioned that she had. 7 a thought of giving out the story about BROST and about mentioning the.: indifference of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, yr. e advises that as tactfully as possible he indicated that any stories “* ~ esate about investigations being conducted by the FBI would be harmful to ‘the: e. Bureau's objects, with which he felt that she was in whole-hearted’..: ae sympathy and support. She agreed not to violate + es confidence. - “at yb ala gal a __ For the Bureau's information, MISS CALDWELL'S husband. isNMARCUSREBACK, an Inspector with the U. S. Immigration Services: -— In this donnection it will be noted that in complainant's communication ¥ 7 “of Octobér 4, 1940, she refers to BROST'S relative calling her "a dirty os ; Jew" and further relating that she is not Jewish but a descendant ofa.