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@ 5 “ UNITED STATES COVER WA EL } a ioe 1 Mr. Tolaon A , (> Herbert Monte Levy, Counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union, came by to see me recently while he was in Washington: He has submitted his resignation and contempktes leaving the Union aroufd the first cf January, He will still keep his interest and will eadeavor to be of any possible nasistance to the Bureau in matters which we are interested in, I naturally thanked him for his assistance in the past and told him we would F expect him to keep an eye on things. . He then stated that last June, Louis Joughin, Assistant Director of the Amarican Civil Liberties Union, had written the Bureau regarding an incident whick had caused some of them at the Union tg be somewhat concerned. s He then pointed out that the wife of Professd¥ was accosted on the street after she came out of a store by two FBI Agents who sought to interview | ber. Joughin had written a letter to the Bureau regarding the incident for the purpose of a that both and his wife have protested to the American Civil Liberties: Union (ACLU) of the actions and the ACLU was seeking to ascertain whether they : should take any interest in the _ care, ‘ rtainin: whether the actions of the Agents were proper. It appears - Levy stated that Joughin got a rhort letter back admitting that — ]ure. T was contacted but pointing out that the Director was Precluded from, furnishing any information in view of the confidential character of the files. Levy aeked {f I could not look into the matter and tell them whether the action waa proper or improper. I told him that I did not recall the matter but that it seemed to me that the phraseology of tha Director's letter indicated that we did not regard thd action as improper. He then asked if there was any way whereby we could elaborate on this in further detail. He stated there wag no inclinatian to be critical of the Bureau but that the{ ‘had made quite a case and an honest doubt had arise as to why we had not called for an appointment and seen Mra.: under more normal circumstances, - 53 ry) . ry S (HEE RED-42 b /-/ a 10_. ee, ce: Mr. Boardman co “10 DEC 20 1955 | Lo AD _ Mr. Belmont ‘1 ? LBN:arm i\ EXO, = — ie x —— fat “yo