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a Pe a wy . oe at ‘. ve Assistant Attorney General ot July 2, 195 Warava’ Olney TIT | uly 3, 3o4 ancicp - 20 RECOPNED- poced - 0 REG Orcas; ; . CARYL CHESSMAN - VICTIM d ‘CIVIL PIGHTS § - There ‘48 attached a copy of: a letter ‘ ) . dated June 22, 196), to the President of the \ ss i+. United States from WenzellyBrown who identifies . / . RWimself as Chairman of the American Kriters : -,, Committee to Save Chessman. .., - / ’ : = . It is requested that following « review a : 0 of the attaciied, you advise wnetner or not any i inyestigation is desired oy this Bureau. — ant) Lt Attachtbat 4 WMA/ar ws The Bureau received only a copy of the letter to the President and for-this reason the receipt of the copy is not being acknowledged. Bureau files reflect that an individual possioly identical with Brown wrote a book entitled “Dynamite On Our Doorstep" which deals with the plight of the, Puerto Rican. people. According to an article in the . "Daily Worker" 12-20-45, which was very critical, Brown had taught at English in the Puerto Ricah schools. He was also the author of a cook... entitled "Hong Kong Aftermath" and altegedly was an American teacher who Was -repatriated on the Gripsholm. (100-3-77-A) . . NOTE: AtLanta On 3-4-47 a person by the same name as Brown apoeared ut the . | office and stated-that he was under contract with the Greenberg / Publishing Company of New York City and was writing a book adout / “the State of Georgia." Brown requested the position of the Bureau \ relative'to the Monroe lynching case and under what jurisdiction the 7 Bureau had entered the casg. He was advised atthat time no comment Tolsee_—*-could be made. ,,By letter dated 6-5-4OiLegal Attache Curacas, Bortmes— Venezuela, advised that’ Wenzell Brown & “kndwn.-go the Legal | Delmot—— Attache (Joseph'l’. Santo¥ana, Jr.,_.now SAC ut Portland). Gusin——.Tt was recalled that Brown was onélof the teucners of-English : Rosen in Puerto Rico, and at the,,time of wr ting?éket letter was in... ann. Venezuela for the purdose of, writtinx 4, odok Gil that country. . . oi Tracy Tincrord—— (64- 31969) ys ee i a ¢ Ak ie rinet x