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mrs ( t . federal Bureau of : nucstigation - United States Ocpartiuent of Justice Nex York, New. York ~ Ps EIT :EPR/CC april 10, 1942" ~ 10= : Director Federal 3urec. of Irvestigation ¥Vashington, >. C. RE: CHARLES a Greerou; INTERNAL SECURITY (3); Bureau Pile 4100-82466. Dear Sur: Reference is mace to a letter fror, the Bureau to Cor.sress- Ten JAYTE ©. VADS: 1, G2tec March 17, 1942, a ecry of which was “urnished te the New Jork Division, wherein the Bureau acknowledged receipt of a letter *: ICF LECK, Irvington-on-Hudson, New York. It waz noted ur, LECN had sveted he had information which might s2 reicted to sebversive activitics. Mr. LE°N was eqtacted on March 30, 1942. He advise? that he rsa beer. t:le by a French diplematic representative, prior to tre fall ef Prewe, that the French: Wilitary Intelligence had carefully investi- gate? the c2:ti sucject, and remer.berec thet while an obscure pilot dr. the United § 3, he hed acted as ar inforzort for the German eovern- nent cr air conciticns in this ecuntry. Mr. LUO" further advised that hai beer. told that after the subject's well knewn flicht to Paris, he at~ tempted to break this tie with the German Government. He stated thet FAUPTVAK wes an eScaped Germen prisoner, subject to extradition by the Gervan Government, and the Geruan Goverrnent apparently used the pressure of eytraditicn, cf EAUPTMAN, to compel him to act as the: > "stronz-army man to keep LIVDSEYSH in line. "OS aS) PTY I-14: Kr. IFON continvzd that tv is a iwi 7 ipo fact Ll the pro- Nazi eireles in the United Stetes raised defense funds for HAUPTMAX 's trial, for the kidrupping and murder of the LINDBERGE baby, ‘LEGN informed that accoreinz tc French Intelligence, LINDBERGH then left the United States and fled to Encland to protect himself from further prosecutive action ty the Germans. He stated he left England and went to a desert island in ° France to further attenpt to protect hizself, end finally, to protect his \ wife and child, LINDRERSH went to Berlin, and made his peace with the M LEON advises that was at the time LINDBDRGH received a medal from the Ger man Governrent, and he has been actinc under the influence of the German Government since, because of fear of further violence to his wife and ehild. Mr. LEO! concluded that he cennot prove these things, but th: story wes toid to him by a reliable French diplomat.