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Charles Lindbergh — Part 5
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Colonel Charles Augustus Lindbergh
“ET “Lindbergh's being angered et the attitute of the Britich Oovers-
pt end press whan he woblished bis eotinates ef German ais | wer,
3. ef. Date
: Since Lindbergh's return to the United Stetes iu the Jate sumer =~
_ of 1939, there bas been no indication that he has engaged to sexy considershle
extent in his forner aviation field. Shortly after his arrival, he de-
livered hie first regio address amd for the first tine, pudlicly eet forth
Bis ieoletion views. It would appear from information contained in the -
Bureau files that since his arrival in 1935, he has devoted himself almost
exclusively to kis pesce campaign. In the Pall ef 194) there were several
Feporss to the effect that he wes seeking to sbtafa a position on the staff
. Of General Arnold of the Arzy Air Corps, and it is recalled that in 1939
General 4rnold was eaid to have requested Lindtergh to join his steff and
that Lindbergh refused at that time. In April of 1942, 4% was announced
that Eenry Ford hod offered Lindbergh a "supervisory® position fn his new
“Willow Bun Plant iz Michigan and that Lindbergh accepted, after first om
taining the approvel of Secretary Stinson. .
264 CTIVITIES OFHTR FE FIA2: 0 sone - . :: ”
There will be eet forth under the above caption Teferences oon-
ftainod in the Bureev files which relate to activities engeged in by Colonel
Lindbergh which dear upon hie beliefs end his netionrlistic aympathies.
fhe files and other reference msterial exar'ned contain no indication thet .
Charles A. Lintbergh expressed any opinions or engaged in ary activities - -
whick indicated that he took an interest in anything other than flying up © -
_ $41 the latter part of 1935 or early 1926. Up to that tims the only fac —
. ter which sight explein in eny way hia later isoletionist views wes his
- fatherte career and deoletioniet position in the Firat World Ver: however,
there are Bo public statenents of Lindbergh! s to indicate that such was
the case,
lL. Early act ee
Mervin K, Mert ae
In February of 1940, a signed atctersnt wee taken by en agent | ‘
ef thie Boresu from an informant who gave dnteiled infornation concerning
the activities of Kerwin K, Hert, head of the New York State Econoric Coun-
e41 and on alleged backer of nunerous American Pasciat movements. Connected
with Ferwin Hart in this connection, wse one Patrick O'Zeefe who advised .
this 4Forment that in 1935 or early 2936, he his Fascist group which. g
was a ge the Betionalist Hoveneht oF as the Bew World Fovemeat, haa
ohose: onel Lindbergh ae their world leeder because of kis youth, ‘his EB
prom: ico and other cheracterietion. fhe informent went on to state thet
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