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‘ FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION THis case oricinatep aT OKLAHOwA CITY, OKLAHOMA Fie No. 100-332 REPORT MAOK AT pare wien wane | peniop ron REPORT MADE BY oo 2 r OKLAHOA CITY, OKLA, u/2s/id, Y 1/4/41, FORKEST F. BURGESS Pred \ ? \ a CHARACTER OF CASE | - . ‘ " AILKICAN c1ViL LIBERTIES UNION INTEKWAL SECURITY - ¢ r . SYNOPSIS OF FACTS: Subject organization protested action of City Council in Oklehoma Oity in cancelling ac the contrect for ChAnLES/! LinbbutGH to speak _ ‘ in the Municipal Auditorium. This organiza~ ° oe _ tion also reported to be taking part in the X defense of syndicalism cases involving Commun= ist leaders in Oklahoma City. * . . -P- Netaile: Investigation of this case is based upon the furnishing of information by the Oklahoma City Police Department by letter date January’ 7, 1941 concerning the Defense Committee for Civil Rights an the American Civil Liberties Union which was said to be tering am = , : active part in the defense of the current Mr e-t-—W73 7 . - 4 syndicalism cases, Thte ---- “ry cocagned to the Oklahoma city Police Deparusent for investigation, gots On August 28, 1941, there appeared in the Daily Oklahoma a daily newspaper published at Oklahoma City, an article hich read: as follows: ~ y "The Americen Civil Liberties union protested against the actions of the city council here in cancelling the contract for Lindbergh to speak in Municipel auditorium. Its telegram vas signed by Rev. John Haynes,Holmes, chairman of the board; Arthur Garfield Hayes; general. counsel, and Roger NfBalevins directo: . ‘ "The telegram charged that the council action 'creates , . ‘ env | bY 190 = 1aj2 crn ? 3 1 diatoms sep NOV 28 ‘943 ; APPROVED AND FORWARDED: