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‘ ” é Federal Bureau of Investigation Anited States Bepartment of Justice ~ Los Angeles, California - November 21,1941 Federal Bureau of Inv Washington, B. Cy. T an quoting hereinafter the contents of a card sub- cole mitted to this office by the Office of Neval Intelligence at San 4] 4 a Diegos . —_ ‘ Toe noe con : 1h . eee "Confidential informant, who recently attended | oo ® private meeting of Bund leaders in Los Angeles reports — as follows: ‘VIERECK is the paymaster, who disburses the monies furnished by the German Enbassy to the AMERICA FIRST COMMITTEE - he is in close touch with GOEBBELS, Nasi Propaganda minister and writes much of the matter used in - the addres. delivered by C, PLINDBERGE &' the recent co “Jew baiting" speech of LINDBERGH came directly from VIERECK'S pen, the local group admitted this last speech . was a mistake in strategy and they are writing a letter of Protest to the AVEKICA FIKST COMMITTEE and threatening withdrawal of financiel support - VIERECK receives twelve thousand dollars per yeer from the German Government for his efforts, He is spending seyeralhundred thousand each year on propaganda. He owns thé “Flanders Haji" press and wrote many of the speeches for the late Senator LUEQEEN.* At this meeting it was agreed that LINDBERGH was the hegt propagandist operating for the Germans in the United States - and full support, financial and otherwise, woulff'de éan- tinued to the AMERICA FIRST COMMITTEB who are utilizing the services of LINDBERGH." » 3 iy Inasmuch as this appears to be importéht gpformation, .| Af 4t can be substantiated, and in view of the present pi Ading prose- cation against the Subject, I communicated with Captain B. L, CANAGA, of the Naval Intelligence at San Diego on November 3, 1941, advising him of the pending prosecution and requested that arrangenents be made with this office or the San Diego Office to contact the informant a to obtain full information about this mattery: ACE - od ’ Sreaee = COPIES DESTROYED RECORDED 11 O4FR 3 i901 ” INDEXED 3F/-3 . : ys X A a? FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVES IGATION POEM ESNT pry psy pene Yh 18 JAN 26 1942 . DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE