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es ee tg aS : wteis? her by Julia Kraus at the instization of von Gienanth. SAC ucKee, in conclusion, wished to be advised of the Bureau's attitude regardinz a possible interview with William Randolph hearstin this case, in view of the fact that informa tion was subritted to the Los Angeles Field Office by a confiden- tial source thatHearst was contactec by Incalls. This contact rently occurred soretime during the summer of 1941, and she allegedly stated to the informant that Hearst was ready to finance her flight to Europe, and then to let her work for the Hearst pavers in Gernany as a corresSondent. However, when the State Department refused to issue her a passport, iearst did not wish to co further with the plans. When she offered to go without a passzort, Hearst revortedly was afraid he risht become involved in some unpleasant developments. Ingalls expressed the opinion that in the event she once vot to Germany she could again take up her contact withHearstwnere it had previously terminated. The above negotations aparently were with reference to Inzalls! plan for a flight to Gernany to further a peace plan and to aavise the German people that the American public was not being tole the truth with reference to the war. SAC sickee was advised to hols in abeyance any lead with reference to the interview of hearst, and, pending advice from you, no further action will be b xen alonz these lines. ‘This contact with Hearst apparently, £ actually consuzmated, would not necessarily add any informa- tion of an evidentiary value to the instant case. An additional factor that may be of interest to you with reference to this case is that a teletype was received from the New York Office on Decerber 10, 1°41, in the case entitled “hrs. Evnel F. Brighan, with alias; Internal Security." As you will recall, irs. Ethel F. Brigham was the subject of a merorandum to the Attorney General on Noverber 3, 1941, to the effect that she and other members of her farily were fanatically pro-Nazi and that a dauchter of the farily, presumably Barbara PBrizhan, had indicated to Pare Eilinger, of New York City, that there is an organization of 500,000 me.bers in the United States ready to take up arms arainst the President if this country enters the war. The Eurezu is currently investigating the Brigham faci