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: ca L 7C . wf . + wt. The following Butte files were reviewed and a synopsis_ of information in these files is provided herewith. This synopsis . is provided in an effort to provide additional background infor- mation pertaining (A Aryan Nations Church. The Butte files are captioned as listed below: ; wens ‘ VW Butte File 9A-1192, captioned "Church of Jesus Christ Christian, aka Aryan Nations, Extortion”. ; = Referenced case pertains to individuals receiving printed literature throughout the United States. This printed literature takes the form of hate literature directed to races other than the White Aryans. Copies of the literature being circulated by the Aryan Nations Church at this time were forwarded to the Bureau ‘for dissemination to the Department of Justice. This hate literature was shown to Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division. On February 24, 1981, the Bureau came back to the Butte Division and indicated that they had discussed this matter with the Department of Justice and it was the opinion of the Department of Justice that this was not a violation of the Federal Extortion Statutes. This decision was rendered by the Department of Justice on February 18, 1981. They also stated that the circulation of the hate literature by the Aryan Nations Church did not constitute or deserve further investigation by the FBI. They recommended that if any additional communications were received pertaining to the Aryan Nations Church, that they *- immediately be discussed with the Attorney General's Office in the State of Idaho. - This file also contains an All Office Memo which was disseminated throughout the United States setting forth the -background of the Aryan Nations Church. Information in this memo stated that on October 18, 1980, an article was published by "The Spokesman Review", a newspaper published in Spokane, Washington, pertaining to the Church of Jesus Christ Christian. The article was written by Christopher Bogan and indicated that Richard Girnt Butler, a white male, was born February 23, 1918, and. arrived in Hayden Lake, Idaho, in 1973, from Lancaster, California. Butler is currently the reverend of the Church of Jesus Christ Christian. The church is located on 20 acres in Hayden Lake, which Butler originally purchased as the church site. Currently, the church has an educational school set up for the education of children, a print-shop, and Butler's residence, all located within the 20 acre parcel. Bogan indicated that the Aryan Nations is considered to be the action arm of the church. Most of the printed material