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TAS . * ~ © ba ° -. a o * . ~_ oo - , , oN + ~ i : Ws a! . a , "3 . Assistant Atcorney General ae July 2, 195 Wapiva’ Olney IIT | ty 4 198 _ Director, FBI . LLL me _ ancien - 20 _RECARNFD-2 nD “KD 2 EG Qc TS;° * CARYL CHESSMAN - VICTIM ‘CIVIL RIGHTS There ‘18 attached a copy of a letter af dated June 22, 196), to the President of the s. j2- + United States from WenzellyBrown who identifies - himself as Chairman of the American Writers ,, Committee to Save Chessman. .., » avi ; - It is requested that following & review 27 of the attaciied, you advise waetner or not any investigation is desired oy this Bureau. cao HE Ye PESE | CORN fore | AOS een] Me eee re ech i Attechthat - ¢ WwMA/ar a NOTE: The Bureau received only a copy of the letter to the President and for-this reason the receipt of the copy is not being acknowledged. Bureau files reflect that an individual possioly identical with Brown wrote a book entitled "Dynamite On Our Doorstep" which deals with the plight of the Puerto Rican. people. According to an article in the . "Daily Worker" 12-20-45, which was very critical, Brown had taught . English in the Puerto Ricah schoois. He was also the author of a book... entitled “Hong Kong Aftermath” and allegedly was an American teacher who Was -repatriated on the Gripsholm. (100-3-77-A) | , -On 3-4-47 a person by the same nane as Brown apoeared «at the ATLANT, . . [wets office and stated-that he was under contract with the Greenberg . / Publishing Company of New York City and was writing a book adout tthe State of Georgia." Brown requested the position of the Bureau relative'to the Monroe lynching case and under what jurisdiction the Bureau had entered the casg. He was advised atthat time no comment ...- Toso. could be made. ,, By letter dated 6-5-4@iLegal Attache Curacas, Boardnas—— Venezuela, advised that Wenzell Brown was-known.-to the Legal Belmon___— Attache (Joseph'l’. Santor¥ana, Ir.4..now SAC ut Softlaind). . Glvin———.T§ was recalled that Brown was oné“off/ the teucners of. znglish Rosen in Puerto Rico,and at the,,time of writing"that.letter was in)... Timm Venezuela for ‘the purpose of writing a odok “on that country. Tracy__-—,— . : 7 ‘ : Jusie, we A . ay blog - of - os iy Tele. Room - ¢ af MHOTE CONTID PAGE 2) TE Fe Yo Holloman... _ ‘ pie one Pay us ‘ yi oe . ‘Miss Gandy it}, 4 iO5 4 i 4 ty f. ~s . ~ : a ; . a a o a <a teeeeeeineandtsinee meneame rama nae - + BRCROSUBE