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ed 4 Loe FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Form No, 1 THIS case onicinaTeD aT ORLAHOWA CITY, OK LAHOWA FLe NC. 100-332 REPORT MAOKAT , ; "DATE WHEN MADE PERIOD FOR REPORT MADEBY +.) | | rina WHICH MADE : || OKLAHOLA CITY, OKLA, W/2s5/t\ 4 W/ h/t, FORREST F. BURGESS . ™ ‘ a \. : WS, ; — “y CHARACTER OF CASE oS ; 7 . AWENICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION me INTERWAL SECURITY ~ ¢ F res SYNOPSIS OF FACTS: Subject organization protested action of | City Council in Oklehome ity in cancelling ae ge the contrect for ChanLis’ LinbbiltGH to speak Te ne in the Municipal Auditorium. This organiza~ — Te Ste oa tion elso reported to be taking part in the . ; .< . defense of syndicalism cases involving Commun- : ist leaders in Oklahoma City. } : a aii Netailes Investigation of this ease is based upon the furnishing . of information by the Oklahona 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 texingam = 7 ' active part in the defense of the current 7 “the “Oklahoma City = : . syndicalism cases, Thie «--- «rr use LPN L@] 4 « : Police Deparusent for investigation, ae lz ) . i . On August 28, 1941, there appeared in the Daily Oklahoma <a a : a daily newspaper published at Oklahoma City, an article vhich read: 8 os, - as follows: ; ~ 4 B . wrk, Lo ; "The Americen Civil Liberties union protested against a \ the actions of the city council here in cancelling the ° \ contract for Lindbergh to speak in Municipal auditorium. "og \ " Its telegram was signed by Rev. John Haynes,Holmes, Cot ee co chairman of the board; Arthur GarfieldHayes; general. Tg tig ; | oe a counsel, and Roger N.xBaldwin, directom ~ - >... kA Poo A | "The telegram charged that the Gouneil action 'creates an Pan ‘ . . ia ellie Eee. 1) Bs fy SPECIAL AGENT j DO NOT WRITE IN THESE SPACE _ * a \ FORWARDED: A e ee — = i _ [ 7 . " ——— | | bP + 190 — apd | us. COPIES OF THIS REPORT 4 ? ae 7 5 — Bureau \ 1Q44 > 3 - Oklahoma City> NOY 28 945