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cam te a ne ne ae ee Se JOHN FOGAR HOOVER me? a ore emecron Ct) { » fir, Tolsow *. ‘* . ir. 8. Tom Sederal Bureau of Investigation me. Close Bnited States Department of Justice - __ _— Washington, B. ¢. mr. hoes ir. Michels = KRM:be September 12, 1941 - a . 2 , Or. Breyten WA wm. Gainw Tame . ‘ a” itr. Mendon Tole. heom - tr. Mensa ~ aie, Tracy _ “AMERICA FIRST ,_ INC. Mime were ET f CF ’ rr saeeeaatl . o7 ‘Cmes ee ngworth; Amos BaPinchot | and Louis TycTaber. b de * “Wational Orrice = 14] W. Jackson ten aan a " Blvd., Chicago, Illinois New York Office - 515 Madison Ave. (il fe je The following information concerning the above ae was obtained from an outside unknown source dated at New York, New York, on ; August 4, 1941. . * This organization was originally planned by R. pouglagt st 7 Jr., 24 year old law school senior in 1940 at Yale University. is \. ‘ the son of the first vice president of the Quaker Oats Compan, ko The first person contacted when the committee was formed was Col dLindbergh, and another was Earlk der.” These people met with Stuart ant\ister on General Robert'Woody head of Sears—Roebuck Company, Edward L. a director of Inland Steel; Mrs, Jeanette Ayer<fairbanks, a wealthy woman; and Chester*Sowles,chairman of Benton and Bowles, an advertising agency, made up tKe picture. Soon Willianyeastle Under-Secretary of State in the Hoover Cabinet and the original master mind behind Lindbergh was added, then SenatorAiheeler an Senator Bob Tart. At the very start this organization had-& tremendous amount of money on hand, despite the claim that they Reaver accept more than $1, 3,000 rrouw any one person, pak Ke - In ths Ea Thonas uHecarter former chairman of the Publie Service Company of New Jersey, one of the leaders, and he is said to be the contact man for Joo Pew, the millionaire Republican. leader of Pe lvania. z _ ad are isn, 00 Koy 2S HenryX Ford, and Jay cK ores yareattérlot the tees. fA gp MMatneracante, the daughter of John Lewis, is one o iAre active members, eee fer for the e Catholts element ye find John TXFlynn, {Reverend Father 341! syoravorthy Other members are General fugh $ _¢ Vt all ok ae . c ‘ 0 a AB COPIES DESTROYED_ ———+ ee CG PAL oP | 07