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ARE FOL.Ne DAD. “ fofy Office Mem. andum °* UWITED Si..TES GOVERNMENT Ad df: TO : L. V. Boardman’ (1° ut DATE: hiay 2, 193° 4 Tolson —___ (HS ; Nichsly | _. FROM : A, H, Relmont |"): Beards — * no Belen ‘ Mohr. A"? Parsons - 2. subject: J, S, KLANS, KNIGHTS { Ressh OF THE KU RLU KLAN, Tree IN CO 2PORATED Nease —--- INTSINAL SECURITY - KLAN Hilo Gerdy ——- Mrs. leanor“Koosevelt is scheduled to make a speech at /':. Monteagle, Tennessee, 6/16/58. <A confidential informant of the “noxv Hi i ; Office, who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised |; ; thet at a meeting of U.S. Klans, Knights of the Ku Lux Klan, Incorporated, OME the scheduled talk by Nirs. Roosevelt was) -|; fv discussed. It was mentioned that Klansmen plan to go to ionteagle Lb an’ stop the talk “even if they had to blow the place up." Sane informant advised it was also mentioned that had been contacted regarding this matter and advised the hian he wili not interfere with then if they come in and break ‘up the meeting. UBS LRVATIONS : Knoxville advised in view of the above information con nV Pe c ‘Nemphis should inform state authorities in Nashville a sniug contemplated Klan action. Even though aa a allegedly knows about this action it is belicved the NOXVI}7> 0 F 3 Lice should inform him, then if he refuses to take action to step a grnins Mi faty Plan? *action there nay be a possible civil rights violation. CONES) aTIONS “ (1) There is attached for your approval a letter to Knoxville and Pemphis instructing Knoxville to disseminate this information concerning contemplated Klan action to oy -:' intelligence agencies of the Armed Forces and instructing emphis to advise appropriate state authorities at Nashville. Both offices beina instructed to alert informants to this matter and keep Bureau advised. ROT CHD iTacn . ae rnc dosures 2 fee wt e- 8 / i 109-7801 - . 14 MAY 8 1958 i 1 - tir. Boardman —— : 1 - hr. Belmont ~ ff p 1 + ir. mcGowan 14 / ‘s 1 ‘ \ - br. Williams ; | 6 jv 7 f poten Ae uteal iv is fu