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oy fu _ ee FF. TRECTOR “40 _ | entioned above: 42-75 531EAT keference is made to your nemorandun of September 2, 194), requesting thst'an exemination be made of the book styled "The ked vecade,” by Iugene Lyona, for the purpose of determining the merits of this publication. You further suggested that, if the book is well suthenticatad, it might be desirable to have each field office procure a copy in order that the Special Agent in Charge and the - Agent specializing in subversive activities aight read the same. — - tek a Tr feeping with your request, the book hae been exanined. OT lad of a< fief it 1s not believed that any ‘recomnendation should be rade to the fiels offices ‘to obtsin copies of this book. iIn the first instance, the Look conteins substantially no information concerning subversive activities 4n the United States which has not already been sade availalle to the Bureau's field offices in the form of Quarterly « Perorte. Our Giarterly keports are in moh greater detail ani con- tain information of greater value than that set cut in "The Hed ‘ecude." Several chapters of the took are devoted to world affairs, particnlarly the Soviet Union and Spain. Fiat alietatieoemel — ae a, —_ / _ The specific reason for not wishing to recoemend thie book te our field offices is based upon the criticism which the suthor, Eugene lyons, levels against gach public personages as Preaident osevelt, ira. Roosevelt, Harold Ickes, Robert Hi. Jackson and others. It 15 not believed advisable for the bureau to sponsor & book contein- * tay criticism of this nature. [octet amees = ye The following will serve, by way of illustration, to _"aehonstrate the manner in which Fugene Lyons tas criticizoa the persons > a a 2 mar Me Michate wT - vn pece 17Z jyene has written: a aaa wa @emscs 7 t . P, . _ — mee 4 ee ot ‘ hbvGlhwid ea re a i OS ee _— ee alee NVESTIGATs -, Mr, Overton ooh ™ Ww ee 1 oo, i? . FEDERAL P TAMEEG {IVESTIGAT. . _ . ——e ‘ 4 ism, oad 4 . { dina. be ; : far. Gwinn Teme ad Math ae oon | ~ 6 vd 494) ft \ . Mi. hactom wee ( ay he ; Pa - ‘ ; . * - (ir Joe eo i fa ee V2 WOK 4s lv Char aT a , _ . , —alll = - 7... Saree _~ : of age, OS ine a _ hg owe Tn, a oe ae Pose age = wg. an ee gt BO Fe 7a ne 9", Foe, i Aad rc