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November 18, 1939 MEMORANDUM FOR MR.°E. a. TAM & Re: INDUoTRIAL GarhTY COMMITTER _ OF CLEVELAND SAFETY COUNCIL The following ig an outline of the information presently available in the Bureau reletive to the organization of the above heamed committee under the leadership of stifles, Sefety Director, Cleveland, Ohio. ¥ The foymation of this organization first came to the attention of the!Cleveland Office on October 28, 1939, when Lieutenant 4. R.|Heskin, United States Hydrographic Office, Cleveland, who is a local representative of 0. N. I., called at the Bureau office and advised that the Industrial Safety Committes was being set up. At that time Lieutenant haskin stated that approximately 327 industrial plants in clevelend had promised « cooperation to the “safety Committes, the purpose of which was reported to be the establishment of a unified investigative force a to conduct investigations relative to suspicious employees and other individuals believed to be engaged in sabotage or espionage activities. a According to information furnished by Lieutenant Haskin and by Eliot Ness, the plana for the formation of the Safety Conmittee originated a few days prior to October 27, 1939, at which time Haskin and Ness had discussed the organization of such a committee. No information is availeble as to which of these individusls initisted the i:. Both Haskin and Ness, However, have stated their approval of the plan, and Ness has pointed out his responsibility in protecting industrial plants in the city of Clevelund as a part of his official duties as Safety Director of that city. Arising from the discussions between Haskin and Ness a mecting was calied by Ness for ¥ctober 27, 1939, in the Empire Room of the Hotel Clevelend, for the purpose of formulating plans for the organization of the Industrial Committee. There were invited Pats ee PRBERAL BUREAY 6F INVESTIGATION | DEC 20 1939 | ammmTaper sem piyrenaiiranneenn io . con ee nmap sa |