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’ Memorendum for Mr. Ke A» Tamm ~ 2« November 18, 1939 to attend this meeting the ranking officials of a-number of Large industrial firms having contracts with the Wavy Department. At thie point it is pointed out that Lieutencat haskin furnished. to Mr. Ness the names of the industrial conterns in the city of Chevelend having contracts with the Navy Departsent, which inferne- tion le supposedly highly confidential At this meeting an Operating Commifies was selected consisting of a Mr. Hopkins, a Mr. Grieve of the Pneumatic Tool Company, My. White of the Republic oteel Company, Mr. Crawford of the Thompson Products Company, and a few others. This committer ig supposed to function in coordinating the activities of the Sefety Comittee. According to Lieutenant Haskin the present plan provides that each cancern which joine the Induatris] Safety Committee shail pay to the committee twenty-live cents per employee for each three months that protection is afforded to that concern. In other words, each concern will pay one dollar per ydar for eseh person employed by it. The dues are to ba paid to thes ecretary and treasurer of the Clevelend Safety Couneil, Me. Carliomith. Ali monies are to be expended only with tae approval of Mr. Eliot Ness who is acting ae adviser to the Induétrial Safety Conuittee. Mr. Thomas souls Clothey who bas previously been employed in the office of Mr. Ness as a special investigator has resigned that position and has been sppointed the chief? investigator for the industrial Safety Committee. . On November 11, 1939, Mr. Nega and My. Clothey called e+ the Clevelend bureau Office and discussed their plans “ith Speciel Agent in Charge Guinane. They made no mention of the financial arrengements set out above. They advised that each plant is to furnish a list of its employees to Mr. Clothey who with the aivice of Mr. Ness will select two or more enployess at each plant to act as undercover agents and will report directly to Mr. Clothey. When reports are received by Nr. Clothey indicating possible espionage or sabotage it is intended that the information will be referred to Mr. Robert W. Chamberlin wko is Mr. Nasst assistent in the Clevelend Ge hepartment, The investigetion on the basis of the informatio \ veiend Police Yepartient, n } ee