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ot BEE ORAM GI AL a lagt Thursday, Vovember and, ff received a tedesacne otal from aicutcnant[Maskins, in charge of the Cleveland section of the Navy intelligence INuiston, He inforned me that at neon time on both Yonday, the ota, and Tuesday, the 7th, mectings were being held at the Teratnal Club to whien representatives of outstanding cn usenred concerns in this distriet were being inutted, He talteated that not ip ie as Head of the fInteisigence Livisten, oll but “aso a Biliotijiess, Safety Director, City af Cleveland, mere vitally interested in this meeting and that Ne was certain that all Cleveland industry @ls0 would be vitally concerned, Ie ndtecated chat the burden of the meeting was to he "The Preventiton ay Sabotage in the Cleveland District fneétended the neeting on tresdau, the FEA. Shera vere ahout PO er So tatividuais present and fF understand that approcimately Lhe eane number cttended en Monday, Phey ipere reépresentoetives, jor the most part offteers of the better kneun and outsatancine ¢levedand sencerns, Ot. Mashing epened the meeting by co general discussion of conditions ag fe hnows them te erist in ne Cleveland distriet Qua the uttel interest mhteh the savy Department hos in preventing any interruption te the praper proaeention of work etther for the ‘avy or other Government Diuvisiona, growing out of eanilonaine, sabotiode, ete, Ye revtewped the type of inves sticaters: work whteok the J.cuy eerries on at all times and. for hitch tn peace times euffletent funds are aquatilailie, Ne pointed out, poweuer, that with the advent of recent wartime conditions, the extent and burden af the work rantdly assumer such proportions that the meager budget on which they operate ts entirely tnadequate to suppert a program which would be ai all adequate or the prohlems sresentec, Ne indicated that »e, therefore, felt it his duty under the recent procianation of the sresident of the inited States, te call the Situation te the attention of Local authorities and he, therefore, Aagg Consulted witha and advised with Director Nese. Dirceter Less becane intensely interested tn the proposition but felt that such Shoegestionrs as Les Saskings had made to Atm were entirely inadequate fo cope with the sttiuatton and tt pas from the discusstons of Ness and Lt, Hasiins that the plan whteh was presented to the group was Caoncetued. St, Faghins then turned the meeting over te Directer NETS «6. chee vese opened Ats remarks by a revtew “n ceneraltived terms af the situation ag he sees it in the Cleveland district fron the standpoint of sthaversive actiuittea and the extent fo whick eryanized forces exist in the City ee and a for the carrying on of esnieiage and sabotage work, if and when Yt Sceonmes e€ zpedéent or such organizations £0 begin * punetionings fle stressed the taudeguacry of any Novernmental funds for prancpiy investigatins and preventing suck sabotage or running cown infermation on these groups oer tadtut- duals who nvaht be potential agents of auch activities. He alsa COPTER DESTROYED Ss gop oe pong . .