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a j Office “Memorsndum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO M ait Dae SUBJECT: cae at ihe iP oF RECRDCD 3 DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: 3-97-49 SAC, KNOXVILLE ' HIGHLANDER FOIK SCHOOL DVTERNAL SECURITY - © Reference ite made to Louisville letter to the Director dated March 3, 1949. Considerable investigation has been conducted by the Knoxville Office in the case entitled "Highlander Folk School; Internal Security - 0" (Bureau file number 61-7511). This investigatigh disclosed no proof of Commmist control or domination the conduct of the school, although there were many indgcgtions of liberal, if not radical, interests in it. MYLESFAORTON, Director of the school, is reputedly a Socialist and runs the school primarily as a training school for labor leaders. The school is ostensibly supported by the Cro, During the period in 1941 in which a states thet he had conversation with an unknown individual at the - Jander Folk School, Monteagle, Tennessee, no investigation conducted by this office at that time developed any information thet the Highlander Folk School was utilizing wire-tapping equipment, or that they were in any manner engaged in such aotivities,. fis the incident referred to in referenced letter took place a number of years ago and, as before stated, inves- tigation at that time does not substantiate Information furnished by hin | how, the case is not being reopened at this time and no further action will be taken by this office unless advised to the contrary by the Bureau, AL Should QD coir at the moxvilie office, as ig indicated by referenced letter, he will, of course, be received, and any further information which he cares to offer will be duly recorded, The indices of the Knoxville Office were checked with negative results for any previous references to CC: Washington Field Loulieville le TEM -L3E 7 INDEXED - 5? ~ Bi iI 23 MAR 11 1949 ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED ch __. HEREINIS UNCLASSIFIED \ Ah! i _DNTE SPA BY SESE oy \ 7 Teo, MST Noboegertetet gies catty Tas it ™Nm Ke