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gtarie ap FORM NO, 64 a | y Office Memokandum + UNITED fakes GOVERNMENT 7” ._ A TorAnmaAn 2 tet 95K. wn TO : Lhe VLA LOR DATE: Januar y lis LY, ; a aa) FROM ; dD. M. dd i 7 Niche UBJECT: wv cen sUnECT: OT TTaSMHONTON, Dinegror ALL INFORMATION cows =: PURPOSE DATE zd by optersb) 0) Br, me To explain, pursuant to your. request, the dele¥ in’ in ; answering the letter of Myles Horton, director of the Highlander - Folk School. ~ ee DETAILS Under date of December 10, 1950, Myles Hortwn, who is the subject of a closed security investigation, wrote a letter to Assistant Director Hugh H. Clegg {letter and enclosuresa attached), - asking Mr. Clegg to comment on a news release which set forth the alms and purposes of the Highlander Folk School. He further made reference to an alleged statement made by an Agent of the FBI con- cerning the news release. According to the various time stamps, the letter was sceived at the Bureau on December 15, 1950 (Friday). It was received in Mr. Tolson's office at ):06 PM, December 18 (Monday). Mr. Clegg's office received it at 5:10 PM, December 19. It was received back in Mr. Tolson'ts office at 5:56 PM, December 20, It was received in Mr. Ladd's office at 6:15 PM, December 20 and was received by the Security Investigative Division (Mr. Belmont's office) on December 21, 1950, for handling. It was noted in Myles Horton's letter that he accused an Agent of making an improper statement and in order to clear up this item, SAC Robey of Knoxville was telephonically contacted at 11:00 AM, December 21, 1950, and instructed to make inquiry among the Agents of his office to determine if any Agent had made the alleged statement. On the same day, while awaiting a reply from the Knoxville Office, a file review concerning the Highlander Folk School and Myles Horton was made. A teletype reply was received from the Knoxville Office t 5:21 PM, December 21, 1950, wherein the alleged statement referred to in Hortonts letter was emphatically denied. On the morning of December 22, 1950 (Friday), a memorandum was fe Sepyel setting forth background data concerning the Highlander a Myl Horton (attached), to which was attached fSpoded r00 xt 3 Myles Horton over your signature. a0 JAN 20 1951 Attachment an | KO & ge' SLeTSLL ant IecteD - L ae ay, e/ EZ - aR 2d 165% we rae ye sot etg, te wre eee ee oe ER Ut”