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copy; bw ta coal _* i ad i whe a oe Mr. Tolson™ 9% 3 00: L. B. Nichols.-°° OS oe iY ~MYLES HORTON - "227 (®) HIGHLANDER FOLK SCHOOL v 4 a een eae nm ha _ La ww - Re With reference to the attached letter from Herbert) O/N~ Monte Levy, Staff Counsel of the American Civil Liberties Union, there are two issues involved.) fete oe ag, io The first issue - Does the FBI consider interracial an education as somewhat subversive and does it ask questions on this basis of neighbors. + — Spout Sa et ae ee we Investigation which was made in February provés this 22. - view without foundation. To re-check the matter, I called 0:0 >. 0 SAC Robey at Knoxville and asked him if we had contacted. 90. 5). neightors. Ue stated every Agent working in that area had 22.50 0% been uuestioned at leest. twice and we had not contacted neighbors, Pao gut icebianieatans Collateral to this issue is the attempt of the American 2 fe Civil Liberties Union to force the FBI to issue instructions ozs..." ws os concerning comments on interracial education, There is no need " Nene om such instructions since they are part and parcel of the. +" BO. cl eeauls operating procedures and policies. To issue such *~ MOE a iisvrudtions would in effect admit that, such a condition 7 -yisted. To date there is no proven case to substantiate this. a The second issue has to do with contacting the Highlander 3 Folk School. ... :_ -- > _ ; oe Tne minutes of the Highlander Executive Council for Junuacy 22 and 23, 1951, whichwere forwarded to the Attorney. aA Oeneral reflect that “because of previous misunderstandings Ge tr tnterview with FBI agents, the Highlander Director (Myles >: . we O-cten) shall speak for the staff. and shall ask that all f=/;20.02" a ~-.9+4ongs posed by any FBI agents be put in writing, and shall’: aan make his replies in writing - provided legal counsel advises this action." This condition is, of course, impossible, and °° gee IT on Pebpuary 22, 1951, instructions were issued to the Knoxville po. eR US office to make no further contact with the Highlander Folk . #" . CaS School on any matter. A letter to Levy is attached. _ cn, peamont ALLINFORMATIONCONTAINED =, 6/- IZ 47 A L- HEREINIS UNCLASSIFIED bell DATE aia/ed BY SPetry fon) GP MAY 2 testy Attachment ! Bess wo ro te ho TRITT ALS ¢ OSToIS a ee ea AON RR ee aati HPN 2 oMC mee aaa: anes