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poarp SF DIRECTORS Ernest Angell Mrs, Katrina McCormick Barnes Jonathan ft, Binghem Mrs. Dorothy Dunbar Iromley Cart Carmer Richard $, Chitds Norman Cousins Edward J. Ennis Morris L. Ernst John F, Finerty H. William Fitelson James Lawrence Fly Gumend K. Fraenkel Walter Frank Yasian Fry Prof. Walfer Gallhorn Arthur Garfield Hays August Hackscher Rey, John Haynes Holmes 8, W. Huebsch Rev, John Pay! Jones Dorothy Kenyon Pref, Edvatd ¢. Lindeman Benjamin F. MacLaurin Merla Miller Herbert R. Northrup Mariya §. Pitzeiw _ Elmar Rice Whitney North Sayracut Norman T homes William bL. White C. Dickerman Williams Raymond L. Wise eee COMMITEE Thurman Arnold Bishop James Chamberlatn Baker RegerN, Baldwin Francis Biddle Frof. Edwin WM. Borchard Van Wyck Brooks Pear] $3. Buck O7. Henry Seidel Canby Oe Allan Knight Chalmers Wiltiam Henry Chamberlin Serer ville Clark riod, Heary Steele Commager Morris L. Cooke a of. ceqqe 3 Eounts et Pobget usberc. timer Davis vohn Dos Passos Melven Doualas cod Edey as HL. Eliot ito wader T, Fisher Rav. Harry Emerson Fosdick hsv W. Garrison Monin +c. Marsison Cosy rtows Rover M. Auichins rarlgs §. Johnson Ir i's decel Wf) Johnson Saburo Kido Canlamin H. Kizer Si. dein A. Lapp frai, Haroic D, Lassweli Mri. Agnes Brown Leach Mon Lerner : sort Mores Lowatt ret, Robert $. Lynd erat) Archibald Maclelsh : d McConnell fee 4a eto Ad. bicate witch &. Bromey Oxnam Ri, Rev. Edward L. Parsons fe Tas &. Patton "lp Randolph ” Qe Sets, tt. bine aoper John Nevin Sayre Ri. Sev. William Scaclett Aftaur 4. Schlesinger, Jr. dobepin Schlossberg Oaelt Shepard Rebert £ Sherepod Reba! Abba Hillel Silver Vitiine BR Smith : vearhing . Lig a ico ulay Filly Asi ot Willem Hani: agiworth Wood Geo tiara Lindgay Your AFFILIATED COMMITTEES in Sixteen Areas ee fet ES UNION 170 Firra Avenue, New Yoru 10, N, Y, io) | feat GRegon 35-5990 rls. i " to CAN CIV: Ernest Angell Chairman, Boerd af Directors Roger N. Baldwis Choltmon, Natlonet Committee Arthur Garfield Hays General Coumel Morris L. Ernet General Cosasel Clifford Forster George Soil Staff Counsel George E, Rundguist Assistant Director Patrick Murphy Molin Executive Director Mr. J. agar Hoover poe Director Ne Federal Bureau of Investigation Woot eee ment of Justice AIL. INFORMATION CONTAINE Washington 25, D. ¢ a HEREIN IS UiCLASSIFIED DATE 29/54 BY I have recently reexamined the exchange of f correspontiues Mr. Baldwin and you of last February concerning the Highlander Folk School. Your letter was most certainly responsive to Nr. Baldwints inquiry. Dear Mr. Hoover: eatween o: | However, a careful reexamination of the correspondence leads us to belleve that Mr, Baldwin, who wrote you in his personal capacity rather than as an officer of this orgentzation, did not quite hit tl point which was troubling the Highlender Folk Sehool authoritiese a pe are 6 a At The real concern of the School and of several members of our Board who have been contacted by the school authorities is that some ques- tions addressed by F.B.I. investigators to neighbors of the School j ied the neighbors to believe the questions were indicative of an attitude on the part of these agents that inter-racial education is sonewhat subversive. We are confident that thie does not reflect an F.B.I, attitude. For do we know whether the interpretation of the neighbors as to the purport of the questions wes reasonable or un reasonable. We wonder however, whether, to avoid future repetitions | lof euch incidents, it mi cht nat be possible to issue appropriate ton etructions to your agents | to guard against any implication on their part that inter-racial education is necesserily subversive. ea tap We note also {nypur letter’ of February 26 that you heve iemued appr: priate instructions to discontime any direct contacts to representes- tives of the Schoole But again, although you were not informed of it Mr. Horton had not been opposed: to contacts being made at the School. Indeed, it would seem most unwise to discontinue direct contacts witt the school representatives, both from the point of view of the F.B.I. the students, and Mr. Horton. Doubtless the F.B.I. would be able to get mach better and fuller information from the officials of the School than trom the neighbors who alone are now - being contacted. e f st. oS =, 1s | uo 7 RECORDED a ob T ui _- EeePaprem-puocussns im” i ee as