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r UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT To; MR. TOLSON DATE: February 4, 1959 Tt et a FxOM G. A. NEASE foe in 6 ee ee ee Tet — SUByECT: HIGHLANDER FOLK SCHOO INTERNAL SECURITY - C a a a Te m GREE called me this morning and stated he aonan — indy had had inquiry from the press concerning the above school indicating he, the Tennessee legislature intended to look into the activities of the school and: his inquiry was whether or not we had ever investigated the Highlander Folk School. _ onen After checking with the Domestic Intelligence Division, I va advised QE that we had made some limited inquiry concerning the school several years ago when it was alleged it was a hot bed for communists, and we forwarded a memorandum to Assistant Attorney General Bazelon dated February 21, 1947, and that we had also forwarded a memorandum C- / to Peyton Ford dated February 26, 1951, regarding the matter. I told him, however, we were in no position to state we had ever investigated the —$ school nor would it be {g.jhe Bureau's or the Department's advantage ye to indicate that we hadsinvestigated the school. I briefly described the ah background of the school to him and suggested I felt best not to comment on the matter. @¥gM™M stated he agreed and that he would get the point across ' there is no current activity on the part of the Department in this matter. 1- Mr. Belmont . / “4 “o VK gts 3) e]P.1) } a“ 0 ZO FEB 12 1959 ve . GBFERITI959 aly INFORMATION CONTAIN HEREIN SUNCLASSIFIED DATE _2]ais¢ BY serena