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OPTIONAL FOt. NO. 10 — a ~ 5010=104 UNITED STATES | f 9 INT ; $ Se * , Memora ” TO : DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: 7/7/64 SAC, KNOXVILLE (100-3506) (RUC) a / Ls : _supyect: ~ AWASHINGT OMMITTEE FOR p. “HIGHLANDER FOLK SCHOOL )- Is-c MA (00: WFO) ff 4 E Re WFO let to Knoxville dated 6/1/64. os, Yas mauve avaliapre informacion indi-= c c e up May be active in the Wa gton, D. Cc. area, Knoxville was requested to advise if th ighlander Folk School is of current investigative interest, and, if so, furnish WrO with a current characterization, As the Bureau is aware, and for the information of WFO, on 6/11/54 the Bureau instructed Knoxville to make no bie a Se contacts whatsoever at Highlander Folk School (HFS), Monteagile, Fatiga meh hysevennd Tennessee, and that no discussions pro or Con should be made eT with any individual concerning this school. Highlander Research and Educatien—Center ( C), Knoxville, is the successor to <=. the HFS, whose ass ts were auctioned by the State of Tennessee under”a court decree after the school was convicted of violating Tennessee laws. MYLES{HORTON, former_Director of HFS, is currently Director of : Te wy. FE The above Bureau instructions were issued as a result of allegations against Bureau Agents following interview with HORTON. In view of these instructions, no sources whatever have been developed at HFS or the HREC and, consequently, in view of Bureau instructions, no investigation has been or is being Jconducted concerning the organization. 11 ineopsATiON CONTAINED ureau ek~FID HEREIN 1S UNCLASSIFIED @ WFO Fett cup —_— DATE_als\ey_ BY y 2 - Knoxville ql ~ 100-3506 7 G4se, Py Ee A a ae a a af rs = 1 - 61-12 Hig yok ON i - 4 JUL 9 1964 \ — Ye ‘rene Sane