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JOHN EDXDGAR HOOVER LARECTOR ‘ Srdteral Bureau of Inurstigation United States Depa: inient of Sustice Washington, A.C. RP September 23, 1937. 1 4 a cit fs Fe ee coe renal a ee MORANDUM FOR THE DIFECTOR ' j Drew’ Pierson called at my office on September 17, 1937, wa and stated that the newspepers were considerably concerned about a VU story to the effect that the Bureau had asked one«Splegsl, a repre- sentative of the-Pittsburgh Post Gazette, to proceed to Yashington, since Spiegul was the newspaper man who originated the stories about ’ Senator Bleck being a member of the’Ku Klux Klen. According to A Pierson, Spiegal cleims hic key witness in the Black story has been J killed by a train under very mysterious circumstances in Alabemz. a I subsequently discussed this situation witn you and then _” by telephone contacted Mr. Pierson at his home, inf orming him thet the Director desired to inform Plerson personally and confidentially thet Spiegal had not been called to the Bureau; thet the Bureau had never heard of the man and was not, as a matter of fect, conduct ing any investigation into the alleged mesibership of Senator Black in the Ku Klux Kian. ra Respéctfylly, LA F K, ‘femm. / poe, RRA Aa a oe : te EN One Rh ee ne ee eh we gaan = 3 pO NRA “fe are me ” BoD ae aa seme, win tht ST nN, ee nee a re ea nee io I ops To te : ee a ee Te we ee “ aa “alt, ” ei i 7. ~ ~o af 1