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J Edgar Hoover Appointment and Phone Logs — Part 2

165 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Jan 26, 1944 · Broad topic: Politics & Activism · Topic: J Edgar Hoover Appointment and Phone Logs · 163 pages OCR'd
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on ae TS Offre M.z VYIGIIN »« TINTTRYN _.2:Hx QAVRRNMENT TO ; ia. ROS . DATE: 4-22-44, : sh Tost. From : & ©. G : on SUBJECT: : . on IC - | On April a, 1944, _ eee telephonically contacted the writer and furnished the following infor-. mation: WZ ~ | A school teacher, identit Sete De lat eee cently wrote a letter to a Dr. : Washington, D. C,. Or o send a copy of this letter to a © --- 5... relative of hers and had a woman, who is a friend of Mrs ke the... desired copy. This third person telephonically furnished Mr th the contens which, according to hrs was nothing more than propa=- mde which 47 oteeplated enanld result nee tut The lade Ganas Wich ai Carcu.sied would Pesult in Face prejuaice, ine L6visr went into great detail indicating the fact that the negroes in Detroit -- = --—: are gaining a dominant hand and that it was their intention to eventually obtain control of the city. This control is already evident in the school system and the motor transportation system. The writer of the letter stated that a white person attending one of the local schools was recently killed by a colored per- son and the matter was hushed up and no action was ever taken. Colored bus drivers are alleged to be passing up white people. ; Adios Gasay.....—. - t nal eS é 1Ms Fived ts C~| urs. WRG tated that in ner opinion the letter above mentioned was undoubtedly axispropaganda, I inquired of Mrs MBprhether she had seen the letter and she replied in the negative. She also stated that she would be un able to obtain a copy of it inasmuch as she had already requested the woman wh had read her the contents to make a copy available and was refused. urs > was specifically asked whether DOr whom she claimed to know very well, and this third person, whose identity she refused to furnish, were the type to be * considered involved in unamerican activities and she stated that in her opinion they were both very loyal Americans and would do nothing which would at all re- flect on the country. She added she was merely reporting the matter so that the identity of the school teacher in Detroit might be determined so that it could be ascertained whether she might be subversive in her actions. bIZ= | I told Urs. that the information she furnished would be given ap- propriate attention it was my opinion that no violation of any statute over which this Bureau had jurisdiction had occurred, particularly in view of the that there was no indication that the writer of the letter had més asked Dri to circularize the letter but intended to merely vgice her opinion of existing conditions in Detroit in a personal letter to Dr. For your information, J Mrs s & member of the Speakers Guild in the District and alse a member of tre Community War Fund, 1101 if Street, N.W. I recently met irs \4 a social function at which time it was noted that she has a very vivid imsgination 7. am would jump to conclusions if given the opportunity. It is believed no action should be taken in this matter and the facts are being reported so that the cali may be made a mtter of record. *ECORDEL GG-.3122 PO - _ i my, 5 SRAY avid INDRXTD 37197 26°71 Oy)
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