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mst -- i ee ae eee a a ee oe eens | . Az "Toon 287 JOHN “OGAR HOOVER j . ry , < Mr. Clege _ - . . . (— Mr. Coffey C Sederal Bureau of duvesti, ition Mr. Glavian ( Rnited States Bepartintent of Justice Mr. Ladd_ 1 Washington, B. €. x Berea = : } JK MIP August 11, 1943 Mr. Tracy e aa Call:r 3:10 p.m. Mr. Acers Mr. Carson Mr. Harbo }. por 4 MEMORANDUM FOR MR, Uday . Mr. Hendon Mr. Mumford \ RE: JOHN L. LEAIS, et al Mr. Starke Civil RIGHTS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Mr. Quion Tamm_ : Tele. Room Mr. Nease | SAC Hallford of Springfield called at this time to Miss Beabm advise he had just learmed that the St. Louis Post Dispatch : of Sunday, August 8, 1943, carried an article bearing a Spring- field date line saying it bad been leamed from a reliable aourve thet investigation was being made by the FBI on the basis that fourteen menbers of pe tieressive Mine Workers were on the secret payroll of . the.\Wnited Mine Workers. Mr. Hallford advised that so far as he knows ¥,) there s been no publicity other than in that one paper, but he received an inquiry from AP who advised him that their inquiry came out of St. Louis. He was advised by the AP men that service did not intend to run anything in the local papers because it was too controversial, iN “ i Mr. Hallford pointed out that so far his Office has not con- ducted a single datervien, but is thoroughly familiarizing itse ckground in this case and that, therefore, it appears that the source of this release could be none * other than somebody in the De- partment of Justice. Mr. Hallford is sending in a clipping by letter ASD. ‘, I questioned Mr. Hallford as to why no investigative action had been instituted in this matter as yet and he explained that he aid not feel it advisable until the Agents were thoroughly familiar with all the background data in the case, and with the National Labor Relations Act. He stated it would probably be the end of this week or the first of next before any effort was made to institute actual investigation. I advised ir. Hallford that this was an unusually ; epecial and expedite matter and that he should, therefore, make every a effort to institute actual investigation at the earliest possible date. f- Respectfully, Hs, Vb dt 44-47 ye I ft a 43 320 ie 2 ALL INFOSMATICN CONTA ih, Y HEREIN IS ENCLASSIFIED 1963 gil MME a pe ace