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Director -2- JOHN L. LEWIS, ET AL advised forner Mine B employees not to talk to Bureau Agents and to give them the name of Attorney ARTHUR FITZGERALD if they were asked why. called at the Springfield Office, accompanied by FRAN STIN, JAMES - On September 7, 1943, Mr. WALTERS DAY, ajpeisto, ae Patan and one BAUMGARTNER, who had previously been irterviewed by Agents of this office in connection with B CAS8. onferred with Wr. DAY in the presence of Special Agents a and Mr. DAY requested that he be furnished with copies of the statements executed by AUSTIN, HALE and BAUMGARTNER to Special Agents of this Bureau. I specifically asked Mr. DAY who he was representing and he said he could not answer this question and I asked him if he was representing Messrs. AUSTIN, HALE and BAUMGARTNER, and he said he was not but that he was representing and assisting Mr. ARTHUR FITQGERALD, Attorney-at-law in Springfield who was counseling UMW miners who were sent to his, FITZGERALD's office. Mr. DAY stated that he knew of a number of persons who had executed statements to Agents of this Bureau and that eventually he would know the identity of most of the miners who had executed a statement to this Bureau and probably a request would be directed to this office to receive copies of all the signed statements executed by miners to Agents of this Bureau. I suggested to Mr. DAY that if Mr. FITZGERALD desired copies of all these statements that Mr. FITZGERALD should set forth euch a request in a letter to this cffice but at the present time no assurance could be given him, Mr. DAY or Mr. FITZGERALD, that copies of such statements could be furnished. Nothing else was discussed with Mr. DAY at the time he called at this office and Messrs, AUSTIN, HALE and BAUMGARTNER were not interviewed or present when this conversation transpired between Mr. DAY and myself. I advised Attormey DAY today, September 10, 1943, that {t would be necessary for him to communicate with the Attorney General 4n reference to obtaining copies of statements executed by his clients. Mr. DAY was satisfied with this statement. ae are se ee + allie ce Peele ai A, AL. a A RR me Ra latte ie nate ms,