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; Federal Bureau of Investigation Bnited States Department of Justice ( ma Springfield, Tlinois August 17, 1943 or, Fst PERS AND f q q | i . s ” * a 2 + a Direst PERSONAL Oo Re: JOHN L. LEWIS, etals CIVIL RIGHTS AND DOMESTIC VIOLEKE. Dear Sir: The Bureau is advised that Mr. FRANK COLEMAN of the Departuen tacted me at Springfield, Illinois, on August 11, 1943. He had wery little b additional information te effer in eanneoction with instant investimtion, but 2 those pointe which he did exphasize will be discussed later in this ecmmi- cation. In eomection with this investigetion Mr. COLEMAN pointed out thas b3 probably some friction exists between the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General because of this investigation. According to Mr. COLEME, Bales c, $673 nad forwarc pir repor of the Treaaury, instead of the report being referred to the General Counsel for the Treasury Departnent, the report was sent direct to the President by the Secretary ef the Treasury. later it was determined that the mtter should be referred to the Department for an opinion and the facts were taken up with the President by the Attorney General and the President desired that instant investi gation be mde. Mr. COLEMAN is of the opinion that some effort might be mde te build up and publicise a possible feud between Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthav and Attorney General Biddle similar to the Jones-Wallace affair, Mr. COLEMAN indicated that the facts in this case might be presented to a Federal Grand Jury in either Washington, D. C. or Springfield, Illinois, about October 1, 1945, but he did not mike any specific request that this investigation be completed by that date. The following persons were interviewed by Mr. COLEMAN while in the ,Wioinity of Springfield: W. My. RYAN, 801 Oem WS -ETeDNAS Springfield; JOHN. , 7 SCHNEIDER, member of the board’ of P.M.N; JOHN MARSH, regional organiser (./ for the C.I.0,, who works ‘out of the 0.1.0. Off oe in Chicago, Illinois, and FULLERT OW FULTON, also of the C.1I.0. in Chioago, Tilinols. He nentioned ep & HPESHP ) _¢ 4s - — COPTES ee Hon a EV 44 tH 4 . D he Ty _—