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RE: JOHN L. LEVIS, ETAL iT as interviewed by c's | & seemed to be sincere in his sta ment that he had no information of value to instant case. It is believed he would make a poor witness. There is set forth below the signed statement executed by 1 " Sept. 16, 1945 Springfield, Iil. *I, make the following voluntary state- ment to Special Agente of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, No threats or promises have been made to induce me to make any statement. "Y was born on d decame a TU. §&. citizen in I reside at an ve been employed at Mine A since "T was working at Mine A in 1932 when the progressive union was started and I joined the PMA then. I never have gone to many union meet- ings and nover paid mich attention to union business, so I do not know muoh about tho union activity at Mino A. I don't like trouble and it doesn't mike any difference to me which union I belong to as iong as JI work, "T recall that Mino A shut down in the spring of 1941 and sometime in the early fall I saw in the paper that RYAN had sold Mine 4 to BLSHOFF. I didn't feel bad about it and had no feeling or opinion that the mine would be operated by united men, "T know thet the P.M.A. held some mestings in the month of Sept. as ths othor men told mo about it. I didn't attend any of the meetings at the P.M.A. hall or Redman Hall, JI also remember going to a meeting on a Sunday and at that time the men decided to join the United. I don't know for sure whore this meeting wos held, but I remember EDMONDSOM talked. I know the mesting was not at the U.M.W. or the P.Mui. hall. I joined the U.M.W, at this meeting, but do not remembor any of the names of the spaakers or what they talked about. "this statement has been reod to me > and it is true to the beet of my memory. />/ Gy Witnesses: Speoiel Agents, FRI U. 8. Depts of Justice" » 402 - Nh ee er ee cae a