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Federal Bureau of Investigation Anited States Department of Justice v Springfield, Illinois September 21, 1948 Director, FREI &) Re: JOHN L- LEWIS, etal; CIVIL RIGHTS AND DOMZSTIC VIOLENCE. Dear Sir: The Bureau is advised that a conferanoe was held with Mr. FRANK COLEMAN, Special Assistant to the Attorney General, in my office on the late afternoon of September 18, 1943. At the time he calied at my office he was accompanied by Mr. PAT COONS, another Special Assistant to the At- torney General. The purpose of this canference was to go over a number of points Mr. COLEMAN desires to be handled, inammoh as he contemplates that the facts in this case will be presented to the Federal Grand Jury son- vening in Springfield, Illinois, on September 29, 19435. He said he was leaving for Washington on the night of September 16, 19435, and timt he would direct a memorandum to the Bureau setting forth in detail any ad- ditional investigation he desired. He was very well pleased with the status of the case as of September 28, 1943 and said that most of the investigation he desired had been com pleted, particularly insofer as presentation of the facts to a Federal Grand \eaap enema aemaensneshsrnneia REET Miaeli APE at Seve iaaenetT moe~ned. Jury is concerne itt os oe We ne. The main request of Mr. COLEMAN was in connection with the issuance of subpoanses to persons whose presence might be desired before the Federal Grand Jury at Springfield, Illinois. He said he had reached a desision to subpoenas all P.M.A. members at Mine B in May 1957 who are presently employed at aither Mine B or Mine A in Springfield, Tliinoias. He requested this office to prepare a list of all of these persons and said he would call me from Washington, D. C. at such time as he desired this list to be furnished to the U. 8. Attorney at Springfield, Illinois, so that immediate subpoenses could be issued for their presence before the Federal Grand Jury. I informed Mr. COLEMAN that no written requested had bean received from the Department through the Bureau at Washington to furnish any reports or other data to the U. & Attorney at Springfield, Illinois, and I requested him to take up direotly with the Bureau the furnishing of any names or reports to the U. 8, Attorney in Springfield. He «sid he would do this ~~ Pale Ri2 = Jan 10 1962V]¥ SO UCT I 194 ee ae oe ae + be t h