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ow. a WHO 44-20 "Q, Mr. Swith, I believe you atated that all reports covering the investigation made by the National Labor Relations Board on the allegation of fraud in the election, and the decisions and orders of the National Labor Relations Board, Vol. 4 from Noveuber 1 to February 1, 1936, are in the Regional office of the Board at Chicago, Is that correct? ®a. Bound volumes of the Board's decisions are to be found both in the Washington office and in the Regional office at Chicago. Likewise copiss ef all formal papers and the formal transcript in the case upon which the hearing was held are to be found both in Chicago and in Washingtone Thos informal file which contsine the confidential material, correspondence and miscellancous exhibits that for some reason or other are not made «@ part of the formal record ere ordinarily available only in the Regional office. a+ the moment however, alt of this moterial in respect to Mine R ia in a We sv _ we FOS OSS See — 7s — the Board's Washington office rather than Chicago. Such material was sent to the Washington cffice by the Region at my request after a conference with a Mr. Coleman, Attorney for the Departuent of Justice, who wanted to examine the files here in Washington. (Signed) OSCAR S. SMITH Director of Field Division (Signed Special agent Pederal Bureau of Investigation.” The original of the above statement is attsched to instant reports to the Springfield Division Office, and the signed copy thereof is attached to Buraan reports, and mother signed copy is in instant case file in the Washington Field Office. ENCLOSURES: 10 THE BUREAD ae -}i = | ee | =