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ee waite rela ae abl 2. Cy mtiry ho tie gs . Oe ee A news item captioned "Purvis Named By U.S. To Track Down Nazis Accused Of Atrocities" was clipped from the "Cincinnati Enquirer" on 2/8/45. The article announced that Colonel Melvin Purvis had been attached to the Judge Advocate General of the War Department to dtrect the capture of Nazi culprita. TNT Nee ¥ <r e ah Creer . ~~ bet arin ve 4 ane ° : . The article also menttoned Purvia' assignment at the Cincinnatt and Chicago Offices of the Bureau, 1990 + 1934. 62-76878-A "Cincinnatt Enqutrer" 2/8/45 (18) ~ SI 62-78878-A 7 "Taily Express", London England; ae 12/11/44 This reference ig a news item clipped from the Night Report #1583 of Overseas News Agency, 8/18/45. . The clipping stated that Colonel Melvin Purvts would probably be named Chief American Investigator of War Crimes. Colonel Purvis had been quietly working on important war crime cases in Wiesbaden, Germany for several months. 62-76878-A "Overseas News Agency" 8/18/45 (6) the allegation f ot that -y separate 9 5 ue ; NY, was interviewed. advised that tn August or September, 1945, to loan him money to be used to make deposits on nt property ae soon ae it was released. that contact which would help aarke on eur g also advised “e z a 3 m obta ther had been et told by hat contact eo? tn the vernment was i. 87-6072-7 p.3l (21). é -1]8- i : . ere ee ek zs IT a ectes perare vs ee Mrs, Tide