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tet pt ) \ On 4/13/50, the Bureau advised Mr. McGrath by mail that it did not know the identity of the writer, that forner employee Melvin H. Purvis was last known to be operating a radio satation at Florence, South Carolina, and did not have any tnformattion that he was in the Canal Zone. i 9¢-8-702-15 Bogie geet tobe Tuten not een ae te by Pag at as an In a letter to Mr. Hichols, dated $/5/51, Willtam F. Buckley, st Jr. (aubject of 94-42995) enclosed a short btegraphical sketch about or his father and hts acttvittesa in Merico. Mr. Buckley alao atated his i father had recently made the acquatntance of Melvin Purvia who spoke e very highly of Mr. Nichols. Mr. Purvis and Buckley, Sr., were lunching a together on 4/7/51 prior to the annual steeple chase races. (Place not hoe given). ane ° 7 94-42995-4 (23)— A letter dated 10/4/51 addressed to Mr. Melvin Purvta from Ralph Birby, ¢/o The Salvation Army, San Bernardino, Calif., was made available by Mr. Purvis on 10/26/51. The letter was very incoherent and rambled on about various subjects. Bureau files showed Bitrby to be a mental case. Marginal notation: "10/29/51 Mr. Purvis adutsed that previous reports indicated Birby is a mental case.” ol a 62-9 (19) -3]- 4 aves ee i