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_— Bepartment of Justice, gale Burren of Bementipastion. ¢ 3 © FPREILADELPELA, Pie aT , 3 ser Director, RECORDED & EXED : GLKEAU OF INNESTIOA Bureau of Investication, ~ Derartment af Tirtiftea _ erp 14/1182 A a Tashin-te ton, “Dede i SEP 15 1939 DEPAuT MENT we wsTice ¢ Reference is hie’ bo telephonic “idstrictions “tr, Beuchman at the Bureau on September 11, 1931 for the Philadelphic Cffice to obtain information concerning -sanization known as the lis¢rish Shrine Temple of America, and on 3ey, of Reading, Pae, and informetion which has previously been furnished by this office to the Bureau on September ith and 12th 1931, by telephone. Reading Pe. is a colored boarding house operated bj when interviewed, on & pretext, concerni Dey, am the ‘ocorish Shrine Tecple of america, advised that Bey has been residing at her boarding house for a that he conducts a negro bartcor shop in Reading stated that no meetings of any kind are held at her residence, and that she kmovs nothing concerning an orrenization by the name of the Lioorish Shrine Temple of America. She advised that 2ey spends ecnsiderable time preparing literature of various sorta for publication, and sends out numerous Jetters through the mails. She could furnish no informetion concerning the nature of the literature referred to. 7? ti qf Inquiries throuch various likely sources of information in the cities of Philadelphia and Reading, Pa., developed f vary nformation concerning Bey or the organization in question. Ve x the Lu Lu Temple, a well mown and reputable negro | fraternal orrenizeation in Fkiladelphis, Pee, advise? that he knows nothing concerning 4 negro organization called the Lioorish Shrine Temple and that if such an orcanization exists it must be clandestine in nature, otherwise be would be informed concerning ite™ The Police and Fost Office officials at infometion in their possession concerning Bey, or ne i Fr. Aa we Reading, “Gs, 850 06 o7e the organization wit ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED O_ BY oe U COPIES PB posisee™ en ees