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an AE A Pes kar By eo > SAS BOER TG LA he DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE : A LSCC.JEB IF WASHINGTON, 0, ¢; 146-7-4222 Septanber 25, 1943 VEMORANDIRE — THE OTR : ee BUNSAL OF INVESTIGATION . Re: ish Sedeice Temple of America, Ine. : C. rkman fev, was, et al f internal Security - J; Seditdon; Selective Sarvice a 3/ _— 9 ‘ Reference is made to your memorandum of September 16, 1948, “ey i and to the altached investigative reparts relating to the above : >: . named organisation. - - &§ A careful review of tne file relating to the above-nated organization has convinced the criminal Division that each unit of the cult must be considered individually for the purnese of developing prosecution of its leaders undar the sedition statutes. f ; {There seems to he little uniformity in the teachings which are 7 promulzated by the purported lsaders of the respective units. tk Special reference lz made te the report of Special Agent . ee: August 18, 134%, at Little Rock, Arkansas, rele ne Bleff chapter of the Moord sh Reience Tenple be of America. 3 is be ad Phe at J to hay é been made bY @----nnnnne wee a baw the wasia of ‘orosecution Un Title KW, SecoLal Title 50, Section All. However, Lt is believed will have to develop additional witnesses besides bad a: at all possible. I eouested that investiga tiowebe o eed, identical wi th in the armed fortes. It should be ageer tet 4 ple, made the alleged seditious statements in the | presence ral %: ; ae b4 w additional persons thet may be developed as witnesses and wether if” in the presence of persons coming under the provisions of the os Selective Service Act. - ve secepy pene ge TIEG Pees wc, fl ie RECORDED 2 Ua, oE . é * AUG 4d iuu, The report of "pecial Agent “there are We DEFENS) August 15, 1943, at New York, New Yor: Es) eeveral active member s of “e sa teat at “procklyn, New York, S yt 4 ae AE Cw hy & SP 3 PS Le eek ad ty 6 wy a PO ge Pope yh Bae hag, See SMT SU A ne abana ate”