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HNITED STATES GOVER WMENL Mr. Tol. DATr: Dacember 14, Ag55 POM L. B. Nichols SUBJECT SECURITY MATTER - Bufile 100 Tele.R Hollnge Herbert Monte Lovy, Counsel for the Amerigan.Civil Liberties Union, came by to see me recently while he was in Washington He has submitted his resignation and contempates leaving the Union around the first cf January. He will still keep his interest and will eadeavor to be of any possible assistance to the Bureau in matters which we are interested in. I naturally thanked him for.his assistance in the past and told him we would expect him to keep an eye on things. He then stated that last June, Louis Joughin, Assistant Director of the American Civil Libertie: Union, had written the Bureau regarding an incident whict had caused some of them at thg Union to be somewhat concerned. He then pointed out that the wife of Profes'sdr was accosted en the street aftsr she came out of a store by two FBI Agents who sought to interview her. Joughin had written a letter to the Bureau regarding the incident for the purpose of ascertalning whether the actions of the Agents were proper. It appears that both Neee Swr?! and his wife have protested to the American Civil Liberties: Union. (ACLu) of the actlons and the ACLU was seeking to ascertain whether they should take any intarest in the Case. Levy stated that Joughin got a short letter back admitting that Mrs. was contacted but pointing out that the Director was precluded froin.-. furnishing any information in view of the confidential character of the files. Levy aeked if I could not look into the matter and tell them whether the action was proper or Improper. I tolr him that I did not recall the matter but that it seemed to mrle that the phraseology of tha Director's letter indicated that we did not regard the action as improper. He then asked if there was any way whereby we c:ould elaborate on this in further detail. He stated there was no inclinatian to be critical of the Bureau but that the. 'had made quite a case and an honest doubt had arisen as to why we had not called for an appointment and seen Mrs. under o norna! circumstances. 1-190--510 INELXED-42 cC: Mr. Boardman Mr. Belmont /1):*!0 DC 20 1955 L0N:arm EX-107 4 999