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I*.N -NE AR .- I i I,. ". . : TITIE .. ' CH.RACT A*1IANC* TE ORTEADACn OtFl l~n INTRALSCUII WESTF .LURE - ftU f. S t .'Hrmn ICAGOU,'"htLDr O': 6/3/r3sy.1., .norats t'a :..,t. x 'S' . UTfiG is IDr o . ' "H s W - Coarct Diretr; R~AtM~ BURe AAC ish a idrest orerenttuve fo aEN - vFEre 'A vio ATn J s ; J.ho,1 r .p. MIT- wl be t p.oagLL Nai TennSet, . to "<ie..Lie 10' . a " E rmL t VE hates Roving -'1'ai CU'TU' t -.- cij ik .V 'i&;J 1.Il..iEL ah il,~- --. Commission to "spread his usual brand of poionr"; MATTH -KOEHL , - to headr Youth Section; and- A. L. TITTEN is on the Advisory. Committee. Infor.mant reports aim of~ organization to advance western culture in - , relat.icn tc Cormmuism and other alien cultures. Informant- reports Sobjective ~. organizati:. is to obtain. top Nazis to lead the inter- . - national organization and to raise -inds .to secure the relase of " "war crininals." Infor:rant crmrts the organization is "dickering" . with U.S..i . to get A'biral DOE.lTZ released from prison and for money and ams. Infor.-mnt reporty that TiiO!iPSONi has stated "a few4 hundred t.usaind dollars . would be sufficient with the forces that alteadJy e.ist to pill off a ' uccessful rcvolution ii Germany." THOAPSON is further quoted as stating that grou~ps in .Germany "have a S-"lot of ar::. cached" and that ":e hove positive assurance both frm the Spanish c nd Argentine Gove.rnments that as soon as we can provide top - COPIF.S J -"{. -- Bulreisau -o (sre ) -i :u1bad fpion dT: OH - .' 1 - Cincinnati ( G) ()fo 2 - Los Angeles ~REG) - -* 2 - Memphis ( R) I- - 2 - Milwaukee (nd) --. - -- -ory- ------ - 2 - Minneapolis anREG) rie c lt-r . -ne r 1 - New aven (Info) (EG) i n to.. r t l t- J- Newark (105-il63)(REG) ij, I. . :., I.- 0_ 2o - natufle Yo;;rk zt~ .n toEG sie "f.Id uy.~t secrethe releas ______ " r 1- C)~ Ciago. Ro) (REG I Chicago REG3I Kith~____ U..*.t e'AIa edT rlae :oapio n.fr .;'7 . -- Chicago REO (2) (A) Privacy SECURITY INFORMcATIcN - CONFIIEN UL h 2 )(B)Methods/Sources T 2 (JLQ Foreign Relations -o ,u/ NAZI WR CRIMSTDISCOSUREH

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I*.N -NE AR

.- I i I,. ". . :

TITIE ..' CH.RACT

A*1IANC* TE ORTEADACn OtFl l~n INTRALSCUII

WESTF .LURE - ftU f.S t .'Hrmn ICAGOU,'"htLDr O': 6/3/r3sy.1., .norats t'a :..,t.

x 'S' . UTfiG is IDr o . ' "H s W

- Coarct Diretr; R~AtM~ BURe AAC ish a idrest orerenttuve fo aEN -

vFEre 'A vio ATn J s ; J.ho,1 r .p. MIT- wl be t p.oagLL Nai

TennSet, . to "<ie..Lie 10' . a " E rmL t VE hates Roving

-'1'ai CU'TU' t -.- cij ik .V 'i&;J 1.Il..iEL ah il,~-

--. Commission to "spread his usual brand of poionr"; MATTH -KOEHL ,

- to headr Youth Section; and- A. L. TITTEN is on the Advisory. Committee.Infor.mant reports aim of~ organization to advance western culture in - ,

relat.icn tc Cormmuism and other alien cultures. Informant- reportsSobjective ~. organizati:. is to obtain. top Nazis to lead the inter-

. - national organization and to raise -inds .to secure the relase of ""war crininals." Infor:rant crmrts the organization is "dickering"

. with U.S..i . to get A'biral DOE.lTZ released from prison and formoney and ams. Infor.-mnt reporty that TiiO!iPSONi has stated "a few4hundred t.usaind dollars . would be sufficient with the forces that

alteadJy e.ist to pill off a ' uccessful rcvolution ii Germany."THOAPSON is further quoted as stating that grou~ps in .Germany "have a

S-"lot of ar::. cached" and that ":e hove positive assurance both frm theSpanish c nd Argentine Gove.rnments that as soon as we can provide top -

COPIF.S J

-"{. - - Bulreisau -o (sre ) -i :u1bad fpion dT: OH - .'

1 - Cincinnati ( G) ()fo2 - Los Angeles ~REG) - -*

2 - Memphis ( R) I- -

2 - Milwaukee (nd) --. - -- -ory- ------- 2 - Minneapolis anREG) rie c lt-r . -ne r

1 - New aven (Info) (EG) i n to.. r t l t-J- Newark (105-il63)(REG) ij, I. . :., I.- 0_

2o - natufle Yo;;rk zt~ .n toEG sie "f.Id uy.~t secrethe releas ______ " r

1- C)~ Ciago. Ro) (REGI Chicago REG3I

Kith~__________ U..*.t e'AIa edT rlae :oapio n.fr .;'7 .

- - Chicago REO

(2) (A) Privacy SECURITY INFORMcATIcN - CONFIIEN ULh2 )(B)Methods/Sources T 2

(JLQ Foreign Relations -o ,u/

NAZI WR CRIMSTDISCOSUREH

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S leadership we can get recognition for a German Government in exile."Informant reports that (FNU) KU2tG0 (phontic), may be identical withAP.THUR KOEGEL, 922 Agatite, Chicago, Illinois.-

DETAIIS:

T-1, of known reliability, advised on March 1, 1953 that ho has receivedinformation concoing an org;anization kowVn as the American CommidtteeFor the Advancement of Westcrn Culture wnich he believes is a frontgroup or cover for a subversive organi:-ation whose purpose will be to

- .propagandize Nazi prinkciples and policies. H~e continued that thisorganization is newly organised and is hedeb H. KEITH TH[OMPSON~, 380-)Aain Street, Apartment 13, C tham, Nw Jersey.- The infornant furtherreports that THOMPSON is re istercd with the United States Justice[ Department as a German agent.-

It is noted that hereinafter the perican Comrxittee For the dvanceent-Pof estern Culture.'i ou r-see

ADDRESS -

T-1, Supra, of l ±ted on 1~arch !, 1953 that the AhasC ;eaduarters arelocated at cun arin Street, orartmnt 13, Chathae, NwdeJrCse whiichis the residence of HiAsOD CITH THOhSON. f

STRUCTURE

T-1 advised on April 17, l'953 that he had the following informationpertaining to the structure of the ACAWo: - -

"There is a National Chairman and several Natimal. Vice-Chairmen. Underdirection of the National Chairman is an. administrative and advisorystaff. The administrative staff consists of Executive Secretary, General1Consul, clerical staff, Treasurer and the heads of divisions. Theadvisory staff, according to EITH, 'consists of groups of experts in

. o.' e ter l~tu c; ,u u r.lr " . . ~ ey __ """ -2- ;

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-a ie e~~o ndeavor whm a re p ti~ e t o ad vie and make : reo mmenda t o -to ho otn nj~tco Con ern ng att rs e't~ ,~ to her specialized"Thre i an c'ds Cr'iat Director, .r west Coast Director, a wid-WesternDi eor g o th rn he ct o n d, itre op d a o thes t r Director.

- " rcoordinate their activitie ith te of the National Comittee --owever, the regiora. grou h fe !o ta2e Nitionl Comi tter e. igiar- uctno thervnregions, independent of the Nationl siton nttersTh peciafucea of t reioa Staf s is to aron~ a dstribtin ,y tern fr

T - l ~ r ~ - a , a ci e o n : a c h , 9 5 3 a n d A p r i l 1 7 , 1 9 5 3 t h a t h e h a d1 r- ei-- fol w n n p r a n n o te offi cers of the

Natonal Di rector . HAg . KT TiOPSONp m --:'-

Chatham,New Jrse

S o c al i t R i c h P a r ty . -et acpresentat.j0 AO U

Demning Place-Ccicago, Illinois a"'est Coast Direct or, nes Co DiHITE

fox 25.3Terminal annex

osAngeles 5j6, Califor~niaAdvisor. on JDwish -.

.cNwir . or

. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ e Hoorver tCiteyoa oa omite.''

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CG 105-138!

.. S t 1 Youth Sectiofln f1ATT 1J . .LJ.a ikee, 'Iiaconuin

- dv.isory Committee i. L.. 7TAAN

J.V.MTCEL of the National Stu~dents1" bnion, Nashville, Tennessee, "has promisedto deliver the KKi( organization."-

. P±.n a~ jIE, . D05604' ah.,woi ssociated

* .ith the "Dayton detOenden l'", has a Rlovinr

F . .~Co&:rfl siSJon. 'ai th tht 42.f1Cnmet of critinuinlg

r~o spread his usubrand of poison."

- T- advisd 0:: k;oril 17, 1953 th1n. P.WR 4 t in the gast has written

and dici~ri~uted anti-Seetic. an anti-Nlegro iiteratures.

STATED AIE ZfD OJCTI -

- advised on !aren U, 1953 that the ACAWC has stated. its aim as the

advar.cem.ent or eistern Culture: in relation t o cnsuism a nd other alien .*

cultures.

D 2NTIFICXSION AED/OR YMCRnD.EVRIOUS QFFICZRS OF THe ACa.WC

H. KEITH THOI'?SO~380 Main StreetApartment .13Chathaml, Nw Jersey

T-1 advised on imarch U, 1953 that THOLPSON was the National Director of

the.;sCAWC and is registered ;vith the Department of Justice as a Grman

agent.-

y.-2, of nown reliaility, on February , a availabl corresp

ronJ;AES R. W1HITE~ Post Office Bcot 2532, Terminal Annex, Los angelesrom ,o per..ining to th1 Comittee For the Freedom of .iajor

General RE!:ER. Correspondence enclosed in the aforementionled letter

-r flected that H. KEITH miAMPSCN is the Executive Secretary for the

oittee For th. Freeom .. g r ! General Jg and further reflected

that HALDj KTH {IONSN is registered with the Department of vustice

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/under the Focrcii Agents Registration Act of 1938 as an agent of the*ocie.list ec : rty, Gneisenauster anover, Germany.

Thr afor':imtioned letter states in part, that freedom must be restored- to Germany and1 that while the Communist Party continues to exist in

.'crmnany, the Yocialist Reich Party, which is anti-Communist, has been*outlawed in Gecrmany.

The litter further staites that "poszlibly the Gerrmans well may preer.the .honent suporession of politics than those of' ADB1AUER. By honeut4suporess' ion I r4fer t) Chancellor ITLER. At least hedid riotcry Nuit mocracy'"

The aform1ent ioned leFtteSr continues th t enclosed to it is literature which nertains to the Commi~tte Fuer internationale Gerechtigkeit";hich se'Ks the release of "*ar crininals" and is signied byK ITH

THos.:PSCi.. The letter continues that the university students distributesuch litenr:ture and that i.nquiry' is being made to determine if therecipient i.s willingtc distributo such literature.

The afore.entioned litpature which is enclosed to the letter is enthe letterhead of the "Freiheit Fuer General. Eao OTTO ERWEST _REM~t~nd Conmittee Fuer internationale Gerechtigkeit" and is addressed oleaders of the German reonle calling lor the termtination of the prose-cution of Major Gene'ral OTTO ERN~ ! RU1/R, his associates, arnd the

, Socialist Reich Party. .he literature further stated that' theThird Reich, according to the German Constitution, is legal.

Also enclosed vrlth the aforementioned letter was a press releasesigned. by H. TEITH -TE2t.PSON, Execu'tive Secretary, and EiMARD) A.FLECKENSTEIN,. General Consul. The nress release' was in both English..:and German. The release stated in Hart that the State Departmenthas been petitioned to have the United Nations take action to voidnthe international authority which indicted General E and toend "persecution" of minority political parties in Germany.

T-1 on March f, 153 fade -vailable photostatic coies of corresponde.edated Februiary 13, 1953 which was received from T-13.~ The informan'reorted that T-1 3 received correspondence from H. KEIT THOdo andthe correspondence stated in part that if the rectaoin+ cesires to ser d

Mic ncr. n;t the.Iummit Fue inentoasUrchiget '

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fond narcels to the needy rersons in Germany, he su ested thefoll'.owinrr:

!\U V(AFrGA. REPERLohstrasse:3Varet / Oldenburg, Germany

- FRAU -INGOENGITZKrankenhaus Professor RauteabergAn der Alsfer 25,iamburg', Gormany

.r GER"Aif/EtCGEin'.

?isierode 6,ut.bCr i:. e&, Gcrm:'n1

This leter fu.ther stated that a 'strictly American commrittee" isbeinh, formned of ";hich KTiTH TiO P30HI will be National Director.

T.-1, Sutrs, ad;i.se:d on. :ay , 1953 that on this ridate H. KEITH THIOMPSONs' still in cotact with JAsi'S iR. '2UtE in Los ngelcs, California.

JAF.E"G .. ?NiTT - .°C Boxc 232Terrin'l AnnexLos A-necles 5, California

T-1, Sunra., advised on :. arch L, 1953 that JA'E P- WHITE, Box 2532,Terrinal Annex, Los Anl. s5ty, alifornia is the est Coast Director :of the ACC.7C.

- T-1 further advised that HITE -was born on sarch 30, 1929. Hecontinued that he believrd t.ha W':IT): had attended the Los Angles,California HMih School in 196 an" had a: bai scholastic record although -he was supptosed to haye a high intellience quotient. He further statedthat he believes that ?+HITE has served 2 'years v:itr the U. 3. harineCorps Reserve and was honorably dischargedoi for physical reasons whichT-1 believes had a psychological basis.

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T-1 arlvis-ed on 1-arch, 6, 193 that T-13 received cor-esoondence from3A~ R. Y'fITE which re lected that in February 1953 WHITE was at theUniversity of California at Los Angeles.

*The lette-r furth±r r<:flected "Let* me again-urp-e you to be most quitein your nolib.l .viev.s. I don't know e:actly where ,., stand but niowor cerain that should any portion of your viw:: be known to

UCLA staf you'd b'e thru Cast! 12I you uicre a Commnuistyou would- have a' sorts of committees to save- y.'r but not being one of those"eop e veu': 1 hy fired ftst. o-v, .just re' pasv out there. I -vnt ver

o~ch to see more ]ike you et. UCIli and tha. is wvhy I urge yrou to-besost carceful. I hoe~ -. u doi t.ind th 4:; baroing so :iuch. It's justthat . " on. y:our side and few. out ther' cre. Don't trust anyone

Th lette'r .r':.nr corntinu-s t 'er o o' book which T-13 has -or d. i ".rr : :er':, - ie pertaining to ACHESONstate E1 mr "te .:ticr: . . as god~~lmglad you're-

I.2rred b:. In Aue!.atica. . Tu r el is nothrin;' to the bookT-n1 a - :e . *"It 1 :-:. ! uc, h tror.--r -v enc' on .r-po:3 e . o.

"ercemoor the 1! k was wr ten b: :i Col. in bu-2 d in the ar.T' :.e t er ' C:r ',hr ar C ct so.. ctm.- DUL. and states, "I know

-from diocumentaition that I YMvo, .e is . ,'t as had as ACHESOi."The ltter then cortinuest.. "eate that the urianvc Peace T reaty waswrit' en by 'YLES andj also -ruins the US/. 'IN l.ett'r further. continuesto sneak: ,-' th- Japanes. Iac Treaty and the "Thu-em' becrg. Farce."

Tho let',er is titsned by JAyES R. oHI TE, Pox 2 "32, Terminal Anne , ILos Aneles K, ''lifrni..

T-1 st1ate-d on 'ro-e ., 19 s t'at a let~tr recaiveCd by T-13 from KEITHT .'C tte in nOart th.:t JII 7:IT"- will ±e' bo the :est Coast IIiran'O" ] rcly 'rL': t. cotnittean 'bich O0 I' woul o direct -

'"A Yi.u" ..a ,:, n _ tran asi t ^j s

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ChicaI"o, Ii hois

T-1. add(^ eta r. . arch , !963 th-iat RlA': t D . URKE, 69 Dening Place,Chicago, Ellin~ois, 10 the Midwest Ho-rrrsentative of the ACARC,

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T-1 advised on May 13, 1953 that RAYM BURXE1 formerly resided in the -Bronx, New York and is approximately 25 years old.

- T-1 on March h, 1953 advised that RAYMOND BURKE in April 1950 was stayingin Atlanta, Georgia with friend of EMCRY/BURKE of the Columbians.

I t is noted .that the Columbians have been cited by the Attorney Generalas coming within the purview of Executive Order 953.5 e~ an organization

which h "dopteda policy of advocatingo! r vng t com misCatof-cs of Tre nf volenc rt n er s the ti rgtn the i JConst itin ios p ubiction States oie

T-1 Ithrer advised on arch :, 199) that i. R J.:D p E fo the p a

fe3 -yoar hast assciatC~EdI GIi h elc::rmtsxL ofheWhthiceae es Catd

,dt',, The ch e

T--l6 vie onra ay 13, 195Jae- that ht c:le Legue,2 ichei neci.:cciv oh ancte-Swhitei suprelc-tj..iso anti-Senic ae-.gr,"n

anti-Coer.r.. ..

T-1 advised on Mayi 5, 1953 tht we, theD BMoter .orailz ri ianrca '

isna hgo whfichs aniSmtc tanti-Brisnti-:Commuit a i-

p ro-,erwao d it puia n orman's Voce olosce -5yar

" T-1 urhrvsdon March !,15ad ise 1t .ht inYMJ BUKn pril/'.N BURKEa s ;;';-n hacontac Ge:it witE'h GrieLEnd J 3 .ma-aLE U of the C.:mas . oast.:

: ~~t6, nfra, .tavise inoeptmbern 19vebe2 thate b:D LiC I^. i teGnrl;-. as oing of thn at-e ic publictivomo Sren 83 se. ranzton

'nwhicagfc has n aote oc recor atcan.b ideppontii th JommiEsso .:

both at Chicago, Illincis, caused to be checked on day 5 and thay 6, 1953

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* ..- respectively by SE HU~H ;.:. 1%ARNHMnDT, failed to reflect any record that* . .couild be idenified with iJ..00:D ~3URKE.

±-L., a local~ ag'ency .which collects security inkformation in the Chicagoai-ea, had no record thait could be .identifiod wit~h RidMLOND B3URKE.

I-i -$, and j0-;,- -. Gther Government agencies which conduct intelligence* ~ and personinel in'esi,;tin, or. Maiy 7, s.ay 8, and Lday 18, 1953,- re::petiel,: advised tha they had ne information which could be

identifie1 ';ith RO.20NU B3URKYE.

T-, of known relibil ity, L:l'i d on iy 0, 1253 th:.: he could offer noi::f..rms tion~ pertainiinr to F.c.::D BiUKF.

T-l, +upr! , adv-i sed on na r1. e ,J :, t J:. .I1TCHE;LL of theat!Lional. 3tuuonts ':ior, i..L .1:, Ten'r..es ..re, would deliver, the KKKorganization to the -.AE:C.

~tne informant further: a.vised *,n. April 17, 1 .a that MlITCH RLL isapproxicately 25 ybears old.

"T-l,. Supr:, advisd on. April li53 at FtEED.M ., t ',"

", iz tt

advisor on Jewis affairs.

T-1 stated on : , 1953 th t in 1v6 'R:!D.A, who 6. years old,res;ided at JOO 2entral P.ark :en New: York, 103; York. He stated furtherthat Fiah.ie is o-f :ingarian - Je-:isig vicontor~a and hnd converted to

* -1 furt.her stat.x t:.at i'IYT.A:i was the preacttcr of the now defunct-Lea tie for Peace with Justice in Palestine which, accordin; to the

i bnan., is ro-.:,rab and anti-Semetic.

T-i further ststlei thait BE.h co:lEEct/! hasc bee active on the E:st Coas

in anti-Semotic activities.

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CG 105-12.( * ~The inI r~nam~' furtn- r sta' t th '.::c'-Tf:: h.as .st.ated that because ofni.a anti-, .a.1te t,m.,S i*- h -. . . - d rop I3Mi FIEED:,!AN giving as

,.hi ras.o. s.r.w the cr.w'f" .pn -.. ': such violent hatred ofer:vt Cver, y riro e J : *Z m look Igod. to the:::. '

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.i. Advised oni .4rti li, 195 thait. i:m L-VIE., v;ho is associated wit~h- - tue'."atonA iependetmt,'! h~areceived a Rovir: Commnission to "lsped

is' Uuual.br:ed of pcison..

T1 advi. .... cn .my 13,- ~ 1%. G. AV1:2 h be pre'ri-..uly rissociated

9sti ted t ha .; . :s >lz:;ished arnd -sr.tien articioes in thisven.N -.L 1 *2.ii. L~AlE n:-::n to *r..,-iA-ILTONt who directu the

- .i.izen ,ry -: .-. n" c :A. Louis. He stated that Hk'.ILTCTI was-

t a :!a ua

- . cue.i intellgence -in. prsonnel- -. r;; ... el

-jfro-:. a;.r. Vu::r oi c Forest City, lc::a, in- e vr .* iC '-: '..irrne-st& in June 1..926 receiving a = * S ."

T' ' furt - ..cr r at. 'h' e -:"enduced... an investigation i lel toas 3cert.:. i .!. it.: f..or emply.i nt. Jith T-9 and this nvestigation

p:.u~ oI. -1 ~i:sca . id - :I a :. l 1 ', u e s ti n ;. . :I F lai l e -a l t y, S i n0 t e i ::rit y , o r1 L d i s r e t o n

rel,: :1ieve usa Lr? d .:." :"as- f nl iud o tenoi. usun

becaury : of -by "Fice..-

S. :,aiF.3tsy: thizer.

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Nazi regime at the same iime glossing over the treatment given certainracia. ninorities; that 3 ,rrpril or .!my 19h8 he attended and was speakerat gree yeetings sponsc:ed by tne Loyal American Group held inElazawt tui, Newark, and .st t rane..cw Jersey, and nade remarkscourued as leanig tcr.:ara ra~cism. As a resultof thiz investigation,

t was conclded that XAVIh, y is public utterans, had destrcyed -his furt'.er useful~ness as anr Infomation and Education specialist, andat ;:a reco,,umnded that. h h.: transiferred to an organigation outsidethat .area.

investigationa of /./N:,h to des ine the extent and nature of his pro-Fascist activitiaz was conduct..id by T-) from June 15 t> July 19, 1950.1-n :ddition to T-) e...tabl£i.in the roegoin~g allegatir~s a" basicallytrue, itv:as a.1so revealed that:

IN-i9 VJI.E spoke at a :me eting of te atioralist Action League

andu un~s repo:.ed to have made~ raention~ of thec fact that a w;ell-knowvnn.ew:spaper eniunAst had labele>d him a. the :1ost dangerous nan in the -United 5- :.as Ar::y. !! also' declaird hizelf in mutiny against the.United .iateionrs. In 19W9, evenm t:ough hc had been urod to ceasehis -activit..es w;ith the !aionalist Action.League, he declined 1co severhis conEC tijon and decl:red he would never sube:it to intiedaation.

It is noted: 1 h:r the .Va.nal.ist :..cti*:i L':ni~ue has t.een cited by the~Asttorney . :ea as coini: ::ithin the purview of Exdcutive Order 9835as a Fasc is t oiani z ation. . i g

0'r: Ucicher 26, 1)50 iar. C'JY Fj':IL, iWbC .ti2cln Street, nroe nsville, Texas,-- furnished the San ...ntunio. ivision witn two littLors, the first nailed to

his wie and t::'ne c-:'nd to .:rs. DiL:: .'"lic!!, BeVIL' s s ister-in-law.This let ter ar 'nuc The :nist d Na;ions as a "cover tor spies and traitors"and urc. th re*cipient to use '.ae encalse: stickers an their oet terswhich stick(ers said, "The~ ?r.!ted i:r.ens: is Treascni." This .p.eletndvised t hat. adi .ional stic:.rs' coul J be et,:inaCi frod the o.ndependent

as 1 South PattLrson 1-uev:ed, Da;*tnc, hio. &he 1J.ter a assi.tIed:. "Corpo ral PaTeR Le. t.aiE, :'. Y.: "

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a ~i:et.ii: af ta:e Nation3i Securi. ua,;ue !tJanury bet , 1951 to e a Dayton,t h1:o h l. ; statd, at .-. s neeti:. , that he had i . he ; r;,

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~- -l, 'Supr~i advise~d that tne Dayton, Ohio Police Department had

- rece d' :±pproved a± reque'st by th. ~Ttonal Security League- -c etiei obcecr 2J. 1951. This

II - - aj*: ~gt~h otners-

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3 e . .'ret and aid by the-. - - rn 4. "breaikdown of

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- * DVm.. ::s '" I h-e ftuilder of the'''. -ional Securitty

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"; :.u ~re. _r i ict a furthcr critici-' . ine equal

eGivi .1.A- :..ar. :. * hfe Natiunal .issciat.ion~ for the

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AL''; r.r g inthe "Dayton Daily iNew"n era3,lI9

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e± ccnnecafn 'lith r -h . at the Dayton National.*1 r ~ e ve .; ars ant th .inai Security L a ua sev*' % EVEL nav fo*~ unded under theed )$~~ appvpration. .. ts c nef aim

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b . t 1~~ : :a r.. ae. - c 2 . v j - - a - C o n g r oI~ s s n a s ~ b e e n c i '-e d b y t h e.u ataniztic nt. the purvie of xecutive Order 9835 "

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NusTTii..' KOEHL.

T-1 :dvised on Aril 17, 1953. that . KOEHL of Milwauke,izisconsin, will head the youth scction of' the ACA'iC.

'- ,d 1v. ed o:: iiy 13, '1953, thG 1!TT~"0 i01jL. t'ce identical with. TTIv0.oE L, J:i., a. e 18, o 2 6 To t 06th Street . -

T-1 .vised on Nek:y 13, 1953, that l .(K TIr2±:i , previouslys.ent onecf'ab .L.ITTiL.N, is to be on the Advisory Corttee af.thec ;CAUC. -~~ ~

Informant further vdvised on thi. datie tz.t in. the past, TITTMANhas. received correspondence at Post Office Box 136, Middlebury'Vcrmount, Ind Post Office Box 97, Kew Gardens, New York, New Yorkin 1949. Informant advised that TITTU-ii is pro-German and anti-Semetic.

SUBVEFR°IVE RAMIFICATIONS AND FURT}.RA: CE OF 'FRINCIPIL S ANDFASCIST 03JECTIVFS

T-1 on Anril 17, 1953, acrised tha.t DJT:- THOM;:.$0 and GEORGE-K'IrECH are :lannin5 a protest demonstre'tio a ainast .ADENAUER.

According to the informr nt, THOU.B'O0U is asc 'rLECKENSTEINto make available "rough And tumble boys" from Voters Allianceto carry placard... before the German, Consulate at a benefitrally where ADLNAUI~.R is going to speak.

It is noted that VIEPLECi was convicted in Federcl Court Districtof Columubia, in 1942, of violitin 1938. ioreigni a+gent. AegistrationAct and was sentenced to sorvo 2-6 yecrr in the Federal Penitentiaryend fined ;500 on each of throe counts. The conviction wasreversed by Supreme Court United Ststes on iiarch 1, 1943 and\IE: CH wrs re-indicted. At his second trial, he was convictedon June .16, 1943, receiving sentence from 2-10 months on each ofsix .counts sentenced to run consecutively. VIERECH enteredAtlanta prison October 18, 1943, to serve a term of 60 months.

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- T.-.l, of unknown ,eliability, advised in f"pril, 1953, that- FLECKDSTMIN and VIERECH were members of a neo-Na zi group wni ch

had headquarters in New York, New York.T-l further advised on April 17, 19 3 that he had .learned froman unidentified source, TEITHhas deforred the official announcement of the formction of thecommittee until iApril 20th when he intends to announce it inGermany. The inforaant further repor teci. t'.t. the rembors of t -committee ere sending duplicate copies of the announcementto Germen editors hoping that these editors will use theannouncements. He stated thet duplicrtes are being sentbecause the. members of the AiCAWC believe tht mail is temperedwith in Germany -nd that they hope that one copy would get throu iThe informant further continued the t "the main objective back of ~a1l1 this activity is to get a few ton Nczis into leadership of thiusinternational neo-Nezi movement. They figure that if they can setup internetional corittees that look es though they mightaccomplish rom:ething they will be able io raise funds from Fascist ;'sympathizers. -They have already raisod enough money to get Generaly.EIER and three or four second-level Iazis out of Germany to Spain;

They figure thet it cost.s them about 05,000 .per head because inaddition to the cost of gettin; false pcper, bribing guards andpaying trevel fr.res, they must provide enough additional moneyto provide for the families end carry the Naz'iis living expenses. -The mein need in the international neo..Nazi setup is to pleof top level Nazis to act , symbols for te_mQyement. y havediscussed bringing L E "i.oH N out from un er wraps. Theyknow now that the C~. Government has intercepted correspondenceestablishing that 2OHYRMANN is alive and tihere he was st the timeof writing - presumably iexico, although i2ITH did not say so.But BOHRMANN uhile he was a powerful fugire was not popular evenin Hitler lifetire .2nd would not arouse enthusiasm today. Theyhove tha "SSLLIJG in view of their efforts to get him out ofjail in Britain .woulc join their ;roup but now they observe withdisgu.t that he 1 old out to Lonn'. They also thought .of neriGUEDUDEEI3:T but he showed no inclinat.ion to get into the political'.fray. Above all, they hope to get Admiral DOENITZ out of. Spandauprison. -

~Through their Nazi pals in Eastern Germany, they have beendickering with the soviet rilitary. They have made attractive

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- offers and are puzzled why so far they have not been -able -tokmakea deal. The Russions have told them somiething or other whi.ohgives.them hope.. All facti*ns of the!.neo-Nazis ar agreed thaDOENITZ.ie the ideal choice because they can take the posittonthat he was the legal successor to Hitler and that the Bonnovaernment is -an illegal one.

"KEITH and others in the neo-Nazi group think that tlu U.S.S.R.should see the advantages to them of a powerful moveme~nt fighting

* ~ against, a United front of the western porers and against Bonn.Th.eadvantages of a powerful inner ooposiAon, they think should beobvious- but so far they say that they havo not been able get anytop level ussian cooperrtion in te for'm or money and arms.

aides .ITH, hoa fe hundred thousand dollars would be sufficientwith the forces that already exist to pull off a successfulrevolution .in Germany. Thee are so e fifty scattered nationalistgroups' ell working more or less towrdd the same ends. Amongthese are teve. al powerful vetermns groups. We have our sympathizereven inthe Bonn administrations. We ae weakest in the F einOffice but we have plenty of people particularly in JACO gISERand the labor ministries. Also the groups have a lot of armscached. Furthermore, we heve -positive assur'nce both froi theSpanich and Argentine goverments that as soon as .w can-providetop leadership we can get recognition fior a German governmentin exile." - -

The inaorment r-aported that KEITH THOWihO had"not succeededin c onnecting with important money as yet." He continued thet thereere indications "that several Nazi sympathizers with prosperousindustrial concerns will come across when they see a tangibleinternational setup which gives some aromise-of success.a

The informant stAes that 1EITH THOMPSOa "is swinging more aidmore to the militant right openly sneers at his jittery associatesThe informent reports that ARTHUiS KEOGEL of Chicago representssmall money and it worried because the Bonn Governnent has a recordof numerous payments he made to "nto-Ne:.i" oranizestions.

T-1 advised t t one FRED EISS of Neu York, also was believedto be makin ;'donationr to the ACAWC.

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T-1 advised on March 4,. 1953, the~t TIIOl!SON dirOetted a e.ttse ,

to T-1L3 and the letter stated in part .that if T.-13 deasired tGor.send food percels to a few German persons who m.ed. theta hesuggested Frau HIARGA REMER, Lohstrasse 3, Varel/ Oldenburg.Germany, Frau INGE DOENITZ, Kr'an~ahaus Professor RATNBERG,An der Alaster 25, Hamburag, Germany, Dr. GERHAR1D KICRGEXR,Bisperede 6, Ueber, Komela, -Germany.

T-1 on March 4i, 1953, advised thet JAi:ES f. ITE directeda letter to T-13 which stated in pcrt thzt JLI iS R. UHITEhnd received T-134s letter of February 2 and thanked him for sendinfunds to 'Mrmany.

The letter also reflected thet UNtITE st.. ted thct he was attemptin~to trace the funds which wore sent to Germiany and were t akenout of the mtil by the German Government. The letter furtherstetes in vart "let me urge you1 to- be most out in your'politica4 views. I don't know exactly ihe:.:e yastand but knowfor certain that should any portion of y'our views be known tothe- UCLA staff you'd be through fasti If you were a Commnistyou would hcve all aorts of committees to esve you, but rnot beingone of these people you'd be fired fast."

He -continued- to urge T-13 to be careful and states thct hewould li1e to see more persons like T-13 at UCIA.

In another letter from THIITE to T-13, he stated, "You should have.received your Ion Curtain Over America' or soon therafter.Anyway, its been ordered and on its way. Somretimes these thingstake more time than they should, however, one- is lucky to receiveanything on the subject nowadays. I mean that. The situationis critical." The letter then goes on to state that UHlITE had-received a- letter froma Nurenburg requesting if lIHITE knew ofany friends who have sent contributions to General REMERIs relieffund, in Germany. He continued that many Americans have contributedand -have not received acknowledgements because the funds neverreached the committee. He then statez tacwt if T-1.3 desires a-persnal acknowledgement, he can receive one. However, if T-13wishes to keep his identity unknown then UITE will receive theacknowledgment for him.

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T-1 acvised on. May 13, 1953, that the ICA'JC is "f loundering"T-1 further cdvised that"THOMPSOli has now become convincedthat his chief support will oo'ae from the overt.y. anti-Semiticroups -ond he joined hands with JAMES :.DOLL and his insignifican

i. £tionel :enaissance group. He continues to workc elosely with-"JA'i. : Lne l~~s oast_. is hopeful of effectingt ome sort of liaison wd th.jather yOUGHLIN. (We continue to getreports th.t COUGELIN indirectly, et least, still has his fingerin the pie)."

T-4, :upra, -advised on Nay 6, 1953, th:t they have no i.nA'.rmOef l

pertaining to the ACANC.

T-5,T-6, and T-8, .cupra,. aCvised on Tir 5, May 8, and lay 18,1953, ::ispectively that- troy have 'no information pertaining tothe ACAWC.

T-7 advised on- 4y 8, 1953, that he h.s no inco:,. ion pertainingto the A'CANIC. This informant- co:atinued thc u he . he'erd rumorsthat a neo-Hrazi organization was 'cr.i: in the Ora:en ^ortoi the United 5t:otes but could o:- 'im fur:r .:fom:0tion and -f"ould not identii the source o;' t:1e* .:muors. ~ -. i- '.:ornant_'urther adviced tht t -he will ccnti:ne in h. .-. .;t.: tosubstahtiate these' rumors and uponi recoivinxg ai~y i or-mtionpertaining to the AC> C would ardvi se thi:s ': 'i'Ce.

It ie ncted that Father CO~JC:LI cw's t:.- e.:- . . ,- ofS~ocial JTustice"._

The' "Hour", a confidential publication sube2.dized by -the Anti-Dei'amation League, B'nai B'rith, dated April 4, 1942,number 131, pse 1 reflects that thr publicatior/Tocial Justice"i described as a pseudo-religiors pro-nazi tabloid whichwas spreading vicious propaganda aimed at undermining confidencein the UL.. . Government, stirring dissention and sabotagingthe war effort.

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IDE2TIm D~a~ Of- DDZ7IWAIS ASCAD W1TH THE Al1 RICAN

"FN) KURO ( PH)

T-14, of unkmown r'elivbility, advised on i.pril 10, 1953, that(FNUJ) KURGO ( PH) is a member of the neo-Nazi Party in the4United States. He further stated that XEUlG0 was a PrussianArmy Officer' in lJorld ''er I, 70 years old, head of Steubin

ociety, Chicago, end resides in C 1 icc ;o, Illinois.

T-1, of knoi:n :eliability, stated on April 14, 1953, thvt he hadno information pertaining to KURiGO. Ho stated that this individualmay be identical with ARTHUR K0EGEL, 922 Agetite Av'enue,Chiczgo, Illinis, whose namre in German w'ould be KERGEL (PH).He stated KOLGEL is approximately 75 years of age and to hisknowledge hcs never been a Prussian Army officer nor head ofthe Steubin Society in Chicogo,

T-1 steted on Febr'uary 14, 1953, that he had no information that

the Steubin Society is a subversive orGa~azation.

T-7, supre, adc'vised on May 4, 8 , 1953, that they can efferno information pertainlin- to KURGO. They stz ted -that to theirknowledge, KUDiGO is not heed of the Steubin Society of Chicsso.

T-6, supra, cdvised on May 8, 1953, that the Steubin societywas orGanized to promote. the advancement -of German culture amongGerman nationals. Hie stated the Steubin Society consists ofwealthy persons of German extraction who are very -influential.Informant further stected "although Steubin Society cannot beconsidered pro-Nazi in principal it ts at least pro-German."

HIe st:ted thzt some of the members of the Steubin Society have beenpro-German and in the .event of' future pors with Germany, theseindividuals would bo pro-Germian again.

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T- rn :-, ur adie orMy7!d18 Y93r.eaieta.R they had"" no. io tio tha could be . idetified. wit KURGO.

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The records of the Chicco~o Credit :3ureau, Inc. and the ChicagoPolice Department, Chics so, Illinois, were caused to bechecie d on.ih'y 5,. end 6, 1953, respectively, by SE HUGH M.BARNHARDT, These -records failed to reflect any record that could-be identified with KU200O.

The Illinois Bell Telephone Directory dated June, 1952, failedto reflect any listing for.KURGO.

- The Csicego off ice has no information thct could be identified viKURGO.

ARTHUR KOEGEL, 922 Agatite Avenue

T-l, of known reliability, advised on April 17, 1.953, that AnTaanKOEGEL 922 Agatite, Chicago, Illinois, is working under cover .

with KEITH THOMPSON and making substantial contributions to theNlazi Friekrop organization in Germany, He continued it appearedKOEGEL drew checks for -Jlarge amounts payable to -cash on hisChicago bankc thich were forworded to Germany and honored byGerman banks. He ststed th.. t KOEGEL was one of the chief suppl;eof funds from the United States.

Immigration and Neturalizetion Service files, Chicago, Illinois,were caused to be checked by SA U. -L.T STEWART, oAugust 24, 1943, reflected that ED3 :.T ARTy h f.27Nortl qDzart. Chicago, Illinois, was brn caused tobe7LIetweda Gern and w, a natnilized in U.S. rc ou

Chi~6Tgo, o sune 21, 19IU'

Records further reflected that KOEGEL rrrived in the U.S. atNew York. City on Tay 10, 1902, aboard the S.S. Krautchon.

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T-? advised on M~arch 25, 194, theat K0EEL was violently anti-Brand anti-Semetic. According to the informant, KOEGEL alsos tated that the Germans would be victorious in World War IIand anyone with German blood would be able to claim he alsoparticipated "in the glorious German victory".

T-15, of' known reliebility, adv .sed on MeIrch 11, 1953; thatARlTHU' KOEGEL' is editor of..thd feutsche-Amerilsanische. Buerger-Zeitunig" the official orgap of the Grman Are rican CitizensLeague of Illinois.

T-1 .sted on February 10, 1953, thct he has no information that wou4indicate that the German American Citizens League is a subversiveorganization.

T-1 further stated tho. ARTHUR KOEGEL~ has been a "rabble rouser"-since World War I, He "continued 'thet during World Uar I, OEGEL.had to leave the Chietgo area because of his'-pro-German .adivities M

and during "that time resided in Florida where he was azreted asa pro-German sympathizer. He continued thct at the begirning ofWorld War II ARTHUR KOEGEL was supoenced as a witness at aFederal Grand Jury hearing on Sedition because of his pr.-Germanisympathie-s. He further. stated thct ATHU KOEGEL printa anti-British, anti-French, anti-Seiatic -and pro-German artic~es in hiscolumns.

T-1 6dvised on Mey 5, 1953, th. t he has received irformation*that ARTHUR KOEGEL was withdrawing from the ACAHC, becn. KEGEL

believed that the pro.aen movemnt should be carried on thrwongy establighedGerman orgartsationis.

The following is a composde description of ARTHUR KOESEL:

Name EDW R.D OTTO ARTKhR KO0EGoAddress 922.Agatite Avenaus

Chicay, Illinc.SDate of. birth December 25, 1876

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Hair GreyEye s BlueMerks and Uears glasses, hook-nosepeculiarities fleshy. mole-right cheek,-

moustache, German accent,

GAYLORD~ 4E5:'CK-

T-1, of knoirn reliability, on March 4j, 1953, mode availablea photograph of JAMELS RAYMONMD WEITE, G.YLORD WIESSOCK and anunknown person in German uniforzswhich-were worn to a Halloween-dance at Los Angeles City College Campus, Los Angeles,- California9in 1952.

The informiant stated thet WEE:-.OCK until December, 1952, was a closefriend of JAMES 'HITE. He continued that although he knows noreason for UEV.SOCK breaking his" £riendship with '.HITE, he has

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Informant stated that he believes that '.ES60CK was formerly employedby the Police Ordinance, and the North Amierican Corporation,both believed to be in Los Angeles.

-He continued. that U~E': 0CK received an honorable dischatge from theUnited States Air Force.

p A.CATII )E DEN, 1.69 Deming; Place, Chica; Ilinois

T-1, of known relia'oility, advised on iHarch 4,-1953, that he -believeethet CATHERINr. EDET runs a boarding house at ,69 Deming Place,where RAYMON'D BURKE, end MAhYNA.RD ORLAi~DO NEISBN live.

T-4, supre, advised on May 7, 1953, that CATINE DEN in 1951,picketed the United Nations Association of Greater -Chicago anddragged a United Nationas flag along the sidewalk.

T-6, supra, advised on May-8, 1953, that hs. kATRINE DEN,L69 Deming Place, Chicgo, Illnois, rote a letter in Germnto a .G.Ogxan Prisoner of War, JOSEISCHER, 31 C-1203"2,who wasinterned at Camp i-erry, Port Clinton, U1io. Informant stated thatthis letter waf dated July 18, 14.5, and contained the followin : -

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"My deer brother, As I have not heard from you for a longtime, I would like to write you a few lines. I hope that "7u

~ .w4,I- em uell mysstfU The letter then went* on to statefalrs. EDENT had not heai'd from individuals identified only

as BETTrY and ANI and eted that they w'ill viuit JOSEF FISCHE~Rsoon.- It continued, "If you want to put in o reqtuest for me(imy visit) if to m:ke it for the middle of' August, as RIZ wantsto visit you gain at the end of August.

"Deer brother, because President TRlUMAN is in Germany, I hope thttthe things with your. return will be settled soon in spiteof the fact thzt Germany is a terrible sight now, everythingdestroyed by the good Aunericans, they should be ashamed of themselveseTime will come a:-ain when they will go from house to housebegging or zelling shoelaces likce ofter the last war. Theyaold apples -on the streets, .the heroes. God will see to it thistime that they will have to do it again for their heroic deeds.Well, now the Americans ea ellowed to talk with the civilianpopulation and already the newspapers .sharpictures of Germangirls fraternizing ~with these criminale. Well, they do notknow that these are not German girls, only the trash fraternizeswith that rabble. You unidersatand what I rdean."

The letter .then speaks of the wether and family matters and ends"I will close now. With regards from your sister, ". end it issigned "KATH". Inf'orm'tant reported that brother and sisterrelationshin hoas been established betereen JSE FISER anCdHERINE EDEN.

T-6 further advised on this dete, thet "Women's Voice, officialpublicetion of "We, the *Mothers, Hobilize", dated September 27,.1951,. volumie 10 number 2, oe-,e 3 columnsiand 2 carried an articleentitled, "A message from two EDENS."

The article ststed in pert that A;.THOFI ED deputy leaderof Englandts Conservative Party on Auust 20, 1951, addressedthe United otions Association of Greater Chicago at OrchestraHll, while CATHERINE EDEN picketed the front of the building.Article showed a picture of CAT the'E EdEN carrying an Americanflag while she dragged a United Nations flag along the rain- -

-swept sidewalk.

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This informe'nt further advised tht.t the omnt Voice" datedSeptembe' 27, 195l, pate 3, column 3, ct'ried a letter fromCAThl'2INE EDEi to the editor of "Womends Voice" i~n which CATHERINEDEN .forwar ded photograph of herself diging the United Nation

-Flag along the sidevelk. * he stcted in her letter that shecerried the- "Stars and Stripes high and the UN flag draggizginthe dirt wihe: e it belongs". She then continued to beratethe Uniited Nations and anyone who -believedin the United Nationsbecause she stcted the United Nations. charter wr a "written by aRussian and the convicted traitor, .LG2 ISS".

She. fuirther stated in her lette "I re-co-;nize only the Starsend.Stripet tc which I pledged allegiance when I became a citizen -

of the .USA." The end of the letter' reflected the name CATHERIE

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T-5 and T-8,- supra, advised on May 7 and .ay 18, 1953, respectivethat they had no reoor'd which oould 'oe identified with KATHRIE NNI.

The records of the Chicago Credit Bureau and the Chicago PolioDepartment, caused to be checked am )ay 5 and May 6, 1953, respective17by SE .HtH M. BANRHARDT, failed to reflect anyr record that could beidentified with KATHERIE EDEN.

The. Chicago fil.es failed to reflect any record that could be identifiedwith KTHERINE EDEN.

MAYNARD OLANDO NlENi69 Deming PlaceChicago, Illinois "Ic\ &.

T-1, Supra, advised on March 4, 1953 that JAsES R. 1IHI2 was incorrespondence with MAYNARD NELSEN.

T-1 further advised that MANARD NEISEN formerr1 resided at 443 Demi.Place, Chicago Illinois, and s presently emloyed in th CreditDepartment of the Chicago "Herald American", a Chicago, llinois daAI"newspaper.

T-6, Supra, advised on May 6, 1953 that in ay, 1947 MAYNARD 0. 5KESI,age 23, University of Minnesota student, admitted he was the Midesqrai aleader of the Democratic .- Nationalist Party "hate' group advoeating'I * persecution of racial minorities. This informant further advised onMay 16, 1947 NELSEN was released from the city jail under #1000 peacebond effective for six months. The informnt ontinued that laaipulJudge RO)LF FOSE after studying a peychiatrist'sa report on iEEnf,gave NELSEN a lighter sentence because he thought that NESN could be 'Irehabilitated. The informant stated that cii' for NETMN at the tim

of his difficulties in Minneapolis was one ;S

T-6 further advised that in Deceer 198- an Arn medical board in Ccagohad rejected the application for an e Reserve comission of MADIAI

LANDO NELSEN, 25, of Minneapolis, admitted form r leader of a Fascibate group.

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This informant centinued that st~atN, who resided at 140m I3rd StreetSouth, was arrested in Mannesota April 19147 after he admitted placaZdingthe University of Minnesota campus with anti-uinority posters..

This informant advised that in February 19169 MkflWAR EL, idio oceed* a "stirt in the Minnesota area by claming to be leader of aa ait

* Sometic group, was released from- a year' s probation in ninpin ProbateCourt Febuary t, 1949.

This informant advised that NELSI2, a former University of Miat -student, appeared in Minneapolis in October 1947 attired in a Wai,

niform aid carrying detailed plans to "overthrow the Gaoernent.'Informant stated that NELeN was placed on probation following ahearing on petition that he be placed in an institution. -the -iitstated that when discharging him from parole, Judge JAES 0. 31RH mad

- NELI' s "egocentric and inappropriate thinking- has disappeared.'

T-1, Supra, advised in February 1953 that he had the following inforattenpertaining to M44NARD NELS.: A

In February 1917 MAINARD NEISm, former head of the nor defunct Demwatio.Nationalist Partly, was released on parole by the Minnaeolis authoritiesand was active in sending "scurrilous letters attacking Jews andNegroes" who ae prominent in the Minneapolis area.

This informant continued that during the sae period in 19147 an indviduabelieved to be NELSEN was heard in a Cicero, btnois barroom while hewas attempting to hire gunmen. to kill a reporter from the "MmeaarosMoring Tribune" ind t atto a in the naatgimi a e tsa.

This informant further stated that the 'St. Paul Dispatch" and the --Minneapolis Star", both Minnesota daily newspapers, on April 21s, 19k?oontainst a photograph of NELSEN. The informant continued that theseT-ewspapera carried an article that N hTMN confessed to placing hnadretofantirJar and anti-Negrl" posters on the University of Minnesotacampus.

The informant ontinued that in June, 19&7 Nm ordered froi a tailorshop a "stormtooper' o uniform" which, acording to the informant, wasmade to specifications given in the official Germany Arar Manual which

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was published in GeTmsir in 1936. The informant stated thatthis uniform is. in the possession of one EU BSW3Th'EIDS, PostOffice Box 67, Atlata, Oeorgia. *

The infornant continued that in October N1 i7 4 was arrested inleinneapolis for writing threatening lsttere and at the time of hisarrest he was wearing a Oerman uniform. The izsftunt stated that at thetime of NELSEN' a arrest, plans for a Fascist orguaisation and anti- -Semitic and Fascist literature from the Patriotic Research Bureau >found on his person.

The informant stated that the ratriotic Research Bureau was organisedin February, 1938 and it accumulated, compiled and published anti-Semitic and aniti-Communist propaganda.

The informant further advised that NESEN is a feteran of the U. S.Army and is receiving disability compensation.

T-lt, Supra, advised on Ma .6, 1953 that they had no record that can beidentified with MAINARD NELSEN.

T-5 and T-8, Supra, advised on May 7 and May 18, 1953, respectively,that they had no record that can be identified with MAYNARD ELSEN.

The records of the Chicago Credit Bureau and the Chicago PoliceDeparanent, caused to be checked on May 5 and May 6, 1953, respectively,by SE HUGH M. BARNHARDT, failed to refleot any reoord that could beidentified with MAYNARD NELSEN.

The Chicago files contain no pertinent informaticn that can beidentified with MAYNARD NELSEN.

ROBERT ANDELSC

T-1, Supra, advised on March 16, 1953 that ROBE R1fNDESO, who residedat the University of Chicago Divinity House, 1156 aet 57th Street,Chicago, Illinois, uitil recently, telephonically contacted JAMES WHITEduring the summer of 1952 and that ;HI'm was in corresponelnce with scanesat 1156 cast 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois, as of January 16, 1953.

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T-5, supra, advised cc xs I,153 tat FaM1? mAnOEm isaAngeles City OM3.ege studmn t~ n the tImiwersity of Chicaga, .Illinois, and is Vice-Director of th* National Ooflget, Mme

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"right-wing" o in the United States since the ear3y 1930's.According to this informant, A~nRLSr is Vice-Director of the NatinalCollegiate Mac ALRTZIUR Club.

This informant further advised that ADELSON is the associate -editor' ,of a montiy publication, "American Student,' which, according to th~einfomant, is the voice of Vigilant -Youth and published by .the Students

- - for America.

The Chicago files contain no information that -can be identified with- the"Amnerican Studenty the Students for America, or WBERT ANESCM.

T-6, Supra, advisedon May 6, 1953 that they had no record that couldbe identified with WBERT ANDELSONJ.

T-8, Supra, advised on May 18, 1953 that they had no record that culdbe idantified with ROBER' ANELSt.

The records of the Chicago Credit Bureau and the Chicago PoliceDepartment c aused to be checked on May 5 and Mar 6, 1953, respectively,by SE HUGH u. BAIcHARDT, failed to reflect arw information tat could-be identified with R0ERT ANDELSW.

* JERTAH STOK1!S

T-6, Supra, advised on karoh h, 1953 that JER ha oKES resided a701 Gorden Terrace, Chicago, Illinois.

This informant further advised that JAMES WHIE was in correspxondncewith soeone at 701Gora Terrace, Chicago Illinois.

The Chicago files contain no infomation that can be identified withJEREMIAH STOKES.

T-6,Supa, dvied o Lach , 153 +hatJERldI E TOK9 rsidd a701 orda Terace ChiagoIllioi -

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T-1, Supra, advised on March is, 1953 that ELIZABETH DfILfLNG STEresided at 701 Gordan Terrece, Chicago, Illinois, and is the pouseof JEREMEAH STOKES. This informant further stated that JAMS R. WHwas in correspondence with'someone at 701 Grdn Temoe, Chicao,Illinois.

It is noted that ELI7ABTH DILLING STOKES, the fomer ELIZAETH ELOI-DILLIlE, organized the Patriotic Research Bureau in February 193 inChicago, Illinois to accumulate, compile, and publish anti-,Sentioand anti-Commist literature in weekly news letters. It is furthernoted that she published the books entitled "The Red Networke and"The Roosevelt Red Record."

T-1, Supra, stated on April 17, 1953 that ELIZABETH STOEES went toGermany in 193 and attended the Nuoremberg Confearance of the NasiPartys in 1939.-

T-1 advised that ELIZABETH STOKES has long been associated with pro-Nazi and pro-Fascist elements and that she is anti-Seeic.

Docket No. 70153, Criminal Division, U. S. Distriot Court, District afColumbia, reflects that EL]ZABETH DILLJNG as one of 28 individuals 1sawere indicted on July 21, 19L62 by a Special Grand Jury witting in -DieWof Columbia, for violation of Section 11, Title 18, U. S. Cede,anSection 3L, Title 50, U. S. Code.

Dooket No. 71203, Criminal Division, U. S. District Court, Didtriotof Columbia, lists ELIZABETH DILLIk as one of 3s persons indicaed on

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