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Lnnd Xi<luMtricM AMAOciialion 4-2 0 LEXINOTON AVENUE NKW M)HK, X. V. July 25, 1953. To Members of the La ad Industries Associations Attached please find copy of a letter from the Department of Justice, Bureau of Investigation, *1 th reference to racketeering In Industry. If you have any Information which you wish me to pass on to the Department please let me know. Sincerely yours, Secretary. ; t *\ l f bp*> i H f ! UpWM^gill^ ni.ije ^ 1,1 pgigaas SW..'UtU>, -^ -4 LI AZ1777 o O'DiAOB 0.1. Department of Juatloa tmu or iKTiencunc* Room 1401 370 Lexington Avenue >n Tort, V. T. Tel. Caledonia 8-84tt July >0, 1M Secr.tary, Lead Industrie* Aeeoclatlea, 430 Lexlngten Art., He* Tort, I.T. Deer Sirt Under 1 net ruction* of Attorn*? Oonerol Homer S. Cummings, thl Bureau It preiently gathering dot* relative to rac>Jteering in general, which data hat been acked for by 0. I. Senator "oyal 8. Copeland for potelbl# uta by hla Coaodttea la later drafting appropriate Federal legislation to deal with the eituatloa. It hat been felt that organltation* similar to your own, by reaeoa *f your direct contact with the bualneat world, may bar* noted at flrat hand the operation* of on* or eeveral of the numerous ortanlied fern* of racketeering which ha* In recent year* come to prey upon bualoeee. The information sought by u* 1* covered in the following lifted oet of specifications, namely* (1) Humber and type of racket* which aay have eoae under your peroonal notion (l) Uetboda of operation ueed by the*. (j) Vethode ueed by then la enforcing their deetando. (4) Difficulties found la combating thea, (5) That effective aean* would you auggeet la coabating the*. (*) That State or Federal legielatlon would you auggeet t* cerreet the evil* * In the eituatloa which confront* u*, aay w* aak your eooperatloa to the extent that you will furalah ua with all helpful information in your poeeeaeloa which any eoae under any one of the above epeelfied heading*. If, an tha ether hand, firet hand knowledge of thl* subject i* net poeeeeeed by you, will you be good enough to indicate, confidentially, eourcea from which you aay feel that such data could be looked far. T* will thank you for aa early a reply aa you may find it poealbl* t* glre u* and, for your convenience in replying, I aa enclosing aelf*addreeeo4 envelope which require* no pottage. In the event that you would prefer a personal Interview, I can ateure you that it will be very agreeable t* ua to mek* whatever appointment aay bo satisfactory to you In thl a regard. Tory truly ywurt. j *no. r. x. nr, aiutut Special Agamt in Charga 'tfAemef. uj1 u aji ewk.tm*' .ny.jw,jitsi*M u;ff . "J4uu.g;ij. i - - -r, ^e. X - N 1887.01