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carbon copies I don t know, but I have a stack of his corres
pondence with Nazi agents and almost all of his carbons are
initialed.
On
October
1936, Allen wrote to the exiled fascist leader.
him to address the Silver Shirts. Ac
4,
Ostensibly the letter invited
was for a special conference about "matters of vital
importance to us both." This letter was written when Schwinn
was holding conferences with Pelley to merge forces in a fascist
united front, and when Schneeberger was preparing to leave
for Japan on a training ship ordered up from the Canal Zone
it
tually
by the Japanese
to take
him on
board.
The
letter follows:
Dear General Rodriguez:
Upon receipt of
me whether
advise
the near future to
glad to defray
We
all
you kindly communicate with me and
you to come to Los Angeles in
make an address to our organization here. We shall be
expenses which will include airplane both ways if you
this
it
letter will
would be
possible for
you bodyguard for your protection if you deem
our fight and it is our desire to have you come to
Los Angeles especially to confer with us relative to matters of vital im
portance to us both. I would suggest that if you can arrange to come, you
desire
it
it.
necessary.
telegraph
shall also offer
Your
me
fight
is
(charges collect)
upon
receipt of this letter so that
I
may make
arrangements without delay.
Fraternally yours,
HENRY ALLEN.
When I went to Mexico to look into Nazi activities, I gave
a copy of this letter to the Minister of the Interior. At that time
Allen was again in Mexico under the pretense of looking into
his mining interests, but a check showed that he had actually
gone there
Iturbe. At
Allen
s
to confer secretly with a
center of Japanese activities, with
chief aid.
The
Mexican army man, General
request the Mexican Government looked into
movements and learned that he had entered Guaymas,
my
connection between Ford
s
Kenneth Alexander, Pelley
s
Mexican manager and General