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Edna Griffin's FBI file, December 1951-February 1955

1955-02-18 Special Agent in Charge, Omaha Field Office, to Director, FBI advising that Edna Griffin be kept in the Security Index Page 1

[Grant Kelly]

STANDARD FORM NO.

Office Memorandum * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

To: DIRECTOR FBI (100-355489)

DATE: February 18, 1955

From: SAC, OMAHA (100-4095)

[ink stamped]
Card U.I.D. 3/22/55 [ff?]

SUBJECT: EDNA MAY GRIFFIN aka 
Mrs. Stanley Griffin, Edna May Williams
INTERNAL SECURITY C

[handwritting]
[illegible]

[ink stamped]
G.I.R. - 7[?]

Reference SAC Letter 55-8(A) dated February 2, 1955, captioned "Security Index".

[handwritten]
OK 3/5/55

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED [illegible] AUC 60309
TAM/BC/JW [?]

It is my recommendation that captioned subject be retained on the Security Index in the Omaha Office for the following reasons.

It has been reliably reported that subject has been an active member of the Communist Party since her arrival in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1946, and is presently the Chairman of the Des Moines Branch of the Communist Party located in Des Moines.

It was reliably reported that during 1951 and 1952 that the subject was in frequent contact, through meetings at her home, with OTTO EDVOLD ANSTROM, who at that time was the Communist Part Organizer for the State of Iowa.

It was reliably reported that on December 30, 1947, WARREN BATTERSON, former Secretary for District 32, CP, USA, Iowa, Kanas, and Nebraska, called attention to the fact that a meeting place could be secured by Communist Party members in District 32 by telephoning EDNA GRIFFIN, 1108 - 3rd Street, Des Moines, Iowa.

It was reliably reported that in the latter part of June, 1951, that subject held a meeting of Communist Party members at her house, at which there was a discussion of the American Peoples Congress and Exposition for Peace held in Chicago. June 29 to July 1, 1951, at which she and her husband were in attendance. Subject is known to have been in close contact, mainly through meetings at her home, with [blank box] [blank box] the latter from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. All of these individuals are Security Index subjects. She is a close associate of [blank box] who has been recommended for the Security Index.
b7C

Registered Mail

EHW:MCM

[handwritten]
[?]3203

[ink stamped]
33 APR 8 1955[?]

[ink stamped]
RECORDED - 19
INDEXED - 19[?]

[ink stamped]
[illegible]

[handwritten]
100-35548955

[ink stamped]
FEB 23 1955

A.E. Leonard

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[Grant Kelly] STANDARD FORM NO. Office Memorandum * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT To: DIRECTOR FBI (100-355489) DATE: February 18, 1955 From: SAC, OMAHA (100-4095) [ink stamped] Card U.I.D. 3/22/55 [ff?] SUBJECT: EDNA MAY GRIFFIN aka Mrs. Stanley Griffin, Edna May Williams INTERNAL SECURITY C [handwritting] [illegible] [ink stamped] G.I.R. - 7[?] Reference SAC Letter 55-8(A) dated February 2, 1955, captioned "Security Index". [handwritten] OK 3/5/55 ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED [illegible] AUC 60309 TAM/BC/JW [?] It is my recommendation that captioned subject be retained on the Security Index in the Omaha Office for the following reasons. It has been reliably reported that subject has been an active member of the Communist Party since her arrival in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1946, and is presently the Chairman of the Des Moines Branch of the Communist Party located in Des Moines. It was reliably reported that during 1951 and 1952 that the subject was in frequent contact, through meetings at her home, with OTTO EDVOLD ANSTROM, who at that time was the Communist Part Organizer for the State of Iowa. It was reliably reported that on December 30, 1947, WARREN BATTERSON, former Secretary for District 32, CP, USA, Iowa, Kanas, and Nebraska, called attention to the fact that a meeting place could be secured by Communist Party members in District 32 by telephoning EDNA GRIFFIN, 1108 - 3rd Street, Des Moines, Iowa. It was reliably reported that in the latter part of June, 1951, that subject held a meeting of Communist Party members at her house, at which there was a discussion of the American Peoples Congress and Exposition for Peace held in Chicago. June 29 to July 1, 1951, at which she and her husband were in attendance. Subject is known to have been in close contact, mainly through meetings at her home, with [blank box] [blank box] the latter from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. All of these individuals are Security Index subjects. She is a close associate of [blank box] who has been recommended for the Security Index. b7C Registered Mail EHW:MCM [handwritten] [?]3203 [ink stamped] 33 APR 8 1955[?] [ink stamped] RECORDED - 19 INDEXED - 19[?] [ink stamped] [illegible] [handwritten] 100-35548955 [ink stamped] FEB 23 1955 A.E. Leonard