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Maine State LibraryMaine State DocumentsDocumentation Alien Registrations6-26-1940To: The Mayor, First Selectman or Town Manager,June 26, 1940.Clyde W. MetcalfIntelligence Section, Adjutant GeneralFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalmaine.com/alien_refThis Text is brought to you for free and open access by the Alien Registrations at Maine State Documents. It has been accepted for inclusion inDocumentation by an authorized administrator of Maine State Documents. For more information, please contact statedocs@maine.gov.Recommended CitationMetcalf, Clyde W., "To: The Mayor, First Selectman or Town Manager, June 26, 1940." (1940). Documentation. 9.http://digitalmaine.com/alien_ref/9To : STATE OF MAINE OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL AUGUSTA The Mayor , First Selectrnnn or Town Munnger : June 26 , 1940. It ho.s come to the attention of this office that in certain communities in the sto.te of M~ine groups of patriotic nnd civic - minded citizens have org-:,.nized themselves to etssist Federal o.nd Strite ngencies in the solution of certnj_n problems groning out of f'.. r .~_pidly expc.nding progrmn for N-1tion:-;l Defense , ,,i th po.rticulo.r c.t ~ention to the dis -covery and onrly report of subversive nets f'..nd influences . In order tlwt this ci vili::-.n o.cti vi ty be properly controlled Ccnd coordinated , this office desires thnt N111nicipf'..l Officers of cities o.nd touns tnke steps to coordina te this c.ctivi ty -.,ithin their respective :rr;.unicipo.lities , or, \"ihere no org:::nizntion hc.s yet beon forraed , to to.ke the ini tic.ti ve c.nd suggest the orgnnizntion of such n group to some re-sponsible and properly qualified person of the municipal officers' de-signntion . such groups , if properly org...1nized nnd coordinc.ted , co.n be of considernble vo.lue to their cor.JIP.U11i ties o.nd to t:ie regularly constituted o.uthori ties . It is hN:ever , '.bsolutely necessc.ry thnt their functions o.nd limito.tions be understood br their membership , c.nd their activities be kept ni thin the lego.l li1,li tc;tions . Unless rsranted special police pov1ers by the municipr.l !'uthori ties , these groups o the iPdi vidu2.l members . thereof hc.vo no ;:.uthori ty for search , seizure or o.rrest ".nd r.1ust obse:rve tho l r.u ~: s reg·uds to trespass nnd interference Pith the rights of others . It should be impressed upon tho lenders of these unofficinl groups or committees th1:'.t the success of their efforts depends upon tho r,nonymi ty of their membership nnd to the degree to uhich they opero. te vii thou't;"publici ty. They should be composed of level-headed oi tizens drnrm from o.11 Ho.lks of life and should quietly observe locnl conditions nnd nctivities nith pnrticu-lo.r reg,'.rd to subvorsivo o..cts, . influences 0.11d i2."'.di7iduols., This office suggests thnt confusion c.nd d:J.plic ;-. tion of effort mny be avoided if tho nC'.mc) nddross, telephone :11.1mbor :_:_:r:d su:::h othor pertinent information of necessnr y r oc0rd of tho her'.d of sur,h loco.l committoo or group, or some individuCtl osp oci'1.lly dos ignr:. tcd be furuish od to this office n s the direct contact m2n bot,:ee;:i t his offic e r'.l:d tho local cor:ilili ttoo on 2.11 such matters considered subject of inform tion or suggested further invostig=i.tion. The se::1ding of inforr :c:tion by others them this design.: tod cont:,ct mnn should bo discouraged n~d should be u~necossnry except in oxtrnordincry oMorgencies. If desired this office ,;iJ.l furnish to tho N:unici i 1)l Officer, or other person properly dosic nc. tcd, .J.11 out lino r::nd suge>: ostions r. s to tho pro-cedure to bo pursued in CQses of suspected subversive nnd un-.Americnn o.ctivities. For tho conploto ,:nd proper coordi:-wtior. of ell n ::. t t ors of Sta to Defense this office requests i:onodL~to :'.nd corrploto cooporo. tion in the nbove IID tters ::md desires tho n :.no nnd other infon.1n tion r.ientior:od of tho person a s.ho r,ill bo/ sure ,.·.nd rclic.ble con t o.ct in occh nnd every to::n '.'.nd city nt nll tines. For tho Adjutnnt Gonernl. / t ' . f I I \l(~ Jt*v\\JrJ ·•""::-1 ,\. Clyde W. Metcc.l:f \ C£' pt,. - Inf., 1\f.e.N .G. Intelligence Section .. ~ --·-~ 

To: The Mayor, First Selectman or Town Manager, June 26, 1940.

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