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i Ye virial" in Washington I was accused of having been several times invited to
Ae to Vaghington for-a trial but had refused to come. Here is the truth,
yd MEMORANDUM
In the month of February 1958 a few of our leaders were in Glendale, and one evening
I was called down to meet with them, They wanted to know if it was my intention to
continue my agitation, and I answered, I was. Flder Figuhr invited me to come to
washington for a hearing or discuseion, and the interview ended, A few days later
I wrote him:
"If this is your desire, I am ready to come, I have only one request: that the
hearing be public, or that a stenographer be present, and that I get a copy of the
minuteg," —
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Feb. 10, I received this answer;
"In compliance with your wish, the brethren see no objection whatever toc recording
our conversation. It 1s suggested that a tape recording would likely be the most
practical way of doing this," R.R.F,
(1 wanied a hearingy they spoke of a conversation. Several letters passed, but there
was no further mention of a tape recording, nor of my getting a copy. So I wrote
on Feb, 21%)
oe ¢ » "You did not answer my request that I be given a copy of the minutes, Thies is
necessary for in any discussion of what is said or not said, it will be my word
against that of twelve, I cannot afford to put myself in that position. I must have
a copy of the mimutes, This is the condition upon which I come," MLA,
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Feb, 28, I received this reply:
"In regard to the matter of a record of the meeting, 1 think I indicated in my letter
of Feb, 10, that the brethren had in mind recording on tape the proceedings of the
meeting, Thle would provide a full record of what is said and done, We assume that
such a complete record would be agreeable to you." ReR.F.
(This would be agreeable. But he avoided saying anything about my getting a copy,
and this is what I had inquired about, I had already made the request twice, If he
did not want to give me a copy, why did he not say so? later it became clear that he
never intended to give me a copy, yet he left the impression that I world get a copy.
So I wrote again March Li)
"TI have received no answer, I am still awaiting it, On this point I must have
definite assurance. I would appreciate an early reply.n MoLoA o
(To this I received no answer, s¢ I-wroteiagain Marchil2i)
"I am still waiting for definite word that not only will a tape recording be made,
but that I will receive a copy. As stated, this is a necessary condition." M,L.A.
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(By this time five letters had passed, but I had received no answer to my repeated
request. “ut this time I received an answer. Ou arcu 18 Fld, Figuhr wrotes)