UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL RUREAU OF INVESTIGATION March 19, 1961 T would like to take this opportunity to extend greetings to the readers of Treasure Chest. Your editor has informed me that this niagazine is undertaking a series of stories on commu- nism, and I am pleased to present my views on the importance of understanding this subject. Communism represents the most serious threat facing our way of life. ‘The responsibility of protecting and preserving the freedoms we cherish will soon belong to the members of your generation. The most effective way for you to fight communism is to learn all you can about it. Do this by pursuing the appropriate courses of study at your school and by reading books and other material on this subject. ‘Thus equipped, you will know and understand the nature of communism. ‘This knowledge is most essential, for it helps us recognize and detect the communists as they attempt to infiltrate the various segments of our society. wi = Hoover Director ng eschew goa slige Mach 7. 1288 by OED, Olean ok adat.ona| na hCard sod Taraen counties: yen any de sib its pubiser ot th YOUN CATHOLIC MESSENGER TUNG CATHOLIC RESSEREER. ION 2, SHG, Secand 52:0 16 ac oe ta fe stachptiol 32:00 per ye 3 hinteu ia W's: ebard | Vow, waar fer oy 61 by eo. A. Pisum, Publis, Incorpo Soa OUW UTiLE MesstuGce: mes 1. PMacin, walterTREASURE CHEST 3 INE: 2 couse, SMT yo st HOM | Tsloocen, Goth GOT te RST ToRacen Heats THROUGH VIO rns AND BLOODSHED. A Renan xist HELP THEIA LEAD A MGRE COMFORTABLE: INE PEOPLE Dib Nor REALIZE HET FOR lls PROMISE ERASER, ‘LIFE THEY WERE GIVING: He is Gq