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cate] . Se © Vi hoa ub. wa OY 3 Oru de aa & Ft y WEF ens shed to the Pureav "A Report to the Execu- t PL tive Committee" dated July 7, 1946, which was a report of six months of Nationel Committee on Atomic Information ¢ctivity, written by Daniel Melcher, Director. Under the heading "Finances this report stated that as of Juns 30, the NCAI had check book balance totaling $69,256.94; further that only five weeks earlier the NCAT had teen several thousand %cllars in the red, but the staff though unpaid for two pay periods, showed extraordinary confidence that things would work out, and kept on the job. The renort stated further that the NCAT had Irefess Einstein and his cohorts to thank for the success of thre fund raising drive; further that he had early exnressed interest dy, the work «nd hed accepted membership on the Scientific Consul- tant's Pan 1: that when Fr. Einstein was approached by Hr. Crean and Meleher in May for further backing he didn't even wait to hear what *thev vanted. He said: “Don't explein to me. I know what it is. Yeu need money. You should get it, too. JT have read all your material an@ I @gon'tt think there is any other cause more importrnt. What help vou want I will gladly give." Under the heading "Activities to Date" this report ‘stated thet leadinw scientists in the field had lent thelr names in support ty serving on the Seientific Cansultant's Panel one 7° whor was Professor liinstein. mn June 3, 1946, the HC’T issued a newsletter esking for greater support. Included in this letter was a cory cf a telegram signed by Einstein on M:y 23, 1946, to several hendred prominent Americans asking ther to give financial suppert to Seientifiec grours who were endeavoring to edueate the citizens of this cowitry to the significance of Atomic Energy. (Source not clearly indicated). 19 taPD 0 ID ise on July 1° and 22, 1946, that the Exec '- tife Committee cf the NCAI hed decided the new Directer shculd be e Pointed to replace Daniel Nelcher and that the res] reason ;for this decision was his alleged Communistie tendencivs, particu- larly regarding publications. The informant stated lfelcher made a secret visit to Dr. Albert Einstein accusing members of the ICAI of "red-baitine’. He also prevailed on Mrs. Edward Hugh Ccndon, wife of the Director of the Bureau of Standards to write e letter to Dr. Binstein, following the same theory. _ 534 | = as . ee " Se . - OC wpe pl eR . Pn hee Big Lg ie ‘ ™ r “Z a ran poet ~ : ae ow ee ET wee oe ar . wD oe A =o aye ar ea OE Sat ¥. agt A nae Bae on Pt er oe ae ee! ve i a pnd = + ied Te NY eT oe a4 ra nal - . OD ie 7 )