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FEDERAL BUREAU OF Form Mo. 1 THIS CASE ORIGINATED AT ‘DES MOINES SYNOPSISOFFAcTs: Commmist Party of Iowa_held *Destroy Hitler Rally” at 4 I 100 persons, oF + Details e At Des Moines, Iowa ~ oma a The follow tigation was conducted by Special b Agents wie: the writer, Pe | _ _ A clipping taken from the Des Moines Register, dated “> 7/11/41, entitled "Plan Destroy Hitler Rally" stated . < that the Communist Party of Iowa was sponsoring such * f ' rally on the lawn of the Public Library at Des Moines, Towa, at 2:30 PM on Sunday, M. R. CARSON, Commmist —— principal speaker. The handbill, according to the paper, announcing the meeting carried the slogan "Defend America by Giving Full Aid to the Soviet Union and Britain.® On Sunday afternoon, July 12, Agent writer attended the fore mentioned ra and observed . — that the attendance at first averaged approximtely 75 — 50 that they were of poor circumstances and not of influentis GR OAMpED. Seecial AGENT “4 ’ (DO NOT WRITE IN THESE SPACES COPIES OF THIS REPORT 1 DM File 100-103 2 ~ Omha(info)l DM File 100-403 — 2 - Kansas Cityl DM File 100-1037 (Infgl DM File 100-é 4, - Des Moines 1 DM Pile . RR pia OB gis | Reference: Letter to Bureau from Des Moines dated 7/14/4l. > yer QNVLT organizer for Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa, was to be tha ~ Aindividuale, practically all of @hom were at least above -* ars of age and presenting an appearance indicating ~ : gio Mee Des Mgines, Towa, Joly 12, 19423 ,spcakers were We, 7 pot (eet) oni sures, en ANS) CARL MART Sk F AN,’ and M. ARSON. Atte ty approximtely ~ m oe Oe 2a