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a v F. J. Baumgardner may, "CLAUDIA gfBRA SCHOLNICK, was. 7° G0 + Claudia NMones 9° 1... 1% oe : : INTERNAL SECURITY» co. &&™ eee a #, SMITH ACT OF 1990 2 No Bo Bae, rR (Buftle 100-72390F oF 8B, New York submitted a proposed press release on = *. Claudia Jones prior to her arrest June 20, 1951, That MOMOw Fe randum stated that she was born February 25, 1916. On the day oo: prior to the arrest, I reviewed that memorandim for the purpose §- of checking its accuracy and changed the statement regarding . " her birth to reflect that she claimed to have been born February 21 1915+ a a po, oe Be a Claudia Jones was born-in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, end <2" it has not been possible to secure documentary evidence of her oa true birth date. Her file reflects several birth dates varying .-: from 1915 to 1917. The dates which appear most frequently, how=-."-. | ever, are February 25, 1916, which appeared on her record of Junior High School #136, New York City, and February 21, 1915, yf which anveared on her record at Wadleigh’ High School, New York:. L _ City, and on her alien registration form’and fingerprint card oe © “"s' executed in 1940. She has referred to both dates in her Own 0 ‘“ admissions as to he r Agth date, Either date, therefore, is: 0.0. proper for use for/reléase purposes. ‘I felt there was more «= ¥ weight behind the February 21, 1915, date, ... 7 RECOMMENDATION: QB b7< Because both dates are backed up by admissions of the subject and as no birth certificate is availeble, I feel that .. either date could have been used properly. (EXCERPT # # + i) y Ieteeae, hea es HLL INFORMATION CONTAINED Stu {FSGS UNCLASSIED HE “POAT tex-83 BY spaars/ee | Pmatewsatat «sw Fs oer, Ad Lo Tar - RECORDED . 199 jo 72 3 70 -{ [2 ot | | SEP 24 1951 \ 61 53 SEP 29 1954