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~, UN<fED STATES DEPARTMENT OF . /STICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION . New York, New York —. In Reply, Please Refer to March oh, 1960 Fie Ne. Bu 100-9972 Ce , CONFID . ILL TRFORMATION CONTATIOR, HEREIN 1S UNCLASSIFIED 7 : . EXCEPT WHERE SHOW = ; OTHERWISE 3 : » Security Matter - C;- —_ Matter =- Cc . s , - ooo! APPROPRIATE AGENCIES AID Bla OT Laue fa Concerning William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, the "New York Times" issue of May 4, 1959, page three, contained an article under the date, Moscow, May » 1959, which was concerned with the reporting ° Du Bois was the third American to win the -Bewnin Peace Prize and the article quoted Du Bots, part, as follows: "I have never been @ member of the Communist Party". ..se."but, I think Communism is the best system for all countries after this trip. ".ecccees The Communist Party, USA, has been designated by the Attorney General of the United States pursuant to Executive Order 10450, : This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property | of the FBI, and is loaned to your agency; it and C()NF its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. ENCLOSURE Vie G4 J xy |