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aoe -~ 7 fades. : 7 FEDERAL BUREAU REAU OF INVESTIGATION sii : re . - en ee ee Soe ee eee, Form Mok et icerk ieciad LOS ANGELES SENSO. DEAS ae ME Me eh oe YS SYNOPSIS OF FACTS: poe Latest availsble information re CP Cultural membership strength ins °° Hollywood reflects 283, all classified as "professional", This figure indicates about a 15% decrease over the preceding year; however, this date is as of Decetber, 1950 and dees not reflect the effect the recent . HCJA hearings may have had since then, In regard to history of CP ° | » movement in Hollywood, T~2i, states Hollywood received personal attention ot of CP National Office from the beginning because Party believed Hollywod f important to CP from standpoint of (1) its influence on National public Wy opinion; (2) propaganda medium (3) its 30,000 AFL union membership; ani - } (4) as source of finances. T~-22 cites exanples of effect of CPts return i. “ toa militant program after DUCLOS letter in 1945 ani its effect causing differences among some CP writers. Hollywood ASP organization continues ~ to spearhead the attack against current HCUA hearings, using “uncooperative” HCUA witnesses for its speakers. Attack against HCUA invariably coupled — - with attack on "friendly" witnesses, particularly EDWARD DMYTRYK and RICHARD COLLINS, and "informers® in general. At ASP membership meeting | on 5/15/51 speakers coupled HCUA hearings with "(General) MAC ARTHURISM® | as both being of the same pattern to bring militarism and fasciamto > + ‘U.S, Cinema Educational Guild, purported ‘anti-CP group, reported to be . producing film "Operation Survival®. to show rise of Communism attributable * ~ to the ROOSEVCLT and TRUMAN Administrations of past 20 years, Reliable .- . es te 6 wt ee Mor a bs T DISSE M, INVAY wok information received tmt Cinema Educational Guild was actually started. . ee 8 by GERALD L, K. SMITH, although its present National Director, MYRON C, ApS ot PAGAN, claims to have been its founder. Three-year old breach of contract a QO suits against several major film companies by four of the "Hollywood 10°" “/ , Jee A* are still pending but may be consolidated and settled in the near future. ' yee eres DETAILS: AT LOS ANGELES: Confidential sources ror whom T eyxbols have we A designated hersin arp of known yeliab _—— | AEROVED ANS Moet —— ee — ee ~ TH Cane =" COPY IN FILE G- Bureau (200-138751)(AMSD) New York (100-50870) a | Qaure. ee a