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ee ee ee ee Suge OF tee as ey roge rr wey TH 4 Ree es: .- Director, FBI 1-421 / On February 12, 1942, Governor THCMAS af DEVEY, of New York, made a Lincoln Day address in New York, in which he is quoted by the Associated Press as saying, “I am informed that there is already an American Cliveden Set in fashington and other cities........" The \Jash- _dngton Pest, of February 18, 1942, carries an account of a press conference vy the late Fresident FRANKLIN D, RCCSEVELT, in which he described ‘iash- incton as a rumor factory and said that Washington had its own Cliveden Set that sought to undermine support for Russia and caused disunity among elon seettand mabtie ne WAIT ULL LOM LIS wile ‘hen the informant heard of the DEWEY s Tithe press PY and asked how Governor DU BY and Presigent KGCssViLT rece elr ormation reparding conference mentioned above telephoned the Cliveden Set. GBrer) "Hey the hell should I know" anda refused Lo discuss the matter further. appeared greatly disturbed that Governor DEY had blasted the Clive ; rior to the appearance of the New Masses article, thereby scooping ; It was about this time thet the informant suspected that the Communist Party ontact in the white House and that the attack being instigated by to make as much trouble as possible for the proup which attended functions at Friendship, was with the approval gf this White House contact. The informant had no idea who this contgct might be, wut advised that ELIZADSTE GURLEYJFLYNN, and Congressaan srg MANCANTCNIO Jnad ofter: boasted to her of their close friendship with Mrs, ELEANOR