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lo oF il, 1938, I receiyéd t tne walling list of P publicat ions froa = Fe ere vorey4 vee ‘and his wife, CLARA/ and that list included the name of VIR ie Hee DURR of Alexandria, Virginia. My impression is that her address there was on Seminary Hill, or something sounding like that. The notations on the card showed that she was « paid subscriber to the "NewSouth" and that she wes a financial contributor to it, and the books that had been kept, first by LOU*KOHLER and then by CLARA HALL, showed financial contributions from Je her, by initials, I believe, but which I underatood to be from ber. |; olacasind ty a _ the time I was the editor, I received her paid renewal and recaived’s some. Pe So ba 7 financial contributions, which were quite smali—not exceeding $20.00,/ aa >." aa ao far as I recall. I had some correspondence with her from time to time, ~ a7 att, mostly notes expressing favorable comment, notes suggesting that copies of the "New South" be sent to various people whose addresses were sent, and matters of that kind. "However, as I previously noted, she was a subject of frequent - reports and of conversations by ROB F. HALL and JOSEPH S. GILDERS and, while °-: - _. - I cannot recall all of the minute details, I do recall very "definitely: that is. a their reports show beyond ary question of Goubt whatever taat her. home was e of a frequent meeting place for those engaged in high-level work in: anfiltra- oo M9 te tion of the Government and in espionage activities. ange sie Lek, io ee ME might add here that I had earlier talked with HADWARE prior to his death and that WARE had discussed with me the successes of ‘the Party in the infiltration of the Goverment, and stated that one of the major purposes — of this infiltration was to obtain information that could, be passed , on to s os the Soviet Union." JOT, yt A are a a + wove o ue Tee a ae Pe ee: CROUCH then declared that he had previoualy furnished Snformas "37>! tion regarding the fact that he had seen CLIFFORD DURR at top-level Commniat: meetings at New York City in the period 1938 to 191. CROUCH further said that he had recognized DURR on sight on May 29, 1949 in the waiting roon of the House Committee on Un-American Activities. CROUCH also stated in response to questioning that he was “absolutely positive" that President and ELEANOR ROOSEVELT did not know or suspect that any of the individuais he has mentioned above were members of the Communist Party. He further declared that Reverend MALCOLMOOUBBS and JOSEPH GILDERS had made it clear in their opinion that President and Mrs. ROOSEVELT wodld have had nothing whatsoever to do with them if they had believed that they were Communists. Fa Cate. a arse foe