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: a "os . a : . : Re se ep core :¢ oo SE pea 9 EF Cg 8 MANNING JOHNSON, also @ former Coummist Party member now serving as a Consultant to Immigration and Naturaligation Service, New York | City, was interviewed by the reporting agent on June 3, 195). He stated. . . _ cy, that he bad no information of a first-hand nature regarding capticted matter © aa and stated he was not acquainted with Mrs. CLIFFORD DURR, JOSEPH-GELDERS, ~. .. pecs or the other individuals mentioned in rebulet, with the exceptimz-of JOSEPE : era LASH. He stated that he believes JOE LASH to have been a member of the’ Commnist Party. JOHNSON also recalled JOHN P. DAVIS, a Negro attorney in Washington. He recalled that DAVIS was implicated in the founding of the Joint Committee for National Recovery which was a Communist operation in the Washington area. JOHNSON has no information, however, megarding any contact TAVIS may have had with the White House. oo wots rats rn a Spine 7S a ‘ 7 a a D._Lovrs-P BODENZ ours p+ EE ' a ot he ens SA las “e at Xe = LOUIS F. BUDENZ, former yanaging Editor of the ®Daily Worker* was interviewed by the reporting agent on June 15, 195. BUDENZ furhished much the same information as that set forth above, stating, however, that he is convinced the Communist Party was continually attempting to penetrate the White House as well as all sensitive branches of the Federal Government. ' * BUDENZ stated that he has previously furnished information concerning CLIFFORD. -_ * « ,. DURR, whom he believes to be a concealed Communist, but said that he was not - -. J ae _.' aequainted with VIRGINIA FOSTER DURR. BUDENZ also said that he'kmew Joz > = *: ; , * LASH to bave been a rather important meuber of. the Commmnist Party, at least 0 =. ee during the lateer 1930's. BUDENZ was unable to furnish any information: relat~ ae ing to JOSEPH GELDERS, Reverend MALCOLM COTTON DOBBS, HOWARD LEE or GILBERT a PARKS. ay BUDENZ stated that when the question of Communist penetration of the White House is discussed the name of JOSEFHINE TRUSLOWTADAMS comes a to mind. He stated that ADAMS was acting as a *messenger® for EARL BROWDER during the late 1930!s and 19h0's, and that she, ADAMS, was well acquainted with ELEANOR ROOSEVELT and had access to the White House. BUDENZ then referred to LAUGHLIN CORLIE, who was implicated, according to BUDENZ, to ELIZABETH-BENTLEY, a self-admitted espionage agent, as hewing been connected with a Soviet espionage apparatus. According to BUDENZ, _ |, IAUCHLIN CURRIE was also “an~intinate terms with certain White House officials _ ° ** @uring the early 19)0's. BUDENZ recalls during the early 1910's, receiving me * . -. Some notes from EUGENE DENNIS, then a menber of the Politbure of the Kmerican” | - Communist Party. BUDENZ believes the notes pertained to details of a message ~ - to be delivered by President ROOSEVELT to Congress. ENNIS warned BUDENZ.*;-+-.. 4. 7: NATAL Sema NES denne ar: pe ee a“ Rae a aaa Rona