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a ~~ NY 65-~16659 : . o my .. . hie : . LE “ oe “ aes to guard the notes carefully and stated in effect to BUDENZ 7 that the’ "notes: meee “ oe came from the White House. ‘In other Politburo discussions in which BUDENZ fas 23 participated, certain remarks were made by various Communist Party leaders, “ such as, DENNIS and 7. J. JEROME, which indicated that the Communist Party was extremely faniliar with President ROOSEVSLT'S views and intimate opinions on a wide variety of subjects. It is BUDENZ's opinion that the information came to the Communist Party possibly through LAUCHLIN CURRIE. BUDENZ also mentioned a meeting with his Soviet. supérior . ne oo ATCHARLS" in the Fall of 1941. During this meeting, MICHAELS told ~BUDENZS* «Y=, that President ROOSEVELT was trying to "needle" Japan into attacking the *.""*. Dee United States. This conversation, according to BUDENZ, occurred a month = : or two prior to Pearl Harbor. _ Be _LEONABD-TATTERSON LEONARD PATTERSON, a member of the Communist Part until, ‘ a 1937 and presently a consultant for~ the Immigration “and Naturalization Service, was interviewed at Immigration and Naturalization Service offices, J oor ; New York City, on May 27, 1954. He stated that he has no.kmomledge of 704.4 oa bys ¢ Communist attempts to penetrate the White House in order to secure information / OF of intelligence value. PATTERSOW said he was convinced, however, that the Communist Party, in line with its basic policies, was interested in develop- ing sources in such vital governnent offices, as the White House. tine De ta Of the individuals mentioned by PAUL CROUCH, PATTERSON said that he recalled JOE LASH as having been a member ofthe. Young Communist ° + League, and the Communist’ Party, as early as 1933. “He ‘also declared that 2 ; -he had heartl a great many "wild stories" oft the relationship that existed -*~'- Cee between LASH and ELCAOR ROOSEVELT, but stated that he has no first-hand , ae knowledge that the two individuals were even acquainted. PATTERSON also, recalled JOHN P. DAVIS, a Negro attorney, as having been a rather prominent Communist Party member in Washington and possibly New York, at least until 1937 when PATTENSON left the Communist Party. The source stated that he also renenmbered “ARCEL SCHERER as a Communist Party member who had had some — * connections with the Communist periodical "New Masses" during the early 1930's. PATTERSON added that he is unable to furnish any information which would indicate either DAViS or SCHERER had any contacts with the White House. “cst «Rs ~alipaatided ee atl ° Ce , a ’ ) . . . : . —_ . , ‘. . 7 4 . . ‘ " ‘ ~ . y . hed ee ee ae 6 BPs ee Deine PATTERSON was unacquainted with the other individuals referred to by CROUCH. -~ G - a an — . -< : an . a