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a et : wie be ee ne a ee ee a ee ee a ee a ea me te ORRIONAL BORY NO. 10 Tolson Parsons « UNITED STATES GOV : MENT to — Callahan Memoran a . os . Malone Mr. A. H. petmont AD|} / pate: March 30, 1961 Rosen 4, ed iy we liv — (. . C. Sullivan}: ic os Tagen . - FROM W Cc. Sw van |\ COMES S TAT Pat Gandy suBjecT: ERICH FROMM fi (; < ~ INFORMATION CONCERNING CENTRAL RESEARCH SECTION MATTER Dien) SeconiTy jm a th... u wt In a personal conversation with Chief Inspector W. C. Sulli of Washington, D. C., made the statement that he believed , Erich¥romm to be a communist. Kraemer deducted this from reading som of Fromm's writings. “— BACKGROUND OF ERICH FROMM Ney, Che : Erich Fromm is a psychoanalyst m the faculties of the National University of Mexico and Michigan State University. He is an author and lecturer. (Who's Who in America, 1960-61) There is no indication in the files of this Bureau that Fromm is a communist or has any connections with the Communist Party, USA. Fromm is a socialist. He was a member of the Independent Socialist League (ISL) and on June 2, 1960, was elected to the National Committee of the Socialist Party- Social Democratic Federation (SP-SDF). (100-429425-63, 64) The Summer, 1960, issue of The Socialist Call, the official organ of the SP-SDF, identified Erich Fromm as one of the members of the editorial _ board, (100- 429425 -~71) DICLASSIETED BY Se 2ere/Ad L210? tappige te $92 a7 a iY On 7/18/58 the ISL, a basic revolutionary group, was removed from the list of organizations designated pursuant to Executive Order 10450, and in September, 1958, the ISL was dissolved. SL members were invited to join the SP-SDF on an individual basis and many did. The SP-SDF is not the subjec of a Bureau investigation. At the SP-SDF National Convention held 6/28-30/60, Max Schachtman, former National Chairman of the I8L, and at least four other former SL a were elected to the new SP-SDF National Committee. so ar MMC:1ms/meh (4) 1 ~ Section tickler BOAP 10 1961 Dectasslty ii