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Memorandum to Mr. Baumgardner RE: MEISENBACH DEFENSE FOND 100-434715 7 cw. TU Dukes was born 11-21-94 in Elko, South Carolina. He soc Sw) Was considered to be an advocate of communism aS early as 1933. He reportedly visited Russia in 1933, and on his return said he : was "not so proud of Amefita," During the late 1930's and early F 1940's, he was connected with several organizations cited as subversive, He was the subject of a security matter investi- ation conducted by the Bureau in 1944 based on information that e had addressed a CP meeting in Jackson, 3 » in September, 1941, Investigation failed to disclose that es was 2 nesber of that Ge was ettive dul! fuactions, (LOG-27a50E) ° - Fromm has not been investigated by the Bureau. "Who's Who" of 1958-59 discloses that Fromm was born in Frankfart ‘Germany, in 1922, He has practiced psychia ed at colleges since 1934, In 1943, Fromm was considered as a possible , , / lecturer by the Jefferson School of Social Science (cited by the Wg: Attorney General). In 1946, Fromm was friendly with two ; individuals described by Elizabeth Bentley, sef~confessed Soviet 3 espionage courier, as having furnished her information for her i Soviet espionage apparatus. (100-391697) i H On 6-2-60, Fromm was elected to the National Commit e. of the Socialist-Par ialist. Democratic Federation (SP- . In July, 1958, the Independent Socialist League CISL), a basic revolutionary group was removed from the Attorney General's list and the organization was dissolved. ISL members were invited to join the SP-SDF, and did join, The SP-SDF has not been the subject of an investigatica by the Bureaye“(100~429425) "People's World," a west coast communist newspaper, fae disclosed that Reverend Francis Geddes was one of six c ergynen-—~ who wrote letters to the "San Francisco Chronicle” on 7~17-. that were critical of the HCUA. (100-431562) ~2-