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aa ( iJ Memorandum to The Director Our files also reflect allegations received in the past indicating he sought the aid of communists and communist infiltrated organizations during his political rise. In 1945 he reportedly opposed the deportation jlot Harry Bridges, a West Coast labor leader accused of membership in the Communist Party. (62-76249) On the Personnel Security Questionnaire which he submitted to the Atomic Energy Commission for the instant investigation, Brown admits past membership in the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) in 1946. An article in the San Francisco Chronicle, a California newspapey, under date of 8-9-49, announced Brown had been elected vice president of the San Francisco chapter of the NLG. The NLG has been cited as a communist front by the House Committee on Un-American Activities. (62-76249) RECOMMENDATION: That the investigation of Governor Brown be held in abeyance pending contact with the Director of Security at the Atomic Energy Commission by liaison to determine if an investigation of Governor Brown should be conducted.