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: ‘ eee MAD nos oe ee ee OL a ce a ee orgie) Association with Communi st Controlled Organizations and Members of the Communist. Political Association ¢ or Sympathizers Te files of the Burem disclose that Wallace was a member of the League of American Writers in 1942. He contributed to a booklet published by this | organization during that year. It is to be noted that the Interdepartmental Committee and Special Committee on Un-American Activities classified the Teague of American Writers as a Communi st Party front organization. - . Wallace was listed as one of the prominent people interested in the ‘American Youth Congress, an organization considered to be under Commnist domination and control. Daring the period of time Wallace was Vice President of the United States, he frequently made speeches before organizations allegedly subject to Communist or Soviet control. On mumerous occasions known members of the Commmist Political Association appeared on the same platform with him. At a reception held in Los Angeles February 4, 1944, sponsored by the United Citizens Committee, Ralph Clare, the Secretary of the Studio Drivers Local $399, AF of L, was one of the individuals scheduled to sit on the platform with Wallace. When Clare arrived to take his seat and looked over those present, he turned and left the platform. Clare later stated . that his reason for doing so was that he did not want to sit with euch a “gang of Communists." ; = . * .. An article eppeared in the "People's World" for April 24, 1944, stating that Henry Wallace had sent greetings to Paul Robeson on his 46th birthday. Paul Robeson is considered a key figure in Communist activities on both the East and West Coasts of the United States. On November 17, 1943, information was obtained through a , technical surveillance that George Wilson, the head of the Harry Bridges Victory Committee, advised Harry Bridges that he had seen Wallace relative to the Bridges deportation matter. Wilson said that Wallace told him he and President Roosevelt were not speaking at that tine. They also discussed Wallace! s forthcoming trip to the Vest Ooast. = ee CEJ) Ct) Vd)