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TRUE COPY een) 3/29/62 Mr. J. Edgar Hoover, Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, D. C. Dear Sir: In a discussion of recent date with reference to communists who were active and in the public eye during the Presidential-election of 1948, I mentioned that the former Vice President Henry A~Wallace who was running for President on the Progressive Party ticket was backed and supported by recognized communists such as Howard Fast, Lee Pressman and a man Abt or Abst. Would appreciate any information to confirm my statements with respect to above. . \y i Thanking you for your courtesy, I remain aX | Very truly yours, It ) C sec) a REO 2g 22-7) 78 E~ H4 Ya /s/ 25 APR 5 1962 \ a EX. - 126 __ pL nro renee fie! oe raqvores it 7 mm: pore mem * -6 “be . ye V¥ FEE bixu- WN she S2ae3r2 fe Une ite Sa ate he Tee ee Ee cs a te ee a ale De ee +