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Association with Communist Controlled Organizations and Members of the Communist Political Association or Sympathizers 0 The files of the Bureau 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 League of American Writers as a Commmist Party front organization. > During the fall of 1942 information was obtained from Lieutenant Dana Mirriman, a former Intelligence officer, United States Arny, Fort Ontario, New York, that Edith Caress, the wife of Irving Caress, a member-of the Armed Forces and a known member of the Commnist Party, wrote her msband a letter in which she stated: "Vice President Wallace is one of us and will make himself kmown when . the time comes, but his name is-not on the records becamse of his high position." Edith Caress has been identified as a member of the 22-23 AD Kings County, New York, Communist Party. Her Imsband, Irving Caress, according to his Selective Service file, was an organizer for the Communist Party in this same district. Wallace was listed as one of the prominent people interested in the American Youth Congress, an organization considered to be under Communist domination and control. _ During 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 mamerous occasions known members of the Communist 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 such a "gang of Communists." An article appeared 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 Commnist activities on both the Hast 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 time. They also discussed Wallace's forthcoming trip to the West Coast. Oscar R. Lange, who recently returned from a trip to the Soviet Union and the Polish front, claims to be a personal friend of Henry Wallace. On at least one