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DECLASSTFICATION AUTHORITY HeRTvEn FRG: \ > AI AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATION cUIDE . Lt, PAVE 8-25-2015 ay{ | : _ b6 | CONFBENTIAL’® DIRECTOR May 24, 1946 RE: HENRY A. WALLACE INFORMATION CONCERNING as being “Democracy at work on an International scale", According to BU. WALLACE stated that "People are alike when you get past language barriers", BURKE explained further that, WALLACE was questioned concerning his attitude toward Franco Spain. With regard to this question WALLACE stated that he could not speak for the State Department but that his sympathies were well known as he is a close friend of HENRY G. MORGENTHAU, former Secretary of the Treasury, and shares MORGENTHAU'S expressions concerning the Franco regime in Spain. , SPARKS advised BURKE to prepare a factual news article for __ “““publication in the Daily People's World concerning this interview, mention— ing WALLACE'S opposition to a third party. In this regard the CP Press should not, according to SPARKS, take any issue with WALLACE, however, issue Should be made. in the.CP..Press of WALLACE'S support of President TRUMAN, SPARKS declared that the CP Press must take direct issue with WALLACE con— cerning TRUMAN'S appointments and policies and endeavor to force WALLACE to abandon this position. He stated that any news article published by the | Communist Press should relate WALLACE'S position politically without making that position the same position as the Commmist Party political program. He further explained to BURKE that the Communist Party must fight WALLACE'S efforts to quiet the people concerning TRUMAN'S abandomment of ROOSEVELT?!S New Deal policies, and instead endeavor to induce WALLACE to make no comment concerning the TRUMAN Administration, According of this conversation concluded when B7D SPARKS st hat he wo sire a copy of WALLACE'S speech to present to NILLIAKYSCHNEIDERMAN, California State CP President in San Francisco, Califomid. é This material is being submitted to the Bureau for information in connection with Communist activitiese Very truly yours, R. B. HOOD SAC JMC: JLG 1L00~1763