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iffice Meme. mdum + orev si ES GOVERN». THE DIRECTOR DATE: May14, 1947 o E. A. Tan « Clege. ur, ay ur. vir g SL Mr. Lad —_ Lr. N s Mr. ‘ f~ mary OF, OF fe A&G Mr. Cyurpsg war - Bee 37 2 L The following information was obtained from Mr. Elbridge _ ibe Be ~Durbrow, Counselor, United States Embassy, Moscow, U.S.S.R. by Special Agent _ John M. Matter on February 28, 1947, while the latter was enroute to Moscow o IE special assignment. Durbrow obtained the information from two State Department: aE OM; D. M, LADD @ SUBJECT: Henry A. Walla employees who were members of the group that accompanied Henry A. Wallace on his visit to Russia in 1945. f ca: Wallace told these two men that when they went to Russia they would undoubtedly see conditions and phases of Russian life of which they did not approve, As a condition to taking them along as members of his party, Wallace made them take an oral pledge to the effect that they would not, on their return, mention or discus those things of which they disapproved. These men have kept their pledge as far as any public utterances are concerned, but have discussed all of their experiences on their Russian trip with other State Department personnes, BO os 62-4) 58 Jf - < or 4 ae | JMM:HCS _ Aare ae fs EMS PASSED Of8, \ “ad. FAG leg Wak ok ag: Be mayer og | caEZs/e2 Psp icarke, 38