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DEC LASS [2 CAT. el BUTE DATE uarie- 2015 ‘ i , ITO DECLASS = iON GUIDE “~ | Office Memorandum : 100-0 . TO Hy CG Z et le | tH oO 4 < tH ~* ‘°) (@) = es by Z, KS tH Zz = ECTOR, FBI INFORMATION CONCERNING ALLEGED INVESTIGATION ACTIVITIES OF HENRY WALLACE SUPPORTERS BY METROPOLITAN sae, et SS POLICE DEPARTMENT — CRAM? ie Doclassity. ge ‘OADS ee For the information of the Bureau there is set for “Conversation betweén DON-MOTHENBERG, local wa hereafter a summary of outhern Conference for Human Communist presently onnecte ith thi Welfare and SEL -EIN, wife "DAVIUEREIN who was of counsel in the recent defense of GERHARD? EISLER ° SELMA REIN is very active in Communist front organization activity in this district in her own right. ce ( eet On February h, 1948, the-*"fashington Daily news carried an article captioneeC. Cops Probing Wallace Supporters". This article indicated members of Lt. HARRY C. BLACKMAN's Special Investigations Squad ING CLG OPRTATE AGENCIES ~, SSyr hs reenact 3¢ 0 7b7D which has probed questionable gatherings and organizations in the past LS will probe into the politica]. leanings of everyone attending recent ie o . organizing meetings of HENRYPYATLACE supporters here. It was indicated eb 3d ; investigation will include-PCA members and also such groups as-Georgetown He acy g Progressive Citizens Association. pe Gh a Upon the evening of February th-Confidential stomone[ 9 advised that DON’ROTH contacted SELMA REIN discussing the above articl / j a) and SELMA commented ERIG-SEVEREID had indicated on the air that the i ~ Police Department had disclaimed it. SEIMA stated she wanted the matter es called to the attention of the.Wational Lawyers Guild and felt that members of the Bar should go down in a delegation. She also wondered whether ~f S the possibility existed of interesting the District Bar Association, i . 8s ROTH stated "we" contacted WALLACE inlxe wy. he has put out a statement through ELMER“BEY ISON in the form of a telegram ' - 6 to TRUMAN asking "what the Hell is this", ROTH stated it was a very good a - statement and he also almost said it would appear in the news the following . 3 day. ROTH added a number of people hac suggested that they ask the ’ ; Consumer Protection Committee if they would have a delegation of consumers « . c see the Commissioners and the Police Commisdoner and find out whether it is subversive to oppose the high cost of living and then secure a group of organizations like the Southern Conference and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to find out whether it is subversive to oppose racial discrimination, Z pestis ncohi e ald [28 (f- g- j / ., coPt 9 + , Ve 19 *FEB 9 948 > | , \ . a \) oy era 5 088 \ 3% a