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Secretary of the Congress, C. B. Baldwin, (Beany), National Executive Vice Chairman, Progressive Citizens of America, and George Wuchinich, Executive Secretary of the American | Slav Congress of Western Pennsylvaniay held a meeting | . on the morning of November 11, 1947, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, tn connection with the possibilities of organizing a new Third Rirty ~ movement in Western Pennsylvania. The file also reflects that Kraycki arrived in Pittsburgh on the morning of November 10, 1947, in order to attend a banquet in.honor.of Wallace which was held at the Shenley Hotel during the early evening. During the banquet, Krzycki was photographed with Wallace. (100-56674-1016 ) ied It was further reported that on November 11, 1947, Wallace met in his suite at the Shenley Hotel with Progressive elements of the Croatian Fraternal Union, a Communist-infiltra- ted fraternal insurance organization. (100-56674-1016) Bureau files also reflect that the. publication, . "The Slavic American" published by the American Slav Congress tn the Summer of 1948, on page 4 has a photograph of Krzycki and Henry Wallace during their attendance at the Convention of the Progressive Party in Philadelphia in July, 1948, (61-7559-2-6168) Matthew Cvetic testified before the Un-American Activities Committee February 21 to 23, 1950, at. which time he reported that he was approached by Wallace and his political manager, C. Be (Beany) Baldwin on November 11, 1947, in a Pittsburgh hotel room. He stated that he was accompanied by George Wuchinich, an official of the American Slav Congress, which was described by Cuvetic as "Moscow inspired and directed." Cuetic reported that Wallace and Baldwin discussed setting up the "New Progressive Party." Acting Chairman Walter of the House Committee on Un-American Activities asked Cvetic if Wallace and Baldwin had been aware that Cuvetic and Huchinich were Communists. Cuetic replied that the question was not raised but that there had been a big expose in the Pittsburgh Press and that