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and was described as a Communist by a, confidential informant. He was campaign manager for Henry Wallace in 1948. (101-2543-17) Regarding Original Incidents It is not known whether or not the incident referred to by Courtney Owens is identical with that originally reported by Jay Sourwine. In an effort to identify the incident, over 2,000 files on Henry Wallace were reviewed. In addition, | 10 cartons of material received from General Groves ona confidential basis in 1946 on Boris Pregel were reviewed. The Manhattan Engineer District material on Boris Pregel contained numerous logs reflecting telephone conversations between Pregel and various individuals, including Wallace. None of the logs or files reviewed reflect information re- garding a meeting between Wallace and a subversive agent in Philadelphia. The possibilities of locating the incident in Bureau files on the basis of the information now available -have been exhausted. RECOMMENDATION: The incident involving Matthew Cvetic, Beany Baldwin, Wallace, and Krzycki appears to relate to the testimony involving the American Slav Congress held in Pittsburgh in November, 1947. If deemed advisable, tt is recommended that further inquiries be made by Mr. Nichols, on the basis of the above information, to determine tf the above incident relates to the Pittsburgh meeting or whether additional identifying data is avatlable which would enable a further search of the Bureau's files.