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it might be worthwhile to make some inquiry as to the place of printing of the so~called open letter, it being understood that about 20,000 copies were printed. In comection with this matter, Mr. Lovett further mentioned that Wiss Dorothy Thampson, the colummist, had called him today inquiring as to where the document had been printed. He advised her that he did not know, With further reference to this matter, it might be noted ree Hiss Thompson telephonically contacted the New York Office of this Bureau th: morning, at which time she stated that she felt Nr. Wallace must be in touch with Moscow and more particularly must have been in touch with Moscow prior to the publication of his open letter. iiss Thanpson referred to Hr. Wallace's public meeting on the night of May 11 at Hadison Square Garden which was broadcast.at 6100 p.m. She stated that around 10230 p.m. on the night of the meeting the ushers in Madison Square Carden distributed about 20,000 flyers whieh contained Wallace's open letter te Stalin and which contained references to the exchange of notes between the United States and Russia, which, as previously noted, was first broadcast on the American radio at 9:00 Pele, Monday, May 10. Miss Thompson stated that she bad endeavored to trace the flyer but that all she hafl been able to learn was that the printing had been handled by print shops in New York City, Wiss Thompson indicated that the ink on the flyers was dry and she questioned whether the circulars could have been printed up in euch a short. space of tine. As a-natter of interest in comection with the lLithographing of such flyers, it might be pointed cut that it has been the Bureau's experience that it takes a maximum of 45 minutes to develop a negative in the Lithographing process and that thereafter one machine can run approximately 4,500 copies ___No inguiry is being made with reference to this matter in the absence of specific ingtructions from you. I do, however, desire to point out that if any investi sation is conducted of Mr, Henry Wallace it is certain that it will come to Mr. Wallace's attention. It would not be possible to conduct any discreet investigation of a matter of this nature without it being called to ip. Wallace's attention.