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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ORIGIN: NEW YORK, NEW YORK FILE NO. 65-2440 MSS REPORT MADE AT DATE WHEN PERIOD FOR REPORT MADE BY MADE WHICH MADE 11/3,4,7-9/h9 JOSEPH BE. FLAHERTY NOV 1 81949 CHARACTER JAHAM | PRRJURY; ESPIONAGE (R): INTERNAL SECURITY (R) SYNOPSIS : JOSEPHINE FREY HERBST interviewed at Erwinna, Penn~ sylvania. She advised she knew WHITTAKER CHAMBERS as "CARL" in Washington, D. C., in 1934, meeting him only then. on four or five occasions. She believed he was involved in some kind of Communist activity. She stated no photographic work done by "CHAMBERS when she was preserit in Washington a apartment. She advised she has never met AIGER or PRISCILLA HISS. She stated it was impossible for fss to, have been at her Erwinna home around Easter’, 1934 or 1935. She advised she was very sympathetic to Communism from 1932 to 1934. REFERENCE: Bureau File 74-1333. Baltimore teletype to Bureau, New York ard Philadelphia dated November 2, 1949. , Newark teletype to Bureau, Washington Field Office, New York and Philadelphia dated November 3, 1949. Newark teletype to Bureau, Philadelphia and New York dated Noyémber 4, 1949. he«-New York (65~14920) (1 . Special earn rey seaduncedawe . Assistant to the Attorney General Serialized_... ), Sengeneennunns ae T. Jo DONEGAN) Indexed: .2f7 even waneneeoneunne LesBaltinore (65-1612) (Info. ) ne Ae - Cop Prilatclhia 7 Bh &- 1033/9