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The Mirector : \ FRI U.S. Department of Justice } Washington 25, D.C. “ YU. Sa2A. . we 3 $ & 3 * e Dear Sir; “~ would like to make Inquiries concerning THE ASIA SOCIETY, 112 East 64tn Street, New York 21, New York. Will you, in striét confidence, tell me whether this outfit appears on the Attorney General's NN list of subversive organizations. S wie You see, IT rectt San ter mm them, signed by their Publications iirector, Mrs. Zonnie RB Aayrown, N+, offering literary agent services free of chargé. They. ff will act as liaison between Amarican magazine and book publishers and me. They also are soliciting mega zine - i material from me (poems & articles). The letter further t says THE ASTA SICTETY thas a program to foster the publi-+ cation of contemporary Asian writing here.“ SSF YY 5 NC ah Mrs. Crown also said (or asked) “if you are able to send me gome of your poems or short stories, please let me know if they have apseared in print elsewhere and als: anciose a brief bilograprical sketch.” ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS U You will underatand a natural enthusiasm on my part to teke this unprecedented opportunity as the offer sounds intriguing, but you Will also realize why, in a situation like this 1 have to be cautious. I woula not trade my loyalty to and faith in freedom anc Gemocracy for all the fw publishing offers int he worid. é Will you please tell me then if TH ASTA SOCIETY fo~ ta subversive and Communist sa I can decide whether to send then my manuscripts or ot? . REGCR fun = SS Pye & Please keep tnis in absolute confidence, and “send” “* al me the information Cre, Ver Boks “Tas Shel 4, B. DEC R2 1960