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—— : INFORMATION COTAIBGR : x a 1S URCLASSIFIRD - 4 ‘yby WHERE SEQWS = arch 18. iene) 2 Ee pees / March 18, 1952 0-8 oe - a 2 ae ty . JOHN EnvEs\srerepgey — Reference ig made to your request for informa." oT tion sequent to Pebruary 13, 1948 concerning . ; Ernest, Seinbeck, the writer, ‘The FEI has not conducted . an tovestigation on this individual, oe Solr - wo A review of the files however, Yevealed news. 2-225: 5 paper reviews from the "Daily Worker® dated April 16 1948, and the "Hew Leader" deted August 21, 1948, of John stein- ‘. beck's book, *4 Russian Journal *, This book was Published 2: ~ in April, 1948, by the Viking Press in New York and contained = ‘pictures by Robert Capa. The Publication was based on expert. “ences which the two "self-styled cold war team” -had on @ Pot ~~ foree weeks visit to Soviet Russia during the summer of... -: oO The writers of the reviews both seened to doubt Er, Steinbeck's stanety to portray life in Soviet Russia 7 EE (f }@uthoritatively since @ was there for such a short period. > " £ (100-106224) * . e foregoing information {ig furnished to you as | , —&e result of a request for an FBI file check only and ig oe {4 not to be considered as a clearance or nonclearance of the ©... - individual involve - it is for your confidential use only? and ie not to be disseminated af aot ~ 7 outeide of your agency, -. . fo | Ortgtnat to State Department fo pee an o ! MR DN eae an ame? : ea wire! ; ras - BECE Re Se ES eo)