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M. A. Jones to DeLoach ~ounermesaa RE: JOHN ERNST STEINBECK - q r 7 b D 3 e Henitead avtanét dith variou woranigatinne OY @& JALLLALEU CALC WALAE V Gh At reatizations and publications that have been cited by the Department, the House Committee on Un-American Activities or state legislative committees during the period 1936-1946. Some of these organizations included the following: the Western Writers Congress (1936); the League of American Writers (1939); the National Federation for Constitutional Liberties (1941) and the Simon T, Lubin Society, Inc. (1938). In 1938, he organized and served as chairman of the John Steinbeck Committee to Aid Agricultural Workers which was widely supported by communists. Among we ee gem pee Ieee ee ed Ter dd nee eet ian is $e tele Communist Party members reportedly attempting to make a communist out of Steinbeck (1937-1940) were Ella Winter, California Communist Party functionary, and Carey McWilliams described by Budenz as under communist discipline. (100-115040) The "New York Herald Tribune" of May 18, 1948, contained an article concerning a meeting in Rome, Italy, of the Democratic Women's Inter- national Federation whose aim was to fight "American, British and French imperi- j alistsand warmongers."' At this meeting, John Steinbeck was publicly criticized as one of several persons who had been converted to "the camp of war and antifovidism. " The 4-1-95 issue of the "Daily Worker" contained a review of an article Steinbeck had prepared concerning the book, "False Witness," written by Harvey Matusow in which Steinbeck criticized Matusow's testimony. The "Daily Worker" article was critical of Steinbeck on this occasion because he had asserted that the communists were also responsible for the climate of disunity and suspicion ee) eee ee ee ees ee eee mw 4hie eae throughout the world during this period. In 1959, a reliable source advised the FBI that John Steinbeck was on the mailing list of the Japan Council Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs. Another reliable source has described this organization as a communist-infiltrated organization in Japan. | In April, 1964, a reliable source advised the FBI that on March 12, Te nat ON WAL nls Reel een tern 2h scene AN nae ase nesthnetln Fan fur an . [ihe s Jonn Gnesi SlrelnvpecKn had received We suil of $42 Vds dil duULIIVI & Lee truill the Soviet publication, "Novyi Mir." (62-5-19610) RECOMMENDATION: . For information. V. C AS er own ff iad