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ree at nt a el a aman ~~ A relisble informant of the FDI advised in May, 1845, that the \ American Youth for Damocracy, an organization which has btca clted as subversive within the purview of Exccutive Order 164700, issued a Hst of reccommended reading which contained the book entitled "The Moon is Down" by Joun Stcinbe ok, In 1545, a reliable inforrnant of the FEI advised that letters had been preyarcd to be sent to John Etelnbeck, among others, rcequestine that he propzrea tertimonial to tha "valiant Epanish exiles ang the work of the Joint Anti-Fascist mosesce Comuinittee." This organization has been cited es subversive within the purview o: Executive Order 10450. A reliable source, in April, 1946, advised the FEI that the National Council of American-Sovict Friendship in New York City was planning to cive a reccrtion in New York City in honor of three visiting Coviet literary figures. éccoraing to the informant, John Eteinbeck was indicated to be one of those persons Wao would receive an invitation to aitend this reception. “The New York Times, ‘on February 21, 1245, described the formation of a cooperative publishing concern unde. the name of the Associated Macacine Contributors, Incorporated. The article set forth the initial Hst of owner- contributors, which included the naine of John Stelnbeck. Tie 1043 roport of the CCUA discussed communist infiltration of various publications. Tne report reflected that communist influcnce was esiablished throush such news services as the Associated Magazine Contributors, Incorporated, and others. The Cctober 24, 1947, issue of the "Dally Worker" contained an article concerning a repoit wh ‘ich had been read at the Herala Tribune Forum. John ftsinback was coauthor of this report. The report expressed sympathy for the , suiferings of the Russian people curing the war and indicated that the Ressian masses would strongly approve the halt of the "vicious and Insane games" of recrimination botyeen Nussia and the United States, nd The "Daily Worker" on April 16, 1048, contained a book review of John Cicinbeck's "A Russian Journal."" The article stated, "John Stcinbeck’s warm — syuncatiy for people, as evidenced in his "A Aussian Journal, * (publishe d teday) is the Peary one }-ozitive feature of an eccount of a visit to the Soviet Union which is otherwise : overran with frivolous provincialism and a coy disinclination to face political : realities." f 5 i Co 1 te be ~*~ . mo - " - i a re re ee