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February 2, 1954 Tele, Roo Holfoman . e Sizoo —— Mies Gacd THE DIRECTOR: _ The thought occurs that if the President does not know of the furor: that was caused in G-2 Some years ago as the result of G-2's investigation of Joe Lash and his connections with Mrs, Roosevelt, you might want to consider mentioning this incident to him. Qt was that Joe Lash was working for the New York Post which has been exceedingly Critical of the President as wel] as of us. Wechsler, of course, is a kingpin in the Americans for Democratic Action along with Mrs. Roosevelt, Kas ny Bobs opera vane <- see ge inga S S6G aed Hr tee Reo OM, ‘7, Fest to aa, Et The attached memorandum details Lash's connections with Mrs. gk Roosevelt along with the G-2 investigation, the subsquent confrontation with t. Mrs. Roosevelt and the order issued by FDR that everyone knowing of this acti i This, of course, could have a relationship to the subsequent orders; = given the Army to destroy the files on subversives ANG ; A ~ We have photostats of the G-2 investigative reports on their coveraga| of Lash and there is no question about Lash's tie-in with Mrs. Roosevelt. ~ ~~ _A G-2 files contain Mrs. Roosevelt's letters to Lash which invariably start with Sgt “Jue Dearest" and end with "All my love, ER, TS. A 1943, reflecting that Mrs. Roosev cked into the Urbana-Lincoln Hotel, we e 11:45 a.m., ’ accompanied by Malvina Thompson, She expressed * the wish that no publicity be gi ival, At the time of her registration, she stated she e te Field to visit her and reserved Room 330 for him She - The rooms were Joined bya connecting door. At 9 o'clock on M Joe Lash called at the Urbana Lincoln Hotel stating he understood Mr oom reserved for him. He was into the room occupied by Mrs, ‘00 Neither Mrs. Roosevelt nor Lash \ Com . LBN: FML Attachment