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Your letter of February 6th has been received. d J OV3Y-a,93y 3 | ’ In response to your request, information in files must be maintained as confidential pursuant to regulatiods 85 of the Department of Justice. I am sure you will understand 32 the reason for this policy and why I cannot comment as you de#irg. m) . Sincerely yours, . S$ = ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED Loo B. Edgar tou. HEREIN IS NCEASSIFIED bI— a DATE abt — BY gh _ NOTE: “Bufiles contain no record identifiable with Pear! Buck was investigated by the FBI during 1952, based on information received that Buck.was a communist sympathizer. Several individuals contacted during this investigation advised Buck's political sympathies paralleled those of the Communist Party; however, there was no indication Buck was or had been a member of the Communist Party or that she had made any statements advocating the overthrow of the United States Government by force or violence. yy Mufiles contain many allegations that Buck, in her writings and speeches, ‘had been against universal military begining and had been critical of the Hovernwent.of Chiang Kai-Shek. | ° _ ey. >| FEBS. 1967. mo Tele. Room wan room C_) reveryee unit CI ‘ olmes : andy “ee : sees te teeter tee ee eae