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WFO 100-15433 one of the leading communists of the United States, approached him shortly afte his introduction to and asked him to make a formal application to work for the Office of War Information. Sub- ject stated he told them that this would be rather difficult since he was a publicly known communist writer and had bem Chief of the Harlem Bureau of the “Daily Worker." The "Daily Worker" was an East Coast communist newspaper which suspended publication on January 13, 1958. Subject stated that ED: corned him that the Communist Party kncw exactly what it was doing in asking him to make this move, and that he should forthwith get an application blank would eid him in filling out the application a ean stated he obtained the application blank and called at his home, which at that time wes at 11 Revere Place, Brookly, New York, and they jointly filled out this application. Subject stated the application reflected that he was a member of the Commnu- nist Party and objected to the linking of communism with fasciam, as the application implied, and indicated that aub- ject was a patriotic person wishing to make a contribution to the war effort. Subject stated he took this application before a Notary Public and swore to the truthfulness of its contents, an act whick at the time made him, perhaps, the only sworn Communist in the United States. Subject stated he took this application the Office of War Information and handed it to them. He stated they read it and had a consuletion about it in his sight, but out of reach of his hearing. Subject stated that their comment to him was, "You are really intransigeant.* Subject stated he returned to his house and waited anxiously for some days to hear from his application, and he began to suspect that they never actually turned it in. He stated he does rot know what happened to it, for he never had a reply to t application. Subject stated he consulted with about why he never heard about his application, and astounded him in his home in Brooklyn by telling him he d no recollection of having helped subject make out such an application. Subject stated that upon reflection, he ~-yemlized that the Communist Party had undoubtedly decided he was too well known as a communist to be sponsored for work in the Office of War Information, and they had, therefore, chosen someone else less politically prominent to take the job -h- '