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CLAPENTER es a Camunist Party member. CaRPENTER said in this book review that | LATP LORE shows that the U. 8. Goverment has done nothing but alienate the {| . Far East and recommends that the VU, S. Goverment should stop intervention £ |. 4n internal affairs in the Far Bast and let China set up its own goverment. {-- The book review says that LATTINUORE admits that China is looking to the USSR and turning away from the United States but the book review says that LATTINORE refuses to see that the reason that China 46 looking toward the USSR for bale , is because he, LATTIORE, refuses to see that the USSR has overthrom ..-..°- | Capitalism and that is the reason why ‘China wants help from Russia, BUDENZ BUDSIZ was asked if this bock review criticized LATITORE's position, He said yes, it did in parts, and that it was custanary to so review a book bya ©... . | Communist in the Daily Worker and as to the | uthory "pra ee hin with a faint . damn", ; _ _ ; oe ~ ‘BUDINZ pointed out that the ‘enphasis’ of this “erticls was on the cae. criticism in the book of the U, S. Goverrment and that the article djected “™. “| to LATTDUCRE's advocacy of a third course for China to follow, which thind, oe course was mither U. S, nor USSR, but a middle road, BUDEI'Z aleo said that . the book review cbjected to LATTLORE's implied arvocacy of capitalinms a - oe It was then prought ot that LATTIICHE had testified that he partiespated in a func raising project on behalf of the Finns who were fizhting dussia. BUDENZ was asked if this would guarantee that LATTLICHE was not a Communist and he said that this fact was not indicative that LATTINORE was not a Cammunist and that examples of this nature had been granted to people in delicate situations and that LATTIVNORE was in a delicate situation, BUD=”"Z was then asked if LATTICRE's support of the Marshal, Pian would seem to reflect that LATTINORE was not a Canmunist. BUDENZ replied that he had left the Party before the Marehal Plan came into being but quoted from the New York Norld Telegram thich said that "UNCLE JOR" could not have put the Communist line in China any better than LATTDIYORE did. BUDENZ again said that LATTIJORE may have given an example so that he could back the Marshal Plan as &@ covers BUDELZ said that the main line of support was the most important thing and that exceptions could always be made. . was the top Soviet Agent as McCARTHY charged. BUDEMZ said that this stateuent was te chnically not accurate LATTINORE was not the top Soviet Agent as far as he knew. BUDENZ was aksed if LATTDIORE were subject to Communist discipline and if he, BUDEIZ, had ever dis- ciplined LATTDIORE. BUDEIZ replied that he had never disciplined LATTIORS and was in no Position to do so but the Palitburo did assicn certain tasks to LATTTMOF through FIELD. FIELD and LATTIUONE did not always agree in the sane way that HARRY BRIDIES “ata not always azree with the Politburo, ce BIMSHZ wae then asked if he thouzht LATTTIMUORE wa al i ee ie ll oe See -_— sow wee ee