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ee ee ee ” Office Memohindum ° UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT — ther. Glavin : i. Mebes DATE: gori} 204 D9mQe MM. Treoy -—___. on (OTTSL, SAC, Washington Field Mz. Hexbo | ___. ns eve Mr. Betmost ___ th. Mor } S ~Sib=camittee of they Foreign Relations Canmittee Pursuant to instructions received fran the Bureau, agents of the Washington Field Office are attending hearings of the above Committee beir held today, and the following has transpired thus fars u / 1x “"TYSSDEIZ was the first witness called. OVEN LATTIUORE was present, torether with “is wife, and his attorney, ABE FORTAS. BUDENZ said he would make a statenent in three parts: (1) his om part in the Canmunist conspiracy; (2) evidence in a connection with LATTDONE; and (3) corroboration of this evidence in connection . 4 with LATTII0RE. rv { BUDEIZ said that from 1935 until December, 1945 he was a member of the Maw Conrunist Party, He was brouzht out fron under cover in 1935 by °C. JDER when BRGMER returned fron loscow, BUDINZ atvended a number of meetings of the Politbure, -nov known as the National bard of the Communist Party, USA. He named as the international links~het een the Politburo and Moscow, ALZX SKQINGLEIAN, WILLIAT RX EOSTER, JAChPRGCHEL, and a man named{TRANIAN. He said the ss itiuro receives 105 tS from international ‘members wio get the om orders from Moscow. BUDENZ received dally instructions fron the liaison m betreen the Politburo and the Daily Worker. BUDENZ was then editor of the Datiy/ Worker, BUIJENZ was told to keep a list of 1000 names in his head. These names were prominent Camunist Party members. He remembered these names and any shifts of affiliation of these 1000 persons. Four nen who acted as liaison betveen BUDENZ and the Politburo were: BIDDLESAN, WILLIAU Z. FOSTER, EUGENE NI'TTIS and JACK STACESL. BUDE!NZ said he was not always supplied with the names f the small f: but had the overall picture. ry» In 1936, BUDEIZ knew that a Communist cell was organized in thetinstitute ‘of Pacific Relations. He said the IPR was not a Communi st organization but was”. successfully iniiltrated, influenced and controlled as early as 1936. Ons of the principal Cawmnists in the IPR was FREDERICK YAIDEAQIZESAP ILD, whom BUDENZ knar first as Canr 2 E)ZER ER (phonetic). He was secretary dt the Anerican Council of the IPR aud reported to the Politburo, Another Comunist Party member A ee in the IPR was PHILIP) JE®, who was a surrepticious Camiumst in the IPR andi had a looge affiliation “with the TPR. He edited the publication called “uichina Today", under the nane “TLLIPS, BUDENZ said flatly that gz ie ‘and JAFFE were espionage_£ agents “£0 in Russia, L dal aS 18 #5 421 / . . ‘ if u, . tens ge TTT This ommes\\ ey ) ane an | mae . PAY eo % p AeA (¢¢ “COR net ui he