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aes, hot oe Pune) thts portion of the 2 report ie ‘concerned with: case etudtens” “the period selected was from June to duly, 15h6, during which 136 cases were .- closed by CSA, There were several exanpies cited in this section concerning - spplicents, for exezple, in one case a former editor of Inerasia wes approved on the basis of general character atudy without any investigation of the. applicant's knowledge of the internal policies and managenent of Anerestias Another applicant on transfer was ‘reported as a rick ‘because a former university instructor seoncd reserved with respect to. the applicant's loyalty, . _ in ancther ease 1 weich involved a transferee of CLAA, the FBI st an firet reported that the avplicant was a mcuber of a group known as the facco-Venzetti Club, but then reported that he marely recelved an fnvitation | to attend a mesting and there was no evidence that he responiedy Apperentlyy no further investigation was made in this casa. — Applicants were disapproved for such reasons as overdressing, heavy érinking, indiscretion, and A hono-somualitys The applicant investigation or wae discussed in the - survey and the eourcesof information la 79 —-, vere criticized © - he . and no effort was nade b investigators to check the authenticity of i ‘allegations against For example, there appeared in eee | “apparently ia a member of the © arty, | ** g etatenent that | ° Communist nominating petition ia Philadelphie, FP ’ Sha is a signer o . Penneyivania.® Fo source was ciyen for that allegation, . . AnotYer cate discussed vas that of | whose case” . was Daeed on the fact phat the G55 digest of Be Vivis Services records 4-0. s. disclosed that ten references given }; "were listed in the subversive. ., filea of a government agency aad a aunber 0 se have been prominently...) .. " {dentified with Communist frost gativi tion, < There ie aleo eriticisn ef 7°53. thé ‘characterigation of sone ef. the | efarekces aS Communist. It vag ‘tudléated . there had deen considerable dispute as te the securacy of the charag ter! sation. Fy _, Tale applied aleo to BARA eens Seta gti Ce oat a uy 8 ‘si = oy ‘- Be wd written @ memorandum vhich gave {he histery ef the Lavestigs character by the Civil Service Commission fn 1942, aleo her meabership {6 the Cooperative Rockshop im Yachington and her association with “an alleged Commaniat", which vere in her {nvestigative file, Jt is stated in the report that the sonelusion that she was s menbder ef a Communist froat organisation | appeared te relats entirely te her nestersh! the Bookshop. It was noted that the dleapproval was appealed ty ; : |