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a oe (TM (IW / OFFICE OF THE EXHCUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF EXAMINER October 12, 1942 THE COMATSSION: (Via the Executive Director and Chief Examiner) Memorandum Opinion In the Latter of Chew Sih Hong assistant Field Representative, Office of War Information Hong received a temporary appointment in December of 1941 as Assistant York City. The appointment was made under Executive Order 8564, subject to investigation. : He was born in 1910 at Yinping, China, of Chinese American parents, his father having been born in San Francisco. His citizenship is appropri- ately established. He arrived in the United States in November of 1920 at San Francisco. He was educated in the California Public Schools, completing part of his high school and some of his university work in Chins, the Pam university work being taken at Tsing Hua University. In May of 1937 he graduated from the University of California with an A. B, degree in po- litical science and history. Apparently he was unemployed in San Francisco from Yay through August of 1937 when he went to New York City, receiving his first employment there in October of 1937. For a period of about two years until September, 1939, he served as Executive Secretary of the Chinese Hand Laundry Alliance at a salary of $900 per anmm. From September of 1939 to July of 1940 he engaged in establishing a Chinese newspaper known as the China Daily News with address at 105 Mott Street, New York City. From July, 1940, to the date of his employment with the Fedpral government he operated as President and sditor of the China Daily News at a salary of $960 per year. The issue presented by the case is Hong's loyalty, there being indi- cations in the evidence that organizations, enterprises, and individuals with whom he has been affiliated are Commnistic.. is thus not particularly broad in scope and is confined largely to contacts with members of the Chinese Commnity in New York City who are thought to be in a position to report with some significance on his activities. (1? The Chinese Hand La Allianca.4s reported by a number of wit- nesses as being an organization affiita with the Communist party. It is concluded from the evidence that this allegation is well founded. It Hong's connections do not appear to be extensive. The investigation — ere a a a i 1