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"A report, dated March 25, 1947, indicates that this individual had been receiving mail from the Soviet Embassy, as well as communistic publications. An official of a Washington, D. C. university stated that he had hired this individual to conduct a class in Chinese, but later learned that he was closely connected with commmnistic groups on the west coast. Four members of the — faculty at the University of California confirmed this individual's commmistic leanings. All of the above information was brought to the attention of the top officials in the State Department in a memorandum summarizing the case in 1947, with the recommendation that he be immediately discharged. The State Department refused to discharge him because it was not proven that he had committed any overt act. Subsequent to this time, this individual argued often and heatedly in favor of a Communist regime in China. He admitted having been a subscriber to the Daily Workereese "The State Department's own Security Board then submitted four subsequent reports, the first one dated September 12, 1947, in an attempt to convince the Department that this man was dangerous and should be discharged. Subsequently this man's position was abolished. However, he was not discharged....He was transferred to the Division of Research. os." Possible Identification s individual apparent The Bureau files reflect we conducted the following investigations of this individual: Loyalty of Government Employee; May 28, 1948 to June 11, 1948 (cesses in The Bureau files disclose