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) O. ~ fr. and-asseciated with <7 “ “on A confidential aud reliable informant said SigliMe was closely associated with QU0iemie, WQEedihe, ani beim, who are admitted Commmnist Party members. ‘Ere. MEME was found to have roomed with who was considered by the Burcau, as the result of provious investigations, as a memoer of the Commmist Party, and who also openly admits Cammmist Party memberships —=llhegugeas. Interstate Camerce Committee said he hired S394 to work with him on Brookings report in sumer of 1938 because of his ability to read and speak French; specifical); : ‘Sema as to Communist connections he might have hed in Russia or furope, and said he had none, and expressed himself against Communist Party principles. ee Public Housing, states he has known @U@MMME from 1938 to 191, and had worked under him for ome year. and stated during the time he had known nothing reflecting on his loyalty. . eerie, Division of anvestment and Economic Development, European Vivision, Department of State, said he has know <Q since 1915 and is now his eupueete=(EEB has worked on som very difficult assignment involving Russia dnd the satellite countries_and hes never given any indication of disloyal tendencics. @SNIMAGS stated that in his opinion, there was no question as to his loyalty. SCS, Eastern Furopean Division, Department:of State advised he has worked closely with S0MMMM for the past two years. Qe stated he has found him to possess views of a theoretical econanist who frequently pushes ideas contrary to those held by persons concerned with political aspects of the question involved, but in every c ase ne ms sincere to the policy of tho State Department. As this policy has become 1 more and nore clear has tonded to go along with the political viewpoint of the Stato Department. ‘RMMNNRWMMN concluded by saying that in his opinion there was no question as to QR loyalty. ; Wie of the Eastern European Division, Department * oF State, advised he had had no contact during the past year but both were an a Committee on Czechoslovakia in 1946 in which two croup | were @ invellved,