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"UNITED STATES QOVY ENT Memoran&am To Mr. Mohr Dare:October 2, 1961 Tele.Roo FROM: C.D. KENNEDy Ae PRESS CONFERENCES OF ATTORNEY GENERALS ON WEST COAST... WEEK OF 10-2-61. COMMUNIST PARTY, USA (CPUSA) AND NUCLEAR TE TING This afternoon Ed Guthman, Special Assistant for Public Information in the Department, telephoned Wick. He said the Attorney General this week will be in San Francisco, Portland and Seattle. While in these cities he will hold press conferences. Guthman said he thought it might be well if the Attorney General has a. sheet on which is written the CpusA reaction to the announcement by the Soviet concerning resumption of nuclear testing. Guthman said he recalled the Communist Party first came out against it and then found itself in a position of having to reverse themselves practically over night, which they did. He thought perhaps the Attorney General can answer a guestion or two on this matter.. Guthman asked if we could get up a sheet on which would be written the data he could hand to the Attorney General for answering questions in this regard. The Communist Party did find itself in the position of reversing its stand when the September 3 issue of *The Worker" came out against nuclear testing, the Soviet then announced the testing and "The Worker" issue of September 10 had to justify the position taken the previous week.. MOARE Since this matter has been aired in the press in the past, subsequent to. (9-10-61, it is believed no harm will be done in giving the attached sheet, prepared by the Domestic Intelligence Division, to Mr. Guthman for use by the Attorney General as indicated. What the Attorney General will be doing is simply commenting on material Additionally, the attached material appeared in substance in the Frent Intelligence Analysis" disserninated by the Bureau 9-13-61... ENC Bete:. Enclosure :or OSURI cs OCT 3 1961 17 H: d 1 - Mr. Belmont 1 - Mr. Sullivan SEE RECOMMENDATIONS NES CAGE 1 - Mr. Jones REW:sak CRIME (5) 1951 t 5 OCT 9