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anuary 21,1944 OP course, are not familiar with the evidence containrd therein on which the Naturalisation examiner's memorandum was based, or with the sources from which it was obtained. To get some idea of the nature of the researches being conducted by the Institute, we examined a copy of Vol. IX of tho journal, *Studies in Philosophy and Soeial Science," published in April, l94l, which is in two. parts. One part contains artieles on mass communication by radio, one of which is by Professor Paul F. Lasarsfeld of Columbia University's Office of Radio Research wha is identified with the Institute, together with reviews of books such as one by Herbert Marouae of John Dewey's #Theory of Valuntion," two by Franz L. Neumnnn on Fdgar Bodenheimer's vork, "Juris- prudence and on David W. Petegorsky's wbrk, *Left-ving Demoeracy in the English Civil War," one by Henryk Grossman, member of the Institute on historical and statisticsl anslyses of the capitalist process. The other part contains, among others, an article by Frederick Pollock on "State Cap-. italiam, an artiale by Otto Kirchheimer, rlso member of the Institute on "Changes in the Structure of Political Comjromise;" gn rtiele by Max Horkheimer on "Art and Mass Culture" and acditione1 reviews of books such es one by Felix Weil of Thurmen Arnold's book,"Bottlenccks of Business# Myron Watkins' book, "public Regulotion of Competitive Frsctices in Business Enterprise" and Kemper Simpson's book on nBig Business: Effioiency and Fascism;" a review by Paul W. Massing of Anne Rochester's book, nwhy Frmers are Poor" and reviews m de by Franz L. Nouurnn of John I. Griffin's book, "Strikes,# Morris Cooke's and Phillip Murrey's book, *Organizod Labor and Production," Mslcolm Sharp's and Charles Cregory's book, "Social Change. and Labor Law. italiam in which he seems to sdvocate a democretic forn of state cnpital plete management in control of all inetrumentalities usd in the produc-- tion and distribution of goods by the Govarnment including prices, 'ages, income, the regulation of production and the allocntion of lnbor pursuant to an all plan in which a private capitelist would be reduced to mere rentier. A reaume of this artic.e is contained in our report on Pollock, Case No. CC 40l6, in which we express the opinion th.t his philosophy as disclosed in this article follows communistic lines. In an effort to further develo the fact tht the Institute is a commun- istic organization we looked into the character and activities of most of its members. Two of whom Herbert Marouse and Frans L. Neumann) are in the service of the Oss, and other persons whom we found to be identified with it. As far as we could le arn, the following is n list oi the mombers with their addressest Franz L. Neumann 17 West 82nd Street, NYC Frederick Pollock 90 Morningside Drive, NYC