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fice Memrindum 2 . UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO DATE: Way 7, 1954 FROM Mr SUBJECT: FRANCES PERKINS INFORMATION CONCERNINGS Los Angeles memorandum dated April 2l, 1954, which s attached, refers to an interview of the intervien was sent to Cali- fornia by the U, S. Department of Labor to negotiate a settlement of the strikes. is reported to have contacted Frances Perkins, then Secre of Labor in Washington, D. C., and to have requested her to invoke the Government's prerogative in settling the strikes. Mrs. Perkins is reported to have consulted President Roosevelt and then to have advised that the Government did not wish to intercede. stated that sometime lat.. mdges, ad told him of.a tel ephone conversation between Bridges d Mrs. Perkins in which. name was mentioned by Bridges. feels from this informatio. wat Mrs. Perkins had conferred wtn briages and was seeking his advice at that time. It appears that is inferring that Bridges had some influence with Mrs. Perkins. also reported that Victoria Stone, a member of the. Centra. 0o of the Communist Party of America, had told him that Frances Perkins was recommended to President Roosevelt for Secretary of Labor and that the recommendation had come from Perkins through Mary Van Kleek, who according to. had served b7C1 with Victoria Stone on the Central Couittee of runist Party of America. b7D A review of Bureau files reflects that no investigation 1952, a memorandum was furnished to the white House as result of'a This memorandum pointed out that Bureau files contained no information that she was or had been a member of any Executive Order 9835, the House Committee on Jn-American Activities or any other public cammittee. (62-28592) Attachment 9 MAY 13 1954 87CS RECORDED-52 5 Z MAY 2 0 1954