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Albert Einstein was one of many distinguished Germans who contimally lent their influence and prestige to German Communists prior to the rise of Hitler in Germany. In 1923, Einstein was a member of the principal comnittee of the Society of Friends of New Russia, whose objective,was the promotion of cultural relations between Germany and Russia. He was also one of the leaders of the World Congress of the Anti-Imperialist League, a subsidized affiliate of the Comunist International which met at Frankfort, Germany, July 20, 1929. (61- 7582-1298 pe 492; 65-44624-524 Encl. p. 15; 61~7099-1) ——-— -—----—-- ft the time Einstein was attempting to enter the United States-in 1932,-—— the Woman Patroit Corporation, Washington, D. C., filed charges with the State Department protesting the admission of Binstein to the United States. The formal charge in substance was to the effect that Einstein believed in or was affiliated with Communist groups which advocate the overthrow by force or violence of the ———"Bovernnent of the United States; “that he admitted his attitude was revolutionary and his position illegal, and that he believed in or advocated a system of organized sabotage against all preparations of the United States to defend its existence, (61-7099-1) . In February, 1937, Einstein declared that he felt ashamed that the democratic nations had failed to support the Loyalist Government of Spain. (61-7561-65X3; "New York Times", 2/5 5/37) The records of the Military Intelligence Division of the Army revealed that Einstein was recomended for clearance in connection with the "limited field of study for which his services were needed." The Navy Department gave its aesent, but ina letter dated July 26, 1940, General Strong stated that the Army could not clear Einstein. (40-29846-2)° In 1947, Einstein publicly stated that the French Comunist Party was the only real Party in France with a solid organization and a precise program. In this public statement, which appeared in the French Comunist newspaper in Paris, Einstein was critical of the United States military policy and expressed the opinion that international inspection would be insufficient to preserve peace. (100-7660~4252 p. 1, 10) In Hay, 1948, Professor Einstein and "ten former Nazi research brain- trusters," held a secret meeting at which they put on asbestos suits and watched a beam of light, according to the “Arlington Daily," May 21, 1948, This article pointed out that a block of steel was melted as quickly as the light switch in any home could be turned on and thet this new and secret weapon could be operated from planes to destroy entire cities. It was further stated that the atomic bonb was little boy stuff" compared to this new development, The Intelligence Division of the arry subsequently advised the Bureau that this information covld have no foundati 5 in fact and that no machine could be devised which would be effective outside the } the range of a fex feet. (94-39617-1) :