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LA , on the occasion of the cecond interview vointed out once erain that it should be borne in mince by interviewing acerts thet he dic nat heve ary close association with Fir ClSS and stated thet upon reflection he wes fairly certair that he kee not seer PURGESS on more than OC eressione durinre his whole life. He alse nointed out thet it is suite impossible tc analyze activities of the neriod 1°24 ard 1937 in which he and WQ§MM® arc others were engaeved, in the licht of the political thinking cf todev, stid thet the veriod of interest here was the reriod of the so-called "United Front"; that very little compideration was river at that tine to the mctives of tne Soviets; thet thie did not come until] leter; an? thet at this time the mole hue and cry wes fight Facisn anc lhazist wherever it wes ot served, said that it wes not urtil the news of the Moscow purge trials in the late 1930's beran to leak out and other events ceme te lirht that Russia hed undermined the Spanish Lovalists that people berar to realize thet rerhans thev tec been duped in som of their so-called United Front activities, S@MagMMMMes:ated he did not make this point by wer of apolory but sinvly as a staterert of fect. he re-emphasized that he fad no knowledge of any esrionsge activities on the part of PURGIES or pe er He stated that he tes no reason te iithheld irnformetion of such a nature were he to nossess it and his presert feelin is thst he recognizes the evil of Soviet Communism anc weuldé do anvthinr in his power to combat it: however, he stated he hes no further in’ormtiorn which would throw anv licht on this matter. rt? £ 14 C8) ~\