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- ; also advised that SMITH has __ been in co REYNOLDS. He has also | 7 contacted who has promised SMITH both financial suppo e conduct of his political affairs. b7! SMITH was preparing. the r repo connection with his primary . political campaign and told f BARNARD, Detroit — political leader, "I want to e sure t it is good enough but still don't want to make it too good." SMITH then arranged to get BERNARD'S comments on his campaign report, Shortly before the primary election on September 15th, to be exact on the night of September lith, 1942, a broadcast was arranged over radio station WR in which WILLIAM POWER’ MALONEY spoke on the evils of seditious propaganda and closed by referring 'to the indictment of twenty- eight persons for sedition in Washington, D. Ce The Civil Rights Federation was to follow immediately and mention that one of the seditious publications mentioned in:the indictment was "The Cross And The Flag", which is published } 7< by GERALD Le K. SMITH. ee ::.: SMITH of this contemplated program but said there was no g he co do to change it since the facts as stated were accurate. It should be stated here that the Civil Rights Federation is known to the Detroit Field Office as a Communist Front + Organization. The broadcast was actually made as planned, On September 13, 1 rimary campaign was drawing to a close SMITH commented ‘oie the smear campaign against him was not as bad as it might cause he thought they would [57 have run articles about his connection with WILLIAM DUDLEY PELLEY, who is now serving fifteen years for sedition. SMITH explained that many newspapers were hesitant to carry such information because they feared a decrease in circulations EET FIAT Pa continued that SMITH has on persisted in attempting to contac NDBERGH at the Ford Willow ae Run Bomber Plant. To date it is not believed that SMITH has contact _ : ucceeded in having a two-hour conference with : en Ford Motor Company, on September 23, \ ns bee A @ conclusion of the conference, SMITH informs his wife that the men at the Ford Motor Company were panic stricken and were open to suggestion. . | ‘Sou. SMITH directed his svcretary, Gm «. nake but two ) separate financial reports for his political campaign, one in the nem -7- | ,