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San Francisco File #100-1346 es need first arrived in the United States from Spain he went to Washington, D.C, where he contacted Vice-President HEPRYWALLACE, with whom he spent hour, After this WALLACE arranged to ‘int e GMB > eLeoR-foosEvELT, Following this, according eer ELEAHOR ROOSEVELT, HENRY WaLLACE, an had lunch at which time they met with Brigadier General WILLLU/DONOVAN, head of the OSS. Either during the lunch or shortly thereafter HAYDEN had o long inter- view with DONOVAN, who introduced to HAYDEN a man named THOMPSON, who had been in Spain for OSS and who had recently returned therefrom. Details concerning this were not mentioned by although it appears that THOMPSON and HAYDEN bed some disagreements over certain situations existing in Spain. then stated that H.YDEK left San Francisco to go back to Washington, D. C. where his future plans were: (1) .To get into the Spanish underground movement, and in this connection it was stated that he would be assisted in his efforts by ELEANOR ROOSEVELT who would attempt to swing the deal with him; (2) If he failed in the first instance, thct is to get into the Spanish underground movement, he would then attempt to get into the French underground movement, and it was stated he would ulso receive Mrs ROOSEVELT's assistance in this mtter, it boing indicated by that she would in some way attempt to influence the President in his behalf. reported that from the conversatio tr. oon ond on this occasion, it developed thao wanna ; HAYDEN were old friends and had each other some times Informant reported thut it v= (ii who four years ago first caused STIRLIUG ELYDEN to "sec the light", the inforence here being that it Was who caused HAYDEN to become intcrested in the Communist Party. if Tho name o (iD wos also montioned on this occasion, an pointed out thot as a groat movie star she should stay undorground as far as her Communist activitics j are concernod, She was thought to bo far moro valuablo with regard to { hov-ng entree to vorious places and to various contacts if her identity zs a Party worker woro unknown. Informant omphcsizod that at various i tines it was stctod by > that GD -:: doing great rt 4 i work of much value to the Farty, — a ra according to the informant, further advised thet in his opinion wT IRLING HAYDEN has the brightest futurc in our movemcnt of anyone I know", He stated that STIRLING HAYDEN head prepared regular