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yt MT AR LY We , bhi aa. & , Mr. Ladd -2- 4-19-43 would come to Philadelphia. This statewent on the part of taxen to mean that if tne Communist Party or Lowenfeis, who is a member tneresft, paid her ex- penises she would continue to investigate the matter of She told Lowenfels that she thinks the matter is important and thet ‘her friends in-Connecticut --. and "down below" also think it is important. With reference to the friends "down below it is believed that she is referring to Mrs. Roosevelt. However, the allusion to friends in Connecticut is not clear. The Philadelphia office thinks it is Wi who furnished the information about QM originally to which! she, in turn, forwarded to Hrs. Roosevelt. Gimmm however, when lest heard of was residing in Caubridge, Massachusetts. Background You will recall thet this matter was originally referred to th Roosevelt, who transaitted corressondence received by her froz An extensive investigation has been conducted and the Departnea fumiisted with copies of the resorts aid has declined to entertain prosecution, stati that there is no violation of a Federal law Gisclosed. Mrs. Rooseveit has been s0 advise On March 9, Mrs. Roosevelt was advised of the investigation conducted to ' i that date and in the letter she was also informed thet one person interviewed stated i nat had told him she was a personal representative of the President end | 1 Mrs. Koosevelt. Two of the other persons interviewed by the Agent stated that they . | had received the impression that she was acting as a representative of urs. hooseveit. 3 Information oreviously received reflects thet pnonea the CP Headquarters in Philadelphia on March 11, and asxed for San:Darcy, State Secretary of the Communist Party in Philadeiphia, Pennsylvania, and at that time talxed to Bemyeiss at CP Headouarters, discussing the case with him. In that conversstion referred to Agents of this Bureau as "Boy Scouts."_, : Present Status of Case Mrs. Roosevelt was advised by letter dated April 17, 1943, that the Department had rendered a decision indicating no Federal violation was disclosed in the activities of Qaim and vrs. Rooseve : inforred that this Bureau is now avaiting additional affidavits wich states sne is obtai:ing from Frederick (Blackie) Mvers, Vice President, National Maritime Union. She has promised to turn tne affidavits over to tne New York office. 23t you would be interested in the foregoing, especially since on two occasions eta ::: contacted the Communist Party headquerters in Philadelphia and it now aopears that she may be paid her expenses by the Party in order to continue with the investigation of this matter. This bears out the indications previously received that the Communist Party was , definitetymgiesled ip ausaing the inves isetion