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° President ROOSEVELT and had reported to ROB F. HALL that he believed ¢ RY 65-16659 GELDERS, according to CROUCH, had talked directiy with 3) i Fes. President was of the opinion that the American Communist Party, while’a 4" #0" ~ puppet of the Soviet Union, nevertheless did not represent a serious threat to the security of the United States. The President was of the opinion that the Soviet Union was using foreign Communist Parties for national purposes in order to safepuard the Soviet Union. The President believed the Soviet Union desired its foreign Commnist Parties to urge friendships and alliances — which would strengthen the position of the Soviet Union in its. dealings. with” various other countries. The President had harbored no thoughts’ that. the ©. ne es SF Soviet Union was bent on either world revolution or world bonque ste paar We : ee According to CROUCH, the above views of the President “were those at which the Communist Party had sought to have him arrive. CROUCH then went on to elaborate on the objectives of the Communist Party with respect to its contacts at the White House. The Party was interested in finding out what the President and his advisers felt with regard to policy. oo: matters favorable to the interests of the Soviet Union. In addition, ‘the: 7 pred, Communist Party sought to influence policy attitudes on the part of the ‘Party are White House contacts so that they would be favorable toward the Soviet, Union. "-" . This influence was exerted through casual contacts made at White House dimmers" and other similar social functions. CROUCH continued noting that the Communist Party was especially concerned with Soviet collective security interests and was desirous of the consummation of an American-Russian alliance against Germany at the time. =. In addition, the Party was vitally concerned with preventing aid to thei, ¢. > us 4 Nationalist Government of China in order to assist the Chinese Communists’in” «| their military gains. The Party was desirous of seeing the Chinese Communi sts vem! See take over the country without creating an impression in the minds of the~ President and White House advisers that world conquest might be the objective of the Communists. ° During the period to which CROUCH'S information relates, he added EUGENS-BEMTIS, who was Legislative Secretary of the Communist Party during the late 1930's >» spent much time in Washington, D. C. > Working with those whom CROUCH has described as securing information from the White House. PATE od See Aftenneetng teetandt mattan that the andtanét aff du Mluanwand wee Mol APUG noted Lit discussing LiiSD GAY HIG UG bdo BUS gece. ee 375 2UENCing policy at the White House and of securing information were closely inter- locking activities. A Communist Farty member, while at a social affair at the unite House, might endeavor to influence the attitude of the Fresident or White House advisers in a manner favorable toward the interests of the Soviet Union while at the same time the Commmnist Party member might endeavor to . we determine what the attitude of the individual with whom he had contact might. *., a be on other questions in which the Soviet Union might be inte arested. a | Ee . tye af oa . as renee Oe, ie ~15- CLES SN eee,