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wer 1 Fi a es i. 2 - Shr + gee RS, wdig in. ote ee ee Ghd WPT Da a —_ ro? ~ wanna pats, 4 Office Memorandum - (UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Lov A 1/16/56 creer ° 9 : DATR: ™, fi wat To ' Mr, Tolson Ki oy () Richols Ch tlt Ferbe , . Mehr FROM 2 L. B, Nichgitie” Fatsons oe Rosen __ Tanm -- Sizco __ .- SUBJECT: COMMUNIST RECRUITING DRIVE Tene oT Rowe oo Mollonen _ _ | Gandy. “ Fred Mullen, Director of Public Information for the Department, Jcatied 1/13/56, and requested information concerning the increase in memberchif} asa result of the Communist Recruiting Drive in 1955, at , After checking, DeLoach told Mullen that the figures in the matter hw 2re not yet up to date, consequently, we could be of no assistance to him, }: ‘as suggested that he might desire to indicate that the recruiting drive was a continuing procedure, _ Mullen called back at 3:15 p.m., to advise that he needed a copy vot ‘the-innesty Petition in which prominent individuals, including Mrs, Eleanor oosevelt, had requested amnesty for Smith Act subjects who were presently _ incarcerated in prison, A copy of the petition was furnished Mullen as well as a Jeopy of the American Legion Firing Line which had considerable information Jconcerning the Amnesty Petition, . &CTION: a .- 0 nar _ . For record purposes, oo ; a cc - Mr. Belmont. hn? / 4 . ie “ Ay