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ee a | 1 | i 1 _tainew that a Father Walsh was lecturing at\fort Leavenworth, Kansas, on Rusia and \ Sozmenizm. Colonel Forney stated that ths etter further inquired that if it was the . . . . . s™ [O° ID PORAT Ano. Gd oo } +f j £. Office Memorandum ¢ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT The writer has heard numerous runors in the “Military. Tptelligence. Serv. hich indicate that thera is 2 movement on foot to reestablish a\ Counterintelligence :' brant: in the Military Intelligence Division. AS you will recall, when the wilitary or oe oe ee ees Tj ot was ! “ntelligencs Division was reorganized in the spring of this year, the Counter- 4ntellisence Group was eliminated. As you will also recall, therewas a moverent wa on fooz ab thet time to destroy all subversive files of the Military Intelligence ~ ~~ Division. At that time, Colonel L. RX Forney had advised that he had ascertained shat Generals Blssell was not totally sympathetic with the elimination of the Counter-~ intellizence Branch from the wilitary Intelligence pivision, but apparently because gf orders from higher authorities had to eliminate the Countsrintelligence Greup. tT: to wu e-+ru--—» Interception, as you will further recall, the subversive records 6f the Yilitay Intellizence Divisicn were not destroyed. He MR. De Me uw” af? 7 DATE: October 12, 29k S#R:ema FROM 8. We Reyno me. SUBJECT: \ counresay SENCE IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY . 4 =: At the prasent time there are certain individuals within the Military In- itary, Intelligence Division which is concerned with watching and identifying Communisa tr th. United States Army. It is being handled throughout the various Service Cormuam-:, aww + +vavay W.uer their own progran, ~- "wdter hes discreetly ascertained that Lieutenant Coleonei Robert ue riz ve 4 40 mig a trip to all Headquarters cities of the Service Corm:anis in order to 2 ..in j:3t what activity they are engaging in toward watching development of Comzrnit Us othe vate States Army. Harris has advised the writer in extrema confidence that _ oo 7 =? 351) 4s extremely concerned over thie matter and had instructed Harris to ma! :> . rin end report his findings, Harris pointed out thet it is entirely possible t..4° _i. > that there is no uniform policy of investigating and handling\ccommunists wt, that this might act as a basis for the reestablishment of a Counterintelli; it should ba noted that Harris is very much imbued with the idea that thera td ue a a - strony central counterintelligence organization set up within the Military Intell Lgerca Division, to, handle matters of a counterintelligence nature. The writer ha3 also ascertained that a a, program for a Counterintelligence Branch has been set up. 't ordter has discreetly discussed this matter with Coionel Le R. Fornsy, who | AdviscJ thet undoubtedly General Bissell is sympathetic to counterintellizence anc real? ze oh sted of an organization to watch over Comnunists in the United States arnye Ee point “.. Duncver, that the opposition to such an organization is still presen® and thet he . _' cetiava such an organization-could be forced through that opposition at this tixc. ws ast Out further that it would not be an easy job to set up such an organization ni a 2b this ting because of definite administrative handicaps y.._ ib A- - 979 I, of 4 hn Wee Meeeg beet Colonel Forney advised the writer in extrema confidence that the War Department --¢ gs :inved a letter fronfiivs. Roosevelt's Secretary indicating that itchic been‘ascer-