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TO 7 MR. LADD *{ sunyect: HENRY AGARD’ WALLACE Cerstet so INFORMATION CONCERNING oS aa ne eS z thought you vould be interested in the following sutmary of in- formation appearing in the Bureau's files relative to Henry Agard Wallace, : the former Vice President of the United States. and present Secretary of | jen noe Commerce. You will recall that Boris Pregel, the head of the Janadian .._ Radium and Uranium Corporation who also controls the Rare Metals Refining — uss canty__ Corporation at Mount Kisco, New York, where the majority of the raw materials —— —— for the DSM project are obtained, is a close personal friend of Henry Wallace and © has visited his residence on numerous occasions. Pregel allegedly translated — Wallace's speeches into the Russian languses which were used on his recent trip to China and Soviet Asia. Pregel has been closely associated with Wallacets former “gecretary, Harold Young, and was reported to have sent $10,000 to the Democratic Committee in Chicago in an effort to have Wallace renominated as Vice President. Jif PIE | Boris Pregel is the subject of ‘considerable investigation by military aathorities at the present time in connection with the DSM project. A review of: the Bureau's files has disclosed the following information relative to possible Commnist or pro-Boviet ¢ connections upon the > Part of Wallace: | Bog According ‘to tho’ s Who in America," Benry ‘Agard Wallace vag born in Adair County, Iowa, October 7, 1888, the son of Henry C. and May (Brodhead/ Wallace. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree from Iowa State College in 1910 and an | Honorary Master of Science Degree in Agriculture in 1920. He married Ilo Browne of Indianola, Iowa, May 20, 1914. At the present time he has three children: - Henry B. Wallace, Robert Be. Wallace, and Sean Be Wallace. lk 1, A A r Wallace was , mde the Associate Batter of his father's Sublication, _ "Wallace's Parmer," in 1910 and held that position until 1924, at which time he | was named Editor. He edited this magazine until 1929 at which time it was merged with the "Iowa Homestead," and he edited the combined magazines util 1933. Fol-- lowing the election of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt as President of the United States and his inauguration on March 4, 1933, he was named Secretary of - Agriculture and was subsequently elected Vice President of the United States in- 1940. He has been the author of several books including, "Agricultural Prices* poblished in 1920; "Corn and Corn Growing, ® 1923; "Correlation and Machine Caleulation,® 1924; "America Must Choose," 1934; "Statesmanship and Religion, # 1934; *fechnology Corporations and General Welfare," 1937; "ew Frontiers, = 19345 "Whose Senstitation, * 1936; and "Paths to Plenty," 2988- “s oe. yy aS OS ‘It ‘is interesting to ‘note that Vallace!: s rother~in-lay, Dee. Saar! , al oe ‘Bruggnann, is the Swiss Minister to the United ate eRe LLEE = 38. Co warouee oS "B00 ee et “RE é ie eal