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ne BE BF . DATE O5-22-2015 Ty b6 b7C Los Angeles 13, California oa February 15, 19h: . TONSA Director, FBI. ; Dear Sirs RE: RECEPTION AT LOS ANGELES FOR VICE PRESIDENT HENRY A-* WALLACE Before the arrival of Vice President HENRY A. WALLACE in : Los Angeles, California on February 4, 194, there was considerable di cussion as to the political complexion of the reception committee. It was announced that the reception committee would be in the hands of representatives of a group which called itself the "United Citizens 4 Committee." It is believed that the Bureau will be interested in the —_ proceedings that took place during the recent visit of MR. WALLACE to ates Angeles; therefore, the following is being submitted: Confidential National Defense Informant| __——__—s httended b7D the meeting at the Shrine Auditorium on the evening of February 4, 19hh. y Informant related the features of the evening in some detail and identi- ) ® fied many of the persons who took some active part. It ves believed that . () @ the Bureau would be interested go informant was requested to write a aN memorandum covering the meeting. The substance of said memorandum is be- N C-ing set forth herein. MR. WALLACE stated in his speech at the Shrine on HQ Auditorium at Los Angeles that his visit to Los Angeles was under the ba @ auspices of the three labor unions, the CIO, A.F.of L. and Railroad 5: v3 a Brotherhoods, and made no mention of a "United Citizens Committee." : Informant stated that the influence of the Communist Party fa > * Sis this affair was evident on all sides. The general makeup of the - o : audience was of that type which are seen at all Communist gatherings, 3 we: ape the applause groups were definitely of that type. Many well-known te s Communists were in the audience and all Commnist publications were most n a: $ onthusiastie about the meeting, both before and after the meeting, = Gz / Informant e@ was told by RALPH CLARE, secretary of eS ad | the Studio Drivers Loon faaFvot Ley Who was one of the delegates b7D | from the A.F. of Le who sat on the platform, that when he, CLARE, arrived to take his seat, he looked over those already there and then turned around and left the platform. His reasons, as stated, were that he did 62-7) (ef -2 0 rea, BUMAL OF inveSTOR o> FER OF 1944 he pacture would be taken and he did not [47> Tape -GEPART ET e dust TO —rrncnrmpeeanrnt ys