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- allac : “tifer PS OR ashton police are lanning to investigate local su orters of Henr ~ “ Communist: activities, rel News - Jearned see > PP y ny ae Members of Lieut.. “Harry. 0? = —_ Blackman’s’ special investigation squad, who have checked’ all “questionable”. gatherings - and. organizations | here since. before the war, will probe into the po- litical. leanings. of. everyone at- tending recent organizing meet- ings of Wallace supporters here. Their investigation will .include |.u...- 0 co Atiarica sche re! guy urna CONTAINED *) cipgf national organizations backing | dbs th former. Vice-President and i: ; net. officer for President: They j will ..look into such. *° group Georgetown Progressive Ci Zens | Association, it was said. Y SOIQSEISe > Police ‘have devoted « "considerable ie Al / ? £3 B \ time in-recent months to their “red” unt Davsos list, gathering names of. people at- tending meetings—including persons’ who rally to ‘protest the. high’ cost, of living. or racial discrimination. The’ list’ includes: ‘the names “of : prominent ‘Washington ministers, | _businessmen, labor. léaders,? public ‘officials - and: other: respectable citizens, many of whom have tra: ditionally. conservative é "political - backgrounds. . “Names of speakers at “subver- . sive” meetings. and persons attend- ing thé meetings—with . copies of speeches—are in the file. Police use the file to check the “loyalty” of potential employes for public utilities and. Civil Service jobs. Tho. it is not open to the. pub/ lic, exgployers—in most cases—may, check/the names of prospective em: ployef against information in th icf loyalty file. - “red” list also is open to the FNCLOBURE AMIE 8T 9 FEB 10 943 ® ents