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‘el SUTCMATIC OELLASS CATION GUIDE gaa)" FEDERAW BUREAU OF INVEST@ATION THIS CASE ORIGINATED AT NEW YORK FILENO. 100-2375 COMMUNIST INFILTRATION OF THE PROGRE SYNOPSIS OF FACTS: Sif = fd Progressive Party activity ints attanooga area principally led by CLARA VINCENT, CP sympathizer, who started meetings after discussion with SAM HALL, Chairman, District 27, CP, USA. Progressive Party activities in Knoxville area divided in two groups, one seated on University of Tenn. campus and one led by FLORENCE REECE, CP sympathizer. Information available indicates that 2 of the individuals primarily responsible for the origin of the Progressive Party in Tenn. wore MYLES HORTON and TOM LUDWIG, residents of Monteagle and Greeneville, Tenn., respectively. Policy and activities of group at Chattanooga closely coincident to CP line for con- current ‘period. No information indicative of present activity ° of Progressive Party in East Tennessee. ‘ ~RUC- DETAILS: J. LOCAL OFFICERS AND MEMBERS | , , °°, Confidential Informant T-1, of known reliability, advised on | May 1, 1948, that he had been given to understand that a "HENRY WALLACE Third Party” meeting had been held at 4074 Union Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee, on April 20, 1948, following a state-wide labor rally in that city. He further had obtained the impression that this meeting was held at the insistence of, and was guided by.MYLES HORTON and TOM LUDWIG, Director and staff member, respectively, of thd Highlander Folk School. At this meeting, plans were made for the state-wide Third Party organizational meeting to be held at Nashville on May 10, 1948. APPROVED AND FORWARDED, COPIES OF THIS REPORT Cd pazons Cagis oeagtg) > oman, - Memphis (info. iz Memphis, (infos. 1- OSI, Maxwell Field, Ala. 1- CIC, G-2, 3rd Arny, Atlanta | l- ON,.6th ND, Charleston, SC PROPERTY OF FBI ~ This confidential report and its contents are loaned to you by the FBI and are not to be distributed outside of agency to which loaned, vA REPORT MADE AT ee PERIOD FOR WHICH MADE REPORT MADE BY KNOKVILLE, TENNESSES | 2-23-52] 27270903422 | caaptTON C. MoSWAIN bk |