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FD-72 -104) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Form No.1 THis CASE ORIGINATED AT NEW YORK, No Yo : ; PIL O, The Dh P naront sane at . ny RATE QHEN PERIOD FOR WHIGH MADE | RSPOKTMADEGY MAH WASHINGTON, D. C. 5-18-49 | 5/12,13,14,15, JOHN E. HOWARD FO | 16/49 | : EM . _ F PERJURY 3 i | wa LG oO af AE |. ESPIONAGE — R INTERNAL SECURITY ~ R | syNOPSIS OF FACTS: Information developed May 12, 1949 to the effect that CLAUDIE CATLETT hag told HISS attorneys that when calling on WISSES in about. 1936, CHAMBERS used name "CROSBY", She gave this in= formation after being asked by ALGER HISS' attorneys if she _@id not remember CHAMBERS using this name. On further inter- view, May 13, 1939, CLAUDIE CATLETT now recalls that ALGER ; HISS gave her family a typewriter which she believes HISs! i attorneys now have and which may be typewrl. ter upon which ‘a espionage messages and HISS oprresponden fe was typed. Inter— ff views fiith sons of CLAUDIE oe LETT 4 PE at hill § and, RAYMOND { , CATLE i, confirms this inforiation mn and fndicatfons are that : Ve they ‘i ithheld this information from agents because of friend- F / af a? ship for. HISSES Investigation develops typewriter given by ; \ . ' HISSEQ Yo CATLETTS and turned over by them to daughter, face sous then living with Dr. EASTER, Typewriter left at 1 oh ey EASUER's résidence yfsuRNSrEA, then fell into the hands of 5 5 / vag. and JOH JOHN MARRGW and from then transferred to one IRA SE STE OCR LEE ET RL rho Lee LOCKEY AC: “09 WhO ho loahed it to LOCKEY, Jr., from whom it was Fecovered by ROCKER, Sro,y and turned over to HISS! attorneys. ao P wn So a A ad ON nr Es Ot a Ceewrantvrap age tipereene a carne ane | REFERENCE: Bureau File No. 77-1333 Report of Special Agent JOHN E. HOWARD dated March i; 19495 at ? Washington, D. Co APPROVED AND Special. AGENT : FORWAROED: ‘WwW CHARGE COPIES OF THIS REYORT 5 ~ Bureau 1 - Asst. Atty Gen. T. J. DONEGAN 1 ~ USA, New York: 3 — New York 2é Detroit DG HOY wave Te ibe “TeHbote HeACES 3 ~- Wash. Field Soren latonio ~ This confiaénéiagl report and its contents a to you by ° the FBI and are not to bé distributed outside of agency to which Loanedss 93543