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APPROVED AND . SPECIAL AGENT FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Form. No, . THIS case ORIGINATED AT NEW YORK . FILE No, Oo7eORT DATE WHEN PERIOD FOR WHICH MADE REPORT MADE BY ‘ | REPORT MADE AT MADE INDIANAPOLIS 16-49 | 3-11-49 HOWARD A. KING HAKsa CHARACTER OF CASE. PERJURY . ESPIONAGE — R JAY DAVID bi rae CHAMBERS , was. ET AL , INTERNAL SECURITY - R SYNOPSIS OF FAGTS: JESSICA BUCK RHINE, presently residing at Indianapolis, Indiana, denies membership in CP at any time and any knowledge of . activities of CHAMBERS or ALGER HISS. She , volunteered information that she knew VICTOR PERLO in about 1934 or 1935 but has not seen him for many years. — RUG ~ REFERENCE : Bureau File No. 74-1333; Teletype from New York to Indianapolis dated March 11, 1949.. . DETAILS : ; Referenced teletype requested that the Indianapolis Office interview JESSICA BUCK RHINE, 825 Eugene Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, relative to any participation in or knowledge of Comnunist underground group in Washington, D. C. while she was residing in that city, particularly as to any knowledge of the activities of JAY DAVID WHITTAKER CHAMBERS and ALGER HISS. AT INDIANAPOLTS, INDIANA Mrs. JESSICA BUCK RHINE was interviewed by thewriter and Special Agent EDWARD V. KNARTZER in the late afternoon of March 11, 1949 at her residence at 825 Eugene Street... It was “learned that she is presently employed by an attorney, DON KROGER,. Security Trust Building, Indianapolis. She was formerly State Director of the DO NOT WRITE IN THESE SPACES 65~| PELT ESS FORWARDED: _IN CHARGE COPIES OF THIS REPORT 5--Bureau 4—New York (1 SAAG T.J.DONZGAN) (Philadelphia (info.) l-Washington Field (info.) 2~Indianapolis