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wee JORK ERNST STEIN RECE Ia 1950 a eonfidential tnfernant whe hos furnished reliable infornction tn the past and who was an adattted nendber ef the Communist Party until 1945 advised that Corey HcFillians was the author ef the book “Factories in the Field” published tn 1939, which book woe the foundation of John Steinbeck’ "2 book eaptioned "Grapes of Frath." The infornaont advised that when this book was published he hod recetved tnforuation from t Conmuntet Farty leaders thot McKilliama was under conzuntst | diactpline, The informant stcted that this inforactton Aad a areat deal te do with the way the beok wea handjed as well as Steinbeck’s book, because HcFilltans at that tine was supposedly mucking a comnuntst of Stetnbeck.s (Louis Budenz, concealed 400; 100~998-77) £ conficential informant who haa furnished reliable | information in the poet advised in 1940 that the Conrittee to i ce a / of did Acricultura] Forkers wes erganized under the leadership eof | John Steinbeck, the author of "Gropes of Frathj' and that Steinbeck wee thairean of the Comrittee. The informant stated Sr war ow eee ee ee oe wth eS & thet the Connittee Aad the @unvert of mony prominent people ia California ond tiat tn the informant's opinion, they were a11 people who had been active in beholf of comnuntst untted front [ ergenivations. Qa MD 100-3-23-16) eed A confidential infornant who has furnished reliahle tnforration tn the past advised tn 1941] that the name of John Steinbeex, Route 1, For 95), Loa Grotos, California, appeared tn the active tndiees ef the National Federation for Constituttonc! wwe wri Pree we le le dd Liberties. GED 200-2270- -49) Vv 7 bd | 4 representative of another Government azency advised in 41944 that various pieces of literature published in Rusetoa, tnoluding datly newapapers from Nescow, Russia, had arrived tn the United States during 1942 and part of 1943. The tnfornant advised that gone of thie matertal ras addressed to John Steinbeck tn care o Lb lixzane th R, Otie, 18 East 4lst Street, New Tork, New York. ain: ONI; 65-1674-809) United States Office of Censorship advised by letter dcted July 4, 1944, that John Steinbeck, 18 East 41st va Etreet, New York City, hod received the February 12, year not , otven, tesue of the "Koscow Kena,” @ newspaper published tn Fuesias (65-49005-81) The report-of the Special Comntttee on Un-American Activities of the United States House of Representctives, GO