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po * P § o —— vf cokbsyhurtar =~? JOHM ERNST STEIFSECK attack en tetalttartan aggresston and conquest. Those were the doys when Steinbeck gould be counted wpoa to stand up and wield his pen tn behalf ef democracy and freedom. Even today hed ke gone to Spatn or China, he would surely not Acve cone bock te write a book tn order to denonstrate that the "Chinese people want good Ifves and confort’ er that ‘the Spantarda like peace.’ * A confidential tnforeant who has furnished reltable information tn the past advised ta 1948 that the firm of Fforld Video, Incorporated, wos chartered tn Hew York Stcte on Decenber 18, 1947, and that the firm prepdred television prograns. The officers of the firm tnclude John Steinbeck as _vice presidcert and Robert Capa as assistant vice president. L) NYC; 100-340922- fre “Kew York Herald-Tribune” ef May 28, 1948, con- toined an article caxtioned "Wo-en'’s Rally in Rome Hecrs Russta Praised." The article, witch was datelined Rone, Yay 17, . reflected thot the meeting wes that of the Democratic Fonen's . International Pederation, whose aim wos to fight “American, Prittsh and French tupertoliats and werroncers.” The article reflected that the chief Anzerican delegate, Vra. Murtel Droper, chairman of the wonen'se section of the Anerican National Comntttee for Anericaa-Soviet Friendship mentioned several pere sone converted to "the camp of war and anti-Sovietien,” whitch tneluded John Steitndecke The"Los Angeles Froniner,"” a daily newsparer published tn Los Angeles, California, on June 11, 1946, contained an article reflecting that Ring Lardner, Jre, had signed a contract with John Stetnbeck and others to write a film version of | Steinbeck's etory "Pastures of Heaven.” The article reflected thie was the firet Hollywood employment given “any of the *un- friendly ten’ since their ref:scl to answer the Corruniet question tn Fashington Jeet folle” (100-295885-11) The "Daily Forker" on Aprtl 2, 2955, contained an j article captioned “John Steinheck Takes a Look at Watusow and