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3 ‘ ' . § , % > tes) 3 a fon My AS WiliQnt Ce Gpidenteat eo (wo ‘ February 2, 1954 Tele Wias Gense THE DIRECTOR: The thought occurs that if the President does not know of the furor . that was caused in G-2 some years ago as the result of G-2's investigation of Yoe Lash and his connections with Mrs. Roosevelt, you might want to consider mentioning this incident to him. ke tA . Joe Lash is a close friend of Jimmy Wechsler and the last word I had was that Joe Lash was working for the New York Post which has been exceedingly critical of the President as well as of us. Wechsler, of course, is a kingpin in the Americans for Democratic Action along with Mrs. Roosevelt, has h hada S*G aed wrtiche ane wef, FesT today, ft The attached memorandum details Lash's connections with Mrs, rs Roosevelt along with the G-2 investigation, the subsquent confrontation with t Mrs. Roosevelt and the order issued by FDR that everyone knowing of this acti should be sent to the South Pacific until they were killed. The information was —; ; furnished to George Burton when he was assigned to Liaison by a Colonel Kiblex c and Colonel Bissell.Q\ Ur oS This, of course, could have a relationship to the subse given the Army to destroy the files on subversives, quent ordera,. ok RS ~\ 4 We have photostats of the G-2 investigative reports on their coveragy| i" "lof Lash and there is no question about Lash's tie-in with Mrs, Roosevelt. ~ _ lo-2 files contain Mrs. Roosevelt's letters to Lash which invariably start with | |NJve Dearest" and end with "All my love, ER, ‘Qeu a . wt Indicative of the type of data in this file is a report dated March To yor ee . 41943, reflecting that Mrs. Roosevelt checked into the Urbana-Lincoln Hotel, ¥ O11 45 a.m., March 5, 1943, accompanied by Malvina Thompson. She expressca?” Q the wish that no publicity be given to her arrival. At the time of her registration, Nishe stated she expected a young friend from Chanute Field to visit her and reserved oom 330 for him. She occupied Room 332, The rooms were joined b 3 door. At 9 o'clock on March 5, Joe Lash called at the Urbana Lincoln Hotel om Mrs. Roosevelt ordered dinner for the three sent to Room 332-at . _/: 8:30 p.m. Upon the arrival of Lash, Malvina Thompson had her into the room occupied by Mrs. Roosevelt. Neither Mrs. Roose luggage moved velt nor LashX_l oe i oe sp tegen 1 OPEREMp EQ pat eee i Pe XSi mes tom “see cee Et . otk ote, PY tS band S t& &. wwe Rarhies ban PRFE ¢ fe Bees LBN: FML : joa Attachment CE; «db