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WFO 100-15),33 On February 13, 1956, RICHARD WRIGHT appeared before AGNES SCHVEIDER, Consul of the United States of America at Paris, Frence, being duly sworn, stated he was submitting the following statement as part of his appli- cation for a passport which he executed on February 13, 1956, In that statement, subject stated he was not then a member of the Communist Party, but had been & member of the Commune nist Perty from 1932 to 1942, and called attention to the statement he had executed at the American Embassy, Paris, France, on September 16, 1954, fr further details in that regerd. The Communist Party tas been designated by the Attorney General of the United States pursuant to Executive Order 101450. “ On eptemb a6 IOC. BPrsvgesPn _Rremm aensres pte 6r 10, L950, ALCRARD WALGEL appear ead be- fore AGNES SORNETOES, Consul of the United States of America at Paris, France, being duly sworn, furnished a statement con- Sisting of answers to questions annexec to his statement. In that statement, subject identified himself as being the same RICHARD WRIGHT whose experiences in the communist movement were included in the book, "The God That Failed." Subject stated he could not fix the exact time of his joining the Communist Party because he was a functionary in the Communist Party before he actually joined the Communist Party. He explained that the method used by the Communist berty in recruiting is of such @ nature that the line or date of deter- mining the exact membership is very difficult. He stated that to the best of his recollection, the date (about 1933) shown in his book, "The God That Failed", is correct. Subject stated that he is the RICHARD WRIGHT who wrote a letter to the League of American Writers expressing his views on the Spanish Civil War, which was published in May, 1938, in the booklet, “writers Take Sides.® The League of American Writers has been designated by the Attorney General of the United States pursuant to Executive Order 10450. Subject stated at the time of writing the eabove- mentioned letter he was a member of the Communist Party. He stated he is not now @ member of the Communist Farty of any country of the world. ~2D- mip