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WFO 100-1533 “ we Subject stated that he disaffiliated with the Communist Party of the United States sometime during the year 192, and that his disaffiliation came about because of a series of ideological disputes he had with the _ follo dommunist officials: i aa d others. é stated his decision to | break wit e Communist Party was predicated upan his \ disagreement with the Communist Party's position upon the erro guestion in the United States. -He stated that at that time urged him to become a member- at-large of the Communist Party, but that he refused to heed that suggestion. Subject stated that two years later, in 1944, he publicly indicated his disaffiliation with the Cormunist Party by means s*“a press conference held in the office of his agent in New York, PAUL REYNOLDS, and a few months later he wrote two articles in the "Atlantic Monthly" indicating he was no longer affiliated with the Communist Party. pie Subject was asked if he was acquainted wi tha in the Office of War Information. ubject stated that he has a slight acquaintance- ship wit and it dates exactly from the period which he did some voluntary work fo e Office of War Infor- mation in 192. He stated he net ly in the Office of War Information in 19l2, and as he recalls was introduced to and that this introduction ° e.in e presence of Subject stated that dlliliigae : known to him as a member of e Communist Part end Be des In regard to not known to him as having any mist Party at that time. Subd gurprised and taken back whe and the manner of his being introduced to him implied that QM understood the subject's politic tion very well. Subject stated that -~3-