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meres my pt acer eee renee SUMMARY OF MAIN FILES f ¢ wrwis . ‘In February, 1942, Lynd was the subject of an OEM applicant case based on his‘ application” for employment as a consultant. At that time Dies Committee records showed that he had been a sponsor and signer for a number of left-wing organizations, three of which have since been cited by the Attorney General as Communist. None of, the persons interviewe during this investigation believed Lynd to be dis- loyal. Several-of his former associates stated he was inclined to be extremely liberal in his political views, but certainly not a Communist. ae In May, 1950, this file was reopened and New York was requested ‘to submit a summary report. of all information since the original investigation | was closed in July, 1942. . ot 9715837 : The file designated below contains only tw serials, the first of which is a blind summary memo randum dated February 14, 1942, furnished to the _ Special Defense Unit of the Department of Justice at its request. wane ss ts e