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r On February 13, 1947, the Bureau forwarded to. New York a copy of a report received fron an unknown outstd. source dated January 19, 1947, and becring the caption "Natt Association oj Consumers, National Office 1822 Jefferso Place, Né W., Washington, De Ce, New York Office - Henr Settlenent House." New York was instructed that tf an the information in this report was disseminated to an outside source or incorporcwed in an investigative report, it should be carefully parap*rased. The following excerpts. are quoted from this reports , — - "Three months ago we made the inittal report on the formation of a nation wide consumer group that right at the. very start would have a membership of nearly one million person ._This sounded probably a little far fetched, but now with only» the preliminary plans laid, they claim 485,000 consumer menbers thru the coming consolidation of consumer groups all over the . countrye 7 "The top man is Chester Bowles who is being used as _.. window dressing. He met here in New York on Friday and Saturday. with the committee, one meeting held in the Pennsylvania Hotel, another at the Henry Street Settlemente . "at the Henry St. Settlement House meeting, the carefully concealed executive committee also went into session It is known that Bowles is skating on rather thin ice, he i8 a: leader in the ADA and many of the consumer crowd in the leader- ship is Communist. Bowles wants it to be known that he is not. officially connected with the movement." | The report sets forth a list of members of the Adviso fated) Council which includes Professor Robert Lynd - Columbia Unive Menorandum: to New. York 2: Re: National Association: of, Consumers, IS" 100-348894-l