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09634 lor the PPT) to weil you whetLer he, DeVote, is an anti-Commnist writer t ' er wheuner his writing elds the Communist cause. I hold in my bend the letter sent by J. Edgar Hoover to the magazine in which DeVoto's writing appeared -- and for the benefit of the Freas, Herser's Magazine for October, 1949, in which Hoover refers to Stevenson's epecch writer as follows: > a> 3 “4 "T have read Mr, Bernard DeVoto's article jx > ara "Due Notice to the FBI" which appears in auge the October 1949 issue of Harper's Maga- Weta zine. I do not care to dignify Mr. De- aa Yoto's compilation of half truths, inaccuracies, distortions, and misstate- ments with a denial or an explanation." He goes on to point out that if DeVoto's advice to withiold infor- ‘m:tion fror the FBI about Communists were followed it would be a great service to the Co:wmmmist Furty and a grave threat to the security of Now there is nothing secret about thie my friends, It is all here fin black and white; it ie the eccld printed record. It cannot be erased I suggest that before you vote tomorrow you go the public library end pick up Harper's which normally I would not recommen for reading, Faerpor te few. Madde. 2. he we per Ss eor a77, Go ave MOLLCE LO Lose | FBI" by Bernard DeVoto and then get the following issue which containa | the ‘letter from J, Edgar Hoovers The Hoover letter was written in 1949, hafman thn Tine weet cami dnt . tee -t_sKB H_TH2. |. a Ls at SeLCTe wit LEDC Se. PSUS LE SSM SELECTED VEVOLO &s One OF bis toree advisors and speech writers, I esk the Ameriten pusple, especiolly the good, loyal Democrats, ao, ts the lea bn eee ne Se One aa Ww oe = go WV wat ae5, SY SCENES Whit SLEVEDSOD Bolu, wikige me + en wea woick yu E wy the advisors whor I select", and then selected a top advisor who SEYE y “Me peu knew ebout Communists, if you know about treason, don't tell the i =~ ‘est pfit os wot Wl 25 jot tL. if a calamity occurred tomorrow and Stevenson i £ te were elected? He is Stevenson's choice to help guide hie campaign. Certelty ue weuid be kept on in en important position in government, _ = ct sc ad fi fu + fr a et Ly 8 er ti ft c i £ § E o He 4 L b Ha