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STAMDARD rom Mo. €4 . bd ° e %, Office Memorandum * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT oe : Mr. Tolson DATE: 4-26-56 mom ; L. B. Nichofile/ fr SUBJECT; QUEST. For ORMATION RE. COMMUNISM, UPREME COURT LIBRARY Phas | cy Fo of the Spero Court Library, telephoned “Wick this afternoon at 4:30 p.m: 8 she had been having considerable difficulty running down, for "one of the Justices," the answers to the following 2 questions: 1. When was the last time the Communist Party, as such, has appeared on the ballot in California? (Either Federal or state ballot. ) 2. Was the Communist Party, as such, carried on any ballot g here as late as 1952 in the United States? She said she would appreciate any help we could give her inasmuch as ghe has practically exhausted all her sources in getting the answers to these estions. Ca 1 ¢ ~ This matter may relate tha im nanding daricinn of the Shr Tr tr , CU LI ABA POA, MEU A mwupre Court on the constitutionality of the registration provisions of the Internal Security Act of 1950. Inspector Sullivan of the Central Research Desk has advised that he will attempt to answer question #2 above so tha’ be advised the morning of Friday, 4-27-56. It is believed that the answer to question #1 can best be supplied” . by the San Francisco Office, which covers Sacramenta and itis recommended x3 that we telephone that office to make a search of its files or discreet inquiry Sie SESE GE REE We SAA WR MR ee BREE 80 that we can have the answer to this question betgre noon, EST, 4-27-56. * / \ Being ewe — aeOO REW:bot Ly ee ei aA Z- ALSES-4S cc - Mr. Boardman (ih het a 7 peib?c Mr. Belmont ‘ b f On sewnes vores: ere (Asous) WAS Apvssad BF 7, wget Wick AT /OLUOA 4-766 THAT we JveT coved = lida ; acter hake eo “ D par