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A et en eT Lh AR a LN RR aR a a a Office Memorandum . UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT , TO t Mr, Tolson 1 . DATE: 3-14-56 T FROM =: - . ~ . else L. B. Nifils,/ ‘ . | ww! - most - , SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR DIRECTOR'S TESTIMONY Parsons _--REGARDING NG COMMUNIST PARTY __susgieegien Thee aa - SS — ll Owl ‘UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT bY } By reference from the Director's e at 10:12 a.m. Wick in my office talked on the telephone with Library of the Supreme Court (Code 199, Extension 31]}. ed she would like to have a copy of the testimony the Director had given before some congressional c ittee wherein he recommended outiawing the Communist Party. Wick i = Director had never so testified but certain segments of the press to an extent so interpreted a statement the Director made while testifying before the House Committee on Un-American Activities lL / 3-26-47, The Director in this statement made the point that with respect to 4 legislation outlawing the Communist Party, if any, the matter should be given very, - very careful consideration and that the desirability or undesirability of this type / legislation was a matter for the Attorney General to decide, { ' ; acgerrent stated she would like ac of this testimony and Wick \ f told her we wo e it available to her, ap... asked whether we i i could send her any other statements or testimony e by Mr. Hoover before congressional committees relating to Communism wherein he comments onthe \\ menace of Communism to our way of life. Wick told opt the Director had for & some years, of course, appeared before Appropriatic ommittees of the House © y and Senate and on these occasions has testified respecting the internal security of S this country, the FBI's responsibilities in this field and the manace of Communism, aa: whether the Director had in thie testimony commented on whether, mmunist Party should be outlawed and Wick told her that he had not, that p this was a function for the Attorney General as the Director had stated in 1947)” ~ asked whether she could have copies of the testimony wherein the Direct \ ad commented on Communism and Wick told her we would be pleased to supply her with this material. - 2-AV FTES — Enclosures arco ~‘- 24 & eed / cc - Mr, Boardman om aneenty cc - Mr, Belmont cvty - 24 OF cc - Mr, Holloman abi te