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fice Men UNITED GOVERNMENT TO Mr.A. H. Belmor DATE:October 3, 1951 FROM':My.F. J.Baumgardne TOl Clep b7C SUBJECT b7D TO INVESTIGATE THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE INTERNAL SECURITY ACT AND CTHER INTERNAL SECURITY LAWS 2184 (MeCARRAN COMMITTEE) Candy ANFONMATION CONTASE DO NOT DISSEMINATE FONEN ISUNCLASSIFIED 1Macf0 w.. PURPOSE: : To consider the mater'ial set forth in two. b7C reports prepared by coneerning the Institute of Social Research. These reports were. furnished to the' Bureau in the strictest confidence and the. material may not be disseminated outside of the Bureau. BACKGROUND: In a memorandum from Mr. Laughlin to Mr. Ladd, dated August 13, 195l, and eantkioned as above, it was b7C recommended that copies of reports concerning the Institute of Social Research be secured since they were purported to contain information concerning the transfer. of One Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1600,00o) to the United States for use by the Institute of Social Research for the benefit of the Communist Party. These reports reflect. the background information concerning the Institute of Social Research and indicate that it was financed by Herman Weil of the grain exporting house,Weil Hermanos & Cia....Buenos Aires and Rotterdam, Holland. lhe Institute b7D and Dr. Felix J weil. the son of the founder of the. Institute, pther organizations affiliated with the Institute, substantial sums of money were discovered to be under the control of individuals who appeared to be associated with the Institute of Social Research.. However, there is.no indication in these reports that these funds were used for any purpose other than the promotion of housing ventures and payment of the salaries and expenses incidental to the operation o the Institute of Social Research Enclosure RECORDFD.9 JAS:eis Or 63DEC1819511