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then decided to call InvIng HERmAn into tho National Office of the CpusA. to.ascertain if HspuAn has any information concerning HATHAyAy and, 1f so, why ho did not raise 1t proviously with the National Offico. During this discussion, it was.brought out that LEON JOSEPHsON and,ARNOLD JOHNSON are closo personal friends. Since JOnNsoN was a candidate for the chairmanship of tho New York Dig-- trict, JosEphsoN might havo told him about the prior 1nvostigation of HATHAwAy and JoHNsOn may havo, in somo.manner, brought this to the attontion.oi the Cpsu.. HALL then recalled. that when.ho was on the Hest. coast recontly, he talked with BuRT NELsON at a mooting of National Com- mittoo mombors from tho Nest coast. NELsoN had stated that ho had previously crossod over tho bordor and had seon TIm Buck, who was on a cross-country tour of Canada. NELsoN said that Buck had asked about the election of HAThAwAy to tho.National Committeo. NELsoN said thnt Buck stated that there were somo questions about HATHAWAy's suspicious role after World War I.. Buck statod, In fact, I may have been tho one who first raised the issue at that time. NELsoN. sald ho told Buck that he did not know anything about this. This concludod the discussion about CLARENCE HATHAWAY at this meoting. Biographies of Mombors of the National Committoo of tho CpusA for tho Cpsu CHILDS thon told HALL and DENNIs that ho had loarned thnt the Central Committee of'tho Cpsu wants biographies of membors of tho National Committee of the cpusA. HALL said, Here we go again. Thon he commented that he did not knoy tho backgrounds of many of tho mombors of the National Committoo. EuGeNg DENnis also ndmitted this fact. It was. thon docidod thnt MOnRIs CHILDS, PHIL BART, and JACk KnINg will try to obtain biographics of tho memberg of tho Natlonal Commlttee at tho moeting .o? tho National Committeo in Chicago on March.25-27, 1960. The mombers.of tho National Committec will be told that this information is for tho National Oirica of the Communist Party -. USA: Oversoas Trip of JOx NORTH Both HALl and DENNIs told CHIiDs that they want him to