rs aas tires) B.S, Beparhaent of Iustice (MATERIAL MUST NOT BE REMOVED FROM OR ADDED To THIS FILE) FEDERAL BUREAU of JERS INVESTIGATION Bureau: File Number aS qa Sap], Declassification authority derived. from FBI Automatic Declassification |Guide, issued May 24, 2007. [Screened By: NARA (RD-F) Date: 05- [16-2016 DOCID: 70099305, + See also Nos. "NW: 15642 Docld: 70099305 Page 1 I@ ane ae tiny,~ Office Memorandum « osrrep states GOVERNMENT t 10 SAC, SAN FRANCISCO (100- ) pare 8/20/59 } (FOIA) - 0) me, SAC,, YORK (100-9716 oI) (0) suyyecr, POYFTICAL WAFAIRS" 2 t 4 Is c : ReBulet dated 12/12/56, advised that a review of each issue of "Political affairs” should be made with view of effecting probable identification of authors. /In the event a probable identification is not made, it will be necessary for each office to open a case and conduct ,’ investigation to attempt to effect the identification, and further to cause to be conducted such investigation’as is necessary to determine if the individual should be,‘included in the Security Index. ; Gopies of this létter are bing designated for the Ny files of the probable authors, who have written articles, letters and/or book reviews appearing in the August, 1959, issue of "Political Affairs." In the event the probable author or author 18 determined to be residing in other than the NYC area, the office covering such residefce is to be notified, and a case file opened ‘to. determine if the probatile author 18 to be indluded in the Security Index. Title of article Page Number © ° Phobable Author The Agricultural 1-2 Workers In california ! ¥ od i BE Lonisey propo i FR; rales f Foon taler, (ung) oll Ne ifard, 100- = New York (100-90853) 1 - New pYpri 00-97 167 ('S ‘ % g g 3 g zNy 100-97167 Title of Article Page Number Probable Author Ideas in our Time 12 ~ 23 HERBERT APTHBKER Rationality, Progress 24 - 39 SIDNEY FINKELSTEIN and The Arts The Congo Freedom 56 ~ 58 ROGER CLAIN Struggle A Book Without 59 - 65 J.M, BUDISH Seruples For the information of the San Francisco office, the referenced article authored by ROBERT WELLS is based. on two reports by the Agricultural Workers Subcommittee, Northern California District Committee, oP. NW: 15642 Doeld: 70099305 Page 3 - .NW: 15642 Docld: 70088305 Page 4 i a FOIA(b){7) - (D) SAC, SAN PRANCISCO (101-120) 9/16/59 SA EDWARD J, O* FLYNN BILLIE WACHTER su = ¢ jon 8/26/59 reported that on that date BILLIE WACHTER contacted MICKEY LIMA, at which time she stated that she wanted to tell MICKEY that-the article in "Pa" ("Political Affairs") “drew blood". BILLIE stated that she Was told that last week there was a blast in the "Oakland Tribune" and that from'what she was told about this article they could put it to use, LIMA stated that he will look for it in thepaper ("Oakland Tribune") and let the "People's World" ienow about’ 1t, RECOMMENDATION: No action, For action regarding article appearing in the August, 1959 issue of "Political affairs", which was captioned "The Agricultural Workers in California", by ROBERT WELLS, This article was self-described 2s ‘one based on two reports by the Agriculture Workers Sub-committee, Northern California District Committee of the Comnunist Party, The New York Office under a Bureau identification program has requested us to identify the author of this article, who was listed as. ROBERT WELLS. Liz yobedeo aa Met & com 1 eB "Politic: faire” oo-new, ip ROBE ‘WEI (Route to SA O'FEYNN) BJO:IMR #8 (3)FOIAC)(2)- O) SAC, NEW. YORK 11/18/59 SAC, SAN) FRANCE (100-5417) \ ROBERT \ su = Reference article’ which appeared in the August 1959 issue of "POLITIGA! AFFAIRS" which was captioned - \ "The Agricultural Workers in California" by. ROBERT WELLS , “and self-describeti as one based on two reports by the Agricultural Workers Sub-committee of the Northern Califomia Distriet Comaittee of the Communist arty. | \ jon 9f21/59 orably advised SA ROBERT SAVAGE Ghat the Toregosng article was submitted by MICKEY LIMA, Chairmah of the CP’Northera’ California District, and was based on reports of DELMER BERG and BOB LINDSEY, two members of a ‘three-man com- mittee appoénted by LIMA to prepare.a draft article on the organization of farm workerd, Actually, there was no author named ROBERT WELLS involved in the preparation of the referenced article, but the ame represents only 2 pseudonym asoigned'in this one instance to the work of BERG and LINDSEY. This information is filed in } 2 - New York pg) (1-ROBERT WELLS) (L-"POLITICAL AFFAIRS" AUTHORS) 3 = San Francisco ¥({1 100=45417; (1 100-23999°BOB LINDSEY) (1 100-27988 DELMER BERG) the 10-YS7-F