F.OLA. JULIUS ROSENBERG ET AL READING ROOM GOPY FILE DESCRIPTION tiation Le SUBJECT _SinveRmasTER FILE NO. _05-36402 VOLUME NO,.@ SERIALS IBO = 753cy, _. EDER, 7 ew Teen, j 5 nie) NORRIS Sit pekeD Dupuente wire a REDSRENCE: esse ytiox ney FEI] Ads HEREIN IS_UNCLASSIFIED “<_Sesoph' My Kolly and the writer, aid on oven ker 30, 1945, she siged the fellowing state- neat in tha-gresence beth Agertas —,_ eee io \ bok f Vea 40 ADR ONS a ~ 54les ly ye Ss MS dees wae vntEAU OF INVES}. AON ~~? . : * we 65014603 NFB rus no. ‘ Signed statement qf ELIZABETH TERRILL nEPTIRY, dated Hovenber 30, 1945, ge: Ea AIL INFORMATION CONTAINED nfsjsi Datefl-9-86 py. ete 38 axl ice Ar 8S-, M7 menor. NO~. ids lof Soca Hot foley ZEON VEE pine Report of Special Agent Hareld ¥, KonnadyS@¥* Fe" : New York, ey ; >, LA, ite a rT BENTIBY me interehanh J ge, et Novenuor 94 10, 12, 15, 27, 18, 19, 20, 21,7% "fred 22, 24, 26, 43, 29, 1945-by Spoctal Agent AN - As“iiew York, New York Woveaber #0,” 1945 SI, BLIV«: ‘SRRILL BENTLEY, take the fcllowing voluntary statement to Gpesiei Agwt: Thonas Gi Spencer and Joseph'M. Kelly whom I imow to be Special Age: c: °° the Federal Bureau of Investigation. T have been advised that 1 iat have to make any statement ond that this statement may bo used against mg in sourt, No threats or promises have boon made to induce me to give this statenent. ~~ = a N : : "J was born in wow Milzo eeticut or Jeguary. 1, 1908, = By imodiate Pen fty- So SEES To an ey fanily trace their ancostry in this country ta 1620, Before going to college I resided at‘ ‘yarivus periods in New Milford, Ithaca, and Rochester, New Yerk, I was graduated from Vassar Collego in 1930 with an A.B. degrea. Subsoquant to boing graduated I tought at the Foxcroft School, Middloburg,. Virginias. "In the Fall of 1932 I moved to Now York City whore I unrolled at Columbia Untvoreity for my Master's Degrecs * In 1933 and 1954 I was in Italy on an exchange fellowship and while thoro studiod at the Univorsity of Floronco, I tetumod to tho United Statos in duly of 1934 and in the Fall of that yoar renowod my studios at Columbia University, It wan in this your thet I reooivod my Master's Dogroo. 7 “During tho Fall of 1984 whilo I was at Columbia I met ono. LAE FUER, noo MESKIRK, who was living in tho samo hoilgo that I was, and after I got to know hor sho tock ms te various affairs and ovontually I Gotormined sho was ongaged in tho Communist novonont.” Shortly aftor necting Miss FUER sho invitod mo to mako a talk to tho mombors of tho American Looguo Against War ond Fascien at Toashors Cellogo in Now York City. I mado a speoch boforo this group ond at this time outlined to ‘thom somo oxparioncos thet I had oxporienced while I was studying in Itcly, It was at this time thet I mot Profoasor J&{S MENDEY whom I believe was a mombor of tho Loaguo Against War am iy I subso~ quontly dotorminod that both LHE FUHR ond Profossor JéMES MENDENHALL wore monbors ef tho Camunist Party ond wore activo in tho Commist movo- mont $m tho United Mtates at this tino. - "In about January of 1955 I wont to the City Office of tho _ AMERICGN LEAGUE AGAINST WAR AND FASCISM which wos located as I rocall ea 4th Avenue sano placo botwoon 17th ond 16th Btroot, whord I assistod- this group in rosoarch motors particularly concorning Ttalien matters, v. 5 i "I rogall that sonotimo in March, 1958 I boenno a regule dor of tho Communist Party and I wes sponsored by Professor JAMES HALF. ond Mies LEE FUER, I rogistored with the Conmuniet Party uné GS-56 Yer 220% a