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June 16, 1954

Dear Josh:

I hope you will pardon the long delay in answering your
letter of May 19th. This was in part due to the fact that I did not
have all the details that you wished, I have since obtained them
from Michigan, and I am enclosing a summary copy. In addtion, the
information I have obtained from Michigan suggests that the Administration
is going to delay things so that a decision will not be reached until
after the Symposium in July.

There is no point here in discussing some of the fine points which
you raised in your letter, I agree with them in principle and they can
indeed be very telling arguments in discussions amongst honest intellectuals.
They would have very little revelance, however, for Mr, McCarthy.

Sincerely yours,

S ¢7
“First, about Market. He was a uember of the o.°. from a fairly
early age- active in college, out the firat action of iaportance was
going to Spain in 1937 while at41i in college. While in spain he was
on the executive comaltitee of the Lincoln Jattallion. In the early
forties he was executive secretary of the c.>. in Los angeles area.

In 1941-2 he joined the Merchant darine being unable to get inte
the air Force or Armwy. After the war he went to Hopkins for graduate
work and while there was only slightly active politically. #hile
doing post-graduate work with Beadle, his only activity was with the
"arte Selences and Frofeaaions", Since coming here in 1950 he has had
no activities,

Hie reascna for decrease in activity were not, he 32/3, due to a
change in his political ideas or ideals, bat rather to a change in his
evaluation of the ¢.°. He says that be never was « Stalinist in the
sense that he believed all was well in hugsia. Sut he was and probably
atili is a Marxist and hosed that the American inteliectuals would ve
able to take over the party. «hen i¢ was ciesar to hia that che
politicana running the party were not free to think for theasulves, he
dert., I am reporting ali of this because it 1s information that Clem
thinks ia pertinent for people around here.

when he waa approached by the Clardy comaittee, he was tald that
they knew he was not now a member and if he would cooperate in closed
heuringa and discuss all associations he would be treated nicely and
have no publicity. ‘hen this effer was refused, the subpoena was
substituted. He refused to testify on the grounds of the lst and Sth.
rhe motives were (1) anwillingneas to cooperate with the comuittes
(2) unwillingness to oe an informer. As you know one caniot legally.
refuse to discuss associates when discussing activities.