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    thisperson on the list of individuals whose elose sympathies j-'tor Communist hins would make thempotentially dsngsrous, 1

    _ _!'hecaptioned individugl who 1| the wits of uniRobeson, is sssocisted withthe New world Review, s mngszins

    n devoted to countries or the so-celled Hawworld suchss the .Bovist Union, Chins, end other sstsllits Rltibhls . .. _

    n" ' Hrs. Rdasscn ststsd on Hersh28, 1950 that shehsdbeen in Psiping, chins in lste December, 19h9 snd surly Jsnusry,1950 whereshe attendeds nestingornconferenceof sonsS00 womencelled by theChinese onmunists. She stated

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    Subject is sympathetic to the Chinese Communists.It is recommendedshebeincludedon the list of non-Chinesesympathetic to Communist China.

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