Miscellaneous Notes re China Lobby

MISCELLANEOUS Note the file on "Notes" Memorandum of names for DCR search indicating whether record or not. List of names of interest. File on news clips. This file contains news articles. Nation article December 24, 1949 by Malcolm Hobbs, former head Washington office ONA. Article says Malcolm revealed that D. Worth Clark's trip to Formosa was paid for in part by Nationalist Government. Says Robert M. Harris is not registered as China lobbyist but is key operator for Nationalist cause. TRUMAN "NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND Chinese Embassy official met with 10 Senators to lobby against RECORDS SERVICE Butterworth's nonfirmation. Counselor Chen told dinner group of legislators that White Paper was not fair. Chinese Embassy source admitted U. S. New Yorkers tried to get 1% cut on appropriations for Nationalist China. Garrison, the former member of the National Labor Relations Board (War Labor Board?) is active on a Committee called Friends of Weiss, which is said to be collecting information relevant to McCarthy and China Lobby. Dr. Leon Birkhead has a considerable amount of information on Fascist groups in this country which may be of value. Winfield Riefler, Assistant to Chairman of Board of Federal Reserve Bank has been asked by Russell to see what he can find relevant to transfers of funds. Herbert Elliston of Washington Post said in Russell's presence he feared the Lobby was too big for the Post to investigate. Edgar Mowrer took a trip to see Chiang and came back favorable. Paul Smith of San Francisco Chronicle did same. Question: Who paid for these trips? Memorandum of March 19 from Russell. A memorandum of March 19 says that Rankin in Formosa says that some of the officials in the Chiang Government feel that the Nationalist Government is ill-advised to get into the United States politics. Can this be checked with Tankin.