861.00 Congress, Communist International, VII/10
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Bullitt)
Sir: Reference is made to the last paragraph of the Department’s instruction No. 187 of August 29, 1934,39 concerning the information desired by the Department regarding the Seventh Congress of the [Page 219] Communist International which was postponed in September to some undetermined future date.
It would appear from the attached copy of an article in the New York Daily Worker of April 24, 1935,40 concerning a farewell banquet to be tendered in New York on June 8, 1935, to the American delegates to the Seventh Congress that the Congress will be held some time in the near future, presumably towards the end of June. Consequently, in accordance with the provisions of the above-mentioned instruction it would be appreciated if the Embassy would now, if it has not already done so, effect the arrangements outlined therein with respect to reporting to the Department the proceedings of the Congress.
As of interest in connection with the Congress there is enclosed a statement by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the United States which appeared in the February 5, 1935, issue of the New York City edition of the Communist International40 setting forth the topics to be discussed among Party members in the United States in anticipation of the Congress.
The Department does not know as yet the names of the American delegates to the Congress but in the event such information becomes available the Embassy will be advised. In this connection information regarding the identity of the American delegate or delegates stationed permanently in Moscow on the Executive Committee of the Communist International would be of great interest to the Department. Persons acting in this capacity now may possibly be identical with either McIlhone, Grossman, or Sherman whose names were contained as signatories to an announcement of the Executive Committee of the Communist International regarding the death of Mr. V. S. Mitskievicz-Kapsukas which appeared in the March 20, 1935, issue of the New York City edition of the Communist International. Efforts to identify these signers have been fruitless.
Very truly yours,