Johnson was rejected in June 1958 because her "past activity in USSR, insistence return and indefinite plans inside likely draw Sov suspicions": RIF#: 104-10119-10287 (06/19/58)
She decided to return to Moscow and study Soviet law under a fellowship grant from either Columbia or Harvard universities: FBI memo, 10/5/63, p. 2, from SAC/WFO to Director, NARA Record Number: 124-10279-10217
The chairman of the "Inter-University Travel Group" travel group sought and obtained a recommendation from Senator John F. Kennedy for Johnson to be accepted as a member. This is the type of legal travelers group that was the focus of REDSKIN: Letters to Senator Kennedy and Johnson, September 1958, NARA Record Number: 1993.07.12.17:05:59:680440
Three weeks later, Munford wrote her another letter of congratulations on her activities in the Soviet Union: 10/16/58 letter from Mumford to Johnson, NARA Record Number: 1993.07.12.17:38:30:180440.
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