In 1944, Lattimore was placed in charge of the Pacific area for the Office of War Information, at which time his political activities came under intense scrutiny by the FBI, which recommended that he be put under "Custodial Detention in case of National Emergency".
In 1944, Lattimore was placed in charge of the Pacific area for the Office of War Information. By this time, Lattimore's political activities and associations had been under scrutiny for the last two years by the FBI, which recommended that he be put under "Custodial Detention in case of National Emergency".