▁of ▁F BI ▁in qui ries ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁H iss ▁Case , ▁had ▁re called ▁Club b ' s ▁visit ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁to ▁the ▁offices ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Mass es ▁( where ▁Ch amb ers ▁was ▁an ▁editor ). ▁ ▁( In ▁his ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁mem oir , ▁Wit ness , ▁Ch amb ers ▁claimed ▁" I ▁had ▁not ▁intended ▁to ▁div ul ge ▁the ▁mess enger ' s ▁name .") ▁ ▁Club b ▁was ▁deliver ing ▁a ▁letter ▁from ▁Ag nes ▁S med ley , ▁a ▁well - known ▁left - wing ▁American ▁journalist ▁in ▁China . ▁ ▁Club b ▁denied ▁any ▁knowledge ▁of ▁any ▁wrong do ing ▁by ▁deliver ing ▁the ▁letter ▁( wh ose ▁contents ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁know ). ▁▁▁ ▁A ▁second ▁cause , ▁also ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁was ▁a ▁report ▁he ▁made ▁that ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Commun ists ▁were ▁strong ▁and ▁popular ▁in ▁many ▁regions , ▁while ▁the ▁Chinese ▁National ists ▁were ▁cor rupt – although ▁the ▁National ists ▁might ▁force ▁the ▁Commun ists ▁to ▁fle e ▁west ▁( predict ing ▁the ▁Long ▁March , ▁" l ater ▁to ▁be ▁c ited ▁by ▁his ▁critics ▁as ▁evidence ▁of ▁his ▁pro - Comm un ist ▁lean ings ." ▁ ▁Club b ▁won ▁an ▁appeal ▁for ▁re inst at ement ▁but ▁then ▁res igned ▁as ▁he ▁decided ▁that ▁" his ▁career ▁was ▁finished ." ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁China ▁H ands ▁dismiss ed ▁or ▁who ▁res igned