Orwell was suspicious of Smollett/Smolka, and he would be one of the names Orwell included in his list of Crypto-Communists and Fellow-Travellers sent to the Information Research Department in 1949.
ˈɔːɹwɛl wʌz səspˈɪʃəs ʌv smˈɑːlɪt slˈæʃ smˈɑːlkə, ænd hiː wʊd biː wˈʌn ʌvðə nˈeɪmz ˈɔːɹwɛl ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ɪn hɪz lˈɪst ʌv kɹˈɪptoʊkˈɑːmjuːnˌɪsts ænd fˈɛloʊtɹˈævɛlɚz sˈɛnt tə ðɪ ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn.