The results of structure, superconductivity and normal state, i.e. above T c , magnetism of the CaLaBaCu 3 - x Fe x O 7 superconductor, obtained using powder X-ray diffraction and a SQUID (superconducting quantum interface device) magnetometer have been presented. The critical temperature (T c ) of the pristine sample determined from ac susceptibility measurements decreases with Fe concentration. The normal state high field (5 kOe) dc magnetism of these samples infers a nearly temperature independent and relatively small molar susceptibility for the x = 0.0 sample, while for the Fe doped samples the same follows a Curie-Weiss temperature dependence, in terms of a localized moment presumably on doped Fe ions. The effective paramagnetic moment on Fe in the doped samples appears to be less than known Fe 2 + /Fe 3 + moments. Namely it is 5.09, 4.53 2.79 and 3.37 μ B respectively for x = 0.03, 0.06, 0.12 and 0.24 samples. The reduced moment of Fe is probably due to the presence of crystal field effects in these systems, which has an increasing trend with an increase in Fe concentration.