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- . : 4 . “a a ‘4 ty . VPA = = -% : : ° ite 3 &MERICAR FRIENDS SERVICZ COMMIT "%y . se » INCOR : Fan #60 North Fifteenth Street, Phitiadetphia Z, Pennsy Faso Evans _ Wier: J Cacsrar oo Bonerary Cha: Cusmewct E. Prcaxrr Executio: Secretary Emeviter Cap W Br E-xecutioc Se ) . September 27, 1963 J. Edgar Hoover, Director = Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, D.C. a ee eres ne a REE OT ET ert te «ae Dear ire Hoover |Last April a series of incidents took place in connection with the American Friends Service Committee's High School Weekend Institute in Spokane, Washington, which are dascribed and_documented in the papers enclosed, which are: 1. A three-page memorandum from Patricia (Mrs. Willian) Ferry of Spokane, Washington, Program Secretary. oF _ the AFS¢ —— cific Northwest High School Program. This memorandum — ~Pa gives facts and dates. 2. A one-page statement (signed by myself) of the initial responses of our Board of Directors, and its effort tw get in touch with Mr. Van Arsdaie- - g ia [@ 142A GUE, Spoken LALA, 3. Exhibits sent by; and referred to by Patricia Perry: Exhibit 1, Announcement of High School Weekend Institute, ext 5-7, 1963, in Spokane ’ Exhibit 2. (a) letter from Saran Arsdale, on stationsry oye j LOUIE smericans tar treedom, in Ince (b) Reprint Of Remarks of Hon, Bruce A Alger of Texas (from Record of the 87th Congress, ne Gee -— the Young Americans Secone Session) on the Yo Americans for Freedon, Inc. {c) Copy of "Human Events" for Sépt. 1, 1962, featuring "The UN: "Biggest Fifth Colum in the World,™ Exhibit 3. Program of the High School Weekend Institute of April 5-7, 1963, in Spokane, as carried out ;-, except for one “ siqminute Substitution (see : fourth paragtaph fror —~ f second page of Patricia Perry's penorandun’, Exhibit L. Kames and addresses of participants in Insttttute - Exhibit 5. Bibliography suggested to participants Sere Exhibit 6, Student evaluation form, arld™tWo"Pagés“Of” student reactions Exhibit {. Neysiatier;of Spokane Chap teP Or $ou3e" ‘Gnericans . ifor Fréedom,’ Vol. I, Now 6, Apr: April 1963 We of the. American Friends Service Committee “bake a very grave view of this threat to free Tnguiry. The fact that a private organizat’ —_