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“ene . BWTIALS AND tniitirn DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE . WASHINGTON, D.C, SES-FAM _ DEC 10 1949 .. MEMORANDUM FOR MR. J. EDGAR ficovFR =” , DIRECTOR, PEDSPAL BUOTAU OF I? NVESTIGATION O x . Ret ‘meri can Trilerds Service Conmittee . s a Reference is made to your menorandum of Yoven'wer 19 i. asking advi ce &s to whetief or not the stftement made in a , letter fron Wenrneta Chence, American Friends Service Conmittee at Philedelnhia, to Porrest Confort, fn iiexice, thet thre American Friends Service Comittee bas been ruled a "non- forelen agent" is accurate, You &lso requested any informe~ on tion contained in the files of .thig Unit regerding thia orgenis ~" zation. . a In July 1942 a eonferenca wee neld ty Jenef 8. Sharr, head of the Foreion Asents Becistration Section of this Unit, and Messra. Foulke, Newteq end Vail of the Acericen Frierds Service Comittee. They were esked*¥te sumit > stetecent gs to any wart of teelr activities walen night 26 considered political end to furnicn sovtes of anc litertture dissextreted by then whien might fall witrin tails cl Bes. Ther vera net tole eitcer fornelly or inferueliy thet they were exeno$ from regis tratisn although it was qrobably ateted teat it was somevet dowotful whetcer registration would oe recaired, - On July 10 a letter was received from Clarence 2. Pickett, Executive Secretery cf tre Connittee, asicing until July Zloin which to -rensre & atetencnt fer evouisesion. This . wee Ssreed to and on vuly. Yé a letter, cowy of which 1s at Stacked, . was recelved from: hit exsleining in some detetl the functions and activities of this oresrizeti Ons SEAS Che the American Friends Service Committee is an incerncreated gbody under the lavg of the State of Pennsylvania. ‘The Board of "Directors for 1941-42 ia composed of : foo: a y ”, . aos , _— xt Rufus M. Jones, Cheirzan oD. Reber? Yarnsll, Vice-Chairman Sumner Av Mills, Tica Rennah Clotnier Hull, Vice~ . Chairmen Chairran ’ Williem R.-Foge, Tressurer Clarence 3,-Pickett, Secretery fo i. # Wa . . - 1 4 ~ fe 1 , ta (an f a0 .} . oe NJ t ewe _ . VORIES Bile ea v ve —