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TD. Tih AMASCICAU FITTS S@ Avy CONTI IVR The Amartcan Friends Service Comkiteo was founded in 1917 at Pri la: Jelphis, jonneylLvariay, by the tolluious noctaty of trients (Cuakern) ana charttable and pacifist orparl na td an. the Roard of JArecters of the Americun Fricnds Service Comittca £8 cade up of members of tho Lolipiousn Soulety of Friends (Quakers), all of whom are said to be American el tizens and ava daniciled din this countrye Tie Committe claims it do not an internatdonal body, although thore ts a sfoflar orpantaa Ut on exicting in Grech BAtain. The varled activities of this orgautzation ure intended to ba an exprassion of the relipious beliefs of the Socteaty of Frienis,. but dt enlists the eupport of many othar Likessinded peopla of other spt tere doe eh eo . . \ denominations. tha natfonal headquarters of the orpunizalion have, muny years, been located at 20 South 12th Street, Philadslptia, Pemieylvaniae bery ort we «Literature distributed by the Coumittea states in e general way thats ; erre Anorican Feiends Service Committea naintaing a wide ranpe of projocts in the Vnited States and abroad. ‘The Comd ites ts divided ints eoeth ong thich npe devoted ta cartain npectife enide, tach na the Soclal Industrial Section, tho Peace Saction and the heLucee Sactions The Peace Section nag svonsorad aud has partiei pated in many poace conferences, and, since the entry of tha United Stites into tha prasent war, the Peace hectlon has helpad to ren tho flviliaa Sublic Service Coips in the lnkted States, waich jointly carey for all the copsctantious objectors registered in this country. Tha Comatttee maintains work camps for Packt sts in Vexice under tha name of Suckedad fe Los Amigose ‘he Society of Fricnds, us a relipiovs body, 19 dedLeated to a program of peace, and many of tha nenbersa of this Soclety hava rogiotered under the provi oh ens of the Selectiva Nervico Act aa consciantlour objectors. frecently. certain United Staten Goverment officials have requested tha Averican Friends Sarvica Comriitea to anelst the var telocution AuQiortty du the presran of rehabilitating Aneriean ciiiacns of capanese descent who have bean avacuatad frou feot Const areas, trha fefugca Section of thea Averiean Tidendsa Sarvien Comittee hag beon very active in carine for dartitauto chilitren in var arses, at ding refugeeo to leave Burape and their rehebi Li tutlon in Usa. eniaphare, and the distrilution of fool, clotaing and nod cal mean) bee to vefurees Internet in canps in Puropa. The activi ies of tia orpantgratioa abroad are hendled throwh trained Meld revrenantati ves and, in many: tases, Wie Cosi btae qooporsted wi th other refugee orpandtationda da relia’ work a.onm refugeere Tho Mnances of the orpanization are oeubalned froma church provuns and various clher eyeups, both fin the Untted Stitag and abroad, who pre interented in refugco worlie! , —