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ee - @ +“ pope s} . : 1es¢ POLPsmelak OFFICE . . Processing Unit, ¢ wadcuarters Second drny, Fort Georre uw. sence, .—. nd Wwestct COTE FOR USE Le 1eO et CUS, Pamageare Ceaycatice of $cLect: OF tafcematicey: ComPCET ALT BELTNBKE 2 ee eo CCurioues of OFeCe sOyeces.t Ch eo) ee ee | Pacoaeye TeUE ee ee ee od AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COM 'ITTES (a¥rsc) PerOuy COqramet - - ee ee E OVS ste TREE 6 es ee wm Ot OCT vSvanie OL TABLE © ee B SIuSTOLLT TRWE © 2 oe oe ot WRCELIABLE 2 2 ee ee ee (wrajnas.e - . Soest # Tayte rausdt $f eer 503 oat @ELFAQILET? yumgtoe . 7 puedeaet OF Jercoteatign * ~ 1. On 17 Septezber 1954, Yre sanreicichny, secretary to the AMERICAN FRIESDS SERVICE COWWLITEE (AFSC), Pailedelj bie, Pennsylvania wes inter- viewed as «a character refereccoe during the sourse of a coapleict-type security dnveatifetion. Willoughby; refused to be interviewsd resarding tha subject of the invostifation unless the entire interview could to transcrited in order that @ copy could be forwarded to the sutject. When Willoughby was advised that the eontents of the interview would be olassified and thus oot available for trens- eription, Willoughby stated "It mifht cake w good test case in court". Willcurh- by further atated that it wes an individual's rirht in a democratia country to be informed of any statements Eade to roverorental authorities concerning said individual, Willouchty concluded ty atating that he did not intend to be intim - 4datad ty governeest officials and that any such iotinidating actico would be rotosted. (8-2) Se 2. The nane files of a reliable investisative arency were examined eoncerning the AFSC and revealed that no investiration had teen conducted by said agency as of 22 January 1f84. An inforrant connected with the arency revealed that he had attercded various affairs sporsored ty the aFSC and had found it te be a sincere pacifist orpaniraticn and acded tha® the AFSC ia an action committee .of the Guaker faith, which had opposed nilitary training, sonflict, preparedcess and the drafting cof nen since its inception ln 1517. . (F-2) Appropriate files irdicate? thal the AFSC was a secticr cf the Wer Repleter, International Coure{] of the International Anti-hilitarist Corps and es such was registarcd withthe Secretary of State on 9 Nowextor 1939. At that time, the AFSC wes actively enraged in solicitation of funds for the use of re- lief erencies in bellicerent countries. The AFSC had no direct association with the Association of Friends (Quacer Church), tut was ictjoately, though unoffie ally, sesociated throurh the partiecifation of macy crocinent Quakers in AFSC activities, After the tecginning of World War .1, AtSC wae activa ir securing tenrperary defernents of numercus drafteqe on the rrounda that they were cou+ scientious ctjectora, In sacy casce, upou such Fostocnecent of actual inductico, - the drafteas in question wero taken, undor the auapices of AFSC, to iexico. where they wore oaplesed on various projects controlled or supervised ty Afsc. Getensitly, thie work was for the improverent of Kexican living, conditiors and to foster good will tetween nations. Most of the groupe who travuled ty this means, &pparently crocaed the border at Laredo, Tezas, where a thorourh search and inveatication was‘cenducted by isxinration and customs officials and ty officers of tha \S Army. Competent inforzanta felt that the purrcse cf AFSC. had been abussd and that young men wore, by the sotivities of APS", aited in , : fontinied TSTeNANTIEEN Ears, 92, TA ° . . Tile fot, fi ay a ee A tam Fagmerte nr ee een oot eee DA ruc» 5GEG sacs” | tear é ee ee ot hn REGRADED UNCLASSIFIED Olle 2 pre 176 . i BY CDR USAINTA FOIC AUTH PARA 1-603 2DO0D5200 sere ee ee cer 70 Mit oreey tas sya coy SS eee a