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Office Mez “dum + onrrep coe GOVERNMENT oa _ pate; ‘September 2, 1952 SUBJECT: MOTION PICTURE ENTITLED, . - ZeMPINE FOR GREATNESS" ee = ew a ae ae ' , : , * . While — was discussing other matters with 7 eee eee on August 28, 1952, he advised that . he desired to cali to the Bureau's attention a film recently released by the Quaker association, The-American Friends Service Comntttee. This film, which is designed for connerical and private showing, ts entitled, "Tine for Greatness" and althouga $@ Shows the customary Quarxer isolationist vieupotnt, iv is nevertheless -packed with Communist propaganca. He stated that the film could not have been made better, from a propcyandca view- point, had. it been made by the Communist Party or by the U.S.S.3. He stated that it continually places the United States and the ‘ U. S. foreign policy in a very ¢ecsrding state and it is the tyne of film that can do trrepareble harm to the United States, particu- larly when shown abroad. He stated this particulanm.-filaqwas directed and produced by Sipspeeieppeneeemep of ° ; New Yors City. _ 4 stated that a review of the film showed that undoubtedly it was carefully censored by the Quaker organiza-= tion and that undoubtedly scene {persons tn that organization are atthan Faonemtin tat ee ee ee ee ee. ee eee ‘ Ge viecer CORNURSSES, or Garé cy wily naive of wiat Communisa Se aduised that he felt this should be called to the Bureau's attention as tt was something that could certainly be classified as a threat to internal security, particularly in uiew of the fact that this fila is being sent by the American Friends Service Committee throughout the world for Showing. a — JO0- BFR - 13F