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CONNECTIONS WITH COMMUNIST CONTROLLED ORG NIZATIONS The Southern California Peace Council TW3 The above informant advised on April 21, nie Peace Coimecil 220) Gouth Varnsant. Tacs 4tnastod /Oat? faerie wee Avosnisad in nia Se nat Sot wouwn vermont, Los “ngelesy valisjornia was organized in Jenuary, 1950 end was headed successively by ne oan aakeden ine lad ae nn all Communist Party members, The orgenization was active in cir- culating the so-celled "Stockholm Peace Pledge" in Southern California and secur- . ing signatures to it, The Southern California Peace Council went out of existence in Harch, 2951, and was replaced by’ the Southern Gelifornis Peace Crusade, 55, that the Soythern Califor- ; ; The sbove informant advised thet literature published by the Provisional Committee for a Southern California Peace Council entitled “The Pecple have the Knorr’ eore art th. : » Stwangth etata aH ae a MS LE ad stated that the 4mericean Friends Service Committee is one of the chellensing voices thet ere making themselves hesrd about the necessity for a cold ver. This informetion wes furnished by informant on February 28, 1950. The Southern California Peace Crusade Se eh Peete Lrusie Tah According to the above informant on Hay 16, 1955, the Southern Celi for- Peo Museo Le bine Los mneeies Unapter ,or the “wericen Peece Orussce, The -Americen Peace Crusade has been desiensted by the ‘ttorney Gensral of the United States pursuant to Executive Order 1050. 7 By ? L The above informant incicated on donuery 27, 195k that as of that date the frearicsn Friends Service Committesa was ene_cof the sow'ces of news bulletins, resolutions and other materiel for the Souther California Perce Crusade. eee. GON ALCRTITTTIS ~~ ——— Fes Records of the United States Attorney's Office oN , Ios 4ngeles, California we - ra . . In February, 195, CT ee gt obtained permission ‘from the United Stetes Attorney at Los Angeles to travel on a lecture tour during Februeryad arch, 1945 under the auspices of ‘the Institute for Intern»tional Relations of Ohio, North Carolina, New Sngland, and Kensas, decording to the information furnished by ©." to the United Stetes ‘ttorney, this tour was arranged by the american friends Service Committee, 20 South lth Street, Philedelphia, Pennsylvania SO en em ee sie ant ‘ — ype ee 3 - , ~ er - . od ' _— + . oe edeeete weal — met gee cen ee ceom epee eee = genie os - cee Ee SO yee ee ee ~ see LT pO yy ‘ . rs 197 oa : . ‘. «~ « oO . ; t