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"Ph ae a = “ ae be: a age eat: ae ed cane bt ee al tity Ff * Oifice Me sega © ‘UNTED STACES- GOVERNMENT TA so. oT. TT. BOARDMAN yt DATE; September 4d, 195¢ yee a Telsce .__.. ‘ : Ale. mnyr “oe : Nichols — FROM ; . Le ONT bye Pe sf Nichols - ‘ Betnam | Mesca __ . BUNJECT: AN tL PF DOR INFORMATION O% te . , it - Mic PS BOR DEMOCRATIC A°rION (ADA) rr oan Finierrowd Revert “uly 9, 1956, advising of Skanley's request Tele. Roor to «22 tre iirenter after the Novemt:r elections re ADA. Shanley ee): | ig carticuleriy interested tn actiuvitics ADA New Jersey. fo Diveactry rece cfeod rrtef on ADA. Ne irvestigqation conducted by Bureau eRe | rea tt4, Satfeat rrints covered tn the attached brief are: Ori ti and _Furposeg The 13 was formed January, 1947, hoovbnme teas, % for the stated purnrce of removing conmunists fron the Liferay asecnent,. At the outset “A called for extension of civil rrgare, ecnertis2 af Mew Deal progren, full support of United Nations (tht, orm tie cfuccl of any assoctc ion with communists or communist fos bh irots, ataeeg Fy 2) . AvA': Harestte Policyz; Al] tis been consi: tently milttant in ites ovrostite: ‘'o violations of ctui? liberties. It opposes leqisl:tiv tate terrace ail: sadente freedom. -2t opposes loyalty oaths othe~ tia th: eet. aeten by Government errlcyees to sunnort the Constitution and te Jars of tr: US. fe foreign nojlicy, ADA has said tts goal is ger roacaomt!” seokiee, freedon, @' equality for all. Further, that tia Myc, uta i> +h gorner stone of ‘nertican foreign policy. (Pager 2-'' ! fiiitc Colitieal Activtttes; The ADA tn 1948, condemned tire thgr i certy sancieceuw of flenry Vallacr. It has been outspoken in crbiicisy of “ uvior MeCarthy and Vier President Nizon. ADA tn May, 19. ener cad pefsr: wey Jarrinan ond Stevcr-on and opposed Eisenhower. (It surpiried “teu usea in 1952.) ADA wir to be active in 1956 Democratic conucitic: and trre ted to throw full force behind the most liberal canéidate, Me cud, ADA was not publicly active during the 1956 Detr-ocra’: and sep lican .atienal Conventions tu -ugust, 1956, other than to advocate @ strevier “etuil rights" plurk during Democratic conventicn. Senator biter’ Nun hrey, (D) Minna, forcner national chatrnmen of ADA, peblioctnu anaemetsd aa July 30, 1956, “1% tnterest in Democratic vice recideivttc] nowvcintttone (Pages 4-7} * 1 ne? ise ero Pp ! i ‘ ty istic : -. j . nes eae arn @ JUL 30 1997 qd - co Poardn. a {n° 3 1 - ir. BGelnont 1 tewaty 2- ir, Hollonan | , or? — | iv. DPeornton P- ". ‘oats . Jo- Ur, deine I at 3 4