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: ¢ Gv 100-1777 CONFIDE TIA On February 16, 1961, source stated that the apticle . by ERICH FROMM was written as 4 proposed program for the SP-SDF and submitted to the Special Program Committee of the SP-SDF at their 1958 National Convention in Detroit, Michigan. He stated that as of February 16, 1961, the members of the'- SP-SDF had not as yet accepted this dgc t as their program but were giving it considerable study W} ; On January 11,'1961, source furnished a copy of the Summer, 1960, issue of "The Socialist Cail" (self-identified as official organ of the SP-SDF) which issue was devesed in its entirety to reprinting a major part of the above mentioned article by FROMM, .Thre article contains a preface by the editors which states that FROMM's "Socialist Manifesto and Program" was at once a restatement of Socialist principles and a suggested program for the SP-SDF. Following is verbatim: from the last three paragraphs of the editorial preface. (gnere iother documents baw: efther heen mephrarings of theoretical formulations or proposals for adoption by Socialist Parties in election campaigns, Dr. FROMM's discussion combines an historical-theoretical analysis with a detaildd presentation of an intermediate program offered for acceptance by the Social- ist Party-Social Democratic Federation, its friends and sympath-. izers. . "Tn his books and lectures, Dr. FROMM has placed the socio-psychological needs of man to the forefront, asserting that the Marxian concept of alienation, deriving from the fail- ure of workers to realize inner satisfaction in an industrialized society, can be one of the major keys to social change in our time. "pr, FROMM's boldness and imaginativeness in the fields of psychiatry and psychology have made a significant impact on the intellectual thought of our period. Dr. FROMM recently. elected to the National Committee of the SP-SDF, presents a number of distinctive proposals for consideration by socialists in this paper. He has thereby opened a new era of discussion for soclal- . ists presently engaged in revising socialist doctrine so as to make it more meaningful for our time." . MATES (Ete ' z - 5 - TAL