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G0 | — @0O RE: DEMONSTRATIONS PROTESTING APPEARANCE: OF . VICE-PRESIDENT HUBERT H. HUMPHREY,’ ETC. i . CONF YBENTIAL On April 17, 1959, a source advised that on Pebr 1959, a Socialist Workers Party (SWP) minority. sroup under th leadership cfr National Committee member Sam Balian split from oly. SWP. @ e ¢ The source stated that this minority group, referr. to as the Marcyites, after many years of program and policy differences on varied issues concerning tactics and interpretation of political events, split from the SWP on the grounds that the Party was liquidating itself by departing from the Hanxint proce £3 of Leon Trotsky and retreating from the fight fer the world , socialist revolution. The: final “issue which ultimately ferecd *- split was the minority's opposition to the SYP regroupment yolis. which involved cooperation with the Communist Party (CP) pssiphr y- individuals eharacterized by the minority as petty-bourgeoin. ty . The minority program, according to source, advecnte: unconditional defense of the Soviet Union and-has as its goai Cite building of a revolutionary party with a complete proletarian orientation for the purpose of overthrowing capitalism in the United States and throughout the world. On May 12, 1960, the source advised that this minor. group had chosen the name Workers World party. . On May 1, 1967, a second source advised that the Workers World Party, which maintains neadquarters at 46 Vent 218% -- Street, New York City, supports the People's Republic of China in its ideological dispute with the Soviet Union, | The SWP and the CP have been designated pursuant ¢: ‘Executive Order 10450. , ~12- APPENDIX 8 fee anne ee emamatnenine ate me oe oa, foe hegre . ae « eee eee a wet . we s _™ Bn AS ne ee Se tag % i ies Tee ~~ hg ee Tee Me te eg coy . wt : i ae ate . ny <3 je © ees, oy aw Man he POS tt wo et ta hag Ms ~ ee RR a ae ake ate ASO NS Oe 2 hn eae OS ates Shee “7 Se VP hi ge Ie | No UY se Fee a ae Ee ne aI ps ON a SR OS CT Gy ag Oe OE OE ree OS