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F K § -. _ - I I II I 92 92 _ l -92 APPENDIX l. AMERICAN INSTITUTE FQR MARXIST SIUDIES_ A source advised on April 9, 1963, that on April 7, 1963, at a meeting of the New England District Committee, Communist Party, United States of America CPUSA!, held in Boston, Massachusetts, Herbert Aptheker stated he was developing an 0rganization.ca1led American Institute for Marxist Studies AIMS!, which would eventually legalize the CP. He stated AIMS would publish literature on histqry, science, physics, archeology, and other subjects which would be put out quarterly with various supplements. A second source advised in December, 1959, that Herbert Aptheker was elected to the National Committee, CPUSA, at the 17th National Convention of the CPUSA, held in December, 1959. A third source advised on June 7, 1963, that on June 3, 1963, Herbert Aptheker spoke at the CPUSA, New York District Board meeting concerning AIMS. Aptheker stated that AIMS would unite and strengthen the CP although the CP would not be connected with it. He stated AIMS was being formed to operate within the scope of the McCarran and Smith Acts and would legally bring Marxist material and opinions to the attention of American scholars and the general public. A fourth source advised that as of May 7, 1965, AIMS was located at 20 East 30th Street, New York City, 6