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r " t T W U _ L '| u- AT 100-56AM MISCELLANEOUS j@@_ HOWARD ZINN On June 12, 1957, Atlanta T-H, who has admitted Communist Party OP! membership from about 1948 to approx- imately the middle of 1953 in the Manhattan-Brooklyn area of New York City, furnished the following information regarding HOWARD ZINN: T~H was transferred to the Williamsburg Section of the CP in Brooklyn in about l9#9. At that time HOWARD ZINN was already a member of that section. T-H stated it was his impression that ZINN was not a new member but had been in the CP for some time. Atlanta T-5 advised in approximately May l9#8 that HOWARD ZINN of 926 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y., had indicated he was a member of the CP and he attended Party meetings five nights a week in Brooklyn. Atlanta T~6 on July 15, l9#8 made available information which indicated HOWIE ZINN was a fraternal delegate from the Sixth Assembly District, Kings County CP, to the New York State Convention of the CP. On Novemb 6 1 er , 9 and on Februa Y 9 1955 ZINN was interviewed by SAs and Du in the ' t  r g in erview on November , 1953, NN announce b7C that his activities in the past had opened him to charges that he was associated with the Communist Party as a member. However, he stated he was not a CP member. ZINN stated he was a liberal and perhaps some people would consider him to be a "leftist". ZINN stated he had participated in the acti- vities of various organizations which might be considered Communist fronts but his participation was motivated by his belief that in this country people have the right to believe, think and act according to their own ideas. He stated he did not believe in the doctrine of force and violence and that individuals or organizations do not have the right to advocate or teach the overthrow of the government of the United States by force and violence. _ 5 _