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SECURITY INFORMATION = CulsypenrlaL Tie Congr:-ssionel] Committee on Un-American Activities in ite report dated April 26, 1950, elted the Baticnal Council of the Arts, Sciences and Professions as "a Communist front o® Botions] Emergency Conference for Dewoeratic Bichts 5 Aceording to the April 29, 1940, issue ef the "Daily Worker" Lillian Hell:ian was one ef the 36 persons sending an open letter to the United States Senate Inmirr.tion Committee eondenning the anti-alien Deupsey Bill. The letter was sent by the Mational Emergency Conference for Democratie Rig'i.ts and pointcd out that the McCorcick rider attached to the Bill could be used against labor and labor arg-nisations. (61-7562-A) The House Committes on Un-American Activities in ite report dated March 29, 19.4, cited the National tar g acy Conference for Denocratic Rigits as “as Comm ist front." ew ieatre a In January, 1943, a relisble source advised that Lillian Belizan wes active in the New Theatre Larue, which was affiliated with the International Union of Re Russia, in 1932, - Seheh 8, G2 10-204 The House Comaitt-e on Un-American Aetivitics in its report dated March 29, 1944, ecitad the New Tieatre League as "a Comau.ist front.* etter Arericsn Libera Aceording to the February 22, 1937, issue of the “dest-rn Worker,” Lillian Hellman w-s "onc of the signera of an "Op-n Lett<r to American Liberals," which was addressed to persons approached to join the American Comnittce for the Defense of Leon Trotsky. Tis letter defended the Soviet Foreign policy of pesce and international underst: nding and also defended the fairness of the trials of 33 persons in Moscow, Russia. (€1-7559-1760X) The Mouse Committee on Un-American Activities in its report dated June 23, 2h2 stated regarding the Open Letter to ce Awerican Liberals March, 1937, a group of well-known Communists Wee. = and Communist eollaborators published an epen letter bearing the an. title given above. The letter waa a defense ef the Moscow purge : o——___- trials. ihe — ~ — ressiye ittee Rebuild As an_Labor nn In 1944, a leeflet of the Progressive Comittee ~— to Rebuild American Labor Party listed Lillian Nellu:n as a wie Pom cr. of the axe Committee of th:t organisation. oy a) On a bP cel eg?, Ce | *—— -13- Cc oe ae 3 aN