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f S!CUITY IRPORMATION « cong arian fhe House Committee on Un-American Activities in its report dated March 29, 1944, cited "Equality” as "a Con -ynist Party enterprise.” ‘5 '% nr} Files for Democracy In February, 1939, the literature of Filas for Democracy, New York City, listed Lillian Hellran as a member of the Advisory Board of that orgznisations(6)~7566-1357) The House Committee on Un-dArerican Activities in its report dated March 29, 1944, eited Filas for Democracy as "a Comzunist front organisation,® Frienis of the Abraham Lincoln B: iped According to the June 11, 1938, issue of the "Daily worker” Lillfer Hellman was a sponsor of a drive of the Friends of the Abrahas, Lineoln Brigade to bring home several hundred wounded Amerlears frorz France and Spain. (61-75451-217X6) A newspaper ite. appearing in the "New York Times” for October 19, 21935, stated that fourteen A-erican yoluntesrrs who had been captured by t.e Franco forces during the Spanish Civil War had arriw:d in Kew York City fror Spain. A dinner was given for these individusls on the night of Octo'er 18, 1938, at the Hote] Com odore, New Yor. City, and was the eccasion for the launching of a drive for £150,000 to bring back ot er Anerica: volunteers from Spain. The dinner wae given by the Fricnds of the Abrahar Lincoln Brigade. The article stated that Lillian Hellman was among the speakers 2. of the evening. (61-7561-241%46 Tne March 22, 1939, issue of the “Daily Worker” stated tizt Lillian Hellran was one of the sponsors of a campaign to raise $160,000 for the Disalled Veterans Fund launched by the Friends of the Abrahar Lincoln Brigade. (61-7561-276%6) Tne House Committee on Un-American Activities in its report dated Karch 29, 1944, cited the Friends of tie a Abraham Lincoln Brigade as follows: “In 1937-38, the Com-unist to Party threw itaelf wholehcarteily into the capaign for the s»-—- gupport of tiie Spanish Loyilist cause, recruiting men end om. Organising multifarious ao-ealled relief organis: tions.” Anong ~~——- these was the above Communist-front organisation. = ~ 10 - SK: eli 15