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aoa Toy Wilkins was »2resent at a conference held in the office of the MAAC, MY, on 6-10-47, which was held for tom Phe purrose of discussing the raising of money for the Peonles al Party throzoh the Jamaica Progressive League. ~* Pe: Vest incian Negro Activities, HY Tre "Daily Yorker” on 14-47 contained an article on nage 3, entitled: "News Service Emears NAACP, Yon't Petract,” The article concerned an AP news item which hac named the NAACE clong with several other organizations supnorting an "anti- conmminist" niea for a court injunction *arring Henry Wallace's ennecranrce at the Vatergate in Vashington, D.C. According to fe article the MAiCCo’s Kew York headquarters was *esieged with letters and telegrans protesting the NAAC?'s association with the anti-communists and Roy Wilkins had wired the AP asking fora correction, He was inforned one had gone out the sane night ag the original story, stating that Wendell L, Lcvonnell, an TAAC> attorney, had apneared in Federal Court during the tnirnetion hearing and astec to sneak as a friend of the court. Wilkins au>sequently notified the head of the AP that the "correction" had not remedied the damage done the good name of the NAACP, He alae advised the AP that two NAACP attorneys had agreed to support Wallace in courg$ in »rehalf of the NAACP. 61-31%6~-A, "DW", 7-14-47 (19) ¥