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Tawhes, Meer RATER ERT 5 een ERT =e which position h he neva until 1949 when he became Acting 7 Secretary. In 1950 -i,he became Adminiswator and, since April, 1955, has been Executive Secretary of th : “SNAATD . He was editor of "Crisis" magazine, a "monthly official NAACP organ, * from 1934 to 1949. According to ‘Who's Who in America" his home address is ~ 2147-15 Village Road, Jamacia, New York, and his office is located at 20 West 40th . + Bireet, New York City. ’ Cons actions with Communist Infiltrated or Dx or Dominated 4 Organizations: * ee Over the years, due to Wilkins extremely active participation tr in the civil rights movement, he has associated with or come into contact with individuals comnected with the Communist Party (CP). There is no definite indication he has ever been a member of the CP, but in 1939 a source made such an allegation. In his early years (1930's and early 1940's) it appeared that he was adhering to the CP line but since the early 1943's Wilkins has evidenced a very strong and firm anticommunti ' stand and has given every indication of steering the NAACP away from any communis infiltration or influence. More details on this will be set forth later. Included among some of the communist influenced organizations he associated with are the following: in September, 1936, a member of the National Com:nittee of the International Juridicial Association (comraunist influenced); in 182%, active in the Scottsboro Defense Committee; in 1937, associated with the Fo Neiional Congress Against War and Fascism, and described as a “headliner" at th Cc:.vention in 1937 of the American League Against War and Fascism; in 1939, a iva i in the Workers Alliance (communist influenced) according to “Daily Worker"; in 3239, active in Negro Peoples Committee to Ald Spanish Democracy (communist eentrolt ed); allegedly active in the American League for Peace and Democracy; in -044, listed as spzaker before Modern Trend Progressive Youth Group of New York City (group had speakers of divergent views including CP and Socialist Workers Party members); in 1944, a scheduled sneaker before a meeting of the National Work Ovder (some of the other speakers scheduled either mown or reliably reported — - communists), Some of the foregoing organizations have been cited by either the House Committee on Un-American Activities or the Department of Justice pursuant t Executive Order 10450.. | _ The 12-8-49 issue of the “Daily Worker" revealed that American Civil Pisserties Union charged that Westchester County Police permitted the assaults on _ gihe aul Robeson concert near Peekskill, New York, Among those who signed the A report was s Roy Wilkins as Acting Secretary of the NAACP, | et is z "NF ha November, 1048, Benjamin Davis, Jr., "Nenro & comzaunist ares “he netionaty,was elected on the Communist Party ticket to the New York City Council. 7 ‘Tae "Daily Vi Worker" for November 2 23, 1943, cerried an article to the effect that ~.