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NY 100-161445 IAMINTSE ae oat ‘ —s.- a SF APPENDIX > OF . AEaShe St 1. STUDENTS FOR A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY . ~ coe Es that the Students for a Democratic ° Society S), as presently regarded, came into being at a founding convention held June, 1962, at Port Huron, Michigan, From an iritial posture of “participatory democracy" the line ot the national leadership has revealed a growing Marxist-Leninist adherence which currently calls ror the building of a revolution- «i ary youth movement. Concurrently, the program of SDS has evolved trom civil rights struggles to an anti-Vietnam war stance to an advocacy of a militant anti-imperialist position, China, Vietnam and Cuba are regarded as the leaders of worldwide struggles against United States imperialism whereas the Soviet Union is held to be revisionist and aiso imperialist. . es At the June, 1969, SDS National Convention, Progressive Labor Party (PLP) forces in the organization were expelled. As a result, the National Oftice (NO) group maintained its National Headquarters at 1608 West Madison Street, Chicago, and the PLP faction set up headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This headquarters subsequently moved to Boston. Each group elected its own national officers, which include three national secretaries i and a National Interim Committee of eight. Both the NO forces 8 and the PLP forces claim to be the true SDS. Both groups also mane print their versions of "New Left Notes" which sets forth the eit line and the program of the particular faction, The NO version eae: . of "New Left Notes" was recently printed under the title "The ~ Fire Next Time" to achieve a broader mass appeal, Two major factions have developed internally within the NO group, namely, the Weatherman or Revolutionary Youth Movement (RYM) I faction, and the RYM II faction. Weatherman is action-~ oriented upholding CASTRO's position that the duty of revolu- tionaries is to make revolution. Weatherman is regarded by RYM II as an adventuristic, elitist faction which denies the historical role of the working class as the base for revolution. RYM II maintains that revolution, although desired, is not possible under present conditions, hence emphasizes organizing and raising the political consciousness of the working class upon whom they feel successful revolution depends. Although -72 >. ere Pe en. ARENA AID Manes en EAL PARRA Seats) rhc tae Gene Dita yd 2 ' : oe woe Se aa we Bagh etry ne ASS ay ea 7 eet oD, eas ey OY P ME, yee