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s 4 . ~ vA . . NY 100-1614455 APPENDIX: PROGRESSI VE LABOR PARTY (PLP) ‘ 1. — . . The "New York Times" city edition Tuesday, April 20, 1965, Page 27, reported that a new party of "revolutionary socialism" was formally founded on April 18, 1965, under the name of the PLP, which had been known as the Progressive Labor Novement. According to the article, "The Progres:sive Labor Foyvenent was founded in 1962, by MILTON ROSEN a:d MORTIMER SCHEER after they were expelled from the Communist Party of the United States for assertedly following” the Chinese Communist line." hat the PLP held its Second hational Convention in New York City, May 31, June 2, 3968, at which time the PLP reasserted ts objective ct the establishment of a militant working clas: movement based on Marxism-Leninism, This is to be accomplished through the Purty's overal] revolutionary strategy of r: ising the consciousness of the people and helping to provide ideological leadership in the working class struggle for st:te power. =: at the Second National Convention, ously re-elected Naticnal Chairman of the PLP and LEVI LAUB, FRED JEROME, JARED ISRAEL, WILLIAM EPTON, JACOB ROSEN, JEFFREY GORDON and WALTER LINDER were elected as the National Committee to lead the PLP until the next convention. The PLP publishes "Progressive Labor", a bimonthly magazine; "World Kevolution", a quarterly periodical; and “Chalienge=Desafio", a monthly newspaper, The April, 1969, issue of "Chalienge-Desafio", sets forth that “Challenge is dedicated to the peoples ficht for a new way of life-where the working mer and women c.ntrol their own homes and factories: where. ‘they themselves ~wvehke up the entire government on every level: Ane control the schools, courts, police and all institution: which are now used to control them." to hee cme