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APPENDIX SEATTLE COMMITTEE TO END THE WAR IN VIETNAM (SCEWV) At a public press conference called by representatives 'of the Seattle Committee to End the War in Vietnam, which was :held 'in Seattle, Washington, on March l0, l966, scewv spokesmen advised that the committee was an autonomous organization which determined its own.policy, had been 1n existence for approximately policy in Vietnam. It was also stated that ScEwy would accept anyone who.was opposed to the war in Vietnam on whatever basis 'the individual's opposition might rest and that it made no differ- Bem ay se duot se annunnnon e aem uoaaad ays daygaam os se anee: opposed to the war. in vietnam. It was explained that all. decisions on public policy had to be unanimous thus preventing any one faction from taking over the committee in any manner. It was explained that the function of scEwv was to present a range of alternatives to the present administration policy in Vietnam. In August, l966, a source furnished a document prepared. for public consumption by ScEwv which stated that ScEwv was an .organization of people who actively opposed the U.s. Government's : policy in Vietnam and that anyone who opposed the war in Vietnam .for whatever reasons was welcome. The document further reflected :that people active in scewv represented a broad spectrum of political and religious-beliefs and that all basic decisions were made by an elected steering committee which was representative of the various larger groups. supporting Scewv.. This document pointed out.that 'the committee engaged .1n a number of activities designed to both publicize opposition against the war and to convince others that the war is wrong. These activities include public demonstrations as well as publicity :Durough news media, leaflet distribution,: neighborhood meetings and the sale of literature: