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oC Gunn tye seem Iho Mrs. Alberta Ahearn, 233) Payne Street, Louisville, Kentucky, a self-2dmitted ¥ former member of the Communist Party (CP) Louisviile, Kentucky, testified cn December 11, 1954, in Jefferson County, Kentucky, Criminal Court in a State sediticn prosecution against Carl James Braden. She identified Carl James Braden and his wife, Anne McCarty Braden, as having been known to her as members of CP from January, 1951, to Decenber, 1954. A source advised on March 2, 1961, that Claude Lightfoot, a Communist Party functionary, stated at a meeting of the Communist Party in Baltimore, Maryland, on February 25, 1961, that the Com- munist Party has some indirect influence in SCEF. A second source, familiar with some phases of Communist Party activity in the New Orleans area, advised on June 3, 1966, that during the time that the SCHW was in existence, members of the Communist Party were members of and worked actively in the SCHW; however, since the formation of the SCEF, Communist Party members have not been encouraged to work in SCEF. The source stated that the SCEF is a progressive, liberal organization because it has gone along with the Communist Party on certain issues, par- ticularly on the racial issue, setae A third source advised on May 25, i965, that George Meyers, a Communist Party functionary, expressed great admiration for Carl and Anne Braden and SCEF, which they head. He said SCEF is the best organization in the South as far as doing effective work is concerned ard that they have a better idea of what they are doing, where they are heading, and they influence other or- ganizations for the better. The second source also advised cr June 3, 1966, that many people who are officials and supporters of the SCEF, while liberal in their views, are by nc means Cemmunists. The April, 1969, issue of SP iists the editorial and business offices of SCEF as 3210 West Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky; its office of publication 150 Tenth Avenue, North, Nashville, Tennessee; Eastern offices 799 Broadway, New York, New York; and its Western office 5889 West Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. ah. I" a SR wn eNO ne = et fee $ - a