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‘ O CONFIDENTIAL - 2 ; APPENDIX headed by Carl and Anne Braden, five office staff members and ~ 3 fourteen field staff mentors and tro "Eastern Representatives.” | Mrs. Alberta Abearu, 2311 Payne Street, Louisville, Kentucky, 2 se]{-adnitted former member of the Communist Perty (CP), Louisville, Kentucky, testified on December 1] ang 13, 1954, in Jefferson County, Kentucky Crimins? Court in 8 State sedition prosecution against Carl games Brader. She identified Carl James Braden and his wife, Aane McCarty Braden, as having been knovr to her 2s merbers of CP from January, 1951, to Decenber, 1954, A source sdvised on Marck 2, 1961, that Claude Lightfoot, a Communist Party functicriry, stated et a meeting of the CP in Baltinere, Wsryland, om Fobruary 25, 1961, that the CP has some indirect influcace ir SCEF. A second scurce, fansiliar with cone phases of CP activity in the New Orlexns aret, advised on June 3, 1966, that during the time that the SCHW was in existence, members of the CP were members of ard vaorked actively tp the SCHW; however, since the formation of the SCEF, CP meabars Rave not been encouraged to work in the SCEF. The source stated that the SCEF is a progressive, liberal organization because it has gone along with the CP on certain issuer, particularly cn the racial issue. 2 A third sources: advised on May 25, 1965, that George 7 Meyere, a CP functicnirys, expressed great sdmiration for Carl and Anoe Braden and SCEF, which they head. He said SCEF is the best organizstion iz the South as far as doing effective work is concerred sad tht they haves a better idea of what they are doing, where they ars beroding, and thcy influence other organizations for the better The secend source also advised on June 3, 1966, that many people who are officials and supporters of the SCEF, while liberal in their views, are by po weans Communists. The Aprit, 1968. tssue of SP states that the editorial and business officee of SCLF, publishers of SP, are at 3210 West Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky; office uf publication, 150 Tenth Avenue, North Nashville, Tennessee; Eastern office, Suite 412, 799 Broadway, New York, New York.