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FD-350 (Rev, 7-16-63] int ird R. Fields, head of the) tional States Rights Party. the action, filed in Field's be-, lf by Atty. Matt Murphy, seeks. ‘9 counts Which are rence column which red ‘in the News Sept. 25 nds, in’ effect’ charged aintiff ‘with the crime of being racy which is committed to, faies and ‘several statés, i hiding Alabamg. * It further alleges that the article charged or intimated Fields “was a mber of the /Eommunist Party’’ whose ‘ob- lective and purpose is to “over- throw the Federal or state gov- miment by force and violence. and that he “knowlingly pa i in the revolutionary ivities of the Communist’ par knowing the revolutionary jobject or purposes thereof. The suit “secnS~eeth punitive \d compensatory damages on ach of the counts and asks for '@ jury trial. __ Fields’ address was listed as 1507 Mims-av. !* Count one of the suit cited ithe following passage from the jarticle, as having been published ‘with “intent to defame" the splaintiff: . “FROM WHERE? Where does' the money come from to fi-, ‘nance such a mischief-making ‘organization? The time would! jSeem to be ripe for the House} ‘Coinmittee on Un-American Ac-! iyi ies to subpena records and’ ascertain whether any foreign’ ‘funds have been coring to the ATTAINS ZTOUP. ween ito stir up trouble vand friction!” Cited “as* basis for the dam- ; ages in court two, was the fol-) owing quotation from the news: “Fhe statements, the suit con: emer ens. “Two white boys — arrested " x i " and charged with shooting a 13- Eparty with an international yoaroid Negro boy a few Fevolutionary Communist con- 2fay a Nes boy a few hours Routt ere yesterday Dee Re ry has just indicted some of the riem.! Ibers of ‘this so-called states’) ‘rights group — all of them white! for alleged conspiracy to in-' 500,000 damages for each Ofterfere with a court order and jsome for allegedly obstructing 2P-thy violence, the process of law in’ desegregating a Negro church was erthrow by force and violencel nam had just ajtended amine ; government of the’ United} a I passioned rally’ he| y the ‘lassi jg_by_th Tights group. ~~ JEU EFI OL Sy doa TVOS) {Indicate page, name of newspaper, City ang state.) THE BIRMINGHAM NEW THE BIRMINGHAM POST-HERALD BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA pate, 11/20/63 Edinon: FINAL Author: Editor JAMES E, MILLS BAPROMB Cherscters BM Clozsttication: BIRMINGHAM Submitting Office: Ci] Being investigated Let SERIALILED | CFILEO 0 oom Noy 2 0 1963 SGHAN