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APPENDIX WORKERS WORLD PARTY . , On April 17, 1959, a confidential source advised that on February 12, 1959, a Socialist Workers Party (SWP) minority group under the leadership of National Committee member, SAM BALLAN, split from the’ syP(w) The source stated that this minority group, referred to as the Marecyites, after many years of program and policy differences on varied issuep concerning tactics and interpretation of political’events, split from the SWP on the grounds that the Party was liquidating itself by departing from the Marxist precepts of LEON TROTSKY and retreating from the fight for the world soclalist revolution. The final issue which ultimately forced the split was the minority's Opposition to the SWP regroupment policy which invo?.ved co- Operation with the Communist Party (CP) periphery-ii.dividuels characterized by the minority as petty-bourgeols cS} ‘ The minority program, according to source, advocated unconditional defense of the Soviet Union and has as its goal the; building of a revolutionary party with a complete proletarian orlentation for the purpose of overthrowing capitalism in the United States and throughout the worldQay . On May 18, 1960, source advised that this minority _ group had chosen the name Workars World Party(us On May 3, 1965, second source advised that the Workers World Party, which maintains headquarters at 46 West 21st Street, New York, New York, supports the People's Republic of China in its ideological dispute with the Soviet Union) i \ fi The SWP and the CP have been desighated pursuant to Executive Order 10450LW) \ a in \ . \ \ \ Ne Ae Pas com Daren, \v < : , cent