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NK 1000-22986 VWIMtheb * under the auspices of the CRC were to elect delegates to the Freedom Crusade , ‘sshington, D.C. on 1/18/49, the day after the triel of the CP leaders opened in Federal Court in ifew York City, EIST IN was among the spongers of this Preedon Crusad The Worker, the Sunday edition of the Deily Worker dated 12/26/48 contained an article captioned "Crusade Launched te Defend 12! Lobbying in Capitol." fesording to this article, “1LLI‘M L. FATTERSCN, Executive Secretary of the CRC, sponsor of the Washington Conclave, informed the “lorker that a speciel report on the case of the 12 indicted OP leaders would be delivered at the Legislative Conference on 1/17/29. The srtielo further stated that among those sponscring the confeie.c there were included such notables as Dr, EINSTFI" and, others. 62.07 D records cf Government Agency vhich conducts security an y investigaticns, disclosed that informetion wes received to the effect that the latest attenpt of the CP end the CRC to lobby in ashi D.C. was the amored. er t.ote, Preade: Cincdde ve beade la West Do. on 2/17/29. Furthermore, it was reported thet the Freedcm Crusade would be preceeded by 4 nationsl civil rights conference vhieh acecrding to tha Communist press will mske plane for ‘hr offensive by the 4meriern people to end 'tsecond class citizenship! for the hegro people, trade unions, Communist progressive, libersls, and 211 other radiccl religicus and political mincritias." liese records further disclosed that smeng the sponsors of this movement was Dr. LINSTEIN and others. According to the worker, the Sunday edition of the Daily “Yorker deted 1/16/49, EINSTEIN was a sponsor of the Freedom Crusr ie. *scording to the Worker dated 1/30/49, numerous individuals throughout the world were protesting the trial of the 12 Comminist leaders in Kew York City. &mong the names of individuels and organizations eet out in the article es having protested the trial of the 12 CF leaders was the "Freedom Crusade Coll." 4ecording to this article, EIMGiNIN wes among the signers of this eall. - 3h -