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~ 3 » 2 Wh 10G~32986 ; 2 2 ValraB ° 3 This organization was also cited by the Celifornia 10 Committee on Un-imerican Activities, Report 1948, il pees 270 and 271, as a Communist front "formed in . larch of 1342 through the merger of the American Committee : to Save Refugees, The sxiled \riters Committee of the 14 League of smerican iiriters, and the United smerican- re Spanish sid Committee. *** The soonsors and officers *'* 78 with few excertions are edmitted Communists and fellow T4 travelers." The nolicy "is in concert with the foreign Ry policy of the Soviet Union." iiuch of the financin: is 9 undertaken by the Int-rn*tional workers Order, which i hes been cited by the attorney General of the U. u 3 as coming within the purview of Lxecutive Order 9935. 33 The Deily worker dated 10/14/42 contsined an article 24 which stated that a dinner wocld be held under the euspices of 35 the JAVRC et the Astor Hotel, New York City, on 10/2//42. i? According to this article, the dinner was stonscred by 150 cut- 3 stending labor leaders and notables, includi yn E ij! hat bliiciih directed a letter «! 241 COM of the N.d. Chapter of the Jafkl, vark, N.d., 2s follows: </ " 49 Clinton ot., "Iam gladly willing to become © sponsor of the P.d. Branch of your com.ittee. However, I cannot. pride myself to herve played an active orrt of the systemetic kind in the fight ageinst Fast4sm. I ccoperated : only in the individurl cases which came to my attention. a But I feel keenly th: danger threateninz this country in the p*litical and economic field." This Jetter ves signed by Frofesser sie obT whcTull, a4 7 —_ : jot a 45 pamphlet Sntitled “Survey of the “ork CLT ~ trou its Infection, 3/11/42 to d-te@ 6/44." Under ¢ heading entitled > "Source of Committee's Funds" in this pamphlet, it was stated that the effairs arranged by the JafRC in i!ow York heve «stablished 3 the committee 25 an impertant orgauizetion in the eyes of the community as a vhole, according to thisarticle, auong those who L* have sponsored the various functions cf the committee ere Professor 2 LILSToLlM and others. dae -42-