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LR ate ait y , 1/25/62 Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington$ D. C. . Gentlenen: . a ; 7 Y oO From time to time there have been incidents arise when the American Fr: Service Committee has been accused as being linked with Communism or at least h: @anirigs “in this direction. Only just last week the Palladium-Ites a newspaver Richrond, Indiana again aade such @ padlic statement in its paper ana this nas Istirred | up again the sane old subject. which has heen so Tay tdzos brought out Tate oh jthe public eye. Such stetements always bring further dissension in the church: and of course this ought to be _the result if the statements are true. Surely w ought not to Sn any way Lints are Geing Comumistic. eto I quite naturally mist face the questi of persons regaraing these statements and I am. quite unable to be intelligent a! th.3 point. I do not Imow a single Comsinist, nor do IT know of any organisotis wh. ch I absolutely know to be Communist. I read and hear of thig and that grow ” VSlng of tis fersuasion our to say f reariy Know, I couli not be nonest ana so arr. I know. the Service Committee has over a long period of tine done a grea det of good for human kind but it may very well be that there has come to this organization the infiltering of that which is wrong and urChristlixe. I could: for a moxent give any support that would undermine the government or dishonor t! “ mame of Jesus Christ and this is the reason for my taring to write to you. I h: also the same criticism of the National Council of Churches and yet I could not prove a statement concerning this organization either. The Friends Church is a affiliate of this organization too so I am doubly concerned about this matter. - It would not be ny purpose to go about stirring up strife. I am only Iwriting because I am so very bewildered to know what one can believe about thes: groups. If after reading my letter you feel it would be proper to make some statement in a reply, I shall be glad. If you feel that you cannot wisely mike a written statement I shall-understand fully and shall not trouble you further about it. Most sincerely,