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BEPENDIZ hy “YNITED STATES FESTIVAL COMMITTEE j a? = (Seventh World Youth Festival) : On August 4, 1958, a source made available a me ~“wieietointa ‘statement on the, Séventh World Youth™°" ~7 sTse pt Festival distributed by the United States Festival . ° Committee then in process of organization in . rd . New York City... This statement sets forth that the .’ Festival idea is supported by, the World’Federation *_ of Democratic Youth, (cited as a Communist organization in the House Committee on Un-American Activities, Guide to Subversive Organizations and Publications, January 2, 1957, page 94.) with headquarters in ~. Budapest, Hungary, and the International Union of Students, (cited as a Commnist organization in the House Committee on Un-American Activities Guide, above, on page 48.), “with headquarters in Prague, Czechoslovakia. It was decided “to hold the 7th World Youth Festival in Vienna, Austria, uring the summer of 1959. TI, [0° he statement made available by the above source “on August 4, 1958, set forth that the Festival has as its @im the desire to promote understanding and friendly cooperat: -~.between the youth of nations of the world. A second source on October 3, 1958, made available “anformation concerning a Regional Youth Conference of the CP, USA, held in New York City, on September 27, 1958. ‘The Youth Festival to be held in Vienna was discussed and those attending were urged to get delegates to attend this festival and to help raise money to defray delegate expenses. 3