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, AMERICAN FRIENDS © APPENDIX = SERVICE CO:QiITTEE e—_—_— CHICAGO COMMITTEE TO DEFEND . THE BILL OF RIGHTS —_ - ¢ The Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights (CCDBR) maintains headquarters in Suite 424, 431 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois. as : : A Bource advised in July, 1960, that RICHARD CRILEY, a member cf the Civil Liberties Conaigsion, Communist Party (CP)of Illinois, met with key leaders of the CP of illincis and discussed with them the fact that tke clirate in the United States on civil liberties and civil rights-isaves.bad changed-to the-extent that was now possible te proceed to form a ney organization with broad uass suprort. By doing sc, CRILEY believed that people who would not ccsociate themselves with an organization of marrow scope would join a civil liberties and civil rights organi- gation built around*a broader iswre stch as the abolishment of the House Committee on Un-Arerican Activities tECUA). The CP leaders, after receiving assurance from CRILEY 72at any new organizaticna that might evolve would prcetect ths Farty interests, authorized CRILSY to proceed with bis plan to form a broader Organization. - : . & second source advised on Octcber 31, 1960, that a new organization known as the Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights was fcermally launched in Chicage at a mecting On Octohar 26, 1960, The stated primary purpose of the new . organization was to seek the abolition ef the HCUA, and RICHARD CRILEY was naned as its Executive Secretary, after having been the guiding force in arranging the Gctsczer 26, 1960, meeting. we a tote - - aad - 2 + tee c--- The first source, in October, 1960, advised that CRILEY again attended a meeting of the Illinuis District CP leadershinv un Cotober 28, 1939, av which tame he reportres on the organtza~ ional weeting of the CCDBR. CRILEY stated that the imzediate purpese cf his organizatica is to obtain rass suppert to abolish | the HCUA, brt the new Concittese purposes will also include defense cf Smith Actznd Taft-Hartley victins. He said thsre will be no formal affiliaticn with any nztienal organizaticn cf sivilar purpose; however, the CCDER, accordiag to CRILEY, will consult and have liaiscr with national organizations having the sare Ppurpese. Acccrding to the source, the CP leadership agreed with the general direction of the CCDBR as outlined by CRILEY. A third source advissd on May 3, 1962, that the CCDBR continues to adhere to the same aims and purposes and operates under the same leadership. APPENDIX - Se -