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re ee oe 1 . AMERICAN FRIENDS APPENDIX SERVICE CCeiTTaa . ate FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA COMMITTEE ; The April 6, 1960, edition of "The New York Times wewspaper contains 2 full page advertisement captioned "Wha Is Really Happening in Cuba," placed by-the Fair Play for C Committée (FPCC). This advertisement announced the formati of the FPCC in New York City and declared the FPCC intended promulgate “the truth about revolutionary Cuba" to neutrali the distorted Anerican press. oe Raye 1961, reported’ that at a hearing. conducted before the United Stat Senate Internal Security Subcommittee on January 10, 1961, Dr. CHARLES A. SANTOS-BUCH identified himself and ROBERT TABER as organizers of the FPCC. He also testified he and TABER obtained funds from the Cuban Government which were applied toward the cost of,the aforementioned advertisement : On October 3, 1960, a source advised that the Socialist Workers Party (SWP),in New York had become active in the FPCC, and that SWP members, in a FPCC election, had been able to remove several Communist Party(CP) members who were on the Executive Board of the FPCC and gain control of the organization. A second source advised that an announcement from National Headquarters of the SWP was made on September 24,1 to the effect RICHARD GIBSON had fired the secretary in the FPCC headquarters and was trying to break the SWP influence the FPCC. Column 2, page 8, of the February 22, 1962, editi of "The New York Times" contaizs an article captioned, "Cas Backer Resigns," which announced that ROLERT TABER had resi as Executive Secretary of the FPCC and as President of the Institute for the Improvement of Inter-Anerican Relations,I which had organized the FPCC in April, 1960, On May 17, 1962, a third source advised that Nati Headquarters of the FPCC is located in Room 329 at 799 Broa New York City, and that the FPCC is operating under the dir of RICHARD GIBSON, Acting National Executive Secretary of t FPcc. The SWP has been designated pursuant to Executive order 10450.