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American Friends Service Committee — Part 3
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Peace Committee, cf which the visitors ars members, 16
Gediceted to working with all peads-lovire people to find
solutions to our m sl prople. Be corcluced thet,
"Ne need to find how we can werk jeintly vo insure world
peace.” .
t
CARL BURTLTR, "a representative of the International
Association of Machiniets and a vice president ef the Fennaylvania
Council of the AFL-CIO," ana COTE FERRICK cy the CKVA, epoke on
peace and peaceful solutions to world- tensions, according -
to-the articie.: _ HERRICK noted in’ his speech thet
invitations hed been extended to the Soviet Peace Comittee in
1901 when 29 persons, including himself, who had marched .from
San Francisco to Moscow arrived in the capital city of the USSR,
‘He noted they were allowed to speek freely even though the .
_f0overnrents of the United Stetes and the USSR did-not egree with
the porsvion-taken by the peace walkars; HERRICK noted thet six
members of the Soviet Committers arrived in New York es guests &
CXVA after the U.S. Department of State had originally refused to
grant the delegation entry visas. HERRICK noted that armed .
violence is not e proper tool to bring about peace and that
an arms race is eimply impractical. SOHO, in enswer to
“questions, noted that anti-S+smitiem and persecution of nationality
groupe is pronibited by law in Ruesia. He said the Jewish
religion stands-on the same level as the Russisn Orthodox
Church and anti-Jewish activity ie prohibited by law.
wm who hes furnished reliable infernation in the
past, advised on Februaz~~ 3, 1964, that the visiting Soviet
Peace Committes membert were served lunch at Pailadtlphia at noon ¢
January 24, 1964, by the Woman's International League for Peace an¢
Freedom (WILPT), @Mllmm@m noled (hat only eix Rugetens had arrived J
the United States ar FY ATINA SHEVEIEVA wes 411 tnd could .
not meke the trip. GMM not«4 OLE EYNOV, vio spoke English
fluently, was the group isader and that all th: otherg, except
one, spoke English to some axtent, several being fluent.
noted that various local persors sffiliated with peace
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