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American Friends Service Committee — Part 3
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The "Guide to Subversive Organization ‘ stiens", revised an
published as of Decexber 1, 1941, by the Connl Activities,
Eouse of Representatives, documents the Exergency Civ eo Comittee as
follems: :
"To defend the cases of Communist lav ts have beenc:vis
making special appccls in behalf ef civil’ libsriics < fer beyon
confines of ths Conninist Party itself. are the # #
Ecergency Civili Libertiss Comittea. When ‘the re tself is under
these sonts offer a bulwark of protection." . .
(Internat S$ at
Judicis ittes, Handbook for Americans,
S. Desali7, April 23, 1956, pe 92)
A source advised Decenber 21, 1957 ond Jarmmary 6, 1958, that LEONARD
BOJDIN, constitutional lawyer and legal counsel for Dmergency Civil Liberties
Comittee, mde a speech December 20, 1957, accopting the Philadelphia Associa
@ group to work withthe national organinstion. This occurred at a BELLL of RH
Day celebration sponsored by tho Fniledeiphia Associates, Emergency Civil Libe
Committee, at ths Adelphia Hotel, Philadelphia.
A second source advised on May 23, 1962, that the Philadelpaia Assoc
have not been active in the past two years, have no current active mexbership
not maintain a headqusrters in Philedelphia.
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