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American Friends Service Committee — Part 6
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PROGRESSIVE LABOR MOVEMENT, aka
Progressive Labor Party
"Progressive Labor"
A source advised on July 2, 1962 that Progressive Labor groups held a
conference in New York City on July 1, 1962, where Milton Rosen acted as chairman.
He read a statement at this conference setting forth their intention to form a new
Marxist-Leninist party in the United States. Rosen stated that 2 more formal orga-
nization was necessary, one which would provide a framework for all who wanted to
join in a united effort to build an American vanguard. The forces of this new
organization are to consolidate all existing forces around Progressive Labor and
organize additional forces, expand and improve political activities, win additional
forces to an outlook of Marxism-Leninism and increase the open advocacy of socialian,
develop a significant Marxist-Leninist program for the new party, and organize a
collective organization of leaders and members.
"The Worker", an East Coast Communist newspaper, issue of January 7,
1962, page 10, colum 3, reported the expulsion of Milton Rosen, former Labor Secre-
tary of the New York State Communist Party, United States of America.
: A second and third source advised in February, 1942 that this new
Marxist-Leninist party had not yet been organized on a formal basis, but that
Progressive Labor groups had been formed in several localities in line with the
proposals of Milton Rosen. The sources advised as of February, 1963, that the
leaders of this group were referring to it as the Progressive Labor Movement.
A fourth source advised on March 15, 1964 that the Progressive Labor
Movement follows, supports and is politically orientated toward the Communist Party
line of Red China rather than that of the Soviet Union.
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A fifth source adviset=dgiAMRMGIBiMie that at a Progressive Labor
Movement meeting held in New York City pgipiieeM@iam, it wes announced that the
Progressive Labor Movement would try to hold a national convention in New York City
in September, 1964, to organize the Progressive Labor Movement on a more formal
basis into a Progressive Labor Party.
The fifth source also advised that the Progressive Labor Movement. nub-
lishes a monthly magazine called “Proeroecive Labor" and also a quarterly thecretical
publication called the ‘Marxist-Leninist Quarterly." The source also advised that
starting June 1, 1964, the Progressive Labor Hovement would start publi shing a weekly
newspaper in New York City. . .
The March, 1964 issue of "Progressive Labor" sets forth that it is pub-
lished monthly by the Progressive Labor Company, General Post Office Box 808,
Brooklyn 1, New Yorke
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