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CHICAGO COMMITTFE TO DEFEIG N= CODETIC A source advited cn “pril 15, 1958, that tha Chicago Joint Defense Committee to Deteat the Smith Act (CJDC) was formed by the Communist Party (CP) in March, 1956. A second source advised on July 17, 1958, that ata working conference of the CIDE held on June 8, 2958, at Chicago, Illinois, the nace cr vas DebC 1s changed to the Unicago Co:nnittee to Defend Democratic Rigkvs (CCDDR). The purpose cf the CCDDR, according to ats "Sisitemen’. or Frircipies and Orsenization” | was to ",.,cefend 2nd extind vee uustan rig Right3...a2nd-to put an era to the solitical ped rocial persecutions which threaten Armsrican democracy today." The second source further advised on May 18, 1960, that to function within the fraue- aa accord.nc é with its “as of Kay, 1829, the COLDA conti work of its scated ppriactElss "Statement cf Pri ples and Soutien wate in: Committee, South Side Freedon Committee, and Taft-Har ley Working Committee. The scurce further stated that as of May, 1960, RICHARD CRILEY was servirg as the Executive Secretary of the CCDDR. . This same source adviged on February 8, 1961, that the CCDPR continusd to enerets until Octcber 26, 19€0, when the Chicago Committee to Defend the Bill of Rights (CCDBR) was formed and the offices and assets of what was formerly the CCDDR were taken over by the CCDE5R. At the Cctober 26, 1969, meeting, a -roferendum for approval cf the above described action was called for, and subsequently votes were solicited from "associates" of the old ccnp. !