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W. EF. Be DU BOIS CLUBS OF AMERICA (DCA) A source has advised that on October 26-27, 1963, a conference of members of the Communist Party (CP), including national functionaries, met? in Chicago, Dilinois, for the purpose of setting in motion forces for the estab lishment of a new national Marxist-oriented youth organization which would hunt for the most peaceful transition to socialism. The delegates were told it would be reasonable té*assume that the young socialists attracted into this new organization would eventually pass into the CP itself. A second source has advised that the founding convention for the new youth ‘organization was held from June 19-21, 1964, at 150 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California, at which time the name W. E. B. DuBois Clubs of America (DCA) was adopted. Approximately 5CO delegates frem throughout the United States attended this convention. The aims of this organization, as set forth in the preamble to the constitution, are: "It is our belief that this nation can dest solve its problems in an atmosphere of peaceful coexistence, complete disarmament and true freedom for all peoples of the world, and that, these solutions will be reached mainly through the united efforts of all democratic elements in our country, composed essentially of the working people allied in the unity of Negroes and other ainorities with whites. ve further fully reccgnize that the greatest threat to American democracy comes from the racist and right wing forces in coaliticn with the most reactionary sections of the economic power structure, using the tool of anti-Ccmmunisn to divide and destroy the unified striggie of the working pecple." Over the Labor Day weekend, 1965, the DCA held a conference in Chicago, Iiiinois, and 3 new alata of Sfficers was elected to the National Executive Committe: (NEC) of the DCA. Since Labor Day, 1965, identities of vhose 3erving on the NIC has varied; however, accordirz to a third source a3 of Vay, 1966, thirteen of tne figveen noncers of the were members of the CP in the San Francisco Bay area. TCA waa located at 120 Herth 'v.