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» >. APPENDIX ’ SEATTLE COMMITTEE TO END THE . WAR IN VIETNAM (SCEWV) ¥ . At a public press conference called by representatives sof the Seattle Committee to End the War in Vietnam, which was ‘peld in Seattle, Washington, on March 10, 1966, SCEWV spokesmen “advised that the committee was an autonomous organization which determined its own policy, had beén in existence for approximately “two months and whose sole purpose was to contest U.S. Government policy in Vietnam. It was also stated that SCEWV would accept anyone who-was' opposed to the war in Vietnam on whatever basis “thé individual's opposition might rest and that it made no differ- “ence as to whether the person was a communist as long as he waa opposed to the war. in Vietnam. It was explained that all ~ decisions on public policy had to be unanimous thus preventing “any one faction from taking over the committee in any manner. wee It was explained that the function of SCEWV was to * ‘present a range of alternatives to the present administration “policy in Vietnam. : wt = In August, 1966, a source furnished a document prepared for public consumption by SCEWV which stated that SCEWV was an organization of people who actively opposed the U.S. Government's policy in Vietnam and that anyone who opposed the war in Vietnam \for whatever reasons was welcome. The document further reflected ' that people active in SCEWV represented a broad spectrum of political and religious” beliefs and that all basic decisions -- were made by an elected steering committee which was representative : of the various larger groups. supporting SCEWV. a This document pointed out. that the committee engaged ‘.4n a number of activities designed to both publicize opposition against the war and to convince others that the war is wrong. :. These activities include public demonstrations as well as publicity ““:Phrough news media, leaflet distribution, neighborhood meetings and the sale of literature.:' °° my