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v PHP a ; - 10/22/54 DIRECTOA, Fal Lt: : my . ~ > . MMP, of ‘known reliability, who is currently acnuainted with the activ ns of the American Friends service Committee, advised SA Sieewene on 9/1s/se that the American Friends Service Committee is a tightknit sincer The informant pointed out that the Communist Party line at tines parallels “the Pacifist stand of. the American Triends Service Cocmittee, but the corm:ittee would not in any way identify itself with the Communist Party. VY ist Party infiltration into the aa nes no knovledze of Co: American friends Service Committee. ain. of known reliability, who is closely associated Society of friends and is currently fanilic th the american Friends Committee and other Facifist gro » advised that the American Friends Conmittee vas initiated as a venture of the Society of Friends in 1917 purpose of assistin; the people in Sermany and France following World ¥ The source said that thenceforth the committee work broadened to a universal Scope decicated to the alleviation of hunan suffering and the prorotion of world peace. . The source said that, whereas in the beginning all merbers of the committee were also cembers of the Society of Friends, thrcurhout the years many individuals who were not friends but who desired to share in the work ‘ of the comitiee have become affiliated with the committee. The source said that the policies of the committee, however, are still governed by the Society of Friends. ! The source feels that the governing forces of the Society of Fri as well as those of th? American Friends Service Conmittee, are keenly aware of the possivility that-the Comminist Party nicht atterpt to infiltrate end utilize the Facifist croups for its own pm rpeses. T groups are, accordinsly, the source said, particularly alert ava: The source said, however, that at the sane time the rican Friends Service Gonmittee is, as it always hus been, essentially facifist in nature and will, therefore, in its policies and prograns sometimes appear to be followin the Cormunist Mire. ~ MMMiES 20015 certain tht ah ; oi (enaietating officials o rican friends Service Cu. ittes and beth long star: menbers .of Society of Friends, are patriotic individuals sho would : have no real sympathy othe Conminist arty. : ‘ ‘ \ oS dS, -2-