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PARTICIPANTS: ip, Ate KS WFICLAL USE ONLY Reryey P | BEPARTMENT OF STATE 26106 «a Nemorcadum-of Conversation er e q TRECEED PhO ~* : . Sry ee / NOV i 71954 ! gat’ DaTE: Novembor 8, 1954 LDH state ver 28 pene SUBJECT: Quaker Contacts with Soviet Representatives -, bodice 2, Executive Secretary, American Friends (‘etee;*Incorporated, Philadelphia; Pa, WEervise Sor, (a) Mr.Walter J, Steccsol, Jr. - EE COPIES To: sy - (2) EE — Mr, Thurston RE - USSR Affairs (3), . P OLI-2 EUR - Mr, Barbour @ yo! EUR/P - Mr, Montgomery” . American Enbassy-HMoscow’ — oe se ens= - ian Ur, Hoskine called today to give me some information regarding Quaker contacte with Soviet reprosentatives and activities, yo tf e - * He referred to the meeting of the World Peace Council held in Stockholm last spring, and saldythat the Vier SetrchPiat of the WPO (Jean Lafitte and Duncan-Jones) had been most insistent that th Unitcd States Quakers send representatives’ to the Stockholm Conference. yr, Hosting said that for sone time the VPC had been intorected in obtadniny Quaker oarticipation in their meetings but thio had slays been voststed by the Quakers, Althonczh the US Qualers hed great reservations about atiending the WeC mecting last sorin:, they felt to particivate in some wey nee the organizers of the mest sipted to t come of the er objections with regard to publicity e@ gPonted to it. It wes the revre Ave of the Quakers in Euroy would attei atereayy . he De a eed een eon dia