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(wrnncane rome rad 4 , _ ° } Office Mer, LAN . " DNITED -!> GOVERNMENT To : rena oa pate; “September 2, 1952 FROM : : i eanaen .anaattt antl L ste: 2 sunject: — MOPION PICTURE ENTITLED te “FoR , While MMREMawmm wos discussing other matters with meee on August 23, 1952, he advised that . he desired to call to the Bureau's attention a film recently released by the Quaker association, The-American Friends Service Comnittee.e. This film, which is designed for connerical and private Showing, is entitled, "Pine for Greatness" and altnouga tt Shows the customary Quaker isolationist vi Gent, it ts nevertheless -packed with Communist propaganca. He stated that the film could not have been made better, from a propcyanda view- point, had it been made by the Communist Party or by the U.S.S.2. He stated that it continually places the United States and the . U. S. foreign policy in a very cecsrding state and it is the type of film that can do irreparecble harm to the United States, particu- darly when shown abroad. Fe stated this particular--filrwas directed cnd produced by SPOS of ESCs , New Yors City. _* . . wm stated that a review of the film showed that undoubtedly it was carefully censored by the Quaker organiza- . tton anc that undoudtediy scone persons th that organization are oither 7 et taer nists, or are totally naive of what Communism is. advised that he felt this should de called to the Bureau's attention as tt was something that could certainly be classified as a threat to internal security, particularly in view of the fact that this fila is being sent by the American Friends Service Committee throughout the world for showing. - ; 200 -WZFR - 137