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With respect the American Friends Service Committee, Philadelphia divises that David ein of this’ comimittee appeared at Philadelphia office April 29, 1953, and suggested that upon Agents making future contacts with his yoommnittee, he preferred to review files and answer questions himself in order to expedite information for Agents, He requested and was furnished “a list°of basic questions usually asked the committee regarding conscientious _ objectors, The Philadelphia office has been making appointments with Swift =” :oue day in advance and has been furnishing him the name of the person under "_invesvigation, The Agents have afterwards conducted personal interviews with .persons indicated as having personal Jnowledge of the individual under inve stigatio: On April 27, 1955, Swift:\. advised a Philadelphia Agent that in the future the ‘| committee: would furnish comments and prepared statements and that it was the i current policy of the committee to have staff members give a prepared statement ~“ rather than have personal interviews with our Agents, Philadelphia advises if - .thzt such statements have been cornplete and that Swift and the committee have -’ given the impression they are not in sympathy with conscientious objectors. ‘CONCLUSIONS: I think it is absolutely necessary that we set the record straight