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tune 8, 1960 Mr. J. Edgar Hoover Federal Bureay of Investigation Department of Justice Washington, D, C. Dear Mr. Hoover: Enclosed is a page fron the Gallipolis Daily Tribune containing a letter to the editor which is nore or less self-explanatory. The background for this is briefly as follows, OQ I have been interested in the work of the American Friend Service Comithes for a nunder of years and have no reason to \ doubt 3 validity or to question it in any way as an organization. ion ani responsible citizen, I am on a local committee consisting of a r of clergymen and service club lenders, the purpose of this connittee boin to sponsor a visit at Gallipolis thie summer by a so-called "Poace Caravan" of the Amsrican Friends Service Committee, This caravan consists of four studente, threo of whom will be from foreimm countries who will visit in the comunity for a week, specki NE at churches and service clubs atte: noting to create potter underst. anding of the international problen which nreduces the tensions of our present critical tines, Though, as I stated alove, T have never had reason to suspect the Service Conaitteo of anything the leas’ bit subversive, and though I have admired their vork trerendously, I feol that both sides of a question should be ccncidered. In other words, ar ¢ there 4s any evidence that the American Friends Service Co: tee is not | completely above suspicion, I would Mike to know it,and conversely if it 4s above reproach fron a standpoint of subversion, waich I thdsk it Tt beHeve thet the doubts cast upon it by Mr. Burnett should be ru could think of no onp better to write to than you. I would wor much, therefore, your cerments and, {£ you would care to oo 20, a 2 that’ eould be published by the locul new: eM, Cither in the for: letter to the editor, or a statenct directly for publication. ts