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    FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

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    I3 Deletedunderexemption s} s I_____ _with no segregablematerial available for release to you.

    I:I Information pertained onlyto athird party with no referenceto you or the subiect of your request.

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    Documentlsl originatingwith thefollowing govemmentagency ies!_ s_ 7 I, was/were forwardedto themfor direct responseto you.

    Page B! referred for consultation to the following government agency esl; Ir_____'7as the information originated with them. You will

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    Cm July 1'7, 1948the subject was listed by the WaterburyRepublican, adaily paper published at Waterbury, Cour, as a. speaker atthe Peoples Party Fifth Congressional District Convention which was scheduledto be held at the Central ll GA,'1iaterbury, Conn.on July18, 1948.

    The iiridgeport Post, adaily paper published at Bridgeport,Conn., on July 22, 192.5 advised that the subject was appointed as adelegateof the Peoples Party oi Conneoti cut to attend the Third Party NationalConvention scheduled to be held in Philadelphia, Pa. on July 23, 191,8,

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    home oi7- rst OP}ELI@,Hamilton Avenue,Greenwich,__o_nnonJuly29, E48. at this meeting the subject stated: "The majorproblemsfacing the American people today are high prices, housing, and civilliberties, and no'amount ofConnunist-baiting is going to change that."

    In speaking of the problems of minority groups, the subjectcharged that President Truman'sequality order concerning the armedforces ""does not abolish JimGrow--all itdoes is set up another committee". Thesubject further stated: I amnot aCommunist. I tell you this because _you do not ask me.It's really not important anyway. If we lynched all lthe Corrmunists in this country or sent themto Moscow, that would not -solve the major problem of inflation or the housing shortage. ' Theonly .- c iway to solve them is to build for peace and not for war." '5

    .011- Confidential Informant-advised thLthe subject was the principal speaker at apolitical rally of the PeoplesParty held atthe Labor Temple, GoffeStreet, New Haven, C-onn. on October19, 1943, at which time she discussed "Red Baiting". The subject also &discussed her trip to Italy. When asked aquestion regarding civil rightsin Russia, the subject replies that during her stay in Russia she was - ltreated "with open arms", and that being aNegro made no difference -5 in Russia. G , . J - ,'1_V j

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    . Informationhoebeenreceived tothe effect that onIowqnberI,19-I9, Eelende OoodeRobeeondeparted from the United Btetee for Amsterdaman route toIoeeoer, iiueeie, aee delegate ofthe C-ongreeeofAmericanlumentothe dnnueloomoilmeetingofthe Ionen'eInternetionel Denoore eFederation; 21:1:mating iii ea h oeer.holdin iioiooi, iiuiiie, from

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    Ihite Housein Washington,D. C., on this date in protest against that wascalled Qdise mirste eT1P16Tl1ef1tpractices" at the Bureauof E'r1g1-swandPrinting, Iashington, D. C. The picket line had been sponsoredby Local30of the United Public Iorkers ofkmerica andby alocal citizen'scommitteein Iashington, D. O. . _

    It was further reported in the abovearticle that ROBESONhadpicketed the Ihite I-lousein his role as an honorary memberoi the union.

    The "Baily Worker", issue of August5, 19149,reected an advertisment e!Camp Unity in ehich it use reported that PAULROBE?-CH"would E theguest of honor at the camp for the reek-end of August 12 to lb."

    'OnAugust6, 19L9,Con dentialInformantI advisedthathemaattended a street meeting on this date it the corner of 126th Street andLena: Avenue, NewYork City. The informant said that the principal speakersatthev/meetinghadbeenBENJAMINJ.DAVIS,JUEP'jWII..GURIE;->EI_.In'H-.andPAULnoes-son.Petitestnatmosssou,in'hisspeech

    hadspokenindefenseofthetweveCommunistleadersandforthere-7electionof CouncilmanDAVIS.' ' "D b. _The "Daily Worker", issue of AugustT, 19b9, reported that PAUL

    RCBESON,Chairman of the Council on lfrican Affairs, had denouncedPresidentTRIM-tAN'Sappointment of Attorney General TC! CLARKto the Supreme Court as ae"gratuitous and outrageous insult to my people." The article reports thatROBESOHalso had chargedthat "CLARKhad attacked the Negropeople andorganizations fighting on their behalf.

    It was further reected in the above article that ROBESONhadcharged that "CLLRKhas winked at Jim Crow and white supremacytyrannyand has refused to take action against the lynchers and oppressors of the

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    "' Tne "Daily Worker", issue of AugustB, 19149,reported that PAULROBESONhad spokenat a"FreeWinstonMeeting"onAugust6th at 126thStreeandLenoxAvenue,NewYorkCity.ItwasKectedthatROBESinhis"_speech,haddemandedthe freedomof . WINSTONwhohadbeenJailed by_- -Judge MEDINAfor Contempt in the trial eleven Communistleaders. ..-

    On:Cnfidnt1lIf 1.. an ameno e a n oz-man a se a ehad visitedCamp Unity. on this date and thatCamp Unity had dedicatedthat week-end to PAUL ROEESON. The informant stated that ROBESON had-

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    Albany to demandan audience with Governor DEWEY. -D .

    ;.' Thisarticle furtherreflectedthatPAULROBEBONhasdemanded ,a completeinvestigation -Lllllthe prosecutionof the Eu-Elm: i, bothin Iestchester County and in theentire State of NewIork. , p _ .

    The recordsof the United States District Court, Southern Districtof NewYork, reflected that on September20, 19b9, PAULROBESONhad appearedasa defense witness in the case entitled, U. S. vs. IILLILH Z. FOSTER, eta1."l - e . t

    - The records further reflected that ROBESOHin his testimony hadbriefly related hie personal history and had stated that he knew all thedefendants. However, when the defense was asked if ROBESOHwasa characterwitness, the defense had advised that he was not. The record reflected

    that the defense, after objections had been sustained to their questioningof ROBESON,had stated that it was impossible to obtain from ROBESOHthetestimony that he had been called togive and therefore that they wishedto withdraw him asa witness. This had beenconsented to by Judge IIEDINAand ROBESOH had been excused as a witness.

    The "Daily Iorker", issueof September22, 19b9, reported that APAULROBESON,Chairmanof the Council on lfriean lffairs will leave Septem-ber 23rdfor a country tourof Los Angeles, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit,Iashington, D. C., and Philadelphia."- - ~ -- - -

    A The article further reflected that ROBESONhad beenscheduled tospeak and sing in theabove cities and "willgive his views on the Negro p

    people'sfight for economic security, civil rights and full equality." 'tour was arranged and sponsored by the Council on Lfrioan Affairs.

    The "Daily Worker", issue of October5, 191,9, reported that'PAULROBESON"blasted the gag rule by JudgeHAROLDR. HEDIHAagainst the -1appearance of BENJAMINDAVISas his om attorney in the trial of the -National Communistleaders at Foley Square." The article further reportedthat ROBESONhad charged "that they knowthey cannotanswerfor the dia-'crimination and persecution of the Negropeople so they will not let any-one bring it into court." It is further reflected in this issueof the_

    "Daily Iorker" that PAULROBESOHhad returnedfrom a tourof major cities .in the United States and that he had been well received in Loo Angelo:and"

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    role ihatsoever. Ike hypocrisy behind this whole1::-oject can beet. be Ilie

    in the practices ofthe Soviet Govezuaentonits mmterritory, where all

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    any inriepenuience vheteoever and ebscmbed in the super-centralized gevernee

    operated frcn Hoeouv. Thosenationalities orracial groups, in Russia, th

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    power 1| perhaps host illustrated. by s statenent of Paul Robeson male toe B

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    resistance analdeep feeling mnongstthe Hes:-opeoplesin the United Stetes:-

    he interview is ine. question and answertorn:

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    Question: "Haveyou any persaml experience' con rming this resistance?"

    I-tr. Robeson: "There are numerouseronples tron the recentelection canpoign of Negroes protecting Uellsoepeopletron the Ilu_ nu: Klan. I , n;yeeJ.f,weetospeokinetowninthesouthwhonword cane throng: that the police planned to shoot tie downon 1:1 arrival. The result was thet the police 'received. seriesof warnings to the effect .1!

    anwthinghoppenedtone, mthligmachwoulbe.left oi that town within 210 hours.I have newerfelt no sate in all ny lite throughout :41 stag-lnthntfown. I1nses92.:rro1.|n1ledhJshes.v11;

    u-medbodyguard.of regular police. Oh, yea,the negro pcpuletien is mach more pmg;-eeeirithanscne of their leaders",- __.. , _ _

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    stuhdi qeciricneaelsdlle-iueianmogspadanoaptzeeniaaid

    req'n.1.rsaetl.filI:|i1in-Iiatureign1.sng1|sges. _ _

    fties itte nythat,etth1ltina,'_1i:eS1avcengrassieonset1

    -y _-___,_.-5 3.;__ , Vo -15- Q = ._ =.-.:

    groups spreading racial dissenaion in the interest oi Russia inthe United Sta

    C-IGGQUII

    EIIIGIGEDISHISIQ

    s-seee '

    __ Ilzcspt forthe continuousbarrage atattacks againstthe mu-

    -A

    1" apiece Clerical reactions;-ice"at other d.anm:!m'tidns,_. noreii;:cen""i.::ei

    use nsnirsstedinccntmniet preparations forthe Septuziberlath

    Poek l. -

    Inaamich as religious imitation does tom animportant part oi Cccnus

    activities, I will deal with it briefly. .

    There was atime that the Ceununiste confinci theneelves to straight athe

    anti-religious propaganda aimed mainly at the Roman and Greek Orthodox catholi

    churches. Ibis,however, wasnot very effective; hence,inthe last 1'

    years madamaplan aleo personally devised hyJoseph Stalin in1923, they ha

    um the business of infiltrating the various church denominations vith alleg

    liberal andprogressive ideas aboutreligion. To carry that plan throng, the

    ilta lave to pretend to he religious. As fantastic as this an_ggen, it is m

    inconsistent withCeammis-bbehavior that -"all mans areJustified ii they

    th if

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    ;__ __ __ :_ __~ .._; _.',.___L_ _... 4

    __ _3-C; - _' _ _!___ i __;-I 7_e-l;- -'. . _ .. . - ____. 1 _

    592 the iktmiet Iert: Ieedare, Le theirnrioue eteteeeeteeedethroop he-nn

    aenbere andother-viee. ofeon:-ee. elninthatthe Ieecurity guardweetherepare};__.-- e -_

    fer defeneivepnrpeeee;thatie. to defendthe egeinet hoetiloeroede a

    "ii viii in eeenfreewhatfolloee. it ie ouetoeary for

    elm qoneinein otfeneiveeotion, toslain mstheyare mu; tedfeeiv_ 9 . I _ _, _ - i.

    Ind ma. in the nae of derenee. onee lore.in oonneotionwithhefeetetilidelonetretiu. nrrogetedto theneelvoee poliee fhnotion.

    _ "'Ihoeeorgenieetione erepnrel; defeneivein name-toprove tothe woIaeeee the neoeeeity et nah defensive orgenieetione ie eeeierthan to mthem into offensive organization.

    "But,here, we meet with the oppoeition oi the refornere. heyue age@yorker! 'de!eue gre-spahee%e= er. eoge zine rig there 'dep'm:pl' la;turn to attack,It the vorkere were arsed. elaee logic puethee ahead for the old etretegic rule eeye, thebeet method e! defenee

    attack I. 92r

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    ._,.:;j._::.':1;_: Le-____1:__-_. _ ._,.;*._,, .' .'.'._'_.;.;.;'.._._,_;_..n .. .J _...._..=.'.e.....e 41-, _ V V__ --;- _- ,;. _.-=- _-- -,-'_---'- 1-.13."*_ ___"-~_:';_5_;_-I;-_- '_',___ :_ "_____ ________;-;1_____f_ 011,4_._ _..._ .' . _:..._..n.;. =.._.=:r-.._-.-.;_-7!

    V _-92] -Ck :7; '27,:-r-. '' ' 1 '- _ _ ,___ -,_,_ ._-. .. - -

    umnmeiuugeuntynmntealitlaunnihqmunxle Qjai

    _k'l:r:'o!1|hich.1on92r!.Il.1 alsohear tentiaenriya cf ndiieaec_cittne. ' - H

    ' " 'ipoLitioalpe_rt_r in not 11;! oeneiinganaailitnngarlg, '

    hiln a military connend 92ei.nn a varrith. anarw rend; atit!llliluthe Party ban to create itn the cournn of e T-

    _ I921'IIg1n itnell, in the ecu:-no of clean ocnflictnti ' ' IIIBGI: 8. v. emu. he Ooto'bOi"PII'0l'n.t1l!l||1:. us. " #1c- -"

    IIhrtherquote fromanctfioialincinion ofthe OonlunIl 1I1i ~ - Em "nlnunintor 1i

    1- 1 .IPn.rt;....ae a pnonpeetive neliier in the future revolutionary liq.71 for thin reancn.hemot allot hie n place in the Party 92bi&

    _" Pcblinho . inhe OomunintInternational - Io. 12 -1940 5,. one. i

    _ ;___ _' _4._"' -=.. ,.3 t &

    _, tgen zer met lock upon Iver; amber of _. .""_T&_

    _IL _ __aQI ;.; ;._ ;_n l- l .____ _-_ e-_ _L _-._.n_ 4.4.. a_a__-92--~'V1-I--l 31 I-LI I01 III Ii?! 92'D.LIa I-IIFTBIEI IGUITIFI IT KI

    the fora of 'o.neuJ.ee:-rice. neeeeean for pr-eeent Party work. an! fnot aereirilling vhich the political worker of today rnjectn. ;_ -_~

    .One nuet alno not forget that thin kind. ct activity in for an-0:7 cGem-cniete beet preparation for the exigencies ct the final ntruggln.source: '11::-'.srsa 92=3scI.'u'rIo!I.aoepted. atthe THIPD 00369393orIE3 ___

    t.i 'lT1T niTTOiE.p.114. -' __-

    in all type: of lonmmint-nponnereei combatorganinatii '._IhQmilitary 'cementl

    in narleupof era:-'vetare.nn andc:-aerrice non who impart their knowledge to the

    other-_n end, ana rule, are

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    leading npiritn in tun hypoerorganization. iona v_p.

    Civil far experience, like the .m-em.Lincoln Brigade, recruited illegally in th

    United Statenfor interventionin theSpaninh Civilliar of1936-1938, areconn

    ct epeeial value for thin purpone.All ea: veterann andex-norvioe menare npe

    listed. for their military qualification. "N -

    ' Inorderto keep thintype of organization properlyeomiitioneci duringpea

    tile. they are onodaneenenlt groupn duringntriken,an"gentle" atdemonntrat

    like the cnenatPeeknkil1- they are need for clinmption of 01.-;enentn' ne

    to capture cpponent headquartcrn,like the recent attack on the heaiqurtern

    thin type of 'goon'activity on the part of this cert of organisatlqll, ler-I

    at

    the Ieueeei liaritine Unionand for mq other nimilar purpolca. In eemeeziee

    detaified tentincn;read; for pr-eeentation. i xii--':"&

    z a he followingquntationn 1-eaCom-uniet nourcenwill showthat thin type cV. -_' L. -_ . ~-an *-'r.-- --w-- .-_"-::,a_._:_,

    --. [email protected], ..,,-:_:-.,:.._...__". inanintegralpart ofGommint activity:

    i"-wider.._. .

    '9! the/.=-:"'---

    direct action, we lean all form

    '-e:".':er= "..'.p$:.the @107:-rr. nae ti-4 State: boreettee itrikeei_- ~qt:-eot dononntraticnn, neimre of factor-ien. araedqprining an! .. 7other revolutionary activity whichtcndn to unite the working

    e _ *clean in the tight for eecialina-'p-_v ~'* - -

    - ;'-"-.~:.-, ..."*r;' - ..,,-.i.,_ .__.,,.of direct prenlnl-l_*-I

    .__-..-.e ...__-.7. ' ', norms: rnzsxa anscmunur; eomeau

    " ot m m";=1ur1.!1_T-- pi14.=s= ruwiig 1-; Gentsnpornrg e'Pdalinhing innooiation, leer 1011!. I-I; ' -

    the retro new Commas:

    ;_""Ion"15eet_nkill'an:92other deuonntrntionia:1: ',.=~-{Joi___A;__ hetundanental aonnnof theetrcgln ofthe proletariatngainni

    _ Qe his e! Q!o92.n_1-geoioiei'%!in, ita atatenever,in- ti-N1 ifu:.__p __j____j fall, tin lethod.oi non lcaonntrntiolm Inch -L deaonntrnticnn :v:wff"_il.-'1; areprepared eelcarried out '&n -anorganizations oftlnn prc-.

    ".--*-1-*:';~=~'-~tauru92,ee|n ihc'l.j,1'Qt],c92Q! c, nee. nieupunei. eeetniincc Pony. 1'Gtrii t? in to 'thin oer the proletariat '_--T -~'-H- '~,;_-r,__i;_;__92;,,i;;,;'-;;__',;' f,_1 5:.-it1 .":._',t.;,,_-.,~__ .-.V.-=ev>.-.4. ;$k|EiL

    - 1..:-.i' .- -' .-:1:- .' *' .*- .91:-...- r.' : ""' *' *5"

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    . ._ _ _ ... _ . _ , -___-_ -_._.._ -, ;-;;___;_ -"_,-5..---:31-.."'a_,_..."-..":'"-':.*;:- ._ .' '_-.':.:.__:n_-._==__. ... .-. *92 _._., y W- y i --- ---- 1"-:9-r

    _ __V _ T. _.__...,-_._-_-,-: -_r_:.- ,7 .. _.;- - .... ~; _. _- r. . .--.:, 1 -:.:-'1. _. _

    'wpin kvn an ettininntpniuidni niffieern.in gnnlpelitilll -3- nrhe!'I~1I:lf.tn0eUhctIp'5ltj

    thl 92

    E3838 LID I!.lTD'1'IlSII El Ol-UII5'I.'II'I3Pl&1IOILL|lolcon 19%; '

    Inmed by the Guuunint Part; of Anerioa. 1920, 9. 43.

    lnnhnfthnlilitnrytrniningfevthenentnrn ofthintypnofgroupnthn

    Ge-nnintn eurpnet the Government itself to np;l;.an the following quotationwill

    ta , ,_,_;__..";,___Y,

    ... I itinenguard.nrgnninetieon,theAr,=11-1'.elebn.at.1-' nhoulhe niilineci. for the ;mr;>nneof giving the vorinr-nIilitnqr

    training for the revolutionary hattlen to owe. Intmnivn '1 -_ ngitntionaunthe directednotngainltthenilitaq sni-info?!

    youth end the verkern, but ngninnt the nilitnrintie reginn n _- the domination of the oftieern. Everyyonnihility of proviing th

    vorkern with wenponnare lent carefully taken ndvnntngeof.

    neuron: rnnszs a. resowrror. eeeptee at the T111?!!Ionn oceans:of the GOMFUHSTIFTIPHATIOILL.1:. 92. Publishedby Gontupernr]Pnblinhing Lnnocintion, new York, 11.1.-

    75 qllli-military organization of no inmrreotionery type doennot gr

    night:it taken yearn and the formation of nuoh an organisation nnunliy gen

    Yll liison of development. In itn embryonic ntngen, thin type of organ

    "1 "I11! be oanoueged nod it tnlen an alert Government and people to ne

    Inch cancmflnge.

    The arming of the proletariat ansumenvnrioue format variousltagen of the revolution. In the period. 31-ior to the neimre of power, and in the firnt period after the neimreof power.it takethe feof a proiatarien militia - in militia of the -ieilei-i, ne

    FedGuard, and elno FedGuorilla detachnentn. The led Army in theform of military crgminntionof the Soviet Government, 10.0;itin the any 0! the iiotatornhip of the proletariat.

    T 551$ LGAIBST DIPEPIALZST YA! AID EH2MSKS GT IE 0OKIUIIResolution of the 6th Ynrld Jongronnof the -J.I.. 1938, Pliblinhed

    _ hy Io:-tern Library Puhlinhern. leer Ynrt, IJ. zmi Edition. J11];----~:-.-~H,.--- p. 47-48.e .-- e-l -

    7_ -_ Gtegol in Q10Ilevelopnent of quasi-military organization:-- _ ,_ .- ._-;;.;;.

    -_ -up _ i- 1- e lDcl1'l.ed ldafnrnnn an-ranluntinni -tn!-Q nnu-I _1n'hl_- 0_____ _-___-- --____-_-__._ -.%,__ _.,.-__ _._.___-

    ;;;_.'_-"-l_--_--- veteran:elnbnorveteran:organisation,huntingolnbn,

    defenne elobnorleagues, plwnioal culture cluhn. hike olnhn, eta.

    _-_92_7'13;-_;;-_-_;-__"_*_" _Vj i";'-;;_'_'-'nee:-et cluhl. goon nqnadnknownan action onmitteen. ergn.n.in92t

    -.7911-=7?" -.1"eomittonn. entertainmentcommittees.etc. . .__-:_;.,,. .---' 2, Fnrlntien of IneurreotinnazyPeronin the for: of nelnet onn

    _ -.~-~-4-..-'."_;

    Igadl of I. comnundo$!::O, nine known an dltnnhmnntl. guerillnn.~ -

    Inn nee:-nt arning oi than greopn. Xietnilnd inntrnotiorn in innm-

    rnotionnr; toehnigunn. manningat the inlurrection. Thin fee-on

    - recruited. 1-onthe 'de!nnnnorgnninntinn nontioned in ?oint 1

    E ~ - -'-I. In ennnthe innorrnetien noeonedn.the formationof neni-nrq

    - 'en;ptOfgllllinltiongenerallyhave/IilitinornoGuard.tntn_ IQ--Iw}~92_ -... V -- 'v"-'--- ~ 1,;-_:-_;:._ ,__ _-1. 1:4 1...: 92__ . ____ . :-~ e J ._..__._.-7.7.4:...-n.._- _n~_- --- - .did n11Inihern e! orgnninntiennnational. in In-t1are nrollll

    , I5e'5'.Z.-"'iZ'l:.7;,:,1f.:..._a?1*,$,.Q..'3_'n-1-_.1Z";;_- *'_-_:._;...;'".'.-."-%'*4.-J= ;1;,-I--. --en.qs#}'"";" z,.=.-'-s.==-n~*?='-.= .;.'.*.=, ;-;.;r.H-11.2-c..>;;...;a.e '

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    ,. _., r:~.~ .....__ _-_ 1.1 _ .__ __ __ ,__ __._; -__ _._._ _,_._._.,-.- _.._. .____._. _. _. _._.__..__.,_._..__.-- _ . -- -=-.-_=92.:2 _-_ -__- -_,._ _-1,. -ai _'_'-92-I;fl T}_';-!-e__" XL- L_'l-.r. _._ 21--';._LiTn..--... ___. "'_ 5'; -"ca-'-' -I " '. _-__t __.";;. ...:;-;_t;.;1,._ _ .. . .. c-_._;.u

    _'!Iesne:l*e1en;92._61%!" eteendtheir teller-er1~ Q!aft0htfe5&92bhlL1wwtIeephslrq'

    lb! 6111 it, into 92ll_:lII:h thePithn plus "molar lliiitary

    fornations thathave coneever to the insurrectienistsIq he

    ilmrporated. . "I

    _hediiferent etegee ean hebetter seen incountries ehiohbro large iemen

    Isrtiee. like the onee inIranoe and Italy, whenLarge qusi-aiiitery organisation

    ' -Qlinseed. Itegeeofdevelopnentexist end.wherethan orpnintlellve n__, "IQ? neeunintea largestock: ofarnanente. someofwhichhaverecentlyAllie

    authorities of themeooontrtee; and the final It-lge of this type of ergenieatioa

    heeeea inChine, when theirquasi-lilitary combatandgneriiieIganieetione h

    grin into a an linedFed Lrlq ahentto completethe conqueetK the uhoie e

    Geecheelevak-in, too.inen L'L1ustrnt1on ofwhet roiethis typeoforganisa

    can pin:vhm. theGomuniste arereach toeeisepower.Ihen GovernorDewey tool:note of the security guard" an the unusualfeature

    the iouuunist demonstration at the Peekskill. 'Pebesen 'ooncert'-hepointed to ee

    thing more significant than appears on the eurfnce: hepointed, intact. to an

    inlurrectionery organizationinthe making.

    lllor nonor to proceedmore specificallyonwhetisthought on this suhJ

    the Iilitary classesinFoseow. I Inst eay, at the outset. that thereinveq 1

    testimony available inthe fora ofgnuhlicetione on whatIan about te tell you h

    cause all literature used.inthis type of classes rmnthereturned after they aneed.lone inallowed to hetaken out ofPuesie.

    _ .

    .._'__"___,.;_..'....Inetructiona onconcrete organizational gueetlonn regarding-1- : :;;- ~_- preparation re-r underground conditlone nut be given only verbal}; __

    and only byabsolutely tr-led Ind trustworthy people. On]; in____._'=' extremeceeeeshould instruction: hegiven invriting and these ""._._ o

    _ ahould contain only the lest general inetrnctions and nhould. he__;_; written insuch enanner as togive the police no elue ae to ~--

    _-_-_-_#-___-+-T_;__=--V;;V'V_V___rho: to look for and vhere to find thu 1.! the instruction:-e - - aninto their -- - - -o ---~~'

    ~ -nouns: Article: Perolutionazy Undergroundwort. ~ _.M}&.U}IISI' IFEPIHIORIL. V01. IL Ion.10-11-12 am; 1. 1932

    1- -- - p. 341 Special ldition for U-8. Pub. hyWorkers m11mn1.1.c.

    ke Eiecuseion ineurreotion thatone doe:findinarailaihle Eennuniee,__ .._t .

    Iliterature isLargely eieleading. Leoerdinc to anilntie literature; an insurr

    in elatter of big st k-es. Illl dmonetretionl inulaieh the Iaseel put upbarricad

    uteriGovernment @915 andfight with troops, or elee freternisewiththe troo

    In order win than overto the eile ofthe incur:-ectloniete. u oloseet quo

    actual." taughtinthe nilit-er: 01198"*1!"3l_!_l"

    from Lenin,founder attho 101-ietState. anultheorist andorganiserofthe Gum'=r .--'...:_-;.. . _ . 92_92 ,- _._ .-

    -- -=-'----r""3**~.~-.-'-3%.- "*1-$1~-, --' -.-.-.1" 1'-i *;-~'*.1:'1;.-K *-.,;*'.&I!-:-i"?.="-I-1:.-"_*;+*aB__i?'f'-.;.;_,"!i5*! .1-.-?'-32?--1%" 1..xx.1-.-.1 =~--.*:*u-w1"-*.-*--1-*~ 7-~ -_ ;;~_-,:;:gP""~_ 11:-'r!:.-.-=.~_.

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    . ..' _ .,:' .;._--_. I- e 0 ,

    V a ..

    'em Ihir1i ,1~eet1eteel"'l1n$h7thaIea- to attach and the organization e1to-reee fer the uprising.

    Iriilitaryattach depend onthe iei of ailitary technique - ...Military technique, now. in not the sane an it van in the anileef the 19th teeter}. It wouldhe folly for erode tocontendagainnt artiILl.er; and defend.ban-icedenwith revolve:-e. Inutnhynee tight nhenhe wrote that llencee had 11111161!-fltednew barricadtlotieeh Ihene taeticn were the tactiee of gnerilll ea:-tare.he organization which each tnetien innnni in that of ten gen,thlanncrtroeen deteehanntn....... _

    Stud; carefully the etory ofthe eecesuyrieing. 3861!!!! Illyou vii]. nmierntnnd what connection atietn between tin ale_ 1ietachnente'andthe qnantienofneebarricadetecticef .__

    *- eouacl:1-asmnrowrzonor19051;1.1.mu.1:.es.______ InternationalPnblinhern.Ice Ierk, Ice In-rt. A _--_

    In aheuldtakenote.anI Onlengeatingthenequotation.thelton

    alengn speak in their written Iaterial aheut the vex-here, Ihieh they call t

    _ Pvehteriat.Theverkernareexpectedorcharged.withdoingthinorthat.

    not,ofcue:-ee,expectthevcrkerntonchemetpineurrectionnrytechniq

    organinaticnatocarrythroughan insurrection.Lenin hinneif.again and

    that the vorkern are incapable oi that nmnhknowhow onthin auhject. "he

    ljieak in thie connectionaboutthe vorkere, that in jnat the usual lcecpia

    - vhich they nae to avoid tpeakimz in the firnt person. Phat they actually

    that the GomnunintParty orgenizen all these thinne-

    Iov to the actual method of inl1ir'!"Qct10naI1fighting an taught in the

    collagen. Ln Leninindicates in the quetatien I Just aade. the pe,-rnlar noeh"

    inenrrectione of the pant in not atall vhat the omuniet-crgfnized inmrr

    are haeed. on. The Snnnntmietn bane their ineurrection organisation on ntme

    little guerilla groupe ofa Golan:-zio tyge which attack their eeiected. ohjec

    calculated deceit and utter eurprine.

    e_een"entantI.cito}cn I thatonthehaeieofenekllmtechnique taught in llonoov,a cit; like lee York could he neined from the

    h; eforce of lone than 10.000 menorganised in the fnnhien thatI rill in

    Ind, if the Arm in disaffected. an the Pnneian Lrny nae at the tile of the

    ___;___e_ei__aur!~-ifpcverin Puenlaenochecitgr'eeuJ.c1heheldandthenewGovern

    Ii theinsurrection.couldconeelidateiteeli.-_1'lheGomunintPart;aeabernhipineaTerrStatean of1948naej}_h

    neui; ternthirdeofwho!live withintheIn Yorktit: area. on; 20$o

    nenternhip are ana rule connide:-ed fit to he included into a eonlaat type

    organisation. The numberprenent in the Security Guard.to:-nation eorrenpo

    apprezieatelg thin percentage.-- '_

    7__Ietregred. ierler 0I;pita1of?nnnia,neeknownneLeningrad.vith the

    nenthaving50.000troupeplea policeat itn lliepoeal.veeactualil $030

    ty 3,30nan thna1[et'gan.iIOLHamburg.a city ef 1.500.013 peepln Ill t

    3225*1=.~1#.-=:.e92:-vi-1.-.1:1-aw-n--.3;;-=1:-3'wwnu-e~-sh--.-.=

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    _-.;.- .: :n_ ; _ . ; : ;. : : ;__;;_: ;__;.;.;-_:;: .- _; ;.~ -. ;;- _ _;; ; ; ; .. ; _,.. ,_,,_ - ,_; .....,,o__. .._ _,__;_ ; .;__, 13t*3';;"".'__1__._I_fl _';____,L__%__4M;W;_"_'3_'{',;.=?"."r_"

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    in-if. tieepeiH It itetiepeenl,wasalaoetMb ti QSQInn to-Jteehniqeee. 1e- *-,'h

    '1;loiota,Ua itelofOelulbin,anullforceoiUellnmlateltegeden-% eeerge:-.i:e$=.1291;Q! sit;

    ~a'beine week.hr thetin theywereouted.I; troupecomingfrea lietr

    u Segltel looked.an if n heavybenbudnentequulronhadgeneere! ll.

    ,, ieeh of theabove-neaed.inenrrectionano different an to in th

    2&3.theyconformed.tothefollowingpattern:- 1. the leisure of pnerhoueee and11.1communicationoentere, RA In

    - _-- - . _ . . -. - .- - _- ____ .Q1epnoneHlcllelgel, telgrlgm nn maid ltetionl, ate. z:n:|.enan an x

    object the pernlyeie of the Governmentmachine. . _.__I

    2. Seizure of ell transport terminals to paralyze all traffic to all

    tron the city: thin my incl-one the do:-oiling of train: 50 to BOI110!

    out of the city or the nieahling of airports, dieebli.-ng of hridgea

    andthecreationof otherroadhlccksto irrpedeGovernmentrein1orunto fromquietlyreachingthecity whiletheinsurgentterseto

    at 92-erk. t

    3.. $3111-eof key C-overnmentbuildings. like the neutral police

    headquarters, Git; Hall, Intional Guard.arnoriea and other eonnen--:.~'-=

    e-pate to impedeorparalyze quick retaliation on the pert of the _

    Governmentend.further paralyze the Govrnment machine.

    4. Theerrant,earl; inthemorning,of theprincipalpenonelittee_ .

    A of the Governmentandforcingthenat gunpoint to declareinrxadlete:'+::---- -- - *- --- ~ -'- '*---'~'~-;:":';" -'an;>;1ortof the newGovernmentorto he executedllllnedietelye-ail "-,

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    -- '@a.=,.;..:.:" ;"..._..~11.. - 2.. *.'..;-...*2"-5-W'-"""1-$5-t___. .7.-----< -551'' '" . __ _______ ___ ___ __ .,_7__.___~_,;__-=7__ _.. -E.-.-_---_i,._;5:__- _-e ~;35;=:";1-=*;,_,-..-5..~.-;;+-_.. ___:_ . L-- ~57-_---1531- Q --- 0------ -_== _ _._...:;...-.~ "" " . -- 23;"-n-- , 7: -- e " -- .- e""&

    __ _ _.. l. .1 ._.-..:- ._-.,

    ~ . . I- - -=-$4 3

    _' ms in toayga eeeritnetlelatanHuiemaoi-gunmannine an. ....r .- ,-vI . . _. - 1,-- _= - . . ,_ H.1; tempenpaneofenpplyingeuge oru-meanttomobanergeilnuen

    itevlth trelnedleenbetentsendu:;ereneed_oeq|192at--- ' . _- ~.-,. .., ..

    theair. LI miner freeeveran epentleneIn Ierlnlhr

    U1 tnnee of eubuerum epu-gnu; u concertrm: on1lnd6rz1992'_lIllergeelpegi-cg- - Y -t e-- - - - -' ~I.'_*' .&

    no _ 7 ___--. ,* hnetieningLeslieon 1:-eeat dcnnenll.If withthedevelcpoent

    .e lerlnlwarfareouch;thingeheuldbeconepenibleellewith. undergroundInthe11.5,,thenallmumofT; ergunlsetientillhavetobelherplyrevlee4._

    5!tnlurreetloneryfereelothe'gute'oftheOtmllmlntP_l-rt!Ilti._:_ atthequell-lilltarylet-upoftheParty.Onenewnine1cit;

    l forceofthistypoybntonee-ennotholditon101:5notheGov_ereliableforee at ltl commendend.hasthewill tonaeit. It ll enentlnl,

    .end.thismetbeoenlidered.e.veryimportantpertof thepreparationstenthe

    seizureofpower.teee:-ryent.priortnmyinsurrection.eertelntypesof -infiltration aetivitlee in the armedtel.-eeethat beer direct relation to It. V

    ..e

    I I111 new give the eeconclpert of the plan:-- -- -

    -L Inltretebylecretorganizationthearmed.for-eelofthe11.8-_._.:

    _' and carry out demerelintion work therein. .:--- ~ ;

    - 3. Infiltrete the Ldninietretive and, if poulble, the peliey *."__*4- _n , ,

    makinglet-upoftheGovernmentinordertoobutruet,enhotegeu___

    K demoralizeanddevlgteGovernmentactionegainltthe-- ~- _

    D_._'____I-lei-3V__,____._._r,_-Y;**T_-1-_ .__,7WIk.. Y..____-- '- -- -'

    3- Infilt ie thedecisivetransportationendcommunication' ' --"1 r:

    = ''of the countryto imaedee rapid er large eeelemobilizationof the

    - =*- e7*Gm-_ernnent'efcreeeagainstthelneurreetienintl._- " .. _ 4- Inltrete dlecieivearmamentlndultrieetn erclerto ehltrlof l

    _ . .1 .-- ....;n__-eyu-.:r.A-.1--V- ' "- . .~

    . malebetegetheiroperatlmBipecilllfduringperieis.1 '1":'. ,. -.--- -. 1.---1-__-;--1- _-:1.-V__-_ -.-=5; ,+._;

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    _ ___ _- _ , __ '--...:.~___...__.--.,.,_.-.

    . _ If. xi. ___ }'~_ J.i;!:.Purq 2:-I other prties in that e 5o-mist Port;is hesiosJJ;Q illlltretill

    . erguisstiomoperstizgll;eteelth. ndeooil.hell e@ee92grow

    1 fewdoomnonhavehem totekeeverlargeLsher onions.spreadingthei

    gripendinuenceso theygomeg. thesomemethod:hlfeandereheiogu.e_et

    infiltrateourcollegesendourtechnologicalandliteraryintelligentsiaeseoandso forth. h h _92-- --

    _ ' 7 . . __ .

    the eurfeceer above-groundset~qpoi theGoenunietPut: is. in feet ml;i JodietorecruitmembersforitsconcealedinfiltrationopereticnsiiI11nits

    _'Dependingontheinternationalsituationoiecountry.thistype

    or-gmisetionco-oldheendhesbeenehleto eeisecontrolin certaincountriesin

    tron five to tvenw percent of the population no in eynpethgs-it-h i t."

    Iopozhepeilluetretetheeffectofthiskindofmethodwithecueeleetmm. 1;:us takeform=p1e enu,laborunionlike theUnitedElectricaland

    llachineYorkersUnion,whichwass participantin theIcheeonPeekskillneetin'i'hisunionhes beeneffectively controlled for the lent ten years by eforce of

    then one percent of its membership. i'hieone percent was the organized Columni

    groupeoperatingwithinit. Anevenleseerpercentageof GoomunietFart; senb

    controlled twelve netionel unionsof the 0.1.0. havingenenherehipoi1.560.06

    I onnotsuggestingthattheCommunistPartyin this countryisivst this tile, r

    tocarryouttheineu.'rrecti.ona:7plansindicatedetbove,nordo I suggestthatt

    _ so-celled.securitygee:-dis etthintine eforcesufficientlyquelitiedendo

    isedto lttlipi theseizureof lee YorkCity.butI dosq that itis thebegioisucheforce:eleeitsezieteo-oewouldherenosensevheteoeverinthe_to

    aetivitieeInd programso taughtbytheHighCommendinlloscevendes frsctice

    Iuq of theGommmietPsrtieeall overtheworld._" '

    _ oolennnsrconcnoxmrnmmman* '

    i=1-.- W-~~ -me Solomonweenie.its Se

    geewill eeefromtheQuotationsi willmireofI-c:ovel;;'erises. uniplayin inportintroleintheOosluunietpllnloferg-mining !o

    notionsendthis no-wants,to elargeextent. to the heevygerticipetiouof Go

    controlled unions in the Peel-elrill affair end the security gnar

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    _V __ . i _. 7.. _._.. -__. 5_-_._,2- ._ V.

    'Are-eatencreamem=;'mr._Ibiillat=1eh-hitnrnntiet_ 3- te iqrueeoustr-te;i~1l1;leL:;:rg|ep-|em_-heunm

    1929. Ietenrewi. uzenky. .rre ton-eena lutiee _11;an: name., run. tor t.tr.U.n.- 3;we;-kenLit'ru7Pdblinhei-elee Tori Git}. p 29-30 _ e3 7

    Ihe.emmniete ere net leherunieniete:theyonlyunethe lnhefhniennnn

    would nee nmelon to neckall the ntrength ant 0!. thm. 11561 Ill 14343?Illilll

    n

    an

    engineeof din:-wtien of the en;-Jitelintecenenieqntu. they nee these nninn t

    1!.-.nn__nne1-in lie!!! ectivitiee all pedtheir pg:-ell! eith lJenn-ni!t__perIcII 1

    i qnnelnhorenienetorecruittheroughandtumbleelementfor |;;~':-.':-. T .'.'...,lperill greqpn.hey neethannntheheavynrtillery in theG-If-te-Q

    ee mlic endpeliticll _1m:-farethey conductmm: cnpitelintic eee1et;.".'

    -_ lb 101-lile qtntien 1'1-encemuniet neureen indicnten ehnt the Ii Gonna-

    in lloncce nqn on thin nuhjeetz "'

    !'1'h.eInter-aatieail Genneil cf Bride and Indnitfial tfnicnt ea.-vianet peace but n nerd to the heurgeeieie of ell eenntrient thin

    de ne: the euence of cur activity. Our progrenin the violent

    ererth:-cur at the honrgeoinie end the eetehlinhment of theDicteternhip ct the Proleterietg nmthlenn clan var on eninternetiene1'endnational ncele and nclone nnneverehle ellieneewith the Gellnnnint Internntionnl-'

    801303: International Trade and Industrial Unienn by S. Iozwniy

    pt 59, Publinhed by Union Publinhing jrnocintien, I-1-

    While building up their forcen for the neizure cf purer, the Gmmnlntn ere

    Inch interentedin buildingtqwtheenione- the veryepteniteeiftgyhnttheydoaft

    the neinre of power,Vhentheyproceedtoteke the dernelspineoutat thmt .

    Gemmznintcontrolled tinionn which nn nrule, are engagedin continued ntrife

    lgeinet the employers and the State are In ideal

    warfare,endGenuunintgnerillngreupnorIge-on"-

    I011-Q Q t'1nru_ggnggz !nennn92_the 'l'tP"I'1.1'!f!QnfI-TI I --n -vQ ------ --

    _ ecerity guarddinpleynt Peeknkill. e . _, I

    Elieindividual Gail; ntrngglenof the verhern egeinnt enjaitalint'eapleitetiun in ditch you participatedet vnrieun tinen on verioen l.e-ecnnien-I. ere really not ieoleted and neparate eventn, but ecn- *''ntitnte no nan; linkn in one chain - the chain of clue It:-nggle ofthe working eleee ngeinet the capitalist elenn, nntruggle which

    ,_.;l..:';.._._;f_'_:',-e':~e~==--.

    e--grti-_ enpitelinteylten.endthebuildingupof SecielinnentheflrltT * nteg:ef Oemmninn,throughtheentebliehnentof thedietnterehip1_...?""'Q Iv A-nqnQ1

    -triit it the far: ti a Se at gate:-at-at-!_ '-Y.--"5"'.- . tr:-__-_1?:'_.-

    12- Pamphlet:nu comma: mm II LBTICIbyAle: Bittlennn. .m. byIerkere Lib:-:17 Pnbliehere. lee lurk city, April. 1932. 3 I. "-

    i.. __.,.,_

    'I_hnteverfighting hen been done in the lent fee genre fer higherIegen and unemploymentinnerenee end relief wen doneunder nrnvelutiennry leederehip with the elenent participation ef theGemunintiVhearein fevereftheeverthrwofthecnpite.

    " 'I'"I_92'rP0-';_' '3

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    ,,,;,_,;.__-_-:_- their llnhinery, 1;:-eventingt-hm free we:-kingnnoothlyin h

    -1'e"l""51"-'e..-3.1? ..L

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    nine at the overthrewcfcnpitnlint rule, the nholitien oithe =='*5"-"

    treining ground for nll typtn of

    eqnedn inc-uhetein then en gene_ ___ ____,,_..___i_;4...- _.i_..._

    kl-all tv-an in! lggl nnnnlg-...- W.-. .. -. ._--

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    . , 4" -_- * . '_'

    _ lninetqu-etuedinenntmhijerngec,m=mc1'uquenemmeann.-

    thatI-Itnbee:t__5|.ereeugegesiin111:0 nctivity...beenlenbecreon_

    lnogetie nut effectiveof theirmu organiser:endnonetectioinnlr than to

    ietne-r_'":1"-iththeirquasi.-niiitguerilingroup;orgee-ne"'.eretheetrengiepiof the diole Sommiet movement. .

    thenot-ivitieeerell Sourronieteinthelaborunionethroughouttheeerieereoerriinnted by the -Cormmint-dominated Ierld. federation of trnrie thine. n

    jgengceeoertothellecInternationalorI|lb01''UnbuttheP01-1610!? IdernewUnion!whichembeenmamaendeppmd1;the11

    qI'--' :;::_,._; .-- -._-.-----.---

    Gounod.in lioeccvetiil continueto guide ell their nctivitiee. F-: " &

    Another contingent tr-king pert in-the oheeonPeekekill demonstration in the-

    I-nhor Youth League, Ienceeeor of the Americnn Tooth for Democracy, vhicl in turn i

    the locceeeorof the Ioung SomnnietLeone. Accordingto the Deily Yorker of _

    September9. 1949, the Later Youth Leagueheld e epeoiel city-vice neeting to pretthe violence suffered. by them et the Peehlrill cienonetretion. The meeting wee he

    nt llnnhntten Center, 34th St. end. 8th Avenue, 1.1., with Jock Stochel, member of

    Political 3m-een. oi the Bonmunint Forty ln one of the eleven convicted in J1I--

    ledinnecourt, enthe principal e;.>enker.

    can-mans!more ommr 2A'1'IOB8J

    JockStechel,fcroerorgnnlzetioneecreteryoi theGumonietPartynnie!la

    theheede!theAgitationnnlPropegemieDepartmentoftheParty.hoebeenknow

    e oneofthePetty:nbleetorganl. _____7ntr_e'te_giete_._Heno formerlynhighotficigl of thylfoungSommnintLea;-o.e._____

    'well vereed in the plane the MoscowHigh Semend have for infiltration octiritiee

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    . ,no 0 > ..1. it sin et m ileolegioelliiiintegretionenduienoreiieetionor

    " the ;5=n_iigeneriii

    2;_InfiitrntionQt youthorgenieetione.eoiieges;nnivereitieeen! other etretegio epote for the_pnrp_oeeof etinoletieg iieeeotion

    mi ll-iniquityto ourinstitutionml recruiting endI, n- -rthieere for the Gannniet Increment-

    3. Utilising the organisation thee oreeted. for infiltretiee in the

    AimedBe:-vicee,technologicalLeheretoriee.etc. Q;--.-Z"__.. :~e t '1*" v

    I_I_;:;Y_TIaohof the ideologicalaiieinteg-retioneni.GeneralizationworkLI lonetllrm

    orgeaieetionemongettheteachingetnlf. infiltration of teeohere'nnion

    Ioviee end through textbooks, ete. ee eotivit; enonget the teaching eteffe ie 0

    onlineted.run the eotivitieeor theYoung'}oelIun.ietLeague.newhave e