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4 . Ra DECLASSIFICATION AUTHORITY DERIVED FROM: oy FBI AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATION CurTe . OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 DATE 08-15-2011 cy al & io e Belmont, UNITED STATES cover Gent © a Callahan Conrad eémoranaum Evans Evans Malone Rose: TO : Mr. A. H. Belmont pare: July 19, 1961 Tava) % Tele. Room FROM ; W. Cc. Sullivan. . Gana INTERNAL SECURITY - COMMUNIST CENTRAL RESEARCH MATTER SUBJECT: Reference is made to.my memorandum 7/17/61, same subject, (copy - enclosed) which suggested a free world peace conference to seize the initiative from the communists. | Eniclosed is a blind memorandum. setting forth a plan of action.for - a Free World Conference for Peace as proposed in referenced memorditium. “2 = : and a My suggestion for this conference was based on a report from our |; top level informant NY 694-S* that the Soviet Union was planning to holc World Peace Congress, date and place as yet undisclosed. Because the report regarding this Congress is Fop-Secret and because of the absolute necessity of prgtecting this highly placed source, this information does not appear in enclosed.blind = memorandum. In its place, the 22nd Congress of the Communist Partyof the! Soviet Union, which is scheduled for October, 1961, is used as a point of timely fy, reference, if any use is. made of the enclosed. memorandum, however, it should be made crystal clear that it is actually predicated upon “Top-Beeret information previously disseminated to the White House that the. Soviets are. Lannins Peace Con i a them.an a to make them rea: cttous. RECOMMENDATION: EXLIG ga ® [00-42 709 - 14710. That Assistant Director Courtney A. Evans. immediately. give give the, ., él enclosed blind memorandum regarding a Free World Conference for Pbace to! his contact at the White House with the explanation that the Director. fas eiven wesc serious thought to this. matter and this proposal is offered merely as a suge gestion for consider GN Q (sae n * a wie ) my ; \W e S. Mewradto AG Wok tot in criqead ot emeltsvre ppg] Enclosures ay ADDENDUM: CAE:jh Lysine ni WG:aabd (7) This is an excellent idea and the ‘attached memorandum is “1 ~ Mr. Belmont 1 - Mr. Sullivan certainly well prepared. L-would suggest, however, that it | would seem inadvisable to by~pass the Attorney General. He’ 1 - Mr. Branigan should certainly have the opportunity of presenting to the i Me Bawpeardner President and the National Security Council an idea of this ae magnitude. | 1 ~ Section tickler é : Sranopgnals pgame tro O4 _. YN conse BE |