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f \ ,- 5 1 ,- . new-found radicd political ideology, the policy draft warned against i 'i r--<:. , being eo-opkd in their efforts by the Democrats or thc.electora1 process In order to dbtain the objective of 'broad and diversified constitu- I 5 . .. - . ' in general. - c . - I encies, the VVAW p'lanr to involve people who have zever before partici- pated in movement polit"ic8. Thf organization feels that if they are of demdnstrations occurring in San Diego, to Americans throughout the nation. o . . a * 22% --c t . - As has been previously report e'd; a "peoplcs petition" will be circulated among San Dieganr attacking imagined ills in political leader- - - . .. ! ' 1 1 . - ship across a broad spectrum. A successful petition campaign, the vct- erans believe, would illustrate a broad-bascd opposition to the Republicans convening in San Diego as oppased to the relatively small number of militant fringe radicals'who disruptSc!aChicago at the Democratic Convcntion in 1968. The veterans further believe that a demonstrated broad-based opposition would shift the blame for disruptions and inconveniences during the convention ftom the militants to President Nixon and the Republicans. -The Vietnam Veterans Against the War (which claims a nicmbership of 20,000 m.embers nationally) will hold an executive meeting from 7-10 April at Houston where additionalplans for San Dikgo will be made. executive Weting will also select a delegation which the veterans plan to send to Hanoi in late spring or early summer. The purpose of the planned Hanoi trip, if it involves objectives other than propaganda and publicity, is unknown at this time. Far additional details of activities planned by the The VVAW' see calendar of forthcoming activities. 7 7 2 3 /Xe 72 . . . .. . - . a. s c 3 ,