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1 w. a: 4 ea a a pet ps ee pe: t tenet Nee oe OO Ue a s re oe ae a Sod =. geemed as urgent as the need for all of us to find common - " the call said ~~ : 4 . £ | On May 11, 1949 an article appeared in the "Dally 3 Workerteeunder the caption of "Church and Civic Leaders to Meet. Against War Pact," which stated that a meeting of church and civic leaders to'make their opposition to the North Atlantic Pact Manifest" had been called for May 20 and 21 in Washington Dp. ©. by Albert Einstein; Phomas Mann, kmily Yreen Balch, Bishop W. J. Walls and Reverend Edwin Dalbert. The article stated that the letter calling the conference was read to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that day by James Embree who appeared as an opposition witness to the Pact and representing the Progressive Party of New Jersey. According te the article, the letter described the conference as a non-delegated meeting of leaders of civic, church, labor and community organizations. "No responsitility grounds to make our stand for a real and lasting peace, 100-3-81-A (28) a CMB :me