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*§ . ; 3 . 5 5 - % a NK 100+32986 : i" WMsheb * aN 5 under the suspices of the CRO were to slect delegates to the Freedom 4 Crusade , “isshington, D.C. on 1/18/49, the day after the triel of the te CP leaders opened in Federal Court in few York City, KIUST™IN was among *: the svoncers of this Preedon Crusade. The Worker, the Sunday edition of the Deily Worker dated 12/26/48 contained an article captioned "Crusade Launched te Deferd 12! Lobbying in Capitol." fiecording to this article, “ILLI‘M L. PATTERSON, Execulive Secretary of the CRC, sponsor of the Washington Conclave, informed the ‘lorker that a speciel report on the case of the 12 indicted CP leaders wonld be delivered at the Legislative Conference on 1/17/49. The srtiolo further stated that among those sponscring the cenfeie.ce there were included such notables as Dr. EINST#IM and, others. 62167 ID necords of another Government Agency vhich conducts security ond intelligence type investigations, dieclosed that informetion wes received to the effect that the latest attenrt of the CP end the Cnc to lobby in ashing ton, D.C. was the arinot yao. wr bafta. Preaden: Cincd dé ve beads In Washturton, Doe. on 2/17/49. Furthermore, 1t was reported that the Freedcm Crusade would be preceeded by 4 nationel civil rights conference vhieh acecerding to the Communist press will mske plane for'nr offensive by the fmerican people to end tsecond class citizenship! for the hegro people, trade unions, Communist progressive, libersls, and 211. other radicrl religious and political mincrities." liasa records further disclosed that smeng the sponsors of this movement was Dr. LDISTEIN and others. According to the worker, the Sunday edition of the Dally Yorker dated 1/16/49, EINSTEIN was a sponsor of the Freedom Crugr.is. ‘ecording to the Worker dated 1/30/49, numerous individuals oried a hrougheut the world were pretesting the trial of the 12 Communist + uw leaders in Kew York City. &mong the names of individuels and organizations set cut in the article es having protested the trial of the 12 CF leaders was the "Freedom Crusade Coll." 4ecording to this article, EIWSiNiN wes among the signers of this call. - 34 - ws, . Sr. rs, Sc rr ee a