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4 3 $ A 9 NK 100-32986 VEM :maq VII OTHER ACTIVITIES INDICATING FURTHERANCE OF THe PROGRAM OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY A. Protest of Sentencing of Defense Attorneys For the Twelve CP Leaders . Jt is noted that eleven of the twelve individuals comprising the National Committee of the CP USA were convicted on 10/1L/h$ in U.S. District Court, SDNY, for violation of Section 3 of the Smith Act for advocating and conspirying to besch the violent overthrow of the U. &. Government. The Daily *orker dated 2/1/50 contained an article sapticned, "EINSTEIN, MAN, BLAST THAT TO LAS YoRS." According to this articl:, EINSTEIN,among other distinguished Americans, protested the threat toward disciplinary action against lawyers who defended politice] minorities, national minorities, and labor organizations." The article stated that the above statement issued mentioned the contempt citations by Federal Judge HAROLD R. M-DINA, U. S. District Court, SDIY, against the counsellors for the eleven Communist Jesders on trial in New York City. The New Yerk"Daily Mirror," daily newspamer of Wew York City, dated 9/10/hS, contained an article which stated in part that a nev: so-called "independent noreCommunist't movement te "'martyrize” the Kremlin inspired defendants called itself the Nstional Non-Fartisan Sanmittee to defend the righ'’s of the trelve Communist leaders. This organization ras in relation to the tvelve CP leaders who were on trial in Wey York tity at that time, According to this article, the erganization Listed as " Y sponsors ETNSTI.IN and others. 26I7D ); “another Dk PBA tes Government Agency, disclosed that on 2/1/50, the Lawyers Defense Committee released a statement over the signatures of sixteen well~ known Nor professional individuals who were chrenic signers of CF sponsored petitions. The name of RINSTETN appeared among the signatures of the statement protesting the contempt convictions of the defence attornoyvs in thr trial of the eleven CF leaders in New York City. sno has been acquaint: 4 Boyes