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fee eee “APPENDIX 7 “UNITED STATES FESTIVAL COMMITTEE a “(Seventh World Youth Festival) ; n August 4, 1958, a source made available a iam geal ‘statement on the, Seventh World Youth’ "77 ae «.,— + -, Festival distributed by the United States Festival . . Committee then in vrocess of organization in oe “Li... . New York City. , This statement sets forth that the “ -:.. co. Festival idea 1s supported by. the World’Federation =" >" @f Democratic Youth, (cited as a Communist organization [7 ™ 12> am the House Committee on Un-American Activities, ("7 Guide to Subversive Organizations and Publications, aaa ganuary 2, 1957, page 94.) with headquarters in 217. .-. Budapest, Hungary, and the International Union of Students, “" =" (edited as a Communist organization in the House Committee ... ape, -~ OM Un-American Activities Guide, above, on page .48.), - -. . . . With headquarters in Prague, Czechoslovakia. It was decided : ~~" “€o hold the 7th World Youth Festival in Vienna, Austria, @uring the summer of 1959. mente eer cr The statement made available by the above source oe “on “August 4%, 1958, set forth that the Festival has as its -—-..-., . @in' the desire to promote understanding and friendly cooperat: a - ce --_ -+-between the youth of nations of the world. A second source on October .3, 1958, made available Information concerning 2 Regional Youth Conference of the CP, USA, held in New York City, on September 27, 1958. ‘The Youth Festival to be held in Vienna was discussed and those _" oe attending were urged to get delegates to attend this festival and to help raise money to defray delegate expenses. on