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American Friends Service Committee — Part 21
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RE: PEACE CARAVAN, 1969, AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE
DRAFT RESISTANCE UNION OF MEMPHIS (DRUM)
information or other assistance--write, phone or visit: Central
Committee for Conscientious Objectors, 2016 Walnut Street,
. Philadelphia 3, Pennsylvania, phone LO8-7971, or American -
Friends Service Committee, 1818 South Main Street, High Point,
See a eA vue ce ilsee’s
North Carolina, zip code 27261, telephone 882- 0109. he
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quoted section is a quotation from Section 6 (j)}) of the Draft
Law,
On Wednesday, July 9,1969, beginning at approximately
i: 30 a.m., in front of the Federal Office Building, 167 North
Main Street, Memphis, representatives of the FBI and Intelligence -
_ Bureau, Memphis Police Department observed a vigil during which
the participants, approximately 18 in number, demonstrated
against U,S, Bolicy in Vietnam and, according to Sources one and
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two, this was Sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee
Project known aS Peace Caravan, 1969. The demonstration lasted
until approximately 2:10 p.m. and during the course of the vigil.
approximately 18 peeple at various times took parts there.
Placards were carried and a roll call of the Vietnam war deceased
from U.S. Armed Forces whose residences were in Tennessee was .
verbally read by various demonstrating participants.
This demonstration began in front of the Federal Office
Building and at approximately 12:35 p.m., the participants went
te the South entrance of the Federal Building, staying there until
approximately 2:10 p.m. /
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