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American Friends Service Committee — Part 28
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useful to participate in large, publicized meetings with WPC
people, There is a pocsibility that some onall group meetings
will be hele at the Quaker Meeting House in England at which WPOC
representativea will bs present, These meetings will be entirely
run by the Cuakers.
Mr, Hoskins then referred to a Baptist Rally held in Sweden in
August of this year. Beptist representatives head come from all over
the world and 6 Soviet Baotists wore present. There did not seen
to be uny mesting of tha minds whatever when discussions at the
Baptict meetine scot inte political matters, but the Quakers still
belicve something useful 1s accomplished by such meetings simply by
. Virtue of the contact previded with the Soviet representativaa,
Mr, Hoskins aleo referred to a recent visit by 6 young Soviets
to England. This visit apparently was stinulated and controlled by
the Quakers, Tho Soviet vieitors traveled all over England and
Mr, Hesvine felt that their visit probably had the result of break-
int down certain etereotypes regarding Western society held by the
Soviet repreeentatives, |
Mr, Hoctkins said thot the US Quakers are still gontemplating a
pesasible visit to the Soviet Union but are having ditriculty setting
torether a well-pbclanecd, representative group, “It is now thought
that the visit will prébs ikly take place next summer and that it Will
be led by Clarence Pitrett, Mr, Hoskins noted that both Zaroubin
“and Molik EOSUINUYEPoS St Mr, Pickett regarding the trip and have
exprepeed the hepe that it will take place,
Me, Hoskins referred to the conference of young diplomate to
be hsid by the Sushers next summer in. Evyrope. He mentioned the
pocnivility that Soviets mirht attend this and said that the Quakers
were btlll ccisidcring the srobien. They saw many drawbacks to it,
put on the other hand felt that it mirht be a good idea at ler.st to
‘try it as en exmerinent, Mr, Hosking paid he would kecp in touch
with us on this matter,
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