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ee ET a i eS vee tm ewes kh 3 STATIS DIPARTEERT o 1 £ PTY wp - deral Bureau of Tnvest ign. ion . In Reply, Please Refer to File, +i June AZ 1960 AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE On June 17, 1960, a conf ntial source furnished a flyer concerning “The Week-Lo dwest Institute at Conference Point Camp on BeautifGl Lake Geneva =~ July 16-23, 196 “This flyer identifies the spcrsor of this conference as the Awerican Friends Service Comzittee and states that the idea behind this institute is that in the age of the hydrogen bemb, when men and nations desperately need to find a new direction, many serious people feel bewildered and helpless in the face of forces of terrifying proportions seemingly vying for control. The American Friends Service Committee's view is that the individual can contribute constructively.. He can infprm himself of the issues at stake. He can decide where he stands in the contest between vwiolence and human dignity. He can join with others simtlarly concerned to make their voices and actions clear. ms The flyer identifies the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) as a Quaker organization working in national and international fields of social action and service. People of all races, nationalities and religions are active in its work. :. ; The leaflet identifies the following individuals as participants in thisAnstitute: P i, fees "WILLIAM-€,, DAVIDON, Theoretical Physicist, Argonne", Rational Laboratory, Chairman. of Chicago Chapter, Federation A of American Scientists, member, Third Pugwash Conference of - International Scientists, Kitzbuhl-Vienna, co-author '1970 Without Arms Control’ and contributor, “Bulletin of Atcmic Scientists’, an i, oases. UPTA, Quaker, born and educated in India in engiffeérin av, history and military; active in Gandhin | j Independence Movement and later in the Labor and Peasant sid ' Movements, Foraign Policy Adviser to Indian Socialist Party, .. - 1956-1959, traveled extensively during past three years ~fin~ sir Rear East, India and Russia, presently lecturer in Asian studies at Southern Allinois University...