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te ea eee i at a cn A a A a ee oe maT, NY 10018676 7 , Co Eee oe - x who had been induc into the United States Armye . of the “Weekly Review" on June 1, 1942, replacing JOSEPR CLARK, ‘former ‘dite av Young Communist League "Review", January 26, 1943, page 7, colum 4 oo, ee eee This issue of the "Revi ew! stated that at the "National fer 7 Service" conference of the YOUNG COMMUNIST LEAGUE, which was held in New York City on January 9 and 10, 1943, CLAUDIA JONES was elected to the NATIONAL COUNCIL cof the YOUNG COMMUNIST LEAGUE as well’as to the "National. —_ War Service Council* of the YOUNG COMMUNIST LEAGUE. . ~ CLAUDIA JONES was observed by this agent to be seated on the © ) ae ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee eee ee speakers! platform at @ Dass neeting, spansored by the COMMUNIST PARTY and the YOUNG COMMUNIST LEAGUE, which was held at UNION SQUARE, New York City, between 5:00 and 7:30 P.M, on September 24, 1942. The purpose of this meeting was to demand the immediate opening of a second front in n Europes ; CLAUDIA JONES did not make a speech at this meetings CLAUDIA JONES was observed by this agent ‘to officiate at a pub- , lic rally which was held at MANHATTAN CENTER, 34th Street and 8th Avenue, - New York City, on the evening of October 15, 1943, opening the YOUNG COMMUNIST LEAGUE Convention, She opened the rally by greeting the dele- AF A oe tr aS ae eee ee ee St ville wo gates and visitors and introduced all subsequent # speakers, - b| (e2 Ti eee a elerd an ns Tr cae! source advised that CLAUDIA JONES was appointed a member of Lo the Presiding Committee at tthe YOURG COMMUNIST LEAGUE Convention, held on October 16 and 17, 1943 at the MECCA TEMPLE CASINO. Upon the dissolution of the YOUNG COM UNIST LEAGUE at this convention, she, together with MAI WEISS and FRANK SESTARE, officers of the YOUNG COMMUNIST LEAGUE, was au- thorized to wind up the affaire of the YOUNG COMMUNIST ‘LEAGUE within a period of thirty days. _ At the succeeding AMERTCAN YOUTH FOR DEMOCRACY Convention, con tinued on the same dates, CLAUDIA JONES was appointed a member of both the venued On ie ee ee PRESIDING COMMITTEE and the CONSTITUTIONAL COMMITTEE of the AMERICAN YOUTH FOR DEMOCRACY and was Chairman of the Press Committee of the Convention, Upon election of the NATIONAL COUNCIL of the AMERICAN YOUTH FOR DEMOCRACY - on October 17, 1943, CLAUDIA JONES was elected a member, On this same A TA PTT A ART on date, she spoke in favor of the nomination of ROBERT THOMPSON a6 4