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NY 100-18676 CLAUDIA JONES participated in a radio form held on July 18, 1947 at 9:30 p.m. over radio station KQV, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The subject for debate was the question of Universal Military Trainings CLAUDTA JONES and a Mr. NATHAN ALBERT represented the side of Commmnism in this debate. The following are verbatim statements made by Miss JONES, reflecting her knowledge of the aims and objectives of the Communist Party: "My Party, the Communist Party, joins with millions of other Americans, in fact with the majority of people, in opposing a policy of Universal Military Training for the nationts youth. We are opposed to such @ proposal because instead of its being a means of promoting democracy and world peace, it would in reality, promote (unintelligible) of the country (unintelligibie) and war-mongers. Defense of the country depends not on its military might alone, but first of all on those policies that will insure democ- racy to all the people, decent hones, adequate educa- tion, a high standard of living, and an active defense of world peace and democracy. The following statements were made by CLAUDIA JONES and Judge GUNTHER, who opposed the views of the subjact: Judge GUNTHER: "You are an admitted Commnist, are you not? Miss JONES: "Correct. Judge GUNTHER: "And you believe in the theories of Korl Marx, do you not? Miss JONES: "T do. Judge GUNTHER: “Have you ever read the constitution