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4 ET @ oi CHICAGO COUNCIL OF AMERICAN-SOVIET FRIENDSHIP 7 ¥ EDWIN GORDON FOX, 7147 Jeffrey Avenue, Chicago, Tllinois (now deceased), made available in January, 1954, the "First Annual Report CCASF", an undated publication which stated that the Chicago Council of American-Soviet Friendship (CCASF) was incorporated in July, 1943. This document stated, "The Council's affiliation with the National Council] of American- Soviet Friendship was validated August 11 (1943). The present name was adopted to conform to standard national practice. It should be noted, however, that the Chicago Council is entirely autonomous; the government of its affairs rests exclusively in the hands of its Chicago Executive Board," A source advised on June 20, 1956, that at an Execu- tive Committee meeting of the CCASF, an officer of the organiza- tion stated that the aims of the Council were peaceful co- existence and friendship with the USSR. A second scurce advised on May 11, 1959, that the CCASF continues to use its facilities for the purpose of pro- pagandizing for international pezce and cultural exchange with the USSR. This source advised that even though the CCASF claims @e Khe antanamane TeanAanc af ¢7%.4, ewan awa Sen eiant la tf A2anta at with, and its program closely follows that of, the National Council of American-Soviet Friendship. The National Council of American-Soviet Friendship has been designated by the Attorney General of the United States pursuant to Executive Order #290450, This memorandum is loaned te you by the Federal Bureau af Trweetigatinan and saithan 4¢ anu tom seaedane ~—s we SSS FS BS 2s SE FA IS Ul lCUKU OU Pe distributed outside the agency to which loaned.