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ae ee ee =p. ee sR ie —— Me me re ee a ee ae me Fey pn Carer ON A EE MO ghey ce QL tein geet ain . - id OPW ONAL FORM NO. 10 ¢ apie a vee eae *UNIT@D STATES CE? Memorandum . Gy tua cei FROM: AC, NEW HAVEN (1100-16982) ; 12) siasell WIGS La Z SUBJECT: GEORGE ORWELL FORUM Declassiy gy DADR > YALE UNIVERSITY GOS? 5 Gt INFORMATION CONCERNING fs TERNAL SECURITY ; Geosifiod rlSb s ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED Boetcssi® on: O8BR FYE i 7 BEREIH IS UNCLAT TEE RRLEPT Re Bureau letter, dated 10/13/60. WHERE SHOWT Pinenicice Li The following information is contained in New Haven Office oo files regarding the Geonge Orwell Forum Yale University: On 3/14/58, QB advised that according to the ininites of £ Young Seatalist League, National Administrative oo Committee meeting on 3/3/58, in New York City, it was reported that sympathizers of the Young Socialist League (YSL) had founded a broad group, the George Orwell Club at Yale University. According to this information, 107 people attended its first meeting and 16 new people joined the Orwell group. An article appeared in the YALE DAILY NEWS, a daily Yale University campus newspaper, New Haven, Conn., Page 1 and Page 8, entitled "'Puerto Rican Problem’ Discussed, at 2 Orwell Forum", This article reported that one DAN-ATAKEFIELD of "fhe Nation" magazine had addressed a George Orwell ef Forum (GOF) meeting concerning the “Spanish Harlem" problem 3 in New York City. A photograph accompanied this article o which pictured WAKEFIELD with ROBERT » instractor of English at Yale, ‘o" “py On 4/12/58, GREET rons cnes a mimeographed copy of f- APPROPRIATE AGENCTER AND PIELD OFFICES Fame) a Young Socialist League (YSL) national communication dated a April 1, 1958. This communication reported among other Wis. things that at New Haven the morale of the comrades was Exit very high, the GOF had some 25 members and an average = =4)~2 attendance of 100 at its meetings. It was reported that 3 e there were recrultments prospects among undergraduates — ~ — zo but that the best prospect was a senior. It is also é Nw ae /rg-4 Bt OW F 5 &¢|S-(2-/- Bureau (RN) REL: a4 ~ 1 ~ New Haven —_ 49 NOV 151960 A Seah WE bo = oad VER ited ¢