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Erich Fromm — Part 6

57 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Oct 29, 1955 · Broad topic: Cold War & Communism · Topic: Erich Fromm · 57 pages OCR'd
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) @ e CONFIDENTIAL March On Washington For Peace In Vietnam, Washington, D.C., November 27, 1965 Mr. Hoover's warnings against Soviet esplonage was termed ‘serntentious poppycock! by Perry at the FFR conference in Seattle. "Perhaps Ferry and his associates might have Mr. Hoover's latest statement on Communism which was broadcast by him on July-15, 1962. The Federal Bureau of Investigation {FBI) chief said, in part: ‘Nothing will take the place of responsibie knowledge in our fight against Comnunism~-a knowledge anchored in faith in God. We can defeat Communism because we have the superior values, the Buperior way of life. The task will not be easy, But we can win if each of us is willing to do his share. We must meet Communism with facts, not hysteria, Never must we be guilty of witch hunts or vigilantism. ‘ruth is our best weapon of attack.' "Mr. Hoover has the facts on Communisn. Ferry and bir friends seem to ham: the hysteria, the viglantism and a penchant for name-calling and witch- - hunting. Maybe this is why Henry Ford II, who bankrolled the Ford Foundation, long since renounced it." grich/€romm 7 . : Oi Jiine 29, 1962, a confidential source made available; information concerning individuals scheduled to attend} the World Congress for General Disarmament and Peace, Moscow, Russia, July 9-14, 1962, -Encluded<&mong these incividuals was the abgqve individual, a writer and iecturer, The source described Fromm as somewhat ‘influenced by a psychoanalysis point of view and as one who holds a "social-democrat viewpoint." Tt was stated that his writings on Berlin have called for a new approach by the United States on the basis of no War over Berlin.(Qo(uy The 1962-1963 edition of "who's Who in America" described Fromm as a psychoanalyst born in Frankfurt, Germany, in March, 1900.; The occupations of Fromm inciuded lecturer and author. Another confidential source advised on March 7, 1960 that Doctor Promm was a sponsor of the New York Council for a Sane Nuclear Policy. re nrrnee ~5 = , CONFIDENTIAL
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