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Howard Zinn — Part 1
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BS 1090-35505
in connection with a memorial for LEO BERNARD, previously
mentioned, in which ZINN stated in part that he wanted to
acd bis yoice to those who had gathered in memory of LEO
BERUARD. ZINN stated “ne and the two other students who
were wounded are victims oi the fanatical anti-communism
which has been so deep a part of the psychology of this
country for a long time.” i)
"The Militant”, in its issue of July 11, 1966,
in an article entitled "SDS Leader Backs Up Africa Aid
Committee", reported that CARL OGLESBY, President of
Students for a Democratic Society (sps}, hed agreed to become
co-Chairman of the Alexander Defense Committee (ADC), which
committee had been ordered by the United States Department
or Justice to remister as an "agent of a foreign principal”.
Included among the sponsors of the ADC was the name HOWARD
ZINN. The article reported in part that funds were needed
for the Alexander Defense Committee and for the support of the
eleven families of the imprisoned victims, and that the ADC
had undertaken the legal defense of other South African
placks facing political attacks by VERWOERD's white racist
regime. (4)
BS T-3, on March 12, 1965, furnished informa-
tion indicating that the ADC is a non-membership
organization formed to publicize and provide
funds for the legal defense of Dr. NEVILLE
ALEXANDER and his associates convicted for
erimes against the government of South Africa and
to focus public opinion against apartheid policies
of the South African Government. 11
On September 9, 1966, the 103th IMllitary Intelligence
Group, Boston, Massachusetts, made available a‘copy of a letter
dated September 1, 1966, addressed to "Dear Colleague” and
stating as followS: |, /iv a |
"the Editor of the B. U. NEWS plans to make
ROTC at Boston University a major issue in the first
paper (Sept. 21). i‘
GB ae ‘
"we want to support this effort. We invite
you to join us in signing the statement below. This
statement, with signatures, will be: 1.) published
as an Open letter in the B.U. NEWS, and 5.5 submitted ,
, he
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