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Letter to Director HY 100-90892 that in this country people had the right to believe, think and act according to their own ideals. He stated, however, that the individual right should not be extended to violate | the rights of others. He continued that he did not believe in the doctrine of force and violence and further that any individual or organization did not have the right to advocate or teach the overthrow of the Governrent of the United States by force or violence. ZINK stated that if he had knowledge of persons who advocate this principle he would advise the | FBI. He said that none of his associates to his knowledge advocate the use of force or violence. He also stated that he would advise the FBI if he observed persons committing acts of sabotage or espionage against the Government. He advised ' that he would defend this country in the event of war againstl any enemy including the Soviet Union. LL According to ZINN, he was not ashamed of his past activities and did not believe that he or his activities constituted a threat to the security of this country or our Government. ZINN acknowledge that perhaps some of the members of the organizations with which he had been associated might be CP members but he was also certain that not all of the members of these organizations were CP members. CL During the interview, ZINN admitted that he was associated with the American Veterans Committee in 196 and | 19.7 and had served in 198 as Vice Chairman of the Kings County Committee of the American Veterans Committee. He also admitted that he was a member of the Steering Committee of the "Veterans Committee Against the Mundt-Nixon Bill in 19h8." He stated that he was associated with this Committee because he believed the bill was too restrictive and unusually harsh. He advised that it was possible that he had signed a petition or paper in 198 indicating support of Communist | SIMON W. GERSCN who was petitioning to be seated in the Gounsel seat vacated because of the death of PETER V. CACCHIONE. It was noted that ZINN did not attempt to justify this support of GERSON. ZINN also admitted that he was employed by the American Labor Party in Brooklyn, New York, | during 1919. He defended this employment by stating that he believed the American Labor Party was "truly a political party." He also admitted that he was today associated with ! the ALP, ZINW also advised that he had attended the "Peekskill ~-~2e