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NY 100-90892 DETAILS s iL. APFILIATION WITH THE COMMUNIST MOVEMENT On June 12, 1957, T-1,; who has admitted Communist Party (CP) membership from about 1948 to about the middle of 1953 in the Manhattan-Brooklyn area, New York City, furnished the following information regarding HOWARD-ZINN: Informant was transferred to the Williamsburgh Section of the CP in Brooklyn in about 1949. At that time, HOWARD ZINN was already a member of that section. Informant stated it was his impression that ZINN was not a new member, but had been in the CP for some time. Informant stated it was also his impression that ZINN had at one time been a member of the Labor Youth League (LYL). Informant stated he had no proof of LYL membership on the subject's part and this information was merely his impression. The LYL has been designated by the Attorney General oe ene United States pursuant to Executive Order 10450, Informant stated he was a member of the CP until about the summer of 1953. During this time, he was not a member of the same branch of the CP as the subject, but was a member of the same section, Informant stated he attended numerous section meetings with the subject between about 1949 and about the summer of 1953. Informant stated these section meetings would be held approximately once every two weeks. Informant stated he would not be able to be specific as to the dates of any of these meetings, but such meetings were held fairly regularly. They were held either at the section headquarters or at the home of one of the members. informant. recalled that some meetings were held at the subject's home and at the home of one GEORGE KIRSHNER on Lafayette Street in Brooklyn, but he was unable to recall the location of any other meetings.