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aa PFY. 3 JLK { eee : } wilt Lillian Hellman aigned an Affidavit dated April 29, 1940 in which she stated that she had been deaignated by the Sereen Writers Gaild to testify before the United States Senate Committees on Educa- tion and Labor in epposition to amsndments to the Nationa] Labor Bels- tions Act. ‘The Senate hearing was reportedly held about April ll, 1939; however, Miss Eelimen stated that she did act appear before the " ane April 25, 1999 teove of the atiy Worker eontuiced 8 ves: {tem indicating that Lillien Nellinsn was ane of the signers of o letter urging support of the Federal Arts Projest, The letter uns addressed ts | Neen ee ne te ene ee ee ity te Slenere ected fer the Leagne of Querican Eriters. (61-7551-183x10) . -_ , A Call te the Third smericen Writers Congress held June 2 te dme 4, 1939 in Now York City, under the suspices ef American Uriters, | listed Lillian Hellman as one of the aigners te the Cali. Jn informant advised that the list ef persons signing the Call eonstitated a goed direstory ef Conmnai ste". (61-7554-94 and 61-'7559-3793%3 A Latter-bead dated Poly 2B, 199) indtoated that MO2ien Hell~ tan wae one of the spmnsere of the Bon Tork Lucie « of Tone Be 7 2, (100-'7053-34 and 37). -- 7 It is reported that the Kesbership Corporation Bosk ia the Be- reas ef Corporations, Btate of Hew York, inficates that the League of | American Writers, Ine. wes insorporated duly 26, 1959, tier | j bs "glans o- ropapreben pare yianiber wr ahr ta sabes iaghoriadhr di piaend pba tee! this organisation wati) ite first ansual nesting. ie reported that this is a Communi stieal ly controlled (ergenieation. fiod3 8) " pecording te the Septenber %, 1999 ineve of the Baily Worker, Lillien Heliman was one af the Vice Presidents ef the League of Amoricsn ‘Writers. Tale erganiaation Sed just recenthy belt 6 tye weeke vecciee for stedent writers st the Righlender Polk Seheely. J Pent eng ty Temnesses. . (61-7559-667 . : ° te a Letterhead received by om informent in Sovenber 1939, Lillian Hellman was @ sponsor of the Fester-Parants Flan for Bar Children, Imc., New York City. The informant advised that this was & Sy ame Communist front organisation and that Lillien Helimen was ene ef the wall ya neekeomm fallow travelers whose meme appeared as 8 spenser. (100-234,38x) {Apparently Dies Committee) 3} TI ___ # leaflet entitled "In Defense of the Ml of Richte* wes Gis —-JGED. ‘The lesfict contained 8 statanent that om Kesenber 14, 1555 the “" —~guutents ef the leaflet were vent to press and ware ro-grinted in the ~~ seat) eitisens. It wae further indieated that the Communist Party was | + Cente ee. — ¢f le ee eee a: WV PU rae mon _vegpenaible for the re-printing of the gtatanmt, which me very radically o = tom orttten and was deveted alacst entirely to a defense of the Communist Party Te ~'= "™™bed-to ecademming the Exited States government fer indicting Earl Browder x fa \ J Raab fed fer the purpose of helping bring the statenent te the attention