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Lt] Neation-] Council of the Arts, Sei=nces and SS SERET Letterheads of the Zaticnal Council of the Arsst 9, Seflences and Professions, Incorpor:ted, dated in 1948, 19 1950 and 1951, listed Lillian Hellcan as one of the Vice- ge “dt bel 27-515 State 8-4-51; 109-2°9760-53, pv. #, 10 «12 Ge2, CXI,OSI 5-13-52; 100-3 56137 On’ April 16, 194%, Lillian Hellman wes reliably 731,:792, renorted to have becn’ chosen a representative of the Theatre cr. 3 ! Division of the National Coureil of the Arts, Sciences and Professions. {(0/:. L-17-51; St-te ‘1-81 (RBS -2°760-53, dD. 5) It wis reliably reported on Fay 2, 1948 ~ that Lillian Hellman was present as Chairizan representing the theztre, of the National Council of the Arts, Selences and Professions. at a reeting held ét ridzily Hell, Baltimore, 6-15-19; ricer € table source advised that’ Lillian Hellwan spoke at a mesting held at Carnegie Hall, New York City, on June 17, 1948, and sponsored by the Ketionai Gourici] of the arte, Celences and Professions. According to this source Kiss Kellman’ stated that the "Truman Loyalty Order is legelising spying on the Averican people." She also stated that German Fascism used the sane arcusents tat were being used in this country against Comzunisna, and that Geiman Fasciets also worked lp! cause, to stop Conmunisa Sec-S5]5; DL bat 7-§15 LOGS 7OU~T The Octuber 19, 1948, issue ot the "Daily Worker® etated that Liliian Heliman was one of the signers of @ statenant issuei by the National Council of the Arts, Sciences and al Professions which backed the cendidacy of Henry Wallace. C) ae Y/R L-17-81, State S-4-513 1CC-2°760, vg. 9) Tt was atated in the February 22. 1949, fesue of the "Daily Worker" that Lillian Hellman was a member of the Program Comittee and a sponsor of the Cultural and Scicntifie Conference for World Peace to be held March 25 and 27, 1949, and sponsored by the National Council . of the Arts, Sefences and Professions. A reliable source stated that some persons were eritical of the inclusion of hiss Hellaan as a founding sponsor of this conference and they advised Harlow Shapley, National Vice-Chairman of the Progressive Citisens of Averica, that Hellman was a ecerd-sc :rrying Communi at and would nitimately erbarrass hia, (100-2876C- ~53, DE. 11) The May 1 1950, issue of the "Daily Worker” stated that Lillian K 11 an was one of the speakers at a two-day eonvention held by the Mationel Council of the Arts, Sciences and Professions at the Hotel Capitol in Kew York City. -we - _ SORRET eae 2 Pe ee ee = | elite state AL