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bI ~& .oot : AMTIAL. Palmer raids.“ The statement was s s Lillian H igned by 62 proninent 6563; 100-7271.9-20 ‘5, Chaees Wa 7-455 O1-7559- . - i9- , , The Arka 17, 1949, tesud tHe "Kew York Daily Mirror® in a column by Victor Riesel stated "Playwright Lillian Hellwan fis soliciting funds to pay bills for dispatching pre- Communist ‘peace and cultural!’ front organisers ‘to every section of the country' to mobilise millions in a roll eall for peace." = (100.2°760-53, pz. 10) According te an article entitled "Lillian Hellman Says She's Ko ke¢ Now but Refuses to Ciscuss Past" carried in the May 21, 1952, "New York World Telegram and Sun,* Lillian Hellman testified before the House Un-American Activities Comvittee on Lay 21, 1952, that she was not a Party member as late as two years ago. However, she declined to say whether she was a Party mcomber three or rore years ago, on grounds her answers might be"self-incriminating."” (100-132754-A) bo net oe me Aaa ah oe mms s AVGlLG, BMV Biv wo me TI:S IN ORGANIZATIONS Cif-D BY THE? ATTOR.CY Gon RAL AS Abrahast Lincoln Brigade and Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade According to @ letterhead of the Abrahar Lincoln Brigade dated February 14, 1939, Lillian Hellman was @ sponsor of that organization. ()005-7960-41, og. 3) The November, 1946, issue of the "Volunteer for Likerty” contained the following greeting from Lillian Hellman: "That you will tell the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade how sorry I az to be unable to be at your convention and tell them of the wara good wishes I send them.” (95/n 6-13-49; 100- 2°760-h4, 72. 4h) It was reliably reporte! that Lillian Hellman was ene of the speakers at the 10th Anniversary Dinner of the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade ld at Astor on February 12, 1947 B/R £-17-51; State 7+ Averiean Council on Soviet Relations According to the March 7, 1941, issue of the "New York Times," a Theodore Dreiser testimonial luncheon was held at the Hotel Commodore, New York City, on March 1, 1941, under the auspices of the American Council on Soviet Relations. Lillian Hellman was one of the guests of honor at the luncheon. (5/8 4-5-17; 100-7045-62, 79%, og. 3) 335 OF ~j- 82