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piney ¢ 7 © Gea APPENDIX NY 105-5599 WORKERS WORLD PARTY On April 17, 1959, a sovrce edvised that on February 12, 1959, 2 Soctalist Worters Party (SWP) minority group, under the leadership of National Comittee memver SAM BALLAN, knoym in the SWP as SAM MARCY, split from the SWRay | The source stated that this minority group, referred to as the Marcyites, after many years of prograa and policy differences on varied issues concerning tactics and interpretation of political events, split frem the SWP on the grounds that the Party was liquidating iteel’ by departing from the Marxist precepttr of Leon Trotsky and retreating from the fight for the world social- ist revolution. The final issue which ultimately ferced the spiit was the minority's opposition to the SWP regrounment policy - which involved cooperation with the Commmist Farty (CP) p2riphery~ individuals characterized by the minority as petty-bourgesl 0 ) The minority program, according to the source, advecates the unconditional defense of the Soviet Union and has as its goal the building of a revolutionary party with a coumlete proletarian orientation for the purpose of overthrowing capitalism in the United States and throughout the worldk On May 12, 1960, the source advised tha%t minority _ group had chosen the name Workers World Party (WWE ad - On May 4, 1961, the source stated that Headquarters qf , the WWe were located at 46 West 2lst Street, New York, New York} The SWP and the CP have been designated by the attorne General of the United States pursuant to Executive Order 10450 UL \ - 3 Ok