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Cm ma ae ea a ge AD HOC COMMITTEE TO END DISCHIMINATION According to an article in the March 8, 1964, issue of the "San Francisco Examiner," a San Francisco daily morning newspaper, TRACY SIMS stated among other things that following - a sit-in demonstration in San Francisco during October 1963 by various civil rights groups, the groups realized that a central, coordinating committee was needed, The formution of AD HOC COMMITTEE TO END DISCRIMINATION (AHCED) was the result and SIMS became its chairman. A second source, on May 12, 1964, described AHCED as a central body of representatives from militant youth organiza- tions whose pDurpose waa to work for equal civil rights and ts a Se eT See oe “at aie YF ke obs ih tee wl put pressure on establisnunents and employers to hire more neople from the minority races, especially Negroes, [- A fifth source reported on February 3, 1965, that on February 3, 1965, a press conference was held at 1366 Turk Street, San Francisco, California. At this press conference, an official of AHCED announced and passed out press releases that as of February 3, 1965, AHCED was no longer in existence. APPENDIX -6-