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ere bend i Memorandum for Mr. L. Ve. Boardnan In the November, 1953, edition of "Political Affairs," a monthly theoretical organ of the CP, an article appeared outlining the CP's new line with regard to infiltrating the NAACP. In utew of this concerted effort by the Party to infiltrate the NAACP, a letter dated 2/10/54 was sent to all field offices aduising that the CP was meeting with some success tn tts effort to infiltrate the WAACP; however, thts success was confined to lecal chapters, notably in the Wew Haven and Newark areas, The Bureau, to discharge ita responsibilities, inatructed the field to be alert to any infiltration on a national or local level. The investigation was to be discreet and limited to contact with reltable sources, All offices were advised that the Bureau was not investigating the NAACP ttself but the Communist infiltration into tt. Inatructions were tasued that the Bureau and the New York Office were to be aduise? avery siz months as to the attuation in each field division. (61-3176-£69) Since this Bureau letter of 2/10/54, our investigation has again established the relentlesaness of the CP in efforts to infiltrate the many nattonwide chapters of the NAACP. <All Negro Party members have been instructed to jotn WAACP chapters to ezert their tnfluence tin WAACP programs. [Local chapters in some localities, e.g., Chteago, have been penetrated to the extent that CP members have become officers of these chapters. However, most chapters, as well as the nattonal office, are acutely aware of the constant attempt on the part of the CP to dominate these local groups and are actively combatting the Communtats tn thetr efforts. CP Agitation in_ the Emmett Till Case: In various memoranda during September, 1955, the Attorney General was advised of the agitattonal activities of the CP, USA, tn connection with the death of Banett Louts Till, a fourteen-year old Negro youth from Chicago who was allegedly murdered tn Mississippt tn Auguat, 1955. The NAACP has taken a most aggressive stand in this case and has sponsored numerous rallies and meetings tn protest of the death of Till and the conduct of the trial in Misstssippt. CONFER TIAL «a £