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NY 100-7629 The NLCCR is comprised of avout 50 National Civic Organizations which form a loose federation, According to the source, the member organizations are of national scope and the NLCCR was referral to as "ad hoc" organization, which meets only for a particular purpose. we According to the source, the NLCCR is not part of . 4 the NAACP and the connection between the two organizations ) ey is that the NAACP is one of the nationa ups which | comprises. the NLCCH. In addition, ROYWILKINS, Executive ae Secretary, NAACP is the chairman of tha NLCCR. ‘The We maintains no staff or officers of its own, but is permitted ~_/_ By to use facilities of the NAACP and work out of the NAACP — office at 20 West 40th Street, New York City. The only active body of the NLCCR is the Executive Committee, which only meets when necessary. The source, regarding current activities, advised that the NLCCR is contemplating a civil rignats mobilization in Washington, D. C., for March, 1956, however, the exact date was unknown. LA During a suitable pretext telphone call made on Janua, 9, 1956, by @ Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of invest gation, sto an excout Xo .08 of the Natio Leadership Conference on Civil Ri NLCCR), 2 o Gest hte Street, New City, the following 4 oration wae received: \ N . al : wre According to the source, the NLCOCR was organized ~j ‘as a result of a Washington mobilization in 1949, ‘The mobilization was regarded a highly successful and resulted in about 50 civic organivationg, including churches and unions to join together under the name of National Leadership Conference on Civil Rights. The purpose of the organization, according to the source, is to further civil rights on a federal or national scale by influencing national conventions of the nati‘mal political parties and other national groups. The source stated that the NLCCR is a non-partisan organization. > An executive committee of the NLCCR, which 1s comprised of ‘ representatives from about 20 of the member organizations meets on @ regular basis. WW wee CONMISENTIAL