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woo aS . a q L ee ( rat vad . ses Lbs tee . : bk ad APPENDIX CITIZENS COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE AMERICAN FREEDOMS An informant advised on May 1, 193) that the Citizens Coumittee to Preserve American Freédome was organized in Los Angeles, California, 4 Aanuary, 1952, for the announced purpose of support & number of individuals from the medical and le { professions who had been subpoenaed to appear before thé House Committee on Un- American Activities. : Since its establishment, the Citizens Committee to Preserve American Freedoms, in extending its scope, has worked for the abolition of all Congressional, State and local committees investigating subversive activities end in the latter part of 1954 became very active in opposition to State and Federal legislation directed at the Communist movement. FRANK WILKINSON, The Executive Secretary of the Citizens Committee to Preserve American Freedoms, is. described by the informant as the “brains and energy” behind the organization. The Citizens Committee to Preserve American Freedoms is not a membership organization. It is an Executive Board with a large mailing list which builds up support behind particular issues rather than behind an organizational program. Another informant advised on September 17, 1952, that FRANK WILKINSON was a Communist Party member as of September, 1952. APPENDIX