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Watep WEORO Ay’ Wale AM ERICA . 2A RR, AAR san salle oe oe Sane AE ay RE The United Negro and Allied Veterans of America has been cited by the Attorney General as a Communist organization within the purview of Sxecutive Order 9635. — < . Confidential Informant ww of known roliability, attended a forum held at the * Street Auditorium, Nationel Frese Enilding at 8:15 Pp. Fe, June Li, 1549. THis meeting was sponsored by the washington Bookshop Association, Nationsl Pommittee to Defeat the MUNDT Bill, and the Sivil Rights Uongresse The meetibe was held to raise funds to be used in the defense of the eleven Communist fParty leaders being tried under the SMITH Act. Following the speeches , GEORGE BMEURPHY, Jr., national officer of the UNAVA announced that in furtherance ef their activities all these present should attend the meeting scheduled for dune 16, 19149, at Laborers Hall, 525 New Jersey Avenue, Washington, Me Oe, Whare Mrs. PAUL ROBESOK would be a featured apeaker slong «ith HENSY TORS, President of Toca] 7L Pedcarriess Uniene He said this meeting was to d@el with tne present erisis concerning unemployment and the future of the welerans £9.20 Unenpleyment Bill®. Informant further edvises that hand “bills ennouneing this scheduled speech by Mrs. SOSESON were passe? ont te allo those in attendance at the meetin: on June 11, 1949, at the National Press Club. \y D Tnformant of known reliability, on dune 14, 1949, farnished a ySliow, printed, cardboard poster announcing "Unemployed Rally, Thursday, June 16, 1949, at €:15 P. Ne, Union Hall, 525 New Jersey Avenue, Northwesteess Chairman OLIVER T.*PéLMnaA, Eusiness Ascent, Cafeteria Workers Union. oeeSpeatars Honorable: VIPTOSNAICANTONIO, labor's friend--New York's fightin; Conzresaman; Eres. Thsss$* La ROBINSON, Grand Directress, Elks Civil Liberties Department; | Mrs. FAUL ROBESON, of New York City; HENRY THOWAS, President, Locsl #7h i Hodearriers Union. Sponsored by Nations] Veterans Provisional Conmmitice, LOIS M Street, Northwest (temporary headquarters). Admission 60 cents (Lax | included). Tickets on sale at Weshington Cooperative Bookshep, 916-L7th i street, Northwest; Cafeteria workers Union, LOLS H Street, Northwest; Cooke and Pastry workers Union Local #209, 12th and I Streets, Nerthwest". HENRY" THOMAS under osth before a Subcommittee of the House Camnittes on Un-American Activities on December €, 1950, admitted that while he was President of Local #74 Hodcarriers Union he was a member of the Communist ee that he had been a Communist Party member since the winter of 1937 Informant Se advised that wINSTON O° RDvARDS, a national officer _ of the UNAVA announced at a UNAVA meeting on May 17, 19h9, that he was Foing to start to use the name‘Netional Veterans Srovisional Committee for \ his orpanissulon and set up temporary headquarters at 1015 NM Street, North~ | West. 2 stated that he was coing to do this because UNAYA had been “Red- —~ baited” so much that sone people were afraid to have anything to do with ite Informant Ph cvices that a rally sponsored by the National Veterans Provisional Committee was held at the Union Hall, 525 New Jersey