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« 6 Fd nad On March 31, 1950,.there were obtained and - placed in the file indicated. below three photostatic oo copies of the back cover of the, February 11, 1950 ts8 of "The Nation" which was an advertisement concern Lawyers Defense Committee, an organization then be investigated by the Bureau. — — This advertisement purported to be a. ta ene by Professor Robert Lynd, Professor Albert Einstein, ~~ Professor Thomas Emerson; Professor. Linus Pauling and - others. The statement expresses alarm at "acts of: judt censure, imposition of prison sentences and threats of disbarment against lawyers who defend members of politteal ninorities, racial minorities, and labor organizationse-.. The advertisement criticizes the action of various cou cgainst defense attorneys in the trial of the eleven ~ Communist leaders, the trial of Harry Bridges, of siz fr negro youths charged with murder who were represented °-2 by O. John Rogge, former Assistant Ue S. Attorney General, _ and in other caseése es - ONS The adverttsenent. contains a printed coupon. ta be used by the reader in requesting information or enclosing a contribution to the Lawyers Defense Committee 23 West 26th Street, New York Citys a aes e Memorandum of C. B. Howard F. Je Baumgardner, 3-31-50;% Res “Lawyers Defense Comutttee Ts - ch , 100-368126-2 | (11) ge