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NY 1100-98810 - and a member of the Board of Directors of the American Russian Institute was "lukewarm'about the organizati On July 21, 1947, WALTER S. STEELE, Managing Editor of the "National Republican" magazine, testi before the House Committee on Un~American Activities; >< stating that ROBERT S. LYND was a member of the National Board of Directors of the american Russian Institute, 9. 58 Park Avenue, New York City. Cee Se. fhe “Daily Worker" dated December le, 194.7, con- . tained an article entitled "Schools Bar Study of USSR", the article stating that the Board of Superintendents | had announced on the previous day that it intended te illiminate a course for teachers on culture in the Soviet Union. The course for which teachers received credit was sponsored by the American Russian Institute. No reason was given for the Board's action although Assistant Superintendent JACOB GREENBERG, who was in charge of the program of. special courses for teachers, - said that "they are causing disunity rather than unity". The article listed ROBERT §. LYND, Columbla University, among the Directors of the American Rugsian Institute. Gonfidential Informant of kmow: reliability, advised that according to the LOLS annual report of the American Russian Institute for SGultural Relations with’ | the Soviet Union, Inc., the Board of Directors of this | organization included ROBERT S. LYND, Professor Of Sociology, Columbla University. alate, nag American Youth for Democrac: Confidential tnt omen Qa f in re attended a meeting of the Amerte Youth’ for Dem ability jf Which was held at the Phillips Brooks Hous arvard 9. yj University, on March 265 1947. The“speaker Waa STAUGHTO iZND, who stated thet this was #} é . ti of the organization. He outlined the. brard pattern of: the plans which the organization had for the future a stated that a mass méeting on Greece was planned to which Senator CLAUDE PEPPER was asked to speak...