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NY 77-3070 well known Communist, was arrested by the Portland, Oregon Police Department. : On December 6, 1940 Professor ROBERT S. LYND was listed as a sponsor of the meeting of the American Committee for Friendship with the- Soviet Union, with headquarters at 75 Fifth Avenue, New York City, N.¥ . The December 23, 1940 issue of the Daily Zorker listed Profes ROBERT S. LYND, Columbia University, as a member of the Board of the .: "American Committee for Democracy and Intellectual Freedom", es In February, 1941 Dr. and Mrs. ROBERT IYND were listed as members of the™New York Conference for Inalienable Rights". In March, 1941, from a reliable confidential source, it was learned that ROBERT LYND was connected with the "Twentieth Century Fund", He was ~ a signer of the "Golden EBook" prepared by the Commnist Party containing eulogies to the Soviet Union on its Twentieth Anniversary in 1927. He was a supporter of the Consumers Union, and a supporter of Se W. Gerson. In this same year Professor ROBERT LYND, of New York City, was listed as a sponsor of the 'National Conference of Cultural Liberties in America", ROBERT STAUGHTON LYND.was listed as a sponsor of the. "National Committee for Academic Freedom". . ; A reliable confidential source, who was well acquainted with _ ROBERT STAUGHTON LYND, considers him as being "Jeftist" in his views, and would definitely label him as a "fellow traveler". From Confidential Source T-5 it was learned that ROBERT S. LYND, Professor of Sociology, was listed as a member of the Board of Directors of the Institute of Propaganda Analysis, Inc., 132 Morningside Drive, New York City. The money to finance this Institute was provided by the Good Will ~ Industries, Inc., a charitable organization financed by the leté. Edward As Filene, : Se ROBERT S. LYND wrote the forward to the book entitled "Revolt against War", by H. C. Engelbrecht, who also wrote the book "Merchants of Death". ‘This book concerns the causes, conduct, and results of modern warfare a8 well as the agitation and propoganda in connection with war From this same source it was learned that some officials of the es Institute for Propoganda Analysis, Inc. have been described as being given to "Jeftist tendencies". — ees te ROBERT S. LYND and his wife signed an open letter to President= Roosevelt urging democratic rights for foreign born in January, 1941,. unde: