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p72 furnished a copy of the “#estern Ideal . neusnaner, for 11-27-42, which carried an article entitled: "Roy Wilkins to Speak at Bethlehem Ba apttat Church i Decenher 9. The article described Wilkins as "Assistant Secretary of the NAACP and active since the heginning of Anerica's war effort in seeking wider employrient opportunities for Nenroas and hettor treatment for MNearpace tn the Armed wv aie of wr ee Le fa he the ie ee ee aweyer i le te wie wine fh 7 Mee Se Services." It was noted that on the day after Peari Harbor, Wilkins was one of twenty Negroes who conferred with officials of the Yar Dent. in Washington upon the general policies of the Denartnent for the use of Negro soldiers and upon the norale of Negro Americans, ene) z eving adaressed by Wilkins nd hts speech had been itn no way Subversive or un-American. He stated Filkins discussed the antt-poll taz bt11 and argued against discrimination against Negro workers Sut had not expounded any communist theories. attended the meeting b’ 1) which Wiikins addresse nd furnished tnformation tdentical with that given by bY Re: Foreign Inanired Agitation Anong the American Negroes in the Denper Field Diviston; Internd1 Security 100-175-13-4 (25)