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obo The "Daily People's World" on 7-14-49 page 1, columns 4,5, carried an article entitled "Political Actton Call Stirs NAACP Conclave," which reported on the speeches at the opening session of the NAACP convention held in Loa Angeles, July 12-17, 1949. The article stated that Roy Wilkins, Acting Secretary of the WAACR had called for the defeat tn the 1940 elections of the Senators who voted against the motion to stop filibustering. ee According to an article in the "Hollywood Citizens- News” on 714-49, entitled "Civtl Rights Law Battle Pushed at | NAACP Meet," a telegran signed by Roy Wilkins, Acting Secretary of the NAACP, was sent by the 20th Annual WAACP convention to President Trunan, Senators Robert A. Taft, Scott Lucas, and J. Howard McGrath and Representatives Joseph Martin, Son Rayburn and John McCornack, urging innediate action on Civil Rights legislation, The "Datly Peoples World" on 7-18-49 on page 1 colunns 6,7, in an article entitled, “NAACP Meet" reported on the resolutions adopted at the final session of the NAACP Convention on 7-16-49, Included in the resolutions adopted was a request that Acting Secretary, Roy Wilkins, appoint a amnittee of nine members to plan a nattonal campaign for passage ofcivtl liberties legislation, LA rpt., 9-12-49 (LA 100-5589) Re: NAACP; Is-C 61-317$-518, pp.1,3,6,7 (18) | —etooTs