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eo They agreed that Rutherford, Young, Abernathy and Levison ‘must Bit down and discuss this probiem. Levison also stated that he believes that if they take a tough approach with the labor unions and ask for a half million dollars they will get it. Jevison mentioned that he is going to put out a new fund appeal (letter). He said the reason they have done so well is that they have a good list, the list they used being that of the American Civil Liberties Union which he described as a middle-class suburban list. He noted that they (SCLC) have used up about 65% of their best list and the same results cannot be expected. i Levison returned to a criticism of the SCIC stating that they do not have a staff that they just nave "gypsies." He said they should be given a job to do and, if they fail, fire them. He said they have neither discipline nor people who take orders and carry them out. He recalled that King realized, before his death, that the SCLC had no staff and was deeply concerned about it. He urged that Abernathy stop making speeches and "start knocking heads together". Rutherford noted that Abernathy is concerned and has given him instruction to organize the SCLC office along military lines. Levison said 4t should be wun elang huecinera Tinaae with diarinline @& Wisi | oinetiadiatel = Blah? Rede ee ee Wed Wha Nal aoe at ae ake BF a te Be me all the way to the top. He added that as regards the Washington operation (PPC), there has to be a top staff to run it, that there is enough money but no organization. They agreed that Rutherford would contact Abernathy and Young about the proposed meeting and Levison said he would go to the meeting whenever it is set up. The source learned on May 5, 1968, that, on that date, Ralph Abernathy and Stanley Levison discussed the PPC with Abernathy expressing his pleasure with the way it has begun. Icvison brought up the matter of a membership drive for the SCI£L and asked if the Board (SCIC) had approved this idea. = em hin A ae hemes aewan A be es da tA Abernathy 8aiG that it had and they @ErStGa Chay NOW 26 wis i time for the membership drive because they will need support later on. ale