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ei Sgt man ce rr ’ 2 Lg ee ‘ * + . 7+." *. - . Ste. wets . ‘gtr rd as es) rhe ae ae tone ae fe eee tae et ary * sf . “ Mr. Apama. It was basically, as I recall, I have not reviewed the files, but from the information that I have acquired, it would indicate there were groups that were believed to be infiltrating and attempting to exert control over it. That investigation was b or initiated en is fact, The Cuamman. But you never found, did you, that the Women’s Liberation Movement was seriously infiltrated, influenced, or controlled by Communists. ; . Mr. Apams. No, and the case wag closed. I would pat them in the position of comments we have made earlier about the press, that I on't think anyone is going to dominate or control. That is a very independent group. . The Cuamman. Well, we are trying to keep the country that way. Mr. Apams. That’s right. The Cuarmsan. And the kind of thing that disturbs me is what the documents reveal. If you will turn to exhibit 7. Mr. Apams. Yes. . The Cuamwan. Then, if you will turn to where you find the caption “Origin, Aims, and Purposes,” a description of the Women’s Libera- tion Movement in Baltimore, Md. I call your attention to this because it seems to typify the whole problem of this generalized kind of sur- veillance over the activities of American citizens. Here is the report. If you will read with me this paragraph : The women’s liberation movement in Baltimore. Md. began during the sammer of 1968. There was no structure-or a parent organization. There were no rules or plans to go by. It started out as a group therapy session with young women who were either lonely or confined to the home with small children, getting together to talk out their problems, Along with this ther wanted a purpose and that was to be free women from the humdrum existence of being only a wife and mother. They wanted equal opportunities that men have tn work and in society. They wanted their husbands to share in the housework and in rearing their children. They also wanted te go out and work in whatever kind of jobs they wanted, and not be discriminated against as women. Now, can you find anything in that report that in any way suggests that these women were engaged in improper or unlawful activity! Mr. Apams. Not in that one. I believe there was another report, though, giving the origin of it, which went into a little more descrip- tion of what our basic interest was. The Crarrman. Can you tell me, because this is the report I ve. Mr. Apaae. Well, I am given here—— The Crramaax. What other. if there was some sinister activity con- nected with this group that isn’t laid out in the document—— Mr. Apams. I was given a workpaper here which read: Women's Liberation Movement. Investigation of captioned movement was initated by our New York Office in April 1969, as the Women's Libber movement {a described ar a loosely structured women's movement comprised of individuals with varring ideologies from liberal to New Left persuasion, rome of whom had exbibited an affiliation with and/or sympathy for severa! organizations of investi- gative interest to thia Bureau: namely, the Stndents for a Democratic Society, Alack Panther Party. the Vietnam Peace Parade Committee. Venceremos Brigade, the Socialist Workers Party, with ite youth group the Young Socialist Alliance. . The Crratrman. May I stop you at this point? Mr. Apams. Yea. 1 Bee p. 860, . . ee Lope Ve a ’ an . Fee ass i Bo ata rea ote e