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i _$ 8 ee ‘ 3 : : for Mr. Belmont a "Political affairs," an article appeared in regard to the GD = Popition of NAACP Re Communism The NAACP at ita Forty-first Kational Conventior held Boston, June, 1950, went on record as opposing Communism and empowered its Board of Directors to revoke the charter of any chapter found to be Communist controlled. (61-3176597) At the Forty-sixth Annual Convention of the NAACP held Atlantic City, New Jersey, in June, 1955, the NAACP reaffirmed its rejection of C an antidemocratic way of life and omsunigm as form of Government. (61-31761161) \ b7C Communist Party Penetration Into NAACP There is listed below a number of examples of the rele of the Communist Party in attempting to infiltrate and influenc NAACP as extracted from the official line of the Communist Part appearing in "Political affairs," the monthly theoretical orgar e Communist Party. On e 42 of the December, 1955, edition This article referred to the arrogant attacks now bein against the NAACP throughout the South. e article stated, "9 reaction is in deadly ernest. Therefore, nothing short of the resolute fight to defend and safeguard the NAACP will be suffic etay the hand of reaction on this front.” In the same article it is stated, "The first task of ™ in respect to the Till movement {s to exert our maximum influer in furthering the fighting unity of the Negro people. But in o to play a leading role in this connection, Marxists and Left fo must be in this movement, a part of the mass organisations that are leading it and strengthen their ties with it in all pe ssipi “7. This article was written by a menber the Steering Committee of the Natio egro sSion of the _ The January, 1956, issue of “Political Affaira? on pag contains a statement that, "It is time, Comrades, that we ,.. the heroic leadership which the NAACP is giving to this far st. e in the heart-land of Dixiecrat racias. The NAACP in t South is leading a struggle against an implacable and ruthless which is in rebellion against the Constitution and which does n hesitate to kidnap, lynch, cripple and assassinate. We must su the NAACP in the struggle with every ounce of energy at our dis -2- x ne £0