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OB WS NY 100-161445 = , APPENDIX l. STUDENTS FOR A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY ‘ that the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), as presently regarded, came into being at a founding convention held June, 1962, at Port Huron, Michigan. From an initial posture of "participatory democracy" the line ot the national leadership has revealed a growing Marxist- Leninist adherence which currently calls tor the building ot a revolution- ary youth movement, Concurrently, the program of SDS has evolved from civil rights struggles to an anti-Vietnam war stance to an advocacy of a militant anti-imperialist position. China, Vietnam’ ind Ciba are regarded as the leaders of worldwide struggles agaliust United States imperialism whereas the Soviet Union is held to be revisionist and also imperialist. . At the June, 1969, SDS National Convention, Progressive Labor Party (PLP) torces in the organization were expelled. As a result, the National Orfice (NO) group maintained its National Headquarters at 1608 West Madison Street, Chicago, and the PLP faction set up headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This headyvuarters subsequently moved to Boston. Each group elected its own national officers, which include three national secretaries and # National Interim Committee of eight. Both the NO forces and the PLP forces claim to be the true SDS. Both groups also, print their versions of "New Left Notes" which sets forth the > line and the program of the particular faction. The NO version of "New Left Notes" was recently printed undtr the title "The’ Fire Next Time" to achieve a bro iter mass appeal. Two major factions have developed internally withid the NO group, namely, the Weatherman or Revolutionary Youth Movement (RYM) I faction, and@ the RYM II gaction. Weatherman is action- oriented upholding CASTRO's pesition that the duty of revolu- tionzries is to make revolution. Weatherman is regarded by RYM II as an adventuristic, elitist faction which denies the hastorical role of the working clics as the base for revolution. KYH LT maintains that revolutien, although desired, is not possible under present conditions, hence emphasizes organizing and raising the political consciousness of the working class upon whom they feel suceessful revolution depends. Although - 736 ee ce he ee ew am le