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S—E-C-R_E_T_ Abbott Howard Hoffman er APPENDIX Oe . 7 STUDENTS FOR A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY U D At the June, 1969, SDS National Convention, Progressive Labor Party (PLP) forces 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 headquarters subsequently moved to Boston. Each group elected its own national officers, which include three national secretaries and a 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 under the title "The Pire Next Time" to achieve a broader mass appeal. Two major factions have developed internally within the NO group, namely, the Weatherman or Revolutionary Youth Movement (RYM) I faction, and the RYM II faction. Weatherman is action- oriented upholding CASTRO's position that the duty of revolu- tionaries is to make revolution. Weatherman is regarded by RYM II as an adventuristic, elitist faction which denies the historical role of the working class as the base for revolution. RYM II maintains that revolution, although desired, is not possible under present conditicns, hence emphasizes organizing and raising the political consciousness of the working class upon whom they feel successful revolution depends. Although 1 =a) ay Glee CONFIDENTIAL