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1 APPENDIX RE: FREEDOM SOCIALIST PARTY OF WASHINGTON, Aka FREEDOM SOCIALIST PARTY (FSP) In April, 1966, 'a source asvised that the members of the Seattle Branch, Socialist Workers Party (swp), executed. 1 a statement of resignation from the National Swp, dated April 9, l966, following which they referred to themselves as the. Seattle Branch, Swp, (unaffiliated), and temporarily adopted the name Freedom Socialist Party of washington, aka Freedom Dick Fraser, Richard Kirk, Dick Kirk, formerly a member of the. Ar SWp National Committee, and his wife, CLARA FRAsER, aka Clara de: Kaye,' Organizer of the Seattle Branch, Swp, were known as.the pr KIRk-KAyE Tendency. Their disagreement with the National SWP 10 was over the questions of the Negro struggle, the colonial Se revolution, the Vietnamese War,'regroupment, woman's emanc1- we pation, and party 'organizational principles. A w! Im: The Swp has been designated by the Attorney id - General of the United~states pursuant to EO 10450 In July, l966, this source advised that the above. group and others held a convention on July 9, l966, at their. headquarters, Freeway Hall, 38i5 - Fifth Avenue Northeast,. Seattle, Washington, having issued a call to "all signers of the Fsp Nominating Petition at the l964 Nominating Convention ahg ptgng dgay. oy.paystm oym sysrteroos Raeuongntoaau tte pue In October, l964, a second source advised that the name Freedom Socialist Party (Fsp) of the State of Washington was used by the Seattle Branch, Swp, in its.then current political campaign. The first source further advised that at the convention on July 9, l966, the group adopted the name Fsp of washington, . became a membership organization, and appointed a committee penai. the general organization of the group..