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CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENHAL Communist Influence in Racial Matters;. New York Committee For Support of the. Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Challenge Meetings of the Ad Hoc Committee in Support of the MFDp were held on December 2-5-8, 1964 which meetings discussed support for the seating of delegates. from the MFDp in the United States House of Representatives and the challenging of the regular Missi.ssippi delegates. The December 2, l964 meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee in Support of the MFDp was held in the office of the Harlem Parents Committee, 5l4 west la6th Street, New York City, Parents Ccnmrttee (Hpc). Stanley/Aronowitz, 656 west 162nd 3tree;, New York City/ gave an explanation of the enttre challenge procedure. He explained that the opening of the challenge would occur on the opening day of congress, January 4, 1965 and that this was only the first of many actions that would last until July, l965. One of the immediate objectizes of the Ad.Hoc Committe was to get local congressnien to support the "challenge. of the Northern Student Movement (Nsm),_514 west 26th Street. New York Citvkltsaiah: Robinsons HPc; Josh<Lawrence,C.. affiliated with the Community Council on Housing, 6 East ji7th Street, New York b6 City, of which Jesse Gray is Director! Also present were. b7C Tony Scott, affiliated with the Metropol tan Cauneil Civil' Rights Aqtion; Ella Jo Baker, ECCA New York Cityyyaffiliated with Student Non-violent Coor.. dinating Committee sncc); and Susan Kinoy. 'Lawrence Quyot of the MFDP gave a short talk at this meeting. It was agreed to form a temporary. steering committee composed of the following individuals: XoereTePArT Wussass/opufeedon Reverend Lorenthoswooten Church of theIntercession 559 West 155th Street CONEIDENTIAL