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He added that the ANP has operated under the FAN name throughout the country with the exception of a group operating under the FAN name in Baltimore, Maryland. He said the FAN group in Baltimore is now, and always has been, a separate organization and not a part of the ANP.

On October 3, 1963, RICHARD BERRY NORTON, the admitted former director of the FAN group in Baltimore, Maryland, advised that the Baltimore FAN, which was organized in the Spring of 1961, has no official connection with the ANP, although until December, 1962, it received its literature from GEORGE LINCOLN ROCKWELL'S ANP.

According to the “Stormtrooper's Manual,” an official publication of the ANP, the phases of ANP struggle for power are fourfold, namely, first “to make ourselves known to the masses”; second, “the dissemination of our program and the truth about the party”; third, “organizing the people who have been converted to our propaganda”; and fourth, “the attainment of power through the votes of the newly-won masses.”

B. Fair Play for Cuba Committee (FPCC)

The April 6, 1960 edition of the
New York Times
newspaper contains a full page advertisement captioned, “What Is Really Happening in Cuba,” placed by the FPCC. This advertisement announced the formation of the FPCC in New York City, listed
various sponsors of the Committee and declared the FPCC intended to promulgate “the truth about revolutionary Cuba” to neutralize the distorted American press on Cuban affairs.

The
New York Times
edition of January 11, 1961 reported that at a hearing conducted before the United States Senate Internal Security Subcommittee on January 10, 1961, Dr. CHARLES A. SANTOS-BUCH identified himself as one of the organizers of the FPCC. Also, Dr. SANTOS-BUCH identified ROBERT TABER as a co-organizer of the FPCC and said TABER drafted the aforementioned FPCC advertisement. Dr. SANTOS-BUCH further testified that he and TABER obtained $3,500 from the Cuban Government through the son of Cuba's Foreign Minister, which funds, along with about $1,100 collected from supporters of the FPCC, paid for the cost of aforementioned advertisement in the
New York Times
.

[BUREAU DELETION] advised that the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) in New York had become active in the FPCC, and that SWP members, in a recent FPCC election, had been able to remove several Communist Party members who were on the Executive Board of the FPCC and gain control of the organization. This source asserted that the SWP members believed that they had achieved a great influence in the course of the Cuban revolution through their control of the FPCC.

[BUREAU DELETION] advised that PHIL BART, National Organizational Secretary and member of the National Committee, CP, USA, had reportedly stated recently that the FPCC had been captured by the Trotskyites, but that the CP had not given up on the FPCC.

The SWP and the CP, USA, have been designated by the Attorney General of the United States pursuant to Executive Order 10450.

C. Freedomways Associates, Incorporated

The records of the New York Secretary of State, Albany, New York, show that the certificate of incorporation of Freedomways Associates, Incorporated, was filed on March 2, 1961.

The Spring, 1964, issue of
Freedomways
is self-described as “A Quarterly Review of the Negro Freedom Movement” published by Freedomways Associates, Incorporated, 799 Broadway, New York City.

On May 24, 1961, a source advised that a report was given on
Freedomways
at a meeting of the National Board, Communist Party, USA (CPUSA), held on May 24, 1961. It was stated that the original plan called for the publication to be openly Marxist, but that it was later decided it would not be avowedly a Marxist publication. Editorials are in the hands of a mixed group of Marxists and non-Marxists. It was stated that the central purpose of “Freedomways” is to develop a theory and positive criticism of currents in the Negro movement, as well as to raise the level of understanding and discussion taking place in Negro life today and to project a socialist and pro-Soviet orientation.

On May 25, 1961, another source advised that
Freedomways
was set up for the CPUSA by JAMES JACKSON, a member of the National Committee of the CPUSA.

D. Fruit of Islam

On May 8, 1964, a source advised that the Fruit of Islam (FOI) is a group within the Nation of Islam (NOI) composed of male members of the NOI. The purpose of the FOI is to protect officials and property of the NOI, assure compliance of members with NOI teachings and to prepare for the “War of Armageddon.” Members of the FOI are required to participate in military drill and are afforded the opportunity to engage in judo training. The FOI is governed by a military system wherein the members are controlled by general orders similar to those issued by regular military organizations.

E. Independent Socialist Youth (ISY) AND
Independent Socialist Club (ISC)

A source at various times from April to December, 1958, advised that the Independent Socialist Youth (ISY) was organized
in March, 1958, at Detroit, Michigan, in part by efforts of members of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP). The ISY was referred to by SWP members as an “IBM” group (independent, broad, and militant). The ISY emphasized that it welcomed persons from all political tendencies who were interested in socialism. The ISY membership was comprised of individuals who belonged to the Communist Party (CP), SWP, Young Socialist Club of Wayne County (YSC), and independent socialists. The ISY had no definite program for political action; however, members of the YSC, who made up the majority of the ISY membership, tried to influence the ISY toward being a revolutionary socialist group. In an attempt to extend this influence, the YSC was officially dissolved on August 18, 1958, and the members urged to join the ISY.

By November, 1958, the SWP members in the ISY found they could not introduce the program for political action they wanted; therefore, they withdrew their support from the ISY, which caused it to become defunct. Part of the reasoning behind this action was the belief on the part of the SWP members that the ISY could not serve any useful purpose, but a similar-type group organized on the campus of Wayne State University, Detroit, could be of value in furthering the SWP youth movement.

An SWP member who was a student at Wayne State University was assigned to attempt to get a socialist youth group organized on the campus of that school. This member, together with assistance from a former member of the ISY and ISY
contacts
at the university, was successful in getting a group organized on the campus of Wayne State University in December, 1958, under the name Independent Socialist Club (ISC). The club was organized under the political science department of the university. Officers were elected and a new constitution was drawn up. Reportedly, with the exception of one SWP member, the ISC consists mostly of “independent socialists” or persons who are not socialists but are interested in learning the socialist viewpoint.

The SWP and the CP, USA have been designated pursuant to Executive Order 10450.

F. May 2 Movement (M2M) Formerly known as
May 2 Committee

A source advised on March 3, 1965 as follows:

The M2M is the name now used by the May 2 Committee, which was organized on March 14, 1964, at New Haven, Connecticut, by a group of young people participating in a symposium, “Socialism in America,” being held at Yale University. The original aim of the M2M was to plan and execute a demonstration in New York City on May 2, 1964, demanding withdrawal of United States troops from Viet Nam.

The M2M is dominated and controlled by the Progressive Labor Party (PLP) and has for its aim and purpose the embarrassment of the United States government by meetings, rallies, picketing demonstrations and formation of university level clubs at which a Marxist-Leninist oriented approach and analysis is taken of United States domestic and foreign policies.

This source advised on May 19, 1965, that the current headquarters of the M2M is 640 Broadway, New York City, Room 307.

G. Muhammad's Temple of Islam No. 11, Boston,
Massachusetts, also referred to as the
Nation of Islam (NOI)

On March 18, 1954, a source stated that the Nation of Islam (NOI) had become active in Boston, Massachusetts, and knew that it had held meetings as early as November, 1953.