DOC RELATES TO PROJECT MERRIMAC (MERRIMACK) - SITUATION INFORMATION REPORT

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. Three months into the sithool year university administrators,
Government leaders, and private citizens are breathing a bit easier.
Campus revolt seems to be on the decline. The splintering of once-
powerful Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), many observers
feel, reduces it to isolated, sectarian.struggles, a far cry from its
former mais movement capabilities. Militant' black campus groups
are under attack by students who dislike their reliance on terrorist
'tactics and reverse racism. Despite such favorable Omens, student
radicalism is not dead...and it is worthwhile to take- a look at the
organization which.expects to benefit most from New Left disenchant-
ment, an organization which appears to be emerging as the new leader
of radical youth - the Young Socialist Alliance (YSA).
There's .plenty of evidence to support this contention...that
the YSA, youth arm of the Trotskyite Socialist Workers Party (SWP),
has the inside line with campus rebels today. -And that's exactly what
SWP had in mind when -it formed a loose amalgamation of youth,of
various left socialist tendencies, in October 1957. By April 1960 YSA
had reached the point where official unified direction was needed.
The resulting founding- convention formed a National Executive.Com-
mittee (totally SWP composed) which alligned YSA �vvith the "traditions
of Marxinn socialism as developed by Lenin, Trotsky, Luxemburg and
Liebknecht." (Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, German social-
ists, were leaders in the 1919 Spartacist uprising.) YSA, in turn, re-
cognized SWP as the "only existing leadership on class struggle prin-
ciples." Thus, the Alliance became SWP's hope for radical youth
leadership and recruiting base for future SWPers.
YSA's "emergence" hinged on several factors. Free of the .
taint of foreign direction (such as USSR-dominated CPUSA or Peking-
-lining PLP), it appealed to radical youth with its "Americanism, " its
.concern with national issues and its seeming willingness to peacefully
work for change within the system, i. e., via ballot box (YSA supports
S candidates for national and local office). It ostensibly seeks an
American socialist state operating iri a world socialist community.
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Distipline, enforced by the ,ild left principle of "democratic
Centralism," is an essential tool of YSA leadership. "We can argue
points in our meetings," explained oceanographic major Jay LaVassar,
"but after the vote is taken everybody is required to abide by the de-
cision of the majority." Thus, tactical decisions on local issues are
made at the campus chapter level, but always within the bounds of
national strategy - determined ty SWP. To avoid isolation and harsh
response from authorities YSA's current tactics require "defensively-
formulated demands." YSA views demands like "Shut the University
Down'eas poor, putting students on the defensive to defend their
demand. Rather, clear, reasonable demands, such as "Support
Black Control of Black Studies" is good, rallying broad support and
putting the university on the defensive. Suci. demands, in YSA's
view, have the added advantage of putting the "onus for any violence
that occurs where it properly belongs - on the university admitaistra-
tion, not on the students."
At the national level "united. front" is the name of the YSA
game. Mass support, Alliance leaders feel, requires issues evok
ing the broadest sympathy and implying majority backing. Peter
Camcjo (formerly YSAer, now SWPer and non-student leader of
Berkeley's YSA chapter) told his audience (YSA educational confer-
ence) in mid-1969, "You should try to get everybody who is against
the war to work together. The YSA understands that the best way
to end this war, and to weaken the ruling class, is to get massive
consciousness against the war - and to break the concept that the
people against the war are a minority." Trotskyite t have always
been anti-war (they view war as imperialism's ultimate weapon of
oppression) and YSA expanded this anti-war thesis into its central
rallying issue. It's "united front" was a loose coalition of youthful
anti-war protest movements which now calls itself the Student
Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam (SMC). Formed
in December 1966 SMC activists led Vietnam Week protests in. April
1967; later that year were major participants in the Pentagon demon-
stration; and in April 1968 'organized the nationwide Student strike.
More recently SMC, operating within the New Mobilization Committee's
protest coalition, "got out" the young during November anti-war demon-
strations in Washington and San 'Francisco:
YSA's view that ant.-war action is essentially anti-iMperialist
in character (therefore apti-U. S. capitalism), led it to regard the �
Vietnain W.ar as its "single issue" around which to rally mass support
and provide .a base for radical education (a la Trotsky). Froin its
anti-war base YSA attempts to enlarge student consciousness regarding
other "imperialistic" tools.
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On-campus, .YSA issues encompass "institutionalized racism,"
War related research, ROTC., Minority discrimination, corporate �
"domination" of college administrations and meaningless education.
Its. program embraces such non-campus issues, as support of black
power, black control of black communities and anti-draft and GI
protest movements.
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National- reform is only .one aspect of YSA. Internationally it
joins with dissident youth organs from other countries like the French
Jeunesse Communiste Revolutionaire (Revolutionary Communist Youth)
led by Alain Krivine who polled 1.06 percent in 1968 French presidential
elections; the German Socialist Students Federation; Belgian Youth.
Guard; Japan's violence-prone Zengakuren; and Canada's Ligue des
Juenes Socialistes (League of Young Socialists). Three days of wild
demonstrations erupted in Berkeley in 1968 as YSA led a coalitjon of
youth groups protesting DcGaulle's treatment of French student
rioters. Despite a 7 p.m. to 6 a. m. curfew, over forty persons
were injured and 132 arrests were made.
In this hemisphere, YSA's historical support for Castro con-
tinues. Fourteen YSAers spent 6 weeks celebrating the 13evolution's
10th Anniversary in January-February this year. -SWP has. apparently
reenve red from the trauma induced when Cuba gave critical endorse-
ment to Russia's invasion of Czechoslovakia. Subsequent SWP-Cuban
discussions resulted in continued SWP support for Castro but the
vaguely worded coMmunique...which reserved for SWP its "olvn in--
dependent and sometimes differing view on various 4ssues"..'. con-
veyed SWP disappointment. After all, Cuba was SWP's model of.
socialism, "the Socialist example for the development of the colonial
revolution," and any USSR .support must have been crushing to Trot-
skyites.
The Cuban compromise highlights the "flexibility" of SWP-
YSA politics. Its ability to compromise contrasts with the absolutism
of other radicals. For example, YSA usually labels- "social democrats"
as "reformist" however, it supported Dubcck's social democracy �
against Red Army occupation and called for Warsaw pact troop with-
drawal.- Earlier ii supported Hungarian and Polish workers uprisings.
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views both the USSR and Communist China as bureaucratic revision-
ists inflicting on workers t....V;ir own style of oppression. �
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So... YSA had soriiething for everyone. Even. so, its appeals
resulted in only minor growth up to mid-1968. Then, as/ National-
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Chairman. Charles 13i,lrluc reported, membership "doubled from 400
to 800 during the last six months of 1968." Some of this spurt can be
laid to "switching" by disaffected SPSers and a modest increase in
high school members. But most of it apparently stemmed from
stepped-up YSA/SMC recruiting coupled with growing sentiment
against the Vietnam War. At the 1968 National Convention high school
recruiting received additional Stress and membership requirements
were "relaxed"... in an attempt to swell membership to several thou-
sand and increase campus chapters from.38 to 100-during 1949. There's
no indication these goals were met, but judging from YSA/SMC's grow-
ing leadership role among radicals (and peace advocates, often well-
intentioned, sincere students who are unaware ofs.SMC's role as a
Trotskyite front) some increase in both college and high school mem-
bers can be expected. YSA should also have benefitted by attracting
the lion's share of disenchanted SDSers whose own organizatioy dis-
integrated in mid-summer. Continued modest membership growth
can be predicted for 1970, however, most can be expected to come
directly from YSA/SMC recruiting, rather than from defecting com-
petitors.
The forthcoming 9th YSA National Convention (University of
Minnesota, 27-30 December) will probably contain few surprises.
Past success should dictate continuation of present policies. YSA's
present single-issue campaign based on an anti-war posture will
continue. Massive American troop withdrawal from Vietnam could.
blunt YSA's.main thrust, however, such a withdrawal is not nicely
in 1970. Expect mass action and united front tactics to continue
also. YSA will attempt to strengthen and broaden SMC's role in
anti-war actions (as well as on-campus issues) and will stress sup-
port to GI-dissenters and draft opposition. High school recruiting
will be emphasized again in 1970. The recently enacted draft legis-
lation will, as one YSAer views it, cause a "further extension and
deepening of the radicalization in the high schools, the place where
the 19-year-olds will come from." Greater effort to involve black
and third world minorities- in the anti-war drive is anticipated.
YSA's "black liberation" program is already receiving a large
share of attention at pre-convention educational.' seminars on vari-
oes campuses.
While the "old left" may not he as glanlorons as recent.
groups of New Left anarchists, its tlireat potential may be greattr
and its aim the same - deetruction of American democracy. It is willing to
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forego imniecliate change in favor of a program of gradual erosion of
-democratic institutions. It seeks to build a large base of members
and sympathizers to pave the way for revolution in 10, 20, or even
30 years. Socialism's target is today's impressionable youth. The
Young Socialist Alliance, SWP's action arm among youth, merits
close and continuing attention...
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This weekend the nation will experience round three in the
Vietnam Moratorium Committee's battle to. get the troops out of
Southeast Asia. To recapitulate, the first moratorium was in
mid-October-after extensive planning (since at least June) and,
From a Sinistral point of view was highly successful. The great-
est single accomplishment was turning 100,000.people out in
Boston Commons. In Mid-Nweernber the VMC Was forced to
share the limelight with the New Mobc who, like the VMC in
October, had devoted many months to the November protests.
The New Mobc dominated November, closely followed by the �
Student Mobc leaving the once ambitious and perhaps over-enthusi-
astic VMC little more than a sippet.-
VMC leaders., who march to the rhythm of a different drum-
mer, now .concede that December will be the last expanded pro,test
(one day in October, two in November, three in December, etc.).
Marge Sklencar, one of the four national coordinators recently asked
"what could we do for eight days in May."
The December demonstrations planned for the 12th, 13th, and
24th are shaping up to be generally unproductive and dull to the point
of boredom. - It appears that December will be for the youngsters.
They will leaflet. shopping center Christmas shoppers, sing Christ-
mas carols (with a peace on earth theme),. and promote church ser-
vices, pray-ins, and sing-ins. All forms of press media (conven-
tional, radical, and underground) have failed to see newsworthiness
in the December effort and therefore have not afforfled the VMC all
the free publicity of last October.'
Former Pennsylvania Senator Joseph S. Clark, President of
United World Federalists, as well as chairman of the little known
and ineffective Coalition for National Priorities and Military Policy
has thrown his coalition in with Sam Brown and the VMC and will.
organize a series of town meetings in several dozen American com-
munities to discuss- such Over-worked topics ai local needs, military
spending and Federal taxes.
Although no big names in the communist-radical -peacenik
ranks have teen publicized for the December demonstration speech
mhking effort there will. pr4bahly be a few usual, ant ralion,
anti-war diatribes around the country. It is hard to imagine SpAck,
Dellinger, Rennie Davis, Carol Lipman, and many others missing
an opportunity to kick the establishment shin.
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One may well hear a few more voices singing Christmas
songs and may be handed a pamphlet by a youthful hippie at the
'shopping center but otherwise there will be no excitement this
weekend or Christmas eve, except for the usual excitement of
the typical American office party.
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CALENDAR OF TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES
Asterisked items arc either reported for the first time or
contain additions or changes to previously reported activities.
December 12, Hot Springs, Arkansas
The Vice-President Will be the subject of a-demonstration
at Hot Springs, Arkansas, on 12 December during his a.ppearance
at the National Republican Governors Conference.. This demonstra-
tion is being sponsored by the Fayetteville, Arkansas, Peace Group
and is expected to attract approximately fifty demonstrators. At
the same time, the Council for the Liberation of Blacks plans to
conduct a picket line across the street from the hotel where the
Vice-President is scheduled to speak This demonstration is for
the purpose of dramatizing the ineffectiveness of the local Office
of Economic Opportunity.
Allegedly., a group of students from the University of Arkansas
:intend to run through the streets shouting -obscenities about the Vice-
President. �
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*December 13, New York, New York
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Student Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam
will stage a demonstration from 1600 to 1800 hours, 13 December
at the General Electric building at Lexington Avenue and 51st Street.
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*December 13, Brooklyn, New York
A march scheduled by an unidentified peace group at 1300
hours from 73rd Street and Seventh Avenue to Fort Ilamilton area.
March then.to proceed to St. John's Episcopal Church for service.
Attendance of 300 anticipated. Permit fox march granted.
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Philadelphia Resistance will stage a 48-hour Leach-in from
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Episcopal Church, Locust Street. The My Lai Massacre, GI organ-
izing, military-industrial complex are among topics for discussion.
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*December 12-13, Baltimore, Maryland
Students from Baltimore Junior College plan to leaflet the
city of Baltimore. .
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*December 12, Fort Meade, Maryland
Revolutionary Youth Movement II (RYM II) faction of SDS will
stage anti-war demonstration at the Fort. -The time of the planned
demonstration is not kntiwn. ,�
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*De cembe r 12-16, Washington, D. C.
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George Washington University SDS demonstrators will attempt
an occupation of the ROTC area, second floor, North Building, on
12 December. The Vietnam Moratorhim. Committee will stage activi-.
ties on 12 December at the Office of Economic Opportunity, Health,
Education, and Welfare Buildings. A vigil-planned.by VMC at the
"G" Street, N. W., draft board. � !.! ';
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The .VMC will sponsor "Carolling for Peace" during 13 December.
A "Squat-in" is planned by National Tenants Organizatipn on
15 December. �
*December 13, Miami, Florida
New Party members, and sympathizers commenced reading
names of Vietnam war dead on steps of Flagler Street Court House
at 2400 hours, 11 December this activity will continue until 1700 hours,
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*December 12, 13 and 24, Cincinnati, Ohio
The Cincinnati Peace Coalition will sponsor a "Yuletide for
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Peace" song fest 12-13 December at Fountain Square, Cincinnati. A
CHristmas eve peace servi4e is planned at St. John's Unitarian
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*December -12, Normal, Alabama
Student government at Alabama ARLM College (AAM) will
sponsor an appearance by Hosea Williams of Southern Christian
Leadership Conference to leaks march from the mall shopping
area in Huntsville, Alabama, four miles to AAM.gymnasium where
Williams will speak. March ittcludes a coffin draped with the
American flag drakx.rn by mules. frj
*Derember 13, 14, and 23, Detroit, Michigan
On 13 & 14 December speeches and the distribution of anti-
war leaflets will occur throughout Detroit sponsored by the SMC
and Detroit Committee to End the War in Vietnam. On 23 Decem-
ber the Committee will sponsor a candlelight procession to
Kennedy Square or the foot of Woodward Avenue in downtown
Detroit.
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3::Dece7t.ber 11-12, South Bend, Indiana
The St. Joseph County Committee to End the War in Vietnam
plans a film showing at the North Shore Drive Unitarian .Church Ofl
11 December and a candlelight march on 12 December from the church
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*December 13, Madison, Wisconsin
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The Madison Area Peace Council has requested six parade
permits for marches to start in various Madison parks and end at
the ./r; 4�. ,�?: State Selective Service headquarters. y � (: 9
*December 12, 13, -17, 18, and 24, St. Louds, Missouri
The Greater St, Louis Peace Coalition plans the distribution
of leaflets on camprises on 12 December, at major shopping areas on
13 December, at major transportation terminals, on 17 and I pncem-
her,. and at churches before and after religious services on 24 .Decem-
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On 12 December the SMC plans a Christmas anti-war vigil at
the hiker Park Christmas tree, picketing of13alcones P�esVarch
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Laboratory from 1100 to 1300 hours, an anti-war rally at 1330 hours
on University of Texas, Main Mall, and a march downtown at 1515 hours .
with leafleting along the route. A regional anti-war conference will
be held on campus on 13 December.
The SMC will also sponsor a rally on University of Texas
campus at Austin featuring diseussion of Laos situation, Conspira-
cy Eight trial and anti-war movement. SMC will then march
through downtown Austin. SMC plans anti-war conferences through-
opt Texas in small towns where there have been no previous Vietnam
activities.
*December 12-13, San Antonio, Texas.
The San Antonio Committee for Peace and Freedom, the
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American Friends Service Committee, and the San Antonio Mora-
torium Committee will sponsor "Town Meeting" at Trinity Univer-
sity, on 12 December. S.
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A boycott against buying is scheduled 13 December by above
organizations. Shoppers will be leafletted and engaged in conversa-
tion.
-*December 12-13; El Paso, Texas
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The Student Action Committee of the University of Texas at
El Paso plans to hold a teach-in from 1200 to 1500 hifturs on 12 Decem-
ber. GI's for Peace (GIP) at Fort Bliss, allegedly will hold services
at the Unitarian Fellowship Church, from 1330 to 1430 hours on
13 December. GIP members will pass out literature in El Paso
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shopping centers at 1830 hours on 13 December.
*December 13, Seattle, Washington
A "Mill-in" supported by American Servicemen's Union,
Student Mobilization Committee, will be staged from 1100 to 1500
hours at the Westlake Mall shopping area. Demonstrators will
attempt to disrupt. shoppers and distribute leaflets. /-
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Parade to-be silent candlelight procession with names of war dead
read. No estimates on numbers of participants.
*December 14, Oceanside, California
Anti-war demonstration to be sponsored by Green Machine
Coffee. House, First Unitarian thurch and New Mobilization Com-
mittee, Los Angeles. Speakers to include former servicemen,
one priest, and David Hilliard, Chief of Staff, 'BPP. 'Hilliard
was arrested on 5 December for making threats against the Presi-
dent of the U. S. A. and may not be available.
The Peace and Freedom Party plans a military Moratorium
near Camp Pendleton.. The rally will begin at the Oceanside Police'
Department followed by a march at 1440 hours to Beach Stadiutp for
a rally where Capt. Howard Levi, Donald Duncan, Lt. Sussan Schnall,
Angela Davis, and an unidentified Black Panther Party member and
serviceman will speak. Lit d eilPs ikle!-G?
:::December 12 and 24, San Francisco, California
After a rally, .a candlelight march to Union Square will be
followed by leafletting of shopping area advocating boycott of jP0A
� Christmas purchases to protest war. 2509 participants expected.
On 24 December the Bay Area Peace Action Council wUl
hold a rally at the- Gate of the Presidio. � At �
*December �12-13, Long Beach, California
Demonstration targets of Southern California anti-war groups
during period to be Long Beach Naval Station; American Electric
Company, North Long Beach, and Presidential San Clemente Estate,
where candlelight vigil planned. Spokesman for Peace Action Council
of Los Angeles. says demonstrations will "relate to servicemen or
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*December 11, 14 and 24, Los Angeles, California
The SMC will sponsvr a rally at South Park at. 1.100 hours.
BPP members are scheduled to speak. The purpose of the�rallf is
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flit San Fernando Valley SIM. College Vietnam Moratorium
Committee plans a rally for 13 December at Sherman Oaks Park.
The Vietnam Moratorium Committee plans to hold a candle-
light rally and march at 1730 hours on 13 December. 20,000 persons
are expected to participate in the march down Van Nuys Boulevard.
A "Stand for Peace Along Wilshire" demonstration is planned
for 24 December from 1200-1400 hours. -Participants are expected
by the.VMC to occupy 12 intersections on Wilshire Boulevard.
*December-13, Fayetteville, North Carolina - Anti-war demonstration
parade in Fayetteville will-include 30-40 students from University of
- North Carolina at Charlotte and Johnson C. Smith University in
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Charlotte. Organizers are representatives of Southern Studertis /.�-�
Organizing Committee and Progressive Political Union. The PPU
is an UNC-!C campus organization whose leaders subscribe to Ne�y
Left philosophies. A state leader of past moratorium activities, and
a member of the GIUAWV at Fort Bragg, N. C., arc to assist in
coordinating demonstration.
*December 13, Wrightstown, New Jersey
Student Mobilization Committee (SMC) of Penn-
sylvania, plans to assemble at 1300 hours in front of town movie
theatre andmove to Fort Dix, .New Jersey. Theme of demonstration
is to show silent majority doesn't exist, stop war itt Vietnam, stop
trial of "Fort Dix 38, ".and stop exploitation of GI's at. Fort Dix.
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*December 13, Phoenix, Arizona
Silent Majority, local organization in favor of administration
policies, will sponsor march from Federal Building to State Capitol
grounds where rally will be held to show 100 percent support for Grs
- in Vietnam. Group. expects over 1,000 participants: . /4-, (---7/' �:tv �
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In hold anti-war demonstr4tion 1300 hours. Participants to assemble
at town movie :theatre, �Yrightstown. Group to. protest war_ and alleged
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December 43-14, Cleveland. Ohio
While the New Mobilization Committee to End the War in
Vietnam has not yet officially announced its plans for the future,
its Executive Committee has indicated that contrary to original
"stated" intention to be just an Ad Hoc Coalition for purposes of
organizing the Fill Offensive oti a United Front basis, it feels it
"has a future". and will consider detailed plans for new anti-war
demonstrations.- A Cleveland meeting ou December 13-14 will
include the 100 odd-members of the steering committee and will
probably ratify the Executive Committee opinion. 7 ,; f
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*December 13-14. 'Oakland, California
Bay Area Peace Action Committee granted permit to
hold parade. at General Electric plant on 13 December. Service-
men will speak at morning church services on 14 December.
Later, conference at Oakland Technical high school will feature
anti-war speeches by Vietnam veterans. Leaders of demonstra-
tions say first priority is to recruit servicemen to participate in
low-key demonstrations.
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*December 16, Washington, D. C.
The Vietnam Moratorium Committee plans peace activities
at the time Of the tree-lighting ceremony at the White House Decem-
ber 16. The student group plans to organize ChristuNas..caroling at
the White House on December 22, 23, and 24. s' '.4'L
December 20, Los Angeles, California
Brown Berets of Los Angeles to hold Chicano Moratorium.
March from Memorial Monument, Brooklyn and Indiana Streets, to
Obregon Park, where rally will be held. Berets claim 3,000 to
participate. No further information available..
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In 11:!lsinki� in August 1969, at the World Meeting of Solidarity
Of �yo U t h and Students with Vietnam, attended by young peg) p Ic from
78 countries ; among three documenth adopted was one containine
recommendations for national youth organizations and movements to
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conduct. a world-wide campaign of ac lion of the youth and students
in support of the Vietnamese people and its struggle for indepen-
dence, freedom and peace. Mass activities on December 20 - the
day of establishment of the South Vietnam National Liberation Front,
"must become a culmination of all the mass action conducted in the
most diverse forms," it declared.
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