(UNTITLED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-00915R001100020002-5
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 55
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 20, 1998
• Sequence Number: 2
• Content Type: MISC

Approved For Release : CIA-.RDP78-0091501100020002-5
C r.s Of a4Lz A. ricn Quo for
1 rn&dOnal C+g
g 1939 ?* ned to , : tdy*&r.
Od by the ""Pe,
Atomic I ari, = =, to 19S9 (400
N r 1959
COA&COACO an tbowe at
y" r.rg, A i ju t 195' (see * theA info ? ).
SJ J- U ,
a ',F
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved POr Release: CIA-RDP78-00915RQ01100020002-5
eace for Nuclear
Aetumm of 195~9 (Ober ;
go rtes in ,
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-009158001100020002-5
declared that "The forces of Peace will work
or P tica mmsex, cooperation instead of
war, general welfare instead of total destruction... .
urge the peace forces to overcome their differences and
come together. It is their task to arouse and mobilize
public opinion, that all of the people may be brought into
uel d'Astter de la Vtgerie, .a WPC Vice
President, told a meeting in Geneva in September 1959
on the subject of "Man and the Atom" that opposition to
atomic arms must have mass support, that, while he
the WPC which had "popularized" the
if others considered the WPC politically corn-
promised, "lot them do better. to He added, 11W
other organizations to be set up so that there can b 11
dialogue.
3. The February 1, 19:9 WPC Bu etin stated ,In th
light of as wealth of experience already gained, the WPC
Bureau will pay special attention to way,* and means of
rendering the Movement's future action, more effective
bri n In new sections of p pinion. To this
lifettn has publctzed activities of groups not
d to the Peace 1iove ent, including church zactiv
nch as it has those of the Movement.
4. Much of this attention has been given to unafftl-
antt-atomtc committees springing up in
d., especially in Western Europe, Great Britain,
Canada, the USA, Latin America and
ese anti-atomic groups include the
ers of prestige referred to by Joitot-Curte, such as
:nd Russell. Lord Boyd Orr, J. B. Priestley and
el-Baker of the British Direct Action Co mz
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved'For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
Against Atomic Weapons, Karl Barth of the Swims ?i._
a mic group, Hieernodller and Iwand in West Germany,
Eleanor Roosevelt of the Anwrican Committee for a Sane
Nuclear Policy, etc.
5. At.the Helsinki meeting in December 1951
ve Committee discussed the organtawatia
=ference on nuclear disarmament for
by October.
4. An autumn conference against nuclear armament
was planned by a conference held in London in January
1959 and organised by the Campaign for Nuclear Die
cement of Great Britain and the Mini ch Commission
Against Atomic Armament. This seems more than coin-
cidental because many of the same people are members
the WPC, although more .wirers, Mennonites, members
of the Fellowship of Reconciliation and other bona fide
pacifist groups are willing to join the activities of the
comic committees. Two hundred and fifty dele-
gates attended the London conference) an observer from
the American Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy was
present. A European Committee was met up with two
representatives from each Western European country
under the chairmanship of Hans Werner Richter, a bit-
terly anti-American West German and the head of the
Committee Against Atomic Death in Germany. It wa
dell I.~ IMF U.lu1 MMbIII/11l1 ~.l~ile4~ ~~~IIP11~.~MI~~nlw 111.1~1~.1
announced that the London group would be extended for the
o include delegates from Africa, Asia,
tries.
11
7. 14 February 1959 TASS reported
e Committee stood solidly with the London conference
in regard to the termination of atomic tests and the estab-
acleear :tines and supported the idea for
ent congress this autumn, pointing out
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915R001100020002-5
U1. W gram",
auiti of the congress which echo
et public expresses pr
8. Volt* pan*, head of the Italian Peace
told a conference in. A,1essandria in Dec
the peace dement hoped for a Congress of Peace
of all Nation* and that the Catholic*. too, should become
Or&,az force for peace in order to obey the basic
principle of their religion. A "Catholics for Peace" c<
ferencE wag held to Parts 1-10 February 1959.
Moscow `tdf'C Bureau, ee+
id Roberts, head of the Caiifo
i,; told a Moscow radio round-table that 'It
WPC. is not the only peace movement in the entire: worle
It is very important that other peace forces are ;kited
ockhoixn . . . the Quakers are ding mag-
rk . the American
Nuclear Policy is publishing full-fie ads in
Now York Times, coming out sharply crittc
cy."'
-s point up the preliminaries o.
,e for a conference in the autumn of 1959 which
ek to bring together represent tttvda from *very
possible group that can be persuaded to speak
clear tests and weapons, with the WPC staying carefully in
or also taking part as an organization which
a it has Communist elements (the `W` PC has
d that such maerbersbtp was necesary in
an might be inclusive of all varyr
acs can only result in the Idnd
publicity, contacts, etc.. that the WPC is
ed in obtaining for its basic purposes-
pressure against any preparation for defense of the Free
word.
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 ApproveciftfflifiqW t -gPP7 -009151 1100020002-5
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNIST FRONT
%xi c J .
Cold WarPP and "Sto
Meeting in Mo
bu#,_` 2 f e present "End the
Date: Autumn of 1959 (October was suggested in one report)
Place: Not yet selected
Sponsorship: Indirectly by the World Peace Movement but working through other
"peace forces" entirely, particularly through anti-atomic bomb groups unaffiliated
with the WPC.
Organization: The WPC has always declared its wish to cooperate with other peace
organizations and has done what it could to achieve collaboration, weathering
many rebuffs with patience. However, it has'never so openly disclaimed any desire
for other "peace forces" to affiliate with the Peace Movement; nor has it ever de-
clared itself so blatantly pro-Soviet and definitely anti-Am as at present.
Yet, it appears likely that this frank position will pay o.f . rdf gaining its
obje;~''t've-- i.e. public sentiment in favor of the WPC anti-atomic campaign --
thar ev ous devious tactics of ostensible friendship for the whole world,c6d ,?
The current tactic is based on the well-worn co-existence and anti-nuelear weapons
themes but is offered somewhat freshly as follows:
1. The message sent by Joliot-Curie to the WPC Conference for Disarmament
and International Cooperation in July 1958 recommended the formation of a group of
international personalities holding diverse opinions but of sufficient prestige
to be heard by their governments and "adhering to the value of international co-
operation" -- a group that would hold meetings, pass resolutions and issue recommend-
ations to governments and peoples to direct their efforts toward peace. The
Appeal issued by the Conference declared h*ta."The forces of Peace will work to-
ether for.Practical Aims, cooperation instead of cold war, general welfare instead
of total destruction.... We urge the peace forces to overcome their differences and
come together. It is their task to arouse and mobilize public opinion, that all of
the people may be brought into action for peace.f "
means of rendering the Movement's future action more effective and of bringin,. in
new sections of opinion. To this end, the Dull letin has publicized activities
of groups not affiliated' he Peace Movement, including church activifi.es, as much
as it has those of the Movement.
perience already gained, the WPC Bureau will pay special attention to ways an
2. nuel d'Astier de la Vigerie, a WPC Vice President, told a meeting in
Geneva in September 1958 on the subject of "Man and the Atom" that opposition to
atomic arms:must have, mass support; that, while he chose to work with the :-dPC
which had "}popularized" the campaign, if others considered the WPC politically
compromised, "let them do better; ,0 He added, "We want other organizations to be
set up so that there can be a dialogues'#
3. The -Fabxu lK 1959 WPC Bulletin stated;"In the light of a wealth of ,ex-
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915R001100020002-5
 Approved P r Releas J DP78-00915Ri 1100020002-5
4. Much of this attention has been given to unaffiliated anti-atomic
committees springing up in many parts of the world, especially in Western
Europe, Great Britain, Scandinavia, India, Canada, the USA, Latin America
and Japan. Some of these anti-atomic groups include the]oaders of prestige
referred to by Joliot-Curie, such as Bertrand Russell, Lord Boyd Orr,
J. B. Priestley and Philip Noel-Baker of the British Direct Action Com-
mittee Against Atomic Weapons, Karl Barth of the Swiss anti-atomic group,
Niemoeller and Iwand in West Germany, Eleanor Roosevelt of the American
Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy, etc.
5. At the Helsinki meeting in December 1958, the Executive Committee
discussed the organization of an international conference on nuclear
disarmament for theutumn of 1959, possibly October.
6. An Zutumn conference against nuclear armament was planned by
a conference held in London in January 1959 and organized by the Campaign
for Nuclear Disarmament of Great Britain and the Munich Commission
Against Atomic Armament. This seems more than coincidental because
many of the same people are members of the WPC, although more Quakers,
Mennonites, members of the Fellowship of Reconciliation and other
flAa pacifist groups are willing to join the activities of the new
an atomic committees. Two hundred. fifty delegates attended the
London conference; an observer from the American Committee for a Sane
Nuclear Policy was present. A European Committee was set up with two
representatives from each Western European country under the chairmanship
of Hans Werner Richter, a bitterly anti-American West German and the
head of the Committee Against.,AtomicDeath in Germany. It was announced
that the London group would be extended for the autumn meeting to include
delegates from Africa, Asia, and the "socialist countries."
7. Th* 14 Februiary, 1959 LL TASS reported that the Soviet Peace
Committee stood solidly w:ti the London conference in regard to the
termination of atomic tests and the establishment of anti-nuclear zones
and supported the idea for a nuclear disarmament congress this autumn,
pointing out that "the Soviet public expresses profound satisfaction
with the results of the congress which showed the people's alarm over,
the atomic menace." r
8. Velio Spano, head of the Italian Peace Council, told a con-
ference in -Ilessandria in December 1958 that the Peace Movement hoped
for a Congress of Peace Forces of all Nations and that the Catholics,
too, should become an organized force for peace in order to obey the basic
principle of their religion. A "Catholics for Peace" conference was
held in Paris 1-10 February 1959.
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved For Releas 15Rd61100020002-5
9. After the Moscow WPC Bureau meeting in February 1959, Holland
Roberts, head of the California Labor School, told a Moscow radio round-
table that "the `WPC is not the only peace movement in the entire world. . . .
It is very important that other peace forces are invited to come to Stock-
holm . . . the Quakers are doing magnificent work . . . the American
Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy is publishing full-page ads in Tapers
like the New York Times, coming out sharply critical of the administration's
policy. " w...
All of these items point up the preliminaries of setting the stage
for a conference in the>Aiitumn of 1959 which will seek to bring to-
gether representatives from every possible group that can be persuaded
to speak against nuclear tests and weapons, with the WPC staying care-
fully in the background or else taking part as an organization which
freely admits it has Communist elements (the WPC has always maintained
that such membership was necessary in order that its deliberations might
be inclusive of all varying opinion). Such a conference can xa7 ' said.
in the kind of resolutions, publicity, contacts, etc., that t e C is
most concerned in obtaining for its basic purposes--pressure against
any preparation for defense of the Free World.
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved Fdr Release,R _CIA-RDP78-00915RQ1100020002-5
umttt+s is
This za=mittai
s t 4clceded S I
lamed
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved Per Release : C1 4 9 7 8 -0 9 15RW 100020002-5
Title of Conference: International Conference wi h the theme of "The Baltic -
Sea of Peace"
Date: Not announced (but implied for the summer o~ 1959)
Place: Flensburg, Germany
Sponsorship.: West German Peace Committee (WGPC) in conjunction with the Danish
Peace Committee and perhaps representatives of peace committees in other countries
bordering on the Baltic.
in Dusseldorf 21 November 1958. At that time, it was stated that these plans
had suffered a setback due to the recent split in the Danish CP but that it was
still proposed to hold the conference.
Organizers in the WGPC would include Willi Rattai, Walter Diehl, Yvette
Bloch, Jakob Bongardts, Dr. Veith, Ria Crewe and Lisbeth de Vries, in addition to
the secretaries of the Land peace committees.
It was reported that an agreement to hold this week every year was made at
the first "Baltic, Sea of Peace Week" held in Rostock 5-13 July 1958 and that a
permanent "initiation committee" was named. This committee included Ivar Lie,
Georg Roseff, Sverre Hagen and Leif Hansen of Norway and others. The plans in-
cluded sports, entertainment, and meetings of trade unions and peace groups of the
area. The purpose was also declared to be a need for common action from the Baltic
area against atomic armament. At that time, it appeared that the meeting would be
held each year in Rostock. It is possible that the Flensburg conference is planned
as a "joint" activity of the German and Danish peace groups and is not identical
with the Rostock "Baltic, Sea of Peace Week." Holding small joint gatherings is a
current tactic of the peace movement.
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915R001100020002-5
1196
-at toners
scow. u c
Acati of secret acct.
Post, 4 to
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915R001100020002-5
a f o r tko o r o to ac brats tt
3. Peace at s sra
Mutes from, a ooa of the
the was o;
4 brtrAgin tt
eotn the s+saperat o of the
It oaw:s s eat that ' toga coots it" this,
for Improving tae oa of the t#t r. aims
and ri ss of the Moventout ttroa ast ferasta*,
fps, 4eastralktoaa, r-z* aote-_ ,
#"spa. eaav"*d ; only of
$ of ft*de s, r a,
Vol t pan the a C
ox a o trety to its rej
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
Q"*~
x MO try g
VWAIII
r ,4. tQ
t w
hibittal
Sub"quest
'$ * *force* at
th*
* - .: Uy vite thtla, to
s
1
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved'br Re 40 08-00915Rl101100020002-5
jle of Conference: Conference for the Celebration of the Tenth Anni-
versary of the World Peace Council
Da .e : 8 - 13 May 1959
Place: Stockholm. It is believed that some consideration was given by
the WPC to holding this conference in Moscow. No reason is known why
the locale was shifted back to Stockholm unless it is 1) that Communist
fronts understandably prefer to hold their propaganda events outside
the Iron Curtain; 2) that Swedish authorities have now granted
permission which may have been temporarily withheld; or 3) that
the WPC did not relish the damage to the alleged apolitical nature of
the Peace Movement inherent in holding two meetings in sequence in
Moscow, especially since the February Bureau meeting held there was
closed to the press. This implication of secret aspects of the Bureau
meeting indicates that the meeting was held for reasons other than as
a propaganda outlet. 4uite possibly its purpose was mainly to reaffirm
the leading role of the Soviet Union throughout the whole Communist
complex, including the Peace Movement, as stated in the meeting of
Communist leaders in November 1957 in Moscow. This decree placing the
Peace Movement more directly under control of the Party and the later
pronouncement merging it with the national "liberation" movements caused
confusion and weakening of support in some of the national peace committees,
especially in the Free World, where the policy could not be adjusted or
equated to national interests.
Psnbgb1e Attendance: An estimated 500. The greatest effort made to
gain delegates and the most fares paid by the WPC to the last several
conferences have been for participation by Africans, Asians, and
Latin Americans. However, this conference may again be interested in
gaining participation of delegations from Europe also because of the
origin of the Movement in that area and because of the Berlin situation.
General plans for the conference to celebrate the Tenth Anni-
versary of the World Peace Movement were issued to national peace com-
mittees from a meeting of the Secretariat in Vienna in October 1958 as
follows :
a) The activities in connection with the anniversary should be linked
to current political aims and future developments.
b) These activities should provide occasions for restating the aims
and principles of the movement, deepening the understanding of the
aims and methods within the Movement, strengthening the organization,
involving the mass of people in all countries in the celebrations
and bringing the Movement closer to them, and broadening the cooper-
ation of the Movement with other forces.
It was suggested that national committees could use this oppor-
tunity for improving the knowledge of the history, aims and principles
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved ?br Release : Cl Q -00915FW01100020002-5
ems,
of the Movement through conferences, open forums, concerts, films, demon-
strations, "peace note-book,,. door-t~'door talks, study groups, composed
not only of.14PC members but also of Ambers of trade unions, churches,
women's organizations, etc., spread over a considerable period of time
and building up to big meetings at the actual anniversary time. All of
these activities should include collection of funds to finance the anni-
versary celebration.
For its part, the WPC would propagandize the anniversary extensively
in its regular publications and in special pamphlets such as "Ten Years
of the World Peace Movement 'l "The History of the WPC Anti-Atomic Campaign etc. It would also issue a.special stamp in commemoration of the late
president, Joliot-Curie, special a*ticles by him and his biography. The
national committees were instructed to combine memorials to Joliot-Curie
in their activities.
Tens of thousands of messages from peace groups, other organizations
and prominent persons were also requested to be sent to the special
session of the WPC (at Stockholm).
Qhj-..iyes. The resolution issued by the Moscow Bureau meeting was
entitled "Let Us Put An End to the Cold War." It then itemized
the full Soviet line of the moment-4-prohibition of nuclear tests, a
summit meeting, an end to colonial "domination by force," full aid to
all peoples struggling for independence, a neutralized zone and dis-
engagement of armed forces in central Europe, elimination of the threat
to peace in the Berlin situation. The date is an indication that the
last item will be dominant if the Berlin question is not solved by
that time.
A main them at the Moscow Bureau meeting a%1 in subsequent publicity
has been the WPC intention to draw "all of the ce forces of the world"
into joint action and specifically to invite them to send representatives
to Stockholm.
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
trying tk
this *144tift, wt,
away C with the
Pr,
t * ear *z,
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
theI *bo yl' !1 0 44 rA4 Pat
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
s&r * foun4ing 4
balm) ft at" *4v
a1 few two rmtettags
duNNO the Sorlin crisis may c* r
also or tattoa #parked by Ike PC. B&uA *a
tkw am at that.
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
amgftmout
s sta" a
to b a *ar at tbm ), U
J , a ar n o seek s
wn
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved Fol' F please : CIA-RDP78-00915ROO4400020002-5
Title of Conference: European Conference of the 4orld Peace Movement
Date: First announced for February 1959; then for 7 March 1959; then April 1959
and finally for May 1959.
Place: Warsaw
Sponsorship: World Peace Council. It is possible that the WPC-created Co it ee
for a Peaceful Solution of the German Problem (with headquarters in Paris) s'
sponsored at least 10 meetings on the German situation since 1952 (the last of
these was held in Warsaw 1955) will again ostensibly sponsor this meeting. How-
ever, the WPC has discussed setting up a European Peace Committee composed of re-
presentatives of the signatory powers of the Common Market to be extended later
to representatives of Scandinavia, Yugoslavia, Poland and Czechoslovakia. The
creation of this latter committee has never been confirmed. Hotirever, the WPC is
definitely trying to work through new groups and it is certain that this meeting
will attempt also to include people not previously connected with the Committee for
the Peaceful Solution of the German Problem -- for example, representatives of the
anti-atomic weapons committees springing up all over Western Europe, such as the
British Direct Action Committee Against Nuclear War, the West German Committee
Against Atomic Death, L'Initiative Liegeoise Contre les Experiences Atomicues,
Quakers and other b n ide pacifist groups may also be approached to send delegates.
The intention to make this conference appear as a collective effort is further
indicated in the handling of it in the WPC Bulletin. In the 15 January 1959 issue,
a two-page article entitled "Europe in the Face of Nuclear Danger" goes into detail
on the subject of the Rapacki Plan, causes for tension in the area, and quotations
from various sources about NATO. The article concludes that "a really strong, well-
informed and united movement of public opinion will be needed to take advantage
of new possibilities that governments will respond to the needs of the situation....
Peace Movements in the European countries have a big and most urgent task to bring
together all those who are now increasingly concerned, to discuss together the
possible solutions to the problems of Europe and to find ways to act together effect-
ively."
In the 1 February 1959 issue, an article entitled "European Security and the
German Question" declares;t'It would therefore be timely to hold in the near future
a European conference of independent and sensible men and women that could help the
governments to find the road to peaceful understanding." The reference to "help
the governments" brings to mind the suggestion made in Joliot-Curie's message to
the k PC Stockholm Conference in July 1958 -- i.e. that a commission should be set
up of persons sufficiently prominent to influence their governments. These persons
would meet and offer recommendations in connection with international affairs.
This suggestion, in its turn, was reminiscent of ansarly tendency of the tWIPC to
attempt bypassing or even replacing the UN.
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved Fol'Release : CIA-RDP 15R004*00020002-5
Organization: It is possible that dissension and criticism brought upon the 'YIPC
by its failure to condemn Soviet armed action in Hungary halted plans to hold
this conference in 1957. A copy of a WPC document outlining the intention to
organize a European conference that indica.tas such may be the case is attached.
Indication that the project had been taken up again was first shown in a
statement issued by the WPC Executive Committee from Berlin on 27 November 1958,
the same day the Soviets made their announcement that they would turn over the
administration of Berlin to East Germany within six months.
So little information is available on the preparation of this purely propa-
ganda event that it is possible that the organizers are encountering difficulties
in gaining the participation desired and will perhaps postpone it again. The
scheduling of the conference to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the founding of
the WPC (8-13 May 1959, Stockholm) is also conducive to this speculation since it
is not usual for two major meetings to occur in one month, although the Berlin
crisis may be considered an adequate reason.
Evaluation of the Meetin;;: Because of the prime importance in the present world
situation of the Soviet ultimatum regarding Berlin, this conference will be another
event around which to pressure "world opinion" towards Soviet policies. The WPC
claims to have defeated the European Defense Community and to have delayed the
ratification of the Western European Union by means of this group will be a spur to
the effort to bring success to this conference. The Berlin situation is currently
referred to as "intolerable" in WPC propaganda and the Soviet proposal praised as
a proper solution to it. A heavy drive called the "Geneva Campaign" is in progress
by all of the Communist front organizations, sparked by the WPC. Based on the
theme of the danger to humanity of atomic tests and weapons, the campaign has in-
cluded a Month of Common Action Against Atomic Tests and Weapons, thousands of tele-
grams and cards distributed by national peace committees were sent to Geneva as
well as delegations to the tri-state conference on atomic tests there, and special
publications were issued on the subject. All of this activity has stressed the
danger posed by the arming of west Germany with atomic arms, the resumption of
military posts by former Nazi officers, and the need for an atom-free zone in
central Europe (the Rapacki Plan). The crescendo for the meeting has been built
up and, in circles already emotionally apprehensive and war-weary., it will add to
the will for disengagement (Philip Noel-Baker is being publicized by the 19PC for
his stand on this subject and is expected to be a speaker at the meeting). It will
add to the troubles of NATO, stir up tension, seek to divide the West, and seek to
prevent any plans for defense of the Free World.
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915R001100020002-5
 Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
Pace .
lake., meet
x y I
Lug me*". Acts y, these a e.t s u y
d to tar-lade anybody s can pers ded to
co
4a: to e . - - atartat, especially away, s or sa
other target unarm a te4 arjats att s. In t#ts
?ctta .s, 'rA 3 aauo ed that "a number of ft r s
re not essae hers of the C bat r*vresent irk
Bea ne arts r*Vv*ri. _ .. i epr.sea ttves
a ntaa , orga-uii*ations. &" gra ip* woarkia ht
wtU also tam part. ;ears tuclaaEds the LrTit,
AAP , Japanese Council Against A and H Umbo,
a x -st reta:rist of the African People's C ears
arses .... " Names of these `observer
it shed but the `CPC hand pr* usly aaaa a tc
perss uaitt,s not connected wtth the vU*VwWwat b sans
tsad . Reporti the bbsom mosttnd a silly
m People
moitloited that it std be largely hear d with xmieasore*
co n*te the *Haft* of "AU p ac forces whtch stand
for We emdLug of the cold war and for peaceful ce4poration.
.d be invited from scten:ti c and cultural . circles.
dmugh Ow
p as
Approved For Release
: CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
; s s at the bury M , s as 4400 at own
Si"Ov of UM& & a -b of than USA. -
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
day, TUO - u Gov - at the
gip. *to work with ' _ - .
rboy re tr*&Ud so *quale and s r v *T* tx"
-Iftuy wofri*xmily remarks the U AA the Free
g r o arr+ .
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
to independence, . .
t"Umbake
firmed far 4s a. and for a
the ax 0as APiA*to
Immediate danger ..
at
incr. *g r with
pros # she Oct ber &ad to a ed t
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
to4firimco
 Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
Aou,Ac w # f s assi a*s on to s,. r his
wera ref 4" to afro t
a rat cssa
A Peactful Comm-.
4 February *Ad
S-59, the ss
i s with tht u 3A, and 6o' - c
j?at of to ,r as t zaelo*r t*s1
r tats dt1ar it a -*4 at
anki, instr+ ittr Wtarrt w-' de at
tee sod his #,*verum*ut j a to their power
I he .4-Ore-es, of Pe
r In the past
V*r t s. au Me Ca%
-.t Apr e&4
mass aaure, was r a rrt
mot 0: tb ebaut'ptous 01 C ..... its strength
ss s.
:,"zi tz t zt that U r tes on Ithe d papAlar
Uve at a tta wb*a the role of the a r
~.tr-t. tke Sate pace has berms 4tst.
in1* 9, 4. r ry 19%9,t a au i ttrv1asr
. & ' t a t . tcrstary Gentral al both the
It lip, i t he t . d the 3xxe;
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
and for the fa are. He
Si
is rd Atsv r :a be done; =*pped Out
G asst to Vational aOmrawfn
a tt& Won apt tb world; r a 0 ways and a o
cht in tb ,- said that the loftyair" of ne-Valation of
f*r t r, t y right o nstt to be their *ter#.
"fst A are sttil va t4- nanuid as the t .oat task
the, unecm4itional ceo ttoa &11 u=lsar da rattan as thw
first step towa
tat dts*rrra L w d alleviate the been t-
b budgets' cr* 4 the Aagan '*ad am COI ar`
V4'1 that an end alto be put to tntc tax in the affairs
fo r +aarttaaa and economic, military a p tttca l pre
sare *a newly t to a.
ri
aj&Pt*'4' to the * etc
400 - all c4"W .
tai ars parts *t the world.-Africa, A,
t - raatrted to We basic aims uMttag all
will. very rig a xw*w&Uy h its own r-
and Weir solatt r area a t-ct* a rts.. ` =tt neiy
4toafronts us
w . rt
% C Praa t . who was
with d4e satd+arata a
~ rf a tta ,
4rar tbase ton years.
e r -r a acts regional *cttvfttca r:
,Aorzalproblems. It has ttr4d to thts over st a
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
1"4 vbau g r~ea
acre . es wer proposed. Th", plan h" -
US-
pUmanted to some a z* w the rate of the Scr as 'r
to al r . Alfr Y&t . to AxSeafts and o
rapt E Sate #. Ma a: to the r r
in PoklAg. UaWle $1 as b*4a _ varkic
at
not Ad fUlata4 with the, PC
is t f - 1be
a rs e + aat .
as ra as
c.
p
Ig the sponsorship
ev o Wi-th i . a 'fi,:r14. U is &I a
POO910a a 1955 campaign eh 'WPC .
r.ern self.
&ad
WAS
Jct,pxA
e? a one von& In order adj..
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
t
z
t- f c
t t
to, b&d been ' 0
ti e-ia 4 Iko Ott
?p e* Auxad, b
wipe, , . : ty.
l1
Od 1A suck a r * atomic
- Senmr,=
**IT be -W .
the
t* of a kr 6"a*' , coordi-
-
.1wattan of ttr oct she
t
A
ttic
Imer r 4
W"ek t Uoo
, cw
to
u0ne in ! of %Uv t .C Co as tt+e
repoTte'd that this cout,
many as Z persons.
t: k'to cmusetion U
tbr"tab Paul Aabdoz
Im
P*rtys that
Party It is p
n Ar SOU
44*
SMU of CPC
6 `r tothe :-A
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
the- prestdouty,
 Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
buxbaft 15
O : " -
#r+ 2 (CclombW
Jorge . . t
J "A. MARLNxLLO ( )
Jan M. MUMARGVSKY jG**cb*#Ww&id&)
r c CASANOVA (Fr*.tce)
,AeM COT I r )
. i 4t UU.B 4* ja Vt erte (France)
Mai=
el WILLMAN
WU1 _ (G. r )
Prof .. John DES AL (Garet Artist )
I .
Ivor 8 NTAa U (Gr*At Britain)
m S(;f4" .R (Ora" r Ln)
iesh
A l (1004)
jo FUKJATA to eit*)
t (1 fte e )
of ar A M " (Iraq)
1t4 WINDOM Or")
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01
"Quir
y]
3 (Ittil
r to ANkl
. s: I apan)
SAIONJI (Up")
SA TO flap")
ostap
c*de c U A.LJ A
Moba x a
John KA" t )
TS (USA)
I (Z )
it OTRono
.NUO
,sar
s
.Alexander AO NICH ( $)
Georgia U.&DLAIN (U35)
4&Y(USA
!VA (
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
MIX JJ&p&n
 Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
0 want to,
W P .r.at sit a -rkA
FlULV G A
kiermins PUL SE:
AL T
*er o * N
I men at
ur ar
WA
Jorge ALA k
Almed 4 Mi?-
RET~
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved For Release;
AM
P78-00915R09'1100020002-5
Title of Conference: Meeting of the Bureau of the World Peace' Council (WPC)
oe 21 February 1959
P : Moscow
SP==ship: WPC
Outline of the Meeting with L=ents:
This meeting was on? the order- of what the WPC calls an "enlarged"
Bureau meeting. Actually, these meetings usually are extended to include
anybody who can be persuaded to come in addition to the Secretariat,
especially any guests or observers from other target unaffiliated organi-
zations. In this connection, TASS announced that "a number of figures who
are not members of the 1PC but represent broad sections of public ,pinion
in various countries will attend the sessions as observers,. . . epresen-
tatives of other movements, organizations, and groups working in favor of
peace will also take part. These include the : FTU, WIDF, 1'FDY:, AAPSC,
Japanese Council Against A and R Bombs, the Permanent Secretariat of the
African People's Conference and others . .;" Names of these "observers"
were not published but the WPC had previously-announced that x'35 or 40
personalities not connected with the Movement but sympathetic-,toit would
be invited from scientific and cultural circles 1 It is interesting to
note that the African People's Conference was especially pointed out--
this conference has been used in UPC propaganda as though the WPC had
been a partner in its organization. Reports of the Moscow meeting repeat-
edly mentioned that it would be largely concerned with measures to coordinate
the efforts of "all peace forces which stand for the ending of the cold war
and for peaceful cooperation."
Speeches at the Bureau meeting, such as those of General Sokhey of
India and Holland Roberts of the USA, were indicative of the intensified
,aoU= the Movement intends ta._p4at an ln the, -4 to draw other "peace
forces" into its and-atomic campaign. Both in its current meetings and
publications, the WPC is much more frankly pro-Soviet and anti-USA than
was true for a hor t me previously; the approach to the other "peace
~R
forces" is nowe y repeatedly disavowing any desire for their affil-
iation-to the World Peace Movement and declaring that unified action on
the one subject of atomic "destruction" is its sole aim. The many anti-
atomic committees springing up throughout the world under slightly varying
titles are the main targets of the action, although the Quakers, World
Fellowship of Reconciliation, Women's International League for Peace and
Freedom and other pacifist organizations are also included. This campaign
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved or Release
NVFP
0915FO1100020002-5
for "cooperation" has been pursued for years but it has taken, !'"a more active
turn,under the "Put an End to the Cold War" slogan stressed at the Moscow
Bureau meeting. It is likely to be featured in the many Tenth Anniversary
celebrations put on by the national peace committees and in coming inter-
national conferences such as the May Stockholm conference.
Another striking element of speeches made at the Moscow meeting
was the love and admiration expressed for the Soviet Union:
sambi (India): "The Indian people look with hope to the USSR . . . .
our seven-year plan will mean support and aid for the weak countries.
4our firm position against aggression is a guarantee to all countries
which have risen to independence including India."
General Sokhey of India: "The USSRYas been and is the greatest bulwark
of peace in the world. Bonds of friendship between my country and the
Soviet Union grow stronger every day. The Indian Government and the people
feel that in the Soviet Union they have a friend who genuinely wants to
help. Indian scientists love to work with Soviet colleagues. Z hey are
treated as equals and no secrets are kept from them
Cheng?Shen-yu of China: "The Chinese people are grateful to the So et
people not only for assistance in building a new life but also for their
enormous contribution to peace."
Juan Marinello of Cuba: "Those of us who live in countries infiltrated with
imperialists know Vat we-fight for the cause of peace when we wage our
daily battle for democratic fights, unity of trade unions and the happiness
of workers. When Batista carried out the orders imposed by Washington, he
reflected views and actions of those who want war . . . . Since the
socialist camp practices peace, the fulfillment of the seven-year plan
will mean a fundamental victory for peace in the world."
Sergei Kaftanov of USSR: "Tie old Soviet proverb, 'a friend in need is
a friend indeed' was carried out during the provocation on the Turkish-
Syrian border, the tragedy of Port Said, and the birth of the Iraq
Republic--thereby proving that the Soviets are sincere friends of the
Arabs."
Kamel el Bindari of UAR: "The Soviet Union's assistance made possible
the great achievements of the national movements of the grab East.
Interest in the USSR is greater in Iraq today than any where else in
the world."
Abdou Moumouni of Senegal: "The peoples of Africa are appreciative of
the Soviet Union."
"-X I
Many unfr1ea1~]y remarks about the USA and the Free World in general
occurred.'
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved ftr Release b 8-009158 01100020002-5
In addition to plans for increasing cooperation with non-affiliated
organizations and persons, the conference discussed independence for the
Belgian Congo, support for a summit meeting, the Berlin situation (for
which the Rapacki Plan was held to be a good solution), withdrawal cf
United States troops and military bases from all foreign locations (to
this end 25 June 1959 was set as "the day of withdrawal of the US Army
frpm South Korea"), better trade relations between the West and the Soviet
-Bloc countries (permission for Fast Germany to carry out large-scale projects
in Sweden was especially advocated), cessation of nuclear tests (the USSR
was lauded for its temporary gesture), and other well-known subjects now
prevalent in Soviet policy.
The conference adopted a statement addressed to Nikita Khrushchev and
Harold Mad Ulan welcoming their meeting which "expressed the desire of
the peace champions who are tirelessly pressing for contacts at a
high level between statesmen."
A resolution, "Put an End to the Cold "far Forever", declared that
"all the people of the world detest the colcwar which they want ended.
The wish has become so strong now that all governments are forced to reckon
with it . . . 'they' try to make use of the cold war to justify colonial
domination . ... to?trample underfoot the right of the people to inde-
pendence : . . rejection of the proposal for the establishment of a
security zone, for the disengagement of armed forces, and for a peace treaty
with Germany, and the supply of nuclear weapons to West Germany . . . create
new immediate danger . . . ."
An appeal, "Stop Nuclear Tests", was aimed mainly at furthering the
WPC "Geneva Campaign" which has been in process since October and is ex-
pected to continue while the atomic weapons discussion goes on in Geneva.
This appeal said "some powers refuse to agree unconditionally to an immediate
and ,past cessation of atomic tests of every kind . . . the opinion is
spreading that those responsible or raising difficulties are not genuinely
striving for an accord . . . ."' /Underlining supplied,/ It is clearly
indicated that this does not refer to the Soviet Union.
Khrushchev met with the Bureau on 24 February and, among many other
things, discussed the desirability of de Gaulle's making a visit to the
USSR, the readiness of the USSR to sign a friendship treaty with France,
the need for a summit meeting, economic relations between the USSR and
India and Latin America, the Soviet Seven-Year plan, peaceful competition
between the two systems, relations with the USA., and the chances of~'his
visiting there, elimination of the cold war and of nuclear tests. Diwan
Chaman Lai of India declared it was !tan intimate, frank, and instructive
interview" that convinced him that Mr. Khrushchev and his government would
do all in...their power to end the cold war.
In reporting the conference, Pravda declared that "the forces of
peace have grown immeasurably by now. Never in the past was there a
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved Per- Rely x 00915RO 1100020002-5
public movement which spread over all continents, all the countries of
the world, which had such a mass nature, and was so comprehensive as the
movement of the champions of peace . . . . Its strength consists in the
fact that it relies on the broad popular masses. We live at a time when
the role of the ordinary people in determining the fate of peace has be-
come decisive
New Times #9, February 1959, contained an interview with Fernand
Vigne, Secretary General of both the WPC and the .TIP, in which he outlined
the Bureaus tasks at Moscow and for the future. summarized the peace
work already accomplished,--discussed what must now be done, mapped out
objectives to suggest to rational peace committees and to public opinion
of the world; worked out ways and means of achieving them; said that the
lofty aims of negotiation of differences,,right of nations to be their
own masters, and coexistence are still valid; named as the immediate
task the unconditional cessation of all nuclear detonation as the first
step towards prohibition of nuclear weapons and eventual disarmament
which would alleviate the burden of military budgets, created the slogan
"end the cold war"; and said that an end should be put to intervention
in the affairs of-other nations and economic, military and political
pressure on newly independent nations.
He then made the following significant statement: "The Bureau will
submit proposals on changes in the structure of our Movement so that it
can better adapt itself to the new conditions of the world peace struggle.
The leading organs of our Movement should better reflect the growth of
the world peace forces and their influence should better be adapted to
the specific conditions of the struggle in all countries and all contin-
ents. The activity of the peace forces in various parts of the world---
Africa, Asia and Latin America--cannot be restricted to the basic aims
uniting all people of good will. Every region naturally has its own
problems and their solution requires special efforts. The untimely death
of Frederic Joliot-Curie, WPC President, who was not only its founder
but also its inspirer these ten years, confronts us with a serious prob-
lem that wejnust resolve with duQ consideration of the above-mentioned
changes." ,Underlining supplied,.X
These remarks indicate that the Movement will place even greater
emphasis on regional activities related to regional problems. It has
tended to do this ever since plans were made for decentralization in 1956
when regional resident secretaries were proposed. That plan has been
implemented to some extent with the retu?@ of the Secretariat's Cultural
Secretary, Alfredo Varela, to Argentina and the assignment of-Saionji
Kinkazu to the Asian Liaison Bureau in Peking. Isabelle Blume has been
working more steadily in Brussels and there are indications that permanent
bodies are active in Stockholm and Helsinki. The afro-Asian People's
Solidarity Council in Cairo is permanently set up, as i% the Japanese
Council Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs. S
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved Pair Relea 00915Rb '1100020002-5
In addition to these closely conn_.ected and controlled organizations,
the indication is unmistakable in Vigne's interview that the WPC is again
intensifying its efforts to incorporate "other peace forces of the world
that z ust be reflected in the structure of the Movement" into apparent
cooperation with it. These "other peace forces" include the national
"liberation" movements, the anti-atomic groups not affiliated with the
WPC, and various pacifist organizations that may finally be persuaded
to send delegates or "observers" to WPC events. The national peace
committees have become practically moribund because of over-exposure
as instruments of Communist policy; this is a propitious time to make
another gesture of sharing the sponsorship of the peace events with other
"peace forces". It is also a repetition of a 1955 campaign which the
WPC publicized as highly successful, but which actually caused much
concern and self-criticism because the WPC almost lost control of the
event, In June 1955, an "International Conference of the Forces for
Peace" was staged at Helsinki by the I4'C. It is not included on any of
the rosters of meetings because they claimed it was under joint sponsor-
ship. This meeting was also interesting because a quick change in Soviet
policy regarding atomic weapons forced the UPC to postpone the conference
one month in order to adjust the "line", although some of the delegates
were already enroute to the meeting. The WPC, led by Joliot-Curie,
had been propagandizing that all atomic weapons and stock-piles should
be destroyed immediately because an atomic war would wipe out humanity.
Malenkov suddenly declared in an April 1955 speech that only capitalism
would be destroyed in such a war and that atomic disarmament should
only be done in connection with general disarmament.) In spite of the
embarrassment, the coordination of line was accomplished although Joliot-
Curie went through a period of "malaise" with the Party.
It now appears likely that the WPC is able to get some of the target
organizations to send representatives to certain meetings, especially
meetings confined to discussions on atomic energy.
Lacking an ideal replacement for Frederic Joliot-Curit, it was
implied in Vigne's interview and later confirmed by an article by Romesh
Chandra in the 15 March 1959 issue of New Age, pressargan of the Indian
Communist Party, that the WPC will resort to a collective presidency as
has been done in many of the national peace committees. It has been
reported that this collective presidency may consist of as many as 21
persons. Some of those that have been mentioned in connection with the
presidency are John Bernal (Britain), Paul Robeson ( ifuddin
Kitchlew (India), and Kuo Mo-jo (China). Lucio Luzzaaoo y be included
as representing the Socialist Party. It is probable that there will be
more non-Europeans than Europeans on the presidency, thus reflecting the
shift of WPC emphasis from the West to the East.
A.Partial List of Delegates or Guests at the WPC Bureau Meeting in Moscow
Abdou Diallo MOUMOUNI (French West Africa)
Chatur Narain MALAVIYA (Afro-Asia)
Norberto FRONTINI (Argentina)
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved F,pr Releas ? -I P78-00915RQ81100020002-5
Frank HARTLEY (Australia)
William MORROW (Australia)
Heinz ALTSCHUL (Austria)
Is4belle BLUMC (Belgium)
Georgi PIRINSKY (Belgium)
James ENDICOTT (Canada)
Dr. Crosset THAMBIA (Ceylon)
Gustavo MUJICA (Chile)
LIAO Cheng-chih (China)
CHCI Seng-yiu (China)
Burhan SHAHIDI (China)
OU Tang-liang (China)
Efren DIAZ (Colombia)
Jorge ZALAMEA (Colombia)
Juan MxRINELLO (Cuba)
Jan M. MUK,AROVSKY (Czechoslovakia)
Laurent CASANOVA (France)
Eugenie COTTON (France)
Emmanuel d'ASTIER de la Vigerie (France)
Fernand VIGNE (France)
Wilhelm ELFES (Germany)
Heinz WILLMAN (East Germany)
Will EMANATE (Germany)
Gamesu Kofti AMEGBI (Ghana)
Prof. John BERNAL (Great Britain)
Vincent DUNCAN-JONES (Great Britain)
Ivor MONTAGUE (Great Britain)
Gordon SCHAFFER (Great Britain)
Romesh CHANDRA (India)
D. KOSAMBI (India)
Diwan Chaman LAL (India)
Sahib SOKHEY (India)
Eddie ABDURRACHMAN (Indonesia)
Jojo SUKLIYA (Indonesia)
Sugiri (Indonesia)
SHARIF (Iraq)
Abdul`Mayid WJINDOWI (Iraq)
Lucio LUZZATO (Italy)
Velio SPANO (Italy)
Masaharu HATANAKA (Japan)
Akira KOZAMBI (Japan)
Kinkazu SAIONJI (Japan)
Shio SATO (Japan)
Ikutaro SHIMIZU (Japan)
Yoshitaro HIRANO (Japan)
HAN Souk-ya (Korea)
Antoine TABET (Lebanon)
Narciso B S (Mexico)
Genaro Carnbro Checa (Peru)
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved Fqr,Release : Cl
jP8-OO9l 5R0Q1 00020002-5
Ostap DLUSKI (Poland)
Academician Mihail RALEA (Rumania)
Halim OMAR (Sudan)
Wide SVVENSSON (Sweden)
NMustafa AMIN (UAR)
Mohammed KAMEL el-RINDARI (UA,R)
John KALE (Uganda)
Holland ROBERTS (U)
Paul ROBESON (USA)
Anatol] ONOV (USSR)
N. Bobrobnikov (USSR)
Ilya EHRENBURG (USSR)
Sergei KAFTANOV (USSR)
Nikita KHRUSHCK "V (USSR)
Alexander KORNEICHUK (USSR)
Igor Moiseyev Georgiu MEDLAEV (USSR)
Academician NE,%IEYANOV (USSR)
Academician SKOBELTSYN (USSR)
Galina SOKOLOVA (USSR)
G. E. SKOROV (USSR)
A. PL KHOLOPOVA (USSR)
Carlos Augusto LEON (Venezuela)
XUAN THUY~ (Vietnam.)
The following persons who went to
permanent staff and work at the Vienna Headquarters:
Palze-Rafael AHLAMA
Dora QUINTON
Maria Claire JUSTACH
Andrew Lockhart WALKER
Robert DECOMBE
Elisabeth ALTSCHUL
Chaim PULVERMACI-TER
Hermine PULVERMACHER
A",mya SEN
Varujan SALATIAN
Jacques George GRAZIANI
Helen Betty wiARD
Angel Gomez CELADA
Rafael eery CANDELA
Boris LANJOUCHKINE
Vincent DUNCAN JONES
Chatur Narain MALAVIYA
Jorge .ZALAMEA
Ahmed Mohamed KHEIR
Fernand VIGNE
Isabelle BLUE
James ENDICOTT
Shigeo SATO
VPULPIMMOM
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
6 AAV4*t 1 5# (bome 14th .
tt*a of
ba beg
E drop on Him
CauucU has mmeorsced that _. 1959 observance
Wit. WIU fir from the prevt s four cm%f*r*ao
ro a to wia be ttacta"A to the celebr
A Peace N1at to t .
ee e . that ceding * . mot
vtstt Hirea ua at least once ter sew and f.ei for theme-
v+ 0 . ? . t Ma fi caacm aid 1Z. story of the a
pUSi g. wM be & new type of tiftmade
w: e.. U's :. f
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
scan wUI
tt s s".4 to the right
places the program er r to Avoid comunument of
raty visitors pArtiauLar Japan**s gaest as.
wUl . -.. rt was for .age of *xVerj
Japss s. tort a covemeas
WW be a big i to a - _ st ad**. -
ipAieu to they ,grtssstge vould cei r y
lm-"60rj~
cr of the for groatly i?er*s
,fit .ss "brim0ft
IT"Iftow
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
,
 Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
Ica.
14 t
PCs
Action t
SOU eadul In Jay
tre ar a it IS to no awn
tic wai v%d We word b
bacl%rout" by UyLu# plans fora
Ow war tho a A 119!2
wrruri~
rats
afa rata
a" by tho *PC Imt an *t at C t tee i * tL
5th co"
tand R -ar.terrad Io, Ws London
see ran this Y*Sx
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
?ricer
s sm
Ag&tnut Atowit Do,
was held toirar4 stt - r TZ-Akift
tt affair or r tng It wfth the
celebrate its t s iv*rs y. c
try mot s :z-tstst -.
Ca
for control of is Inc,. Yssst
eral of ft e acU. rst rn to Isp in Fsbr
btu ree was $t1) 1ICdMW4 sad d had a
es the s g av'srnuxe
Y"Al is rart$
wb rs.
cooperative policy with
rsprsswtvss.
ce. from
Ia of the
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved"or Release : CIA-RDP78-00915Ff01100020002-5
Title of Conference: 5th International Conference Against Atomic and Hydrogen
Bombs
Date: 6 August 1959 (begins 12ath anniversary of the dropping of the bomb on
Hiroshima)
Place: Hiroshima
Sponsorship: The Japanese Council Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs (directly)
and The World Peace Council (indirectly)
Organization: This series of conferences against atomic and hydrogen bombs began
on the 10th anniversary of the 6 August 1945 bomb drop on Hiroshima. The Japanese
Council has announced that the 1959 observance of the date will differ from the
previous four conferences in that three events will be included in the celebration:
1. A Peace Pilgrimage_to Hiroshima. "It is important, even necessary, that
leading peace workers should visit Hiroshima at least once to see and feel for
themselves... the significance and full story of the threat of war. This pilgrimage
will be a new type of international peace walk; it will bring many people who_,wt
tourists, holiday makers, many who _ om ne_ usir? ss with plea
0 ' Augus 6 the mayor of Hiroshima will invite si ors o a mass demonstra ibzi
to mark the 11th anniversary. They will meet and talk with victims, many of whom
are still in the Atomic Diseases Hospital. Tens of thousands of Japanese will
2. A Seminar on the Movement for Banning Nuclear 'Weapons. Declaring that
this requires a new pattern of activity, the Council announced that the seminar
would be held on the following principles: a) no agenda on political issues;
discussion concentrated on the exchange of experiences of different movements,
coordination of objectives, coordination of action; b) communiques on findings to
be based on principle of unanimity; c) through coordination of action, to work
out common international action program and to issue an appeal for commonaction;
d.) truly representative people of important movements should be present (tat least
two or three from major organizations) so as to give the meeting the character of
a pre aratory meeting for a great international event of 1960 or beyond.
3. Special Type of International Meeting with Japanese Mass Participation.
This is called "a development of the series of conferences begun in 1955 but not a
repetition. Visitors will join in discussion of both national and international
questions but the program will be so arranged that the various questions will be dis-
cussed in the right places on the program in order to avoid commitment of foreign
visitors to particular Japanese questions. There will be opportunities for exchange
of experiences between Japanese and foreign movements - as a whole this meeting
will be a big international demonstration." It was stressed that participation in
the Pilgrimage would not necessarily involve participation in the other two events.
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
Probable Attendance: There was massive Japanese participation in the 1958 11th
Conference, in addition to 227 delegates from forty countries and eleven inter-
national organizations taking part in what was known as the international half
of the conference. These were largely drawn from the other fronts, national
peace committees, and the Soviet bloc countries. It is evident that a great
effort will be made to increase foreign participation this year.
Evaluation of the ??Teeting: This conference will clearly reflect the current
policy of the WPC for greatly increased relations with non-Communist organizations
and "bringing in new sections of opinion without attempting to unite them into
one organization." Throughout its complex the WPC is giving as much publicity to
the rash of unaffiliated anti-nuclear committees springing up in many countries
and to the expressions on nuclear subjects made by pacifist organizations and
churches as it is to its own anti-nuclear activities. This tactic was put into
words by a WPC Vice President, Emmanuel dtAstier de la Vigerie, in a speech on
"Man and the Atom" at an unaffiliated meeting in Geneva in December. He admitted
that perhaps the WPC has been considered politically compromised by the stands
it has taken, but it had popularized the Movement; he said that although he him-
self preferred to work through the WPC "we want other organizations to be set
up so that there can be a dialog the work to organize these various
committees can be traced directly to . For instance, a big London meeting
staged by the British Direct Action Committee Against Nuclear War (a Bertrand
Russell outfit) in January 1959 showed the ti-PC hand in the background by laying
plans for a great conference against nuclear war in the autumn of 1959 -- an
event discussed by the WPC in an Executive Committee meeting in Helsinki--in Decem-
ber. The announcement of the 5th Conference Against A and H Bombs referred to
this London meeting and declared that all such national events should be connected
with the over-all campaign, or the "universal experience." Although this outward
show of massing all of the "peace forces" is receiving great attention, the WPC
Bulletin is much more openly partisan and full of praise for Soviet policies and
proposals than it has ever been. China was not represented at the 4th Conference
bec of opposition to the Kishi government. However, a recent trip to China
b asuf aoru appears to have succeeded in regaining Chinese participation this
year. The Chinese furnished a main support, both financially and in strong dele-
gations, prior to 1958. There was dissension over the WPC domination and Communist
orientation of the nth Conference Against Atomic Bombs, to the extent that some
discussion was held toward either making the 5th Conference a national affair or
merging it with the WPC Conference to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Non-Communists,
especially Japanese Socialists, are very active in the Japanese Council Against
A and H 'Jombs and have joined the struggle for control of the Council. Yasui Kaoru,
Secretary General of the Council, returned to Japan in February from China where
he was greatly acclaimed and had a visit with Chou En-lai. He attacked the Kishi
government upon his return for not following a cooperative policy with China. Yasui
is reportedly unpopular among many of the Council members.
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved Ffi Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO 100020002-5
At the 4th Conference in 1958, some representatives, such as De Bock of
Holland and Trocme of France, from pacifist organizations which are now main
targets of the WPC, gained enough influence on the International Preparatory
Committee to cause the WPC to send extra militants from Vienna to hold the
Committee under its own influence. The domination of these WPC late-comers
offended Trocme and de Bock and some of the other non-Communists in attendance.
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915R001100020002-5
gragrawn
-WCUTIVt
P o route &ad
Smash 4iit rrt ?* f
of 14 P)
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
~rEB~E~
e
. UL4 a ry
Union a n aL >: -t ' s >c.
icz of tba --4u*
alas
5. t, -., aio ar ar r of the a nal
mwy for ` # *.
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
9.
10. Lady JOSS
,ctiv* to sever bard - or
was ant r- Yd to the U - s u
CAS* her, _ ro met *Cti t.s. Tba A-
iii t i*a4. tp Society plsamA a cept
t.
11. tartu s
itchArd is k,r pon ).
ace; t+ cttd to W C 19 .
'ay * Oak*
I
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
*rot.. * tts troy. CounnAtAst is r Now
OS Union,
g for * c* *Ad wee
S. It Vms O4
q a tr to all C& t L r.-* r *U* S
:t ttr VUWS
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
taus ** ee4 A
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved For Release CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
-Oro
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved ii Release : CIA-RDP78-00915R1100020002-5
VLOWIMIL,
Title of Conference: Australian and New Zealand Peace Conference
Date: At first planned for 6 August 1959 because the announcement stated it was
"to coincide with Hiroshima Day". Later postponed to October then to November 1959.
Place: Melbourne
Sponsorship: Peace Committees of Australia and New Zealand
Organization: A meeting to discuss preparation for the conference was set for 4
cctober 195b (not known whether held).
Some of the active organizers will be:
1. William Robert Morrow, former senator, member of the WPC and Secretary of
the New South Wales Peace Committee; a Communist sympathizer of years standing.
2. S. Murray-Smith, National Secretary of the peace Movement and also report-
ed as the Organizational Secretary; long-time Communist sympathizer.
3. Sydney Harold Lovibond, Secretary of the South Australia Peace Committee;
a Communist.
4. William Henry OtBrien, member of the Railroad Union and a Communist sym-
pathizer.
5. William Mathew Rigby, Secretary of the Australian Assembly for Peace.
6. Solomon Kamp, Communist sympathizer and member of the Jewish Progress-
ive Center.
7. Albert McNolty, member of the Sheet Metal Union; elected to WPC in 1958.
8. Flora Gould, delegate to WPC events who is prominently mentioned in current
NPC Bulletins.
9. Samuel Mark Goldbloom, elected to WPC in 1958.
10.. Lady Jessie Street, wife of a prominent public official and active in
several international organizations. She was not reappointed to the UN Commission
on Women because of her pro-Soviet activities. The Australian-Soviet Friendship
Society planned a reception for her in February 1959.
11. Katharine Susannah Pritchard (real name Throssell - Pritchard is her pen
name). Known Communist active in WPC; she was mentioned in Report of the Royal
Commission on Espionage.
Approved For Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RO01100020002-5
 Approved F$r Release : CIA-RDP78-00915RW1100020002-5
", WX
14 I'd an I
12. Dame Mary Gilmore
13. Rev. Alfred Dickie, member of WPC since 1951, former President of
Australian Peace Council, now Chairman of the Peace Round Table in Melbourne.
14. Rev. Norman Anderson, Chairman of Australian Assembly of Peace;
elected to WPC in 1958.
15. Rev. Stanley Weeks
16. Rev. Frank Hartley
17. Rev. Neil Glover, denied
passport in 1954 although he denies being
18. Prof. Willis Aire , Communist leader of New Zealand
19. Rewi Alley, Communist writer of New'Zealand'
Possible Attendance: Peace meetings in Australia have been well-attended and have
succeeded in gaining the participation of pacifist societies, members of the
Quakers, World Fellowship of Reconciliation, Women's Union, The Women's International
League for Peace and. Freedom, and various church groups. It was announced that
Peace leaders from Asian countries, particularly Indonesia and Japan, as well as
some of the Hiroshima victims would be invited to this conference.
Objectives: Activities of the peace group during 1958 are an indication of the
objectives:
A National Lobbying Day for Summit Talks and Disarmament - 29 September 1958
'?Zonth of Solidarity for Peace, October 15-November 15 1958
A