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COMMUNIST POLITBURO OVERRULES JESSUP

Louis Budenz, former editor of the Daily Worker, testified as follows before the Tyings, Committee on April 25, 1950:

BUDENZ: Dr. Jessup was working very close, on very close
and friendly terms with Frederick Vanderbilt Field, and
his name came into Mr. Field's report (to Communist Head-
quarters in the United States).
Field put it up

to the Politburo whether he should stay in the Institute
of Pacific Relations or join the American Peace Mobili-
zation. *** Mr. Field reported that Dr. Jessup felt
that he could serve better in the Institute of Pacific
Relations. *** The Political Bureau decided, never-
theless, that Mr. Field should become head of the
American Peace Mobilization, which he did."

AMERICAN PEACE MOBILIZATION PUBLICLY LABELED AS COMMUNIST IN AUGUST 1940 The following newsstories from the New York Times and the New York Herald Tribune labelling the American Peace Mobilization as Communist controlled, are typical of the stories which appeared in newspapers throughout the country at the time.

The fact that this organization was clearly and universally labeled by the nation's press as Comunist controlled adds another important link in the evidence on Jessup in view of Jessup's subsequent warm praise of Field, his expressed hope that Field return and assume active leadership in the IPR when his task with the Communist American Peace Mobilization was completed, and the fact that Jessup, as chairman of the IPR, allowed Field to select his own successor as Jessup's secretary.

New York Times

PEACE DELEGATES

FIGHT DRAFT BILL

Speakers in Chicago Open War
on Conscription Plan in
Mobilization Session

Ppecial to THE NEW YORK TIMBA.
CHICAGO, Aug. 31-The "emier-
meeting
gency peace mobilization"
at the Chicago Htadium, which has
been under fire as a Communist
Iront demonstration, opened thrae
crowd of
hours late today with A
About one-tenth of the 15.000 ex-
pected. The conference, which is to
last three days and is sponsored by
the Committee to Defend America
drew about
by Keeping out of War,
11.000 at the night session.

The program weakened in the
last few days by the withdrawal of
two of the principal speakers, war
further broken up by the refusal of
Fries of bels to

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appear patio
icipation of communie

reviously Renator Nye of Nor
Dakota and Senator Clark of Idah
their engagements
canceled
peak at the rally tonight in lin
with protesta by a number of o
ganizations, among them the N
tional Labor Committee of the
cialist party, which asserted at
the mobilization "Comm
inspired and controlled from

How about

I don't really think we can use Fred's statement as is,
much as I would be glad to help him with his cause.
a combination of the two, something like this:

"Frederick V. Field, who has been on the staff
of the American Council since 1928, has resigned in
order to become Executive Secretary of the American
Peace Mobilization. The American Peace Mobilization
is a mass organization of progressive trade unions,
farm, church, youth, Negro and fraternal roups
dedicated to preserving the interests of the United
States through the strengthening of American democracy
and through non-participation in the war between England
and the fascist powers. Mr. Field had a deep conviction
that he was obligated to accept this new responsibility
and felt that in view of the acceptance of his new
position, it was not possible for him to continue
his official connection with the I.P.R. The Executive
Committee, being forced to the conclusion that Mr.
Field's decision was final, elt corpelled to accept
Mr. Field's resignation with great regret. It
expressed its appreciation of the distinguished service
that r. Field had rendered during his eleven years
of service to the American Council and expressed the
hope that when his new task was completed, it would be
possible for him to resume active leadership in the
work of the I.P.R."

Perhaps we could add to that the expression of appreciation
which came from the staff.

io does that strike you?

The para rapis in regard to Lasker seem to mo excellent.

Sincerely yours,

Chil