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APPRECIATE YOUR VIEWPOINT BUT HOPE YOU WILL SIGN GENERAL CALL NEVERTHELESS ON UNDERSTANDING THAT SIGNERS HAVE NO DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY FOR DETAILS OF PROGRAM THIS BEING CENTERED IN COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF FOLLOWING NEW YORKERS MISS BALCH CANNON BAGLEY DANA FULLER HILLQUIT MAGNES SHELLY NORMAN THOMAS FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF CALL YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN FIRST AMERICAN CONFERENCE FOR DEMOCRACY AND TERMS OF PEACE TO BE HELD NEW YORK CITY MAY 30TH PURPOSE OF CONFERENCE WILL BE TO CLARIFY PUBLIC OPINION ON ISSUES ARISING OUT OF AMERICAS PARTICIPATION IN WAR TO DEVISE MEANS FOR SAFEGUARDING AMERICAN LIBERTY AND DEMOCRACY NOW GREATLY MENACED AND TO FORMULATE DEMANDS OF FORWARD LOOKING AMERICANS AS TO TERMS OF COMING PEACE. IT IS ALSO HOPED THAT FROM THIS GATHERING WILL RESULT SUCH COOPERATION COORDINATION AND SOLIDARITY OF DEMOCRATIC FORCES OF COUNTRY AS WILL MAKE THEIR VOICE MOST EFFECTIVE IN COUNCILS OF NATION. ENCLOSED TENTATIVE PLATFORM WILL SERVE AS BASIS FOR DISCUSSIONS OF CONFERENCE IT IS PRESUPPOSED THAT ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING ARE IN SUBSTANTIAL AGREEMENT WITH PRINCIPLES [page 2] SET FORTH THEREIN. END OF CALL. MAY WE COUNT ON YOU TO [PRESENT] IDEA OF ATHENS COMMISSION TO CONFERENCE PLEASE WIRE COLLECT IMMEDIATE REPLY
LOUIS P LOCHNER.
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