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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION/PRIVACY ACTS SECTION
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SUBJECT: American Civil Liberties Union
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Senator McCarthy&#39;s subcommittee hearings "till now do not justify a categoiiidiscrimination against use of certain publications merely because of the politicalr, &#39;.or moral character of their authors" theitwo ACLU officials observed " " &#39;- I A "3, I " _ 92_v_-_:.. _ __ ._  -1-.-,_. . . , _ . _ . .  3 ..;"We do not , of course, expect, nor would wewant, the U. S. government to;-J;sponsor ideas to which it is opposed or which by their very nature are inconsistent,with, or in opposition to, the political and moral principles onwhich our_ is based," their letter said. "Consistent with this position, we believe that~"&#39;,"." 31¢literature and other forms of art must be judged by their content and quite npagftt-1, Qfrom the alleged political or other views of their authors.".-. _ .; .;.&#39;  2! 1&#39;  1 _
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"It hasbeen established", said thefreport,lithatfsomehfoundatibn funds.;eno to the support of the Communist line or to proved Communists or Communist s &#39;_ 92pr-.tl1izers, but where this occurreed it is our belief that it occurredor through the stealth and deceit of Communist &#39;__infiltr_ees&#39;_." l &#39;_&#39;- T Q ~. >_,_::?"_1,§.;:";l,:;
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