104-10063-10218] 5 NOV ia) CRUSTIN, Bayard oe a 1 YS Le Noted negro civ t rights leader and  »eace worker. Born itMareh . 1913 in West Chester. “enn. He resides - New York Citys 2. . Subject admitte: ~ has had numerous contacts with OP. members and CP front eroxpepentnns ‘h there ia no infer nition to indicate that he. is ; co Crane, . now a’ Communist of 1 jsvmpathiger. A cursory review of voluminous information ee indicates that RUSTIN maintains contact. with CP affiliated groups and — | their members ta further his own work in the civil rights novenent and peace crusadese Subject appears dedicated to bhs cause but is hampered . somewhat by irreadpfipibility and HABE a ‘honos tena probleme 9... | om  3e "Hes a meniber of the Young Communist League (1936<I 91:3) , the American . cea Student Unio _and an active mewber of the Wax Rastaters Leagues o , .- In 1957 Subject attended the 16th National Convention of the CPUSA as as ar non-Comumnist observer and vepresenative of the War Ieketers League. “Ind wly 1950 he stated that he was. ‘formerly a , member of the CP but was oe . no longer so affiliated. Subject has also been a member of the National” a * Committe tee for Non-Violent Actione He was: : Secretary aoe to Martin Luther : CL I LT Ce pn mtn ere tte eee KING from 1956 to 1960 and in 1962 he was Assistant Secretary for the . ee scknern Christian Leadership Conference and Deputy Director of the 196h G3: ‘ ietelamndee- March on Washingtone ~ . — 7 . le In 1961 RUSTIN spoke at_a meeting of the Monroe Defense Committee in _ New York City# taking a more militant approach to the civil rights movement. In this speach Sutject stated that there vas a breakdown in aw enforcement on all levels in the South and it was not only the right but the duty of | negros to furnish their own protection, by armed force if necessary and to establish their ow police forcese In April 1962, Subject debated oO MALCOLM X and stated that he was not in accord with the Muslims on their SS temacpenegeesarrnneees ‘teachings of hate and their desixe to sep up a seperate state for themselvese against Britadns -nanufactuer of nuclear weaponse The London. protest was organized by an &ffiliate be organization of the Campaign for Nuclear Dis= TONNE ne a See ney Be ate ND A BONAR RRND SarmONTE SEEN UT Mut ar ane: Rat RAAT. tre ee amaent eater ttesmpea ete mnunn armament,-a communist front group. Ce) ceTua roolk, only BeNOR prove?
14-00000 | 6. In Late 1959 Subject traveled to Sus fo srpiatsmaa.te te Sahara Besert to protest the Fret testing o ’ hydrogen bonibe He, Was, Unsucsessful. pate peta . iz A report dated g May 1966 indicated that RUSTIN was a menber of a group | sent to the Dominican Republic by Norman Thomas to Look | into the situation in that ecntry to determine if the potential spon ‘a condunive to B.Subject has had | contacts with the following noted GP members and ‘sympathizers: A report dated 23 April 1962 indicated that Subject was in contact with | - Willian lesb, a leftist negro Journalist and lecturer. Another report dated — . National Secretary of the GPUSA. DAVIS had previously stated that the CP. . ” must concentrate on influénoing the leaders taaendoss and policies | - ne : - of the negro liberation movenente This ¢ same ‘report also indicated that one of RUSTINS co-workers thought that Subject was "manipulated" by Thomas HAIN, a menber of the Socialist Parte Fe Subjects arrest record includes a three year sentence in 19) for violation | 7 of the Selective Service ‘Act and arreste in 1946 and 1953 for aff led ees al o : Set and. sex perversions In 19ho Subject registered asa Conscientious - ee ee - . Objector but later became convinced, that he ‘should resist any form ‘, : conscription, ied which ied to jis 9k conviction. The 1953 arrest SR “was publictzed by a Maryland + newspaper in 1964 to use ‘public sentiment _ Seninst RUSTING pperoie ote thipersey of Matyand to aires Te lectures’, Se ‘Le 201=27560h% — 2. DSB 13602 3- DEA 59665 he DBA 59665 oo, . 2 Sor esses : ee 7. DEB 6827. a, 8 Remember OFT | 8. DBA 722 (card » record only) ec . . . a DBB 13602 | ae DBA 5966S DBB 13602 Co ne