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The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover testified that U.S. Communist Party membership fell from 54,174 to 43,217 over a year, with each member now backed by 7-8 fellow travelers instead of 10. He warned of a dedicated core poised for sabotage and revolt. Testimony from March 1 released August 22 in Washington.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 22- (P) - Membership in the U. S. Communist Party has dropped from 54,174 to 43,217 in a year's time, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover has told Senators.
And each party member now has back of him about seven to eight fellow travellers, as against ten several years ago, Hoover told a Senate appropriations subcommittee March 1 while testifying in support of his request for funds. His testimony was made public today.
But Hoover cautioned that the remaining party members constitute "a hardy core dedicated to sabotage and to militant revolt against this country if and when the time comes."
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Washington
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March 1, Public Aug. 22
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membership dropped from 54,174 to 43,217; each member backed by 7-8 fellow travellers vs. 10 previously; hardy core dedicated to sabotage and revolt
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FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover testified to Senate appropriations subcommittee on March 1 about U.S. Communist Party membership decline over a year and reduced fellow traveler support per member, while requesting funds. Testimony made public on Aug. 22, warning of remaining members' dedication to sabotage and militant revolt.