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various countries, political organizations which are acknowl-
edged by such communist dictatorship as being constituent
elements of the world communist movement; and such poli-
tical organizations are not free and independent organiza-
tions, but are mere sections of a single world-wide communist
organization and are controlled, directed, and subject to the
discipline of the communist dictatorship of such foreign
country; and

WHEREAS,, the political organizations so established and
utilized in various countries, acting under such control, direc-
tion, and discipline, endeavor to carry out the objectives of
the world communist movement by bringing about the over-
throw of existing governments and setting up communist
totalitarian dictatorships which will be subservient to the
most powerful existing communist totalitarian dictatorship,
and among the methods commonly used to accomplish this
end in any particular country are (A) the disruption of trade
and commerce, (B) the inciting of economic, social, and
racial strife and conflict, (C) the dissemination of propaganda
calculated to undermine established government and institu-
tions, and (D) corrupting officials of the government and
securing the appointment of their agents and sympathizers
to offices and positions in the government; and

WHEREAS, in carrying on the activities referred to above,
such political organizations in various countries are organized
on a secret, conspiratorial basis and operate to a substantial
extent through organizations, commonly known as "commu-
nist fronts", which in most instances are created and main-
tained, or used, in such manner as to conceal the facts as to
their true character and purposes and their membership. One
result of this method of operation is that such political or-
ganizations are able to obtain financial and other support
from persons who would not extend such support if they knew
the true purposes of, and the actual nature of the control and
influence exerted upon, such "communist fronts"; and

WHEREAS, in the United States those individuals who know-
ingly and wilfully participate in the world communist move-
ment, when they so participate, in effect repudiate their
allegiance to the United States and in effect transfer their
allegiance to the foreign country in which is vested the direc-
tion and control of the world communist movement; and, in
countries other than the United States, those individuals who
knowingly and willfully participate in such communist move-
ment similarly repudiate their allegiance to the countries of
which they are nationals in favor of such foreign communist
country; and

WHEREAS, in pursuance of communism's stated objectives
the most powerful existing communist dictatorship has, by the