blank, "Is it true that you're a homosexual?" When several refused to answer without being given definite proof of accusation, the FBI investigator simply referred to the loyalty signed by the employee on his application form and said, "Will you re-affirm this oath?" When the victim re-affirmed it, then he was smugly informed that he had waived his rights under the Constitution to refuse to answer concerning his alleged homosexuality. All those found to be homosexual were summarily fired as basic security risks under the State Department indictment. Several who denied being themselves homosexuals were subsequently fired because they associated with homosexuals. All in all, it is estimated that nearly 75% of the most competent technicians of this company's office were fired and of course blacklisted simply because they had allowed themselves to be tricked into relinquishing their traditional protections as American Citizens. We must remind ourselves that constitutional guarantees, like civil rights, are not divisible. If they are not good for some, then they are of no value to anyone. If you are to be protected by the Constitution of our beloved Country, then all must be equally protected.

In regard to these limitations as super-imposed against our National Administration's pursuasion concerning homosexuals, plus a refresher on the apathy laced with hysteria of the general public in its lack of sympathy for the civil plight of the homosexual, perhaps it begins to come clear that any group, which sets itself up as a vehicle by the articulate homosexual minority can at least be heard. . . . in effect sets itself up in oppsition to a majority opinion held equally by the right wing, the liberals, and the left. The Foundation has known from the beginning that it could expect support only from those non-prejudiced people who could recognize the enormouse potential of the Minority even in the face of the social struggle that would be required. It should be stated here that the Left was the first political grouping to deny any social potential to the Minority by going on public record with the opinion that the perverts (note the term) were socially degenerate and to be avoided as one avoids the scum of the earth. The Foundation idea was conceived only with the Right, in the substance of the State Department actions, followed suit some ten years later.

· It is in this vein that we must review the questions and issues concerning Mr. Snider's relationship with the Foundation. The Foundation met and learned to know Mr. Snider as an honest fighting lawyer who had handled with great sympathy, and acute social understanding, a number of cases of attempted entrapment. The Foundation also learned that Mr. Snider had carried through a number of fighter cases for the several minority groups who also suffer under the burden of false arrests and police provocations. Mr. Snider devoted an

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