National Mobilisation Committee Thanks Vsc

The following letter was received carly in September 1967 by the WSC (which initiated the October 22 Vietnam ad hoc Committee) from Rev James Bevel, National Director, National Mobilisation Committee to End the War in Vietnam. 'In the name of the National Mobilisation, I should like to express my appreciation of your prompt response to our appeal for international support of our October 2lst Washington Mobilisation. The »rogram you have arranged toward this end is inspiring and we are indebted to youfor . the hard work and enthusiasm that must have gone into the organisation of these proposed activities. We are further pleased by the long list of Peace groups that you have united for your demonstration and to hear that you have invited speakers from other countries including the United States. In reply to your request for further information concerning the aims and ideas behind our Washington Mobilisation, let me stress that our plans are not finalised but that we shall keep you up to date as our program develops. However, as you state in your letter that some of the Vietnam protest groups in Great Britian may not realise the iiportance of a week-endof -international demonstrations, let me list some of the major considerations that contributed to our decision for an international appeal. As a result of the April 15th marches and the various Viotnam summer programs, more and more people throughout the United States are realising the urgency involved in putting a stop to the war in South-east Asia as well as preventing the occurence of any similar situation in the future. Consequently, we feel that action designed to focus international attention on the war-capital of the western world must be participated in by peace loving people of all countries. Our slogan 'Confront the War Makors October 2lst' is designed to appeal to all nations. Therefore, the National Mobilisation hopes that as many co-ordinated demonstrations throughout the world will stand with us behind this slogan and that our united demands will strengthen the note of impatience we feel toward the continued policy of destruction. I hope that this brief outline will help you in gathering support for this program and that you will keep us informed about your activities. We shall be in touch with you throughout the following months and shall keep you up to date with the essential structuring of the Washington confrontation. !