Elmer A. Benson

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Hon. Elmer A. Benson of Minnesota

Contents 1 National Committee to Abolish the House Un-American Activities Committee 2 Herbert Aptheker Testimonial Dinner 3 American Committee for Protection of Foreign Born 4 American-Korean Friendship and Information Center 5 "A letter to Congress" on North Korea 6 References

National Committee to Abolish the House Un-American Activities Committee

As of May 1964, Elmer A. Benson, Former Governor of Minnesota, was listed as a sponsor of the Communist Party USA front, National Committee to Abolish the House Un-American Activities Committee.

Herbert Aptheker Testimonial Dinner

On April 28, 1966 Elmer Benson was a sponsor of the Herbert Aptheker Testimonial Dinner. The dinner was held on the occasion of Herbert Aptheker's 50^th birthday, the publication of his 20^th book, and the 2^nd anniversary of the American Institute for Marxist Studies. It was held in the Sutton Ballroom, The New York Hilton, Avenue of the Americas, 53^rd to 54^th Street, New York City. Most speakers, organizers and sponsors were known members or supporters of the Communist Party USA.^[1]

American Committee for Protection of Foreign Born

In the late 1960s Elmer Benson was listed as a Sponsor of American Committee for Protection of Foreign Born^[2].

American-Korean Friendship and Information Center

On Feb. 27, 1971, Elmer A. Benson, former Governor of Minnesota, was listed as an initiating sponsor of the American-Korean Friendship and Information Center. The Center, a front for the Communist Party USA, was established to promote the withdrawal of US troops from South Korea and Vietnam.^[3]

"A letter to Congress" on North Korea

In 1974, approximately 50 prominent, mainly Communist Party USA aligned leftists, signed a "Letter to Congress" on the situation regarding North Korea.

"For a quarter of a century the people of all Korea have needed such a peace agreement. The American People are ready for it. The People of the world deserve it. Peaceful coexistence must replace war and the threat of war. Negotiations must replace confrontation."

"Therefore, we the undersigned, concerned about the dangerous conditions in Korea earnestly appeal to you, and to all peace-minded Americans to join together in combining our reason and our political influence to secure the peaceful resolution of this problem."

The letter to Congress was in response to a March 25th, 1974 letter from the Supreme Peoples Assembly of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea to the United States Congress.

The signatories which included Elmer Benson Former Governor of Minnesota, urged Congress to act on North Korea's Concerns.^[4]

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