Yes, there were demonstrations against the committee, some newspaper editorials against the committees tactics. In fact, fairly widespread questioning of the committee by persons were present in many shades in the Broad Spectrum of political opinion. No doubt some communist, both foreign and domestic variety are against the committee, but we point out and we will prove with our own film that persons who demonstrate against the committee are not there thereby communists or communist dupes. If you are to be called a communist every time you stand up for basic american rights and freedoms, what is likely to happen question mark will you be silent, and if so, happen . Will you be silent, and if so, is this what the House Committee on unamerican activities is after a silent, submissive, on protesting american . If not, why the falsifications in their own film . In a moment, you will see that film, known as operation abolition, but you will hear a corrected description of the events. The evi
Watched operation abolition at screenings hosted by political and civic organizations. Is a sample oft communist propaganda published by organization known as the calmness front. It is at this instant being distributed throughout the United States by dead dedicated, hard core communist agents. Its pamphlet and others like play major role as artillery in one phase of the communist war phasetroy our nation a called by the communists, operation abolition. This is abolition. Gentlemen, francis walker. Mr. Walker operation abolition. This is what the communist call their current discredit its director, j edgar hoover. Has givenist party top priority to operation abolition and has assigned agents trained in propaganda and education to this project. The scenes which you will be by newsreel taken photographers during hearings of the committee on unamerican activities in San Francisco, 12, 13, andon may 14, 1960. During the next few minutes, you will see revealed, the longtime, classic communis
I just want to repeat something you just said because its important for everyone to know that the officer will be fine. The chief with the San Francisco Police Department is at San Francisco general right now. We have crews at general and a crew on scene and a crew in daly city. First, i want you to look over my shoulder. We have more than two dozen officers on the scene here on florida street. This where is our shooting happened. In the 1300 block of florida street. It started with a traffic stop. Sometime just before 3 00 this afternoon, shots were fired and at least one officer was hit. We understand he was struck in his arm. It was a needless to say nonfatal injury. That immediately started a pursuit. But when we arrived on the scene we had an opportunity to speak to witnesses who heard the shots. We were in the house, heard probably five or six shots. Some of my friends and i said, and i went on the scanner, heard theres a police chase and then we heard a cop had been shot. Right