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WILKINSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 17723.

272 F.2d 783 (1959)

Frank WILKINSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 14, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rowland Watts, New York City, for appellant.

J. Robert Sparks, Asst. U. S. Atty., Charles D. Read, Jr., Acting U. S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, CAMERON and JONES, Circuit Judges.

JONES, Circuit Judge.

It is provided, among other things, by Rule XI of the House of Representatives that:

"The Committee on Un-American Activities, as a whole or by subcommittee, is authorized to make from time to time investigations of (i) the extent, character, and objects of un-American propaganda activities in the United States, (ii) the diffusion within the United States of subversive and un-American propaganda that is instigated from foreign countries...

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