e were informed that the
Great Decisions Program was being taught in our public high schools
and by various well-meaning civic and religious groups, who were
not aware of the past records of the leaders of the Foreign Policy
Association, nor of the authors of the textbooks prescribed for
this Great Decisions program.

"Evidence was presented to us showing that some of these leaders
and authors had a long record, dating back many years, in which
they either belonged to, or actively supported left-wing or
subversive organizations.

"We further found that invitations to participate in these 'study
groups' were being mailed throughout our county under the name of
one of our local universities.... We learned that the prescribed
booklets were available upon request in our local public
libraries....

"The range of the activity by this organization has reached
alarming proportions in the schools and civic groups in certain
other areas in Georgia. Its spread is a matter of deep concern to
this Jury and we, therefore, call upon all school officials
throughout the state to be particularly alert to this insidious and
subversive material. We further recommend that all textbook
committee members--city, county and state--recognize the
undesirable features of this material and take action to remove it
from our schools.

"Finally, we urge that all Grand Juries throughout the State of
Georgia give matters of this nature their serious consideration."

On June 30, 1960, the May-June Term Grand Jury of Fulton County,
Georgia, handed down another Presentment, which said:

"It is our understanding that the Foreign Policy Association's
Great Decisions program, criticized by the March-April Grand Jury,
Fulton County, has been removed from the Atlanta and Fulton County
schools....

"Numerous letters from all over the United States have been
received by this grand jury, from individuals and associations,
commending the Presentment of the previous grand jury on the
Foreign Policy Association. Not a single letter has been received
by us criticizing these presentments."

In September, 1960, the Americanism Committee of Waldo M. Slaton Post
No. 140, The American Legion, 3905 Powers Ferry Road, N.W., Atlanta 5,
Georgia, published a 112-page mimeographed book entitled _The Tr