Morford, Richard.

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Richard Morford (1903-1986), a Presbyterian minister trained at Union Theological Seminary, was the Executive Director (1946-1980) of the National Council of American-Soviet Friendship. In 1950 Morford served a three-month jail term for refusing to turn over the NCASFs membership and financial records to the House Un-American Activities Committee, and from 1953-1963 he contested, successfully the claim by the Subversive Activities Control Board that the NCASF was a communist front organization.

From the description of Richard Morford biographical manuscripts, 1984-1986. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 475015418

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