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Telegram from Eleanor Pasternak to Linus Pauling. April 17, 1950.
Pasternak asks that Pauling issue a public statement agitating against the University of California loyalty oath policy. Pauling drafts a handwritten response to Pasternak urging that the policy be rescinded.

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URGENT NEED FOR INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENTS TO INSURE RESCINDING OF UC SPECIAL OATH AT REGENTS MEETING APRIL 21 UCLA NOW SENATE ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE EMPOLOYEES ARE CALLING FOR PUBLIC EXPRESSION AND ACTION WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU ISSUE A STATEMENT ON THE OATH COPIES YOUR STATEMENT TO REGENTS UC SACRAMENTO 14 TO CITIZENS MEETING AGAINST OATH FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH LOS ANGELES APRIL 18 FRANK MCNITT WESTWOOD HILLS PRESS LOS ANGELES 24=

ELEANOR PASTERNAK SECY SCIENCE AND EDUCATION DIVN ART SCIENCES AND PROFESSION COUNCIL 1586 CROSS ROADS OF THE WORLD HOLLYWOOD=.

Regents of University of California, Sacramento 14. I have encountered strong feelings of disapproval of California special loyalty oath for university professors among university people throughout the country. Because of the principles involved and for the sake of the reputation of our great state university I strongly recommend that it be rescinded.

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