U.S.
COMMITTEE URGES PROTESTS IN BEHALF OF HUGO BLANCO
New York
The U.S. Committee for Justice to Latin American Political Prisoners urges that letters and telegrams be sent immediately to President Belatnde and the Supreme Council of Military Justice in Lima, Peru, asking that amnesty be granted to Hugo Blanco and his associates now being held in prison because of their political views.
The committee has sponsored demonstrations and meetings in behalf of Hugo Blanco whose case was scheduled to be decided in April.
During March, John Gerassi, vice-chairman of the committee, toured the Bay Area and Los Angeles (California) speaking about the case and about other political prisoners in jail in Latin America.
The committee reported that it had received photostats of letters written by Hugo Blanco to the French Committee for Solidarity with the Peruvian Victims of Repres-— sion. The peasant leader expressed appreciation for the world campaign in behalf of him and his companions.
Blanco reported high morale among the 43 political prisoners due to the broad international effort to win their freedom.
BLANCO