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According to the Birch Society's CPA firm (Spark, Mann and Company), dues income from JBS members during 1964 amounted to:  '''$536,566'''.  Since men paid $24 year and women paid $12 year, we can use an $18 average to calculate that the JBS had approximately 44,713 members in 1964.

According to the Birch Society's CPA firm (Spark, Mann and Company), dues income from JBS members during 1964 amounted to:  '''$536,566'''.  Since men paid $24 year and women paid $12 year, we can use an $18 average to calculate that the JBS had approximately 44,713 members in 1964.

(3) With respect to "''subversive infiltration of the United States"'' -- it should be kept in mind that every major official of the Birch Society during the 1960's emphatically declared that former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover was our nation's most knowledgeable, reliable, and authoritative source of fact-based information about the Communist movement in the United States AND about what constituted effective anti-Communist activities.  For example, see the October 1966 issue of the JBS magazine, ''American Opinion'', for its article entitled ''"The Wisdom and Warning of J. Edgar Hoover".

(3) With respect to "'''''subversive infiltration of the United States'''"'' -- it should be kept in mind that every major official of the Birch Society during the 1960's emphatically declared that former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover was our nation's most knowledgeable, reliable, and authoritative source of fact-based information about the Communist movement in the United States AND about what constituted effective anti-Communist activities.  For example, see the October 1966 issue of the JBS magazine, ''American Opinion'', for its article entitled "'''The Wisdom and Warning of J. Edgar Hoover"'''.

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In fact, Robert Welch instructed subordinates to contact the FBI in order to get Hoover's permission for the JBS to publish a book containing Hoover's statements under the title ''"J. Edgar Hoover On Communism''".   

In fact, Robert Welch instructed subordinates to contact the FBI in order to get Hoover's permission for the JBS to publish a book containing Hoover's statements under the title ''"J. Edgar Hoover On Communism''".   

FBI memos summarize their contacts with the JBS:

FBI memos summarize their contacts with the JBS:

''"Mr. Welch advised he had the greatest admiration for the Director and that the captioned book was intended as an instrument against communism. He said he felt the statements on the subject from Mr. Hoover would be taken as statements from the world's greatest authority on the matter of communism..."''  [FBI HQ main file 62-104401, serials 3146, 3148, 3149, and 3151].

''"'''Mr. Welch advised he had the greatest admiration for the Director and that the captioned book was intended as an instrument against communism. He said he felt the statements on the subject from Mr. Hoover would be taken as statements from the world's greatest authority on the matter of communism...'''"''  [FBI HQ main file 62-104401, serials 3146, 3148, 3149, and 3151].

One clear way to evaluate the conclusions and assertions made by Robert Welch and the JBS concerning "''subversive infiltration of the United States''" is revealed below.

One clear way to evaluate the conclusions and assertions made by Robert Welch and the JBS concerning "''subversive infiltration of the United States''" is revealed below.