Council Studies Referendum, C.S.D.

The "coup" which changed the Harvard Committee to Study Disarmament to the Council Against Appeasement was actually unsuccessful because of a constitutional technicality, Dennis L. White '60 president of the Disarmamaent Committee, told the Student Council last night.

"Therefore, the Council Against Appeasement does not now exist, and never did legally exist," concluded White, who led the unsuccessful move to change the name and purpose of the group.

The "coup" involved two consecutive subcommittee meetings in one evening, at which 13 members were declared inactive and the same number admitted. But the second meeting was illegal, according to White, because the Committee's constitution requires a 24-hour notice before all meetings. In the case of the second meeting, notice was not given.

Council to Investigate

After hearing White's statement, and discussing technicalities involved, the Student Council passed a motion introduced by Hastings Wyman, Jr. '61:

"That the Harvard Student Council affirms the right of any organization to exist and pursue its original purpose without interference from groups hostile to its purpose."

In addition to taking this moral stand, the Council appointed a committee of three to investigate the legal questions raised by the "coup."