om int ang ▁government ▁in ▁China . ▁Found ers ▁included ▁Frederick ▁V ander b ilt ▁Field ▁and ▁Philip ▁J . ▁J aff e , ▁who ▁both ▁had ▁connections ▁with ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁USA ▁( CP USA ). ▁The ▁retired ▁brig ad ier ▁general ▁Evans ▁Carl son ▁public ly ▁supported ▁the ▁committee , ▁and ▁progress ive ▁China ▁hands ▁such ▁as ▁Ed gar ▁Snow ▁were ▁active ▁in ▁it . ▁Ag nes ▁S med ley ▁was ▁not ▁at ▁first ▁invited ▁to ▁join , ▁perhaps ▁because ▁of ▁her ▁disag re ements ▁with ▁the ▁CP USA . ▁The ▁Christian ▁leader ▁and ▁Y W CA ▁executive ▁Rose ▁Ter lin ▁became ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁Committee , ▁as ▁did ▁the ▁American ▁Y W CA ▁Secret aries ▁Tal ith a ▁Ger lach ▁and ▁L ily ▁Ha ass , ▁who ▁had ▁both ▁worked ▁in ▁China . ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁the ▁organization ▁was ▁head ed ▁by ▁Ma ud ▁Russell ▁as ▁executive ▁director . ▁ ▁The ▁committee ▁was ▁mainly ▁based ▁in ▁California ▁and ▁the ▁west ▁coast ▁of ▁the ▁US . ▁The ▁C DF EP ▁offices ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁New ▁York ▁building ▁as ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Pacific ▁Rel ations ▁( IP R ) ▁and ▁the ▁left - wing ▁journal ▁Amer asia . ▁The ▁organization ▁was ▁lo os ely ▁struct ured , ▁and ▁at ▁its ▁peak ▁of ▁activity ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁had ▁only ▁six ▁paid ▁employees . ▁The ▁committee ▁members ▁spoke ▁and ▁wrote ▁on ▁Chinese ▁current ▁affairs , ▁and ▁published ▁the ▁news letter ▁Far ▁East ▁Sp ot