One of the major goals of the movement was for the United States and the Soviet Union to form an anti-fascist alliance.
On 16 November 1944, when an "American – Soviet Friendship Rally" was held in Madison Square Garden, a number of Hollywood movie stars — including Chaplin, John Garfield, Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles, James Cagney, Katharine Hepburn, Gene Kelly, and Edward G. Robinson — signed a message in a gesture of support.
In May 1948, the New York Times that the new movie The Iron Curtain "has been under attack since January by various groups including the National Council of American-Soviet Friendship.
[1] NCASF's successor organization, based in Canada, is called the International Council for Friendship and Solidarity with Soviet People (ICFSSP).
[5] During its years of operation the NCASF released numerous publications focusing upon daily life in the Soviet Union and information regarding the state of American–Soviet relations.