· I ro - v JR L J BOARDMAN · - - -- · _·- DAT March 5 1958 ' v PROM MR A H BELM01 ihv_- SUBJECT USA INTERNATIO RELk'i'IONS I N T E - J vO O · nf t ll - l · t -s-- · ' Nease- riTele RoomHolloman _ _ During the course of our Internal Security - Espion g Gan7rT J 'conference held at Seat of Government on October 22 and 23 l · J 4't4 f' discussion was had concerning information received by B r e'au u- e - A that both Sov tet officials in Russia _and Party ofj'ic i als in t is ·- _l ✓ • _ country wei e d1ssatisfied with the S' Stem of communications betw · Sovtet Unton- and C ommunist farty CJP USA It was agreed that we shou d attempt to fully capitaliae upon this situation and that the most prod·uctive and valuable achteuement from our point oj' ptew would be to gutde one o our informants tnto the positton of being selected· by the CPUSA as a courier between the Party in this country and the Soviet Unton · · Our efforts' in thts regard have progressed to the situatt·on today whereby JG 5824-S has been· de·stgnated by Eugene Dennis to operate as this courier The _Soviets have relayed word back th-r augh Janadian communist ojjtctals that JG 5824-S is perfectly acceptable to them as -t he C PUSA courier CJG 5824-S is scheduled to be tn New York today _ March 5 1958 to discuss the uartous aspects oj this trip with De7Jnis • ' Fol lowing t his discussion this matter should come to a head inasmu_ ch a the Soviets have let it be known that they are extremely anxious to see CJG 5824-S at the earl test posstb e moment ALL 1NF0RMA110N c_oMrAl NED A l J - RECJOMMENDATIONS · BEREUl IS UNCLASSilPUD 1 ATJ1-lb OD BY JfMTIJ -t' i 1 - - 4'111' - i 1 Jn order to jacilttate the superuisi on and administra t-ivl' J ' handl tng oj thi operation it ts recommended that a -new file be opened @noF-EDIS 1' · j SEARCH -------·-- -• • • •• ---r ··r··· ---• •YC 100-3-81 l - l00-428091 s ot o l l L l l • - Mr Boardman Mr Belmont lr Brpniggq Records •Seqiion lfr Thornton · i7lr3 MAR 241958 0 L _ V I Sil G · ' IV f 1 V · 1 --- WllMAR 10 t95B •' · _ • j ·· - -- J _ ' j i 1 - Itf f - • _ • t t I -• A •• - t ' ' · ' ' · ' ' --t · • · ' ' 1 ' · _ Memorandum to Mr Boardman RE JOMMUNIST PARTY ll_SA 100-3-81 2 For- reasons of security and economy this ase will bear the caption 8_olo Inter al Security - au which code jhence forth name has been cleared with the Records Section · 11 3 In view o f the highly sensitive nature 9 f this operation it is further recommended that this file be maintained in the confidential room of the Records Section 1 There is ttached for your approval an appropriate communication to the Chicago and New York Offices setting forth instructions regarding the utili2ation of this code name This communication a so bears the new file number o f ·this case 100 428091 Which has been obtained from the Records Section r· I- 0 l ✓ 2 - 't V URGENT - 1 53 AM JJA 0 FROM SAC NEW YORK I 162100 S9Lc _ ____ --- CPUSA _INTE NATIONAL RELATIONS IS-C RE NY TEL FEBRUARY 15 L l S l CGNCERN l NG A V S lT OF EL I ZA8ETH MASCOLO TO NYC NY 694-St ORALl Y FURN 1SHED Hi£ FOLLOWJ NG INFO TO SA JOHN E KEATJ NG 0Nt1 Jl F BRUARY 15 LAST IT IS SUGGESTED THAT UTI OST CAUTION BE USEif· 'f - f N HANOL I NG TH IS INFO TO PROTECT THE SECUR lTY AND FUTURE OPERA-· - _ j Tf0NS OF TWO HIGHLY PLACED INFORMANTS THE NY INFORMANT ACCOMPA ' f ED EL I ZABETH MASCOLO TO THE RES I DENCE OF WI LL I-AM Z FOSTER ON FEBRUARY 15 LAST SINCE MASCOLO HAO STATED THAT SHE HAID TO · - ·- DELIVER A MESSAGE FROM TIM BUCK TO FOSTER _IN PERSON ANO THJ$-·' · lJ · j WAS HER Ff RST VI SIT TO THE FOSTER RES I DENCE THE I NFORUANT POR · - POSELY REMA l NED OUT OF THE BEOR06M WHILE SHE _TALKEO W1TH FOS_TE -''f ' Ji THEIR DI-SCUSSION WAS INTERRUPTED WHEt4 THE ATTENDANT ARRIVED FOR · ' 0_NE HOUR OF THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT IN ALL MASOOLO TALKED VI J·Tif - · FOSTER FOR ABOUT TH RTY-F I VE MINUTES INFORMANT WAS ABLE TO · GLANCE AT THE NOTES MASCOLO HAD ·PREPARED FOR nus DISCUSSION 42g SHE SUBSE UENTLY Df SPOSED _OF TI-IESE NOTES l J A TO I LET THE NOTES· -J I ND I CA TEO 1 THAT THE RP WAS VERY ANX OUS FOR 8 fLL AND HIS ·Tt FAMfLY TO GO ro Mo WHATEVER RESOURCES ANO TECHNIQUES THEY HAVE i AT TH lR DISPOSAL WlLL BE MA9E AVAILABLE TO HIM INFORMANT t lNTERP ·rco RP TO--M£Ml THE RUSSIAN PARTY OR THE CPSU 2 AUTHORI- r Q tti I 9 J 1A59 lJ0iito ' 1 R 15-ow - '--·-·-_ _ r i - t· B b - ' --- ' If 2 ll J 11 r ip l h •ip§1n -0 nlll _ P • ase in o n r 1o p 1 ect 11 -- -· 4 e • oo1 •e mes sage ft - is - - I j v - ---- f i 1 _ • ·' -·' r _ ' ·• -· I • -- 4 • ' llft r l ' NO' Il' a t• q • OMAR t 1 0 la -rf21if±t 195 uirably - - 1 · ' _ · _ - ·- _- 1_ --- _- _ ·'7 _· -• ___' ' _ _ - _ _· ---· _ - - -___·_-7- _ • '· 7°'• _· _ _77° •- - 7· ' • -· · t _-- _ - 7-c -·-· - _ ___ _ - -- _ _ -- -•- -- - -' _' __ _______ -- - - - ' --- _ ___ ri ---- r' _ _ -r'I I '• _ l f1 to be tiissemillate l outside the Bureau it i a1e 8 ueau s cryptographic systems - -· lJ _ - -'--- -- 7- -8 ' 7 '9 - 58 n i' h j ' tj ' ' 1 J i 11 - · i' t i il ' 1 1 ' ·' - J•'f'• · ···COP l ES·· fi' iN•• ·s· ·- · A n E _ _ _ '·rf itff -·eo ff - - A or ifii r i J · SEO THAT BECAUSE FOSTER•s f AMllt· WAS' IORR IEmi tm r ·X • ' ' · · iJ J U$S·I ON M I GMT AFFECT HIM TH£ INFORMANT · _ J OO T EXPEO ITE TH E DISCUSS 1·oN- - AS UASCOL9 L Pt'f - O TER i· I •' ·TCl O HER THAT HE AGREED TO THE AUTHORIZATION· ANI - a-1 s · w1F£'· 10 · S·JGN· ·1r · MASCOLO THE'N WENT INTO THE k lTC liEN AND ·FOLLOWI NG TO SYLVIA KOLt O FOSTER' 8 DA f h t 1·F BRfJ RY i J958 ON BEHALF OF WILLI AM· FOSTER I AWTHORIZE THE lNSTltUTE· oF LITERATURE ANB PUBLICATION TO MAKE WHATE V£R EDtfORI 9HA s- ARf·NECESSAR Y ESTER FOSTER SIGNE8 THIS AUTHOR-fZATIONi··· i tf t J tf - Q tfATED nt - ' A G -itT EW L YORK INFORM MASCOLO m 4-Q TO BE MAll £0 TO TIM ' ' ORt iANT TH l _ · tfOiQRIZ A ' '--l _· · flON FOSTER'S LATEST BOOK INFORMANT1$-0f THE · OPIN·ION THIS MAY BE - 'THE HIST Y OF THE THREE INTERNATION · · • THE RUSS I ANS ARE TRANSLAT I NG THJ s BOOK fNTO ·RUSStAnr iNo·'·wANTED' AUTHbRnY TO MODIFY OR DELETE CERTAIN Clll-T·19 1s i OF TITO BY FOSTER MASCOLO ALSO TOLD THE I NF0RMANT THAT ·DUR jNG THE LAST TEN MINUTES OF HER CONVERSATION WITH FOSTER H · w-S GIVING HER A PICTURE OF THE SITUATION IN- THE GPUSA FOR · ' PEL I VERY TO BUCK WHILE IN THE KITCHENt YLV I A _ K KQ '81 -Hl' · · s tAT MASGo o REPLt EP -1i-HArI sPoi fN FACT THEY WOULD WANT THe· ·WHOLE gjQ t Yt O J J _ O THERE MASCOf _ O SA JD THAT THEY ARE VE Y if X°fQU$t · i- SR B1 LL TO' GET THERE F0R THEY ARE SURE THAT TIIE' wouul ·ae f i IA ' mfE ' TO HELP - IM ALTHOUGH THEY CANNOT GUARANTg A· - 0 MPlET _ I THAT is to Russ1·A·· · Ttll BI LL ABOUT' •1 h I '•' - 1 i · J6bJ · IJ fQ RMANT AOV ISt D THAT THEY REFERS' TO THEsugjf#s t'iJill tliat·tt ' RY ll ¥ · ff the ' 1 fll•g pe ntaine m th - bov e mes ge 1s to be dissemin_ated outside the Bureau it is · · · 1raphras e'clfJ tu _rd1 r- tt p oiect· the· Bureau s cryptographic systems lie- sul Y ' · · · • ' ' • · · • t ± t f g 1 J dt ·· - • · ' · ·-1r-_ ri i J f - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - b6 it - l - f 4 1 i t - · ·n• WANTS c· ERY j ' ·- · - _ • tJ · 'ciiif • i 't f ··•- 1· 1iio7 lfl'£ 8 •J - · WIIQJ ftA ___ t - _ -· · i • ' ' · ·ttf Rl1 · '¼ - - - · - dli Ps· ' ATE ·r ° cf • ·- ·-- -- t f t 1 T· - i · l _ · 'l 'fi · PLJCATlOff 'THAT HE' WAS NOT ANfl lsl Nor' ·A 'et»JUNlff 1 ·R·e· ' - t'_t T oF ···uf iA'l_ u_ i••·· '·ratn D svi -v A ·sA f O TH · AJ THE - tlt · f_t i - _- -·Qllll 'J• ·11 Rl i · _ 11 -uv 1 _ 11 R -• n · • i m j •' L - · i ' · • r J ·· ' JU SAL PROBLEMS INVOLVEO IN suert··-r tR I'p SYLV l·A FliRTHEihsfA 1 -··· ' Tftlt FOSTERIS PHYS-ICtANS ARE WORKING ON ANO _·NEXT WEEK ·1 1LL r_ - 1SU8MIT TO THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT A MEDICAL ·REPORT ON · 1FOST£R THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO f AVE THE V AY FOR A TRIP ·- ·· r -1 iC Ystg RTR1 E t R 1 c - · ' DENCE FOSTER TOLD HER TO BE SURE TO GET WORO TO EUGENE' ·DENN IS - t THAT fHE RUSSIANS WANT FOSTER _ IN RUSSIA MASCOLO SAID THAT _ SOME OTHER PERSON WAS TAK I NG CARE OF TH I So INFORMANT COMMENTED - f f THAT THE LAST Tl M MASCOLO WAS IN NEW YORK CITY SHE HAD A · _ MESSAGE FROM BUCK WHILE HE WAS IN MOSCOW THIS MESSAGE FROM · j f B CK WAS BE DEL I VEREO TO -FOSTER AND ·T WAS THAT THE ANSWER'· ··_ 'f WAS ' EMPHATICALLY -YEs'l- INFORMANT IS NOW OF THE ·' ·1 '0 INION THAT FOSTER HAO REQUESTED BUCK TO DETERMlf E IF FOSTER _ 0 - 1 ·eouLo GO TO RUSSIA ANO THIS WAS THE ANSWER FROM THE RUSSIA S · '· JI ·MASCOLO ALSO TOLD SYLVIA THAT BUCK HAO -SAID THAJ HE TRIED TQ · if SEE L -_ _ _ _ _ ______ I N MOSCOW DESPITE EFFORTS OF t j THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE CPSU I COULD NOT BE PERSUADED TO SEE BUCK SHE HAS A MENTAL QUI RK IN THIS REGARD BUT IN ·- - t GENERAL IS ALL RIGHT INFORMANT ADVISED THAT WHILE THE ATTENO · i c ANT WAS PRESENT FOSTER WITH THE HELP OF THE AffiNDANT AND f A CANE WALKED TO TIIE LIVJNG ROOM HIS LEFT HAND JS BE_GINNl_ G - ro RE11JRN TO NORMAL BUT IS STILL DEFORMED HE HAS A SLIGHT t DEFECT IN THE LEFT· SIDE OF HIS FACE AND LOWER L I P BUT IT OOES· ' N0T AFFECT HI S SPEECH HE SEES DENN IS OAV IS AND EL I ZABETH lit · I 'GURLEY FLYNN FROM TIME TO TIME JACK SHULMAN· TAKES DICTATION· · - FROM r 11 M HE HAS COMPLETED Ar ARTl€LE WH l Cl f WI LL APPEAR l'N --· ·· f _ 11 P l ICAL AFFAJRs' m ·o ' JN A MEtIT OF WEAKNESs -- · _ · f - 1 · 1J io · f ·f • li - i_· • · z- · · · I - ------ - _ ___'_ _ _' - - - - - - - - - - ' - - - - - - R ECE I VED · 2 54 AM- 1U £TYPE 3 10 AM CODING UNIT BLH BLANK P0RTION OMITTED FROM MESSAGE AWA ITf NG CORRECTION r _ '-- -' ' • ' _ 'c e • I r CJ i' ' ' _ 2 16-58 URGENT _ ptRECTOR AND SAC - I - • • ' · L · ' _ - -' · PAGE TWO OF NEW YORK 152400 ATION FINALLY AGREED TO GIVE THE INFO INTENDED FOR DENNIS TO THE CHICAGO INFORMANT FOR DELIVERY TO DENNIS AS OF THE MORNING OF FEBRUARY 15 INSTANT DENNIS WAS STILL NOT IN POSSESSION OF THIS INFO - MASCOLO SAID THAT BUCK'S MESSAGE TO DENNIS WAS THAT THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE ·CPUSA COME TO MOSCOW MASCOLO SAID THAT THIS MEANS THAT MORRIS CHILDS ANO ANYONE ELSE SELECTED BY DENNIS SHOULD COME TO MOSCOW • THE AMERICAN SECTION -OP THE CCCPSU WAS HAPPY TO LEARN ABOUT THIS PROPOSAL AND URGED THAT IT BE CARRJED THROUGH -AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ARRANGEMENTS FOR TRAVEL SHOULD BE HANDLED IN THE USA WITH AMERICANPAPERS IF -POSSIBLE IF THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE THE BRAZILi A CP WILL GIVE SOME ASSl·STANCE BUCK SHOULD BE CONTACTED IF 1 -·1s NECESSARY TO UTILIZE THE BRAZILIAN CP FURTHER MOSCOW WOULD LJKE TO HAVE 2 SETS OF ALL MATERIAL PERTAINING TO THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CURRENT MEETING OF THE ·NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE CPUSA EVEN IF THESE DOCUMENTS ARE INCOMPLETE THEY SHOULD BE SENT VIA TIM BUCK ANO LATER OTHER DOCUMENTS SHOIJ¼Q F ow FURTHER • • ·I WANT-3 -t- J t Jj-Mfi i ti I• · ·' ' - z THE CP OF CH f NA i_ f · DfRECllY W1TH THE CPUSA n ffoU 0 N1'tS - i - ii i' n i i BE TOLD THAT THE FUlfURE _OF w·1 l'IAM F0$ 1 tl tl$S£D _· '·• · -· BUCK WfTH THE H IGHEST AUTHORIT ES JN Moscow · FOSTER WILL BE-- •'•· ' ·t · ELCOMED IF HE COMES O 'RUS IA_ F9R -T EAT N L P_R O ·LI_VE HI ' j·1i ¥ Ji Jf j ·FAM I LX' ·WOULD A SO BE Vf ft O ANtt I TJ S f if····Tif4T -IT W9_U O BE t YM k 'i %y 1 t J -·· GOOD ·FQR· HlS RANOOAUGl FERt lft RUSSJA '- f o f E 4 JtJH -FAP HL · ' - t to· eoit to u ss 1_ A J tAS Gi le Ai iS P tata m ' ·t··1r r• _ · · c · - · hf - ' J ' · ·1 -i- ' X • I ' •·' '' - l ·• • · •'i 1 1 b 6 'I 1 ' 3 13- AM COOi NG UN IT RN-CCA ··-· CC --------------t· J· blR 1 r C lT - µ f JJ J n -T r4 ue •r1 3 oii----- I 1 - t ¼• 1 ni ct•n '° l ip • f 1 lf h ••'· i11t d ift for '- Ju's above message is to besystems dissemfo 1t d m t itl the Bureau it is suggested that it be suitably '• -trrtir thr cryptographic --- i ' - - 4 - r •t -J s - 4·' •- r • A - tr---- Office· Memot ndum • uN1-rEn sTAJ ds GovERNMENT ·DATE 2 15 58 Parsons_ Rosen _ _ IUa JIICT Tamm _ _ Nease _ _ W Alerrowd _ Tele Room_ 11 At noon on 2 15 58 ASAC Norman McCabe of the New York - 0 J tJ called and stated that NY 694-S and CG 5824-S had -epo'r'ted 801 Je most significant information concerning internatto elation• betwettn the Communist Party USA CPUSA and the Com1u rnjat _· ' P 8ri Soviet Uni on CPSU Mr McCabe s-tated that El i2abeth Mascolo couon•l JIO i e o Tim Buck Canadian CP leader had come to New York and relo uea· tn ormati on to our two inform ants from her husband The • ta o -aatio furnished by o ur i-nformants is set out as follows - ' i On R 14 58 Eli aabeth 1taseol o arri ued unannounced at the o ft ctJ t' o NY -s l _I New· York She told h tm that Buck had returned to · Canada_ n Wedaesday 2 12 58 and told her that she shoula proceed taaedt elv' o New York City with messages which she should per sonallp deliver to Eugene Dennis Alexander Trachtenberg and -· WillitJlf z ster It ts noted that Buck had just returned r om Bl JI CJ t7' i• o ct 7two-m onths' duration in C ussia a nd China •• NY 694-S cont t d C l- 5824-S at the National Of ft ce of the CPUSA and had hhi _lg' COM ' to -- o ftce· of NY 694-S to talk with Ma scolo CG 5824-S a-i retu -ned the National Office and was able to contact D e n n i a ' but Denni• told him that he was involved in a meeting and told 11 1 C J 5824-8 to get the message or him Th ta is the messagtt that _ 2 Jlaacolo gave to the Chica·go informant for delivery to Dennia o II The Central Committee o the CP oj the Soviet Unioh Jkt ¥looaed proposala that were made by Buck that a representatiue o •pr a•ntatiuea o the CPUSA go to Moscow o con erencH wifi· Jfl' the CPSU J fascol-o sat d that th ta meant CG 5824-S and anv other 1 · -ejreaen ta ti·ve that thtJ CPTJSA might sele9t to r o with him The IV AM -tcan Sectton oj the Foreign Department of the Central Comidtt•• _ o the CPSU was pleased to hear about this proposal and urged 1 l ai 1 e ca r'led through a a soon as ia ezpedipnt Arrangeunta ✓or · ti-auel ahould be handled with American paasporta and othe po pera 1 1 f 1 ••tble I thi• is not posstbl• tlie CP oj Brp zil will g ue f a •fGlloe in th'I• regard I the •iatanc• o jhl6 ct b r il ' I ij I •• Buclr_· hould be contactel o de_t 1 l· - _ r f i 1 1 JU 1 · l -I Ji aon t - Bauig4kn•r · 'k'I - oi-nv on _ · iJ · · j 9'-ii'i '✓ 1 •5 R l'f5 _ r 1 ✓ B 2 8 ° ' _FE_ 1958-r ---- v t 2 · ·· - f l -- · _ • - '- • - t 1 - · 5 ' - z2 - ' - · v · rJ t'J ti _· 0- 7 ' _ 1- Jl' · R - co oil» · y 8 R qo - • 2 4 1__ -Ym REn1 rs u y s rlfLTw 40 r-z' J j o uf lVJfOHv l FEB 27 1 9 8 tQ f Of i it - 1L H l ¥ O w ··1 w_·•·· 4 1 1 s •·1• • -- I -1 1_J _ --------·-- ···- -- Memo andum f o A I Belmont CPlJSA International elations ' Re ' Fu th r Moscow would like to have two cop ies o all material J e -taining to the present P roceedings of the National Committee oj CPUSA If this mate ial is not completely available what is available should be transmitted aa aoon as possible with the other material following later Phta mats ial to be sent to FWssia vi a Canada cind Tim Buck Further CP of China wants an acttue relationship directly with the CPUSA through Eugene Dennis · II 1 J Jascolo also had some information for Dennis with rega d to what she would discuss wt th Foster Jermts should be told that Foste and his future were c 'tscussed with the highest authorities t Joscow and that they welcom d hi m to Russia He will be welcomed whether he wants to come for treatment or to visit ermanently The Russians also welcomed Foster's family and feel that it might be ben·ejicial for Foster's granddaughte t · Foster 's family would accompany him to Y ussia Dennis should- also be told that Buck lived with ✓ b6 Buck itbrought copy of-- -- -- ---wtth him to England and mailed from a England to Canada It has not arri vec anada as yet but will be made avatlable to Denn-ts when eceived Further I cr'S I woul_d appreciate a good address to which they might maii correspondence to Eugene and Peggy ✓i ennis Furth er Dennis ts to be told that the leading comrades of the CPUS would like to see more material on the Soviet Union printed i the CPUS A press particularly The Worker The Russians will make ar angsments to supply ''The ' Yorker with a daily press seruie e which ia called something like Overseas Press fhis service wtll cons to Canada and will be rematled from there Tim Buck wants to know from Denn ta if th ts service should be sent to the offt ce of ·'· The Worker'' or to some other address In additt-on the 1 Rusat ans would ltke to have a correspondent of The W'orlt 11 - ata1ioned in Moacow• If this correspondent is ''politicdll71 quali 'lad he -could be the representative between the CPUS A t and the CPSU Dennis should be inst ucted howeue that j l' 'i F · e·- - 2 - rli g ' w - i 11 ' Memorandwn for A H Belmont Re CPUSA International Relations 'f this is not expedient at this time the ll l lS A shquld not worry much about it In the meantime 'TheX anadian Tribu ne will send a correspondent who will also re resent the CPUSA ress from a news po int of vl ew Masco 1 o stated that this correspondent for The Canadian TribUJ1 e had ndt been selected as yet Hhen this correspondent arrives in Mosqow he will receive assistance from t e American Section of the Foreign Department of the qentral Committee of the CPSU l l This American Section would also like to obtain copies of all material prese tly being disseminated by the CPUSA This American Section would also like to have the CPUSA establish a relationship with the CP of Canada This American Section also rmnts material in regard to labor and e onomic conditions in the u s Arrangements for economic notes and labor notes to be sent to Russia via Canada will 'be made with Trachtenberg The lP of China ts also desirous of obtaining the same type of material This will also be discussed by JVascolo with Trachtenberg • Dennis should be given the address I I for purpose-a of sending any correspondence 1 to Tim Buck If the CPUSA uxznts to correspond J 'i rectl y with the CP of China material should be sent to G v You Post _Office Box 509 Peking China · li b6 -------- 1 · II 'I CG 5824-S commented that this message for Dennis from the leadership of CPSU means a recognition of »ennis as the leader of the CPUSA NY 694-s uxzs pres nt on the afternoon of 2 14 58 uiten Mascolo talked with Trachtenberg NY 694-s ms also going to accompany Mascolo to the residence o Poster on the morning of 2 f 5 58 Deta'ils of the meet b tween Mascolo and Trachtenberg -and Mascolo and Foster will be obtained from NY 694 s on the afternopn of 2 15 58 l '•· • OlfffRYA flQN§1 • It would 9-pear from the statement of the Sovtets 1 that tMy uant JG 5tJ24-S to come to RU$sta as soon as ts · feaslbltt that our Intensive fforts over the past year to gtdd• our lnfonnant tntD a posttion uht re h would be sel oted to act as liaison between the aPUSA and the PSU is rapidly COlfJlng to a successful climax ·- - t t 1' - 3 - - • · Memorandum for A H Belmont Re OPUSA ' Intern attonal Rsations A OTION This matter is being followed extremely ciosely at the carrt edSeat out of Goverrunent to insure it will be successfully This ts the prel imfnary report of OG 5824-S who had to return to the National Oommtttee meeting at once Necessarflytt must be handled molt carefully both from the standpoint of action to be•taken by the Bureau to capitalt e on this information and from the standpoint of possible dissemination Jfhen full details are received from both OG 58 s and NY 694-s we w 111 be in a better position to consider both of these lines of action ✓ II' • _ ----- -- I l- Office Memorandum • lJNXTEn sTAfEs GQ EllNMENT f J GlR TO r Mr L V Boar 4 11 August 30 1 97 c Mr Boardman Tol• o • Mr Belmont Boar n- Central Research Belmont_ Mr Baumgardner Mohr - Mr Thornton Pariiona __ Rosen _ _ Mr Donohue Tamm - DATB fY' PaOM _lll Mr A H COURIER SYST BETWEEN COMMUNIST PARTY USA AND COMMUNIST PARTY SOVIET UNION I# · o 10' DTPP co 5824-s 0 sUBJBCT Solo 4 ' 71 A r v r J_ I v - Tele Rooa _ Holloman_ · BAQKQBOJJNP We have been trying for sometime to produce direct evidence of the fact that the Communist Party USA CPUSA f9llows orders and takes direction from the Communist Party Soviet Union CP-SU If we are able to develop sueh evidence it would mt Only strengthen our case against the CPUSA but would enhance tremendously the Bureau's prestige as an intelligence agency - ' 'Q' We know that current leaders of the CPUSA have been discussing the need to establish direct contact with the CP-SU 1p Moscow In this regard 1 Eugene Dennis secretary of National H'fairs CPUSA told C G 5824-s on July 29 1957 that the CPUSA bould start rebuilding connections with the CP-SU and suggested ft would be a very good idea if the informant would consider · king a trip_ to Russia The informant told Dennis such a trip would have to have more authority than the uggestion of one ifividual Dennis dropped the matter at that point ··· r ·· A MEETING BETWEEN TJM BJTQK 4NP GO -· 5'824-s · u CB 582 -s r prEfSin ting the 6PUSA on July 3 1957 had a meeting with lnv'' Bttdk Qe - tt L 2t' tb l abgr Er_o grM J YJL 1l t y__oflarliaa at Toronto Informant told Buck 1 that he 1s now a member of a forettn relations committee ot the t· CPUSA and is being proposed for the position of International J Secretary to coordinate contacts between the CPUSA and other i Communist Parties Buck indicated that he was pleas d t l informant had been chosen for this position and said if iltQrmant 1 -t · needs any help in communicating with Moscow or to establish a more I effic_ient method of communicating with Moscow he would be glad - tC help mant told Buck that he had discussed -wi'th Eygene· 1 1 uennis Si _____1n and F_ 'e e the need to est b is jU rect ct I FJB pat jas - i -· - Lino- y 3' I I I • 1 1 1 t i t ii 9✓_ ' 'P w ••' fa v ·- ti f¥1 l I • I lilemorandum for Mr • Boardman BE COURIER SYSTEM BETWEEN JID CPSU CPUSl CG 5824-S • contact with the CP-SU Moscow Informant also told Buck that he had conveyed to the above party lead·er s the information Buck had given to informant after Buck's latest trip to Moscow to the effect that the CP-su would like to speak to a representative ot the American party in Russia Informant indica'ted to Buck that a decision would be made on this matter soon by the CPUSA and the _-big problem is travel papers and even if a passport could be obtained the American representative could not leave directly from the United States • Buck indicated he understood and suggested that everything possible should be done to get travel papers from the United States and he could more efficiently arrange for transportation from Canada to Europe so there would be no problem or being stopped In addition he would communicate with Russia to inform them that someone from the United States is traveling to Russia l AB$liiBYATJQlfS This is a mos·t significant developm ent of which we should take full advantage The type of inielligence and evidence our informant could produce by talking face to face with Russian CP leaders 1n Moscow would be invaluable I Leaders of the CPUSAJlave indicated dissatisfaction with the ystem of communication between the Soviet Un lon and the CPUSA Within the past year informants have reported that an attempt aight be made to set up a courier system but until now nothing aa det t• as above outlined has evelo-ped In CG 1824-S we have the best possibility in the Bureau's history of establishing a pipeline through which we can obtain evidence or a tie-in between the·CP-SU and the CPUSA Informant has estab lished himself through recent trips to Mexico and Canada as I logical choice in the minds of Party leaders for this c urier position Informant has indicated his availability to the Party on other assignments and there is no reaaon why he could not likewise on this occasion One of the most favor ble factors from our standpoint should the Party select our informant as a liaison agent is the tact he would have the position of CP representative and we woul not have to establish a cover for him This has been an almost unsurmountable problem in the past when we have attempted to set up such an operation - 2 - Memorandum for Mr • Boardman BB COURIER SYSTEM BETWEEN CPUSA AND CPSU llf • CG 5'824-s The biggest problem which will have to be solved in this operation is that or securing travel papers It the party is not able to handle this aspect it is possible that Tim Buck might be ot some assistance as there has been co nsiderable travel by the Canadian party between Canada and Europe without any unusual incidents It the party makes any concrete suggestions to CG 5'824-s regarding such a trip we will have to carerul ly weigh the possibilities ot informant getting into trouble through passport complications · and thereby jeopardizing his future value to the Bureau When the party gives CG 5824-S more encouragement and specttic instructions we will be in a position to properly advise informant Since this is a most important dev lopment we should alert Chicago to keep the informant aware or its possibilities and follow closely with the informant On 8-29- 7 isAC Schmit Chicago advised infor aumt was going to Canada to attend the national plenum or the Canadian party on the instructio s of the CP USJ Thereatter he will report to the National Executive Comm 1 ttee or the CP USJ in Nev York While in Canada informant will quire if the opportunity pre·sents itself of the Canadian leaders concerning the possibilities of traveiing to Moscow by way ot Canada as a representative or the CP USJ Chicago is -alert to this situation and its importance to the Burea •s operations and the necessity for the infor mant to be most discreet so as not to jeopardize his position th the Chicago Office and the Bureau will carefully follow all developments and you will be kept advised trIffe - -'t - - 1✓ ✓y • '· r_ · t-'i ' 1 2J' t' t '·' Y • _'f· i ' c · '- ·%J · xv f ' I z· ''• · · ·· · ·• · • ' I r 1 I O'lffice Memorandum 1 t-- 1 1 To Mr L v O UNITED sTATEs GOVERNMENT lliL'U 'FO EmA T O' t Cf r iTH E1P 1 T _ulitjri 'ss 1F rim IJJ Boardman 1 - -9 f§ HERE F-°' - 1 Mr A H Belmont l 11'y 11 -r ' ' · •·· SUBJBCr ··coMMUNIST PARTY USA INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS INTERNAL ·s ei URITY - 'c PlaOM L·ax2b 1 - Mr Bocfrdman 1 - Mr Belmont 1 - Mr• Bly 1 Mr Cotter 1 - Mr Donohue 1 - Mr Thorn_ton ol - L y' O - lcho - - Boardman - Belmont y ohr _ _ tJ- r ' r- • - ns_ _j T• Tamm So L tJ May 16 1957 J· ' Tele Room _ Holloman __ CG 582 4-S one of our most highly placed info nts Gandy _ _ recently attended the national convention of he Labor Progressive Party LPP which is the Communist Party of Canada as observer from Communist Party CP USA -·-While in Canada informant had contact wit 1arious LPP functionaries as result of which following interesting f Ossibilities deve J oped 1 during q9 ur slt' 9 f conversing with one Valdez who represented GP of Me y i9_Q at national convention inf or1 mant arranged for all communications between CPUSA and CP of Mexico to pass through him · Valdez also invited CPUSA to send a representative to attend eeting of Central Committee of CP of Mexico on 5 11 57 l' ' j 2 T Buck __ general secretary LPP told j nformant that Communist Party ·of· oy n on tCPpU · wants CPUSA to take greater interest in Iatin 8 American affairs Buck further stated CPSU wants leading member of CPUSA to go to Russia to disc uss activities of _CPUSA During conversa- e tio_n Buck stated that if CPUSA epresentative could go to Mexico for a one month he could be transported to Russia e less of passport difficulties 3 while in contact with Joh· '1elr member of nationa l t co i tee _ P Weir told informant he c y- r' -1 ange ror meetfiigW'r i ---canacra-oetween CPUSA representative and Russian diplomatic or trade personnel · _x _ t 1 l l l r I q_ Upon return ·from Canada informant advised Eugene D e n n i s member of national connnittee CPUSA of his Canadian visft lffifie-t ennis was noncoanIJtt·tal regarding possiolilty of meeting between CPUSA representative and Russian diplomatic-or trade personnel in Canada he evidenced great interest in ·cp of Mexico and stated CPUSA must strengthen - its relationships not only in Latin America but in all internationa affairs When informant mentioned invitation of CP of Mexico tor a CPUS representative to ttentt meeting 1n Mexico Dennis urged into t t o as CPUSA pre13entative He also suggested that while t h e r e formant should attempt to-contact Fredef1Ck Vanderbil eld I I and other former Americ fi Ii rc 71'110- d te contribute t_ CPUS Ee9t g 1 _ - · - ·-· J 1 Dennis rulef ou 8 any possib111 ftnariie woui' meet with · l representative of CPSU outside ot un1teq 3ta lid1d msnt1on possi lity t Japeone trom CPUSA wbil'raiteitn r _t· · World Peat1v ot Yoqt o be he·ld 1n cow Russia in a1UJ l95 ·-- ht • t as 00-8 IIOf·EDJS _ 1 -f -Yo9 ✓ 1 3 1 ·p SEARCH - _ _ NO'l' R11' t' HHT 1 7 8 _ r· · · · · · · •-• · d §' L • • ii fflAR 21 1 0 Iv 8 u 5 _ · _1 I _' t i - ' ' ·------- ' orandum to Mr Boardman Re - CPUSA - INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 100-3-81 CPUSA representative to CPSU regarding this matter I made No concrete decisions however were By teletype 5 6 57 Chicago was authorized to have informant go to Mexiqo as CPUSA representative He departed from Chicago on 5 9 57 Upon his return we will of course obtain deta led infor mation concerning this matter · OBSERVATIONS The situation as it•is developing appears to offer one ot the best possibilities we have had·in recent years to qevelop legally admissible ·evidence to the effect that CPUSA is directed and controlled _by Russia as well as valuable intelligence data relative to activities ·between CPUSA and other cormnnnist parties in t-his hemisphere l While he may take no positive steps in the immediate future it appears that Eugene Dennis will ultimately design te a CPUSA representative to meet with the Russians either in Moscow or some other 1-ocality The possibility of our informant being selected for sµch an assignment is certainly a factor which we must explore to the utmost Upon his retum fran Mexico ana subsequent report to De nis regarding his trip there the informant may be able to obtain additional in1 ormat1on relative to the above developments 1 ACTION We will to give this matter our closest attention • S ••' • i' rtftr 'i ·--· - ff· DECODi'D r iJ 1 Re v 3-20-56 ·'• A f J ' · i J COPY 'J tt • ooruw · r · · ilma'rit 'Ai ohr - i t ¼'- ' f6'P V '7 ·-··1ll'Y 'T'°' 1 1- Radio · · _ - ' 2 URGENT 4-26-57 · • - f - · · - · •- - · · - · rrRNvt SAC II CH•11 CAGO Ir ' JI J NEW YORK 261712 _ · ' J1i · ' m onr f Ga dyL ·' ' j ·-··iJ h' ' 11t 1 I i i '· · t - - A 1 ' 0 • t r _ ·-' ✓_ r _ ' Az· 1 7'' 0 --- CJ -1 ·•--1•• _• • 'J ' c ·_ ___ s · · 1 _ - · TO DI RECTOR ANO SAC ' ·•·_ -t Trotter · ·· ' Nease Teletype CJ P oni 'J t r' W 'f '•' SOL O r • L pp _ - I f f '· - · • t -- 1 · J t -7 t t_ jffj 4 ' ' • ' ···r· L ' f · ··· ·· '# __ SASH i ESP I OrJAGE-R Rs1 cG AI RTEL BUREAU ND NY APR i L 22 · i 1 tASi CAPTIONED CG 5824-S ' _ 'WHICH ADVISED IN- f FORMANT AS PROCEEDING TO CANADA JHERE NE 6TH NATIONAL CON- C VENTiON OF THE LABOR PROGRESSIVE PARTY THE CP ·OF CANADA WA - IN SESS ON IN BRIEF INTERVIEW i NFORMANT FURftj I SHED THE ' - FOLLOW l NG l NFORMAT ON ON APRIL LAST t I NFOtiMMff ARR I VEO f N 1 TORONTO TOO LATE TO ATTEND THE NATWNAL COf VENTION BUT QBTAIN- 1· 1 - ED COP f ES OF ALL DOCUMENTS PREPARED THUS FAR I N CONNECT I ON e WtTH THE CONVENTION THESE l JCLUDE THE KEYNOTE SPEECH BY Tl · s BUCK A DECLARATION ON THE PARTY ADOPTED AT THE CONVENTION A DRAFT PROGfiAMATlC STATEMENT 11 A DRAFT POLICY RESOLUTION ANO THE - FIMANC AL REPORT FOR 19560 INFORMANT JAS BRIEFED ON THE RE SULTS OF THE CONVENT ION BY BUCK WHO WAS ELECTED THE LEADER OF TNE PARTY AT THE CONVENTION INFORMANT MET FOR 2 DAYS wlTH E TME M NAT WNAL COMM i TTEE OF TH LPP TH 1-S COMMITTEE CONSf STS OF 5 ·1 MEMBERS NOT ALL OF WHOM ATTENOED TH I S MEET l'NG • _ 1 I r-L-v-i·i t l _- · t 10 2 - S f· r i ft fttit INFORMANT ALSO MET WITH PERSONS WHO WILL CONSTITUTE TH£ NEW SECRETARIAT OF THE LPP THESE PERSONS ARE Tl BUCK GENERAL 1-4 SECRETARY LESLIE MORRIS EDITOR OF THE 7 CANADIAN TRIBUNE Offft ANO THE PERSON GENERALLY IN CHARGE OF ALL LPP PUB- · LIGATIONS AND BILL KASHTON ORq ATIONAL SECRETARY l t - · -1· • · 1 i 5 FORMANT ALSO MET WITH ONE VALDEZ Hf FRATERNAL DELEGATE FROM CP OF MEXICO TO NATIONAL CONVENJi-i$J OF LPP INFORMANT AR---t' RANGED FOR COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN CP OF MEXICO ANO CP USA TO PASS THROUGH I_NFORMA NT MEXICAN CP WILL HAVE ·A NATIONAL CONVENTION IN 1958 AND THE NATIONAL MEET ON MAY 11 NEXT o VALDEZ I NV I TED A RF ___ __ CP USA TO ATTEND THIS MEETING IN MAY R 't'A'm'f' jUl -AN 'S P- THE I NFORMA NIJEARNEO THA t THE NAT I ONAL CO £N fll'Oty Afi7 A COMMITT syc R-2-f ' t 1 'n 't' 13 t Ht'life 1'1 1 ·%X 10 -tu eo rnEo a1BMi i ieW Jlti1' ·t o c L l -if Oo - ✓- uitably ' J J 'nct contained in the above message is to be disserninr ited outside the lparaphr Lin order to protect the Bureau's cryptographic systems ' IN- 14l' 1 Belmont 1 i • ' r • · ' 'fl 1 ' D'ff10 2 1 1 58 ' · ll- 1 RfW ·- t· t fw fl - 'i t - · · t' _ _' x • tut · _'r 1 · l _ i # - - _ 1 rt_·· · j 1i _ w _ _ t_l'l DECODED COPY Parsons _ _ Rd'sen ·· Tamm _ _ Trotter _ _ PAGE TWO VICTORY FOR TIM BUCK THE LEADERSHIP AROUND l ·VENTION SUPPORTED P RY BASIC PROPOSITION ADVOCATED BY MBUCK WAS ADOPTED THUS THE CON- ETARIAN IN RNATIONAUSM WHICH MEANS IT SUPPORTED MARXISM-LENINl91 THE IDEA ·oF A VANGUARD PARTY AND THE CONCEPT OF DEMOCRATIC CENTRALl·SM INFORMANT STATED THAT THESE RESULTS SHOW THAT THE CANADIAN CP IS IN THE GRIP OF THE RUSSIANS THE OPPOSITION WHICH CONSISTED OF JOE SALSBERG STEWART SMITH ANO CHARLES SIMS WAS C0 '1PLETELY DEFEATED ANO REMOVED FROM THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE THIS GROUP IS THE EQUIVALENT OF THE GATES FACTJON IN THE CP · SUPPORT OF THE CPSU USA BUCK STATED THE LPP HAO A REGISTRATION fN FEBfWARY ANO THAT MEMBERSHIP IS LESS THAN 5000 HE S t 10 THAT WHILE THERf HAVE SEEN LOSSES RECRUITING HAS RECOUPED THE LOSSES SAM CARR TOLD t NFORMANT THAT BUCK 18 A t-''BL00DY l I Aft' Ut Ai D THAT THE MEMBERSHIP· IS ABOUT 3000 BUCK TOLD INFORMANT THAT CP USA IS IN THE DOG HOUSE AS FAR AS THE INTERNATIONAL j COMMUN I ST MOVEMENT l S CONCERNED BUCK SA I O THE CPSU WANTS CP l USA TO TAKE A GREATER INTEREST IN LATIN AMERICAN AFFAIRS BUCK ALSO STATED THAT NIKITA lNU 7 DESCRIBED BY BUCK AS HE AD OF THE AMER I CMJ SECT I ON IN THE I NTERNAT l ONAL DEPARTMENT OF TH CPsu· ANTS A LEADING PERSON FROM THE CP USA TO TALK WITH THE CPSU AND KEEP THE RUSSIANS INFORMED ON DEVELOPMENTS IN CP USA _BUCK SA IO THAT IF A LEAD I NG MEMBER OF CP USA COULD GO TO MEXICO FOR 1 MONTH HE COULD BE TRANSPORTED TO RUss·1 A REGARDLESS OF PASSPORT Dl FF I CULT I ES INFORMANT ALSO TALKED TH JOHN E 1R FORMER STUDENT AT LENIN SCHOOL ANO CURPENT M818ER OF NAT I ONAL COMMITTEE AND NATIONAL EXECUTIVE OF LPP IN CHARGE OF SLOVAK SECTION WEIR w s IN RUSSIA IN THE FALL OF 1956 ANO iS PERSONAL FRIEND OF INFORMANT WEIR STATED JHAT Hf M TS WITH RUSSIANS IN CANADA ANO GOULD ARRANG FOR A MEETING BETWEEN RUSSIANS ANO A REPRESENTATIVE OF CF USA lN CANADA INFORMANT OF OPINION RUSSIANS REFERRED TO dY vE i R WOULD BE DlPLOM 4Tl·C OR TRADE tPERSONNEL o INFORMMJT ' I _W _ ' 1 -I' I •· ··to-· - j k t-1' - i t be disseminated outside the Bureau it is suggested that it be suitably If the intell i Jence c mt ined fa t e above message is l-0 paraphrased in orbr tr protect the 811 -®'s cryptographic systems r' r ·• i ·-i '• i 1' - · ' ' · ••• · DECODED COPY ' - ' ·• _ 1 · - dlo·· v ' t 1- __ -' '•' -· · 't i t f ' '· • D i •• ·PAI' Tt IRC r' '• 1 n_ - ·' i·1 · · Teletype ' i _ _ _ _ - __ _ · •· · •- • c0Ni-10ENT CAMADtANs oo ·Not susPEcr HIM o tHv 694-s• ·As A INFORMANTr BElfEVES OLD CONTACTS CEMENTED ANO NEW ONES ESTABLISHED AS A RESULT OF THfS TRIP DETAILS Will BE SUBMITTED AS SOON AS THEY-CAN RESULT OF IRVING POtASH ARREST -i· ii iij Wli t im f f't ti NffORMANT WHO MAY HAVE TO PROCEED TO NYC · TO ' fPORT RESULTS OF TH IS TR IP TO FULL NAT I ONA'L COMMITTEE OF CP USA I F SO J NSTRUCTED ON APR IL 26 INSTANT IN FORMANT OF OPINION HE WAS UNDER PHYSICAL SURVEILLANCE IN TORONTO ANO THUS PROMPT DISSEMINATION TO CANADIAN OFFICIALS MIGHT JEOP ARDIZE THE SECURITY OF INFORMANT RECEIVED 5 57 PM RAOfO 7 58 PM COOJNG UNIT RB If the intelliqence contained in the above mes rnge is to be dissemihated outside the Bureau it is suggested that it be suitably paraphrased m order to protect the B11reau's cryptographic systems hornton SAO Albany Orig · - fX-126 27 1 07 · 3 - 5'1 - 1 - Director J'BI I tJtJ- - November 2 1956 1 3-8 l ' lf'p9 - J C OMMmfzsT PARTY 11 USA - Ilf'l'mmAT OHAL RELATIONS IITERNAL SECURI1 9Y - C During the course ot the recent Internal Securtty-Eaptonaae Centerenoe held at the Seat of Government on October 22 and 23 1956 d1acuauon was had concerning lnformeuon Pecently received by lll reeu - that both the Soviet ot't1c1als in lluasia and Party otttc1a1s in tn o country are dissat1st1ed with ei eyet• of communications between the Soviet Union and the CPtlSA · In this regard t is noted that John W 111amson conv1ct·ec1 Smith Act subJect who 8cc8pted voluntary deportation to Scotland in· 195' 5 is presently z esid1ng in London England and is serving as a medium f'or the transmission or in fonnatiop between the Soviet Union and the CPUSA It is noted however that Gene Dennis general secretary CP USA l aa recently observed that Williamson 1s uneattsl'aotory in this oapac1ty primarily beoauae he ls out ot touch With the American scene · · 2 cc 2 oc - l-' • l _ · _ -o_ 1 _ I ' t ' i · 1 '- e t' ' Tc 1 8 Alban7 C • Rea Dft'BMA'l'IOlfAL RELA'l'IORS · IS - C But11 100-3-81 Along these same lines it 1a noted that a Pl'Clllnen lov1e ott101a1 recently told Tim Buck tunct10ll PJ 1n the Clanadtan Camaun1• t Party that the Rueatana would like to •oe a •aie other Party ort101a1 wbo oould apeaJcDenn1e tor the CPUSA v1a1t hlah-Nnktng Moscow In v1ew or the torego1ng 1t appeara entirely PGaa1ble att 'Pt may be made by the Party to 11et up • oouner · between the CPUaA and lluaa1e It 18 telt t bat the Jul'NII •bould definitely explore th1a matte eapeo1a111 tl'al the •t andpoint ot the l C a 1b111t v or arrang1ng to have one ot our •elected •UOh atnto _nta OOUJtle•• or •ome other cooperative 1ncl1v1dual that - • '• • '1'tK afore mentioned donterence felt that we should explON tht• poaa1b111ty 1n two wa va 1 by• Mret'Ul review ot our current intol'lllants particularly those on Nlatively hi h levela and 2 b y considering busine BJ len and other individual• Mio periadioalJ y go to Russia on legtt111ate business In connection with this latter categor y it would appear more de il'llble that •uoh an individual has a background sympathetic to·ocmn un1am but who 1e not sutticiently identified with communism ao that te would btt auepeot o Amerioan authorities Such an ndivtdual •hould or oourae be or auch sympathy at the present time that we can approach him for the purpose of putting him in touoh with the CPU in th1a regard It ie deeired that each office 1ve th1e lliC o 1-ediate anenuon ainoe it an vthing 18 to be accomplished now aPPean to be the moet propitious time Anolyaie should be maae of eaoh intonnant operated b y vou to aecertAin whether he hae any Pftenttal Npl'ding •election by the Party a COUrior Yoca ll OUl t alao bo alert to an legitimate bueinee-n or·other ooope t1ve 01a1• en wtt h • u1table background who -y be in a J i8ition tO imcaao in •UOh an ope t1on 1n behalt or the Sui au It ahould lao be borne 1n mind bJ each ottloe that even though -ou have no indtvtduala 1n the above oatecOl'ia Pepll'eaent any J Otentta1 1t 1e pc aa1ble thaa vou _ i vo GOGpoJl'llfll• 1ndtv1duala in 7our tal l'1to17 who 111117 be uU1111N in •- euaa Witb • oovea- openuoo llb1eb ueb a oourtea- would Ulldoubkdi IIO l t 0 • 2 - • • 1 #· ' m- 1 1 l J During the course of your over-all analysis or th a matter you should remain particularly al rt to any 1nd1vidualo ibtormanta or otherwise who have some form of connection with Ruos1a ueh ne havtng been born in Russia having Russian p z-ents having v1s1t ed Ruse ia in the past etc It is desired tbft t aaoh office bnmediately oommence 1our analysia of this matter and forward your observations to the Bu eau no later than November 17 1956 Your replies should be oonorete and epeoific 1n Ord er that the potential- of this situation oan be properly evaluated • - ' - ' t - -- - - - - - - _ I ·i f i l r 1 1 c ' Memorandum • ' · i - ' uNxrno suras GovinmMENT ft1r Lo V Boardman 'i ' DAU n oii November l 19 6 Mr A H • 'f elmon# SUBJECT • CPUSA - iNTERNATIONAL M Ll llQ Np Is - - c ---·· 0 Bufile a-00-3-81 L s C · Tam111 _ _ 0 Nease - - - • Wntcffl Wd -J · · Tele Room _ At the recent- Internal Security-Espionage HouOt UIII Conference held on October 22 and 23 1956 it was decided dy · that the Bureau should explore the possibility of arranging · · t J to have a Bureau informant or some other cooperative citizen ' set up· in a courier operation between the CPUS and the Soviet i' Union ACTION Vhr 1 There is atta hed for your approval an approJ riate communication to _all offices original on pla stiplate _containing instructions to analyze thi situation a d submit their observations V ALL H'ffOR iAnQN COi iTJUJ l F'J · ff EREI N rs U WY i t S H 1m DA Xlt_z_-f - J ' fkl J m · Hfo1 118 ll JA acardmaq Belmont Thorntqn J J-' l • t •· 5 t 3f % ' 1 J y 4· ' ' c ' ' ''7 ' - - - _c r' ' ' - - ' ''- T- -• - ··• j ' · - ' 'r tJ ii 'i 2 20 58 AIRTEL AIR MAIL REGISTERED ---- - ' · ··®·· i - It· ' u- ta ' •a ' t CG l00•33729 -·•---·•· ·- --- --- • •fD- 36 6-21-55 I M ol o · 12 I v··ytMi' 1 FBI I December 12 lyJH IOF-EOfS I i lr Transmit the following message via _ _A-- L Lt- TE'----L_ _ _-- ' - - -----• l r Date SEARCH JP DA - ••••••• TE EA TI • Priority or MetAod of Mailing From SAC CFTCAG-0 100- 33 729 l IL-- Mr • cage __ _ l _i'i li Par 1ons_- w n sen ___ _ Thm m Trntter_ · Mr Clayto 11 n•• 1fP e Hoom 1lollo 77 ' f ' '·' e• a i -rr Gandy 4 '«-f o Jo n n OA e J1 1 $5 Q tl f-- __ _ q_ -A---•- To JA 4 rt DIRECTOR FBI 100-3-81 REPcoMMUNIST PARTY usA - -J°I'TT 1JA 1J QNAL ELAT I D NS _ 'INT m •JAL SECPRITY O C s Lo -y - t J • 1 · j · ' L ✓ Vi 1 t r 1 · -Mo Re Cnicago teletypes November 25 1957 and · T 1 December 5 1957 ref ecting that y 694-S ' had received a fl message from LESI l S -10RRIS Actin r 3ecretary o f the Labor Progressive Party of Canada in the absence of TIM BUCK that __I Russians are most h poy anc lad to make contact with CG 5cl24-s - -1'1a ET ENE DE1T anr a e wai tin proposals from J the states 1 n regard to cor -cact 1 t is noteq that CG 5824-S '-I conveyed this es sag to Et _ _ 0E1 ns 11 New York City on jthe J f · E e e t c ici ra o r d crm nD lir e - tter 1 1 itiJ r e e 0 g a ii e - on December 10 19 57 in Chicago 'fl' 4 flf 1 ta-a t anxious i is DENIHS indicate·a to the informant he to have -the CP USA make personal contact with the CP of the · Soviet Union and realiz s that he cannot stall the Russians much ion ger in regard to this_ contact DENNIS µistru cted CG 5824-S · tQ_Eo to_ C ada_ ' - JJt » Jl9 K a soon as int'ormation is recei - li UL r _t Y r»ed-t Q Jfonioa h-o1t lM'ft§§lt lt is noted tnat BUCK is schedule to return to Canada prior o the holidays DENNIS asked CG 5824-Si - to obtain any and all in 'ormation BUCK may have in regard to a possible contact between ll the d P USA and CP SU sY · · · Bureau AIRMilL REGIS D · ' 1 - 100-TIM BUCK 1 1 _ - Bew York REGISTERED l - 100-86624 ' OP USA In frnat ona e 7Fft tt 1 ·ilAtJ 7 · 1 · _ l· - 100-8057 EUGENE DENNIS #l9-l JG DEC 13 134-91 NY 6 - P · G_ In 'o #6 J _ _ f · 1L r 0 3go4- L i r'_r •r· 11 · l • ' - · - rirt ' a - · - - _awa IP G • _ - i k y n1'tg Y'· i t f-' J- f 'ot1'h ' iJt fi 39 - a JA'l • 1g57 j N • - · ' · ' '1 h t '- M- ' · •1tf' o ·w r ' ' · ·-· __ -• -MA - - ✓• i J · w' l •' % a Ji 1 ' ' E ® fu- t M$ il¼1s''' t t 0 '-• FD- 36 ' '21-55 FBI Date Transmit the following message via --------- -- ' ------- Priority or Method of #ling From SAC To CG 100 33729 DEI'l ' 'IS al so stated - it he thought that the picture in the CP wo _1lc be clearer af'ter the meeting of' the National Exec uti ve Corrunitte e scl eduI ·d to start on December 20 1957 and that any contact be tween t e ·cp TSA arr¢ the CP SU should be a fter the JEC meeting r1e also stated that ·the ·picture in the CP T'SA that is wq ether the Left Wlng or the l Right-Wing gaihs control should even clearer af er· the I meeting of the llational Committee scheduled for 'ebruary I I B I PENNIS stated however that l e thcqght that CG 5B24-s- ij lan _to go to Russia prior to the I· tional 8orn rni t_tee meeti g f if t n orma · on rom • ' CK s o e e ec at e Russians want make person l contac·t _as soon as po ssible sho a CG 5e-2Ll '-S1 - stated that he told PENiHS that he wa not in a_ hurry to make the· trip rernindipg DEWNIS that it would be necessary to maJce ma riy technical arrangements ·bef'ore such a trip could be made DEI l J3 agreed that a full discussfc n and preparation o f the tec nical arrai lgerne qts wqul 'l 1 re nec ssary DENIUS f1J rtner stated that 'he was considerd ng the p oss ibili ty of talcing at l ea st one other per son from 1 h_e µe ftWing· into his confidence in regard to this trip so that CG 5824-S would not go as a personal repre entati ve of P NlHS provided that ·the trip Left-Wing· has not gained control of the Party- prior' to the CG 5824 $r askep DENNIS if _he had considered sending someone with CG 5824-S 1 t' this trip t o Russia · ts made DENNIS stated that he had no possi'biliti s in min t aoc9mpan7 the in formant and tha t he beli1Wes that COJ'_ 5824-S i should make the trip alone The -Bureau will be promptly advised o f any pertinent developments in this matter I ' r -' - i ' '' lf · - · SEAR H-· - ·-·n J g - l k' £ I £ i - -- ''- ·•' - ' t··- •· ·· _ '- · - · · • · _ ' • ·X ' · Ml 'J emee -- ll i J 'i t -· -- •• • L ff - i-t- r s E' j 1 -R M· - i M r AG _ o - _0 ' •• v ¥ -··_ k iSo ·'°4 _ _ e RJJJ 'l ' •i j9q Q 1 L iERNATfONAL B ATJ Q i c Rf CHl lAGO TEl-ETYPE_· - · · · f - · -$ NOV MBJ R 25 ·LAST AND CH I CAG9 M RTEL IOVE BER 27 LAST CH I GAGO ·5824 · ADV I SEO ON DECEMBER 5 I NS7iANT THAT HE C NVEYED IN • l · 1 · PERSON ' IO EUGENE DENN IS ON_ DECEMB R 4 LAST A MESSAGE NEW· YORK 694 S_Af ·HAD REC_ I VED FROM LESLIE MORRIS ACT IN LPP SECRETARY CH l'CAGO 5824 3-M AND DENN IS WERE UNABLt TO COMPLETE THEIR ' DISCUSSION' SINCE DENNIS WAS INVOLVED JN MEETINGS PERTAI ING TOJf· ACTlON cp· USA WI LL TAKE IN REGARD· TO STATEMENT ·1 SSUFi BY f' TWELVE COMMUN I-ST PARTIES AT CONCLUS JN UF fv1EETING3 I CONNECTI ON WITH CELEBRATION OF FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF RUSSIM- REVOLUTION e 1 DENN IS WIL v1EIIT I N CHICAGO WITH CHICAGO f· WORt·Mrff N SUNOi Y A DECEMBER S- NEXT AT LATTER'S RESIDENCE TO CONCLUDE THIS DISCUSSION INFORMANT URGED DENNJ S TO MAK J_Qs J SION ON WHETHER CP USA WILL · · r - '· SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO CP SU sur DID NOT AND WILL NOT URGE H THAT DENN IS SELECT INFORMANT AS TH IS REPRESENTAT I VE BUT DID INOiCAT5 TO DENN-IS THAT RUSSIA WOULD NOT ACCEPT JUST ANYONE AND HAVE INDICATED T AT THEY WOULD ACCEPT THE INFORMANT CHICAGO 5824 s- 'OF OPlN I ON DENNJ s wI LL DEC JD£ THAT NFORMANT SHOULO CONTACT TIM sue · ·1-N CANADA UPON HIS RCTURN FROM MOSCOW TOOBTAI N FULL DETAILS AND EXPLANATION OF MESSAGE FROM THE RUSS I ANS DELIV ERE'D BY LESUE MORR r AFTER 11-IE CONVERSATION BETWEEN suck AND THE 1 NFORM NT DENNTS Wl LL RECEIVED 8 52 PM TELETYPE 8 58 PM CCO I JG UN T ' '4 HJT ' i 1 £ · If the intclli ence ontained in the above message is u be disseminated outside the Bureau it is suggested that it be suitably parap'hrased m 01d r to p otect the B reau's cryptographic systems ·- _ r'A 'ki -' - -· 'f _ - a' ·· • £- _ · ' ·v '•j •f A • r 5 ·1- ' b· i h i • -_ • • ' ✓ Belruont '£ JI jf I f 7- 1 Mohr - - · - v' Nease ___ _ J'- - P_arson£ - - · - - 1if _--_---_-- Radio G ·Teletype ✓ 'Tro ter --- ·-- ·Claytoi ______ _ ·Teh • f oe n - · Hollos au -··--'Gandy ---··- - • ' ' • 4- 4 1 fi v r I 1-6-5 7 Tolson- _ Boardman_ Belmont ___ _z Mohr _ _ DECQD'ED COPY Neqse _ _ Parsons_ Rosen_ _ Tamm Radio D lliJ Teletype __ - T ott e - - Cl ytop - - · Tele Room_ Holloman _ Gandy·_ _ PAGE TVJO FROM CHI CAW 260033 CHICAGO 5824-S IMMEDIATELY OR WHETHER IT WAS SAFE TO WAIT FOR THE RETURN dF TIM BUCK FROM MOSCOW NOW SCHEDUL O FOR SOMETIME AROUND CHR I STiAAS IN DI SCUSS'I ON MORI IS SA IO LPP· HAS NOT HEARD Dlr ECTLY FROM BUCK SING DEPARTURE FOR RUSSIA AND NE I THER HE M0fi'R IS i JOf KASHTON WAS ABLE TO AY WHETHER ABOVE INSTRUCTIONS MAY HAVE BEEN SET IN MOTION BY BUCK FROM Russ·1A OR WHETHER BUCK MAY HAVE CONVEYED SUBSTANCE OF PRE VIOUS 0 I SCUSS l ONS 8ETVh EN HLM AMJ CH I CAGO 5g24-S' RE MATTER _OF DIRECT CONTACT B TWt N -AMER I CAN CP AND CP Slt'THROUGH f- USS I AN EMBASSY j I tJ CANADA f··R I Or- - TO OEPAR1URE AFTEfr O b i E BLTW U A30VE f _ E S N MOr_ 1 - GG ST - HAT HI - GO _5b24- S' · H JL 'J A IT 111 8U K- t - r· ' 'i ' A Ht i J Y -lAV --1-h l _1_i A l'l·O OE AI Lv I T I 1 l i10ritd 0 0A J i LC I He Jcr1L l oL JLi Lc 1 Uw b -·-0 - F M GEO· Ai'JO Trlf F 51 OF Hie YiAr · b 1 ff ND ' · FOi li Jl vli OiATE NOTIFl TlON OF bu K'S r ETU _N i O Hl AGO 5824- 1 i l '1• I - 't r1 ll A r - -· --1 - •i·- -L'O r t 1· tl l lV - T IL y Vii- •·o ···r o·· ' 1•· is l 'W L - y IVf Ir I ' MA j i 2 1 nl J0 - 0· l u j 01 j OF ivi0i CO CO ffcr tNCE OF ALL C vifviUi I T PART i i S I MiviEO I ATEL Y UF ON '·• f6LJCl 'S HETUf- i - ·CHICAGO 5824-s • Ai D NniYORK 694-S IN ATTEMPTdf h 'll i - t-L P f §I T D _AS FOLLOWS THE LAST Tl ME ·• 4 · E S1 E 1 cF li c1 Gtf'5§ 4-S'' 'S A ft u irft Gf¥Vij f Y lvlESSAGE REQUEST ' f ING CONTACT BE ESTABLISHED BETWEEN''t M· · NO CP SU BUCK· · · EXPLA I NED DJ FF I CUL TY OF ESTABL f SHI NG PERSONAL CONTACTS FOR ·sUCk-f · j i #f MEETl'NG IITHER BY LEGAL QR ILLEGA EANS·• RE 2 WEEK DEADLINE - ijJ9AGQ 5824 S • RECALLED fHAT 1-N L AS'f DISCUSSION WJTH B _CK · · -· J f i - t - '·JNF 0BMANT MENTIONED THAT DENNIS FELT THAT PERHAPS A THtRil · - ·-·k · _ # · · - - r •• 'f · · ' i j t · 1 ·· • · • - • - - - 1 · - ·- -·- • •• •• ·•··• - '-· • r ' §§f Y A - - i½f1¥ J t y P T Q I P t litt r · · _ · f t ' ' - ' f · f' i - · 1 a· t A r· e· ' ' f t •' '- ' i ·- r · t · --1 0 -· 1--·-- ·-· ' - - ··· I •• - · 4 ¼ Y ii 'v ·v - • r ---1 1 · ' jt' '• ' ' v f -• 's · 't 1··5-57 • DECODED COPY Tolson_ Boardman_ Belmont_ Mohr _ _ Nease_ Parsoris - · Rosen _ _ Tam ' _ _ CiiJ Teletype PN E THF-'tE Ff OM CH I GAGO 260033 Trotter_ Clayton_ Tele Reem ·Holl a _ Candv _ 'l- •i 1 1 •• ¥ r j fi• • - ti l - ' Office Mm it Jum • · -- tt • ' uNITEo sT r _ oqy - -T ' '- °o # 1 r % k tL_TO PaON MR L Y B DNU MR A H BELAl'ON1 vna- l i ° 2 Jtr Belmo1lt 1 COJ 1 UNIS1 ' P ARTI US A l IN2'ERNAfI NA L RELATIONS 1 Ilf ' ERliAL B _UTT • C l 'C I U IJ Int• 'rn ' t '11·1 -i IUa JBCT -i ta n _ 00 1 $$ 1Pu ' JRMn_ _ - JJr 'fl g 1 96 IG ' R · · · r a Bull tvan Mr Bly Ur Donohue llr Thornton · Relat1 ri r t __J ·Tamm _ •i • llo · Re terence ts made j11 posatbtztt11 that CG 5824-8 to pre- -- a·nd - lattue to • 1 one o t our most htghly placed tn tor aants aay be selected by Commurittt ty llSA CPllSA to establt ab dtrectt '-' ltatson wtth Boutet ·unton $ 6 L J • Q ' d S J U O O t 1 ffl '-5 -- o In thta con ctlon CG 5824- conuersed wtt h std $tetn '2 - ti at1cretary of organt ratt on natt onal committee f1PUS A on 9-18-57 rel Stju• a to the crtttctsm oj John Gatea member oj nattonal adminiatrattue 0 commtttee CPUSA hi ch appeared in- last issue oj Russian publ toatio - J 11 nThe· aom1mmiat Stein agreed that this article roas written to brtng j about the ouster oj Gates and his aaaociates in the 9PUSA Stein a 1 that prese nt leadership o t CPU ts not gotng to accept thts tnter te lleiJl ro' l Russia and that the article wtll be an ered wtth a blast Stet-- '¾ t stri ted that he does not belteue that thts ts the ttme tor CPUBA to a i Oo a delegatton to Ruasta since thta delegatton cou1a not dtaciuss thtng't '-ti @• openJ 11 coald not be elected openly and could not send all factions I r ttlifn CP y _ • _ o g i l w - 1 ·l q 5824 8 al so conuersed on 9-16-57 wt th Eu_gene Denn ts ohatraa'¼ nottonal admtnistratiue com mtttee _CPllSA at whtch time Dennta ' • o tate d ht1 be teves th is is an · f nopportune moment jor CPUS A to send a elega_tton to Russ ta Denn ts stated that the techntca1 dt t ttcultha qre '1 a Nlost tnau ountable and that no leadtng CP member wants to take- a· o an e _on a passport fraud or some st1'tlar development • $ vi • 1r ✓ fJ 4 · ··· Dennt a stated he had been thtnktng oj an al ternattve to a•ncUn di-1 11gatt_9n to Ruaata- ta alternate plan would z e t arrang un • 1 0i·th aanacHan ap 1 Dhereby John -u1ta111aon dep r d S1dtll 1 ot sr bJ11af nor restdtng tn London IDOUld aake a trtp fro England to · i COi llda · - 8A lfl Uld then und a oouple o t people to Canad IN ·· t run aaao il t he sf tuatton r t th tn CPUBA rtz l tams on would 'fhen 11 o to l1 l 1 Ru1aia j duent the taata to the Rusatana lei obtatn a 1art ttoatton o t - f a C UBA H Jt t ·__ In toraant _ feel a tliat _Jt •fl l be OJl I tll le before ·q n ••- flt f h• up bl a allld_ cern ng Wi ·fd•a o_ _ 1 #l '9 tt lnii'- 1 Rl li tf a 11- ' JJ i •r-J¥Jte P l in f llJ 11 p if · ildil 4 1 ·• I fS '1i'·1i ' - -l ·3_ ''' I - ul · ''• i rl fl i '- ' _· pollov • • 1 - fil - ' a lio 'If e · - r 1 i - -f ' i95 jj· li i• u t - b • '#lr N _2 i irtl''t I' 1 ' j 'i - E l e11orand1 11n to Nr Boardman • R81 COJ JIUNI82' PARTr USA l00-8-81 lllflD¥HlffMTlfiN§l Un l vtew oj the aenstttve naturt1 oj the source o t our ·'11 formatfonj no dtsaemtnatton ts betng ajjo rded thta data outdde the Bu eau 11 - J ' tt - • •v - v '•u• attach•d v an approprtate couuntoatton to the Chtoago and Hew Tork Ojjtces aa well as to thtt ugal Attachtta London and ottaioa advtstng them to be alt1rt to t4e poaatbtltty oj n11tamaon eoatng tntom_ da and to keep Bureau agvtsttd oj all perttnent 4 dml 1 • ¥ x v • ' Kt I - 2 - ·• • -· 1y - - - - - • - - • - - -- -__ UNITED OFFICE T ROM o · _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ M E M O R A N D U M STATES T 4 ij GOVERWMEW ' DIRECTOR FBI 100 3 81 · SAC CHICAGO r 100-33729 SUBJECT C-boMMUNIST PARTY - USA INTERNATI ONAI' MLATlhlls INTERNAL SECURITY • C O C ' __a-i o L o_ _ CG S824-S on September 19 19S7 made available to KEATING several dictaphone mo belts 1 the transorlpt1on of whioh 1s located 1n Chicago file A 134•4b•3892 The 1nfo t1on contained on the following pages 1o located in h11 SA JORN E tran• or1pt1ons i ' Y J 4 • · r '1 i' Rf • tFF C M Jf' iH N ' l J li'1 H _ • -d' -- il''ll'l'I • 11 ·s j u ' Jli i tt $l _ 1- i UGIBTERED · 1f '-'J1- ' J 1 - 100·1commun1at Party of' Oanaaa l • 100TIJ M BO'OK 1 • 100•11687 JOHN WILLIAMSON Jew York REGISTERED l • l-00-866 OP - USA Intemat1onai Relat1ou #l9 81 U'eau 1 1 • l00•817S2 · l • 100-87211 l • 100-80640 l - 100-88123 1 • 100- OP • USA Br1et #7-2 op· - 'tJSA Faot1onal1im #19 OP • UB l Ne o Question #19 op• trSA United Nations Organization #19 rlJ Oommun1si Part7 of Canada 119- 1 • 1 maw 22 25 ni o- y I A J • c b - - - di _ -bl J ' • _ ' 1 '•· ''· _ _ _ _ 3 -•-· - • ' • M Mi · t I SEP 2 · 1 1 • I I '' 151 · aI 1 - _ · t t -_ o - - if -trof _ ijl 1 °'r BJ · MAR 21 195 L_ a§ ¾ ' ' R · oapu 9 - 4% t • ' · 1 l4 -li 6- 3892b · Jl - 70 MORRI - - - _ I 9 i igg 5 ii 1 1 ·H#l l 100•936 WILLIAM z 'FOSTER #19 1 • lOO•l7923jjJOHN GATES #l9 1 • 100-8427 $ WILLIAM L PATTERSON #19•2 l • 100•$0090 SID STEIN #l9 1 - 1 1 • 100-lS l 40 TIM BUCK J • rfu l 0-2 3774 JOHN WILLIAMSON i -- ' § YI -•• j _ - ' · i · •I I i On Monday September 16 1957 SID STEIN and MORRIS were discussing the• article by PONOMAREV in The Commwiist which is published in Moscow Russia STEIN and CHILDS both agreed that the article was written· to bring about the ouster of JOHN GATES and those associated with him in the Communist Party USA who want to split the Party OHIU S CHILDS suggested that perh ps by the use of more diplomacy and tact the Communist Party USA could get the Russians to stop inter fering 1 n the a ffairs of the American Party · STEIN stated that the present leadership of the Communist Party - USA is not going to accept interference that this article in The Communist will not only be answered but it Will be answered · with a blast In answer to a comment by CHILDS that perhaps the Russians are criticizing the Communist Part - USA only because the American Party bas a bad press -STEIN said that he did not think that this ·was so He said that the Russians have receiTed all the documents issued by the Communist Party - USA and he knows for a fact that they were deliveredo · STEIN then stated that the Soviet Party insists on obedient tools and we will not commit · suial de by f llowing them STEIN then dis ussed the right in the National Executive CoDmlittee meeting held a few days prior to this conversation He said t t some peop I e such as BEN DAVIS JR anct WILLIAM L nTTERSON wanted to embark upon a petition campaign This petition would be presented to the United Nations and would obarge the United States with suppression in regard to· the Neg 'o peopl_e STEIN said that he is convinced that this move was instigated by the Rµss1ans He said We defeated it and we · were fully aware tha this w s a glmmmk to be utilized by SoTi t diplomacy- to avoid the Hungarian indictment t SID STEIN then stated that he thinks that now is not the t1m tor the Comnnmist Party - USA to deal_ with the Russians It _however the Communist Part'y' - USA would deal with the Rus ians it should deal with them on an equal basis lie ·should ell them·w e we stand STEIN repeated however that he lat this lfOuld be an inoppo tune time to send a del 1p'til n to Ruasi·a since •'th1s ·deleg tf on_ ould not discus -P ss ppenly oould not be elect d openly could not satisty' all · · · · - liroupa the Oommunist Pai-t7 - USA ·and it might be ed against the 001Dm'11l18 t Party USA · 1 • C In concl11sion ST·EIN stated that the Russians the leadership o f the Connnunist Par ty - SU are not children They think that their present activities in regard to the Communist Pm•ty - USA are helping this Party STEIN stated however · that he believes that the Russians are making a terrible mistake because they are alienating any people in the United States the 9ne country where they can least afford to alienate the people r Subsequently o•·september 16 ·1957 there was a meeting in Madison Park New York City between EUGENE DENNIS and MORRIS CHILDS CHILDS discussed with DENNIS a recent conversation he 'bad had with TIM BUCK leader of the Labor Progressive Party which is the Cot lXtlunist Party of Canada This discussion be tween BUCK and CHILDS concerned the possibility of a delegation from the Communist Party - USA going to Russia o consult with the CPSU DENNIS stated that he was of the opinion that this might be an inopportune moment for the Communist Party - USA to send a delegation to the CPS1J ·He said that first of all he thought that the technical difficulties are ·almost 1nsurmount able He said that no leading comrade wants to take a chance of gettµig himself involved in such a manner that he might be picked up on a passport fraud or something else of that sort · In addition he stated we could not discuss these things openly The most we can do is to give the Russians some information and wait for a more opportune moment • - - Then DENNIS said that he had been thinking of an alternative to ts sending of a delegation from the Communist Party - USA to Russiao This alternate plan would involve worki11g out some arrangements with the Canadians whereby JOHN WILLIAMSdN would make a trip from England to Canada Then the Communist Party - USA would send a couple of people to Canada to meet with WILLIAMSON and to give him a p1ctU 'e of the situation in the United States ·and in the Communist Pa ty - USA JOHN WILLIAMSON would then go to Russia and present to the Soviet Pal't7 the exact elationship of forces in the United States and obtain 1 a clu1_f1cat1on or policy DE S stated that he thought th t ' CHILDS should be on any committee which would meet with WILLIAMSQJ - · but be sai that he was not sure now that the Communist Part - • JJi• ic J· · · tr ould t nd a c uple t _ dd 't 9 nal people who po - b f Ria c e 1i - t i f' tt-- n nc h a coptt1 t e Jt eti t 4lthat ceit 1n i - tl Xe aish ·· g t itr lJ -t f aft'd the_ ·1 Le·tt w1i1 t tfi 't 'i ' 'J t · • it· ·wolird · want bol·be · re -• P resente d • g would· W8Jl • 2 ca • t be represented Yet how can ff'Uch a thing be debated in the operi Concerning the Right wing DENNIS said that tlut Soviets vottl d not tind any of the Right wing people acceptable especially in c irect n ·gotiations and 1n tact would not e-ven let them into Russia Thus for the t 1me being some alt rnative must be round He thinks that the best alterna·t1ve is to get JOH WILLIAMSON into Canada meet with him there and open up negotia tions with the Russians 1n this fashion Unless of course circumstances change so that a delegation can go directly to Russia In discussing the current situation in the leadership the Communist Party - USA DENNIS said that he sees no possibility of _peace with GATES nor does he see any possibility to reconcile with WILLIAM z FOSTER DENNIS said that he thinks that the Soviet Party is making a mistake 1n giving the kind or backing that they are giving to FOSTER CHILDS urged DENNIS to write some articles so that he too can appear in print i-n the Soviet press and speak for the Communist Party - USA • c Of • -1 • - 3 • t11 0 ' -U - r»- f I I COMMENTS OF CG 5824-S The leaders in the National Office of' the fomniu nis1 Party - USA are aware of' the gathering storm in the Communist P t7 - USA This is why they are not too anxious for a delegate a delegation to alk to the Soviet Party at this juncture Such a delegation would have to be a secret It therefore could not speak up If i -p did it -1ould speak only for a faot on or two and not for the en ire Party Then there is the dange that news of the delegation might leak out to the United States Govermne t because of technical difficulties Tbisf they believe would endanger the Commur is Party · or Ftll'ther the GATES faction would like to stay away from the Soviet connections This faction has a t're hand with out Soviet connections DENNIS would like to ma e contact with the Russians but be does not want to create a situation whereby his opponents would have a weapon in their claim that the Party leadership headed by DENNIS or that faction associated with DENNIS is Soviet dominated Thts was the charge of JOE CLARK Thus it is necessary to keep in mind that the idea of a delegation from the Communist Party - USA to the USSR will be postponed The plan of DENNIS to btting JOHN WILLIAMSON to Canada h s to be ottganizedo This will take time I believe that it would not be advisable for us to push the idea of a delegation to the USSR or even to 'Wlh the plan of DENNIS in Ngard to JOHN WILLIAMSON It 1s nec ssary to keep in mind that the fa ctional fight tn the Communist Pattty - USA is going to intensify Thus it is necessary to avoid getting caught n the cttoss-fitte of f ctionalism • • • ' - ' _ 4 - - '• · ·-··- ---·------- -· ' -•--- 1 1 · -f 1 '' '' _ · ··ce Memo vJ nJum • I UNITED STA t' S GOVER DIRECTOR FBI 61-7665 ATTENTION It is believed t at the negotiations as to this proposed trip to Russia by CG 5824-S have now materialized to the point that very concrete plans must be made on the assumption that the trip ay become a realityo In view of the extreme importance of this overali matte I have been giving i my personal attention and on February 28 1958 alons with other representatiyej of this office I met with CG 5824-S• as well as I foe- the purpose of determining all possible ramifications as well as the attitude of these two informants I was very impress ed with their capabilities and overall desires to be of oontinuing assist to the Bureau • • b7D • - r- • •f Director FBI pqeition of representing DENNIS only· rather than the leader hip of the American Party For security reasons he will mak every effort to obtain funds to assist in making this trip He recogni es that immediate funds may not be forthcoming and he may be instructed to secure the money through other sources Communist or non-Communist with the underst·anding that informant would be repaid by the Soviets The informant is of tliis opinion that DENNIS may not be forthcoming with funds since e en th national leadership admits tpey are unable to -obtflin any info tion concernin9i·whatever might be remaining of reserve funds in New York 2 He plans to discuss with DENNI$ the technical problems of securing a pas$port and o tain his viewpoints based upon·the informant's discussion with IM BUCK 3 4 While in New York City he plans to obtain the vi-ewpoints of NY 694-S as to technical-problems involved in view of the latter's prior experience as an individual involved in the ·Comintern apparatus In looking over the overall fili tuation it is -believed that the immediate decision to be made revolves around th e method of obtaining a passport for the informant to leave the country The possible alternatives are set forth on page 6 of re airtel In considering all factors the Chicago Office is of the opinion and CG 5824-S agrees that at this ime it appears the aost logical method of obtaining a pass or her 1 ndlvidual whose descri t s_§_imilar to that of the ·informant ·· Before a na ec sion can be made on thl owever It ts bellned essential to dateQJ q - - Y - w_aJ Department upon receipt of an application fo a pa•sport Thia 1• believed esse x- d e t _ffl t Jt 0 1 L IJ lJ L ftplQr J wh t ta necessary_ to insure full cecurlt7 for t Q _$ cover •• -- I In discussing this matte - ·with the inform aat it JuMI· ' - ' - ' n sua estect by him t t he could a•SUlle t • 1dent1 ty ot· a c ' died approximately two years ago This cousin was born tu _ _ Jr · Chicago and lived in cbica go practl ca11y all hla life It wiiQ · be necessary of eou et 1w··nn 11 6bti1 a t6i nws w 1 of his cousin from t nforma to be certain tut all o e necessary documetl'tsiinff paper1rWirlr In oFH f We wou1d rroi-· n esmarily be rest_r ptad - p hi u e of thitJ eous1n·•s 11 Jm • '• s· is merely cif'e4t aa·_' a ample i whe •r th Q · f f 9 P • • would be used wou1 -4@end toJJJJ geC ent pn ttit e i til · mt ffi tr' C 1 -· 1t-l ' • - 'f lr itr - 2 - 1 fl- k i · · - Vi t' ' r ' J %' -i h ' Y - Mi · t lrjti' s-- 'T · r -• ii 'Z'·f1r j ' --- • z ' ft _ t ll- i Qmm om m -- I • • - ilti J ' '•- ·' '4 • - Director FBI Re CG 5824-S our inquiries o the State Department on what check is mad_e There are many other ramifications in connection with handling this matter but details are not set forth at this time· since it is felt that any further detailed_planning will depend upon the o tcome of the informant's conference with DENNIS as well as a check of State· ·Department procedures on applications for passports As mentioned previously I was most' impressed with the informant in my conference with him He fully recognizes all of the potential risks involved in his proposed venture as well as the extreme value ·of- the res1U ts _Q f such a mission if successful to the United States Government He expressed a hope that this mission could be sueeese fully carried out in order that_ it could open up possible future- ha-nn l ot tnr rmation which would be of invaluable·· assistance to the Bureau on a continuing basis He stated that he was fut1y- bgrllzant o f the fact that it might be most difficult to handle any-1 -tnformation which might be obtained as a resul_t of such a mission since ny action which might be taken could well jeopardize the continued flow of future data through whatever channels might be open · I am of the opinion that from an overall intelligence viewpoint the opportunity now presents itself barring unforeseen circumstances ·to have one of our informants in the enviable position of acting as a courier bet USA and the CP SU I feel that this matters ould e given the most·care u consideration by the Bureau and I further feel that it would be highly desirable for Assistant Director BELMONT to-proceed to Chicago shortly after the return of the informant from New York in order that the Bureau's overall desires and _policy in this matt·er can 6 fully discy1 11 1jj i h t ' °' The following two immedlate'reco111Bendations are made 1 The Bureau throqgh liaison channels immediately check with the Passport Diyigion of the Stat• Department on a general basis and determine exactl hat action is taken on a p••sport iiiiilicitlciii These luq11 3it • should tie of such a nature - -- r e we - an dete ne what safeguards Ki - should be set up in_order to 1 nsure t hi smoofJi processing of an· • -t application by the informant without the a•sistanpg of the Bnr•au· '' tlJ · • other v rmentar-apncj k· · • -· - J ·- i_ t · ·· · t · r_ - 3 -- -'fi • 'r ______ __ 1 - • • - l · - f i1 - Jltl jfJI • Director FBI Re CG 5824-S CG 5824-S tentatively plans to return to Chicago by the afternoon of March 8 1958 If the Bureau favorably considers the recommendation that Assistant Direct r BELMONT proceed to Chicago fop t e purposes stated above it is 'believed desirable that this be done during the week of March 10 1958 2 r Overall Observations As to recommendation #2 above I feel very -strongly as to the necessity for Assistant Dii'ector BELMONT to personally meet with CG 5824-S at this time The informant is now in a posftion a fter approximately six years of f ffort of culminating the most important assignment since he became a Bureau informant His overall attitude is excellent He i's of course physically sick aid a number of problems which can be hatidled·locally must be resolved These problems are the handling of his aged parents his house while he is gone he attitude of the CP functionaries to let the informant carry the burden and perfecting this missiop • His overall philosophy is that he is perfectly willing to undertake the risks involved- if the long terJll importance of this assignment is fully recognized and the i'nformation gathered is not utilized by top Government officials outside the Bureau for political expediency I believe it is essential to put our •best foot forward and the overall policy viewpoint in view of th top position·which this lnforinalft7low--ac-eupt h· can be pre ted only bran -o tfic al of Assi starit Dlrector BELMONT' s statur_ _ n-ih o erall noy l g- Q _Bure µ- licy and procedures --··-----his - Prompt receipt of the Bureau's views as to the above will be appreciated i i I i • J -1 I j1 1 ·1n· t • ' ' Ji - Ao F 8 I Date I •t l i - Via---- ----- Priority or Method of Mailing - • -A - - R -' - -E- -L- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -· - - - - - - - - ' r ' l • t ' _ ' 'Iii b7D ' FBI · Date 'f' Via--------'--- BUCK tm-ther stated tha•lf these officials ct the Com tmist PaPtT ot the- So'ri et tJni-01'1 wanted CHILDS tc attent the oelebratio ·ot the 0th Ann1ve11aa2 7 or the SOTlet Union 1n XoatOW • and this 1s why a time limit was set in ·the message oon - 4 ·1 e LESLIE MORRIS 9 a membel' of the Secretal ia·t or the _La1So11· Prop- ·s •·· aiTe PartTo When there vas JO response to this message U va• aasum d that teohnio l di t'tio tlties pNvented CHILDS 1'itOlll making a trip to Rtts•i• on such short notice BtJOK atated that the top Soviet leaders aN TePJ aPious to talk with a membeJt of the Communist Part - lTS Ao· He said that theT are hun for fi stc hand news and a piilittoal inte%1 retation ot events in th Communist Party USA and in the United Stateso BUCK also stated that·the Chief Justice ot the SuplVeme Ooui-t ot Chiua expressed a desire to see OlµLDS • He told' BUCK to tell CHILDS that he should go to the inese Eabassy when he gets to Moscow and ffl a ngements rill be ma4e to'P ·him to be taken by a jet plane to Chinag even it he aan spend no moJte than one week in Ohinao C C I ccording to B'CTCKg he was scheduled tome et 1J'i th J llJ08 KADAR in BungU7 atte11 his retUl n to Moscow fleom Oh 1119 o H• na also aobadal e4 to stop oTer in England on his ret1ll D t o1 Cana4- · XU'U'$IBE1f and SUSDOY· told BtJ'OK that thet would send ' eo'IIP1w o liDAR to get the lntofflation BUCK wanted fleom DAR · ' biiJ -•l•o told him not to lay oTer in Englandp but to get to Canada an4 oon•e7 the fellowing information to EUGENE DlsililS o r hi• repliea•il• tai 1Te i - l- l_ __ beet he can undeJt the oirc tanoes ad tb e7 ue ·· ·j --·_q h_e_7- -a-de_i-_•_t_•n_d_t_h_•t_E_G_G_EIE-- DE-N-Bl_ _1_•_d_o_i_ -'--t1i-·• _ _ _-- -_ _ ' · • _• f j pleased with vbat he is doi11$o L Approved - - - - - - - - - Special Ag nt in Charue · -------M am_ Per--- Jt t- s • - A • ' t • t _ S r ' • · · ' f ry p I I FO H Rev 12-13-56 I I I t FBI I I ·1 Date I I Transmit the following in I ----- ----- --- --- -- --- -- --- ------- Type in plain text or code · Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ I Priority or Metl_iod of Mailing - - G-1 0D 312 ---------------------------------L------ 2 f 3 Ir BUCK is able to convey thia information to DENN S or his -representative g perihaps tt will give DENNIS some encomnagement -in the coming struggle in the Commtmist Pill ti USA and it might help the Com munist Party of the Soviet Union to get information concerning the February- 9 1958 9 meeting of the National Committee of the C mmunist Party USA as soon as possibleo They are anxious for the repr aentative of the Com muni'st Party USA to get to Russia and 11 try to make some te hni al provi ions for such a trip if this i5 a problemo c BUCK aaid that he diseus sad technical pieoblems vi th-·the Russianso He said that pe told them that even with an Aml l ican passportg a delega e from the Communist Party_ USA to th ComJmanist Party o the Soviet Union ottld not t avel openlyo BUCK stated that the Ru saiana told him that 11 h tts1ng and secvity precautions would be arrang d for the delegate om the Gommunist Party U A while he is in Rua9iao They also told hilp that they had talked specirically and concretely to the Brazilian Communist Party delegate5 to the·4oth Anni ersapY' cele bration in Moscowo The Ruasians told_ BUCK that if the repreaentative from the Communist Party USA an get to Bra ilg the7 will see that he gets to London and he through the Bal ties t Helsinki Finlando From Finlandll the fum8htns wottld get him to l l MosCOWo Q - MOK stated that the Russians suggested Br il because the7 thought that a person could go fli om the United States to Bl'as11 without a paaspol'to Wb•n they wie e- told that a ·paaspoi-t was needed or·travel ti-om the Unittd State to Bra il 9 he said that thi• up• et all the plans which had been madeo ' _BtJCX then stated that he had to send a let ei- J t tapte··_ - lj betoN 'fharadq 2 27 '58 Th e lettel' vottld go to sta- I-t • • w 1taa to oonta1n the· i'eaul ts or the meeting of the National C-ai•·- _ ·' ··i Bittee or the Comm ist P t7 USA held on 2 15 16 SSo It· I wut -_ # · · Per Approved - - - - - - - - - - Special A gent n Cha_rgeif f1rW$i·'1 - 1 · · · tt e 7 e _ -% ' - - ·· - _ - l 3flw dft ii t r · 0 · ··· - AliJ 1 - _ § J-1 · Ill-' --'----------·· - - · FBI •' · Oat •1 j - n - Ttqristit the following in Type in plain texf or code f t' 'tVii J Priority or Method of Mailing I · 09 100• 3ltt9 · --------'-----'-----L------W-' 7'-- - -- --------------------- ' I' f • 4 _ Approved - - - - - - - - - - • Ser t_ lfo Special Agent in Charge M Per------ --------------- m ti¾'s l -- 11F _ ii1 i - s1 l @ V I v· I FBI I I I Date f • · I i 'f t ransmit the following in --------- - -- -- - ----- ---- -- -- ------1 ' Type fl plain text or code Priority or Method of Mailing I ---oii l0 0 •3l7 2 9 --------------------------------L------- IJ 'II could go to Mexico pe rhaps the Mexican Ccmmun1st Party could ge him a pa sp01't · He commented that s oms of the LAtin Amsi-ie n -- _ delegates to the celebration of th 40th Ann1versa77 or th auss Revolution ooul 4 not get passports ri-om their own count r1eer to Russia so they left f'rom o her countries in Latin Ame 1ca and were given assistance by the-Communist PB l'cy ot Mexico • • II BUCK 1ttted that CHI S should do evel'7tb1ng possible on his own to get to Russia as soon as· possible but should me pre aution so as not to ale t United States Govel'milent auttior1t1 • ·rn this regard BUCK said that CHILDS should not go to Canada in the immediate f'u tttl e if he is making prepai-ations for this trip BUCK said that if he receives any information f'leom the Russians he will have ELIZABETH MASCOLO call CHILDS' wife from a-public telephone to see 1 r CHILDS is at ome If he is · then MASCOLO will make a trip to CHILDS' r side ce and delivei- the message to hill or perhaps w 1 request that CHILDS' b rother mak a tl t'P to· 'l'oronto 1 BOOK also stated that if the Conmmni·st Pai-ty· - USA · wants f1nane1al assistance fl-om the Communist Paty of the Sort• Union then OBILDS should beprepal ed to p esent pi-oposals as to how this money might b supplied in an indirect manne tor· e le i-oyalt1es etc • I BtJOK also stated that any- bulk-material as opposed to era which the Communist Party USA wants h to tPansm1t to Ocamun1at Put7 ot the Soviet Union shoul be addressed to k• 924 Ki Street W Any s sen to Ru asia or his use when he O flffi vea ln Mosoov should be add re saed tQ l'O tr• · with the s - ol'Onto ad esa BUCK g th• lluae1an• PT• hint the· assignment o get a i-epresentatf -e th• Oommn1 1t Put7 - USA to Rasia as soon as J P •Jl 1•- nd that __ -he 4oes not want to_ fail in this • s1on fI' ' J f r i -r -- O 11I t1nt1 ot oo f82h -s o- ·tr - I · ·i Z _ ' J·· CJI e - J· U-2 ' - if t 1 ra • both the JI A thle point MORRIS CHILDS has been agree t apQ ii · ' «ld •t Put ' - USA and'the OmmiiUli1st Put J' ot t ' _ _ z __________ ' ' _ _ Approy £ J - Special Agent in Charge M Pet·' • · _ J f • i '- _- ' • • • 'Y ' ll ' ··r· i 'o- fl· Rov 12-13-sei · I I I FBI I r I I Date I I Transmit the following in ------- --- - ----- -- --------- -- II Type in plain text or code I ----1 I Yi a - - - - - - - - ' - - ------- P -n- -·o- - it -y-or- M --e- th-od7 o f- M ai ling - - - _ Q G_1Q0 _3 J1-2 g _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - L - - - - - - - • Uniono While this selection_ of CHILDS could not be altered in a short time there should not be mttch dela7 in getting CHILDS to Russiao ·Por this easong bis healt perm1tt1ng El TGENE NNIS 9 should be siven this il'U'ormation floom BUCK personally d ing the week o r CHILDS might try the following 3 2 580 l Apply or a passport in his own name as a roving oonespondent The Worker and see what the attitude o thetor United States State Depai-tment would be 2 Apply or a passport using th name of another individual whose de ecr tption is similar to that ot CHILDSV 3 4 0 · Ge to Canada 9 liye the e fo a wh11e and apply 9 tor a Canadian passpo to The difficulty with this plan is that it anything happened to prevent CHILDS f Dom obta1riin$ this pasaport the Soviet would have nothin to do with CHILDS9 in the future and would trdisown him o At empt to get to Brazil by way or Me icoo One difficulty in this possibility ia that CHILDS does not speak_Spanish and might en@ounter dir t cul tiea while travelling on a Bra 11ian pass pol'Jto BUCK did not say how such a trip would be financedo tTndoubtedl7 6 DENNIS will' tell CHILDS to t 7 to beM ow enottgb -money to get to Russiag at whioh time he would be 'leimbur-sed and · would also be pi-ovided w1 th return transpo Dtationo Ccaments or the Chicago Division ' 1'he majoJt pi-oblems in regard to this matter apPea i- to be the followings · l he po•sib111t or an 1 mm diate pas8porto Approved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Special Agent in Charge _sfjlt _ _ _ _ _ _ M Per------ - ' I' ' ' t • ' ' f £ 46 Rev '· ' e •d I 12•1 56 I• I I I I FBI I I I Date I I Transmit the following in - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i iI Type in plain text or code I I 0 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ---------- -- -- ---- - - -- - - -- -l --- -------1 Via _ Priority or Method of Mai ing - O G lQ Q_c j 3U _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ - - - - - - - - - - - · · · llt• ·toi-1 tba- · •1 · • t' an ea I L- - - - - - - __ I is 1 1re d Mgb17· aoo- anted b'J' aa 5'821t-so be tet she ·a - l ose be-P- job• as ·a Nhlt-• ext•nd•4 absenoe • • CH Jratnt•nano - and seem1 tY ot the Nsidettee ot $82Ii c S I Iwhile l'l a tnp ot pbo a1b17 two aontitia dvationo I • b7D •• • p fl l• phraloal e- tutfn ta CG S824- ___ -oh a ts2'1P 1• - -- • _ It - felt ne a ·t11 p V011l 4 open 11p olwmel• ot o_ l oac · s oa ad vnl 4 ban • Tal•• 1 eJ'Olld be vtp_ hu 1t wollld be in the _1iitd• s _ u Dee•• • ••'·'°· us• •' 1'7 peeaut-1on to take r 11 atn11tap or 15 e tor 58 oa th I I to - I h l j $ piro '1 4 q ot - • C f· ·pt 1 ao · 14 adei-1 1ilhe lu•lans wnl 4 'bt ·••Iced to mate a nbalnnt111• 1t b7D to tftTel •xpensea to Rustao t• ·tt ta 1Mt11 w · tbat tile •oat Nriou· i roblft_ ta _- 'be Ohioag•· Bj r11io1 1 1411 k• --•- _ thl·• N'gbe • • • u the ftaultr• ot the· aen ontabt wt ti BUt BD DDIIS oe · bowaq - •- o· SU'Cl t the letteP that BtTff as to ee114 te·· ·•t o• CG 5824 a l•ft Canada t ef the dat neath • letteP • • to 1 e sen it 1• 11ot tn - wtiethei- o u t BICZ •ellt l'- ht it ia that he di•• -•la hr 'Vith • -t•tt 0 •••-4 Approted _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -_ _ _ _ M Special Agent fo -Charge i• · $ k4 l • t· - -- ·-r t - '5 A 9 Y • u' w·' - - · t if ib v · a · 1 1 Per - -- - _ · ti ' ·-- t --• • - - - - • - - - - - - · - - - - - - - - - - - - --- - - - -- _ _ _ 4 ______ - -· UNITED STA dS GOVERNMENT llll A H BELHONjff DATB ' MR J' J BA llliGARD NER C01illmNIBT P4RTr SUJlp cr ·W February 26 1958 it L iffii'OfflXAftOl COWTAU I flERErn IS UNCLASSIY£ 1l W - ••F Jn J _t-op__BY r'f i J-Lr INTEl NAT_IJ l l RELA TIONB · TNTE1 N1 J 8EClJRITY - C Parsons _ f l J -$ • Os 0 j_ 0 ••- - 8 I fe - ' n - Re ference is made to my 11JeT11oranduT11 to you dated _ __ Holloman __ _ 2-15-58 setttng· torth i'lformation obtained by £wo o f our st highly placeq injorT11ants NY 694-8 and JG 5824-8 fro El i2abe tlf lRcnJoi COTl1lnon-1 aw Wije o f Ttm Buck Canad tan CoT11T11un ist Party CI'leade r C 2_ 2J It is'noted that this in forT11atton had been furnished by Mascolo upon the instructions o f Buck following his return fro an ertended·trip to Moscow and Chfoa The data priT11art1y concerned international relations between the CPll8A and the Soviet llnion The substance oj this in foMllatton was dtsseT11inated to the hite House and Attorney General by T11eT11orandum 2-1 '7 58 under a i th e class i ficatton •ii ' address Amon the dat urn ished to our in ormants bv Mascolo was the wh t ch was o F n e c Crp ·rr re nr 'w i e n- - z ' -- i' r ll w- to the Soviet Tim Buck I l'fhil e the above address would Undoubtedly be oj -interest to Janadtan authorities analysts o f this matter reflects that certain j tictors 11mst be taken into consideration Since this address is to be uttl tzed as a mat dr op b·etwee 11 the CPU8A and the Boutet llnion correspondence Which would be dtrected to that address Will undoubtedly pertatn to acttvtttes of the CPU8A and Will therefure be of far ·greater interest to the FBI than to Canadian authorities I - In addtttOn tt is noted that When CG 5824-8 rela ed thts J i'1fo1 1Jtatioi to Eugene Denn ts he told the infarT11ant to haiid1e· · tilts correspondence between the CPU8A and the Boutet Unton @viously a1 1 e711 Jttng ·· to avotd any direct co11111u n icattons between htmsel f and t 866tet Unton In thta regard we must bear tn T11ind that our 7110jor object foe tn this over-a11 matter ts to get CG 5824- 8 eatablJ'lJhed aa the courter betUJeen the CPll8A and the Boutet llnton No actt·on alloulci be 1 ak e n Wht ch could tn any way je opa r• 1 1 ze th ts ht ghl y cfet l l•portan• operatton foate and 100-3-81 r i tv ' ' J il - - _ i l - b6 b7C 1 • Memorandum to Ir Belmont RE COl OJ JNIST PARTY USA l00-3-81 RE COMMENpATION • In Uiew of the above together with the fact that this Canadtan address ts known to an extremely ltmtted number of people tt ts not b'el teued destrable that tht s address be furnished- to aanadtan autho'rittes at this ttme 'If and when the courter operation concerning CG 5824-9 has been successfully established we can then 9iue further consideration to furnish ing this information i o ·canadian authorities l j 'fl · • - 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Mr C' aytoa ___ 1'ele Room_ Mr Hollo11191a- ······-·--- ___ lliss Gandy l'O FROM 2f L T_ ' '-•-• _• e a o o o w J laled ----·-· DIRECTOR FBI 100-J-81 DATR 1 15' 58 _ J J AC CHICAGO l00-3 372q SUBJECT 1fo ST PARTY USA _ V - rp f 11f_ _ ·• INTERN 1 j'l _9 - Jll J AUOlW Iv INTERNAL SECURITY • C 'LL RlfORMATtoN CONTAfNJ ll O R EREtR rs UNCLASSili'IE D ' - L ---t ' ' · 1 ' oLeftTEJ_ 1-® BY_$_p_qn ll-H A · ----------11 'jb611 - f t J n V-t_ - Re previo - teletypee and • t tec• retieoting that i- _ - Jf ' •· te1·- 2 _ 1 · - 111' 694-S had rec• v o 1 • mess a ·Mm LESLIE MG RRI S ao t111g · u i Secretary of the Loi oc P •og -eos' vs Party of Canad tn the • b f rr -ru Bur·1 •· -1-i · t h 'nd 1 d 'l-' aence o CT '· · e uo s ans are me• a ppy o g a J · to make contact w1 th -_ ' 24 s-11- ' nd ETTGENE DENNIS and are awaiting propo s • 1 r m t I·• s '· t n re • rd to cont •ct J i· CG 5824-·S oraJ '1 y - dv sed SA JORN H KEATING on that ·he had con fer r•ed -with LESLIE MOR RI S and BTLL KASHTAN me rnber s of the Secretariat of the Labor Progresstve Paz ty on Tuesday 1 7 58 1 in Tororrto Canada Full details Of this meeti11g Will be •ubma ted in a separate commUt 1cat1on • ' 1 14 58 i f-1 I --- ------- Rev 3-13- S6 F' B 1 Date Tra1 sm1t •t c ie 'ollowing rn • ' u '• e via • C • ----- __ CG l00-33729 fPrtontyor --- - --- i feth'ad 0 Mailing --- I ao 582Ji -s KASHTAN and MORllJ s stated that the y t e -e puzzled b y the tert or tho Ol'1g1na1 meoaage •oeived t'l'o the llusa111t1 Anibassado - to Oanada They stated that the y did not irn0t 1'bethe th1s message Ol'ig inated 1th the Russians o - h•the - tt s a ve -1rtcat1on b y 1n thoCanada Russians of Russia a disousston the y had had 1th TIM BlTCK 01 the o - in j o -d had MORRIS and KA sHTAN stated that tnasmttoh •·no t'lu-the been l'eoe1ved fl'om the Rttsstana ther ved • Jl 2-Ji gJ ¼1L _hould be ta1r c Uhl§ i ua l i J that ll to Canada • no·aBT• ed wt th tii t nro ant that no a otifill sh ou1 d be t ak'en un U i i§ i tJ 11 11 s1 11LJ 1' 1 U @ hn IU t 9 li iia J fn e Olll nuntst al'ty - lTSA is clea -ed up so t liat a Pl'esentaViot potnt the Aine -ioan Pa -ty t1 ve· ot th•tn Conm un ts t Pa -ty - lTSA o 0111 d l'ep -9 sent the 'Jo -1 t y KAS J'TAN stated that TIM B JOK Pl'esen l y in Peirtns MORR rg China '2d' 'he y have l ecotved lotte -s t' -om ls htm and cetvod a lette - on 1 7 58 In thts lette - BlTOir stated that he had been nvttect to htna b y MAO-TSE-Ttnvo lllld could not avoid the tl'ip to Chtna MORRIS ' 11d lrASHTAN stated that the had Cabled BT rax Ul'g ng h m·to •tu to Oanada to - meettne ot the N11ttona1 OOnm 1ttee or the Labo - P -og -esa1v Pal't y nd 1nd1cated to BT rax that th membe 'shtp ot the Labo - Pl'ogl'eaatve PaJ t 1111ght cr-1uc1se him tor- being •bsent to - ·•o Ion a pe -iod M•a wbtle BUCK had tten the lette - rbioh waa l'eo•tved on l 7 SB • fn thta lette - BlTCJK stated that he felt that 1t Would be 1nhoap1table it he did not ata y in China 11nt11 the enc1 or Paitt7 Jl'ebl'llal' r and IU'ged M01111IS and KAs rn AN to go •head 1th th1 111e1t1lle or the Nattona1 Conantttee or the taboJO PJ ogz •••t ' ' ltA81 t'AN ndChtn Mo1111xs • tated the r11 t to that llt7 1t 0011ld llq latn to the • ae that he that had to l'ltQZon Canac nd that a1 a l'l•ttlt or the Cable theT lll11ht l'1011y 'lf IJ'd tbt he °llld l'lttuon •nd to Canada fol' a ••ettn or the 1'at1011 1 a •t•e bero oe th or •an11a17 • ' a r 1 • ' r - t· J_r - _ _ _ri 1ii _ 4 1r · r i ' t 'r ' 'I i • · _ ' l 35 ---·------------ Rev 3-13-56 r B I Date Transmit the following mes aqe · w ________ ···-- _ ··--·------- _______ _ -- p rity r ft thnd failini I · · - ··----·- CG 100-33729 on The Bu eau and New York will be advised of any perJ1nent developments in this matter --·--·----- THIS lWQRMATIQN NOT BE flaHsIT rs SUGGESTED THAT IN ORDER To rP LtY PRQTEQT THE DISSEM- AUERBACH '1 l 1-¼« i 1 ' -b 1 1 t - - 3 i·- i • • ------------ --- fil' '19 tJ - I' 11-41 Rev 11-6-57 t DECODED COPY D Radio w · Belmon Mohr--- -_ Ne e _ _ 'Parsons_ Rosen _ _ Tamm _ _ Trotter_ Clayton_ Tele Room V · Teletype Holloman_ Gandy _ _ V 3 · 4 14 PM MB ALL UTFORl« 'nQll O 1 fIB HEREIN I$ Ut'JQliAS r 1l · 'l 101700 o J-- 7- 't Y ' 7l' 11 tf r - f · -r-_ _ _ -t f f b I - DATE FROM SAC CHICAGO _ £ ·I ' c s IS - C BUFI LE 100-4280 1- RE CH I GAGO -ETTER MARCH 4 · LAST CAPTIONED QUOTE CG 5824-S UNQUOTE THE CAlCAGd INFORMANT ORALLY FURNISHED THE FOLLOWING INFO TO SA JOHN·£ KEATING ON MARC H 8 LAST DURING A DISCUSSION WITH EUGENE DENNIS ON THURSDAY AFTERN00N MARCH 6 LAST HE WAS FURNISHED WITH INFO FROM TIM BUCK THAT THE CPSU ·WANTS A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE CP · USA TO COME TO RUSSIA AS SOON AS IT CAN BE ARRANGED THAT MORRIS ·CHILDS IS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CPSU AS SUCH AREPRESENTATIVE AND THAT THE RUSSIANS HAD SUGGESTED POSSIBLE METHODS OF GETTING A REPRESENTATIVE FROM rHE USA TO RUSSI A TH IS DISCUSSION ··WAS GAR IED ON ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY IN WRITING AND DENNIS DESTROYED EAGH PAGE BEFORE USING ANOTHER ONE DENNIS WAS OPPOSED TO THE TENTATIVE PLAN TO USE THE CP OF MEXICO IN ANY MANNER FOR TRAVEL SINCE HE DOES NOT TRUST THE CP OF MEXICO HE WfoS ALSO_ Q_fPOSEO TO THE USE OF BRAZIL FOR TRAVEL AND SAi D TH -PA SPORTS '01 AND VACCINATIONS ARE NEEDED TO TRAVEL TO BRAZIL JU$ f A$ 1- EY 11 00 ·tARE REQUIRED FOR TRAVEL TO MOST COUNTRIES DENN I St·STATEO AMO E-- r d_ik _J_LLER ·HAO USED TH IS METHOD TO GO TO R t LA AN0 l'JT WAS Nor OJ 1 SA l CTORY DENN I S PO I NTEO 0UT THERE ARE D l ER§l'l NVOLVEO I N ATTEMPT JNG TO OBTA I N A o PASSPORT AND HE ·ooli S NOT WANT f vJ1 TO KNOW ANY DETAILS CONCERNING THE ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN SUCH A MIGHT BE WELL TO ATTEMPT _TO OBTA l Pb '1 I1· 1 • C 7 ·- - _ J ' ·· ' - - ' 1- ✓ d_ I St iv R 18 i9S8 00 nCflla o l Q 1 _ _ · · · · l 1 ahpehriasnteeldUqenc_de - otnta netd itn hthe above message is to b sseminated outsid -the Bureau it is suggested that it be suitably P m 01 er o p o ec t e 8 ureau s cryptographic systems • ----- -•--------- J ·4-41 Rev- 11-6-57 _ DECODED COPY Radio D Tolson_ _ Boardman_ Belmont_ Mohr _ _ Nease_ Parsons_ Rosen _ _ Tamm _ _ Trotter_ Clayton_ Tele Room_ Holfoman - · Gandy _ _ rm Teletype PAGE TWO FROM CHICAGO NUMBER 101700 A PASSPORT DURING lliE HE-IGHT OF THE VACATION PERIOD HE WAS REMINDED THAT THE RUSSIANS HAD INSTRUCTED TIM BUCK NOT TO GO TO HUNGARY AND NOT TO STOP OVER IN ENGLAND SO THA1 HE COULD RETURN TO CANADA ANO DELIVER THE MESSAGE THAT THE RUSSIANS WANT TO SEE SOMEONE FROM THE CP USA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THEN DENNIS STATED THAT IF -ANYTHING HAPPENED IN REGAR0 TO T IS PROPOSED TRIP THE CP USA WOULD HAVE TO QYG F'EuOISOWN UNQUOir ANYONE CONNECT 9 - WITH IJ ANO THAT IT MIGHT BE NECESSARY FOR CH I-LOS TO €tUO J g LAY LOW jNQUO f£ FOR A Tl ME AFTER RETURN ING FROM SUCH A TRIP WHILE DENN IS DID NOT WANT TO KNOW ANY DETAILS RE A PASSPQ T FOR THIS TRIP HE GAVE PERMISSION FOR CHILDS TO ·ATTEMPT-TO MAKE PLANS FOR SUCH A TR IP HE ALSO IND I GATED THAT I DESPITE THE DIFFICULTIES HE IS ANXIOUS FOR CHILDS TO MAKE THIS TR Ip· DENN IS ASKED IF Tl M BUCK HAD DISCUSSED TH IS TR IP WI TH ANY OF THE LEADING MEMBERS OF THE LPP - HE WAS TOLD THAT IT IS NOT BELIEVED THAT BUCK HAS DISCUSSED iT WITH ANYONE DENNIS WAS ASKED IF HE HAD OR WOULD DISCUSS THIS TRIP WiTI-1 ANYONE HE SAID HE HAD DISCUSSED IT WITH NO ONE AND DEPENDING ON WHAT HAPPENS TO CONTEMPT CHARGES AGAINST I L HE MAY DISCUSS IT WITHI L THE ONLY OTHER PERSON HE MIGHT DISC SS IT WITH WOULD BE GUS HALL DENNIS WAS ASKED IF FUNDS COULD BE OBTAINED FROM THE RESERVE FUND IN THE FORM OF A 90 DAY L0AN IN ORDER TO PURCHASE TRANSPORTATION THE P AN WOULD BE TO GET THE USSR TO REPLACE THE BORROWED MONEY DENNIS ASKED HOW MUCH WOULD BE NEEDED HE WAS TOLD POSSIBLY ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS OR TWELVE HUNDRED DOLLARS HE GAVE PERMISSION FOR SUCH A LOAN TO BE OBTAINED FROM ISAOORE IDFSY BUTS A NOT BE TOLD THE PWRPOSE OF THt LOAN ON MARCH 7 LAST WOFSY SAID HE DID NOT HAVE THIS SUM AVAILABLE ON THAT DATE BUT HE SHOULD BE CONTACTED AGAIN FOR THIS LOAN DENNIS A O_NQ MUHODUN -JUJ Q 1i IB£ -C£ S lL C O_ULD PR©V IDE FUNDS O · f1 JJ L § QML01S GW S Ell MANNm THE I If the intelliqence ontained in the abo_ve message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau it is suggested that it be suitably paraphrased m 01d Jr tc p otect the Bureau's cryptographic systems · ' ' - ___ _ f Lfll Jou fl' oe ee' 51 Je PA-Q hc e_ p OJ c4- JA b6 _______ - --- ' 0 • • '· ----------- -- - C · 4-41 Rev 11-6-5 7 ' - ' DECODED COPY · Radio D gJ Tolson_ 'Boardman_ Belmont_-_ Mohr _ _ Nease _ _ Parsons_ Rosen _ _ Tamm · Trotter_ Clayton_ Tele Room_ Holloman_ Gandy _ _ Teletype PAGE THREE FROM CHICAGO NUMBER 101700 I CHICAGO INFORMANT COMMENTED TiiAT DENNIS DEFINITELY WANTS PERSONAL CONTACT BETWEEN THE C P USA AND THE CPSU AL THOUGH HE DOES NOT WANT TO HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE TECHNICALITIES INVOLVED HE JS TAKING THIS PRECAUTION SO THAT IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG THE RISK WILL BE MINIMIZED NOT ONLY AS FAR AS HE IS PERSONALLY CONCERNED BUT AS FAR AS THE CP LEADERSHIP AND THE ENTIRE CP USA IS CONCERNED THIS IS NOT A NEW TECHNIQUE THE POLITICAL LEADERSHIP OF THE cp USA HAS ALWAYS OPERATED IN TH IS MANNER AND TR IED TO AVO ID BECOM ING· INVOL VED IN ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES IT IS NOTE•- THAT JAM CARR HAS NEVER BEEN RETURNED TO THE LEADERSHIP OF 11-IE LPP EVEN THOUGH HE BECAME INVOLVED IN THE CANADIAN ESPIONAGE CASE ON PARTY INSTRUCTIONS IT IS THE OPIN_ION OF CHICAGO INFORMANT THAT PREPARA IONS FOR THIS PROPOS O TRIP BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITH ALL NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS BE-I NG TAKEN CHI GAGO INFORM_ANT ALSO BELi EVES THAT Tl MBUCK WHO IS DUE TO RETURN TO TORONTO ON MARCH 14 NEXT FROM A TOUR TO WESTERN CANADA SHOULD BE ADVISED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THAT DENNIS IS OPPOSED TO THE USE OF THE GP OF MEXICO AN YOR THE CP OF BRAZIL FOR SUCH A TRIP AND THAT EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO OBTAIN A U S PASSPORT USING ANOTHER NAME CHICAGO INFORMANT ALSO·BELIEVES THAT JF AN ATTEMPT rs MADE TO OBTAIN A US'PASSPORT IN AN0THER NAME THOSE INVOLVED SHOULD BE GIVEN ASSURANCES THAT NO LEGAL ACTION WILL RESULT IF THIS EFFORT FAILS THE CHICAGO DI V 1 SION BELi EVES THAT WI TH NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS PLANS TO ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION SHOULD NOW PROCEED AS SPEEDILY AS POS JBLE STARTING WITH TI-JE RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED IN'RE CG · - LOO BELIEVED THAT THE DESIRE OF DENNIS TO BE IGNORANT OF ALL TECHNICALITIES CAN BE USED TO ADVANTAG AS OBTAINING A PASSPORT AND AS FAR AS THE SUCCESS OF THIS MISSION FROM AN INTELLIGENCE VIEWPOINT IS CONCERNED j I RECEIVED 5 43 PM TELETYPE l- 11oov·rt 5 46 PM COOING UNIT 'PRo GRS SIVS - A --ry HL ANA-l l lAN c Nlmuµ $ r 'PAP 1 If the intelliqence t ontained in the above message is t-0 be disseminated outside the Bureau' it· is suggested that it be suitably paraphrased m 01d r tc p otect the Bureau's cryptcgraphic systems STANDARD FORM NO 64 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO DATE March 12 1958· Tolson _ _ _ Boardman_ Belmont _ _ Mohr _ __ Nease _ _ Parsons _ _ Rosen _ _ _ Tamm· · Trotter _ _ Clayton _ _ Tele Room_ Holloman·_ I tI Re attached memo of March 10 in this matt r I called SAC Auetf Chicago on the afternoon of March 11 and advised him in accordance with t h J action set forth in referenced memorandum Auerbach said that 5824-S feels 1 he should consult with 694-S as to the procedures in obtaining a passport for ' travel to Russia et cetera inasmuch as 694-S has had experience in the past in operating as a courier 5824-S feels it is imperative he talk to 69 -S '-1 promptly in Chicago _and thereafter consideration be given to having 694-S go to Canada to advise Tim Buck 5824-S is arranging to take a trip abroad ' Auerbach wanted authority to contact New York to get 694-S to Chicago and pay any nec ssary travel expenses therewitho I authorized him to do this '-J Relative to 694-S going to Canada I told Auerbach this should be carefully considered because we do not want to make any ill-considered or false ·move that everything the informants have done has been cleared through the Party Therefore we should be sure that any moves by the informant follow the pattern of Party activity Auerbach said this would ✓n be carefully considered __ - Enclosure Belmont Mr·o Jo Do Donohue Mr J S Johnson OPO room 331 fyir o 1 74 cc - rfi's 110F-EDJS· V SEARCH ___________ UPl lATE ____________ AHB l '· 3 REC- s J • ALL INFORMATION CONTAIN I® HEREIN rs UNCLASSIFIED PArE 1--17-oo B't Sf'l l ft 11 '-b C tJ6'3l i · - ' II »£---M Dffice Memoriffindum • ro FROM JJJI L v B OAIIDAfAN uNITEn sTA Es GovERNMENT ro 10l i DATE MR A H BELJJONT @1fOF-EDIS Atl lNfORMATION CONTAINECs EAR CH ••• • • • • • • UNCLASSlFIED HEREIN 7 l 0 SUBJECT RNAL SECURI re · - ·eo 3 '31 March 10 1958 D • •· o i ---- ------•• •·• A Moftr _ __ - 1 J Lf uP•P 'f' Parsons _ _ Rosen _ __ Tamm _ __ DELgT -_ _•• _ _ _ _ e A L1t Nease _ __ Winterrowd _ Tele Room_ Solo· is the' code name util i2ed to handle all correspond-Holloman _ _ ence having a direct bearing on the development of CG 5824-S as Gandy liaison between the Communist Party CP USA and the Soviet Union I Reference is made to my memo-randum to you o_f 3-5-58 in which I advised that SAC Auerbach Chicago Office had called me and s_aid that he was sending in a letter analy2ing the problems that will be faced i in wor ldng out the trip of CG 5 24-S to the Soviet Union as a 1 iaison between the CPUSA and the Soviet Union The letter to which SAP Auerbach referred has now been received unde r date of 3-4-58 Analysis of this letter reflects that two basic problems are involved In considering the various methods by which our informa t could travel to the Soviet Union the Chicago Office has arrived at the conclusion and we agree that the most logical method is to ha_ve informant·· obtain a passport under the name of his cousin who has been dead for _ two years • Chfoago requested that we check with State Department relative to passport procedures in order to ascertain if this action i 3''feasible ·A If it is ascertained feasible then Chicago will proceed to optain · d necessary background information of informant's dead co_usin and be certairt ' that all necessary documents and papers ·are in order f I 1' It has been determined through our 1 iaison represen t _ati ve that p in applying for a passport it is necessary for the applicant -to submit c1 his application accompanied by two photographs necessary birth ceriifica-tfg and $10 appl icq tion fee State Department then will check its indice·s ftl and if no information is contained therein will automatically issue the%' passport No further checlr is made unless State Department files contain 5 derogatory information in which case additional inqui1·y such as request for FBI name check will be conducted · While the utili2ation of the above procedur 0STffiij1h1rmant would constit ute a violation of passport laws of this country the value of this operation and intelligence to be gained certainly makes this procedure a worthwhile undertaki'WEC ' rthe Bureau's J OSi tion' could b 'I ' l 100-428091 t ' 1 - 61- 665 CG 5824-8 1 - llr Eoardman l - Mr Belmont 1 - J fr Donohue r f l - Mr Thornton -r W'CT JDD me°' frf- J '·l 6 n'l•' ' %SAC Auerbach· called mfc J 1tf'of s-'1 '1- 5a and advised that i nformant' J 'lcMWIJ u1i§ has a living wife and three chil ren and assumption of Jhis identity by our inform o-r pu §pb •--t purposes is out of the question Chicago will suppl ant identity of dead cousin with identity of some suitable person - _w U r 0 ' • ' ilemorandum to Mr Boardman RE SOLO l00-428091 ully justi i ed i such acti on became nec_essary tn the uture A-s a matter o q ct i t i a elt that the Burea·u c·ould be the subject of justt table crtttctsm i we atled to take ull adlJantage· o tht a opportun ty In view o the securtty whtch must be -a orded our iri ormq nt -we shoul'd not take anyone outstde the Bureau tnto our con tdence · · • Phe ·second problem posed by Chicago letter o 3-4-58 concerns Jhi cago 1 a recommendation that I personally meet with OG 5824 --S in the immedtate uture Ohtcago 0 i oe potnted out that · the tnform ant ts· perfectly wtlltng to undertake tht-s operatton tj the long-range i mportance o thts assignment ts full y recognized a d th tnformation gathered ta not uttltaed by top Ge1Jernmen t oj' tcta ls outside the· Bureau or political expedten·cy 11 Ohi cago 0 jtoe ·belteued tt essenttal that we put our be·st foot forwardand thdt our over-all poltcy vi'ewpoint be presented to· the i njormant by a per son o the stature of an Assistant mrector of the -FBI and who has over-all knowledge o Bureau poli oy and prooeditres · In analy2tng Ghicago 1 s recommendation in th'is regdrd it appears that Ohica go Office eels the i nform ant neeq s to be· re- · assured that the B'l reau ioill look upon this operatton as a long ran9·e proposition and will not att mpt to capttaltae upon it immedtately The i-nformant may be thinking o th e iruing Potash arrest which shook in ormant 'a c onftdence re garding the security · o his bro-t her NY 694-S ae well as himself Obvi ously the Burea'f ' will continue thi s operation on a long-range tnte l lt gence bdsis and we would certainly take no risk to ezpos the perqtton merely to take credit for our coverage of th·ts liaison between the OPUS A and the Soviet ·Uni on This could be pointed out to· S JiO Auerbach although he should be told for his own information that obvtously the Bureau cannot make a firm commitment_ to the i Tiformant He should stress -to the tn ormant however that the Bureau regardsth·i s operatton as one of the greates·t value Since SAC A li rbach can put across this thinking to the informant there appears to e no reason- for my going to Ohi oago for personal cpntact· wt th thts in-• formant I - 2 - lJemor ndum to Mr Boardman fi _4fiii1 In consid ering this mq tter it must be ta ken fnto c msideration that there is a def inite advantage in ke'eping this operation on a field level The informant has been successfully c Jntrolled on q field 1 evel so far and it appears to b e advantageous to the Bure au to continue in this· manner It should be noted too that the -cont·roZ of the informant by the Jhipago Office could be conside1rably We akened should I or some other Bureau official have personal contact with hi_m in this mat ter si ncf the informant would undoubtedly want to take up any future problems with Bureau officials rather than with the Jhicago Office AaTION In accord with the above •it is re co mmend ed that I telephonically adµise SAC AV erbach concerning State Department passport procedures and instruct SAa Auerba·ch to obtain the necessary baqkground information concerning the individual whose id£ mti-qy the informant will utili irn and -to be certain that pertinent documents·and papers are ·· in order It should al so b-e Poin ted out to SAC Auerbach that the back- -gro'l nd bf the individual whose identity is selected sfJ ould be of such a nature that it will warrant the granting of a p ssport With regard to SAC Auerbach's request fo_r my coming to Chicago for personal contact wi-th the informant _ it should be- pointed out to SAC Auerbach that the Bureau obviously regards this dj eration a13 OT e of the greatest importance and will continue it on a long-range ihtell tgence 'basi Further that no risk would be taken by t he Bureau to expose this operation merely to take credit for· establ is'li-ing coverage of the 1 iaison ·between the CPUSA and the Soviet Union He _shoula be further advised that while the Bureau cannot commit itself to the tnformant al'ong these lines it shouJd be stre'Ssed to the informant that -qhe Bureau dges look upon this proposition as one of e xtreme value SAC Auerbach should be· advis·ed that the Bureau fee-ls that he c9 n successfully c onu ey this thfokt ng to ·the informant and therefore it' is not deemed desirable or neces sary that I personally contact the i'nformant Upon • approval I will immedi ateJ y call- SAC A·uerbac h in accord With the dbove $ - r fr - fr Donohue Thornton March 12 1958 l A IR l'EL fEC-89 tfrl -4 JJ7 j SAO Chicago _ o 1 1'01 From l@ 110F-EDIS SEARCH •• __ - - • - - -- -UPDAI E --------··· • _ __ J 16 t DELETE •• -• Di rector FBI 100-428091 n _ _ _ i - i '----u I SOLO IS•C Reurtel 3•10-58 conaerntng conversation between E ugene Dennts and CG 5824•8 • Capttoned matter appe-ara to be progressing most favorably and informant's trip to Russia ts being rapidly ftnal taed In order to av-otd lae _t-m'lnute aompl i cattons tt ts felt we should at this time give attention as to what we hope to gain from thte operation First and foremost of course is the security o our informant In thts regard it can be e pected that informant will be subject to stringent aecurity measures by Russians tnoludtng physical search of hi s room and belongings Informant should be cautioned to be sure that he haa nothtng 'tn his possess·fon including unusual amount o money which co ld possibly_ arou·se suspicton j Sovi ets l F- r ega'rdi ng - ntell 1 genoe data wh- ch we could hope to obtain i n orma nt should be br- ·tf ed to be ale7°'t for information i h pertatn' ng i o such ma'f i ers as l marmer n whtch Boutet Unton p __ dtrec s and controls other com untst parties throughou t world r -·· par-htcularly the Jom muntsiJ Party USA and communtst prrrttes - n 1 _ - i'' • t · other coun-tries tn 'fle·atern Hem- sphere Identity of re·spona- ble o fl offtqtals should be ob1 atned if possible 2 Any tndjcattons t I - - regarding Soute t plans or future aggression either against ' O _ flntted States or ' n cthe r parts of world 3 tJeneral 'ro E tntell tgence data which he may acqu tre through oonue-rsa-ttons wtth 00 · -- Boutet ofJ' cial s and whtch would not be normally avafiable to our r emba·ssy o fi otGl s t·n Rua a ia t ' NV11 1f or-man t ahould b8 tu rthei iacfp t 'Aed that t at' l lll V l oardmart 1t ossi ble uui wtfl T g f -rrt to 88 P l z4 J l P'retu rn lf if Jfllf'e t1ie i elmont ·1 contacts Dennis Aohr V arsons___ ·r rri osen 1 _amm___ I rotter - - - WC'i' med 1 or·l f b t r Par o Pictal8 J J · ' •• t New Y ' rrmf F ffiv nformatton t-- - J lf Jt- 1 U fl -6 • ' l°°dy MAIL R OOM I 1 I ' _ t f • _ ' • 1 r1 Ja VLij J l · t eRoom _ · _ iolloman - ·- - - ' ALL '£NFORMA 'Ft'O'N COr ITAJ fF O HEREIN TS •JNCf SSI'fO El PA TE £1- f ·- - S J f fk JJl I J r 9 £ i -tcl-- · ' f'' ffr·· ·' ii H --· iq _'' t t •• - 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J - ·- r v • 'r - - - 11 - rs lJNCLASSIF1 ED DATE_1- 1- _I ___ BY I LJ_A 1 Jl Jl QP i i TN -VJ 1 4-22 Re' 12-17-56 • Federal Bureau of sti ation · Records B 3 19 r J Name Check Unit - Room 6523 CJ Service Unit - Room 6524 _C Forwa d to File Review enho - I Return l7 2tf Supervisor Room Ext Type of References Requested ' -J gular Request Analytical Search L lA 11 References Subversive Nonsubversive CJ Subversive References Only · C 1 Nons bversive References Only CJ Main ______ References Only toffi Type of Search Requested CJ Restricted to Locality of _ _ _ _ _ __ CJ Exact Name Only On the Nose CJ Buildup C J Variations C 1 Check for Alphabetical Loyalty Form Mi - t ' • a j» ubject - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Birthdate Place - - - - - - - - - - - - Address - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Localities _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __j 1 '--- Searcher _ R __ _ _ _ Date ' Initials LI c f- FILE NUMBER SERIAU •• • _ i'' NO 14 ''-1 Office Memorandum • TO UNITED sTATEs GOVERNMENT MR F' J BA JM MR DATB F ttOM MR w June 19 1958 Tolson _ _ Nichols_·_ r - 1 Boardman L £R 4-Belmont L_ -fl 'Mohr _ _ · Parsons_ Rosen _ _ Tamm _· _ Trotter _ _ Nease_ Room-'-- C THORJo TON i J § SUB l Cr For record purposes and ready tefere'IJ ce there are set forth hereinafter details_ relati ve to the establishment of CG5824 s our most highly placed informa t as liaison between the Communzst Party CP USA and the S9tnet 17nzon BACKGROUND e r G n an _ Tt iJ 1101 In recent years there has been no direct liaison between the CP lS__A and the Soviet 17nion due to such factors as passport restrz'ot ions in this country and other security measures in effeqt In addition the CPVSA has been fearful that such liaison would be detrimental to the Party's current appeal to the decision of the Subversive Activities Control Board that it is a communist -action organization _pursuant to _the pro vis ions of the I nternal Security· Ac t of 1950 Instructions and guidance from Moscow have of course continued to flow through such media as Soviet publications and public statements of Russian 1 eaders In addition the Labor Progressive Party CP of Canada has been utilized as a means of transmitting information and •instructions between the CPVSA and the Sovie t 17nion In this regard Canadian regulations app9 rently do not preclude the z' suance of passports actz've communists and about three or four times a year delegati Canadian communist functionarz'es proceed to Moscow for consulta with 'Soviet dffi_c ials On the occasion of each such trip to M cow the Canadians send word to the CPVSA z'n the event the CPVSA desz'res to transmit any information or documents_ to the Soviets T lj on the return of the Canadian delegatz'ons once again the CPVSA is -notifi'ed and furnished any Soviet instructions · Our coverage of this operation has been extremely good inasmuch as NY 694-S a brother of CG5824-S is utilized as the courier between the CPUB_A and t1 i ana_dians J ' I ' REC --ss 0 ·' Y 7 7 1 A t 7 C_ 1954 NY 694-S was in contact with o the Canadian CP while who hadin recently -r e --- tr- r -' z -p --tT o- - - R -u s- -s' ' ia- stated that Russ ia he there was a particular group within the Central Durin November ----- ---_-_-_- - _ -1 C 100-428091 - - ·124 · · U JUN 30 1953 1 - Mr i J Baumgardner®IIOF-EDl r _ --i 1 - Mr w c Thornton 'CARCH _______ - - WCT hif J 1 5° JUf Ip 19· o - l PnFE __________ __ -w 0 t1 a --i •• lo-t ---L s _ri_ _c ___ _- JlEL fE --- ----------- oc JI e t _ ALL J NFORMATION'rro' TA INJID HEREIN rs t tNcLAssrFrn DATE1 J l - DO · ·' Y S l A If 6 $ Y • I I t • - ' ' ·i Memorandum to Mr _Baumgardner RE SOLO 100-428091 Committee of the OP of the Soviet r Jnion CPSU known as the Interna tional Department which handle liaison with communist parties in foreign countries According to the International Department was headed by a member of the Central Committee and consisted of 25 other members each of whom had exclusive authority over a particu lar country 65-62041-12 Through the above operation we received information concerning a trip of Canadian commU nists to Russia in the Summer of 1955• j Jon the return of this delegation NY 694-S toceeded to Toronto where he consulted with the Canadians from 81 to 16 55 He was to Jd that John William on former member of the national committee CPUSA who accepted voluntary deportation to Great Britain on 5 4 55 following completio of his sentence for violation of the Smith Act had proceeded to Moscow where he reported to the Central Committ e of the CPSU regarding the status of the CPUSA Williamson reportedly had a personal i7J ter view with Mikhail Suslov who was described as a member of the CPSU Secretariat in charge of the International Department Suslov was generally critical of the progrqms of the CPUSA· but promised that he would assist the CPUSA in every ·UXJ y possible He -instructed Wtll iamson to return to London where he 'was to serve as a listening post and act as liaison between the Soviets and the CPUSA Williamson followed the above instructions and has since been utilized on varfous occasions to convey instructions and guidance from Moscow to the American OP Soviets Desire Closer Contact Although this arrangement continued with some degree of effectiveness · information was subsequently rec eived that in August 1956 an official delegation of the Canadian OP went to Moscow at the invitation of the Soviets and held lengthy conferences with Nikita Khrushchev and other members of the Central Committee of the CPSU @on the return of the Canadian delegation both CG 5824-S and NY 694--S proceeded to Canada and discussed tlie trip with the Canadians According to our informants the Russians indicated to the Canadians that they were not being kept fully and currentjy apprised of the sit tion as it existed in the CPUSA · The Russians stated they would like to have one of the leaders of the American CP come to Moscow if possible and if this was out of the guestion the Russians would like to improve the communications system between the Soviet r Jnion and the crtJsA r100-3-81 - 502 - 2 - b6 b7C vf1I Memorandum to Mr Baumgardner RE SOLO 100-428091 Dennis Concurs That Closer Contact Ne eded On 10 2 56 CG 5824-S reported to Eugene Dennis on the trip of the Canadian delegation to Russia Denni did not make any comment regarding the information that the Russians wanted him or some other leadir g member· of the CPUSA to come to Moscow fo r discussions He merely smiled and remained sil_ent At this same time 7 Jhile discussing John Williamson Dennis stated that Williams9 continues to say that his stay in England is only temporary and· that he would 1 ike to represent the American CP on the internat tonal scene Dennis stated that he thought this was ridiculous and asked how can Williamson who is separated from the American scene represent the CPUSA Dennis continued thqt it was necessa ry to consider the possibility of working out some other means of lnternat tonal communication even though Williamson may still he talking in the name of the CPUSA He cautioned our informant not to furnish this information to other members of the national leadership under any circwns tances 100-J-69-2519 ·Development of CG 'i824-S as Potential Courier Since it was noto apparent that both t_he Soviet officials in Russia and Party officials in this country were dissatisfied with the system of communications between the Soviet Jnion and the CPVSA this matter was carefully analyzeq by the Internal Security Section at the Seat of Government to determine if there was some manner in which we could capitalize upon this situatfon In order to fully explore this matter all field offices were advised by letter dated 11 2 56 to give it close attention Specifically they were in tructed 1 to care fully review all curr-ent nformarits particularly those on relatt vely high Party levels and 2 to consider businessmen and other individuals who periodically go to Russia on legitimate business Upon the receipt of the results of our S'lf rvey of the var_ious field offices it was · determined by the Internal Security S ction that the most productive and desirable development from our point of view would he to guide one Qf our informants into the position of being selected by the CPUSA as a courier between the Party in this country and the Soviet Jnion Analysis of this over-all matter indicated that CG 5824-S undoubt dly represented our best potential in this _regard in view of his background and his favorable asso ciations with the leading Party functionaries Our efforts were immediately concentrated on guiding this informant to the point where he would be de$ignated as this courier -3 Ff- f'BP 5£ -- ------------ V Memorandum to Mr Baumgardner RE SOLO 100-428091 CG i824-S Repre ents CPUSA in Canada and Mexico A major step in he attainment of our objective developed when CG 5824-S maneuvered hi self into being selected on 4 21 57 by the Party's national headquarters to go to Canada meet with the n w national committee of the Canadian CP as the official representative from the CPUSA and report to the national committee of the CPUSA upon his ret'urn l00-3-81-7805 CG 5824-S proceeded immediately to Canada on 4 22 57 where he conferred with various communist functionaries Tim Buck general secretary of the Canadian CP told our infor ma t that the CPllSA wa s in the doghouse as far as the international communist movement wa s concerned He also stated that the CPSU wa nted a 1 eading member of the CPUSA to proceed to Russia to discuss the activities of the CPUSA During this conversation Buck stated that if th CPUSA representative could go to Mexico for one month he could he transported to Russia regardless of passport difficulties • During this same trip to Canada CG 5824-S had a convers tzon with one Valdez a representative of the Mexican CP who wa s in Canada to attend a national convention of the Canadian CPo Valdez through our informant invited the CPUSA to send a representative to atte d a meeting of the Central Committee of the Mexican CP on 5 11 57• During this same conversation our informant arranged for all communications between the CPUSA and the CP of Mexico to pass through him 6 5-62041-292 @on his return to this country CG 5824-S met with Eugene Dennis on 4 30 57 at which time he furnished the resul'ts of his Canadian trip At this time Dennis ruled out any possibility that he himself would meet with representatives of the CPSU outside of the llnited States When our informant mentioned the invitation from the CP of Mexico Dennis urged our informant to go as the representative of the CPUSA lOO-J-81-7832 As requested by Dennis CG 5824-S proceeded to Mexico where h met with four leading functionaries of the Mexican CP on 5 15 57• · After briefing them on the situation within the CPUSA informant wa s in turn furnished a report on the status of the Mexican CP and o_ther communist parties in Latin and South America 100-J-81-7849 - 4 - U · ·'X· TE ·· mi ·tiiDi J ' - ·•- - · • _ · J ' ' · · · · - _ ·· ' -1'Y t i'i - ' -- t -t 1 k - ti JJi0 1 t7 t J t t Memorandum to Mr Baumgardner BE SOLO 100-428091 CG 5'824-S Appoin'te to F reign Affairs Committee i f upon his return to this country informant 7iJas requested to attend a meeting of the national e xecutive committee on 6 22 and 23 57 where he r eported on his Me xtcan trip At this meeting Dennis announced the format ion of a foreign affairs committee headed by himself and including our informant as one of the members 109- J-69-4441 In this -regard it is noted that Dennis had previ ously advised the informant that as soon as the Party's national office was organized he was going to suggest the estciblishing of a special commt-ttee on foreign affairs which among other things would deal with political problems such as the activities of communist parties in other countries 100-3-81-7819 Following the above meeting the infqrma t conferred with Sid Stein and Claude Lightfoot on 6 25 57 Stein stated that he Lightfoot a d Dennis had recommended that the informa t become coordinator of internat-ional affairs for the CPUSA although this position would not be given any publicity During this discussion it was agreed that the informant would go to Canada to give the Canadians a report on his Me xican trip and also obtain information reg rding the curre77 t situation within the Canadian CP following which he would· report back to the foreign affairs qommittee or possibly· to _the national e xecutive committee l00-3-81-7883 Informant proceeded to Canada and met with Tim Buck in Toronto on 7 3 and 4 57 He told Buck that he had been selected as a member of the foreign affairs committee of the CPUSA -and was also under consideration·for the position of international secre ary to coordinate contacts between the CPUSA and other communist parties Buck· indicated that he was pl eased that the informant 'had been chosen for this position and advised that if the informant needed any help in _communicating with Moscow or in es tabl ishing a more efficient method ·of communicating with Moscow he would be glad to help Informant told Buck that he had discussed with Dennis Stein and Fred Fine the need to establish direct contact with the CPSU in Moscow He also told Buck that he had conveyed to the afore-mentioned individuals the information that Buck had given the informant to the effect that the CPSU would like to speak to a representative of the - 5 - Memorandum to Mr Baumgardner RE SOLO 100-428091 PUSA in Russia · Informant ad-vised Buck tha t he e xp cted a decision to be made on this matter by the PUSA in the near future He continued that the big problem would be travel papers Buck indiqated he understood and suggested that everything possible should-be done to get travel papers from the United States and he could then more efficiently arrange for trqnsportation from aanada to Europe so there would he no problem of being stopped Buck advised the informant that he would communicate with Russia to inform them that -someone from the V'r ited States 'l JOUld be traveling to Russia lOO-J-81-7896 G rB24-S Selected as CPUSA Liaison With Moscow upon his return the info·rmant furnished the results of his trip to Stein and Dennis in Neu York atty on 11 57 lOO-J-81-7905 Subsequently on 29 5 ·Dennis and the informant discussed the matter of re-establishing contac t with the Soviet Union in 6 rder to give the Russ tans a picture of the inner s itu9 t ion in the PUSA Dennis stated he thought that the PUSA should S·tart rebuild• ing these connect ions and that it wo11 _d be a very good idea if the informant gave consideration to the thought of taking a trip to Russia Dennis further instructed the informant to inake another trip to aanada to get facts and material on the situation in the aanadian ap and then make a report to the next national executive committee meet·ing scheduled for 9 14 and 15 57 100-J-81- 922 Informant proceeded to aanada where he attended a meeting of the national committee of the aanadian CF from 8 Jl 5 to 9 2 57 ire met with Tim Buck on 9 3 5 and discussed the possib iJ ity of a PUSA represen tat ive going to Moscow Buck told the inform ant he woul d get word to the Russians that the PUSA' wanted to send someone to l Joscow Buck pointed out that the r·epresentat ive ·would have to be someone acceptable to the Russians The informant then stated tha Dennis· had suggested tha-t the informant be this representative to which Buck replied there should be no quest ion about the Russians accepting' the informant as the PUSA representative 100-J-Bl- 966J @on reporting back to Dennis on 9 16 5 JJennis told our informant he was of the opinion that this might be an inopportune time for the PUSA to send anyone to Russia He pointed out the - 6 - Memorandwn to Mr Bawngardner SOLO 100-428091 RE technical difficulties involved and _also stated that no leading comrade would want _to get ir vol ved in a passport fraud or some similar matter He conti ued th t he was thinking of an alternate plan of having John l' ill iamson come to Canada where he would meet with a delegation from the CPllSA and· be briefed on the situation within the CPllSA_ Will iams_on would then go to Russia - present the facts to the Russians and ohtq in a clarification of policy 100-J-81- 9 Soviets Accept CG '5824-S as CPllSA Lia ison On 11 12 5 Dennis advised informant that he UXJ S relying upon him to see Tim l3uck as soon as possible following Buck's return from Moscow It is noted that Buck had left for Russia around 11 5 5 and was supposed to be gone for a month to six weeks lOO-J-81-8 025 On 11 25 57 NY·694-S who had jus · returned from Canadq on another matter met CG 5824-S in Chicago ·with information of great importance While in Canada NY 694-S was advised by Leslie Morris acting general secretary of the Canadian CP in the absence of Buck that Morris had been called to Ottawa by the Soviet Ambassador who advised thq t the Russians would be most happy to meet with CG 5824-S and Dennis and were waiting for proposals from the states concerning thz's contact and how soon 100-J' 81-8038 CG 5824-S discussed the above information with Dennis on 12 4 5 and again on 12 10 5 • Dennis ind·icated that he was anxious to 'have the CPUSA make personal contact with •the Soviet Union and realized that it should be done as soon as possible He aga in instructed the informant to go to Canada as soon as Buck returned from Russia and obtain ajl information Buck had concerning this contact In discussing the possible trip of informant to Moscow Dennis safd that he thought the informant should go alone although he Dennis was considering taking a·t 1 east one other person from the 1 eft wing in his confidence so that the informant would be making the trip as a representative of the CPllSA and not as the personal representative of Dennis 100-J-81-8054 On 12 16 5 NY 694-S r-eceived word from the Canadians that Buck would not return from abroad until' after the end of January Jpon rece·iving this information CG 5824-S dee ided to contact Dennis - - Memorandwn to Mr Bawngardner RE SOLO 100-428091 and suggest that even though- Buck had not returned the informant should go to Canada tq _attempt to· obta in from th Russian Embassy through the Canadian CP any information which would clarify the original message from the Russians and al so to make arrang__ements to be no tiffed immediately upon Buck's return lOO-J-81-8003 On l 58 the informant proceeqed to Canada where he conferred with Leslie Morris and Bill Kashtan both members of the Secretaria_t of _the Canadian CP The y were_ unable to furnish any add it tonal information regarding the mes sage from the Russian 'Embassy and recommended no further action until Buck returned They further stated they would immediately notify informant as soon as Buck did return to Canada Informant conveyed this information to Dennis on 1 8 58 106-3-81-8075 Soviets Desire Immediate Contact On 2 14 58 Elizabeth Mascolo common-law wife of im Buck arrived unannounced at the ·office of NY 694-S _in New York City She told h f m that Buck had returned to Canada on 2 1-2 58 and instructed her to proceed immediately to New York City with messages for personal delivery tq Eugene Dennis Alexander Trachtenberg and William z Foster NY 694-S immediately contacted CG 5824-S at the national headquarters of the CPUSA and had him come to the· office of NY 694-S to talk with Mascolo Upon learning that Mascolo had a message for · pennis CG 5824-S returned to the Party's national headquarters and •contacted Dennis who was attending a meeting of the national executive committee Dennis advised the informant that he s involved in this meeting and told the info·rmant to obtain the message from Mascolo Mascolo furnished the informant with the following information from Buck The Central Committee of the CPSU welcomed_ the proposal that a representative of the CPUSA com·e to Jv t oscow for conferences with the CPSU The American Section of he International Department of the Central Committee of the CPSU urged that this proposal be carried through as soon as possible Arrangements for travel should be handled with American passports and other papers if possible If this was not possible the CP of Brazil would give assistance in this regard and f such assistance was needed Buck should be contacted for details · - 8 - ----'--------------- - ' · · ' '¾-5 ' t 11 ''- ' ' ''J ti _1 - 't 11 i - t ' ti - r j J j Memorandum t o Mr Baumgardner RE SOLO 100-428091 · Mascolo further advised that Moscow would like to have two copies of all material pertaining to the last meeting of the national committee of the CP JSA Thi s material was to be sent to Rw sia via Canada and Tim Buck In add t ion the CP of China acc ording to Mascolo wanted an ac ive relatio nship directly with the CPUSA through Dennis She further advised tha t William z Foster and his future were discussed with the highest ·authorities in Moscow and that Foster would be welcome to come to Russia whether for treatment or to visit permanently The Russians would also welcome Foster's family and felt that it might be beneficial for Foster's granddaughter if Foster's family would accompany him to Russia In addition to the above Mascolo advised that the Russian leaders would like to see more material on the Soviet Union printed in the CPUSA press particularly The Worker The Russians would make arrangements to supply The Worker with a daily p·ress service which would he transmitted to Canada and remailed to the CPUSA fr·om there Buck desired to know if this service should he mailed directly to the office of The Worker ' or to some other address Mascolo continued that the Russ tans would 1 ike •to have a correspondent of The Worker stat toned in Moscow Dennis was to be instructed however that if this was not expedient at thi-s time the CPUSA should not worry about it • In the meantime the Canadian Tribune 11 Canadian CP publication would send a correspondent who would also represent the CPUSA press· from a news po int of view · ·Mascolo also advised that the American Section would like· to obtain copies of all material presently being disseminated by the CPUSA This American Section also wanted material in regard to labor and economic conditions in the United States The CP of China also was desirous of obtaining the same type of material Mascolo stated that Dennis should be iven the address for the L------ --- ---- ------------ --- - --- ----- -- - - --' purpose o sen zng any correspondence to Tim Buck If the CPUSA wanted to correspond directly with the CP of China material should be sent to G You Post Office Box 509 Peking China '' 100-J-81-8192 - 9 - 'b6 b7C Memo randwn to RE SOLO 100 428691- Mr Baumgardner Denrd s tltqes Promp Ac tion On 2 iB 58 OG 5824-$ m_e t · with _Detini_s_ in New York atty and ga·ve him a report on the information Qbta ineq - frQm Mascolo· J Jermis -'f1Xl s iTtlJ - Ssf#d 11 4 pl·eq_sf d wit 'h - fie po $s_fb_il ity of a repres_enta t-iv¢ o th OFU$A· gpt ng fo l ussid- JJ urged· the in qtmant· _tq· go to qg nad'cL · as· ·sqpn· a$ po·sijJ fbi_ to get aqa it iona J qeta -p s from_ Tim· luak so t'hat he i·nformqnt could go to Ru$S id it ynecUatel-y fle q _Lso tolq the _ _fnformant tha·t now fh q t ··th¢ left wing hqd gr dned c9n troJ ' of t·h OPVSAh '7JJ6 uJd_' t·ake one or tipo other per·so'r s i'f to his qonfi de'iJ afF ·so -t haf the inj'f rmant woul d go to Rus $ia offza tally as a rep res entat ive of the OPUSA - · JJ¢nn z s told the informant t i be sure and xpit t'in the Party's si't11 at'ion_ to the i¢_s ians when he got over th ere Hii th¢n wro·te a dol lar § i gn o a p·ieae of paper i q which -the informant repl led oj course- I w Jl informant iiot j that tn 1$ is the first time Dennis has ever indicat ed to htm that the oPrisA might 'be able to obtain · funds from Russia Informant told De nnts that· he d'id not want to tu$h into this tr ij J §3 inc e -there 1 Jere· ma ny persoriai and tf ohnfoal probleli s invoived He ask ea Dennis what he thou_ght about the idea o ppl ying- for passp¢rt to· Rus fa on_ hu mani t q rian grountJ s due to hiif ot his wife·'-s · heql th' · If such q pa_B P9rt c9uld he oqta_in_ed _ then the informa t co11 d g o to Russ-ta 1 eg al y J ennt_s· fr i ica- ed· that he thought t hi-s· was a tJQdd td·ea but went pnt·o ·no furtJie·r d tsc 4ssd on al oy -t funds for the tt ip or any Pi he t techni lJt i e$ Acc9rding to the inf9rmant i enr is expected the informant to· work out these detail's with Buck' Dennis told the info rmant to mail two copies of al 1 mate rial is sued in _c onnect i6n wit 'h t he recent meeting·of the national commtttee of i he OPUSA to the addresses i-n Oanada and Ohi'nd Dennis did not retq ln these addresses and told the informant to maintain this correspqndence between the 0PU$A a nd the Soviet fn-i6n and- also bfl-tween the OPUSA and the dP of China Den is_ made no comment concerning the proposal of the Russ tans to ha1J a correspondent of The Worker stat toned in Moscow He 1 ikewise made no comment concerning the possibil tt·y of using a i o 4t ·I# s ¥¥1 J emorandwn to Mr Bawngardner RE SOLO 100-428091 correspondent of the Canadian Tribune to represent the CPVSA in Moscow from a news standpoint He also had no comment concerning an address for ma'terial from Russia for use in The Worker although he did ask whether this material would consist of yublic releases or if it would be inter-Party documents 1 OO-J-81-8115 DiscussioiiWith Tim Buck Re Trip· to Moscow Pursuant to D nnis' re quest informant proceeded to Canada where he met with Buck on 2 25 and 26 58 Buck advised informant that he had conveyed to the Russian leadership the information that CG 5824-S had been selected as the CPVSA representative to go to Moscow Buck co nt inued that the infor'f'l ant UXJ s approved as a CP JSA representative by Michael Suslov Otto Kuusinen and one Besideen phonetic Buch s-tated that ·the Russians realized that it might be impossible for the CPUSA to send an official delegate to·the Soviet Union and agreed to accept the informant as a personal repre sentative_of Eugene Dennis whom they cons der to be the real leader of the CPUSA Buck advised the informant that the top Soviet leaders were very anxious to talk with a member of the CPUSA He said that they were h ngry for firsthand news and a political interpretation of events in the CPUSA and in -the United States Buck also stated that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of China expressed a desire to see informant This Ch ef Justice told Buck to tell tn e informant that he should go to the Chinese Embassy when he got to Moscow and arrangements would be m de for him to he taken by jet plane to China even if he c9uld spend no more than one week in China Buck then stated that he would send a letter to Russia by courier confirming the fact that the informant is to be the representative from the CPUSA to the CPSl l Buck continued that it UXJ S necessary to emphqsize that the informant should make the trip to Russia as soon as possible because the leaders of the Soviet Union had stressed the urgency of seeing a CPUSA representative soon Buck continued that the Russians would make provisions for the informant's wife if she accompanied him · - 11 h h BA 'GlV Memorandwn to Mr Bawngardner RE SOLO 100-428091 Buck said that he discussed with the Russians the technical pr9blems involved in this trip He continued that he told them that even with an Ameri9an passport a delegate from the CPUSA to the CPSU could not travel openly The Russians told Buck that if the representative from the CPUSA could get to Brazil they would see that he got t9 London and then through the Baltics to Helsinki Finland From Fi nland the Russians wou1d get him to M oscow According to Buck the Russ tans suggested Brazil because they thought that a person coulq go- from the United States to Brazll without a passport When they were told that a passport uxzs needed for travel from the United States to Brazil thi's upset al the plans which had been made Buck stat d that he still thought that the best bet would be for the informant to get an American _passport if pos$ i bl e He even suggested the possibility of the use of the name of someone resembling· the informant in an effort to get a American passport Buck stated ·that lt might be possible for the informant to go to Russia with a Canadian passport but this would mean that the informant would have to live i Canada then apply for a passport and suhseq_uently undergo an interview by ·the Royal Canddian Mounted Pol ice Buck felt tha there might be trouhl e i n such a plan dnd that it would cause a long delay He then mentioned that Mexico might he a possibility and stated he would see what he could find out about this He commented that if the informant could go to Mexi-co perhaps the Me ican CP could get him a passport Buck further stated that any bulky material as opposed to letters which the CPVSA uxznted him to t_ransmit to the· CPSU should be addressed to Progress Books 924 King Street West Toronto Canada Any material Which the informant uxznted sent to Russ ta for his own use upon arriving in JvJ oscow should be addressed to 11Progress Books Uhi·on with the same Toronto adclress Buck al so told the informant that if the CPUSA des ired financial assistance from the CPSU the informant should ·be prepared to present proposal's as to how this money might he supp ied in an indirect manner for example royalties et cetera lOD-J-81-8128 12 - vY lvtemorandwn to Mr Ba wngardner RE SOLO 1-00-428691 Report to Dennis Re Proposed Trip Upon his return to this country the informant contacted Dennis on J 6 58 and furnished him with the information he had obtained from Buck · Dennis was opposed to the tentative plan to use the CP of Mexico in any manner fot travel since he does not trust the Mexican CP He was also opposed to the use of Brazil for travel_ and stated that a previous comrade had used this method to go to · Russia and it was not sat isfactor-y Dennis pointed out that there were dangers involved in attempting to iYbta in a lnited States passport and that he did not want to know any details concerning the attempt to obtain such a passport He continued th_at if anything happened in regard to this proposed trip the CPUSA would have to disown anyone c onnected with it and that it might be necessary for the informant to lay low for a time after returning from such a trip lfe gave the informant permission to attempt to make his own plans for the trip and indicated that despite the difficulties involved he was anxious for the informant to make this trip dinJ Dennis advised the informant that he had discussed the proposed trip with no one but that on what happened to the contempt charges against he might discuss it with I He continued cnat n n y o her person he might discuss zt wz h wouJd be Gus Hall J I m _ _ The informant asked Dennis if funds coul d be obtain d from the reserve fund in the form of a 90-day loan to purchase the necessary transportation with the plan being to get the Russians to repla9e the borrowed money Dennis gave the informant permission to obtain a loan of r lOOO or $1200 from Isadore Wof y but stated that Wofsy should not be told the purpose of the loan It is noted Wofsy was contacted on J 58 but did not have this swn available at that time He req_ues ted informant to recontacp him again for this loan Dennis had no immediate suggestions for methods in which the Russians could provide funds for the -CPYSA in some disguised manner 100-428091-4 - lJ - b6 b7C Memorandum to M t Baumgardner RE SOLO 100-428091 Following the completion of his rep_ort to Denni$ the informant consulted wt th NY 694-S on J lJ 58 as to the procedures in obtaining a passport for travel to Russia et cetera inasmuch as NY 694-S has had experience in the past in operating as a cour·ier It UXJ s dee ided that the best way to proceed was to build up a background based on a completely fictitious person Three names were selected for the informant together with a name for his wife The names selected for the informant were Mart in A Carson 1Y art in A Cane and Martin A· Camp The name for his wife was to be Sylvia Soney Schlosser After checking our files as well a ca using a confidential check of State Department files it was determined that the name Mart in A Camp was the most suitable for use in connect ion with this operation 100-428091-5 and 6 Buck's Suggested Travel Plans NY 694-S then proceeded to Canada on J 14 58 for the purpose of _advising Tim Juck that CG 5824-S was going to make the trip to top any attempt Buck was making to get a passport in Mexico to ascertain what countries the ·informant· would pass through and how visas would be obtained and to take up the question of reimbursement of funds on the premise that the informant wouJd be getting funds for the trip from the CPUSA on a loan basis 100-428091-6 After receiving the informant's report concerning the feasibility of proceeding through Mexico- or Brazil Buck stated there was no way whereby he could make arrangements in Canada for the immediate depar ture of CG 5824-S • Buck stated that he recently discussed the subject of departure points from La tin American countries with a Russian in Canada and the latter had informed him that the Soviets were then conducting an investigation of this matter in various Latin American- countrt-es Buck advised that he felt the best po int of departure for tl e lnforman-t would be New York City and that the informant should travei on an American passport He estimated that the informant and his wife would need·approximately $1 00 for · the trip ·to Moscowo Buck advised that the Soviets definitely would reimburse the informant and stated that he was so certain of this that he 7 lXlS willing to give his personal guarantee to that effect - 14 - Memorandum to Mr Baumgardner RE SOLO 100-428091 Buck advised that floating visas as _well as the name a71 d description of the contact who would meet the informant and his wife in Moscow could be 9htained in Engl-and or in France He strongly suggested however that these visas be obtai ed in London because the informant would avoid language difficulties in London and also· because t-17 ere is a direct flight from London to Moscow Buck stated that he would notify the Soviets immediately of the status of the situation and woulq indicat e the pOS$ibil ity that the informant might leave for Moscow soon In that connection he requested two weeks notice of the informant's departure date so that a courier- could convey this information to Moscow He Stated that the Soviets would require sufffoient notfoe to allow lliem to clear the way for visas in other countri s Buck also Stated that the informant should furnish him as soon as possible the names and numbers that would appear on the passports of the informant and his wife He continued that he strongly advised that _ the informant go to Peking China for ten days and that the $oviets would have no objection to such a trip 100-428091- In format ion to be Furnished Soviets CG 5824-S upon receiving he above information from NY 694-S proceeded to New York where he was to_ attend q meeting of the national e xecutive committee on J 2 $ and 29 58 Followi_ng this meeting he met with Dennt_s on 3 31 58 at which time Dennis briefed the informant on recent developments within the CPUSA for the purpose of transmitting this informat i on to the CPSU Dennis stated that he had heard tha-t Foster had two new articles which were then in Moscow He said that the Russians should be told that Foster's articles are intolerable because they are causing divisions in the rank of the CP JSA and are also endangering the legality of the CPTJSA He told the informant that he should tell the Russians that even before ke becall e ill the old man Foster was doqtrinaire rigid and in recent discussions in the CPUSA he was actually engaging in factionalism Dennis advised the informant that he was not going to tell Foster about the informant going to Russ ta and that he Dennis would take the responsibility if Foster found out about it - 15 - Memorandum to Mr Baumgardner Re SOLO 100-428091 Dennis continued that the Russians should be told that there is a new round of a tacks against the CPUSA and that some people wou d be tried concerning their membership in the Party For this reason spokesmen for the CPUSA have to be secure and careful The Ru$sians were also to be told that in regard to the criticism of A • B Magil in the ''Kommunis t Soviet publication some mistakes were maae because the Russians were out of touch with the CPUSA Dennis said that the Russians cannot investigate and thus do not know all the facts erefore they were just creating new pro bl ems for the CPUSA With regard to a representative from the CPUSA for the proposed international journal to be published in Prague Czechoslovakia Dennis stated· that perhaps John Williamson could be the de facto representative for the CPUSA but he could not be the legal representative He continued that Wil l iamson might be ahl e to supply information for this journal better than someone who ux1 s not acq ua int ed with the United Stateso In this regard Dennis discussed the possibil tty of Williamson making a rip from England -to Canada about once a year where the informant could meet him and brief him on recent developments in the CPVSA thus permitting Williamson to act as the de facto representative for the CPUSA When the i nformant asked Dennis if he should see Williamson on the way to Russia Dennis stated it would be better to see Wtll iamson on the return trip If he would see Williamson he was to tell him that he was a careless correspondent and that he should know petter than to write the type of letters and request the kind of answers that he has in his correspondence with Dennis When the inform ant asked Dennis if he should t ry to see Jaques Duclos in France Dennis stated it would be best to try to see Duclos on the return trip He also told the informant to find out what the CP of France is doing but not to tell them too much about the s i tua t fon in the CPUSA o Dennis told the informant to go to China from Russia and tell the Chinese that James Allen was concerning himself· ith the Chinese and that there was a subcommittee of people from Philadelphia and New York who were discussing the Chinese question and studying ' the Chinese situation - 16 Memorandum to Mr Baumgardner RE SOLO 100-428091 Dennis stated that it would be all right for the Soviet press material to be sent directl y from Russfo to The Worker provided the Ru$sians sent the same material to a couple other papers in the Jnited States If the Russians planned to send this ·material only to The Worker then it it Jas not 'to be mailed dir-ectly Dennis commented that the Russi a ns made a t-errible mistake in the manner in which they sen t Irving Potash back to this country He said that if it had not been for Jack Childs the CPUSA would have been in terrible shape for the Party had a narrow escape Dennis said lhe Russians should be told that Potash came back to the Jnited States at the wrong time Dennis told the informant that he should find out in Moscow and or in Paris what happened when the French-OP and· the Central Committee of the CPSUdiscussed the Jewish question sometime after November J957 When asked by the informant as to who would know that the informant was going to Moscow Dennis replied tha·t the informant would speak for the Secretariat Dennis identified this Secr e-tar tat as c9nsisting of himself Robert Thomp$on Jack Stachel James ·Jackson and Hyman Lumer He continued that at l a$t three of these people would know that the informant was going to lido scow The only one who would not know would be Lumer Dennis then stated that the informant would speak for the se·cretar iat and that he Dennis spoke for the Secretariat Dennis had no suggestions as to how the CPUSA might_ receive funds in a disguised manner from the Soviet Jnion 100-428091-14 On the afternoon of 4 58 s4c Auerbach called from Chicago to advise that the passport applications of the informant and his wife had been submitted to the D partment of State on that day under the names of Sylvia Sane Camp and Martin A Camp SAC Auerbach continued that while the informant was recently in New York Lem Harris gape him a loan of $1500 for this trip This loan was made on the instruct ions of Dennis who did not advise Harris as to the·purpose of the loan 100-428091-10 - 1 - @ Memorandwn to Mr Bawngard er RE SOLO 100 428091 Final Travel Plans On the afternoon of 4 14 58 SAC Auerbach advised that NY 694-S had gone to Canada to confer with Tim Buck regarding the propos ed trip 100-428091-lJ Upon his return from Canada on 4 15 58 --NY 694-S furnished the results pf his discussions with Tim Buck Buck was advised that the pa sports had been obtained and was furnished with the names and nwnhers thereon Buck stated that he wouid go immediately to Ot·tawa to see the Russian Ambassador and furnish him with the names and nwnbers on these passports inasmuch as the Russian Ambassador was scheduled to leave Canada for Russia on either 4 15 or 16 58 Buck stated that he still thought N w York City was the best po int of departure He also stated that the best method for a person traveling as a businessman would be to go to London from there to· Brussels and then on the Sabina Airlines to Prague nd then from Prague to Moscow Buck continued that the Russian Ambassador would make the necessary ar rangements fcir the floating· visas 11 He continued that the informant and his wife should be in London by 4 25 58 where the informant's wife was tO' go to the Russian Consulate see the recept io ist identify herself and request to see the consul She would then be furnished a float ing visa for Russia which would not be attached to the i nformant's passport thus not reflecting that he had been in Russia Buck continued that the informant's wife would then go to the Czechoslovakian Consulate in Londpn and secure a floating visa there for Prague They should then 1 eave London for Bruss·els via Paris on 4 26 or 27 58 They should lea ve Brussels immediately for Prague where they would he met by a ground hostess to whom they would identify themselves through a series of exchanged words The hostess would then arrange for hotel accommodations travel to Moscow et cetera At Moscow they would be met by a representat i ve of the International Department of the Central Committee of the CPSU who would mq ke all arrangement's When Buck was askeq if any personal effeqts would be tqken from the informant and his wife when they _ arrived in Moscow he stated the only thing that would be taken would pe their passports 18 Memorandum to klr Baumgardner RE SOLO 100-428091 Buck stated that the informant should advise the Russians that the CPUSA UXJ nted him to go to China _to discuss the situation in the JPTJSA wit h the leading comrad s of the CP of China He continued that the informant should go to the Chinese Embassy tn Moscow and identify himself whereupon arrangements would be made for transportation from Moscow to Peking and return Buck stated that the ideal schedule in Moscow would be for th J informant to meet with 111 ichael Suslov Otto Kuusinen and B Ponomareff in that order since they would have endless talks and discussions with him He stated they would give the informant a lot· of time and would be very thorough in their discussi1ons Usually at the conclusion of such discussions Nikita Khrushchev would summarize in one two or three hours · Buck continued that if the informant needed any additional documents or dee is ions from the JPTJSA while in Moscow he should either send a 1 etter to Progress tlnion Books in Toronto for Buck who would relay the message to NY 694-$ or he should telephone or send a cable to Progress TJnion Books if an immediate contact and answer UXJ S needed Buck continued that the Russians would not let the informant take his notes with him when he 1 eft Moscow He said the informant should tell his Russian contact that it would be •best if these notes were sent to Buck through his channels and Buck would make them available to t-he informant upon his return Buck also· suggested that the i-nformant should organize with the Russians a more direct method for t ransm rtt tng such material in the future Possi ble Soviet Financial Assistance to CPVSA Buck UXJ S advised •about the serious fi nanc ial condition of the CPTJ$A When the informant asked him for any suggestions he might have on how the Soviet TJnion might trqnsmit any money it desired to give to the CP TJSA Buck stated that he would suggest that the first one or two sums of money from the Soviet llnion be sent to Buck through his channels He continued that the informant should suggest - 19 ± • • i Wf Memorandum to Mr Baumgardner RE SOLD 100-428091 this to the Russians llpon the arrival of such funds in Canada Buck would make them available t o NY 694-S for delivery to the CPUSA Buck continued that if money is sent this way the informant should emphasize to the Russians that it should be in #50 and $100 bills in·order to reduce the bulk Buck stated that because of its importance and urgency this m·ethod could be used once or twice • After the second time however the Russians should take a direct method transmitting funds between the Soviet Union and the CPUSA He stated that the Russians know how to organize and establish the necessary arrangements in this regard Buck emphasized on more than one occasion that the informant should not leav his schedule in Russia up to the Russians He stated that the informant should assert himself and make demands commenting that the Russians consider the CPUSA of the utmost importance Both CG 5824-S and NY 694-S estimated that this trip would take a minimum of 2J months 100-428091-21 On 4 23 58 the New York Office tel ephonically advised that Elizabeth Mascolo arrived in New York City from Toronto QT tha t day and contacted the informant She told the informant that the instructions had been changed slightly and in$tead of the informant's wife going to the So vi-et Jonsulate in London on 4 25 58 to pick up the floating visas she should ins tead go to the Czechoslovakian Embassy in Brussels on 4 28 58 to pick up the fl oat ing visas to I- rague At tl e time the informant''s wife went to the Czechoslovakian Embassy in Brussels she was to let that embassy know e xactiy when she nd her husband would arrive in Moscow 100-428091-22 Financial Aid From Soviets For Trip On 4 24 58 ASAC Simon New York Office tel ephontcally advised that in her contact with our infonnant bn 4 23 58 Mascolo gave the informant ¢1090 which she said came from the Russian Embassy in Ottawa This money was in denominations of 1100 150 and f 10 bills It 'is also noted that Mascolo on this same trip delivered $6000 to Alexander Trachtenberg This money also came from the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa and according to our informant Mascolo stated that part of this money was to be given to the wife of Gilbert Green 100- -428091 -19 ·- 20 - Memorandum to Mr Baumgardner RE SOLO 100-428091 Departure of CG 5824-S On 4 24 58 ASAC Simon also advised that the informant and his wife were scheduled to leave Nflw York on 4 24 58 at 5 00 P M on Flight 824 Trans World Airlines from Idlewild New York They woul _f 0 directly to Paris France arriving there at 2 00 P M on 4 25 5tJ They would leave Paris on 4 2 58 for Brussels 1 Jia Sabina Airlineso They would then eave Brussels on 4 28 58 for Prague and subsequently· to JiJ oscow 100-428091-2 On 5 1 58 NY 694-S advised that on that date he received an air mail letter in the handwriting of the informant's wife dat d 4 29 58 a Brussels According to NY 694-S this messag·e which was coded by prearrangements between NY 694-S and CG 5824-S reflected that CG 5824-S ohtained the floating visas in Brussels and was about to leave for Prague on 4 29 58 He apparently had some slight dffffoulty in obtaining the visas and the letter ndicat·ed that he must hqve been sent from the Czechoslovakian Consulate to the Czechoslovakian Embassy or vice versa to obtain these visas 1 00-428091 -25 further information regarding this matter has been received to To dateo - 21 - SAC Chicago 134-46 Sub B Raurlat 5-12 a and Bulat 5-27-5'8• C ii is $nc to ad i c_91npi1 anc •with ·your qu t a J t pg plµi · ttr crt9ry o f t he ' 'tf Q n nel iL l _ ht J '· _ - c s t · -P a 1t11 9 Ytt 1 ' - - f · - _ ·Px-g rµ tlc f' -- th ·· tf ' I U t$ '11 S o - --· 1n_d t t l ·1r S9yi ' Rep ijl 0$ f ·- · l1 i1 s· f l_ f$ J c y ¢9' · · b _re- i i d- oy·_yo · or r c - and·· Ati'ed n t be r '§arned- ·tp· f ·· · · $' a - - lb er i s · also e cilo ed ·a ·book etJ ti tl d · Hnn book on Paople·•s Chin Eh nus· book must b returned to· the Bureau whe it has served its purpos You may desire to Photostat tho se page·s or the book which you fe l will be pertinent t w lt is believed that the above intormatiOil is the type that will be at assistance to you in connection with the above-captioned case However tf you feel the need tor more· extensive material in this regardt11Ni se advise the B eau the· neoess ry data and eva y ef' f'ort will l e made to cqu ire i i P E l9_sur s - l · J · · ' ' · - ' • ' ·Gci ee ··· · 1 -·7 1i c 4 - · · t t1 Jtt ' r ·' 5 ··- coMrvf 'f a -· r • f1 • '1·· 1C 1'-l' b -' uJl i MAILED ' 19 olson - - - - ichols _ _ 5ardman _ _ ··'·· timont _ _ ghr _ __ I rsons __ sen _ __ r___ lase iie Room_ 1lloman _ _ indy - - - - MAIL ROOM ' • __ _ • 1 4 IJ ih11 ir- -_i -- - _ _ · - - - - - --- • o ---- _ · ' · i ' TO DIRECTOR FBI 100-428091 s c DATE CHICAGO 134-46 Sub B e - ' ATT'N JE May i2 1958 Ass stant Dire9 or A H BELM ti' INTERNAL SECURITY - C In order to assist the Chicago Division in- the handling ·of iµfor mation in conneqtio µ with the SOLO'' case it is r e_quested tha_t the ·Bµreau fu r ifish thi -q_ff -ce · with -•-' ny cµrre it ii' formation· pertaining· q the Conini1 u ist Party -pf · · ·t e Soviet Un'ion ·ancf the Communist Party of - Chiha specially the i tj nti t es of t- e l adilig members pf the$e Communist P rties · · · 6 1 - Bureau REGISTERED Chicago JEK kw 3 cc are principally interested i·n data whJcb might· be reatjily v i - ble in the f·orm of an orgJfi z t nal char r som -siniilar docuiqen-t identifying ·the princip J f unc- -_· t oria - i es· 1 -1 · two ommitnist Parti_ s ·wliich would - of ass tsta l'9e i futu e ihte views rt _is no i_ntendeci' that any· det ile q fata be fur1 1i_shed requiring considerab e res rcht ' · ' ' · ADDENDUM We ' - _ · r - -_ - --- ---_ ' 'I - --_ ·- --- -------- -- - - -- -- ---- -_ _ __ ______ _ -------' -__ __ 1 - Mr I'ho rnt on I I '11 y I June a 1958 A IR I'EL ALL 1NF0RMATtoN CONTAIN HEREIN rs JNCtASSt Fil J From Dt eJifi'pr rii_ z O oo-a-a1 i · · ' ' · ' • ' ' t o S -5 J ' fM ' 4 fi H l' i' C N AL '4'l 4 0 O • •' ' f L · ' 1 -- 1 11 _r rid fil' $ -flS•$ 8 • 9w r ' ' DATEJ_ 'J_ t _BY_2f_ J SAC Ch_tcP p o l i -33729 To f· ' · -- · · f 4 est on aa · does have mert t a e ctent · · · ·' ' ' I o · · ' ' · I ' · -• _ aet tor ' t n reat 1'tel tt ·l's b Zteved that -the-re 'fio certatn wtll be a· m tntmum nu11 ber_ OJ' tnatanqes wheret'4 tnj'iJ-rmatton obtatned btr a tt eia dt1rJ 'ton would be cla rtJi ·ed ahi nUd that tteld d- vt tori have· p-rt' r k owJ ed•ge o t t·he fa ct that t e C 07ll 1aitn-tst Party OP · USA 'le j reaentl y tn contact wt th the CP o f the Boutet Un-ton Any such tnatancea whtch do ari se can be handled on an· tndtv-tdual bast a In vteliJ o f t over-all conqern for the aecurt ty o f our tn tormant · t n thta oper atton there tore tr ts felt that any m entrton thereo f should be held to an absolute mtn-tmum · tJ J O QS- 4J1Q01il 40 ri _ · · · · · · · ·· -' _ · _ ' · · · · NO fE ON YELLOW' · •· - ·_ _· · ·_ ' ' 1' 0T --· ' t f ' · r - RECOlWJ jD _JUN - 5 · _195'8 _ jhf · _ ' · · -W 1·· _ ' ••' _ _ - - · - '· 'E j · · · l' tc i t O rr tqe Su'gg raf s that We lir1vtse th Be _ t'te1d dtl1 isto19 handl·tng maJDJ• por f t on o f secu tty work that CPUSA a n contact 81 ·wttli tM so·vtet· Un•fon Chfoago 'a auggeatton ta predtcated upon f· '_ · 1· tnformatton which 'was obtained by Ban Franctsco O fjtce concernt ng a conversatton be tween Elt iabeth Gurley Flynn and Mickey Ltma both me 711be rs t f the Party's nat tonal co mmt ttee In tli t s co 111J e rsatton r Flynn made certatn remarks regarding internati onal ramtftcattons • l of the CPUSAo Inasmuch aa San Francisco is not tnttmately familiar with the Solo operation which tnvoives the acttlJttte 8 o f our chois ---1 n formant i n a 1 tat son capactty between CPUBA and· Moscow San ' ranctsco was uilable to tnterp7'et certain of Fi ynn's remarks ' San Franctsco requested comments from New ro k O f ft Je and Bureau Upon recetpt o f New York comments San Franctsco will he 1mm appropri ately adui sed conc e'T•ni ng the correct tnterpretatton o f Fly•i 10 btter atatement•s hse_ - _ ' 't s I Room ---Ir Ca • med homan _ _ _1 _ 5 D' A IL t · l · _ ' ir t 'l• ' t i' y tdy ROOM W ' 1 1tr 1-Jl ---· - --- ----- -- -- - --- --·•···-·- - L 0 '€ · ·· ' - '• Mr Thornton ' BAO Chicago 1'34-46-Bu·b B Dt-rector FBI 100-428091 Heurlet 5•12-58 fhe Bu-r 11 JU· t er·atrlf i zj 1 -t n g ·' ' Q •aMu t re· 't lie ata · ' · fi Tfroufi I ct at •i' t · W ¥ 't 'k the · · · q te· DeJiatJ' fn t• ·· ·_ a Oim da ·tT#e· i - lirta1 · ts rece tpe · ·· · t'b · · · ·· - ' · · · · ' ·· · t1 l · o 'i · j'oi'_ i frd e¢ to ti Du · r 'iqu e_M1ttf ell y ci 1 r e tt - - • • ' t · • •' ALL INFORM A TJ ON CO·N1'AINED HERE fN IS UNCLASS IFIED DA' l'E 1- L LBY l''I ltrtt - u p -1 1 ro 1t r· ' • • ' · • · ' • ' '• ·' _ ·-- 4 ' - 57 c J ' · - J • • ' 'REC- Q'l 9 - • on _ __ ols _ jinan_ ant - ns - __ · r • CCL med - 17 1'1 · f 'U l 2 Jb- • • %' ' 4 •• _ ' _ o I I ian MAIL ROOM 1 t MAY 71958 t00 MAflED 5 rry - - ' _ 1- _--r 7 • ' • ' ' - - -- _ - ' ' _ _ __' ' ' ''- ' ' c' - __ f - - ' · ·- ' ' '- • - ' · i - 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5 ttw- _ · _ j II II Jl i Mr Tele Room ____ fiol oman---- ' ------- -- · __________ ------ p r _ _ '_· ' _ ' -----TO l 'BI ioo 428091 -1 _ » 1' JR Rosen 'fr T»mn _ Clotton_ - - - __ _ - on -- - -- --- - - - -- ----- Du - r Parsons_______ fr ' ' '·'-I §f I - I ' · · FV-3fJ Re 12-'13-56 FBI Date TransmJt the following in -· ---'--------------- ---- --'-- ------ ----- Ty pe in plain text or code Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Priority or Method of Mailing I ----- -- -------------------------------------L------ NY 100-134637 - NY 694 s notes that any subsequent messagea··rrom · CG 58 24-s will be sent to him via TIM BUCK With regard to the coded letter it had been agre d between NY ·694-s an CG 5824-s that messages_ -sent by CG-5824-s while· en route ·to his dest l ion should re lect that the ·Ch19ago intormant and his wife were· tourists visiting the Brussels Fair POWERS 2 Approved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ M Per _ _ _ _ _ __ Special Agent in Charge 1 L·_• _-_ _ c _- -- _ ·_· • ·- - - _• •• _ · _•·-- - - •' 1· _ t c-f _ _ _ -• - _ ·c x ' ' - ' • -_ 2__ - ••- c' 1£ L j --- ---------'----'-- - - TI f · r 4 r- -5---- -z-c - -T-- - - 11-- -- - -r- - - -f-·· P- _ - - -_q- •- -A• - J - - -' k- - -- -- -r- '9- _ -12 -- -1- i_- ' '' r- _- - - - - - _ - - · - -z- - -- ' '' ' 4 FD-36 Rev 12-13-56 FBI 'Date S 1 58 Transmit the following in - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Type in plain text or code Via __A -I_R_T_E_L _ _ _ __ REGISTERED MAIL I Pri_ori y or Method of Mailing p ---------------------------------------------L------- TO DIREC'l'OR FBI FROM - C -- J JEW YORK 100-134637 3UBJEC r • OLO - Re NY airtel dated 5 1 58 entitled NATIONAL RELATIONS IS-C NY 694-S r has advised SA 11 CP I USA IN'I1ER- 4 30 58 that the·documents mentioned in retel namely I on b6 11 The South's New Challengen a pa phlet by JAMES E J A CK30N and a mimeografthed article For a Revolutionary Position oh the Negro Question' by HARRY HAYWOOD and in addit on two pamphlets nJoseph Stalin Appraisal 1953-Reappraisal 1956 11 and Is Anti-· Semitism a Policy of the Present Soviet Govern '71Elnt 11 these latter two circulated in the Bureau I s counter-intelligenc · program and all of which were given to NY 694-S by JAMES B JACKSON for transmittal to TIM BUCK head of the Labor Progressive Party of Canada The Canadian CP are to be forwarded to CG 51324- Hi- abroad by previous agreement with BUCK • POWERS @noF-EOIS SEARCH-----------· -- _ 3-✓ Pur e au RM ·r-New York 100-134637 JVW img #7-5 5 J E IllU l --fl - - ·1r r · 3 J f - - o a ct i 11' DEb T_ _ _ _ _m_ - f I d l i lt f - f STANDARD FDIIM NO I Office Memorandum • To e UNITEO STATES ·GOVERNMENT MRo A H BELMON DATB April 28 1958 ASAC Simon of the New York Office advised the· following is the itinerary of our infonnant in coimec tion with his trip to Russia Tolson_ Nichols- Boardman _ Belmont_ Mohr ·- _ Parsons_ Rosen_ Tamm_·_ Trotter_·_ Nease_ Tele Room_ Holloman_ Ga Y- He s scheduled to leave New York on April 24 at 5 00 P M on Flight 824 Trans World Airlines from Idlewild New Yorki and would go direct to Paris France arriving there at 00 P M on April 25 While In Paris he would be stopping at the Claridge Hotel and t he Party has ·made arrangements to reach him through t11e American Express in the event they wish to contact him He would leave Paris on April 27 for Brussels_ via Sabina Airlines He would stay at the Hotel R sidence Belvedere ip Brussels He would leave ·Brussels on April 28 for Prague Cze hoslovakia Arrangements wer made by the Party to contact him throu h American Express at Prague should the Party wish to get In touch with him No furj l1er infonnation was available concerning our infonnant's itinerary or the exact day he would arrive in Mos ow ACTION · We will continue to follow this matter closely and keep you advised of pertinent developments '· cc - Mro Belmont cc - Mr Baumgardne ri cc - Mr Thornto • FJB rmw _ 4 ytl'I rt t' 58 MAY 2· 1958 ·REC- 47 • STANDARD FORM NO 64 ' ' J Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT MR A H BELMONT TO MR FROM I SUBJECT w v April 23 1958 DATE ' CLEYEL M olson oardman 1 'J' rr t cc Mr Be ' ' L Mr Bau r ne Nease - J SOLO Parsons -- -- Rosen _ _ Tamm Trotter_ Clayton_ Tele Room_ Holloman_ Gan dy At 12 35 PM 4 23-58 Superuis rl 1-· NYO telephonically adui sed t l at Ti·m Buck had traveled from Torontp to J2A Ottawa on 4-22-58 and returned to Tpronto the same day Today IJ' Y' 4-23-58 Elizabeth Mascolo arri ued in New York City from Toronto and contacted OG- 5824-S She advised CG--5824-8% that the instructions had been changed somewhat and that instead o CG-5824-S 's wife going to the Soviet· Consulate in London on 4-25-58 to pick up floating visas she should instead go to the Czechoslovakian Embassy in Brussels on 4-28-58 and pick up floating visas to Prague C2echoslouakia and at the time CG-5824-S 's wife goes to the C2echoslouakian Embassy in Brussels on 4-28-58 she is to let the Embassy know e cactly when she and her husband wil J arri ue in Moscow • b6 El i2abeth Mascolo brought down 2 batches o money o ne batch is to- ge gtuen -f o CG-5824- S- i n connection with his trip and the other batch if money is or Trachtenberg Superuis·or I I qd·uised that CG 5824·-S% ·s to meet with Mascolo a9ain at 4 30 PM today after which the y wi 11 · ln ·pw how much money is being gi uen to CG-5824-S New York will cor sult JJith Chicago and thereafter a recofnmenda- i cm will ·be made to t e Bu eau as to whether this money should Pe obtained from CG-5_€ 4 s__ - i o replace monie'S we have furnished him or this trip or whether s-Qme special reason e ci sts as to why he s hould keep the specific ·mon·ey furnished' to him by the P r-f y I CG-5824-S1 has arr opporttinity he will obtain the serial umbe from the money that is to be turned over to Traohtenberg · · Superuisorl laduised that obtained final rese rvations as yet and lis obtained he will advise the Bureau ACTION For your in ormati on _l WVC mn td Inot CG-5824-$ - and his wife have as soon as tMs informati op Li jI Ti OF-EDIS T -- - SEARCH - - • - -- -- - -•-d v· 3 l ' _ 1 • -· I _ i i fl ' i h 1 0 8 1 DD 28 19t'ij ' lQ ·i i I t itt - b6 b7C - ALL INF'ORMA 'fLON CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED DATE L 2- tJ o BX f Jt 13 J A 1 - 't t s J f t i JJ t' STANDARI FORM 64 · O ft e Memorlhdu TQ UNITED STA GOVERNMENT DIRECTOR FBI ioo-428091 - --- ·i - ---C CH ICAGO _ 6 _ __ 134-46 Sub B DATE ✓ Assistant Director A il BELMONT - ATTN - ALL Ilill-ORMArtoN aowrulllil IlVTEilN Ar SECURITY - C lll REIN rs UllCLASSIFIED SUll JECT so DATEl--l'J c t April 16 1958 - _e fot·i - 0 IA _J A_ · A• B'i_§_ The following information was furnish d by NY 69 -S-l to SA JOHN E KEATING on April 15 _ 1958 • Thi' J nf'orma tion cone erns disc sions be tween NY 6 94-sa ru id TJ jl' BUC r leade r _ i' _the L1a£ e' l' i og a_1 MlY ll f m Y __th _c Ql ml li 1 P a i i y Oi'c Ga l 9'a li _ in T ronto _Ca qa --_ on M9gday April llr 1s95' 8 __ ' _· _ -• · i 69 ' s ie With l3UCk i n -l1 ncla y orn •ng ai a g _ ri i'ron 5 00 to 8 coo P M C on 'Monday evening BUCK ·cajice 116-d a · lliee£ii ig oi' the Secretariat oi' the Labor Progressive Party in order to meet With NY 694-S BUCK talked with the radio On in his reside nee artd when it was necessary to re i'er to a name he wrote it on ·a piece·or- paper Also a part oi' the discrtssion was carried on in streetcars and other public transportation · NY 694-S-l told BUCK that the passports had been obtained and furnished him with the names appearing on the passports and with the numbers of the passports BUCK was told that the passports had been applied i'or i'rom a small Midwestern town ✓- -BUCK was m9st ·happy to receive this information ' 7J-z He stated that since the last trip oi' NY 694- to -Toronto he had sent word to_ the Rtmstans that pr_i paratiOi 3 were being made t'or cg 582l sss aq l_ his wit's to pioceed to 1 ussia an l -tliat they'' io bu'Ld -arni v e in Mo_seow a-a_ soon· 11 s i ossi ble - WOK said -th_ t' h_e had rec-ei Ve-d _an acknowlsc gement _o f t ifo inessage ·but 1 J i- _ R · s i ans W a l t ad ta 1q i _ hs n -Gg 5' 8211 J i l i'e - lo ar r _e · · fn Mg-scow K sa tQ_ tha t ' thi-s me ans lib lL_itri Waiting fQr- • QG 58 BUCK asked NY 694-s e whEiri he was returning o the United States NY 694-sis stated that he hoped to return on the evening o- r April 14 1958 -s b7D ® I CG 134-46 Sub B · i _ £__' _ ·· 1 · · i_ I i - the Rl l lsi 9- ki1 1 s_s_ gqr to § _ga ¥cIDJVACHIN ph and would furnish him w ith the names ancrnumbers· which app ar on the passports He would also furn tsh him with _the last twentyeight issues of Political Affairs 11 which CG 5824-S% had mailed to Canada for delivery to Russia to assist him in his discussions with the Russians BUCK stated that CHUVACHIN was scheduled to leave C nada ·on 1-958 · f0_r · · R s _ia · · ei' 'ther Apri' 1 _ 15 cir J 6 • • -' • · 1 ' -• - • • •• · ·NY 94 s a 'ke¢t BU9k fqr guidg nc$ and S dvic_e 8 · to · · tli$ · 1 ies·t ·pgin o f' ftep8 r-ture -f or Europe ·an4 as eq if -Jie· h d- any _ne w ·suggest-ions 'i n th ·s ·regard· or if the point of- departure should-be New York City whi'ch had been tentatively agreed upon during· their last discussion BUCK said that he still thought ·that -New York City was the best point of depart e He said that he was opposed o Montreal since a list would be prepared containing the names of passengers leaving for Europe· from Montreal Since 1 t would be more expensi v e to go to Europe from th United $ta te s by way of Montreal this might arouse the curiosity the Royal Canadian Mounted Police of Then BUCK said that at the time of their last discussiqn he was certain that direct flights· b'etween London and· Moscow had been inaugura ted He· s j d that s-µhseqµent1 y he Jear ne t tq 9-t thes f l hghts·- haye n9t ' s s rte· a § yet _· · He saiq · t h -- op ly- M·-rect f ight's ' fo· J1o_scow ' frpm- tirqp'e· ar ·f r P rri ·-the_ Scandanavi n ·cpuhtri s a h d --h th9ugJ it· that from a s curity st·andpoint $ c4 a ' ½r i 'p wouJ d ' b i ina·dvtst l pl · thts t ime of f • · 'J • _ the y_ea_r BUCK said that 4 though t tha -t tp e bEJsit me-t 0d for - pe·± s-qn tna velling as a ·busi·he· filtl o'ulsl b e to o L o don _ · a -nd· from Lendon to_ Brussels and ·tben on t be s AirlJnes from B_russels to Prague QzechoslQY ftkiJL__and tli m f tQ m P r to Moscow r ' BUCK said that CHUVACHIN will make the arrangements for the floating visas and that CG 5824-S i-1 should do the f0ll0Wing upon arriving tn London I I- I J- ' - ' I w en ·1 fl L G ft t i l 'flottld go first to· the Soviet Consulate in at the Consulate she sho uld give her name SYLVL 9AMP to the· receptionist She should say that she is there'in behalf of herself and her husband and would like to see the Consul She should also say I am sure that he will see me If there is any hesitancy on the part of · ' boinfcfh' s arrives - 2 - u I CG 134-46 Sub B the receptionist she should say We are going to Moscow BUCK said that the First Consul will see her unless he is not available In that event th_e First Sec1 etary will see her Probably they will give her the floating visas for Ru si-a There is a possibility however that the Consul will send her to the Soviet Embassy in Londpn si nce tra lsi t or floating visas a re gen tjally given oniy to thE hig le n echelon of' the• GdlJ inµnls t J i ir ty o f t 1e · s·• v i t U rit6n or _ to thE% c 9 Jplom ti t' f ·corps· •··or ··th · · · S oviet o-riton s qg _ a fe handled ·b_y tne Efu ssy It s pos s tbie · · ur ia t t'pe Jt4-ssians j J- il J -p ot l t the Gdn 'u late in London Eriglan q han dle thi matte·f • 1 After obtaining the floating· visas for Russia she should then go to the Czechoslovakian Consulate in London and obtain the floating visas for Czechoslovakia BUCK emphasized that tl Cze choslovakians will not give the floating visas for Czechoslov kia unless one for Russia has been obtained first vs NY 694-S- - told BUCK that for security reasons u CG 5821 i--S1 - did not want to see JOHI •ITLLIAMSON in Eng J m d ·on·· tp e way to ussia but would try to see him on the return trip from Russr a NY 694-S- - then asked BUCK what CG 5824-S- - and I sh_9uld do if for some reason a floating visa was not obtained e·i ther from the Russians or from the Czechoslovakians in on on BUCK stated that as a last resort they sho ld contact JOHN WILLIAMSON wb o would personally -deJSv er th flo ting_ vi s s to t em Iii¥· 694 -s- - 3- eg 31JCK if there-· tq l· ·· atii pb$si- · · bility·th at WILLIAMSON inight go t o Mosc o-c-r fq r··tne· May is•t ·cel'e· · -bratiop · $UOK sa' t d· that this pqssiofli y - e x ists sincE_l tht Rt tS iahs us-ually ' tnv tt him to t4is celebra Hon ' b7D 1• J JY 69 -s-i -· aske5i how ca· 5824-s- -I lshoul 1 get tr 3 nsportation to Moscow He sa' td tnat they should not purchase the tickets from Prague to Moscow in Brussels but should only purchase round tr p tickets on Sabina Atrlines from Brussels to Prague Word will be serit to Prague from Russia to expect them tbere Then in a most con fidE ntial manner BUCJ5 said that as they leave the plane at the a i rport in Prague they will observe ground hostesses who are in uniform BUCK stated that one of the functions of these ground hostesses is to take care of such passengers as CG 5824-$ -j 1 They should contact one of the ground hostesses and tell her that they are in transit and are going to Moscow as guests of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union They - - - b7D @ J ' CG 134 46 Sub B r J _ I G _L _ ' · I ' - «· L t-1 ·· · -· - _ - ---- ' ' ·c H rv ' ie 5 • should give her th- tf r • i MAR1fN and- YI VI W• In the event that there are other people arou d the ground hostesses and· the majority of people on the plt ne will probably be Americans then they should take a pie ce of paper w ri te the names MARTIN arid SYLVIA CAMP and that they are going to Moscow as guests of the C ntral Comn tittee of the Cormuupist Party of the Sovi t Un ion T ey s p oµld th n ·ask a g r q 1 1 nd oi r ·es1 1 who •y v$_l l · spe'ak Ei rgli s1r - Ho k dq • r gi rt ' he p · $ n d ·tl t Jf _ 'riow_ _he r ·the p i - Etc¢· • qif_' paper· · $ii'¢ wtJL r piy - hnocen't'-J y Y el -· fi -s -J w tl-1 · -t¢l' Il ou · · ' · ·J 1 ow - ·tq g·E ·t th fti'e · ·sri w$11 theµ ta e· q ie f·- 'J ' d·- m lj ne c· ssary· - · ' - r a ilgem1 P t - fo r tt'ani po r-tat 'io · ·gr f b r· l rot J 1te·se tivatt·ons if _ ·this ls he 'es sary · Tijey s iou I d provide her_ w i_tn the· money for the· plane tick et's from Prague ·to Moscow BUGK a l $0 stated that thei r luggage would not be inspec·ted between Brussels and Mo1 1cow BUCK satd that wh' n they rrive in Moscow they will be met and greeted by a r§ P 9l t'2 ntg_ti Y e of the I n t frQg_ti 9ri al P PP 'tPJ Pi Q _ the Jl_ n t rgJ_ GP- 1 tt ee --2 L he Comm I i st J a r t y of l- 1 the Soviet Union Probably this person will be LEKST ph - __ whom fie- esc ribed as follows He is young and s a out- the same height and we ight as JOHN WILLIAMSON He has a round face and his most outstanding· ch racte ri s·tic i s very pink chee·ks If it is not ALEKSI it will probably b Q0LAI0FF- h who _ is older than ALEKSI and al-so rsrnr Ei s t _e Jnt n tJ Qn al De pgrtm nt bf ths C ent r- al ·Qg JW l 'tt§ e of' i g_ Q omJliUiti- s tJlirtY ot__t he · Soy e t_ _Union • Al J a r ngeµ ients will be mad _ by pe · r ep r-e·s n- - · - t £'fv q f ' e 4nte rna 'tt9·n4· p e pa ii t Efn t Cent ra l Comm i tee Com- _ · mun'is t · P -rty 9'f th S oV ·i'et ·uni0n·• ·-- · · · ·• · · NY 894-S -_ i t if a ' r sona1 efte·G-t·s su h ··as m n e- t ' yr61 lld l t akerr· - C •r9 ¢ th I l wn -e p · they - rrJ 'th$ iri 'l'-fo rn•ow BUGK ·s id thair he only th· t-ng · tha·t tJoul_ l 2e 1 a k ep f rom them _ J O -- -·---- _- -would be the pass'ports· · NY 694-S-i - asked what usually happens when you arrive in Moscow BUCK stated that the r epresent ati ve of 'the International Department of the Central Committee of he Communist Party of the Soviet Union will have an outline of a schedule which will have been arranged in advance · BU CK told NY 694-S-i to tell CG 582 -s-i -__ to asser • self so that the Russians do not dominate the schedule BUCK also s a e t a t the Central Cormuitt e of ffie Communist Party of the Soviet Un ion repre-$entative will also make available to CG 5824-S-i - the ma-terial which has been sent to Moscow to assist in the di§ cussions with the Russians NY 694-S-i - said that BUCK was very happy to learn that - 4Z _ • __ a zw -I © I CG 134-46 Sub B 573 4-si EUGE- DiENNIS·· ntif'GGto go to Chiria He told NY 6 f it to teli CG 5824-S- i-· that he shou a7 e1 Tthe representative of the Intern_atipnal ®epartment Central Committee Communist Party of the Soviet Unioh that the Co mmunist Party - USA wap ts him to go to China t o discu s the situation in the Communist Party - 1JSA with the leadip g co riµ ades 9f the Communist· Party of' China • Tq er f9P¢· 3 b p $ k_·o from o ne week to ten -qays·· · _· · $h u t¢1 b mad iJ1 ·PP-E ·J ¢h - tj J i·P · _¢ i q · 11 - t-o· pe pjn it· th i s· tr-i p · · ' • • · UQK ·$ ai¢J tha t itn l $_ · J i r - l ·in gb • 1 _on tE i f-te r t4 ·· dtscu •siorrs - _ ·'· · ·hay ··· pe-eµ '•qqp crlµd d afi d ' wq- i le C 582 w-s i- $ W it lg fq any • _ • -declsi ons or •ins-tJ uc ti-ons from• the ·Russian-s · · # • - •• ' ' ' • • • • ' • • - · • ' • f- • • • ' BUCK said that CG _5824-S- should go to the Chinese Embassy in Mo scow arid tell th m who he is -- that is his real identity The y will make a rrangements for transportation from _ fosc9w to _Pekin g ck to Moscow i - r- 7 -l - · Then BUCKsitated' that the· ideal sc 6 eclule in Moscow ou t d be for CG 582l - $ f to meet with ITKHAI USLOV QlI' Q sr NE _ and B _NOIIJOMAREFF in that order since they woq ld nave endless talks 1and 4iscussion$ with him They would -give CG 5824-s a lot of time and w9uld be very thoroug in their discussions with him Usually at the conclusion of such discussions NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV wilJ summarize in one two more h9urs· or ' • ' ' ' liJY $94 s r a ske d' _- ·trQ'G · wna-t- G ci - $$ 4 § f 01fl-d qd if' • i1 ee-ds soiue ada 1 t ional ' do-cumen't·s or· de-c i sfoii-s- from· the· Gonmiuni•st· iaTty'- U$1 'wJii e he· l i ·-110 $ -Q J' -- VCK sai_ci''·ths t 'this could' be acc·oiiJ pJj ihe i in _two ways • · The f i 'q s·t wqu d _ be to send l tter t ftr gre§s Uniqn· Boo k ·t-n T f' 9Jit d Canada for·· TI J UCE who r oul a re-lay any m$ssag -to 1' TY 6 9 n Ni w York · i f ari iil IlledI te contac-t and· answer is needed tp en CG -5824- 0 shoulc l either sen J_ a cable to Progress Union Books i n Toronto pr should telephone to P1 ogpess Books in Tc ronto If a telephone - -' · ·1 is made i will robably be answered by_ either BESS r·· K MASGOI _O or -'l 'T 'II----- - descrl he'd by BUCK as two trusted indi- - · vidua·ls eit er answers the telephone C G 5824-S shoµld ·· -say This isl L I will call tomorrow BUCK will then know that this ca1 is from CG 5824 - S - and he will be waiting for the call at Progress · Boo s the next day 1' t p • · · ·1 1 _ ••3 · · A-'-iAs ot _ Pl4 2 '1N etr ·f'2 4- -S Tu-Y 694-s-i pointed' bli t that I relt 'Cabada on or about Ap ril 9 1958 for Mosc·ow as a delegate from the Labor Progressive Party to th Comsomol ph Congres s presently be·ing held in Moscow - 5 b6 b7C 0 @ CG 134-46 Sub B BUCK sta te·d that the same system of com munici ltioh shoulq be used in case any emergency arises in-London Bru sels Paril etc BUCK then stated that the Bussjans w i l CG 5824-S-i take his notes with htin - Then ·he -1 filtVes MoSC Q ti Sine the- Communist Party -· USA has no p par tus ·fo·r the tr n -rµ j ttal o f' ·the·se -no t s _·J 3UGK s tated _tha f _' QG $8 4' ' S_ F shquld t $Ii · - ·- 1 1 t s· 9·9n t·a c t ftpfii ·the- Iht·e rna ti pna t _ pep t tnient qr th pen tr a c0 1 _ t--ee - pf ' he C'9 mrnuJ1i's·t· Pa-rty ·of- the Sovte't· -trtj ton that J t wotµd bf hest _ if' t r no pe -- 't f re __ - r1-t to BUQK ·-through hi i c8a ne_l ·· an_d BUCK wi 11 ma e ·™ · · _ n £11 U£ tb i$ _ ugb 11 t gt · B als 9 t iugg ·sted that for ·thE future CG- 5824-S-i should organize_ with the Russians a more dir_e ct method for transmitting suqh ma teria _ · I v i '1 · i· 1·· ' NY 694-S-i pointed out to BUCK that the Q g _arty - USij_a_ih L yery §fil i oJJS f j urt1J cial cond-i ti 6 n Yet the 'Comm unist Party -· USA has no §1 ppara tus to r ecei ve money from Rus i NY 694-S• asked HO'CK for any suggestion s he might pave on· how the Communi t Party of 'the Sovie t Union might traris tni t a py money it_migµt de sire to give to tq e Communist Party USA BUQK stated- that si·nce the Qonnnunis·t Party - U $A is in a S$rious ftnap cial situation which requires im media te _attention he would ·sugge13t that--tb tLfil Jl t on l o -1 a smos nf Y N trg rn the Co11wu11-ist P rty _of ·the Sovie-Uini® _ to t_p e o mrnunist Par ti - ·USA he s e nt __to BOC K thI C lJgp · 41s _ cb aiineJ • - tCQ · _ fiouI I sugg st ··E'fi i s 'CO tli qa mmlw t -cy a f t l a S t _vm 9P • · -Whe- q any ·such I'und·s arrive in Qanada BUCK' wi·l_l 14 -ke· them · ·aya i-iable· to NY 694 3 ¢- for delive-ry tp the fomrnunist Pa r-ty 1JSA BUCK' s-ta te d that i the mone_y i-s se n-t thts way· CG 58 4-S-i shotil d emphasize to the Russ•ia rrs that it should not be i n small q enominations since it would 'be d-ifficu l t to transport it to the United States from Ca·na d9 -- He said· that he thought that fifty and ope hund i ed dollar bills tvoul 9 be bes·t · n order t d 'ce- 'tfidJ llL ' 'Blfd r·sa tnSnecause ·of its· importance a nd urgency that this methoq cottld· be used O_11ce or twice However after the second tiine the Russians should use a c thod of transmit L_funds ·betw e11 _t _Com- munist Party of the _ov l1et1Trilon and the ·CQ l111 llll r ' £ t t ' - J SA BUCK sai d that the _Rusl tans know how to _ rganiw atL t b ll§ b such an arrangement foFTueairec-E··transmittal of fund·s between lfossia and ·tfi lit_eafil a es __ · -_ ------- u ____ _ _ _ _ Next NY 694-$ 1an9-_ BUCK discussed when CG 582L · $ and might ar1 'ive in 19 sc ow BUG said that it would be __ 6 - jb7D Q V r CG tJL -46 Sub B wonderful if they could arrive th'ere before May 1 1958 since impo rtant Co111Ip unis_t Party leaders from all over the world will be in Moscow for the Iay bay celebration If they could arrive in Moscow 1 efore rfay i 1958 then there wou d be time available to arrange for discus sions with these leaders B UCK then state t he would sugg 3St the• following Tha t CG· '5824-S t L - - --- - --- - pi c-k up -tI1e· __ fJ6a t Lp g_ vtsa in _· -Lt hdon -on F iq y · p_ i il 2 - 1958 • ·Then tp fy Q ou g_' ·trave'J _ovi t ' tt -'w U n_p · Of'' April g6 a r i d '2 7 _1958 to_ ·-B_ari's ana ·J3russels ar i d would he- re c l y to J 53- ver Brus·s e ls 011 A pr i j 28 J -95-8 _ ·for· Prague C ze6hoslovakHf Tb Ei-ref ore- he w tll give· the date or· April 25 1958 to G gUVACHIN as the date the v t sas wi J l be picked up in London Since the Consulate is closed on the weekend an_ alternate d te 6 f Monqay April 28' i958 will be giwen to provide for a-ny de lays in trra nsporta tion BUCK statE d that this is more than a sc_hedule s nce all people enroute will be ·alerted in regard to this timt3table · BUCK also told NY ·694-s i' that P would II guarantee n th il the _Russi Lwoul_ i2 ei111 b - 58 1 b S i' tg r__t r a z _ NY 694-S told BUCK that tb' e' Oo µrtis-E arty- USA considers this trip so important that despi' te the ho rrible financial situation whicl i means that· there i_s a _cr-isis e-ve' 'y week in order 11 to· is sue The W-o i ker- the- Cornmuni t Party - -USA gave CG 58 24-s ra le an of as much mcm ey a s it could sQrape up fo-r the purpo·ses this ·trj p· · · · · · · · · · o f ' _ · · ·fty__ 694-S3 __ as ed BU O § _i-f- 'th Lal or Prqgr_essive Party c o ld -·gi' v e JG 58 2fr- s a- loa 11 c f' - - few htfb dred addi tio_nal · dollars r0r· tl i Ls ·t rip BUCK sa 4 that s i nce no one other than himself iµ the• ·Labo Pno gr ssive Pa ty_ knows -about the t i i-p_ it otil 1 · pe awkward for him to ask his• Se·cretariat to approve such a loan NY 694-S% said that he understood 'anc _ that normally he would have been able to get loan from JACK OWAI-J except that COWAN is tn Ell l O JW- - _694-S i' said that with BU_CK's pe·rmission he would se l If ·he co'tud get a loan from some ·of his friends in the Labor Prog r s si ve Party in Toronto J3UC_K gave NY 69L -S i' this pel 'l'llission · It is noted that NY 694-S-ll' w nt through this procedure in r gard to funds a$ n additional security measure NY 694 s i' saw BUCK again from 5 oo _to ·oo P N at which time they merely went over the details of' the previous d i scussion - 7 - b7D A i l ' t• CG 134-46 Sub B Mi scel laneous BUCK emphasized on more than• one occasion that CG 5824-S should l ot ieavehis sch dule in Russia up o the Russians He said that CG 5824-S should assert himself and should ··make demands He commented- that the Russians consider the American C9ilinnini st Party of the utmost imp ortance I l '- · ' l' Bot·h CG 5824-S and NY 694 S poi'nted out ·th t despite BUCK' remarts f _ Q this regard that t e it nerary ancl sche ule o f CG 5824i-S in Russia will be yery mµ ·un4er th control of · 't Ru - t n s ' U11J· Qni · e _ _tge q y -i tiµJ _tpe f _ _ _ 1 · sia1is• ·want· cG s s24 -s •_ to fmmed'i·a ' ter · ·t a rism ht ·some '± nstruct•ion ef• · · ··- ·· • Jo -tije qo n i ' t r rt_y - v i · t f 'J ·-a rilq t _ ' - - · e - _stj r- e i y f § h_ i Qµ JJot h -p_q _ ij - s ·'-- na N ¥· 694'- f5-t fin at · t1 t t ·_ · · · · thi·s ·t rin• •wi tl' take a m i ri1 inuµj ' _9 · 1 w9· a_rig Qne - -half' morit_h §i - _ _- · - ar 1 ¢ · i1f tfrdefed' 'l • ' l • • '• ' ·NY 69_4 S aiso advi$ed that hJ haci discussed with TIM BUCK the j O$S f bili ty of JO - WILLIAMSON -coiµing to Ca-nad froJJi Engl nd _for purposes _ of discuss tons with CG 58 4-S si p ce EUGENE DENNIS· had rai ed thi$ possibility wj th CG 5824 S NY 694-S asked BUCK' if it would make it tough on the Labor Progress tv e P rty if -wp LIAMSON were· to come f r om England to C nada _stay or a whi'le and th n ·return to England TIM BUCK stated that a British ubject could come to Ca Q ada but in the ca se of JOHN V tLLIAMSON h wo1 1ld_ha ve tq go tq the British authorities aijd' say that he wanted to come to· ·Canaq a _as an immigrant BUCK stated· that in his opinion j f the British authorities c iid not recognize WIL lAMSON then they ·woulq allow· hiiµ to go to C anaq a as- an immigf l t in ·wp J ch ca e- he could s ay _ n can ad3i1 JQ1 ' - · f¢w we¢1 s li·I _d· t fje j - ' t e tu p to ' $ gt_aµd· · - - · · ·BOCit' t te i' - t i-'f h - - u J 9_ri ti - $ td'··rec·ognize h_im ···thef· · _1 ·- _· _ · · • ··w ulij ' rid n ipt sfJ l _·refµi e - t its p tmi'i sf6h t o_ Jii - He t t ai · · · · · · c · · tha t 'i f' W I LLI' A' MSON ·would make· •·su-ch a ·tr'i · · it woula in no wa• _ - · a f f e ft · 'tji L b -- PrQiii- -s ± v ·Pa_r-iy' ' · • • c _ ' · i·• - ' - ' ' ' ···• ·· _ ' •••• - - F' _ _ · • t-· · - ·- '-In li$c ·ss ing Whet the· floating v i' sas ·shou Hf'be· ·_ ·obtained BUCK stated -t at e -was opposed to obtaining tnese visas in the Consulates ·or Embassies in J aris He said that there- are too manx F B I people in Paris -He· said that there was a recent ·experience wnere· some 'American whom he did not name went to the American -Embassy in ·p ris because so e emergency arose and that the passport 'W S taken away from him at the American Embassy - 8 - A r-- ---- -- -__ 'c__-_-_- - _•_ c _-_- _-_--- - - - - - -a___ - _ __ - __ - _ -_ _ _ _ _ __ ___ _ __- _-____ ___-_ -_ _------- -___--__ -_ __-_---- -' '' ' j • ·'1 Offiee MemQrandttm to SUj OCT tJNi' f f D STATES GOVERNMENt MB A H BEZ ON l 1 JIJI J r1to11 da l ATE e 7 1 · cc ilr Belmont Mr Bautngarane r ·_etise· 'parsons -- Roiseµ'-- Tdmin- Ti'ofter __ __ Clayton Tele Room Hollbintin--'- - G_ i l Y· - A·s4qi StTf on ¢4 1 ed -f h tJ aft e r_nooij nd adul eq 'f hat 5824 8' zgq ·s 1· g q tng- New lctr lt gA - 3 Q F JJ today 9r 4 on fJ AJl AJ ri 1 s · i 9$8 · - Oij T17A F4 igfvb BBJ ar r •t·vt q·_ · lie sqt z _ l w York' had dt scuaseci' wHi4 qh·tcago the- ma_t_t e· OJ ' th e· #900- QO whtck 5 2 -s _had r cetved J- o'm eanqdq • · 'I'h _e #f 00- 00 ipa b'f tatneq from tire t fprma 1 1 amz ts bet'ng- serf to Oh c ago SEN14-S wtl'l i nd i qate · tha·p· he porrowe d t he money before leaiJt ng Oht'ca99 inq turneq the m bne y he l rother rpho wi ll rf#P_a'l l 'the tqan· · - 1 obt tJ tneq· trom Jana'qa ·ove-r· 1xo ht-$ REC 29 · i APR 25 1958 ' F'tf · 58 APR 8-1958 SEARCH - ----------· - UPDATE __ _ • - cc @jj l t f' - ---- OE ET ---- - ------ - ¢ANDA RO FORM NO 64 _ Office Memorandum _· llj o ¥R V• BOARDMAN 9 MR H BELM NT l Q _ April 24 1958 DATE b cc Mr Boardman Mr Be_l mon t Mr Baumgq rdr e- - t A ''Q' SUBJECT STATES GOVERNMENT - 'FRQM f1tEo ALL I WORJ iArtoN CONTA INl D T'Ou ---'-- r 1 JJ Clayton _ Tele Room _ R · - c · EIN I UNCT AS TF ED DAT-E l t 60 BY 5 P _flf - re Holloman _ _ nd Y • At 11 ·20 AM i rq 84a -q- ASAO Simon oj the NY0' 34 d G · · 41 -uised that the ln orml 1 nt s itiniJrary a· been hanged slightJ J _ · -4fl Inasmuch as 1 he floatir g visas are not to be obtair d in Londion · the infor mant will -no-J spend any tt·me tn London bu t will go ' § i- · · rectly to Par i s He e cpe o s to arri ue in Paris on April 25th ' He will leave Paris ori the afternoon of April 27th for Brusse J s h · Jfe will leaue Brussels o n April 28th and will a rri ve in Pragu on the same day From ther·e· he· will Proceed· to the So vi et Uni orf I ' I ' I Eli2abeth Mascolo common-law wife of Tim Buqk Canadian communist leader gave our inforTT an t #1 ·0 00 on April 2$ 1958 This money according to Maf colo came from the Russian Embas y I in Ottawa The #1 000 was in denomi-na-qiorrs of 100 50 and 10 dol lar bills Our· i nforman-J gave Mascolo #100 00 and i 9ld her to _gi ue it to T-im Buck to Co'fJJ pensdte him for havtn g sent Mascolo to New York with the mone y - for our infor man t The informa- it said this was a good-will ges t ilre to i'im Buck wt th respe ct to what cJ isposition was to be made·- of tht J remainihg $900 00 qur tnfor man t s'tated he saw n reason why th Burea - s4 oi ld n ot ta e t e-_$900 00 f e didn 1 t el 1 t was n-e 2-essar _y1 or ff 1 m to haZJf1 the s pec1 1 c money wh1 ch the Sovi 1 ts had pro vided · i n his posses sf on AµAC S' imon stated that he i a going to ·di sr uss ' i i s ma tter wi tq Chi cago the offi c e of origi to de terTFJ in w the-r7Jh icago an advq nce q n_y reason s to why the Bureau should n ot take the $900 00 fr9m our i formant • He ask·ed for the l ureau 's -views as ·to this and _wq ·s· told that if th informant d tdr t feel it was necessary for h tm to haue t'f e specific money provided by· the Sov tets and the Chi cago Office tnterpo·sed no obje ctt on then New Yorlf s hould acqep the _ j9oo oo from -f he informant and forward it -6'0 the officFf o orJgin Chfcag·o Mr • Simon asked whether the informan f should be rei mbu rse d and was told t-ha i - nasmuch as we had alread y advanced the informant su fi ci·ent unds- it was not nece-ssary to reimburse the· infor mgnt 'S i 1 ✓· • i y -· l ' #6 000 to New York ' According was to be 1 1 RFC- zq Aiu t · · 6 ' -·- l r Our inf•ormant also adµised £ at 'Elt iJ h Ma 3c 1 1-'-deliu_red Ale- cander Traol -tenberg A11i-er1 cg 091 2 ml§n 1 s l ar y in Th is $6 000 also bam 4e f rorn _tlie$ Y Jov t J f'h1 b' fc iµ3u in 'ot-ta a to our informant Mascolo· st at d th'a' f _pa Pt ' 'i J18§fits $6 000 given to the wife fl Gi '11 Jertt Green en was convicted tn '@llOF•EDIS ' EAR _ _ •• - Jw DEL'ETF JJ1 r£c · V ' - - -·- _ _ - - -- - ' ® MR BELMONT - MR BOARDMAN SOLO the first New York S1J1 ith Act tri al on 10-14-49 He subsequently heca'fl e a fu_gi'tiue but turned hi mself i n on 2-27-56 and i s currently serving ei ht years i'n the penY tentiary ACTION You wi 11· be 'kept adui sed of de uelqpme ts in th is matter r 2 - Office Memorandum • Mr L TO t -✓ --- M v - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ardman DATE April 21 1 _5_ _ olson PROM Mx A 6ardm elmont _Jc Mohr _ _ eaS·e _ _ Parsons _ __ H Belrno SUBJBCr sow ____ Rosen-_ _ Tamm ____ Trott r _·_ V ' Clayton _ _ Tele Room _ Holloman _-_ Gandy_ _ __ At 5 30 p • m April ·21 195-8 ·SAC Auerbacl_l Chicago called with reference· to previous authorization by tlie Bureau to advan e-tlie jnformant $2QOO 0 0 for travel and other xpens s on 'his· trip to Mos·cow Auerbach said that Chicago· has carefully gone over ·WJ th the informant the ·expense$ anticipated and noted that infor ant on arrival in• Moscow would· have a maxi mum of approxi ately $50Q 00 and from thi_s amount he ·might have to purchase transportaµon back to London Auerbach state that it was quite possible any Soviet acivance_s of fu nq s would be in an indirect f hion an d would ilot be made_ available to tp e informant in Moscow and therefor e he requested authority for an ag d itional '$50Ct 00 advance This would· make a total acl tance of $ 500 -00· by the Bureau i nfo rtn t was advanc ea· $1500 00 by the Communist Party USA It is noted that it fs hoped the $oviet will reimburse the informant for expenses ofllis trip and we may be reimbursed· at least in part i Auerbach advised that the informant was leaving -CN cago on Ap il ai _ · 19 8 and therefore Auerbach was authori eq by Inspector D E Moor tb· advance the informant the additional 500 00 C§ noF-EDIS ACTION SEARCH r' FOr record purposes - cc cc cc cc - Mr Mr o Mr Boardman Belp prt t B umgardiier j So Johnson DEM jddt q ·- f r APR 25 1958 • % • J j ' -------••' ···•· 0 -- t j 1 7fl DELETE __ __ ___ _ _ 1 1 j I I • _ · ' ' ' FD -36 Rev 3-13-56 _ ' F 13 r Pate 4 18 58 AI_RTEL Transmit the follbwinj mess 1ge via------ ---- ----- -- ----- REalSTERED MAIL Priority or Method of Mailing TO ¼ioNF INF 'i --- ·· -t'tfir I ✓' J 'J i AC CH I CAGO 134-46 su·b 3 • l ERxn rs uNcw1s s yJw 1 l ilcoo_BY 94-S rArlt l 11 S I _ ' il-YIJ6Jtf • --- 11 · Al L IlVFORlfA ION dONTA l 1 6 Re Chicago letter to Bure lu 4 16 58 captioned SOLQ IS - C a copy of IVhiCh was furniShed to the N w York office Relet set forth results of the trip of NY 694-S to Canada to make the fillal rrang'ements in connection with the Solo operation _ Theregarding Ghicago office IVOuld like to make the following observation this matter I is· felt that NY 694-iS · did an excellent job on obtaining full details· as Well as making the necessary'·arrangements to further enhance the success of th 8 r o·operatIOn His inquiries were most penetrating and arrangements were made in such a manner so ·that any futu operations aloilg tl is line 1VOuid reSµlt in the greatest_possible value to the Bu eau It ·is felt that hiS questions o f TIM BUCK were of such a -nature as to forest 11 the po$sibilities of the uneXpected occurring The Chi9 go office is ·further of the opinion_ that the value -Of NY 694-S in furthering the- success·of tl iS miss on canuot be measured in dollars and c a ithouthis assistance plus his aj -t_ li v e_k e o couriet• app iratus this op rat ion IVOUil d n t have be'i'n possT6nr ---- - Ii AUERBACH 2i' _ Bureau Y- ·' ff r1 f · 1 lf -· i ' New York l - Ch i cago REC 65 JLS LMA 5 - ' -- - -7 - 1 J ' · 1 • • - r • r l '1 t ' t - jf ' P Approved -- --- -- -- -- -- · -- ----- __ _ Special Agent in- Charge J Sent _ _ _----c---_ i-'i · J - - '5TANDA D RM NO 64 • ·UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT FROM0Belm • _____ SF-ARCH --- •· · ·••'llr ql• SUBJ ------• -·••••td ei -_jjJ_ _ · -- -- CELETE ------ •-a•- ··•• ai SAC Auerbach Chicago cal le ct· on· the advise of developments r gard±ng the Prop9sed 'his wife to Rui sia Auerbach said that 694 -S r ported qoncerning his conversation with Tim Buck in Canada 694 s· said that Buck's contact on this matter i s d_i· rectly· with Soviet Ambassador ·chuvach hn _phonetic He said there s an understanding that the Russiart will reimburse th informant for the cost of this trip to Ifassia '' ' ' Relative to vi·s s _as soon as Buck had talketj tq· 69·4 -S securing the numbe7s f the passl'orts et cetera Bqck illll i di te ly lrra' 'ged to contact the Soviet Ampassador who was to leave for Russia on 4 15 o 1 4 16 and will s t up appropriate arrangemen ts for visas fo r the ·' informants - l I ' 694-S reported· that according to Buck the trip_ should be made promptly 5824 -S sh oul-d be j n L¢ndon by 4 25 His- wife- is to go to the Russian Consulat_e there· see the ·receptionist and identify herself a nd request to see the consul If there is any hesitation she w 11 say u_He will see·mne My h1 1sband and I are going to 'Russia P She wiJl secu-re a floating visa for_ Ru ssia a visa spec i fying n9 definite limits as to time and place This visa will not be attached to the informant' passport thus not re fle cting upon his return to the US that he has b eh in Russia · · I I The informant's wife w ll heh go to the Czechoslovakian - ·· Consulate in L ndon and secure a f I oating visa there f9r· Prague The informant and his wife will l ave London promptly for EJrussels yia Paris on 4 26 or 4 2 T ey will leave Brussels immedtately for Prague At Prague they will be met by a g ound hostess to whom they wi1i identify themselves tl1 rough ·at e J es of excha n ged words The ho9tess will arrange or hotel etc t nd travel to· Moscow A-t Moscow they will be met and -thei_r scheduJ es_ will J e p rap d __ 97 tJ_o J 7 - The informant 1s to plan for a ·side -1 - ero trip to 'Qnina leaving · from Moscow and returning to MQ el' 'I n China· he is to talk to the Chinese leaders regarding the - com uni st p AHBtCSH 4 ·EOardman r t 10 ' · •· it • 23 A R 211958 elmont Mr Baumgardne r_ ' · · ALL nnt0R MATION CONTArnm HEREIN rs UNOtiASSIF-IED P AXE f t7'-0 _BY JP J 3 i'- M lfJ P 901 -m· · z 1 z-- y f · JP · J'2 l w z u --- ' t Z1 -'--• · • r r t i _ l'j i3' -' I E t ' ' t i ' - - # Mr Boardman ret'llrn trip from Moscow informant the Communist leader there land se Jaq'lleshisDuClos m· is to stop in Paris The informant has art emerg ency contact· in London if trouble arises over tJ le visas namely John Williamson The in-formapt also bas an emergency cable or telephone contact at ·Toronto Canad which he can reach from the continen t This i a book shop in Toronto which will immediately contact 694-S in New York The· expected duration of the informan t 's tr ip is a minimuljl of months His schedule is to be set up and contrqlled by the Russians The informant's notes and ma erials which he will compile will be sent · · back to this country througl l Russian -Gontrol probably through the Russian diplomatic pouch to Canada · · I ·12½ Tim Buck said that 5824-S should be sure to assert himself in U ssia and_ make demands because of_ his pos-i tion a_s repr-esentati ve of he ·CPUS Buck said that in'formant will b dealing on a high level f international communism and will ·be talking to the members of he Ceijtral Committee of the CP in the Soviet Union Au rbach said that the informa nt has a numb r of personal problem to handle before he leaves su h as setting up appropriat care ·of his house his par nts handling a report to the CP on the activities of the Audit Commission seciq ing appropriate clothes etc Auerbach said that the Chicago ·office is giving llim every assistance Relative to finances you will re all that the CP loaned · the informant $1500 for this trip Auerbach said that this would be jnsufficient and we will have td assist n finanqing the trip although · the oviets -are supposed to repay the informa t for the trip For example- the round trip ticket from NY' to Brussels is $1206 and does not inclu l e expenses in London Brussels Prague and the cost of the trip f i -om Brussels to Moscow etc ll Auerb ch said that he contemplates sending SA eating with the informant and his wife when ·they depart for NY 9n_ this trip ih order to assist them in their arrangements clothes etc· He said the iii formant f is depending on the office to giv th_em assistance I told Auerbach f ·1 that the Chicago office should' give every assistance and there was no f objection to Keating going to NY but only if this coµld be done with i complete security I -told Auerb ch that the informant would be undoubtedly ii contacting Commun 1st leaders i11 NY before his aeparture and it is essential i that complete security be observed in the handling of th informant Auerbach will advi se us of f'trn her developments ahd the extent to which financial assi•stance will be required 1 ii tf lf t • ·-' r ' ' _ ' _f'· r • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT FROM Tolson 'Boardman Belmont Mohr _ _ Nease_ Parsons Rc sen- __ Tamm Trotter_ Clayt_on _ SUBJECT m SAC A erbach called at 10 25 a ll 4 17 to advise 0 that 5824 s and is wife will leave Chicago Monday for N ew Yol' k G dy _ They have a onf1rmed reservation on TWA 3 00 p_ m on 4 24 l' ·1 New York to London ar riving at London 9 00 a m 4 25 61 Auerbach ·requested a thori ty to advance the informant $2 000 for travel and other expenses It· is hoped hat the ·Russians will reimburse the informant for expense e f th i s trip and the info man-t will be able to reimbur e us at lea t in part l Auerb ch stated that tpe need for the $2 000 advance is re lected by the following expenses Round trip ti9ket Chicago·to New Yo k $200 00 Round trip ticket New York to London 1 206 00 Travel from London to Moscow and return 700 bO Expenses London and Brussels Pr agµe and wl lile in Moscow and return to London 750 00 Local Ch_i ago -e penses for informant's parents utilities arid upkeep o house Luggage clothes med i -ci es etc 200 00 350 00 Literature book and postage which informant is sending first c1ass t 1rough Cana ia 75 00 li'l 1 J Tot al • 3b48I 00 j 1 J 4 a 9 I- · '5 The informant was· aovanced $1 500 by theI ooCP USA and w i th the $2 000 advance by the Bureau w-ill be able to meet tthe -expenses _ r-r ' H' I authorized Auerbach to la this advanc·e I g Auerbach said a s eparate file has been set up • on the financing of this trip so that there vti l be no qu stion as to accuracy of the expenses etc · 1 @ Memorandum to Mr Boardman Re SOLO Auerbach said that in order to make t his advance he would appre9iate having expe se· vouchers $Ubmitted by t e Chicago Office within the last few days ha ndJ ed s promptly as possible by the Bureau The Administrative Di vision was alerted to this r I f ' ' ' t - 2 - ·-··- 0 FF I CE· TO · · M E M O R A N• D _U M DIRECTOR FBI SAC CHICAGO STATES 4 li 58 PATE · 100-·428091 Assistant Director ATTENTION INTERNAL SEOURITY - C CG- 5624 s on April b7C __ 3 L------ S C SOLO UNITED A H• BELMONT 4 _l958 orally t''llrn tsbed the fol' ' · low t- g i nfoma1 on 'CO SA JOHN E • KEATING 58 4 i--$ · re eive·d CG most of this information in a conversation with EUGENE DENNIS' on Monday ar b jl_ 1958 A v ey a-11 pQrtion o' r the information was rece tyed f rom ·nEJNNIS- on April 1 1958 J na smuij as DENNIS wa_s br efi g CG 5824 s on r cent developments in the Communist ·fartT USA tor purposes of trans ' mitting _this information to the Oommunis t Pa r tt o·r the St viet Unioti _DENNIS was -ttempting -to P Etce th · _Oomniuni'st Party USA in as f'avora ble a light as possible DENNIS was al$o 1 su tng · instructions to CG 5824-Sit- concerning 'his pr9posed· trip to Russia a1 1d China · · · · ·FOR THE ABOVE wsoNs IT rs fflLT THAT THERE· SROJmD ·•BE NO DI-SSEMINATTON OF ANY op THIS IN @ORMA 'JJION AT wms• ·TIM§i i IN- ··ORDER rQ FrJLLY PROTECT· TH ' IDENTITY' -QF' CG 58#1r s1r- ND IB J' SUQQESS op· THE Soto ' OPERATION · ALL INJ l'ORMATtoN C NTAINEO tnstr uc tions to 1-iORRf s CHILDS PAUL· ROBESONts I · -Borikr Here -I aL 1 i S -· · 1 1 ' f r yo f l Stan i f · -'-- D S ·$ta ed tp MORin s- om t S s loqld t1 7 to e·e P AUL· ROBE$QN' 't-fhi le h · is in Chicago and oQta1n an autogre fhed· copy of R0rS0 ti1 s _book_ Here t Stand 9r delivery to I _ _ Ln· Mo cow· · I I _· RE i 4 Bur au REGI STERED LZ Chicago j J- _ l- 11 e ' - vJ APll l1 1958 0 -·--- @r bF1o · '1 t d SEI R CH ___ '°- r UPD - • ' TiE to_¼· J • CREATE Vt Y It 'DELCTC' I t r · --·'l 1 L I - '1 fllt --t•••· - ti' J fj •' -_ ---- '' f 1 WILLIAM z FOS 'I'ER DENNIS stated that he has h€1ard that WILLIA 'M z ·FOSTER has two new ax ticles which ·are in Moscow DENNIS stated tliat the Russians should be told that FOSTERis art1 c1es are -intolerable because they are causing d1yision·a in the· ranks· o-r the Communist · Party - USA and they are also td9 nge ring th e le gal1 ty of ·the Co tn piunist Party - USA- DENNIS said that FOSTER rais s problems which cannot be dealt with especially by the Russian press DENNIS stated- that CHILDS should tell the Russians that e-ven before he beQ8 Ille ill the oJd man was doctrinaire rigid -and in the recent disct1ssi-6ns in the Co mmunis P rty - USA he was actual y engaging in fact1 -onal fqll F'urth i ' FOSTER has never had an outlook toward the building of a future le dership that fs 1 l e has neve i brought younger pe sons· into · the le dership As an example• of what FOSTER is doing at the present time DE NNIS stated that a few days ago the old so- nd-so picked up the te lephone _a nd called him FOSTER told DENNIS that the Cominun tst Par y - USA ·sholll d ende I'se N CR ITA KHRUSHCHEV fol' Pi' _mier of the USSR Further t h at tl ie Communist _Pa ty - -USA should ask f'or democrl l tic safeguards since KRIWSHCHEV is now playing··a dµal role DENNIS comm ente d ·that th s is an -example -of' the disregard ·for security precautions by FOSTER wh9 would get the Communist Party USA in t roub e legally 1958 CH LDS as e DENNIS if - h would teil going to Russia DENNIS said that he ou_ld not and bat he· · DEN NIS would take the I'esponsibility if' On Aprll 1 s 'the· old man that -CHILPS l 'the · old man finds out about it ' ' CHILDS asked abo1 1t the plans ·or FOSTER to g·o to Mos cow o DENNIS told CHILDS ·to tell the Russians th t phy ically FO TER is iearning to walk FurtheI' that if ·FOSTER tr vels it dri have to be legally The first· task of the att orneys is to try to lift the Smitp Act indictment against FOS R Also the Communist Party - USA will not ·l e-t· FO STER apply for a passport un til af te-r the decision f 9• -rendered in the ROCKWELt-i' -KENT oaseo This decision may be renq ered in Junra i958 It is advi·sab le foI' FOSTER to apply for a passport b l fpre _a ruling on tl e KENT case since the circumstances in regard' to 10STER would be very si'milaro not 2 - · J Uni tad State s Government Action Against the C omtnun1s Pa rtz- USA DENNIS stated tihat the Russians shouid be tola that thette 1s a new t'ound of attacks against the dommur i1st Part - 1 the United Stat'es- They should be told that some peopie have to go on t r Lal conoezining embei'sh1p 1n he Pal't1 Fol' thls-· 'eason the comm un1$ t Pa 't ' - USA has to be s oure e na· has to be 0a11etfilo Spokesmen foxe the Communist Part - - USA ·h ve to 't e secure and oal'eful O 'it1c1sm ot ABE MAGIL' '1n the ''Kommun1st DENNIS told ORILDS that the Russians should- be informed that in regard to th e orit·io1sm ot ABE MAGIL in the Kommun1st some· mistakes were made becau·se the· Russians al'e out ot touch w1 th the Communist Part7 • 'l'he7 cannot investigate and thus the - do not know all the tacts Thel'efore the7 are _just creating new·problems tol' the Communist Part7 • USA · Representative tor the Proposed· Inte r-national Journal In r-ega d to a l'epresentative· from the Communist Partr USA for the propose d intei'nation L journal to 'be publi-s'tled 'in· P ragu e Ozeohoslovak1a DEN'Nii$ sa1d that pel'haps JOHl WitLIA'f 1SON could be the de facto r p t esentat1 e to r· the Oommunie t Partr 'Q'SA for this jou rnal b t LLIAMSON oe nnot 1 e the Iegal rep reeentative ·of the Comm uni·st Pa rty -· USA D Nm s stated''that WILLIAMSON might be able to suppl7 1nform t1on tor this jo nal bettei- than anrone io o is not ao4uainted with the 'On Lt d States DENNIS asked OH ILDS it 'he thought th t it would be pos s tb ie to r WILLI AMSON to make a tr_ip tl'om Englana t o··aanada about nee• a real' ORILDS oo ld- eet WILl IAMSoN· 1 coanada and b r er him on l'eoent dev lopmentei in the Oomm 1n1st Pa 'ti7 - USA thus pem1tt1ng WILLIAMSON' to aot aei the d_e taoto repl'ei ent tive t'o t the Oommunist Pal'ty - USA on the proposed 1ntel' t1 nal journal nd the efo e in l'egai d to an7 mattel'e pex-taining to the 1nte rnational Communist movement · CHILDS asked DENNIS 1f he should see WILLIAMSON on the DENNIS hesitated and then stated that it ·would be bettel' o see WILLIAMSON on the l' t'Ul'n trip trom Rus$1a f way to Russia CHILDS does see WILLIAMSON he should· tell him that be is a oa v less correspondent Furthe CHILDS should t il W CLLIAMSON that ha should kriow better than to write the typ e of letters and-reque tthe kind of answers that he has in h s -correspondence with DENNISo JACQUES DUCLOS and the Cominuni st Party of France · ' CHILDS asked DENNIS if he shouid try to se e ·JACQUES DUCLOS in Fl ance DENN rS stated that it woul d be best to try to s ee DUCLOS · on the return trip from Paris DENNIS also stated th t CHILDS should find out what the Communist Party of' France is dqing but should not tell the Connnunist P rty of France too much aQout the situation in the Communist Party - USA Connnun1st Barty of china DENNIS t old CHILDS to gq to 'China frofu Russia and tell the Chinese that J ttMES ALLEN is concerning htmself with the Chinese and a sub-connnittee of people from Philadelphi a and New Yo rk who are discussing_the Chinese qµestio-p and are studying the Chinese situation DENNIS said that there· ts a person in Philadelphia wlq o is just tilled with knowledge about China and the Far Easto Russian Eress Material r 'or · The Worker DENNIS said ·that it is all right ror the Soviet press material to be sent dir ctly from ussia to The Worker· providing that the Russians sen the same material t o a co ple of other papers in the United States Ir the Russtans only pla to send this mate-ri l to The Worker then 1 t cannot be mailed directly o HENRY WINSTON GIL GREEN and IRVING POTASH DENNIS stated 1 p at the attorney JOHN ABT visited· with ·HENRY WINSTON GIL GREEN -and IRVINQ- POTASH after the February 9 1958 meeting o r the National Comm itte The attorney said that all three e- x pr essed full ·agreement with the line of the National Connni ttee o All twee also said· that the economic· que stion must be ·l he key to everything in expanding the ties of' the Communist Party - US ·and bnea ing down the isolation of the aommun st Partyo DENNIS saic 1 that WINS'l10N anc 1 GREEN are feeling all right 9 ·but POTASH is in bad health POTASH e xpe ts to be eleased from ·prison in August 1958 but the attorney l eli ves that the ' mmigra tion and Naturalization Service may adc 1 an additiona six months detention period · - ·' 1 •• ' _ - - DENNIS commented th -t the Rusa taps made a ter r tbl mis take in th manp er in whi'ch they sent IRVING POTASH back to thE3 United States PENNIS aid that if tt h d hot been fo JACK CHILDS the Communist Party - USA would have be n in_ terrible shape and the Party h i a narrqw escape DENNJ S aid that the Russians should be told this and should be toid that_ POTA$H cam back to the Untte States at tl e wrong_ time GUS HALL D ENNIS said that a qs HALL is having trouble o When he last repo t'ted to the Pal'ole Office the FBI had prepared a dos sier showing that he had met with a l kirtds of Party peopleo The Parole Office threatened to lfft •his conditional releaseo ·DENNIS com merited that this may knQ ck GUS RA tL o-q t -of circulation for some timeo Jewish Question - I DENNIS told CHILDS that he should 'ind out in ·M oscow-· and or in Paris what h ppene·d when the French Communist Party and the ·Central Commi t ee of· the Communist P rty o f' the Soviet -Uniondi scusse·4 the· Jewish question sometime a f'ter November 1958-o· -· DENNIS stated that CARL WINTER and JACK STACHEL m 11 ·- an_ article 011 tb e Jewish questi n ·· It- will be friendly ana will place the C'ommun ist· Party USA in a different light· in regard to this question tlJ ari has -been pi es·ented tn the articles written by MORRIS SCHAPPES PAUL NOVICK and others W l i t e CHILDS was instructed b DENNIS to obtain pho ographs of ' ' ' -- -- - - - - - --- ---- - - - -- --- L W hi' l e he is in Moscow o DENNIS told CHILDS tha t a n aZ - l 'e t t e r- ---- L t o D E NN IS should not contain re f'erenc DEIDQ S also sug gested t h a t - - - - - - - - - ' write to MORI1IS CHILDS who wouid then give the lettel' to •DENNIS any DENNIS sked CHILDS to take some gifts 10- rS-i TE R Y -s ' '7h- i s_ He suggested in aq di tion to the· PAUL ROBESO booL k -Fr i tory of the Comm unist Party •- USA and FOS a n_r s hiE tory of the Negro people- - · t b7C ' - - • 1e Y•1 t · · • • ' - -- --- 4• j - ' • J ' · - t f-r fi h i t -ii • t l t irt j·f i ·tftl _ The Communist Party of Mexico DENNIS stated that ·0RD0QUI JOAQUIN 0RD0Q UI MESA of' the Cuban Communis-t Party sent a _document th' ough the Communist Party USA charging DIONISIO ENCINA of the ·communist Party of Mexico with playing the game of the enemy ·ORDOQ UI indicated th t the Mexican Co rpmunist P rty lea ership is honeycombed with spies Secretaria t of the Communist Party -· USA I DENNIS wa_s asked by QH J LDS who would know that CHILDS was going to Moscow DENNIS replie d You will speak fo r the Secre·tar tat CHILDS -aske d 'Dq you have onl3 ' DENNIS replied Well we act as one and it consists o-r the followi l$ · EUGE NE DE IS Secl'eta ry BOB THOMPSON Executive Secretary nd Organi Ja tion Depar tment J ACK STACHEL t ssociate Editor of The ·worker JAMES c fACKSON the South HYMAN LUME R Edu_c·ation Parenthetically spe king it 1-s to be note a that--DENNIS would expe·ct hat CHILDS would ip c licate to the· Russians ' hat DENNI$ is the Gen eral Secretary and thtis is the leadefr of the Qomniunist Pa-rty - USA Thus DENNIS is 'placing himself as the leader of the · Commun t Party - USA as is the custo ary ·proce ure in most Com I munist Pa rties DENNIS stated that at lea st thre of these people will know tQ at CHILDS_is goi-ng to Moscow 'The only one who will not know wi_ll be RY LUMB if Then D ENNIS said You wi Ll speak for the Secr etariat ·and I speak f 'o r the Secre·tar tat Transmi ttal ·of Funds DEN ifIS had n o suggestions at this time as to how the Communist Party - USA in a disguise l manne r might receive funds from the Communist Party_ of'·'the Soviet Union • i OTHER INFORMATION FURNISHED BY DENNIS IN CONNECTION WITH THIS BRI EFING IS CONT ADfED IN QHtCAGO LETTER PATED APRIL 11 1958 AN D CAPTIONED COMMtmIST PARTY USA - ORGANIZATI QN rs-c n - ···E - • UNITED STATES TO DATE MR BOARDMAN 4 15 58 A jJ l_o son 'FROM ti O l llt' t i' ·l · 1 r I -17 ardmcft _ r nt · Neas Parse _ Rosen•-Tamm ___•Trotter _ _ Clayton _ _ Tele ·Room _ Holloman_ Gandy _ _ _ AC Auerbach advised on the afternoon of 4 14 that 6 4-S had gone to Canada to confer with Tim Buck and was returrring to NY via Chicago arriving in Chicago on the morning of 4 15 and leaving for NY the evening of 4 15 He requested that our NY _ lJ office be advis ed and I so advised ASAC Ed McCabe' NY' on the evening of 4 14 58 v1J ffd 1 4 Auerbach said that the resu its of 694-S-' conversation onJ with Buck will be available on 4 15 but preliminary ind_ication are that Buck advocated that the trip of 5824-S be start ed promptly and that he would be contacted in ei her Lo11do1 or Pari in order that he·could secure the necessary visa to go into Russia 1 t r i Auerbach had previously raised the question whether th and telephone nutt bers of our Legats in Lon dQn and Paris should not be furnished to 5824-S I told Auerbach I considered this inadvisable as the informant would probably be searched and various listening devices might be used in his hotel rooms etc ' ·1 I names - - - - - 'f ' l tfl Ii Auerbach again raised th is gue s-tion sayi g tp at the informant felt that he should have some one to contact in an emergency Auerbach suggest d that a- drop system could be worked up whereby the informant could contact one of our Legats in an r emergency I I told Auerbach that we still considered this very inadvisable I pointed out that for all we know the English and French may have technical coverage on th American Embassies and might consequently cover any call the inf ormant migh t make to the Legat Relative to po$sible drops cut-outs whereby the informan t would get word to theLegat that he wanted to meet him at a specified place I told Auerbach that this was a cloak-and·-ctagger maneuver and there was too much chance of a slip-up I told Auerbach th t if the informant ' gets in to trouble he always can contact the American Embassy as any other American ci t·izen can do and that short of some difficulty ·' with his health I could not vi-sual i ze a situation where the informant should be contacting anyone REC 7 '-1 '·· --' '· '$ - l ·t t 3APR 21195 tf told Auerbach to discuss th f6 viththe informant i nd point out that our precaution in this matter is iMPfh¾ i 1 ety as we do not j · want to set up any proposal which in·any way could tie him into the FBI • - W l 10 AHB CSH 4 · V --S _ cc Mr Board' Uan M t Belmont Mr Baumgafd er V• __ _JI' t 0 _ A 1 1-· - -- T 'J'I' --------------------------- l · · · ' 3 - ' - - •· ·· ·z · c c· x ·· - - · - -· ' l · Office Memo ·'i¥ndum • sn9is UNil'En GOVERNMENT DI-i ECTOR FBI 100-428091 To DATE • c CHICAGO l34-46-Sub B SUBJECT SOLO 'LA April 8 1958 -L ·PERSONAL ATTENTION· ___ INTERNAL SECURITY - C ✓ Ass't Director BELMONT In connection with ·tJie a 1 ove-captioneq case it is requested that the Chicago Pffice be fur n i shed with the name$ a µd telephone numpers for t e Legal Attaches in London and Paris This information is being requested so tha t it can be furnished to CG '5824 --S The i-nformant would ·not Contact the L8gal Attaches unless some extreme emergency arose In the ev nt that it became necessary to contact either one of the Legal Attaches the informant would use the name AfARTIN • CAMP 'When the approxim te dat of departure for the informant is known the Bureau will -be advised so that the ·Legid Attaches in London and Paris can be alerted for a possible mergency phon call _ B reau REGISTERED MAI·L '--f Chicago JEK jcn 3 @rroF-Eors SFr o·cH - • Cl LJpn #j J •r • - -• - • - - - - ----- --- ----------- · ·fl 21 _7_ -- ll£LET f M•-------- l a '1 1 b7C - -- __ --------- ··_·· - _-__•-_-_--_- _- --_-· - -_ ·· ·• _ s • _ _· -_ _ · · -- -7'c ·- - ·__ ·' _ _--- · ·_ ·_ - - '·'--i _ _ _- _ --- · - ·_ -- _ c - _ - _ · ·- _ · - - ·J 1 r Bo a rd man ' ' 1 - ' Bel_mont 1 - ·1£r Donohue j_ - Mr Cromer A'prt1 8 1958 Reurle- -4-2-58 _ _ r A # or ft Y _g r d lititg _ t l -ailu n ci to C tf 24 fi · pr for ·to thf -•ff t - i f hJs -ifej rture ·n·· r gr r - $ 9 ' ptJ ·o ed · ca -- h t ·s re gl 4 frliJ ·cft -6 hpr 'l 'eq -p yme nt _ th r o_ugh P ay · l 9f18' · A'l 07 -t lf aJ 3_·9 · gr ante a · ti re nib1'r s I _ J$i'o ·' so · per •loe eTr· f o r· 1 oes of pay fr jtr · her elf -pl'oymen1i whti e she acaqmpnn t s ·CG 5f 24 S on th ts t'r- p l'he ae payments to s412uld be constdereq a pa rt oj' the 1 o1 al C081i of the· 8010 ope ration · · I _ You should delete ·the U ord June j'rorn the capt'ion oj your- copy 6J' re let Burea coptes have bee n As set Jo rth in my letter to you 3-6-58 t-he correct-ed Bureau ha 3 -opened· a separate file on capt·ion ed case • In order to afJord maximum security to this Jil e i't is maintained in the speci j -l mail room This is not where June _ ma t2 is ma i'ntqined and a June 11 classification cal se s 9 IJ UJ op_ t P l and 1 i ng NOTE VON Y EL i f or See m mo 'Bel'mont sq me 6 q f 'tt qn · ·Jit med ti LL 1meoR ·TJJ CONTAPiErl 8 faE r rs u cr Ass IttEO _ ·· DATls'J 1-bo· BY J -- ' ' r11 - tr-- · stf ·3 ii 1 - Mr J S Johnson 331 W f cilson· ichols • oardman A t ' · 1 ' ·· · ' ' 'w APR H · 58 Jrsons· _ ____ sen-_--'- b L 1 R J Jmm _ __ ' J • i ''•·-' 1 r· otter_- c _ ase -le Room __ Homan_ ndy - - - - - C MM £ L_ MAIL ROOM' c J l1__ __ __ _ _ _____ ____ _ ____ __ __ _ --- ------- b7D STAN ARD FORM NO 64 · _-Office Memo u ITED STAls GOVERNMENT TO DIRECTOR FBI ioo-4280 1 F SAC CHICAGO 134-46 ub B ·su e ECT DATE April 2 19·5s c 2 A E ffION - Ass' t Director V A H- BELMONT IN1'ERNAL SECURI - C has advised that she and CG 5824-S do not have -a_n_y_r_e_s_e_r ve· fund She said that they live on a onth to month basis They hav43 several fi ed expenses e ch month Among these expenses are monthly payments on the mortgage for their reside11c p_ y ents for rent and subsistence for the parents of CG 5824-S and payments for the subsistence of the mo her of I I The present authorization for pay ent for s_ervices and normal expenses for cq 5824-S up to $900 00 pe r month extenqs through May 195 b7D I _It i re quested that authori-ty be granted to advance to CG 5 24-S · p yment for services rendered and normal expens s incurred from the date of departure n - regard to the Solo case th ough May 1958· so that arrangements can be made by the informants for the payinent of ·t ile above-listed fixed expenses in aqvance of _' ythe date of departure · · also advised on March 31 1958 ·that she has comp l-e t-e d_a_r- r ang e ts to ta e· a l ave of absence of appro imately two months duration from her present piace of employment She has told her employer that this leave _of absence will _pro ably start some t me·during the period between AP ril 15 and 30 1958 b7D I has advised- fhat er weekly salary ' is $102 50 Inasmuch a s w i l l be serving·as a cover ·for the trip of CG 5824-S and it is believed highly desirable that she accompany him it is recommended that authority be granted to pay the salarr o l during the time she· is on a leave of absence from her place of employment and that this be considered a part of the o al c st of the Solo o era ion 7 '½ 1 4 Bureau REGISTERED -- Ei cago 1t ·tt r d µ »-@v 3 itU1 1 AvlW 01Y'' i 1- 'J e q eJ Y I N1¥ f _ J - 131 tJtJ '7t1 2 f o 9511 ' -4 'f m•O _M t -Office Mem ndum • t -MR L TO FROM _ _ • ro v 1 s4 'b BOARDMAN §0 tg 'DATE April 8 1958 H BEL_M6id O SOLO_ SUBJECT · uNrrno sTAT s GOVERNMENT 1 Tolson_ I- l ' Ci k Boardman · B llmont- P j RJ e J' - - ______ a Tamm Trotter_ · Clayton_ Tele Room_ 1 SAC Auerbach calied on the afternoon of Apri 7 1958 _ from Chicago to advis that the· pas_ sport -applicatio_ns qf u y - 5824-S and his_ wife bad b en se t in- to the ta-t e 'J epartm nt on A r the nam s ofJlY via Sone 1 1 t✓• 1 1et ii e4 ti · o·' 41 ' t1r'4 ' _a 4 f X - · Aue _c had previousIY vised tha 7t ' take a trip to New York as a m mber of the Cl auditing committee Auerbach said that while the infQrmant was there Lem Harris gave the informant a loan of $1 500 00 for 'the trip · This was on the insti'1'Gtions of Eugene -Pe is who did not advise Harris as to the purp ose of the l an This $1 500 00 wHI be placed in the informant's ac count t the bank and wiij be drawn on fqr -p poses of meeting ef4 enses of the trip Our Chicago office wil l take appropriate steps to have New York chec -qn the se ial nunibe rs as to the s ource of the funds Auerbach said it will je necessary for 694-S to com to Chicago later this mont and the11 go to see 'Tim Buck in Canada to fur·nish-hi qi wJth the pa ssport numbers in order to arrange for visas at London or Parfs J auth9rjzed expenses _for 694-S up to $300 00 for this trip · Auerbach will e p us dvised of developments F 110 -EDIS tjr ·t AHB qL offgina1 fui1y · · r-fOTl dibinistration Divi$ ion attention Mr J s Johrl m was ·informed -of above authorization for expen§e for 694-S 1 y routing slip on 1 8 58 ARB f U 1FORMA-HON CONT IN® REIN rs U Nl'1 4SS1FIJD BY S J tf6f# Mt S R' f f- j 3 l BJ- 1 00 j 5 APR-l 4 ·1953 REC· 95 · · · $ AN ARD FORM NO ·114 on ce 'JJ Memorandum 1 lI 1 MR SIZOO To UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT V DATE 4 8 58 Tolson---- iBoardman _ • Belmont _ _ · ·FROM ----- ro SUBJECT SOLO fl' l - i I '-i TERNAL SECURITY - C t Trotter _ _ _ Clayton _ Tele Room __ _ Holloman_ t Gand y _ r I ca 11 ·e d SAC Auer b ac h at ·ch··1cago to d ay re 1 a iye to his advice• yesterday that 5824-S and h s wife had submitt«3d their application for passports I told Auerl ach that unless the applicant reflec-ts that he has a trip scheduled in the· near future the applicati9n will probably receive roµtine handling and it may be more than a -month before the passport are received For th is· reason Chitago should be· sµTe that inf6rmants have indicated an eariy date o·f departµre Auerbach said he would see this was done ¼ fl· - l rv r J ALL HfFORMATION CONTAINED AHB ush 3 HERETN I'S UNCLASSI NED t fJ_ r PA' E I 1-oo· ·BY5pyl -S I if 1ofo 1 REC 95 i -s APR 9 1HS3 ·- - • _ • • ••·•m•w• Fl 5 5' APR 14 1958 ' ' f- 'h ' STATES GOVERNMENT TO ' · MR L oATB April 7 1958 · 2 --vl f ALL-Ufll'ORMA'l'tON CONTAINE HEREIN rs _1ncr A SJF CED DA' E 7 «t _____ B i S li » -Mt --- -4 F ' IJ J · Tolson _ _ ichols• _ oardman Belm ' nt - -_ Mohr ____ Parsons _ _Rosen-·_- 1 · Nease _-_ j l ·R o _ rjn d · a representative from the ColJ mitnist Part_y CP 1 USA 84 C Chicago h · ll ad·e certain re omm ru J ations reqarding _f nancial - --r rang ments wi·th t· e _ informant and his w i e I _ who will accompany h1 m as a ci wer for the trip Th se i'n ormants hav certain ixe d inane fol obligations which wi 1 1 have to be met during the·ir -ab enoe from th'i s c-ountry -Chicago l_requests that authdrf-ty be granted to advance CG 5824-8 prio·r to the _ cJ ate of his departure hi-s regularly q utho-rized pa yment through May lf 58 It is noted that thi's informant is currently authori ed to receive up to ¢900 per_ month wh i qh authorization extend a through Ji ay _1-958 · In connect ion with ·the trip of CG 5824 -s tp Russia as I Chi·cago also q dvised thatl has made ai'r rangements to take ·a leave o absence o appro r ima tely two mon ths durafti•on Which will probably start sometije dur 1w the perioq be tw_e en April Z-5 and 30 1958 -Inq smuch Wi-11- be serv ing as a cover or the trip of CG 5824-SJ SAC Chicago bel ieues_ it highly d-es-irable· that she accompany __him qnd recomm nds that authori'ty be granted ·to pq y her sq J ary during the time she i-s on a leave of absence and· that th_is be considered a part of the total cost of the So lo operati-o-n The we ekly sq lary of is $102 50 She rece i'ues no reglf 1 ar payment from the Bureau as 0BSE'RVATI0NS In view of thrJ extreme· i·mportance of this operation it ts bel ie r ed that the recommendations of the SAC Chicago shpuld -be approved 1iECflJJ ENDA TI ON That the attached 1 etter be 1sent to Chicago au o the recdmmend ed ·sums 3 It v' · G'' J cJ it 1r 1 t u · pa yment u Atif1' - 1 11' Enclosure --of ·'_ 1 • _ r 100-428091 l-8 - tfl J·u · 1 2f' r -' I v 1 - ilr Boardman REC- 28' · •• '·fcli A k' '' -- 1 - Mr Belmont - ·I OF-EDIS' 1 - JJ'r J S Johnso·n _3 ql 0P0 · APR ·9 -195a· ARCH 1 - Ur Donohue IN f 'i Sf1 l· DAn - iott- · i - Mr Cromer ms U 1 1 • HC med JJ _ 'l __ DEL£ E · · · •·• - - · t-- '-· - - i ··- f' tlJJiEjff J hJJ --··· 0 6APR 1119 6 1 ' ' _ I ••• - ••• - - • - -- - 1 b7D ·F d h •··· •'·•··'·l --j•• - -z c• E1 z4'K mrv K1 7 1 FD-36 Rev 12-13-56 FBI lLL INJ'ORMA TtON CON' t'Aizqzm HEREIN IS IJNC1ASS F ED• ·nua 1--- oa Transmit the following in BY 2 Pq $ q 11 AIRTEL Via I · FROM n ' tiu @ Mr Mr Mr Mr I 3 18 58 ✓ I -1 · I Type in plain text or code I I 1 I Prioritr or Me hod of Mailing · TO DIRECTOR FBI 100-42809 l @stsEA iRJOCFH·EDIS SAC NEW YORK 100 134637 ·· fr Ncase ·- 1 Date -r Mrl I· · I M 11'1 gfi I 1V Mohr_____ · Parsons __ _ Rosen Tamm - Trotter - Mr Clayton I Tele Room - · Ur Holloman __ _ Miss Gandy ______ _ L 1 -j a --- --- -- - -- IS - C 1 I ¥-4 · J7 NY 694-S advised on 3 18 58 that he returned from Toronto on evening of 3 17 58 with following mes sage from Tim Buc k to CG 5824-S Buc'lc was most happy to receive th e Cuban Ci ·· documents· sent to him from CG 5$24-S through NY 694- Afte receiving GG 5824-s 's report concerning the feasibilltr of going abroad via Mexico or Brazil Buck stated there ·was no way whereby he -could make arrangements in Canada for the immediate departure of CG 5824- -S tvhen NY 694-S old 'hinl' that efforts are being made in USA to make such arraµgemeµts Buck said it w9 uld be best for the Chic go informant to obtain an American passport Buck said he- receqtly discussed subject of d·epa ture points f tom Latin ·'1 American countries with a Russian in Canada and the latter ha l informed him that the Soviets currently are· conducting -aµ invest ga tion of this- matter in various· Latin Americ an countries Despite what the Soviet investigation may reflect Buck felt the best depar-t1 1re point is New York and that CG 5824 S should f avel on an r1can pa sport V Bureau 100- 4 28091 Chicago • 1 - 100- RM RM 1 - NY 65-16441 SAS fl 6 1 - ID 134-91 1NVES · 6 · 1 - NY 100-1346-37 1 N Q -- Cu J- - 1 41· lti' t 7 f · ' ' REC 59 A- J 1 -• 18 i ti · - •' •l I - 1 · J P' r - MA 1958 - ' ' Sent --·--·-----M · Per--- --• ___ I l l 1 1 J I FD 36 Rev 12-13-56 I I © ·I I· ·1 F I I I IDate I I Transmit the following in -------- --'-----'---------'- ---------11 · Type in plain teit or code I I ' I Via-----'------- Priori r or-Meth od of Mailing I ----· ---------- ·--· ------ ----- ------ -----L------- 2 - Buck estimated that CG 5824-S and his wif w9uld need approximately $ 1 300 for the trip to Moscow In connection therewit_h NY 694-S told Buck that CG 5824-S ·wouid negotiate a ninety-day loan to finance the trip and inquire4 whethe the Soviets would reimburse the informant for· the money spen - uck replied that the Soviets definitely would reimbur se CG • 824-S and stated he was so certaiI of this tha t he was wil ling to give his -personal guaranty to that effect tn discussing possibl·e points of dep rture BU c said· Montrea l at this time· of year is too 11 ba rren 11 devoid of traffic and that departure ·from there would require· that CG 5824·-S ·' passport be stamped reflecting Montreal as the point of d eparture · 'I Buck st ted it would be best t hat in hi$ passport application CG 5 824-S list the following a_s countries he desir es to visit England Spain France The Netherlands and Italy He Sc id it -would be wise -to· avoid the Scandtnavian ountries at this time of year since there would pe· compa -atively li ttle tra_ffic in those countries · Buck said 11 f16ating visas 11 and the name d ciescr7-ption of the cm ta t wh wo ld meet ·C 5824-S and his wife in Moscow could be 0bta1 ned in England or in Fr ance Buck however strongly suggested that the visas be obtained in London for two reasons 1 CG 5824-S would avoid language difficulties in London and 2 there is a direct flight from Lo don to Moscow l I Buck advised against obtaining visas in France becaus 1 the French CP is difficult to d·eal with si nc e it is too bureau ratic and 2 because there is no dtrect flight from France to Moscow From Paris CG 5824-S would have to fly to Pr am re where he would encounter the difficulty of making additional arrangements concerning entry and departure at Prague Approved _ _ ___ _ _ _ _- ' - - - Special Agent' in· Charge Sent - - ' - ' - - - - - M - - -- ------- - _ _- - ---------- ' ° ---- - · rn '- ' '· ' -' _ Per - - - - - - - l I ·1 FD-36· Rev 12-13-56 I I £7 ¼'3 r F'B I Date I I I I I I Transmit the followfng in -'-----'-------------' --- - --- - ------ii Type 'in p ain text or code I I Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Priority or Method of Mailing I --- ----- -·- ---- --- ·- ------- -------- --L------- 3 ·Buck mentioned that to void personal appearances at th Soviet consulates in England or f ance CG 5824 S could enlist the assistance of John Williamson in London and Duclos-in Paris When NY ·694- -S ·reminded Buck of the secrecy of CG 5824-·s ' mission Buck agreed that CG 5824-S would have to apply for the vis•as in person 'I Buck said he would notify the Soviets immediately of the status o f the situation and indicate the possibility that CG 5824-S might leave for Moscow -soon In that connec·tion Buck requested two weel s notice of ·CG 5824-s ' departure date so that a courier might convey 'this info to Moscow 'Th Soviets he said would require suffi ient notice to 9- low them o clear the way for visas in other countries The couri r could be a regular courier diplomatic ·courier 0r someone whom the Canadian CP will send to Moscow to attend the 13th Konnnsdmol Congress on Apr l 2 1958 This individ·u al from the Canadian CP will leave Canada on April 10 and will arrive in MOSCOW on April 12 Buck said he desired CG 5824-S to be ipfo ed tl lat the Soviets r·equest that a youth delegaten from th e CPUSA I I or someone like him - attend the aforementioned 13th Kommsomol Congress in Moscow on April 21 1958 If it is agreeable to the CPUSA this youth delegate could leave from Canada for Londoq on April 10· with the Canadian delegate to the c ongress The two of them could join the British delegate to the said Congress and travel with htm to Moscow· NY 694-S suggests tha t CG 5824-S ' s departure be timed to avoid meeting these inc lividuals en route-to Moscow Buck said that CG 5824-$ sh9uld furnish him as soc m as possible the ames and numbers that will app ear- on the· passports of CG 5824-S and the latter's wife Buck s·aid he strongly advises that GG 5824- s _ · go to Peking for ten days In reply to a question er om NY 694-S _hether the Soviets would approve of CG 5824 s ' going to Peking I Approved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Special Agent in Charge _ _ _ _ - - __ _- - - -··· - Sent _ __ _ _ _ _ M PElr - - - - - - - I b7C i l 'FD-36 Rev 2-13-56 I I i I I I FBI I I I I I Date Transmit the fo Jowing in ---- -- - --- --- ------- ---- -- --- -- -- ------------- 'I Type in plain ·text dr cqd I I I Priority or Method o Maili' lg I - - - - - - - - - - - - - · - - - - - - -- - - - · - - ·-- - - - - - - --'----L-----'---- Via---'-------- --- -· 4 0 Buck sa Ld No question objection They t he Sovi ts wpuld have no Buck said CG 5824-S should be told that in Moscow he would have a most comf_ortable apartment - with personal servants - in the n ighborhooq of the Dynamo'' ph Stadium When he is 'busy with the brass his wife-would-have-e cellent att ention NY 694-S advis s- that as soon as i-s- convenient he will furnish info from Tim Bu¢k not re1atec l to instant_ atte t The Bureau and Chicago will be advised re thes-e matters by-separate connnunication POWERS Approved ------ ---- --'----'--- --- -- ---' Spe-cial Agent in Chd ge· --- ·-'- d __ •• _ _ - - - · •• --···- - -- Sent -'------__ _ -· M Per ---- - ------ STAN DARD FORM NO 64 A--Office Memorar zdum • TO I J K - i ' fo 0 F· -FR9M UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ALL INFORMATION- CONTA HIED EIN IS UNCLASSIF ItfD o TEMarch 4-nJ- -oo __ BY-2X e A I J is lQFuE D_Is· 10 · ' O - _ 1Tfl SUBJECI ___ 13 1958' -- Tolson _ _ Boardman -·_ Belmont_ _ Mohr Nease•_·Parsons • - · _ Rosen _ _ U ' i SEJ RCn __ - ---w - - zi B li'J'' t' U T ' 'cREAT · -- --•-•-md ' ' t w j f L l '- - - •- ' ' ' M M 1 n-Vr _ •d i r _ _ t vr·· l - tc Clayton _· _ Tele Room _ 0 vise that 1 ' _n___-_ e obtaining of a pcl ssport -etc in connection th this project He -s d they have arrived at the deci'sion thl t the best way t proceed is to· b ld up ·a backgrotiild based on a complet'3ly fictitious person ' rhey have selected three n ames together with a p anie for the ·wife d Auerbach ·would like to have us check these names to make sur e_ at they are clea I1 They are as foUow$ ·Martin A Carson Marti A - and Mar t i n A The name for the wife would be Sylvia Son ey S'chlosser together with the last name a elected for the informant per above These n ames · should be clJ_ecked through our· files and it is •sugg sted that ·they also be checked thr ough State Department files to insur e that there is no· derogat0 ry ipformation concerning them This should be handled at once' · S A C Auerba h called on the afternoon of March ''· 3 he had met with CG 5824-S and NY 694-S to further discuss ' l• Auerbach aid it would be- necessary to re µt a small pJace with a mail box for about twq months at a cost of about ·$30 per month in order to 1iaive a legitimate place to which the passport can be mailed I to1cf him this was satisfactory Auerbq qh i ticl -th t NY 694 S will go to Canada tonight or tomorrow night for the purp9se of advising Tim Bue that CG 5824-S is going to _make the trip also to stop Y attempt tbe Canadian Party is making tg g t a passport n Me co to as ertain wh t c untries the co ier wi1 1' pass through t ·· and how visas ·will be obtained and to take up the question of reimbursement · of funcls on the premise that the information will be getting funds for the trip · on a loan basis J ACTION AHB jdd 2 t · ··· - t · • · _ - - ' ·g i • ' · - 1 - · --- i zr 1 -v - · _ -r -2 l tH fr e - f - ss- 1 @ -···-··f Office Memorandum J o Mr A H Be o J J JJ uNITEn sTATEs GovERNMENT DAT·E INTERNAL SECURITY - C l March 14 1958 1 - Mr Belmont 1 - Mr Baumgardner 1 - Mr Thornton L - l ut·• 1 Tofoon _ _ Boardman_ Belmont _ _ ohr _ __ ease _ _ arsons _ _ ' Ros 'n - - - Tamm _ _ 0 1 n4 In connection with obtain_ing a passport by CG '5824- - Gand your- memorandum to Mr Sizoo 3-13-58 reflecte4 thq t Chigago has selec ed three names along with a name tor his wife which informant may possibly utilize These names are Martin A Carson Martin A Caine and Martin A Camp The wife's name was indicated to be Sylvia Boney Schi 0 sser Set forth hereinafter are results of review of Bureau files regarding these names 1 ALL INFORMA 1'T ON CONTAI fElD HEREIN rs UN t SST FIEP MARTIN A CAINE DAT1£1- 1- B'i SP4 6f1 4t IJ t j bJ 1 Burea indices are negative under the name J artin A Caine • Under the name Martin Caine however Bureau files reflect tha t this name was utilized as an alias of one Morton Harry Blµmenthql who was the s11 bject of a Securit J Matter - G inves-tigation in 1942 and 1943 bas d upo_n an allegation of sub 6 rsive activities Blumentha·l resided in Virginia Beach Virginia Investigation failed to substantiate this allegation and the case was closed No dissemination was made to State Department 100-94653 Under the name Martin Caine Bureau ft Jes further reflect that an individual by this name was the subject of a Fraud Against the Governmen' Surplus Property Act investigation in 1949 In connection w ith this matter Caine who resided in Long Isl and New York had requested various ta x tcab drivers all veterans to purchase surplus war equipment in a War Assets Administration sale in Atlanta GfJorgia The Department decided against any civil or criminal acti-on in thz s matter and our case was c osed lj Q dissemination was made to State Department 46-75983 1 Bureau indices were completely negative regarding the name Sylvi·a Soney Schlosser Daine as well as any buildup or breakdown of th ts name MARTIN A CARSON f'H l '· ' - 1 I 'REC- 62 · j _ C · ' · I - i' Bureau ffl es con ta in no pertinent information under the name lJarttn A Carson o any buildup or break own of this name Bureau indices were likewise negative regarding'Sy1 1Yi-'-€li-Soney Sehl osser Carson • In breaking this name down how #l Ri js i tJi oted that our files contain two references to a Sylvia Carson • In one 1 i'istance her name appeared on a J ist of 6f f nf the Gree _' lJ i'l·f 'lub of YIOT ef 4 J rt Mfl•Al R2l 1958 1 SEARCH ___ - ·3-nn r··-- wnEAJg ----fJ i o - DELETE • _ -__ • _____ • - r- -17 P rt ' J 1 Jtli· i i - '4£' J i_ i 1 JJ ti i tli 1 lfemorandum to Mt Eelmont Re SOLO the Communist Political AssiJCiati9n in a New York report dated in 1945 According to this report t e date of the list w as unknown 100-3-4- 44 6 page 4 o e econd reference to Sylvt a Carson reflected an individual by this name· to be the wife of one Robert Carson president of Carson Company Incorpora ed of Mason Oity Iowa carson Company In9orporated was· involved in a fraud Against the q ov-ernment 0onfl fct of B nt' 1 e·s 'b investigation in 1955 due to actioi' s of one of its employees No derogatory information was developed durtng the cow of this investigation regarding Robert Carson or f J_J via Carson - No· dissemination was made to State Department 4q-2J 48 J LztL5 MARTIN A CAMP • - I • _Bureau indice s were nega tive regarding the name Mar t -ll'i i£ _'fl or any buzldup or breakdown there·of · · _Regarding y ne y_Echloss Bureau indice s were lZke- - · wise negative In c4ecking preakdown s Jl'thi name however it is noted· · that our files contained one refe rence of a pertinent na·ture regarding one SyLvi9 Camp This i'e fd Jeiio e reflectrpd that· she was the subject of a Fraud Against the Government· Dependents Ass istance Act of 1950 investigation in 1954 inasmuch as she had recetved military subsistence from her soldier husband_ without having the benefit of- a di'Qorce from a prior husband Files reflect -that Sylvia C'amp was br rn 10 15-28 at Holland B elgium Pr os ecution in this matter was -declined No d t-ssemination was made to State Department - 46 22 306 • 0BECK WITH STATE DEPARTJJENT On J-J 4-58 our zaisoT r pre'i entative checli ed with Mr W E Jessop State Department on a confidential basis Jessop a J vised that a re-view of Sta te Department files contqined no record o I any of the abovementione j names He d-id_ ad-vise however that State Department fil€1 contained a re fer _ ence to one· Sylvia Schlosser ilidicatin J that she wcis born in 1933 at Rochester N W York and as late as J-956 worked for Pan American Airl in es · OBSERVATION From· a rev iew of the above data regarding the possible names which our informant -could· use it is f el t that although any of the names could be safely utilized the name JJartin A Camp would be he most appropriate since we have n·o informa tion utid t that name and on y one refe·rence on Sylvia Camp which couJd not possibly be linked up with our i·nformant's wife 2 r · ' ' ' Memorandum to Mr Belmont Re SQ LO RE COMlllENDATI ON It is recommended _that SAO Attei·baq'h 07 t-cago Office be telephonically advised of the res itl ts of the review of our files and the check wi ytate 'f epartmen as we JJ as our recoimendation that the name Jffart_inJt A JLqrtJ P be utili ed ' ll L _ J '1 ✓ V io - 3 - - i¥ l - Lt Hson l - Hr rhornton r ECLASSIFICATIOM AUTHORITY FBI AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATIOM DATE 04-26-2011 July 25 l 958 ET COURIER BERJ'ICJB b6 b7C ® ' Honorable Gorrion SWJ y because tt ts l Jeak th dee akould be forgotten an tha t the launchtng o f Sputn'Z lc III was to the rJn-tted states that Ruaa·ta has r l J m1 a s- les and rmam ent f'h Sovief leaders j'eel that ftto haa to be i so a ted and dtM'fi oueJd ' 9 1rrevent· htm from openjng up a gate thro' J gk wTittJ h fmp r 'lal 1 m tght b ea lt $n ti9· the 11 -otqlji l li cgmp• · rfli JrtF 4 ti tctls hi fit t·t o b A s· IJ 'f i or ttt to t Ame r tf r rf tmp t ta oz fn i ii ua fJ J t-o ' t g _-i1 p· i gfl r l eliy oJ _ 'fihe· ·socJ Kf ttit ift t t ee n thJ JY bttJ· ei e tli J '4 ' e as l'ellQ ifld ii o • oir11 11 1'' t_'t'Tf ' Ill IJn j'ted f1 C1' ¢1t $LuJ · i hese oJjtct a ·e stated -thut- ·ausattz wcmte to untte all o f the eoctcltet ccruntrtea tnto me camp and to mesh the t t- econom tea eo tlJ at no soc- al'tat countr' ee 1J ll b wa sttng energy and wUl be lei is dependent on 1llie wes1 ern world Thus u 1 i z_e Oaeoho 2-oua'kta m igl'l t · place emphaat s en the- product ton o f 11J achtnery ot1ier soc 'taitst cow i 1rr'tea e i Z fi'F OU- de C 1techo8lova' t f c wttih the necessary food IJ One· oj the Sov- et ojj'tcta111 atated that lf khatl 1 Sual ov was 'very tr ck 11 and that h'ls role tn t' ie · Co7lfl IJtni·iJt Par-liy o -th e Soviet U1l- on ta nov being played by Pet_er Pqapel ou a 11u1mber o t' t he Oe ntraJ Co·lltm tttee o the· J mTJiunt if Party o f hll e B1 t1_J t U nt·on · Xi _ y be · atgn f ·ii qn 'f f c· ru rte t ha1f qual il· wha · waJ J · qruit trlit regarded aa a l tleft l t -C Ctfsor to 1 11 pijfi kt h inJ lute b eeri the· irtt 11Ject o f rS ei 'f1 ri 'li tf p i rrt-e tqJni ntt ape c ulr t-'lpti 'f hia 1 - 11 e hae f'Bl J 'en Pcm avot• t I · · · · f' Conce n fng _tn e Oommunfat· Pany l SA tlur Spvtet ojj'tctala st ted tha they approve the current line o t th Oo1l1Jiluntat Pany US A and feel that the Ameriaan Party t$ now a functtantng one he Soutete 8ta ed that upon the completton o f' the dra ft p ogram o the aom munts Party USA$ whtch ts presently being jirepa-red the y want -to obtaf n a copy etnco 1ihey may be able to gtve aome help 1Jo the Co' JtlilUntat Pany U wtth reqal'd to ·l hta prog7'am VJ CZ J' C ' ·2 - l i_ r · i¥ I ' f l I t r Honorabl e fJo'T 'don 11'ay lf'tth regard to The Worlr er '' east coaet weeTF Y· commun- st ne wsppper vhe Boutet o t tt ctals stated that in Auguet 19581 the ComJllUntst Party oJ the_ Sovf -fi Un to to'lll etart gettf ng 4$ 000 cop' ef 5 'hey continued thc f Hp'fie Forker te do i ng the be81 a_nd moot 111 Uttan job oJ' pres en'ttng the actrtvtt' es 'li 1 the weatern Qorld rol L the co11 4imndap vt wP P-'int tn 11u1 Eng fah • language · f Ji1Y' aliJd -B erf -t lfi #· 'CQP1¢ a t f f l#e· 'florlter'' f 1 t J tgif g J e J '1 ·· · In connect tori w't-fih Amert-can tmper-tal t ara Mao· tse-tung leader' o Red ·ch tna etated that tt should no ti be c ver¢str mat ed but that tt - s n ce s8ar 1 o pay att_en trton -to 'tt • ile ccmt'lnued th tt whtl e t'f liJok s l ' tough on the eu·-rj'aae tt ·ta not 1 ha1 poJJJJ r ftil He· aleo stat ed that there may b many Koreas and that China tntenda- to flght 1f the uni ted States s-tt rta eome ta- ng• 4cc¢-rdtng tc Haq Jkt n0 h aa achteuea a steel product1 on wht ch surpassel t hat if- England but urtll not ammunce tfhts or i i ree ·yea ra l«Jo also stated that i f Am_er'lcan tmperialtste 1 h- n1 that the a of kiang Kat-8n oic can be· tru at e · they are wrong r LJ In· Ua t t IJ rtng -J J-r e Korean con fl'ict Mac stated tn _at· 1 f Gen_e rdl_ l acltr-thur had· goTJ e an c th r 'm1le on •h J J ' f fJf - J c Bqute-1 4 t r- $ o·rce· an'd' seve-rol Borrt t cft vi-a'lc ns · · wou1'd· hati'e pi e · tnff o_ ¢ ctton lle al so ata -li d that · r 1 Jht no10 he thtnlts ha-a b'een _ 'V'J - thoit · Ame _i ·rican ·-_ - mpertalt sm - aiJy'liJted $1•· · ' ' fn t 'ttilQ· ·of· tfi e e ctremely- sen13i1five na 5ure of the sources •¢ t 9ur -tn QriaatJ 1 n t1J t-s requ sted th # the· · · ctm'trmts of tht·e commun'tcat ion be a f trrded the m 0 1-t carej'ul eecurtt y and t ta use rest rtctea tc a need-to- now basts J · I- - - $ Hon rable Gordon GT' J y The oregotng ie also betng turntshed to the Honorable Pichard lf Nl on fiie Vtce President the Ho orable- John it · Foster Dulles1 Secretary o State and ihe Attorney tJene-ral 81 ncerely yours ·uorf ON' ' BLLOt · · r Edgar Hggve l'hts memorandu111 iaas fij ' e d · r • - n - ii et Mnce 'fr · contatns tn rma- -1 on trom fa moa1i valuable· ·tn tor7 0nt unauthortaed dtsclosutte o f thta tnjormatton could eastly jeopard- 'i 1 e our 1 n forma nt the-reby conatder Jbly wedlr entng· our couerpge o f the Com muntst Pattty USA -whtoh coild o atbly reautt tn grave damage to the nat·tonal de fenae - el J i I l - L' a- eon l - M7 J 'ho-rnton July 25 2958 111 COURI$R SEltllICE Hi morq bie Rtchq rd k Jl co1f · The Ytce· P t eaident · Wa13h nr1tori 5 b a ' JJe cir I cdu · · Wflilf regar•d to my letiJe-r of July 24 1958 recent dtscusatona be'liUJ¢en l·eadera o f the Soutet Unton and Red Ohtna anct· an o f fi otal repreaerrtatd ve o f the Communt t Party USA I t q ght you would be interested tn- the ollowtng add·fbtonal tn tormatton wh- oh waa trom sources · who have turniehed reltablq data obtained t n the past relatj·vo iio ThfJ 801 1 i et leadeY tJ stated that they have no de1ubt that corrrnzun- pn wtll be ultimately uta-t ortoua but that ·Un-t ted States tmpertal t im t8 stand tng in· ·f ie U1C1 y fhey urtker stated - fhey do n-ot want to olferesttmate Unf ted States fm pe·rtaltem sfnce they felt tt ta m as etrong a·e tt appears and they have ·if P douli- flffai- · Ru -asfq ui ll urj kt nJ the TJni-fierJ C atf0·$ ·t d u1 1tr t l'l y 4 n'd aorfd bltf zfraJ J y 'J he·y cont t nt eq t ha-t 'tdi y l tll t4 f l n ttetr 8ta1 t $ t11 tJ ecaytrrg e¢onomtca u y l u1 tfh- iY' W' -$lf they 'had the answe r qs t o w etmnf th Un t-t¢d StQt wi lJ _pu_rsue - a· p a ¢e tul ol' an aggr e·sa t'i e • olu- t'o rt VNJr e conomf ·c probl eme s tnce arm ament s are a pa-M o f Amert can ecorrom y tt The ae o f tc- ale aonttnued that the Soute-ta Mr Mr Mr Mr Tolson _ _ Belmo tMohr_ _ _ _ Nease _ _ fr Pa sons__ _ fr Rosen _ _ fr Tamm ___ _ v rr Trotter __ W C Sullivan e e Room _ _ fr Holloman_ fiss Gandy__ 1r are trytng to reach the Amertcan people wtth the tdeo that they want peace and that Americana can ge Job4 through tncreaead trade They conttnued however that✓ there crre any - llustons that Rues'ta wante peaceful· oo ctstence I t --t1 'SO l' - BEE NOTE Oli Y EL Ji- · l 00-42809 1 · lsO1· 0 7 JiAU 958 If ' GE 4 1 lOT RECORDED 126 JJUL 31 1958 -- m ' ' ow DUPL ICA JUL ¼Z 1958 MAILE Q TT-9i7F Jfr' -ta -Ji l Y JP2 -Z· ' JtT ' ' - - J d _ LU n i Jj -- ·' ' · - · _ ·-•_ _ •z• i l 4 Honorable Rtcftard u Ntzon because tt l$ weaka the6e 8hould be oPgotten and that the lau itc4tng o f Bp u ·tn'tlt I t I was to rem ind the· Untted states tha-t Rusata haa mtsetle-e and armaments The Soutet leade-ra feel that Tt-to has to be tsolated and dltat-royed to pr l vent him from open'lng up a gate through llih'tch 'lmpfi ritr lf$m 1T t g 1 t br-ealr t t o 1 he qocf 1 tet H -i fl They EJi adied 'f _hq t - i' tto h¢§· aq l d· cut to- -• _- · 1 bzin•iaan - m ri al t·ara ·fr'hus open tng up t e · 11un er belly · __ _o f the i Jop- '¢1 -ii · irta -tefi ncl' 'tk·ey bel t ve- ·- hat· he has reaqhed iio1Jt f i' afrreemen t wtth the···lJn- ted Stat es • i kese ojftctoia eta·ttFd - that- Russta wants to unite all of 'the soctaltst co ntries into one camp and to mesli thef r e·conom tea so that _no socialist co71 n trtes wtl·l be wasttng energy and wf 11 be less dependent on the western world Tlrus Wh 'Lle Oaechosl ovakt·a m t_ght place empha·sta on the prodzrntton of machtnery other so ctal l st countr-- es w ll provide Caechosl oualcta with the n cessary food One o t the Boutet o fftctals stated that $fl khatl Bualov waa uery stck and that h ts role in the ColllTltUn'iat Party oj th - Sov et Jntan t-e· now bet ng played by Pef er Pospelov a membe-r of the Central Commi ttee oJ the Commun-tat Par-ty oj' -J TJ e b'ovte-f Un tpnio It may bri a tgn tj't or t _tp o t ihc t 8 ov wlto wiis-· jorme rl-y· rega rd d- ·· _as- a l i k-e J iy rid ce·afl o r to Kit ru sh#hey 1 iz if been· the sub Jer -1 J oj recent news re p r is d cn t qjn eng · ap1 -cl latton jl2 at he · htJ1 1 ffJ 11 en from favor- - _ · __ Concern-ing _the i ommJ m t sf Pa r·t y US A the So t 1ie-t of ff ctal s s-lfa1iea · that they approue the cur-rent of the Comrn untst part y- USA and feel that z·ene the Ame tcan Party ta now a fltncttantng one The Sou-tets stad ed tha·ii upon the comple-tion of the draft program of the CoWlluntst Party USA which is presently be'tng prepared they want to obtain a copy a'ince they may be able to gtue 801tte help to the Oo1ll'l1lltnf st Party USA wt th· -regard to this program ' - ' Honorable Rtchard JJ Nt on '• 1 '· ' 111th regard to he Plor' Ier n east coaap weekly communtst newspaper th Boutet o f f'l c·tala stated that tn August 1£ 58 the Co1ll mUntst Party of the Sov' t Union- will' $'1ian ge1 -l t ng 4 ooo cpp' es 1 'he·y continued t1ia1 Plie Worke'P 11 ts drteng the best and TM trl m U tant jo'b· ✓ preeent' ng the acttzrtttee t_n t he toeetern worl - j'rom th r cr1mmuntat Vi fJJPt if t i _ _ tke Engl $ h · la riguag e l'k ey - aJ $q s tatew tha 'fi c p_ti s• of - f litf ·Wo-r'ker · il '111 be us·e a· in - RuesJa to i satet the teochtng o f 1 ii rq di iJ' l ana· ·und ratand·fnti o f ihe P ngl 'lsh iq Jguage • n in con e ctlon wt-th Alil rr'icon tmpeftaz·tem Nao Tse•tung leader f Red China stated that _it 8hould ·not be overeatfm ated but that it le necesa ary 1 o pay 4ttention to tt Be conttnued that whtle tt looks tough· o_n the aurjace 1 1 1 3_ n t tflu it ·power tui· Be also stated that the e · may b · many Kcr aa and that China intends· to·jtgbt t t the United states 8'ta'1'te something Aocording to Hao Cht a has achieved a ateel productton whtch lfurpaa- Jea theft oj' England but w- ll not announce thts f rr 11 liree years Kao al o stat eq that 1 f American tmpe-rial tsta thtnl that the son of tJhtang Kat -s'l ek can be trusted they are wrong In dtecus1dng the Korean con flt ct Dao stated that 'iJ' Qe era - lfa r1 hur had gone anothe n tl e onr '•hal f q f the· a 1 rt - lr Poree _end JJe-vercpl p jµte_t d' v'hi'Lot a ··· · 1Pf U1d gone inter ac'fiun- He al·so _13tat·ed that right nov ·1ie tn - lnlt e t hatfAmert can imperial 'lem 'liae bee n ·stymted it a·v I_n v-'iel i Jj 1 he eztremely tensi'-ttue nature o t the aourcee· oj o r in form at ton tt 'Ea reque ted that the conte ts o f this' C011Wlun1catton be a tforded tke most carefttl baate secu-rtty and ' ta U$e -restricted to a need•to-know f sr ·T 0 TT F ' Jr ·Il - ¥ -' ' ' - ' c 7 ' Z - · ' • •• T n i - Honorable Rtchard M NtJJon The foregoing ta also being J rntshed to the llono-ra le tJordon Gray 8pecta1 Aaatstant to the Preatdent · the Honorable John Foeter ulles Becreta y o f State and the Attorney General Sincerely NOTE ON Y$ItLOW 81 il · · Tld s memorandum claB -stfieg 1' Pp 8c l'i'e t 8-tnce H contg tns in fi rrmatton from a most valuab'le tnfo-rmanti unaut·hort ied d isdl o sure of th ts tnf o rmat ton could eas tl y jeopa'f'dt te 01 tr informant ' J e 'eby can Merab y weakentng dur coverage of the Communist Party fl8A whtch could possibly result in grave damage to the natto ql defense r 1 7J1 -s BWQ_i ' TT -4- - Ltataon - Mr Thornton July 25 J 958 131' COURIER SERVICE v I y - Jfff h ·regard to my letter o t July 24 1958 rqlqtJva io recrmt d --Sscuae' ona between leaders o the 8 n et -Utftan an Red Chtna · cmd an a ttctal repreoewl a1itve o t t e_ C rtmm1 m- ei i UQ4 • I thought you toould be i nti reated iYJ thq fo ll i wtng add tticnal in forma-tton wh1 ch zqaa bJa1riqd from e ouroea who ha e turnfehed rel table ·· Pony- da t·o -i - the _past- - The Bovt et leaderij stq teq triat the y haue no dc ubt thq t -qo_mr tu-q t8m wtl-1_ be ult·tm a·liely vtct trrt·oua but that Unt-fied Sto tt a tmperta 'leil ts atan dtng in the y hey furth'1_ r· $ to tea · they d·o not wa t to overesttmate Urrf v 1d -Q-lia f e_a 'tmp rtai t·s f · stncf t t iey flt it ts 1wt f iJfrrf nu q i t 'q pi f 9_r# d - 1 lJ fJ kq a - 'er cl oubtf thf flJ Rl4 $ J --- wt ·-i- surp s ·•tJi - ·u1tt'ted - ate tr - ndu si -rtally and agi-f f4 l t _retl1'y Tft y- co i _ n'# ed that· the11_ f el t Ju1 _ · U1ri- fjrJ P'ii 'fi rill Js· ·dep liyi1ig epq'f - mt·qtJ ll Y- b ut they 'i lrl ah- 4-Tjefl hag -·t Jie anawt r ·to· iqli hett lj e_ 1Jnt1 ed p at es -·' · 1 w-lJ l Pursue · pefJiJe tu1 r ¢n agg'Pesstue s·o iut·- tm to t-t e ff ebt niq 't 6 jrrobl ma s tnae armaments arif a part o f Am rican l · J· f ' eoon11mi · The e oj' tctals co ttnued that the Soviets are trytng to reach the Amertcan people wtth the tdea that 1ift ey wcm -f peace and that A111e'rtcana can get Joba through t ncreoeed trade They conttnued1 however that i t there olson _ _ oardman _ elmont _·_ ohr _ _ ease _ _ t Ruset wan bs peaceful e crny tll1u11on - r _ 0 Z00-428091 'Solo NOTE ON YELLO le Room l oman _ 59 AUl 11958 -A· mdy _ _ _ l1i rl ROOM D GE 4 CUPL CATE 'l 't 1Cl h I cl JfJ ' ji a __ j 1 00- 2 ¥1 9 NOT IE CORDED 126fJUL 31 1HS8 - P Q p · v ccow n y f WOT med coe c-tstence 1 B E C' 1f S· 2' -- 1 _______ -· -- 't · - ··---- - _j gp f'he Honorable 'he Secretary o tst te because tt t-s· ·weak · these should be forgotten and that f1he a1 mc t·ng oJ' Sputnik III wa3 to- remtnd the Untted· states that Russ ta has mitJstlea and a-rmaments The Sovi et leaders feel that Ttto has 1 o be ·tsolated and deatr oue t t o p_rcvent hi 'f l rom open'tng· up a _ga th-r oug1t- 1l 1 t k - mj e r_ttsl-i Jm mtgAti 'br _t ak tnto the SQJ ftt ts t c p _ ' f f Y etat r r t 1 o has sol'd in t 1 _ 1_ - Jhat illil _e rtc Jn ·t np r-t i 'ta11r• -'thue· opentrJ g up -the under belly rt t ·i1 e so rEdl·t·i4_ t 1it·q 1 e e and· -··thjly bel teue that- he ha fl • - reaphed _fioi i'¢ agree m nti· wttk t7ie Un f ted $-tate s · The ae D fJ'' ctaJ 8 atat ed that Rus sta want · to u nfte all of the t ro_ctal tst coul ltr' e s t nto -one camp and to mesh the ·tr ecpno14tea so that no aoctaltst count tea wt1 l be waet tng energy and will be less dependent on the wester world Ph1u1 whtle C2e_choslova k-U1 m tght place emphaste on the productton· of maohtnery othe aoctal'lst oou ntrte8 wtll provide ·aeecho8lo'lJalri a wtt h the necessary food t One of·the 3 ovtet ofjtctals $toted that JJtkhatl$uslou was 11very S ' ck 11 and that ht-s role tn the Communtat Party oJ' the Scnrtet ·Unton· ' s now ·bet•ng played by Pf 1 f r Posp l ol i m mb r oj the Centrrai · Com'l l tt t ee of· tlz e q· 11llll2f-n f at Pqrty JF the Sov1 1 17n o · · It may be · HU r fj t can t ·'ti o 1i t f e· fliat Suelou who wae to'rmer-ly rege r4·ed Q·s · 1·i1te-i y - 8 uc¢e-jji uir to Kkrus·hc4eu has bee ti iihe ·subi ct o f Pec n t n w ·repor t'S con·l a tning- speel 'latt 011 _ that he 11 aa fixll _n ft cm ·jti iJrJ r · · - - eoncerntng the borrrmun'Eat Party llS J ifhe Soviet offic ale atated that they approve the current 1-t n·e o t the· Pomm 1 •mt st Party '184 and feel that the Ame-Ptaan Party ts now a functiontng one The· Soutet a -tated that upon the comple1rton o the draft progra of the-Communist Pany USA whtch te preaently betng p-repared they want to obtatn a copy etnce they_may be abie to gtue 8ome help to the Oommunt rt Pa-r-t y USA vr th regard to thta program i's a21e 1tgy 2 - j t b P The Honorable The Secretary o f State 1rtth regard to 11The Worker east cca8 weekly com mzmtst newspaper t he Sovtet o f ff cf als et at ed that in Aug1t8t 19$1 31 the Communist Party c f the BrJvt e t Un'lon will 8'tarl getttng 4 000 cop- es They corrtinued tfw t 11 Phe 1'ltrr1 er ' s do- ng - he best and most rn tl tan t Jo b _o f preeent fng t act t v j't ¢ i i 1he weefie-rn _ world fr t ·P he 00 15J 'lf ii Z ttiptrf nt -t Tf Jibe Jfirg1 t s 1 _ _· · l angiiagf · ett aJa f tittl t ed i Tia -cop e ·B · of · 'fhe 'fltirke r wi 1 l be - ed_ ' in Qu1i tij to- a sst s -t 1_1 · Y k_ t eaP i ng of -the ·reaa1ng ana· uh i'itrs aT ld 'l ng of' the -gl -fah langudpr In·· connection 10-tth Amertcan- 'tmper- aliam Mao Tse-tung leader- o f -Red Chtna stated that tt should not be o_uer-esttmated but that 'It is nece u1ary· to pay ati entri on t-o tt He con tnued that whtle tt looks tough _on the 8Urface tt ts not - hat pawer-ful He al l O stated hat thePe 7JW Y be many Koreas and that Ohtna tntenda to fight ij the Untted· States starts something Accord'tng to J lao Ck'lna has achieved a steel pr_oduction htch aurpaaaea that o f England but wtll not announce th is for three years llao aJ ao stated -that i j Amerf can tmpertaitaja ·think that the son o Chiang Kai-shek can be trua ed they are wrong IT diacuss'l lg t he Kot1earkci n f tct tao ·a'fio fed hfl-t _ 'i J' 0e'il'eral llac Artijur had got t J· anJ l 'h er mtl e one hal f o f th Sovi e-t 11 f r Force and eev rq l ' S ov1-ei - d·tv'ts'to1rs wo ld haue- g rie ftntD ac-ci on- ll - 't tl·sq - tated tha t · r·tght now he tkt'n-k $ · 1 1J o t Amert 9an tte per tal't'em has been riym ted • In v$e1 t1 J -the ertf re »1eiy 8ene- 1 'iue nature o f the ·sourcee-' of our tnfoMD att on tt ts requested that the conten s oj' vhie communicatton be afforded the moet ca-re ful eeeurtty and tta use reatrtcved to a rieed-t-o-T naw- bast · I e-J' i$ E C 2Z- e -T •3- ' fhe Donora bl e Pke Secretary o t State The foregoing is also be tng turni shed to the Honorable Richard JJ Jltzon P4e Vice Prestdent the Honorable Gordon Gray# Spec-ta Aaatatant t o the P-res1 den1J and the Attorney General · N O l'E ON • iELiorr Ph is memorandum classi i ed '' 221 Qr 91 e b si nce 'tt contains i njor ati on from a most vqluable · i nformant unawbhort2ed· di scl-osure of thi s tnfo'rmati on could eaBi ly jeopardi 2e our tnformant thereby constderably weakentng our coverage of the aommzm1 st Party USA wh' ch could posstbly result tn rave damage to the natt onal defense · ZOP 8i -C21iT -4 -n • ' - CRev 4-41 r · f 'lt 0 - --- - --- 1___-C- - DECODED COPY 11-s-s7 -9 · ' ALL I NFORMATION CONTAIN ED HEREIN IS UNCLASSt rr IJD ll DATE 00 BY 2 _f j_Jj i__dJ 1$ Radio D b qoC 'Jlg URGENT _ ' -- TO 7-24-58 - mJ V Teletype JN C Sullivan 2 25 AM RR I RECTOR AND SAC CH I CAGO f i__ Jd a - ¥4 • _ ' IJ 't tt-t t O r ' JJ FROM SAC NEW YORK 240400 ' -1 tfa' ' 13 · so - _ 1s' - -e cG 5824-s 1N BR I EF GUARDED coNvt'R · oru oN t - EVEN I NG OF JULY 23 INSTANT ADV I SEO THAT HE AND NY 694-S # HAD L' J '' SPENT ENTIRE DAY AND EARLY EVEN I NG WI TH EUGENE DENN'I S AND i DROVE ABOUT 170 MI LES IN A RENTED AUTOMOBILE SO THE CH I GAGO I N- Jr ✓ FORMANT COULD REPORT TO DENNIS ON THE SOLO OPERATION DENNIS 1 WAS MOST PLEASED TO RECEIVE THE REPORT AND TOLD INFORMANT THAT I HE DENNIS WILL GIVE A BRIEF REPORT OF THIS TO WILLIAM Z t- 'J • 1¥ FOSTER BUT DID NOT STATE THAT HE WOULD TEL FOSTER THE SOUR9E·· ' r _ · OF HIS INFORMATION DENNIS SAID FOSTER SUFPERED ANOTHER SLIGHT HEART ATTACK AND IS NOT SEEING ANYBODY IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOCt 1 TOR ·s ORDERS HOWEVER DENNIS· WILL SEE HIM DENN·IS SArQ FO S ON-IN-LAW PL -N ED TO E_ EQRJilJ §SJiLI0_ 8 K J fil 8NGEMJ NI3-EOR J 'ffSTER-T T G f'io RUSS I A BUT HE HAS NOT LEFT AS YET DENN IS IS b 7 'cERTA IN fflAT FOSTER w·1 LI' rucrrstPERMITTED fa-LEAVE THE UN I TED - STATES FOR LEGAL REASONS • DENNIS TOLD INFORMANT THAT HE WILL GIV E A REPORT ON INFORMANT'S TRIP TO ROBERT THOMPSON AND CARL -WINTER AND WILL TRY ANO GET A REPORT TO GUS HALL DENNIS SAID THERE WI LL BE A FULL MEETING OF THE NATIONAL EXEC UT I VE COMMITTEE IN SEPTEMBER AND THAT HE WOULD LIKE INFORMANT TO GIVE A REPORT ON HIS TRIP TO A FEW SELECTED PERSONS AT THAT TIME DENNIS PLANS TO LEAVE FOR MAINE ON VACATION THE WEEKEND OF JULY 26 27 AND ASKED THE CHICAGO ll lfORMANI TO JOIN -f LM Ti Jl lf £OR FURTHER3 _ d tJ L t' · l -· -- REC- 9 4 JUL 30 fgt f ' ' l r•· lf ' t I r e r ' r n 1mon_'t J r - ti ' Ar'--·• d ---·-5·0Au 4 r d QI 110F eo1r' • S t J A i 'l f tJ 7 J sEARc 1-r ---- t 31 iZ TiC ·• the intelliqence ontamed in $h f ove message is to be dis eminated outsidlJ ''lphras ed in ·01 dcr to p ote ct the Bleau' s cryptographic sys terns t' f i eJrr eau iLs suggested that i_t be suitably i • - - - - • •·• • • - t · 4-41 Rev 11-6-'57 •· r f r Tolson_ Boardman_ Belmont_Mohr _ _ Nease_ Parsons_ Rosen_ Tamm _ _ Trotter_ Clayton_ Tele Room_ Holloman_ Gandy _ _ D ECODED COPY D Radio m i Teletype MJ P Sullivan PAGE TWO FR0M NEW YORK 240400· ·DISCUSSIONS DENNIS STATED THAT A FEW f ERSONS INCL J QING 1 ELIZABETH GURLEY FLYNN AND ARNOLD JOHNSON HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED - -- - - - - - - ' lli - ___ -- T9 OBTAIN PASSPO S SQ IU Y J LbL-Ii LLIU 1 Qfil11illtl J Q RUSSI A PERHAF S_JJ 6 MQlt TH UOR J XUB DENN IS STATED THAT ALEXANDER TRACHTENBERG KNEW THAT THE CHICAGO INFORMANT WAS IN RUSSIA BUT DID NOT TELL DENNIS HOW· HE OBTAINED THIS l'NFORMATION DENNIS SAID THAT HE DID NOT CONFIRM OR DENY THIS • -1 DENN IS IQ JL H _Q I NFO MANT HE WANTS JHLL_ ATTER TO TA _Qlffi fi§ E OF ALL FUNDS RECE-1 VED FROM THE PSU FOR THE CPUSA LJJD IJJG· Q§g-- IBA T£I@JIG R -rB1t -·ruE cHTcTGo - fN QRMANT HAS AN APPO I NTMENT WI TH DENN I N THE PdRlY HEADQUARTERS 'bN JULY 24 NEXT CG 5824-S AN JPLAN TO RETURN TO CG ON FRIDAY JULY 25 NEXT Comrvw1Jt T' Pn•A '0 Sovie UN10 V '189 I I RECEIVED 2 36 AM I l ll s' A TELElYPE 3 02 AM CODING UNIT RN he intelli ence 011tai11ed in the above message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau it is suggested° that it be suitably ·lirased m 01d ir to p otect the Bureau's cryptographic systems b7D · ' STAN°oARD FORM NO Office Memo 'tndum • o MR A H BELMONT -·--J BAUMiARDNER 0 J Vern O j FROM UNITED ST ES GOVERNMENT ofP 1 0' z l DATE Q A t'RffiE - 3_ - j_ t qj DEt'EiE 21 1958 -4 l a t ffl# 0§ ilOF-EDfS SEARCH -• Am - - LJ ·- ' PD ATE - - - J _ j r ·- SUBJE--- July n_t- ParsonsRosen _ _ Tamm - - i t 1 e ullivan Tele Room_ n u j McCab Ne iso f e ie lc i ii i ik orman rr» 1 0 e 1 CG 5824-S l1ad arrived in New York City shortly after 9 00 A M t today It is noted that this infonnant left the United States on April 24 1958 to proce·ed to Mo·scow and Red China as a representative of the Communist Party CP -USA According to McCabe SA John A Keating Chicago co tact agent of 5824 who is now in New York has arranged·to confer with 5824 tomorrow morning at 10 00 A M However Kea ting has t lked to 5824 today by phone a r id has learned tba t 5824 ·had a two -hou r discussion in Peking with MACI Tse-tung head of the CP of China In addit_ion our· informant met w1 th the· Secretariat of the CP Soviet Union but did not confer with'Nikita Khrushchev Premier of the Soviet Union He had an · appointment with ·Khrushc-hev but was delayecl f_or two days in Ghina because of weather which resulted in his missing the-·appoi ntment Our informant also met with the head o- f the International Department CP Soviet Union · as well as· th indivi4ual in charge of ctivities in both North and South America ALr INVORMATION CONTAINED I HEREIN rs iJNGLASSIFlED ACJ ION ·PATE '1· l-o-o 0 BY_5 Pt 'jpl 'J tt h·e ' as- yet we have no d eta1 1s concerning information obtained by our infonnant he will _ of course be interviewed exhaustively regarding thistrip areful consideration will be given to the information received and if at all possible it will be disseminated to appropriate Gove r pment officials and agencies bearing in mind of course that the security of our informant is a paramount issue This matter will continue to be most closely followed nuI 1e lUl- • 3 u'J cc - Mr Belmont wi e -11 Jf 3 Jl r ✓✓- · · ri · ' ' Jrv ' flfl •- 0 gt ri on ' 1ot1- · V - d M' ' • L 23 1958 - t Date Via AIRTEL ng --------- ----------------------------------------------------------TO DIRECTOR FBI 65 62041 FROM fiAc E YORK 65-16441 ll J SASH LEsP - l R DECLL S- BY i ON __fr_ o 5 Jvl r t_ 1 1 v J vl· EXTRBME CAUTION MUST BE·EXERCISF D WITH RESPECT TO DISSEMINA'Ilt N GF '111-lE INFORt fifON REPORTED HEREINAF- J ERSJ' NCE BY'ITS NAJ UnE TI-LE SAID· INFOill JAT 1 0N TENDS TO INDICll '7E NY b94-S 1 A -HIGHLY v LUABLE IN B 6ru7 ANT T S BET E- -souRCE THEREOF-· ¥-lv On 7 16 58 NY 694 -S furnished to E A I th f lJ ow 1 ng_ repo t of his trip to Canada betwE 7 2 and 7 12 8 e nd of ut r er matters rel·evant thereto tcl JD - Bureau 6 6201 J 1 cw 1 d ·- J OO--lt2809J8 SOLQ j rs - c 1 - 100-21341 1 - C cTCIC J 00·-232732 ELIZABE•rH MA SCOLO 1 100 IRVING POTASH 1 - 100-361 1 1 7 VIBGINIUS FRJ l WC COE 1 100-52 -44 RC-BERT THOMPSON I b6 b7C L ' yJ LL t µ0 1 1 - 100 -47736 JAMES Jc°l CKSON - 105 11990 CHAO 'I'ING CHI - 65-58751 SOLOMON ADLER - 100-408305 TACK COWAN - 100-· SAM CARR fl - 100 -341652 ISIDORE NEEDLEMAN 1 - 105-25100 'KOE A NA WILES 1 1 1 1 tJ 1 - 100-1587 EUGE NNIS 100- L r r-- i'rrS · 1 - 100 i i - ' • KAUFMAN 1 - 100- 1 - 100-104799 1 - 100ACJ 3 cls 61 GEORGE I_ BLAKE CHARNEY r 1 b6 b7C NY' 65-1644iJ tl I · copies cont 1 d 1 - 100-1751 WILLIAM LAZAR 100SAM KANrr'ER 1 - 100-3 69 CPUSA - ORGANIZATION 1 - 100 GP-CANADA J - 100-3-63 lCPUSA·-FUNDS 1 - 100-3-81 CPUSA-INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 1 - 100-3-88 CPUSA-FACTIONALISM - 1 - i - 1oo J t pT T C A Jgwrf tI -1 c rrvrr rns 1 _ rrr c- 1- 0 r1 O - -r r rso··c t nr 'oJ · fi'ilJ l -ln· d cQto b - 3-Bu8 1 3ASHJ i n i o J m _ 1 - New-York ·100-l Jl401 ITIM BUCK 6 1 - New York 100-57446 ELIZABETH MASCOLO 6 1 - New York 100-40833 IRVING POT ASH 7-5 1 - New York l00-96778 VI-RGINIUS FRANK COE 6 1 - ijew Yorlc 100-27452 ROBERT THOMPSON 7-5 1 - New York 105-- 132gl CHAO TING C HI 1 1 - New York 65-15257 _SO-LO-MON ADLER 6 1 - New York 105•»r 304 JACK COWAN 1 1 - New York 100-80375 Sl- M CARR 1 1 - New York 100-78633 ISIDOR NEEDLEMAN 6 1 - New York 1 New York l - New York 1 - New York 105-6808 KOHANA WILES 6 _ 100-8057 EUGENE DENNIS 7-5 100 68934 I l 12-11 l'J0-8529 MARY KAUFMAN 12-15 J 00-50806l GEORGE BLAKE CHARNEY 7-6 100-50983 7 -6 100-52959 L ----- ---- - 7-6 lOO-l i-67 WILLIAM LAZAR 7-6 _ lOQ •61 070 SAM KAJ JTBR 12-12 1 - New Yor k _l - New York 1 - New Yorl 1 - New York 1 - New York 1 - New York 100-80641 CPUSA-ORGANIZATION 7-5 1 - New York 100-51166 CP ·CANADA 7• 5 1 New York J0 0_-74 50 CPUSA-FUND S '7-5 1 - New York 100-86624 - CPUSA-INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 1 - New York 100-872 i ll ·CPUSA-FACTIONALISM 7-5 1 - New Yo1 100-80635 CPUSA·•JEW 'ISI ACTIVITIES 7--5 ·- 1 - New York 134-914 P C Inves 6 1 -- New Y ork 65-164 1 · b6 b7C 0 - 1 7-5 AIRTE NY 694-s arrived in Toronto on the evening of 7 2 58 and immediately·cohtacted TIM BUCK at the· latter 1 s home ELIZABETH MASCOLO was in the house at the time but was not present while the informant conferred t'li th J' UCK '11he informant asked BUCK whether the latter had received any communication · from the individuals identified with the case entit Led SOLO 11 IS-C and BUCK stated that he had not BUCK mentioned that he had not been in contact with the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa for tl1e past two months that he had been in Mexico for part of that period and that if the Sovj et l mbassy was in receipt of any information regarding the individuals concerning whom NY 694-s inquired BUCK had not been advised to that effect IJ 1 BUCK said there was no reason to w 01 ry about these individuals since it was premature to expect them to have completed their ass tgnment at this time He said They may be in China 1 and these things take a long time Don't worry when you do 1 t hear a nything - worry when you hear too soon 11 Accord i ng to NY 694-•S BUCK by thj_s remark meant that to have 11 heard too soon from the sa5_d ind l vi duals would indicate that they hs d not been successful in mak ing contact with persons they had hoped to meet lv BUCK stated th t about a month ago Canadian CP functionaries LESLIE I-10R 2IS and BILL KAStITON had gone to Moscow whence they were to go to Bulga1 ia Czechoslovakia and East Germany respecti veJ y_ to attend the CP cong eesses in those countries Thereafter they were to attend the Stockholm J 'eace Conference BUCK made a point of remarking that their going was rn rt pursuant to an invi ta ti on to go but rather pursuq nt to definite instruct tons f eom the SovJ ets to attend these functions DUCK said that before leav i ng Canad a MORRIS and KASI-I' CON had been ins-cruct ed by him to try to me ke contact abroad with the individuali i id•entified with the 11 SOLO Is C case and if successful to a dvlse BUCK of such conta t immediately As yet BUCK had hea1 d nothing from MORRIS and KASH TON He noted that they are heduled to return to Canada on the 24th or 26t of Ju ly · l U · 1 NY ·694-s had a seco d meeting with BUCK on 7 3 when he 1 briefed BUCK regardingthe recent CPUSA Plenum in New York BUCK ®_uj - 2 f t considered the information most important and took copious notes thereon · He saiq he was in complete agreement with the actions -taken by the CPUSA lea ders at the Plenum He stJ ted that the Canadian CF does not have the problem 0f a strong right wing and an ul tra•-left faction wi thiri the Party The· most preasing p •ob lem qt ·the moment in the Canadian CP is the Jewish question The Jews in the Party are still pressing for an explanation of Russia's rµistreatmeni of Jews and receiving none they are contin ii ing to defect from the Party · BUCK and NY 694-8 then d tscussed the IRVING POTASH cas e The informant told BUCK that he had ROBERT 11 BOI3 11 THOMPSON'S permissi on to advise BUCK tha t acco rdtng to information given by POTASH to his attorney for transmittal to the CPUSA POTASH either had left j_n Canada a sum of money intended for -the CPUSA or ha d arranged that a S U U of mone r be sent to Canadq for trans fer to tha CPUSA $ lfJ · BUCK denied any knowledge of· this money but furnished the follow J ng infor·ma tion whi0h he thought might have some bearing on tl1e s1 tuat ion Vl Tl e llpolish apparatu 3 11 had handled POTASH' s 11 11 tnerary and had furnis ied hi m wj_ th all necessary II tra veJ documents ' Contemporaneously v j_ th POTASH' s arrival in Canada the Canadian CP lost contact with the Polish leg9tion tn Canada owing to the resignation from the Party of SAM LIFSHITZ· who was the Party's liaison with the Polish l'egation LIPSB ITZ had joj_ned J B S ALZBERG in the latter's attack on the Party regardlng the Jewish Question BUCK believed it possible that the Polish legation had the money ih question and said he would·consider ways and mean to a certain the fac· s of the matter - tl BUCK and the infor'mant met again on 7 h 58 at which time BUCK said he i 1t mded to make a contact through whom he might obtain some info mation regarding the ind tviduaJ_s identified with the SOLO IS-C 11 case and regarding the· POTASH money He sald that he expected however t9 be part icularly busy for the next fe_w days w i th Party business· handled ordinarily by LESLIE MORRIS and BILL KASHTON and inqu ired whether NY 694-s would still be in Canada on 7 12 59 cit which time he hoped to have some information for NY 694-s • v -3- __8E t The informant told BUCK that he had cqme to Canada· also on personal business which would require his making s me contacts in the Toronto area and that since his arrival in Toroi1to be had learned that JACK COWAN bf Chicago I I of Buffalo and HY· LEWIS o Toronto were about to go on a fishing trip NY 694-s told BUCK he would handle his personal bus Lness in· Toronto join the COWAN group on the f ishing trip and i-•eturn to Toronto for a conference with BUCK on 7 12 58 BUCK was pleased with th 1 s arrangement a 1d said he f'e l t ' tain he W01Jld ha ve some inf'ormation for NY 694 -S qn 7 12 l _ ' iUCK and the informant then discussed the China Trade Operation and the absence of activity so far in the sail 02erj- BUCK remarked· that NORMAN FREED and his partner who-operate the Canadian part ·o r the Ch na Trade Operation a e sitting on th _·r hands still waiting for their first · order from China ' O · BUCK then stated that several months ago he learned of the presence in Canada of a Chine se trade delegation headed by CHAO TING CHI at whose suggestion the China Trade Operation came into being BUCK saj_d he had conferred wj_ th CHAO· TING CHI in Cp ina On learning of CHI's being in Canada BUCK wrote a carefully worded note to hi1n advising CHI of the China Trade Operation organization in Canada and of i ts ability to furnish him with fertilizer which CHI had indicated he needed BUCK al o requested an opportunity to confer with CHI LV I tion BUCK g_ave the no e to - I not otherwise identified for deli very to CHI or to som member of the Chinese delegation which at that time was in the Winnipeg area I found it impos ibl to contact ap ne in the Chinese delegation so the note was n_ot deli ver d VJ A few weeks later when the Chinese delegation was in the Montreal area BUCK sent e nother note to CHI This note I was delivered to CHI or tc someone in the delegation The messenger not identified received a two-word 1 esponse to the r note frc m someone no rC - in the delegation 'I'he words were these Lay off ' J ll f· 4 _ 2 C' ti t e 1 b6 BUCK attributed this response to one of two possibilities Either the Chinese delegation had reason to believe that it was under close surv illance by the RCMP or it was acting under instructions from the Chinese gove ft to have no contact in Canada with the Canadian Part - P NY 694-s left Toronto on 7 5 58 and went with the fishing party to No1 th Bay Ontario where the group fished in the French river The only pertinent fnforp ion obtained during the fishing party as the following Jeif 4 According to JACK COWAN when he was in London recently he was surprised to be visited one day by a man who j_ntroduced himself as SOLO MON ADLER 11 representing your New York fi-'iends SOLOMOJ T ADLER is the London contact between CHAO TING CHI and the China Trade Operation groupQ NY 694-s advises that he had written a note t0 COW -l N in London lnforming·the latter to expect a v _slt from ADLER but that COW AN had not received the note ADLER mentioned to COWAN that he had been instructed by FRANK COE head of the American group· in the China Trade Opera · tion to car tact COWAN COWAN and ADLER discussed generally the subject of trade with China but ADLER madG nQ raention of CHAO TING CH COWAN explained to ADLER the C2 nqdian 1 merican Ch lna Trade Operatj_cr i set--up 11 with which ADLER a1 pa 1•ently was not familiar COWAN emphasized to ADLER that since the AmericanCanadian China Trade -operation groups ·were ready willing and able rr to· do b ess lt was ADLERi s function to produce the cus toraer '- V NY 694-s retui-'ned to T9ro11to on 7 11 and visited SAM CARR told him that CP functionary NORMAN FREED whom the informant desired to contact was ln Montreal and would be away for several d a 3 CABl1 then d lscussed the Jewj_sh Question stating that the Canadian CP adheres strictl r to the Moscow line regardj_ng the Jewish Question He mentioned that at a recen t provinc1al convention a CP member made partj_c ularly anti- Semi tic remarks which obviously we1 e approved by the local leadership inasmuch as the remarks were p ' ' 9--t_et - without any deletions - in the official Party publicatio t J Cl RRe CARR remarked that Tii'-1 BUCK I s thinking on the Jewish Question is no different than it was before the 20th Russ luJ - 5 - 6 _ mi w Congress CARR predicted tha t there would be more defections among the _Jewish CP members of the Canadian CT PJ On the morning of July 12th N¥ 694 s wept to DUCK-J s home to confer with the latter but was informed by ELIZABETH MASCOLO that BUCK had left Toronto qu ite unexpectedly on 7 11 and would not return until 7 140 She said aJCK suggested that it would be better that NY 694- s should not awalt his return BUCK hA d told MASCOLO that if he should obtain the information NY 691 -S desir•ed he would transmit the same to the in forma t in New York In reply to a question from NY 694-s MASCOLO said BUCK had gone to a meeting somewhere i n Ontario In view of information later-obtained from MASCOLO in New York as appears hereinafter that BUCK had gone to the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa NY 694-S believes that MASCOLO knew where BUCK had -gone but was und s instructions not to disclose his destination to the inforrnant 'lllJ · According ·to NY _694-s BUCK MASCOLO and··the infoJ mant pr eviously had d1scussed MASCOL0 1 s desj_re to obtain a U S passport BUOK and MASCOLO had said that· MASCOLO always had had a passports and thought that in view of recent u s Supreme Court dec1t 1ions the time was opportune for her to obtain a passport now DUCK and MASCOLO indicated generally that if she could obtain a passport MASCOLO would travel but no specific tPavel plans were mentioned BUCK and MASCOLO re quested that NY 69L -S obt ain the opinion of ISIDORE 11 GIBBYu NEEDLEMAN· regarding the advi'sp5r11 ty of MASCOLO I s going to New York to apply for a passport lt J Before lea v ng l 11 SCOLO NY 694-s told her he would return immediately to New York and would con 'er witl N G EDLEMAN on Monday 7 llt 58 regal •ding the passport mutte1 tvJ On 7 14 53 1 the 5 nformant discus·sed the proposed passport npplicatj_on of MASCOLO w1 th NEEDLEMAN who suggested that NY 694-s telephon cally contact 'MASCOLO in· Toronto -and tell her to come to NESDLEMAN 1 s office on Tuesday 7 15 58 with the informant -ijY 694-s contacted MASCOLO who told him she already had train reservations to New YoPk and that she would meet theJ informant at 10 30 a m on 7 15 at NEEDLEMAl-1 1 s oi'fi•e - 6 - ' ' ' · e - ' At NEEDLEMAN's office on 7 15 58 the passport applica- tion was di·scussed NEEDLEMAN sta·ting that by reason of the re ent Supreme Court decisions MASCOLO should have no difficulty in obtaj_ning a passport He advised r_er to f i 11 out the _passpo1 t appli rn tion 11 legally 11 pointing out that 1 t would not be necessary for he1 to answer questions relative to her CP status MASCOLO and NY 694- S then left NEEDLEMAN 1 s office Outside NEEDLEMAN 1 s office MASCOLO to-J d NY 694-s she haq something for himo 11 Subsequ ntly on the street she handed the informant a letter from one ne individuals identified with the SOLO IS-C case The Bureau ana Chicago were acl-vtsed 9f this matter by New York airtel 7 15 58 captioned 11 CPUSAINTE r ll·JA TIONAL RELATIONS IS-C 11 V - Jtd NY 694-c told MASCOLO that he had been in direct contact on the previous day '11th the autho1 of the letter who had indicated -c tat he had sent the letter in question about a month ago Thts matter was reported to the Bureau and Chicago hf New York teletype dated ·7 14 58 and captioned 11 SOLO Is c 11 tcJJ MASCOLO told NY 694-S that TIM BUCK had been at the Soviet Embassy during the s st weekend where he had been given the letter and a sum of money for the CPUSA T e informant and MASCOLO then went to a banl where f 1 ASCOLO ga ve NY 694 s two packages of money• $4$000 in USA $10 00 bills From MASCOL0 1 s remarks the informant inferred that the author of the lett9 'I had been instrumental in obtaining this money for the CPUSA VJ am MASCOLO then said 11 1 going to tell you something i·n strict confidence If TIM k riew what I am going to tell you he -would be very angr- r It looks a s if I 1 11 have to make more special trips to New York because there j_ s more money waiting in Ottawa for the cp·JsA TIM thought it inadvisab-le to bring more than $4 000 beaai we the· money is so bulh--y The Russ tans qv estioned TIM at leng th concern ing tlle secu i ty of the channels for transporting the money from Ottawa to the CPUSA He assured them that he viould be respons s e personall l - that perfectly safe chann ls would be used 11 J NY 694-s told MASCOLO not to be concerned about her having to make too many trips to New York with the money The pJtv - 7 -