- -· • ' - ' i r- ' ·· - informant sa d he would relieve her of some responsibility in the matter by mak tng some of the trips for her that if she desired he would mate alternate trips MASCOLO and NY 694-$ then parted MASCOLO presumably going to file an application for a passport She said she was staying at the home of_her sister KOHANA WILES at 9 East 17th Street New York City and that she would return to Toronto via train on Tqursday 7 17 58# on 7 16 58 NY 694-S met EUGENE DENNIS and drove the lll latter in the 1 formant 1 s car about New York City for several hours while they talked The informant gave DENNIS the letter from the individual 1 dentified with the SOLO IS-C case DENNIS read the letter without comment NY 694-S then told DENNIS that $l _ ooo had been sent to the CPUSA from 11 Ctmada and that more was available tnerc DENNIS snulod broadly upon · hea tng this The informant advised that he purposely avoided mentioning the Sovlet Embassy in connection with the money because it is underEttood t hat DENNIS does not want to lmow such details The informant told -DE1'JNIS that TIM BUCK was handling the matter IJ The informant told DENNIS that as a security measure he had changed the $1J OOO from Canada into other currency DENNIS expreseed h ts approval and requested that NY 694-s retain the mo ey untll DENNIS should ask for it He emphasized that the informant should not disclose ·to anyone else that he has this money an9 _ Pat the money not be mingleq with the CPUSA Rese ve Fu d lO NY 69l -S then told DENNIS about his contact with thff individua·l identified w ttp the SOLO IS-0 11 case DENNIS wa_s visibly excited s_aid that was wonderful news and that no one else was to lmow about this matter He em-oho sized that neither ROBERT BOB THOMPSON nor JAMES JACKSON should be told unything about this matter at this ti111e He said he desi1 ed to be the first to talk to the aforementioned individual and that thereafter he would acquaint THOMPSON and JACKSON with the facts OJ DENNIS instructed NY 694-s to inform him immediately of the presence in New Yor·lc of the individual identified with the 11 SOLO IS - C case DENNIS said that he would keep JEAN SMITH secret ry at CP headquarters advised or his dail v J - 8 - t ' whereabouts and that through her NY 694-s should have no difficulty in locating DENNIS LY · DENNIS then mentioned the IRVING POTASH case stating it was the first opportunity he had to discti ss the matter He sf il t d he was very pleased that NY ·6911--s had handled 11 such a iangerous situation so well POTASH he said had made many se1 • tous mistakes ·After POT ASH is released from pr·ison on 8 26 5$ DENNIS wiii talk to him for a· few weeks regarding political problems • After that he intends to lace it into PO'l1ASH fol the many stupid tl iings 11 the l§tter has· done particularly his method of coming back without botffying the farty DENNIS said it had been a serious mistake for POTASH t 1 to have talked so much to his attorney MARY KAUli1M i N DENNIS believed POTJ SH had done so as a result of panic He should have taken his punishmep ilently He should no t have mentioned his clothes to KAUFMAN At this poj_nt NY 694-s inte - cted the ·comment 11 r have news ±'or· you - he not only mentioned the clothes but also hls diaries · 11 The informant then proceeded to describe the said d i aries Upon heaP1ng this DENNIS accordi 1g to NY 694-s almost dropped 6 ead He was furi9us and said A diary should be kept in yow head - not in a bookl 11 lvJ The informant then raentioned the foot· that upon being arr·ested POTASH haq in his pocket the- telephone number of' NY 694-s I wife • DENNIS said he was hearing about tpis for the first time and again expressed his ange at POTASH t I NY 694-s then expla ned the serimtsness o·f the situation after the arrest of POTASH - the fact that the hotel room in Bronxville there were documents of the greatest value to the CP which if they llad fallen into the ha '1ds of th• FBI would have been 11 explosive 11 The inform ant explained the dilemma confronting him when he had to choose between destroying the documents and risking being apprehended with them on· his person DENNIS again commended NY 69L -s for his d judgment and exct llent handling of a ba l situation t in NY 694-s then mentioned to DENNIS the matter of the money c J - 9 - ----- -------- t t 0 0 allegedly left in Canada by POTASH and the fact that MARY KAUFMAN was aware of this matter also DENNIS said KAUFMAN should not have been told about this and that at mme future date he would discuss this matter again with the informant The infonnant t 2'd DENNIS that TIM BUCK currently is investigating the allegation l ENNIS then discussed the Jewish Question which he said is inte 1 'na tional in nature in that the Jewj_sh anti-Party people maintain liaison with similar groups in Canada France England Argentina and Israel DENNIS said he anticipates serious trouble here regarding the Jewish Question He said that the CPUSA plans to send to Canada for discussions with the Canadian CP concerning the Jewish Question v J JEROME a member of the CPUSA Jewish Sub-Committee lUJ NY 69Ll-•-S told DENNIS that JEROME should ta lk first to TIM BUCK becau3e many of the Ca nadiai 1 CP Jewish functionar t es are not to be trusted The inforrr a nt suggested that DENNIS advise him j_n advance regarding JE OME' s trip to Toronto so that the informant could arrange that TIM BUCK be thel'e on JERO IB 1 s arrival DENNIS thought this suggestion was good The informant further suggested that JEROME 1 s trip be postponed until DENNIS should have an opportunity to talk to the individual identified with the SOLO IS - c11 case who might furnish info1 ' Ilation from authori ati ve sources whtch could be subject of discussion by JEROME and the Canadian CPo DENNIS thought well or· this suggestion also I DENNIS I final comments to NY 69L -S concerned the embezzlement of OP funds Referring indirectly to GEORGE HLAKE CHARNEY BILL NORHAN WILLIAM MARRON and CHARLES LOMAN and possibly 11 BILL LAWRENCE WILLIAM LAZAR DEJ fNIS sa id these individuals not only embezzled CP funds but had bought businesses from one another Peselling the business to one another at ridiculously low pr'ices Also he said before leaving the Party they gave themselves fantastic severance pay o II He said that the Party had been victimized from both sides - the Right Wing and the Ultra-Left 11 He mentioned that SAM KANTER of Brooklyn had spent $6 ooo in moving his furniture to the west Coast ti - 10 - r ' j I ·• According to DENNIS the amount of money 1o·st by the 11 Party a a result of 11 busine is manipulations and severanqe pay 11_ equals pat lost• by embezzlements Ije E3aid tllat 1-' ome· gUy received $20 -000 in seve a 11ce pay D N JIS ·said that ip the futµre no· individual shoulq be aJ lowod to control large $um s of money - that such money shbulq be contro_lled by 11 a group· of trustees '- _ · · DENNIS l ft NY 694 3 1 remarking that his conf-erence• wi th the latter ha d 'been II very frultful - 1' - r 11 --l ll 4--4i'CRev 11 ·6•57 D ECODED COPY W • D -Radi·o 'Nease-__ __ ·Parsons _ Rosen_·- 'Tamm_ - · Trotter_ Cl ytoit-· · Tele Room Holloman_ ·em Tel etype Gand•- URGENT 7-18-58 l· 18 PM JL 11 ' ECJOR ND SAC CHIC GO FROM SAC NEW YORK 181645 · JS-C 'BUFILE 100-428091 CG Fti E 100-337'9 NY 694-S E D JULY 18 1958 THAT ON SAID BATE HE RECEIVED FOLLOWI NG CABLEGRAM· FROM LONDON QUOTE ARR IV 1 NG TWA FLIGHT 863 MONDAY AM SYLVIA UNQUOTE INFORMANT ADV I SES SAID F4lGHT 1-S SGHEDUL_Eb TO· ARRI V AT I DLEWILD AIRPORT NYC 7 35 AM ON· JULY 2l 1958 NY 694-S FURTHER ADV I SES CG 5824-S WI LL NOT RETURN TO CH I CAGO UNf I L coMPLETI ON OF CONFERENCES Wri11 EUGENE ornN Is BUREAU· AND 'CHICAGO wr L BE ADVISED OF ARRIVAL RECEIVED ·1 1 PM TELETYPE 1 -31 PM· COO I NQ ·UN IT JAL d --· oo- if J 109 -- te JUL 22 1958 31 ''f J- 1 --5 j j EX-J35 @110F-EDIS SEARCH··· -------------- - -- - 2ii'i ___ DELETE fl 'I - -- - lfthe intelliqt rice theBureau's abovtiimess1 1ge s to besyst ms disseminated outside the Bureau it is-suggested that it·be suitr bly _paraphrased m ord r imtained to p ot #Ctinth e cryptographic 1 t M Jr Thorntqn 8AC Ne1 1 York July 17 1958 Di rector FBI 100-428091 IB-0 @1101 - £011 L-l NIP'ORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN rs UNCLASSIFIED SEARCH UPDATE ----------··•• - oELEr1 7X lr1tr·------ft •••• ___ _ iF1063 It Reu rtel 7-14-$8 to Bureau and Ch tc - · • • • •• ··- ·- • 0A1'E 1-11-0 B'f_Sf C Jt 5 g 144 IJ Wt t Ji t he· re_1 urn o f aa $ 'P4 B · fiO' l kt·a co f# i-y t -i -t i e cp11 q terf 1il fl tt a_' c dcfr¢b tf amr i '4 t J · v ilit o l· ·-t f9il T4a i·oh· ·lbtlJ p - o Jned' tro m hJm iJJf t_ mus t be • coni# anil-y b'o•rne ii mtnd- howeve r that the ·se c uritY· ·o f -zi ·inJarmant ts o f pardmouft Jmifo·nancfe • · I t _ ts- ·e·ntt-rel'y p9·ss·tble that fn formanii wf ll' be ezpected to make a promp-1 and· l·engthy rep ort to· Eugene Dennis regarding hts tr p Wh ll e we · of course are e r t-remel·y destrous of tn tly J eflf Jii bu r ¢ · obtaf n tn g· full and complete de- ai ls a·s promptly as pos8ible e r treme care mus f be u ttl ieed to insure that any contact wt-th him wtJl tn no way jeopard tee his i nj'ormant status • J Let ter to New ro rk BE - SOLO i 00-42809l so deafre eepara-te c·oWllUntcattons may be submttted on each 'l·ndi·vidual 8lfbJect ma 1rter or you can aubm it the tnjorm a ton obt tned 'ln one leng hy aom71lUntcation wtth he oj' subheadings iohe e iu1e -- practical r- - ' ' ·· • · '• · r _ - •• J - ' • '· _ t-- ' · - ·- ' _ _ ' - 'r - · - ----- '- J 1 - · _' - 7 - - --zr· ' e- • - • ' 'I • I O - - __ - ___ · · ' ' ·•- r • - • • f ' ' ' -_ _ - - -' - · t ' 1 t '· - •' ' --t · - Joi • -· · - - ' · - ·' · t ' t ' 1' - ' • ' · - 'i - - 2 - ' i t• 'i - - '- - ·- ' ' i' r--'-· '·- '· Tolson_ Boardman_ DECOD COPY V ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED D -Radio Ci ¼' 1 URGENT 7-14-58 1 'f I ' 11 12 PM 8 i 4 -i-' JC DIRECWR 9 AND SAC CHICAGO ' FROM SAC NEW YORK SAID 150220 ont JL Nease_ Parso s _ Rosen_ Tamm_·_ Trotter_ Clayton_ Tele Room_ Holloman _ Gandy _ _ · 11 · If' · J z _ IS-C NY 694-S ADVISED ON JULY 14 1958 THAT AT 3 17 PM I- ON DATE HE REGEi VED A RADIO TELEPHONE CALL FROM CG 5824-S IN ZURICH SW ITZERLANO· CG 5824-S STA TED HE HAD JUST ARR IV£D c • 1 J- 4 r4• 1 AT ZURICH THAT HE HAD HAD QUOTE A LONG LONG LONG TRIP UN- · QUOTE THAT HE WAS VERY TIRED AND THAT HIS WIF IS NOT WELL 0 · ALSO STATED THAT THEY ARE SAFE AND THAT EVERYTHING IS QUOTE OK UNQUOTE w SAID HE WAS AT THE GOTTORD PHONETIC HOTEL IN ZURICH EN ROUTE HOME HE WOULD STOP IN LONDON FOR A FEW DAYS AND THAT QUOTE ON BUSINESS UNQUOTE NY 694-S INQUIR D WHETHER CG 5824-S ·woULD ARRIVE IN THE USA WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR 10 DAYS CG 5824-S REPLIED THAT SUCH WAS POSSIBLE THE CHICAGO INFORMANT ASKED WHETHER NY 694-S HAD HEARD FROM HIM A MONTH AOO THROUGH QUOTE THE OLD MAN UNQUOTE TIM BUCK NY 694-S REPLIED HAT HE HAD NOT NY 694-S ADVISED THAT TIM BUCK WAS IN MEXICO A MONTH AGO ANO THAT ON TRIP TO TORONTO FROM WHICH INFORMANT HAS JUST RETURNED HE WAS TOLD BY BUCK THAT THE LATTER HAS NOT BEEN IN CONTACT WI TH THE SOVIET EMBASSY IN OTTAWA FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS WHEN CG 5824-S LEARNED THAT NY 694-S HAD NOT RECEIVED HIS MESSAGE HE SAID · QUOTE Tl-IA PS TOO BAD IN THAT CASE WE LOST SOME BUS I-NESS UNQUOTE NY 694-S DOES NOT KNOW THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CG-5824-S' REMARK CG 5824-S COMPLETED HIS REMARKS BY STATING THAT HENCEFORTH HE WOULD BE I · E CONTACT WITH NY 694 S r' l _· -·-----•· i I i I 4-4f fRev H-6-57 ' J t ' ' J D ECODED COPY D Radio PAGE TWO mNEW YORK Teletype Tolson_ Boardman_ Belmont_ Mohr_·Nease_ Parsons_ Rosen_ __ Tamm __ Trotter_ Clayton_ Tele Room Holloman_ Gandy_ 150220 REGARDING HIS RETURN TO THE USA THE RADIO TELEPHONE CA L FROM ZURICH WAS ADE T0 NY 694-S AT THE LATTER'S OFF f CE THE NY JNFORMANT 8£ I NG ADDRESSED AS· JAMES CARTER A CODE NAM£ AGREED · UPON sy· THE INFORMANTS FOR SUCH COMMUNICATIONS BURtAU AND CHI CAOO WI LL BE ADV I SEO OF FURTHER COMMUN I CAT IONS FROM CG 5824-S TO NY 694-S RECEIVED 11 22 PM 11 27 PM ITLETYPE COOING UNIT CO ' If the intelliqence r ontained in the above message is to be-disseminated outside the Bureau · it is suggested that it·be suitably paraphrased in ordt1r to protect the Bureau's cryptographic systems · ••' I JULY 25 1 19 5'8 MEMORAlJDUM FOR MR TOLSON MR BELMONT m ROSEM MH TAMfvI EXCERPT fi ' i i JEi i iGJE f i% J - · - ·ComimmJ at··p· · · ·-- of t1e ·eovietr umoo ilii fttit' tlili 4tiiemmat'ion · ····- d bfi · · -· if' dJ l- t '- ·-- _· ij fs· - _ ·• c -_ ga ety to 1'1iit · I- UVi AA l'a t lOii i_-_- ·i··i -_t - c 1 JJ r - - - UieJ11e_ Ung of®t-' r _ 4JbiµQ e_ ti tt sij lt 4tt · -- · - - 1 ' n·eltt to - ve the tdontlt - ifl sclosett • · - -· -· _ · - _ 1 _ · · - - - -• · J ·- - -·- _ - ---- - • - - ' - - - ------- _- • _ _ _ i- · -- _ _ _ __ _ ·- - '--- - io--- _ - - - - - ----- - ---- -- o sr JtL p -• ·-·· -· J ALL lNPORMATION CONTAIN J HEREH IS UNCLASSIFIED DATl 1- 'tl BYSf3 f j -1 f '1 11 l '9 - V 55AUG111958 lJ L- I l IJ _j T di g- O ' f NOTREC RDED 133 AUG 1 J 1958 - -- - J I '0 ' J - i § ' 8 z c R· J NF · lJelT ttmt · • -- iir Baumgard n• i - ltta ieon · Hr friiornton l n_' • T '• • • • ' ' 1-0 P _-G B-a 'l The A -ttcrney 0eneNJ 'i i1 I eo·ct al 'lat ctlmp fhey stated that Pt to has _aol d out to Al le·riccm ' mper t qltwa - 1 hua opening up the ''under b·elly o-J '4be aoct41 t et ·a·ta'teo and they· bel teµe tiUlt he kaa r t ch d eome agreeTlient v nth the 1mt te d 8tat a ' · 191 ese rJJ'-J'1t·ctql'1J a-bated tl1 q1 RusErta want -to ll 1 1 t· -ffhtf soc -ta1 Jst count-rie11 lnt 6 Diie- C i» p am l - ·to h- ·1 1iftir - 'iiors tei f' 4t1 -t a1i n -- dc ttil-$ et ¢1it4 tffteb ll 12 _ ·iti 11p J- -g- e'i ti'tlu ltl- wt-1 1 - pe eas_ aep_e #ctl nt - unite· t J e#erii'j l 'fhU j jilr _r _t ftildZ f Cae l1rnilr 131tJ 7i J - tgp'l machtnery other pha- z - -on 'the P'r t iJttct-ton oJ · Bdct·a1 '#s t ' ili-Ut¥frr-'te$' W'lll 1 1't Uide t ne e tre1Jaar1t ifocd on C ieckoi Jl 9valrta Wid h J the So tet- 9 fJ icia1a $tatea that lltkhat1 Suslov·_ wt t e very s_telt and that h'iB ro-le tn 1ilie _ a mmun- et _fany o t the Bou tat Untma ts now- befng _played by P1 rlurr J oapelou a utem er c t th e Central CJomm' frtee o t Party o t the S Jvtet ·Un-ton tt may be §J'tgn·'t ca i-t to note that Sitalov ZDh'o waa fo'rmerly regarded-· ae a l-'ikeJ y eucc aao r to Kb ro ahchev has been- the aubject o f rf cent news reportu11 conta- 1t--Sng specul· a-t-i on t Jiat he -th e · comrewrt a-t hat a1·1 en from ftJ vo-r Ci m_cerntng the lo11 11J un-tat Pa·rty- USA - the So vtet o t-j1fic ta1 s rta·tecf th4t 'fihey ap_proiJe -tlie ·cur rE llf 1 fnti f f·_ the 'Oiil lltitntst il 't' Y USA ci nd l el_ kilt t h e -A 'iiz ¢ fi 't af Party_ t-a a ftt_nct1 011 tng one• ffitJ qo 1 rf e'fiti -a ta1f 1 - tkat upon· fke c·ompletio_n- o✓ the a raft progr a'llf ot· the Comll#un i tl J arty USA wh t ch t q n w P retJel'l ffly brtf- ilg Jrepareif t ey- want tp _pb-tatn a copy a-J nce 1 hey may be qbl - g Z1re -SQl ' e help to the aommunt stf Party UBA 11rU h rega1ta t •ifh't-a program Wirth regard to '' l lm Flo-rker 11 east coa t weeltly co7JlnlUn i·a-t neu sJ 1 er the Boutet o f flc-Zala treated i ha 1 tn ltiigUtf' 1958 1fhe CommunttJt Pa'r'f lJ OJ' 'the Sovtet lint on W' l1 riai t getting 4 -000 cop- ea i1hey conttnuea that l'h e Plcrlce r 'ta d-otng t-he best -and mQ fJt · l' dl SR liB2 2 - i f ' ' i r· l- I The A t-torney Jene'Ml I' m- l·jtan1- job o f present tng the a ettvttt #a in the weatte rn_ 1 m the ccurmun-t$'t v-t wpo'int tri· 1 he 1Jngltsh Tirey aleo rtated thC i oopt es oj 111 he Worker wfll be u 3 ed - n Russia a$a - -$1 tn tfte· te ach ng t J' tht ad' ng and underatt ind1ng o f the Eng1 te1t lcm97 4dge- world langu-age w 4 r on fm p rt a_i i m • _'• rt 'pd· ·t1 t a1J tt· e ·oul a _ _ Iri Cf 1' f C'1 j n llij'f k n - r e--t'lirif i ' gge r o f - R 4 h i aj· no1 bt pu' fi J 1 tttt 1ied _ buf jkqt ·1 di '4ft e·4 fry ttt pµy · «td iinilgn_ t¢' i-t - He· ccmt t ued _ 'f lj t U J lrf 1i_1f l'i1·q1i - '6tifigh Jm 11-ri ft '$ 1 f r fiJ ae_ - 1 -t -e ·4 n¢ t hit ti pd tiftil fl -_ GldJO· si d li J4 -8 lirt i t r ¢ ·11m Jj ·q _ i¢ 7J 1 0 re_ j a ' ' a ¢'- Jhat dh-t a fn1i¢ i l f 1 fi _ trlh fl t t he Ur#ilf1d- S#idiei l ·stcr rta sometni u• AccorcJ - ng to- l «b h'lna a'i _ •Gch-tev rt' f teel procluctt on wn ii·ah- ' kr paa e e 'th t - of 1mglc rt4 bJA t wf Zl· nat ann-oun- h t -tJ or tltrq f year Uar al Jh l -fiiJ f 'th llt 't 4m rfcan impe ttl ta · 1 'htn' f t' Wrt· 1fk ·eon o f O h- a ng Koi-a he'lr can be· trutrt ed i heJ ' are w- ong f - dt cu aatng tihe Korean ct mflioti Atao atat'ied -that 1 J' tJenef al Ma cA rt Jw r hr zd gone arrothe'l m'tl·e one-kal f' f the· Bcru1et A tr Force and aeve'rf l flovie11 di vjs ion·-s · l ouz 1- liqve· gor e· t nto a rtrl on He az so- stated tliat rtgh-t now he t'h tn-k t tjhq -t ·4me r $ 9an 1 m pe rttll t'Brn h l '- been s'liyirl'J tJJ1 • •_ ·_ f lJi v Ui qf th e - rrl rti'IM l'Jl •fJ e_Ptf flt'j _p_f _na1ntre o f the tf l4fc 9 f•_ bl 'r t n -t rm« tf ii111· ft J t ·r _q¥ t ed fikat 1 b f1 con t nJ a ' ol' t 4·i'a GOP -1P Yd a lf qn o q ✓ fiJhl · tihe 'lf cy r - caP j ltl 1Ju1curi ty and - ts UfEI' r lrr$ c'1 ed · to a eeq•to•Tm trm· · b a f 8 f · · · ' '- Hono'r ab-ie •- • i' fµi toregoJ ng 1 s a- ·phard • 'J ' ' • · ' al o' ' f t·ng_ J'Ur fs'IJ ed tit ·1 4e 11 llt con ·'1 'hq Y'ica Prea-t4ent fhe llonorabl·e 0-c rdrm Gray Spttcj -01 IJ sata-tant -to the Prestden-t · and ·the H norable John Foster Dulles Secretary of 8tateo NOTE ON YELLOFI Thi s me·morandum cl ass-i fied 411-ep 3-8 g'Ni t II s tnce tt contai na information from a most val'uable informant unauthbT''il ed di scloaure j this injormatton could easily jeopardtae our tnj'ormant thereby constderably weakentng our couerage oj the C ommuntst Party USA whtch could posJ1ibly· result_ in grave damage to the· national defense J • 0 P - S- R a i1 • i' -a- August l l958 BY COURIER SERYiafs --1 ¾ r· ·- - · · '· · i -- ' ft #i _regard i t · 25- and 31 1958 my co 11liiZUn teat- ona o f July 24 r thought you would be· i nterested in1 the jollowtng tcl 1 ttrlQ nal tnformr ti tcn relative to recent ai fi1czt #_eton·a et ween eadere Q the Scvtet Uni on amt Red C lt 'ln l and ·an of✓'Sctal repre3entcrttue c f the ' I ' ft C omm n et PaT 'ty _ USJJ Phf s tn form at t on was reoetued from paa1 sources wn tah have turntshed rel table data_ 'tn the ihe l ovt t O 'J'f cial s stated fa becom tng mor e tm iortan'h than lfe c- co 1 ha t fl a A rgfjnttna center or c orn m unt rt- aot -tuttf uJ tn Oentral and·_South Am t-'tca ' ce § 6 t t e Oqmm µ ntst Par-ty lJSA Md 'fl h fJQm7l U 8't P -rt y 8 q uba tie ·tcndto a- t _qd hflt t hey tel 't leader-elJ -ip o f the _ · C9 'J- i Y _ _ Pf1 'f'fJJ p 1 ¢ f¢c__cuin o'fi· be _1 rzt11tf d • i lie _· 'fili t · ·•s -ft a J J1ai -r gep t tll_ ts a good Jflqce 1j9 ma_lfe t'Pqtr l ·· · · t 1tftr¢ ngtime 1 ' tf tro ·puatf1a- 'Phey ct ifff tnt4ed that· 11Jl'tt'1 f 1 fe i fiJJ · - c2 bc1 h t·u ht -b _j rfg u JerJ by ·de_rlfl 't n_ i Jem t egl i i t#g ·U 1 ega 1 coillrjm1-°d$'b · - f iftrs i it ' J'fesfe 1lemt apherq A-ru nt-tnq ts bii t ng -u unt f J a g r ec ter e ctent tn whts re gard In aormectton wtth hts d tecueaions w- -fih Boutet o f ttctals -t4e the r-epreeentatf ue o t the -Com mup-tat Party USA had occasto 74 to t-ravel through uartous pans of Ruaa-ea ana viatt d eeueral cfdd es - n c tudtng Lent ngrad Staltngrad and lf 1 eu Following are h$8 obse'f uationa cJB ·o'bt a·tned from our above-rnenttoned sourceet lson_ ardman _ l00•3-8l lmont _ _ · i -100-428091 nm__ 1 • 3 fi o - i - · -'EE NO l 'E ON TllLLOW PA 1-ll w m om - · 7J ti 1' fj ff C R ' A-1 l@ Zd - _ dy '1ql10_ r 1958 0 ' - - ' a Honorable Rtcha1'd l ' n N'lzon Ntzny Soviet C01 li1lerctal jdt at p Cnea were ob erved not oniy tn the al port a but tn actual flight between ctttes Host airport a a1Ul taciortes In the outlytng- d'Zatrtcta oJ' Ruest a are- 'ringed 11Jt1 k Mt g a Srplanea and hara clay ru ntoaye are used jor '111 any OJ' the J'tghtertype planes June In -Lan t fl Zu'r ig 'f h11· •n gli Y i - ej' 4 er tanks a74a· '11 Jl·tta ry 'lJJ1' J 1c1 'e a· or June 9 1 JN58 · 1JJ'tth o ntrta-t rc ft·· ·equJJ -n en-p 114'ta -ti and rock et _a ·we e observed in wue' 11 ent fiJ'i iit - leaa-t th i t j'our 11 ou-r ' ·- · di iae he was Clwaya GC UJ111 Jante by 807lle·one _ J om the Central Ccrm7 4' ttee oJ the ·com1n un a1 Pa rl y oj the Soviet Unton tt was tmpo aible·jor the Amertcan rep e entattve to obtatn the real eeltngs o f the people mtth Whom he tQlked on the fG1'1 J q and in the factories Tbo$e person$ wtth whom he dtd have· converBtltton ·stated 11hat the decen1rrGl-taa·t t on of both -t aduatrry and agriculture· haa decreased red tape and increased produc1rton JJoet o f the Rus-atan people are des'l'roue o f peac' wktah may pe att -r-tbuted to the _knowledge o f the dee1rruct t·veneea -o✓ modern weapons as welJ as the fact tlia t TJiost Russ tans had casuaitrlee O'lllo ag cloae relatt ves ctur ln-g lrorld llar II a saw the deuaetattc'lf of ma ny o t thetr cttte- Ru Ja'lan •l eail era -tn· ct t tea o tatde t i' f _ U JBCO lb etcteq tkti_y- 1J Jqn'fied to 111 J JCZ l fae the# COr pJZUn f e t•·· partt a tn ii'fiher ' i U'#trtes have talk bq1 tf the strength oJ the p ctaltat ·camp and tke t tact thtl all would rJu f fe r· - n the catt o f a u_n e-rsal war Ji4rt icipant$ · · he A taertcan eJrrjts ·nta-tiue wae taken i o a ih lpbutldtng yard tn Le11 Jngrad and was Sho'IDn the J'- -r st atomic tcebreake-r called t 11 11 e Le nZn Which ts due -to be 'launch ea tn the near ju ture r r I i fhe eublJJfJy tn Lent ngrad t-8 betng e cpanded and ta even deepe than the one in lloscow whtck was deep enough to act a' 3 a skelter durt ng World ·uar II t i f t f i '· · l Op · i c ' ' • • ' • CRRT -2 •' • r Ret· g p ' 1 ono'rqble Rt·chard 11 Nt ron Zn both Ru4 ta and China tt ma noted that mllttary j'o ces t Jre· ueeq 'f i J butld roads and ratlroada rebuild telepho ne pr-o je ct s 11nes and work on reseruotre and $' mtlar In vtew o f' the e tremeZ y sens·tt'l•Vf na f 1 1 re o✓ i he t1ource-e• Q our fn r 1-1JJ Ct ion '-- t ta r' l 'i Jztfl t r'l tf d th rt 1111 111 CO itents ot j'lii QO'JJ mri f · P1tf Pit- b - t r-cl¢tJ t he ''f UN 1 i· ·da-re tul · c T d_ tttJ ·tti '1 re $ 'li'r t c'1ied -fit' ba '8t8 f Je iJ U rt-t-y · '· - · · · • · • · ' a nepdfifr P•ki a ozo '· • T-h'i' ' · o regctn ts 1 i'ec he tng turnfi hed t o the· Hono bZ e G' 'f l on fi ray Specta7 - A asist ant to the Prea'ld ent th Honorable_ John· Foste Dulles Becrei ary oj' St a f e and the A1Jtorney Gene_m 1 NOTE ON YELLOW Thts memorand um olasst tt ed ' f J e et stnc·e id contatns tn orma ton frcm a lfz 9at uq f uq b· t t·n ttrnrt nt U1u _u tho rt ed d t c J oiu r-e q f -fh fil f'o n gt t 9 m 110 ti 'e cts_- iy • ·jeopa_-r dta l our t to•rJ tarit i f er el f on- id rah Zy iljea·tr entrig -9 '· cou r rage of t J f Oommufit s t Party · $A ioh toh qquJct· po as tbly -· resu 't tn ·graue damage t·o the rtat t tr a1 _d_ ¢fensii · · · · ' - · 8 J1 r il 11 I -a- · -' J t ' i - ' catP g g -9 1 -JJ £' L' atson m-J - 1l-r - r Auguri l lho'l'nton l 9 58 BT COIJRIB SBBVICB Pbe Ifonitrabl e - • _-- · · r ur ·s1iit1e ·or· · • · · Sta 1 q ·•· · - v rit ii' a · _- · · • · · _ •'- -- - P •tP fl - iJ_ - # -• ' •· ' - •ied# i J r --- de¢ietflriibr · _ _ ' wir i regard to 14Y communf tJiltJton I oJ' Tul'y u as and 111 1 9581 I - hQug'h t you woi e ld be 'ln'fiereated 'In the tol - r -iµf ng dditt na Z 'lb f'orma tto' l relat'l e tio recent atficuoat'c tt a be 1iwe n 1 etlileriJ o f' the Sovte'f Union and Herl Ch tniJ cind an O fft o tdl repreeen i lt''iti6 o f ' he C-dm1lii tnt t ft rtyi US'-'•· P1da t nfom tjon a 7'ece' ued 'riJ m sources w_h'lch hauf Jurniehed ·re Z'labJ e data tn the pa a · i'h4 t ui et tjlcrla1 e atiited 1 hat Argentina - 8 becomfng mqre t mPQrfits1rfJ 1Jlui_'fl - dco qe a cente-r J'or coT1Z111 Untej d¢ttvitt a n Central and aou kAmertcq atnce arty l SAj m 4 1l'f i · fJQmmunt t fq1 'fi11 r ✓ ® Jl• jY - _ 1 tf4 t'4 #9cµ _ ' hif'fr· th e11 fiJ 2 · 11 'if ·'-tad_' rre P i Jt '® ll· 0Tiiiiun i · -p lla c' c i 'k' bir-l Jr QY par1 '· Y· -f J l · ca n_Q··1f be · fi r t t · 8·1 ·-- -d-'•· • 'UIU· J - - 'hq-t · 1 4af Arufinttnil t· ·- tit fJit'l' P - t o -tfl tJt 11- tiEJJ •· ·• _· q_rr_ql j fJ f a lq· - B tflJ 't4 'J'b Jy _q int 'fhtt c l· t a1 ·w tl 1c lf tp t1r eirt§· 'tl#i -'• bt1 ctf' tJtn- eiii -lf d 42 a nJr tJJ ua t 0611Z»Z Un t·af · P t irli 1 tt- Jtf 'ff h 'tTtis'te r t· ll 'Rtf it k ie ie f•· itrui nwtha ta Ji 1ng tt tf tit a q -r - d tufr ltJf et# - tri th t- iF ega'lid l JJfh ilj Cori Jift lntat n ew· --- i t ' Yf' The Honorable Phe 8ecreta711 o f tate Jfa ny Sovtet CoWJUlrcta Z Jet atrplqnea were observed not only tn the airpona but tn actua fltght llost crlrports and fa c-toHei tn 1 he outlyt ng dt strtcts oJ llueeta a re r'Znged 1Ji 1 h_ Ntg atrplanea and hard clay runways a e uaed to · many OJ' the ttght r1iype planes bet1 t1een ct 'ir e3 _ In Lentng i ff lurtng t ke n'tgk1 ·'i - e thri-r ·_ June s or- J11 ne 9 - t 9SS j ta nks nrI· m ti ttary veht a1 _e with antt rc j t equttimenf - _in Jti'tfUe ·amt rocket J io e obae-rlied· t n movement tor· c-t ea'lJ 1 thre or· tour IJ ours Stnce he was always· accompanied by so meone from the cen1rral fJOTl' 1ll'lt1ilJe OJ' 'f he CtJmiiWn t3t Po rtriJ o f' the Boutet Unt on it a a t'mpoatJibl·e tor the Amert-can representative to obtain the real j'eeltngs o f the people_ wttk whom he talked on the farms and tn the factories i'g se persons wt-th who111 he df d haue conuersatt on etated #Jtt 'like de central taattori of both tndustry and cj g' J ·culture hae d·ecr aaed -red· tape and tncreaeed productttm JJoirh oj' tke Ruaa'tan people are· $etdrous · c f peace whtch m y be attrtbuted to the knoWledge of the de$tructtveness o f mcder weapona aa well aa the Jaot i ha t raoat Rusatana had ca8ualtie13 among close relatrt·vee during llorld Far II a d sa1D th deva tatt n o t any Q t· i ket·r otti'es lcµ a'tgil·l_e ers t c lt' ea ou fs- de pJ- · · JJoec9_10 ata·ted they wq7tt d to e11J pha etae that cm wit'a-t partt IJ tn _o1ilier couJ1 1 rtea haue to talk apoµt tlte s-l ngt4 oj the· 8iJci J lJat camp and t lte J'O ct thiJifi all p rtt c- pan1ia- · wo w a su tJe-r tn the ca1m t J' a untver-eal war · Phe Amertccm· -repre'ljen tai --tve was taken to· a -ehtpbutld 'lng yard ' n Leningrad ana was ell own the ttrat atomic tcebreaker called he Leninn which ta due o be launched tn the near future Pke subway in Leningrad ts betng ezpanded and 'ts euen deeper than the one tn lloacol J wh tch was deep enouqh to act aa a sheJ tfer ri urtng Irorld War II f e z ·e - 2 - te J J l I I af O 1 4 I I I I Z 9 R ' f °l 'he Honorable 1 ke ecretory O f State In bt th Rueata and Chtna1 'tt was noted that m U-etary J'orcett ar1 4 used to bidld rottde- and ratlroaa - rebutld telephtJne l t -nee and work an reaeruofra and atmt Zar proJec-t s · In utew o i· tb9 o tre ntely iiensjf_ivfJ Tlt J' u e i t of our tnfo t t pri ·ff1 fe ·reque 'f ect thtJ -tk t-he cptJ f l n_ts ot· - iljtiJ i 11fliluJ' t p -f IJe· _tl f f Pd q - 5 19o_ri _ · _ _ - · c p rf Jtt Z ··se cu-rt·t y-· an4 iis uatl r trt 4i to n e 1 4°i io•Im -- · t ae f ' t -r t i bda 4 · · · · - · · -· -· · fhe•joret1ot11g ta alao betng tumtshed to the _ Honoi'dble R chard A Ht31on he Ytce Pre atden t the Honorable Gc-ra m Gray 8peotal Asf tsta_nt to the Preatd ent and the At1u rrney GeneP tl ·_ Bi' aarely you r-s NOPE OJ V YELLOYI Chis m emorq du a a·as-ijted Top Scerei ll stn_c·e t - contains i n f rrmc tt- ol f fr p74 g q t ual uable ·jnforrp an- -- c-- · · unau ho rt2ed U scl fJ J_u·re· pf · -fih t 3 ·in r orlf _q t·t_pn c 01 Jd ea fy · je-oprrrd i ze our n trrmiJ n- i ' t_hereby ·cona t 7 rably_ w al en ·ng oyr • cov_erq ge of the Ctommiin-' - _farty_ 'fl Al _whtqh could po· u3t' bl y r el izilt in grave da mage to - the 'f att ortaJ d•fJ fe-ns - i ·I f °'•' S' f C --a - -R LT r o P DECLASSIFICATION' AUTHOP ITY DERI ED FP OM FBI AUTOllJ TIC DECLASSIFICATION' t TJIDE DATE 04-26-2011 August l 2958 b7C l · - I rF I Honorable Gordon Gray Many Boutet oommerctal Jet airplanes 'I Dt e obaerved not only tn t e atrpona but tn actual· t tght between cttiea Most a'l-rpo rta and factortea tn the Utlying d·t·etrtcte o f Ruseia are ringed w't'th J l'lg atrplanes and ha-rd· clay -runways are ueed for many o f the ff gb ter- type p2anee $ lvl Ir Zientng rt µf d r't ir fi Je n ght· ✓ ei'fi4 r · J'une· 8 or · Ju11 '· 91 J 91581 fa 1 6nil m- 1 -ttary tJeki·r ea · · wt th anj atrcrct f egti1 JJ'IJ$nt1 1ll'f--t iles and r cketa were · i· ohli1'Vlilif t·n aouement j'q at lea 8t th1'1ie 01' tou -·· liou · ti Btnce he was citwaya a acompon-ted by ecmeone · tro'nl 'ffhe Cen1J'ra l Co1Jl1n tttee oj' the i otamuntat Party oJ' the Sovtet Union tt wao tmposat Ze j'or the America representattve to obfatn the real feelings oj the· people wtth whom he tal'l ed on the j'arras and tn the failto-rtea Those peraona wtth whom he did have conversation atated that the dec ntraltaatton o t botk industry and agn culture has decreaeed red -tape and tncreaaefl pr duct ton Jloat o the RutHl'tan people are dea' roua oj' peace whtch may be attrtbu ed to the lrnowl dpe of the deatn 1 ctitvenese o f' modern weapons aa well as the act 1 hat moat Iiue atana had casuct21rte3 among cl oae rela- t'aes durtng Iforld War II and sa10 1 he devastatjon oj many o f thet-r ct-lr ea Bus a-ta leadara- 'tn ct l tes out s' de o f- Jlo sQq efa1ied tliey · wanted f o pmphastae_ 1r4a1 commr mtst J ttrt Sel ' t n 61 7ier- co nt 1'tea hav i to- -talk abou t· the str ng- li o f fhe'aoctazist camp 4nd the fa a t a all JX1 1'1 tctpan1s IDOIJ lf av f' fe tn -bile caee o t er ®f11eraa2 wo ' -$tv · · l'ke Amertcan repreeent t'l ve was taken to a· · shtpbutldtng yam in Lentng'rad and wae shown the ttret atomic tceb eaker called n l ie Lentnn whtch ts due to be launched en the near juture _J l Phe eubway 11n Leri-engrad ts being e cpanded and te even deeper than the one tn Uoscow whtck wae deep enough to act aa a Bkelte1' dzt1'tng ll'Ol'ld lfa1' II s-2 e - 2 - 'l ' i ' ¾ ' -'• ' L· · -·- · j j • ' _ 12 e--1' lu Honorable ao'l-don Cray In both P uasta aru l china tt was not d tMt- mtlttary j'o'l'Ces ere -uet d· to butld roarle and mtlroado rebuild telephon J jne and work on reservoirs and slmtlar pioject fl l I1'- v -teu oj the eztrelliely sensi 1rtve na trure oJ t _t - source a oJ1 bur· t'nJ'o j'lon# -tt I - retJ 1'tfated -fi 1 -fJ the_ · co_n_'t € l f ·9 t· l s cgQ $ cetil 9r be· a fl l ed ¥ be m oij _ · - - ' · · t 4 1r JM' 0 r i t it i a naet1 1mm ' • · · · 'Ji e-· oregotn I 1 s al·t o bef ng fu-rn1 shed to the Ilonor iole Rtc hr 'ri l J t · llt co' J Pkr V-t 1'-retrtdent 'lihe Hq orab1e Joh Foster Dullea$ Secretary I SfJat f and 1Jlie A tt o ey- Ge eral lt Since rely yours NO l 'E ON 1'ELLOP1 1' L • - Pkt memorandum clqastj'ted 8 a-- nce f 1 coni -atns tn fo rm_a- rton j'-rom a moat va uab1'· tn o·rmant unauth rt2rd ¢isqlq µr 9 · thts tnf rma ton could'e ast y jeoprf'rd ize 9'1 r tnj' r anfr - ·t ereby co na t 4 erabl y wealf en tng our 9 1 R- o t the aommun l _t f _gn11 U A-i o- ' Jf i couJ i ·pt f # 'lbl'y - 'l eauVt n· 'ravg j a_ ge to ihe na t pntJ t · deJ'ense ·§ _ · · · -' 'ttl l I ·- a - -- ·------·· 7 't ff A n FP n ' - a i r t V •'-fDEr Ll SSIFICATION AUTHOP ITY DE ' 1 ECLASSIFICATION GUIDE _ ll -- L n '-tt • ' f rnt• ·'f 1 July 81 1958 BT COURIER SER VICE ' l- 1- b6 b7C Wtth rega'rd to my communtaations of July 24 t though- that the Preatdent and y ou and 25 l9 5 8j would- be inmested t11 the j'ollo'l11ing addt'frtonal i n orma-tr on re la ttve to recent d tscusa t ons between leadera a t e Sovt£rt ·Union and lled Chtna and an - o fj' tcia1' 1 epreaenta-b- ve oj t he Communtst pa 1 y J Ua-w_ 11 Thie ·i-n formJ1 f -t o was 'r ecetv ld fP0117 sour c ee wh-toh haue turm 1 ehed· -reJt abl da t a tn t he pas- - · -- ' ' · • · ' I ' ' ' · ' 4-'41 ' ''Rev 11-6-57 D ECODED COPY · fm Tel·etype · ·D -Radio PAGE FOUR II FROM CHICAGO 291115 Tolson_ Boardm-an _ Belmont_ Mohr_ Nease_ Parsons_ Rosen_ Tamm_·- Trotter _ _ Clayton-· Tele Room Holloman_ Gait _ fl -v3 TOO CONCERNED ABO T THE SIZE OF THE CP USA AS LONG AS THE CP USA ACCEPTS MARXISM· LENINISM AND IS ONE HUNDRED PER CENT LOYAL TO THE SOVIET UNION IF THESE CONDl'TIONS EXIST THIS IS WHAT THE CPSU WANTS AND WILL DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO GIVE SUCH A PARTY ALL NECESSARY SUPPORT DESPITE THE SIZE OF THE CP USA THE CPSU· IS COUNTl'NG HEAVILY UPON IT AND WANTS TO BUILD IT THE ESSENCE OF THESE REMARKS WERE REPEATED AT ALL CONFERENCES WITH THE LEADERS OF THE CPSU CG 5824-Sf ALSO LEARNED BOTH IN RUSSIA AND FROM MAG TSE TUNG TiiAT MAO WHO IS BOTI-f THE CHAIRMAN 'OF THE CP OF CHINE AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE GOVERNMENT OF CHINA HAS REQUESTED TO BE REL l VED OF HJS POSI Tl ON AS CHA IRUAN OF THE GOVERNMENT WHILE RETAINING HIS POSITION AS CHAIRMAN OF THE PARlY MAO HOPES THAT HE CAN BE RELIEVED AS CHAIRMAN OF THE GOVERNMENT NO LATER THAN· 1960 SO THAT HE CAN SPEND HIS TIME ·1 N DEALING WITH COMMUN IST THEORY ANO IN WR ITl NG ABOUT COMMUN IST THEORY ANO- PH ILOSOPHY INFORMAN ·WAS TOLD THAT lli IS INFORMATION SHOULD BE CONVEYED TO ONE OR TWO LEAIJING MEMBERS OF THE CP USA SO THAT WHEN THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THIS IS MADE THEY WILL KNOW THAT ANY DISTORTIONS BY THE CAPITALIST PRESS AS TO THE ACTUA-L REASON-FOR ·HIS RELlNQUISHING OF THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF TI-IE OOVERNMENT WILL 8£ RECOGNIZED AS LIES INFORMANT STATED NO ONE WAS MENTIONED AS A POSSIBLE SUCCESSOR TO MAO AS CHAIRMAN OF THE GOVERNMENT OF CHINA IN·TERVIEWS WITH CG 5824-S WILL CONTINUE ON JULY 29 N XT THE ABOVE REPRESENTS ONLY HIGHLI GHTS OF THE INTeRV I EW OF JULY 28 l·NSTANT DETA ILS WI LL BE SUBMlffiD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR THE INFORMANT TO CONV Y· THE INFORMATION IN A L081CAL FASIIION BECAUSE HE WAS UNABLE TO TAKE ANY NOTES OliI OF RUSSIA I RECEIVED 4 19 PM TELETYPE i 4 21 PM CODING UNIT JW CTF ' intelliqence contained in the above message is to be disseminated out#de the Bureau it is suggested that it be suitably hrased in ordt r to p otect the Bureau's cryptographic systems I i Honorable do'l'don a-ray tmpoae'lble to depart from thta cardtnal Mar ctst•Lenttitst Prtnc-'lple hey EJtate4 that the Jommuntst PaT'ty USA ts a reuoluttonary party and 1 1 ts neaeesary to get r'ld of anyone -who says anythi g to the 001rtra ry 'l'hey conttnued that the CoTllllluntt rt Party llSA has to have aa tts ttnal ·aim the over-bhrow o f the 1 bourgeois and the establ tahment of the d-ic tqtor sh tj of the proletart·at J ' hey Ill ' atµted that t t t « fop ortttnt•_ t hrtt· the CDiJilli 'n i a-p Pdrt'fJ llB A ' accept t tJa · p-r -t z· tple· eue f hough t t 140 y be· · · iltagfitsed when it - - ta - ln·qor - orated·· tn ei - - 11 rty P ro1f-ram - ·- 1M the P_ Th l·' ·ade_re f-t hb lommu tst Pa ty of the they were not too concerned aQout· the stse of the Oommuntst Party USA as long as tt accepta l arztam•lentntsm_ and 'la loo per1 a_en1 loyal· to the Bovt t llnton he Sovtets tndtcated that tf the e oond tt-t ons exist the Commun tat Party oj the Boutet Un an wtll do e_uerything Posstble to th e OollllR Untst Pa7'ty_ USA aJ l necessary support '-' · · Q otrte 1 Un'ion tndtcated that lfao T8e--t ung who -ts the chatrman oj the ommuntst Par t y o f Chtna as we I 1 as the chairman of the Jh·'tne8e Gouernment stated that he has requested to be rel-teued oj' hts poai tton as chatrman o f the Jouernme1rrf whtZ e retatrrtng hts post ·tton as c J a- rm an of the Jh tnes Jom rn u tst Party Be stat d that hf# hqpes that hq r an be -r t e i -ed a s chai rman oj the gove-r mnen1 · no latei - th_an• 1 960 -in ora· r to spend hts ttm - tn wr tttng about -lih eory and pht _p ophy i1ao continued that olll m 1ft jft ' · fhfa __ t•Tl tO rmatton ahou1d· b·e co1fi ey d to one or two •lead ng membirra ·of the lomin un tqt Parify llBA Jo t_h J - J when ·any -fJnn otencement 'ls mac e 'the O¢mmu·n t13t_ Par·by- US A w-ui-reaorJ n it1e as ltes any d'itr ortt ons by the capttal tst pre JB 8 to t he actual reason' for 1tao I s rel tnqutshi ng o f the chatrmanshtp of the Chinese Government Nao dtd not mention any tndtutdual as a posai ble sucoeasor to tke poattton oj' chatrman oj' the Chinese 0ouernment 4 ' I i ' 8_ i' e - C 9 S 9 - ' p rl ·- '' Honorable t1ord·on aray· In view o f the fJ3 'frem ely sena$ttve· nature oj 'hke i lourcea o t our 't Vor_ll a1 f 'TJ ft is egue11ted that the cont cn s OJ' tk·'le 0011Ailluia'1ca1 1on b afjtrrded the most qareJu_l f · eourlfy and bae s· iva use reatrlcted too need•vo kno0 ' fhe a 'rt go Ing oJ po ·_bf$ ng f t if$_ he_d to t Hont Jrttb1 _e -Rt·c ar-4 JI_ -Nf con V$qg· J'Nff lde -t iJke· · ano1'fbl'tt r tiJh ' '· 1ic F'lia p_ t-L · DtJ lt tif _bl a1Ja1Je1· and · · e rrJ1J - · - · _· ry _ 1 hif # 'i# _·pm ly· 1Qe nera l ' - ' • • t - - Btnoerel1J fJcura NOTE ON TELLOFI i-K TM s memorllndum cla138Vied c e61L stnce tt conta- n s tnforllfat on fr m a- m ·oj t· valuabr ' ncformarrt unauthortaed di acloBure of iJh i 3 'i nformatton could easf ly Je opll 'l'd't e o u r tn to 1'111 an-t• the re 1 y cone id e rab l y we aT eia t ng our COf eragf o t the Coilzmurrtat farty _ USA UJ t 't-qh coild B8tbly result n grave damag o the hat onal de fenee · S Jl - 8 - e fl s r ltj r 1 · Z J1 z z-- -- • _ _ _ -tlJ ' _ a J' ' 'r ·0 c SEB Pet _ - -· y - - m - 1 L- a' son - Mr Thornton July 32 2958 BY COURIER SHRYICB iV Ho1r1irab1 e Rt chard JJ J f con fl he Y•t ae · R_ie s- d -nt · ·F a ifh fiqtJufn $ - D _ · -' ' · • - ·· · I • · 1Je'ci r·JH ok1'· _ · · · · · ' · - · '_· _· • t rith' e - · ·DEC SIF- IID Y -· ·· ·· J I Jl i - 1 J · r_ - · · · · r tgara· ON J •l 1 ot · - JJr_ff 1-111-co ntqattons to my · ' · · o f July · · · · - ·' rr A_ _ 24 · '• a nd 25 1958 I -fihought you wo 2d be ' nte1v1ated t the o l ow' g -ctddttion al tn torm a f 'lon- relati Je · o recen1J t lt Ol4l lf '¢na be t w en leaders ·o✓ f he Sof i trt lmto and Red Ch J ia and an o f fiato l 'itepreeentattve oJ' the tJoWAUn'ls'IJ J iir -by USA·• l'hta in o1'11l I tton wae received f'rt lli sources· wh- oh hav ftr t-ntshed rel 'lOb1 e data tn - ' '• t h J pd a - 1_• I diacueajng the new tnternattonal communtet mag a J 'l ' For Peaae· a 1Jemocr-aay tt vihtch_ is to be · publ t il hed i the ne tutu re t n l'r aguff » Qee lhoal ovakta o e of t e f 1011-tet offtct als irl a'fred the-I thi1 t publ teat ion LL 1a iiQ_t ht· g mor¢ hctn- J itn trrtu r tt_ ncd 9ommunts1 - rgan 'tl a ton - § ·an4- flf' ii r tu J ti· 01 l'lliUnt_ j1J - ·· 'Af ifftfr t'iif _Q -- btfre a - irt · • t g • -tsr lf Jf • ' ll'f JUJ'f Un_g t o Vihf l o J f rt l moat ·oJ· _1 l µr · · · - · - · u otr i n· e e -p_ -til_i t hr oufilit _u 1 t· _wq_ t 4 111ti i_ seng - · · J ' · •'1 ¥1Jtre$ t '1'1 f a ttv s' t Prague rom ptme· · -to ttm - or • _ tn-t r 4i i'onttt·- con e·renpeo o mL tlJ ei¾ e rep' ql J ntrft ttJes- Jot·1 l h tiJo a ut1J rlty· ' •o act n be'hqlJ oJ ' ihetr 're'IJpecj-t'11e· · co'iiiiiiunt·e1J · pttr'lrlea- · ·· · D uring the course oJ these dtacusstona the Soviet o t ttc tal a tn gen ral pot·nted out that some jorm o t the d·' ctai o'rahip o t 'the p7'oletar' at w'Ul be necessary 'l o etJiiabl ' sh communtam in aJ 1- coun't'ries and that it ta olson _ _ O I'dman _ elmont _ _ ohr ------- ease _ _ arsons _ _ osen _ _ 100-3-81 l - l00-428091 Sol'o r · SEE NO'J 'E ON YELLOW PAGE 3 L ' J _ ·· -NOT R1I GORDED 1 184- AUG 8 i-1958 I A v llono'rable · Rt chard u il'l con impaaatble to depart J'-roTJJ - b te carcltnaz lfarxtst i entntst principle They stated tha f the Jommurrt8t Party USA is· a -revolutionary party and tt ts nec ssa-ry to get rid oj anyone who says anything to -the contrary P ey cim-ttn ed that the aomm unis f Party USA has to have a a tto ftnal atm 'the overthrow oj the bou rg o'ts t md · bhe e J tabli sh m en- -o f the dtato torsh- p o f th_e p1 olfrtu rtp 1 • fhey· al so· str rt-ed t hat t 1 ta tmport ant that thp- Co'l lmun ta t Pa rty -u 4 a eaep-li _ ·tnf a prf •ncf pl e even· tlr ougjj· ft· may be d' s jutsea'· whe n_ i t is ' 'lfl'corpora-ted t t-hrF PdT t1 prugra 11t lie laqcters cf the Ccmmuntst Party of -bhe Soutei Un ton indicated that they were not 'too con e-rned about the s·i2e of -the OoWil uni trt Pany USA as l·on l f ts it accepts Ji far ci sm - -Leni ni sm and -ta 1 00 per- aen• t l1fyal to the Sovtet Un ton The Boutets tndtcated that t f theee condtttons extst the Commtmist Party f the Sm · let llnton will do eve-rythtn g posstble to gt ue -f h e eolllJlW ntst Pa'Pty USA all neces8ary suppqrt lfao Tse- ung who ts the ohatr an of the Communtst Party o f Chi na cis well as the· c-hatrman of the 1Chtnese Government stated that he has requested to be relteued of his pos'i•tt'on tts ch atrman· of the gouer rrment vihtle r-etatn i ng hts posttton as chatrman of the Chinese Com'fi Untat Party Re stated i hat he h qpes tl1 ai he can b relteved au C l-Oi'rriuzn o f the government 7 0 l i t e- than · 1 960 tn qrd-e r t o speij l h s'1 't1iJ e t · uJ r- -t i·ng about co'Tlisru tat theory and• phtlosophy J faa cqnttnued i nat tlits tn for rn qtt on shoztld be oonueyed to one or i wo lea d-'t ng me rn be-rs of the IJol JJfluntst Party USA st that when any announce ent ts made i he Communist Party USA wtZ l reco9n 2e as'ltes any dtsto-rttons by the capttaltst press as to 1 he actual reason for Mao's reltnquishi ng of the chatrmanah'tp o t the Chi nese Gouernment J ao did not mention any ind ivtdual as a p UJa ' ble successor to the posttton of chai'1'7JJ J n oj the Chi nese 0-ouernment - I ii 8 i I 8EeRi'' Honorable l t chard M Nt J on In utew o the e trqmely aenatttue nature o f the souroee of our tnforll1 'J tlon it ts requested that the contente of thta co 111 uhtcatton be aj orded the moat careful aecurtty and tte uee ·restrtcted to a need-to-know bQs- s The oregotng is alll O J etng um tshed to the t a the· frest en-t 1 -t h e J l¢norable J0 hn Pos 'f er DuJ ta·s - Se·oreta ry o f State1 · and 1 he kt·to·rney JetreraJ llon o--rable tJoroon 01•ay Spe_ ct l -A -q§iJetant NO I'E ON YELLOW This memorandum classified ''Jc Ssc el U stnce tt contains informat t on from a most ualuabl e informant unauthorized disclosure of this information could easily jeopardize our informant thereby considerably weakening our coverage oj' the Communist Party USA which uould possibly result in grave damage to the national defense ' I l I t 2 0 P Be A iJ- 2' - a - ' ' - ' -- ---· · i July 82 1 1958 BY COTJRIER SENrICE 1 st AtJJ 1 1 k- _ a 1 - · l E ' B Y · ·on J · · · · · · ·-' ' - ·s lJn'0 Vifn _ ·$ --- Jt a · · - ' ' Jit · · •- ·_ · _ ' t ' • - 11 ' 14 - leJ t -f gr ·· e c r c-lia-ry_t _· _ · •· · ''• · • x1i - i7 e qtlfY Jft11 t 1 Btf cte •' · - n• 1· l 1_ » ttk regard to my commun t c att 1na o July 24 j'oJ l ow·- ng addi't 1 onal fr'nJ'_orma tt on re attve to recent f· d'iscus tone I fr m sr rurc -a which have· urntshed rel 'table data tn the pqat • · rl J n Z s au s s tng the ne ' tnt e r-nat fono J c 01411 un t st magat ·ine- 11F Jr Peace and Democracy wh't ch ts to be pub i tilterJ i n the near future ' tr frague C ieokoel ovaki a- one oJ' the Sou tet o ftctal e 1Jtated that th ts p'Ubl t·co tton I·'___ ·_·· ' ·· · · · I · C be twecm leaders o f 'fih # Savtet Union and Red Cht'na a nd an of ' ctal repre11en1iattve of the Communist Pa1'ty YSA Thts tnformqtton waa received I ' qJid 25- 1951 1 I thought you would be interest·ed in the · · ·· ·•··· f t· ' • grd · lir f t'ua·1 2-y · ct C' JTJt mUn'•e-t rlJ - tn or iitGfit on · blir ertu· 'gt 11 U'l'l e A'iJ·dord tng·· ·'f f th·ia o j'ic- e l- moat Qf tn the' · -- ·_t io tiifn iiiii il pg - - -tifito gb o tf -f 1ie 'wi t-i4 ·w il- s end 'repres 1iri f q1 '£ip e·-s to P _r Jue·· f t'om 'frt71J¢ Vfo v me 'fo rti f i 1J Pt'i f J 1 i onJc - ti Cl# f 1 nd t rtFJ i r¢pr _aentap i uea will 1 fipo 1 _f # fi' to rtty rQ · qe1 in· oehdl f _o t· 1lhfiir _respe ctl-i it · · cb·immtnfilt' parttes · · Y_ t fl 'h e Honorable me Secre tary o sta t e- f tmposstbl e · to depart from tkta cardinal llllr tat-Lentntat pri 'nctple- Phey stated that the Commu n tBt Party U8A 6 'ts a re uolu1l'$onary pa rl y_ and it ' 8 nece'f1sary to get r'ld o t anyone ·who say e anytht ng tc the contrary l'hey conttnued t hat 1Jhe Oom mun tet · Party USJ haFJ i o lmve as 'it$ f nqJ_ a tp e ouerthrow of 'the botti rge o-' i'J _and i · - -·e tf- Job1 - ftf4 mqf _ f · pj -th e - rJ-f rf a1i 1 reh tp 11f -1 n e p-ro-_J qti frt q1-• J fh y a tii'o - itp ted' · th i·f l -t imponant -IJlia - th CitJ'41 ZU 1i c PCJ 'ri1J · r1_s_4 OtJ¢ P1i - h -e pr' nctpi·e 6 ll¢ th tgh tff ·m ay' ·b11 _ 41 'iJi ffietz ·w U r -it J · t nco ·rporqterJ Ji th¢ 1'd_ y prgg rcf1 t · ta • • ' • • ' T JI '- • ' • '' • ' •' • - 17ie z·eaaers o t the Communist 'Party oJ' the -Sovf et Un-ton 'tn J'tca1 ed - hat t _hey were 11 0 t -too concerned abowt the s1·ae· o the fio1lll lunist Pa rty USA as long a -tt accepts- Jla-r- ctsm-Lentni sm and t-s 100 pe'I ' cent l oyaJ VCf -the IJoute Un ton he Soviets t·nd teated - Jhad f J' the 1Je· cond'ti icns· ea ist the J' mmunit111 J d'rl y of the Boirt t llrrtcm w'il·l· do eve-rything pdest bie to gtue -the eo'11J 11 tt nf·a-t_ Portq1 USA all necessa-ry support lfao Tee--r ung- who -ts - he ah airman o f the Co71imuni at FtJrty o · a4ina a'iJ weii· a s th-e ch cu rman of the Ch l e-$#J' J querrr ze·n-t t rta1 ed t ha t he has requested t o be rtrl t ved iJ f hts po3t-frton as ohat- a of ·u e government' 1 phil 1 1fg 1 i7 ht pq - -1 t6n i J ·_cfha-t 'rl lap j_ i he pJ rfnfJ JI% ao- n af' Pdiff 1J - I t lrff4# 'l 1 Ji 1Jj -· ·- f ·• i i pfHJ -ffff 1 flte· Cari' be fq1ie e4 · a'fa' ·q Jir i fr11Jan •o'if Ti « gt1tun nmen J a tctte r 11 a1f 1 -9 1 l»· e #· 1fo- I · f15 ·t'tm¢ i w-rt'fr ng b u t ·c9mm u t iil JftJ '1l Olid J_fl n Jaophy J C# J Of1ri i in J t_hat t h-1$- tnfg'rfl rft ixf1i hq ' Z d b¢ qo 1jve iJ fr4 rip' -o e-- o'i' ··fwo _ · 1 i1qalpg »i mp ria··· J th ii ¢_ mprµnt a1F p _rt1J t · us A _ aa · th when · n'lf ·crn _ou1Hiei1ien1J ts made$ the Jom'ilt un- a-fi Party USA - wtll 1 -recogntae as l· tes any dt8tortrione by the· cap- tal'lat p-ree 1 as- -t J 'the actual reaeon for Jlao I s rel i nqui shtng of - he cha'ir11ianeh- p o the Ch- nese Oouerm1umt Mao dt d not 11u11J't ton any - ndtr rtdual a·s a possible successor to the poa- tf i m fJ f ·chc 'i-rman o f the Jh-tneae Jovernment 1·' j fr • •' • - c' - _ z - - - C-' ' ' '7 ' '8 1 i ' ' J Bl' 8PCrlEZ -a -- ·d - • ' ' ' ' - l - ' t•' - - k-z ' •· - 3 • - · -- 7 ' •• -· The Honorable The Secretary oj' state i n uiew o f the e ctremely senstt- ve nature o f the Gourc u1 oj' our in formattt n it ts requested f hat the con tents o f 'th- a com'lilUn teat-ton be a fforded the most careful eequrtty and tta uae restricted to a ·need to•know baate fh fq gof n g t J also -b tr g __ 4r iil h d to the Ho norable Bt·cha ll Ni c n t'4e Vt'cc Pres i de tff the ilo nora ble Gord·on· Gray J iic' al ittJ1J- stani o the P-restden and i he Atrtf nniey no-ral _ ·· stnce-rfJlY ·you ·rs NOTE ON YELLOW This memorandum classified 'l p B J Be c e 6'' since tt contains information from a most valuable informant unauth ori2ed disclosure of this inf ormat ton could eaetly jeopardi2e our inj'ormant thereb y considerably weakening our cou rage of the Communist Party USA which could possibly result tn grave damage to the national d_ejense • T-0 P S C fl - 3 - J l I I I UNITEP STATES GOVERNMENT ·DATE July 29 19 58 FROM - · 'i _ __ •• SUBJECT' ____SQ_LQ - • INTERNAL SECURITY - C C e_ 7 · '- r°'I Tolson_ Boardman_ Belmont_ Mohr _ __ Nease_ Parsons _ _ Rosen_ Tamm _ _ Trotter_ Clayton _ _ Tele Room_ Holloman_ Gan SAC Auerbach called on July 28 1958 and ad ·s'Eid that·CG 5824- and NY 694-S are due to go· up to Canada to talk to Ti ck prior to the · · first of August and probably will le ave Wednesday or hursday for Can a · From there CG 5824-S wiiI·go toDetroit to see Car' inter and Hel --- P e regarclin reserve funds of the Party NY 6_94-S wi go ba ck to New k -lf 1 _ il •1' 1 From Detro1 5824-S is sc e u e to go up to Maine -where Eu en · ·S J will be on vacation fo r the purpose of going in to ·further details- his abroad and plans of the Commuiµst - n c o ction therewit_h _ · I -j - bA i-P --y- C f- n r ·' _ •· Fo '1 __ 1 - V I told Mr o Ai rer ba ch that it was imperati v that we spend enough tim _ with the informant prior to his trip to Canada to get all of the necessary information r garcling lus trip and that it be furnished to the Bureau I told Auerbach we do not want to be in the position where this man has gathered information of value to the Bureau and we delay in getting it that despite ' 1 1 the faQt that the in_far mant is very busy since his return f J om abroad it is ' essential we get this information as· rapidly as possible Auerbach said t J at · SA Keating is 13pencling as much time with the informant as possible and will send the information into the Bureau as soon as it is secured from the informant J cc - Mr o Belmont cc - Mr o Baumgardner µ_d AHB jdd 3 6 5 9 AUG 1958 @ mF-E_o rr· - ·· •s_ - SEARCH • _______ • ---z--------·•7•- 1 _ 3 'Jl2 l 'L DELETE -------- ---·•-- 1 I v i2-13-56 I 1 I I I F B I ALL INF-ORMATI0N C0NTkINED BERt J it HNCLASSlFIED Transmit Date I I I I 7 30 5 _8- -' -'- - 6 _ fl f_ _' r__ --A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i i thJIMflc J JM I Trpe in plain text or code I Via A I R T E L AIR MAiL -- REGISTERED I I Priority or Method of Mailing - _- _-- _ _ - - _ · · I - --·- - J· - -TO -- - DIRECTOR FBI 100 428091 ------- FROM SAC CHICAGO SUBJEC · 134-46 SW B · RN L SEOURITY C f · _ · · • R$ Chicago teletypes dated 7 29 58 ·-- ' • · · - - · - - -_- - · · • f' _ f I I ' CG 58 4-S w s interview d for approxi teiy five flours on 7 S0 58 Inrormant furriis ed yolumino-µs det a·i- ts concerning his tour of var_ious cities in Russia iriGluding Kiev Le hiilgr d ·a nd· Stalingraq Informant visited collective farms steel p l pts plants which -manufacture tractors power dams plants whi n pro- duce electronic equipment museums palaces of c·u1 ture ·e·tc · Since it is not felt that this information is of a type whi¢h requir es J mmediate _dissemination details will be sub itted ih subsequent commun_ication as soon as poss_i ble · I I FD-36 Rev 12-13-56 £ I I I I I FBI I I I Date Transmit the following in I I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 11 I Via----------'-_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I Type in plain text or code Priority or Method of Mailing I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _____ L ______ _ CG 134-46 Sub B I Chinese in regard to the protection of the identities of Fers who are in either Russia o China as guests of tfie CCCPSU a-nd · · · who might possibly be subjec t prg ytion i ne r q ite lands In regard to his tour of Russia which lasted pproximately four weeks CG 5824-S commented that except for Pravda he was out of touch with the outside world while on this tour Until he got to Sochi where a short-wave radio wa s available the only knowledge he had of events in the Western world came from his reading of Pravda or other Russian publications In Sochi the informant was finally able to get two radio stations of tµe BBC but was never able to obtain any American broadcast despite the fact that a very powerful short-wave radio was available to him in Sochi Except for information which _the informa·nt may have tempqrarily forgotten and because of the fact that he is operating without any notes most of the information concerning the activities ih Russia of CG 5824 S have been conveyed to the Chicago Office The informant has been specifically questioned whether or· not he had any information which might have some bearing on the policies of the United States Government and he has stated that it is his belief that he has furnished all information obtained in Rus s i a e o t e i n t ' e ' r e s o tlie _ United States Governnient m' ' ·-· kU ' -'· CG 5824-S on 7 30 58 discussed his trip from Russia to China and his reception in China · He furnished details concerning his residence i China and advised that he met with the following people in China - 2 Approved - - - - - ' - - - - - - - Special Agent in Charge Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ M Per - - - - - - - I FD-36 Rev 12-13-56 i I I I FBI I I Date I I I Transmit the following in - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' - - - - - - - - - - - ' Type· in plain text or code Via _________ I I Priority or Method of Mailing I - - - - - ·- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - · - - - - - L - - - - - - - t Approv d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Special Agent in Charge - 3 Sent _______ M Per _ _ _ _ _ __ FD-36 Rev 12-13-56 I I I I ' I I - FBI Date Transmit the following in I I I I I I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 111 Type in plain text or code I Via--------- Priority or Method of Mailing I ----------------------------------------------L------CG 134-46 Sub B during the week of 7 20 58 Since the leadership of the CP-USA knows that he· has returned to the United States and since he has returned to his residence and because Chicago is his base of operations in the CP-USA CG 5824-S felt that or security reasons aµd future operations within the CP-USA he could not prolong indefinitely notification to CLAUDE LIGaTFOOT and other leaders qf the CP of Illinois that he has returned to Chicago Since these leaders will expect him to confer with them the· amount of time he may be able to spend with the contacting Agent may be somewhat reduced in the immediate future however efforts will be made to continue interviews with him on 7 31 58 It is also to be noted that CG 5824-S may eceive instructions at any time to proceed to Canada for conferences with TIM BUCK In the meantime the Chicago Division is transcribing voluminous material received from CG 5824-S and this will be submitted to the Bureau as soon as poss ble AUERBACH - 4 Approved - - - - ' - - - - - - - - - Special Agent in Charge Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ M Per - - - - - - - AND1Ro FOf M NCI 8' € • ' Office Memorandum SUBJECT € J UNITED STATEs GovERNMENT ALL INFORMA'r t' ON OONTAINED P EREIN IS UNC JASSI FltD DUE 'b tJ-t B Rt Jlr l M 1 A IY Tolson_ Boardman'-Belmont_ Mohr_ _ Nease_· Parsons_ ·Rosen _ _ · TamJU-•Trotter _ • Cl ton·_ 'i'eie F 'c iom _ Holloman Gandy l al $Q ad vts ed S ch$it ·mat ·we w 9µlg li k r tQ Ji v e WQt Jl$tion B O w¢ G P uld l l'- f a r$ a - sl o g· tll e ·co piete itifier _of ti fe g1 µ1an ·ili l-µQfng aate·$ og e· 6f t r a-v I il etw en·th · ' 'atfous 1q ca1iti J 1 iaentitie s t f · tniP Q# ip diVi4®s contacted at ea ch plac e1 ap d a p y other 1fe rtinent ·µata 9 f thl $' type· · 1 · f •· JJ ' • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO Mr A • H FROM DATE August 1 1958 ' Mr R R Tolson _ _ Boardman_ Belmont_ Mohr _ _ Nease _ _ Parsons_ Rosen _ _ •d J 1 SUBJECT Tamm _ _ 'v Trotter _ _ Clayton_ _ Tele Room_ uom ------------- I On August 1 1958 I State called on the telephone and aduised that he had been requested by the Office of Secretary Dulles to ascertain if the Bureau could Y 1J make known to State the identity of the source of the informatio - w we furnished to Mr Dulles by ''Top Seepa f letters of July 24 and 5 1958 It should be noted that the information in these letters concerned recent 4iscussions by the leaders of the Souiet Union Red China and an official representatiue of the Communist Party U S A • CPUSA It sho ul also be noted that the material was furnished by a most valuable inj'orman CG 5284-S It should be further noted that in making his request I 6 I used the singular whereas in our l tters we used the bb7C plural in order to afford further protection to the informant i e sources · · · l Aooording to the people in Secretary Dulles' office are extremely interested in the material contained in the two letters and have commented that a lot of the material confirmed what -they already believed to be the communist J ine They were also most interes-ted to note new inj'ormation concerning financial support by the Soviets to the CPUSA I I added that Dulles I office expressed a thought that this material may be from a source being used against us and possibly is planted material Another thought expressed by the people in Dulles' office is that if the source is liue and as close to these top officials ·as is indicated in the above two letters the source · would be of great value to the United States in passing material that is planted materia back the other way In any event according to b 6 I I Dulles I office considers it of the greatest importance t·o have more i-nformation qoncerning the source to assist in assess1i ng and evaluating the in formation and in planning future U S ·moves 07' the bas is of it I l said that ij' the Bureau could not see i -t's way clear to identifying the source Stat ·would still be very appr cia ive of any information wh i ch th_ e Bureau could reveal· as to the cir_cumstance s of the obtaining of the inj'ormation as to the evaluation of the souzc that is if live and so forth and such details as the -Bureau couJa· - divulge might be passed on an off-the-record strictly confidential_ · basis by some high official of the Bureau possibly even the J irec't _ r to a high of icial in State for exam1 t lJr Her er or 1 · ' Connor' ' I r a- 1 1 1 1 1 t-t• j A0b '111958 _ •- • •• -- f 'f YV l-- t• ' r - - ·f··· t1-t i ' -f r ' i -• -' - F ' 1 -•• 1 r - iJ» CA - Mr Belmont Jil v k• - It AUG 6 1958 ' JJ Mr Baumgardner P ' rf r c 0 -F nm -EDIS llr W C Thornton JI 'b h' t - ' -- - - - Liaison Section I J_' 1_ SEARCH •• ••• a · -aYo• IO'il'lil _ Mr Fjt2 9erald rtiP ·· l-fl 'Lt IN1''0RMATlON CONT AIR UPDATE • V 4 - d£l -f 1 r P 1 i' - JMF bjt 6 J f5 1 l' _HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED iATE $ J o--dio _· BY f 06 l cAT -- -·r _· --• i J ' · i E i 6 -_- ' i - ii'J·6·j·j ·J··· • _ -· - -- _Q M c ·P_ t' - __ _L__ u - - - • _ 1c_ • •'-c'-' '•- • • d Memorandum Mr Roach to Mr Belmont RE SOLO ACTION State is being furnished absolutely nothing whtch woul4 indicate the identity of this source Vfe ar e advising State -that we note their comments and request were based on the two letters of July 24 and 25 1958 that we have two more letters going over to State that in these latter two letters more information· is being set forth including the maximum inj'ormat ion concerning these sources which we can divulge 1fe are also ad-qising State that these sources have furnished -highly reliable information in the past and there hp s been no indication that the sources have furnished inaccura'te information · We are also _pointing out to State that -these sources are not likely means at this time of passing material back to the Soviets - fp - 2 - STANDARD FORM N0 '6-4' Office Memorftandum l 1 I · 1 TO FROM A H Belm0 1 _ ✓-- - ' i 1 i 1 Mr Roach - 1· _ · 1 ' Mr ·suBJECT OLO • ·t UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Belmont DATE August 2 1958 lifr Baumgardner Tolson - lr w c Thor n · Boordman_ L 1 a1 son s eC -'- Belmont v 1 s IIOF•EDIS Mohr _ _ Jr Fi t2geraldSEARCH A Liml'ORMATION CONTATNIID - E ------ _ •• %'--- Mr n JJ· -Jf '' '·' • to t - · HEREIN IS UNCLASStFIED 1 2 PAT E - to--oo BY_5_ftt I1 R #p JI 7 D LETE a_ _· My memorandum of 8-1-58 reflected that on · tna' f -·aciii 'ltfe- _ w y- received a request from State to be furnished the iden-tity of the source singular of information we furnished to Secretary Dulles in top secret letters of 7-24 and 25-58 concerning recent d iscussion s among leadt1rs of the Soui et Uni on Red Chtna and a representative of the Communis t Party USA_ In making this request State advis Jd that the off-ice of Secretary Dulles is extremely interested in this material said that it confirmed much of what they q lready believed to be the communist line ' buft wondered if it might_ be planted and indicdte d that the source might be of great value in passing planted material back to the Soviets State requested in the event we could not make the identity of the source known any information as to the circumstano es of obtaining the in form ztion evaluation of the source -etc as it considered i t to be of the greatest importa_nce to assist in asse ssing and eµaluating the informatio1in and planning future United States mol es on the ba$i s of the material developed by the solj rce ------------- · _On 8-1-58 Liaison advised I of State·that we noted their comments and r qu-est were based on the_ letters of 7-24 and 25-58 that we· have two more letters going over to State that these latter letters contain more i'nformation from the_ sources including the maximum information concerning these sources which we can divulge I I was also advise d that these sources hq ue Jurni shed f ighly Jeli able infor-mqtion in the- past t ere has been no indication that the sou roes have furnished inaccurate information and that these sources are not likely me ans at thi s time of passing material back to the Sovtets It should be noted that although ·our 1 etters speak of sources plural State has used the sing·ular Actually the $Ource is a most valuable informa nt CG 5284-S and we have used the plural as an additional means of protecti-on to the informant We have furnisheq absolutely nothing which would indicate to State the identity of this source REC 28 _ - ul - OtJ- r J 2-0 91 _ b7c ·I I said that' he was most gr t e e o 95Bhe prompt reply to his request 1 - l' inasmuch as Mr Dulles ' office is t dously interested in the material we have been Jurnishin --He sa · at he had been instructeq by Mr Dulles' office to convey through the ltaison representative orally the appreciation of Mr D14lles for the informati on furnished in the letters thus Jar received He added tha f Secretary Dulles will be sending a letter s·o expressing_ his apprf o·i atJon ' in the near future• l -1 b -- --- - I F_D-36 _Rtiv 12-13-56 0 FBI I I I I I I I I Date Transmit the follow-ing in I I - - - - - - - - Type - -in- - - - - - - - - - - 111· plain text or code I I Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Priori y T Method of Mailing I ------------- --------·-------- -------- ----L-----· - 2 - has just become the head of the North and South American secti9n· of the International Department of the Central Coumittee of the Conmunist Party of th Soviet union He works under B N PONOMAREV who is the head of the International Pepartm t of the Central Committee of the CPSU and a member of the Central Committee of the CPSU International Department is broken up by continen s and countries Canada is considered chiefly as a par pf the North and South American section ·but at times is considered a part of the · British section NICOLAI is about 40 to 42 years of age 5 ft 10 inches slim build and wears glasses I The I The two informants were taken to- a chauffeur-driven automobile by NICOLAI This auto was the one they used about 90% of the time they were in· Moscow It is a Cen tral Committee automobile with_ license MU 22-98 ·A cardboard duplicate of this number is sometimes placed in the windshield to further indicate that it is an automobile of the Central Coumittee of the CPSU nform ts also rode in Central Conmittee cars with license numbers MU 22-64 and · MU 22-06 I The informants were taken to a nine-story ap tment build ing which has only· a rear entrance While the official address for this apartment building· is 8 Gorki Strset it i actually on · Sovietskaya phoneti Square and is the Moscow Soviet a red building The apartment building· has two elevators and it is nec ssary for a guard to open either elevator with a key Informants ·believe that th s apartment building is used by the CC CPSU to house individuals similar to the informants whose identity c ani iot be disclosed while they are in Moscow The inform ts were tak n to 1 apartment No 16 on the ixth floor The apartment has seven ooms including three bedrooms and a library The library has current ptibli cations in several languages · including· French German and English ' be apartment has a television set and a short wave radio however the informants were never able to get any station outside rc r Approveq _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Special Agent in Charge Sent - - - - - - - - M Per _ _ _ _ _ __ FD-36 R 'V• 12-13-56 C FBI Transmit the following in _ _ _ _ ___ __ _ _ _•_ _ _- _ __ _ - - - - - - 1 Type in plain text or code Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - - - ' - - - - - - - - _ - - - _ _ _ - - - - - - - - - 1 I Priori j or Method of Mailing ------------------------------------ ---------L------- 3 of the 'Iron Curtain- A housekeeper stayed with_ the informants at all times A cook would come each day and every delicacy imaginable was made available to the informants They were told that anything they desired would be provided for th however for their security they were not given any Russian money so that they would not go out on tieMstre s and into the shops and pe accidentai 1y obs rved 1 1 °1 9 3 JL Y s - See tJet l't 2 ' tfeVti tJ Eol-f u K1 11N c w- 1- Cl - On 4 30 58 f1W- Vi f T spellings 1 7 • • • - phonetic and the last ·tUiltr- ra' 71 ttciwheat appeared at the informan_ts ' apartment He is al out 35 to 40 years of age and is very similar in appearance to JOHN WILLIAMSON ·He·works in the orth and South American section of the International Depar ent of · the CC CPSU under NICOLAI ALEXAI met each day with the informants for three or four· days At the ena of this' t iiie Ji'e·'te w for #V thl °uiili erst nti'e J l · Also on 4 30 58 NICOLAI ppeared at the informants' apartment and both stated how happy they were to see the informants They stat d- ·that the CPSU leadership thanks the CP USA for finally __ finding ways f making direc f R cf r ' - 1 · On the evening of ef rs 5 8 I and icOLA j oinei in the informants' apartment by V P · SIJKIN ·-who i the Chief· Deputy of PONOMAREv · The informan s were o cially welcomed by all three at a semi-formal dinner in the apartment TER ESHKIN is about 50 years of age 5 ft 5 inches i n height heavy build- - and_ ·has a jolly personality He speaks no English ·however NICOLAI and ALEXAI both speak and understand some Englisli All three-stressed the lmportance of the American Conmunist Party They stated that the Soviet Party is glad that the American Party was able to defeat the revisionists In fact this s the best news they have had in a long time All present participated in toasts to _proletarian internationalism the health of the leade ship of the CPSU and the leade_ ship of the CP USA and to the day the United States will arrive at Communism at- he ame time Russia does In explaining this last l 4 «f _ __ - _ y - -' l r FD 36 R 'V 12-13-56 I · ·· '0 I 0 I I I FBI I I I Date I I 1 Transmit the following in - - - - - - ' ' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -1 Type Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in plain text or code I I --------- ---- -- --- - '- -- - - -- --- ----'----i I Priori y or Method of Mailing -------------------------------- ----- ---- -L------ - 4 - toast TEBESHKIN stated that because of the industrial development in the US once the CoDDnlllists get rid of the bourgeoisie then ·t e US Conmunism can catch up·with tussia which is now in the first stages of ommunism CG 5824-S explained that this was a para phrasing of statements by KHRUSHCHEV that the g andchildren of adults in tp e ·Unite State a will see Communism in the US l · l ·an y l last name ment She works with visitor in MAY DAY IN MOSCO'w 19 58 I ·w s accompanied by ZNETSOV means Smith when he appeared at the inform7in aparr--is single about 38 years of· age speaks English· and NICOLAI and ALEXAI She was subsequently a frequent 1- the informants ' apartment ROX _ --- 1 ' - - ' The informants had asked on April 30 for •tickets to the May Day Parade ALEXAI brought them two tickets but when the informants st• ed that they qad decided for security reasons not to attend the parade ALEXAI and SEMA said they were happy with ·this most correct decision and ha tually they could se the parade ·better on television l l The informants advised that the main slogans displayed· at· the parade dealt with peace and peace for the world Other slogans urged the carrying out of decisions of· the Central Committee to surpass the United States in production Another slogan was LONG LIVE THE GLORIOUS PARTY OF THE SOVIET UNION Another slogan was '-'LONG LIVE THE PARTY WHICH IS LEADING US TO COMMUNISM THE DAWN OF ijUMANITY All slogans-dealt wi th-the supporting of the- leadership and the issue of peace There were none of the usual s ogans of an anti-imperialist nature and c lling for the end of imperialism CG 5824-S stated that there was no photo aph of STALIN in the parade and that almost all photographs statues etc of STALIN have been removed from Russia Except for photographs of MARX Approved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Special Agerlt in Charge Sent _ _ _ __M Per------ FD-36 R V 12-13-56 F B·I Date Transrnit the following in - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Type in plain text or code Via _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Priority or Method-of Mailing I - --------- ·---------------------------------L---- - - '5 - l and LENIN 'other photographs were o the entire Presidium instead of a single photograph of ·NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV Thus according to th informant the -cult of the individual has been 4estroyed While there was some motorized military equipment and missiles in•the parade the military was not emphasized and aircraft did not par icipate in the -parade The emphasis was on peace·ful pursuits d ' eaceful co-existence REQUESTS MADE OF THE INFORMANTS On ·May 2 1958 ALEXA1 sugges ed'' to CG 58 4-S that he must have a number of quest ions raise with the Central-Conmittee of the CPSU as a representative of the CP USA The informant was asked to formulate in writing those questions the American Comm mist Party wanted to raise with the Secretariat or Presidiµm or Central CODD 11ittee of the CPSU so bC th CG 5824-S · and I Iwere asked tc inmediately prepare written biographies to ·1· OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH WHOM CG 5824-S HAD CONTACT IN RUSSIA llj p Both informants a¢tvts-ed that B fter ALE l CAI left cow for · the United St _tes he was r eplaced s their daily -contact by JIJIU U SER q QY I · $pellings phonetic He is about 28 years oi age and is a translator and security afficer in the International Department He speaks perfect Engltsh with a British accent He carries the card or c redentials of the Central Conuµ ttee whichopens all doors at all times He has lived in New Zealand and after World War II passed through the US his way from China to ssi He is a graduate of the Academy of Languages Hi$ fifher was a military officer in the Russian Army and was killed in World War II His mother perfected methods of teaching deaf and dumb children His wife is studying English which is considered the number one language in Russia after Ru sian on Approved - - - - - - - - - - Special Agent fn Charge Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ M Per------ FD-36 R v 12-13-56 FBI Date Transmit the following in · ------------------- ---i Type in plain text or code Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - ----------------------t Priori y or Method af Mailing I ----------------------- - 6 - ------ _________ L______ r Both informants met with I I L' He is now in Prague Czechoslovakia as part of a delega tion I I who will work on the International Com m mist Magazine For ·peace and Jlemocracy • ' lhe f rst -issue of th i s agazine is due·- on or before September 1 i9 58 b6 II MEMBERS OF THE PRESIDIUM AND SECRETARIAT CG 5824-S met officially with B N fONOMAREV three times He also met with ROMANOVSKY phonetic who is the ead of tbe Young Comnunist League He also met with OTTO KUUSINEN ·member of the Presidium He also met with PETER POSPELOV described as one of th ecretaries of the Central C Qnmjtt_e and_ a member of the Presidium He also -met with M IN head of the Marx-Engels Institute •-·-wwiz- · - us ic i - 1 -- -- - ' CG 5824-S asked for a meeting with MIKHAIL SUSLOV and ·was t9ld by NICOLAI-that SUSLOV was very sick CG 5824- advised i 'that ·poSPELOV is now playing the role in the_ CPSU that Sl SLOV · played 'While the informant had an ppointment with NIKITA ICHRUSH C V a delay in the plane trip from Peking to Moscow because of wiather conditions prevented the infor t Qant from keeping this appointment and KHRUS CHEV left for Eastern Germany WhLle full details of these meetings with leading member of the CPSU could not be obtained in one interview with-CG 5824-S the inf ormant advised that he was thanked for information on the CP USA and the economic situation in the US which he prepared for the Central COD1Dittee All of the leade s of the CPSU were very much interested in the American situation They were chiefly interested _in stab lizing a leadership in the CP USA which is loyal to them KUUSINEN told CG 5824-S to convey to the CP USA that the CPSU is I pproved - - - - - - - - - - - - Special Agent in Charge Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ M Per------ ----- '-' · -·_- ____ 3 - _ -- ' I FD-36 R v 12-13-56 I I I I - I Date Transmit the following in I I I I - ------ ----------------- - --------11 Type in plain text or code I I Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -------------- -- -- - - - --'-- -- -c---- c-c--------1 Priorify or Method'of Mailing I - ---- ------------------------ ---· -----------L ·_____ _ - 7 - I l ·grateful that the CP USA got rid of revisionists uch as JOHN GATES HOWARD FAST anq others KUUSINEN POSPELOV MITIN and PONOMAREV stated that they had a great interest in the formulation of a correct MarxistLeninist pre gr by t -ie C USA They are also most i terested in what- will be the basic progr· of the CP USA It was in meetings with thes leaders of the CPSU that qG 5824-S -was told that when KHRUSHCHEV made his speech at the 20th Congress·of the CPSU and talked about paths o Socialism and different roads o Soci lism including the peaceful path to Socialis he had- in mind various_Coumunist farties in capitalist countries The CPSU felt that a timber of Communist Parties were oµ the griddle · because of the issue of fo ce and violence ·KHRUSHCHEV was trying to ease the situation for these Parties in capitalist countries ·from a tactical pQint of view Howeve when KHRUSHCHEV in the same · speec -i said that in som capitalist· countries where ther¢ is a strong regime with·military and p9lice power at i s disposal the working class may have to fight and respond to force and violence this applied specifically an4 concreteiy to the United States The C ist Party can talk about different roads but progr•atically he e can be no jllusio 0 h•t the_establishment of t e dictatorship of the proletariat wil require force and violence to suppress the bourgeoisie who will resist · No CoDlllUil ist Party in any capitalist country particularly the United States can hope to go throug -i a transi tion to Socialism without a dictatorship of the proletariat or in essence the dictatorship of the proletariat must be contained in the program of the CP USA The dictatorship of the proletariat will be required in every country The form it wtll take will depend on the relationshi of the classes The amount of force and violence required will depend upon the resistance of the bourgeoisie or ruling class Approved · - - - - - - - - - - - - Special Agent in Charge L - - - - ' - - -·- - - Sent - - - ' - - - - M Per ·- - - - - - I FD-36 R13v 12-13-56 I I I I QJ I FBI I I I I Date I Transmit the following in - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' Type in plain text or code Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I I -------------- --- ----- --------1 Prior#r or Method of Majling I - --------------------------- ------------------L------• 8 - CG 5824-S also advised that PONOMAREV has criticized the welfare ·state of ALEX AND BIT'l$LMAN in· the July issue of the '-'Kommunist · 'l'he leading m be s of the CPSU with whom tµe informant talked stated that Ainel ican imperialism is the chief enemy of man ind They have no doubt that CODIDllJ lism wil l be victorious 'but US imperialism ts standing in the way They do not want to overestimate United States imperialism since they feel it is not as trong as it seems They are not interested in war They have no doubt that they wili surpass the United States industrially and agriculturally They ·feel that the United States ls· decaying ·economically but they wis they had the answer as to whether· the United States will·pursue a peaceful solution or an aggressive solution to its economic problems since armaments are a part of the American economy · l I They stated that they are offering the people of the United Sta es peaceful markets and believe the people in the US will _ accept this since it WQuld r iieve unemployment They are trying to · ·'4irect American efforts into peaceful trade They are trying to · reach the American peop e -with the idea that they want peace· and that _ Americans can get jobs throu h increased trade · I · I J ljI j l However if there are any illusions that Russia wants peaceful co-existence because it is weak these sh '¼ld be forgotten To prove this they will begin to show their The execu' tions in HWlgary and the launching of Sputnik No 3 were evide ce of this - Sputnik No 3 is to remind the United States that Russia has missiles and armaments It is like a _needle in Duiles ' behind to remim him we have muscle and missiles a tte A lot of stress s being placed on Latin America The CPSU feels that the United States cannot rely on Latin America It feel hat C ism can go to town in Latin America e tour of snot· a JI Approved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Special Agent in Charg Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ M Per------- r FD-36 R ev 12-13-56 I I I I I I FBI I I bate Transmit the following in I I -- -- ----- --- - ----'----- - ---------111 Type inplain text or code I I Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ --'-------- ------ -- - - - ------t Priority or Method of Mailing I - -----------------------------------·--------· -L------YUGOSLAVIA AND MARSHAL TITO ' The leaders or the· CPSU reel that TITO has to be destroyed as an agent of imperialism The tight against revisionism is a fight to keep the socialist camp united Acceptance of the Soviet Party as the leading Party is a part or this Loyalty or the socialist camp tG proiet riat internationalism is needed so that a united tront can be presented against imperialism TITO has sold out ·to American imperialism TITO states that the socialist state has beco-me a bureaucratic state ·Thus TITO has opened up the under belly or tp e socialist states and it is believed that he has reached some agreement with the United States · I ' Only on a theoretical basis can the CPSU rally the· ' other Commwiist Parties by showing that TITO violated MarxismLeninism and then sold 9ut to United States imperialism Thus all Conununist Parties will have to condemn him Practical• measures are n eded to isolate and to defeat him · I NICOLAI stated that Rus$1a gave aluminum to Yugoslavia and all that Russia eceived in exchange was pottery and prunes · Ther tore let TITO sel _pottery and prunes to the Uni ed states and get his aluminum from the lJ' lited States · I RUSSIA's FOREIGN FOLIOY - ' The Russians want to isolate TITO so he cannot open up a gate through which imperialism might break into the socialist camp In the struggle' against United States ·1J lper1al1sm Russia wants to unite all the socialist countries into one ca mp and to mesh their economies so that no socialist country will be wasting energy Thus while Czechoslovakia might place emphasis OQ the production or machinery other socialist coW1tries will provide Czechoslova 1t1a with the neces ar v food By intermeshing their ecoriomies the socialist states will be less dependent on the West l l Russia also wants to neutralize ·the United States · but j is not afraid to use force if the United States will not deal 1n a peaceful way Russia - 9 Approved - - ' - - - - - - - - - Special Agent in Charge Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ M Per- ------ I FD-36 R V 12-13-56 I I '- I I I FBI I I I Date I I Transmit the following in - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - l l l Type in plain text or code I I Via _ _ _ _ _ _ __ - · - Priority or Method of Mailing I --- ----------- --------------- -------------------L------- -INFORMATION IN REGARD TO THE CPUSA l As soon s the Draft Program of the CPUSA is prepared f the CPSU wants a oopy of it since the CPSU might be able to l - give some help to ·_-_ _ ·t he CPUSA in regard to it CPSU is glad that the CPUSA has established contact with it CPSU wants additional repr sentatives from the CPUSA to come to Russia from time to time II II The CPSU wants young people from the CPUSA to come to Russia for training · f · CPUSA · $200 000 The Central by the I ' l' Committee of the CPSU voted to give the end of December 1958 Canada will be the main channel of communication for funds and messages The only person who has been g tting money from the CPSU has been ALEXANDER TRACHTENBERG B N PONOMAREV said that this $200 ooo will come from an international fund c ontributed by members of other parties PO NOMAREV also stated that $10 000 has t een sent to TRACHTENBERG and another $10 000 would be sent to -canada to be given to NY 694-S pursuant to this decision Money will continue to be sent through TRACHTENBERG unless er 'Wlt-11 some other arrangement 1s made - I The official channel or communic ation between CPSU and CPUSA Will be through TD1 BUCK and the Labor Pr gressive Party Documents not considered too confidential will be sent to two Post Office Box numbers in Chicago supplied to CG 5824-S by the Chicago Office _ l In August 1958 there will be an important meeting ·f Jof the Comnnmist Party of Uruguay In December there will be a meeting or all Communist Parties in the Western Hemisphere It may be held in Argentina and the CPSU w nts a representative of the CPUSA to attend this meeting The time and place for the meeting may be decided upon at the m eting of the Communist Party or Uruguay l I - 10 - Approved - ' - - - - - - - - - - ' - - Special Agent ln Charge Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ M Per------ I FD-36 R v 12-13-56 ·1 I I I I FBI I I I Date I I Transmit the following in - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ - - - 1 1 Type in plain• text or code V i a - - ' - - - - - - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ ·f I __ -- ---- --- --- -------t' Prfority or Method of Mailing I ---------------------- -------------------------L---------· The leaders of·the CPSU and the leaders of the Communist Party of C ina said that while WILLIAM z FOSTER is ·1 corre ct on most issuef and Ls an honored leader of the CPUSA · EUGENE DENNIS is the practical nd accepted leader of the · I CPUSA I The CPSU appro ves t curren1 Party line of the CPUSA and feels that the American party is now a functioning party The American party is considered a part a very impoi'tant part of th international Communist movement because it is working inside th biggest enemy - United States imperialI ism · i' le CPSU will start getting 4 000 co r ies of The · Worker in August 1958 The CPSU feels that 'The Workerir is doing the best and most miiitant job of presenting the activities in the Western world from the Connnuniat viewpoint in the English language Copies ot The Worker will be· used in Russia to assist i the teaching of the reading and understa ding of the English language INFORMATION PERTAINING TO INDIVIDUALS MOE MILLER was in Moscow and handled some Russian for the GPUSA He was in Moscow to handle technical· I money arrangements for eadership of the CPUSA in e ile at the time the CPUSA went underground The Russians expected GIL GREEN and GUS HALL in Moscow but the America Party changed this decision to set up a leadership of the CPUSA in exile in Moscow The Russians were worried when they learned from CG 5824-S that MILLER 1s no longer 1n the CPUSA • Il At one time GUS HALL handled money from Russia tr the CPUSA HYMAN LUMER and VICTOR PERLO Will contribute 'articles to the new international Communist magazine For P11Readce anpd Ded·mo11 0 racy These articles may appear first in u e rav a l ll - 11 - Approved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Sent _ __ ___ _ _ M P er - - - - - - ' - - Special Agent in Charge ' ' ' j · J FD-36' R ev I I I tf 12-13-56 'i I I I I FBI I I I Date I Transmit the folloW'ing in ----'------ --------- ---- ----------11I' Type in plain text or code I I Via - - - - - ' - - - - - ------------- -- --- ----- - --- c--- ------1 Priority or Method of Mailing I - ---------------------------- -----· ·----------L------- l II The LICHTBLA US who a e now in the United States • - obtaine d the highest training in Russia J0HN AB ' and his wife JESSICA SMITH are on their way to or may be in Mpseow at the p s nt time She will · · II discuss 'World Review with the CPSU FRANCF S LOMAN wife ef CHARLES LOMAN and OLGA AGOSTO s pporters of the ultra-left viewpaint in the CPUSA went to the Conference o·f the Women tor Peace in Vienna Austria and obtained permission to go to China via Russia They were in Chin a duri rig the latter p rt· of June or the first part of July 1958 The leadership of the CPSU and the -OommWlist Party cit China would not meet with · _them TOUR OF RUSSIA BY CG 5824-S I CG 5824-S ·1 for approximately o e month were on a te ur of Russia hey were accompanied on this tour by YURI SERGEOVITCH IVANOV Among the cities they visited were Leningrad- i1ev and St lingrad and met with the leaders of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in these cities • Details -of this tour have not been obtained from the informants as yet · I It is to be noted that CG 5824-S had voluminous notes in regard to his meetings in Moscow and h s tour of Russia however on the day he left Moscow for Prague Czechoslovakia to return to the Un1 te d States he was told hat he could not take- his notes ·with him No promise was - made to him that these notes would be sent to him and in tact he was told lat he s ould memor ze this material - 12 - ApJ roved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Special A gent in Charge Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ M Per - - - - - ' - - - - - b7D ·- - - -- --- - - --- --- - - •' - 'I' • I FD-36 f ev 12-13-56 I 0 - ' FBI I I I I I I PAGE 13 Date I I I Transmit the following in - - - - - - - Type - - in-plain - -text - or -- - - - - - - - 111 code _I 1 -------------------------1 Priori y or Method of Mailing I ----------------------------------------------L------- Via----------'-- - CHINA Il ' CG 5824-S were in China for approximately 12 days during tha latter part of June and the first part of July 1958 CG 5824-S met with MAO·TSE TUNG and also with WANG CHIA-HSIANG me mber of he Secreta_riat_ th-e central committee and head' of the International Liaison Department of the CP of · China He was the first Chinese Communist Ambass·ador to Russia Tmnslators present were YU- CHI-YNG and THANG-MING-CHAO who was known in the u s as CHU TONG and left the U S in 1951 The latter went to the 1958 Peace Conference in Stockholm Sweden · CG 5824-S also met with TENG HSIAO PING Secre ary of the Conmunist Party of China I CG· 5824-S was able to get notes made during these conversations in Chi a out of China They were mailed t9 Chicago and have been received and Photostated by the Chicago Division · MAO sa 4· hat the main µemy- of Connnunism is the U S · The _workers need a strong Conmunist Party in_ the United ·States - Govermnent of the CP USA is good It will make t e party strong Flowers that are raised in a hot house cainot weather a storm ll alili ea J MAO asked if informant thought that JOHN FOSTER DULLES wants to start a war soon He remarked that it is obvious that there are some differences among the bourgeoisie but asked if they are in agreement on helping the tensions to grow l Approved - - - - ' - - - - - - - - Special Agent in Charge Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ M Per--- --- b7D FD-36 ev 12-13-56 FBI PAGE 14 Date Tra_nsmit the 'following in ------ ---------------------1 Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Type in plain text or code ------------- --------1 Priority or Method of Mailing I - ----- ---------------------------- --- -------L----- -MAO asked tr the United states is afraid to ·fight big wars -why a ees it fight little wars why didn't 11 continue the war in Korea He ·commented that President EISENHOWEFt won he election on the basis or agreeing to stop the·war in Korea MAO ask ed why the United States didn 1 t go into Viet-Nam Why d1dn 1 t it go into Indo-China Why didn't it go into Syria Why didn 1 t the United States participate in the Egyptian invasion After Sputnik I did the United States re i1ze that it is lagging behind Russia MAG stated·· that the u s impe rialism had chances to fight small wars but lost the ·opportunities The people in · the United States were oused and t e gevernm nt was worried cause the people would no_t go along MAO said that e is_ not sure American foreign policy will be successful He said he oubts that the u s can successfully carry on small wars· Il ' MAO said that France•s µnperialism·is losing u s imper ialism niade noise in Syria l ut the soyiet Union and China said something and stopped tbe u s u s was not sure that the risks were ·net too reat· · · · _ _ _ MAO s id u s imperialism is not·sure of ·1tse1t · The leaders of t e t atin Anieri9an co tries who we e the puppe s ot the u s Government -have been defeated he peace moyement is growing throughout the worl and in the u s Th U ·- s imperialism faces many di f't'iculties · lj Approved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Special Agent in Charge Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ M Per - - - - - - - FD-36 R ev 12-13-56 r·· ' f f •• I I ti I I I I FBI I I PAGE 15 I Date I I Transmit the following in _ ___ _ _ ___ ___ ---- -- ----'---- - - --- ------ii · Type in plain text or code I I Via------ ----- Priority or Method a Mailing I L------- - ------------------------------------------- MAO said the bP USA should not worry about the s1ze of' its party umbers mean nothing The CP of China was small at one· time too The c e USA mµst continue to f'ight against revisionism to the endi Then MAO sked if it is proper to have a Negro leading the CP -1n New York He said he believes the CP shou d hold Negroes in the background in order to get wider supporti He said that members of the CP USA should not worry about being called Moscow agents only a TITO will not be called a Moscew·Agen Ill Ill - ' MAO said that the CP USA · has got to stick t fundamental principles or· M xism Leninism and must prepare to g t out of' its isolation It must· dG hard and difficult mass work - MAO further stated he had talked with JACQUES DUCLOS at the 12 Party Conference in regar4 to the greetings or instract 1 ons he had sen to the-CP USA at· the time of its 16th National convention MAO told the in formant that he W -O was glad· the CP USA soi ved its problems of revisionism all by itself since outside assistance can hurt Then he asked if the $putniks did not help to solve revisionist problems in the u Si In regard to funerica-n imperialism MAO sa 1-d that imperialism should not be over-estimated but that it is necessary to Pay attention to it• · Imperialism has many contradic1 1ensi our emy looks tl ugh on the 'surface· b t is not that powerful · He sa -d here may be' many ·15 oreas· China intends to fight if the u • s starts sometlung China will fight if'· it has to and it ·has the Formosa Army in its po ket MAO said nwe stopped the Americans militarily in Korea · '· J Ill lt MAO said that if' American imperialism thinks t at the son of CHIANG JG I•SHEK can be trusted 'they are wrong In these discussions in China CG 5824-S learned that China has stepped up industrial production China claims to have achieved a steel production which 1' lrpasses t a of England but China will not announce this for 3 years Approved - - - - - - - - - - - $pecial Agent in Charge Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ M Per-'------- -- -- --'•Y' ___ _ • FD-36 Rev 12-13-56 4 · ·• FBI PAGE 16 D_ate Transmit tJ-ie following in -------- -- ------- ----------'------i · - Type in plain text or code Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Priority or Method of Mailing - -------------- -------------- -------- I ______ L ______ _ MAO said that he does not care whether or not China gets into the United Nations He said the United Nations will · come begging for China to join it Further if Great Britain does not give China full diplomatic recog ition China will break diplomatic relations with Britain I i i MAO said that Japan is in dire competition for markets Japan is in a vise If Japan does nd knuckle under to Russia and China it will lose what it has II Both CG 5824-S and I advised hat through observation· they learned that there is a mass campaign including films and plays to empha$ize the military power of China The Chine$e children talk about Heartbreak Ridge and how they defeated the American$ in Korea MAO said 1£ General MacARTHUR had gone another mile then one-half 111 of the Soviet Air Force and several Russian Divisions would have come into action He al o stated that right now he thinks· that American imperialism has been stymied The Int ert ational Department of the· CP of china offered aid in any amount in moqey to the CP USA CG 5824 -B - was told to name the amotirit 'and it would be received CG 5824-S told · the International Department of the CP of Chino l that he had ·no inst ctiohs in regard to -this from the CP USA CG 5824-S was told at any time the CP USA needs financial help it should let the CP of China know and this help would be given III • FOSTER Approved ------- -----Special Agent in Charge Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ M Per _ _ _ _ _ __ b7D • ' f 4-22a Rev 8•'23-57 • 4 · NUMEROUS R FEt NCE SEARCH SLIP Subj · LJ Wl i ui a--u Room Rlfl _ _ _ _ _ Dcite 7 - -5 S- f Searcher Initial - - FILE NUMBER SERIAL J v--' ----'--- ----- -'---- - ------ J 1 L TNFORMJ T' ON GON'i'ATNE D nr riF ci rs N J sH um 'f '·· ' J •00 l V sft-1 Jm l 4 f1 4r 1 i v - _ H1deral Bureau of 'In s tigation 1 - f7 Records Bra - --5 I CJ Name 1958 Check Unit - Room 6523 CJ Service Unit - Room 6524 C J Forward t File Review t e n t ion -' - · - A-- --r------t o j'5-I Su ervisor Room Ext Type of References Requested lc ir Request Anaiytical Search All- References Subversive Nonsubversive c J Subversive References Only CJ Nonsubversive References Only c J Main ______ Referen¢es Only Lf ' I Return I CI2 f Type of Search Requested c J Restricted to Locality of _ _ _ _ _ __ Excict Name Only On the Nose i Buildup C J Variations CJ Check for Alphabetical Loyalty Form CJ Subje f' 0 '-f - I l 2-Lc o- a 1 x9h'Y1 -1 li_ hdate Plac LL INFORMATION CONTAINED · ress HEREIN 1$ UNCI iASSIFIE O - Localit-ies R- · l qi'1late --d '3 FILE NUMBER Initials - - - - SERIAL FD-3 ·c Rev 12-13-56 1 FBI Date Transmit the following in 7 22 58 ·✓ - - - - - - - - Type - -in-plain· - -text -------'---1 or code Via _ _ _ _ _ c A I R T E L -- URGENT Priority or Method of Mailing TO FROM SAC NEW YORK SUBJECT IS - C ' j ' UTMOST F OL L O A lI- N -G I N - F Ofil - -'iA_T_I_O_N_I_N_OR_D_E_R_T_O_P_R_OT_E_C___T_ __ _ __ OF THE INFORMANT J d 1 1 IC V • ' ·tp·•·-' - z 'J · b7D · II r • -- · - · n I I • Jt 1 • •• _ 1 i fK-l11 i yJ · 8 ' t -v ' 4»nt---- Dproved Specicit Agent in Charge -- ·- _ l SJfv_ -' P l v w 7 AUG 1 119S8I d-C J _ _ _J- -- ' P J REC Bureau tlf''1 __ - __ J · - V 2 - Chicago Clf' '11 1 - New York 100-13 -637 ' - i fa 24 JUL 23 1958 En Q_ »- J-EK cxm- · _ ' CG 5824-S on 7 22 58 furnished the following · - it i highlights of his trip to Russia and China CG· 5824-S r tJ f -i VJ I I spent approximately one month in MoElcow one men · touring Russia in eningrad Kiev and Stalingrad a_nd were in China for twelve days CG 5824-S was welcomed as a t1 p1 c representative of the CPUSA and met w i t h members · of the Presidium and Central Committee of both the CP of the Soviet Union and the CP of China 1ij was told 'by· the leaders of both of these arties tRit he CP - of the US is c·onsidered the most impo rtartt CP in th ' western world because it is worki-rlg ins i de the largestC 2' · enemy namely US Imperialism The Central Committee J 1 of the CPSU agreed to send a total of $200 000 to the V ·j CPUSA by the end of 1958 In the past money for the JJ CPUSA has been transmitted through ALEXANDER TRACHTENBERG fJ 1 i jt -- • • 1 I 09- - Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ M 1· Pe _·------ l l I F'o 3-5 Rev 12-1 ss _ 7·· ' - · FBI Date 7 22 58 Transmit the following ·in ---- ------ ---- -- -- ----- --'-- - ---------i Type in plain text or code L i Via _____A_IR __ TE_L__ ------ -- - UR K G E N- T- --- -- c - - - --- -------tlI Priority or Method of Mailing I --------·--------------------------- -----------L ______ _ NY 100-J 34637 The sum of $200 000 wi l be sent in installments through TIM BUCK and the Labor Progressive Party of Capada ahd also through TRACHTENBERG unless the CPUSA can arrange a better means of transmittal B ·PONOMAREV who- is the head of the Interna-tional Department -of the Central Committee of the CPSU stated that $10 000 has already been sent to TRACHTENBERG as a result of this decision and $10 000 has been s ent ·J to Canada The CP of China offers any financial assistance -desired by the CPUSA The informant told the Chinese ·Party officers that he was not instructed to obtain any financial assistance from the CP of China but would transmit this offer t9 CPUSA leadership The CPSU leadership stated that the American CP is considered a part of the International Communist movement The CPSU is happy that the 9PUSA has taken a stand·against revisionism and removed such-members as JOHN GATES and HOWARD FAST While WILLIAM Z FOSTER is considered an honored leader of the- CPUSA from a practical standpoint EUGENE DENNIS is accepted as the leader of the CPUSA The informant arranged for any messages of not too confidential nature to be mailed to him in Chicago ·from both the GP of Ching and the CPSU' Message flnd documents consisting of a confidential nature passsa through TIM -BUCK who will be the connecting link for these messages between the CP of China the CPSu- ·and the CPUSA The CPSU want W additional representatives from the CPUSA to come · to Russia and also wants youth ro the CPUSA to come t to Russia for training NICO¼J - f 11 lj' umaTCH ph has recently become the head of the ort and '§outh American Sections of the Intern ation Q-1 Depart entc51'-tne' Cenfre· - -'I - - -I tt l r U -- • I f · · -- ' k'' • c - ' ' - ' • · -2- ' 7 i J 2 ' Jc- · - -•-h ° -z -t-- g ' - l u I Approved - - - - - - - - - - - Special Agent in Charge Sent - - - - - - M I • '_ l Per _ _ _ _ _ __ C fi FBI Date · 7 22 58 I I I I I I I I I I I Transmit the following in - --------- - ---- ---- ---- -1 j Type· in plain text or code Via ----A_I_R_T_EL _ __ · URGENT Priority or Method of Mailing I I I --- ------------------------------ ---------L------NY 100-134637 Cormni ttee of the CPSU The informant advised that he was told that there is un Lty throughout the CPSU and unity between the C·P o·f China and the· C·PSU Approved - - - - - - - - - - - Special Agent in Charge Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ M Per----'---- I I I FBI Date Transmit the following in I· I I I I I I I -------- --------- -- ------- -----11 Type in plain -text or code_ I Via - - - - - - - ' - - - - I Priority or Method of Mailing ______________________________________________ LI _______ NY 100-134637 In a two hour discussion with MAO TSE TUNG told the informant that the main enem ea- of CoIJU Iiunism is the US He stated that the workens need a strong Communist Party in the US He said that government oppre on against the OP 'USA will make it a stronger party He stated that US seems afraid of a big war yet it will not even fight'littl wars He stated 1-l that after the sputnicks US imperialism realizes that it is- lagging behind Russia ap d he doubts that the US can successfully carry on even small wars Ue said the US imperialism is not sure of itself it faces many difficulties The peace movem nt· is growing around the world and in the US He said China is not worried about getting into the UN and that the other countries will begging China to join the UN He said that ' Japan come is 1n#8J r@§e and if' it doesn't knuckle down to Russla a n d it will lose what it has left MAO also stated We stopped th Am '1cap mili ary in Korea MAO also stated that eow'hM m is pflepared 9 ci q E k diplomatic relations with Gr eat Bri tairi if m i s not given f ll diplomatic recogn tion by Britain The informant advised that discussions with Russian party leaders shows that the CPSU is t eying to neutralize the US with its program for peaceful co-existence however if the US will not deal in a peac ful way the Russians are willing to use _force The CPSU feels that the US is backtracking on·a Summit Meeting so it may be necessary to comb J_ne pressure for a Summit Meeting with the sh0W of' a united front among the Socialist countries and the willingn·ess to erf i u sr forac is the reason for the ideological battle against TITQ for the execution in Hungary and for the launching ·11 e l Approved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Special Agent in Charge Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ M Per - - - - - - - - - ---· y -• 10- - 7 ' · '·· ·• ' • · 7 r· · s - 7 Z - d Fb 36 Rev1 12-i3-56 FBI Date I I I I · I I I I I I Transmit the following in - - - - - - - ' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 1 Type in plain text or code I I J Via--------'-- ---------------------1 Priority or Method of Mailing - - - - - - - - - · ______________________ L _______ ------ ------- I NY 100-134637 of Sputnick III The fight against revisionism is a fight to keep the Socialist camp united Acceptance _ of the Soviet party as the leaderS'i p pa Dy is a part of this The CPSU feels_pyhahT O has sold out to US imperialism and that ti Je - 1 measures are needed to isolate or to defeat him The CPSU is placing 11 stress on Latin America It feels that Communism can make strides in Latin America· In August there will be an important meeting of the CP of Uruguay Sometime in December 1958 there will be a meeting of all Communist parties in the Western Hemisphere This meeting may be held in Argentina and the CPSU wants a representativ of the CP USA to attend 1 this meeting The CPSU wants to stabilize a leadership fin the CP USA which is lqyal to them The informant was told that when KHRUSCHEV made his speech at the 20th Congress of the CPSU and mentioned the possibility of different roads to Socialism including peaceful transition He had in mind various Comm unist_pa ties in capatilist countries However KHRUSCHEV was talking f'rom a tactical point of view when in the same speech he stated in essence that in some capitalist er imperialist countries where there is a strong regime with military and police power at its disposal the working class may have to tignt and respond to force and violence -t- l'his ·applies specifically and concretely to the US The CP can talk about different roads but programatically there can be no illusion that the · 1 ll I - 5 - Approved - - - - - - - - - - - Special Agent fo Charge Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ M Per - - - - - - - - FD 36 Rev 12-13-56 I ·I I I I I I I I FBI Date I I Transmit the following in - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' - - i l l Type' in plain text or code Via - - - - - - - - - - - I I I Priorit'J or Method of Mailing - ------------------------ ---------------------L------- NY 100-1 4637 establishment of the dictatorship· of the proletariat will requi e force and violence to oppress the btlv geotsie who will resist No Communi t Party in any capitalist country particularly theUS can hope to go through the transition to Socialism without the iotatorship of the prolitariat Additional details will fol I ow OG 5824- will report to EUGENE DENNIS on Wednesday ·7 23 58 and_ additional details concerning this trip will be obtained from him as soon as possible FOSTER - 6 - Approved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Special· Agent in Charge Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ M Per ------- 7 23 $8 - ·•·0 -·· Jt· This is tll first fla$h report of I11for1lla l t 5 24 who h is j ust r turned f r om is t·rip to Moscow d· Copununist China a a representative ·of the CP USA' Th s goes down the line with_ the position the B eau h s taken on the Communtst t eat therefore I think we have to d isseminate i t although it is exceedingiy sensitiye because of its sour e the lf - u agre we will disseminate it to White House the AG t h e and' the ·secretarY of State under Top ·Secret classification w1th wordi'ng clearly ef 1 ect i ig· the sensitivity of the ou r ce I FD-36 Rev 12- 13-56 11 1t 41 t -- j f ' I ' J Jl FBI t t- 8 1 58 Date Mr Mr I Mr I Mr I Mr I Mr I · Mr Tolson Belmon _ Moh Nere it- Parson _ Rosen _ _ Tamm _ _ Transmit the following in --'------'----- ------c------'- -- - --- '- ---------1'1 'MMrr _·oc tSeurl _liv-an Type in plain text or code vv I 'Tele Room _ _ AIR l4AIL -- REGISTERED I Mr Holloman_· Via _A_ _I_R_T_E __ L_ __ °'·z·mg or Meth C d ofM p norit r y 4 · M C A I B SUBJECT AL Miss Gandy I V VZ ' fi'- ' SECURITY - C ALL lNP-ORMATJ JN CONT 4l N ° t HEREIN IS UN'C LASSIFl£b ti t a-qo 1 »ATE _ __BxJ1 u a-tn k8 Re Chicago airtei dated 7 31 58 and previous correspondence in this case On 8 1 58 GG 5824-S was i terviewed for approximately four hours and furnished details concerning his trip to China e informant furnished a leng_thy repo r -t on a meeting with LI HS - _ N who is a m mber of the Poli ti cal Bure u and the inance Minister of ·the Conmiunist F f-o ··c n · The informant obtai·ned--cons tder·a oie de'ta flsi'- concerning production figures for grain coal steel and other items LI stated that China has equalled England in the· production of some items and- thinks tQat it is not impossible that it can become an industrial •country-which will eventually equal or surpass Soviet Russia and the United States The informant commented however · tha -while •all of' the people in China are well organized that the s an obyious lack of machinery and that most of the work in China is still performed by hand· While the Chinese produce a few automobile's· most of the -automobiles and heavy machinery is iiilported from Russia Czechoslov ia and other European countries · l l CG 5824-S also furnished several pag s of typewritten notes The l co1 1sist of extracts front a highly confidential document b f LIU SHAO-CHI regarding undergroun operations e I - - - - - - ----l J - Bureau 1 Ne 1 York 100-134637 #7-5 1 Chicagor---- JE kw l lF I • vnc c N - I L t r' l K i - 1 0 1 cO-t' _ - s NT DI I -f• a fp ' r-' s J • 7 - nn_ ' ' ' -fP4f t fl ·is g 4 t t • AUG 4 1958 _ i' - - ' a I I I I I I I I - -- f • 1 I 4 • 2'i- • • 2 IV - I I I I _ ' FD-36 Rev 12-13 56 0 • j FBI Date Transmit the following in --'---------------- ---'----------1 Type in plain text or ·code ------------- --- --- ---- --------i Priority or Method of Mailing 'I ---------------------------------------------L ------ Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ CG 134-46 Sub B informant stated that the material furnished to him contained ' an· analysis of the underground experiences of the Communist Party of China in which the emphasis was placed on the ability to infiltrate anything He said that the Chinese were most anxio us that he read this material and convey the information to the Communist Party - USA • He said that several members of the Communist Party of Chin stated that they were- surprised to learn that the Communist Party - USA at the present time does not have a parallel organization and leadership in an underground capacity In addition to being furnished with this materi l on the underground the informant also was priefed on thi material• and the underground experiences of th Chin se b LIU NING-YI-rY also a ember of 1 _§ C_ell tr al__c_o 1Jlll1i t t e_ _q_f the J unis - ar y· · China · 11 w ✓-' - - - The informant also has furnished a portion of the ls of a discussio which asted for several hours with KANG ph described by the informant s a member of the Poiitr tra _l _ g - ll J P-d - L f M § £ 1 - t anq the person - · of ideologi - k gr t C 9 1 1 t P rt Y 9 t _ J l i g This di·sctission ·aealt with the rectification program of the Communist Party of China and the fact that once a Comm nist Party comes into power through force and violence t must s ill ·spend many years in carrying on an ideological campaign in c rder to make it impossible for the Capita lists to regain power The informant also furnished the following address _which he is to use for the purpose of sending documents of the Communist Party - USA to the c n - t_Pa_ tt of 9 _ l_t_ 'MING-CHA9 9 Tai Chi Cha P t g _ J --'fllll ll CG 5824-S also furnished the following address which he is to use for the purpose of sending documents from ·the Communist Party - USA to the Communist Party of the Soviet Union - -- E2 t 9£ J w u 1 JJi Interviews with CG 5824-S in regard to the SOLO operaare almost completed however it is noted that he plans to leave Chicago for Toronto Canada on 8 3 58 for t e purpose of meeting with TIM BUCK head of the Labor Progressive Party in I tion - 2 proved - - - - - - - - ' - - - - - - Special Agent in Charge Sept _ _ _ _ _ _ M Per _ _ _ _ _-'--_ j ' - - I I I m ·Q ' 1 1 I I I I FBI i I I Date I I Transmit the following in ---------' ---- --- --- ----- - ---- ---i11 Type in plain text or code I Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ I Priori y or Me hod of Mailing ------------------------------------------· --L ______ _ CG 134-46 Sub B regard to technical details concerning the transfE -r11 1 ' t of funds from the Communist Party of the Soviet Union to the Communist Party - USA via Canada In the meantime voluminous notes furnished by CG 5824-S are being t anscribed AUERBACH 3 1proved - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Special Agent i n Charge Sent -- -------M Per - - - - - - - - - -----· _ - _ ••_ - · - • · - ·- _ - - - - _ ' J ' · S E ' · The Attorney General --- ' ' - · c '· 2- -- q 1 -Mr »·elmont l -Mr Baumgard-ne-r -11 - JJr hornton July 31 1958 D't rector FEiI OOJIJlfflf tS l PARTY USA INTERNA l'I ONAL RELA l 'IOllS IllTEBNAL BEOURITY • C DECLABSwm D BY 01 l-1- -t 1 5111 1' h J4JI · · Jl ft ' ' ' ttli ·regard -to m y communt'patit ms o f JuJ y 1 4 and 2$ Z 9 8 I t koug't f you 1po11 ld be 1 ntereat¢ 9 tn the toll cru tng addi tonal tn orlP tton rela 1 jtiq 'f o r ecttrrt_ d·'tscu igru Iietipeen ·i aders o f' the ovie t Unt9n p nd ed CJiJ1Ja and J f o f i crif l l r'tlpreaent - 11 #· Pl tfh f Jo111llW hiir l •PiLr' y US o ' 'h -Z a lnfo rma tton ipas retce i ed 'T'o'l L so·uroe whtch have J--Urntshed rel h1 b'le data 'in the past In -discus8'tng the w t nternational communist magair ne For Peace and Dem ooracy 1 whtch ls to be publ tahed i·n tl e near future in Prague Czeohosl ovakta one oj the Boutet ofj'ictala 81Jated that this publtcattan ts nothing more than an tnt rnational co muntst organtaation and ts act ally a co1' lmuntet in formattim burea tn d tsgu 't 8e JlccoT'd tng -to tli ia o fj'tc·tal 1ll 081 oj' -the co1JJJ4Un-t a lf partiea throiJg4out 1 he world wtll send l 1 1 ' repreaimt att ve8 to Prague from -tt me to ttme tor ' 1 nterna1Jtonal con fe rencea and 1 hese repreaen-t ai 'i vea wtll ·• ha'IJ a24t_kortty to act tn beh Jl o f thetr _reape a ttve comm unj l'f pa rt t· e c · · · •• l · - J f -l H j 1m· k '2d P i J1V 11EfQ 7f J 'l he Attorney General Phe lead ere oj the Co11111tu if st Party oJ the Soviet Union tndtcated that they were not too conaerned alu ut the a t1u1 o f the Com1nuniet Party llSJJ as long aa 'tt accepts Mar r t am-Len i ntsm and te 100 per oent li yal to th·e Ooule't Unton l'he 8rnrte 1 s tndt ea-bed that tf theae oanclftt o ns e ctat -f hfJ ao1ruru1re irb Pa-rty of th Soutet Un -t on lllt l 1 do eiie ryt h'lng pqsatbl¢ 'fio give the aom mun $t Pa rt v USA all nece FJeary fJ JPJJ0 r 1 ¥a o ' tung Who 'l- 8 ·ttie cha t·rman o the ' Jom 11runi•a f Party J' f lht na as iDeJ J ·as t ne cka-trman -' ✓ 1 ie tJhf neae Governme nt eiii ted that he ha11 · requested to b e rel- -e-t ii d ·o t ltta pos'itton aa cha- rman of the govemmen-t whtle retajnt g hf e poe'lttim aa ohat rman oj'· the ahtneee C'om m un1 st Party Be s'to ted thg-f he hopes that ke can be re l ' eved ·ae qha -t-rm an of the g a1ernmen fi no laturr than 1960 tn t rd r to spend ht a t tme in W1'tttng about aommun t st theory and ph1 1 oaopky _ J ao crmtrtnued that tli ta tn t D rmation should be acmveyed to one or two leading members o the Communist Pa'Miy USA ao that wh n a ay annourrce ment ia mat te the Jommun t s't 'Party USA· u iJ l reoogn tati as l tea any d'i 1Jo·rttons by fhe oa1 it a z1st 1 pre ae as to ifhe actual r tt $ m tor Hao' s rel 'tnqut•ahtng t ✓ 1 fu oha·t 'rlll an·ahtp o t 1 hs Ch en'18f 0 ue rJ1 men1 Mac cz td not mention any tndtvtdual sa a poairf ble 1Jucoeasor to f hf po et·tton J tJhat rman o f 'the Cht n ee -0o' ernrn ent ' ' · fn irte p ·o f fh« · #rffm i 11 11en-a-t1reve na t zn e 1 J that 'the' co tien-t a •91 ·t ht e comiliun-$ oa fJ'tdn ·pe pf- for cJ f q the 11to et ca'rfl ul eiicu-rt ¥ y c ma its use -restrrt cted ··to a · neecl'•to•lrnoio baa-ea · h · sotJ rt1 ea 1• •'fiJ' 1 ·otfr· fn t f 14C'tf t·o'P · 'f t re qurrtrbea · 'he· J' o-regotng 'Is al so bq ng turnt-ahed Honorable Htcha'rd M N« n The Vtce Pree'td Jnt Honorablf Go r aon Gray Qpectal 4ae teta·nt tc the and 't·he Horu ra l e J' ekn Fos'ber Dullea Secretary to f he the fre61den'IJJ o f state NOPE ON YELLOW l'hta mem o-randum cla·eei fted f1-op EJ e Q p 11 stnce t contatns tnfo rm at t on f-rom a moat ual uabl e f n t ormant · unauthor'l tJed d tacl-osu-r e o f thia i nform ation could eastiy jeop rd 1 ae ou7' 'l nj'o_rma nt ' hereby consi derably weakentng our coverage oj' the Qommun '111 i Party UB 4 wl7 tch -could poastbly re suit tn grave damage ··to the nattonal de ff nae e I' a r e J a 2 1 l ' T ' -··t ° ' - - r- • · - -1•4·1 Rey 11-6-57 D ECODED C·OPY D -Radio • 1 j JI• ' 1 - 7-29-58 2 32 PM BAH @llOF EDf S H 'AR l-1 _________ VPl A 1-r DI RECTOR AND SAC NEW YORK Pars'ons _ Rosen_ Tamm_·_ Trotter_ Clayton_ Tele Room Holioman _ Gan y Teletype rxKJ - l- 7bo URGENT t I I lv ALL IfFORM ATION CONTAIN ED HEREIN rs tJNCt t SSf Tl'Ui D PA r 1 ll - H'I _lq p1J l 7 0 ---- - j ' J··fl J ·-- -' '- V D FRO SAC CHICAGO 291115i f IS-C CG 5824-S WAS INTERVIEWED FOR APPROXIMATELY - ¥ C URS ON JULY 28 INSTANT ANO -FURNISHED DETAILS IN REGARD TO THIS' OPERATION THE FOLLOWING ARE HIGHLIGHTS OF INFORMA-c _ n oN FURN ISHED oN_ JHI s DA TE THE cP oF URUGUAY Is scHEoutro j TO HOLD A CONVENTION SOMETIME IN AUGUST 1958 DELEGATES V0 FROM SEVERAL LATIN ANO SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES ARE SCHEDULED TO AffiND THIS CONVENTION THIS WILL PROVIDE AN EXCUSE FOR THESE DELEGATES TO DISCUSS ANO AGREE UPON THE TIME AND PLACE FOR A MEETI NG OF ALL CPS IN THE WESTERN HEM ISPHERE TH·I S MEETI NG OF ALL CPS IN THE WESTERN HEM ISPHERE IS TENTA Tl VELY ' SCHEDULED TO BE HELD IN ARGENTINA IN DECEMBER 1958 THE CPSU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ·cp USA AffiNb BOTH THE CONVENTION OF THE CP ·OF URUGUAY AND THE SUBSEQUENT MEETI NG OF ALL CPS IN THE WESiERN HEM ISPHERE INFOR- MANT DOES NOT KNOW THE EXACT DATE OF THE CONVENT ON ·OF THE CP OF URUGUAY AND ·HAS ONLY GI VEN EUGENE DENN·I S SOME GENERAL _ INFORMATION JN THIS REGARD INFORMANT ALSO ADVISED THAT Ht· WAS SCHEDULED TO MEET WITH CP LEADERS FROM VENEZUELA ARGENTINA AND COLUMBIA WHILE IN MOSCOW BUT THESE LEADERS 010 NOT ARRIVE IN MOSCOW PRIOR T0 INFORMANT'S DEPARTURE FOR THE U S NICOLAI OIMITROVITCH PH HEAD OF THE NORTH ANO SOUTH AMERICAN SECTION OF THE INTERNA Tl ONAL DEPARTMENT OF THE CCCPSU STA TED THAT EDWARDO MACHADO AND HIS WIFE WERE SCHEDULED TO COME TO 0 I Mr _Belmont J - ' •l _' • 1 · w t bvwA l l S o 12 lat lJvv e- 1 L_ 1 - he intelliqence - ontained in the above message is to 'be disseminated outside the Bu ohrased m oTddr to p otect the Bureau's cryptographic systems -- --- __ -- ' - - - -- 7 tr • •• -1-- 4 •-4 l Rev 11-6-57 - Tolson _ _ Boardman_ Belmont_ Mohr _ _ Nease_ Parsons_Rosen _ ·Tamm_·_ Trotter_ Clayton_ Tele Room Holloman_ Ga JdY-A- D ECODED C·OPY -Radio D XKJ Teletype PAGE TWO FROM CHICAGO NUMBER 291115 t l in - MOSCOW FROM VENEZUELA INFORMANT DID MEET WITH AN· UNDERGROUND LEADER OF TI-IE CP OF CUBA WHILE l N MOSCOW THE IDENTI TY OF THIS LEADER WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO INFORMANT NOR WAS THE IOENTI TY OF CG 5824-S 0ISCLOSEIJ TO HIM IT WAS AGREED THAT A LEADER ·OF THE CP OF CUBA WILL GO TO NYC· AND WILL TELEPH--ONE THE OFFICE OF NY 694- f ANQ SAY THAT HE IS MR GARCIA NY 694-S tWILL 1HEN PUynlM IN CONTACT WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CP USA FOR THE PURPOSE OF REESTABLISHING CONTACT BETWEEN THE CP USA AND THE CP OF CU A AND TO DISCUSS MUTUAL PROBLEMS INFORMANT FURTHER ADVISED THAT ONE KORIANOFF PH WAS IN CHARGE OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICAN SECTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL D PARTMENT OF Thi£ CGCPSU UNTIL RECENTLY HE IS N0W IN CHARGE OF THE RUSSIAN ·DELEGATION WHICH IS IN PRAGUE CZECHOSLOVAKIA IN CONNECTION WITH THE 11 NEW COMMUN IST INTERNATIONAL MAGAZ FNE FOR PEACE AND DEMOCRACY' U INFORMANT ADV I SEO THAT HE LEARNED FROM NICOLAI AND FROM· HIS ASSISTANT ALEXAI ANOREOVICH GRENCHENCO PH THAT THIS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNIST MAGAZINE IS REALLY AN INTERNA Tl 0-NAL COMMUN IST ORGAN IZA Tl ON AND IS 'REALLY A · COMINFORM IN DISGUISE MOST OF THE CPS THROUGHOUT TI-IE WORLD - WILL SEND LEADING PEOPLE TO PRAGUE FROM TIME TO TIME FOR ' INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES THE REPRESENTATIVES· FROM THE VARIOUS CPS TO THIS MAGAZINE WILL HAVE PLENIPOTENTl'ARY POWERS 1·N ACTING IN BEHALF OF THEIR RESPECTIVE CPS INFORMANT ALSO ADV ISEO THAT HIS FI RST MEETI NG WI TH THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CPSU OCCURRED ON EITHER MAY 21 OR MAY 23 LAST PRESENT WERE OTTO KUUSINEN MEMBER OF THE PRESIOIUM PETE POSPELOV ONE OF THE SECRETARIES OF 'THE CCCPSU- AND A MEMBER OF THE PRESIO'IUM M B MITIN HEAD OF THE MARX-ENGELS INSTITUTE AND MEMBER OF THE CCCPSU V P TERESHKIN CHIEF DEPUTY OF PONOMAREV NICOLAI DIM ITROVITCH AND YURI SERGEOVITCH IVANOV WHO ACTED AS A TRANSLATOR INFORMANT FURNISHED COMPLETE DETAILS OF THIS FIRST MEETING BUT POINTED OUT lliAT THERE I intelli ence contained in the above message is to be dissemi ated outside the Bureau it is suggested that it be suitably 'irased m OT'd r to p otect the Bureau's cryptographic systems· l ·· ·' ' fa •• 4-41 1Rev 1 ·6-57 - DE CODED· COPY Radio D rm Teletype PAGE THREE FROM CHICAGO NUMBER 291115 Tolson_ Boardman_ Belmont_ Mohr_·_ Nease_ Parsons_ Rosen_ _ Tam'm_ Trotter__ Clayton·Tele Room Holl man --- i l ' 'F 5'' et' WAS MUCH REPETITION IN THE REMARKS OF THE LEADERS OF THE CPSU PRESENT THEY PO INTEO OUT THAT SOME FORM OF THE DICTA TORSH IP OF THE PROLETARIAT WILL BE NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH COMMUNISM IN ALL COUNTRIES IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DEPART FROM THIS CARDINAL MARXIST LENINIST PRINCIPLE THEY STATED THAT THE PROGRAM FOR THE CP' USA MUST CONTAIN Qt1 UE 1 MARXI ST LENI Nlsr PRINCIPLENESS WITH TACTICAL F EXIBILlff THEY QUOTED GENEROUSLY FROM LENI N·'S ' STATE AND REVOLUTION ' TE CONCERN ING THE DICTA TORSfl Ip- OF THE PROLETARIAT AND THE NEED FOR THE USE OF FORCE ANO VIOLENCE THEY STATED THAT TH-E CP USA IS A REVOLUTIONARY PARTY AND IT IS NECESSARY TO GET RID OF ANYBODY WHO SAYS ANYTHING TO 11-IE CONTRARY TiiE CP USA HAS TO BE A PARTY OF MARXISM LENINISM THE CP USA HAS TO WIN A MAJORITY OP THE WORKING CLASS TO ITS SIDE ANO FORM AL IANCES- THE CP USA HAS TO HAVE AS ITS FINAL AIM THE OVERTHROW OF THE BOURGEOIS£ AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DICTATORSHIP OF THE PROLETARIAT THE ESSENCE OF THE ' DICTATORSHIP OF THE PROLE Rl'AT MUST BE PRESENT ' NO MATTER WHAT FORM IT TAKES NO OTHER PARTY CAN DO THIS NO OTiiER PARTY CAN BE A VANGUARD PARTY BY WINNING INFLUENCE OVER THE WORK ING CLASS AND BY MAK J NG ALLI ANCES 1'H E CP USA CAN ESTABLISH THE ESSENCE OF THE DICTATORSHIP OF THE PROLETARIAT WHICH WILL DEFEND THE REVOLUTION AND THE GAINS MADE BY 1HE WORKING CLASS IF ANYBODY FIGHTS AGAINST THE NEW SOCIAL SYSTEM IT IJJ ILL BE NECESSARY TO FI GHT TiiEM BACK IN THE NAME OF THE MAJOR ITY THE I NFORMANT WAS TOLD THAT IT WI LL BE NECESSARY FOR THE CP USA to FJNll A WAY OF FORMULA Tl NG IN ITS PROGRAM 'THE NECESSITY FOR'ESTABLISHJNG TH D A· SHIP OF THE PROLETARIAT IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE CP USA CCEPT THE PR INC IPLE OF TH_ E 0 ICTATORSH IP OF THE PROLETARIAT EVEN THOUGH THIS PRINCIPLE MAY B DISGUISED WHEN IT IS INCORPORATED IN THE PARTY PROGRAM FROM THESE DISCU$SIONS THE INFORMANT LEARNED TI-IAT THE LEADERSHIP · F THE CPSU IS NOT l I _ I B• 7 • intelli1 ence ontained in the above message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau it is suggested that it be suitably '•a d •- _ _ p oeeet · · · Il - 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