t - -·-· i'f - ' TO DIRECTOR FBI 100-428091 DATE ·9 11 58 ' C ICAGO 134-46 SUB B U 1 ROH '- SUBJECT OLg INTERNAL SECURITY - C DECLASSIFICATION AUTHORITY DERIVED F FBI AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATION GUIDE DATE 05-12 -2 011 UTMOST CARE MUST BE USED IN HANDLING THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE IDENTITY OF THE INFORMANT · On September 8 1958 a letter was recei ved in a blind post office box which had been furni hed to CJl i82 - S - ffi'i I-el l 'er-···1ra d' '-september 3 · 1958 is addressed Dear David and is signed Dick The letter is postmarked S ptember 4 - 1 1958 at London land One photostat copy of the above letter is enclosed herewith to -the Bureau The Chicago copy is located in Chicago file 134-46 Sub B -lA28 h A Hnt l D_ ' fP l i N iAJ 6_ - ct-t l 1L o CG 5824-S orally advised s a r mr-E KEATING on September 8 -1958 that this letter is f ro Jl JOlffl'tlPfLLIAMSON and was sent through confidentialf •• 81 agreed to between WILLIAMS N and - • b iie d in be letter is L -- - - --r - ' Fimim F is and e JO he wantetl te ical position on t e new internationa Communist · magazine scheduled for·· puolfcal loif in 'Prague · Czeclio ··-·slpvakla -ea·· 5824-S further adyi sed that EUGENE DENNIS did ·not agree to recommend for this position• 1 I - I _ _ _ _____ n _n e-• '1'-z ous information has been furn i shed in· regard t under the above caption It is possible that first letter was merely a test to see if this channel of communication is open ' f @1 - Bureau Chicago JEK kw 3 Encl l REGISTERED REC lilJ Ill 66 oh- --- ' 1·09 _ __1 1'1 t SEP 15 1958 ' · Ithis b6 b7C · ' '' L I ' ' · · · · ' · j · • ·-1·• • Office Memo _ndum S ANDARC foRMNO • f • - • _ ' • UNITED STATt D_IRECTOR FBI 100-428091 TQ GOYERN b - Mr To -On_ fr elmo __ _ Mr Mohr·-··-········ DATE A -C NEW YORK - J 100 134637 t'✓ J _ - 'd' -- -- __ f I t SOLQ SUB f• · · - DECLASSIFICATIOH AUTHORITY DERIVED FROM FBI AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATIOH GUIDE DATE os-12 -2 011 _ V - rs- c X -1 -t tAwif J£ t1 T¥_ - M r N s _ M r Pi tJots i lltr HoSl i j Mt' 'l' unnt · · M r ' rr ttt-r Mr W C St1Hivan Tcle Room · • Mr fl' l ·Roll m I - i _ ' l · -·- Jt·oc - l ReBulet 315 8' i s uct_ing _that J pe f ona ly del_iye - t J letter from t he Director to 694 · ·and a fford him an o·ppor tun1 ty to read this l tter Further ' that $1 000 00 was to be furrt shed him for the reason· specified - · m ' - I _On the a f t e' trioo - of 9 10 58 _person ly met with·- NY 694 -S1 nd gave hi tu· -an 0 P ' drturiity to read the-'letter A r · r· _ he ' ' 'e d it · · I then presen1 ed hi01'-with_ the $'1 000· 00 The informant was -- extremely pleased at first receiving a ·letter--from_ the ·Director and · secondly with the cpnm i nts contained thereli L 'He wa s elated and emotionally touched to know· that the Dtrect9r_ would persona11 · ·acknowledge the· work that h e has peFformed In adqition to'·expres ing ·his appreciat iqn f9r the Director's personal intere t __ in his work he also stated that he felt that at last it was beJµ gcc recogn·ized that he was making some• amends for the rni sta'kits -- had·· made in' the past· in that he had worked- for the Communist P$ty for • over thirty years · He stated that he would a1ways hi h Lj p tiz the lettE r • He ·was l articularly ple sed that at some ote· fii u date his children may have some means whereby to esta'6Y1 'sh that··otheir f _fher actually was a good _American citizen and nit- - ' C9rrnp u·nis t such as · he might have ·been charged with being 1 was - ret 'ined by me and has been placed in the office safe · f l II ' H •• l ' • l ·' l 111 _i i d t_yt l ' - J at · · - 1 ith reference to the $1 000· op the informant t 11 ·anxi8us· to ac pt 1 his sum of money He pointed odp If ·· t £6 r thirt y y$ars he had been a member of the Conununist Party nd ·•n a been ·wor ing against _the interests• of this country The worl _h t he has been doing for the Bureau and ·the U S Goverritii en as 1a · · whole is 1-11erely a small to ' n · ·in· an effort to repay the q-- S_ · Government for this damage He stc1 t e that_ he is most ap iprecieftiF · of the Director eyen t li king abc mt · him $1 D QO P9 -J PJ hfs efforts S this· i-s merely fu ther proo _ cli 'Pnrrec e- ' ·-s persorla ·U interest in his work · Jf_ 1 5'1 Ji-i th t Jie' w lci p r e o accept g h $1 000 QO for the re Jl S·ons ·- t t±e d _ n pointed out o the nforman r· z BUREAU 100-428091 _ · · '1 ·_'' _12 SEP •n 1958 - t · ·z _ _ _ NEW YORK 100-1 3463A - 134- Q Jr A _1 m st i ativ - t tr · HGE 'DJG t€ I · · vt · f · - 1 - r -9 N1 INFORMATION OONTAINin r Mi J Af' ' ' 4 t · 5_5·· SEP 2 2195B ·- 1s CLASSlflED - bn v ' _j -- iV · · · · · DATE'1_ t ltt BY '- 0 0 ' •_ •• ' ' • • ' • i· _' ' 0fiJ r - - if J • • • - • • I• ••• - t 'Z- • • • • · t ·1 · Bt _ - • ' _ • · · - · h i-· t tf• J tn Jtf t_ _ _isi J- BEST AVAILABLE COPY Dear David Just a brief note t • wquire _how you both had a nice holiday and a fil 'home · J1It ' I had a letter frOJi ff fayirig her much to do that job you · 'me about very very doubtful of s In of his discontent wherE existing big questi m-rn § Ifowever I pass it a'J o ti t i'Irl e estea' ' ' b6 rr u Jo ' ' ' 1 « 1 1 _ '• t% · I I 'I l' ' r -- · · r i ' - ---- ---- --- -- --- --DEC LP S SI FI Cl TI OH P UTHO RI TY DE lHiED F lOM ' F B I AUTO-HATIC DECLASSIFICATIOM GUIDE •DATE os-12 -2011 ' S GOVER1'TME1 UNIT D · STA • I I ' TO DIRECTOR FBI DATE 134-46 Sub B ' ' t RNAL SECURITY - C ' t 958 Rebulet September 3 '· On September 10 i' - t ASSISTANT DIREe OR f · A H • BELMONT % '1 i JI PERSONAL ATTENTION i· i' I Ji v• SUBJBCTU QW · vf -_ September 10 r CHICAGO 100-423091 1958 in d ' · Cl r- i t--i ' withe tistt ucJ JJ 'X1 compliance l 'it - re let I personally exhil i ted the Director's lett-W'· to - CG 5824- -Sif and his wife and t the same time deliverec% t · J _ _cash awa rd - C r Both of tb e_se p_eople were deeply moved by the personal letter from the Director and particularly by the specific comments regarding 'their demonstration of patriotism · at ·t P e risk of their lives CG 5824-S· was so affected emotionally that he was on the verge of tears because of this expression of confidence and apprepiation Both expressed their highes t regard for the Director and the Federal Bureau of·Investigation and indicated their desire to be of even greater serv ice in the futµre • They specifically requested that this desire be conveyed to the Direc-tor I · CG 5824-·s-r • on this occasion again mentioned that · he laad thoroughly studied Masters of Deceitn end feels that · • •it fulfills a great need on the American scene _ t r i · · · I personally feel that through this ·per onal ·· letter and cash award the already splendi relationship · between the Bureau and CG 5824-S ·r md ha -been furl her cemented and th at this gesture wi7 1 spur them on to eve greeter accomplishments in the security field' n the future • I I HJ' The Director's letter has been placed in safe in compliance with the instructions in rebule J Ll INFORMATION CONTAINED - - e office · tB OKff1JidS V_ru _ah -- -C ti __ it' Aep · · REC · 6 _ _ a y - c J ' 2J _ Bureau REGISTERED · Hr - ' ' •· · f'- Chicago •' · · · ·· · Hf RElfU UNCLASSIREO I 2 1 RDA njb 3 I ' g SEP 2 21959 - • - 1 2ib i 'o i l l b' D DECLASSIFICATIOH AUTHORITY DERIVED FROM ---------- - ---- FBI AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATION GUIDE ' foffi MCmorlndU n' z o NITEP STATE'GOV ERNMENT TO • I p SAC QitICA lO '' 134-46 SUB B 6 'i L ' PIRECTOR FBI 100-428091 ' SUBJECT 0SOLO · · 1 NTERNAL ' SECURl' fY - C DATE August 29 1958 • •i• · · ' · - ·'· ••• '_ · ' •• • tt•• _ · • l I ' I I I AimA NGEM NTS' FqR DISCUSSIONS_· WI l'H ' EUGENE DENNIS IN MA INE · -w en -I s w EUGENE ENNI$ on July 23 1958 t was · · i r e_ed ha we would fin s ·our con-rersa io s abou thj trif · tcr- Mos Qw· ai id Peking_ ·in Ma e Yb µ I· learned tllroug I t nd my broth r tha t D s was in S on n_gt·on- Maiµe I wr te a letter -to him _ st ti 1_g _that wou J d meet _hi in ff nt· of the Post ff ice in Ston rig i _ t n_o n on· Augu_st· s i9 -• ·· A i· i - J igh 0 · · on t e m o ii of ·J 9 5 _ z · to k#61 4 · oqt of CllicagQ' at· _8 -90 A M • l4Y 'b th e# met ·- -- 1 1 Bos il- R had' r ente4 a ·car there and we droye to ·Bangor l4ain _ lid sp ent · th · tghff ii i the' Twi · Cit'y _ ijct e1·_· - _ we • _ _ ·1 t n ' i h_ $ a · · · f ew miles f B or- t · - ' • W left Brew '-· fQ r t' ng o - 4rk t l e Jiiotnipg 9 1i µgu$t · · l f 1958 - -· This· _i art o f M _ip e _ ± ·h lly ·and 79 µ· ·-isrt s of· ii t · ·• · ·s 13 · i§l nds st the·'tra v l- titrg · ts _s J W• · l -- _trivijd - i - · · - - -'_ 1 ston·ington over on-a- hour befo -e noon • we went · 1nto 1t r es tauraift · · · · on the main- stre L _ s' _ ' f ·-- w 1• it - n _' - r fi ive iiotic d o Q ENE-' ' and I - d _J y · y p· •-$ay Ju 1 nd D t- n g -· Q ·- · · · _ · us to_ ol J 'w hem· tt W · t t - C t· f r· ' l p·ost·· o ef ¢ ' ' _ · _ r ttt · ' · - _ · 1 • •• · - ' •• - · 1 'JJ _ i ' • _ t • -t' · ' • · - · · ·- 1- · t · - · · -' · __ DE I- -- ii4 °' - t_J - h c r· t'9l gt · pe 90 tag 3 · b6 - · · w t e · he · ' a - E3't i iµt · nd h t· · - i - - g« i t to - r rP br ·-H s g ' ·· · · · es ed t at' ·jEf fo _low· h - t 5f LP4 ii pi' gfov i - ij r we· _cQulq · • · 1 - - • ap -q_ut ·p J n ii 9 · e -' t t w I 'i l · Jf4 _ lfl w f P - - · ··· _ · · ··sma'll Sta te· Park' - _He 'said -he iiad' -reser vations at' a mot·e1 - i n · ·· Bar -- rbof l e· ti_ef 'a _·_p iµt' a- f9 d$ ·- ' CP t jrif' i· e at' on _ pe r ' tain i ng£ t9 _ te i µ gg $t a ·t·ij t · -_je a tt· a 4 -4· f Qt t _set-'· · · · - · · vat·-ions and then•' call- -Jiim · when· we · arr·ived·· at Bah a1 Harbor ·' • · - _' J · ' ' · - ' ' '· • ' -· · ·' i · - ' ·•· - · ·· _ i- · · ' · ' _ _ ' 0 · · · W¢ tal ef i os f l·Y ·· a 1 q t ·incon i eque t a l riu ttei-s • _·DENNIS - called me --aside and said that - ' J could t'alk ·about some mat'ter s- · · -- ·· · was ·en ir ly' -up· to e e ' sa d ·- ' · l t t e - Q 3 t- toJ ·he hat Aa d be n · 9 Jdo ¢0 - ij t- -· P ki ng bu if I did not object h 'w9u_l tel l· h'er-• · q y ev - · _-- - · t I h · ·§iate_d t at what ver-el e I 'might t al -- 1 µt- in' _f o nt ·QJt h'er- -t-_ _ r ' I' ·was not to mention the matter of 'finances- · I said that' if ' lie · · · 1 ha - · f d'th - nd trust in-I Iand discusses very co fident±a 1_ _·' · · · · a t 'f r ·with her the of co rse· r have no ' object i on and · ·- - ··wo µ q· ta lk to h r 1 $ I '_ talk to h-im • 'I also ·said I would' resp ct 1 · 'lii_s· requ st that fiila ¢i l ma tters not ·pe dfscussed in 4 er ' - _pr esenc · · · - ·· ' _ · 1 i ' 't ' • · · DENNIS· asked why Y wi fe· did · µot come wi th me _ 11 - · ' · sa i d he was_ un er· the 'impresslon that she would -accc nipany - - '· ' I ·bu t th t 'Jt iil ··f ront ' o I J' · ' ___ - - - -h ' g _ · - - c Lt1 k 1J · - 1 - ·i ·• '· I tol him that s - wa·s· nof feelin g too w ll · ·but· in v i w of the wond erful sc eµe -y etc J wish d_ that she -were with i ne I al 9 p ·n-fecf out JJ a t 1 flew ·-to ·Bo ton anq the - xpenses· would have been i oo great if sh had accomp Jii d me· He said that he and lwere prep i' ng ·to spen_d· some· ·days with both ·Qf us ·a a sort 9f · vacation J1e said he planned· to stay in Maine throu'gh · the wee · afte I i l o bay · · _ · a in1 i •·· '_ri 1s· drt 1 ·g C yroiet_ with a N w · · Yo k 'liceri e • · - ¥- got -1 nto' t his ca r·'· and· as DENN l s l i ft th picn-ic a - a going North' · Y believ ef· ·another ar dasl led· into th pic I - ¢ a $ - '4river· J · i yoµng_' m n ··about 27 or · • 28 ye4i_-s · off age · ·IJEi ·gl n_c ed - ·t and my- J r9th¢r and· then ' d ashe_4 -out ·aµ d ' w nl -tl le_ s -g r c oii -- -§ ·DENNIS Lat r - ' ' ve e rh ed·' t a- P N l o f e' r t $- s 9e Q NIS -is a_ y er y · · ·· ¢areftil ·p -son it · w9rti'3 i · hfn ·AAd hij ·refused to engage· i1f dis- · ' · J u is_ Loµ ' 9n · sa t r·4 ay· nig t · f ant no -f Yi ng t at· this inq i_d nt· a _d antt hf to do w t·h_ us _or· wi ' - E s Ql with ariyt 1 1g else b6 erhaP ·Ejl · i as pure qoinc d·enc t t his c r dashed in J -turn d ar w1d tn_ tbll_owed D NNIS · - · · · _ - · _ · i ' · d e to Eli' ·wort_h· rid' tained eservat ions_ •··by· telepij_OJ1Ef a - Hinckl e y • s Mqtel ph wh icb is j t North 0 Ba'r J rarbor After Qhecki g- in at tha-·mQte1_· - ·we dtovEi · to the c an Dr iy e ·Mo t i wh re D I · aid• h wo1 1ld be sta_ y ng • · 'lt- ·f _at the oth si d of Bar Harbor and abou s ven mi es roin whe re · • we wer ·staying Bec use of the 'i c de t at Sto q iiigton - PENNIS s gges e'd tha_t pe haps w $houi4 jµst have $oc al Y i9 g· going o'Q t to -dinn jlr ·etc • - ai d' n·ot· engage -in ny di'sc 1$ sions ' that· nigh By our 'gestu ·s a n4· di cuss o ·we· minimi d _th -· in•cideh t at Stoni gt o · bUt ag •t d tQ ·DENNIS ' sugg8st i o'n· 1 r •' 1 • • • a • '• '• • • • • · _ W_'e tohk_- he di - - -_at a restauranf specl'a izirig· · -sea food At_ 'th -d- Qµ r -i abl'e I _ ai c Lthat _GEN -· is not e ling too well Sne ·said he does not sleep nights· · Despite ·the fresh_ ai r- and exercii e he has beeµ get'ting up at· · 2 00 o 'clock in the riio rni g and does no · gq back to le p af er r that ·· _ · - - While we· agreed t hat _ DENNIS ·s4ou J d t·rr to get to ed early we· went to DENNIS' qtel - or· q rinks I had brought a couple 9f bottles C f J iquor with me Si ce t kno DENJU I '· knew ·th t ·no ount · of ia µger warnings· from the doctor would keep him tom· dr inki µg -_ The fa9t -that he welcom d the bottles indicated that lie still drinks an awful lot When he mixes a drink- you _have_ t 6 _be pr eB ed « ·_t_ake· '¼B - OUllt rijiyp i hl i ' ' g neratlf I tJ -1h ti _2rd t d ··Aft r some _ciriii'is t iJie par ed - wi th the unders1 an'a'ing tiiat''iie would pick me up the next morntng t 9 30 • · On the way o Bar Harbor my brother I• • ' • ' 2 • • ' • •••• '• ' '• · ' · ' ' ·_ · a ed tliat he · sh ld t811 DENNIS i hat hli was going Oil fi h _ng tr-ip si_nce· DEN_N JS _ light _not ·_wan _ t_·q taik- i the presence _- · of anyoµ _ - bes d8-SJ l a d I had a f a en ioned t_o my brot er -· · 1 · · -· that DENNIS had 'saitl - that I should not· -discuss finances in front· · _ qt 1 r · - - d ··on · $ td J Y v p _ilg ' n y- hx-oth$r - ke d NNIS _ ' · - if ii · ·w u1c l_ piclj - ine _up on 1 d y niorri rig $in'¢ - ll - would i d·- the ca r t geti t a · f hi g __boat - - s n v • · l_ _ -f · -· · · · · •· - '· •• • • •' · r'• ' ' ' · • • · ' • • '• • - • •·• ' · • • • • · ' _ · · · bcS'n - t - y h t i iett · ·· i s µ4 Y mof ipg ' GENE ap d r----i a_rr' cf ' ij 3aic f he o -14 not _-sl e 1' ' aq been up ·· - sine - -M _ · Jin l o g jve h q· --qpJ - ·ecF 3 q -c e t Y · · · - 44 t Y' - acf P# t 9 • a -Jup · li - tt f ' wa· - a 4 y· · we might· - ·· - · start ·our conversatlonst· earlier· than we 'had rori 'inau -- · 'lanned · ' · •'· ' · · ·· - t· --' ' ' - o - t · ·· ·· ··' '' ' f _'' f ' ' · t t 'fp _ _ _ _ • · ·· _- · -' Ta 1k i n --- · to JDEmf' I§ j s• tt liartih s tcal and m EW 3LJJtsk · · _ · · ' - r v e 4 · 1 s lkf -ff t' tp ' - - j · •_ 9-'QY t t e -- t · •- ar1 Harl or - r l· i 9 - y lt tJl J i D n r· - · · · · · · · J r le tqu ih · ' t¢ • · · pd ·n e' $nt · ll9re ··than· a boy - ·-hal-t · -· · _ ·h our 'in •aj tJ gU 1 · He selected _Rltcnicf g rov es _- o J r dcks - -' - - · ·o0he '' b cp - - o lfl_ _ sit ·tac ea ch ··-st c Ji2s e •_ d Spos i· @ 1 tec _ t tr w qf iiso e iu' JilW f- wlllqlf Nt- · · - - tlie· Act·wa Q -o y - - · 'H w9ul §en st Ci h i i9r - t e A- ' · · -few qna' rect leef · aW'_ Y to s § J j p Y ael §i £ bUid ie• ·OV - _ firci _ i- aiii J eje '--P - to' see i some ie r W1t hi'dq n W · ·- - _· §- bb y r L r-' clt -w - sp n ' € 1 ft e -t # EF'i a _ P 1 oq - 1i- --' • _b 6 - 1 • - · -- o an w icli is outs tde of· Bar _Harbor ·and- 1- c lled Tliu gcl_ r ij' oltr l'JJ se w re the type' f 'pl c s ' lie pr f rred S9 at tP 4 3 w µ_Id · b 7_ -- e- nQ· pqs$ibJ JtY -Q - aµy quts_ider 9ver r ing our _co v r atfo ti • · s i ce· it· was s nday to ur Jsts and o h rs- o_u1d· -come a iong d _ as ·soon· as·•he ·would see somebod x w 1 Qi q ed feet· or so · Jb '1' 'll e w ou ld say ·tet s· go · · - · · · · - - · ·· · - - ' FffiC - - -- ' • ·- • • - • - - 1 · • I ' _ • - r • - oA •• · oor co v rs ti- n - fe -pµnct- ated''··by a out i · ozen - -_to_ps • - W · $v en- 'dr_qv · P t'o'··th $ umniit of_ C afll c- Moµ#t ain · • · -- · - - · which is the highest point arouli'd Bar ·Harbor Perhaps all of· - these e t iis- seem µh1mJ ·Qr' t t- 'o i·n_no CUo but ENNIS - is _· on53 1 • · o f 'the m st careful of thei Q £9J SQit s • · e wfll7iot utl er-a7vorauii1 feeJ§ 3M Ji9re· · g gin g_ n conver ·· - sa €1 oi iif''wnn liim about-· matters ·he considers sec i•et and cohfiden- · ti l becotAe tei J -i i chor e • nder•··tµe· best of ·c ir¢umstancci3·s_ _ - onver 1 tiolis w i th J _E Is a - _a t r ribl t sk · · • 't41ft Il - A nisctrssioNs ·oN UGUST w iiH EUGENE- DENNIS· Reac tioi i to 'Ph9tojraphs at·' the Wife·_ n_d _c _ild o_f--- · · Wli_ ·i · w made I our if t st9p I showed · 1 · ·· ll - 9 8 _ - ·- 3 ' · ·- 3 c tti I 1il and ·p 1 · · • tJi 5 11 1 ··-- ' · · '• 'I the 'Ph 1 ogi°aphs 0 '· ' · ra r · 5 • •' I · • · S I i d · chiid she w verY to see these photograph · antt'was very eage to -talk about She ·said- that sometp ll_g· ·ha ' ·e o_' ther tng-··h r for years en she a ke 4 f r---i w ' _- ti q ·ang_ry dt h · them ·_o w'ith her _ be au e he ·fe els t af7ui7ia p en 4 se t - · e sk d if I ls ill thinks that he ol lght to jo J n -th m--· zf - J i Uni t'e · States She· · then _saicl _tha s h -i's 4@ PPY ·· t a · •·4e 1 ma rri d · e · S a i d -- e was· ·'W rr ted· - bo' llt· h_i_ · g t t g -mar ri a ' t• it J ·s 1 late a e ·• ·she · cl J lt ··-that it J1 ·· h c 1· inarr e an_d - _@ d· t 1 y re pon ipili ty 4 might· fo get t t - sj n·ce 4 4s · l f l · li Id Ji Jia · b_ee9 sep rate4 f 9 tJiEf ajnily - q s t • q he - m e· 1 and -·Pa fcularly· · c i i ng the -l $t - fi·tte t Y eats 0 SO ' ·_ · _ ' · · ' · · • • • • - • • t •• -r t • ' •• • ti •1 -· ' •·• • · · ·· · than · --' the· ·r · - - 11 - t 1 l--1 1 i i 1· fi ri ·_person ·one ·he was i'n·' • 19471· · -· ·· ··' · ' ' · - ·'· ·· -- - '' · · · · ·· ·· ·· fl $ _ma -tet w a rof· 1 •ificance ailq _·Qf· -·psych ·ogJ cal-··· 1' 1 ···· ·· - ---' · _ ·· - -· · · · · _ 0•• · · •• •• • · · • c1 • ·-· • •• · i po ta µ¢ · n -I·· b l ii v t t t- _ they· - aw r e ' 91' this f i g on · th 'par -9f 1 I · ' l'J ey ar e correct Eve Y ti e h ' vo'U ld see s ope···Q hecteq -4 Iii ren _if · he w ui ind'ic t · a· ·tcin i n ss f·i ji e ir to· l e witlt_'his ' f ily f'- · - Y were yi9rrl -- ·that · · this fl l• r-g' liiifijl ' 8V n turn· i t 0 n· ai tagoiliSID · 'lh l i t' iS ·· · · t e- tpat· J iP 9 Y' invq_lve9 s -' gr b w r ·- n· in · h ± owi · _Qroglems • · ·· _ Qt life·t _ 1$ s til l' - d Sirc s ·qf' me@ lng•his paren ts1 · i feci a·1_y -· · since- he··· reads· about thein from 'time'· to time· He· reads about'· DENNIS··' · a cti viti s nd' also reads ' DENNIS ' articles ·· · · b6 • •• _ · · - _ • • • i · ' ' - ' · · · · · ' ·' -· - · _ _ · - e _spe t s' q e-- i e o this fQJ l · _·- co v·i c f•'·· · the thatL--J is a man in- his QWD right nd t at t _ey• µ Ly · a· · ·son · t - pro d f · frQm tb - point· of _v·i w· t thei i de i9 y' _ · · etp · I- also said -that the -e - s o· dange t 1 -he wi l co e tc · the United-- S a'l es soon- I said t iat I d i d nqt car y P 9t graph · '· · · · ot i _ becaµ e th - ss· i an ··Ieader iP thoug -th4t t re···wa - - f ' sc m -f i J y -e e blan e• and ·deem dl ' i t ·1na dv t a'f le - - _st ·ct that · if I· had met I I in· r gue a J _hag __ planµ · I in ght v e -- · 04 r y an4 hoio d 1 · -at - -· ••felt happy • ' _' l • • • ' • • • -J- • • cqntent d' • • • • • • · ' • ' ' • ee r - - - · 7r· ' • • •••' •' • - _ · · -• · · · · · Before l av n·g Bar Harbor bo1 h I l·and G NE PENNIS _ _sked_ w 'eth¥r e· oulp Ji ve the e' photographs· dµpl- cat ed ·s q · tbat he- want - · the ·photographs· to send to h r mother ec u she·· wQu d be very happy _ to k' ow _that shtf is a· great gra _dm otl iet · · '· · · · · '- · · _- · _ · · · ' - ·tli ·· ·rrh1·s 1· firs t' · tini ' - 4 at· they shciwed some real · ·• · ·_ i -' ' _ lnte e t in th ir I Since l standing _on i • _ _ · · · t own t et anq is involv d i tJi ct i-yities- o f the R ussian Cq p i i f'f' f1 ·party · ·par ti'ctilarly ·the i Q t· rnation-al ·work of the central co i'tJ e -i · ' - -· J s • ' r2i lrff z - ' ·· I• I · _ • - _ '•' t - • · • • • •• ' · 1 ' • -GENE ' s re ¢ti D litay iav ·- · bee ore 'than t_hat of a ·parent•· It may _' a lso f a· Poli t1¢al -rea tion for fear· tha t pa rental n tlect· · • · ig t- -i-nfl ep ce tll - h ·n ki µg of I _t 1n reg rd to pol it i ca J · - '•DU t' ters · ·· r ao not· believe th'ati' _this ls true aboutf I #lay h_a ve fe eling -ahout - •nEigl ct- by his _parents m i ·on the other · hand- he wc rships a id i - G• DENN·I · •' i llf f- • · · ' b t• i m · sk i_ ig _ a _bo't lt c 3'if f e ing b9w h looks · etc indi ' ·ca t ·t·l '· ' t p rh ps 1 hey_· ' re m ll »y - · g _ ·- J Jt with age and al e · gettir- back s - me of -the ordinar y huma 1r-' 'feel ings and reactions wbi iilil peop e· h v e- - '·h rd boiieci ston· lik_ ext ¼ J or o• ' w r p _ l· by_' ter tjble ·_ t deol ogy may· be w aring_ -_o f- t f' · ·· _ ' • · ·' _ -' · · ·_ ' r -- • · sc isf±gnr G01 1cet ig Urids · from the v ' · • ·r ·_co uzf ar ty of -tbe··soyi et Union ' - ' -1- 1i m 8 ri a y_ ' 1 in a shadJ ENE Pa t c f a mowit·a ores t 9utsidE '·of - r Ha fboi- e• t oid iJl t if Y jei TRACHT ILE g_and lself wi' Ii W 3 ®t tJJA_·__ · · - · ' ' ' · · t • ' 1 _ '- r-· -···· · o ii m IR b7C · •- mo et ·congg 'I£ 1 i · He sala £ lii t he Jias not· even told I I ··· · · ·1 • - -He_ aid ·h believe that HEL -WINTER s ould be told t° ·t a -th -Party_ s thi's moqey but sJlould not be ·tolq where it•· If ' · came ·from - • • • • 1 - ••• •• • • r• • · · He t ld me that· I sboui i'' think up some ideas for the · -and -- l 11' 'PO e · of eJipla ining tl iis nioney For ex 1 le somebody may die -le ve a or a es tate · He ·sai Maybe yqu_ ttnow · of few t w1 11· f L' people wlio formerly· used to make donati'ons and who- have died· p erhaps· we· can ¢ E up ' with the idE a ·th t th Y - l ett ce rtain · i - amo1 1n of ·m on y wh ich Y pot be coming ·in o the P rty l at ' ·· nc - bl J · m be ·99m g into the l arty in installments r_ ·toid · D IS tha t I would -w tk - n thi · I_ also said · that perh·aps we · · caµ· ·think f sqme peopl'c 1 w cLmad·e· 1arge dona1 ions in _ the past · · · · · aI id Y t_h t some· of these have o ce again give sums to _ he · arty -- f · ·Then- DENNIS' told ·· me how ·he • intends to usci3 'some of this moner · iie _ to d me t a abt ut 2$% -Qf· t liis money -will be un cie r · his direct control He ·said he is- going to use· it in order to trength n a f w Di ricts -- so th t ·fulL •t i me functi9nari s· can · ·· conti nue to· qperate 'Then he· will also try to put -on a coupl ·_ Of additional· full i m rs ·-as Org izers so tll Y can travel or · _work in are·as -whete A t i impo sil le to rai e enough _mon y to '·· _ ' k ep them going ''at ·' t is -mc ni n - He Slked if I opject d I sai · ·'· that - c n nq t obJect · t - anyt· 1 ng and that as_ far as I con·c rnecli _ he· is t e pc ss H c a n dispose of this money in any way _ lie see •bti _ - J · ' ' · •• •• •• _ · 5 ·-y · 11 9 I · · · · i1 _ f 11 - • ' · • I 1· • ' ' - · ·_ t • • • •- • •A • • ·• • • · • •' •• • - • ' • • $ • ' ' 0 s -· · - thaf 4e '6 t · o e t m Septe _be · _ · · · ·· e· F S' t'lm w1 q get·· in ore o t e 4 ta -i s µ i personal regards _ · -D J S aict t at • a4 vi t d with FPSTER in e oun rY _ • · ·whet JrO ER- i1 3 r y µg · · DENNIS st tesli- hoyievet tha t 'he tJl9D - _t at he2 s dei1ce· ··of FO L z µQth _i Ilv u E Jl J t - · - - are 7 · f 'l i -e or Jl r Qi t J m 9J Yl'A tiL t2 9- · n ·'tS ®'f - F s P · qt · t t ·aoo -- ol _ 1 - _ -µ te r I _ _ s_ 0 t·_i t -· '8i -J22 2 1r t J t n eve y- p - c - J A 'wir e_d ' · _ · - · · t·- - ·_ _ P i D i rt· · ··• · - W ·· ··•-xr ·' · · --E-7 - -r « - JIW C 6 ' 'tldfl •' - • · •' • ' -· · ' _ ' · - · ·ri -IS -iai · h t FOSTElf s i- actio ·- was e i-¥ o d e · said FOSTEit -was· ·· f1at'teret wher -J oth 1 n · Mos ow and' Peki g r '-' and - t - • 'rlE r - I ' f· i J D in the · n u - lhe · · • _ t me I am j ri ' • to· ·DENNIS • · ure ' i E iot ts ·said' that he also i nai ·r g r4 tro hese very · · Chin · ' Q Jl NN 18 saiq that thi$ · · ·· · - Ci y - 'I thought ·of· gqing to· · · · ' us· told Jiim ·that - there wiil be ·· ought ff -adv ·sabfe t9 hold off New York · · · · · · · D ule_ - et i ng of the' N tiQ a·i · · -Executive Comiilitte · with th' VSelec · · · ·-- _ - _ - · ·tion ·of a Secr e'tariat · · · ·_ 1' and· ·though thfii did 'ne t· come ·' l • ' • ' ' • ' • • • __ ' · ' ' I • I - - - - - - - '_ ' J ' e i D - - · t ld· ·m_e -t at ·h d s_p keµ to · and· t lg im tha s·o ebo_qy ·was _ in' J4os w a L king • -l le s a J d ije C · · 'Ii ad - al$o SPO en· · to JIM JACKSON ancf JACK STACHEL about tJii$ • He· · · · • ·S fd tli# t J t - 4 d P 1 J l_J tlie E 'pe_opi_ - _ at _ t ·was_· t wbQ Ji ad t _ -t rave1ied-• _H9W Y f _ ij - s es t ·tAeY q w '· that t·- wal i -I I nd that i' ouJ ' l Ot h ve · been···a yc n e s _·C _I sked when 1e J go pg t PA ac et - -' qµ _ _t_io - f Ji er-- o ·bus _ne _s s9i_ · _ · that t here ·ca n · be ·an· ·off ± cial -disbussi'on or a' - semi-official •d·is CUS$• J o fr _'· bµt Op •-w f¢Ji- ' w9uj- invbi Efmore t a · _ih two of us ·_ ·· • ·- --- i _ - i' i ' _ · · - -' ' --' _· ' • • • • - ·' DE fflis· said- that at the ·· next· ·meeti g ·of_ the _ National xecqti -ve Conimf - wli tclf -Y $1 t · P 'ace in t he·· middi_e of Sep ember· t e ·- t ith - g t _are· ·t9e f -terita iv cht es subsequently hang to · e t$ be tJ t 18 ·_p ey_ w J i al y qe ign t·e · a Sec et r at • - Ife 3 Jd··· tli t -t e1 S creta iai unctions ·now but it is still tinofti'cia·l - · ·ae safd· - t ·hat when this· se cretitriat· is forD1al ly tect cf -t en th prol l_epi· of' w h oni t o 'ihvi t9 m y be to a large ex en-t e1_i 1nate _ • ThE3n he s i9 · Yqu wi11 make a report · about ·that time·• to· this group de ignated as the Secretariat • -Cff · co rsei • if i eo e-_ i s -e L cteci to · the· Secfetariat whom they d1 · • • • •' • • •' ' • ' t • • r ' • · tt· wi ·· il a id to 'FOSTER 0 -c ei f _ dOPi in· tUt i i J 'ER' i eel ha pp - i · l the· e J r ' I some· mE1 · e1 ' I told 'h·im tha t the· comrades iter s_t 4 i· p sq_ ai pr blel l •g •t' •• • •• a • 4 1 ' not_ trust · then tha p rson may be excluded from discus ion ·of my report • · He said ·however· that · all thpse people who he talke abo 'J as ct mpos ng the Se¢ eta r_iat _now_ func tioni g in· an -U ilofficial c pa i t Y V ill ·J e · t e ·Secretar l at The tpe probl m -o so e_oll e _feeling E l ig eq because they have no1 been ·-tnvi ed a thoug4 th y- s-q sp_e _ t4a t · there is $ome jnformatio _ ·po_t ·i·f om· iosc9w - a - - p i n·g·_ f ' iWiii · be elim i nat g I 'told ·DENNIS _ th r his iei_ 11 - tL J lt_ s f - 3 ·1 _ con e ned • • -• ' • - • - _• 'I • • - • r I' ' • - • - • · m - J i cus ioi ' · q911 c - t g_· thf' cb unis t · · ·· · · -· _ · Part t ··Hea dqu ters·t ±n Ex±le _ bi - Moscow • •- _ - _ - • •• • - •• •• • _ • • -ol•-• 'l•••• - - •- • a• 0 • - _ _ • I • ••• - i 0 •_ • ' 0 · - · - I' eril rg d ipoi i l o Q --Y th - things 1 hat · I ga_ve him · ·prev ious ly - 9P llP - - 'fQ t· · · -lso ·r aµ o DE -1 - froni the · no co ce r_ -1 -- g haf· He· too tj t · ar t- -cµ l·a Y' on t o_se · things t at e ·· t4oµght conce rned pql'i y · or p9litica· ll l ne • •- '• _•- • ' ' • I • • • • • • • ' I · · ··i _a ed- pE tt vhy- ·t he c zit I • •• • •• t • x·i -_ y J·e n t stab h d oe -#6 1 3 tn_ y _ i -i l e _he '· i sh - i_p _ _ os_c9y I J s· was· ·i1 1 j J q _ - t ·t1' t t -JAe •· i 1i sa d- · h t ·He s a_ f d -he 1 q- · - opi_1 1i on -th t th ·· group ··w c _ wqul 'd - J iav e ma de· up th i s c·ente i -- exile· 'pius_' ·a -tew · w 9 ' k- -g ' 1 i de t gr d _i_ _ th Uri te d _ t t· i' J u fe - e ' decision a- perhaps they di_d· not bother· to ·i nfQrm· the people ab r pad He sa d t _at GUS HA Li 's arrest undoubtedly· int r e red with· i·t -- t llat i - · inter fered·'with t e d cision t·q go_ ·ahead and also with the idea of no ti fying the Russi ans wh n the ecisio nwas m de not· t·o go· aheac t Th ·people h m_entio1 1ed _ i y 'naip a being i'nvolve4 in thi - i na tter- were GUS HALL GIL GRE - JtENR '· V INS'l'ON MAX WEI_SS and FRED- FINE ' rhese re about· the _µ4y names that he ca reca tl· at the present -time He said t·hey niade ··t e· deci ion· t -canc l t e ide · of a leadership i xi'le· o r _had- something· to· do wi·t·h the decision Whether t'hey did ·this- in a orm 1l manner· with· a Ll of them g tting toget e d9 #bt k µ6w • - - I id not quest i n h_ilµ aboti't · thi'$ But thes·e were t people· · who had t e respon$ibiii t·y to set· up such n American· leadersh i p in etile- aji sonie- o f t ese-_ peop Le mentio ed were to ha v made up this l a- er·s ip · re 1 F 4 Possib ·undergr9µncf Apparatus for the Comm1 1ni i t Par-ty - USA · I tole DENN IS that he _people _i 1 1 MQS COW nd Peking were· somey hat· s u rpr- ed that at this mq t we- i the Communist Party· - US do hot· h y a real unc lerground ppa atus not even 'in a skeleton for • He made a note of ·this_ a nd sai Well ·we _ re KQi g ·to _j yJ o o1¥e _this P soon· · wltho g some · al reme · · He $aid it might TJe-'a go·od cleirfl T--Ehought · abouttffi · PJ Oblein ' 8 - l - · ·' · t ' · • • •• G Dis cussion of _the· New·· fnterna ti onal Co unist· magazine · · · · · ' 'Y· I the1 toQ ·up·- --µ bei- of· problems·witll DENNIS becau e- - n r7 l_ e x - ne e d t _ fr J11 'him _ • - •••• The· - i-rst q est·io·n ·whi_cii ne d DENNIS' _immediate 1 ' · -attenti'on was ·-that of 'the· magazine which' will· be publ' i hed in · · P ragtt --- Q 4 ' tJi s4ggestf on- that the Epglish' editi i e print d · - ·· I 1 · C ac f f ·ga ye li 1 tt th - det Js I in lu_4ing 'f h i rice· the _ • 'size -' _etc ' lte ---said_ that '1 e ag ees_ · w ith TIM BUCK that th'e • _- · c rig l n l ·s·uggeS t· g pi• l ce 'ot 50 ·copy woul d have been too- much a · · ·· ' · i o _ th · · En glis · is '·· e4it on Ji t - i'o_f't a f he ·is· fe- rful '' botit _ the publication tJ is - gazi in • · an da - ig h now- · He ·s _i f tl t t - - - 1 i ·_-__ gq _ i o_ a E t h wo l q s ggest t_ha th - · EngJ_isll'· dittq11 e f t e' a gazine b ·publ ish d µ Prague as ·· - r i giµa lY lanne'd ·i Theli_'· 't · ould- 1 e f i-f· l_ qessary t rans erred t f q n ada fterward$ I a k d · why h_as· ' bje9tioµs · to - h e· pub' ' · li -' tion of th §l agazine ·in Canada He eplj ea·· tha·t up to ow _ we • 1 tav e t en able - o us •Cana da _as a _poi t· ff po unica-1 ion · • ·· · inte_r ri3 t_ipna lly • · · H said tha t with he ··p1 1 oi1·c -on - f tli · magazine·-- in· c_ariada it will becoiµe more·· diff cult f9r · the Co · _ mu 1 ttsr - Party - ·USA to ut ize the Canadia n Party • ·_He said · $pecific ll Y it may_ ev n ·beco e more d fficul t for _you· your · J r othe or anyone e Lse to ·go intb Canad and Q gage in the _kind _ · -f· ·wo k a na cq trtact ·that ' w have be n- en g d_ · f n up until now ·I tol4 hi ha1 I would t t t o··- C hvey_lt·i -po1 µ_f of view as soon as I was able · In the meantime my ·broth -_-had 7a coupl_e o messages for h m _ one written messag ·from TIM BUCK ask d-that - somebody be apt oint d to work full-time to- -proll 9i e and c i rcul te ·1n i - United states- ·this magazine ·whi_ch jvi X · be ubli hed •· ·· · • int_ ·rnationa 1 · · Ah rt he 'ine$'sage rc o n · ·el C r IIC I· __ _ - - L ------r--- '•brother•· Wh en l---- --1 ------ as 1D East · ermany _ _ ha boutL-_ - and asked if DENNIS would agree t working as a tecI iniGal w - er on th_is leW in ernati ct r---mxg' 1 EZ tmer I I· · DENNIS did not •give ·a r pl·y to ·e ither me$$age He said tha t thef le thiiigs· can wai t and we wil l decide · 1 a t e · su e thrt µe will prQbably leave the message· c9i icerning l _ _unanswered· As to -the other question ·of a full- me · pers n· for th promoj ion of this international · ·magazine he may · · hold of to see· if i t c nnot b -worked o t - another way He · - a·y qecid that th p_resent apparatus -without appointing' someone· · ·- full ti e would su ffice I also believe that he will ask more · -_ _ ·qu est f on aboui the financial part of t4e pr9motion 1 do not think· that the ·Co unist Party - - USA wii-i 13 y out $10 000 · -- it i would r q ire a m niiµum of that· amoun·t - · _to hire a person to • t ' ' ·· · • _• •• • I - t I ' ' 1 I promote t e magazine • $0 that is being _ held iµ -abeyance at th i ·t me · · H · · JOQNNY WILLXAMSON · nENN' s t4 I al rais with gyrstion ofjOBNNY t·· tolA him tlia t I had talked to JOHNNY _W-ILL IAMSON oli l' · ·f W- ·days· a t r X h d talked to him and had br_ol ight b 9 - a 1e sage I old h_iin that AMSON wa ' R l m ng to 'do • an ' IltYINO OTA and_ V 2 X·· t §rt i A4 J nt_9JJ i it I Staf s - - · DENNIS saiclttiit· 1 P J - cr a 9 - _§t rut2r 9 M nc s -ld'•h2 lq_ t · He sar rnere· i _s a ·a11 ference ·bet Vee ' QifflNY· afill IRTING POT SH Although it was wrong fo r - i q H· _to -4 t - in l m a n r in whipl l e dic 1 still ther e- i v ry I tti ·the Government c n· do a pout it after POTASH finishes his S ntence ·1n Atl ta · ILL I MSON· ' • • T DENNIS aid he think'$ 1 'hat the most the Government can dc r·is hpld POTASH for othe s x m mths b ut that they cannot eport im· since n ·09u t 1t 1 wi p· ta e him _at least no country igna e'd as a Social st· ·co-µntr y· Howeve r s t n·ce· there is an ·ex radition tr e4ty betwe n 1 United tat $' d eat ri tain · ·he said he is ot he opin on that ·JOHN NY WILI iIAMSON would not la t once he was· di coveredi He w uld only creat additi•ona1· ' robJeriis tor th Party · · · ' I t9l DE is · tha1 -' I woiild convey this message to the Canadian Party and that TI 4 'BUCK is not anxious to have· · - -· · -wtut I AfdSQN 'Undertake _any such t ip r said BUCK ' 9uld only · • dQ s q $ the Communist· Party - Q'SA agrees I said al BUCK did· was to_· convey the· niess ge whi h I f had ·br ought tp him- · · • · · • ✓- · Sin c I t lked w • DENNIS I_ have co tinicated w i th · ·· TIM BUCK · n a vague ·way · I gave the can a4ian Party the· m ssage abou t - DENNIS' attitude towa rd he µiagazine anq toward· a promoter for the lll_agazine l d d µot· d e I with he' WILL·IA MSON· p 'oble n I · in- th t l tfer was af ra id tg put i t - t wri ing • t ·wi·l-1 ' av a_ t·o ff d SOME ·w Y pf ·tran mi tt ng ·p J 'S opinion ·to· elOHNlff ·wILiiIAMSOij I ·ser_ioti lY considering_ conveying th±s tjp'inion to WlL1'I4 4SON liy lett g him know · 't P h t - confid p tial m iling ad es$ e· -· V - o ·me · that th _ Ca µadians ·-did fnforni_ the ·co wiist Party • P'SA _aboµ-t 1'i s int l ltioJi - and that DENNIS said that this plan is no· gpqd i • · • ·• · · · • ' • • • •' • re ' • ' • • ' • -• t • • • ' 1 · • r ' -•• • • · i Oonclusi on 9f tl 1 · Dis µ i6 st qii ·· · · Sunday August· •l 7 1958 · I 'not go ng int'Q' •all' the discussio s I had wt th n mNNIS regarding -the t rip He• did ot r$ceive any ab o d · ' -· 10 ·- 1- _ • ' • ft ' A' • ' • - t• • ' • • informSi-tion that i have not' reported I spent hours repeating sqme of· the same things • ·we talked -until bout 7 00 pl'M we returned· to ·h s m9t l nee he was· very ti fed e mixed some · of those big g rin f ts 1Jl n- ·we went •· outc too s and· talked a little bit • He -wqtj ld not t a k- indoors· We ·took them out t9 dinne · agaip Aft er· dit ner · we return d- to his 111ote1· · ha d a few drinks · ·· _and decidr · call it ·a n · · · 00 P M in· the hope th t t DF · some· · hat he no t only wakes up early but he dresses· a n not go ba ck 'i to· bed· He'·keeps her-· awake too 'usu li takes ' slee9ing · p t-ii' before ·going to beef but after i 1 • _ _ '· · • •·q•ic µa l pilis He· clai ms ·· - thtc i • is mind·-ts not clear 1 ·· · · · · I ' ea1• aed· i u 1 1 Ji do ncn work hi m any 'io ger - - nce ' e lia s in i ak ing _t e se _pi·l·ls for years and··he h s taken ·l irge dO'ses • · · • - · ' - 'S on '· 1 III 1 DISCU S IONS WIT l EUGENE DENNIS ON MQNDAYz AUGUST 18 1958 • · I talked chi efly about the Chinese situation • ' He-'macie notes wh n- -he -though' that there Wfl S ' a point of some i portance or ·political interes t -In any case he got the idea that the 1 Ch i nese Commuµist Pa ty ·as w J l as the u·ssian Party tavors • the· pr esent fte dership and· tha t •h is' as an individual a ' · i mp Qrtant part ot this· 1eaders_h p • -Perhap$ in -view of· WILLI zr· · J'OSTER' s illness t irst ·aµ 9 ng this ' ie dership I· did not · tell hliµ ev r v t Lng · He ·pnly _got' ·-a smatP ring of tht i discussions· Vii th the Chinese -on- the ri eed for infi-ltra-tion and underground ap v ity • Howeve ' ·4e gdt - ·1 e idea · at the Party in the U riit d -S '°tes· lack sQmet i g d-' th t is 'sdme k_ind of aµ_ emerge y· apparatus at least·· -in· skel ton form e 'made a note of th@ t · ' A· ' ·DENNIS Co en · n Individual · in -' _ - · th_e· Conimu 'nist Party USA• · - · - 11 - • _ ' ·• ' • ' - ' - ' ' • ' ··•·· • • • • • • _ • • • - DENNIS asked nie i f · I was going·· into New· York City- I ·ag in· told ilim -that· I' was going to do 'this· in order· to pay atten · _tion· ·t s e of m b si nes an ' lso to t ke ·up ome · probl ms Y -i h I _ _ _and· othe 's ·J -1 · tp N iorial Of_f ce · He·· told me to check to· see that ·the ·bonds of those who have · ·been released tli'e' J nf· JACKSON case are taken care of and 't at the nioney -g into ·ti ie ·hatjds of 'tl e Par y· · ije said- that · ex ept for c- ER- and ' J £IfSO l Jh_ 2ther · eo l Y 2 d- -'Jn S-ff -e µniliii • ot_h _ _ and -- II L - ai e out O i tl Y Jin J t y- ha · some fin ncia diffi u'l't 'es wl·i h- W - previously 1 H s _id It -is quite possible ·J at ti--·· l 5S may· v 1 1 1 com 'wo s t oµ _the ot q er haI l d _·_ ybEh • ·• · _ 1th _y er ld' ct iVin ce · ' NOWi f4N now t give up· tpi $25 00o·· ·- -that v is Pc $ li t 9·· ·be keeping- in the eycin 1t th t J t_e i ·sent · i •• le Jie• wfll not go to'_ J i l ·- ow ' he in ght surte o el' ' · · · llc 'f e··might make q ea wi tJ 1 the _ Pa t y ' · · ersona'f ' t1 •• i in · b6 4 ' t -- ' i J f · ' I t ' I i i 1 - A i_ fr D'fr ·tsaid' it 'Fi i 110 · ·te be trus-te - rtb J s T l Tl N is not - t9 t rus ea - lttd' @ ' 5 f ' _li bonds t n 4 'l'latn $ of the wives of those peqple He' aid $0 meone tnto th i_s· s_ftuat ton and $ e o·• i 'that Jh - money · is p ' whenever possibleo Th$n he said tha t· I' should also to WILLIAM ·L- PATTERSON about the' bonds · that wer·e to have -bec n -released on the Puerto Rican cas s' s • · · · · oe f ' · t r ised th s question with- ·mcirr ERG a rid th _ '· JAq ON • JACKSON said that it· ts too early- an · j h_a t _it· wilf be aI 10 th r t l tirty 'days·· b fo e t ey can consider the question of· bonds In the· eanti¢e ·th'ey µ-e looking in to 61 Jier aspects· · Qf the bond ques t ion · · · · · · · · · T en D IS· ta ked ·tq·me about STANLEY LEVISON He sai that there is a groui -a ro d LEVISON g d this group ·w1 LE 7 ·Is9N t the _h ad is l er t e inf_ _uenc · Qf BEN DAVIS·• He · s id that since· I know•· TANLEY LEVISON -· i't wo-qld be well if some arrangement were made -fQr me to e t with him an hls group to· kee p t benLlined up·· polit1_cally • He· said· tha-t _they w9ul arrange re lar nieeti gs for J ie with this group It is a oup'· which wor s with the Amerig n C ewish Congre s the· National · 4 ssQciat on -for tµe Adva ctenien'f - f ·colqred People and some other ma ss organiz tions • 'I dQ hQt now who el e· is in thj group B e entioµe - l -wyf r with out nam i ng him DENNIS said t at by Jteeping • L N pol t_ £ - 1'· i J £ m tc f §-q lJ t e_P9§-' - ' b _ IO f l _rot lfi'iy g i _ _ Y §J P r m g q X J_ r9J t« k- im He asked me if I knew· that STANLEY -LEVISON's contributions -have been cut He ·said hf3 is of the pinion that since BE DAVIS influences · _ _ -· · STANLE Y EVISON now th _t ISON_ may bE _gj x i i e _ h eliE X • · ·•·R e s fr om --P a t J q§ B Ll P t YL Xf' £ _' I t Ict l r · · BEN J AVIS We agreed that· we woµl_d d scuss th a s matter _ tµ t e _ i_ r ' o _ -· 12 - i j ii I · · ' I •- •t 't •• • • • • ·- -' - '· • • r · ' • ·' in N w York·5 ·c1ty wh EUGENE· D IS i etµ n ·tffq ii his v catfon_ t rLtrAM 'i- · · DENN' S s tate t at wh n he ta e4 FOSTER he asked him· ab9wt the 1 tter FOS ' i fl- - _ tt _n_ i Y t9 t he at ion - c •i ttee mem s _and --whlc 4 p_ei ta in 4 to the building · f the_· art_y- H s_ -d h - a s d FO T wqet_h r he·· W8 _ts th i- · l tter ··p t _ ·a y ot - ai t'1e next_ N t-iona r CoDllJlit tee meet ng or a t -- ri ' t' Nat on L e bu1 i_ve_ Co i -e ·m ti g FOS ER · aiq · f- • · ' - · Jo n V•nt- ttt pu_t_ t - ' _ l t te tc t't i9-t _• OST E a d ·· th t- perhap - f or ·-the _ t m ¥J i g_ thij 1- tter· qut4 be' consi ered t iµ fc rmtl iQn 9r l ea ii iigi _ g· a¢tive• ·ep Jir a c i i th· P rtY •· ' FOSTER t l sp - to J__d· Ql NNJS-- t h 1 ' f f i j it ' pµ t 1 Q a yo e' h ' no Ws -tha -t it · t - m1··ht · 0Ef·vot e a d9W1i ·' DENitrs -§ i'd- 'he tbld FOSTEI that· if·· it·· is · pµf to ·a ·tot k ·t here Wili' n t#railf_-be ra ··_ppiiti a t- s ru gl e and·· that· - -f-$ ts -- no ···gqcLµg t o - lp to - qon'so ii 1 ' l e tQe Party ' 'So ·a Qf '- i ovf t i - F9ST R- t ·e i_s t· _ c o µiQat ion and is ·not a o f _tci l · o um t 'j o· be· yo_ d · o - _ ·· · - ' · ' ' r · · ··' ' · · · · ' · i • -· _ · · ·% - Then DENNIS told' me· that they received- ·a letter ·£rom· · · · BILL SCHNE-IDERMAN He · said sciiNE rbERMAN hact · fa ileci t'o ·attend· t' th - Nattc µ f '· Comril t ttee ni eting put fn· this• -ie_tter· SCHNE°IriE iMAN c rt -h v te··a gairist the· PE Is report· ag i n t · the THOMP ON l_ port '· and_ cast a vote· f or t4e· - R-ICHMQND - - l GE O N -resolution- conc e riing Hunga ry-- · DENNIS called SCHN·EJ DERMAN an· ·-qnrec h truct_ g Rig Y hger · · · · T -'7 -- DENNIS_ t lked Qo tl t - f Denv r He s ud she r pr sents no one· · He stated that sije h s only two members in_ her··• District r ght now The refore one f· these days • 1 w 1-_R l- - d Ltpe Yll ' § £ Llt ' Sg - na ona • vommittee · · · f' · ' · i ' Th ' · l r - ' - y 1 s · ' He a s Jted _me· sonie qu·estio'I1s about at1'er indf· vidQals · He agairi· asked what I think of-r I told h- m· th at t -have not much to add tct whiat 1 tol 11 be fore ·He· · -asked m wh the I I is JJ aneuverer • -I to d him that · GLAVPE LIGHTFpDT had· us·ed strong r word$·• · ' - · i _ b 6 ' ' - DENNIS asked about· JIM WEST I ·told him -I ·cio not' know WEST well • I said that I have only ' known him ·since he has been · in c iiic ago btit WEST tli i-µks p li tica1iy··f the·· wa_y ' we do I aid I know· nothing about· bi's· curreAf th i k ng- so 'I would· rather not discuss ·WEST · · ' •· -· · ·· · · · ' ' - ' «''181 nENl f ski f f th iiit vio11ld b 'I od i i _a to Ji J l ltl _ _j n 9 t M i ' S d -- § i t 2 Jtoiir · $f e t hxs wquJ d -pa on -- way of prol iding for h_im· I told lj - ' t lt _J • saw hQ obj e9t ions· _and· that it· ight be a good id -if ·he thinks ·that it ·is·• · ·- · · · ·· ' iS ' ' ' • ' i mf 1 ' - •' ' · t 1j I · • - • · t 1 • ·At this point ·1 got into a discussion with DENNIS It was· quite an emphatic d isct ssi·on • · I told- hi t at on·e of th s¢ days I am going to unlo d so e_t sks·and tµat I' am goin to bu· i ld a base- for myself I- sa- J '1 th t I t4irik tlla tlle t ni ha come o · put an end to- prbvincialis and·· tJ ie wat lol - concep_tion of' 4' perso ·who r un ·a - i ttle Distri¢ t req iving a ti le MeanWlii r-e · n ·aroun th is c u try and· t w rld -epreseti ting the Part y ·1 4 ersh ip - Lf t- Q nnot sp ak •witJl the ll aut ority ·of the - N ional · co t - · - He· li' t neq· and sai4 ·t1iat m ybe w e · · 9ug t · t c o · _m e· p ti nt e- s id · tJ i_ rt there i_s '· i-2 Jl t 9 E bout· my_ beiilg _a p µot of·· the 1ead r ship and · tnat the re ·a i-¢ sc me task - hat 6- - tocL lQY qly · How ver be Qre ·tn ne_xt Q nv ention -- s _ ver lney -Wi l- 9e Jiinly g ive co side r a tio _n to integrat 'ng· me in 9 the· top l d rs hip of the Party - - · · · ·· ' r • 0 • • • · · - '-- · t this _poi- µ t I· d e - it advisabl to· cut off the-· · ·dis u sion ·on the - e d rsh i p· · and we -tal d about other- matters • ' l ' '• ' ' - 1 - ' ' • ·- 'J3 _ · Conven ion 9f the· Communist P rt·y - · of Mex-i¢o a nd Comintinist Part-y of Uruguay ' · I S ' - • a • • • • - 0 • • • • · I - sked· D NN S· what h ·proposed to do about th Mexica_n -· ·· ·· · Party Conventiori He asked Die whether I had- taken up the ques · i 911' of th · Mexican Party _with t g e Russ·i ans · I s i d tha t I had • · I also·told him th t I ha talked to a Cuba Party repres nta-f iv n Moscow and he had th a same opinion· about the exican P rt'y as we dq I said that it is quite· possibl that by this t me··the ussia11s hav int rvened and this may acce unt for· the ct that they are calling' a Con rehtiqil ·However' I stated -t1 tat we oughi to -give onsici¢ration to tliei'r r quest for eit'1er a ·greet ng or a fraterp al delegate · ·D NNIS said that JIM JACKSON m ght pe_ __lo icaJ pelegate in that h has been int¢ es ed in these- proolems· · ¢ si1a T- ould take this up with JACKSON ·when I wa ·in N¢w York City • ·· I' i '$pli d th t ·I would tu r ov r the ·co tmic tion from the· M xica µ P rt 1- to ACK QN • ··t lso told hi'm 4 at would -give so e newspaper · col icerning th M 1eican Party· discussion to JI JACKSON- I did turl t i ··materf l over not· only to JACKSON · but· to I I· as weH - · • · • ··· ' · • j r • •• • ' ' · · I told DEN NIS · abQtit th ·· Conv ntioil of th ¢ Uruguayan Part a nd WY ' ini _ gr tant I to d him why I had coinmun ca ted with• aµ i· · t_olg t I to see to it that a communic tion W8 $ seh-t_ to tqat· trtti si ce this Convention wi l set a possible date f9r Vesterii' heigispJ eric conference When I· was ·tn New··York Cit-y· I lea-rne · f oml I th t he with the · _help of ·JACKSON · drew up i'ef t legrani of gr_eetings· which was 1 a - - - - - - - - - - - - 14 --------------- - - • I•· I I- ••• d i spatched tp Montev i4 o 'Q'rugua y o -the eve_ ot· heir Conv entio11 · ' ' I-Vi ijUMMARl AND COMMENT · · · P sp e · it t E t·im pen ·'wi th EN fI S h ha no recei ved a-11 of the -i'Ii'formatioil' in d_etail about· the meetings in os ow aha p·eking ·· · i' Som e ttiings are st-i l tQ be disc ss d' · But ·th t49 is no· ques t i that he w s -gla4 tl lat r ·ca m e· _1 0 · $ ee him again and' h·e was somewhat ur pris d · at t lEf 9ld ins# 's · that is ·W ILLIAM FOS'l'ER •·s respons$·- t'o• my· trip ln ·ge1 era1· ·he· was • · t isf_ie t·· t ha ·f 'WE - li d acco p li e · s9µietAiµ 0 i l lis t ip t a t i -h t t we ha pre nted· 1 1 case of th o niE · P rty - U A · Q fqre -the two i·eading qommunist Par ies i l l wo ld - ' Thif means b f9re the w rl _d Commµnist' pvement • try ir li r _that ·th y i'n t1P 1 1 sl o'Yed cQ Qfide 1 _1n _th 1e ers iP _ o _th G •ist Pl lrty - qs- and a great-- deal of co fidence in ENNJS ' ' - A o he · · felt 'th t -he· had learned j mething about the iiltern t ona l ¢t · µa idn·· ancf Policy as a re µlt oi these discussioQ fL A Lso· ·that he had' learned the atti-tude of the soviet ·and CJ iries le adershii on number· of -world· p rol l ms particularly their attit d · · · towarq ni'ted· sta s · im p tialism Pf course he was s ti S ed · ·that he· ·got some material• •aid and that ·mt re would be forthcoming_ in the future · · · · _ · · · ·· -- · ' z - a • •• • • t Also ·riENNIS·_ was· f3 t ffi_e -t hat we have es lilis d ou ·own· cqntact and c omJ titiili cation wit•h· the• •Communist f rty·_of · the_ Sovie t Union · In··_th - i-f3¢ussiQl we als o gr ed that DE I · · woul_d· wr e- mpre frequent·1y · r e ve n i - he make$• a speech that lie would use p rts of i$ sp ech 9r· speeche ·as articles which can •· Je t ansm_i tt d to · the ya rio µ ' E a r -t i es an4 t is- enhance hi s ow p - n e an repµt t i il ·a·El the leader of the Communist Party - USA · '·· · · · · · 1 • • • - • • • ' • •• - • • _' • 1 • • • • ' • • •• ' · • • • • • • ' ' • ' • • - ·· I think_ _that 11 Jn J l DE IS rec'eived the resuits· • · o f t is l 3t Dil $Sion· as· an a ccompl'_isliment an that thi$ visit wi th 'h-i ·was very satisf 9tory rn pi te t _e fact tha f I had ra i s ed he questj on Qf_ y tile ·i n l adership he lias depend up9h J iie - - does· not ji an that I am -i dispensabl i - but he is · c b p ga ted to e in nio · y ys·• 'f han· one Also he knowii r t at I am a are of many s _9 r 1 s ·whtch· -a re not known to th rest of the 1·ea cier sh p • • Since ·t am o · tJi$ 'Audi ting and· Inspect Lon Commi ttee as h c li eg t an gave him the go aheil d signal to qtilize th · mo µey · t ro - Rµ_ijsi ·a · he es fit' t his mateEf him even more dependent · up ti e i · · - · · · ·- · · · · • ·· ··· · · ' ' · tJ 1n ' µot_ novr raising the question of indisp·ensabili ty I am just reasoning 9tit why _ DENNIS would co-operate w th us· and· would· not· accept tlie raisiµg of the q#estion· of leadership ·as a I • ' • •- ' - ••' - 15 t § k i I ' · • chatJ nge · to his· own person· -- ·Besides · 4e ci e if 'no i- feel·' tocf ecur · in· this leadership 1 'ile h s to q epend upon ···¢erta in people · afi4 c er ain ·groups ·· lie·· knows tha the JUght w g- ch J 'le ge will be et nd has already ·peen met -' With tlie l ArE$ al -out _and tli¢- other· es_igria tio s· fro ll J u · a igpt' ther Ei' is 1 -ttle ch'ai-renge · to h from· -t e Right· · H ·- l cf lpiowS -·t at• t4 f it- ra· L ft· _Jvil be tak - care·· f ' t he does · fe -- · r l4tJ$1en- # - side· i he i ders ijip iOf h ·-J rct•Y'' ·th t ·w9tq·4 bE f· j JPJl J6_ J hat 'of ·1 9 '4___6__• _ _ · - g- - - tdf e i tJ t e tre rggr tti I l r n ' _ _ n -- ar ty p r t •f_rom t· _spl -t o - - ot · ult a g pup i • - rei __ Le1 t fq r -- e- -w t tb· po ol± fate a'· •oup _ a r U d- iji111 · wlf -¢h· m ight· be gons_i er e 1 1_iq e 01 1 -- - µt· not a Qen t· 1st grQ' '1P - i th - C9m ·m is · s $' of ·_w9 q _wo t J I -Re a' 4lt dtii J ··o_ ly · ·· 1ns9f_ar a -- ' t_ dQe·s·• µ9t· go_ tQ - extre»ies t· would de fini ly ba _s '· i- t s i f ·· bn - -x _sm-Leµi#i m a d th struggle qp tw9 ·f onts · r ·- · · '- · I q id ·-- piphasi ze t - t- ' ·t'ii t · t -· · · ' i i ci i er · r4 y-ision J sqi· a · the m i n - dang r · a 11 d ·th t he -t ·ft ld sQme way • f '¢ -Y i g·•· - th s fight on two rants wl' li c ¢mpµ_it i -1 IPOJl • -· ev i si_9nismi - an 1 ia·t be- _mµst· ' f L d tp e concret · fQ tj si t o ·pi ce · · 1 h · P r l l fn i - tlfat ma qner · · · '· · __· - - _ · • •_ · · L _ · _ _f tJink tiia whil DENNIS may· ha i ·- _ a iit l it ·· o rie4 ·at ·flr s · al 9ut pi - l rqtJier· ac co1' p riyi ig D - f ' · w a g_reed · ·· t'hat I - µ 4 - p t· ave· trave l l eµ py _ ys lf· · · H w y er · -b fo e the ' iscµ $ion ' w ¢re·_9v er' he· was ve·ry mµcJt satfi 1fi that ·mt · · · 1 otnet ha · om with iJ ' - -· In -fact -· J EmfFS· aske d - · -him ·tt q· - ' DENN-IS ·was· sltor t c t ready casJ i and he asked my·· -pr Qt her- tc f give him a· io n' nd to gash soiiie checks for ll i m · • 'fli' i s wa taken c r of so that ·he· · would have eno ugh caslVto- last · urit±L the end-of his vacat'ion· He would not'eveir·talk -to other · pers oni l about· his fin c i al p roblems · ·No ·on ls¢ would_·-re'$pond· ·in a pqsitiv'3 way to his requests · · · _ · · f w f vors ·• · ENNis··tr i ed· t·o · act as - ·c·onge -i i s hen er had the 9 p rtuni- y •· or our _d p u 1 · i r9in_ - r -Ha J or at · about_ 2 ·3 Q· P- M ·on Monday August _18 1 95 _ y ei all · went ·to lun ch He was v ¢ry · tall ative ·but w s very_ iii He· as om •·farthritis· or' bursitis • · ' lie uses·· nt coagulants d _ a t i_ shpcit pill- He al sq -discus ed wi·th- my b 9tlier_ tit poss b lit·y_ c f g tting ·$ome ¢ di t carµs All pf th_ i s· tndica e J -a lµ-ge d g ee of on ide1 1 e Tl l e question of· onf'i n e is no·f - _poi t ·o Issu ince every · pos sti 'ble secret was taken lip wit · DENNIS • · ' • J • I • _ • _ f _ _ • f -1 th k this ipl ' ··w eqess y · nd important · and t4 t the ·purpose· was c omi lis ect · ' _ · ·r · - ·· ·' ' I '• • · i ·- ·16 ·- • c Si ll I • DECLASSIFICATION AUTHORITY DERIVED F R O M - - - - - - - - - - FBI A TJTOMJi TIC DKCLASSIFICATION GTJIDK - --- --- ' - ' ' - - ----- ii ·DATE 1' STANDARD FORM NO 64 O5-09-2011 · Office ·Memori ndum u NITEo sTATEs GOVERNMENT Ji J r he DATE f CTOR FBI 100-428091 TO 9 3 58 1 ' · 1--f V r- CHICAGO 134-46 SUB B SUBJBCT · ' J INTERNAL SECURITY - C b6 b7C UTMOST CARE MUST BE USED IN HANDLING THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN ORDER TO PROT CT THE IDENTITY OF THE INFORMANT CG 5824-S on Augus _2§ 1958 made available to SA JOHN E KEATING several Dicta hoile memo belts which were transcribed by Stenographerk I This transcription is located in GhiQagoile7134·-46-4589 The inform tion on the following pages is contained in this transcription and it pertains to·meetings with ALEXANDER TRACHT NB ijG'on Wednesday August 20 1958 and Thursdar August _21 1958 • C ''J ---···------------- • • ••••• - t · • • ' -- · · - t · · · • - - · · '· August 28· 195-8 ·· M et ng ·V ith · I E aiE E ftG o - - · · V· · _flµ - gµst - 29 1958' i_ eg d' o C9 ¥ 1Uilis · U_SA Fq_nds · · 7 k M _j _ · r '1 _ · _l - · · - · When I- saw· ALEXANDER TRACHTENB mRG I to Ld him that I ha ·- gc e - - ·Ca a g ' - Ii f fhaf· ' J ef w s a mi -·• P ancl ai' _l ck o - - · ·· ' co or4 p tio _ r b · tRl 4 ·hi - -w - e _it was ·acknoy g A J h t· th·e e was m y n th·e Ru$s ta·n· '-1hi§f Y in OttaJ a for-dfflf ommunist_ ' Part i - p 4 ' th _bpt rr r gc - a mt 1t· W ted- our ·-l -m_e _ - itjc · •-· • s • ••• __ L •· · · £ •• • - he pe9pJ - n- qsqow d d no · g -v cons 1qerat1on to the vaca P ·· · ·•· · Z ·q #t ' l' yfj - P i soif tn · c ge of·• th7 _Embas y ·co fA· givf · ' · h - - ' ¢ - g h f9 r t e turn9ve o th on·eJ ci' I ·fur er i1J ti1 f-f to'l 'P 9 1Rq_ li -- _I ad _ s en E1 m N ENNIS --a th t_ ·_he _ s --- -- awa e t · li ·_ h P p n 7 d in Q a - I al_ sta ted t J e ts- · anqtµe · financial cr s i s• _ ·1n ·the Nati9n l Qff · of t' c ' QmfilJ tnis t Par ty · - ys - - ·I_ cite_d _ tlie - xample· of ·· l-M -- TTERSoN· who 1 ·· by · cl ci ioii ·ot· -tli_ -- Natip a 1 E ecuttv ' Co -t e w s u po ed ·· ' ' ··to'••gct t9 y ashingt·o to c·q tact v ry impott µt· inc Iividuals in _the · · · · ' N_egt lA¢mm ity a ou t a p iti_on-'·to theJ Jn ted- Nations ho wev er · · Pi Yf SO h i o mo11 y fo r · 1 at e and had to borr w money • · Furth r · · -tliat ' l_l a t t ca $ a· money· o r r i the ·amotinJ of only $5 00 for · ·· · ·'· LJZ l YrH''·GURLE YNN since - there ·wa no cash in• the o f fice of · ··• · • ' ''T h ··Work er- - · i i ¢ t-' ' · · ·· · ' ·· · · · · · · e I· •· _ ·B _caus of tli ts -r told_'· TRACHTENBERG· ·that· tt m i ght 'be · _ adv'isable for- hini to get 1n touch with· his· contact- in ·New York tell hi - what h_ d h ppened· _ Furth r - th t w ile Canada · · §11 agreeli to hand Le the g rea t i -· f re f the money from the - · · ' l $'$ R' ' ii - _ot all of it ai reqties ted by J E' N NIS and• TRACHTENBERG ·· · t hat - i ·TIM BUCK as to tJ a yel from Tox·o to to Ottawa a_nd wastes · i-s - t - · he m d cide not · to particip8 te i·n th r m sion· o th s money · • · · - - · t· L · ' ' ·· an4 · ·1 -- - · ·' T RACHTENBERG h n- siid that- ·at···this ti e it' 'is vir ·· tt fal y impossi ie for him to see 'his' con act He again repeated · -th t t is is a ·very nip_ortant contact and tl ia t ·th e· man is d ing · y ry importa ·t wor -- I e g in said that t q is man knows mos·t of - · the· q tails bout th ·Ame i_can Commun · t Paf Y I asked Why' can ' f -you see· hint ·· JI repl_ i d tµat he cannot ·ma_ke ce ntact when eve r thei•e is- a l g - ·interriat· i ona·i g il tneri'ng in New York t i ty • · · · _t t iltipqrtant Rus i ns a e- inv9j ve4 or i f someth-ing ·is being · · ·• · ·negqtiJited Qehiµd the c es and t ·t is moment· there are _ c I • · behind· the-scenes neg9tiations betweeii-· ·t he Rti sians· the Un it L- l 1 stat 1 nd the ijriti h ·on another - summ-it-·copfer Iice then h _ i aiH _Q1 • • · · ll ke contact - There ar e _also· ne gotiations in _regar d· tc · a set t·J ft l -1 · ment· of · the Middle E s t conflict - He - sa-id that under such o t - i - 1 - 1• · · ¢ti¢stan9es he is· nc5t - O conta t- ith a ybody 'f om tiiet•·· · -''J · mak i 1- pni9ll • Y --- - • - - rt • - I iJt •· • TRACHTENBERG said that some weeks ago -- he meant months ago -- a ver y important document came in from Russia was a do cu inent dealing with the Yugoslav situation It Parenthetically speaking this is the document which I had mentioned to D NNIS RACHT ERG aid- that e was about to receive this document which w s a·letter of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the so·viet Union· in reg rd to Yugoslav a How ver because a summit meeti g was in the making contact could not be made with the· Soviet agent who was go_ing to transmit this document Then the Soviet agent had to leave the United States and the document went with· him back to Moscow TRACHTENBERG emphasized that whenever' there are questions in negotiation whenever impo rtant Rus ians are talking to Americans or other pro-Western n t±ons Qf the Un_i ted Nations they are very careful about their ·co pt·act_s · So he said pe rhaps weeks w l l go by before we can throug i my channels notify the Russi ns concerning what happened in Canada and the failure of the Communist Party - USA to receive t e money from Russia TRACHTENBERG then suggested that and l agreed with him perhaps we could change some money that he has on hand I qo not know the source of the money that ·had on hand He did not tell me I did not ask him I assume that ft could be -' money whiq_ as sen t from_ Russi to P_ ay royal ties or to give to i 1 WILLIAM zir - ·uSTER TRACHTENBERG said that he would try to get this money converted and would keep it on ·hand for emerg_encies in the event that the financial crisis in ·the National Office _grows ·deeper and it becomes necessary to mak soiµe advances he He said that it can be replaced with the money which wi11 come in from Russia I agreed t4at th s was·a good idea and said that it would·be v ry bad if we did not have any money on hand when DENNIS comes back from his vacation morning He then asked to have my- brother see him the next This was done - Meeting with ALEXANDER TRACHTENBERG on Thursday August 21 1958 · I was with TRACHTENBERG for about fifteen minutes on the following morning -- that is Thursday morning I told him that my brother had agreed to convert some money for him He kept on badgering me about details regarding my stay in Moscow and- Peking Since DENNrs· had mentioned it to h_im I told hi 1 - 2 t • - '- · · • • •• ' ' 1 qa·i _° I would giy hi - t4¢ d ta ti sonie ay_ bu 1 that I did n9 t think this was the ideai p cjmeht He agreed ·that since most of his - s-taff· _ incl'1ding JI l EN was' oli vacation that t might be yiell t - pos_tpon· suph wide· dis - _i 3ion ·_ '· · ' · - ' ·L -S 1' '· · - · · · ·- Tµ n -w e-···t i ed _ bo f J ici_maq' ' • He told me th t 1 t1 th old ah ' qu t l- ag ih· nd __ _Ji w_ n t· nto tiradef -- ··· • gairist_5 A S N a - sa J ' t I 9s ' l'E ·-4o s• not_· t r u s t · J·ACK SHULMAN • • 1 'He sai'd· he r does ·· ii°ot ' tr us_t ·JACK' SHULMAN t- He· ·said · thiit_ jA - - t' ijI t s'J 'Eif th a· t ot ·ui tra- · Le f ti t- tr J p ----a d- - a sp t_h AC · to· be- _ c 1e n or detr· t -- · eli inat 4- t s fO ' J ' iV s_ lSj staBJ p r r- t ry • · - · s ' · • ' ' _ • • 1 · '· J i · C · l ' l il ' • · ' _ · ' · ' · _· ·· · ' • it ied £0 tr a dn- but ithi' _m d - ·a nd i - c •t'o th ' -cpncl ijsJqii_ s- · t ''i• 1 jn i t o'f _· ·a - b q cit sioh w i tli' JACK ·_sHOLilfl N · 1 i thait SHtJLM11 N -is creatinit -· a· very· di-ff' i ctil t si-tuat i on between· - • · _ tosT f ci 1 i ' othe ts • iif t e- · 1ea_d fsh ·P of·_ p e Comm nj st Pa-rty -'-- · · y · d0 i'R9t t µs1 - l - and''• th_e_y feel- tp t FOS'fER J · ¥1isi1 1iorme - They -f e e' i tijat ·tf -·soiµeon·e ·el- · was ·woz king -w i th'' FOSTER · their ·reJ t i'on shtif· w i th·'·' -FQ$TE R ·would b -b_ette r ' · · ·t·' i' _ · · -· · - · - • _ · ··•-- ' · · ' - ·_ - · ' - _ ' ALEX ANDE TRACHTEimtaq _ i'S a· good weather ' van· · ·· · ALEXANDER TRACHTENBERG ·learned 'that the ·1ea lersh- tp of t4e Sovi et Union and the- leader_shi-p o·f Ch1na ·are not ·100% with WILLIAM· zi · · qstER i 'di te' they· adm re FO$TER · tpey actua ly _depe d upo _· _ UGENE· D NN-IS t o be t e fut ure· e_ade r of the Party and regard him as ·t- t1e day-to-day lea ¢ler of' the Party at the present time ALEXAN J ·rRA Cl ITENBERG usually akes a wit'clJ ·and he has done ·sq J n fact he in fica t ed t·o me in a nuinij r of ways that pE3r haps · - · - th 1f· ro1d nia n 1_ • w s t oo iigid Jn•·the past a n d for· practical pur poses- exc pt for ·ni o a 1 a u-t ority ·an Q _ ead ·tµe ·Part y _ rther · tha_t EUGENE P NNIS i tp e · per oh to DE · · ep nd ed uppn · Al$p' ' tµa P th ttra f-t has to be· fougl _and tlia perhaps-' thE3 · · · ·· old m n n' did - ricour ag · tlie· 1 111 ra_ eft fn · tµe pa$t ·Furth r tbat' JACK· $HULl fAN in y ave some· cori ta9t'w±·t1t the ultra-Left _ ev n to tlii$ 9- r ·' · _· ' f' - 1 sJted f - le ' a r goi'h- on a· aca t i n i I e s iti _N j t at he - did- p t p1ap t t·tak¢_ ·a· va_cati on this year despite h- l i 3· hay f v r· a_lthough - it ivs not· 'sq- ba i - He sai l thai his throat ·bothers •him ana that lie has to- receive some attention frpiµ t4e· c1 oc tor·s · ··· Sin e· h ··b'atf bpnd ha · ·not ·been r e1eas ed he s Ii Qt piann-ing_ t9 a ·the a' Utho d ies for permission to· ·go Oll '· a vacati on- He said ' that he wiil· wa'i t until· the bond is released · · and· hiJ ase 4$ CO Jlple t Ii lµ-o n oqt_ of' court He said h - ' does· not' like the a utµoriti•¢s 'to go to th landlady when he _- 1 · t1 ·v ti k rents a r ooin or' a cottage i n tp white Mountains in orde t C ' - ' l tint' · n escape the po J len · · ··· 1 · Jtd - ' l'RACHTENBEiiG was - ' ' • 3 ' ·ttt tiJJ if ' · TRACHTENBERG was asked if he intends to travel abroad He said that at this moment he has-not given consideration to it but at the proper moment ·h w ll • It will depend upon the fin al· outcome of the Smith Act case and the release of the bond If the v rnment - oes not appeal he Will give this a second thought · Most · likely he will make 'a t iP o Moscow -Whe · · -f ft TRA HT ERG _ - toJd hini I ytould s_ee him in · I few· w Jts • _ M'y· -Qroth r t n ·toq over wi tJ i TR t CIITENBERG arid inc · 1_ wa s p ot present· · _r o not- know the details of wha h pp ned' in regard t the convers on of th money-• • '·•--- ti -• When I l ft · 'l'RACHTENBERG ·s · office · and was on the way · · · t·o the el vJ o r · s o eon ci inie u t _of t e · door of il u marked Q ff iC · VhjtCh · ·is adjacen t _to thii- t of TRACHrE ERG Thi'S man was · · in µ $ - ··early 30's· and loqk ed · t ·m to s ee who I was and· where I · · vi s· go tng This thing wa s so o bvirius that · I· turn d around and 1 i 1 loqJted at him beca se it s emed·· as tho _gh somec ne w s chasing · '' ·- me 'in order to ascertain my ideµti ty •· r i· - ' - iii · · ·· ·· · · · 9ther toi r R v h r y I t s eyA t a h a 1t- on hand he·· was careful so that· there would be no sound as the · ti• ' f ney· w17s being counted • He thinks that t mi ht be possible o· ·· · · asc r tain the amount of money m rely by listening to·· the rustling · ' · of he paper even thoU gh the count is not made out loud ·Sine we had agr eed the day befor - that he woulq have this money on · ·'ban I am f the opinion that e does not_normally_kE iep it _ in t·he office although there is some possibili ty that he may T llis mohey of· course is tc be· kept oµ harid and is not to- ·be 1 1sed Only in an extreme emergency will ' 'RACHTENBERG · tµrn t'iie money over to the National Offic a nd in that ·-evi t it would · 'later be replaced by the money th t is due to· come in from the - USSR TRACHTENBERG is getting- qui t e oi arid somet ill es becoI' es forgetful He is sh wing· some sigl_l of senility He repeated t q e story about his· contact 9ver and· over agaiµ I have _heard i now three ·ox four times He has -· dg d nothing I_lew He also frequently tells the story of how h attended - he 18th •Congress · of the Co unist P rty of tJ e _Sovi t Union and' tha t this was the last time that a _fpreigner ·was permitt d to atte_nd any Russiaµ Congress Now ' that is -a 1011g tfme Algo It is at least 20 or 21 years ago · · ' DECLASSIFICATIOH AUTHORITY DERIVED FROM - - - - - - - - - - - i F B I AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATIOH GUIDE STANDARDFORMN0 64 DATE 05-09-2011 -- --------i · Office Memor ndum PNITEn sTA 'Es GovERNME1 MR A H BELMO TO DATE A filZ°t FROM September 8 SUBJECT INTERNAL SE CURITY - C Reference is made to _attached communication from Chicago dated 9 3 5 anq particw arly to 3rd paragraph on page 4 J2 jJU ' I till ed to Stip rvisorl bf New York today 9 8 58' anci after checking he advis d me that New York did not v e space dn 13th flqor of building· loc ted at 381 Fourth Avenue on which tr o r T i acht µbel' g 4 his office· space I I said that NY had a 4'e y'·ch c1 te·4 and had satisfied themselves there was p o Agent o p that fipbr f¢t· - y -t aso h at tp at time speculates that Hie young m $ seen ·py th informant mig4t have been a clerk in Tr·achtenberg' s offic · · bt b7C RECOMMENDATION That Chicago be telephonically advised tha t a check has been made and it has been determined that the young man seen by 5824 near Trachtenberg' s office was not a Bureau employee - l Enclosure • JO JASd r L 4 1- -Mr Belmont · • $fr#' J A µ-rr J'U 6 - • 1--Mr Baumgardner IJ 1--Mr Thornton Jlf 100-428091 1 n 51 'rn · r f I ' J t- q 0 --r ti · re ia ---- 7 I ----- ----- --- iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii7 DECLASSIFICATIOH AUTHORITY DERIVED FROM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - F B I AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATIOH GUIDE i NOAADFORMH0 6-4 DATE 04-27-2011 'I' -· -Office Memorandum • UNITED sTATEs GOVERNMENT MR BELMONT e J 9 - TO DATE 8 26 58 Jcc - t Y ltiCtl- rrr v Auerbach Q'--t-' FROM Tolson _ _ Boardman_ Belmont _ _ Mohr _ __ Nease _ _ Parsons _ _ Rosen _ _ T m _ _ ·Trotter _ _ Clayton _ _ Tele Room_ Pursuant to our conversation as to the results of and further action to be taken in connecti9n with the above-captioned project the following is being set out for your consideration and recommend that we tak the action indicated below 1 It is recomme ded that the Bureau direct two strong letters in their correct names to the Chicago informant and his wife in one instance and to the NY informant in the other instance over the Director's signature on formal stationery highly comm ding them It is prQposed that I personally deliver these two letters to them but only for their perusal and then I will take them back and keep them in· the SAC's safe with the idea that the security situation being as it is it is not safe for them to keep the letters and we will keep them for them I feel that this will provide a distinct morale booster for th_em and should be of considerable assistance in their future · handling It is suggested that we in Chicago ·deliver both letters the NY informant will be coming_ to Cllicago in connection J q with conferences et cetera and his letter can be delivered at that time EX _ 132 RfG l3 00- t 2-- tf 09 I- J $ 2 lso recommend-that we give the two informants an incentive award for their work - My i e SEP y 1958 I' - basic reasons for the above recommendations are as follows It seems t'o me that there is an excellent potential for the future and a probability that it will come about because of the international situation whereby we would want the informant and his wife to take a second trip i e go back again for additional developments The resµlts of the first trip were worthwhile it RD CSH 4 cc Mr Belmont 2-cc Mr Auerbach' 5 SEP 23 195Bsq ALL-INFORMATION CONTllNEO HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED DATE - -oo BYJ f l ft _flf w0 1111 j V tJ-l ' · i rJ ' 'i ft ' ·• r tf - • Mr Belmont did not hurt the health of the informant or his wife he feels he has accomplished something startliµg and I believe he has and certainly the opposition apparently was delighted with the renewal of ties fter a 10-yea-r J_ap_se and would lose no opport-qni ty to strengthen them further by add tional rips As a practical matter in th'e '11aiidliµg of the Chicago 2 · · i ° · • 4' l 'DECLASSIFICATIOM AUTHOP ITY DERIVED FP OM t p #' - FBI AUTOllJ TIC DECLASSIFILATION t UIDE • f 7 bffiCe MemOrantlitm•- - ITED StATils Gb E NMENT f · • · ·· TO I STANDARD FORM NO 64 r _ _- I DIRECTOR FBI 100-42809i DATE 9 11 58 • I ' · I f _ 7✓- UTMOST' CARE MUST BE USED IN HANDLING THE FOLLOWING I FOR TION IN ·oRDER TO PROTECT THE ID NTITY pF THE INFORMANT • CG 824-S · O i eptenib r if 1' 58 · o r-Eil' y furnished to SA JOHN 'KEATING tlle__ ·inf_orniati on app ring ·on ·the follo ing page _ - Thi • inferfuation had been obta-ined dui ing the SbLoh pperation·· _ _ · · · · ' · ·' ' ' ·· · - 1 3ure u RE isTERED ' · · '- l - Chicago· · · JEK kw 3 ' · J·· · i· - ' - ' · ifr ' •' • •• •••• • - · I · ·' • - I • I I • · ' ' · · '' - ' • ' ' t- · · · -· · ' '• • ' · ' '1 • J -· - s ' · •' pt TANDARD FORM - 64 ' • Office Memoran um • I TO Mr J A •• UNITED sTATEs GovERNMENr DATE September 3 1958 I F R O Mr M A H 1 ' 1 SUBJ SOLO '--- DECLASSIFICATION AUTHOP ITY DERIVED FP OM FBI AUTOlLL TIC DECLP SSIFICATION GUIDE DATE 05-09-2011 SAG Auerbach called me on the afternoon of September 3 pointing out that the Bureau had previously advised the New York Office to handle information from the SOLO operation very carefully Auerbach felt that New York may be handling the information too loosely He referred to New York letter to the Bureau dated August 20 1 58 100-3-63 CPUSA Funds pages- 6 and 7 copies of which were sent to many offices Auerbach also advised that he was fearful that a physical surveillance of Alexander Trachtenberg might well endanger the SOLO operation He noted that New York letter of August 8 1958 entitled CPUSA Funds contained many references of physical surveillances of Trachtenberg I told Auerbach we would look over both of these letters and if it appears that New York needs to observe-more caution we will caution the New York Office Please see that these ar e carefully examined in view of the importance of the SOLO operation cc - Mr Belmont cc - Mr Baumgardner AHB jdd 3 -- ' - b1 5- $ EP 2 g 1958 14 SEP 25195$ - -·_ · ·i - i 1 Ktt' j 1 it y - ·i li I 'I I DECLA33IFICATIOM ATJTHOP ITY DERPlED FP OM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - F B I ATJTOl11' TIC DECL1' SSIFICATION GUIDE DATE OS-09-2011 FD-36 Rev 12-13-56 1 @ · §11 I I I I FBI Date 9 24 58 I I Transmit the following in _ _ ____ P LA I N _ TE X T --------- -- ---- --------il · Type in plain tex or code I I AIRTEL Via Priority or Method of Mailing I -------------------------------L----- HECTOit FBI ·- l 00-428091 CHICA · oECLASSl' FlED Ft qf J J f-11 Jl ON f·1-- 1 · -IP'j6b Hi F · tTY airtel 9 18 58 concerning application of ALEXANDER 'Ht _ lfBERG and others who are planning to go to Mos cow as a r - n tl of the current successful efforts of other Communists to obtain passports iegally 1 1 This office concurs with NY' s view that the successful continued operation of s910 may be dependent upon shutting off of other Communist leaders from visiting Moscow at will While it is recognized that these people appear to have every legal right to travel under the present interpretation of the passport l·aws this office is making the following suggestions for consideration of the Bureau to possibly deter and discourage such foreign travel by individuals such as TRACHTENBERG - · As an immediate prop0sal it is felt that if t h e i Bureau could plant information with frie ds of the Bureau 'Who are in a position to gublicize certain information tha the Bureau could legitimately furnish s to t e identity of J persons trayeling and the nature of their business in th J G ont i nti J lassified by 7 i 57 1 3 p • 3' - · - · ai1 xempt f'rom GDS ory •S · J-- 11 1 ·-- · fX l te of Declassi ·· ca · n I d ti 3 Bureau REGISTERED · Ji __ n_e__ _ - New Yo rk REGISTERED ✓ r 'f ·tf 1 100-13467 SOLO info 'l J 5 1·' l_l - cJ t 1- Chicago J t CNF njb 14 SEP 26 1958 J 5 y 1 iSt · Sent _ _ _ _ __ · I FD-36 Rev 12-13-56 I - I I I I I I FBI I I Date I Transmit the following in _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ I Type in plain text or code I I Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Priority or Method of Mailing ______________________________________________ LI ______ _ CG 134-46- Sub B con f icldtttial - case of TilACHTENBERG 1nternational ublishers which might dis courage such travel These stories could be worded along me lines tha -tnere are no travel restrictions regarding passports and we can look forward to frequent contacts between representatives of ··the ·GP USA and the CP SU By innuendo it could be indicated that the doors to increased espionage by'-the GP USA have been opened by failu es to legislate to protect internal security The desired effect of such publicity would be to have the Russians feel that they were endangering the security 0 f the CP -USA leadership by encouraging such trave·1 _to the Soviet Union by leading· Commun is ts By such an approach the doors to the continued SOLO- operation might not be shut On a longer range basis it is suggested that the Bureau may also consider the use of the press for continuou stories pub 1 i c i zing information concerning app 1 i c a t rb'ff' f '•w l J l ' the S-Ea'te Department for p· ssports and identi f'ying the i dividuals in press news stories of le ading papers· throughout the country · · Another possible suggestion would be for the Bu reau's· l aison represe'ntatives with ·1egislators charged with responsibility for inquiries on the need for passport legislation to discuss the ossibilit o enas of indiyiduals whQ are a ppl yiug as we viduals who have been _granted passports in the 12 e cent p st ihe legitimate purpose or such subpoenas would be for the legislators to learn of the scope of foreign travel of these individuals as well as their purpose and the identity of the Communist officials abroad with whom they have been 'in contact As examples of the t e who might be is noted that L------ - _ and the wife of both of whom ave recently been in China w o u e logical persons for such exploratory testimony sub e ••d if_ Approved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Special Agent in Charge Confide Sent · · · M b7C Per _ _ _ _ _ __ I FD-36 Rev 12-1 3-5 _ I b I ' I I FBI I I I I I Date 'Transmit the following in - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i i Type in plain text or code I I Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ I Priority or Method of Mailing I --------------------- --------------------- --L------- id ia1 CG 134-46- Sub B As a additional suggestion ·it might be desirable_ for the Bureau to prepare memoranda and or charts· showing the identity of individuals in and around the Communist movement who have traveled with the permission of the State Department since the recent Supreme Court decision regarding same A resume of their travels of their press interviews here and-abroad during and after these trips etc would clearly show the damage being done by the permitted travel from a propaganda standpoint internat onally It is n ted that a news item in the 11 Chicago Tribune of 9 23 58 indicates that ANNA LOUISE STRONG had just arr i ved in Red China STRONG upon her return to th Ls country can be logically expect d to lecture extensively propagandizing for the Soviet Union and for China The Bureau and this office are vitally concerned w i th the desire to effectively continue the SOLO operation The suggestions offered above re certainly not all inclusive and the Bureau may at this time have other ideas of a much more eff ective nature The purpose of this airtel is to offer whatever assistance in the way of suggestlo ns this office can make in an effo t to expedite the closing of any channels that might interfere with the continued operation of SOLO AUERBACH 1 l i - 3 Approved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Special Agent in Charge Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ M Per------- · '· '' · ' • · Cl ' h - '· - ··1 '· Septelill - ·ij• 'i ss • ·l i • • -f ' ' ' ' · - b6 Iwas IRet apat9n ' DeP' l tinen It • Toront - 1 1-aaa on TU d y Se tember ·19se · a _' whifc l sh turned O' 'er to me a sl topp i ig bag cont tn-ing $12 00Q - -'th $ sµm was part· o the first s pn t nt ··of $5 f l00 e ing s nt· i i thc CoiJlmunist Party - ·USA bt · the CQminti nist Party o t J he soviet' ·unic as part·· o f tlie arran·g me t -by 1w1'ich the GPSU ag_re _ 'if 't'o·'- i l· h cP u A $ 9C o o _by th e na 0£··1958 • · s1 P- the w t- PPQ d ·1 be $2 1 Q00 ·rem fn-i4g frollf first insta1i n t _' o ··$ 90 9 9g 1l ·- said tliat I wanted to take all 9f· thi rema illder- of th Sf'- 1 fr__oJn Ru -ta· ·on' hi ·- t_ ip b ·c J t_he ·Un t 'cl S1 t - q _ that s4 · thougllt i - w np wJ e-to- take Il l _e p · 1$ i f Q_J'J· ·-i ·o ne t r p ·in · cf is'e f' ·a q a c p p 'but· fili_ J lly gr'ee f dl 'qu s ' •· I · ·r·tq e -f i- _TD4 B · · · _ · · _· _ _ ' · · _ - _ ·· _- r -' _· ·· -' I me wi th TIM CK· - p i eflY ·-o n Wednesci tc·· · § I _te iib r ·24' 191 - _He ·mag e the· f I l · complaJnt it h· t r tp ·· • J u-t i ft'i ifI sta_1 ¢'d t - t · Q rj'c e · _ t s c·arry i ng $ · - IiY ddJ ·· · - tiQn - t om _ doe · -not cre te a _ny ·g eater ecµri' tY ·-p_r 91 l m _ ije ·· final ly· t eett· to give me an addi lii a l $5r000' f ri m ·tlj± I ffi' 't -' r ' t M r t - i n M Y I _k -s t r_ef re - tieve ·-t tl _ of ·lt·_ -vt p t to Ot a __ to obta n th r b l - f t _e firs c ·s --· ¢ kJ · _ -· _ · ' · ' -- · · BUCK -advised me that a courier comes Rµss t i'· to Ca froni al rQxi tely · evEift twc w eek$· ·auci st i t_ a _ l · 'ij _- SI of-- 1 1- op_ nio · - i f i J'9 llf - t'$ o 9Q · h as_ b tt B t e · · from Ji b'as y· 'in· oit w · tij t t h · sec o JJ sum w1 l J' r t l'r v_ d c Q re¼ f· a I Y 9 lq _'ni t 11 1_1l - 8i' l· -·iil' 'fqr nto ' to t l6 ·19 o - r'at _ which · tim ·· 4ditional mon ey fo the· CP-U tk will· p o1 a b be · ava-i l _a l 'e ' r- · f gne'4 ·t recei-jit·· fqr-_ $1' 009 · t _ t Ji «r ·t· ·quest · r pc t t w -· µ ed f¼ t·l addi ti'onal $5 000 - '•· - · · BUCK • · · -· • '• - - ·- · • -· · · ·'·- 1 ' ' •• t '- ·- l woul _ - C e t · · _ ' '· ···_ · · m an ·_g v e a ··· __ - · ' - '• ·· ·_ _ ···· ·· - ' - ' · '·· · I et I g i- µ iff escfay· even ng · a c4 L • -' Res aµra nt o ' ICng 'S ree ·w_est at ·whic4 t_im she gave m • he additional $5· 000 · ·· ·· ·· · · · a - ' i ' · i• · · ' · _ • • • '' • 1 ' I _ ' ' ' - 1' b7 FEDERti BU ngto 0 VES1'At REPORT· LA T E NY · ·FING ERPRINT SECTIO N Identifi c tion Division' ·- t i · · · • of the · YOU FILE NO •A • ' ·1' Oett ber· l · 1958 F BI rf'E 1 ° ·n LAT N'T o A'U NO · ·t ' ·••i TO RE · SAC Chicago SOLO ·IS -_· C REFEirn NcE _Leite O J _5$ EXAMINA IoN RE QuEsTEQ·aY sPECIMENs_ • Cbic go un$ iu ruia l type letter · The letter Wa$ e amined but no latents w d veloped The letter and identifieat on tag-are enclose Enclosures 2 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- Date i 9 18 58 -· I ' a -- _ Mr Rosen_ Mr Tamm ___ _ - -i n ___ V Transmit the following in -------- ----- --- - -- - - - - -- - - ------ M ·· Tele Holloman_ Room _____ - _AI_R_TEL _____ Via 1 Type in plain tex o code I -------- P -r- --io- rit- -y-o-rM - -e- - th --od --- of -- -M -a - ·zi -ng 7 ----- I Miss Gandy_ _ _ --------------------------------·---------------L ______ _ TO DIRECTOR FBI 100-428091 ' ' 100-134637 RELATIONS ReNYairtel IS-C 9 18 58 entitled CP USA lNTERNAT i'ONAL b6 b7C On 9 17 58 CG 5824-S made the following observations to SA concern1ng the contell1Plated trip to Moscow of the individuals mentioned in referenced airtel ·At the present time the individual identified With the captione d case is liaison agent between the CP USA and the Soviets Should TRACHTENBERo and the others planning to go to Moscow allowed to do so · there is every chance that the Sov'iets would utilize these individuals as liaison agents and set up channels of connnun1cation with the CP USA ove- r- which the Bureau Would have no control The individual identified with t4_e· '1SOLO IS-C case possibly could lose his contact with · the• c ov1et·a and even if he Should not would not obtain the · · · · ·• So v bets infdl'lnation that he could as exclusive liaison agent With the J I • ----- · a --ca ·· c • s •• 2·S'E ZQ l Jlmi sl fill lg -- -- - t· --- -- • c-P' l l--3-t _ _R-ev- -l ' 2_ ' lJ --_ 56 f t Ii - ft _ ff' I 1 I I I ·I FB I ' I j D a t e III rj • • Transmit the following in --------- ---- ---- - -- --- ---- -- --------i Type i ' plain text or code I Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ I Priority or Method of Mailing II ----- ------ ·------------------ ---------------L ______ _ NY 100-134637 The informant urges that the Bureau devise some means whereby these individuals can be prevented from going to Moscow arr notes that time is of the essence 1n this matter He feels that it a Program ot harrassment ot one Or two ot these individuals were instituted immediately - such as service upori them ot a subpoena to appear betOre a government conmtittee the others lllight be deterred from going to Moscow FOSTER 2 Approved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Special Agent in Charge Sent _ · M Per _ _ _ _ _ __ - STANE A ID FORM NO 64 Office· Memorandum DIRECTOR TO 1 SAC FROM S BJECT NEW FBI • UNITED STATES GOVERNMEN 100-428091 10 15 58 ·DATE YORK 100-134637 - - --- f - C ·R e Chicago letteJ _· 9 30 58 The j i°st of- _ seriai mµnbers o tp e $17 ooo re eel ved tn Canada by CG·· 58 4 S · on 9 23 58 has l een · checked_ against the Jlst of known ·serial numbers of rnrrericy 1s ued to Soviet · establishments in Washington D - c and· New York Cit y witll · negative resuitsi • · In t e future in ··order to faciiitite the checking or se ial numbers or currency it is requested that·the Series 1928 1934 or 1_950 pe included in · futu e lists or currency as well as the complete seri al number The NYO ·has only known serial numbers or currency issued·to soviet· estab t ishments or the F ec J er al Reserve Note 1950 series - ' The NYO believes information set ·out in bhi·cago lett of 9 30 58 is pertinent for qisf ·e natioI to tl j e NYO files or • CP U A· - FUNDS IS - C - and _'SASH ESP R a w ll as on file$ on the indiviqual security subjects involved The Chicago Office is requested to advise what further dissemination of t4is information they intend to make · Bure u 1 - C icago · 1 - 100 134 37 · 100-428091 -RM • 134 46 Sub BH 7-5 · · 1 1r·c· 1 t 8 J IVi- --Jr _ ' --· t - - - · i c I f J -· lf II 21 ' OCT 1 7 1958 ·9 19 58 We are explorin this s'i tuation to see whetl1er apy action can be taken to prevent these indivig uals from ·traveling to Russia We nre considering publicity pointi_ng out t11at· such wl10lesale travel to Russi a for conferences by Party functionaries as soon as passport restrictions were lifted tends to prove the -Govermnent' s case agains tl1e Conµnun j st ·Party before tiw Subversive A tivrfJies Gontrol Board tI1at tl1e Communist Party USA take s i' ts guidance and direc t ions · from tI1e Soviet Unio n - We are lso consid ering the feas fbility of wl1etller these individuals could be1 _ called before congres iomi com mitt e3 and arc exploring tlie s1 tuat1on z to see•' ' ' 'wheth r any other action might i - takeri - 1 ALL INli'ORMA' l'lON OON-TA N I BEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED E '1--i- oo - Jjj tf' c ff · 1 sTANDARD Fo t 1• 6 - · DECLASSIFICATION- •• · F I AUT OlL• TIC DEC LASS IF I CAT I ON GUIDE __• ' D u TE Office Memorandum UNITED S At·is GOVE1 NMENT TO DIRECTOR FBI 100-428091 r- --' SAQ CHICAGO UBJI N A L - '9 30 58 134-46 SUB B SECURiTY · DATE C t · · ---- - • Th - followip g is t buiation ·of the financial trans·actions _in th 'SOJ 0' ·-ope _atio -- wqich- relate to the expenditures an - receipts - 9f the trip of _Cg 5 24--S an I t· · °- · · · _ TURES nAni- AMOUNT 3 20 58 3 20 58 ' 3 25 58 Spe tacles Two To· open ah account for CG 5824-S ·'i I at the LaSalle Nat i onal ' g oo ' ' - 200 0 9 t ' - 3 25 58 13-week subscription to magazine 3 26 58 - Personal stamp pad 41 iiss Passport ·fees 4 7 58 _ Pa sport photographs - · 11 00 - oirth certificates andl Bank • •• $ _Q 4 16 ·-' 4 16 58 ·ti _ L 1 1 - 11 Life 11 - 3· 99 _ b7D • •Y _ •• r ' O i • -'• r _ - _ ' ' ' J • •• • · l F h CG 134-46 Su B DATE ITEM AMOUNT 4 16 58 Hotel reservations balance of air transportation t Europe et9 This sum was withdra Vl rom the ccount at 'the La$alle National ·a nk $ '4 17 58 ' Pa n t to I I·for -loss of' salary at·· tJie 11 ate 9f ·_$102 50 from 4 20 58_ through 5 24 58 • •a ' • 22i58 Eme gency fund· · · 4 22 58' Post Office Box· ' 7- so 6 30 58 Po t Office Box ·· 6 00 6 30 58 Money orde rs tQ· ·pay bJils ·of the · informant · · 1 10 8 20 58· P y fuent to I I - ¢qr lo s of ' s lary at the rate of $102 50·· from 5 2 5 8' tJ1rough 7 2 58 · '· · · soi - •-• _ SUB · TOTAL _ 1 SUB TOTAL $6 j 252 23 In addition CG 5824-S · was ·paid the full authorized amount for services Since he was -out of·the United St ates for approximately _ three month - at $900 per inonth this is_ · 2 700 00 -2 ·0 ' ' 600 00 ·Also CG 5824-S was given $400 by the Russians for expenses in Europe whilein tran it to·the United' States 'TOTAL EXPENSES ·- $5 652 23 I In addi tiori to the' iboye · two sums i the· amc unt of $30 were authqriz ed ifor e cpenses t or N¥ 694-S f or· t rips to Canad pr niafily _for thi - operat i ori ' 2 ·000 00 500 00 512 50 '• Air tr ' n Spor t4tiQ1i in Eritoifo ground trariS portat l on· · hotel t c oms eals · l_uggage loth lng lit ratl l e e c '• ' r · 244 89 · ' I • ' _ • ' ' '·• • f ·•· CG 134_-46 ' Sub ·B RECEJPTS · • •• i -· _ ' 1 - IT EM ' · ·DAT E - ' · • · ••• • ' ' _ _ •• • • • · • · ·· · · · • __ ·· -' t · • J MOUWf · ' - ' · •· · 4 i6- ss · · · - i- f ro f · · l $ cipri- oo · · - - · I - clep6 i · ·· _ · -te l in- • t Jie ij s i e ·N ti n al J lank_ · i · • _ · • -f ' •• r - • ' _ •••J •• ·· -· · ·· -· 'a__ J _ ' tt ' 4 f _ · vnen ses •· fr biil'' Toiiohto to · 'New- -York·t· ' v · · • • -·· · • _ Ci t · ·and· re'turri-- Tfiis sum 1··ot•· $900i1 ·· •· · · · · · · ' · • -is in ·t · s i tY •1 d pos·it bo' ' i h e·11 _i · ·' i ' t· '• 4 - ' ' I • • _ • • ' • '_ '-I ''• • _ • a _ f 1rf ' •• g l '' i' • • • • • ••••••' I al t -'i • 1 •• • 1- • • ••• ' •• ' l'l '•• •1 ••• ' ' _ • • ty •· • • • ••• • •· l' - - - • • ·• • iJ 5 1'- - - l ' t 1 - - · · J 1 '1 _ •·· - • •• It '-- •- •i ''v • '• • • i_ I • · _ La SaTle ·-Na i ±onal · Bank· ·-· • r • · · · 1 • ··- · r· ·· · · • • ·· · •• 1 1iivss · fti i JttiiKe iiJf ' f if ' It 4citoo · · · · · · ·•· t·he· Sov 'iet ·U nio·nt ·· - ·· · ··· · - ·· · · ' · • •- ·· · - ·• _ • •• •• · · · • · ' • · ' ' ' ' fi t_ ' tf'' t L ft f '8 t · t - • _ 1'· r 1 · l · • - · · '-· 0O ' J f- · 9hv ·• · e ·- _- • ·· · ·__ E$ 1 J'QI_·o --·w ·Ea·THs · · - v·•_ e ·n§ O_ Lt Oo %_· MA jp _s'· c •0 go · 'o -r' ' htt· r½a ·' • '· · · c · •i · t _ · · t · ·- t · · · 4 25 58· _ _ - -g· eiv tJ f fo1if tlj · _ U 3SR t royg p - _- ·§ · · ' ' y · ·900· 00 · 0 -·' · - · · • • ' 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adq i_r t ·· dur Lng· ·ep t l r · t io lal _ptjn t of · nib hey ·for expeµses ' for this trip - · · · · · ••• ta _ ' ' ' • • · ·-· ·- - · 1 • • • t·· ----·· • • ·_ _ _' ·· · · · - • ¢ t 5-S24 S pdinted out -t 4at S·ih9e lie h_ad re¢eived ' •· $2' o _dQ J J $ $ the $100 00· whi¢11 ·-was giv ri- to -MA ¢ouo from the ¢0 u 1fi' i Par ty •6 the -Sovi t- -Uqion_ and the Co un i$ r Party - USA a - ffi P-- -' · m9u 1N was_ - bt iry d 't · pr¢v t _ a ¥ _Citi tt n - n9er --in_g _hqw 11 r 9µlc I I_lla e •th1 s trip from a f 1 aµc1al s-ta qdpoin t i _ · - -' · - _ _ -P t s 2 4 i ' 'fi 1J ·•t ¢ · Point d- gµ ·tll t •§ome _ ot· t_he · expenses· w rif · fpr· · -- · td- ltj gg·age ' e lot p i rig ·tr veI· in the _Ugited · states -hotel r oom atj_c l t 1 · lea -iij _New•·-Ye k _C'itt ·- ·a 4 extr -__- a ys ·sp nt in witzerla q ·aJi - _ t lf i • ' tii Englaµ t 9r see urrf y· pu i -poses CG· 5824- S stated t at -EUGJJ ·D -' 1 ' ' ' ' '' • 4 ' 'L t±Jtt1 ltt f ' · ' '• · -•· -'· • · a •ECLASSIFICATIOM AUTHORITY DEPFJED FROM· · STANDARD FORM r O - · - JffiCr Memoranauml UNITED TATES GoVEiiN E • ' ' 1 • • FBI AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATIOH GUIDE b6 b7C ••• - ' - - _ • · •· '· G 1 4-46· sub B · b7C • s In regard to Paragraph 4 · 1 I s·I I· 6 f the -Labo r Progress i ti' Party_ Wi th regard to he t wq things1 wILLiAMSON· 11r·aised · ' CG 58_24-S · believes that t_ first was ··thE • r consider tion by WILLIAMSQ 'of move to Ca nada_• _ 'rJ e $eCorid · · ' · •· wa considerat i n by WI - of no only ov h -- _o Can da q _i of a 1$9 t y ng t 9 l tp· - tQ the Un ted· state for a cquple · f•· · o f mqnths· ' • '·'Their j¢ urnal ' -·refers eit er' t· thiL·pµpl i _atioµ· o · ·the Labo r Pr og e siv'e_ Par ty· or· t l1e Erigli sh ·languag · eq i tion ' of the- · 'Wcfrl'd · Ma r xis t· Revieyi ' Q·eing_ 'Pr i -t ed ·in' -Canad - ' · '-i'h ir · firm is- t-he Labor· Progressive Party The- last· ·senterice ·re ferl _ - to-- ·tli _a·e _ i re · nd wi_sb- Sf w rtDi SON t o be i'e ct i' to··· t e · ' · · _· Nat i onal_ xecqtive C6J D111i - e · o the Co unist ·Pat ty of···Gr at · - · 'Britain w iiph_ cor r e$1Jo id f- it ·the ·Nat_ional ·committee ·O C tJi·1 ffC J · · munist p·arty - USA·'·· - ·' ·· •f • •• •• - ••- • I • • ' • • • • • • • • • ' '•- _ · Iri Pira r ·5' ' r- frien d ho 4ad - h long s t ·i · · · - the sanitariwli'' is IRVING '··POTASH - •• ' ' - ' ' • • • • _ •• • h '• • • • • •i • • • · ' • ·- - - - · • • • ·-· · · _• · • • · - •• 1 '· - ' ' ' · _ · • • • -- •' ' - ' · • ' ' - - - -••· '•'t • · · '' ° • • • • a ii • ·c ooto 2 1958 Dear iavid It was good to receive yours of the 9th so quickly Im afraid I am not such a responsive letter writer Furthermore my work keeps me busy in and out of the city •··s I have not heard anything since the Man gement Comm and stockholde meetings In fact mail has been very scarce even from my regular ·correspondent I hope'he has not stopped writing At the end of Aug I did receive a letter from Mr immediate associate asking me about my thoughts and perspectives as well as how me and the family were getting along After considerable and serious thought I gave him a very specific answer which I think was realistic howeve much I may xm not have liked it You may have seen that part of my letter I formula d it with great care and only after long thought I am glad the firm has the view you mention on tainly agree with which I oer Its clear that -must have got things mixed up First of all on thing I raised was over 2 years ago and in view af my thoughts that I have wrttten you can now be forgotten The ·second thing was raise over a year ago---probably at a 'low' moment in my moralet It was just an off-the-cuff idea about me trucing a couple of months seeing all their beautiful scenery combined with work for their journal after which I would return t0 what Im doing Even if their firm agre there mightwell be a lot of abstacles and in any case it should all await to see if there are any new developments affecting me here N that Im too hopeful So just put it on ice I hope to hear further from you after your further conversations have not heard from our friend who had the leng stay in the sanitori Is he OK in every way now I need not reemphasise h0w wonderful i was t0 hear from you a few nionths ago after such a long peri0d I ho yo and the wife are all se tled and in good health • 7 • We are·· all well and we send you our wammest regards • Dick PS Be sure to aqknowledge - _ oFORM ID- DATE 05-09-2011 _ ' - Office Memorandum • tfi uNITEn sTATEs c ovERIV'M DIRECTrR FBl 100-42809H TO i DATE • jf SAC f' l • DECLASSIFICATION AUTHOP ITY DERIVED FPOM FBI AUTOlL• TIC DECLASSIFICATION GUIDE CHICAGO 134_-46 SUB B --·SUBJECT ·-'· · _·· AI Nl 'O' RMATIO'N CONTAtNElY SOL iffiRElN IS lJNCLASST V SD • ta · TERNAL SECURITY - C J ATE 1 f-tl-o'- BY J1'Lf1 1'lt Jly _v · · · r f ' 6 r1 · CG 5824-S on October 9 1958· exhibited to SA JO - KEAT NG the following items which the info mant planned·toi m il to the Communist Party of the Soviet Union on Octo er-10 i9f - ·· These i terns w r'3 being ma'i-le d- to Main Post Offi e ·Box #3 4·1 Moscow U S s·· a · • I 1 ' 1 ' • ' BOOKS -4 ' l _· · -i INQ l - tr 1 1 e Toward Freedom'' by RTIN LUTHER - • · _·pub ish d d ·• • • by arJ e_r and Brot er_s New York' Ni York --- _· 2 _Blacl t _Bour eoisi 1 _ The Rise f • •· ·a New ·Middle Class iB t e - 1 i - ed· _St_ate$ ' by I· H_gw rd Un'iversJ t y_ pub-lished by the Free Press · Glencoe n-1·1-no rs and n w• p l' _ _ ' '- l I · J th- F a l c 9_l1 1•s _ g _ ress f- --t ' PAMPHLETo · - · s ' ' t -- - - t - ' ' · • r - ' 1' ' 4i ac1 of Soc al A1justment -- Desegregation -'in the Y ashi $ ·I C ' Schoo I s l Y _ t published ·Qy the Ani J-Detamation League of B'nai B'rit h 515' Madison Avenue New Ylrrk New York · r t --· 4 - liis cEL EOUS · - M 6 v • • 1 Excerpts from statements by DEAN ACHESON - JAMES P-t ARBU-ij G and NORMAN THOMAS in regard to _enioy_ and Matsu • These _ Ezaj erpts were dist ributed by the Nation_al pffiCre of the Cominuni t Par_ty ·- USA ' t'i f - - - · · 2f The Volume 2 Moving Forward· issued b Y a Bureau 1 - New York 1 - Chicago C_G 134 40 • • f •• Sub 'B 3 · · An art icl·e e tj tle l ' Why We Are L osilig the· Ruble 'Wa r · by 'WALDEMAR A- i IELSEN rand_- taken from the Septemb'er- -1958· issue o_f '''Har per tE · • _ · Magazine · - • • f • - 't '• · · · 4 _' The _ Vo l e 3- N-qmber·· 5 Oc tober- t9$f3' E sue of Fr ienq h p ·mo_nt · J y · b 1 t etq p qf the Ch i agd -Coµ ncil _ o American · Sovi t'· Friendsh _P -3 · V est ndo' ph· -Street ·Chicago· ' ' j t vo - k 'N b e · _- - 1 ·• _ b-¢t-i'S 8 · · · ' ' · 5 -- l is ue 9 ·1' Econpmic Notei3 ··publi hed --by· Lab r-·R e search Association · - O JE st lth Stre·et • NE tw Yo k N -Yor ' · • h ' cCG 58 4 i t i Z ti t fu - ' i -tini _- to· _i - ruf t t e - 0 at p ting Rt this tcf ·the· C9 Jl1J1 n i t· AtY k tli Sov iet_ Un ion·· · ·tij t_ ti --9i _t Y v ' _j · t 1u ppa i ' '' f6f tA r a init a -9f _p pJ i •gt -ion_ P d ·n for 1nrat1 1t •-·t o - J - f pm iihe Cqmmu i- t_ • · ' - - · - a tY - - V SNt G · $ 4f' S ' ' 'i - t l v - c p sr • t r Y P__ pr-ip t d · - · ' t· i _l tom· th - c9 qti1s t J a ·ty j f _ tJi$' - pyte t un ori Jtut i _ · t --'tal o tr y J rig to p_ave the way- -for· _ari - v n 'grea_ter -recept±on · and ' _ 't-b e tjl taJ nin'g -- f 'mo r - i _n Rrnia1 Jd J i i A i fµ 1 tir ' i SOLO ' _ -t t ip's • ' -· _ - ' i i 'f ' ·t·' ' · ' ' ·· ·' '' ' I • • ' • •• - • I ' • e• - •' - ' • • Y · • • •• • i - • 1 • ' ' 1 · • ' I · • • l ' ' j - ' •i '· - - - · ·- - • 'I ' _ - ' · · - · 2 • y- TA NOARoFoRM NO • DECLASSIFICATIOM AUTHORITY DEP I'JED -FROM · FBI AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATIOM GUIDE ·'DATE O S-O9-2O11 64 OffiCe MemorandU11Z • uN Tim-sn Es DIRECTOR F I 100-42809 TO DATE • 1 · jEK kw · · 4 _ I -- 'I'- -- -- ' • - J ' •• ' - ' _ ·· '• - ·- ' • 1 ' u - '· '•• -· · · • · ' ·1· · •'· - · · ' - J · Octqb r- '20 ' 19'ss·tt ' · - - 'f t _ of O tQ_ l 'J if_·i· _ i l tr ii _ t During _ th i st lW NEW» mJIS i st 1 '1 ted ' P_ art the week SADO OFSY to attempt to_ lt c an· i- · - ·Xff apa tme j n few-· ·Y r -k- City · wher a small meetin_g _qQul d _be held _ - · ti ' · der ·secure condit·io_ns - - WOJrSY was una le· to or ln nY -event· ' · · 1' · W d ·_ riC t - ob t n _ ap rtmen t • The purpos • f t_he eating wo l _g · · · _ _- · ·ibe ·a br Lef ng _o_n the trip_ to Rus ta · d Chin · T1 3 -s_ m e i g -··' ' ·_ -· woultl be limited·· to·· a few members···of the Nationa l··E·xecutive·· · · · · Go i tte a ' ¢opununist Part-y - UijA • D mfrs has·· stated ' ' _ th t _ r 1ucJ1 mee ·i ng will be he_ld in th future although Ap r secµr itY reai Jon it might be we Ll not _tp insist ori t is me ting • t e • • • • - • • ' • J _ ' ' • • -· 1'h s far ·DENNIS has rec·ei yed infor mation ·concer i ng this ·trip i1 1 ·some detail J f - h s auth rized the giying of·' some_ of the information to the_ follo win g person s ' · Wl LLIAM - · fOS lli · JAMES __JAC SON · ALE XlUU ER TRACHTENBERG ___ _ _ _ _ _ ·· · - 1a _nd JACK STACBEL • • • • I · · '• •- • · - • ' b7C S_onie iriformation has b e°en furnished to ·the indi- gij ing o t· in-fc 1in tioµ · to_ WI R a J d C UDE VLIGHTFOO _and _ his· ill lso Jj · done · · ndiyid ually • He has not • authoriz d i h ·- gi-ving of information conc rni_ ng 1 iie trip___to a µy·o µ er-·in·di•vich ia_-is Furtller he has 1·nstrt lcted i hat ho one should be told J ou the follo_wing · vidlialiy -- ·ne· hiieJ a so ti # tho _r zetf _ the om l A rra c'i gements _f r fun s- o -tti · C inmun ist Party -P rty of· the Soviet U i on 1 USA from _th Communist Det ils·· concerning the Woril H rxist Review · · · ·• · - -· ·• ' 3 Iden ti ties of per 9Iis ·rn· the l dership of· th Communi t Party of the $ovie t ·union arid the Com-• munist P arty ·Qf China ·wJi o m t w i th the ·represen- tati ve ·of the ·c9 u ist Par ty - USA 2 - ' -· - t Th_at the · Cp n i t Party 9t° the S oviet Union··· w9uld' · like tqe · Coinµlunis i ty -· USA to seI q - ·persoi s to Russia_ for -i chooling an4 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-1' it ·' ef 'conteffi jyj i · J t ' ttnjr·· if 'a'''t'§ '-iutli - ii'ze•' -a ·· ·' • '• · ' ·1 ·· ' · ' '·'' g --- ' f ' ' ' •· '· · - i ' ' • 5 • ·•·- al J· 'r 8 •S i l U L ''I• •'• i V ' • i ' J Ptft fi Mt1 11f i ii ' · _ 1rt t l i r r t y ' • O hce 'JJ v 11 I I I RDFORMN0 1 4 ECLASSIFICATIOM AUTHOPITY DERIVED FPOU _FBI AUTOU1' TIC I•ECLASSIFICATION GUIDE Meinoranaum9- ll UNITED STATJ 'S GOVERNME • ·1 DATE DIRECTOR FBI 10 0-428091 TO SAC CHICAGO FRO 10 31 58 134-46 SUB ·B r ' SUBJECT · INTERNAL SECURITY - C - o o ' I ' r •- a · • 1 · ·'¢hi'¢ag l t · ---d i Q October 21 958 reflecting that TIM' 'BUCK· commented 'tliat the Russian Ambassador to Canada and tli J i t ' ty- ·sec r etary Pl· the· Russian Embassy n Ottawa return$ i o Jttjs - i a- oµ 'l ¢aiver'_an_d· h v i io ret-qrned to Can da · The· follow- ilg j s µ · CO lPJ te t t· ·ot a µ w item from tll unday_ Q tober 26 j he · '-' NeJ_ Yoj _ T fmes i · · · $5 ·rl '· • • 401 o - • · ' 25 eute S · · KP · · · · ''Th Sovie t Union has appointed azasp_ a q E -- g 4 Tass the f cia l' oviet press service reported today · 1 tt ny il 's f· - · ·' · 'PHe replac 1 1 1 e· present· Ambassador · _ pm •tri· step novic Rvak hiit wno·rs 'beifn UY · _· · ·tr nsferred· to another pqs Tass said --' l Mr ·Arutyunyan _is _one of the Soviet Union·' s top economic and· labor experts and a welJ ·- -known' spok isman for li is•- country in United Natio1t's organizations · 'H $ reputed to b one of the· key· •figures who dr ew tip the Soviet Five · Yei i - Plan · ' I g ·Bu au REGISTERED ' 1 New· York l00-1·34637 SOLO #7-5 REGISTERED i -· Chicago · EC 13 JEK kw 4 ' AI L HIFOR ATION CONTAJ NE O HEREIN t IS UN'CLASSJFIED '1 11-00- h n 4AP · - EX - l24 J t' ' Y1 ' BY$ J ' A ' 1f 'l6 -'' r f DATE '' - fv t TO o·ATE DIREC'NR FBI 100-428091 ' FROM · li 3 58 SAC NEW YORK 100-134637 DECLASSIFICATION' AUTHOP ITY DERIVED PP OM · FBI AUTOllJ TIC DECLASSIFICATION' GUIDE DATE 05-09-2011 SUBJECT Tlie se rial nwiloer$ of the currE ncy received · by CG 5824-$ on 10 1 7 58 have been checked by the N YO against tl e ser'ial numbers of the known currency' furnished_ to Sov-iet estab lishments in Washington · DC and NYC- with nega ti've resu ts • 0 1 ·_ Bureau 100 428991 · RM _ ' ·-- C_hicago 134-·46 SUb_ B SOLO RM 100 1 34637 · 1 - New Yoz k DR hr · 4f ' 'iV • •s - l t · 24 NOV ·5 1958 t 8-I p tlW '' f ritH • £ · - • uNrTEb sTJEs DIRECTOR FBI l00-428 91 DATE GOVERNMEN 11 10 58 SAh NEW YORK 100-134637 DECLASSIFICATIOM AUTHOP ITY DERIVED FPOM FBI AUTOlL• TIC DECLASSIFICATION GUIDE DATE 05-09-2011 ReNYJ et 10 15 58 whe ein Chicago as r equested to advise what · further dissemination they intend_ed to make of informatio r r appe r l-pg in Chicago letter dated 9 @0 58 Re Chicago let 10 21 58 'l't e NYO also ·bel ieves information set _out in Chicago letter of·l0 1 58 is pertinent fqr- dissemination to NYO file 3 on 11 CP USA @ NDS IS ' C' and 11 SASH ESP-R as well·· as to files on- individual f -µbjects of secur ity inve tigations Chica go is reqµested t • adv'ise what further dissemin tioh of i nformation appear i in· their letters·· _of 9 30 58' and 19 1 5 i·s cop t_emplated • - · · ' ' '• - • • • I - - Bureau 100- -428 '9 i RM ·· ·2 Chicago 134 4 6·-' uq 13 · 1 - NY _ 1qo 1 34 63T · -' · ' - ' ' r ' 23 NOV · -- ' y • 12_'1958 - ·2 -- - • -r · - - - · · ·· - - 1 FBI AUT 0 TIC DEC LASS IF I CAT I OH GUIDE DATE o s-u i-2 011 i Office· Memot' naum · • · • ' DECLASSIFICATIOM AUTHORITY DEP ITJED FROM · _ · - 7 ' • _ UNITED STA s · GOVEir MEJS '- •· l ·· DIRECTOR FBI l 00-428091 TO ' ° - DATE 11 12 58 · - C CHI GO 134-46 SUB B · r d - · l JBJE9'' 0LC ' - f 'oC d y INTERNAL SECURITY C Re Chicago 'letter ci te Sep tember ·30 1958 and re October 15 1958 York 1·ette'r dat$d · Nevi • 1' ' The Chicago Division plans no fµrther dis·s ein a-tion of -the · inforznat ion c mtai ed- _in· ef erenced Chicag ·letter in· ' or der to protect both CG 5824'-S · ng NY 694-S wlio a_re' 'the only perso s Utside EUGEN E -DENNIS- in the Communist Part y· USA - w tth· kn9wledge of the etail s of the financia·l transatr i'on· · · · ·d e ·c i-l ed tp erein• Furth r tQ_is -transaction was_ ine ely an · _ Jmpteinep tation of an over-a n agreement between- tlle ·Comniuhist - - · P rty· of··_the Sov iet Union and t e Communist P rty --·USA and· ' ' ' the' Btl reau l S in possessio n c f a-l facts surrql i ding this -agreet · · ment al iq this information- has· Q·e i' disseminat d _-at ·a high i veL · It is felt· th t any furtller·· disseinination at ·this time - mere J y_ · ··i ncrea s t P chances 9f expol ing two highly P _a ced informaµts o I · •• '' ' ' i t ui µ · REt HSTERED - • Chica· o · · -- - · JEK li w '• - ' 3 - • r • ·• -' · · ' · ' · • - · JltM t · ¥ T1-T '1'1 ' i'_t' '- ' -1l J '-' 1•tf· r -· 1I2- µ'i4k r i 11 w ··''· ¥1ni c1iss1 Frc r m AUTHORITY DERrvEi R n w 'liJf • · - 1 F ti FBI AUTOllJ TIC DECLASSIFICATION GUIDE 9TANDAIIDl' ORM NO 84 Dffice Memor' ih dum • 7 pt ''TO 'DATE 05-09-2011 MR A H BELMONT uN1rnn sTArns GovERNMENT DATE l Ii - c r INTERNAL SECURITY C Moh Nea · P s ns _ _· Rosen _ _ r1 SOLQ_ - '_ SUBJBCT l ' ✓ Tolson J pv Y' ' · MR F J BAUMGARDNE ¢ f FROM November 12 1958 u --U ri 1 -- • A V - Holloman _ Gandy _ __ Solo ts code name j'or ope rat - on tnvol vtng -r ravel of JG 5824-B one of our most htghly placed tnformants to Boutet Union and Red Chtna from 4-24-58 to 7-2l-58_as offictal represent ative of Communist Party CP USA Immedtately upon informan1 1 s return 'to New York City on 7-21-58 he turn tshed certatn highl tgtits of informatt OJ L he had obtatned This tnformat ion wa promp'tly disaemtnated under Top Seev a t classtficatton to Vice President Ni con flonorable Gordon Gro y Spectal Asststant to the Prestdent Secretary of State Dullea and tne At'torney General by memoranda 7 24 25 31 and 8 1 58 Upon complett g hts report t o Eugene Denn ts CP leader injorman't re fiurned to Chicago Illtnots where he prepared 17 detatled report s settitng for-th results oj' his trtp These reports cont ain extremely detatled tnformation tncluding almost uerbattm accounts of ftis discussions wttn Soviet and Red ahtnese officials their comments regardtng 'this coun'try and internat ional st1 uatton tn general some oj' their future plans results of their vartous industrta l and ·agrtcultural programs informant's own observations as to what he saw and heard et cetera 7'fJ Add ttional dt sse tnati on ·of tn ia clat a was held in abeyance in vte w of tne pendtng briej'tng of the Jabtnet by tn e Director wil es •ttie ·tnjormatton was of such urgency as to requtre dtsaemtnatton_ JievJew of these detatled reports reflected tnat t n ey contatned cert ain data· ' reJattve to the attttude of Red China toward Formosa In view of tne ten e ·· international attuatton this informa fiion was diaaem tnat ed ·on 9 2-58- under Top Secret claastficatton t o afore-mentioned offtctala as well as in fiell igence agencies of armed se £ 1 cil2 rt is not ed that all 'oJ' 't h is dissemination was paraphrased to conceal the fact that the JP representatiue was a _l lf7'1 tJ U informant -' - _ rr n· u 1 m - - rJ d - l 8 a 9 ·l 1'i' n I JµV J V f t In considering further dtsseminatton- fa4-ne- led data furnished PY our informant his r ports have been carejJJ lJy and thoroughly revtewed aoo· reduced· to a document consisting6 o 'h §e piiges Thts document was prepared tn such a manner that to the read er tt wou·ld appear to be a bona ftde report oj' a CPUSA functionary rela-tt v e to hi tacts with htgft government offi ctals in Russia and Red Jhi na These reports were carefully Flfft dited to delete any indication that this ts an over-all· report of an FBI 1 wlaal so deleted or revised any references to the j'act th at the 1 En Ji osu e jJ - ' 100-428091 - i- · ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED J J l - Mr Belmont HEREIN rs UNCLASSIFIED · JI 1 - Mr Baumgardner OATE - - 11- oo 'fJY S tJ- Ji J JJ C --ftilrr l - Mr Thorn1 on b -r fp fi ' · I r aT med 4 - •v 1 q7 · 5 gir JVa t · Memorandum to Mr Belmont RE SOLO 100-428091 informant was accompanied by his wife To further protect the identity of our informa t tnia data was left in the informant's own terminology grammar sentence structu·re punctuation et cetera OBSERVATIONS In final analysis after taking ·into consideration all of the factors involued it has been concluded tnat dissemination of tnia detailed 188-page d ocument would undoubtedly go to t he lower levels f t n e various agencies witn a re ultant increase in the n·umber of people who would be aware that the FBI had in its posseaston -tn e report of the official representative of the CPUSA to the Soviet Union and Red China shorter summary however would be read by the top officials of these agencies hus reducing the risk of jeopardi2ing the security of this most valuable informant We have furnished tne pertinent hignlights of this material to the afore-mentioned Government officials and have also j'urn·isn ed the intelligence agencies of the rmed services with that data concerning• Formosa While tn e detailed information furnished by the informant would undoubtedly be of int erest to the personnel on the working level in certain Government agencies such as State Department it ta felt that we owe a greater responsibility to 'the count ry by taking every precaution to completely safeguard the security of t4is informant ACTION Referral Consult I - 2 - 0 I ' Memorandum to Mr Belmont RE BOLO 100-4280ftl 2 The document_o f 188 pages conststtng o f a ·compostte report o f the· tn tormatton obtatned by our tnjormant should be made an enclosure· to thts memo-randum and placed tn our ftles tn ord r tnat we wtll haue all o f -t he i rttnen-t tn tormatton obtatned by htm tn one memorandum ✓ V • -l h lmon't 1 ' • B umgarctner l • Donohue l -· Mr l'ho rn 1 on Decembtrr l · 1Jfreo t or1 F i lOO•S•Bl PE j§ONAL COMMTIIII'BT PARff'j USA IN rERNAPIONAL RELATIONS IN l EM AL SEC URITI' •· fl · · J•r Aj fEffiON L 1 -lFmf1 i rt I' Ii ''' ·''1' I N ' Jt'J' ' I• L - s Jl 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-t• • • _ i · • -- •· ' • -'a••• i 1· t • ·· S-r'ANoARD fl FORM NO 64a -••_ • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Djfice Memorandum lj r iJ i' ' - trj' DATE DIRECTOR FBI 100-428091 i34-46 c'sua· 10 21 58 ' _j - B A_ iYvv · · I CG 5824-S · on O'ctofie r 17 1958 -i'rned over to · · SAs JOHN E KEf' TING and I I $6 000 in 20' b ls CG 5824-S h d f peiv d _thi ount earlier· o the -_day '_· b6 b7C · from ·T-IM Bucir· m ad _of th e· Qor Progr ssiye _Party th Com unist Party o' _Canad ' BUCK s1 ate_d·' that· th-is 'amoun · is tAe lane of $50- 00 0 which w_as E n to·- tµ e C_o n ist r-t Y US4 from the Communist Party -of the- - Sov iet- Union' ·througli thef Rus' s tan EmbassY · in Ottawa BUCK stat e· ·that ·normally h r ceives ady nce no-t ice when any of this m 9µey_ i s a il -ab_le ·1 0 t'iwa · He '·has· ·not _rece i ved arir notic tha t aiiy-_ adq ±tJonal swf •if ll1£pi e sently' available n t a wa - ·a-qcK o en ed th at tf J - s13f Ambassadp r to Cana a and the Party Secretary in -tµ ltµ s ran - - - • ·· Embassr fn· o t·taw3 retu r e_ 1 _·to q t l 1 y ·-and· a v t ·· '- - -· _ - r e' u n d to Canada - ecaµ e _qf this· ·there 3 s pre p t J v -o 91 - in ·the Russi ai Einbassr J1f Q t t a w-i th whom BUCK fe i s ·tll_ 'f pe ' -·· t c_ould '9iscuss Communist Party· af f-air ·· · - ·- _- _ _ _ - • - · ' ·Y · ·· · · -- - _ _ _ - - · - · - _ •• - f · - i _ r · · _- - · ·· - On October -20 1958 phot9graphs were· t Jt of t i 3_ i1 - - Q the e _pqqto¢r g - · w t_i 1 be_ - i_n ainecf '1· - Ql ¢ p · -i' _ · · f Lle 134-46 Sub B · ' '· · · · · ·- _ · · ··· • · - • · · 1 ··1 · t -- -· · ·· _¥' · ' t t_ ·i · f· _ _ t - - · -t _ J · ' · · - Thexie· is attached' hereto list1·9 f t $ O 'b j ti - _ - - ' I · bfok dow - by 'Fed¢iai n s· rv e· I ank·and · se· ies _ ft· ·ls· ' equ st a· ' _ · · · tiiat' the New 'Yo k tH visi C Ii '9beck i q i 1 st ·with· -t - 1t· fs ' 9f · - nie ney 'J fstributed by ·t - Rus$tan- Eijibassy '· · · · - _ 1' • · · -• _· · ' J - Bur au Encls ·· - - 'New ·vork 1 - q ic q · Rte · · · 9 · _ ' ' t' • ' J ' _ - ft · j · - · ·_ A l -t· f r• - ·« J 7 _ #'tl J ' - ' ·20 _' iN@J 24 195 8 n · f J _ IV -- ' - - - ·'s · _· · · GISTE- D ' I - 1 Wl ff'ff' - ' · - · _ · · ·_J - · I·· ' rJ I ' -· - • • • • • • '-- - 1_ F _ i D c¢mh r 61- 1 $f J f 1 BY· COURI $$Y B · · Mr Allen w Duties· Director Central I11teil ige1 1ce ·A gency · I' • ' •• ' • ' Admi pistratiol1 B ii2J '4ihg J oom 123 243Q' 5 - Street N • w • · Wash gton 25 D c · l Ec By 11v4t4 ---# d ON 9-11-t o' Dear Mr Dul ies · · · · · · -# · '1t1l ' i · have • · I h v -noted that several arti 1 es c ¢cen-ely app r tt 'jjf the press tefle ting that - tr-·rse ng 'is -s epJ fng 'dQvm t ild ·r ·pr¢ssure s head· of· the Oover nmen t· · Qf Red ·f hirj't • _ AccQtding to the ·e art'i c 1 es s- he e i unrest in Red · China due to the failur e ·of tlie· camP aign· aga-inst _QiJe y· ij d -also resistance from the· eop1e· of · '· Rell Chin t9 the co n system un9 er which· ·f i i·Qs ar Er uprooted· an ·cJraft d into labor batt_alioijs _ Th¢s -' - t-ticl s ftt tll t· ndJ a e that Mao will rema in as heaq _Qf- • ¢ - - · Co 1 tst 1- ' tty in China alt ough he w-ill haye -1 s·s pow4r· than··-he now - bas·· · · · ·y ' - ' ' ·10 ' i t e · _ · lVitb rega rd to the ·above yo - rrt Y t'ie$ into c ons ideration certain information' cont·ained ih-11zy · · _g We i i r fo hi vl t fi 1 ¢ - 1 s s n$ 0 son _ _ ardmcin _ lmont _ hr _ _ ta e ____ r ons _ _ s en _ _ mm _ _ otter _ _ ·ayt6n _·_ ie Room _ 11 - ___ • Qffi -f l rep resentat-i ve of tl _ e C9mmunis t Pa t _-cy US · nis c muc ati _m r flec-ted in ·p rt that Mao h a_ toid· 'f li · representat1·ve of the Conunun1st Party · USA • that lie h d requested to be r l ieved of his pos i ti9n as lia-h nan of· ' · tlle g9vernment wllile- retafni g _his posftioxt ·as c aitr la of the Chinese· Communist· 1 rty- · He further ·stated· h9t htf hoped to be relieved as ·chairm an of the govem uent no l ter tlia1 1 1960 in· order to spend his time •i11 writ -ing about comintu ii t theory and philosophy Mao continued tha t ·tbJs informa 1 ion was to be conveyed- o one or two leading member I ioo j 1- CD ioo-4·2s 09i '- Solo SEE NOTE ON YE iOW PAGE 2 WC T m dijlif _· - A · 'J l l I A ·fI ' l N OT - '191 1 LfJ -ilJ l ' ·-·-- ' · nfuc6' R-D 9il i· J ' - J ' '• ' 0E0 1s· t9 5 · -f L J kJ 4 T 0-P • Mr Allen W Dulles of the Communist Party• USA so t11at when any announcement- was made the Communist· Party USA would recognize as lies any distortions by the capitalist press as to the actual reason for Mao's reljnqu-ishing Qf the chairmanship of the Red Chinese Government The foregoi ' lf° is also h' ing furnished to the I Honorable Richard N1x on • the Vice President the Honorable Gordon Gray Special-Assistant to the President · the Honorabl cJo · Foster· Dull s Secretary of State and the Attorney General· · Sincerely yours NOTE ON YELJ OW This memorandtJm class i fied •tep Sesre- t since · it ·contains information obtained from a most valuable -'Informant Unauthot'ize·d disclosure of this information could ·easily jeopardiz·e our informant 1 s security and result in grave damage to the national defense - 2 'J -0P SECRET · ·· --· _ J t _ -l _· - g i C B i 9 t s Lta'ison Mr Thornt p· ' t t Ds cemb·e -r 18 l 9c58 BY COURIER SERVICE Honorable Gordon Gray_ Spf lctaz· A_s_s'l-s1 ant to tae President E ceaut i iJe Offtce Butid'lng I 'iJeh'lngtor D• a · · lJy dfjar Ji Gray t··· have noted that several arl tclea ha _e recenti-Y appettred 1n the pretJs reflecting that Ma o - fii'e-tu · -te steppjng down under p-reaeu re as head of the Go u ern mer it of Bed Chfna -_ Aoco_rding· _to _these articles ·tfrer e i · ·fs unreat i Reil Ch t-na 4ue '-f o the d 'flure f t'lie· cqmj atgn- agai _ t Quemo_y and· al so r_esistan e from h ltpeopl·e of· Re·d lhfna t o 11 _he commune sye tem unqer w -1ch fd Jjil fei ijr e·· up-rooted ·and d ra µ d into labor batt tl tons · _Phe se ant t-cl turther indicate· t hat Hao will remai-n as head- o f the · ' J_ i mmunia Party t _ hina a1thouf k _ he wt- l-· _1u v lea · pDwer 'fiha he· nom · ha_s ·¥ Cl ·- · - - - _· Jf'tth · regard to t e f boue · yqu- 1fiJ1 y deaf re 1io talc into cbna Ede -rat'lon -qerta'ln inforritati-on · corrf atned tµ 14Y· · commun'lcai ton o f July 31' 1958 Ii cer1i ng dtacua$ Zcnitt ·· birf 1J een 1 ead ere o t the 801 rtet On-t_on -t111 d Berl' Ch t-nn _ nd fj'tc-ial_ -representa tfve- of thEt Comm'tj ift-tst Party f ffA Th'l' -- - C J nic tt o refleoteq 'En p rtf tihat Mq·o ad bb e · J repreeen ta't'l ·ve of the Commun 'l'at· farty USA · -that· he· had § l rf quested to b e relieved of· hf pf1sttton aa cha t rman_ of 1 IS t'ffe _uovernme nt w 'lle reta'i n'lng _ ts pa8it on as ·r h J rmqn· _o an· to r · ij CJt tne·se C o_m71't l n'te_ t Party e - · · 0 E_e filrther stated that _ h _ hopeq ta ·be re11 ev€J d· as oha'E'rman of 'the government no ·U 1 ter t ai 1960 in order- to · spend lrJ e· t1m 1- t-n wrtttng l bov t ·commi tl•tfi th eo 1 y ahd ph11oaophy ·· lfao cont 't'nued _that th-'is 'in fo'r 'ti 1 was· to be com etyed to· one or two 1 eadtn·g membe 1'$ of · aommun-tst Party _USA ao ·that· 'When any anno uncementi wd e- mj the C'o_p iaunist Party USA _ JfJIJTJ _l l reoogn'i2e I'l_ft ll f _T Jt''_ 1 d1 stor tf qn s by th pap-tt ll tst prese aa to t 'h aci ll Z - 't - -- t4l1' for lf i tp· ·s rel 'ipqu ah-tng o · e -6-0 Ee Wffl OO-- - -- - ' R ns_ ' 0--3-81' · r -_ • J l ll J ' r r- -- r H C Sullivan Tele Room _ 1-lolloman- _·_ I 7 - • • YEL 1'A1J E 2 _ · I · of _1f l fif iPlt1 It- r 1 i· _- i t Y_ tt lf · ·· ·_ f' _ # · · 00•4 809 Sol'o J _EE ON rrram• T f d 5' ft 1 _· •- th e chatrmanah-lp· 1- _NQ'lf J tp JG QE · '·· '· '· '· • _ · t145J'i c X$ r f a __ · ·-t i · • • -· · ' • b ML l AI t 0 · ' _ ' ' r ' -- ·t • ·t· ' 1f C R E -T _ · · · - - • · -· _• · • Jono'rQJ Z e Gordon _ Graij • i• _ · · - _ t • -- t • • • i • Phf · r treg fng ta ai so -be-tng ft tr tsfle · o the·· l onordble Rf qh ird · lf N Exort the V f Cf Pre 1 den t th e • iiond abte' Jo1i'ii Fd$-t Jc'r Dltl1 t'JS Se-c -reiary of Stat J · t·1J e' · · · A-fttor je11 · 'tJi rtii il ·cine t ii'i• • 4I ien Jr · Jul ler JJfre 1 oJt ' ' qen traJ_- ·r fie J l tg noe- Age y lrl St cer_ei Y your · ·· • · NOTE·· ON Yi LLO'Fl · Jl --t s memtrrandum Clf ssi t ied Se OJ et s inae 1t'i S-' Jld ' f ·· 99n qi n injor' Jtcrf ion pbtainf d f r·om a most ualuabl ft · frff0 1 -1iJ 1 ii -' ' · 1 · Urtq utho_· i _e'd f f J-a c'l osure of· th·t s fn fi rrmq tto·r could ed iJf b' t jeoparqi te p u r· - n f r rri1in-tts iJ eur1- y · anc te s 1ll t f 'n ' g-r- 1J p z tJ g 'fiill t a -fJ e·· ti o rial defen se· · i· t 1 - ·· L 3 jOJ · · _ - •' • • • •• - J Ji ·• · ' • lf C J f • f 2 ji if T _ I • - · 1 ''t-·•········· '· t' - I ' _ - December 16 · 195 t _ BT COURIER SEllVIC E 1 The Honor dbl if h e $ec r¢ ta·ry _ 1 t ·statf Ifaan t ·71 gt m ·2 5 D fh · lly dea r • · SJ'J' 11-r A DECLASSW EDBY· r-' 'N J Afr- r ON f- I- oo · · --- · · llr i Qrrcr etary -· •· •• •• • 1 • · • • _· • · ' b 31 t I have noted thci-t ae ue tal a rt-t ol eii Jtt1 e _ ' Nl entty _qppeare4- ·rs st pp tng - ·of· Rl d rn· t h§ press d·mon· uti fer cnin i · unr at tn· Beq r ' ttlc Hng Mao Z'ae-tti ng _1 f fa t pr SSU re· a head rff· i e Gover men·f A t co'rding ·1 0 t'lzese -a ttqlf s ·the·rff ls• · · ¢htna - 'tu r to the taUu re ·a the cq mpa'ign a tso rea't 'tJ ind e fr o•m he peopl i 01· ed China ' o t' f i co-miliu_ fi sy1 ttem ttr ae·r· 1 J1f1 -tch a 7 J 'i1 -te'rs·· a re again at Quemqy i'nd · •· _ ·uproote·ct an _ draftetl tn'f i l' bor battal-tims • These· wfticle - ' · - 1 jui'thf t fticH fJ te t 1 Jlao will r ma-tn- e head o 1 hfi · · ·-Boinmun-tt t· Pi' t'f' ty tn -Chfnµ q lt 11 ough he· urUl have 1·e s Jiolfie•r• tihan he n out' as ·- · i •· ·· · · UJ · ' - ·· ' - 1 wf11h- 'f'egard -1 o· the aboue - you 111 tl 1 deat re to· take · ·Ii 1ri t o C Cirrafderiitton ce _r t a in 'fn orma t 'i on 3011 t a ·'lne d i·n m ' f · - · CO iil»U t_i l•t qi -io1 oj July at lf f 8$ C-orice _t n 1 n g di$ u stohq 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NY b9LI--S ' a valuable informant · Jl · S On i2 9 5R I ard 1210 8 NY 694-s furnished to SAS following suppler p to 'Toronto Canada _and L-- - --- the mental information ·rega1 'ding between 12 3 58 and 12 7 58 lV b6 b 7c TIM BUCK Jj V I On first contact with TIM BUCK head of the Canadian CP NY 694-s delivered to BUCK for transmittal to the Soviet Union a characterization of PAUI i NOVICK prepared by the CP USA reflecting that although NOVICK was about to go to the S Viet Union with CP '__ USA _ CredentiaJ_s ' the CP USA desir eau 65-629 41- RM 1 - 100 4280 1 ' SOLO i - 100-3-81 Y J r Interrt tional Relations 1 - 100-3-76 CP USA Youth 1 - 100-5 PAUL NOVICK l - 100-21341iiTIM BUCK 1 - 100-3CP USA Jewish Quest ion a •t 11 lt Jly Chicago 65-38 SASH Info RM CtaS$i ¾ ti Jl_ f 1 - 134-46 Sub B Solo Declassify • DR Jll 2 i n6 1 4637 - NY 100-15140 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - NY NY NY NY NY NY NY NY NY 100-86624 100-74560 100ioo-80644 100-7918 100-8057 10010065-16441 mtu •· @ U ts · · · _ r l TIM BUCK 33 OP USA International Relations 415 CP USA Funds 415 CP USA Jewish Question 415 CP USA Youth 415 PAUL NOVIC 411 EUGENE DENNIS 415 CP o Canada 415 _ - ELIZABETH MASCOL0 33 f I · ' - 33 NOt r RECORDED -- 145 DEC 15 1 168 · i NY 5-16441 A the Soviets to know that NOVICK had strong nationalist tendencies regarding the Jewish Question BUCK said he would give the characterization document immediately to Canadian CP functionary l who would cable the information contained therein to the Soviets as soon as possible on that same evening BUCK did not indicate how or through whom 1would send the cable lUl I BUCK was pleased to receive the characterization of NOVICK stating it vindi ated the Canadian CP's position regarding him NOVICK BUCN said had info med I_________ who is head of the Canadian CP Jewish Bureau that he was going to the Soviet Union as a representative of the CP USA and that before going he desired to go to Canada for a conference with r 1and other Jewish leaders NOVICK had indicatea tha he wouid like to ct as representative of the Canadian CP in discussing the Jewish Question with the Soviets fl BUCK said that the Canadian CP did not permit NOVICK to confer with I feeling that it did not want him as an American to act as a repres ntative of the Canadian Party in•a dfscussion of the Jewish Question with the-soviets BUCK indicat·ed moreover that the Canadian CP was not desirous of raising the Jewish Question again wi th the Soviets $ V NY 694-s then inqu ired of BUCK concerning the -meaning of a cryptic tel phonic message he had reqeived on 12 1 58 from ELIZABETH MASCOLO who had called him from Toronto The mess a ge to l delivered to whom it concerned according to MASCOLO was as follows It's been agreed that I I can go to the same place that went to or was at on one condition - that he leave in next few days because the opening is on the sixth or the seventh Upon receipt of this message NY 694-s received the impressiou that he was supposed to understand its s·ignificance and to know to whom it should be delivered and therefore did not question MASCOLO regarding the message • Having been unable to asce tain to whom in the CP USA it was to be delivered he raised thi 3 question with BUCK on 12 3 58 two days after receiving the messagej tr l ' 2 - SEC T b6 b7C S • ·· r ff -- BUCK on whose instructions MASCOLO had delivered the message to NY 694-s explained th message as follows - Jt I I in the message is r I ' Canadian CP representative to what BOCK called the World 11 Socialist Youth in Budapest NY 694-s believes that BUCK may not have correctly designated the organization he referred to I I was_ a reference tp I whom BUCK in the past had known to be associated with the CP USA · Youth 'Movement and whose narne was inserted in the message only to indicate that the message had reference to the Youth Movement Wl j The purpose of the message according to BUCK was to info m the GP USA that the Soviets had agreed to pay the expenses of a GP US youth representative to Budapest and to Columbo Ceylon U BUCK appa rently was unfamiliar with the details regarding the nature of activities in Budapest and Ceylon and stated he knew only the following about the matter J p JI I0 lwas in the USA recently and spoke 11 t ung people II the e TOK di 11 not know to who Jhad poken J told the young people o1 to 1 s nu omebody' to Budapes ·or six months This person· was to go to Budapest first then was to go to Columoo Ceylon where he wa ·to arrive on or before December 7th and then was to return to Budapest lV I _ so df __ I _ J In discussing this matter 11 the young people 11 in the USA raised the question of payment of expenses for the trip L - - - - - - - - - - - ' had told them that they would be reimbursed for expenses whe1 the American representative arrived 11 0n the other side 11 r _O Upon returning to Toronto reported to 1 BUCK the 'money problem 11 involved in tl lis matter BUCK imme diately sent a cable to ilthe other siden and in three days $iv1 - 3 • t _ • •- • r• • • • t SECJ ET b6 SE- cY -h ' received a reply guaranteeing and OK 1 ing the fare 11 The reply contained the provision that the American representative arrive in Columbo on opening day December 7th '' $· NY 694-s inquired how the America representative wo ld obtain a visa for travel to Budapest • ptV · · BUOK replied That's s imple Go to London Either contact JOHN WILLIAMSON who will rrange for 'a floating visa' or go dlrectly to the Hungarian· Embassy or Consulate and there asR for La former Canadian now one of the attaches It's· never· a p roblem for h i m to get a visa • ll s NY 694-S then inq1 1ired whether in view o·f the time element· in vol ved with regard to Colu inbo Ceylon BUCK thought the_ CP USA f hould send a representative abroad BUCK replied Tel I him to go anyway Upop his return to New York NY E 94-s- through CG 5824-s _who wa then in New York referred this matter to EUGENE DENNIS The latter professed to know nothing about the matter The informant currently is attempting to as·certain to whom in tn e OP· USA this matter is of interest Ou a subsequent meettng with UCK the latter made the following suppiemental remarks -regarding a financial matter referred 11 to in referenced airtel as pertinent to 'the case entitled SOLO rs-c 'WI ' l 'I ·$ According to BUCK in talking to a representative of the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa he pointed out that the CP USA now ts in a ve'f y precq ·ri9us financial situation owing to qornmitments made by reasol' l o f' antic ipating receipt of a l rge sum of money UCK stated that as a result of the Soviet' S experie9ce in· the I I case transactions such as he was discussing with NY 694-s are handled by the Soviets 11 with strict security 11 In this regard BUCK mentioned that he had never been ins de the ·soviet Embassy in Ottawa BUCK said that only one person in the Embassy - the alllbassador knew all the facts of such transactions such as how much o ey was involved and to whom it ultimately was to be paid He also noted that he is personally acqua nted with the newly appointed Soviet ambass dor to Canada f J - 4 ET b6 NY 694-s briefed BUCK concerning a recent NEC -meeting in New ork and concerning CP USA functionaries who had obtained passports fQr travel abroad BUCK stated that three Canadian CP delegates would attend the January Congress in Moscow of' whom he would be one He said that as yet he did not ·know who the other two delegates would be He also indicated that he would leave Canada for the s_ai 'ltcongress on 1 20 59 Sw _____ __ I lUI · NY 694-s contacted I lof the Canadian C P Jewish Bureau and editor of -cne Canadian CP Jewish paper Wochenblatt I I was anxious to ascertain from NY 694-s why PAUL NOVICK had not been permitted to go to Canada to confer with him regarding his proo osed trip to the Soviet Union The informant realized thatL _ was fishing and decided it would be wise Ito p eterd no to know anything abo ut this mattar He told his call was purely social in nature and that t had come o foronto primarily for personal business reasons • Jt LV · matter I said he was very angry about the NOVICK He reported the following j tel A week bef'ore NOVICK sent him a letter in Yidd sh stating he was going to Moscow where he would discuss the Jewish Question0 NOVICK felt he should represent and speak for the Can dian CP as well as for the CP USA I I told I L J m mber of Canadian OP secretariat in charge of trade nion work about this letter and suggested that NOVICK come to Canada to discuss his propo ed trip with 1 and other CP functionaries I jagreed and consequently I invited NOVlCK to Toronto to confer with Jewish Bureau functionaries A special meetin of the Jewish Bureau was arranged Subsequently member of the National Committee of the Jewish Bu e nor e _____ that theleadership had changed its mind deciding that NOVICK should not corp e to Toronto 0 ET - 5 ' _ o • • NY -16441J tv I las ·a result had to advise NOVIC not to come to Toronto and cancelled the meeting of the Jewish Bureau This episode has convinced that the Canadian CP · leadership refuses to deal honestly with the Jewish Question that the Russians uare calling the sl lots 11 and that the Canadian CP leadership has no guts tyl I lfelt that the CP USA had a hell of a nerve to be in cahoots with TIM BUCK and others in preventing NOVICK f om coming to Canada and in dete mining who should or should not represent the Jews - V I said he would like to know the identity - -of 11 the guy in New York who pei petrated tJ is conspiracy • 11 He would never accept the idea that NOVICK should not be permitted to represent the American and Canadian Parties in a-discussion of the Jewish Question in Moscow NOVICK he said was a charter member of the CP and a most trusted and capable comrade 11 said he was disgusted and heartbroken 11 by this te _r__r__i b l e_s ituation He said the Soviets had further insulted Jews by publishing in all languages but Yidd IJ h the boolcs of the great Jewish author Sholem Alechem PH VJ ecause of the stupidity of the Canadian CP lead rship it is itrengthening the position o 1and I who now have more inf'luence in the united J wish Peoples' Order than when they quit the Party There is now in the UJPO a struggle which in effect is a revolt against the Party The unpopularity of the Party ip the UJPO is difficult to describe There is extensive hatred of the Soviet Union in t e U JPO - -T - I I I said I I had approached a leading official in the garment workers 1 union in Canada offering assistance in combaying the CP and the Soviet Union This was brought to the11 attention of DAVID DUBINSKY head of the' ILGWU who said Telll that I fought Commun i sm and the Soviet11 _ on long before he didJ and that we need no one like him If' _ 6 _ SgvRET b6 • • • •v _ • • • ·- • r stated he had received a letter from PH editor of' the Warsaw newspaper r Folkstinnne advised I Ithat n enceforth it would be wise to is us in dvance with Party le ders Jewish problems intended £'or publication I I said he disagreed w th SMOLIN and would not accept the latter's advice trJJ m _ J ltl Following his interNiew with -I----- I NY 694-s ·contacted TIM BUCK and informed the latter concerning the informant's discussion with BUCK was glad to receive this information about -- ------ -- He said had been in New York two weeks before had contacted NOVICK but had not reported to BUCK the qature of his discussion with NOVICK I BUCK said the Party was very unhappy about and that all this will lead to no good 11 He indicat-L e l -rt- -h-a- t- I was involved also in 11 S01Jle fast real estate operations w1th non-Party people and that he Party was concerned because 11 the·c1ty nas threatened him BUCK mentioned that the operation of slums was involved in the aforesaid real estate transactions - - f U I 1 j IP 1 I NY 694-S contacted member of the Ca11 adian CP National Committee and also member of the Jewish Bureau - I I according to TIM BUCK is to replace I I - - - I as editor of Northe_rn Neighbors 11 of'f'icial organ of the Canadian Soviet Friendship Council I I BUCK had stated has asked for leave of absence to write a book Jco I lstated the Canadian CP's greatest problem is the Jewish Question Toronto and Montreal are the areas most af'fected by this problem - It is 11ot of much concern in the West where there are few· Jews CY J I lwas of' the opinion that an exact registration of' Party members in Montreal would reflect that there are no _ - 7 - N f I-# p-lO ___ DE T - -s r 1f_ '' r- t' - b6 more than ·200 cp· members there A recent survey of Party membership in Toronto based upon the sale of assessment stamps ret lected there were 720 CP members there At one time there were 2500 OP members in Toronto and 800 in Montreal • Despite these set-backs the CP in these cities i·s doing a good job In Sudbury the CP is active in the International Nickel'Co strike doing r elief JOrk among strikers and assisting on the picket lines ttlu $1·v1 The Party is making considerable progress among Italian immigrants particularly among those who are coqstruction workers Plans are being made to publish an Italian newspaper bu t as yet an editor is not available • The possibility is that an editor may be brought t rom Italy • $µ _ I l I NY 694-S contacted 4-- '---- - --- - who indicated that his only current activity is I n t i te'd Jewish Peoples' Order According tol I he is '---- - ' '-s adviser with respect to combating anti-Party groups in the UJPO who are stirring up nti-Party and anti-Soviet feelin der of the anti-Party and anti-Soviet group is l--r - - -- s- president of the UJPO and former CP membe 0• -- - -- -Paj tY leaders in the UJPO are I I and L ------ v · According to I I before the 20th Congress of the OPSU a minimum of 400 Jewish CP members would attend Jewishgroup meetings At a recent meeting only 50 attended l I attributed current antipathy to the Party to the dogmatic and bureaucratic 1nanner in which -the Canadian CP is handling the Jewish Question l '-u -1_ ___ I ilo NY 694-s contacted l who currently is a sort of' unof'f'icial member of' the CP Financ Committee I I had nothing particularly pertinent to say except that TIM CK ' - 8 - J b6 C CPQe is disliked by the J ewish s by reason of his attitude toward the Jewish Question emphasized that the talk of· dissension ·regard1Qg the -ewish Qu stion should not be construed tq mean that there is friction between top OP le ders on this issue The riction exists between the -said leadership and the CJ Jew_ish membership CP leaders he said do not regard the Jewis 11 Question as a fight but rather as an unfortunate incident » O NY 694-s returned to NYC orl l2 1 58 $ Uf - 9 - 9 ri b6 b7C - t FBI DATE 12 8 58 Transmit the following in ------------------ Priority or Method of Maili g - --- - ·- - ------- - -------------- - -- TO DIRECTOR FBI 65-q2041 Via AIRTEL FROM SAC NEW YORK 65-16441 SUBJECT SASH ESP - R b6 b7C N 694-s adviS'ed SA I Itelephonically on 12 8 58 that he had returned from Toronto late on the previous evening and that by reason· of appointments· on 12 8 58 he would be unable to furnish details regarding his trip until 12 9 58 He furnished the following as matters of possible immediate interest to the Bureau According to TIM BUCK since the last transfer to the CP USA of certain funds mentiont d in the case entitled SOLO 11 IS - C BUCK has consulted twice with representatives of the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa Delay in completing further transfer of funds is attributalUe -to the illness of _the newly appointed Soviet Ambassador who has not arrived as yet in Ottawa and who must handle this transaction personally BUCK mentioned that the entire st ff of the former Soviet Ambassador including the Party Secretary had been recalled to the Soviet Union BUCK said that he had received assurance that as soon as the new Soviet Ambassador arrived this matter would be handled promptly ·I '_ ' f 5 l 2 1 1 l - ' BJmEAU 65 6204iJ-fRM·1'· Q l- 100-42809t f soLoJ 1 - 100 21341 HGT- UCK CHICAGO 65-3888 SASH Info RM 1 - 134 46 Sub B SOLO NY 134-91 Inv 415 NY 100-134637 SOLO 415 NY 100-15140 TIM BUCK 33 1 - NY 100-86624 1 - NY -00-74560 1 - NY 05-16441 · CP USA Interna ional Relations 415 CP USA Funds 415 33 1 · -1 o4 1 o -r1 eJL 1 ACB mfd 14 i N 'irRECOR D 145 DEC 12 ' Sent ___ r f Per Approved Special Agent in Charge ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED 1 E 1 -f'f B'i_ _5 q J$ A fi _tp ttltbb l • c f ----- f li • e· • - i BVCK mentioned that· Canadian CP funct·fonary _ _ _ had returned in late November from a trip to Jvloscow -w- --h_e_r_e h --e-had attended a _high-level Slavonic conference BUCK said I'll tell you a secret When I I ·was there in Moscow a few weeks agd attending a high level Slavonic conference there were ·excited whispers he ·couldn 1·t help hearing ·that on December 1st a rocket would be shot to ·the moon · I Oeta i ls regarding· the informant·1 s trip to Toronto will -be f'urnished as s oon · as po ssible ft should pe noted -that the information contained herein by its nature tends to ident·u·y NY 694-s as· the· source there·oi· FOSTER - 2 b6 b7C DECLASSIFICATIOM AUTHORITY DEP FJED FROM • AN DARDFORMN0 64' - FBI AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATIOM GUIDE DATE O S-10-2011 Office Memorandum • '- ✓ UNITED sTATEs GOVERNMENT DIRECTOR FBI 100-428091 TO DATE 12 19 58 SAC NEW YORK 100-134637 SUBJECT Re NY letters dated 10 15 58 and 11 10 58 in which the NYO made inquiry- of the Chicago Office concerning dissemination of information in this case these letters has been unable to locate a reply to either of Chicago pl ase advise -I t REC- 8 __ Bureau 100-428091 · RM L - Chicago 134-46-Sub B · RM 1 - New York 100-134637' WTM ac 4 _ t I 5 5 DEC 29 195-8 l ' 11 • -4--- L · 7 DEC 22 1958 - - Io I r - Lta'i·Bon Jlr Thornton · r -r 1 I rt f r i - I December- 16 1958 BY COURIER SERVICE _Jef - · Honorable Rt ohard M 111 t Q n The --V 6e- P- es-tdent Pi o alt't ng1 - - 2s p a ·· Iiea-r 1 1 'q '· · · reaen_tly C r ·· · -· _ · -· - · · riEcrissIFJEO BY fi 1¥ d Ttt 4-t pN g- 1-C'O _- -· - · ·i ' • f P' fo j' f hdy _i1 ·note d- tniJ eYei i--art t' ie f hihrq · · '· - pre a i'e ftl'_ecting that llao- l'ifi t u appeqfyd -tn - he etepptng_ ii'qwii una r pre ii ure as· h ead oJ' th_e Je v -rli'ilie tt o t· d- -a1i 1na- Accord tng ·1 0 1Jhe tt art-tclee _ ther-t -ts· unreet -tn Red Clttna que ti th e ta £ lifre of P f campa-1gft ' a g_qtn t- Juemo-y rind also· -res hrta n ie from ' hf j t oP l'e -aJ' Rt1q Jhin i tq the commum flti Jem 1 inde J J • c h -fam-H te are· up-rooted and a raft a-· tn-to ·z bo-r ba ttal'tona These art tcl is_ f t her tn'dt co te- t'iia't lfao w 1 r mdin as h ¢ad oj the t om1r1 r m f1tt' Party -tn Ch a- -aJ tlihough he w·qz _ have· less pomertih an he· now has · · _ F 't1Jh regard 1 o the aboue -- ·you may q st re t o -t h into eonst dera'li fon certa-tn 'in for M 'jff im contained tn my · ccmmunica'frton of July 31 1958 ·cc _ ·ce rntng di a¢usefotu1 · betw J n Z-ea dera o t ·the Bouie- llnton and Red Ch in a- and a -- o f ffci·az- 7't pr eeentat' ue o f' t'1 e ComMnt str- Pa'f ty UBA Ph t ommun·tcq - to n refleqted -En part tho fi ll_a o h aa·· told th · reprcuient 1 ' fue o f 'the Ca7ftmuntst Pa rt y USA _ _that he had _-req u_e_st t o l e re-lteued o 11 ts· po t-frt Qn i' cha -lrma n b f ih e g vernTfU nt wh-tle reva-'i IHng kis·-pos ·t ttan_ as h i rma o Chtnese Communist Par ty He ftt -rlfke-r etat'Ba-· that i e· hoped to· be --relteved as cfhairman of the goverrt'm ent no l ter- ·thtJ 1000· tn order spend h ls t-fme 1 n wr 1 ttng- abou1f co'il m un· -i- tf4eory and P4 tJ osopky Mao continued that #i'ls fn for1fl 1 'f 1- to I w_tle Tolso '-B oordman_ Belmont_ · Mohr _ _ · Nease _ _ Parsons·_ Rosen _ _ · Tamm _ _ Trotter _ _ · W Sullivan _ c ' tu bit con eyed _to pne OT two· lead-tng -m 7ll e r-4 of t w · Commieni s t Party USA ' so - _hat- when any announeeint nt wcJs -the Cor1r11iun-Sst Party USA wc1 dcl 1'_ecognf 2e as 1-'ie any Al n _ dtstorttons by the capttaltst press as to the actual reaa for Mao ls relfnqut$h lng of -the· c4a-irmansh'tp _of -t1ie Red Ch tJ overnme nt · ' ' ' - ' ' ' · •' • I ' · 1 •• I - • ' • _ •· ' • 1 I •• ' _ '·· ' •• • • · -'- ' ' 5 - I • •·· 0 •• t zih e _ lirtorney- Oe'4 er- l i · »t re cto r FBX - r NOTE ON'YELLOW lds i i1 ·ed · T-o p 8efJ1' u- tn_c_e iJ ·cont J 1 n s tn fo _rmat f opt Q-t J ed- from a mo s-f ' valy a_bl e t riformant lln_aut-hort2ed -d-f-s cl o _s ure I th ts· tnfrfrmat1 on- could easily on jeopardti le ·our f 71 fo rma t·' --se·cu rt-J y and resul-tr in grave to· the n qt · · · ·· 'i o nal deferz se ai ' ' ' · • l • • r - 1' ' _ j f s Ji J- 1 ' ·2· Jjj ff t • • •i' •· 4-41 1Fiev s-2s ss-r 'DECOD ED· COPY - r Radio OOJ - URGENT · l Mr ·1 Mr l Mr l Mr ' Mr ·' Mr DECLASSIFICATIOM AUTHORITY DEP FJED FP OM FBI AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATIOM GUIDE DATE O S-10-2011 D Teletype Tele Mr l Mis 12 24-58 ·TO ECi0R 'FROM SAC ' CHICAGO 250245 ··· 'SOLO ·· INTERNAL SEGUR I n'-C CH I GAGO 5824-S ON DECEMBER 24 JfNs'fANT FILED FOR PASSPORT AT OFFICE OF C ERK OF FEDERAL DISTR·ICT COURT Q E1ROIT MrCH IGAN WITHOUT INCIDENT ·1NFORMAN USE fffRU E NAME AND TRUE CH··I CAQO ADDRESS AND SURRENDERED 1 47 P ASS 1DRT NO IDENTIFYl'NG WITNESS REQUIRED POSSIBLY DUE TO P_RESENt ti QN OF ·OLD PASSPORT INFORMANT REQU STED EXP ED I IE HANDt I NG OF APPLI-CATI ON HY AMS ANO PA I D ADD I Tl ONAL CHARGES FOR ·mLS SERVI-CE ADDITIONAL TELEGRAM WILL BE S NT bECEM ER- 2 NEx-r ··'REQUE9TI NG EXPED I Tl OUS HANDLING • l' i 10 34-PM TELETYPE RECEtVED JAL 10 45 PM COOING UNIT ALL Nll'ORMATIOR CONTAIN© IERELN ts UNCL ASSEFl ED- Wtll J-6 II -#-1 6 3 pA E ' _-1 - 0 I t c 20 DEG 29 ·1958 -4 41 Rev B-25•58- ·· t J ··o Radio • DECOD ED COPY DECLASSIFICATIOM AUTHORITY DEP FJED FROM FBI AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATIOM GUIDE DATE O S-10-2011 • STANDAftDl'Oft 'f NO G4 FBI AUTOlL• TIC DECLASSIFICATION GUIDE 'DATE uc -_1_ _- _u_c_c • Office Memorandum _• TO MR TOLSON FROM A H Belmont Q_ - -·-· io SUBJECT ' ' SOLO UNITED sTATEs GovERNME1 DATE 1 2 59 OJI g o Inf rmant 5824-S if _ J At 1 45 p m today ASACI I c51cago ca11W that 5824-S is schedu d to go ·to Stinday nigh1 1 1 4 or Monday to confer with Eugene • ennis JamesNac1 tson and1 tache for the 1 of receiving instruct ons as delegate of the Party on his forthcomj trip to Russia 1 1t - lj • 1 I wanted authority to advance the informant $2000 for expenses of the trip to NY anµ his trip to Russia and return Hes that the CP plans to give the·· informant $1000 to cover the trip to Russia and his expenses in Russia and return probably will be covE by the Russians Therefore the informant will be able to· return B least part of th e advance made by the Bureau The informant now pl to leave on January 13th and will meet Ja kson in Paris· on the 14 and go to Moscow on the 15th _0 I authorized t o pay the informant's expenses for -the trip up to $200 but told him to wait until we see what the Party going to do in the·way of furnishing him funds before we advance hi additional funds I will check with us further when the inform returns from NY ' I said tpat the doctor's estimate of the condition oft informant's wife is that she will live from six to eight weeks Wh the informant is gone it will be necessary to have someone stay wit wife They have a colored woman who has· stayed with her in the pas and they hope to get her at a cost of $5 or $6 per ·day I I want authority to pay for this woman I authorized him to do while the info ant is gone which will be a matter of over a month I a told if it was all right with the informant hat the biweekl payments to the in ormant could be made to his wife while he was go I I I___ will keep us advi ed of developments in this matte The infotm ant has received hi assport and- the project appears to going forward satisfactorily 'vr - ' Oahb csh 5 cc Mr Belmont Mr Baumgardner Mr Thornton Mr Donohue I V' X J o t - 4 J o 71- o - 4 JAN 5 1959 wrea t j b7C DIRECTOR FBl 100-428091 To ol Ac CHICAGO · _ r' 134-49 sub Bl - ' SUB SOLO · --IS· 12 31 58 DATE DECLASSIFICATIOM AUTHORITY DEP I'JED FROM FBI AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATIOM GUIDE -DATE OS-1O-2O11 C R and 11 10 58 Met York letters· dated 12 19 58 10 15 58 · · · Erril 9_ i a to Jhi ew York Of r iq e is a copy of Chicago· tiett er ·tg - p ireo t_9 J · d a t_ a_ 1ifoveinb e r 12' ·l 9 $8 in response to · Ne1• 'Yor k· ·1ett r· - 4- -copy - 9f · this o_r iginal communiqati9µ · wa_ · - no -e· d- ec te0 Jo he 1'1 W c 'rk Of f ce through in dver ence · · · · · - '· ' · 0 · 'b i i r ' i t I is ttii ·1e t te · 'set s forth ·· the views-' ·of t'ti e •·Ch 9 ago D v t's i'9n- ·co hc'E n r i i ng -fu_rth r · di ss emihation'· of the-·'in f orfuatfori refeJ red to in New YOI k letter ff th • v - - · ot° _- Iii - -qffic hay ·110 - _chan ec ' during _tn i n t rjgp ' p_e tpd ·I ' · · ·· · · • _ - • • • •• • • I ·• • • ' · • • r _ 4 ·v F rth - · r _ b e i if lbp eµt's' fnd i·catfng tl _ · po_ssibil-ii y• 9f addi t pp 1 op _rati6 ns · n icaptiorred· IJJ a tt· t ag9 in empl asize tp e p j l_am ¢ mt i mpo tancE1 ·or p rptec·tJ hg _ · the s curi ty of ·t he ti-fo · b i ighly Pl ced informant · inv'olved i q · tp j f' ·oi f r i i'i n _ ·· · · _·· · 1 B lre u--H i -1 · ' · li' - New Y9r l - Chie·@ oJJF - m ec 4 ·· · ·IOO-iJ4 J7'f -RM ncl· 1 · ' • -· • · ' t ' •-- 2 6 ·· ' - ·· a IJ ' s4a New York 100-134687 j R£C · 6ll Director FBI l 00-428091 _ ' Io j lj SOLO El•l2 ' Is-c v ·1 •• J ' In ·connect'I on t i'lth the current plans of the _ Communist Party CP USA to send an offtcial aelego tion o the 21st Oongress of -t J e aP of the Sov1 e t Un-ton 'lt ts noted that correspondence concerning this matier has been· submit f ed t·o the- Bureau- -under qumerous capt-tona - I'n order tilia-t· th'ls oa-ttuatton may more closely ollowf d and to factl ttat e tts admtn'l stra·litve handl fng at the Bureau · you are tns-qructed tha-'f henceforth all correspondence hautng - a dtrect bear'tng on thi s matter should bear the above capt-ton oe _ -· - A· You should g- ve t1i ts ma t'fier your _ close attentt on· _ · · · ' and ezerotae good judgmen% tn uttl1at ng tht8 captton-'-tn order to 'lnsure thczt we wtl2 have rea a tly afja-Uab J e -tn one Ue all j rertlnen t tnformatton regard1ng tJde-ma--t ter ' Where- appropr-ta te _ you -should of course destgnate copfes i of your· co11imu 1 catfona for_ related f lff 8• - · · n vtew of the highly senstttve nature of tht ov er-ai l 'flia' ttlr · ' 1 1s lmperati ve t'fi at the securtty-of t n · m - nd C G 5824-S b··e borne at a1l times t -ts destred j l 't I l 1t t l5 therefor e -blia i de t atl s concerning_ th-ts 11Wtter be l tm'ited to tho SI · · OrJ a 'tneed-to-know basis _ empt i ye rn l - Ch·t cqgo· 1 34 6 S lib B · L · l · f ont_ ·a J 'Rosen·-- Holloman· -'----- i iri f _ ' ·· Neas ·_ Pars ors _ Th_' ll t- - - Trotter _· _ - WOT me ti $ rr· r-Y• · Mohr _ _ - J 1 f i an - 11 J 11958 COMM-FBI 1 - 100-3-81 ' ' CPUSA Iii-'ternattonal ' a-n• MAILED - s r ' '- ' ' ·· 1 1 1 1 JAN Q 8 7 _ · MAIL RO - TELETYPE UNIT 0 ALL INF0R MUON CONT UI ffiD HER IS UNCL ASSl FtE» 'OAU ' -00 BY f A -S # 7t 6J1 'I l CY R lat ens • FD-36 Rev 12-13-S i - • FBI t'ofllim· 'i-211 1 1 t 1-rn6n I lli Jfobr -1 I ftm· ons _ _ 1 Mr ficnron -1 Mt '1111mm - I Mt 'ftottm ____ 12 22 58 Date Mi 1ft --- t-fr I -1 11• W C Sullivan Transmit the following in - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 ' 1ti1@ Room___ Type in plain text or code I Ml Hol101n Via _ _ _A_I_R_T_E_L___ I 'Mina -------- - -- --- --- - -- --- --- - - -- e - ----- ------1' - Gn taly_ I ---_ Priority or Method of Mailing - - ----C--- ---- - - o 8 --------- sx1 'SAF '-· l L g fj 't C lff ATT ASSISTANT DIRECTOR A H BELMONT FROM C NEW YORK 100-134637 SUBJECT C 1qg IS - C - A L NFORM Tl' ON CON'rA Nlffi HEREl'N IS UtlCL t- HFlE J- tt OAH f·-'11-oo BY 'P' g 'J _ J 3 rf b6 b7C CG 5824-s advised_SA Ion l 22 58 that on 12 21 58 he ha eparate conferences with EUGENE DENNIS and ALEXANDER TRACHTENBERG that continued until midnight DENNIS d sires that CG 58 24-s go to Moscow legally with American passport to attend the 21st Congress of CPSU To go oth rwise would create numerous problems for both the CP USA ·and the Soviets Only as a last re ort would DENNIS consider the informant's going to Moscow clandestinely and going thus would be predicated on Soviet approval Such a situation would arise_ if at the last moment before informant I s departure some governmental agency should attempt to prevent his departing legally TRACHTENBERG will depart in next two or three days since he must be in Moscow by 1 1 59 He will go to Moscow - via London and Paris JACKSON mu t leave USA by 1 9 59 at latest CG 582 -s must be in Moscow not later than 1 15 59 · Present indications are that ELIZABETH GURLEY FLYNN wil not go By reason of KRCHMAREE's involvement in Smith Act__ qase -appeal it is doubt u_l whether he can go CP ¥ 1 1 1 0 - I 3UREAU 100-428091 RM 1 - CHICAGO 134-46 Sub B INFO RM 1 - NY 66-6989 Inv 415 - -1 - NY 100-134637 _ ls e fl1 '1 · 1 •J 11' 1 ACB mfd 6 'pp oved e c-7 C 1 '11- 4 -' 1Sp kial Agent in Charge Rr t i v rJJ#- 60· r J L 1fJ 1l ti ' 12s 1 n m 1 oi -- 19sa l f -- - • 11 - - I FBI • Date I I I 1 I I I I I I I Transmit the following 'in 1 --------- - ------- --- ---------11 Type in plain text or cqde I I Via _ __ __ _ _ _ __ Priori y or Method of Mailing I -- ----------------· ----------------------------L------- NY 100-134637 attorneys are currently checking his status to determine in next day or so whether he can leave USA In event only JACKSON and CG 5824-s constitute CP USA delegation to 21st Congress CG 5824-s has been authorized by DENNIS to invite TRACHTENBERG to attend unofficially and as a guest meetings of said Congress According o T RACHTENBERG he met at the UN Headquarters last week a member of the CPSU not further iden•tified who mentioned CG 5824-S' last trip to Mosco and the CPSU' s anticipation that CG 5824-s will attend 21st Congress TRACHTENBERG immediat·ely notified DENNIS of his contact with the Soviet CQ 5824-s believes this prompted DENNIS to invite the informant to come to immediately for conferences CP USA documents to be used by the delegates to Congress are to be sen to Moscow via Canadian channels In this connection CG 5824-s or NY 694-s or possibly bot of them will have to go to Toronto soon for purpose of arranging this matter with TIM BUCK CG 5824-s expects to confer with JACKSON on 12 22 58 and depart for Chicago on evening of 12 22 58 He will furnish further details to Chicago Office FOSTER Approved - - - - - - - - - - - Special Agent in Charge Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ M IBrr 1 fE E - F• R- -- ''° -- t t I ft f • F j · i · ·· i I• Qt i 1 li ' ' F BI J' Date t I ''l J I • Nease _________ Parsons I · Afr Rosen _________ _ I Mr I ¥r T rnnn I fr Ti ·· er I Mr W -· 3nlliva 1 2 59 Transmit the following 1n I I Type in pl_ain text or code 'fttw Room Mr 1-Iolloman I Miss Gandy- I ____ _ _ __ AIRTEL Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ I ---_-_ -_--_-_-_- J Priority or Method of Mailing f Mr Belmont ____ _ Mt Moh r _____________ 11 I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -L· - - - ji I f TO FROM SUBJECT DIRECTOR FBI 100-428091 AC NEW YORK_ · 100-134637 415 OSQT IS-C ALL IN'FORMA 'l T ON GOl T AT -l'fi t HEREil' IS UNCLASSO titl l _ XE i - 1-00 BI- f'f 1 EXTREME CARE MUST BE USED IN HANDLING THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO PROTECT THE IDENTITY OF THE INFORMANTS On 1 1 59 NY 694-S orally advised SAIL-_ _ _ __ informant would depart from Idiewild Airport NYC at 11 40 a m 1 2 59 to travel to Toronto Canada retuFaing to NYC on 1 5 59 Informant advised he had been in contact with CG 5824-S and_it was necessary for him o convey to TIM BUCK Canadian CP leader the passportno of the passport of CG 5824-S Informant is making available this number to BUCK in accordance with the previous instructions of the latter so BUCK may make arrangements for CG 5824-S to pick up a floating visa in Paris for travel to the USSR NY 694-S also will spend time in Canada making arrangements for future deliveries of money designated for the CP USA from the USSR and to make contacts to insure that during the absence of TIM BUCK flom Canada in the next several months informant will be readily •informed by Canadian CP officials of developments pertinent to CP USA FOSTER 3 - BUREAU 100-428091 RM ' - CHICAGO· 134-46 Sub B SOLO INFO RM 1 - NY 100-134637 415 1 - NY 134-91 Inv 415 • - I' a 7 ··L l -•Jil J - DR mi'd Approved·• vaf aKm_ JAN 9 SS§ecial Agent in Charge 1 1 -r ' · - _ ••• i_ '1 '1 JAN Q 3 1959 07· b6 b7C DECLASSIFICATIOM AUTHOP ITY DERIVED FP OM FBI AUTOU1' TIC DECLASSIFICATION GUIDE DATE 05-10-2011 • I • l FEDER ll 4t REI U OF INVESHGi TION U EPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNICJ TWNS SECTION JA N 9 1959 2-44 PM 1-9-59 BAH FBI CHICAGO IS DASH C 1P CG FIVE EIGHT TWO FOUR DASH S ASTERISK PLANS TC FOR NYC IiY PLANE AT ONE P • M• JANUARY TEN NEXT ON THI LEG · 0F THE CURRENT SOLO PERATION THE INFORMANT IS SCHEDUJ ' • • t' -'c ' lf t w ' •· ECLJi SSIFICATIOH FBI DECLASSIFICATION DATE os-10-2011 Office McmOf' ndum • TO UNITED ·STATES GOVERNMENT 1 j - 9• MR SIZOQ i FROM · DATE I' A H Be nt SUBJer· - _ Os -OLO ·· - · 1 5 59 j k' - __ c_ Tolson _ _ Nease _ _ W C Sullivan_ Tele Room _ Holloman_ Gandy _ __ SAC Auerbach called from Chicago at 11 35 a m 1 5 to advise that 5824-S did not go to NY over the weekend inasmuch as he had not received any information from Eugene Dennis However 694-S went up to Canada and saw Tim Buck who told him that 5824-S should get his floating visas in Brussels Belgium which is where he got his visas on his last trip Informant- 5824-S will be going to NY this week to see Dennis and·to receive money from the CP for the -trip--an expected $1 000 for the trip to Russia The Party expects the Russians to· pay the return expense Auerbach said the informant has to buy clothes and make other appropriate arrangements for the trip and willneed an advance of funds Auerbach said that Chicago has $900 in the bank which is money refunded to the-informant by Elizabeth Mascolo which she secured from the Russians The informant turned the money over to the Chicago Offic I told Auerbach that any advances necessary to the informant should be made from this $900 I told Auerbach to be sure that appropriate recoi -ds were kept of the receipt of the funds including the serial numbers et cetera in the event it was necessary for agents to testify in the future In addition complete records should be kept of any expenditur s of these funds I told Auerbach if it is necessary to advance any further funds beyond this $900 he should get clearance from the Burei a Q ALLIN 'Iv- ' HER FORMATION CONTAIN J Etf IS UNCLASSIFIED AHB CSH 5 cc Mr Belmont Mr Mohr Mr Baumgardner Mr Thornton REe 46 ---l o 1 t-' 1nz V l- l'lb 'pl 5 JAN 12 1959 Fc•4- q iJ - - - · 't- - v ' -1' Jr o ti 'o'- 4· - i E ·gt --------------- I w1 4 r T - J' - Dt - 0 I JAN 7 1959 2 _• V - 1· -- 5 ipM n -11-00 13Y_5 I fj J4-Af l 8 vF # 906 'J If - i ' - ·11 - rt f PA Office Memorandu TO • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT -MR A Ii BEL Jan a y 5 1 959 DAT F OM MR F J BAUMGARD ALL tNFORWlTION CSOINFT A Njm JJERlqli IS UNCLAS C 1 IJ r · · » A XE -1 --oo BY l u - 1 · j t'J i1 t1· vJ 0 ft A v · • Sh Tolson_ Belmont_ _ Moh --- Nease_ Parsons_ _ r ·w c Sullivan_ t ' ' ' In connection mi th cap Himed matte1' it is n1 el th · JG 0 §h2 -s one of our most h- ghly placed tnformants and James Jackson have been designated as the only ofjictaz delegates of the IJom71iUnist Party JP - USA to the 21 st Jongress of -the Jommuntst Party of the Sov iet llnton scheduled to commence on 1-27-59 i11 Mo8co10 In additton Ale ander Trachtenberg Til ay posstbly be added as a delegate· although -the Party has erJ ch d n4 final deoiston on 1 his matter to d te - - JG 5824--S ta planntng _to leave ql' z 13 59 and wtll meet Jackson fo· Paris France on 1-1 4-59 They will then proceed to Moscow 011 1- 15-59 Trachtenberg has al ready 1 eft the cou try Under normal ct roumstances -we wouJ d adutse State JJepartment and Jentraz Intellfgence Agency IJIA concerning the dates of departure of these individuals We mould az ·so alert our appropriate 1 egal ·Attaches In View ·of the highly sensitive natZ re of thts operatton homeiJer me are not going to furnish this inf o- m atton to state Department IJIA or our Legal At• taChea concerning our info r111J1 nt In order not to pinpoint our infor111J1 flt we wt il al so refrain from di sse d nattng th ts inf p 7'7 at fon regard tng Jackson· and Prat Jhten_be rg In tht s ·regard t t i s noted that we have prev i Olf sly furn t she t info r111J1 t io ii to Si ate be pa rtment and IJIA Con a e-rn tng the fact th J i ·Jackson and Trachtenbe rg were contemplat t·ng trape l -to •the Sovtet lln fon Siilce State Department ts ue t passport a to these incl t vJdual s tt should be wen alerted td thetr j roj 08ed travel It ts felt that tn orde-r to fully safeguard our tnjormant 1 s operation no further dissemtnatt on sh·ould now be made QP' ACTION II ·1 NY 694-s advised SA ALEXANDER C BURLINSON on · 1 6 59 that he returned l te on evening of 1 5 59 from Toronto where he had gone on 1 2 59 to furnish to TIM x BUC CG 5824-s' passport number for transmittal to the ov'i ets According to the informant he explained to BUCK · that ·CG 5824-s would make next trip openly and that he 1 anti Pated arriving in Brussels between January 13th and 15th BUCK went to Ottawa immediately cqntacting a Soviet Embassy representative there to who he furnished CG 5824-S' passport number and from whom he received the following instructipns fo transmittal to CG 5824-s A The oviets will expect CG 5824-s to arrive in Brussels between January 13th and 15t Upon arrival there ii · he shou J d go to the Czech Embassy where he will be given a floating visa to Prague At the Czech Embassy in Brussels he should info embassy representative exactly when he expect t arr ve in Prague so hat upon his arrival in Prague ·he may be met at the airport by a Soviet who will deliver to him a Soviet visa From Prague CG 5824-s should go directly to 'Ioscow Il J 3_ 1 BUREAU 100-42809l RM E i t 'l-CHICAG0 134-46Sub B INFO ClUi1 1 - NY 100-134637 415 _ _ ' § 110F £1 1S ' EX-135 ACB mfd SEARCH ·------ •-· ••JI' 6 - Lf I CREAr • -rP 'i J - es r ' Approved l ' 171 -1 ·I _ • • · - - - · · 23 JAN -- • 7 195Q '· ' _ ' r• 1 ' Special Agent in Charge 61 JAN 15 '1959 A -9 i - --- l ' ' c - -- J ftl t '• C l - -- ''Y Sent - ------ ---M ' 1 Per------ A LL INJJ'ORtlA HON CON' l 11 num HERE'lN rs UNCT A5S1FI ED · DATEfl 11-00 ____ B'f t1ttt rtJ-'A f ·-------·- • - • - -- - -- - - --- 'e PuG5t --- --- I I I I I I FBI i I r I 1· I Date I I I Transmit the following in ------- 7 '-- --- -- ---- -- -- -- ---------i1I I Type in plain text or code Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ------- - --- ---- - - -- --- - - -----iiI Priority or Method of Mailing I -------- ------- __ · --------------------------L----- NY 100-134637 In the event CG 5824-s is unable to tell the rep esentative of the Czech Embassy in Brussels exactly when he will arrive in Prague upon arrival in Prague he is to contact the ground hostess at the Prague airport inform her of his identity explaining that he is en route to Moscow to attend as a delegatefithe 21st Congress She will handle matters from there on ' NY 694-S has furnished this information to CG 5824-s who is currently in NYC NY 694-s further advised that according to BUCK there is currently no more money from abroad intended for the CP USA at the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa BUCK stated that he planned to leave Canada on January 20th to attend s a delegate the 21st Corress other Canadian CP delegates to the said Io ress being_ Vancouver B n of Winnipeg In BUCK'S absence J w e acting head of the Canadian CP BUCKnjoine9-s not11 to discuss with I lor anybody_else in the Canadian CP the matter of money from abroad during BUCK's absence BUCK stated he would prefer to stay abroad not more than 6 weeks • He said he must be in Toronto at the latest by the first week in March 1959 for which a Canadian CP plenum is scheduled l FOSTER - 2 Approved - - - - - - - - - Special Agent in Charge Sent - - - - - - - M Per _ _ _ _ _ __ b6 b7C 4-41 Rev a s-sa-j fr ii '' t ' · DECODED COPY D Radio Im Teletype l URGENT 1-12·-5 9 5 16 PM -·1- ' J J '• F I 'i- ' · Mr Tolson_ _ Mr Belmo ntt e Mr Mohr _ Mr Nea Mr Parsons _ Mr Rosen ·_ _ Mr Tamm_-___ Mr Trotter _ Mr W C Sulliva Tele Room_ Mr Holloman --Miss GandY __ JLO TO DIRECTOR 3 ANO ·SAC CHICAGO FROM SAO NEW YORK - - 122145 f§QL Q 18-C · N' 694 s f ADV'ISEO AT 4 05 PM JANUARY 12 INSTANT THAT CG 5824-S HAD LEFT NYC AT 4 00 PM ON I NS TANT DATE VI A AIR FRANCE FLIGHT NUMBER 40 tlN SECOND LEG OF CURRENT SOLO TR IP RECEl'VED 5 18 PM 5 -20 PM TELETYPE COO I NG UN IT HJT ••• •j' Gii uof '-EDJS ·- SEARCH - - - - - - - __ _ 8 JAN 13 1959 lf th int lllqenee th Bu'reau's abou mes ag i ti b systems diu mJnOt d aotstd eh B•r•oo It i · d tloat it b Oitably paraphrased m order ontain d to protectinthe crypto_graphic - STANDAIID l'OftM NO C14 • DATE Office Memorandum I TO r UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Mr A H DATE 1-7-59 Jlr D FROM ___ -- - r SUBJECT s OLO - SAC Au·erbach Chicago advised 1-7-59 that CG 5824-S had returned to Chicago· from New York on the early morning of January 7 and th9- J while ·in New York the informant had been given $1000 by I·sadore f Vofsy to handle the informant's trip to Russia and the Party hopes the Russians will finance the return trip 'While in New York the informant was made an ex officio member of the National Committee of the OP USA but that the informant hopes on his re urn to New York 1-10-59 that he will be able to become a secret member of the National Committee as he feels that this would give him 7 iore standing in the Soviet Union Auerbach said the informant· now plans on going to New York again on January 10 and to leave New York on January 12 He i·s scheduled to meet James J ackson in Brussels Belgium and then go on to the Soviet Union I Auerbach said that'the informant is· to meet with Eugene Dennis Ben Davis and 7 lltam z Foster during the period January 10 to January 12 and Auerba ch said that in connection with the infqrmant 1·s meet ings with these CP leaders he thought i·t was desirable for SA John Keating who ·handles the tnformant to go to New York to reb eive ' J he results of the informant's discussion with these men I told Auerbach that it would be all right for Keating to go to New York'· for this period Auerbach mentioned that the informant 1 s wife is Xtremely ill but that everything appearer io be working out sat_i sfac iorily as far as the informant's trip to thp Boutet Un ion i s conce rmed develop'fil fnts Auerbach said Chicago would keep the Bureau a dui sed of i 't - h L f J 16 19 59 1 - lvfr Belmont 1 - Mr Mohr 1 - Mr Baumgardner 1 - Mr Thornton DEJl mtb_J 5 r --- --- r· - · · 2t ·m '7 -z rz 7 - L - I - T r r D P OM - yrr Tr Q 7 s·7·71 @ FD-36 Ro 12-·1 -ss G os-10-2011 ' fJJ ft l'J lJ F BI f rl Mr Tolson I l Mr elmont --· Mr Moh ' • - - i ' 1 Mr Nease ·-·-·· 1 I Mr Parsorui •0 -- ••- Date 1 16 59 I i Mr Rosen ' I Mr Tamm • PLAIN TEXT I Mr T1·otte1· Transmit the following in ---------- Ty_p_e_in-p- l -ai -n-te_x_t_or_c_o- -de- --- --------i1 lltr W C' Suli ·mn I Tele Room - I Mr Holluman Via --- 'A I R T E I _ _ _ _ __ · Gandy Priority or Method of Mailing I if I i i j - ----------------------------- ----------------L DIRECTOR FBI 100-428091 advised on 1 15 59 that on that date an Air Mail 1· e_t t e_r__w_a_s received from CG 5824-S This letter reflected that CG 5824-S had arrived in Paris and by inference indicated that he had made contact with JIM JACKSON in Paris b7D AUERBACH @ - Bureau I - Chicago JEK LMA 4 c@ tfftF-£DfS SEA CH •• •r ------------ M l Approved 61 JAN - -'-·---------1 s ial Agent in Charge 22 19 59 J REC- 92 Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ M Per _ _ _ _ _ _ _ • - _-__ ___ _ __ _ _ - _ ___ _ ' __-_ ___ _ - - ___ - _ -____ _ _ - - __ -- ___ _ __ - •- -c• __ ____ _ -- I 11 ti Jj DECLASSIFICATION AUTHO ITY DERI r ED FROM ---· ----- - - - - - - ---- --- - ·-FBI AUTOU • TIC I•ECLASSIFICATION GUIDE --- c - __ DATE 05-10-2011 4-41 Rev _ll l25-58-- r r r __ 1v' DECODED COPY Mr ·Nease ___ Mr Parsons_ Radio D k -JI l· I - r · ra cmR -fROM'- ·SAC b7D Teletype CHICAGO 1-19-59 Mr Rosen_ Mr Tamm _ _ Mr Trotter _ Mr W C Sullivar Tele Room_ Mr 'Holloman _ Miss Gandy - MB 12 02 PM 191638 fsbLaJ i s-c I IAov1srn oru JANUARY 11 LAST THAT· ·I N A LEffiR WR I TTEN FROM BRUSSELS_ CG 5824-Sf WROTE llfA T HE ANO JIM JACKSON HAO ARRIV O IN BRUSSELS· FROM PARIS AFTER A DELAY DUE TO A SNOW STORM CG 5824-St STATED IN AN ADDENDUM lU THE LETTER THAT EVERYTHING WAS O K THUS INDICATING THAT-FLOATING VISAS AND TRANSPORTATION lo PRAGUE HAD BEEN OBTAINED 1 -N BRUSSELS THE LETTER ALSO INOlCATED 11-lAT THEY PLANNED TO ARRIVE AT THEIR FINAL DESTINATION ON FRIDAY · EVENING JANUARY 16 LAST RECEIVED 1 11 PM TELETYPE l 28 PM - 5 · COOl·NG UN IT REC- 92 ·- A L PYO RM 4 Tt ·• 1 1 t @ fl'ERR N IS UNCLASS f p fr DATE lf-11-' __B t P I f rr t r I ' '3 t t tu J - If the intelliqence contained in the--above message ·is to be disseminated outside the Bureau it is suggesfed· that it be suitably paraphrased m order to protf ct the Bur au•s cryptographic systems -- -·-- -· _ -- ' - DECLASSIFICATIOM AUTHORITY DEP I'JED FROM - -•··· •• FBI AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATIOM GUIDE I 1· 4-41 Rev 8 -25-5 DATE O S-1O-2O11 '· rfJ D ECODE fCOPY Radio ' Mr Ison_ t j ·1-td y tir ' I ' ohr _ _ ·Mr Mr fv1r Mr Nease _ _ Parsons _ Rosen _ _ Tamm _ _ Mr Trotter - Mr W C SulHva1 Tele Roc im _ Mr Holloman _ Miss aridy - fiiJ Teletype 1-19-59 0 · ' 12 25 PM JLW DI RECTOR 1 AND SAC CHICAGO FROM SAC NEW YORK '6 191630 sow IS-C NEW YORK 694-S REPORTED ON JANUARY 19 1959 REG£ I PT OF A1-RMA IL LETTER FROM CG 5824-S ADV IS t'NG· LATTER WAS PROC EDi NG FROM BRUSSELS TO PRAGUE ON JANHARY 15 1 959 LETTER REFLECTED· TR IP SO FAR UNEVENTFUL AND ACCORD I NG TO SCHEDULE RECEIV O 12 27 PM TELETYPE 12 29 'PM -CODING· UNIT f t fNfi'ORl ATIQN CONTAINED SEARCH· ---- · a TE JU rnR N UNCLASS1FI EO ·-rrr·- ' c 1 · • - ·tf l o ·- V •• _ ' - -DATEV- t--'00 _B'i_ ft J l 'J t--' l f -fd61 If ---- v Av 2 JAN 21 7959 I • • - • _ If the inielli ence 'inthe theBureau s above message is to bes_ystems disseminated paraphras d n orderco tained tq protect ' cryptographic outside the Bureau it is suggested that it be· suitably DllCLASSIFICATIOH AUTHORITY DllIUVllD F R O M - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' - - - F B I AUTOMP TIC DKC LASSI l'IC ATION GUIDE D TE os-10-2011 -·· _____ t trY Radio m ·Teletype II ¥ FROM SAC NEW YORK - __ n lson _ - Mr Mohr _ _ Mr 'Nease _ Mr Parsons _ Mr Rosen _ _ Mr Tamm _ _ Mr Trotter _ Mr W C Sullivar Tele Room _ Mt Holloman _ Miss a dY- IV• · · URGENV 1-16-59 2 15 PM ' TOv61RECTOR 2 ANO SAC CHICAGO _____ - hl _• Bell lont k ' DECODED COPY D ti 4-41 Fiev a-2s-s l ' _ 161745 olg IS - C 'NY 694 - S ADVISED JANUARY 16 1959 HE RECEIVED fJsAME DATE SRECI-AL AIRMAIL LETTER FROM CG 5824 - S 'IN PARIS LETTER OATEO JANUARY 14 LAST AND REFLECTING CG 5824 - SMET JAMES JACKSON IN PAR'lS AND WAS SCHEDULED TO LEAVE WI TH JACKSON I i I ON· JANUARY 15 LAST FOR BRUSSELS WHERE THEY WOULD STAY AT HOTEL AMIOO OWING TO INCLEMENCY O_F ·WEATHER CG 5824 - S WAS UNCERTA IN· WHETHER THEY OULD BE ASLE TO LEAVE FQR BRUSSELS ON JANUARY 15 1959 · I RECEIVED 2 16 PM TELETYPE 2 18 PM CODING UNIT MJC f -- M B- - i 1·r J L - - - --- BEG· 65 1 JAN 29 '1959 If the intelliqence contained in the above message· is to be disseminated outside the Bureau it is suggested that it be suitably paraphrased m order to protect the Bureau's cryptographic systems · ' · ·· - - - - - · - ------- ·--- DECLASSIFI CAT_I OM AlT HORITY DERITJED FROM ' · · J _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ -_FBI AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATIOM GUIDE _ _ _______ _ ·_· -'i' - -· --- -_____ ____ ·· FD-36 Rev 1 13 56 x· FBI Mr Nease _ __ I Mr Parsons_ I Mr Rosen __ _ Date Transmit the following in I Mr Tamm __Mr Trotter ____ _ - - - - - - - - Type - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' Mr W C Sullivan in plain text or code A I R T E L FROM ··a--- c _ _ CHICAGO 134-46 Sub B SUBJECT -SOLO INTERNAL SECURITY - C b6 b7C l i ·r CG 5824-S on 1 12 59 orally furnished the following information to SA JOHN E KEATING This information pertains to conversations between MORRIS CHILDS and various leaders of the Communist Party - USA all of which were held during the period from 11 00 A M to 12 00 M_idnight on Sunday 1 11 59 Each CP leader was briefing CHILDS prior to his departure for Europe as a delegate from the CP-USA to the 21st Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union The information from each individual leader of the CP-USA is set forth under that individual's name G'- Bureau 1 - New York 1 - Chicago JEK kw 5 - · 1 · c_f _ · - - - - V •· 1 _ ' • r J' ' o··_ - FD-36 Rev 12-13-56 - FBI Date - - i •'· 1 I I I I I r Transmit the following in _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _I Type in plain text or code Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ -------- I I Priority or Method of Mailing I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - · ___________ L ______ _ CG 134-46 Sub B I W iLIAM z FOSTER WILLIAM z _FOSTER stated that currently the CP-USA has four policies These policie pertain to the Negro question trade union matters political activities and youth matters He stated however that these four policies are ·only one-half -right and that the Party should be wo king on them in order to make them 100% correct FOSTER said that it is necessary to repair the CP-USA and in his opinion _ the Right danger is· still the inain danger to the Party FOSTER said that DENNIS is not a vigorous leader and that unless DENNIS gives greater leadershtp t en the Party will never undo the damage which the Right wing did to the Party Next FOSTER blamed DENNIS and the supporters of the Right wing for the theory that the CP-USA has to work within a United Socialist Party in its political activities FOSTER said that if the CP-USA concentrates on independent candidates or work within a United Socialist Ticket rather than in the Democratic Party then the CP-USA wo ld never be able to build a labor party According to FOSTER a labor party will have to be built· with· the use of trade unionists and that these trade unionists are in the Democratic Party ¼ With regard to I I who is currently _i_n_ _ R l ss i a FOSTER_ came to the defense of I I Ife praised I I as l e v k FOSTER stated that stood alone against the Riglrf wing and fought for the line of the CP-USA Further I I led the f ght to kick JOHNri@TES out of the- Party FOSTER also stated that he thinks that the Ru sians will givej ja i s hearing J -n defense of I FOSTER sai - atj ltried to see GEN Ef NNIS before he left fqr Russia but tliat DENNIS would not see him On the other hand FOSTER said that I jwas stupid for having violated Party discipline - 2 Approved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Special Agent in Charge Sent _ _ _ _ __ I FD-36 Rev 12-13-56 I I J I I FBI Date Transmit the following in I sµ ' -----'--------------------1i Type in plain text or code f'ro 1 1 Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Priority or Method of Mailing I ------------------------------------------------L------CG 134-46 Sub B FOSTER also stated that he had a talk with ALEXAND R TRACHTENBERG before the latter left for llll§§JJ He said that he asked TRAC to convey his regards to his granddaughter L -- ---r - ---- -- ----- ' and also asked MORRIS CHILDS to try to see s grancldaughter b6 b7C With regard to greetings and regards from FOSTER to various gp_s§ian lead rs FOSTER commented that of the p esent leadership of the CPSU the only person· he knows is pTTQ_ _ · 1 -¥1tl3 g_ N He said that it was possible that he would know some l·iff •tlfe·cfe1egates to the 21st Congress of the CPSU from other Communist Parties FOSTER was told by CHILDS that everyone knows him and that his regards would be conveyed to the leadership of the CPSU and to the other delegates to the 21st Congress of the CPSU A COMMENTS OF CG 5824-S ON THE DISCUSSION WITH WILLIAM z FOSTER The discussion with FOSTER became rather heated toward the end of the conversation As a result of this ESTHE STER entered the room and stated that FOSTER was not giving CHILDS an opportunity to state his views CHILDS admitted to FOSTER that they have disagreements and cautioned FOSTER that he should be careful on how an approach can be made toward unity in the CP-USA It is possible that1 was thoroughly briefed by FOSTER on the latt r's viewpoints and that FOSTER may even have given lno es to deliver to-the leadership of the CPSU While FOSTER canie to the defense of I he also appeared to be worried for· fear that he FOSTER might be charged with ·factional activities and violation of Party discipline in the matter Yet the main points made by FOSTER were the following 1 An uncompromising attack against DENNIS and 2 A defense of r - 3 - Approved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Special Agent in Charge F D-36 Rev 12-13-56 rt j 0 I I I - ' I I I FBI Date Transmit the following in I ·s ' 1 Ii- - - - - - - - - - - t - i f u l - ------- Type in plain text or code I Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ --------------- ---- -- ----- -------1 Priority o_r Method of Mailing I I --------------------- ------------------------L-· ----CG 134-46 Sub B It is believed that FOSTER was making an effort to propagandize CHILDS so that CHILDS would convey to the CPSU that FOSTER is not a sectarian In this regard FOSTER said that proof that he is not a sectarian is his proposal for the CP-USA to work within the two oider parties i e the Democratic and Republican Parties instead of a United Socialist Party He charge4 DENNIS with the responsibility for the policy of splinters since DENNIS came out in favor of a United Party of Socialism in 1956 FOSTER concentrated on the subject of working in the Democratic and Republican Parties so that the Russians will think that he has come up with something new and qifferent II A EUGENE DENNIS INSTRUCTIONS TO MORRIS CHILDS It appeared that EUQENE DENNIS was fully prepared for a discussion with MORRIS CHILDS because DENNIS had several statements and instructions for CHILDS written out when CHILDS arrived at the residence of DENNIS Because of this the •first hour of the meeting between DENNIS and CHILDS was conducted in silence as these notes were being read hese notes reflected that -tJ · · S $fl 1 JIM CKSON and MORRI 6HILDS are the only officEL£lelegate ef the 21st Cong ess 9f b CP §P fr om the CR TfsA Wrifteii ' creaeiitfaliit wer e ·nol prepared for JACKSON and CHILDS since it was felt that they will not need them · b6 2 While ALEXANDER TRACHTENBERG andJ are not delegates if necessary they can be involve in the 21st Congress as observers CHIL S shouid explain to TRACHTENBERG that he is not a delegate to the 21st Congress of the CPSU since the National Executive Committee of the CP-USA felt that two delegates were sufficient · 3 JIM JACKSON and MORRIS CHILDS should explain to 'the Russians that legal restrictions made it impossible for either - 4 Approved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Special Agent in Charge Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ M · C FD-36 Rev f2-13-56 I I I • J I I FBI Date Transmit the following in Type in plain text or code Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ I lSE I I I Priority or Method of Mailing I -------------------------- ---------------------L------CG 134-46 Sub B '7 1 S 1 -2---- EUGEN ENNIS WILLIAM z FOSTER ELIZABETH GURLEY FLYNN orANTOWRCBMAREK to attend the 21st Congress of the CPSU 4 MORRIS CHILDS is to tell the Russians that he is an ex-officio member of the National Committee CHILDS is considered as a member of the National Committee speaks as a member of the National Committee nd can attend all meetings of the National Committee of the CP-USA·by virtue of the fact that he is the Secretary of the International Commissi n and the ecretary of the National Appeals Committ e of the CP-USA 5 In discussions on ail technical matters dealing with funds and communications between the CPSU and the CP-USA MORRIS CHILDS should be the sole representative of the CP-USA JACKSON should not interfere with and should not participate in any of these discussions However CHILDS should not object if the Russians insist that ALEXANDER TRACHTENBERG sit in on these discussions · 6 A meeting of the National Committee of the CP-USA i s being planned· for the first part of March 19 59 CHILDS ought to try to return to the United States before this National Committee meeting Therefore CHILDS should ask the Russians ·to let him leave Russia as close o first of March as possible If TRACHTENBERG JACKSON and want to make side trips including trips to China this s a l right Therefore CHILDS will be the first to return to the United States y 7 A communicp tion was received by DENNIS from_E l NKCOE asked that I of New York City · be sent to l l · fl_C_Ql £ L Ch • DENNIS indiqated that I I is a good comrade arid that she is in contact with Far Eastern and Latin American countries DENMIS said that· the Chinese comrades should be informed that DENNIS will approve a short trip to China for I I but that he would not approve an definite stay in China for her 1 8 Before the opening of the 21st Congress of the - 5 - Approved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Special Agent in Charge Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ M Per _ _ _ _ _ __ • · -- - · - ' ·- ' tw -_ - FD-36 Rev 12-13-56 F FBI Date Transmit the following in --------- c --- ----- --- ------- --41'i f 'LU-9 Type in plain text or code Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ -------------- Priority or Method of Mailing I - - - - - - - - - - - - · __________________ L ______ _ CG 134-46 Sub B CPSU the CP-USA will announce that the CP-USA has sent JIM JACKSON to the 21st Congress as a guest The CP-USA will not make any announcement in regard to CHILDS The· announcement in regard to JACKSON will be made in order to prevent a prior leak of this information in the capitalist press ' ·11 ef uAA _ In the discussion EUGENE DENNIS stated that CHILDS should arrange a meeting between JIM JACKSON and so that they can har a full discussion on the N egro question I 1 I joined in the discussion concernin I She sa 1 d that she realizes that theirL---r---- ---' may O l 4ave a psychological block in r egard to his paren s rma feel g' 1 that they abandoned him i-n Russia I Jblarlled EARL ROWDER and one ph 9 t b _C Q fil' for the fact that • - r e m a ined in Russ a She said that she had been promised- thatL - -- would be sent out of Russia soon after she and GENE got out of Russia 11 ct _ ·· I I I also s h a t I should be old that his grandmother s mo ne1 1s stil more interested in I than in their othe who is in New York City I I stated that her mother who is now 77 yea 1- - of 'age was considered to be an old Bolshevik and at one time was invited to v s it Russia She said that her mother's maiden name was 'ir ' iIEVENORAFSKY ph and that her home town was Ektarinoslav· ph 1 ' hich is in the Ukraine I I stated that if her mother s background as an old Bolshevi by the Russians it might make it easier for __ _ _ Jand the Russians should be requested to look into tli s ac ground w s erifiy l Jf J f Bi_J J S DS told EUGENE DENNIS that for' security reasons the Russians are reluctant to let l - - - 1 trave to the United States although he has travelled in Europe as far as England PENNIS was asked for his views on t is DENNIS said - Approved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Special Agent in Charge 6 - Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ M Per _ _ _ _ _ __ b6 FD-36 ' Rev 12-13-56 @ ' tP FBI Date q L i I Transmit the following in - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Type in plain text or code I I Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Priority or Method of Mailing 'I - ----------------------------------------------L------CG 134-46 SUb B that he has no objection to a visit to the United States by his son if an opportunity is presented and that this viewpoint should be conveyed to the Russians C GREETINGS FROM THE CP-USA TO THE CPSU ON THE OCCASION OF THE 21ST CONGRESS OF THE CPSU DENNIS stated that before CHILDS returns to the United states from Moscow he should have a discussion with JIM JACKSON and tell JACKSON that certain types of information received by· JACKSON and C ILDS should only be conveyed· to DENNIS and not to the National Executive Committee upon their return to the United States ' ' DENNIS said that JACKSON did not prepare official greetings for the CP-USA to the CPSU on the occasion of the 21st Congress of the CPSU Thus CHILDS and JACKSON should prepare two letters of greetings from the CP-USA to the CPSU One of these letters should then be delivered to the CPSU The other letter should be similar in c'C ntent but should be in such form that it can be published Thus it should not contain anything which woµld get the CP-USA into legal difficulties In addition the CP-USA will send from New York City a very brief cable of greetings tp the CPSU on the occasion of the opening of the 21st Congress of the CPSU DENNis·also stated that JACKSON has other instructions which he will convey to CHILDS wh n they meet in Europe D FUNDS FOR THE CP-USA FROM THE CPSU DENNIS stated that funds from the CPSU for the CP-USA are coming to the United States too slowly He said that CHILDS should discuss this matter with the same representatives of the CPSU with whom he had made previous arrangements · CHILDS should - 7 Approved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Special Agent in Charge - $rM6 l Sent -----1- '- '- M tik 11 1 k' ·er ------- FD-36 Rev 12-13-56 e tf L ' ' FBI I I I· I Jc im iJlii I Date Transmit the following in I I -------- --- ------ ----- ----- --------i Type in plain text or code ------------- '-- -----0---c---c------i Priority or Method of Mailing I ----------------- ----------------------------L------ Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ CG 134-46 Sub B try to get the balance of the funds due on the basis of the arrangements for 1958 and should also negotiate for funds for 1959 DENNIS instructed that CHILDS should tell the Russians that supporters of both the Right wing and the Left wing viewpoints in the CP-USA walked off with Party funds The Russians should be told that as of right now the CP-USA has a deficit of a quarter of a million dollars a year- Thus the Ci -USA cannot resume the publication of a daily newspaper However if the Russians fulfill their promise for 1958 and make arrangements for funds for 1959 then the CP-USA may be in a po ition to resume a daily paper in about one year · Irr addition DENNIS stated that IRVING POTASH has made a proposal that the CP-USA publ sh a monthly trade union maga ine similar to the old 11 March of Labor 11 • DENNIS instructed CHILDS to negotiate with the Russians for some financial support for such a magazine In a subsequent conversation IRVING POTASH stated th t it would take about $50 000 a year to publish a trade union magazine on a monthly basis He said that as a minimum the following staff would be needed 1 an Editor 2 an Assistant Editor and 3 a Business Manager - Secretary E POSSIBLE TRIPS OF CP-USA MEMBERS TO RUSSIA FOR MEDICAL CARE AND OR TO LIVE PERMANENTLY IN RUSSIA C LJ it -S c - DENNIS stated that CHILDS· ·shou1 sk the Russians if it would be possible to send omerCP members to Russia fo medical care Also would it be_possible to send some old- p ople to live in Russi er ntly in connection with the latter DENNIS mentionedL -n -- - '- rd to medical care DENNIS mentioned the following L----- - ' ---r- of Boston who has -multiple sclerosis ELIZABETH RLEY FLYNN w o wants to go to Russia for - 8 - · 11··__ i 14 Approved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Special Agent in Chqrge l 1'iii1' 'ij S t M f 1_ _ _ _ _ __ en - - - - - - fi L ll' § I I I FD-36 Rev 12-13-56 I I· I FBI Date f J lf · I i 1 Transmit the following in - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' - - 1 Type in plain text or code 1 I Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ I Priority or Method of Mailing -- ------------·--------------------------------L---· --- CG 134-46 Sub B treatment of arthritis WILLIAM WEINSTONE who wants treatment for 'fatigue and colitis DENNIS $aid that this matter should be raised in a general way with the Russians He said-that he thinks that WEINSTONE wants to go to Russia in order to present the viewpoints of WILLIAM z FOSTER Therefore the CPSU should be told ·that- if any persons can go to Russia for m dical care these persons are not to take up any political problems while in Russia F WORLD MARXIST REVIEW DENNIS sa i d that the leaders of the World Marxist Review should be told to publish the CP-USA statement on Party unity and should accompany this with a favorable comment Further CHILDS should take up with the leaders of ·the World Marxist Review the necessity for a major article dn Trotskyism Also that the Editors of the World Marxist Review should be asked to publish a review of the book by the English author LEVY which deals with anti-Semitism in the Soviet Union G LEGAL STATUS OF THE CP-USA DENNIS instructed CHtLDS to explain to the Russians and the representatives of all other Communist Partie the current legal status o t CP-USA It should be pointed out that Smith Act and Ta t-Har Jey cases are still being prosecuted Further that the McCarran Act is still on the books that there is a black list which prohibits employm nt of CP members in certain i dustries that al of these things prevent a large scale growth of the CP in the Un ted States H YOUTH MATTERS DENNIS stated that the Russians should be told that within a couple of months they will be notified as to whom will - 9 - Approved -------------'- Special Agent in Char_ge - -- __ ' - - - - -_ -- -- -----· r-·· •--- - FD-36 Rev 12-13-56 FBI Date Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Priority or Method of Mailing I ----------------------------------------------L------CG 134-46 · SUb B b6 b7C speak for the National Committee of the CP-USA at the World Youth Congress in Vienna Austria during the summer of 1959 and · DENNIS stated tha I ALi moN _ a couple· 9f others who are actve J Youth matters are · all · b _ of _the Cf_ but are - Yet this group of Leftists i s splitt ing_up·and some of them may be won over to a correct policy In April 1959 he CP-USA will hold a National Youth Conference in order to exchange opinions on the type of youth organization to establish I CP-USA POLITICAL ACTIVITIES DENNIS stated that FOSTER's thesis on the need for CP work in the Democratic Party is too one-sided He said that even though it is necessary for the CP-USA to work within the two old parties it may be necessary to have an independent party such as a peace party Thus the CP should not limit itself to concentration only in the two old parties with emphasis on the · Democratic Party In this connection he mentioned that some·· people favor a split even in the Democratic Party in order to get away from the DLxiecrats J ESTIMATE OF THE GENERAL SITUATION IN THE UNITED STATES DENNIS c9mmented that there is an upsurge-of struggle in the United States and that it is possible that ·the United · States will see more strikes developing He said that there may ·be more struggles when the anti-filibuster rules are defeated in Congress Further there will be struggles developing around elections in 1960 With regard to the economic situation · DENNIS stated that the auto situation is worse now than- it was in 1957 and 1958 and t at it will get even worse Also steel production will not go beyond 75% of capacity and may even decrease There may also - 10 Approved - - - - - - - - - - Special Agent in Charge i l l I 1 1 FD-36 Rev 1_2-13-56 A- ·v Y FBI I I I I I I I I Transmit the following in - --- -Da-te ---- --- ------ --- --- ISE -m· Type in plain text or code Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ I j I Priority or Method of Mailing I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -· - - - - L - - - - - - - CG 134-46 Sub B be m_ore unemployment K MOVEMENT FOR PEACE IN THE UNITED STATES 1 Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy DENNIS stated that the Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy has organizations in 75 cities in the United States It has borough and netghborhood organizations in New York City It is getting ready to do something to influence negotiations in Geneva in regard to the control of nucl_ear tests He also stated that some peace groups will mobilize and organize to put pressure in Congress regarding control of nuclear tests DENNIS stated that the Communist Party has a few individuals in lead ng capacities in these peace movements 2 Women's Interndti _o q fil tt ¼ 9£ Peace an Free om DENNIS stated that the Women's International League for ·Peace and Freedom will hold a national ·convention in Boston in Jun 1959 and that it will be a big event The CP will try to have a hand in the convention DENNIS said that CHILDS should tell all Communist Parties to send greetings to this convention Also an effort should be made to have prominent indi viduals such as scientists send greetings to this convention from throughout the world 3 A Third Pugw sh Conference DENNIS said that efforts should be made to promote a third Pugwash Conference He e 'plained that CYRUS EATON called the first conference of scientists from all over the world to discuss nuclear wars This first conference was held in Pugwash Nova Scotia- The second conference of this type was held in Vienna Austria He said that pressures should be brought through prominent people for a third Pugwash Conference to which not Approved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Special Agent in Charge 11 - Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ M FD-36 Rev r2-13-56 @ V FBI Date Transmit the following in ----- -----'---------------- Type in plain text or code Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ---------------------- Priority or Method of Mailing I _______________________ L __ · ___ _ CG 134-46 Sub B only scientists but also educators and labor leaders would be invited L PAMPHLETS AND PUBLICATIONS DENNIS stated that the CPSU should be ·told that the Communist foreign language press in the United States has a good circulation Also that the CP-USA issued aoo ooo leaflets on the Lebanon and Far Eastern crises that the CP-USA has issued a lot of material advocating a ban on nuclear tests and nuclear war and that there is a leaflet on the presses now ostensibly published by The Worker which deals with the current situation in the steel industry DENNIS also stated that word had come through from the Russians stating that they have an urgent need for a book deaiing with taxes in the United States DENNIS said that is supposed to get this book __ _ __ M b7C I JOHN WILLIAMSON DENNIS stated that JOHN WILLIAMSON is now a District Organizer and is located thirty miles outside of London DENNIS said that WILLIAMSON believes that this position will lead to his becoming a member of the National Committee of the Communist ' PartL_ f- _ _ -Brita • · · ----· - 'I fl 1t · 1 qg_pg l __ g t § t ar v of DENNIS inst ted CHILDS -t e CPGB or o talk w i t h LLITT and tell them that they re making a mistake in not fu ly utilizing the talents of WILLIAMSON and that WILLIAMSON should be a member of the National Committee of the CPGB if ecessa y ' DENNIS also stated that he feels that if JOHN WILLIAMSON wants to leave England and cannot go to Canada that he should go to Prague Czechoslovakia as the CP-USA representative on the World Marxist Review - 12 - Approved ---------'---- Special Agent in Charge j FD-36 Rev 12-13-56 A V FBI Date Transmit the following in ------'---'-------------------- -¼ 1n Type in plain text or code Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Priority or Method of Mailing I _____________ ___________________________ _______ L ______ · CG 134-46 Sub B N CUBAN SITUATION DENNIS stated that JOE NORTH left the United States for Cuba on Sunday 1 11 59 and planned to spend at least two weeks in Cuba DENNIS stated that NORTH had made contact with the Cuban publication Hoy O CP MEMBERS VISITING IN RUSSIA DENNIS said that the CPSU should be told that no matter who goes to Russia as a member of the CP-USA that the CPSU must check with the CP-USA in regard to these individuals The CP-USA will not assume responsibility for anyone unless it is first given notice that the person plans to go to Russia or i in Russia P MOLLIE PEARLMAN DENNIS said that a woman by the name ofl who was a stenographer in the Cominter is still in Russia - - He asked C ILDS to try to find out how she is getting along --- - _---c--- - Q 21 ---»2 PROGRAM FOR THE CP-USA DENNIS said that the CPSU shou d be told that the CP-USA will not have an elaborate program for itself at the 17th National Convention Instead it will ve a declaration of · principles DENNIS aid that while JI LEN is opposed to this idea the National Committee will discu a declaration of principles at its next meeting ·I I I EUGENE DENNIS AND IRVING POTASH At this point IRVING POTASH joined CHILDS and DENNIS · at the latter's residence - 13 Approved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Special Agent in Charge -· - · -- ·-·-· -··--- Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ M b7C FD-36 Rev 12-13-56 A Q t I I I FBI Date Tn msmit the following in I I I I I -------- ------- --- ------_-_1$_ ' •· Type in plain text or code M --------'----- - -- -- --------tI Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Priority or Method of Mailing I ______________________________________________ L ______ _ CG 134-46 Sub B A WORLD-WIDE MOVEMENT FOR AMNESTY FOR GIL GREEN AND HENRY WINSTON · IRVING POTASH stated that at the 21st Congress of the CPSU an effort should be made to start a world-wide movement for amnesty for GIL GREEN and HENRY WINSTON In regard to WINSTON emphasis shquld be placed on this campaign in Africa Asia and non-Socialist countries This should be a world-wide campaign along the lines of the campaign conducted for the·right of PAUL ROBESON to travel outside the United States Emphasis should be placed on the fact that the United States not only has political prisoners but has a colored·political prison'er ' B I _ j J f111 r X I v - _ - ' - - POTASH raised the question of trying to get EUGENE DENNIS indicated tha a-t h e_w_a_s__ opposed to this He saia that she is 65 years of age and is ill Furth er the Chinese are taking care of her and her· return to the Un ted States might create- too many problems for the CP-USA · 1if back to the United States ·r t· I C CONTACTS BETWEEN THE CP-USA AND LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES POTASH stated that at the 21$t Congress of the CPSU the question of preparing contacts between the CP-U A and Latin American countries shoulq be discussed D A TRUNK BELONGING TO POTASH WHICH IS IN WARSAW PO AND roTASH said that he has a trunk which he left with in Warsaw Poland · He said that it contains personal ite s that the 'Ainer fcanJiutliorities know that he has this item in Poland and that he would like to get it DENNIS commented that if the items are not worth at least $500 POTASH should forget about it POTASH said that it is worth'more than $500 to l I - 14· Approved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Special Agent in Charge Sent _ _ _ _ _ _· is i - -h---_ _-- b6 b7C I FD-36 Rev 12-13-56 A- A ' I I I I FBI Date I I I t l lj Transmit the following in _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ II Type in plain text or code Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ I I Priority or Method of Mailing I -------------------- -------- ----------------L------CG 134-46 Sub B him that he wants it and wants MORRIS CHILDS to take up this matter with the leadership of Poland POTASH said that the trunk may already be on its way to him since he discussed this matter with Polish Government officials when ·he w s in Washington In an aside DENNIS indicated that he did not want CHILDS to bother about this item E POTASH then discussed He said that an effor should be made to try to getj back to the United DENNIS said that he was also opposed to this since her return might create problems for the CP-USA DENNIS commented that I d s ied LJ and that the rest of I s f ami ha§' quit the CP Further Iwent to E lnme with who was part of the a vance guard to set up an undergroun ieaders ip of th_e CP-USA in Moscow t J- it ££_ I J l POTASH protested thatr went to Europe because she was afraid that the United States Government during the underground period would arrest hen _ ____ whose fathe was L I I _ ____ I t____w as finally agreed that CHILDS is to try to determine l's present status in regard to the possibility of returning to the United States IV A BENJAMIN DAVIS JR COMMENTS OF DAVIS ON EUGENE DENNIS In a leµgthy meeting between MORRIS CHILDS and BEN -- X P4Y1§ the latter outlined his position in rega i -d to EUGENE DENNIS He said that DENNIS is not fit to be a General Secretary He stated We need a dynamic leader We need somebody to whom - 15' - Approved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Special Agent in Charge b6 b7C FD-36 Rev 12-13-56 7 · 0 # FBI Date Transmit the following in - --------------------' -li- Type in plain text or code -----------------------1 Priority or Method of Mailing I ------------------------------------------------L------- - Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ CG 134-46 Sub B the Negro people will listen Parenthetically speaking it is believed that DAVIS had himself in mind as the person who coµld perform the duties of General Secretary of the CP-USA DAVIS said that DENNIS is not fightin rd enough against the Right ·f2 DAVIS also commented that NIKITA ImUSHCHEV is a symbol of Ai6 1 eadership He said We do not ave one comrade like that in the - Vl CP-USA WL-------Referring to b6 I DAVIS e disagreed with WILLIAM z FO TER's position regardingl____J DAVIS said that he hopes thatT will be punished He also thinks t at it was correct for the National Executive Committee to issue the statement that it did about I DAVIS stated that he w±ll re-organize the Brooklyn Party organization from top ottom and in-this connection launched into an attack on AND ONDA Parenthetically sp aking it is possible that DAVIS s sin I La Negro and head of the Brooklyn Party organization a possible threat to DAVIS' leadership in the New York District C NEGRO QUESTION Next DAVIS said that the main problem in the United States is the Negro question He said I -you can grasp that link everything else will move The DENNIS leadership does not grasp that D PAUL ROBESON It is noted that PAUL ROBESON is currently in Moscow CHILDS asked DAVIS if he thought it would be advisable to see PAUL ROBESON DAVIS replied that by all means CHILDS should see ROBESON • Parenthetically speaking DENNIS also stated that CHILDSshould see ROBESON DAVIS stated that he had been writing to ROBESON in a guarded way DAVIS told CHILDS to tell ROBESON that DAVIS thinks that ROBESON made a mistake in p blicly stating that he - 16 Approved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Special Agent in C harge Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ M I FD-36 Rev 12-13-56 I I I I I FBI Date I l • I I Transmit the followlng in 1 -- -------- ---------------'-----1 · Type in plain text or code I Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I ----------------------1 Priority or Method of Mailing I -------------------· ----- -------------------L-- ---CG 134-46 Sub B would make England his home DAVIS said that he feels that ROBESON's ·stay in Euro e sho ld be a temporary matter DAVIS said that he understands·that ROBESON has an invitation to go to China DAVIS stated that he feels that ROBESON should not go to China because the United States Government could then say that ROBESON had violated his passport privileges DAVIS said he would advise ROBESON not to make a trip to China E PROPOSAL FOR AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM AND COLONIALISM DAVIS asked CHILDS to talk to PAUL ROBESON about the possibility of holqing an International Conference Against Racism and Colonialism DAVIS aid that forty or fifty world personalities including Madam St 'N Yat-sen ph and headed by ROBESON coµld join such a world- ±de conference or committee · DAVIS said that if ROBESON is receptive to this proposal then CHILDS should take it up with the Russians Chinese and other Communist Parties v · b6 b7C I CHILDS m t withL r -a-t-the apartment of BILL ALB Q and they proceeded'to a saloon on Broadway where the discussion lasted from approximately 9 00 P M · to Midnight A THOMPSON'S ESTIMATE OF THE SITUATION IN THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CP-USA The estimate o f in regard to the current leadership of the CP-USA was similar to that of FOSTER and DAVIS CHILDS said that he wanted to pl ce a $64 000 question to l-_-_-_-_-_-_ - lso that he would have an answer in ·the event that the Russians again asked him the same question This question is as follqws Are there any basic political differences between - 17 Approved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Special Agent in Charge Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ M Per _ _ _ _ _ __ J eE· t ITT7 ·· - 'i Zf fJ - ·- 1 -0 1 l r · T 0 -- ifT ·· -· ' P Fc r 1 P FD-36 Rev 12- 3-56 10 V FBI Date Transmit the following in -----------------------1 Type in plain text or code Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Priority or Method of Mailing I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - · ________ L_- ____ _ CG 134-46 Sub B WILLIAM z FOSTER and EUGENE ·DENNIS replied that he would state that while there are differences between FOSTER and DENNIS there are no basic political differences between them I said that DENNIS is a h rd guy to work with He stated that DENNIS should be in the collective leadership but that DENNIS should not be the sole leader of the CP-USA B FACTIONALISM I stated that factionalism will continue in the CP-USA yet the Right wing has been broken and the Left wing is not going anywhere The National Executive Committee will not split The factional fight will not have the support of any segment of the leadership so there is no danger of a split in the National Executive Committee 1 _MORRIS SCHAPPES and Jewish Currents l i l l 4 b6 b7C stated that in a few days MORRIS SCHAPPES will be kcked out of the Communist Party but that Jewish Currents'' will remain under the control of the CP He said that SCHAPPES without consulting anyone in the Party leadership called a conference on Jewish work While· the CP could not call off this conference- the Party is finished with SCHAPPES I I commented that this will lead to more factional fights involving the Right wing 2 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA I stated that it is not known officially as yet but that he plans to make a trip to California in about six weeks He said that the National Office of the CP-USA is preparing to send I to Southern California in two weeks I will stay in Southern California permanently and will work into the leadership of the Southern California District I - 18 Approved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Special Agent in Charge I FD-36 Rev 12-13-56 fiJ FBI Date I I I I I $Ee - · I • Transmit the following in - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 Type in plain text or code ------------ --- --- ---c- - --- --------1 Priority or Method of Mailing I ---------------------- --·----------------------L------- Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ CG 134-46 Sub B ··· L - 3 _ _ ___ 1 said that he is opposed to the acti ities of ---- -- --n-e Jsaid that the tional Office will take action againstj and also against AL NON and I I who are in a conspiracy preparing for th 17th National Convention of the CP-USA C CP-USA MEMBERSHIP I was asked wh t the current membership figure is for the CP-USA I said that the membership of the CP-USA is under 7 000 but that if the Party does not go haywire and does not have factional fights he believes that the Party can register as many s 10 000 members It is noted that EUGENE -DENNIS on 1 11 59 estimated the current embership of the CP-USA as 7 000 $ ' I L--- --Vr---- J I I aid that V if any inquiry is made about ___ E J · who is a you th delegat £ £2g ferences in C o lumbQ Ceylon -1 L Uda trl I was on the J _ew Yark State Board of tlie- E abor Yout'Ir'League · for five years and was head of the teenagers While his parents are not CP me2 9- rs_ hey are sympathetic ___ Lll--_ _ _l up1 - t - - - - - said that I I is planning to go to I Russia and that the Russians ·shou d be told that she is all right did not indicate the purpose ofl fs trip • I _____ F v BUSINESS ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN EASTERN EUROPEAN COMMUNIST COUNTRIES AND THE UNITED STATES - 19---- Approved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Special Agent in Charge Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ M I b6 b7C E'c · 2·•· '° r r · 'r• · ' · YZ' s t''Fi•• c• --T1 IS ' l ' 'Fi7' · ' s 'i FD-36 Rev 12-13-56 ® I FBI Date tMtd '- h Transmit the following in - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' - - - - - - - - - - 111 Type in plain text or code Via-------- -- I I --------- ---- - -----c---- -------1 Priority or Method of Mailing I ----------------------------------------------L-·----CG 134-46 Sub B I I stated that Eastern European Communist countries conduct business transactions in the United States and utilize attorneys in the United States in order to handle legal matters in connection with these transactions ' He said that the CP-USA is not getting any funds as· a result of these transactions Therefore CHILDS should indicate that some lawyers are better than others and the CP-USA is prepared to propose lawyers to handle these transactions These lawyers proposed by the CP-USA would give the CP-USA kickbacks on these transactions CHILDS should indicate that in th future the CP-USA wants different arrangements made in regard to these business transactions G b6 POSSIBLE CONFEJ'tENCE INVOLVING COMMUNIST PARTIES IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE ___ _ lsaid he would propose a conference involving· Communist Parties in North and South America and that if such a conference is held it should be similar to the recent AllAfrica Peoples Qoh erence held in Accra AUERBACH l 1 j - 20 - Approved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Special Agent in Charge Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ M 1 --- a ---- ' i 'l 1 FBI AUTOlL• TIC DECL1' SSIFICATION GUIDE DATE os-10-2011 · Office Mem XTO ' MR A H • U NITED S B rJONT · · ' _ FROM I I SUBJI« T Y J _J i- _ ---- W I f ' - Pufi DE- f f fDX 4 - PfA I NOfSIS c M '- fJ Tolson est ftCH ----· --- ' - -- rt - d-t _ IS-c fl DATE anuary 19 195 fll i m T -BHS -1i- 9' J lli MR F J BAUJJGARJJN TES GOVERNMENT 1£ ___ - Holloman Gandy ---1- k·fifitft✓ c r On l-ll-59 CG 5824-S conferred with William Z er Eugene Dennis Irui ng Potash Benjamin Davis Jr andk- - -- - - -' - ---- - - and ftl rece1ved instructions as ·to his attendance at 2 ongress Communist rty Soviet Union CPSll l-27-59 Informant and James JacksQ_n uiil be ly official delegates to 21·st Congress from aommunist Party USA- CPUSA th informant charged w' th sole responsibiltty fdr discussions relating · to funds and communications Foster in general desired the tnformant to t advise Soviets that r ight wing was st ll ma n danger i CPlJSA Fosrx Jft'_ __ appeared concerned that impression not be g1 ven to 8ov1 ets that he l i · - 1 · engaged in factt_onp actiutties His mai·n point rere a_ n unco TTJ pro74_' j attack aga1 nst Denn1 s and defense of I recently s li spf 7' d' left-wing JP leader presently in Russia without authority of qr_ led Eugene Dennis advised informant· that he is e c officio member 6 na committee- CPUSA and· pha rged with -major resppnsibil ity in deq 1-tng· Russ ta- Informant instructed by Dennis to p ttempt to obtain the r of funds· promised by Russia for 1958 and 'negotiate fo'I' funds for--- -J 1 Iriforrri qnt· to discuss wi t'h Russians possibl-e -f rtps of American JP ·m '· tq Russia for med--tca care and or permanent residence the legal st_ o f the CP' fSA proposed CPUSA youth act tvities Denn is t posit ion on f politioa1· activities and JJennis 1 e-stimate· of the_ economic situatio_ United 8t tes Infor7 l a1ft q 1-f Jo tQ discuss at Dennts 1 instruction t mo vement for peace in th Uni ted- States and the va rious pamphlets· by ·the C PUSA o t epanon and the Far Eastern cr_t'sis Potash propos · tnformant make effo'l't to start world-wide ·amne·sty movement for Cfilbert _ Green and fenry Winston to raise question regard ing contac1 Js betweei1 CPTJ_SA and Latin American· count ri ea Benj 1 min Davi Jr advised· i'n o rwfn t that Eugene Dennis nQt jtt to be ge eral ·secretary of CFUSA a_nd ·that Dennfa fails to grasp fact Neg o question main United States problem • i a fJ S I r tnd_icat_ S he has himself in m-ind as gen •ral secretary for CPU$_ A Davia I asked 1 nformant i o disc ss with Paul Robeson a ropascd ·jntjrnational _ conference- against racism and colonial tam J ll' l 'r- -- - -- ' i 7 '-advised J f ·I ll If- but that JJennis should be i n the colleo-f i ve leadership pointed out factionalism will continue_ in CJ lJSA but there i s no danger of a split in national e cecuttve committe e Thompson estimates current JPUSA embe-rship as under 7 000 but belteues Party can re_gt'ster 10 000 member sr lI · loo-42eo91 'J# cv 1 i ncJ ·osure l - Mr Belmont 1 - Mr Baumgardner l - Mr Thornton VI • AJJJ med 4 JA v- · '-J'6 7 1 ff 1 i i -11 -_ 1 q itC· Ju· _ £ r e 29 1959 JAN 23 t9Si ---- -i - 0 t · 1 4 - f f 1 q_ J lV t · 'l J -n 5 fi Memorandum to Mr Belmont f· EE SOLO l 00•4_28091 I i Thompson instructed tnformant to advise Russi•ans to util i'ae Amer ican attorneys in United states business transactions o Eastern European communist countries who will kick back part of the fees to the CPUSA Thompson proposes a conference of CPs in North and South America similar to All-Africa Peoples Conference held in Accra Africa r f OBSERVATIONS I f t I t Our informant is in fact the leader 9 f the CPUSA delegation to the 21st Congress CPSU and solely charged with the most important responstb-tl ittes such as funds and commurd'cations He will discuss a11 important aspec s of CPUSA activities with the Russians and will undoubtedly recetue instructions and suggestions concerning these activities j ro m the Russtq ns for the CPUSA In utew o the eztremely dangerous posttwn presently occupied by the in formant and since all of this in formation was obtained in personal conversation between the in forma rt and l arious Party functionaries any ·unauthorized disclosure of this information would jeopardise the · informant's life There ore it is felt that we cannot a ford to give any dissemination at the present time I ACTION t T h1 s matter will continue to be followed uery closely 1 Upon the informant's return to this country the information obtained from 1 him will be carefttlly analyzed and consideratton will be giuen at that ttme ' to dissemtnatton of p rttnent potnts on a h ¢gh level I I 'i I I t ' i _L j • _Memorandum to Mr Belmont RE SOLO l 00•4·28091 DETAILS CJhicago by airtel l-l -59 attached jurnished results oj briejing oj JG 5824-SiE- by top leaders CJPUSA on 1•11-59 prior to departure oj injormant to Russia as ojji ial elegate jrom CPUSA to 21st Congress CJPSU REMARKS OF WILLIAM • FOSTER CJ __ JMAN EJ ERITUS CJEU8A • J----p fj __ Foster charaoteri2ed current CPUSA policy regarding the Negro question trade-union matters pol tttcal activities and youth matters as only half correct CJlaims matn danger to Party is the right and that Eugene Dennis national secretary CJPUSA is not a vigorous leader H blamed Dennis and right wing jor theory CJPUSA must work wtthin United Socialist arty in political activities whereas Foster believes Party should· ithin Republican and Democratic Parties Foster defended Brooklyn CP juncttona r u who is currently in RY § § fJJ without s on oj na ff't7fn J 'T- JF Jeaae' f4i·-and currently suspended jrom o fi ce in the lf elIJ Yor l Dist7'ict CJP as the only leader to stand aga inst the right wing Noted that New Yo -k aduiaeci by at -tel -1-15-59 that Foster received lette7' jrom I Jon 1-14-59 mailed jrom Moscow Russia Thia letter indicated that Loman was supporting Foster's views in Russia · Foster's matn points in conversation with our informant were bis l u compromising qttack agains· Dennis and his dejense ojLI------ - s INSTRUCTIONS T EUGEN DENNIS 1 NATIONA SECJRETAR · CPUSA 7 g -- - Jamea aokson and Info ant are the only o r·otaJ d'if'_u t • it r _fJ f __ J_q lg r _l i _P l JZ Ale cand er rachtenberg and I a re to be I constdered merely obseruers t y become tnuolued in st Jongress ' ----- -· Injormant was instructed to advise Russia that he is ex ojjicto member oj national committee CJPUSA by virtue oj his position as secretary oj internatio_nal commtssion and secretary oj national appeals committee CPUSA Injormant tnstruc ted· that he will be sole representative of CPUSA with CPSU tn dtscusstons dealing with funds and communications Injormant instructed to attempt to return to United States in· time to q ttend nattonal committee meeting early March 1959 Prior to opening oj 21st Cpngress the CPUSA will announce that Jackson is presence at attending CJongress CJongress as guest but will not rejer to informant's - 3 - b6 Memorandum to Mr Belmont RE SOLO l 00-428091 -- l j rr _ ' _ _ - --··-·-·---- _ r J• Info rman-f instructed to arrange for meeting betweenlL---- -- ---of Eugene Dennis and James Jackson for discussion of Negro question • 0 J1 ds for CPUSA Crom CJPSU Dennis 'instructed informant to advise Soviets that funds from Soviet Union are coming too slowly Informant -to attempt to get balance of funds due for 1958 $125 000 and to negotiate for funds fo·r 1959 OPUSA I§ Precarious Financial Pos·itJ ion Dennis instructed informant to advise Russia that supporters of both heft and right wtng have walked off with Party junds and that the OPUSA has annual dejicit of one quarter oj a million dollars OPUSA Hopes to Publish Daily Publication in Abqup One Year Dennis advised injormant to tell Russians that ij they fltlfill their financtal promise fo r 1958 and make arrangements fo r funds or 1959 the CPUSA may be in position to resume daily publication of a newspaper tn ab out one year P'roposed T ade-llnion Maqa rtne J f CPUSA _ L- f-- • Dennis said Irving ½f_ot sh l qbo _ll £ ' et ary _ qJ JL has proposed publication of _monthly tradefunion magazine and informant instructed to attempt to get financial support for such a m a gaaine f'rom Russia Potash has estimated that it would taffe about $Et'l OOO a year to publish a t'rade1 union magqaine monthly Possible Trips to Russia tor Medical Care and or Permanent Residence for CPUSA Members L 5 --- Dennis instructed informant to inquire· of § iJJ regarding possibility of sending old CP members to live in Russia permanently and certain others for medic care In conn ion with mediqa7 be mentioned Elizabeth Gurley 'lynn Wtlliam t einstone and of New England District __ J_J - I ' · - World Marxist Review - aa e I Dennis instructed injormant to tell leaders of this publication to publish CPUSA 1 s statement on Party unity with favorable comment and in addition injormant should take up necessity jor maga2tne preparing major b7c • ' Memorandum to Mr Belmont RE BOLO 100-428091 arti9le ·on Trotsky tam Edttors of this magazine should be asked by informant to publish rev_tew of book by English author Leuy on antiSemitism in the Soviet Union C PUSA Polttical Ae-t ivtttes Dennis in contrast to Will tam z Foster· stated that CPUSA should not tmit-ttsemf to concentration on the two major political parties with emphasis on the Democratic Party as it may be necessary to have an independent Party such as a peace party Legal Status of CPU8A Dennis· instructed informant to advise Russia that large scale growth ·of CPUSA prevented by such factors as Smith Act Taft-Hartley cases McC'arran Act and black l'i sts prohibit v n g employment of CP members in certai industries aPUSA Yiiiitfli Matte rs In April 1959 C'PUSA wtll hold nattonal youth conference to exchange optnions on the type of youth organizatton to be established Russia will be· notified within two months of the identtty of the person authorized· to speak for the national-committee C'PUSA at the world yo th conference at Vienna A ustrta in the Summer of 1959 Dennis' Estimate of General Situation United States · Dennis believes it is po ssible that llntted _S ates will see more strikes developing in the future Concerning economic situa ion Dennis predicts a worsening of the automobile industry a posstble decrease in steel productton and a probable increase in unemployment Movement for Peace in llnited States aommittee for a Sane·Nuglear Policy Dennis clai ms the above organization is establtshed tn 75 United States cities It will attempt to influence negotiations tn Geneva concerning conttnuation of nuclear tests • Dennis said some peace groups Will attempt to pressure Congress regardtng nuclear tests and that the CPlJSA -has a few individuals in leadi ng capacities in these peace movements - 5 - Memorandum to Mr Belmont RE SOLO 100-428091 Women IS Internatt qnal League fo r Peace and Freedo'llJ Dennis said thts organization will hold national oonventton Boston June 1959 and it will be a gig event OPUSA Will attempt to e certOPssome tnj'luence at this convention and injormant instructed to tell all to sen greetings --- i' ·-- - l't1 -• --11 ·5 -· Dennis said efforts shouid be ma e o promote a ird Pugwash C onj'erence The j'irst was called by Cyrus 1 aton and held Pugwash Nova Scotia regarding nuclear· wars The econd was held in Vien a Austria Dennis advised informant that pressures should be brought through prominent people j'or a third conference to which educators and labo leaders as well as scientists will be invited Pamphlets and Publications Dennis instructed informant to tell OPSU that communist foreign language press in Uniteq States has good circulation He said 300 000 leaflets were issued on Lebanon and the Far Eastern c-rtsis and that OPUSA issued a lot oj' material in regard to the ban on nuclear tests He said leaflets are now on the presses regarding th e current steel situation Jqh tll tamson • 7 '-· Denn ts to 1d t n to rman t that IV ms on fo rme Cf f 811 fU' _' lJ gJ fJ t JL who accepted voluntary deportatton to EfJ land to auoitl Trosecu1ifon under membership clause of Smith Act of 1940 isnow district_g r_g_g _ffffLr o t ¢ lJ§ g f t f_ fb P L1 r lt0 J 'TJ l£PGB In formant inst ructea - o adv tse CPGB that Wi111amson snould be made a member oj' national committee OPGB Informant tnstructed to advise 1Yill iamson that tj' Wtll tams on des ires to leave England and cannot go to q ·that he should go to Prague 02echQBlovaktq as OPUSA representatt've on 1World Mar cist Review 11 - t Cuban Situation Denni s related that J o l Mo rth Qr g l g J f t la i J f Z f J l r t1L t2 r 'The Worker '' left 11United States for C JL'b a l-ll-S9 for two weeks and has t i i C t wtth H0iil'75iliiii J O 'rty publ teat ton d that 1-18-59 issue The Pro rker' contains article prepared by Josep North date' lined Havana Cuba which sets forth contact by North with t e n§J ftPJJ P L ry Hoy the organ ' of the Partido S6otalista Popular the Ouban Oommunist Party •• -•• •h '• • ' • ' -•••• • - - 6 - •• - •--•-•• • •• • · • • • • •• • Memorandum to Mr Belmont RE BOLOf2'J- 0 t q-428091 J Program for CJPUSA Nattonal C19 nventtqn f Informant instructed by Dennts to advise CPSU·that the aPlJSA will not have an elaborate program for its 17th National Convention and instead the convention will be a declaration of principles r· REMARKS OF IRVING POTASH L4BOR SECRETARY CPUSA t Pr r Amnest - Eotash advise informant that at the 21st Congress of the CPSU effort suld be 7111 de start- a world-wide movement for amnesty or t Gtlbert reen and Henr Winston with emphasis in Africa Asia an nont social· t countrieB a 7 ' facrt 11 that llnited 8-f SJ _i J J not only has political prisoners but a colored political prisoner U I CJontaats Between CPlJSA and Latin American Countries Potash advi-sed informant that qu·esti on o preparing contacts between CPUSA and Latin American countries should be discussed by informant ' with the Russians c 1 1 ft ·- _ 1 - £ l f--rtf J _ J r 1 _ oF BENJAMIN J A l_ f J i 9 _ f P J L REMARKS 1 vis -JR- __1TiA n NE ·1-oei' IJIS' f R1 c 1I Q e i E EOIJTIT E JOMl ' J _¥£ ---c - w _ 7 - J _ Davis advised informant that Eugene Dennis is not it to be _ ge eral secretary of CJPUSA He said a dynamtc·zeader ia needed one to t whom Negro people will listen Davis said that Dennis ts not figr ting ha rd enough against the CP right faction and fails to real iae that the 1 Negro question is the most important problem in the United States In arm ant believes that Benjamin Davis has himsel ' in mind as the person who could perform the duties of general secretary of the CPIJSA Proposal for an International C1onferen J£-4Ilainst Racism and Colonialism Davis as k ed inf rmant to discuss with Paul 'Xhbeson in Russia · j possibility o holding an -international con erence against ractsm an'cf ' colontal ism Davis said that if Robeson is receptive the informant should l¾ take this matter up with the Russians Ohin ese and other CPs ' A Memorandum to Mr Belmont RE SOLO 100-428091 REJJA RK8 Of ROBEgOMP80N1 ORGANIZATIONAL SEORETARY CPUSA I' 8 Estimate Of Lea de rsh ip Situation t PUSA L ---- ---- ---li n his remarlcs generally agreed with Wtll tam z Fosi er and Benjamin Davis as to the leadership ability of Eugene Dennis He said that Dennis should be in the collective leadership but that Dennis should not be the sole leader of the CPUSA Factional ism I stated that factionalism wtil continue in the CPUSA Howeue r the j'actional i st fight will not have the support of any segment of·the leadership and there is no danger of a split in the national executive committee M9rri s Sqhappe f' and Jewish au7 rents I f_S -- JI sa i d tha Morri e1chapp 8 711tll lJ_i3_ exp_ell f J J -t HLfR in a few days but that Jewish Cur s'' will remain under the control of the CP He said that SchappeB called a conference on Jewish work without con ulting the CP leadership and apparently this is one o f the reasons for his pr_oposed expulsion I I indicated that this will lead to more factional fights involuin the right wing C Southern California The national office of the OPUS i is preparing to send I I '_2 rg_ani2er o f the l g111t g a Di faj Qi to Southern C J U orn a 1 out two weeks I t'loi'Ils in Southern California · ·---··· permanently and will work i t o the leadership of District -- · · ' ·· - ··· t'h e ___ outhern • California · ·-· ___ __ CPUSA Membership l said the current membership of the CPllSA is under· ' 000 but he bel1 eves ·that the Party_ will be able to register as many as 10 000 members Business Arrangements Between Eastern European Communist Countries and the United States 1 Isa 2 l id that Eastern European Communist oount ries conducitting bus in Ss transactions in the United States uti 1 i2e attorneys in the i9· United States in connection with these transactions However the CPUS A f -8- it ' - 'L Memorandum to Mr Beimont RE SOLO 100 428091 is not receiving any funds He instructed the informant to advise the se Ps that the OPUSA is prepared to propose lawyers t o• handle these t ran Jactions These lawyers proposed by the PUS A would give the PUS A kick baoks on these transactions Pr ere-nee Invo utn Ps in the Yleste rn Hem is b7C L- - ----- - --'L t-ated he woul d propose a c·on terence involving Ps in North and South ATTU1 rtca and if t he conferen Je is held i·t shoul·d be simila r tQ the recen-t All-Africa Peoples rJon terence held in 4 ocra • ' • • ' 1 t · J tP STATES GOVERNMENT 'TO DIRECTOR FBI ioo 42so91 h SAC CHICAGO i SUBJECT • ' yt r 134-46 Sub DATE 'l· 16 59 B · SQ Q INTERNAL SECURITY - C rt Thhlst Congress of the Communist Part of the Sov et Union is chedii1ed· to 6eg1n on- ni ta f J1 · 1 M1r i_ Mos2 0 3t sia _ and it is anticipated that delegaj es from all 9ve the _ · · world wii1 be in att ndance at this Congress If· the B reau can ·ob tain the identities and exact spe lings of the · names of· the _delegates to this Congress such a il t would l e o gr eat vaiue to the Chicago Division in the future· processing of information received from CG 5824-S 'f ALL INFORMATION CONTAiffl i - Bureau -t - Chicago JEK kw 3 REGISTERED HEREINI§ UNCtASS 'f E l - 1- J BY Pl · · 11' 'lt 6 - f 1 • Office Mem011andum • ONITEn sTATEs GovERNME t•n FROM Tolson_ Belmont_ _ Mohr______ Nease _ _ Parsons ___ SUBJECT pl J' ' r 0 W C Sullivan_ ASAC Brown called from Chicago to advise that_ the Ch cago papers were car ying a story that J a c k s o n and Childs were delegates from the CPUSA to the Moscow V convention I told h-im we had the same story in the papers here and in NY and that Chicago shou3 d no-t get xc i ted abqtit this but should watch the matte_r closely and keep the Bureau advised of any developments ne·cessary for the prot ct orr of the identtty of 5824-S - 4HB CS 4 cc Belmont Baumgardner 1'bornton 25 JAN 7 1959 ' DECL li SSIFICATIOM AUTHOP ITY DERI ED FP OM FBI AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATION i_ UIDE ATE os-11-2O11 -Office Memo'f' 'ndum • uNITEn sTA s GovERNMENT MR A H BELMONT TO January DATE 27 1959 __ son mo - 6 _____ SUBJECT MR J A SIZ O_ FROM Nease _ _ ·Parsons_ Rosen _ _ Tamm _ _ Trotter_·_ W C Sullivan_ Tele Ro om _ Hollom _ §OL0 1 J lliTERNAL SECURITY - C SAC Auerbach Chicago called today 1 27 59 and advised that a Chicago· gent had been in touch this morning with -_ - f of Chicago 5824-S who is now in Mo scow 11 I is now ill at honre She advi'sed that she· ·had receivei a call from NY 694-S last night th 1Y 694-S advised· in turn that yfl ' · '1f tie had talked with the wife of Jame ackson that Jackson had called · 11 • his· wife a few· days ag9 and advised th at he and Chica g_o 5824-S had 1 Cl J li A arrived safely and that everything was OK that the tting l½ lt the red carpet treatment in Moscow· an had been kicked out of Moscow ---- -- - - - -- _o e gent she was - i § very much worried because o e publicity concerning her husband l1 S s that she was worried whether or not she would lose her jol Chicago· -suggested it might be d sirable to have NY•· 694-S go· to Chicago to talk to I and attempt to calm her down I 1'fui I 11 1 The matter was discussed with ASAC McCabe of the New York Office NYO who advised that NY 694-S said he had talked to·j I I last night and that she seemed to be concerned over the publicity relative to Chicago 582 4-S but ijlat after their conversation she ee med to be considerably calmed down It was New York's rec· mmepdation that 1t was not necessary for New York 694-S to go to C hicago- but'tha Chicago Agents should be able to handle the matter with L ---- ---r ' zjld allay any concern which she might have regarding her s welfare I OBSEE VATIONS It is believed that this matter can be adequately handled by the Chicago Office a it is Jot necessary for New York 694-S to go to Chicago has not los her job as a result of the publicity concerning her us and If she does we can face it at that time 0 _-- t l o 7' 1 rq_J '- J S LL_ i2___ J 5 1-- -Mr 1--Mr 1--Mr 1--Mr Be inont Baumgardner J D Donohue Dise 61 FEB 4 1959 I • A iS i _ - I ' JA t flJS sr · --- R Cft - - •• - r' _ -h --• - rrJQ1E t • oet £ E - ---- --- b b C b D v ' - • I' 'i Memorandum to Mr Belmont from Mr Sizoo Re SOLO INTERNAL SECURtTy - C OBSERVATIONS continued The publicity regarding hica o 5824-S might also result in some action with reference to hi who is in the Air Force H owever no issue has been raised as to this at time and lf the matter does come up we will face it then ACTION I called SAC Auerbach and suggested that Chicago talk to and allay any concern which she might have as to her husband's welfare that if she wishes to discuss the matter again with New York 694-S ·she should feel free to can him by phone that as far as her job is concerned she has not lqst it and if this should develop Chicago will discuss it further With her then I told Auerbach that We did not consider it necesf ry for New York 694-S to go to Chicago to talk to· and in fact it is possible that this might upset her even more Auerbach agreed that the matter could be adequately handled by the Chicago Office I laga1n I - 2 - b6 b7D - DEC LA -· E FBI AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATIOH GUID · DATE 0 S-11-2011 Office Memorandum TO uNITEo sTATEs GovERNMENT MR A H BELMONT PROM MR J A SJZOO · -- r---4 r--tf tH tf t _• - Ison Belmo r --_ DeLoach_ • McGuire _ Mohr_ ___ Parsons_ Rosen_ Tamm_ Trotter_ W C Sullivan_ Tele Room _ Holloman_ Gandy 2 fi --- § Qb O-· 11 rE - - -1p INTERNAL SECURITY - C r RF 1 • __ • b l 1 --1 - Reference is made to my memorandum i E of Ja uary 27 1959 concerning the possibility of NY -694-S' s going to Chicago to talk to the I bf CG 5824-S who is now in Moscow SUBJBCT I · ' @noF-EDfS n O January 29 1959 DATE I 1 New York advised that they talked to NY 694-S yesterday 1 28 d' again this orning 1 29 regarding this matter NY 694-S talked with I _ight before last and she seemed to be very low physically and· mentally He talked to her again last night and he told New·York that she seems to be very despondent and is most insistent that he come to Chicago to discuss some family problems with her He said that while he diq not personally want to make the trip and his c Jpreferred that he not h e S felt it was to the interest of o operation that he go to Chicago to talk to his brother's wife 7 I r•- b6 b7C b7D I called Special Agent in Charge Auerbach in Chicago and he advised that the Agents bad talked tol Tuesday evening and again last night that she was considerably upset last night when she fol llld that N Y 694-S was not c oming immediately to Chicago She s id that when she 'first talked to him he told her he undoubtedly would come jout to see her on 'Thursday or Friday of this week She said that she needed him that she was sick and had a lot ·of problems that she wanted to talk to 11 im about and could not understand why things were so difficult · SAC Auerbach stated that after discussing Ihas ·ust ear it with have the NYAgents 694 -S goittow a ss hi · s cgo nes i de r e ct ·u d t ha t it w oul · d b e d · Chicago 1to · Nw I ____L_ Ic--ca11- -e-d - su_p_e_r_vi- -- S-C -r 1 bf N e-w Y o-r k_an_d t o ld h im t-o v get in touch with NY 694 s anu aucnor ze him to go to Chicago as soon as f convenient in connection With this matter that New York could advance him $200 00 against expenses that New York should adtjs _fhica1 o '1I ll the B u l l JAS L 5 '' 1· J 1 l elmont dn • aumgar er O 1 FEB 10 195 i EC· i3 R' 10 6 -· L t Io 11- l i _ f YJ JAN 30185$ 4 - - 1 •·Mr J D Donohue ••»w l••Mr Dis ALL INFORMAno• CONUI1'ltl HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED f DAXE_'t f_l J __BYS VJllkdl#1 £ IDJB E J E - -- z - - _____ ' t _ 1· it f 1' · l -- - -- - Memorandum fo Mr Belmont from Mr Sizoq Re SOLO INTERNAL SECURITY - C by te etype of NY 694-S's travel plans in order that I lmay be advised In the meantime SAC Auerbach was authorized to advise I lhat NY 694- S woulq be coming to Chicago to see her b7D 'j - 2 - - wd -v • -•a 'f DECLASSIFICATIOM AUTHORITY DEPI'JED FROM FBI AUTOMATIC DECL 1i SSIFICATIOM GUIDE DATE OS-11-2O11 Office Memorandum TO - •Mr A H B e • UNITED ST ATES GOVERNMENT DATE FR OM Mr• J • A• 'ZY -- SUBJBCT L Q INTERNAL January 28 1959 Tolson _ _ Belmont_ Si DeLooch_· McGuire_ Mohr_ SEC' gTY - G Reference is made to my memorandum to you of yester 1 day s date copy attached concerning the conuersation ·between land New York 694-8 and in which the question was raised as whether or not ¥Y 694 should go to Chicago to talk to Parsons_ Rosen_ Tamm_ Trotter_ W C Sullivan_ Tele Room_ Hol om n 7 tha ASAC McCabe of New York·oalled late this afternoon and advised that s b6 b '7 ' I I told McCabe that this matter was discussed with Chicago yeste day nCd·cago felt that they could alla yfany feq rs of as to her 's safety and thatJ has not in fact lost her J'ob an at if this occurs Ch·tcago will face it with her tfl en Chicago was instructed to recontact I I last night and discuss the matter with her New York did not know whether or not last n_ight 1 s conuersation between NY 694 andl occurred before or after Chio JJJ contact with I Accordingly I told New York to recontact NY 694 and to tell· ·hi m1 that we were recontacting I and that our Chicagq Agents felt the matter was being adequately handled by our Chicago Office that under the circumstances we -did not feel at this time that it was necessary for NY 694 to go to Chicago but that he should ctduise us immedi·ately if he received 7-n further calls from A J'-- _t · J t J • 1 - Mr Belmont JAS mtb 5 'l 6 -- J l · It rl- 4J j 11- _ I lt-f -' r25 1 - Mr Baumoardner l - Mr Dononue 1 - Mr Dise v v-U- - _ C V % 61 FEB 1 0 19 9 42r r Jt' N 3-J 1SS ffOF-EDfS _ s ARCH H - - - '· ALL INFORMA1'l0# CONTACNE IJ HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED DATE y t o _B'ili _'f JJ FA-- f J fa xt erilN ef E·' - ·h -·' ' ·' ·'t i t 1 J t f 'f ' IY---- ---- 1• •• • •· z m U 'M '°E _ CP rr f DEtEfE ·7rfr •fl n•···· ' ----- t_·_ Ci_'----· · · ·_- b7D DECLASSIFICATIOM AUTHOP ITY DERIVED FP OM B I AUTOllJ TIC DECLASSIFICATIOM GUIDE • •• TE 05-11-2011 ·• t - ' January 30 1959 MEMORANDUM FOR MR TOL$ON MR BE ONT - '·- '- · lc·aJ 3_ · · In coµv rsation vdth the ey Gen ral la MondEl y I discussed ¾ i fue it ii r n ll J ' - a in ee e · • · CpJ liJmmifil lia lt§ - ' 9e eral Cm igres's of M W•fa tt011lej- suggested t Qat wh n we -receive- a repol t upon tlµs ·we up a CQnf' rence ·w1 the President for the AttoriieyJlenetal and myself- to personany·see the Pre_side t d brief him_ 13 pe n thi Wornuition He suggested alSQ that a qncise wr1tt n repnrt be prepar upon tbis matter which might ·be· left wiqi the · President for his sol - i ormation in addition to the oral ·briefing which it iifplamled l shall give th 1-'resident · · · _ · · I- WQU14 - ike to have th s kept in mind and for· the nece sary ps · - · · to bf3 taken so· that prqmpt action can be l nitiated here when the report' from the informant i_s received - - I ' I 1_ • - - Very truly yours ' - - - John Edgar Ho' nrer · Director· · ' · · ' · 11' J H EDM 6 fl_ -✓ fl JJ fl - - ' _- Tolson_·_ _ ·Belmont_· t J d · · _ · · j · f v' McGuire_ - '1'll · -· 2 1 _' · ' a- · · 2· Deloach-· jfohr ' ' ' i ' -· - - -• M CE' 1 t ¥ l -a j- d ff - ¥ v - t - ·' - - F-t · 3 2 1959 ·•• ·' '-• ' - T ' f i t 'f fw - - ION DATE os-11-2011 FD-36 ffev 12-13-56 '-· - -1 AUTHDRrnf ' _ % m ½ E · l ti f i I ' t5'•l 1 Jf on·I M Mr Mohr _ _ ' r _ _l t_ _· _· · 1· · i ff · F B I r Ncase·-···-- I Mr P rsons _ Ros•Jn _ Tamm 1'rctt •r W C _Sullivan Tele Room Mr Ho Io 1i 1· 8 Ga V_ -------------''--- --------iii Type in plain text or code AIRTEL l REGISTERED Via-------- · · - I I Mr I Mr I Mr I Mr 1 27 59 Date Transmit the following in I I 1 · --------------- ----c--c-------- -1i lt --l u Priority or Method of Mailing 1-Tl'- t' ' I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - J --Det'oacli · TO DIRECTOR FBI 100-428091 A LL INll'ORMATXON CONTAINlID FROM SAC N V YORK 100-134637 DATlU · 1-oO McGu· RERErN IS l JNCtASSH'lED - soL_ o suroEcrr - BYJ I ' 1 - U l J 'e C l r- - -r _ - _ I • - Jl _- C - _lt-lre --r-ut _ 4 i Vd5CJ· tA - - r J ft'' D tJc't « •-1 ' W o r· iv-an J 'J d1 i $1'9 ii e o rv1 J'V ' t-1 1 NYJ694-S advised on 1 27 59 that IRVING POTASH and JACK SHULMAN were discussing a story that appear d in The New York Times rr on the- 1 POTASH asked if SHULMAN knew the origin of t -- 'l l' 'ffl'i ri nTT PH • SHULMAN said he could guess ASH asked if SHULMAN knew why it is J -- c-- - r - - z- SHULMAN asked why and POTASH - aughin ributed translation SHULMAN said took it out of Russian and it comes out like that POTASH agreed • _ b7C SHULMAN said he thought this guy was supposed • '' 11 11 to be ·o-n the quiet • POTASH agreed and SHULMAN -asked how they 11 put him in print 11 • He then stated_ that somebody goofed POTASH stated that sometimes there is a slip t on such things He saiq it happened to him once in - Rumania that his name was not mentioned but that he did not want em to say anything about the United States SHULMAN said the newspapermen did not know wb I -they were referring to in inquiring 1bout I __ which meant he had 'a certain effectiveness PH 1n keeping himself 9 uiet SHULMAN indicated the quiet should have been maintaineo POTASH said 11 but as far as the State Department and the FBI they will go for that 11 • SHULMAN said he would not be surprised l _ I I' Bureau 100 428091 RM 7 Chicago 134-46-B RM · ·REC- l Jtlci ·· y 2 Ji e1lJ - t • ••JL ry 1 1 - New Yorl 100-48033 BVING POTASH 4·15 ' 1 - New York 100-111666 JACK SHULMAN ··' 1 - New York 100-134-637 · 20 JAN 28 1959 3 r r---3 FE 5· UJa JLF KCM - I _ -· •• • t I Approved _________ Qwv _ ___ Special Agent in Charge u - 1 2• tJ f '' - -1 c _ tr¼-- tJ JJ fi'J •Y A -rp 1 Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ M 1µ-· i Per - - - - - - - L fj H · I ' 1 _i ' i • L - - I FD-36 Rev 12-13-5 F I I I I I I 13 I I I I Date Transmit the following in I I ----------- -- --- - ----- -- ----------- 1' Type in plain text or code I Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ l -c--------- -- - -- - - - - --- - ---- -------1' Priority or Method of Mailing ------------------ --- -------------------------L ______ _ NY ll 100-134637 if they State Department and FBID' knew1- IL the time SHULMAN stated that Trachty 11 ALEXANDER TRACHTENBERG should have been the one to make the paper_ rather than this guy POTASH asserted that Moscow is full of reporters and that some of Qur people are not careful enough in their conversations FOSTER - 2 · Approved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Special Agent in Charge ' Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ M Per _________ ' r- ' 7 '7' ' '7 '7 ''fv '7'7 n'7' - ' -7 7 -- - _ - -- - -- -- -- ----- - -- -- ' ' 3 - -- - - ' ' • -r-n iJ _ ' i J' I a go··1-u a • iii rt- t r_ '- · rt _ ' ' _ I 1 te - or ·e ·a· · _ 1 1 bne •is· 'believ d' to 'be a· - ii i i ' t i i i t 1 -James · Jackson and --Moses oelieve r--l fie 1atte s ·nariie1 1iad fllilt§ 1mno1s 1n thei·Iate 19sos and Ill Jor Imnoisfsenator ifo1938 but w i1Er t u fter tli 'ShiHiit ¼ c'f wig ir • vj an ' c5 uis1f'1 C' e1 ti· 91 ilff · · ' i l x t 1 HU NE _ _ ___Ed1tlon Oate _ J A N E 2 6 i 19w59 1 ---Page Col ___ 7 ---_ ¥ FBI AUTOlL• TIC DECLASSIFICATION GUIDE FD 36 Rev 12-13-56 y' __ • @ • ' ' FBI 1 26 59 Date Transmit the following in _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Type in plain text or code Via _ _ _A_I_R_T_E_L___ Priority or Method of Mailing I - ---------------------------· ---------- -------L------TO DIRECTOR FBI 100-428091 FROM SAC NEW YORK 100-134637 IC ' I I t' _ SUBJECT - ALL INFORMAT ON CONTAI q m g I X 1 dj' A-A I •' JJ 9d 1 p On 1 26 59 NY 694-S advised SA l received on that date a letter--from addressed to NY 694-S under the code Said letter included two notes which CG 5824- S directed--b'e delivered to EUGENE DENNIS immediately - ----- 1 that he had CG 5824-s ·in Moscow name l f' A note dated January 19th was as follows Dear pop How are you I hope you are well and working The Christmas rush is over and things are slow in my line b6 b7C I have very little news ex1 t n family matters Imagine my surprise when I found t at was here in Minneapolis instead of being down in an a With the usual display of crust he was sponging on the familyi 11 this las·t Sunday I s dinner the folks did not know of s separation from Phyllis and his desertion bf the c 1 e They heard of rumors but thought things were not as bad as some make them out Naturally when they learned of the real facts If - - Bureau· 1 J 11 _ 1 a n 100-428091 RM REc- 2s10 i c'j- 2 Chicago· 100- SOLO RM _ _ ------ · _ -· · _ _ _ _ ·' 1 - NY 100-134637 415 --· - I 2 J-Mr27· 1959 ACB msb 415 _ v _2 - 1 i -tl'--h - ' _ --- 7 'tu' ' 1 - l· ' ' ' '· Sent_·_ _ _ _ _ M 'l j l I FD-36 Rev l -13-56 I Ill __ I I I I FBI I I I Date Transmit the following in I I ---------------- --- --------11 Type in plain text or code I Via _ _ _A_I_R_T_E_L_ _ __ I ' Priority or Method of Mailing -- -------------------------------------------· -L---------· NY 100-134637 n·they were disturbed Uncle David who loves Phyll_is and adores the children told he should quit galliyanting around Go home and fac Ctie tam IJr responsibilities The fact tnat grandpa tolerates _rs 9ehaviour does not mean that Uncle David will do the same I taiked to cousin Jack his wife and others or the family They believe that Phyllis better look ahead and think of the children and their welfare Perhaps her original desire to complete the divorce was good instinct I suppose her vague hopes about the return of the errant husband kept her from going to Reno It is difficult to speak for others concerning personal matters I know what I ould do 1tI'm going into the Dakotas for a few weeks and then to the Northwest I w1 1 1 try to write once in a while My l ve to mother I did not want to disturb her with such news 11 b6 b7C With my best i'L-----' np s Perhaps brother s ··pr9phetic remarks that was no· good will prove correct n L _ _ _ _ _ A note dated January 20th was as follows irnear pop One of our salesmen who ·insisted on letters or credit before -going into the towa-Nebraska area has been misus ng his references Some firms decided to cancel their orders and indigna n tly closed their account - 2 - Approved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Special Agent in Charge Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ _ M Per - - - - - - - _ FD-36 Rev l -13-56 lif 0i t ti FBI Date Transmit the following in - - ' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Type in plain text or code Via _ _ _A_I_R_T_E_L___ Priority or Method of Mailing - I ---------------------------------- - ---------L------NY ioo-134637 --- This fellow alt_hough a glib t alke t runs everything · down--i cluding our pro luct _This ar ea has grown tremendousl'y-you would hardly recogni•ze it • ·The people are proud of their new suburbs buildings roads etc But this jerk behaved like a typical New Yorker nothing is as good as the big city When I get through with my rounds in the Northwest I will move into saul'-s territory and try -to recoup the sales But don't be surprised if he turns up somewhat sour rtit is a good thing you did not sign for his unlimited credits I must admit you used good sense when you refused to sign for unlimited credit The company would have been embarrassed a d the loser I' guess that•s all nwith my best L _ _ b7C P S The note is written hurriedly while on the go Besides_ I forgot to mail it before I left M nneapolis You will have to excuse me In a separate note -to NY 694-S CG 5824-S wrote - - friend is -staying at the Sovietskaya Hotel I can use his address if addressed to- him ·He will give me the lei ters and things such as papers magazines etc · My NY 694-S advised that his interpretation of the letters of the 19th and 20th 1s purely guesswork on his part and that with respect to the letter of t e 19th he draws the following inferences - 3 Approved - - - - - - - - - - Special Agent in Charge ' 1 LL _ - _- ' l i _' · _ Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ M Per _ _ _ _ _ __ I FD-36 Rev 12-13-56 I I I I I FBI I I I Date I I Transmit the following in ------- --- ------ -- ---------ii Type in plain text or code I I I I Via _ ___ A I R T E I _J_ _ _ --------- --c-------- -c-- ---- - --- ------t-' Priority or Method of Mailing - --------------- -- --------- -----------------L---------· NY 100-134637· 1 The reference to family matter concerns the Communist Party 2 'IL-_ _ I' is p obably IL---- 3 11 Sponging ref' ers to Soviets • D s being entertained by the 4 uLast SundayJs dinner 11 indicates that until recent the Soviets did not know the true story concerningL- J 5 Uncle Davidtt probably refers to the sovietsi 6 ncousin Jack1t - JAMES JACKSON $ ''Reno reflects that the CP should have suspended from the National Committee also L-----' 8 - ' t 11 t -I z l -0 randpa - WILLIAM FOSTER - communist -party · -· With respect to the letter dated January 20tll NY 694-S - believes the reference ·there is to PAUL NO He believes that NO may have attempted t9 iscuss the J wish question with the soviets and was reburied SAUL 11 is probably another reference to PAUL NOVJ • 9 10 l n Phyllis' - With respect to the personal note from CG 5824-S to NY 694-S the New York inf'ormant interprets it to be _ instructions to f'orward to CG 5824-S through JAMES JACKSON whatever CP literature he may de m necessary to send FOSTER - 4Approved - - - - - - - - - c - - - - - Special Agent in Charge Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ M Per------- b6 b7C DATE 05-11-2011 ojj ·MMemoPJindttm TO Jill ii H BELMO FROM DATE Tolson _ _ Belmont_ Mohr _ _ Nease _ _ Parsons_ Rosen _ _ Jill F J BAUMGAR SUBJECT _ SOLQ ' -- __ Trotte W C Su IS-CJ I· ' -f January 28 1959 Te an_ oom_ 1-27-5 •s J # Re terenoe is made to my attached memorandum dated matter which reflects that when CG 5824-8 told the Soviets the true facts C noernin g L ------ ------ - •s departure f1 om the Uni ted Stat • without obtaining ·the approval of the CJommunist Party CP USA the Soviets told I I to return home and face his Party responsibi 1 ities Jf oaptioned 1 Information has now been received thatllreturned to his home in 1 1 'l grF City on 1-22-59 It is i n t e r e s note that CG 5824- apparently gave the Soviets· the true facts concerning Io 1-18-59 Since I was back in New York CJity four days after CG 5824-8 gave he Soviets the true story it is quite obvious that the Soviets did not waste any time in getting I out of Moscow This of course notonly indicates the high regard in which the Soviets hold our informant but is a strikingly clear illustra· ion of the firm control which- -f he Soviet Union exercises over the CPUSA and its members ACTION None For your information plosely followed 'wi d ar I r-J' '-1 s Enclosure 100-428091 l - Mr Belmont 1 - Mr Baumgardner 1 - Mr Thornton J'ICT med _j 4 '- c--· 0$-U 11 vi-l e FEB 10 1959 •' ' - This matter un 11 continue ·to be ✓• b6 b7c STANOAIU l'OflM NO 154 Offite MemorimdumI To · Mr A H Belmon UNITED sTA s GOVERNMENT DATE January 27 1959 Mr F J Baumgard Goof-EDIS FROM $£A-RCM - • - - -- - - -• • • ···· ' I SUBJBCT ·--$ f i C SOLO ·· On 1-26-59 NY 694-S recei li -f -- s brother ° CG 5824-S who is presently in Moscow attending the 21st Congress of the Communist· Party CP of the Soviet Union as official delegate from CP USA Included with this letter were two notes both of which were written in usual communist double talk and which were to be delivered immediately to Eugene Dennis 1 The first of these notes qmcernedl I l3 I 9J kl yn -P- f D C1 J2 Y anq national committee member who aroused consicterafile consternat1on'in Party circles when he left N w Yo City on 12-14-58 on a trip to Ghana and subsequ ently to Soviet Union I left 2 S 5 f without consent of either national or New York State CP commi t t ees ----as result of which he was considered for expulsion from the Pa J ity It was ultimately decided that he would be relieved of his position on New York St2 CP committee • It is noted thatllconfer red with William Z Foster prior to his d parture andwa'5Tiven instructions by Foster to c ntact several Soviet functionaries and tell them what was going on in the CP USA · L In this note to Dennis CG 5824-S indicated tha µ was ised to find that I I is already 'in Moscow instead of Ghana L___Jwas apparently weTireceived by the S9viets on his initial contact CG 5824-5 however indicated that he told the Soviets the real facts about I I and his trip The Soviets were disturbed and told I I to go home and face his Party responsibilities 1 The · Sovietsa'Iso indicated that they would not tolerate I 1 s behavior A V even though William z Foster did C 5824-S also indicated he had r' • _discussed the I I matter with James' 3ackson the other Q fficial Jf C del e tm ts_ t gl e stand hey agreed that ayije t Party slioulanave expelled at least from the national committee as they had originally cons1 ere lm T T n URE The second note for delivery to Detttt'f - ffcerned Paul Vi ck ed _ x of _ the Q IJIDl J § t XiA9 t h P w pap er -' or ni ng r J h -- who 1s ats·o 1n Iosco' • t 1s noteif that prior to his departure IJ I 100-428091 1 - l lr Belmont 1 - Mr Baumgardner 1 - Mr Thornton n fti· · tr· S 1 Rt 'i- 1 I 1 2 J'J J ' t _ • ¥' --a 1 -r _ JJI A lj 'll 20 FEB JU WCT pw 4 f W '_ 1 vJ'' nt'm' 'fil ir lf'' ·· • 1• v · '' -1 2 - r-- 4 A IJNJlf# 2 195f' 1 __ ALL INFORMATION CONTAiNED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED $ _ ' 4 ' ' · i •· G ' Memorandum to Mr Belmont RE SOLO 100-428091 from the United States Novick had attempted to obtain CP USA credentials In view of his unhealthy attitude· toward the Jewish question in the Soviet Union however the CP USA did not give him such credentials CG 5824-S indicated that Novick had apparently to discuss the Jewish question with the Soviets ' and had beenattempted rebuffed CG 5824-S ·also indicated that Novick has ·apparently been making disparaging remarks to the Soviets about the CP' USA CG 5824-5 further indicated that Dennis had used good sense 1n not providing Novick witll official credentials of the CPI USA The remaining portion of the letter from CG 5824-S to NY 694-S reflected that CG 5824-S could be contacted through the hotel in Moscow where James J Jckson is presently staying OBSERVATIO _ -1 h e above-mentioned ote concerning I would appear be another clear indication that the 7Wrets r ga d Eugene' ennis as the eader_of_ the Cl _ I J rather than W1ll1am z F ter I t 2 The above information also indicates that the Soviets place implicit confidence and trust in CG 5824-S since they accepted without question his version ofl l's departure f om the United States ACT ON ' None For information closely followed This matter will continue to· be J 6 f I - - 2 - ✓ b6 b7C Office Memorandum uN1TEo sTATJ s GovEllNMENT TO MR A H BELMONT PROM -- i j 'p ' DATE lfl1 January qO 1959 · ti i R r SUBJBCT Tolson _ _ Belmo t_ Deloach_ McGuire_ Mohr_ Parsons-· Rosen_ Tamm_ Trotter_ W C Sullivan_ Tele Room_ Holloman_ Gand co Mr Belmont Mr Baumgardner Mr J D Donohue Mr • Dise OL_- IivT1-relvA-L I l ¥'4 # A SAC N H McCabe New York called this morning and advised that NY 694-S ts leaving at 3 00 PM today on American Airlines Flight 615 and will arrive Chicago 5 20 PM He said Chicago was being advised by teletype · cV✓ r-_ 1r t'' ' JAS td 5 A R£ 84 8 FEB 3 1959 --- · @uoF-EOJS SF ARCH - - - - 1959 e f t • DECLASSIFICATIOM AUTHORITY DEP I'JED FROM FBI AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATIOM GUIDE DATE OS-11-2O11 -· -- ' • ·- rss a· rn 0 CD s 1 W t i as U1 C 0 u ' · ' - ··' •·'· · -- -'' h ' •a - - - ·•-·•' · 'I ' ' • · · · _ - - - ' 'i • • ¼ b _ •- •' - • · ' •--1 DECLASSIFICATION AUTHOP ITY DERIVED FPOM • FBI AUTOlL• TIC DECLASSIFICATION GUIDE DATE 05-11-2011 Rev 12-13-56 J ' • -- 1 A ' s¾· O • - $ fi' · • '·H- r tJ FBI Transmit the following in Mr Belmont_-Mr DeLoachI Mr McGuire_ I Mr Mohr__ _ Mr Parsons _ _ t Mr Ros en ___ _ I Mr Tamm _____ _ 1 ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HERE£ft IS tmCf t SStFill D DAU _fo---jo- O BY_· Mr Tolson __ I I 1 r4- 1 Date 2 4 59· I 11- J A I ---'l-l tJ IL _f-1'-- --------·--------c-- --------- ----- 'I · I Type in plain text or code 1 AIRTEL Via--------- Priori y or Method of Mailing Mr T1·ntter - Mr W C Sullivan Tele Room _ _ Mr Holloman_ Miss Gandy_ _ I ----------------------------------------------L- ----- '·' DIRECTOR FBI 100 28091 To FROM _-• NEW YORK 100 1 4·637 I ·' rlnof EDlS ''• - rs c 1 et C1 · •r 11 - · tlA1' SUBJECT SOLO O l f-1 i•_ p E __ M UTMOST CARE MUST BE USED IN HANDLING AND REPORTING THE FOLLOW fN INFORMATI0N 'ID PROTECT IDENTIT 0 _I_NFO fil NY 694-S advised SA I Ion 2 4 59 that he received the following letter dated 1 27 59 from CG 5824-S for delivery to EUGENE DENNIS iP°1 -· Dear Pop b6 b7c ' ' Office- Memorandum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO r pv SAC CHICAGO · lOG- - -' 134-46 SOLO INTERNAL SECURITY - C SUBJECT DIRECTOR FBI j DATEt February 10 1959 ff0f £DIS S£ 1 - · · · 1 J 2 1 - - q j - Rebulet February·4 1959 Per Bureau i i structions SA JOHN E KEATING will depart for New York immediately upon receipt'of notice of CG 5824-S t arrival in this country in order to facilitate the obtaining of information Because of the expected large volume and detailed information resulting from tbe Solo Operation it is hoped that the informant will be able to give the Bureau an initial synopsis o high-lights of the Solo Operation immediately on arrival in New York · Further a suggestion will be made to the informant to minimize the time spent in New York in c onsultation with DENNIS in order that·he can return to Chicago where a fuller and more detailed report· can be obtained through greater access by tp is office to the informant The contacting agent will discuss this matter with the informant at the earliest possible time after informant's arrival in New York and suggest to the informant the advis abili ty of having as brief a contact as possible 1 1ith DENNIS utilizing as an excuse the informant's ·desire to return to Chicago Jas Oon as possible An additional excuse might oe o±'rered that t e informant feels that it might embar·rass the Communist Party CP if ip vestiga • tion re fleets that the first contact of the informant upon his arrival in the United States· was with the General Secretary of the CP It is felt that the informant may bave additional reasons as to why he should not meet with DENNIS at length immediately upon his return to this country It can further be explained to DENNIS the t the informant will at the earliest possible time revisit New ork to brief DENNIS et al on the total results of the 21st Congress For the information of the Bureau has been in receipt of lett rs from the infofn r1 fnt s ince 1- · w P REC- 5E Bureau REG ISTEREb ' •· · New York REGISTERED 1- Chicago -- CNF njb 4 n i •C'' '-'- '-' ' · l ALL INFORM A TION CONT AI NED J L y dlEREIN IS UNCLASSIJi'IfO aJ AXE l -1 -00 55 fER 18 '1959 I j fl Ji - · · - J IS·Fft _ BY_ ttd' f ' 9 1 ' b7D 1• I ' · ' I I departu e from thi coun' try the last dated· January 26 · 1959 The informant gave no 9-µic a t t_ l in•· e £t r_ 9J tne 51e le 1 _er • as· to fi e2SJ2eCte d ll a date _QJlcl n th s· ·p_ounu ' ' The Bureau and ·New York will be ·kept appri sed of any information with regard to· this mat ter • · ' • • · r•• '- - '• - • - · · •' · ·- ·-· · i_ • • · ' · ' ' - · - · ·· 5i i t • · · - ro 1 's• ' -' t -· •ECLASSIFICATIUM · _ AU T n ITY DEP PJED FROM 0 FBI AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATIOH GUIDE · DATE O S-11-2011 b6 b7C Auerbach also referred to Bureau letter to NY cc Chicago dated 12 3i wherein the Bureau cautioned that the security of 5824-S be borne in mind at all times and the details concerning the Solo operation s ould be limited to employees on a need-to-know basis Auerbach said that NY had sent out an airtel on 1 12 to the Bureau cc Chicago under the titie JAMES JACKSON INTERNAL SECURITY-C which showed dissemination to numerous files in the NY office and w ich set forth details of the Solo operati_on that should not be going around to various files in the office I told Auerbach I would get this airtel and if it reflected unnecessary dissemination I would caution the NY office The airtel in question was located and consists of a 2-page document setting forth information obtained from James Jackson through 694-S There is mention of the other information but not in such a manner as to ' eflect the operations of Solo and frankly I do not see anything wrong with it i - • • · lt STANDARD FORM' °· S4 Er L C 'C 'IFICATIOM AUTHO PITY DERIVED FPOU • rFr1-ATI0N l UIDE FBI- •AUT0U1' TIC I•ECLp DATE 05-11-2011 Office Memollffutum • UNITED sTAls TO Mr A H Belmont i v'paoM l Mr F J Baumga sunJECT • I GOVERNMENT DAT January 19 1959 ••••••••• E Tolson _ _ Belmont_ Mohr_ Nease _ _ Parsons ___ Rcisen _ _ Tamm _ _ Trotter _ _ W C Sullivan Tele Room_ Holloman_ Gandy _ __ L__ _ _ _ _ I - r -- - -- - - - - r - - - -- D -------- Lif' we were succ'ess u in having inf'ormant's I I we would undoubtedly ease the mind of in•½f' - o - r m a- -n-rt--- -to --a --considerable extent Inf'ormant would be able too· erate without this I b6 b7C --------------L- 1 ____---' ALL INFORMATION CON Cll3$ERVATIQNll' HEREIN IS UNCLAS SI FIED DATE 1-J i 6o BY M 4 r # d A l-_ - J -F --- --'7 ---- 1 - Mr Belmont 1 - Mr Baumgardner 1 - Mro Thornton 1 - Mr - oohue JDD ssh 5 l FEB 1fl959 A Memorandum f'or Mr Belmont RE SOLO AQTIQN · d that Liaison imm diately contact b6 b7C - 2 - STANDAftD FORM NO 114 · '' ---DECLASSIFICATIOM AUTHOP ITY DERI ED FPOM FBI AUTOlLU TIC DECLP SSIFICATION l_ TJIDE ' DqE os-11- 011 OffiCe Memordndum • 'YOO TO FROM i UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DATE A H Be SUBJECT 'I Tolson _ _ Belmont_ Moii'r _ _ -$1 SOLO Nease _ _ Parsons_ Rosen _ _ • Tamm _ _ • - ✓r Jr - j j Fi 1 20 59 1 I talked with a 1Jf 1r1Trotter _ _ W C Sullivan_ 1- -t · l Tele ·Room _ vHolloman _ Chicago ontihe ' Gan dy_ ' - A c__ ' b7C Auerbach said that he thought t a possibilities and he would explore it Meanwhile we will go nothing more here iifJ10r -Eo1 ---- i SEARCH ··· '-I UPDATE - l' $ kf AHB SH 4 -- - k- r u az 5 bf •-••• •- m olm @ cc Mr Belmont Mr Baumgardn Mr Thornton i J' --- REC- l tJ t-' r - 51FEB18 1959 % 3 t·t 1 fr-i · f'j - 1 i7- t -- 4 ' · _ rw'i ' k h ' - P i ' ' - « J - - ' f '1 _ DECLASSIFICATION AUTHOP ITY DERIVED FP OM FBI AUTOU1' TIC DECLASSIFICATION GUIDE FD-36 Rev _ 2-13-56 Mr Tolson --1 Mr Belmont -Mr DeLoach - · Mr McGuire DATE 05-11-2011 • Mr Mr Mr Mr Mr Mr FBI 2 12 59 Date Transmit the follmving in - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - II Ty pe ·n plain text or code AIRTEL I Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -------'----------------- · Priority or Method of Mailing I Mohr ·-········ Tamm·-········· Trotter W C Sullivan Tele- Room Mr ·Ho11oman ····· _ Miss Gandy __ _ ----------------- --------- ·-- · -----------------L------- l TO DIRECTOR FBI 100-428091 ALL INFORMATION CONTA mm FROM SAC NEW YORK 100-134637 HEREIN IS UMCLA SSU'1 Er -D l'E t 9-QQ BY x--- _ SUBJECT OLO ts·· S '14J 4 -- A 1 6 I Ji' 9d6 3 l_ _ · C __ r - Jt t'Ntfl- pe ct L '' - C- V Mtltvf l b6 b7C On 2 11 59 ·NY 694-S adyised -SA '------------ - ____ --_ 1 that on said date he wa conta9ted by J AMES·ALLEN assistant to ALEXANDER TRACHTENBERG at Ipternation l Publishers Inc ALLEN stat ed that EUGEN E D' @m'IS- pad ·requesteq that through Soviet contacts J-AMES JACKSON arid CG 5824-S be informed that one of them should ret n to New York durin the first ee k of Marc an t e o er ng - a er - an Marc 8th DENNIS · indicated that their ·return was · ssential to mak-ing proper preparations· for· the full National Committee meeting in April k ALLEN stated that he personally had no Soviet contacts ALEXANDER TRACHTENBERG now in Moscow being the individual who ordinarily would handle such an assignment Knowing NY' 694-S has means of contacting the Soviets not specifically according to NY 694-s ALLEN requested that NY 694-s transmit DENNIS' message to JACKSON and -CG 5824-s NY 694-s will leave for Toronto by train on evening· of 2 12 59 to arrange for t·ransmittal of DENNIS' instructions through the Canadian CP 6 _ 1 - BUREAU 100-42809l RM · CHICAGO 100 SOLO INFO RM i i6ci 4 v tii 5 1 _ 0-· REC· 2 - FEB 13 1959 -' J· i' 1 -- --- ' I ---- ·ti c±fi Jt Y fX · 133 ' Sent------ 7i i_xff ti 1 - j _3J -- -4 · l I Parsons Rosen -'-········· 1 i 'J V §A I I _· I ' I DATE 05-11-2011 l - SAC Chtoago CJ · I' 1 DECLASSIFICATIOM AUTHOP ITY DERIVED FPOM FBI AUTOlL• TIC DECLASSIFICATION GUIDE Direc bo C ur· 1fornt n 134-46 Sub B Z00-428091 - §---- _§ _Lg · INTERNAL SECURITY - Fe br aary Z3 1959 3 J Reur Ze ·t l-16•59 • For tnformatton o New Ya k Of tee relev requestecf Bu re au to obtain tdenttif etl and e cact ape llt ngs of -the names of· the d e1 eg t es· to 1 h BZat· C o-ngrea1 1 o he Communta Party CP · of the Soviet Union qince the Chicago 0 ·fce felt a zia-t o such names would be oj great vcrlue In th future proceeatng o tnJ'ormatto n recetued tr·am CG 5824-Sfl- _ _ _ _ _I A Photoe at o this document t aleo betng furnished the New York Office tnaamuoh as tt is qutte po atble that the initial tnteruiew8 with CG 5824-S upon hts return to t is country will be held in New Yorlt c1 1 y ·- Enclosure l - - Jew Yo7 ''k C Encloa ure ALL INFORMATION CO N' l'AINED HE RB1N IS UHCL sSU ED E CEPT V 'HER E SHOWN OTHERWISE '-I J WCT mjc - ' I' 5 M81 LEQ 5 FEB l 31959 QOMM-FBI STANDARDFORMho 64 • DECLASSIFICATIOM AUTHOP ITY DERIVED FP OM FBI AUTOU1' TIC DECLASSIFICATION GUIDE DATE 05-11-2011 • •office Memorandum • uNITEn sTA s GovERNMENT · DIRECTOR FBI 100-428091 TO iF i · S49 CHICAGO • 'f i SUBJECT i 134-46 R'Sub B 8- - _ I 1 a- c f l-EC· fJJ2 ·J SOLO i f t• l· - INTERNAL SECURITY - C z 1 J I • J - 2 13 59 DATE f j 1 On February·10 195 two airmail p ckages were 1 Ui received by SA JOHN E KEATING £rom a Chicago post office box · the number of which had been previously furnished to CG 5824-S T ese package contained three it ms co cern ng- he 2lst Congress of the Commu·nist Party of the Soviet Un101 1 · The envel_opes and Chicago copies of thes three i terns are being mainta·ined in· • Chicago file 134 46 Sub B 1B3 • ' · There are enclosed herewith to the Bureau and to t_he Nevi York Div i sion one photost t opy -of -each' of the following three i terns which were publ ished by- the Sov ie Info'rmation Bureau · · · 1 A 94-pag - tra slation-of the report ot NI ITA KHRUSHCHOV __delivered on Janua ry 27 9·59 at the 21st Congress· of the Commuhis t Party of the· Soviet Union· · · f · 2 · t· I A tr nsla ted summary of the sessions f t•p e 21st · ' Co1_1gr ss of the Communist Party of tl1 E · Soviet Union -h ld on· January 28 195·9 It is noted that this l i tem ·contains a list of the s· man presidium elected at the 21st Congress It also contains a r summary ·of the remarks of CHOU En-l i WLADYSLAW · 't ' t f2 GOMULKA PALMIRO TOGLL TTI JACQUES DUCLOS nd e I I ' V ' t several Russian speakers u s• t wu w 3 ft- ' l5 wr-·fo'J A ··t ranslated summary of the sessions of the 21st Congress of the Communist Part·y of the Sovi t Unio - - · t helc I pn January 29 1959 In addit iop to lj sting· t 'e speakers for this date this item contains a summary of the speecl i by YEKATERINA A FURTSEVA Her speech deals mostly with Commupist education cuitural activities and exchange cultural delegations between natio- ns _ ' is ite r ontains a - v i ' · 't l - r REC- 92i Yta O f i' J j ' J Encls ' REGISTERED · f ' -- • 1 k _4637 Encls 3 R P l ' F B' ' · ' · 1959 _ · ·• - f ' u yu I i 1mrb r t9i¥P1 t tt - t i iilb J ALL r • · c_l · · · 't f4 _ i'i fm _REIN 1 s tfNc ssI - • 'QX' 1i• jz4 -· l · · · _ ·- · _ c ·-il Jt tftifl · l •• •· · v ry Brief $Wl niary o f the remark of'USSR Foreign Minist r AN b E - OltfYK0 4 a letter from'NIKITA W l JSHQHOV·_'to 90RDQ ti· SCHA FFEJ l Qµa_irman British p·eace Committee _ London ngland · • I --·- · ' ' ' - t · ' · • # • • ·· · • I _ •- t ' ' - ' ' '· - · - ' f ' _ ' · ' 2 r DECLASSIFICAT rmr AUTHORITY DEP FJED FROM FBI AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATIOH GUIDE •ATE O S-11-2O11 • • Jr • _ Th o rn ·f oti February 18 1 1959 ' i AIRTE'J $AC h icago l34'a46--tiu b lJ Tot '- From ntreoto g FEI 100•428091 SOLQ IS-C Advise by return at-rtel a ·s to f'trs- jn dt ca tton that Eugene Dennis destr d CG 5f J24•8 t-o go to Mc scoiD tn connection wtth 21st Dongres 9 o f the Communtst Par-ty o f the Boutet llnion A lso jurnf ah date and caption oJ' yo11r communtaatto1'i in whtch th'ls t 1 torrn ati on wa s fo1•warcled to the Bureau ii 410 - smCH _ - tJPfJAff - ' · -- - il 1-·1·If - -L r P • ' - • - I DELETE f ' I ••• I m •on _ _ __ -oat_ o·• 1 1· IC r - -- 'l rns __ · --- 1 T me - tr- ullivan _ Room _ _a n _ 4 r iS -· I· -j 1 l ·19· I ' J 'L· MAIL RGOM 9 TELETYPE UNIT r - r· r w c J FEB 19 1959 I T S£1 h · 2% 1 l I c 1 T I D ROM f i g ixf ri DATE 0 S-11-2011 FD-36 Rev 12-13-56 I I I I I I I I FBI Date Transmit the following in 2 17 59 I I I ------ ---- -- - - ----- -- ---- - ---------- I Type in plain text or code Via _ _ _A_I_RT_E __ L ___ I I -------'--- -- ---- - --- - -- -- - -- - - --- ------- Priority or Method of Mailing I -------------------· -------------------------L------- DIRECTOR FBI 100-428091 100-134637 ALL I NFORMATTON CON 'd HU W _ HEREIN IS UNCLAS51 1 £ MoJt g A t Lj DA' £E - -06 B Y · r IY NY 6 4 S returned to NYC on 2 16 59 and advised that while in Toronto he gave to L -- - -- - -- - --t-------- andl for transmittal to CG 582 -S and JAMES JACKSON--DENNIS' message regarding the dates when they should return to New York b6 b7C Before leaving Toronto NY 694-S was informed by I land that they had delivered the message to the Russians in Ottawa for transmittal abroad and thay by separate communication they advised TIM BUCK in Moscow to same effect According ·to I I and I Ithey have L- heard nothing informative· from BUCK since he went to Moscow LIP Further information regarding informant's trip to Toronto I will be submitted under caption II SASH ESP - R r J l L a_ I Bureau 1 - Chicago 1 - NY 100-134637 ACB msb 415 6 1959 Approved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Special Agent in Charge Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ M Per - - - - - - - ·-i ' 1 - 7 - 1 - ½ C - ' · ' '7 G s rz 1 7 r r S 1SJ Z '0 f3 ' tn 1 DECLASSIFICATIOM AUTHOP ITY DERIVED FP OM FBI AUTOU il TIC DECLASSIFICATIOM GUIDE · _DATE 05-11-2011 FD-36 Rev 12-13-56 ·I I - ' L - I I I I FBI I I I I I Date 2 20 59 Transmit the following in __P_LA_I_N_T_E_X_T_ - --- ---------1 1 Type in plain text or code v· I AIRTEL 1 • w--- --- R - B -- 4 • •J------DI TE l-2 f- B C Sj t 4 rd _ J FROM SA C CHICAGO 134-46- Sub B - i IIF # 906 J-1 f- Jl 3 lfflF SHS INTERNAL SECURITY - C Rebuairtel 2 18 59 Review of Chicago files reflects first communication indicating that DENNIS would like CG 5824-S-if to go to Russia was sent to Bureau under caption CG 5824-S • frr Bufile 61-766 5 dated 9 30 58 First recorded discussion noted in Chicago files re composition of delegation to 21st Congress is contained in New York airtel to Director dated 9 18 58 Bufile 100·J-81 in communication entitled COMMUNIST PARTY USA INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS u Examination of New York communication reflecting interview by New York th ·cG 5824-S-if reflects that DENNIS st 3-ted that ELIZABETH GURLEY FLYNN and J V JAMES JACKSON are preparing to go to Moscow and that they 81 may be the officially announced delegates to the 21_st Congress Communication does not indicate that DENNIS at· · t at time indicated to CG 5824-S his interest in seeing ·· informant go to USSR as delegate CG 5824-S-i was in New York from 9 12 to 9 22 58 and during this period was in contact witp DENNIS The contact of 9 17 5-S as se_t forth in re New York airtel indicates discussion on com position of delegation While lfFll - 4--27 LL HYl it 11 -tJO I- - - £ ' 11 - c - -· Approved _ _ _ _ '--- ___ _ _ __ SpeciLgent in Charge ' -•• • - ' ·-·- _- --- -___ • r • - · -- ---- _if' -- FEB 2319'59 ' I FD-36 Rev 12-13-56 I I I I Ai i1 v I FBI I I I Date I I Transmit the following in I _ __ ___ _-- - T -y-p-e- -in-p7la7in-t --ex- -t-or_c_o- -de- - --------il I Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ----------- --- --- - ---- - -- -- ---- - - -- - ------1' Priority or Met od of Mailing · I ------------------------------------L ______ _ CG 134-46- Sub B re airtel does not indicate CG 5824-S-ii- was mentioned s s a possibility to go to USSR it is believed that this s the period when DENNIS expressed inte rest in CG 5824-S· going to USSR This is believed true because upon informant's return to -Chicago contacting agent was told matter haq been discussed and this in turn resulted in Chicago setting forth information in its 9 30 58 communication The first positive indication of interest expressed by DENNIS in informant's partictpation in 21st Congress is contained in Chicago airtel to Director of 11 26 58 entitled nco M MUNIST PARTY USA INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Bufile 1003-81 reflecting a contact between informant and DENNIS on 11 21 58 DENNIS at that time went to the blackboard and wrote a statement reflecting that it was necessary to select· delegates from the CP USA to the 21st Congress of the GPSU · Included in the names listed on the blackboard ws s the · informant's name with the further stateme nt that he informant of course has to go to Russia as part of this de J_egation n Information re final·· decision on actual composition of OP USA delegation to the Congress was furnishe q to the Bureau by -teletype on 12 23 58 under caption 'tcOMMUNIST PARTY USA INTERNATIONAL RELATIQNstt Bufile 1 00-3-81 ' CG 582q -S i- advised on 12 23 58 that at a se·cret meeting of the OP USA Resident Board held over the past weekend the official delegation was sele9ted and JAMES JACKSON and the informant were the individuals officially named as delegates AUERBACH · - 2 - Approved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Special Age·nt in Charge Sent·-----'---M er _ _ _ _ _ __ · 0 ' ' ' i'§ ' F't07'''f7 ' f ' ' '' ' ' ' f 7'' 'S0D E c LAS s r Fr CAT r M AUTHO RiTY DE P ITJED FROM © TT ffi - - · · $ 1J FBI AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATION' GUIDE DATE O S-11-2O11 FD 36 Rev 12-13-56 I I ' I I- I FBI I Dat I I 2 17 59 I Tjansmit the ollowing in · · Type in plain text or code TO FROM Mr DeLoach_ Mr McGuire_· Mr Mr Mr Mr Mr Mr Mohr_ _ Parsons _ _ Rosen _ _ Tamm ____ Trotter- - W C Sullivan I -- AIRTEL 'i ----------------------- ___ f Via· 11 '• Mr Tolson _ Mr Belmont_ I Priority o Method Of Mailing ______ Mr HollomanMiss Gandy_ _ i ____ _ DIRECTOR FBI 100-428091 SAC 5---·-- SUBJECT i -- soro ·Is-c @-HOF-EOIS NEW YORK 100-134637 SEARCH -----···-······ I t_tfc I JELETE' -----------··•• • • On 2 17 59 NY 694-S who has furnished reliable information t·n the past cortceal furnished to SA I- - - - _the contents of a letter from CG 5824-s dated 2712759 and intended for transmittal to EUGENE DENNIS b6 I b7C The letter reads as follows 11 Dear Pop Just a few words of cheer Looks like the trade will without question buy the new styles for this season The style show went over with a bang despite a little annoyance here and there Two of the window dressers gave us a pain in the neck every once in a while - until we finally did everything by ourselves when in Minneapolis when howing at the biggest department store · 11 in Yep I'm cheerful about the orders that will coine 11 I hope you are OK - you know Pop I would suggest a postponement of the salesmen I s banquet for a li tt·le while - · a few weeks lets say By that time more business will have come in etc What do you say Don't have to answer because I will be in touch from the road anyway Besides I'm not v --1 J· Lf 7911'7 ✓flfJ 1 BUREAU 100-428091 RM 1 _ - tr CHICAGO 134-46 Sub B Info RM - - f9 REC- 75 ½ i i6 it4Mrtm5 ACB mfd 7 r t v t f -ffl'- s v 1 r' ' l 'i · JL - t 1 e rE v _ _ rl - - # I IN JJ FD--36 Rev 12-13-56 FBI Date Transmit the following in ------------ ---- ----- - ------ - ------- Type in plain text or code Via _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Priority or Method of Mailing I ---------- - ---------------------·-------------L------NY 100-134637 thinking of mys·elf How about more stories for the trade journals - soon I think that's the best form of advertising the very best That's how according to stories our great grandfather made a big hit and is still talke about to this day Yours for a good season I I• NY 694-S' interpretation of the coded language herein based as he points out only on guesswork is as follows Trade CP SU Buy the new styles Accepts the CP USA line Style show Presentation of CP USA line to CP SU b6 Two window dressers TRACHTENBERG a d I_ _ _ _ _ __ Pain in the neck Caused minor anno ances by reason of what they said or did in Moscow Did everything ourselves when in Minneapolis Informant and JACKS0N alone presented CP USA line to CP SU The biggest depart-GP SU Headquarters in Moscow ment store Cheerful about orders that will co'me in 0pt±mistic about what CP USA may obtain from CP SU - 2 - Approved - - - - - - - - - - - - - Special- Agent in Charge Sent - - - - - M Per _ _ _ _ _ __ FD- 36 Rev 12-13-56 FBI Date Transmit the following in ---------- --------- ----------1 Type in plain text or co'de Via - - - - - - - - Priority or Method of Mailing I ------------ ---------------------------------L------- NY 109-134637 Postponement of salesmen's banquet Postponement of coming NC meeting More business will have come in Informant and JACKSON may obtain further information of-interest to NC meeting In touch from road Informant may leave Moscow for some other location stories for trade journals 11 Request for articles particularly by DENNIS from CP USA for publication in Soviet political periodicals Great grandfather WILLIAM Z FOSTER NY 694-S also advised that in a separate note to the New York informant CG 5824-s stat-ed his heal th is good and expressed concern about the health of his wife - 3 Approved _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Special Agent in Charge Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ _ M Per _ _ _ _ _ __ - 'C '1_ '• ' t - DEC i i -I 'icAr'r oii' il TJTHO IT r ' E- IVEr OM FBI AUTOllJ TIC DECLASSIFICATION GUIDE DATE 05-11-2011 ST % l l'OIIM NO 8' ··Office Memor dum TO FROM J JR A H BELMONT UNITED sTAT s GOVERNMENT 'l o'vl VVI 't MR F J BA UMGAJWNER 1 l-v J lff 1 fj J r r ti SUBJECT February· 18 1959 DATE l ''7 l-1 j fj 5 IS-a l - c cp j -- I · De' Coacl McGuire s · _ W C• Tolson _ _ ·aelmont _ Mohr_ Nea e _ _· Parsons _ _ Rosen _ _ Tamm Trott W van_ Tele Room _ Holloman _ Gandy _ _ On 2-17 -59 NY 694-8 advised our New York Office concerni-T g the content of a letter dated 2-12-59 which he had received from CG 5824-S who is presently in Moscow along with JameslJacJcson as official r J f ' t a t £ s om a ominun st Party CP _ J 1 J 1 _ tg 2l 1' t _cor gr s o JJ_P of th f puiet 'fl5ioft This letter wnich was intended or transmittal to Eugene e lUJis Jl f J § _4 leag_ J J' was written in he usual communist double talk nalysis of this letter along with the interpretations of NY 694-8 reflect - the contents to be as follows The Soviet Union has heartily endorsed f· the cu rren 1 ine o the CPUSA Two oth r CPUSA tuncti oJJg_r i s Yi o are i present-iy in Moscow probably Ale -cander Trachtenberg and I P created minor pro bl ems for C'G 5824-8 an Jackson by their actio a and ' -- - statements However ·CG 5824-8 and Jackson straightened euerythtng oufq ' Y when they appeared at the headquarters of the CP of the Soviet Union OG 5824-8 indicated optimism as to what the CPUSA will recei ue from th CP of the Soviet Union This could very well refer to fi ancial assistance J which the So iets will render to CPUSA this year · CG 5824-8 also suggested in this letter that forthcoming meeting o f CPUSA national committee currently scheduled for first week in April 1959 be postponed for a few weeks since CG 5824-8 and Jackson may obtain addition l information which would be of interest to the Pa ty's national committee CG 5824-8 also indicated that Dennis an·d other CPUSA leaders should submit more articles for publication in Soviet political periodicals Accord ng to G 5824-8 it due to the submission of such articles to the Soviets that William z Foster is regarded highly in Russia fis OB8ERVl TION8 t 5£ · 9Av J'j Based upon· the contents of informant's letter to Denn is it appears that his trip to Mo cow on behalf of the CPUSA was an outstanding succes·s _ The Soviets by endorsing the current line of the OPUSA and by apparent y promising additional financial aid can undoubtedly be expected to exerci se even stricter control over the CPUSA than it has in the past b6 b c 7 • - - 0 Memorandum to Mr Belmont RE SOLO 100-428091 RECJOMMENDATION This matter will continue to bf closely followed and all pertiJJent d·etails obtained from the informant upon his return from Russia which is pre ently scheduled to be sometime in M rch 1959 ✓ - 2 - V 4-99 l__D_o - 4 o _3__o____q __l_·____4 __4 _rN THIS FILE' SKIPPED PURING SERIALIZATION APR 10 1959 ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HERElN IS mi'CLASSIFIED i__tE• -- J 9 Qg_B'i t Py t 'Zd 1 1 J If 4 _ __ ffANDAla • • · r · -tr-w • • h''s •ECLASSIFICATIOH AUTHORITY DERIVED FROM ' ' _- i 1' h·_ FBI AUTOllA TIC DECLASSIFIC lJ TIOM GUIDE DATE OS-11-2O11 _ NO 0J Office Memorandum TO MR A H BELMONT FROM MR J A T E o sTATEs GOVERNMENT ufl1U Sic · March 2 1959 Tolso Belman eLoa· _ McGuire_ Mohr_ Parsons_ Rosen_ Tamm_ Trotter_ w c Sul Jvan - cc Mr Belmont Mr Baumgardner Mr Don·ohue SUBJECT ' i t DATE SECURITY - C - ALL INFORMATION CONTJ Ijftru 1 'llb 'I i f m1 FU£If IS UNCLASSIFIED ri-f -A9-c t BX SP'l4Jd' _A 0 Gandy_ ASAC N H McCabe called this morning and adv sed tkaf_ f s NY 694 received a telephone call last night from _ _ _ - I I of Chicago 5824 She said she had received a call last night from Chicago 5824 who was then in Paris and that he was leav ing shortly and would arrive in Chicago on Wednesday 3-4-59 ·that he was comtng directly to Chicago and not stopp ng in New- ork ADDENDUM Belmont l'I ··ryt-l- At 11 OO AM today SAO Auerbach called and advised tha acoordi ng to the informant 's L 5824-S will take Air France if possible directly from Paris to Chicago arriving in Chicago on 3-4-59 The informant appeared high-stru g _and nervous and said he was loaded with data He said he had sent considerable material to post office boxes but had a great deal with him He expressed concern about possible publicity and asked his wife whether arrangements could be made with Customs pre$umably to permit him to bring tn the material he has without publicity · 11 · 1 uerb ach wa ted authority to contact Customs at a J tglr level to arrange th - He would merel'y tell Customs that we JiavehJ m i mportant investigative interest in this individual whic i is part of a widespread i nvesttgation and will make arrangements to 'i e'e that the informant gets thru Customs witho t publicity or detention of ma ter ial which he may have I tol'd Auerbach to go ahead pr bvtp ed this wa ha-ndl d with great care and no indication was given thaiithe in formant was coop_erating with us or that he was an informant q_ 1 Auerbach said tn·i s would be handled pf Auerbach is making arrangements for the informant to be interviewed as soon as possible upon arrival so that the important information in his possession can be secured in brief form and sent to the Bureau promptly for the Bureau 1 s informalJ on More detailed reports to ill haue to Qe secured later l 6 ' 'f l i t - 19v go3a· ¢ JAs td l_l_B f m f t $ 1959 ·· • l L f j ' tb J ji li - 1 5w ri E· ·--I- o 1 Yv i 5 M 10 1959 ••••••• ••••• •• - · J1 3 _ · · df LJ b6 b7C b7D FBI AUTOlL• TIC DECLASSIFICATION GUIDE ' F0-36 Rev 12-13-56 6Nt ill1 -- 1· FBI 2 24 59 Date Transmit th followi_ng in - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 Type in plain text or code Via _ _A_IR_T_E_L_ _ _ _ Priority or Method of Mailing ___________________________________________ i ____ LI ______ _ I rf -' TO DIRECTOR FBI 100-428091 FROM SAO NEW YORK 100-134637 SUBJECT 1 iITiL INFORMA'rTON CQ NTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED 11 DA' rEb• 0 BY lt 1 TIJ - '- '· - rs c # tJl JII On 2 24 59 NY 694-s advised SAi that he received a personal letter dated F ·e o r u a ry - 1 5- 1 9 5 9- -- from CG 5824-s in Moscow the contents or which are as follows nimagine I'll move on in a week or two No point in writing after you get this if I change my mind you'll hear from me Don't even know where I'll go next Haven't made up my mind as to what country May be C0echoslovakia then France or Denmark or Britain I'll let you know Meantime the best to my family and friends Weather is so so Nothing too warm or cold · Most of business tried to do on the side with my touring looks good So long Fux iished for info 3 - BUREAU 100-428091 RM CHICAGO 134-46 Sub B Info RM 1 - NY 100-134637 - - Do r- 1 1111 rfr A 0 c t4ftt tt -· --- 'fJk'ti f't fJf ii a FEB 25 1959 J - j vv'9 0 1-✓ Sent _ _ _ _ _ _ M td Per------ b6 b7C AUTHORITY DERIVED FROM --t t l l _1 ' t'l' 1 X _i £ t i - J it f' ''1 r _ 1 ' - e _ ' ' FBI AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATIOM GUIDE I 05-11-2011 NDARD F RM NO 84 - - · Office Memorl dum TO uN1rn sTATI GOVERNMENT DIRECTOR FBI 100-428091 DATE V February 27 1959 SAC CHICAGO 134-46-Sub B SOLO • __ _ 11 non coNrn mt5' IS - C ·J nt 1H tt n ASS i'IED nwnmu SUBJECT t i ff i _f '- · -BY p 'f On February 26 19 9 an Air Mail package was received by SA JOHN E KEATING from CG 5824-S through a blind Post Office box the number of which had been previously furnished to CG 5824 S This package contained two items The envelope and the Chicago photo tat copy- of these two items are being maintained•in Chicago file 134-46-Sub B-lB 5 1 f ' ' I I ' There are enclosed herewith to the Bureau and to the New York Division one photostat copy of each of the following two items 1 i --t- page dOCJllJlen tn c an t ioned ttTheses ·On the National· Bourge 11 JI ii G QJAAlaI ' --· anaC-6T6'niaT·'t oi mtries tt A 29 - - - - - - - - • - -' ' - A 31 page doc ll E l t 9J Rt 2g d 11 pggµ m BtQ M 2 Der bc'favo tongi•eso de Partido ct·e coro·moia ·· -r '• '· • ' ••· •·•· ·--- · ·•- ·-· Comunista ··•· · If the Bureau deems it advisable to translate the pamphlet pertaining to the Eighth Congress of the Communist ifr ' Pa vty of' Colombia it is suggested that tralisla tions be fur h ' nished to the New York and Chicago Di visions as well as t appropriate legal attaches '----- _ 1 Jv- t £ 1-- - · ·_ · ' l Bureau Enc ls 2 RM l · tl 1 - New York 100-134627 Encls 2 RM 1 ---t _ Y 1 - Chicago - Q - · JEK LMA «f @ 4 - t 1 vYJ ifr 4 t l _' • y t-'jf tl t-r'v DATE FORW HOW FORW -½ e i I w li J't C rv iit1·· 1 • § ll A rID 5 ' -- no_ l S't # W i - -- 1 ' 'ff f ' fe' p JAAENCY Ch Cfl f l2 tu Y t R - r i d V _ ' ' • fj H i t f • t 1 JJ '6 0-lW N B ' '8-PH0El'i N ll E r_ I A ti -- LEq kN3 - ACT10 W 'l 9 '1lihl ' - ' r----- J 7 -P-- 3 CP flY --- - o s5 fp 6 m · J J ' '9 · - _ _ 'lfj MAR 6 1959 1 1 I •r' ' f - _ ' · 0 ' _ Y j r · ' f t ' · · · Office Memorandttm· · · t f ft ED srATEs ' ' i ' GovE-F • T TO I B I- IH RECTOR SAC CHICAGO SOLO SUBJECT rs - l•ll-4 28091 DATE Februa t 2'1 1 _fZ ' l1 9 134-46 S b a c On February 26 1959 an Air Mail package was received by SA JOHN E • KEATING from CG 5824-S through a blind Post Office box the number of which had been previously furnished to CG 5824-S This package contained two items The envelope and the Chicago photostat copy of these two items are being aintained in Chicago file 134-46-Sub B-18 5 1 There are enclosed herewith to the Bureau and to the New York Division ori e photostat copy of each of the followiIJ i i ' Q- i terns 1 A 29 page document captioned ''Theses on the National Bourgeoisie in the Semi-Colonial and Colonial Countries 2 A 31 page dqcument captioned Documentos Del Octa¥ O Congreso de Partido Comunista de Colonibia • n If the Bureau deems it advisable to translate the pamphlet pertaining to the Eighth Congress of the Communist Party of Colombia it is suggest d that translations be fur· nished to the New York and Chicago Divisions as well as appropriate legal attaches Y- Bureau Encls 2 RM · 1 - New York 100-134627 Enc ls 1 - Chicago JEK LMA 4 ILL f W I0N CONTAINED A' ER rtf l WC t 4 SS t FI F D 'g 'Y kb- o BYS I #PtJt$ S f -_ ti - -- - - _ •- l - Y - • ---- •• - '• « t· - _ r • 'i't - · - • ' ' ' ••·t - - - · - rw l I Office Memorandum TO uNITEn sTATEs GovERNMENT THE DIRECTOR DATE 3 5 59 Tolso J elmont - eLo __ PllOM McGuire _ _ ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED Mohr _ __ RERETfll fS UNC J Sf P'f lID _Porsons _ _ Ro ' DATE_ _-i oo 8Y __5 J 1 A1 1 ' 11' SUBJBCT y I JI 1 Y 'r llvan _ • SAC Auerbach called this morn1 ng to advise that 5824-S m om returned from the Moscow convention las night He had a bad Gandy- trip from Paris as two engines on the plane went out and the plane had to return twice to Paris from Shannon Ireland The result was that ·the informant has been with out sleep for 48 hours and is presently sleeping Auerbach said that the informant was tense and excited as a result of the trip and his concern regarding going through customs but through arrangements made by our office he cleared customs shortly before 6 p m with no difficulty The informant has been instructed by the Party not to let anyone know he is back and in Chicago All of the delegates to the Moscow convention were given presents for propaganda purposes such as a gold watch for his wife mink fur hats transistor radios liquor candies et tera ll II The informant said the Russians are completely dissatisfied with the arrang_ement for funnelling funds to the CPUSA througI i · Canada and that he has been given the responsibility to set up a sy tem and couriership to meet Russian agents so that the transmission of such funds will be in his control in the future The Russians agreed that the $100 000 promised last year and not yet· paid will now be paid plus· an addi tio nal $150 ooo for thj s yea 1 · The informant said there is no question in his nlinq but that the Russians mean business and will not back down at aII on the Berlin s·i tuation J 1 ' Yfi7· The informant said that he mailed a large amount of documents en route home from Switzerland- _Prague and Paris and these have not as yet arri ved This is mate ial he got at the conference 7 -1 _$ 11 R According to the in rormant Trachtenber Weiss and _Jackson all CPU A functionaries who were in Mosco are now in China andl _ lis going to_ a J C' I I - y t s s AHB c'tl 3 7 REC- 69 ' ' g ll l -- J £ - ' I • · • ' c 4' I Director Auerbach said the informant is exhausted and consequently he could not be interviewed as yet However Auerbach is arranging for a motel room or appropriate place away from the informant's home to interview him and will get the results to· the Bureau as promptly as possible I authorized Auerbach to pay necessary expen itures such as payment for the room ACTION Auerbach understands the importance of getting the essential information from the informant as promptly as possible and furnishing it to the Bureau at once in order that· it may be disseminated Auerbach understands that h'igh officials in the government will have a definite interest in this I told Auerbach that of particular significance is the informant's statement that the Russians will not back down on Berlin and that the informant should be interviewed closely on this point for facts on which he bases this conclusion so that it will -not represent merely an opinion of the in·formant The results of the interview with the informant will be furnished to the Director promptly bearipg in mind the AG's suggestion that it may be desirable to brief the President on this - 2 DECLASSIFICATIO i AUTHORITY DERIVED FP OM · - -FBI AUTOllJ TIC DECLASSIFICATION GUIDE DATE OS-ll-20ll ' 4-41 R V• 8-25-58- DECODED COPY Mr ·Nease _ _ Mr Parsons _ Radio D - Teletype ' URGl N-✓ 3-5 59 MB 4 31 PM L EC10R HJ A e u otm M JfJIM' - LO' ·1s-c BUFILE 100-428091 CG 5824-S 'AOVISE D ON MARCH 5 1 INSTANT THAT HE HAS A SEVERE COLO HEADACHES IS RU NING A ITEMPER lJRE HAS SORES IN HIS NASAL PA$SAGES AND A SORE THROAT i HE HAD PNEUMONIA IN -RUSS I A SINCE IT IS RAIN I NG AND SNOW I NG IN CH ICAOO INFORMA NT FE T THAT IT V OULO JEOPARDIZE HlS HEAL TH TO LEA 1 E _ OME HE HAS NOT CALLED A PHYSIC I AN SINCE HE DOES NOT WANT ANYONE TO KNOW HE HAS RETURNED TO CH ICAOO NOTES AND PR I fto ATER IAL MA l LEQ BY I NF9RMA NT I N EUROPE ARE BE ING RE CEIVED IN CHICAGO IT- IS HOPED THAT HIS PHYSICAL CONDITION WILiL· IMPROVE ENOUGH TO PERMI t CONTACT ON MARCH 6 NEXT• I REC IVED1 · ' __ ' 5 36 PM TELE1YP£ 5 38 PM CODING UNIT HJT ALL INFORMATION CONTA-I NED EF REIN IS UNCL 4SSLFIED - ·DATE 6 _- 9-- o_t __B Y _ u #-f 4t JI f • ' ' MAR 6 1959 - - J5' - ___r _ If the intelli ence contained in the -a ove message is ·to _be disse'f linated outside the B ureau it ls suggested that it be suitably paraphrased·m order to protect the Bureau s cryptographic systems - ' iJ c -- ---- -- --- -r --r ' - -7-·-- - r 7 ·DE c LASS IF I CATI OH AUTHORITY DERIVED FROM · f · ' ' FBI AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATIOH GUIDE DATE 05-11-2011 FD-36 Rev 12-13-56 1 I I I I FBI Date Transmit the following in 1 f I 3 4 59 V I Mr Holloman_ Priority or Method of Mailing --r---t ----DIRECTOR -FBI 100-42$091 -------------- F I Ii 1' r 'l' - t i ·-· ·- 1 Mr W C Sulhvan I I Miss G - · ----0 I Mr Tolso- _ - Mr Belmon Mr DeLoach__ Mr Mt Guire__ Mr Mohr_ _ · Mr Parsons __ _ Mr Ho -en_·_ _ Mr Tamm ___ _ -- -------- - T -yp_e_i_n-pl -a- -in-t-ex_t_or_c_o-- -de- -- ------ ------11 Tele Room_ _ AIRTEL Via _j _ 1 PLAIN TEXT tv rz r EJ SAC EW YORK 100-134637 SUBJECT · ·soLO r '· __ rs vrEe v 4 6p-c tY f rY-6 f4 NVN f · NY 694-S advised S AI l0n 3 4 59 that on said da te he informed EUGENE DENNIS of CG 5824-S 1 anticipated arrival in Chicago DENNIS desires to confer with Chica go informant 11 in the middle of next 11 week in 11 I TY and wishes to do so II on the outside - in the Qountry _ DENNIS hopes there will be a minimum· of publicity regarding CG 5824-s 1 return to USA Referring to CG 5824-s DENNIS said 11 I 1 d like to see him as soon as possible - if' not sooner 11 NY 694-s was instructed to make arrangements for meeting between DENNIS and CG 5824-s 11 0n the outside 11 b6 b7C I At INYORMATlONCMTAI BEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIEDDATE - f-co BY f IJiIJ JI JL sf 11r' ri 1 ureau 100-42809l RM Y-Chicago 134-46subB RM 1-New York 100-134637 ACB aw 6 i yV'fJ ial Agent in Charge i - 1 t Sent - - - - - - - - M I Office Memorandum · v' • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Mr J A S i z o o TO FROM Mr A H 0 - _ -· SUBJECT SOLCV __ DATE 3-6-59 Tolson _ _ Belmont' _ _ DeL6 ch _ _ '-7 I lt tlre_ t rsons _ _ Q'l P'-' lo - 1 u Tele Room_ AC Auerbach of Chicago telephonically aq vised t 6 p m Holloman_ March 6 that Agents had been talking with CG 5824-S for three hours Ga nd Y - and will continue to interview him tonight tomorrow and part of Sunday after which it is hoped that the essential information pertaining to the informant's trip to Russia will hav been obtained for transmittal to the Bureau Auerbach advised that informant has voluminous notes and documents some of which have not as et arrived from abroad however Chicago feels ·that a good job can be done· on this and the res'u lts transmitted by air mail to the Bureau by next Monday Auerbach plans to have the memorandum to the Bureau given to a pilot and we will have Washington Field pick it up at the airport on Monday I stressed to Mr Auerbach that the Bureau would disseminate on a high level therefore it must be accurate and carefully prepared I also told Mr Auerbach that as soon as feasible and at least before the informant goe to New York next week to see Dennis · Chicago should explore w itth the informant the question of whether we should see to it that his name is included on the list of persons to _be subpoenaed before t e HCUA bearing in mind that the informan-t previously stated that if his name was made public in c9µnection with his trip to Russia it would be necessary that he receive a subpoena or he zlOU d be immediately suspected by the Communist Party 0-·· 5 t REC-44 g -r 1 - Mr Belmont 1 - Mro Baumgardner 1 - Mr Thornton AHB mti r h o 61 MAR 12 1959 •11 V 185 1 _ '' ' • ' · 4gt 1 J jtr ·c v 1 ___ · DECLASSIFICATION AUTHORITY DEP FJED FROM i1x N1 j titt • -1n -ii' -% i1q_ e •e J fr' r@ ij 1FBI AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATIOH GUIDE wt '- -· DATE 05-11-2011 · Office Memorandum TO Mr A H Belmont Jv t I c1SOLO · DATE 3-9-59 Sizr Mr J A FROM SUBJBCI' UNITED S ATES GOVERN ENT n f _ __ _ 1· v ·· l jJf' DeLo j McG Mohr _ __ ___ _ Parsons _ _ Rosen _ _ Tamm _ _ Trotter _ _ W C Sullivan _ Tele Room_ Holloman_ Gandy _ _ · f - Reference is made to your memorandum to the Director of today's date which identified the memoranda which we have received from Chicago containing information furnished by ihe informant I talked to Auerbach about the information appearing i ne of these memoranda concerning th i £ - 9 rd the · erlin si 9 1 called his attention to tne fact that in his call of 3-5-59 he stated the informant indicated there was no question but that the Russians me nt business and will not back down on the Berlin situation I pointed out that the material we'have received from Chicago does· not completely support this statement Auerbach said that the statement wpich he furnished telephonically on 3-5 was obtained from the informa t when he first returned that the material which the Bureau now _has received from Chicago contains the detailed statements of the informant and Auerbach agr es that these statements are not as strong as the statement originally made by th-e informant He stated however that the current material is all the material which the informant has which bears on it and contains the final evaluation of the Russian attitude toward Berlin from the informant l I also told Auerbach we were anx ous to obtain the informai bn from the informant conc·erning funds· matters at the earliest possible date that he should send it by teletype or radiogram tomorrow unless it could be put in shape to be sent in by airtel tonight Auerbach said tµe in l ormant is still being interviewed and as he sees it it will be in such detail to be too costly to send by teletype or radiogram He recommended that we use the same means of transportation as was used today that unless advi_sed the i se the additional material will ·be on Flight 10 of Capital Airlines w ich will arrive at 3 25 p m tomorrow - 0 r Ji f V i-V O 9a ··O lit l Mro Belmont l - Mr Baumgardner 1 - Mr Thorn to_n JAS mtb4k 4 11 0 6l t R16 1 59 A ¢ h • ' J t1 7 - • r4 MAR 11 1959 ALTJ INFORMATION CONTA l't'i ' D --- HERErn rs UNC ASSO 'lf I xE_b t _a i_ t tf 1 T 66 7 f' • · J 2-✓ l I Y - ' t 'I f-i -· --- I d 1 if' ' -- l I SSIFIC 11 TIOM irJTHOPITY DERI'lE M I ATJTOllA TIC DHCLASSIFICATION GUIDE TE 05-11-2011 J1 1 1 11 · t l 't i t Sr i y · ' I tf • l - V · Turyn l - Mr Thornton 3 zz 59 a-tr11eZ I' To SAC Chicago From lJi rector FBI 134-46 Sub B 1 0-428091 ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HERE IS lfflCLASSIJHED BOLO iN'l ERNAL SECURITY - C k 'D ' j TJ _ ri • •06 t fflt' ' 't ' i · i f - · t i Reuratrtel 3-9-59 enclosed wtth whtch were ow memoranda dealtng wtth BZst Congress of the aommuntst Party j Sovtet Union OP BU ••f - - j B · Review of enoloa·u1 e number Jou r of rea r t l dtsa loses iientton of ne Nicolai LacHmovttch pkonetto Mataoutev phonattc i · Th ta i ndtutdua J was tdent1 ft4ddas head o North and South • Amertoan Sect1 orw Inter-nat- anaZ Department Cent ral Commtttee € o CP SU He waa alao d eacrtbed as having been tn u S for appro ctmately one mont4 durtng latter part of 1958 as member oj' an education de Zega t to n from Russ ta Revtew of Bufilea tndtcate thts titdtvtdual may -be tdenttcaZ· wtth one Ntkolai Vladtmtrovich J'ostouets Photograph of this ctndtu' duaZ was lu-rntshed your o f tce by Wash tngton Fte ld letrber to Bu eau dated· l-9-59 capttoned Yteit of Sovtst Educatton De legatton to Untted State s 1958_ tS-R ur i le 105-5580 · As soon s-posstble ezhtbtt photograph of Jiostovets to OG 5824-8 tn attempt o determtne tf tdenttcal wtth Maisouteu phonetic Fu nish reaults to Bureau l - 105-73274 Visit of Sootet Eaftog b tdHJ- Delegation to fl itlo 31 Tolson_ Belmont Mohr_ Nease_ ·Parsons osen- T imm_ 'irofter_ ' l· C Sullivan _ Tele Room_ olloman_ WG T • mJ' C 6 • SlL L ' MAIL ROOM ' Y- 1 J ' i 1 nfl i D _J i-1 TELETYPE UNIT CJ _llEC- s 1958 4i t •f 11 I - J 3 23 MAR 12 1969 - 4 · ' II j - u 1 t l ·c Pl u' r i - ' i if • · • Jlqf 'faemorandum tt· - • 'QNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 100-428091 DATE 2 27 59 134-46 Sub B INTERNAL _ ft✓¢ i On February 25 1959 three air mail packages were rece ived by SA JOHN E KEATING froni a Chicago post office box the nui nber of which had been previously furnished to CG 5824-S · These· packages contained seven i terns concerning · the 21st Con- - ·· gress ·of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union The env 4 anq Chicago photos tat copies of thes e i tem13 are being 111 ai · in --Ch _ic_ago fi le 134 _46-Sub-B-1B4 · There are enclosed erewith to New York Division one photos tat· copy of i terns · 1 • Speech by 01111'8 de Party of Italy • I · • R' 2 1j - 1 I 1J 3 Speech by China • PALMrn01 Gl ' d t tHOU Cl · i·u ·J' E -1 -i Cg j ' •• ' - CG 134-46 Sup B Resolution of the 21st Congress ot ·the Communist Part y of the Sovtet ·-Union on the r pori of Comrad·e sfKH Rps ac rov Control Figu res _for the Economic Development of the U s • S R in- 19·59-1965 adopted una IJ imqus tr _ on Februarr 5 195 9 _ · 6 t' '• Con9lud ing speech by Com i a de -N S -KHRUSHC f OV at the 1 ·1 Congr ess · bf the Cp uriist Party of the Soviet 7 · Unfori op ··ti i'l ruar'y ·5 ' l f59 •·' · - - ' • · · · · ' '· ' '' ' · · _ ·' • ' _ ' ' ' • ••' • ' · • V ' · t ' · · • r · · · ·_ · '• ' • ' i· J' ·· e - 2 •••' t · DECLASSIFICATIOM AUTHOPITY DERIVED FPOU AUTOUil TIC I•ECLAS SIFICATION GUIDE if 7 z-·· •· ' • t 7 m ' · t i ' z S 4 £ FBI DATE 05-11-2011 @ STAHDMD f'OMI N0 14 Office Memorandum • To FROM uNrTEo sTATEs GOVERNMENT MR F J BAUMG NEI t DATE March 12 1959 Tolson _ _ Belmont _ _ Del each _ _ McGuire_•_ lv1R J A SIZOO Mohr _ __ SUBJBCT l l 1 SAC Auerbach Chicago called at approximately 3 00 p m 3 11 59 adyising that 5824 would leave Chicago at 6 20 p m American Airlines Flight 608 for New York that he would arrive New York at 10 20 p m Auerbach asked that New York notify NY-694 ACTION above ASAC McCabe New York Office was advised of C1L JASfd ALL InFORMATION CONTAIMED H'EREr rs UNCLASSIFIED PATE •· l9 oo B Y ' Pt 81 tlf dlJJ 2 1--Mr Thornton ' f J ' J J - '71 61 Mt R 17 1959 · Parsons _ _ Rosen_ Tamm-- _ Trott r _ _ W C Sullivan _ Tele Room_ Holloman_ Gandy_ DATE PRO y· 3 10 59 ALL IZfll ORMATION CONTAIN ED A H HEREip IS l1NCLASSIFIED DATE tr 2 'f-oo B Y 0 · SUBJBCT SOLO · Jf f 1 It 0 0 Tolson __ Belmont __ DeLoach_-_ McGuire __ J ons __ Rosen _ _ it' r ullivan _ -hat 5824-S plans to go to NY Tele Room 1 On 3 9 SAC Auerbach advis Holloman_ ennis in accordance with PartyGandv _ _ on Wednesday 3 11 to see Eugen accompany the informant unless there instructions SA Keating will n is additional material which we have to have right away from him Auerbac said t at Chicago had sent in two letters to the Bureau dated 3 8 under the caption SOLO The first carries as an enclos re official photographs taken in Moscow and the second shows articles that were distributed to the delegates at the Congress in Moscow Auerbach stressed that inasmuch as other US communists have not yet returned from Moscow any dissemination of this mater al at this time will inevitably pinp int the informant therefore the Bureau should consider awaiting the return of some of the other Americans before disseminating this information Auerbach stated that Chicago has been giving some thought as to how to embarrass the other American communists who went from Moscow to China _such as James Jackson I I and Trachtenberg et cetera • He noted that these people will receive numerous presents in China and · inasmuch as their passports were nqt marked to permit travel to China · it may be desirable to have customs check them thoroughly when they return to the us If these Chinese a rticles are found in -their effects it may be possible to embarrass them l Auerbach said that Chicago is securing additional details regarding the ·handling of funds b tween Russia and the CPUSA and will forward this information promptly He said he had an appointment with the informant on March 9th to discuss the question of how the informant stands regarding a subpoena from a congressional committee bearing in _ mind that· the HCUA contemplates subpoenaing a considerable number of communists including some of those who went to Russia ii I On the morning of 3 10 Auerbach advised that the informant is and sick reluctant to_go to NY particula 11 in view j _ however the informant may take h kIto I J rp m tJ-cJ -- 2l $ je y stt l of_ NY w t •nr d 1 t ' · REC- 92 Rel t ive to the question of tlie congressional subpo Mf ttlll 161959 informant will dfsc y JJ is m tter iJ P nis and will point out that AHB CSH 4 ' V ' cc Mr Belmont ' Mr B aumgardner • liliflfs i9 0 F ' _ _ · 35 - -if ·-_tv- - l -ti uf f- i ' i b6 b7C ' - - Mr Sizoo ' I his name came out publicly and he may receive a subpoena and ask what the Par ty's desires are in connection with such an event Thus the informant will be in a better nas1tion to t2Jk 2b01• h n upon h s 1 return from NY I b6 b7C Auerbach advised that the information concerning funds between Russia and the CPUSA is being sent in on light 14 Capital Airlines arriving Washington 5 25 p m today cAnd ews of ·the WFO has been advised and will meet the plane and get the envelope from the captain of the plane 2 Office Memorandum • ITEn STATES To Mr F' J B a w n g a r DATE GOVERNMENT 3 14 59 Tolson _ _ Belmont_ Mohr _ _ Nease _ __ Parsons_ Rosen _ _ Tamm _ _ Trotter_·_ W C Sulhva I ·_ Tele Room-'Holloman _ Gandy _ __ Mr J A · FRo - I talked t b ASAC N H McCabe of New York today and he advised that 5824 was leaving New York at 3 00 P M for Chicago and qrriving in ·9hioago at 5 30 P M Chicago is being advised by teletype New York dvised that 5824 made no comments concerning his meeting with Dennis bu t indicated that he would make a full' report on return to Chicago 1 - Mr B f linont 1 Mr Sizo9 J - Mr Baumgardner J - Mr Piornton 1 t 0 101 - -i- lo - 55 MAR 18 1959 A •• ' l'f• €r - ' '•l • - _ • •' ' ' • ' '' - • t' • • _ ' • ' - • I ' -1 r 011- 'j - 1 ----- I 1 J · • ' •i ' • • ·• ' _ · • • ·v· ·• t··· ' JDECLASSIFICATIOH AUTHORITY DERIVED FROM FBI AUTOllJ TIC DECLASSIFICATION GUIDE ' · ' • -·· DATE 05-11-2011 · - - '' • ' ' · · · • • • g • • • • · · • ' - · ·_ ·· · t • • -_' _ · r ' • s f uregg 1 Mr 1·hoi·nton · · J4lllllll 'll' • e k ' - ••··· - ' • Mar h 13 · 1959 • AIRTEL • TO · SAC Chicago· 34 -46-Sub B FROM _Direct r · - --- · J- ' _ ' SQ L9 lS-C - ·· • _ · fB'f · 100 4i Q91l' · · - · ' o • •' • ' • ' - ' I • • • 4 - Reui alrtel 3-10 59 • relative to m eting- between CG 824-S f anf t unknown-Jnember of' sec·ret·· ser vfce of tlie Cen-tra-1 C-ommi ttee of·· - · · · · '' ··• the Co rmnunfst t'arty _CP ' oft· the Sovi ei-_ un oni · ' · · l • ' • I is ·nb-t n e_ ·o f bove-me tio ed secret se rvfie me be-i · air- riot ·fu rn she · oiti' inf i n ased' upon · desc_ i-ip ti n f bi's ·in Jviduar a r se 1 foftli' in 'reairtel rev iew has been m a d e -t f -• · · Soviet I·htelli g ncj ' Album tn atte t- tQ_ ide·nt'i fy- tlli i n c l jv-ldual · A c rd i - to-- llifQ _a ·i J1 - v• ila f f 'inf f · likely l SP t · t pp_e rs · -· t o be N k 1a1 · V1ktJ r n 1ch · Statzkey l bt - In ado_1t1on following · in H¥idua 1s 'also· appea ·t O· be po iple susp c t · · ·v riiatnin · · · · Iv nqv 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Sullivan lM Te £1e Ro Hollo n Gan In connection with the brief prepared for use by the Director in the proposed briefing of the Pre sident there are attached amended page 19 and new page 20 These pages bring up to date additional facts developed in the illegal espionage case involving Kaarlo Rudolph Tuomi This necessitates a· revision in the Table of Contents to ·reflect '- 1 the new page number An appropriate amended Table· of Contents ' is also attached RECOMMENDATION · That tJ1e attached pages be rted in the Director's brief and the replaced pages be destr d- J th _ t Enclosures 1 - Mr Belmont I - Mr Bamngardner 1 - Mr Thornton WCT med -4 o · ' - $- tj J rf t@4itt ''1$ - ft e k fr ½'1tf t'Nzff 'iifff1 t ft D EC LASS IF I CAT I OM AlTTHO RI TY DE P ITJED F ROH FBI AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATIOH GUIDE DATE 05-11-2011 ' l l - J-· r ' - f t r _ t _ 'Tf t lr J 1 t While the delegates to the 21st Cong ess of the ·CPsu were in Moscow various meetings of an international character were held in addition to the Congress itself For exa mple th re were three separate meetings in regard to the World Marxist Review There was a meeting of the delegates from the British Commonwealth countrieso The L bor Progressive Party of Canada·is still considered to be under the British Commonwealth Section of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union CCCPSU · · The delegates from eighteen Latin American cou ntries p us Spanish and Portugese delegates ·had five days of sessions For the first four days·$• thee e deleg tes met with representatives ··bf the CPSU Daring the first four days of sessions a resolution was passed asking that the Labor Progressive Party and the Communist 'Party - USA be invited to attend these sessions o By way of comment the delegates from the·communist Party - USA ad a· prior· arrangement with the Latin American delega t es to present this resolution It is obvious that the Chinese and Russians are vying for the allegiance of the various Communis·t Parties · It appears that the Russians do n t like to· see too many Communis t ··1 1artles from di_fferent areas get together o They w uld prefer that ·the Commul ist Parties deal only with the CPSU o The Russians gave all kinds of excuses as to wb y Communist Party· USA eilegates should · ynot - meet with the Latin American- delegates·o- For example · NIXOL A LA - - SKOJLW· ph asked the Communist Party - USA delegates What do you ·cue _about what happens i Costa Rica Then NIKOLAI MATSKOUTEV said that there would be a translation problem since the only translation was fr om Spanish to Russian ThE re was no tran lation Russian to Engl sh F ·1 · TIM BUCK Head of the Labor Progressive Party of Canada wa also pressing the Russians to -ailow-·h1jn·· fo-al tencr-this meeting of representatives of Latin American count ieso Finally when no representatives from the Communist Party USA or from ·the Labor Progressive Party were in attendance· 9 the Latin American ·delegates became angry and blamed the'Communist Party USA z epreseritatives for this They said that the representatives of the Communist Party - USA'- id hot want to attend the meetingo Finally on Feb- · ruary 12 1959 which was the m@rning of t e fifth day of sessions I NJ t ctcfs I I I· 'f ' - NIKOLAI MATSKOUTEV and AL o ph said to the communi st Party' - USA r present tives How ab tat-tending the meet- F ng of the Latin American delegates JAM CKSON was ill as L · '-were many del-egat s tothe Congress MORR _ HILDS agr ed to go -- _ · 1 · _He was taken to the I stitute of ·Marxism Len nism by SEMA f 1 tm1 § 9 Y - Al G§T -g appeared a t the meeting after the break for lunch TIM BUCK was also sick and did not attend Th · er m bers of t e ab t _qgr § S i 1L i 1 'J y-5 egation ·· b6 and - --r - - were· travelling in Russaat 1 nis b7C - m e- '1 '% 1is 1oeiiev d tna-a lmost ery Latin American delegate was in_ att naan ce at his meet ing f 1 1 C S P 1- i c 1 C Cc 1 Cf t J _________ • --- -'sincetlie e was no translation from Russian to Engl-ish CHILDS sat with the Ru sian group and did his own translation Copies of documents were not passed out for security reaso s T e delegates were told to make notes but that it would be inadvisable t o circulate the 'docum nts since these· documents might get in to ·the hands of the enemy or even nto the hands of ·some friends who nmisconstrue these docwnents might - This meeting was held on the second floor of the Institute of Marxism-Leninism which is not located in the center of Moscowo The deleg tes were picked up in ars and driven from· their apa rtments_ or otels i_glblt to the door of the Institute • ' - I J l_ 3 i _ __ 1 rn l ' 1 '£ u L_ _x '·' '· - -• l I • r 7 _ The Pre•sidium for this meet ng ·· @qjxisist ed· of-de·1e-gate-s-·- -_ c -1 - from the Lati_n e ican countrie_s Among the the Pr_e -- iwn were Y J Y f A o qERONIM EDO · o 1 -A - V A MZ of MJ eni lP i ROD _ SMENDI f 8 1 L 1 Q r _1 C LRBI 01 9 b A and p QY aQUEZy of v - el -o · - membe of · Yf s Th rough the Russians CHILDS asked that· an annoulicemelit -0'-- e _ - that the Communist Party - U A wants to establish ·contact $ with Communist Parties in La tin_Americao If they atreed to this CHILDS would ircula e tb1e legal address · of the ·communist arty - USA In turri C ILDS woµld like to obtain the legal addresses of other Partieso Further that if any Communist Parties would want con·fidentia 1 ·addresses for communication$ to ·the Communist Party - USA they should see CHILDS personally and ·ne would also accept any confidential addre ses wh h t ey might want to give to him Report on Cuba by 'SIVERO AGUIRRE· SIVERO AGUIRRE was the chai man f t is session He is· a Negro 37 to 38 years of age 5v7n in heig ht 9 has a slight build _ - and weighs about 145 lbs He'made a report on CUbao AGUIRRE poi·nted out that a s ection of· the united front around the July 26th movemept ·pµ-ticularly the middl classes said th y favored a peacetul solution to the Cuban problemo Tlme C m munists also said that they favored this r ad also if it was possible He · said that the • Communists said this in order to retain the unity of the united ' front aJ J d to save the strength of-'tlmis united front movement for the eventual overthrow of BATISTA ' Concerning individual acts of terror the CQmmunists pointed out whenever they had an opportunity that such acts play ed into the hands of BATISTA We ·talked of a ·peaceful settle ment because the masses were rriea as a•· result of terrorist acts He commented that RAO 'S'T MARTIN ph originally favored _ both bullets and ballots Lat· however in 1956 RAOUL ST aL MARTIN said he favor d only ballots Then AGUIRRE said that at ·---· one time the Communist Party made a terrible mistake It announced that it favored only one path of struggle and ·that was armed revolt similar to the revolt of 19300 This sectarian mistake was repeated up until August 29th the significance f this date is not·knowri Next AGUIRRE sa d that· the ai of the Communist Party of CUba was to unite·all anti BATISTA forces and also to establish a ne w democratic form of goyer ID lent of the widest sort o - The pro g ani of this movement to be ·based ·on tlie demands ·for which the· masses were fightingo H then lis ed these demands 1 Establish all democratic rig ts 'for workers·and· peasa ts This dema nd did not speak of general ·deniQcra cy but·· emphasized t is par icular p int · 2 All' the repressive ·organs sue as the police and- the army ··to be cleaned out ·ana emocra tized 3 Agrarian reforms T' me land from the · ui ge estates must be confiscated and nationalized and dist ibuted to the peas nts This demand wins t he support of the peasant ·masses 4 The· nationalization of' all for igri h ldings su©b as utilit'ies railroads and large landed estates 5 ' FGr a ·pea@aful foreign policy This meant not to j oiri in the· war pre para ions of t e American imperialists and 6 Against racial discrimination t t1 I Cc0 uc 1Q c v bcu · • iLAHe said that-these basic demands put forth by the Party expose ISTA as a stooge of imperialism Then AGUIRRE returned to the 'question 3 Wlb1at about the· Communist Party and the peaceful road The Communist Party answered this question in the following mannero In the process of a 3 t t 4Et1 C S ·- ' k zz r- r t -t • • t 0 C • · '• ' S · f'- -'i' e - · · strµggl t e masses of pe opl°e can use any method s ac i as a general strike upr sing ba lot and so on • The CQmmunist Party· qrged a united frdint and that this united front 1 isten to the masses and use the methods hieh the ma se wantedo AGUIRRE said that the e·was a time in which BATISTA maneuvered He gave concessions to th sugar wo k rs an4 he used the traqe union apparatus w icli was in the hands • of l nis government • BATISTA was supported by the Uriit d States ·Lega iOJi in these maneuvers · However the Communist •Par ty e posed and countered • t ese maneuvers · · ' · I ' l'hen he sai4 that there was the problem of how the Communist Party could reach those masses influenced by PRIO ph fornterly a lea cling poli ti'cian in Cu a • He said that PRIO had wide influence among a large section of the people · I ' AGUIRRE we t on to explain why·the communist Party co ducted a ampaign against individual acts of terror· He said that the terror was used indiscriminately Railraods buses the ters and so on were bombed indiscrimi a t·ely Peoi le ·were hurt and became resentfu l ·For example whe 'big head ines wou lct appear stat'ing that fifty people were· kill a· i n a pomb e_xp J qsion b e people would ·_biame the Communist ·party members ' They would think t at the· Commun ists were responsible · ·He went· on to say that many of the e bombings were pure·provocation$ which were· sE t off by BATISTA in order to get· the people -to become· · · antagonistic tbward the Communistso Howev r most of the terror was genu'ine He explained to what extent some of this individual t·error was used and why it was bad He cited tlhle f llowing example An engineer works someplaceo He wants a raise iri pay -He is refusedo He sees no· other way out ·but to·make a·oomb and throw it o Th eref9re the Communist Pa r ty had t ·c10ridtfot ·an ideological struggle This was most important-in order to expose this method of individual terror or anarchismo · 1 AGUIRRE then went into a discussion· of the· role of· tlie United States diplomats in Cuba He said that· during the uprising of the sailors· thousands of ·sailors· were ·iriv olved ·The United States interfered Even·thougb ·the OJ ibin fleet was sympathetic to the people and was in'the main 9 anti BAT STA It was the nited States Ambassador who asked the Navy to call off this revolt This proved·· and we· saw to it t at the people understood this -- that the United States was not neutral •·' - •• - _ He said that the Communist Party was against military Putshism • The Communist Party influenced th ra k and-file of the Navy and then criticized the method used by the Naval officers That is the starting of a Putsh_and then calling it off How ever when some of these Naval officers were later arrested the Party gave them support and gave publi ci ty and exposed the terror of BATISTA and the military · While it was not easy for the Communist Party the Party exposed the interference of the United ijtates Ambassador United States imperialism maneuvered and tbough the Legation looked for personalities to replace BATISTA However they were looking for people who were loyal to United states imperialism Then AGUIRRE discussed the April 1958 general strike He said this strike was doomed to failure frQDl the very beginning since there can be no rea unity without the ·communist-Party Some of the people who made up the united f ont were looking more to Washington for assistance than to th people Some of them were neuvered into accep ting t e election pr oposals of TISTA But the Communi t Party exposed this 'rbey showed that BArISTA talke - 0ne way and acted another · · · During the middle of 1958• the Communist Party reach d the masse$ · and exppsed TISTA 's faked elections Th_ey ·showed how he locked out the opposition and pointed out that some·of· the mo-st prominent exiles were not i '- ba -and · c ul ot part·icipateo Therefore the elections if h ld an ' they we e held wo ld only help BATIST and United st tes mp_e ia3 i mo Next AGUIRRE said t t the Commun st Party began to work to arm the people and to educate them Th ri the ·struggle assumed a· dif fere Q t character The Party support' ed those · p eople close to the· masses even though their'ideology·and viewpoints on tactics were not in agreelilent with those ·of the Conimuriist Party • The Party helped to et • up a ·militia orga nized·the ·partis·ans etc ·When the 'hit a rid- -rui ·tactic ·was usea it was tot much for BATIS'l'A He· tried to fore¢ ·a battle·· in which 'his forces would be superior He never succeeded i I - thiso · The ·pa ty had conclu e that this July movement was a mass movement ·They worked in this movement Th ey fought its shortcomings·and supported the Left wing in this united July 26th movement He said that the army is now based on the partisanso It couid arm more of the partisan• workers and peasant a but it is short of arms The Party is working in the trade unions ·and among the masses generallyj explaining the Party position and spreading the Party influence The peasants are one' 'half• of the p lation of Cuba Therefore work among thes peasants is most import ant After the ov rthrow· of the· dictatorship of MACHADO the Co pnnunist Party began to work among the peasants There is not enough land in Cuba unless the estates are divided up and the land is taken way f om the American$ During this long struggle the P ty nad·lost·many-people ·as a -result of· imprisonment torture death - tc J1hey worked under diff cult conditions especially during the partisan w r The peas·al its had learned to appreciate the Communists because the Communist Party organized them There are some things which cannot be publicized t the partisans helped us They understood us They used to protect us In La Vegas ph the Party was very active because we had prepared the peasants and this was one of the most important bases This made it possible to work among other sections of the peasantry in other areas Continuing AGUIRRE said that the present situation in the Communist Party has certainly improved nd is good The Com• munist Party is now legal It h s opened up ·a national head-·· quarters and has opened up headquarters in the provinces als9 Some United States ·journalists through the press in the'Uriited· tates are carrying on a campaign -against 'us a lid ·_are··iri luencing some Cubans But these journalists are riot getting away ·with it because the mas es answer them and say·tijat the·cominunists have spilled their blood and th y al o hav '--' r g ts In regard to the quest on of new attitudes and relation ships toward the Soviet Uni9n this problem 9 ·which is being·distc rted by ·the Americans is not so cl ear to· the ·people· as ·yet · · · Th communi t Party re-occupied the ·premises ·whicli contained tlie headqua rters of the Communist newspapero 'Wide possibilities' for cQnti nu lrig Party wor exist Tlie Party ·has ·now ·grown to 100 ·oo'O members Both peasants and soldiers are constantly joining the Communist Party · In conclusion AGUIRRE said that·the·situation 'fs not all well • The imperialists are preparing counter-measures ' It i JJ Y-- would· be foolish to believe that the imperialists· accept tlie -pre sent situat ion as it exists in Cuba The CASTRO government has ·sked the United States milit ry'missions get out of Cuba ·1 -t_ I CASTRO was helped by other Latin American Communist Parties and -- ne CASTRO thanked them for their help Now he wants help for ore arms · · to - 6 AGUIRRE ended hi speech with a few slogans such as ''Long Live the Proletarian Revolution and so o Remarks o P MP QUEZ National Secretary· of the communist Party of V p- g yela - - The next speaker- wa_s POMPEYO MARQUEZ National· Secret y of the Communist Party of V nezuela ·He said t_hat -the struggles· of the last years were struggles against the·military'dictatorship At first these were of a Putchist characte Only as late as 1958 were there general strikes o f a political character whi9h were quite broad He said th t four par tie part icipa te in the united front The prQgram is• clear lt depends upon broad support of the Social Christian P rty and the Conimunis Party In general the program·consists of the following·two p i ts 1 The overthrow of the dictatorship and 2 The establi hment of Const t tional liberties He went on to say that this dictatorship was in the hands of an unpatriotic bourg oisie consisting of some feudal barons and industrialists who are agents of United States imperialism They were supported by United states imperialism ·and they in turn supported the United States war preparat·ions as w ll as war against the p ople Qf ·venezuela and war agai µst sociaiisin · He said that the military dictatorship was corrupt· It bought lands for a song It took over the lands 'All national contracts were ba ed on personal signatures The dic tator hip · ·· turned over all of these riches to eig ty United Stat·es imperialist firms in allo These firms plundered Venezuelao · Next MARQUEZ said that all· of the classes outside of·· the corrupt group were dissatisfied w ith the dictatQrship Even the landlords were dissatisfied ot·course the w9rkers were· dissatisfied They demanded trade un·ion rights arid· hi·gher wages The p asants were dissatisfied arid they wanted lando Even within the army· here were feuds and· c on tradictioris · The bulk of the army was against the _repres ive organs of the aictatorship The po J_ice were organized along Gestapo ·lines They even arrested army people nd tortured them The United states military mission controlled everything and was very much involved in his repression Then MARQUEZ asked What were the politics of the Communist Party at t t time The Party fought for democrati c freedom · 7 - ' ' ••• s-•' •• ' ' and the unity of all who want to fight _the dictatorship The Party· urged the formation of an anti-imperialist front ·But at the same time the Party told the workers that they should form trade unions in order to strengthe themselves The·communist· Party even worked to neutralize sections f he bourgeoisie such as manufacturers banker and o on who ·were suffering from the oppression nd therj lundering of·the dictatorship of United States iD perialisin _ • • 1 • ' J The Communist Party said that all should u ite against the dictatorshlp and keep in reserve or hold back ideological differences The most important thing is• the formation of the broadest united front After·we set up the new democratic government we should work out a new program But first of all we have l to overthr9w the dictatorship and give freedom to all The Communist Party did carry on an ideologi9al camp ign to show that the dicta orship depended oµ the feudal c a ses Within·the Party there were tendencies _against broad united fr nt Some Communists w ted to fight the democratic elements even if these were against· the military dict torshipo n· the main howey-er h · Par ty remained f rm and d · organizatim n · and inflU ence in those organizations whieh were allowed to exist legally · The Communist Party carried on a lot of political work particul rly in the democratic unions aur· cadre· was trained· in the struggle Whe the' Junta was first established · ·the ·m ses support d it and gave it strength The Communist ·party ·s w· a· need fo participation in the elections and· a need to · use ' the · · - · elections to -smash the dictatorship and give the·people· a chance to mobilize and gain experienceo United States imperialism was against the overthrow of the dictators iP o we saw the necessit'jr for one candidate The United states· imperialists liad·experiences· in Columbia y hen the Columbians averthrew · their 'dri'cta torship The' imperialists kliew how the opposition· ·overthrew that dictatorship and they were afraid of a rep tition in Venezuelao The · United states imperialists through their agents ·wante to partictpate in guiding the development of the situation in Venezuela They even contact d th opp si tion t the ·dictatorsh p Then MARQUEZ talked about the November 21st strik He said that this strike was decisive During th t period the·communist· · Party reached the masses · participated in meetings etc· He stated that the Communist Party is now growi'ng·'in some-of the workers' neighborhoodso It is growing among the students women · and even section of the bourgeoisie It has great influenc and to a degree sqme contr io During street demonst ation$ the communist Party played an important role and the mass enthusiasm was great The police changed their attitude Most of· the chiefs h_ad fled Then he stated t·hat in the strike of May 1957 it was the printers·wh gave the signal for more strikes arid later for the general strike The stress was placed on the economic demands But tJie Commun 1st Party ·said that · this shou Ld really be ·a people's s·trike against the dictatorship · too On· Jaritiai_o-y 21st and-'22nd the big strike paralyzed·caracas Armed citizens committees which included Communists were set up On January 23rd the dictatorsh p wa £ ended The Air Force joined -t he armed upr_ising and C ERE1 dt NEZ led• _ _ _ - r I £_ Afte_r tl nat the Communist Party -told the peopl that they were now living in a new situation By that time the Communist Party was already legal But the CQmmunist Party was not prepared for all the major tasks - The ·communist Party called for a free press and for all free oms The fliers who participated in the revolt were praised But the Communist Party ·only gave som e c onditional support to the Junta The Commun-1st Party_ began to work to rebuild the labor movement 1 Four months later the Communist Party was proved correct · · He continued· by speaking about the ·role of the Communist Party He said the communist P rty was the organizer ·of the· · · · · revolt o The - ·Conununists were the leaders on the street We gave the political line We emphasized and spoke of unityo But·we made some mistakes whioh resulted in the opp site of unity ·we counter posed the USSR versus United State imperialism·too·early Some of the mistakes which were committed weJ e childish ·For · example· we used to cri tieize the masses f r nof · being -clearer in their understanding of the imperialist ' Jbe·agents of imperialism used this criticism against the Commun ists Referring again briefly to the military dictatorship · MARQUEZ said that the dictatorship of JIMENEZ was a tool of United States imperialism JIMENEZ was decorated by the Uriited·states state Department an4 by the American military He· wa$ not· decorated for is heroism He gave Venezuelavs ·most valuable lands to United States imperialistso The Communist Party did not have a concrete program of daily demands _ We just wanted more anti-war and anti-imperialist programs We wanted a Jtm ta led by the working class We even· asked for t e dictato r-ship·of the workers and peasants and this was the ost serious sectarian error These errors originat d in the µ ndergr und that is while the Communist Party of Venezuela was nderground By way of comment since the MACHADO brothers were n'ot in Moscow to attend the 21st Congress of tµe CPSU t may be that they were a part of·the underground leade ship which is being blam d for the errors of the Commu ist Party of Venezuelao Continµing MARQUEZ said At that time we had only 350 Communist Party members If we had had more memberss we would-not have made these sectarian errors The Communist Party could not have the hegemony of the people except by winning and leading the people in practiceo All other prog essives·should be· in luenced before the arty obtains hegemony The Part'y has to fight far hegemonyo It 'has to infl Qence a lot of people before it can claim lead rship However the Communist Pa ty did give the lead to the anti-imperialist slogans eyen if i-t went too far on some occasions At that time there wer e 4 9 000 political P risoners in the country o After it recognized_ ·its mistakes the Communist Party's influence spread Of co'Gµ se we had a big ideolog-ical battle inside the Party We learned from the ·20th Congress of the CPSU and from'the Chinese communist Party how to use self-criticism and how' to fight•· the cult of the personality The Party strengthened itself ideologically and rganizatiohally Now we do not just work in the four-Party Junta We work in all mass organizations in the trade unions _ among the ·women · the youth etc Therefore the Communist Party is represented through other org izations The Communist Party is very active in JrultSS work · In fac the Party took over a trade union headq uters by becoming a pa rt of the·leadershiPo ·The Party also began to give leader ship to the peasants· and Qegan to form a pe ants·· reague · This mass work al lowe us t o get out of the crisis and to begin our activity among the factory workers The Communist Party is first among t e trade unions It is also first a m r»ng the students o We recommended that the students get into the fa1Gtorieis for at le t a year They are doing this Our wGrk· in the factories is our chief reason for rowth an influe ceo _ _ T4en he described the prppaganda wo k in the factories· by means o f leaflets shop papers etco He said that unlike previously tp ey are now doing work in t le provinces He said We are not neglect' ing the provincial areas We a re sending · Party people there We are strengthening the Party in the provinces This strength of the workers-and peasants movement these strikes this organization of the people prevented the react-ionaries from· overthrowing the more democratic regime There were two such strikes in 1957 ' · · 10 8 MARQUEZ said the united front had its limitations But in the elections the Communist Party put forth a program for transition In order to spread its influence it raised the follow ng slogans 1 For a democrat'ic government 2 For aµt i feudalism and anti-imperialism and· 3 cancellation of the concessions to imperialism That is a review of the economic agreements and all other agreements with t e-imp rialists These were agitational sloganso While we still utilize these slogans which were advanced 1958 we have added new sL9ga s such as the following Nationalize Industry Guaran tees- for the Natural Resources and An 4gr arian Programn We utilized these new slogans in the electionso in There were three candidates f r President who had agreed to this program'and to these slogans which were just mentioned In fact· 'there was n opposition to this program but this program needs to be put into l fe · We utilized the elections to show that slogans are not enougho While we were halting and exposing the enemy the reactionaries were still strong and· activeo The Communi st Party became a sort of visiting forum for all rtieso It became a sort of rallying center and even other Party leaders would visit the Communist Partyo Hewever there· is also a big anti Communist movement whi h is utilizing the usual issues such as the issue that Com mW1ists ·are ·agents of the Soviet Union 1 etco 'Hney are also grabbing the archives of·· the police _and u ing them Then MARQUEZ said ·t it ·the Communist Party is conducting a ampatgn against foreign ·1oanso The Com · munist Party now has demands whi@h can· be chara te rized as daily · demands for unemployment higher ·wages better W fJlrking co q di tiorisf etc There were 21 ooo·commtinist Party members as @f last ·october and a that time there were also 33 000 ·members in t e youth· · organizationo He then said that they have m e members now than they had at that time According to MARQUEZj the Communist Pa ty of Venezuela still has many s ortcomings which it is trying t@·c trect in the face of all the tasks and the needs He talked aijout ·tne last Plenum of the Communist Party of Venezu lao He said that·mariy people were involvedo The Plenum lasted for six days· At orie time 62 people were involved 9 while at a later period 92 people were involvedo He ment ioned the election results during the Plenum and sai9 that there was only one opposing revisionist who asked that· the people leave the Communist Party because the· Communist Party was not meeting its tasks Ac rding to MARQ EZ this revisionist as rebuifed and that was that - 11 MARQUEZ said that there are many theoretical problems dealing with the question of national independenceo He said We are now working on a Party program but it was the mass·work which united our leadershipo Th re was very little self-criticism in the undergroundo ·Now 9 however there is eollective·work in tM f• lit Buroo We had an ·opposition in the Party which controlled the 1 µ1derground apparatus and·hindered the work ¢f the Party is group committed many mistakes of a revisionist and sectarian character Now the Party has a better perspective It recognizes the needs of the masseso It is against sectarianism It is not only against sectarianism but against the Right danger also For three months things looked bad in the Communist Party But now the outlook for unity is good We are resolving all differences and whatever differences do exist they are not basic differences We a e not only working on a basic program ·but working on a minimum program for a united £ronto There are some new elements which cannot be ignored if we are to'strengthen democracy It sh d be remembered that 47$ of the vote cast was against ROMUL_O TANCOURT As a result of this big vote 'J _ • - _ against him BETA ORT has been compelled to compromiseo L- ' are The Communis t Party is really the second Party in the countryo It has four Senators _and seven Congressmeno He stated that he could not foresee he overthrow of th regime • He said that the fleet def nitely fav rs the Constitution as does the army · in the ma in including a pa t of the o fficer corps · ·ne said there a re still sQme anti C@mmunist·officers in the army who should be repla c do · He concluded by thanking all the Puties particularly those of Latin eric and the s viet Party 1 f@r their international solidarity and for being patient and listening t@ t e problems of the Venezuelan Party Remarks of a Delegate from the Communist Party of Portugal A del gate from Portugal whose name was not· given ·· · · took the floor and greeted this Latin Anieri¢an meeting He then said that the Communist Party in Portugal has been underground for 31 years and that they face many diffiC111lties as ··a result of the repressiono He said that there-are a thousand people in jail and all of these axe political prisonerso Further two members of the Polit Btu•o are· in pl ison o Some membei s of the Communis Party have been in prison for eighteen t twenty yeatso 12 He went on to describe a growing opposition against the dictato ship in Portugal and s id that this opposition is taking on m ass proportions and -even involves se·ctions of the bourgeoisie It is reaching a poi t where the·repressive·measures will not be able to cope with he opposition • He said that there are stories circulating that even the Vatican is counselling the di otatorship to ease up or else there will be an outburst which may result in a revolutiono Th s delegate t en pointed eut• that despite all the repressive measures against it the· Co unist Party is still the most formi able opposition Then he urged all those present as representatives of many Parties ·to inaugur_ate a campaign of pressure to help r lease some of he people who are in prison Repor of the· Resolutions Committee Next there was a report from the Resolutions Committee The report was made by LUIS CQRVAliAN LEPPE cf Chile Inciud d among the authors of this resolution were RODNEY ARISMENDI of the Communist Party of Uruguay GERONIMO ARNEOO ALVAREZ of Argentina as well as CORVALAN · ' C ORVALAN re d from this main resolution It is being· paraphrased here in essence o It starts with t1re question of American imperialism It st tes that United States imperialism con tinues its policies of QUClear armaments and preparations for war_ a nd that imperialism rules over La tin America Further that it is·necessary to struggle g inst the rule of United States imper ialism ·More initiative needs to ·be ·shown· in tlie struggle in iatin America ga inst atomic war emphasizi g that the st rouggle for peace is the ma in task Then the resoluti n indicates that ugentina it is not known whether by th is it is meant the Argentine C cy li niunist Party or people inspi red by the Argentine Party - will organize a cori ference for peace d'U 'ing this coming year T fueri'the resolution goes iu to the listing o f the provocations c f ·united States i perialism in Guatamala Argentina 9 Mexic and-so forth It then emphasizes that United s·tates imperialism int rferes every-where It states that it is necessary to carry on a struggle for fr ed om against imperialism and the stooges of imperialism That it is necessary to carry on a struggle fer the release of political pr·isoners in all countries where people are being confined including prisoners in Central and N rt4 America • 13 The resolution then proposes the calling of a congress of the people of La tin Americao Furtherj that such a congress of the people in Latin America be scheduled for· the middle of 19590 That the prep ra tions should start in ApriL That this congress be a congress for all people wlio are interested in the economic growth Md expansion of their coup tries and who are interes·ted in the independence of· all Latin American countries That no one who believes in'this would be excluded from such a congress That if this congress could not be turned int an anti imperialist congress as s ch that preparations would be· made fer another congress which would be an anti imperialist conQ gress In the preparations all Latin American Communist Parties are asked to gather factual material on th resou ces-of their countries concessions given to imperialist in·economic agree ments i prices being paid under these e conomic agreements etc Further to put t e question of peace into the center @f all of these prepa rationso That this a nti imperialist congress whether it can be achieved by t e _holding of one ongress or will necessitate two congresses 9 WQUld also displa solidarity with the people who live in Latin American countries under dictatorships Then the resolution listed some possibilities of leading persons who could initiate such a congresso The suggesti n was thrown out that perhaps a person like FIDEL CASTRO of Cuba President LAZA ARDENASs of Me o r ·President ARTURO NDIZI V of Argent a 9 or e her cgns - f · a sim lar t r J e _cou d initiate such a congresso It was indicated that an effort should be ma de to try to int rest parliamentarians and intellectua1s·to set up national committees wherever possible in preparation for this Ongress o All t'rade u nittlin leaders 9 edu at@i's etc s would be invitedo They w uld also invite people from the United States and Canada and a few friends f om Asia arid'Africao A congress like this could be held in Hava a or ca racaso • 0 The following Communist Parties are resp nsible·for the preparations of the c ngress The Co unist Party of Ou ha ' the CP f exico the Cl of B azil the CP of Argentina 1 ·and the CP of Venezuelao Then the reporter suggested to the people at this meeting that perhaps they could prepare a preliminary list of impor tant people in their countries who could be invited to such a congresso That they sh®uld do this within the next day·or two r in any case before leaving Moscowo Ast where such a con gress an be held this will be decided when t e Communist Party of Argentina holds its congress scheduled t@ start April 18 1959 ·14 Maybe it will even be held in Argentina if for example FRONDIZI should endorse such a congress Add·i tional Resolutions ' I There was a suggestio that a resoiut on be spread· everywhere and this suggestion ·was adopted as· a suggestion of this meeting This resolution would give support to the CUban people It would give support to their uprising and to the rule of government they establi hed · · •A brief motion was then introduced and this motion anked the CPSU for making it possibl e for the Latin American Parties to get together so that'they coul4'meet without hinderance or repression Naturally ·this motion was passed · I Next a resolution on t ade union work was introduced and read very hurriedly This resolution IQin trade union work pointed out the nee f9r a trade union center in Latin America· in order to develop more olidarity between the tra4e unions n Latin America The resolution stated that this trade union center wQuld stress the fo tlowing Natioµa l i dependence ' higher wages better working conditi ons and the rig t to organize It would take up the question of the need for some unemployment relis and how'to ease unemployment · The deleg tes who would come to such a trade union center could establish closer contact between Communist Parties and the Communists in the ·various C@ltintries of Latin Ani eric ia could work out their own demands ·0n t e bas ts ot working ··out ·t heir own particular demands they could ask for representation in such a trade union centero It also recomnierided·that such a trade union· center publish a magazine • This magazine would orily be a voice of this trade uni on center bu1 it would be good in the fight against ·united states imperialism ·The trade union · resolution pointed out that this Latin -Ameri an trade union center could later affiliate with the World Federatlil' ii of Trade · Unions In ther mean°t'ime 'it was suggested» in th is ·resolution that the Wor ld Federation of Trade Unions strengthen its Secretariat by placing more people from Latin American trade unions on this body A proposal was made in regard to how ontacts would be made between one Party and another in Latin - ericao It was suggeste d that Latin America be divided into three zones ' namely ' · North South and Centralo That the e will be no formal ·organization • 15 That while th Communist Parties in Latin Am rica may get together on a zonal basis from time to iime th contact will still be b tween Party and Party Further that·Mexico will be responsible for som par s of Central America other countries would_ cluster around Columbia or Venezuela and Argentina would be the cent r for so e Parties which are further South ' Next it was proposed that they estab is a cQmmission to finalize and edit these resolutions and· motions It was suggeste ·that they be turned over to ALVAREZ fer editing CORVALAN said that each Party will have to decide for itself how to act on th main resolution how to put it into praQtice or life If parti ular Party is legal it can do ce t in things none way If a Party is llegal it will have to d cide wh t it can do and how much it can do A big debate on the floor follow do This fight was in regard to how the ain r solution of this meeting would be transmitted to the participating Parties • First of all CORVAL4N pointed out hat t e main resolution needs to be edited Fu rther that this do9ument wi'll not be given to the delegates present at this meeting because it ·might fall into the hands of the enemy and just think what it wou id mean if the en my 'knew iri advance that the Communist Parties in Latin America a e initiating congresses· in 1 'atin · · · America such as those described'in this resolutiono It was agreed that the delegates to this meeting should be given the ·essence of this main resolution Further that for public circulation it will be-re-written completely leaving out some of the concrete suggestions · re-written it will mel°ely point ·out the general situation in Latin America and why it would be·good if people gottog ther However the text f the resolution after·it is · edited will be left in the USSR so that people can consult it and copy certain th ngs from ±t wit out hav ng tlie entire ·text of the resolution in their•possession The Latin Am erican·delegates were assured that they will get the essence of this resolution since some might not be able to make notes before they left the USSR Parenthetically speaking GERONIMO ALVAREZ stated in a private conversation that he was rushing baok to Arge tina The reason for this was that he wanted to see if the Communist Party· of Argen-tin can· hold its congress in April on a legal basis If so it would be necessary to make preparations fer this congress - 16 He said that he would give more details concerning the congress of the Communist Party ·of Argent na to JAMES ACKSON Remarks of SERGEI KALIS' l'RATOV •ONOVSKY _J'c V 5 S fc V At this time ROMONOVSKY of the Central Committee of the RUssian Yc 1 rng C 9 1mj _§ t L @ O J ' ' was intro4uced - ifespok about ai 'eworld Youth Festival which is schedu·led to l e ·held in Vienna Austria during·the summer of 1959 He ·said that some gove ents are trying to interfere and if possible to sabotage the youth festi val The main opposition or·interf reilce is from the United States Western Germany and Austria He said the festival will open with a big mass meeting The festival will last for ten days As a part of the festival there will be pro essional sessioµs In other words people will be gathered on the basis of their professions heir hobbies etc They are organizing an art competition exhibi tions sport programs etc While the expense for each delegate to he festival will be $5 00 a day th y are going to reduce this xpense to $1 00 and $2 00 a day for the Latin American delegates because of their economic difficulties Then he said that the Socialist countries will tnvite large groups to visit the Socialist countries Of course· those who are invited will have their fare paid to these countries···· and their expeµses paid while in these countries He said that he does not know b ow· many will be invited · · Si ty might be · · · invit ed to Rumania other countries may inv ite a corresponding number After the festival there is going ·to bea meeting· i'il Prague Czechoslovakia · of the Federation of Democratic Youth Re ks of· ALCIRA DE NA Oh· T 1 · _ _ _T - -u _ The next speaker was ALCIRA DE LA PENA · She ·wasi' the only woman present at this meeting and insisted on speaking a·fewminutes about j he activ-ities of women She gave a report on the Women's Congress held in Buenos Aires in July ei her 1957 or · 1958 She pointed out that -twelve Communist Parties from Latin America were present and disc ssed the importance of fighting for peace t Remarks of @ICBKIN ph eresident of the Institute of Marxi•sm Leni·nism ---- OBICBKIN who is the President of the Institute of ·MarxismLeninism stated that this institute is doing a lot of scientific - 17 - - historical work They are compiling all kinds of documents and original manuscripts on the history of the lntern tional Communist movement• Many-manuscripts are·avail ble They have a many as 10· 000 copies of such oc$1erits · The 1 nE 1tit1lXte has· a· 1arge · lil ra ry Qn t e labor movement and on the· socialist ovement ae would suggest that· the Parties avail themsetve @f this library and utilize these scientitic studies·of Communism · He said they are go ng to·publi 3h a vol•e·in which ·1n·su mmar y they will tell what they h ve and what they are doing · I · By way of comment these pe ple were filling in because OTT01KUUSINEN- ·was not· present KUUSINEN was in attendance at this 'meeting for a short tim during the morning session and hen left and did not r turn until approximately 6 00 P M or 7 08 ·P ' · K I I Silt - -Lhc t- ·_ _j -' JYf t --1 - Cf t ···o '_I M B MITIN m ber of the CCCPSU was the next ·speaier -· He said that the ·ccCPSU is g1aa to·-l'isten to the discussion of the p oblems of he Latin American countries Obviously he said you can _judge r o the discussion that you have-Parties whic are working and creatively carrying through Marxism Leninism He said he ca n see hat these Parties breathe pr leta rian internationalism and that they are· c ry 1 ng_ ·on a struggle against · revis ionism qogmatism a rid s ect riani It is also clear that big gvements for independence ·and free4om ase ·developing· in · ·· - ost Latin American countries and th t maµy d_ictators · oc py f ng positions of ·power are already in•_'hi$t@iYo• · It is 1s·o cle# that the Communist Party is aeting·as the va ngiulard of·tli ·working elass in these Latin· Ameri n cwntries He said tlfuis should ma lte a li dommuni t J arties h ppy 9 and it es tije · commuri ist Party of the Soviet-Union particula rly happy to n te this progress Re ks ·of ·M _B 1 ITI·N Re ks of SINIDI · ---j u MITIN was foliowed by OTTO KUUSINEN m mber 'of the 'Pre sidium of j h -CC CI SlL To a void a disturb n e dw oing ·t eet¼ng·r tlie rostrum for KUUSINJN· was set up in th baclt ·of the hal'l · · PriQr to this tile cha ir was lo ated in mef r@nt @f the hall Speaking from notes OOTO KUUSINEN Qlpened i s ·re ks by saying that he is g I a d to greet·a gathe ring·0 f so many Com-munists from ·Latin America in the · a pi tal ··of the ·ussR He · said We are getting acquairiteid arid wes t®@ i 9 of the ·epsu ·a re' learning He said this meeting was diffe ent than any meeting 18 cit ' ·-· · -·· I he had ever· seen before such activity was unknown ln the days of the Cominterno It is a great pleasure to meet with all of you and listen to your activities Such growth and su h work is importanto ·He said What can we tell you Perhaps very 'little because ·you know the si tua tion in your · country better than we doo Then he said Imagine tlie Yugoslav revisionists They try to tell e v ryo e what 'to doo Imagine talking that Y t_o you You who follow ' Mar l ism Leninism - who CI' 'ea t vely carry through the Party line based on Marxism-Leninism and defend it ·But the discuss ions help and we all leal n a little · SOllll ething from th se discussions He satd I want to show you the difference between the old days and the'present In the days·when the Comintern tried to tell all the Parti s what to do We had all sorts of representatives of the Comintern in Ge rmany in 1923 when the uprising·to k placeo But precisely because we tried to tell the·German Party what_t Q do from the outside there was a wrong estimate cf the sit ation and the revolution was defeated The Parties of Co m Wlism in the present day are more self- ufficiento They are livi ng·and w 0 rking in a n w situation · Look at Cuba Not long ago 0 the Cuban comrades told us of their coming victory We did not even think i was coming SO SOOno Then he compa red the CUban sit ati@n t t e situation in Russia just prior to the revolution when the Czar still ruled He said As long a s you have r@ots a m ong the masses th y w ll guarantee success You know j st prior to O tober when the-· czar was still in power 9 on the -surface the rnlers looked·strorig and powerful But it did n t take long f r the masses 9 under the leadership of the Pa ty t do away with Czuism Then he _said the prestige of United states_imper alis is declinil lg t has Lost prestige and ·p O wer in t fue ·Far ·East · in Africa and now United States imperialism is losi ng·prestige and power in Latin Americao In fact 9 United States imperialism does not boast of its strength any more as it did a while·ago This is because the world now has two systems and al $0 because the world now has a number of countries who have thr wn off the yoke of imperialismo How else would you explain the situation i Syria last year ·rntervention on the pa t of imperialism in Syria was stoppedo We know there were plans of a military nature up to the last detail e Tu ks were supp@ ed to m r h in and fight But United States· imp rialism had to tell the Turks to pull back He said United States impe ialism sent its fleet into the Mediterranean and troops into Leban@no It was joined - 19 by the British who invaded Jordan What was their purpose It is clear they wanted to crush the new Iraqian Repuplic lijlat happened The imperialists in the end had to beat a retreat and now the prestige of United States impe ialism has hit a low · This affects the bourgeoisie of Latin America If United States imperialism goes ahead with aggression ·1t mig t get into a situation like Korea ·In many ·of these·countries there are sections of the bourgeoisie which suppcrt United States imperialism$ but also l t us remember ·that there are big sections of the boµrgeoisie which are anti-imperiaiist •· · n this period United Sta es imperialism is reactio ary and so is t e bourgeoisie which supports United states imperial ism such a bourgeoisie cannot be pr gressive even if it is a national bourgeoisie · Then he went on to say that in CUba and Venezuela the e are temp rary regimes But in politics things cannot stand still Either people of a country progress and move forward or reaction sets in Objective historical circumstances give Latin America great possibilities but revolutions c nnct be handled with gloyese Situations need to be taken holq of and revolutions nee4 to go ahead Then he went into the impo tance @f the 40th Anniversary celebration in the USSR and the Declaration of the twelve Com-· munist Parties He said Yoo should remember that this ·will be a docum nt for th world Communist movement for many·years to come · The first task o f the Latin American Cooimw iist PUties j s to solve some·of the inner pr@blems and t begin work in the trade unions in Latin America o He said ·the ·t e oade unions ·could be the expression ·of the fundamental interna ti nal ·solidarity The second task is· the importan e of tb e liberatio ri ari d independence moyement against United tates imperialism a nd he would add parenthetically against British imperialismo Tlme third task would be the economic and political pr@ble ms as t ey concern the countries of Latin Americao Egypt should be a g od lesson After their independence they had to struggle against B it ish imperialismo After their revolution f@r independence from imperial ism the people followed thr ugh with economic dem nds for liberty etc When the people in ·one country·st t a struggle they get support from others and othe co111n tries f@llow the example It· is like the st ggle a gainst war One country alone Gannot do it but many countries can stop it when they get together 20 He went on to say that peace is the main issue in Latin America This is not for the interests of the USSRo -We a re strong a nd we can- take care of ourselves Every blow against United States impe ialism in La tin America ·1s a blow for international peace The struggle against United states imperialism is the main st ggl for international freedom ooayo He went into an emotional philosophical discussion about the character of our epoch and our time He said the first h lf of·the cent y was one cf struggle·and social revolution The Russian Revolution was the great thing in the first half of this century Now we have a world Sociali t system and the rule of the working class with Socialism es tablished in more than on·e country o Marxists do not have · to- talk idly but they can point to the futureo They can see Socialism develop and wi ness the tempo of Soviet developme to They can witness the Seven-Year Plan and fut e perspectives will be fulfilled a nd will be decisi-ve Then we will surpass Capitalismo We have· the mo t terrific economic perspective and the other Parties can point to this perspective People have suffered from warso They will see this_peaceful example of the Soviet Uni It is going to be difficult for imperialism to offer a way out through war If imperialism tries a war it can be stopped Of course · there is no guarantee of thiso But theoretically speaking war can be avoided But if the imperialists do start a war they are finished There a re wide perspectives for the national liberation movement unfolding in Asia Africa an4 Latin America _ 'But there is no such wide perspective for imperialism in thi century Imperialism even without colonies is still something· to recko n witho But it has per pectiveo This•is our·century a centtll' y of revolutionary struggle and suffering but never theless our centuryq There wii1·be a Communist 'ei • Th_at is rue he said in the near future But it will not be as heroic a period as ours is no Then he closed with comradely and brothe ly -greetings_ from the CCCPSU He· said I bring you greetings from Comrade KHRUSHCHOV who wishe you well and from all of ur leadership of the P residium They all send gr eetings t10 this Latin ·American Congress applause · When OTTO KUUSINEN finished he received a lot of He is not a dJ oamatic speaker but what he talked about - 21 aroused these Latin Americans The chairman got up in behalf of this meeting and thanked the Central Committeej ·OTTO· KUUSINEN etc ·for all they have one for· the Latin Americans FD-36 Rev 12-13-S6 FBI Date Transmit the following in 3 9 59 ----- --- _--- - -- - --'---- -- --c---- -------i Type in plain text or code · Via _ _ _A_I_R_T_E_L_ _ __ Priority or Method of Mailing TO DIRECTOR FBI 100-428091 FROM SAC CijICAGO 134-46-subB ' $ - INTERNAL SECURITY - C Re CG letters and enclosures 3 8 59 including photos furnished by CG 5824-S in connection with the 21st Congress of the CPSU Docµments and photographs should not b disseminated at the present time because to do so would pinpoint the informant Informant will be contacted to determine which photos were publically issued by the CPSU and wh ch were not The same applies to the documents contained in re Chicago letter Again it is pointed out that CG 5824-S_is the only individual who has returned from CPSU Congress at this time and any disclosure of materials 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