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DATE:
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06/28/1965
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SUBJECTS:
RICHARD THOMAS GIBSON
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Mr. Mullins
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FBI (105-93072) -130
Direct 107
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IS CUBA
RICHARD THOMAS, GIBSON
Reurlet 10-29-65. u
SECRET
11-15-65
ALL INFORMATION CONTAC
HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFED EXCEPT
WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE.
Prior to instituting action concerning subject's
removal from Security Index, Bureau desires a report or
memorandum be prepared for dissemination purposes to include
any unreported subversive activities on subject's part.
Submit promptly and you will be advised further concerning
subject's Security Index status.
RAM: bjs (4)
NOTE:
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Subject was head of Fair Play for Cuba Committee
at one time and is now living in London where he is connected
with some communist publications. In 1962 subject offered to --
serve as informant for Bureau solely for financial reasons but
we declined and told CIA of his offer. In September,
1965,
CIA advised It is now directing Gibson's activities. Prior to ($)
removing him from Index, it is felt a current report or
memorandum should be submitted to interested agencies.
Tolson
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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10
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GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6
UNITED STATES G *ERNMENT
Memorandum
FFM
NYO.
DIRECTOR, FBI (105-93072)
✓ SAC,
SAC, NEW YORK (105-42387)
GIBSON
RICHARD THOMAS GIBSON
IS CUBA
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ReBulet, 10/22/65. u
DATE:
10/29/65
ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED
HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPT
WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE.
SECRET
RICHARD THOMAS GIBSON is a SI subject of the
ReBulet indicates that CIA has advised in confidence
that it is operating GIBSON and has assigned the code
name SUGAR to GIBSON.
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Although GIBSON's previous activities would
warrant retention on the SI, it is felt that inasmuch
as GIBSON has been debriefed by CIA and is presently
being operated by CIA, GIBSON no longer warrants inclusion
on the SI, and accordingly it is being recommended that
the name of RICHARD THOMAS GIBSON be deleted from the
SI.
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MAILED 4
OCT 221965
COMM-FBI
Tolson
Belmont
Mohr
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SAC, New York (105-42387)
Director, FBI (105-93072)
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RICHARD THOMAS GIBSON
IS CUBA
10-22-65
PERSONAL ATTENTION
ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED
TOP SECRET HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPT
WHERE SHOWN OTHERWIE
According to Bureau Source 6, on 9-21-65
Richard Gibson in London contacted Robert Williams in
Cuba and indicated he had received an unidentified message
from Williams. Gibson assured Williams of his personal
loyalty and solidarity in "the struggle." Gibson also said
he was partially responsible for Williams' situation and
was ready to make any effort which would help
(TS)
As you are aware, Central Intelligence Agency
(CIA) has advised in confidence that it is operating
Gibson and the message would indicate that CIA is attempting
to have Gibson re-establish contact with Williams. Note
that CIA has assigned the code name SUGAR to Gibson and data
originating with him will be attributed to that code name
X)(s)
[CIA's operational interest San Gibson must be
maintained 
in 
strictest confidence. Bureau Source 6 data (S)
is for lead purposes only and must not be included in
communications prepared for dissemination.
1 - London (100-2611) All information remains cla
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100-387728 (Robert Williams)
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Williams is the Negro racist who fled to Cuba to
avoid a kidnapping trial and is now a Bureau fugitive. Gibson
was formerly head of the Fair Play for Cuba Committee but has
claimed to be repentant. We were in touch with him in 1962
at which time he offered to serve as informant purely for
financial reasons without showing any allegiance whatsoever
to the 
US We advised CIA of his offer to cooperate and in
May, 1965, CIA did make contact with Gibson in London where he
now resides)
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DATE: JUN 28 1965
SAC, NEW YORK (105-42387) (c)
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RICHARD THOMAS GIBSON
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ADVIES NUTING
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copies of a LHM dated and captioned as above. It
is requested that one of the copies be furnished by
the Bureau to Legat, London as requested in re
Legat, London letter.
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NY T-1 referred to in the memorandum
is CIA as contained in relet, 4/26/65.
NY T-2 is NY 4964-S*.-
NY T-3 is NY 3164-S who is used to characterize
RICHARD GIBSON.
Mrs. JAY SAPIENZA, Superintendent at 45 Carmine
Street, NY, NY, was contacted by SA JOHN EDWARD HEGARTY
on 6/3/65.
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EN ELIM M. O'BRIEN on 5/19/65.
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SECRET
By letter dated 4/30/65, Legat, Mexico, advised that
the Mexico City Station of CIA, by memorandum
2/18/65, captioned "American Communists' Contacts in
Mexico City" which was classified "Secret" with instructions
that the information not be disseminated outside the
Bureau, furnished information indicating that a leading
member of the National Liberation Movement, a pro-Cuba,
anti-US Communist front, stated that LEO HUBERMAN and
FRANCES KELLY, both of whom are editors of
"Monthly Review" were in Mexico. According to the
memorandum, HUBERMAN and KELLY were interested in discussing
the possibility of publishing English translations of the
writings of DAVID ALFARO SIQUEIROS, a well known Mexican
artist and a member of the Central Committee of the Mexican
CP.
The memorandum also indicated that KELLY arrived
in Mexico on 2/14/65, and both she and HUBERMAN were
in contact with American Communists in Mexico.
New York
(s)
The enclosed LHM is being classified "Secret"
as it contains information furnished by CIA which was
classified "Secret"
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In Reply, Please Refer to
File No.
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105-93072
New York 105-42387
b. opprox 19304955
Frances
England
Mexico.
TED STATES DEPARTMENT O
O USTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
New York, New York
June 28,1965
SECRET
Richard Thomas Gibson
Internal Security
ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED
HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPT
WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE,
-
Cuba
On April 20, 1965, NY T-1, another Government
agency which conducts intelligence investigations
, 
furnished
information indicating that on 
April 2, 1965, an employee
of the Cuban Embassy, London, England
, had furnished
Richard Gibson the telephone 
number of a girl who was
going to stay in the United Kingdom and 
who wanted to
(see Gibson. NY T-1 noted 
that the girl is evidently.
Frances Kelley of the "Monthly 
Review" of New York.
NY T-l advised that Kelley had a 
letter of 
introduction
to the above-mentioned employee of the 
Cuban Embassy,
London, England, from Leo Huberman with 
whom she had
worked in New York
(S) Social Security # 043-51-2909
A characterization of "Monthly
Review" is contained in the appendix
hereto.
4
On March 1, 1965, NY T-2, who has furnished
reliable information in the past, furnished information
indicating that Frances Kelly, who 
is originally from
Sp8MAC/GAT
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Exempt from GDS, Catutory
Date of Declassificadations
Excluded from automatic
downgrading and
declassification
This document contains neither recommendations
nor conclusions of the FBI.
It is the property
of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it
and its contents are not to be distributed
outside your agency.
عين
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185-93072-128
ENCLOSURE

Richard Thomas Gibson
SECRET
England and who recently returned to England, was employed
by the publication "Monthly Review" in New York for several
years. NY T-2 advised that while residing in New York,
she resided at 45 Carmine Street, Apartment 25, New York,
New York. NY T-2 advised that Frances Kelly is the sister
of Pat Kelly, 19 Gunter Grove, London, Southwest 10,
England. NY T-2 advised that her Social Security number
is 043-51-2909.
u
NY T-2 further advised that in June, 1964,
Frances Kelly directed correspondence on behalf of
"Monthly Review" to the Ghana Mission to the United
Nations indicating that she had done some research
work regarding a cumulative index for the party book
shop in Accra, which had been requested by the Ghana
Mission to the United Nations. $(4)
:
The March, 1964 issue of "Monthly Review" on
page 623, contains a book review by Frances Kelly in
which she is identified as an assistant to the editors
of "Monthly Review".
On June 3, 1965, Mrs. Jay Sapienza, Superintendent,
45 Carmine Street, New York, New York, advised that Frances
Kelly resided at 45 Carmine Street, for approximately
two years until January, 1965, at which time she indicated
that she was going to make a trip to Mexico and then return.
to England. Mrs. Sapienza stated that she believed that
Frances Kelly originally came to the United States from
England as she had an English accent. Mrs. Sapienza
stated that Kelly is in her early 30's and was a journalist
who worked for a magazine in New York, New York.
Sapienza stated that during her residence at 45 Carmine
Street, Frances Kelly was an excellent tenant.
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Richard Thomas Gibson
The records of the Bureau of Special Services
and the Bureau of Criminal Identification, New York
City Police Department, were searched on May 31, 1965,
and no record identifiable with Frances Kelly could be
located.
и
The files of the Credit Bureau of Greater New
York were reviewed on May 19, 1965, and no record identi-
fiable with Frances Kelly could be located.
4.
Concerning Richard Thomas Gibson, NY T-3, who
has furnished reliable information in the past, has
advised that Gibson was the former Acting Executive
Secretary of the Fair Play for Cuba Committee. In
September, 1962, Gibson left the United States and
went to Algeria where he remained until April, 1963.
The March 19, 1963 issue of "Monthly Review" identifies
Gibson as the English Language Editor of "Revolution
Africaine", a new weekly created by the Political Bureau
of the Algerian Government.
A characterization of the Fair Play
for Cuba Committee is contained in
the appendix hereto.\
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1.
SECRET
APPENDIX
FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA COMMITTEE
The April 6, 1960, edition of "The New York
Times" newspaper contained a full-page advertisement
captioned "What Is Really Happening In Cuba," placed by
the Fair Play for Cuba Committee (FPCC). This advertise-
ment announced the formation of the FPCC in New York City
and declared the FPCC intended to promulgate "the truth
about revolutionary Cuba" to neutralize the distorted
American press.
The New York Times" edition of January 11,
1961, reported that at a hearing conducted before the
United States Senate Internal Security Subcommittee on
January 10, 1961, Dr. CHARLES A. SANTOS-BUCH identified
himself and ROBERT TABER as organizers of the FPCC.
also testified he and TABER obtained funds from the Cuban
Government which were applied toward the cost of the afore-
mentioned advertisement.
He
On May 16, 1963, a source advised that during
the first two years of the FPCC's existence there was a
struggle between Communist Party (CP) and Socialist Workers
Party (SWP) elements to exert their power within the FPCC
and thereby influence FPCC policy. This source added that
during the past year there had been a successful effort by
FPCC leadership to minimize the role of these and other
organizations in the FPCC so that their influence as of
May, 1963, was negligible.
The SWP has been designated pursuant to
Executive Order 10450.
On May 20, 1963, a second source advised that
VINCENT "TED" LEE, FPCC National Office Director, was then
formulating FPCC policy and had indicated that he had no
intention of permitting FPCC policy to be determined by
any other organization. This source stated that LEE
believed that the FPCC should advocate resumption of
diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States
and should support the right of Cubans to manage their
revolution without interference from other nations. LEE
did not advocate supporting the Cuban revolution per se.
प
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Richard Thomas Gibson
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2.
APPENDIX
FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA COMMITTEE
The November 23, 1963, edition of "The New York
Times" reported that Senator THOMAS J. DODD of Connecticut
had called FFCC "the chief public relations instrument of
the CASTRO network in the United States." It is to be noted
that Senator DODD was a member of the Senate Internal Security
Subcommittee which twice conducted hearings on the FFCC.
The December 27, 1963, edition of "The New York
World Telegram and Sun" newspaper stated that the pro-
CASTRO FPCC was seeking to go out of business and that
its prime activity during its lifetime had been sponsor-
ship of pro-CASTRO street rallies and mass picket lines,
and the direction of an active propaganda mill highlighting..
illegal travel-to-Cuba campaigns. Its comparatively brief
span of life was attributed to mounting anti-CASTRO American
public opinion, the 1962 Congressional hearings which dis-
closed FPCC financing by CASTRO's United Nations Delegation,
and ultimately, the bad publicity which the FFCC received
from disclosure of activities on its behalf by suspected
presidential assassin, LEE H. OSWALD.
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On February 6, 1964, the previously mentioned
second source advised that V. T. LEE had recently remarked
that the PPCC was dead and that there were no plans to
organize another similar organization.
u
On April 13, 1964, a third source advised that
there had not been any FPCC activity in many months and
that the FPCC had been dissolved.
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Richard Thomas Gibson
SECRET
MONTHLY REVIEW
A source advised on March 24, 1953, that Monthly
Review, Inc., was incorporated in the State of New York
on October 19, 1951, and the corporation papers reflected
it succeeded the individual business of LEO HUBERMAN at
66 Barrow Street, New York, New York, which operated.
since 1949 under the title, Monthly Review Press.
The publication is "An Independent Socialist
Magazine" with editorial and business offices at 333 Sixth
Avenue, New York 143 New York, and mailing address at 66
Barrow Street, New York, New York, according to the March,
1961, issue of "Monthly Review. Its editors are listed
as LEO HUBERMAN and PAUL M. SWEEZY.
"
"
4
LOUIS F. BUDENZ, former editor of the "Daily
Worker, an East Coast Communist newspaper which suspended
publication on January 13, 1958, advised on June 23, 1950,
that LEO HUPERMAN was a member of the CP in 1945.
Another source advised on November 2, 1954, that
PAUL M. SWEEZY was known as a Marxist, but not as a Communist
Party (CP) member. The same source stated that the CP hard
core had been critical of SWEEZY because of his independent
application of Marxist theory. According to the source,
SWEEZY was used to advantage in many CP front activities
in the 1930's. U
The CP has been designated by the Attorney
General of the United States pursuant to
Executive Order 10450.
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✓ TED STATES DEPARTMENT OF USTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
In Reply, Please Refer to
File No.
Bureau
105-93072
New York 105-42387
New York, New York
June 28,1965
SECRET
ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED
HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPT
WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE.
Richard Thomas Gibson
Internal Security Cuba
On April 20, 1965, NY T-l, another Government
agency which conducts intelligence investigations, furnished
information indicating that on April 2, 
1965, an employee
of the Cuban Embassy, London, England, had furnished
Richard Gibson the telephone number of a girl who was
going to stay in the United Kingdom and who 
wanted to
.
see Gibson. NY T-1 noted that the girl is evidently
Frances Kelley of the "Monthly Review" 
of New York.
NY T-1 advised that Kelley had a letter of introduction
to the above-mentioned employee of the Cuban Embassy,
London, England, from Leo Huberman with whom she 
had
worked in New York,
(S)
A characterization of "Monthly
Review" is contained in the appendix
hereto.
On March 1, 1965, NY T-2, who has furnished
reliable information in the past, furnished information
indicating that Frances Kelly, who is originally 
from
SECRET
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(JFK)
Declassify on:
OADR
GROUP 1
Excluded from automatic
downgrading and
declassification
This document contains neither recommendations
nor conclusions of the FBI. "It is the property
of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it
and its contents are not to be distributed
outside your agency.
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SECRET
Richard Thomas Gibson"
England and who recently returned to England, was employed
by the publication "Monthly Review" in New York for several
years. NY T-2 advised that while residing in New York,
she resided at 45 Carmine Street, Apartment 25, New York,
New York. NY T-2 advised that Frances Kelly is the sister
of Pat Kelly, 19 Gunter Grove, London, Southwest 10,
England. -NY T-2 advised that her Social Security number
is 043-51-2909.
u
NY T-2 further advised that in June, 1964,
Frances Kelly directed correspondence on behalf of
"Monthly Review" to the Ghana Mission to the United
Nations indicating that she had done some research
work regarding a cumulative index for the party book
shop in Accra, which had been requested by the Ghana
Mission to the United Nations.
X(u)
The March, 1964 issue of "Monthly Review" on
page 623, contains a book review by Frances Kelly in
which she is identified as an assistant to the editors
of "Monthly Review".
u
On June 3, 1965, Mrs. Jay Sapienza, Superintendent,
45 Carmine Street, New York, New York, advised that Frances
Kelly resided at 45 Carmine Street, for approximately
two years until January, 1965, at which time she indicated
that she was going to make a trip to Mexico and then return
to England. Mrs. Sapienza stated that she believed that
Frances Kelly originally came to the United States from
England as she had an English accent. Mrs. Sapienza
stated that Kelly is in her early 30's and was a journalist
who worked for a magazine in New York, New York. Mrs.
Sapienza stated that during her residence at 45 Carmine
Street, Frances Kelly was an excellent tenant.
и
NW 88296 Docid:32339276 Page 17
SECRET
I
SECRET
Richard Thomas Gibson
The records of the Bureau of Special Services
and the Bureau of Criminal Identification, New York
City Police Department, were searched on May 31, 1965,
and no record identifiable with Frances Kelly could be
located.
The files of the Credit Bureau of Greater New
York were reviewed on May 19, 1965, and no record identi-
fiable with Frances Kelly could be located.
Concerning Richard Thomas Gibson, NY T-3, who
has furnished reliable information in the past, has
advised that Gibson was the former Acting Executive
Secretary of the Fair Play for Cuba Committee. In
September, 1962, Gibson left the United States and
went to Algeria where he remained until April, 1963.
The March 19, 1963 issue of "Monthly Review" identifies
Gibson as the English Language Editor of "Revolution
Africaine", a new weekly created by the Political Bureau
of the Algerian Government.
A characterization of the Fair Play
for Cuba Committee is contained in
the appendix hereto.
NW 88296 Docid:32339276 Page 18
SECRET
3
Richard Thomas Gibson
SECRET
1.
APPENDIX
FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA COMMITTEE
The April 6, 1960, edition of "The New York
Times" newspaper contained a full-page advertisement
captioned "What Is Really Happening In Cuba," placed by
the Fair Play for Cuba Committee (FPCC). This advertise-
ment announced the formation of the FPCC in New York City
and declared the FPCC intended to promulgate "the truth
about revolutionary Cuba" to neutralize the distorted
American press.
"The New York Times" edition of January 11,
1961, reported that at a hearing conducted before the
United States Senate Internal Security Subcommittee on
January 10, 1961, Dr. CHARLES A. SANTOS-BUCH identified
himself and ROBERT TABER as organizers of the FPCC. He
also testified he and TABER obtained funds from the Cuban
Government which were applied toward the cost of the afore-
mentioned advertisement.
On May 16, 1963, a source advised that during
the first two years of the FPCC's existence there was a
struggle between Communist Party (CP) and Socialist Workers
Party (SWP) elements to exert their power within the FPCC
and thereby influence FPCC policy. This source added that
during the past year there had been a successful effort by
FPCC leadership to minimize the role of these and other
organizations in the FPCC so that their influence as of
May, 1963, was negligible.
The SWP has been designated pursuant to
Executive Order 10450.
On May 20, 1963, a second source advised that
VINCENT "TED" LEE, FPCC National Office Director, was then
formulating FPCC policy and had indicated that he had no
intention of permitting FPCC policy to be determined by
any other organization. This source stated that LEE
believed that the FPCC should advocate resumption of
diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States
and should support the right of Cubans to manage their
revolution without interference from other nations. LEE
did not advocate supporting the Cuban revolution per se.
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FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA COMMITTEE
The November 23, 1963, edition of "The New York
Times" reported that Senator THOMAS J. DODD of Connecticut
had called FPCC "the chief public relations instrument of
the CASTRO network in the United States. It is to be noted
that Senator DODD was a member of the Senate Internal Security
Subcommittee which twice conducted hearings on the FFCC.
"1
The December 27, 1963, edition of "The New York
World Telegram and Sun" newspaper stated that the pro-
CASTRO FPCC was seeking to go out of business and that
its prime activity during its lifetime had been sponsor-
ship of pro-CASTRO street rallies and mass picket lines,
and the direction of an active propaganda mill highlighting.
illegal travel-to-Cuba campaigns. Its comparatively brief
span of life was attributed to mounting anti-CASTRO American
public opinion, the 1962 Congressional hearings which dis-
closed FFCC financing by CASTRO's United Nations Delegation,
and ultimately, the bad publicity which the FPCC received
from disclosure of activities on its behalf by suspected
presidential assassin, LEE H. OSWALD.
On February 6, 1964, the previously mentioned
second source advised that V. T. LEE had recently remarked
that the FPCC was dead and that there were no plans to
organize another similar organization.
On April 13, 1964, a third source advised that
there had not been any PPCC activity in many months and
that the FPCC had been dissolved.
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MONTHLY REVIEW
A source advised on March 24, 1953, that Monthly
Review, Inc., was incorporated in the State of New York
on October 19, 1951, and the corporation papers reflected
it succeeded the individual business of LEO HUBERMAN at
66 Barrow Street, New York, New York, which operated
since 1949 under the title, Monthly Review Press.
The publication is "An Independent Socialist
Magazine" with editorial and business offices at 333 Sixth
Avenue, New York 14, New York, and mailing address at 66
Barrow Street, New York, New York, according to the March,
1961, issue of "Monthly Review. Its editors are listed
as LEO HUBERMAN and PAUL M. SWEEZY.
"
LOUIS F. BUDENZ, former editor of the "Daily
Worker," an East Coast Communist newspaper which suspended
publication on January 13, 1958, advised on June 23, 1950,
that LEO HUBERMAN was a member of the CP in 1945.
Another source advised on November 2, 1954, that
PAUL M. SWEEZY was known as a Marxist, but not as a Communist
Party (CP) member. The same source stated that the CP hard
core had been critical of SWEEZY because of his independent
application of Marxist theory. According to the source,
SWEEZY was used to advantage in many CP front activities
in the 1930's.
The CP has been designated by the Attorney
General of the United States pursuant to
Executive Order 10450.
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SECRET
aison
Mr. Krupinsky
Mr. Anderson
(NI) 105-140170
Date:
Toi
July 23, 1969
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Attention:
BY LIAISON
ALL INFORMATION CONTARED
HEREIN 
ISSUED 
EXCEPT
WHERE SHOWN 
OTHERWISE.
Deputy Director, Plans
From:
John Edgar Hoover, Director
Subject: UNKNOWN SUBJECTS;
(8) (11-06)
Seventeen American Negroes
Training in Nanking, China
INTERNAL SECURITY - CHINA
Class
Exempt from Co
Data Declassifica
Information has been received from a confidential
source abroad that according to a South African who was
trained in guerrilla warfare at the Nanking Military School
in 
China in 1903, there were seventeen American negroes also
training at this school. The source further stated that this
was not the first group of American negroes to receive such
training there.
No additional information has been developed corrobo-
rating the above allogation. However, a review of our files
indicates 
that a source of your Agency, who utilizes the
cryptonym "Sugar," evidently has a wide acquaintanceship in
African nationalist movements and therefore may be in a position
to furnish 
information concerning this matter. It is there,
fore requested that "Sugar" be contacted for any information
ho may be 
able to furnish in this regard.
0
105-93072 (Richard Thomas Gibson)
LLA:amf:lcr (7)
12/30/18 Sp&MAC/GAT
(JFK)
Classified by
Declassify on OADR
ORIGINAL FILED IN
05.
NOTE: Original information in this matter was furnished by MI-6.
It is possible the negroes 
referred to are from South or Central
America, if, in fact, they are 
Americans. Logical investigation to
date has failed to develop any additional corroborating data. Sugar
referred 
to above is Richard Thomas Gibson, formerly involved with
the 
Fair Play for Cuba Committee, and well-known to the Bureau.
is presently on the Security Index. CIA has recently initiated
contact with him in Europe and plans to operate him as a source.
His initial 
debriefing by CIA indicates he should be contacted
concerning captioned matter. This letter classified, "Secret" since
it repeats data from MI-6 memorandum so classified. 105-9 3 0 7 2
DURUCA1965
AUG!
SECREL
GROUP 1
Excluded from automatic
lowngrading and
Reclassification
NOT RECORDED
46 JUL 27 1965
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