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Attentions Mr. 5. J. rapish
Deputy Director, Flans
BUBJECT Mollie BLOCK; Morris KLOCK (1-1942.31)
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The following information on Subjects has been received
the Dutch Internal Security Service (BVD). 29
2. On November 1958 Hollie BLOCK (born 6 November 1911-in
New York), holder of American passport No. 116708, left Schiphol
Airport in Amsterdam on a KIM fight bound for Hoscow via Warsay.
She traveled with her child Johanna Horris BLOCK, born in 1950, whe
was sad to be in possession of a Greek passport. Mrs. BLOCK had
originally planned to fly to Moscow on 2 September, but her trip
postponed by the circumstances outlined below.
3. On 30 August 1958 Morris BLOCK, husband of Mollie BLOCK,
arrived at Amsterdam on a KLM flight from Montreal.. BLOCK was
carrying American passport No. 921617, issued 12 April 1956 but changed:
by him to read 12 April 1958 so that it would appear to be still valide
Harris BLOCK wes refused entry to The Netherlands on the basis of his
falsified passport. The American Consulate in Amsterdam validated
His passport for a single return trip to How York, and he was sent
to New York on a KLM plans at 2359 hours on 30 August 1958.
b. Merrie BLOCK was born in New York on 30 March 1920; he is
shinist by compation, and his home address was given as 258 Corbin
Mass, Brooklyn, New York. BLOCKS's passport carried the fallowing
England In via London Airport 23–7–1957 ·
OUT via Dover 24-7-1957
N via Dover 16-10-1957
OUT- via landon Airport 16-10–1957
In a Danisk ky-7–1957
GUT via Sixassbourg 25-7-1957
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Demark IV via Kastrup Airport 15-10-1957
JT via Kastrup Airport 16-10-1957
Canada
If via Montreal Airport 17-10-1957
BLOCK stated to the Dutch passport control officer that he had
visited the USSA 25 July 1957 - 15 October 1957 as a delegate to the
World Youth 
Festival held in Moscow in 1957. BLOCK stated it was his
plan to travel from The Netherlands to Moscow and to settle himself
and 
his fandly there. He said his visa for Russia was ready at the
Soviet 
Embassy in The Hague and that since he was not permitted to
obtain a 
new valid passport, he had changed the date of issuance of
his former passport to make it appear to be still valid. Since he had
not known 
for sure that he would be allowed to depart from the United
States, his wife and child were to take a later plane to Amsterdam
after 
his wife knew he had reached Canada. He said that he had been
unemployed in the United States and that his wife had had to support
the 
fardly on her salary of $65 a week.
5. BLOCK stated to the Dutch passport control officer that there
was only one country in the world where freedom was really possible,
and that he wished 
to go there.' He no longer wanted to live in
America, for the lars were made there by three or four families and
the rest 
had to fall in line. He had had more than enough of the
alique 
around Eisenhower. He stated he no longer valued his American
nationality 
and asked if they could not admit him so that he could
apply to the Russian Embassy. He said his wife had the money and
Mekets for the trip 
to Moscow from Amsterdam.
6. BLOCK had with him a suitcase and a cage with a parrots his
wife 
was to take the rest 
of their belongings with her. Also in his
possessica were:
8. Kambarship book for District 65, Retail, Wholesale,
Department Store Union, AFL-010, 13 Astor Place, New York 3,
Lued to Morris 
BLOCK 238 Corbin Place, Brooklyn 35,
Membership number 58923, membership paid up to 25 August 1958.
In addition
, he carried a District 65, AFL-010 Employment Office
Quids 
giving a registration date of 29 July 1958.
Mirth certificate No. 14861, issued by State of Im
York certifying the birth of Morris Block on 3 March 1930.
Two visiting cards on which were BK 35145 and 8K 305h.
4. A small pin with the legend "VIth World Festival of Youth
Students 
Hessew 1957*;
Two visiting cards, on which were
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Stanley FAULKNER, Counselor et Law, East 10th Street,
New York. 16, 
Lexington 2-7760. Hunter 7-4:093 was written
on this.
Stella ELIASHOW, Remedial Reading, English Tutoring,
56 
Seventh Avenue, New York 11, New York.
7. BLOCK also throw away a used piece of carbon paper which he
obviously 
did not 
want to have with him or his return to the USA.
carbon read as 
followss
The
WINDSUR Clothing Company
97 5th Avenue
New York City, NY
27 August 1958
For Mr. Jack KLOERT
·1 round-trip United Air ticket 162.2.361h24
La Guardia-Cleveland-La Quardia - 10% tax
54.90
5.49
For Hra. Jack ELGERT
1. round-trip United Air ticket 162.2.361425
40.85
10% tax
4.02
105.33
BLOCK had $63 with him. A room had been reserved at the
Estel Kramapolaky in Amsterdam for him and his wife, since they had
planned to travel 
together to Moscow on 2 September 1956. On his
departure for the 
United States, BLOCK explained as follows: "Oh,
now I have to go back 
to the United States, but I have no money and
lso had not paid for 
the trip, on what more can happen to me?”
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Prepared by: Marion E. Linde
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