124-10212-10337
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Date:
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Agency Information
AGENCY: FBI
RECORD NUMBER:
124-10212-10337
RECORD SERIES:
HQ
AGENCY FILE NUMBER:
100-401762-2ND NR 35
Document Information
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DIRECTOR, FBI
ORIGINATOR:
CIA
FROM:
CIA
TO:
TITLE:
DATE:
PAGES:
02/02/1960
5
SUBJECTS:
DOCUMENT TYPE:
CLASSIFICATION:
RESTRICTIONS:
CURRENT STATUS:
DATE OF LAST REVIEW:
OPENING CRITERIA:
RCF, SHF, EMP, BKG, TRA, CP ACT, ADMIN, INSTR
PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT
Secret
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09/21/1998
APPROVAL OF CIA, INDEFINITE
COMMENTS: INC MEMO
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SECRET
· Liaison Section
Mr. Floyd
100-839230
100-401762
Date:
February 11, 1960
200
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA HAS NOTION TO
DECLACT
REL
AREVOR,
ORMATION,
IN THIS DOCUMENT. Except BRACKETS
Jo
Attentions Deputy Director, Plans
John Edgar Hoover, Director
Jm 10-6-97
ALL INFORMATION CUS A
HEREIN IS UNCLASS.ED
EXCEPT WHERE SHOWN
OTHERWISE
Subjects
SUSAN EILIGKA
SECURITE
SECURITY LAPPER
10/12/904
Classified
SP8 MAC/ECL
Declasshy on QADE (JFK)
Reference is made to your letter dated February 2,
1960, concerning the captioned individuals, your file
CSCI-3/758,444.
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Provided the following change is made, dissemination
of the data set out on page two of referenced memorandum to
[the Swiss Federal Policeyill not interfere with the intelligence
and investigative responsibilities of this Bureaus The last
sentence on page two of the memorandum should be changed to
read as follows:
YELLOW
DUPLICATE
FEB11
MAILED
"He is known to have received Communist literature,
to believed to have made financial contributions to
the Communist Party in the D.S., and there to informa-
ion to indicate Communist Party membership on his
dart as late as 1957.
This matter has been referred to the Legal Attaches
in London, Foris, and Tokyo to alert appropriate security
service@concerning possible travel of the Franks in England,
France and Japan.
2 - New York (100-42479) (100-107383) (Enclosure)
London (Enclosures
1
1 - Paris
1
(Enclosures
3)
3)
3)
See note Legats, London, Paris,
TeRome, and SAC, New York, page
11-13-97
Tokyo (Enclosures
1 - Foreign Liaison Unit (Route through for review)
NOTE ON YELLOW, PAGE 3.
WHF: 1mk
53 FEB 1960
CLASSIFIED BY 5668
ASYON:
100-339235-45
ORIGINAL
UNRECORDET
(SFI)
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SECRET
Director
gency $6(4)
Central Intelligence Agency
It would be appreciated if your Agency would furnish
this Bureau any pertinent information received concerning
possible travel of the subjects to Communist China and concerning
their presence in China. Should your agency receive information
that subjects plan to travel in England, France, or Japan, it
would be appreciated if you would advise the appropriate Legal
Attache in London, England; Paris, Frances or Tokyo, Japan.
ATTENTION LEGAL ATTACHES LONDON, PARIS, AND TOKYO, AND
SAC NEW YORK:
A Photostat of referenced Central Intelligence Agency
(CIA) memorandum is enclosed for all. It is possible that Paris
may receive inquiries regarding the subjects through Swiss sources.
In referenced memorandum CIA did not identify its official Swiss
source. This identification subsequently given to Bureau via
Liaison. The Bureau approved CIA's furnishing this information
to the Swiss Federal Police inasmuch as CIA had conducted active
investigation regarding subjects in Switzerland(s)
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Also enclosed for each Legal Attache are one copy of
a memorandum dated 11-26-58 concerning Richard Cyril Frank and
one copy of a memorandum dated 1-26-60 concerning Susan Heiligman
Frank. In view of reported plans of subjects to travel in
England and France, and since it is anticipated that they may
travel in the vicinity of Japan prior to their return to this
country, the Legal Attaches at London, Paris, and Tokyo should
alert sources in England, France, and Japan concerning the
Franks' contemplated travel in Europe and their possible plans
to travel in China. Background information concerning the
subjects set forth on page two of enclosed cal letter, as
corrected in paragraph two of this letter may be made available
to your sources if deemed advisable. For your additional
information, both subjects are on the Security Index.
New York remain alert in this matter and submit any
information received concerning the subjects in a form suitable
for dissemination. If not already done, New York submit FD-122's
tabbed "Out of the country.
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SEC
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGED Y
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
SECRET
2 FEB 1960
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Ther
STE/2/12/94 BY SPEA
ALL FBI INFORMATION CONTAINED
MERCH IS UNCLASSIFIED
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
1.
Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Attention: Mr. S. J. Papich
Deputy Director (Plans)
Susan and Richard Frank
Prank
CIA HAS NO ORJECTION TO
DECLA
DEVOR,
RELEASE
MATION
IN THIS DOCUMENT. Jm. 10-6-4
EXCEPT BRACKETS IN HAND
WRITTEN NOTATION
In response to your 22 December communication
(File No: 100-339235, 100-401762) we wish to inform you
that we have received the following from an official
Swiss source:
SLO JILSR
"Richard Frank (born 1922), U.S. citizen, film
technician, resident of New York, arrived at the
Hotel Savoy in Bern with his wife Susan on 10 December
1959; they stayed there until 12 December leaving for
Zurich. Frank inquired for a flight ticket to Prague
from Zurich. While in Bern, Frank had contact with
the Chinese Communist Embassy on two occasions; he or
Mrs. Frank having called at the Embassy. No information
is available on the nature of these contacts, nor do we
have more detailed personalia.
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2. We have observed that persons desiring to travel to
Communist China from Switzerland frequently fly via Prague.
3. The following summary has been drawn from material
which you have provided us on Subjects (see NY 100-42479,
NY 100-107383 and Bureau 100-339235). Please advise if we
may pass this summary to our Swiss source, but without
revealing that your organization supplied the information
contained in it:
③["Swiss source " is
Serres
Federal Police]-per
Cons with Mes J Roman, Cia
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