Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 Ust 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 4/15/20] Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10222-10074 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER : . 100-337852-23 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC, NY TO: DIRECTOR, FBI N TITLE: DATE: 03/26/1953 PAGES: 11 SUBJECTS : MSH, ALIASES, CP, AFFIL, BUSS, TRA, MEXICO DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: = 03/11/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : ' v9.1 . 1 Docld: 32298295 Page 1
tl DATE: Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Récords Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hotes. 11-14-2017 ; . Letter to the Director, FBI NY 100-105397 © It is also to be noted that in June 19L9 Mr. CARLTON WILLIAMS, mentionediabove, advised that information came to his attention that the subject had been going to Mexico on purported business=pleasure trips and that the informant's source of information was of the opinion that SHORE was acting as a runner or emissary of a Communist ‘cell operating somewhere in Mexico. GALLE “The subject steted that about 198 he mede several business vEEpS tp Mexico, inasmuch as he and his business:partner, PE EYES, ‘wére in the process of setting up an ice cream businéss in Mexico City. He said that he and his partner had entered into many business enterprises and on this particular venture they were trying to establish a chaine of ice cream stores in Mexico. He said that he had lived in Mexico for approximately two months during this | period. He added that this venture had failed, resulting -in a considerable loss of money to both he and his partner. The subject pointed out that he was still in partnership with BENN REYES and that he has never known REYES to.be a _member of or associated in any way with the CP. It is noted that on 9/6/L7, CNDI Los Angeles 3200 advised that the subject was on the mailing list of the American Youth for Democracy, but that the informant did not know if SHORE was an AYD member, sponsor of sustainer. Subject advised that he does not recall ever having been a member-of the AYD nor does he recall having received literature from this organization. However, he stated that it is quite possible that he did receive literature from the AYD, inasmuch as during the period of his association with the CP he received a great deal of literature from numerous organizations. He said that he does not recall the organizations which had sent him literature and that he does not recall the nature of the literature as he ° did not take the tine to read very much of it. CALIE It should be noted that on 9/15f#7, CILLADED26 advised that the subject had contacted WALDOYSALT to provide sky writing planes to help advertise the Shrine Auditorium meeting the next night, which had been called to provide the pubiLie with the facts concerning the so-called “Unfriendly Ten". s . 4 a“? SINR | we ee eee ee, Ale ee — ~ a ae ee mee ‘ pe fy ares ee la : ~ Docld: 322982795 Page 2?
.Reledsed under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997: aa Use FTO? Hotes. DATE: 11-14-2017 fod Oe Letter to the Diréctor, FBI NY 100-105397 that subsequent to the exhibit, that he and his partner had some alterations with the Cancer Provention Society regarding the contract with this organization. It is noted that MARTIN MOONEY of Martin Mooney Products, 116 North La Brea, Hollywood, advised in October 1948 that two, } an writers, that worked in his office, 3 MOSKOV and LOUIgy EN, were very pro-Russian associated with MIKSKSHORE, a. MUNTZ CAL CAL Lf ae aeE partner of EARL “Madman Subject/ advised that he and his partner had handled the advertising accounts for EARL MUNTZ for a number of years, but that he had never been a partner of Mr. MUNTZ. He stated that.from his knowledge, MUNTZ had never been connected with the CP in any way. Subject stated that he recalls GEORGE MOSKOV but that he knew very little about him. He said that MOSKOV was a producer, but that he only knew him as a speaking acquaintance, Subject advised that he does not recall anyone with the name of LOUIS BREN.. VE f oh is to be noted that on “12/8/h8 , CL LA CD43 ORE advised that ALB requested MIKE SHORE to get him a job either at "Madman" MUNTZ's television factory or at any other place in the Los Angeles area. ADE, a CP.member in Los Angeles, had siitente Ane! The subject advised that: he does not recall anyone named ALBEE SLADE. ALLE PRAT It, is noted.that CI LA CD63 advised in March 1949 that VIVIANKSHARP, office functionary of the Arts, Sciences, and Professions Council Ti“Héllywood, “had made a deal with MIKE SHORE to write some advertising copy for that organization at a future date. ‘The subject advised that he does not recall AAA aA, LL. Docld: 322982795 Page 3
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1999 (44 USC 2i0T Hote;. DATE: 11-14-2017 \~ . ne f Letter to the Director, FBI NY 100-105397 anyone named VIVIAN SHARP and that he does not recall ever. doing any work for the Arts, Sciences, and Professions Council. \/The subject advised that he does pot recall HORACE MORTOMANEWMAN. It is noted that HORACEANEWMAN was the County. Educational Director of the Los os Angeles County CP. CHEM, - It is noted that Ln gfe TIS, ‘CNDI LA3333_ advised that in April 1945 MEGEAE HORE of 1781 Orchid Street, Los Angeles, pledged $5.00 per month to the Hollywood Arts, Sciences, and Professions Council and that in February 19146 SHORE was $30.00 in arrears on his pledge. The subject does not recall having pledged _ any money to the Arts, Sciences, and Professions Council. It is noted that the subject was a very difficult individual to interview, inasmuch as he appeared to be unable to concentrate on any one subject and his mind ! seemed to wander from one subject to another. For example, oneone occasion the subject was talking of the successes of the Buropean Aid Program in France and Western Germany. In the middle of his discussion the subject began telling of the tennis match which he had the past week in California, before finishing what he had to say concerning the tennis match, he was talking of the successes of the anti-Communist forces in Greece. The subject did not appear to be a mentally adjusted individual. ee The subject wes questioned concerning the individuels that he had been associated with in the CP. He seid that he: did not wish to furnish the names of any individuals with whom he had been associated in the CP, as his friends in thé Party had since become anti-C ommunists, and that he did not wish to cause them any unpleasantness. ° Upon additional questioning; the subject declined to furnish the names of any of his. former associates in the CP. However, he stated that in the event any information ever came to his : attention indicating that his friends or former associates or any other individual was currently connected with the CP, he would certainly notify the FBI. The subject appeared to be  / sincere in his anti-Communist views. | Docld: 322982795 Page 4