HW 54464 AGENCY : JFK Assassination System Identification Form’ Date: 5/1/2015 Agency Information FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10277-10125 RECORD SERIES: HQ ‘AGENCY FILENUMBER: 100-401762-1ST NR 141 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC, NY TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 02/14/1967 PAGES: 14 SUBJECTS : : RCF, SHF, BKG, REL, ASSOC, EMP, EDUCATION, POLIT AND SUBV ACT, CP, PROGRESSIVE LABOR PARTY, FINANCES, TRA DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT . CLASSIFICATION: — Secret RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 10/01/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : Peleased under the John DocId: 32300790 Kennedy WSsassination Records Ollection Act of 1992 (44 Sc 2107 Note}. asex#: Nl 54464 Date: WO-10-2017 91 Page 1
HW 54464 NY 100-42479 During this time also, she was an instructor in the Jefferson School of Social Seience. Subject's Trip to China In 1959, FRANK COE, then and now a resident of Peking, sent a message to the CP, USA, stating that the CP of China wanted the subject to go to China to work on | the "Peking Review" for two years. Subject and her husband did go to China in about October of 1959 and returned to the US in the summer of | 1961, They wat with the blessing of the CP, USA. It is pointed out that at this time, both CHU TONG and ISRAEL EPSTEIN were residents of China. It is also pointed out that among theusubject's closest associates are ROSE and CHARLES COE, brother of. FRANK COE, CHARLES COE reportedly traveled to China int 1961 to visit his brother. . Travel of the Subject In 1957, the subject stated before the House Committee on Un-American Activities that she had never traveled abroad. Since 1963; she and/or her husband had traveled as follows 9/63 | RICHARD C. FRANK traveled to London and it was Subsequently reported that while there, he met with CHU TONG in the office of the export firm of JACK PERRY, | At this time, the. subject did not have a us passport and was unable to travel. 5/64» RICHARD C. FRANK traveled to. Burope where -he transited the Malprensa Airport in Hg DoclIda: 32300790 Page 2?
HW 54464 NY 100-42479 &/64— Subject traveled to Europe. [Subject also transited the Malprensa Airport asat this time, a meeting was held in Albania of pro-Chinese Communists militants. it is not known if the subject attended this meeting, but she was in Europe | at the same time. 6/65- Subject traveled to ‘Algeria with BERYL RPTON, wife Of WILLIAM L. EPTON. On her ‘return to the » US, she stopped in London. 1/66- Subject traveled to England and Belelum, where she contacted individuals involved in pro- Peking activities. 12/66= Subject and her husband traveled to. London, France and North Africa. ‘They stated to friends. that this was a vacation trip.. Ce m, PLP Subject, since at least 1963, has maintal ned a close velationship with MILTON K. ROSEN and WILLIAM L.. EPTON and cther. leaders of the PLP. She writes for. the PLP publication "Challenge" and “Progressive Labor" under the name LISA ARMAND, The subject lectures at the Free University of New York, a pro-Chicom school in NYG, and lectures to various PLP groups on the subject of China. she has participated in teach- ins and | public demonstrations sponsored by the PLP. The. subject. is not openly. known as. a member of the PLP, but appears tec be a prime mover in the formation, organization ani direction of the PLP. A retiew of the subject's case file indicates no significant involvement. ‘of the subject with MILTON K. ROSEN or WILLIAM L. EPTON prior to. her trip to China. in 1959. : Subject was reported to be in contact with WILLIAM F, ASH in London in January, 1966. ASH was connected with a British organization which was pro-Chinese Communist. DoclIda: 32300790 Page 3
Tani ae oT ae owe hee, 2 NY 100-42479 in the US. This may be having an effect on this movement in the US as it has been pointed cut that it may be the reason for the cooling of the relationship between JAMES and ANN LEE and the subject. It has been reported in the past that non-Chinese and particularly Americans, even though they are Communists, are being avoided by Chinese Communists in order to dgonform | with the program to remove foreign | influence from their movement. This may alter completely the subject's position in the US vis-a-vis’ ‘the CP of China. \ It is believed that ‘the subject's trip in December, 1966, may have been to determine what her posi- tion and course of action should be in the US concerning the cultural revolution. ObJect ives. ‘of the. NYO NY 5225-8 was in ‘China at the same ‘time as the ‘subject and he has returned to the US. .He has recontacted . the subject | and tried to éstablish a close relationship with her. ‘She has a frie ndly attitude, towards > him; but has: not cenfided:in him. e) “) He has had dinner at her apartment on a few - eceasions and. during these dinners, ‘the subject has expressed herself in = Ga 1 terms as: being in favor of the Chinese Communists . WY 5225-8 | is a relative of. some individuals who maintain a pro-Soviet: position. in the Sino-Soviet polemic “which ma ccount for the subject's lack of confidence WY 5225-5 has “recognized this problem ‘and has ' made statements to the subject to assure her of his_ pro-Chinese position. ‘Hw | . 7 vege Ne be nN HW 54464 Docld:32300790 Page 4
NY 100-42479 _ NY 5225-8, however, appears to be gaining the subject's confidence and she recently sent him a picture post card from a vacation spot in North Africa. (XX Uy He has invited both the subjzt md her husband to his home for dinner | they have accepted. The date has not been decided. ‘“) Because of the limited number of the subject's - contacts and because they are almost exclusively pro- | Chinese Communists and an the absence of sophisticated coverage of her activities, it is hoped Ghat NY 5225-8 will gain the subject's complete confidence and}fyyrnish details concerning her activitiés. Mee bay The NYO will remain alert to develop other sources who can furnish Information concerning the subject's activities. Ce HW 54464 Docld:32300790 Page 5