AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY: FBI ; RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10232-10354 RECORD SERIES: PG AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 105-5070-27 Released under the John Kennedy Wesasgsination Records ollection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note}. . ase#: NW 53025 Date: H5-16-2017 DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: TO: TITLE: HOPKINS. EMIL E. DATE: — 12/08/1963 PAGES: 6 SUBJECT: SEE FBI 100-10461-2438 DOCUMENT_TYPE: PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT ORIGINAL Unclassified CLASSIFICATION: erssie REVIEW DATE: 11/18/1996 STATUS  Redact RESTRICTIONS: JFK Act 6 (4) COMMENTS: HW 53025 DBocld:32130644 Page 1 NEW CLASSIFICATION: UPDATE DATE: 02/14/2001
over Sheet for Informant Report or @ : ; a Material FD-306 (3-21-58) Date received. Received from (name or symbol number) 12/16/63 CI 104-s ” Method of delivery (check appropriate blocks) | Received by SA EMIL E, HOPKINS Cin person CI by telephone Co by mail CJ orally CI recording device i written by Informant If orally furnished and reduced to writing by Agent: . Date of Report one 12/8/63 Digtated ee tO Date(s) of activity Transcribed Authenticated " - 4. by Informant, _ 12/8/63 . Brief description of activity or’material Report of cr 1045. re Communist: Party meeting ‘ag ae held 12/8/63, at. home. sof GENNE_ KUHN, 6105 File where original is located if not attached” Front St. iheeling .-West- Virginia. Remarks: Utmost. care. should ‘be . taken: that: any: information ‘taken: from this report..is paraphrased to protect inform HE 9 since: only | seven individuals. attended the meeting. - “ iL - Cleveland (RM) |. 100-17257. (CP. Org.) - 100-.. (ARNOLD. JOHNSON). ny a (Assassination of President. KENNEDY) aha (JACK LEON: RUBY, - Aka, » 105= (LEE HARVY OSWALD): - 65-721 — (ANTHONY. ERCHMAREK) 100-17255 (Membership). 100-1646 3 (Political’ Activities) | 100217797. (Factionalism) | 100-23484 - (Mass Organizations) - 1000-17947 (Strategy. in Industry) 3 = Dallas RQ | SEARCHED ..W...W INDEXED ..... 622. (Assassination of. President. KENNEDY) SERIALIZED FILED... 05-5070-27 (442 > . (JACK LEON: RUBY) Se — 1055 (LEE HARVEY OSWALD) | —_ % 6 = New York (RM). - _| 100- (CP Org. ). : . : 626 (Assassination of. Pres. KENNE DA bho - (JACK LEON RUBY) : 105- ~ (LEE HARVEY. OSWALD) 100-= 16021 (ARNOLD JOHNSON): - HW RBH n.f £373 6A . Kage 25070 (Leo Vaacwsoloatdly
| (Copies Continued) 13-= 24- HW 53025 134842557 Qe 100 145835. (CP, USA, Public appearances of Party Leaders. - “sy Pittsburgh (RM) 100-8571 (CP, State of, West virginia) 100-8572 (CP, Ohto. Valley. Section) 100-8664. (CP, ‘Member ship). 100-  - (ARNOLD JOHNSON). - 62=: : (Assassination of. President KENNEDY) Aho. .(JACK' LEON: -RUBY) 105= 5070 (LEE HARVEY. OSWALD) — 100-8549 (GENNE* KUHN): . 100-. .. \(Pactionalism) 100-° (Political Affairs) . 157-. - - (LEE-M.. JOHNSON) > 100- (Mass. Organizations) . " 100=14821 (HUGH GILMORE ‘CROCKARD, _Jr.).- Cincinnati . 100< 3500. ‘(CP Organtzatisa) | “13468, -. 6222758 (Assassination of President KENNEDY) . ' 44-456 (JACK. LEON: RUBY) © 105-2505" (LEE HARVEY: OSWALD) | 100-7964 _(CP Membership) -. 100-8227 (Political: Activities). 100-8481 (Factionalism): 100212701 (Cominfil, ‘Masa’ Organizations) 100-8359 (Strategy: in. Industry) . 1060-12483 (CHARLES, PALMER) — : 1600-12408 (CRANDALL. GORBY) 100-9142: ; we 100=7006 . (GEN! KUHN): 100212474 (JOHN FABRY):. 100212475. ( SHIRLEY. FABRY) 100- -6386 | * (FRED WALCHLI) ~100-1910.. (ARNOLD JOHNSON) | 100-1083 (ANTHONY KRCHMAREK) - 157-195. (LEE M.- JOHNSON): 100- 14096. (HUGH. GILMORE CROCKARD, JR.) 100-8402 -- “(Youth Matters) | . 134-142. .(ADOLPH. PACIFICO). 100: 2707 (comin fit, ‘Labor: oe ato)
Cl. 134-8A~557 - _ AW 43025 Informant ' s report set forth below:. “steubenvitle, Ohio. December. 8, 1963 “On the above date’ a group from: Steubenville, Met" at- 610.S. Front, St... Wheeling;: W. Va.the “home~ of a Genne . (Crockard) Kulm. This’ was’ a “Communist. ‘Party Meeting. . The persons. who. were in. attendance who were : recognized — Were: . Le ‘Floyd Wells: = A Carpenter and - tredfurer of his’ \ local Union. from. Steubenville. . — 2 = CHARLES PALMER: A steel worker and former. grievance ! Committeman from the Wheeling - Steel Corpn, and Member’: of Local Union: #1190. U.S.W.A. CI. 0. A. F, Le 3 = Randal Gorby:" from the Wheeling Steel Corpa: ‘anda former. shop ‘stewart is a Member ‘Of Local. Union: #1190 U. S-WeAe - C.I.0. - AF. Lee 4 -Arnpld Johnson: 7. ferner: state. chateman of. the — Communist Party of Ohio and who now! is a: sorteofpebtic | : “ gelations man forthe Communist. party: working out 6£ New York City,- New York. He. secures. ‘speakers for. : any engagements such | as Colleges: and ‘Campus lectures . 5 - Johm Fabrey a Miner from Smithfield... He. as know ' as the entling. Slovak. 7 (6.= Mrs. John Fabray his. Wife . Ot — | 7 = Genne (Crockard) Kuhn, the. hostess: is a. ‘Long time,.C.- party worker former wife of: Hugh | Crockard Now deceased - and she since Married Emil Kuhn: who’ now: ‘resides. at her home. Genme has three children two' to her first. husband aid the other to the, latter. She-has .a son. about. 19 ‘yts ‘old who is. being schooled and. worked’ over by the C. party: in New York. a Genne. Kuhn Continued: .. The.c party wanted to take her son . ‘Gill Crockard out of her influence so he- could. be taught a e3-! DoclId: 37180644 Page 4
Gr 134-8A-557 oA HW 53025 "Randal Gorby asked Arnold Johnson if when he got back..to something Constructive. This Gill recently, a few years or’less ago Made a trip to the Soviet Union etc on the Youth Conference Know as the ‘World ‘Youth Conference. ' He will probably emerge from the ‘New York thing asa” full time organiger in some special field suchas. youth, At the start of the Meeting Genne: brought out her brief case full of clipbitigs (Newspaper) etc she . also had a lot of penciled notes which she was —. undoubtedly going to use to show what she was doing - and. to give others: hell for not co-operating with her. But the first discussion by A. Johnson centered around the late Pres. Kennedy. Arnold explained that since Oswald was. considered a” Communist then a wave of hysteria was about: to explode against the C. party of Amarica but by the time the re-actionaries were getting started it was announced that it had been disclosed that it seemed like the extreme eight had been active. This was bore out by the declaration of Russia that it was not the C. party that had done it because Kennedy was a friend of the Working class but the work of the extreme right or almost a fascist act. This seemed to sober the masses that it was the same caliber of people who had insulted Stevenson 1 only Weeks before in Dallas, | Texas. Arnold stated he was asked by C.B.S. News about this Oswald as to a letter he had written to the party, he told them he gets Lets of letters of enquiry about the | C. party and he proba bly answered it as he does hundreds. of others and even sent him literature if he requested it. They (C.B.S.) wanted him to go on the air with 4 | statement but he, stated to them he would have to dig the" letter out and:be sure before he Made any statement. | New York to look in the files if: he had a letter frou a Wm Pokas, formerly from Bellaire, Ohio, and also an immate of Cambridge Asylum for a period of time, Gorby oe he DoclIda:327180644 Page 5
cr HW 53025 - getting help from the Valley-group it, was ‘pointed out “a 134-8A=557 "palmer : stated that it was. News to him as, the only. thing he Knew about it Was the articles in: the paper and the first one looked as if-Genmne had stayed on the phone ~ * too long should have hung up quick: He also stated that in 1948 when he had this trouble everyone Knew about it and then he got more help and-was- successful: in: defeating the reactionaries, You have to always. work together on these Matters if you: will be guccessful. The hour was drawing Near ten o'clock P.M, amd the’ Steubenville delegation had to work that Nite. | Lunch. was. furnished, by each and everyone. with: the exception of A Johnson and he put away plenty. . Johnson stated that’ ‘he had been down this way about one week ago and had Contacted some of his old friends by phone, ‘one im particular was Adolph Pacifico” he ~~ ~~ wanted to talk to him om a so called Applachian” Coal project | which has been going on for some time” “Adolph wanted to = meet with him if he could find time later | Was unable to see him at this time. . Everyone present asked A. Johngon - When he was: coming: back but he would. not state exactly only he would notify the Next time he could make it. Nol literature — Ho Collections During the time Genne ‘Ruka was belly aching about not by A Johnson that some years back when the Wheeling group was a part of W. Virginia group that difficulties existe and now with the Wheeling group in with Ohio. Valley. the trouble still exists, He also pointed out that. distance | has.a lot to do with it too. Genne stated that Fred Walchli was supposed to: show up with the Beer. She. was urged to call him against her wishes. but she got moO answer on the phone" DoclId:327180644 Page 6
ct 134=BA~557 HW 53025 week ago and had Contacted some of his old friends vby - getting help from the Valley group it was pointed out "Palmer stated that it was. News to him as: the only thing he Knew about it Was the articles in: the paper. and’ the. first one. looked as if Genne had stayed on the phone - _ too long should have hung up quick: He: also stated that _in 1948 when he had this trouble everyone Knew about it and then he got more help and- was: successful: in defeating the reactionaries: You have to @lways.work . together on these Matters if you: will be guecessful. The hour was drawing Near ten o'clock P.M, and the’ Steubenville delegation had to work that Nite, Lunch. was. furnished by each and everyone with the exception of A Johnson and he put. away plenty. . Johnson stated that. he had been down this way. about ‘one phone, one in particular was Adolph Pacifico he © ~ wanted to talk to him om a so. called Applachian’ Coal project | which hag been going om for some time “RGoiph wanted to — . meet with him if he could. Lind time Later - Was unable. to See him at this time. Everyone present asked A. Johnson When he was coming -back but he would not state exactly only he would notify the Next time he could make it. No literature . No Collections During the time Genne Kuhn was belly aching about not by A Johmson that some years back when thé Wheeling group was a part of W. Virginia group that difficulties existed | and now with the Wheeling. group im with Ohio Valley. the trouble still exists. He also. pointed out that. distance hes a lot to do with it too. Genne stated that Fred — Walchli was supposed to show. up with the Beer. She. was urged to call him. against her wishes. but she got moO answer on the phone" DoclId: 37180644 Page 7?