Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (42 USC Ji0T Hotey;. DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 4/14/20] Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI - RECORD NUMBER:  124-10314-10019 RECORD SERIES: MX AGENCY FILENUMBER:  100-1534-759 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: MX TO: HQ’ TITLE: DATE: 11/18/1964 “PAGES: 34 SUBJECTS : ’ CHARLES SMALL, CHARLES N. SMOLIKOFF, BERTHE MAY NEHAM SMOLIKOFF DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: Confidential RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 03/19/1998 - OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : eee v9.1 ; 1 i DoclId:32311416 Page 1
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 use 2107 DATE: 11- 14-2017 _ ; . : D-263 (Rev. 5-1-59) : OC - a © J. | a “FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Pi . REPORTING OFFICE OFFICE OF ORIGIN . INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD 5 MEXICO, D. i. BUREAU 11/18/64 1.2/3/63-10/27/64 © TITLE OF CASE REPORT MADE BY _. . TYPED BY NATHAN i. PARAS dbk CHARLSY N. SMOLTKOFF, aka BERTHE MAY NEWAM SMOLIKOFF, akGHARACTER OF CASE ties) SYNOPSIS: — Sunfnhe’ /23ff b) Subjects, who bi Mexico BBE as CHARLES and . BERTHE SMALL, continue to reside at Calle Mariscal #98, san éngel Inn, Mexico, 0, F. CHARLES SMALL continues to operate a gift and curio shop and BERTHE SMALL is cccupied as 2 house-.- wife. Both subjects continue to be prominent members of. ACGH, of which CHARLES SMALL reportedly wants to become leader. ~ : Subjects gave cocktail party for “National Guardian" tour members in 1/64 CHARLES SMALL reported as furnishing. henek to CEDRIC and MARY BELFRAGE and to LINI DeVRIES to establis their boarding houses, to BRYNA PRENSKY to open art gallerice, and to MAY BROOKS to open art galiery. subdjects gave party... for BDWARD BARSKY during visit to Mexico. CSARLES SMALL ~ Lo approved procurement of subscriptions for "National Guardian" during 9/64 visit to Mexico of JAMES ARONSON, Rditor of | "National Guardian." He also furnishes - ‘communist literature an to friends who visit nis store, CHARLES SMALL reported as _ continuing to contribute to PCM projects. <dSubjects traveled TNE /SPECIAL AGENT ~ IN CHARGE APPROVED COPIES MADE: gee Cover Page "5" Butiles 100-12632 / 100-421747 cr TOL ¢& aes ASS! r Yu j MC files 100-1535 i 100-1534 ‘ Notations Request Recd. Docld:32311416 Page 2?
‘Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Hct of 1997 (44 Use 2i07T hoter DATE: 11-14-2017 a 4 e MC 100-1535 MC 100-1534 \ The following information was received from former MEX-18 and MEX-19, but is being included in the Administrative ‘section of this report rather than-the dissemination section since it shows close association with the subjects to an extent which would assist in identifying the informants. Informants advised on 5/12/64, that on 5/3/64, MEX-18 had accompanied GERTRUDE SOLTKER (Bufile 100-271396), who was visiting in Mexico, on a shopping trip, at which time they went to CHARLES SMALL's store. When they visited the “ gtore, DAVID DRUCKER was present having a heated argument with SMALL and complaining loudly about the impositions he had suffered. sMALL alternately agreed and disagreed with hin. According to source, the person being discussed noisily as the source of DRUCKER's troubles was MARGARET LARKIN. After DRUCKER's departure, MEX-18 introduced SOLTKER to SMALL, and it appeared that each had heard of the other. SOLTKER and SMALL discussed the family of MORTON SOBELL, convicted atomic spy, and SMALL stated that SYDNEY SOBELL, apparently one of the SOBELL daughters, would be in Mexico for the summer. On 5/12/64, informants advised that during the time MEX-18 was in CHARLES SMALL's store on 5/6/64, JEANETTE PEPPER | entered and told SMALL that "someone" was in town whom SMALL should "do something about." SMALL said that he had already done it and was seeing that person at his hotel and arranging a dinner. SMALL subsequently identified "that person" to ‘" MEX-18 as LINUS PAULING (Bufile 100-353404). During the course of the conversation between PEPPER and SMALL, however, PEPPER said "that person" was not the one she had in mind but she © was thinking of a friend of "ERZIE." Informant subsequently identified "ERZIE" as the widow of JOHN SEKELEY, a writer Lo who wrote the book, "Temptation," under the penname "JOHN - PEN" and lived in Cuernavaca until approximately seven years ago when he left Mexico for East Germany. According to the source, SEKELEY was reported to have died cr to have been killed in East Germany approximately five years ago. On 6/12/64, MEX-13 advised that on 6/12/54, informant had visited the art gallery being opened by MAY BROOKS, at which time DAVID DRUCKER, FREDERICK VANDERBILT FIELD (Bufile 100-2278), MAY BROOKS, and RUTH CONDE (Bufile 100-434224), as well as informant, were present. CHARLES SMALL dropped in - W— COVER PAGE. ; Doel da: 32311416 Page 3
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 Us 2107 Hotter DATE: 11-14-2017 O MC 100-1535 MC 100-1534 and made a very facetious remark that it looked like a foreign branch meeting with the foreign agents and underground agents present. According to informant, SMALL meant DRUCKER. and FIELD were foreign ees and BROOKS, CONDE and informant were underground agents DRUCKER, however, did not consider. the remark humorous and left immediately. SOURCES: . | identify of Source . File Location T-1 is MEX-25 dnd MEX-55 ' 134-134 T-2 is MEX-42- and MEX-196 134-314 7 T-3 is MEX-234 and MEX-235 134-7714 | T-4 is former MEX-18 and MEX~19 : 134-104 | | T-5 is MEX-46 134-354 | 7-68 is mex {48 Jana wex{é1) 134.0) ce) “T-7 is CIA, Mexico —  -100-1535-727 7 | CLASSIFICATION : | | This report has been classified CONFIDENTIAL in | order to protect the identities of sources of continuing value, the disclosure of whose identities could be inimical to the national defense interests. , 7 LEADS : MEXICO CITY OFFICE At Mexico, D. F., Mexico Through established sources and. sources available to cra, Mexico, will follow the activities of captioned subjects. a - —---— ~ — ~e-----— a : DocTd:32311416 Page 4