ORIGINATOR: FBI. FROM:  THILL, EDWARD J. TO: SAC, BU TITLE: | DATE: 02/12/1964 PAGES: 6 SUBJECT: CP, ACT DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT ORIGINAL CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified 11/05/1998 Redact REVIEW_DATE: STATUS JFK Act 6 (4) COMMENTS: HW 53130 DBocld:321792781 Page 1 RESTRICTIONS: Released under the John AGENCY INFORMATION . Eennedy . Wssassination Records AGENCY: FBI Ollection Act of 1992 OO (44 USC 2107 Note). RECORD NUMBER: - 124-10229-10491 ase#:NlW 53130 Date: RECORD SERIES: BU woe AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 62-1827-62 DOCUMENT INFORMATION NEW CLASSIFICATION: UPDATE DATE: ’ 02/14/2001
whe Ad _ C oO - | C) United States Government Ana: MEMORANDUM TO SAC (200- -4379-69) FROM 2 sa EDWARD J. THILL SUBJECT: CP, USA _ NEW -YoRK vigenron = BUFFALO DIVISION ORGANIZATION -; Is.- C.; Source .... =. ye a Gy 245-8 | Reliability: oo, as furnt KX Ds sabe oe . . ~tntormation | in the past | Concéal. - aa Date of. ‘Activity as 11/27/63 1K Date Furnished, ~~ 11/26/63 Furnished To | - -..  <SA’EDWARD J. ae a Authenticated ..- .. 12/12/63. Location  C34-371A- Aye | | BU 245-8 furnished the  Potdowing: OQ | f1 3h. sehel s i 00-13322 (sy MR) 1600-14562 (ANN eR) 100-3934 (ROSE TOURALCHUK). 100-2080 (JOHN TOURALCHUK) he 1 1 1 - 100-14568 (JOHN MC KENZIE) . 1.- 100-24567. (IVORY Mo. ENTE) eersaee at - 100-11900 (MARTY ZELMAN) | SD-. 62-1827: (ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDEN p REMEDY) . “T= 100-17682..{NORM ROGGOW)- °° we Te oo 1 - 100-4379-84. (SECURITY. HEASURES ) * a | 1 - 100-11950,(COMINFIL NAACP) =| aoe es a 100-4379-116. (COMMUNIST INFLUENCE fee _- oS EN RACIAL MATTERS) oso bs Cy i vee *Cuty He) << AD. 3 & 'Searched.: Indexed. \Serialized@.—iseed rs 1: ! / JAN U71964 > t - FBI-BUFFALO , 4 : 1 = ! { 1 ; ' HW 53130 DBocld:321792781 Page 2?
BU 100-4379-69 "Buffalo, New Yor 7 (oveaies 295, 5) ply > "On. the evening of November 2T, 1963, a meeting of the Erie County Communist: Party . took place at the home of Sy Rudner who’ lives on St. James Place in Buffalo.’ Present. were Sy and Ann Rudner, Rose and John: ‘Tourelichuk John and Ivory McKenzie, and Marty mee whey talked about the murder of . President ‘Kennedy. They took the position: a oles that. ‘Et: was. hot reported in the newspapers; ot wr Dut it: was: ‘actually done by others in Texas, especially those on the far Right. They- also thought that the murder: of Lee: Oswald, ., the accused killer of’ President: Kennedy, | was “a cover-up’ and that the police could have™ - stopped Oswald's death. They looked ‘upon : : President Kennedy's. death and Oswald's asa big piot. John McKerzie said that he believed Oswald killed Kennedy,. but Eis' motive is: unknown. Sy, Marty, and the Touralchuks said that Oswald did not kill the late President, but that he was framed and was being blamed. ee as the killer. bel PA PE oe pe © "They talked about ‘Norm Roggow | 6s . still trying to get into ‘the Communist Party. a ar They said that Norm does not act like ai’. a . Party person. They criticized: him for. being: oe a too open about the Party ‘and: failing to Cover rn: his feelings: about -the’ Party...°They suspect »: ey him because he is so very busy about .every-" 0-0 8° > thing and too anxious to gét into the Party and also too active in the National Association” for the Advancement, of -Colored. People. ‘ALL . this makes them suspicious of him. They. don't plan to let him come into the Party; but they will continue to check further on PO: Aol - hee —— : = a HW 53130 Docld:32179281 Page 3
¢ United States Government | MEMORANDUM Sac, BUFFALO (100-4379) TO H FROM : SA EDWARD J. THILL SUBJECT: CP, USA -NEW YORK DISTRICT BUFFALO . DIVISION IS - ¢ 4 - New York (Info) (RM) 1 - 100-26603, CP, DISTRICT #2) 1 - 100- BOB THOMPSON) 1 = 100-128817, CP MEMBERSHIP ) il - 100- “1288235 DOMESTIC ADMINISTRATION ISSUES ) GB - Buffalo... 1 = -GQ34- -351A DAW) G3: -1168, LUNE ) - 100-8822, FRANCES CEN - 100-11990, MARTY ZELMAN) - 00-1190, DOROTHY. ZELMAN ): 100- 120775 MARTA ZELMAN) 61-81, ANDY ANDERBERG) 100- 2080, JOHN TOURALCHUK 100-3934, ROSE TOURALCHUK 100-14568, JOHN MC KENZIE 10)-13322, SY RUDNER) 100-4379-63, FUNDS ) 100-4379-88, FACTIONALISM) 100-4379-68, MEMBERSHIP ) ee od en a ee 100-4379-116, COMMUNIST INFLUENCE © IN RACIAL MATTERS) EJT: Jny (22) 100-4379-83, DOMESTIC ADMINISTRATION IS iat BET ype KATA fT SUES) 62-1827, ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY). es. J/i29-L£ 2 'Searohes - Indexed.’ ‘Serialized Wei Led fib t ! t AV A ee ! CON Lf eee HW 53130 DocId:32179281 Page 4 FEB 121964 FBI-BUFFALO i , od ' t a
HW 53130, BU 160-4379 sources Sk 5: 20 sm Reliability 0 as furntshed reliable , ce , Wntormay ton in the past 7 Conceal - oe ae Tye 764 Date of Activity cs (3 22 ( Date Furnished. . So rtey (3728/6 x Wy) +. Furnished To re “SA EDWAT  THILL "Authenticated. ve 0/64 Location: Oe @*- ~3514- ose) 7 BU 2ho- ‘8 furnished, ‘the following (0) "Buffalo, New York Al“) January 25, 1964 Non Wednesday evening, January 22, - 1964; a ‘membership. meeting of the Erie County »Communist Party took place at the home of Mike “and Frances. Clune, Stratford Road, Buffalo, “New “York... Present ‘at the meeting were Mike and . __ Frances ‘Clune, Marty and Dorothy Zelman, Marie Zelman,.: Andy ‘Anderberg, Johr. aad Rose Touralchux, . John McKenzie, and Sy Rudner. Mike Clune “chaired ‘the meeting which had on the agenda: OLY) (a) Report: ‘from State Communist Party ey Financial report “The report regarding the New York State Commurist Party Committee meeting recently attended ,by Marty zelman was given by Marty. Marty talked as follows *OO(v) "phe State ‘Committee meeting was chaired. by Bob Thompson. Marty was greatly impressed by the manner in. which Thompson carried out. the role.of Chairman o: wns meeting. ' Thompson made these points: / ACs "Dre Party is not reaching the masses* because Party people are concelcrating on one specific: thing as-it did on the Freedoin March. tn truth, the Party should work on many fronts to be more effective. The Party presently is Ome DocId: 32179261 Page 5 | Committee. | gy phokl ay & hate.