[wy ister] fA) On September 3, 1959, GARRIGUE advised SA THOMAS OTHER 1B,1C,4 D.J.BROOKS that she had been acquainted with the subject and C___ since January 1958 when they all taught at the Berlitz School of Languages, New Y - GARRIGUE stated she recalled that subject and ad, on several occasions during 1958, gone out socially/with FEDORCHENKO and IVANOV (s) who were then students of the English language at the Berlit School. tated she recalled subject had attended a party at residence, 160 Claremont Avenue, NYC, during June or July. >; to whichf FEDORCHENKO and another So ational]were also invited.~ GARRIGUE advised subject, (s) FEDORC (@) and tvaNov{had attended a musicale in a woman's (|S apartment on West 73rd Street, NYC, during June 1958. GARRI was unable to recall specific details of this affair. GARRIGUE related the association of subject; OTHER 1B,1C,4 and herself with the mentioned [Soviet nationals] developed as\.S a result of student-teacher assd6ciations at the Berlitz Schoo and through the above mentionedvsocial functions. GARRIGUE related. subjec as well as herself, were attracted to the/Soviets t of curiosity and a desire to exchange [Russian] Ss and English language lessons. GARRIGUE stated _she was aware (3) of no sympathy on the part of the subject or[(__]for Communism and that she had no reason to question their loyalty to the US. In this connection, it is noted GARRIGUE's intro- duction and recommendation of to[{Soviet officials at ATCjled to his emplo nt [by ATC offici 1s fas her replacement (S) as English instructor| at C.iS ) . [Backarounn jg {u) - : | : [Change of ‘Name u) - On 10/8/59, FRANK CONCILIO, Assistant Deputy Clerk, City Court of NY, County of the Bronx, NY, furnished SA JOHN C, HESSIN with City Court Petition No. 7317, year 1958, captioned ANNETTE SYLVIA EPSTEIN. This petition reflects that on 12/8/58, ANNETTE SYLVIA EPSTEIN, 3871 Sedgwick Avenue, Bronx, NY, made application to the special term, part 2 of the City Court of NY, Bronx County, NY, to legally assume the name, ANNETTE EBERLY. This petition reflects that subject stated reason for desiring the change of name was that, for the past two or three years, subject had been known to her friends and business acquaintances by the name ANNETTE EBERLY. Subject's petition was granted on 1/19/59 in the City Court of NY, Bronx County, NY. ( U sey et yf (UP M-Aveee eee kW. DociId:32293692 Page 8
NW 45808 [we asus J U) [Residence 7) u) On 9/18/59, a pretext telephone call under the guise of a credit inquiry to Kingsbridge 3-1982 listed to JULIUS EPSTEIN, 3871 Sedgwick Avenue, Bronx, NY, by SA JOHN C. HESSIN, determined subject currently resides at that. address. It is noted NY report of SA BERTRAM WORTHINGTON, 3/12/56, captioned "ANNETTE. SYLVIA EPSTEIN, APPLICANT - FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER, DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, D.C., SECURITY OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES" sets forth interviews verifying subject's residence at 3871 Sedgwick Avenue, Bronx, NY, 1934 - 1956. The following interviews set forth under the caption “Employment” reflects subject resided in France during 1956 teu and at 3871 Sedgwick Avenue, Bronx, NY, 1958 to date. (4) | [Employment ) u) On 10/1/59, previously OTHER 4 mentioned, advised SAS SCHMALTZ and HESSIN that he had recently typed an employment resume for subject which reflected subject had tutored the English language to French students at the - University of Strasbourg,Strasbourg,France, during 1956 and 1957 (yu) On 10/1/59, JOSE MANOS, Assistant Director, Manhattan Office, Berlitz School of Languages, 40 West 5list Street, NYC, advised the subject applied for a position as English teacher at the Berlitz School on 1/6/58. MANOS stated subject started employment on 1/17/58 as an English instructor and taught at the Berlitz School until 3/4/59, except for the period June through September, 1958, when subject was on summer leave of absence. MANOS stated subject listed her residence address as 3871 Sedgwick Avenue, Bronx, NY. MANOS stated he was personally acquainted with subject and that she was intelligent and competent instructor and that he knew of nothing that would reflect on subject's loyalty to the US Government. MANOS advised subject would not be eligible for rehire becau of a spotty attendance record due to extensive sick leave {4 e On 10/1/59, RITA DUNFEE, Assistant to Personn Director, Benton and Bowles Advertising Agency, 666 Madison \ Avenue, NYC, advised SA JOHN C. HESSIN subject, as ANNETTE - EBERLY, was employed as a research trainee at Benton and Bowles . from 3/9/59 through 7/17/59. DUNFEE stated subject listed nen(C)( , | a a -7- DociId:32293692 Page 9
[xy 134- fp) Veo . j tab lave SP GE residence addr ‘as 3871 Sedgwick Avenue ,Bronx, NY, ! Mere: employment application. DUNFEE advised there was nothing in subject's personnel file that would reflect adversely on subject's character or: loyalty to the US Government. DUNFEE stated subject was eligible for rehire. Miss DUNFEE advised she did not personally recall subject and that there was no one presently, at Benton and Bowles who would be able to recall the subject. @ (u) ' On 1 |. ELLEN WEST, Assistant to Personnel Director, Time and Life, Inc., Rockefeller. Center, NYC, advised SA JOHN C, HESSIN that subject, as ANNETTE EBERLY, was employed as a temporary secretary in the Market Research Section of the Fortune Magazine division of Time and Life, Inc., on 9/14/59. Miss WEST advised subject listed her residence as 3871 Sedgwick Avenue, Bronx, NY, on her employment application. Miss WEST stated subject's position is a 6 month temporary employment during a period of maternity leave of another employee. Miss WEST stated that if subject's work record was satisfactory at the termination. of the 6 month period, she would be considered for further employment elsewhere in the organization. Miss WEST stated the subject had not been employed for a sufficient period to evaluate her performance or personal characteristics 02 4) \ [Eaucat ion RX u On 10/1/59, » previously. OTHER 4 mentioned employment resume typed by for subject reflects that during the period. 1956 - 1957, subject attended the University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France as a student of French language and civilization under a French Government scholarship and a Full Bright travel grant. According to Cl], this resume reflected that subject attended the Strasbourg Seminar in American Studies at the University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, during 1957 advised the resume also reflected subject represented the US at a Seminar of 17 nations at Schloss Leopol- dorn, Strasbourg, 1 France, during 1957. “CRI(U) mentioned, advised. SAS SCHMALTZ .and (lie the previously if —_——————— NW 45808 DocId:32293692 Page i0
NW 45808 [we sah -#ars JAY) e _ ne ff . ~ Ss \ [Zzectiton Records |(R) u) On 9/22/59, records of the Board of Elections for the borough of Bronx County, NY, were reviewed by IC ROBERT C. NADLER. The 1955 Signature Book reflects subject, as ANNETTE EPSTEIN, student, registered in 1955, listing a preference for one of the two major political parties (Q) u [create Iso (u) On 9/22/59, the records of the Credit Bureau of Greater New York were-furnished by PAULINE DE FIORE to IC ALFRED G. ENNULAT. These records contained no_ derogatory information concerning subject or members of her family. ©) (") Griminal KH u ) On 9/25/59, SA VINCENT F. CLANCY caused the records of the BSS and BCL of the NYCPD to be checked for subject and members of her family. These records contained no information identifiable with subject or members en..family . fu - PEnrommante Jog ie The following confidential informants who are acquainted with the activities of the CP in the NYC area, were contacted by the following agents on the dates set forth below: ( These informants were unable to furnish any infor- mation identifiable with subject_or members of her-family. Informant Date Contacted Agent Contactin NY 1086-S DAVID RYAN NY 2009-S DAVID RYAN NY 646-S JOHN A. HAAG nyp779ys (C) JOHN A. HAAG 88- LEROY W. SHEETS DocId:32293692 Page ii SSA Sc an ~) any Sys BA LEROY W. SHEETS JAMES P. HALLERON JAMES P, HALLERON JAMES P. HALLERON x)
. (“ sr REVIEWED SY MBYUPK TASK FORCE, 4 en ais HiscelTaneous(¢(u) NP '_ Prior investigation of subject was conducted by NYO from 2/56 through 5/56 in the case captioned "ANNETTE SYLVIA ESPTEIN; APPLICANT - FOREEGN SERVICE OFFICER; DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, D.C. - SECURITY OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES." This investigation was based on information received from . Bureau source Sywhten indicated VASILI’ ZUBILIN, Soviet mcanC$ 3S gent, NYC, seht information to Moscow on 5/26/43, mentioning the address 3871 Sedgwick Avenue, Bronx, NY. Following the address were some missing parts, then came the digits...982. An additional gap in the message was followed by the statement that someone's sentiments were pro-Soviet. Thereafter, a considerable portion of the message was missing and then the name LEBEDEV was mentioned, | In 1943, the EPSTEIN tansiy JSP residence was 3871 Sedgwick Av@énue, Bronx, NY, and the EPSTE family telephone number was Kingsbridge 3-1982. It is noted subject was nine years of age in 1943, The significance of the above information was not known, but, in addition, to forming the basis of the mentioned SGE investigation of subject, this information was.also made he basis for the investigation in case captioned BUNSUB; (GESrDENT AT 3871 SEDWICK AVENUE, BRONX, NEW YORK (SOVME) ESP-R" (Bufile 65-63391) (NY file 65-160923)I"S) : (rats EPSTEIN) and(TATIANA EPSTEIN, subject's parents as well a LSON CHIPCHIN, subject's uncle,| were suspects in this unsub se. During the course of thiS-unsub investigation, a corollary case was -investigated, captioned "NELSON CHIPCHIN, aka PROGRAM EDITOR, RUSSIAN UNIT, MUNICH RADIO CENTER, US INFOR- MATION AGENCY, MUNICH, GERMANY, SECURITY OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES" (Bufile 123-1593) (NY file 140-5618).7) Considerable investigation was conducted in the unsub case subsequent to termination, in 5/56, of the NYO SGE case of subject (3 U NY letter to Director, 8/23/56, in the unsub case, reflects that during the course of an interview with TATIANA EPSTEIN, the subject's mother, by SAS of the FBI, TATIANA EPSTEIN advised that subject had received a letter from the Department of State, Washington, D.C., stating that the Department of Stat nab bee tien FE ae a ey wR, ie NW 45808 DocId:32293692 Page i2
R., 4 aw ~ - < “+ . ") BEGET ‘i (u) i ! é =. o nia. [ny isan QU) could not use the subject's services but that their failure to hire her was not/‘to be considered eflection on subject's character, reputation or abilities. u) Wee ee NY report of BLAZE’ J. TOMASONL, 9/24/ fin the unsub case, sets forth an interview with(CHIPCHIN jby SAS and CS. reflects that (CHIPCHIN appeared to be the most logical suspect CS) ; for the unknown subject in this case. This report also set , forth information in explanation mitigation of the original information furnished byfsource 5. |In this connection, it is (S noted that subject advis previously \- OTHER 4 mentioned, in 9/59, that CHIPCHIN was currently employed b the Department of State at Radio Center, Munich, Germany ) In view of subject's established acquaintanceship with several Soviet nationals;|her employment at Time and Life S neorporated, ner Russian andestry|and her language faculty, it S) appears subje possesses considerable potential as a PSI. It "also appears subject/ would be receptive to an invitation to cooperate with the Bureau concerning her continuing associafion with Soviet nationals {in view of her purported remarks to ) » previously mentioned, to the effect OTHER 4 at subjec a n € past, possessed a desire to "Glear her name" in regard to suspected subversive activities of an uncle. GK) In this connection, Bureau authority will be requested /, to interview subject to assess her,attitude, availability and potential as a PSI{or double agent{upon completion of background (5) | checks currently béing conducted by the Newark Office and com- : pletion of the following request of the Bureau. | . ; { ' The Bureau is requested to determine, through liaison, whether CIA has an interest in subject or information concerning he subject,| noting subject reportedly attended the University, 3) ) of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, during 1956 and 1957. Subje u oI was born 3/12/34, Bronx, NY.(3R) The Bureau is requested to search Bureau indices for | mention of subject under her legally assumed name, ANNETTE EBERLY /“AAy) ' j | t { | { { NW 45808 DocId:32293692 Page i3