Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: th-ta-2007 JFK Assassination System Date: 5/4/2015 AGENCY : Identification Form Agency Information FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10222-10377 RECORD SERIES: HQ “AGENCY FILENUMBER: — 100-339235-298 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC, NY TO:: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE : DATE: 07/25/1968 PAGES: 4 , SUBJECTS : [Restricted] DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Secret RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C CURRENT STATUS: —Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 09/24/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : INC A/T v9.1 DoclId:32295601 Page 1 84
PReleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1993 (44 sc 2107 Hotes. DATE: 11-14-2017 Pe : . - Py va » “ Boge ¢ ; . . r ‘ os . “ ; * Gita ee . . 7/30/68 1. Mr, Cotter Airtel , 1 - Mr. Wagoner ; 1 - Mr. Ryan } l1.—- Mr. O'Malley \ To: SAC, New York (100-42479) — . From: Director, FBI (100~339235) —_— - 29 SUSAN HEILIGHAN Yaa) is. CH ReBuairtel to New York 7/24/68 and New York airtel o to Bureau 7/25/68. oan Although the points made by the Now York Office oie in re New York airtel were well taken, Bureau believes that ~y it would be to our greater advantege at this time to proceed @ with the operation outlined in reBuairtel £(u) ‘(ine 4d Hoe Committee (AEC) has been operating for several years and ital contact with Sue Frank, although very [| encouraging, is not Gritical to its continued (successful operationyS) We ave presented with a unique oppértunity ; to disrupt the activities of Sue Frank as well as to tarnish, > not blacken, her image with the Chinese. It is not an anticipated that the Chinese will lose all confidence in a Frank, but im the future might demand tighter control over ' eel her activities. Tighter control implies increased contacts, directly or indirectly, by the Chinese and this would work ra ‘to our advantage as well as to the advantage of (the ANC; 9 “> 0 2 should Frank in fact care to confide_in [the AHC) regarding ; a) her relationships with the Chinese. CH ) _ 22 fZo0-442715 (anc) |@ ) , _ > i- - y | | Q 2 JO: wmk LU te “~ eel EJO: wmk vy | . @) oe SEE NOTE PAGE TWO DeLouch CLASSIFIED BY S068 sw fee Bishop _ DEGLASSI r my GA: \; 25) 2 Calan Conrad Felt Gale Rosen Sullivan Tavel Trotter ck Tele. Room cet Sy fe orrlaty Gondy a tie & OB vee unit L__] en TR, Docld: 32298601 Page 2?
FReleased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC "2107 Hote} - | DATE: 11-14-2017 8 ( ‘ - \ te Y SS Ste BT, 0 RS Airtel to SAC, New York RE; SUSAN EBERILIGHAN FRANE 100~339235 ) . (he auc relations with Leibel Bergman would not ~ be affected by the counterintelligence operation described in reBuairtel. In fact, (should ANC be able toPictermine from Bergman that the Chinese are disgruntled with one this would be confirmation of the excellent lines communication Bergman maintains with the Chinese "CBs therefor ubmit suggested text to be used | in this operation. Gi WwW NOTE: it was , suggested to New York that we direct an anonymous letter to a contact of Sue Frank in Peking. This would be an “of = (ean let written by an individual who was a member of a (Ganadiaif) eace group which visited Ching in 1966 and was in contact with the individual believed to be the Sue Frank contact in Peking. The letter would point out concern of the writer and Sue Frank over the purges of the Caucasian community residing in Peking and closely associated with Frank... New York has been instructed to prepare the text of the anonymous letter. 9%) Docld: 32298601 Page 3
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote} : DATE (R24 t4-OO17 oe ~ . is * : an ° Nad | | | FBI . ° Date: —-7/25,/68 | | Transmit the following in (Type in plaintext or code) . AIRTEL Vig (Priority) Fey a TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (100=-339235) CLASSIFIED 2 sam H A a f = FROM: SAC, NEW YORK (19.05H2N79)(P)_ DEC os re SUBJECT: SUSAN HEILIGMAN FRANK Apna hy SOLAR ECE ReBuairtel 7/2/68. "net Although the plan outlined in reBuairtel for dis- crediting SUE FRANK in the minds of the Chinese and disrupting | her possible attempt on her forthcoming trip to Europe to determine the fate of Israel Epstein t ale, is well conceived, a it appears inconsistent, with current/operation of the Ad Hoc A; ~ Committee for a Marxist-Leninist Party, USA (Bufile 100~42715 76) Y $ Qe pepo we k ry Hey Rare a Bureau's attention is invited to Bulet to Chicago 24/68, and Buairtel to Chicago and NY, 6/21/68, under the } I Ad Hoc gy Pt tons ReBulet of 7/24/68, states that recent contact by Chicago informants with SUE FRANK "may be expected to greatly enhance the intelligence potentialfof the Ad Hoc Committee (AHC).")It is also stated that the Bureau will consider: another > §. trip by these informants to NYG in the fall to recontact SUE 2 “> FRANK and that ¢ icago shoyld consider accepting FRANK's offer w | to address the({Ghicago aH oupe Discrediting SUE FRANK in the < |“ minds of the Chinese at this time would weaken the intelligence 113 potential [ot the AH d lessen our eppertunitivs tolyse AHG JG) 7) = contact with herfas a means of penetrating Chiéom intelligence S/3  operations.¥S)FRANK is apparently acquainted with or aware of p -- _\SEIBEL BERGMAN, suspected Chicom intelligence agent, and FRANK's —-) 3 \ tontinuance of favorable relations with the Chicoms, coupled wi a PE PBostii2ns) (aa Hoole) (00 ~ 339238 jo 1l-New" York \Q) ! on CEL: ikp cc 18 (6) » ® “QNRECORDED COPY FILED u Docld: 32298601 Page 4
Helease@ under the John F. Kennedy DATE: 11-14-2017 vo. te 4 mm Be Ne eet . Z Doctld: NY 100-}21,79 | 5 repeated contacts with her [oy AHG,| nay be a means of dis- covering BERGMAN's activities and objectives. Buairtel of 21/68, states "The Bureau believes it is important the C informanta@8stablish contact with her (SUE FRANK) before her departure” jin view of the intelligence potential and also because (the MiChPcould benefit from her travel if she contacts Chicoms abroad." GS) Accordingly, NYO recommends that the suggested anonymous typewritten letter to T'ANG Ming-chao not be prepared. A) wo 32296601 Page 5 Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 2107 Hotey;.