TE: 11-14-2017 o , ; ~ Ne. wf > a a ate under the John F. Kennedy Assassination. Records Collection Act of 19920 (44 USC 2107 Hote). OST rg United States Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation — Washington, D. C. ce - ‘Wenpary 2h, 1956 BUF TASK 3 4 pos t EB Confidential Informant T-1, a confidential source abroad, ad= vised that the subject, a United States citizen, born on July 19, 1928, at Glen Cove, New York, and holding Passport number 6655, issued at Washington, D. C., on May 2h, 1953, took steps in London to obtain a visa to visit the Soviet Union. According to T-l, subject described herself as an amateur journalist and as of December, 1955, was.{emporarily residing at the Curzon Hotel, Clarges Street, London, W. 1( ) Tl said it was not known to him whether subject's efforts to fy obtain a Russian Visa were successful. The records of the Passport Section, American Embassy, London, indicate that.on September 28, 1955, subject requested her passport be validated for travel to Russia. During her interview, subject stated she received a B.A. Degree at Bryn Mawr in 1950, and an M.A. at Harvard in 1953. She claimed to have done research for Senator JOHN F. KENNEDY of | Massachusetts; had worked for the "Current Digest of the Soviet Press," hOS West 117th Street, New York City, from the spring of 1953 to the fall of 195i; and was in the Research Department of "Colliers Magazine" in the spring of 1955-6 She claimed membership in the World Student Federalists, whose purpose, according to her, was to expand and strengthen the United Nations, and ultimately, to form a World Government. On September 27, 1955, subject wrote to the Embassy to say that, as a Student of Soviet Law, her purposes in applying for a Soviet Visa were to talk with legal experts, to attend court cases, and to visit classes. oo. at Moscow University. She further stated that as an amateur journalist she | hoped to cover a story, previously unreported in the West, and also trace age the case histories of one or more of the soldiers formerly stationed in . Austria who were then being demobilized. She identified her newspaper out- ney _ Let as the North American Newspaper Alliance, 229 West l3rd Street, New i York City. On October 21, 1955, the Department of State authorized the Embassy to validate subject's passport for travel to Russia providing Soviet permission to enter that country was granted. On November 17, 1955, subject presented a letter from the Russian Embassy, London, which notified her that her visa to Russia had been received. Thereafter, on November oobr ae her passpert was validated for a ae vel to Russia. | spprrertAgEs 4 : AND PUELD AGF ane, Classified by Bobs SEP . } ADVISED 4 See pppesassit ani: 5c a eh By, | 4 . Wr wee » DoclId: 32301893 Page 3
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 2107 Hotey. DATE: 11-14-2017 . , vn ADMINISTRA BLIVE, PACE ES . ‘Reource Tl: [ur K. TOLSON, 4 ) . , ' LEAD ] THE LONDON OFFICE AT LONDON, ENGLAND Will report results of recheck with MI-5 to ascertain whether ; subject is still in United Kingdom or what is known about her travel - x ; plans. (5) NOTH: This report has been classified "SECRET" in accordance with request | by MI-5 who advises their information stems from a delicate source r¢) / | ADMINISTRATIVE PAGE pieiatece) . SECRET , 7 / . MVR Ye eee | ; 2 «jt \ x tad res} rad we / . a DoclId: 32301893 Page 4 ths ond