LY} July 28, 1964 MiisER OF SUBJECT, ORGANIZATION . . 7 REGINALD. % QOBINCON | ‘A | ——— / “he FEI has never conducted an inves stigation concerning J | Reel inald J. Robinson; however, its files contain the following pertinent “7 ~ information re, arding him, i ‘ Fa Gn June &, 10, Reginald J. Robinson was one of six individuals, identified as members “ot the Civic interest Grou2, who entered a Baltimor @, 8 iaryland, estaurant and conducted a sit-in. According to an article contained | in the ay 24, 1860 edition of the Baltimore "Afro-American." the Civic interest £ Group was a protest ovgoniestion maces UD primadaly ul llus.au Sigie DOUs.e Students which had been successful that year in cettin: g downtown Baltimore decartiment stores to serve all customers in their restaurants. (157-6-3-23) The Decerober 27 1961, edition of the "‘Yachineton Fost" listed Robinson.as one of those arrested for .articisatins in a sit-in of . the City Kestaurant on December 24th at Crisfield, ixaryland. (157-6-3-A) | A pamohiet distributed by the Student Non-vialent Coordinating Committee on Decen.ber 4 1885, listed Revinald Ecbinsoa | .as €roject Lirector for the Sastern Shore of Maryland. (100-439190-91) Recinald Robinson was listed with Gloria Richardson as a member of the Cambridze, Péaryland, Student Nou-violent Coordinating Coynmittee in July, 1963.7 These two were rescsonsibie for the clans to | conduct sit-ins and to hold r:ass meetings and marches throughout the | City of Cambridge. (157-6~3-625) | cs _____. (Request per Walter Jenkins, White House Staff. ) C a HHA:cmk/car/sas’ LZ ——— (10) 5 oad 7 t for dissemi- Sonse: to you reguest and is no oe oy . ment as prepared im resp ; reduest ane we proceeding nao ur Comimirtee aN ° a sclosed to ‘unautiorized person ——— tion 02 utside: yo by é your Conbinittee and the content idee nel without the express approve, of nei a 'y wat roomL_l teLeryee unr LI “Ah DoclId: 32989535 Page 211
bg . —— HW sU7e—Docid 428A saa TELETYPE YT LI cs . ; July 22, 1964 7 PRANK SUITH On the basis of information available, it is net possible to iuentiry, EB Yank Smits; however, if 13 noted that P'Si flles list one PrancGmith as acting Director of the Ciucent Non- _ Violent-Courainatins Vommitice, He was active in the State of nlississiopi as of ganuary, Lyc4, 8 aL (Request per Walter Jenkins, White House Staff.) This document is prepared i J a ; e ” response to your request and is not for disse pelhee outside your Committee. Its use is limited to official rrieoeden by BHA:cmi?o!” ommittee and the content may nut be disclosed to unauthorized Perso (10) nel without the express approval of the FBI. . Va My a N- % 17 . j wt jie ENCLOSURG, : ee
TeinUe ata Sg TS ee te p Reatek tet, TS he 9 IN TL Nt aaa nN we Coamad - ve ene . Ne ; f [ Wolter Morri$ Willow was born in New York City on _\ danuary.12, 1840, the son of Dyraan and Sylvia iiorric [illow. The | : > gather was born in Nussia in 1¢/Q, ‘ &e was naturalined im ipe Southern LXe Noe District of New York on November 16, 1642, Certificate Number / . $14 6548, a Walter Tillow is a white male, five feet, eleven inches \ tall, 180 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. . He wears glasses. {38 NAS DSSN CGIMDLOYCU 25 & LEAULUIns ADBILAML 1H BIS aeCONOINLUS Lbeparte ment at Corneli University, iihaca, New York. Els home audress is “ 208 West S&th Street, New York City. (100-439528 and 44-21939-8) Mi oes | . Gn February 21, 1961, a reliabie informant reported that Walter Tillow of Harpur College, Binghamton, New York, haa contirmed 5 by letter a scheduled speaking agpearance at the college of Herbert | Aptheker, a national Communist Party official, for March 9, 1961. Aptheker's appearance was sponsored by The Prosressive Socialist Society, Amons other sneakers sponsored by the sroup was an unlmown representative of the Polish Embassy in Washinvion. Tillow was a member of the executive commitice of The frogressive Socialist Society, a, student group at the college. (100-439928-7, 160-433234-9) A reliable informant reported on December 26, 1962, it | was stated during a meeting of the University Communist Party Club in | Seattle, Washington, on Decemoer 15, 1962, that Wait Tillow had contacted Joyce Provost, asking her to particivate in a siutient trip to Cuba which was leaving from Montreal, Canada. Provost later became the wife of a meraber of the Club, and she joined the Club early in 1603, Tillow was identified 2 : Tolson _-—_.-___- . ae Belmont * io Mohr — . . . . ° . Sasper This document is prepared in response to your request and is 4 Foye issemi~ * q ‘allchan nation outside your Committee. Its use t3 limited to officstit yee Bitigs by onrad your Committee and the content maa nut, be disclosed t up orized person- Eos DHA:cmKnel, without sthé express approval { yf . Reg —— i 0) Sulivan —_ HW S078 ocd: 32989535 Page 213 “ eee i 1 1
“et Walter Morris Tillow % as beings in New York and the University Communist Party Club decided to send him a telepram seeking further information cn the trip since the club would like to encouraze participation, (100-432926-2) én May 16, 1803, a meeting concerning "Student Groups and a the LicCarran Act" was helu in svyvon Taylor Tull at Cornell University, An inaividual prosent reported taut Waiter Tullow, a Cornell grasusie stu.cnt, was introuiced as 4 eneaker substituting .or a representative of the mergency Civil ciborties Conmmitiee. mn his s3eech, Tidlow siatea the EicCarran Act was unconstituticnal because it stared what social chanyes Siouiu tuxe place ana how thoy sucula tanec place. He warned. the act coulda be used by the Government .cuinst demonstrations by civil lipert.cs. groups in the fouth, The .mergency Civil Liberties Committee has been cited by he House Comraitice on Un-American Activities as a communist iront. - Also appearing on the program was wlarvin Marlioman, vice chairman of Advance Youth Ureanization trom New York City. iderkman was the New York State Comraunist Party Youth Director and a member of the Netional ~ Yuulls Commission of the Conumunist party, “(LU0-43¥945-"1) On August 7, 1868, Muca Abnr Ndenga, an exchange shident from Kenya attending the University of Washinzton in Scatile, adviseu the Seattle Gilice of the FEE that he hac attenued a meeting on s/upril 27, 1£62, at which Herbert -otheker was the speaker, He saiu Walter Tillow, a teaching assistant at the University, had invited him to the meeting, telling him it was a socialist meeting. He said at the mesting he saw Kae and Ted Norton, indivicuals previously introduced to him by Tillow, Aiter the mesting, Tillow staiea that “these ave the people who are going to help Africa," Tillow saiu African stuaents are coniuced and do not Know what they want. Tillow wanted ta know what Africa wouiu Go in the event of war between the United States and the foviet Union. Es told Ndenga that the race situation in this country stems irom the fact thar Negroes are regarued as secona-class citizens, Mdenga stated he ieeis Tillow believes in the : ' United States form of Government, Kae anu Ted Norton were members of 3 the University Communist Party Ciub in Seattle. (100-439928-2) in May, 1962, an official of the University of Washington advised that Walitcr Tillow's name appeareu on a list of active members ina copy of a “Etudent Orszanization Application for Fiecoznition" filed by the Youhs Socialist Club at the University of Washington and cated November 3, 1981. HW 55078 Pocld:32989535 Page 2714
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en. © “™ , t mn Mn. DE LOACH opecinl Ascista; 1 and a bee) co] ba e My & fen Red @ Sei : vn a> oy +a Cut rol a be th “ee ‘ not ure anc that was that he, the President, thought tke J fon. $ hs oa eS Sed, > £6 oF Zo i yey gm ort fe lone at Ationtie City was one of the Pincse he v ay Bs. “Om anty % 4 dine sire, tr Fs neon, told hor, denuims that we wer a ery cP Lect > Sart q co GS GR e) oe ? * i¢ } Mr, dankins steted thore were a lot of bad clements us t exactiy where they wore anc what Gicy were doing ang co Y they were not able to be very effective, 1 relteratea mat ~ Very truly yours, ¥ toover,..° ed , ed or rt C4 2 ® bys ' menascs wtterenmaremensgecntabimenenann atte deh ana fi Ataneie ' we wf for re Le) ¢ 3 oe oO aay - = 8m hee 77 LB. JEH:edm (7) - Sips bem Vv 5 haa // we LA | @ SEP 111964 * Py cen ott os SENT PROM, DO. . | . yorren mT ee] \ wets TIME LOE f fs 74 QSTMON nee anes ea rs ie ~ Callahan ______ ye tee F BY Le Conrad , 4 2 v* oe . ee DeLoach a ep Evans teow Gale . ; ; . and. is n . j Sullivan a oR rarion outside your Committee. Its use & fihited to of ficéal ordccedtne by Trotienj ga ee 1064 y Ii omimitice ind the content may nut b¢ distlosed to unauthorized person- Talel ooh eae: SEP 1 A, LGU vel without the express approva BI. fore L of the FBI. | ns -5b078—Docla: 92989536 _| Pageree trl] i mt . * c ai f ee Rosen This document is prepared in response to ae est-d 3
ZEST ERA TOP RSS Sara vsaneneonasndes Va f a tion a od J, Mobiczindtt iy ey - ory Mitte HL tn (ares ePGd a (O G7 FEB (5) 2 ‘ihe ae Committee and the content ‘man 1 at-bT disclosed to’ oon BENG daw 55078 - ‘mation no later than Friday afternoon. ~* Docld: 32989535 | page 2! 218 GSA Ge ‘3 NO 2 - Ye i UNITED ST ATE 1S QA ERNMENT ‘| Assoc. Die. 1 /f Per. ~ ) Pa Dep. Ch a ; 1 femorgngum ' x | one No ; ‘ Chmp. gon "sénkins “S . - DATE: 1723/1 im = (Pen oS ones { eee a ee Geb. Inv -— « 7 ue ee ‘ . . lent. — ey, % * 4s ! - Loboratory ._____ ae ov : Plon. & Evsi. REQUEST FROM RON KESSLER ant INVOLVE- __Saees Inve MENT IN 1964 DEMOCRATIC CONVE ‘NTION A, [2 > sesal Coun... ATLANTIC, CITY, NEW JERSEY -_ A Ye eo Rion to - ‘ ‘ we . ‘ _/% pee ‘ Late yesterday SA HimeriPodd, Washington 1 Pibit Office, contacte. me to advise that he had just received a telephanic inguiry from Ron Kessler who expressed an interest in interviewing Todd concerning Todd's activities in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the 1964 Democratic Conventign when Todd allegedly was operating some informants, incladin gulius Hobson well-known Mashington, D. C., black leader) Todd referred Kessler to the External r Affairs Division. a ~ Kessler subsequently contacted my #ront office and| stated that he’ wished to seek permission to interview Elmer Todd concerning Todd's activities at Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 1962 in. connectiodvith the Democratic Convention. Kessler stated that he understood that the FBI - dispatched a team of Agents under the directics of Mr. DeLoach to Atlantic City for the purpose of "political surveillance” for President Johnson. Kessler stated he was doing a story for a weekend edition and wished to have the infor= ne ae ne Donald G.{Hanning, who was assigned to the farmer Crime Records Division. and retired in December, 1972, called Quinn a my office to advise him that hi had just received a telephone call from Ron Kessler, Washington Post, and Kessler made inquiry of him concerning coverage by the FBI of the Democratic ‘National Convention, Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 1964. Kessler advised he had heard that Hanning had participated with fezmer : Assistant to the Director C. DxDeLoach, SA Harold P, Leinbaugiand athers in this coverage. Hanning said he indicated to Kessler that he way retired from the FBI and that he had no comment whatever to make to Kessiém concersing the FBI or af his association with the organization... REL-99 be B 3 mud A649 nes. LeM ie eA nd od 1 - Mr. McDermott r. ey 1 ~ Mr. Wannall =ME: HASSE "pas B FER 8 1075 | 1 - Mr. wat te . (CONTINUED-OVER) eet ee ue : - i - ane sje ont is cho prepared in respons ; JMM: nation outside your Commstten sponse to your request and is not th Wd v Lda So be approximately 5 p.m. yesterday evening, 1/22/75, formenSA 3 Its use ts limited to offi without the express approvaliok the FBI . pERee ane ~~ ae ETT ENS PT ae eT edd oe
Docld: 32989535 Page 2719 eo . PS McDermott to Jenkins memorandum | Re: Request from Ron Kessler | i Hanning indicated to Quinn that, in fact, he had participated in coverage of the aforementioned convention under the supervision of DeLoach who was then Assistant Director of the Crime Records Division along with Leinbaugh. It was his recollection that then President Lyndon B. Johnson had requested the FEI to assist the Secret Service in providing intelligence information concerning dissident groups and individuais who might represent a physical threat to the President and members of the White House staff. f . Hanning said that the predication af the Bureau's assignment in Atlantic City was reportedly based on a request from President Johnson to Director Hoover and all those involved in the assignment were not to discuss this fact. He stated that DeLoach telephonically advised the Director each day of the results of their efforts in Atlantic City and it was his understanding that Mr. Hoover in turn passed this information on to the White House. He also stated that information was disseminated on the scene to a White House representative in Atlantic City. He stated he had not personally seen any written information concerning the above instructions or the results ther e- from. se! i At approximately 11 a.m., 1/23/%5, Miss Frances\Lurz, a retired Bureau employee who was C. D. Deloach's secretary until her retiremént in ‘1968, called to advise that she iis é is currently a patient in the George Washington Hospital recovering from 2 bout with double pneumonia and that she had been telephonically contacted at 5p.m. yesterday evening by Kessler who asked her pointed questions relating to the aforementioned matter, indicating to her that he had heard that information was telephonically furnished from Atlantic City to the Crime Rerords front office, in which she worked, and that the stenographic personnel im that office transcribed infor- mation furnished from Atlantic City on the phone "on plain bond paper." He specifically asked her if she had ever personally delivered material as ’ a consequence of this dictation to the White Hause personally. Kessler indicated to Miss Lurz that his information was based on testimony furnished by former Assistant Director Robert E. Wick to the "Watergate Committee.’ Miss Lurz advised that She told en that she had been retired for a (Cc ones coven) 9.