Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System, Date: 5/4/2015 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10222-10380 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  100-339235-301 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC, NY TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 08/02/1968 PAGES: 4 - SUBJECTS : : [Restricted] DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: _ Secret RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C CURRENT STATUS:  Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 09/24/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS: INC A/T v9.1‘ | Docld:32298604 Page 1 87
MAILED 24 ayes 1968 Tolson DeLoach Mohr Bishop Casper Callahan Conrad Felt Gale Rosen Sullivan Tavel Trotter — Tele. Room 2 Holmes Gandy ATE: SE Pine SER Fe o ander 11-14-2017 8/7/68 CIA HAS AES G8) %e JECTION TO a , PELL fa . wDIOR, 1 Mr. Cotter enka" iELEASE ih CIA REORMATION ~ Airtel | it THIS DOCUMENT. K g. 43:97 ~ Mr. Anderson | ad usd To: Lega! 1070-4 ie From: Director, ¥ ¢ (100-3392 ‘S SUSAN HEILIGMAN FRANK is ~ CH ReBuairtels 7/24/68 and 7/30/68 and New York airtel 8/2/68, copies of which are enclosed for Legat, (Ottawa. y For the information of Legat Crean Susan Frank is a U.S. citizen who has been active in pro«~Chicom matters in the U.S, and allegedly has been in contact with Chicom intelligence in London and appears to be involved in intelligence activities for the Chinese communists. She | recently left the U.S. on a trip to Paris and London to verify the purge of her pro-Chicom friends in Peking, Israel Epstein, Michae] Shapiro, Sidney Rittenberg and Anna Louise Strong. are going to exploit the situation by attempting to disrupt Frank's activities in London and Paris fag attempt also to tarnish her image with the €ie it is indicated in the enclosed airtels, T*ANG Ming-chao addressed a group of |Canadianfjeftists in Peking in 1966 (it is believed that this is the ame( UL) individual who is a‘close contact of Susan Frank. ‘or the reasons indicated in the enclosed airtels,’ we are going to utilize these relationships and direct an anonymous letter to T'ANG, proportedly from. a member of thig[Cgnadian] peace group who is also a friend of Susan Frank . 9) <s) Enclosures ~ 3 ; oO 1 - New York (100-42479) 1k ~ Foreign Léaison Unit (route tl r review) E30: wml urn eS ° a (%) a SEE NOTE PAGE TWO / MR ae oft ; el vee f 4 if “CRED RSM ~ gid be A) teteryer unr L_] Docld: 32298604 Page 2?
are. under the Jolm F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (440 usc 3107 Hotes. DATE: 11-14-2017 . Airtel to Legat, Ottawa RE: SUSAN HEILIGMAN PRANK 1003399235 ‘In response to Bureau’s instructions, the New York Office in reNYairtel submitted the text of a letter to be sent to T°ANG Mingechao, Vice~Chairman, - 7 Chinese People’s Committee on World Peace, Peking, éhina. f x9 Li letter ro eget ou/stationery purchased in CanadafPand utilizing the text Buggested by the New York Office. It Will not be necessary to utilize the apostrophe in writing T° ANG’s surname or the Bureau approved manner of writing F Chinese names, for to do so would indicate a knowledge of F the Chinese language on the part of the writer which might — not be the case, It is suggested that the name be written in the following manner: Tang Ming Chao. . egat i equested “Durchaged in Canadaftnd Legat should aiso advise RCMP on a confidential basis of the details of this operation. and obtain, its concurrence] | prior to sending out the letter described above. 64 NOTE: ») Susan Frank is: isnown to have wide spread contacts with whom she has discussed recent reports of a purge of her Caucasian friends in Peking who are working there for the Chicoms, She has left the U on a trip to Paris and Lendon to verify these reports, Xie are attempting to exploit this situation by having an anonymous letter writte by a person fin Canadafeyno proportedly was a member of a [Canaaiaals ¥) left. wing group Which visited China in 1966. The fetter would be addressed to the individual who greeted the group when it visited Peking and who is believed te be identical with a close Contact of Susan Frank. The letter would point out the concern of the writer and the subject over the afore~ . mentioned purge. Primary objective of this operation is to shake the confidence of the Chinese in Susan Frank. New York has submitted the text ef the lejter to be used and it is being furnished to{Legat, Ottawa Ao be typed and sent to . Chi: Legat, Ottawa, is also being instructed to advise the RCP coficerning this operation. je Docld: 32298604 Page 3
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote; . , DATE EL -1425017 | I | 2 | sate FBI ? : | Date: 8/2/68 . : | | BURG te (Type in plaintext or code) AIRTEL | | ' (Priority) FROM: SAC, NEW YORK (100-2479) (P) SUBJECT: SUSAN seriiomaf’ FRANK IS-CH ReBuairtels 7/24 and 7/30/68, instructing NYQtsubmit suggested text of anonymous letter to be sent TANG Ming=chao {from cara dapin ort to discredit and tarnish subject's image with the hinegeyiien NYairtel to Bu 7/25/68 xf re observations _ concerning propos 1A) For information of CG, reBuaigtel 7/24/68, proposed mailing of anonymous letter (from Canadapto TANG Ming-chao, Vice Chairman, Chinese People's Committee on World Peace, expressing concern regarding fate of ISRAEL EPSTEIN and wife, SIDNEY “RITTENBERG, MICHAEL SHAPIRO and ANNA LOUISE STRONG. Letter would also express concern of subject with objective TANG would be concerned re subject's capabilities and indiscretions as well as to cause a disryption of her attempt to determine the ,“j fate of EPSTEIN, et al (x) i. whe ReBuairtel 7/30/68, indicated&such operation would work to the advantagefof the Ad_Hoc Committee (AHC)Lin the event subject cares to confidejin the AHC, D>. . . As instructed by Bu, Nyvsubmits a suggested text along the following lines, if such letter * ee be prepared and for- Cl warded to TANG. wd A TERR | a8, Seer Soe ° a eyMO0 Gece 4 = 7a acc * Mo Od 233 ON 1 ey 10 AUG_3* 1968 atl, OLE iw ra] nA Co, CHA, 7 i efsoiurne P/ e/ep  C. & Bishow, ( 3}pureau ) Ny “a cni eago(1100- 41353) (AKC fe#0) 1-New York be EY: ikp . : m=CS) O ees : 7 », LA Approved: T. : UC went Sees _] Special Agent in Charge ad Docld: 32298604 Page 4