404-10217-10188 Ee Sn El Be ° : gectasatl o ed 443291962 Attention: Mr. 8. J. Papich wa $ Deputy Director (Plans) ., “2. gnie2 eo * SUBJECT * Richard GIBSON,-Yair Play for Cuba Committee i. Reference is made to conversations between Mr. Victor Wallen of this Agency and Mr. Willian Cregar of the Pureau concerning Bubject, The substance ef thie report bag been discuseed with lir. Crogar. TO 2 Director , . Federal Bureau of Investigation | | @. Thie Agency received a letter dated @ duly 1962, of stationery of the Pair Play for Cuba Committeo, 799 broadway, Few York 3, N. ¥., signed "A Friend". In the letter the writer indicated he could be of asaistance to thig Agency; suggested Hontreai, Gahaca, as & éiscrest iecation for a . geeting 4¢ this Agency were 4nterested in discuseing the popeibilities of cocoperatica; asked that thie Agency srrange for hie transportation and expenses while in Mostreal; aad requested that he be personally contacted by phone at the Comaittee's address or at his home. The Committee atationery letterhead contained two nanes, Robert TABER, Executive Becretary, and Richard GISON, Acting Executive Secretary. From the letter there wag BO Way to determine whether TABER, GIBSON, or ecue other person wrote the letter. This Agency . teok no action on this letter. fe eeeeeaes cece coetnre: apetinetrent fe sean ar shane AS mm oth Matis eet ene . 3. Mr. fallen made available a copy of the above letter te Mr. Cregar on 16 July 1962. 4. On 19 July 1962, Philip K. Reiss, Department of ‘Agriculture, Code 111, Extention 8660, requested ap inter= view with a representative of this Agency. Reise, a former eaployee of this Agency, waa subsequently interviewed on 20 daly 1962, at which time he produced a personal letter, dated 16 July 1962, from Richard GIBSON, Fair Play for Cubs Comittee, to Thorton Hagert, 214 B. Colwabia, Falls Church, Virginia, Seisa' stepprother. aise expisineds tak Gitoum was a friend of his stepbrother, and apparently at sometiae es COPY, AY (> Sat Ane TPO ine SANE © AEE CMY SERENA ARTIS tS GAPE ines el eee AD COE Mp Mp ERNE on t ts qrananamonmagiemenaeanttintn oy rane sbeni-nendtabamha sniper aM E Ere Retne MoE OIE ith EE AS roaremAnes oe AnD whe wen mai “7 mt me
14-00000 . f —., & gouge Bt . a t eS ix the past his stepicother had told GIBSON that he (Reiss) ‘ was a former employee of this Agency. In the letter GIBSOH asked Hagert to tell Reiss to inform his (Reise’) former eaployers that he (GIBSON) had written a letter several weeks ago discreetly trying to get in touch with the Agency; time Was running out; it was a matter of life or death; suggested Montreal ag meeting place; and suggested this Agency contact him at his office im Kew York (799 Broadway) or his hone, Phone YU 2-6011. &. Mr. allen made available a copy ef this second letter to Mr. Cregar on 22 July 1982. Reise was inforned on 24 July 1962 that he (Reiss) would be contacted by the ¥.B.E. with regard to the letter. 6 B8icherd GIBSON has been the subject of previous correspondence received from the Bureeu; this Ageacy's gecurity file on Philip K. Reise, a former employee, containg no derogatory information, and this Agency hag no record of hornteon Hagert. . 7. Attached are copies of Richard JIBSOH’s letters dated 4 July 1962 and 16 July 1962, CSCI-3/772, 384 Attachzents!? Herewith As stated above Distribution: Based on: GIBSON‘s letters of Orig & 1 ddressee 4 duly 1962 and = RID 16 duly 1962 ; = : Bi , tt aban File No.: 201-306052 Libom, Hei, 1 — TFW/R . 2 — TRW/CI trvcr] sab (24 August 1962)