(404-10160-40079] DISPATCH | =" Chief of Station, Cairo MEAL AT LES : COS led MER EEG : FRQed > ROHS atten ! a3" Act Chief, KES * 7 Se Rn SUsuECT ? 7KUCAGE ‘Traces on David DUBOIS and M. By Be DUBOIS ; . ACTION | REQUIRED - MEFETERCES Referee: BECA 10882, dated 23 May 1961 Le David DUBOIS is mo doubt identical with David Graham , MeChins, (201-271141) born 9 March 1925 in Seattle, Washington te Shadrach and Shirley Qrehem McCARNS. MeCAHNS is known to have used the names David GRAHAM, David G. McCarnns DUBOIS and David DUBOIS. ‘He is described as 5 fect Qkinches tall, elender build, with a scar over his right) eye and a pock marked face. McCAMS married Clarise Johnson on 1 May 1949 end was divorced in September 1952. @- Records on file indicate that EeCANES has associated through the years . with comeamist dexinated or ingplred. organisations such ag the Young Progressives — ef America, the American Labor Party and the World Federation of Democratic Youths. In 1950 he attended the World Student Congress at Prague, a meeting im China of the World Federation of Democratic Youth and the Soviet Anniversary Celebration in Moesow. At the time of HeCANNS* wiait to Moscow, pro-commmist | ena anti-USi statenents ware attrilnited to KeCAMNS over Radio Moscow and in the a an og von China." In 1952/53 he was reported to have been a press operator for” | _ the commnist orgen “Dally Worker.* . 3. “In daly 1950, HcCANNS was issued a passport for aix motiths travel, in: : . France, England and Switserland for the purpose of soeial, service study. In oan ee eee Sey his passport vas picked xp by ODACID and was found to contain visas to France, Ceechoalovakia, Suiteorland, Austria and China. Dare tyPED ee DISPATCHED 32 October 1941 1 NOV 196 caerarca TR AMD MUMBER MROM-7LA8 HEADQUARIENS FILE MUMS | 20L-271141 rat 4 1 ABRICARH iP C1 . 4 = v a id ay. ne/2/er ran 2076 COGHDINATING ~ Gers Orn ats Capt tb et & PUAN Jt Ctsftet fut ! vee £9 Ap Ar aS _\ : a yios® Pocus |g NUY IH6h La ee RA TE an ree .- Sema ater om me on 1a Mmifr awe ie
14-00000 CONTINUATION OF woh oe CAT ate _* RATE SrMenta aN No bE S DISPATCH SB Cah BT i HECM~7h48 poe errr tnannan arnt tenet ewan enn renee terete te Ett ttn—erweewereteeteer he In 1959 MeCANNS arplied for and received a second passport for three months tourist travel to Krcland and France. McCANNS failed to answer questions in his application ag te whether he was then or had ever been a masher of the Communist Party. In October 1959 CDERVY learned that MeCAMIS waa enrelled in Peking University and had been there since Sepvrenber 1959. ODENVY further learned that McCANNS planned to study in Peking for three years and then remain. de During an interview on 12 Sept if he had ever been a member of the cP business.” In anawer te a further que ember 1957 by ODENVY, MeCANES was asked to whieh he replied "It is.none of your 6. During an interview on .10 November 1960 with McCANNS? mother, Mrs. We Ee Be DUBOIS, the latter stated that McCABNS was no longer reaiding in __ Peicing but was unemployed and touring ‘France, Te Tae statement in paragraph 1 of reference that hie wifeta first name is Shirley is possibly incorrect, insexch a3 all recoils Gn haod indicate that the name of MeCANNS* mother was Shirley Graham ¥ » Who married a Dre We Ee B. DUBOIS in February 1958. If MeCAMs has married.somsone by the mame of Shirley it is nat reflected. by any documents on hand at this time 8. Bre We Be B. DUBOIS, step-father of McCARNS, is well know to ODENVY and his communist affillations are well substantiated by numerous documents. Mrs. Shirley Graham MeCAkny DUBOIS also has a long record of association with unt ot preanizaticas and has been identified as a communist in a mmber ocunentS. 9e For your inforwation, ODEWWY has requested that we report on a basis any information we i obtain concerning McCANES? activities poueh Headquarters any further iatormation you may have acquired on MeCAMNS foy ‘Pane saion te ODENVT. Fe vellea tad 6g at A is Por ary sete MERBLAc e tan ede ald, eee rE