AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY: — FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10124-10020 RECORD SERIES: DL AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 44-1639-3870A DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: HOPKINS. EMIL E. TO: Released under the John TITLE: . Eennedy OO hesassination Records ollection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Nate). ases#: NW 54463 Date: WO-12-2017 DATE: — 12/08/1963 PAGES: 6 SUBJECT: SEE FBI 100-10461-2438 ~ \ DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT ORIGINAL Unclassified NEW CLASSIFICATION: CLASSIFICATION: REVIEW DATE: 11/15/1996 UPDATE_DATE: 01/25/2001 STATUS Redact RESTRICTIONS: JFK Act 6 (4) COMMENTS: . HW 54463 Docld:32157366 Page 1
Covor.Sheet for Informant Report or “il Maverfel FD-306 (3-21-58) Date received Received from (name or symbol number) ay . r 12/16/63 CI 104-s Method of delivery (check appropriate blocks) ca in person CI py telephone CC) by mail CJ orally C4) recording device Cx written by Informant Date’ jof Report 12/8/63 Date(s) of activity — . Received by SA EMIL E. HOPKINS If orally furnished and reduced to writing by Agent: Date Dictated ee tO Transcribed — _ Authenticated _.by Informant — r 12/8/63.” Brief description of activity or’ material Report of CI 104¢S re Communist. Part “meeting |. held 12/8/63, at home of GENNE. Remarks: : - nouns anno nll _ —_ : , 7 Utmost. care. should be. Cer ‘that: “any. ‘info tion taken, ‘from _ this report is paraphrased to protect’ inforr a seven” individuals: attended the. ‘meeting. - Al e. Cleveland (RM)... , REIN Preece ASST +a 100-17257 (CP. Org.) | | or ee 3 ay 3a 100-.-. ~ (ARNOLD - Sounson):. a *62= -— (Assassination of President. KENNEDY) (44> | (JACK LEON: RUBY, « Aka. 105- (LEE HARVY OSWALD). 65-721 .. (ANTHONY. ERGEMARER) (100-17255° (Membership)... : 100-1646 3 “(Political abtivities) : 100-17797. (Factionalism) |: 100223484 (Mass. Organizations) “O. LO00-17947° (Strategy in Industry) Dallas ae 62- (Assassination of President: KENKET b=” (JACK LEON RUBY) - | | 105-. (LEE HARVEY OSWALD) . % 6 = New York (RM). - 100- ~ (CP: Org. >. - 62>. (Assassination. of, Pres. k NI | Abe:  GJACK ‘LEON RUBY) : DO 105-2 . (LEE. HARVEY. OSWALD): 100- 16021 (ARNOLD JOHNSON) HW wa RBB ge Er APD sr360 Page 2 oo
1362849557 . (Copies Continued) | 100-149095. (68, USA Public. Appearances of Party Leaders '- a1) 13= Pittsburgh (RM) | | | 100-8571 (CP, State of. West. virginia) - 100-8572. (CP, Ohio. ‘Valley. Section) © 100-8664 . (CP, Membership). 100-"- |. (ARNOLD JOHNSON): - - 62=" (Assassination . of. President KENNEDY) Abe. ...(SACK LEON: RUBY). : 105>.:-.. (LEE -HARVEY. OSWALD) - 10028549 (GENNE: KUHN): 1002. °. \(Factionalism)-. 100-° (Political Affairs). 157-- ~~ (LEE M,. JOHNSON) *° 100- (Mass. Organizations). 100=14821. (HUGH GULMORE ‘GROCKARD, Jr. > 24e Cincinnati . 100=3500. (cP. Orgentzatica) 134684 . 6222758 (Assaseination’ ‘of President KENNEDY) 442456 § (JACK. LEON: RUBY)” 105-2505 ° (LEE HARVEY. OSWALD) 100-7964. (CP Membership) .. 100-8227" (Political: Activities) 10028481 (Factionalism)* : 10012701 (Cominfil; ‘Mass’ Organisations) - 100-8359 (Strategy: in: Industry) 100-12483 © * (CHARLES. PALMER) » - 100-12408- CRANDALL. GORBY) 100-9142: “(FLOYD! WELLS) .. 100-7006 - (GENNE: KUHN) 100212474. (JOHN. FABRY) 100212475. (SHIRLEY. FABRY).— 100-6386 (FRED WALCHLI)~ 100-2 1910-: (ARNOLD JOHNSON) - 100-1083 | ‘(ANTHONY | KRCEMARER) 157 195. (LEE M.. JOHNSON) 100- 14096. ‘CHUGH. GILMORE’. CROCKARD, JR, > 100-8402 « “(Youth Matters)» 1340142: ' .CADOLPH., PACIFICO)... 100-4 707 (Comingi1, Labor. Uatons) o HW 54463 Re oe
cL 134-84-557_ — Informant ' 8 report set forth below: ““steubenville, Ohio. "December. 8, 1963 "On the above date a gxoup from. Steubenville, Met at 610 S. Front St. Wheeling;. W. Va. the” home’ of a ‘Genne | (Crockard) Kubo. | This was a: Communist. Party Meeting. The persons who were in. attendance who were recognized - WEEE : pons Le Floyd Wells; - A Carpenter and. treasure er of his ' Local Union - from. Steubenville. 2 = CHARLES PALMER: - A steel worker and former: ° grievance | | Committeman from ‘the Wheeling Steel Corpn.: and Member’. of Local Union #1190 U.S.W.A. Cot. Oo A.F, Le 3 = Randal Gorby: - ‘from the. Wheeling. Steel Corpa and. a formar shop stewart is a Member of- Local. Union: #1190 U. S.W. A. C. I. Oo. A F. ees & = Arnold Johnson: . A. former state: chairman of the — Communist Party ‘of Ohio and who now is a: ‘ sortyot: ‘public . eelations man for. the Communist. party working out OE: New York City, New York. He secures. Speakers for. . ‘ any engagements such as Colleges. and Campus: ‘lectures 5 .° John Pabrey a Miner from Smithfield... He is know - as the eniling: Slovak. ' CS 6 > lirs.. Jobn Fabrey: hia Wife - 7 = Genme (Crockard) Kuhn the hostess is a. -Tong time C.. party worker former wife of Hugh Crockard Now deceased and she since Married Emil Kuhn who now resides: at her. home. Genne has three children two to her- first . husband and the other to the, latter. She: has .a son about. LS yrs old who is. being schooled and worked ~ over .by the om party, in New York. Genne. Kuhm Continued: . The..c party wanted to take her son - Gill Crockard out of her influence so ) he could. be” taught = 3 HW 54463 DBocld:32157368 Page 4
er 134-8A-557 something Constructive. ‘this 6411. recently, re get -years , or’less ago Made a trip to the Soviet ‘Union: ete. on “the | Youth Conference Know as the’ ‘World ‘Youth Conference,’ “ He will probably emerge from the ‘New York thing as ‘a~ full time . organizer in sone. special field suckias. ‘youth. At the start of the Néet ing Genne brought out 4 her brief case full of clipbiings . ‘(Newspaper)’ etc she ; ; ‘also had a lot of penciled notes which she was _ . undoubtedly. going’to use to show ‘what she was doing | and. to give. others: hell for not co-operating with fer. But the first discussion by A. Johnson centered around the late Pres. Kennedy. ' Arnold, explained that ‘since Oswald was: considered a” Communist then a wave of. hysterLa’was ‘about ‘to explode. against the C. party of America but. by. the time “the re-actionaries. were getting started it was announced © that it had been disclosed that it. seemed like. the extreme . Faghe: had been’ active. « This was bore: out by the declaration of Russia that it was not. the non C. party that had done it because Kennedy. was a . 4 friend of the. Working class but. the work of the extreme right or almost a fascist act. This seemed to sober. the masses that it was.the same caliber. of people who_ had insulted Stevenson only Weeks’ before. in ‘Dallas, Texas. , Arnold stated he was asked by C.B.S. News about. this Oswald as to a setter he had. written to the party, he. told them he. gets lows of letters. of enquiry about the C.. party and he probably answered it as he does. hundreds of others and even sent him literature if he requested it. They (C.B.S.) wanted him to go.on the air with a statement. but he stated to them he would have to dig. the letter out andibe* sure before he Made any statement. ' Randal Gorby asked Arnold Johnson if when he got back. to * New York to look in the files if he had a letter ‘front a Wa Pokas, formerly from Bellaire, Ohio, ‘and also ani . immate of Cambridge Asylum for a period. of time, Gorby -4&~ HW 54463 Docld:32157368 Page 5
Cl Ls4@.8A-557 a asked Johnson to compare the letter of Polkisy! 8 ‘with: Oswald's to see if they | didn't have a lot: im Common. Palmer stated that he thought the statement: by the Methodist Minister’ Covered the situation very good hen hs stated that - the fact that the Musder of Bill bore, M Edgar Evers and others in the. south. going by without punishment had set the stage - for the ‘ASsaesination of PEES. Kennedy. Eve eryone weadily agreed, Arnold Johnson surther stated that no real Marsist Gould do such a thing, There is not Much doubt that. since the Soviet Union had expelled him by not . giving him a Citizenship fa the Soviet. Union because they thought him to be am Agent of Fascism, Genne Meanwhile was Chomping at the bit trying to get her story told about the N.A.A. Cc. P, and CORE. She finglly got her Chance to unload. She stated that about the ¢ time of the ciw 2h pages Maxch on Washington a few days before che had been working with CORE amd NAACP the reporter from the Wheeld ing paper Intelligencer had Called and wanted Le about her, She gave him answers on the am nd _Hinally Pung, UP on im. from the time in “the ‘newspaper and axposed as a Communist Member, which brought about her expalsion from the BA, A.C.P., but simce has been restored to Hembership., Then lately a Man (Negro) by name of Johnson head of the local CORE group was indicted for. robbing a tus driver in Steubenyille, Ohio. Genne had- got in ‘i with R. Gorby as she thought Johnson was being it a. Gor by found out and told her at this Meeting ie ad did the cobbing - and was Not being framed, thing to do stated Gorby was to give him do not put CORE. amd the NAACP out on a limb git. HW 54463 Docld:32157366 Page 6
Cl 136-BAr557._. | HW 54463 getting help from the Valley group it, was pointed out _ by A Johnson that some years back. when the. Wheeling group: was a part of W. Virginia group that. difficulties existed: "palmer : stated that it was: News sisfe) ‘dm as. ‘the only. thing he. Knew about it Was the articles in the | paper and. the. first one looked as if Genne had stayed on’ the phone © ' too long should have: hung. up quick.» He also ‘stated that _in 1948 when ‘he had this trouble. everyone Knew about it. and then he got more help and-was successful: in’ defeating the reactionaries: You have to always: work together on these Matters if you: will be guccessful. The hour was drawing Near ten o'clock P.M, and the’. Steubenville. delegation had to work that. Nite.” Lunch. was. furnished by each and everyone, with: the. ‘exception of A: Johnson and he put . away plenty. a Johnsen stated that.’ “he had been down this way. about. ‘one - week ago and had Contacted some of his old friends by. phone, one in particular was Adolph Pacifico” he wanted to talk to him on a so called Applachian Coal project which has been going on for some time”: “gaol ph” wanted to meet with him if he could. find time later Was unable. to see him at this time. 7 “Everyone present asked A. Johnson When he was- céning -back but he would not state exactly: only he would notify” _the Next time he could make it. .No Literature oo No Collections During the time Genme Kuhn was. belly. aching about not | and now with the: Wheeling. group in with Ohio Valley..the trouble still exists. He also. pointed out that. .distance has a lot to do with it too. Genne stated that Fred Walchli was supposed to show. up with the Beer, . She was urged to call him. against her wishes. but she- “got no answer on the phone" DoclIda: 327157363 Page ?