AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW: OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10211-10468 HQ CR SEE TITLE Document Information FBI SAC, NY DIRECTOR, FBI [Restricted] 10/20/1959 12 DLH, ASSOC, RES, EMP, SOVIETS PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Secret 1B; 1C; 4 Redact 01/13/1999 INDEFINITE INC MEMO 13 Date: 5/26/201
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. oamewes FORM NO. 64 Ss ta af ; 2 ° ‘| & Office Memorandum - Gnirep STi TES GOVERNMENT { DIRECTOR, FBI ‘ DATE: 10/20/59 ” Or) Me. SAC, NEW YORK (13}s SUBJECT: CHANGED | ao 2 ANNETTE SYIVIA EPSTEIN aka DECLA¢ °2710%, Cee? Annette Eberly — RELEASE Gi GIA IRFOR MATION | IS-R . i < ; | sR AN THIS DOOUMENT. mK 2 6-99 ReBydirtel to NY,9/15/59, captioned "BURTON VAN | HORN FOREMAN”/ RSI-R-DESKCO; | ANNETTE SYLVIA EPSTEIN; IS-R, RY “the title is marked "CHANGED" to include the name V ANNETTE EBERLY, obtained from records of the City Court of \ New York; Bronk County, NY, which reflect subject's name was No peeatty changed to ANNETTE EBERLY on 1/19/59. GO) Referenced airtel denied authority for the NYO Di 'to conduct a [DESECO|interview with subject. This airtel VW) also directed that prior investigation concerning subject {| Saf (Bufile 140-11741; NY file 140-5353) be brought up to date ify and that discreet inquiries be made among subject's associates jf: to determine the extent and nature of her association with ‘ 2 oviet nationals {($)_ BURTON VAN HORN FOREMAN, 160 Claremont Avenue, (e- a “SN For S006 seof, NEEL 4 ra if ON 25 IFIED B 2 Fy Ks 7°; LASS L WA CLA SIEY of the Japanese language at conmbiay, University, NYC. .He “has <> been employed as a part- -time/i Bor at [Amtorg Trading ‘4 Corporation eo since September 4, 1959.QaQU-) OQ WW On 9/10/5534 FOREMAN advised SAS of the FBI he had had homosexual tendencies in the past. ReBuairtel 9/15/59 ~ directed that the/ PSI-R-DESECO(case on FOREMAN be closed and Ke that no further contacts be initiated with FOREMAN, but that“ an Nx information FOREMAN volunteered should be accepted. FOREMAN /~ N has since voluntartiy furnished information concerning American - (eevse employees of ATC an ie rning contacts and G 3 Beas 2) and activ ities of the officers of AT a» ) 134-4214) ACh 2 Bureau (RM rT - New York (1
Pags\ Pry [wy 134-4or4 GRU) | fe On .9/17/59, FOREMAN was interviewed at his request at his residence, 160 Claremont Avenue, NYC, by SAS WILLIAM V. SCHMALTZ and JOHN C. HESSIN. FOREMAN volunteered additional information concerning the activities of ATC and ton wien (2) the following information concerning his ciation with the subject: - FOREMAN stated he first met the subject in January, 1958 when both he and subject were instructing English at the Berlitz School of Languages, Rockefeller Center, 40 West 5lst Street, NYC. According to FOREMAN, subject's associatior _with[Soviet nationals] began in January 1958, wnen [ivan _ylS) BORCHENKO (Bufile T05-51672; NY file 105-20553) ‘and B TS ANQV’ (Bufile 105-36596; NY file 105-12456)/ started east Enetish language courses the Berlitz.School. FOREM | related the attendance of ithese Soviets|at the Berlitz Schoo¥ S continued through June va] - FOREMAN ated that, about one i month after(ttiiese Soviets [started the Berlitz Schoo, the y Subject, JORTEAGARRTGUE, (Bufil ; “py: himself vEepsoscuns GENNA+s |. accompany (FEDORCHENKO and. ia classes. OREMAN advised GARRIGUE and DEDERI were also “ instructors at the Berlitz School and that the teacher-student |} coffee break relationships at the Berlitz School were a FOREMAN stated this group met for coffee at least once every two weeks and often more frequently. FOREMAN stated they generally retired to theiinternational Cafeteria, RCA Building, Rockefeller Center, NYC, and that the coffee breaks generally extended from 5 PM to 5:30 P FOREMAN viets| in(. subject was first formally invited out;by these Soviets April or May 1958 when [FEDORCHENKO and -ANOV [requeste in( S &) subject, DEDERI and himself accompany them to lunch at the Russian Tea Room, 150 West 57th Street, NYC, following classes: at the Berlitz School. FOREMAN advised that on.this occasion they engaged in light conversation on general topics. FOREMAN stated to the best of his recollection, he proceeded home alon by subway while [the Soviets\drove DEDERI and subject to tnear (5) residences « 1) sar b ON ore A \ Qe my TAN y common occurrence. . im.
Dee , the party. FOREMAN statéd one of these individuals was a ‘at 45" West 22nd Street, NYC, Apartment 4w, and whose telephone \ pe s3u-nors) ICU) OREMAN stated in June_1958 he invited the subject, GARRIGUE, |FEDORCHENKO and IVANOV] to a musicale in the residence{ S) of a Mrs . FNU LEVITSKY, 160 West 73rd Street, NYC, 9th floor. FOREMAN stated he had previously attended several musicales at the LEVITSKY apartment which were held weekly on Tuesdays during this period in LEVITSKY's apartment. FOREMAN related the people attending the mustéales were amateur musicians who met and played for their own pleasure. FOREMAN advised that on no other occasion, to his knowledge, had LSoviet nationals lattended these musicales. FOREMAN stated there( 5) were abot 20 other people present aside from the subject} GARRIGUE and tne mentionea[ Soviets, but that he was not S acquainted with any of the Other péfrsons in tendance. FOREMAN advised that following the musicale,|{the Soviets. ICS) invited the subject, GARRIGUE and himself to a steak dinné at a restaurant located on West 73rd Street, NYC. FOREMAN advised the conversation during the evening concerned only general topics and was of a bantering nature to the best of his recollection. FORE stated he proceeded home by sub- way and that{the Soviets [drove GARRIGUE and subject ‘to their(s) residences. FOREMAN stated he invited/FEDORCHENKO and IVANOV)(S) to his residence, 160 Claremont Avenue, NYC, on a Saturdays night in June 1958. FOREMAN advised able to G) | attend the affair but sent in his pla SONAL LARD A ANOUALEY. wk | (Bufile 105-64470; NY file 105-27651), viet Mational, =< ; employed at the UN Secretariat. | FOREMAN related that DEDERI S): nO GARRIGUE and subject attended this party as well as several other instructors and pupils from the Berlitz School. FOREMAN advised there were between 20 and 30 people in attendance at RWARBER, 8 Berlitz School instructor, who then resided amber Wee ~chéeIsea “327208 FOREMAN stated HARBER became somewhat intoxicated during the evening and started talking about Communism in Spain, speaking apparently with authority on the organization of Communist cells in Spain. FORE advised HARBER was friendly with| KOVALEV jand sD) ae stated he had been informed by subject lat during 195 she A)
\ we (S)[Lsoviet Trade_Fair, C, he and subject encountered/KOVALE (wy 134- (uy had dated one co LNU, HARBER's roommate... FOREMANorHant stated subject aintormed him that AMERICO had told her peovansv]() had been to the apartment shared by HARBER and himsel several oceasions. FOREMAN advised he could not presently recall the other people in attendance at the party .¢. FOREMAN stated ‘that on a Saturday night in the latter part of July or August, 1958, the subject held a party in -her apartment... FOREMAN stated he believed subje t had requested KOVALEV to bring along sone [of his Soviet friends. (< FOREMAN advised| KOVALEV(picked him up'at his resig ; rove him to the mentioned party and that YURL MT SHUK OY. Bufile 105-64471; NY file 105-27649) anda BORIS\LNU, both Soviet nationals; |arrived at the party in a second auto Le) f FOREMAN stat ject, GARRIGUE, DEDERI. and FOREMAN's rodém-|  smate 5 /OSHT AKON OMORT, a Japanese n ional, attended the “affair in Saddveion to the mentioned |Soviets.| FOREMAN adviseth/s there were also in attendance about a numbeY of people unkno to FOREMAN who were college acquaintances of the subject. K) FOREMAN stated that on 7/17/59, while oa[KOVAL the d MISHUKOV/on tHe(Soviet Trade Fair]premises. FOREMAN S) related th after exchanging social enities, they dis- cussed the/Trade Fairjfin general terms. FOREMAN advised($) that during the course of th conversation, | KOVALEV sees) him to be a guestfat the vee a date conventrént to” FORE FOREMAN stated purStiant t from himself to/ KOVALEV on(S 7/29/59, he and subject Sas ‘th vN 7/35/59. (Ss) FOREMAN advised they retired to the(UN Coctail e] ere they had several drinks and conversed on general “toot for about one half hour. FOREMAN stated on T/V4/59 5 he and subject attended QLtne Russian {Festival of Musi¢ and Dance, Madison Square ga Tg YC, where they encountered| FEDORCHENKO and IVANOV. ] FOREMAN stated that after exchangin ocial amenities, they passed on. Oo) |
firy 134-214 IK) @ FOREMAN advised that on 9/11/59, the_subject informed him she had made an appointment with [FEDORCHENKO at the UN. Secretariat] and requested FOREMAN accompany h r.(s) FOREMAN advised the purpose of the visit was to see if (the Soviets [would be interested in a plan the subject had con-(S) ceived to set up an English language curriculum especially designed for the various[foreign delegations to the w.J(S According to FOREMAN subject had planned to draw on formern instructors from the Berlitz Language School to give language instruction_to the various| UN Delegations - | Subject related 5) [FEDORCHENKO] advised them tat no (non-Soviée slare permitted aes on the premises (of the Soviet Delegation tothe UN.| FOREMAN S) advised that after some additional general conversation, he and subject departed. FOREMAN stated there is an amicable relationship between: subject:, [FEDORCHENKO and]himselr.(S? DEDERL and himself with|the Soviets/{mentioned above, developed(S) from the student-teacher relationship at the Berlitz School, a curiosity on the part of the subject, GARRIGUE, DEDERT and himself to find out more about(the Soviets|and their(S) way of life and a desire to exchange [Russian and English S) language lessons. FOREMAN advised he had néver heard sub- ject, GARRIGUE or DEDERI utter remarks that could be construed / as sympathetic to the Communist form of government. FOREMAN : related he was a particularly close associate of subject and j. that she had confided to him that she had been troubled on i _ being turned down for a position with the State Department, fo! US Government, during 1956. FOREMAN stated the subject felt | i i her rejection for the position was the result of some suspected _ subversive associations of an uncle of the subject. FOREMAN stated. subject is a sincere, loyal American and that subject was not bitter over not being accepted by the State Department. FOREMAN advised that on the contrary, subject nurtured a heart- _ felt desire to "clear her name from the cloud which she believes “ hangs over it." F FOREMAN stated_the orictafnent of subject, GARRIGUE, . JORIE GARRIGUE, previously mentioned, furnished the NYO with considerable information concerning] Soviet nationals employed at ATC {prior to termination of her ployment as >) English teacher to|NIKOLAI_M. SMELYAKOV, President of ATC,j don 9/4/59. GARRIGUE Ieft [ATC]to attend pre-medical school a (s) the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Onto GK) (s)
[wy 134-4214 | fA) On September 3, 1959, GARRIGUE advised SA THOMAS D.J.BROOKS that she had been acquainted with the subject and FOREMAN since January 1958 when they all taught at the Berlitz School of Languages, New York City. GARRIGUE stated she recalled that subject and FOREMAN had, on several occasions during 1958,;,gone out socially/with FEDORCHENKO and IVANOV (s) who were then students of the English language at the Berlit School. GARRIGUE stated she recalled subject had attended a party at FOREMAN's residence, 160 Claremont Avenue, NYC, during June or July 1958, to whichfFEDORCHENKO and another Soviet — . nationaljwere also invited.” GARRIGUE advised subject, FOREMA {s) FEDORC KO and IVANOVihad attended a musicale in a woman's (6) Apartment on West 73rd Street, NYC, during June 1958. GARRI was unable to recall specific details of this affair. GARRIGUE related the association of bject, FOREM and herself with the mentioned [Soviet nationals] developed as S) a result of student-teacher assSdéciations at thé Berlitz Schoo and through the above mentioned*social functions. GARRIGUE related. subject d FOREMAN, as well as herself, were attracted to tne [Soviets t of curiosity and a desire to exchange [Russian] S and English language lessons. GARRIGUE stated she was aware (2) of no sympathy on the part of the subject or FOREMAN for Communism and that she had no reason to question their loyalty to the US. In this connection, it is noted GARRIGUE's intro- duction and recommendation. of FOREMAN to[Soviet officials at ATCjled to his emplo nt/ by ATC officials [as her replacement (S) as English instructor] at ATC.US ) ro [Backarounn yg {u) _ . [Change of Name uy) | _ On 10/8/59, FRANK CONCILIO, Assistant Deputy Clerk, City Court of NY, County of the Bronx, NY, furnished SA JOHN C. HESSIN with City Court Petition No. 7317, year 1958, captioned ANNETTE SYLVIA EPSTEIN. This petition reflects that on 12/8/58, ANNETTE SYLVIA EPSTEIN, 3871 Sedgwick Avenue, Bronx, NY, made application to the special term, part 2 of the City Court of NY, Bronx County, NY, to legally assume the name, ANNETTE EBERLY. This petition reflects that subject stated reason for desiring the change of name was that, for the past two or three years, subject had been known to her friends and business acquaintances by the name ANNETTE EBERLY. Subject's petition was, granted on 1/19/59 in the City Court of NY, Bronx County, NY. ( U sen ct | (UP MW-WeLe: - ——/
» . * x ’ rt 4 : Getty) [we asauart 9) U) [Residence ) uv) a On 9/18/59, a pretext telephone call under the guise of a credit inquiry to Kingsbridge 3-1982 listed to JULIUS EPSTEIN, 3871 Sedgwick Avenue, Bronx, NY, by SA JOHN C. HESSIN, determined subject currently resides at that address. It is noted NY report of SA BERTRAM WORTHINGTON, 3/12/56, captioned "ANNETTE. SYLVIA EPSTEIN, APPLICANT - FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER, DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, D.C., SECURITY OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES" sets forth interviews verifying subject's residence at 3871 Sedgwick Avenue, Bronx, NY, 1934 - 1956. The following interviews set forth under the caption "Employment" reflects , subject resided in France during 1956 and 1957 and at 3871 Sedgwick Avenue, Bronx, NY, 1953 to ante Cu) _ Emm teument 60 (y) On 10/1/59, BURTON VAN HORN FOREMAN, previously mentioned, advised SAS SCHMALTZ and HESSIN that he had recently typed an employment resume for subject which reflected subject had tutored the English language to French students at the - University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg,France, during 1956 and 1957 (yu) On 10/1/59, JOSE MANOS, Assistant Director, Manhattan Office, Berlitz School of Languages, 40 West 5lst Street, NYC, advised the subject applied for a position as English teacher at the Berlitz School on 1/6/58. MANOS stated subject started employment on 1/17/58 as an English instructor and taught at the Berlitz School until 3/4/59, except for the period June through September, 1958, when subject was on summer leave of absence. MANOS stated subject listed her residence address as 3871 Sedgwick Avenue, Bronx, NY. MANOS stated he was personally acquainted with subject and that she was intelligent and competent instructor and that he knew of nothing that would reflect on subject's loyalty to the US Government. MANOS advised subject would not be eligible for rehire becau of a spotty attendance record due to extensive sick leave ic On 10/1/59, RITA DUNFEE, Assistant to Personne Director, Benton and Bowles Advertising Agency, 666 Madison » Avenue, NYC, advised SA JOHN C. HESSIN subject, as ANNETTE EBERLY, was employed as a research trainee at Benton and Bowles r from 3/9/59 through 7/17/59. DUNFEE stated subject listed her(S) uj) CC ee
[py 134. ogy) residence JE) ‘as 3871 Sedgwick avenue Bronx, ny, employment application. DUNFEE advised there was nothing in subject's personnel file that would reflect adversely on subject's character or loyalty to the US Government. DUNFEE stated subject was eligible for rehire. Miss DUNFEE advised she did not personally recall subject and that there was no one presently, at Benton and Bowles who would be able to recall the subject. @(u) On 1 |, ELLEN WEST, Assistant to Personnel Director, Time and Life, Inc., Rockefeller. Center, NYC, advised SA JOHN C, HESSIN that subject, as ANNETTE EBERLY, was employed as a temporary secretary in the Market Research Section of the Fortune Magazine division of Time and Life, Inc., on 9/14/59. Miss WEST advised subject listed her residence as 3871 Sedgwick Avenue, Bronx, NY, on her employment application. Miss WEST stated subject's position is a 6 month temporary employment during a period of maternity leave of another employee. Miss WEST stated that if subject's work record was satisfactory at the termination. of the 6 month period, she would be considered for further employment elsewhere in the organization. Miss WEST - stated the subject had not been employed for a sufficient period - to evaluate her performance or personal characteristics 0 4) [Eaucat: ion R(u ) On 10/1/59, BURTON VAN HORN FOREMAN, previously. mentioned, advised. SAS SCHMALTZ and HESSIN that the previously mentioned employment resume typed by FOREMAN for subject reflects that during the period. 1956 - 1957, subject attended the University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France as a student of French language and civilization under a French Government. scholarship and a Full Bright travel. grant. According to FOREMAN, this resume reflected that subject attended the Strasbourg. Seminar in American Studies at the University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, during 1957. FOREMAN advised the resume also reflected subject represented the US at a Seminar of 17 nations at Schloss Leopol - dorn, Strasbourg, . France, during 1957. R (u)
REVIE wt > Sy aa PX TASK FOR ; ae [py 134- “Hens Ey u) — < TOTAL DERE rane Pay |. Prior investigation of subject was conducted by NYO from 2/56 through 5/56 in the case captioned "ANNETTE SYLVIA ESPTEIN; APPLICANT - FOREEGN SERVICE OFFICER; DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, D.C. - SECURITY OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES." This S"asuree Shen was based on information received from Bureau source 5 Swhich indicated VASILI’ ZUBILIN, Soviet mca C95 gent, NYC, seht information to Moscow on 5/26/43, mentioning the address 3871 Sedgwick Avenue, Bronx, NY. Following the address were some missing parts, then came the digits...982. a An additional gap in the message was followed by the statement that someone's sentiments were pro-Soviet. Thereafter, a considerable portion of the message was missing and then the name LEBEDEV was mentioned. | In 1943, the EPSTEIN tansiy JSP residence was. 3871 Sedgwick Av@éfue, Bronx, NY, and the EPSTE family telephone number was Kingsbridge 3-1982. It is noted ; subject was nine years of age in 1943, CX) ! The significance of the above information was not | known, but, in addition, to forming the basis of the mentioned SGE investigation of subject, this information was,also made he basis for the investigation in case captioned’ UNSUB; (GESTDENT AT 3871 SEDWICK AVENUE, BRONX, NEW YORK (SOVME) ESP-R" (Bufile 65-63391) (NY file 65- 16923) 1(S) { (rs EPSTEIN) and (TATIANA EPSTEIN, subject's parents Cs) as well a LSON CHIPCHIN, subject's uncle,[ were suspects in(s$ this unsub se. During the course of thiSunsub investigation,,, a corollary case was -investigated, captioned "NELSON CHIPCHIN, aka PROGRAM EDITOR, RUSSIAN UNIT., MUNICH RADIO CENTER, US INFOR- MATION AGENCY, MUNICH, GERMANY, SECURIT y~ GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES" (Bufile 123-1593) (NY file 14o- 5618). a Considerable investigation was conducted in the unsub case subsequen ne termination, in 5/56, of the NYO SGE case of subject (3 NY letter to ~ semeotor, 8/23/56, in the unsub case, reflects that during the course of an interview with TATIANA EPSTEIN, the subject's mother, by SAS of the FBI, TATIANA EPSTEIN advised that subject had received a letter from the Department AW of State, Washington, D.C., stating that the Department of State a
{hy i3h-hons JU) could not use the subject's services but that their failure to hire her was not/‘to be considered eflection on subject's Lu) character, reputation or abilities. NY report of BLAZE’ J. TOMASONI, 9/24/ fin the unsub case, sets forth an interview with(CHIPCHIN iy SAS andCSl reflects that (CHIPCHIN\ appeared to be the most logical suspect C$) j for the unknown subject in this case, This report also set , forth information in expkanation mitigation of the original information furnished byf source sean this connection, it is S) noted that subject adviséd BURTON VAN HORN FOREMAN, previously \- mentioned, in 9/59, that CHIPCHIN was currently employed b the Department of State at Radio Center, Munich, germany (SL ) In view of subject's established acquaintanceship with several Soviet nationals ,/ her. employment at Time and Life S$ neorporated, her. Russian ancestry jand her language faculty, it S) appears subje possesses considerable potential as a PSI. It "also appears subject/would be receptive to an invitation to cooperate with the Bureau concerning her continuing associa ion with Soviet nationals {in view of her purported remarks to S BURTON .VAN HORN FOREMAN, previously mentioned, to the effect that subject had in the past, possessed a desire to "Glear her name" in regard to suspected subversive activities of an uncle. 3K) In this connection, Bureau authority will be requested / to interview subject to assess her attitude, availability and potential as a PSI(or double agent(upon completion of background (5) checks currently being conducted by the Newark Office and com- “ pletion of the following request of the Bureau. (is ) ; The Bureau is requested to determine, through liaison, whether CIA has an interest in subject or information concerning ( Su) he subject,| noting subject reportedly attended the University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, during 1956 and 1957. Subje was born 3/12/34, Bronx, NY .(3) | The Bureau is requested to search Bureau indices for mention of subject under her legally assumed name, ANNETTE EBERLY ofA UL}