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APPR y -B core _— 8 Nov et. CHA HISTORICAL REVIEW ie tO Subjoct: WARREN, Susan | a 1. One Susan M. WARE aka Susan FRANK aka Mildred Susan FRAIUK seen — nee HEILIGNAN, possibly identifiable with Subject, was born in New York, She claims to be a free=lance writer. N. Ye on 8 November 1913 of Russian parentse, As of April 1965, she - r ‘resided with her second husband, Richard Cyril FE Rak at 110 Christopher Street, Now York, N. Ye He was born 22 August 1922 in Rochester, NeYeo 2. 4 April 1965 eseeeeeTnere aro reports as early as 1942 providing information on Susan FERANKS activities on behalf of Communism, all of which refer to her as Susan or Sus Warren, the alias she has commonly mo used in her Communist activities and in the articles she has writtene In 1942 she * "was chairman of the CP 12th Aasembly District, 132 E. 26th Ste, NYC. Her occupation ia given as writer and lecturer. She has been described as having been wellntreined in Far Eastern affairs and bas taught at the Faculty School of Social Sciences and Jefferson School of — ; Social Sciences, conducting courses entitled, "The New China, "The ‘ Chinese Communds, * "On the Correct Handling of Contradictions (uno), etce | _ In June 1959, she was nominated to the Iatin American Sub-Committee of the International Affairs and Peace Commission, CPUSA ‘In Novenber 1959, she and her huadand went to Comeunist. China, where she had been invited to work on the "Beking Review" (a magazine published for dissemination | outside China) for two years. As of June 1961, the FRANKS were pack in New York, having returned via the USSR. In July 1962,.Susan #RANK was reported to be a member of the foreign Committee, CPUSA. She con ducted a class entitled "The Real China” during August 1962 at the N. Ye School for Marxist Studies. She and her husband have been in contact 99027° with Charles Joseph (Bob) 65% ana his wife, RoseMarle COR, who reportedly . ~l- 7 A ° ‘Orang
wo Docid: Theo. Page 4 ‘send her “about 100 more of the now folders on the case and also "The: Charles COE was 4 mamber of the CPUSA Farm Commission sided with China in the USSReChina | dieputega. Susan FRANKipas beon Chinese suspected of being a pCommuni st agente ‘3. «1 Dec. 1965..-Richard FRANK was employed as a free-lance assistant director out of Local 161; Motion Picture Asst. Directors and Script Clerks Union. Reportedly, he had not been working regularly and was receiving financial help from his mother. In May 1964, he was reportedly in Geneva, Switcerland. In August 1964, he reportedly travelled through the southern part of he U.S. and he and Susan FRANK postponed trip to Mexico» 4, 25 Jan, 1966...Richard FRANK advised Milton K, ROSEN that his wife was in Paris. Richard said that she had requested that ROSEN (who was from New York, and President of the Progressive Labor Party (PLP)) ‘Nation article", Richard also told ROSEN that she had séen "a lot of ‘different people" on her trip. (ROSEN had been expelled from the CPUSA for assertedly following the Chinesé Communist line)e 5s 7 Feb. 1967...In December 1966 Susan FRANK reported to be contémplating a trip to Casablanca in North Africa. On 22 December 1966 left the U.S. for Iondon, and returned to the U.S. on 10 Jan. 19676 Richard FRANK returned to the U.S. on 14 Jan 1967. Susan FRANK had an’ appointment to mect YOKO MATSUOKA, a Japanese writer, on 10 June XBR 1966. She was contacted by William F. ASH when he wes in the U,S. ASH is reportedly associated with a British organization called Society for Anglo=Chinese Understanding. David CROOK, instructor at the Institute of Foreign Ianguages, Peking, China, was na Susan FRuNK's houseguest in Nov, 1966¢ Susan FRANK participated in "Teach—in" at City College of NY on 25 Feb 1966, tube