v9.1 DoclId: 32112657 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 : Page 1 JFK Assassination System Date: Identification Form Agency Information FORDCONG 178-10003-10452 WARREN COMMISSION WORKING PAPERS, NORMAN REDLICH FILE Document Information CSC NORMAN REDLICH: REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 03/00/1964 19 REDLICH, NORMAN WARREN COMMISSION REPORT Unclassified 3 Redact 07/30/1993 Unmarked but may be restricted. 44 8/27/201
SS ee BA UNMARKED + — CONTAINS Pll DoclId: 321127657 Page 2? MAY CONTAIN NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Dw FOR UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT USE ONLY “v 4 , Ss UNITED STATES CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION REPORT OF INVESTIGATION ADDRESS 29 Washington Square New York, N. I. NAME NORMAN (NMN) REDLICH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF SIRTH November 12, 192 New York, N. Y. POSITION AGENCY G. S. Ae, Pres, Comm, APK CSC CASE SERIAL NO. 3 6h e270 PLACE (3S) OF RECORD SEARCH ot phown TYPE OF CASE T a S. PLACE (S) OF INVESTIGATION New York, Brooklyn, N. Y. NAME OF INVESTIGATOR DATE(S) OF INVESTIGATION March 16, 17, 18, 19, 2, 1964, . William P, Stratford This report is the property of the United States Civil Service Commission and may be recalled at any time. Transfer of this report to another agency or access to it outside your agency is not per- mitted without prior-consent of the Commission. Information in this report has. been obtained under a pledge of confidence. The sources of in- formation must not be disclosed to the person investigated. He may not be confronted with any in- formation in this report in a manner which would revea! or permit him to deduce the source of. the information. Exceptions to this rule are (1) information of public record which could be obtained on request by the general public, and (2) information from Federal personnel.records which could be obtained on request by the employee. The report and its contents must be safeguarded in a manner to prohibit its unauthorized dis- closure. Authorized access is limited to those persons who by virtue of their official duty require access to the information contained therein. The testimony of all witnesses is given in substance unless indicated by quotation marks. SYNOPSIS OF FACTS This report covers employment with Durst Industries, New York, New York, from about 1950 to present; and concurrent employment with New York University, New York, New York, from February 1, 1958 to present; education at New York University, New York, New York, from about October, 1951 to about Jamary, 19573 neighborhood investigation at New York, New York where subject has resided from June, 1956 to present. Subject described as problem tenant because of aggressive attitude toward management o _ Another witness had reservations about recommending subject because he FOR UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT USE ONLY WU, &. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1957- 424224 csc FORM 366 NOVEMBER 1984 from . Gerald R. Ford Library
“ ™ Property (. Civil Service Commission. This report may mot be transferred to anather agency without prior approval of the Commission, and it may he recalted at any time. felt that subject had reneged on a personal promise. Several witnesses described subject as "liberal", "left of center", "reformer", and "fighter for unpopular causes", But all these witnesses felt he could not be regarded as radical or subversive or a political extremist. A confidential investigative source furnished documents indicating subject's membership in an organization designated by the House Un-American Activities Committee as subversive, and indicating that’ he has denounced the conduct of security clearances by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and has actively advocated abolition of the House Un-American Activities Committee. Subject's date and place of birth were corroborated. NEW YORK, NEW YORK Employnent, DURST INDUSTRIES, 409 Lafayette Street, Second Floor. Information fur- nished by Mrs. Yetta K, Silverstein, Bookkeeper. Mr. Norman Redlich was already an officer of this company when I came to work here in Jamary, 1963. This is a firm operated by several. members of his immediate family and his mother is the President of the corporation. We are a somewhat small, friendly group and we do not have formal personnel folders. We do not have applicants for positions fill out application forms, because most of the people working here are either members of the family or very close friends. However, our records indicate that the social security mmber of Mr. Norman Redlich is 101~22-9595 and his home address is 29 Washington Square North, He holds two different positions in the firm, he is Secretary to Durst and is President of our Wholely owned subsidiary, Lafayette Brass Company. MRS, YETTA K. SILVERSTEIN, Care of Durst Industries. My affiliation with Mr. Redlich is in a business capacity only. I regard him as a very fine person, altogether upstanding and honorable, He is also a very level headed and stable individual who makes a very nice personal appearance, He seems to enjoy good health. I have never ob- served anything of an adverse, derogatoryor unfavorable nature about any aspect of his personal life. There is not the slightest doubt in my mind about his loyalty and patriotian, To the best of my knowledge, he would not affiliate with any radical or subversive individuals or organizations. I am sure he is a discreet person in handling the most sensitive, important kind of information. I certainly would recommend him for a position involving access to very sensitive information. ~2- Property of U.S. Civil Service Commission. This report may not be transferred to another agency without prior aparoval Photocopy WU. 5S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1963-66244t from of the Commission, and it may be recalled at any time. DoclId: 32112657 Gerald R. Ford Library Page 3 ‘
€ : = ~ Property {. Civil Service Commission. This report may not be transferred to another agency without prior approval of the Commission, and it may be recalied at any time, JULES ROSENKRANZ, General Manager, Durst Industries. Norman Redlich, who is President of Lafayette Brass and Secretary of Durst Industries, is my cousin. This business is almost strictly a family affair. Of course, I have had the very closest social contact with him and have know him all his life, since his birth. He has been with our firm since the time he graduated from Yale University Law School. Before that time, he worked for us on a part-time basis during vacations and so on. We do not maintain exact personnel folders and it is not possible to give you the specific dates he worked for us. However, he possibly worked during summers in 1947, 1948 and 1949. Then when he graduated from Yale University Law School, he came to work for us as an Officer of the company, Since he became concurrently employed by New York University, he has devoted less and less time to this firm. I mst say that he is a person of supreme qualifications and qualities as far as his character and integrity are concerned. He is an unusually bright individual and a very patient man. I could only say the most favorable things about my cousin. I would rate him as the very best as far as his status as a security risk is concerned. I would personally give him an absolute recommendation for the most sensitive kind of assignment, At no time does he ever repeat any confidential information he has learned on the very sensitive assignment he has recently had. He is far too discreet to go about divulging information which should only go to the public through official channels. MRS. EVE VAN DYKE, Office Manager, Durst Industries. I have known Norman since just after he was born. My acquaintance with his family goes all the way back to his grandparents. He has a wonder- ful family background. Everything I ever heard about anybody related to him is the very best. I admire the fact that he came into the firm and worked up from the very bottom, When he was going to law school, he worked here as just a File | Clerk and Messenger and even worked in the Shipping Department to learn the business from the ground floor up. After he graduated from Yale University in 1950, he came here on a full-time period, Although I know his wife and children, my acquaintance with him is really on the job only. His wife, Evelyn, is a medical doctor and they have two girls and one boy. His personal character and integrity are quite outstanding. In fact, I would be happy to have a son just like him, He is a man of wonderful personal habits, conduct, morals and behavior and in general, can be described as a model person, He also enjoys a nice personality and is — very well liked. He has a wonderful sense of humor. He appears to Property of U.S. Civil Service Commission. This report may not be transferred to another agency without prior approval YoU. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE ; 1963-682441 =3- of the Commission, and it may be recalled at any time. . Photocopy > from ocld:32112857 Page 4 Gerald R. Ford Library
ww U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE ; 1963-66244T € . . Property (. Civil Service Commission. This report may not be transferred to amother agency without prior approval ef the Commission, and it may he recalled at any time. enjoy good health and makes an unusually nice personal appearance. He not only is emotionally stable, but is a very calm individual and this is largely responsible for him being so well liked by other people. His mother is the President of this firm which was founded by his grand- father. The only outside interest I know that Norman has is skiing. He also writes papers for a law journal. He is a remarkable individual with a great deal of ability for his age. He possesses an musual amount of energy. iI know nothing of an unfavorable nature about hin, I would say that his loyalty and patriotiem are definitely the very best, He is not only not a political extremist, but I would describe him as just the contrary. He is a person who is very good in handling con- fidential information. I would not hesitate to recommend him for any kind of a sensitive assignment involving our country. BEN COHEN, Buyer, Durst Industries. I have been working for this firm since 1933 and am not in any way related to Norman. I come in contact with him on the job only and have no social acquaintance with him. I can assure you he is a man of the highest character and personal in- tegrity. Whatever I have observed or heard about his personal behavior, morals, conduct or habits is good. I think he is a non-drinker. He enjoys good health and is always neat and clean in his personal ap- pearance, There is no doubt about his emotional stability, in fact, he is "like the Rock of Gibraltar". I know he loves to go skiing. I can say he is one of the finest people I know and it is always a pleasure to work for him because he is really a gentleman. I would say that as far as his patriotism and loyalty are concerned, he is first rate. He is not a person who would affiliate with any subversive or radical individual or organizations, to the best of my knowledge, When he got an asaignment in Washington and returmed here, as he does about once a week, I once tried to ask him how things were going and he absolutely would not talk about what he considered to be classified information. I certainly would recommend him for the sensitive position I know he is in, because he is an umsually capable young man. NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, Office of Vice~President and Secretary, Room 434 vanderbilt Hall. Information furnished by Mrs. Lydia Usalj, Personnel erk o All. I have is an Employment Record Card concerning Norman Redlich who resides at 29 Washington Square North. His social security number is shown as 101-22-9595. The record indicates that he was admitted as a member of the Bar of the State of New York in 1951. He was first appointed on March 24, 1958, (effective February 1, 1958). He served from February 1, 1958 to June 30, 1959 as an Instructor; he again served in this capacity from February 1, 1959 to August 31, 19593 Property of U.S. Civil Service Commission. This report may bee mot he transferred to another agency without prior approval Photocopy of the Commission, and it may be recalled at any time. m Docld:32112857 Page 5 , Gerald R. Ford Library
Raat en Moe ian wa Fa ee a aba Emerica tind aA e AA tena at Ee eg masta tan gt eb rn dtr nadie ant : ‘ ‘ ' . . ‘ Property of U.S. Civil Service Commission. This report may . not be transferred to another agency without grior approval of the Commission, and it may be recalled at any time, He held the position of Lecturer from September 1, 1959-to August 31, 1960; he held the position of Associate Professor from September 1, 1960 to August 31, 1962; he has held the position of Full Professor from September 1, 1962 to the present time. All of his employment has been at the New York University School of Law. The record shows that he was born on November 12, 1925 in New York City. There is nothing of a derogatory or adverse nature in the brief employ— ment Record I have. RUSSELL D. NILES, Chancellor and Executive Vice~President, New York University, Vanderbilt Hall, Room 440. I have personally known Norman Redlich since about 1956 or thereabouts. I not only know him as a Professor in our Law School, an Editor of our Law Pax Review, but I have also had casual social acquaintance with him, I think he is a good family man, concerning whose personal conduct, behavior, habits and morals I have no questions. He is an unusually bright person and I am sure that he possesses the highest professional integrity. He is a man who is interested in liberal causes, For instance, he is very keenly interested in the abolition of capital punishment, He defends indigent persons at his own expense and time. In this activity, he is somewhat aggressive, but his intentions and. methods of operation are most honorable, Although he is a person who 45 devoted to advancing social causes, I do not feel that he is an any sense radical or subversive, He is a person who is interested in social justice in the very best sense of that word. In doing this, he is a very courageous individual and does not hesitate to defend unpopular causes. I have no doubt whatever of his loyalty and patriotism. He would never undertake any action that would in any way be harmful or detrimental to the United States Government. He is not a careless talker, nor does he tend to be a name-—dropper. As Chancellor of the University and formerly Dean of the Law School, I was consulted by the Chief Justice of the United States when Mr, Redlich's appointment a few months ago was being considered for the very sensitive position he holds, and I did not hesitate at that time to recommend him. I still feel the same way and believe that he is a good man for the job. He is a very hard worker and a devoted, conscientious man. He enjoys excellent health and is most stable emotionally. MIGUEL DE CAPRILES, Acting Dean of School of Law, New York University, Vanderbilt Hall, Room 302. I have known Professor Norman Redlich since February, 1958 or there- abouts, He is the Editor of the Pax Law Review put out by this University —_ and is indeed a distinguished scholar. In addition to my professional Property of U.S. Civil Service Commission. This report may -5= not be transferred to another agency without prior approval WU. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1963-68244? of the Commission, and it may be recalled at any time. Photocopy ; from Docld: 32112857 Page 6 Gerald R. Ford Library en Oe ene een eer ney
( . . Proverty (. Civil Service Commission. This report may not be transferred to another agency without. prior approval of the Commission, and it may be recalled at any time. contacts with him, I have occasionally made social visits to his home, _or he has visited my home occasionally. I can best describe him as an extra ordinarily fine man of the highest principles, He is a keen fighter for civil liberties and the Bill of Rights. He is mich respected in academic circles, I have no questions about his personal habits, conduct, morals and behavior. I know that he is emotionally stable. I have met his wife who is a Medical Doctor. I know nothing of a derogatory nature about any aspect of his personal life, character or personality. mo, I am sure he is a loyal and. patriotic citizen. He is a man of very strong moral convictions. He is a sincere believer that capital punish- ment is morally wrong and he devotes a great deal of his time to bring- ing about it's abolition, However, I feel that he is not at alla person of radical or subversive inclinations. I think he is just the . opposite of someone who should be called a political extremist. I would not hesitate to recommend him for the important position he holds. In fact, I did personally recommend him to Professor J. Lee Rankin, who 4s still a part-time Professor on our staff. I still believe that he is a man who is outstandingly suited for an important position on what is commonly known as the "Warren Commission". ROBERT B. MC KAY, Associate Dean, New York University School of Law, Vanderbilt Hall, 327. I had Norman Redlich in class about 1956 when he was a graduate student. Since that time, I have known him as a member of our faculty from about 1958 to the present time. I am also a rather close social and personal friend of his and regard his friendship very highly. I feel he is a person of very good character and integrity. This applies to his reputation at this school and on the outside. His personal attributes are excellent. I am also a rather close neighbor of his, as I live in the next apartment house. I know that he is very active in the New York Committee to Abolish Capital Pmishment. In this activity, I am in complete agreement with him, as I am in agreement with his other interests in civil liberties area, I have no doubt that he is a loyal and patriotic person. I know he is a member of the Emergency Civil Liberties Committee, but I do not regard this as a radical or subversive organization. I am absolutely sure of the fact that he is a person who would do nothing detrimental to the interests of the United States Government. I would recommend him highly for a sensitive position because I believe that all of the activities in which he takes place are beneficial to our country, In fact, what we need is a great many more people like him, and a great more organizations like those in which he is interested. — I believe he is emotionally stable and enjoys good physical health. Property of U.S. Civil Service Commission. This report may -6 not be transferred to another agency without prior aggroval YW ou. s. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1983-602441 of the Commission, and it may be recalled at any time, Photocopy from DocId: 32112857 Page 7 Gerald R. Ford Library
€ . . Property (. Civil Sersice Commission. This report may not be transferred to another agency without prior approval of the Commission, and it may be recalled at any time. Everything that I know about his personal life is favorable, PROFESSOR FRANCIS J. PUTMAN, School of Law, New York University. I was the Director of the Graduate School when Norman Redlich was a student here, I have also known him as a colleague since he became an instructor and eventually a professor at the school, We often have lunch together and I consider myself a casual social acquaintance of ~ his. As a person, I regard him very highly and have no doubt about his good morals and behavior. He is a conscientious person who fulfills any commitment which is assigned to him. One of his outstanding interests is the abolition of capital punishment. I know nothing of a derogatory nature about anything concerning his personal life, and I consider him to be emotionally stable and physically healthy. I regard him as a loyal and patriotic citizen. He is keenly interested in furthering civil liberties, but I do not believe that this is in any radical or subversive sense. He is a discreet person who does not talk Loosely or boastfully. Based upon a somewhat limited knowledge, I would recommend him without hesitation for an important, sensitive position involving serious interests of our country. JAMES S. EUSTICE, Associate Professor of Law, New York University, Vanderbilt Hall, Room 317. ; I have know Professor Redlich since 1960 when I joined the faculty of this school. In addition to our professional contacts, I am a very close, social and good personal friend of his. I can only sum up what I would have to say in the statement that I could not find anybody about whom I would speak morehighly. This refers to his personal morals, behavior and conduct. He is a person that I value very highly both as a colleague and an individual. There is absolutely nothing of an unfavorable nature that I could say about him. ‘ Forthermore, I regard him as 4 good security risk and have no doubt what- soever that he is a loyal and patriotic American citizen. He is a man who is very active in the field of civil rights, but not in a subversive or radical sense, I would not describe any of his ideas or activities as being politically extreme. He is a man of the utmost discretion. I recommend him very strongly for the important position he now holds with the Federal Government, because I could not think of a better qualified person for having access to the most highly sensitive kind of information concerning the interest of our country. . -T- Property of U.S. Civil Service Commission. This report may not be transferred to another agency without prior approval WU. §. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1963-662441 Photocopy of the Commission, and it may be recalled at any time. DoclId: 32112657 Page & m Gerald R. Ford Library
€ . . Property (. Civil Service Commission. This renort may not be transferred to another agenty without prior approval of the Commission, and it may be recalled at any time. NORMAN DORSEN, Associate Professor of Law, New York University. I met Professor Redlich three years ago when I joined the faculty of the wniversity. We both teach in the same field of Constitutional Lawe I am not a social or personal friend of his, except in a casual Way However, we do have a common interest in that I am the Director of the Hays Civil Liberties Program. I believe that anybody should be free to join any organization in which he sincerely believes. I feel strongly that all civil liberty organizations are in the best interest of our country, and there is no such thing as a subversive or radical civil liberties group. I know that Professor Redlich shares ny interest in strongly furthering the cause of civil liberties. He is also very strongly interested in the abolition of capital punishment. I firmly believe that he would not do. anything that in any way would be harmful or detrimental to the United States Government. He is a discreet person and I would be shocked if he was ever engaged in anything that is in any sense wfavorable to our country. I would recommend him for an assign- ment important to the interest of our country, in spite of the fact that we have had some personal differences. Although I would generally regard him as a straightforward person, I was quite disappointed in the fact that he disappointed me in a certain matter involving internal university - affairs here, I do not care to say just what it was, except that it was an academic matter involving the university and it's faculty. He promised me he would take a certain course of action, and then he did just the opposite without notifying me. Consequently, I have quite some reservation about his personal dependability. However, this would not cause me to hesitate to recommend him from a national security point of view. Although we teach in the very same department, I have never been able to get as close and friendly to him as I would like, because he tends to be a rather reserved person. Yet, I regard him as emotional stable. I mist say that he is a very conscientious, hard worker, who devotes himself wholeheartedly to anything in which he is engaged. SHELDEN D. ELLIOTT, Professor of Law, New York University, (Retired Brigadier General, Judge Advocate General Department, U. 8S. Army Reserves), I have only known Professor Redlich casually since he has been on the faculty of this umiversity from 1958 to the present time, Since my acquaintance with him is of such a casual nature, I do not feel that I am in any position to discuss him in regards to his personal life or his status as a security risk. However, this is not because of any~ thing derogatory I know about hin. Education NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, Office of Recorder, Room 202, Vanderbilt Hall, Information furnished by Miss Betty Rome, Our records concerning Norman Redlich of 29 Washington Square North Property of U.S. Civil Service Commission. This report may & not be transferred to another agency without prior approval YoU. 5. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE ; 1963-662441 + ot the Commission, and it may be recalled at any time. Photocopy ‘ from DocId: 32112857 Page 9 Gerald R. Ford Library