HW 50529 Date: 09/24/93 Page: 367 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY RECORD NUMBER RECORDS SERIES DS AGENCY FILE NUMBER DOS 1191000110478 39-141-122 ORIGINATOR : FROM TO TITLE REPORT DATE PAGES ee SUBJECTS : OSWALD, LEE HARVEY DOCUMENT TYPE CLASSIFICATION RESTRICTIONS CURRENT STATUS ‘DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : FBI REVIEW COMMENTS FBI Documents FBI FBI NEW YORK 07/31/64 3 PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT C REFERRED P 09/17/93 [R] - ITEM RESTRICTED Docld: 322768368681 Page 1
/ SN FD-204 (Rev. 3-3-59) = o roy mone UNITEv STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAY @B | Copy to: Report of: VICTOR A, LEMAITRE New York, New York Date: 7/31/64 Office: Field Office File #100-78633 Bureau File & 100~-341652 Title: “O . ISIDORE GIBBY NEEDLEMAN | , 30 2/ . eos Character: INTERNAL SECURITY - R; INTERNAL SECURITY ACT, 1950 Synopsis: NEEDLEMAN continues to reside at 4u4 Central Park West, New York City, and to practice law in his own office at 165 Broadway, .New York City. He continued to act as legal advisor to Amtorg in tax case and other matters. NEEDLEMAN was frequently consulted by EDA GLASER ncerning . Four Continent Book Corporation problems, and by /LIUBA SOLOV/ \on taking over Sovfoto Agency, S)He collected money for . Nmerican committee for Protection of Foreign Born and was interested in activities of Citizens Committee for Constitutional Liberties. NEEDLEMAN was in frequent contact |B with "National Guardian" léaders and supported fund raising schemes, He was incensed by Commerce Department order requiring licensing of food and drug shipments to Cuba. NEEDLEMAN was in touch with JOSEPH BELSER, DAVID FREEDMAN, JANET JAGAN, ELIZABETH MASCOLO, ANNETTE RUBINSTEIN, WILLIAM L. STANDARD, [ALEXANDER SVENCHANSKY/()and numerous other individuals, Bank accounts reviewed for April and May, 1964. P Pp 2B. 39 - /¢L- | s 883 . : aw om S 829 : 7 ny a 2 Op 2B cack USpeaniaaerice ( mal DEPAR wit Halt S g TMENT OF STATE), - Hh: Bh Beek Lor i es ui 2258 , ~ | GROUP 1° FILE SENTION ra o AUG 6. 1964 LS . Excluded from Rutomatic | Boo8 OFF san , fe downgrading anf ic FB INTELL ICE OF SECURITY oo gj b geclassification = kes *UIGENCE PROCESSIN Iscer| |< a8 8 Le g A h n ins n i a = This document contains neither reconitadt ons nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is 1 & b=) s loaned to u : your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency HW 50529 DBocld:322836381 Page 2?
NY 100-78633 MIRIAM FRIEDUANDER advised NEEDLEMAN on this occasion that the CCCL rally had been a great success as far as the speakers and the enthusiasm of those present was concerned, but that they only had haif the audience they expected, and that they would be lucky to break even, She stated that the petition campaign had been launched, however, and that it promised to be an interesting and important ons, MIRIAM FRIZDLANDER informed NEEDLEMAN that she was calling a special meeting of the Advisory Computttee of the . CCCL for theeveaing of June 17, 1964, to discuss the meaning of the Supreme Court decision, as weil as the petition campaign. She indicated that tha CCCL desired to send a certain number of signatures to the Republican Party National Convention in July, and about 5,000 signatures to the Democratic Party * National Convention in August. She told NEEDLEMAN that they were also considering’ sending. these petitions, with as many Signatures as possible, to every congressman, “National Guardian" . Early in May, 1964, NY T-2 advised that RUSS NIXON asked NEEDLEMAN about the possible liability of the "National Guard, i' 1f it wore to print an article based on a. letter ANE was sending to the Warren Commission, According to ON, LANE claimed to have information that a story told by a gsanitor who had seen LEE HARVWYOSWALD (at the time of the f assassination of President KENNEDY, November 22, 1963) was actualiy a "phony" story planted by the Secret Service. NIXON told NEEDLEMAN that he was planning to use this as an exclusive news story, NEEDLEMAN was of the opinion that unless LANE had an affidavit from the janitor or some such proof, the > janitor could bring suit against the paper. He suggested that NIXON discuss this possibility with LANE, ~-20 - HW 50529 Docld: 32276838681 Page 3
NY 100-78633 During the early partof May, 1964, NY T-1 reported that JAMES ARONSON advised NEEDLEMAN that he had returned (from Cuba) on May 7, 1964, but that JANE MC MANUS had stayed for an afiditional week and had taken a trip to the interior. “She was to return on May 14, 1964, via Prague, Czechoslovakia. Towards the middile of May, 1964, NY T--2 advised that RUSS NIXON broached the subject to NEEDLEMAN of holding a small gathering of 15 to 20 people with IRVING KAPLAN, HARRY MAGDOFR, and NEZDLEMAN acting as hosts, to hear JANE MC MANUS and JAMES ARONSON talk about their trip to Cuba and show some slides. _ NIXON said that the ultimate objective of this and three or four Similar informal gatherings was to raise funds for the pre-summer fsnancial crisis of the paper. NEE LEMAN was enthusiastic about the idea and offered the use of his apartment, Some days later, NY T-1 related that NETDOUEMAN advised NIXON that he had spoken with INVING KAPLAN and BEATRICE MAGDOFF and that 16 had been agreed that a "National Guardian" fund rai eae party would be held in the NEEDLEMAN apartment on dune 3; 196 * ‘The above informant subsequently repcerted that NEEDLEMAN invited ROBERT. RUSCH to attend the "National Guardian" party, which was.to be held at the apartment of HARRY MAGDOFF, 220 West 84th Street, New York City on June 3, 1964, NEEDLEMAN remarked that it had originally been planned to hold the party in the NEEDLEMAN apartment. . * RUSCH agreed to attend and to make a contribution. , Towards the end of May, 1964, NY T-1 reported that NEEDLEMAN asked JAMS ARONSON whether MARK LANE had made any new exposures concerning the LEE HARVE SWALD case, but ARONSON said there had been nothing géw and that he understood LANE to be back in Europe, ot HW 50529 DBocld:322783631 Page 4