424-10344-10001 JFK Assassination System Date; -4/14/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: = 124-10314-10001 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: —100-12632-NR Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: MX TO: HO TITLE: DATE: 03/10/1970 “PAGES: 8 SUBJECTS : CHARLES SMALL, SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS OF INDIVIDUALS DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Secret RESTRICTIONS: 1B CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 06/10/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: APPROVAL OF CIA ~ COMMENTS : MEMO seni v9.1 3 HW 50953 DBDocld:327311398 Page i
_ ae ED -SPATES Go, RNMENT ile emora nau ctor, ‘FBI (200-958086) ie danish Ong teeta? ‘ReBulet- 1/29/70 captioned as. -above,. which. ‘in part Jacvises that material relating. “to. various. individuals’ ‘similar primarily concerned the other. individuals: “who! ‘were! located within . “fs to that enclosed with ReBulet, should best :be. incorporated in. “s an LHM under the. captioned’ security. subject. with ‘whom the S . Qindividual. in question was in Contact, or:in a. general memorandum suitable for dissemination: under, ‘the caption,’ "AMERICAN COMMUNIST \ pene IN MEXICO» (ACEI , SM. - cs Bufile 1 100- 422116 mt Po ‘ . “This ‘matter has been. ‘given. very | areful’ ‘@onsideration » Noy this office. -In the past. this office-has: endeavored to et A conform with the Bureau! ‘s- instructions: as set: forth . in Bulet -~ BB 2/23/65 captioned "CHARLES NELSON~SMOLIKOFF , SM°~-C° (Bufile A -100-12632);: BERTHE MAE NEAHAM SMOLIKOFF,,. SM a On (Bufile hay 100-421747)", in handling communications - “relating. to: American AS residents ‘who .are.in contact with ‘ACGM. ‘associates : -@ither. ‘ directly” or ‘by mail, as. shown ‘by ‘our’ informant, “coverage nd ; \ | the’ highly, confidential coverage available throu: nfCia, Is | . “In Bulet ‘of 2/23/65, “the: attention fo) “this: “office was | called. to: ‘the: fact that communications: had! been. ‘submitted under a the ‘caption of the SMOLIKOFFs-relating:to their contacts and . can communications with other individuals’ wherein, the contents Bo i } the jurisdiction of the various field: offices. The Bureau j - pointed. out that the practice - ‘of grouping. information which { S primarily. concerns individuals: other -than-the subject: ‘of the CaSe file creates administrative: -probléms in. ‘handling. that: t information, both at the Bureauw-and: ain’ he'-field offices having investigative interests in the “matter. The. Bureau: desired, ‘therefore, that when information concerning persons.in the United States was received incidental:to investigations effecting \, Mexico ‘City: subjects, that. information’ should be. submitted under | _\the ‘caption.of. the individual‘or. individuals ‘involved: ‘and it “-Awas desired, therefore,” that ‘future communications should bear individual. “Captions. : (00~ 0-126 Fd fy “Bureau” Sun ae “CL. = LidisoNOSeRRONDEDS 1 ~ Mexico once nega eo a, 1 NLE/ako: BAP «Zt CLAS mae : 1% f 0 Buy U 5 Saving Bonds Regularl On: BEC | i] = HY 50953 Doctd:32311396 Page 2?
"MEX 66-364 a i = a £ “ ‘O Mexico but occupied leadership positionsSin-various functions me) t -t “y Past experience has shown that contact with -ACGM -vassociates on the part of visitors from the United States s frequently of more than usual significance. . As the Bureau is aware, the ACGM is. not a formal organization and therefore, has no "members": . The name AmericanCommunist.Group in exico’ (ACGM): is a term developed by informants of this office several years ago to. designate the American communists who had or one weason or. another left the United States ‘and taken up esidence:in Mexico. Those individuals.'were :not merely rdinary cell members of the CP USA prior ‘to: their. arrival in = the CP USA. While in. Mexico they havé continued to. main- ain their communist-oriented ideology. and.firm: desire. to see he ‘government of the United States overthrown, and:“the appearance common ..denominator etivities'in Mexico n-order to avoid. being. expelled by the Mexican government, they have continued to support ‘subversive movements inthe United States by giving, oth moral andfinancial support to tho subversiv rs rae . apne a A -P “comrades in the U. S.. Any person ‘to. whom ‘suspicion ‘is attached b ‘ ‘s rt sive groups. ©: UA): The ACGM is a very tightly=knit group. and coverage «- S well as attempts to infiltrate informants into the ‘group, as shown that they accept on an equal-‘basis" only: visitors réviously known to them as "fellow revolutionaries" or who ome to Mexico well documented and’ recommended ‘by” "trusted" hrough failure to obtain proper ‘recommendations. is ostracized. PS In view*of. the makeup of this group, coverage has een concentrated largely on the principal figures who are ontact points: for Americans coming. to ‘Mexico, such as .CHARLES MOLIKOFF,. and.-ELIZABETH CATLETT MORA '(Bufile.- wn. hrough “‘highly:confidential sources ‘available: er to The. bifurcation ~.0f-the communist movement ‘in the. United. States ‘resulting from the development of the Chinese ‘communist. ‘theories and programs, as well as the development of. the "New Left": of militant black nationalism, is reflected among the’ associate of “the ACGM. Although these individuals. vary in. their: support 2 Of the ‘Soviets, the Chinese, the New Left and the militant “. black nationalists, they still -retain. ‘the’ of dedication to the overthrow “of the U- Although not openly engaged’ in subversiv =) se % | HW 50953 Docld: 32311398 Page 3 ele)
While coverage is “conéentrated. insofar as possible the SMOLIKOFFs, the MORAs and. the: BELF AGES, information available through inform coverage and ‘confidential verage (maintained | by CIA oncerning other. associates of ne: ACGM who although “not “as prominent’ as contact points: are svertheless, as. selective. in. the political: ‘orientation of the eople they. accept in ‘their homes’ ‘and with. “whom they freely ssociate.. Admittedly,” coverage is’ ‘not complete. enough to “reveal all of the subversive statements and. activities of -.-the American visitors who are in’ contact with these ACGM - associates, but it is believed ‘that. ‘their-acceptance. ‘by the “established ACGM. associates -« is. very good indication of the “political orientation of those = visitors Since ‘the visiting > AMericans come from widely ‘scattered. parts of the United “States, this office is in‘no position ‘to:evaluate. ‘their’ sub= versive. potential in the absence. of. ‘prior “correspondence from the Bureau or the domestic field. -Whenever ° ‘any information is “received which might assist in. identifying the visitor or the -..locale from which he or she originates” in: the U. S., this --office has furnished that information to°* the Bureau and the “interested field office for information. rand: any. action. deemed -desirable.: Even though the - limited: coverage available: to this office in some cases does’ not ‘reveal’ actual: ‘subversive @etivities.on the part of the visitors, ‘the ‘fact: that they are “accepted as contacts by associates ‘of -the“ACGM:is sufficient grounds. to alert.the Bureau and -the’ nterested- “field offices ““, concerning the - foreign travel of. probable security subjects. ) ‘Oo Ha} tO be nO a a a" we OF oo This: ‘office. remains “yigilant to fulfill: the Bureau's | "responsibilities | in detecting arid identifying potential couriers, Espionage agents and» individuais: who might: be operating in a covert intelligence capacity. To satisfy. ‘this: -responsibility, logical sources are constantly reminded to remain .alert to the cy identification of. individuals visiting’ Mexico and..who contact Supjects. of interest residing in- Mexico. ‘Because of. the sub- versive potential of ACGM associates and” ‘these visitors, it is. | believed that initial . inquiries. by ‘the’ doméstic. office invoived would . be desirable whenever possible, to. detérmine.’ ‘the residence . ~and ‘employment: of. the | visitor ‘and: review records for’ previous “subversive activity.. ' A determination: as to whether, ein ‘the | dight of information developed, he -visitor repr sents: a danger i WW 50953 Boctld:32311398 Page 4