(404-10256-10337 1 tat tl tn Dirt catttineteneeiae m eee re heen Reeth Becathe  E Seger eee bi e itemrstn «thin monntntense GinihTemtestcieere. the same verlod.. wena” erent” th, 14 JUL 1988 Chie?, Aporalsal Section Ward K. Greene Appraisal Section WILCOTT, James Bernard, Jr. #109301 #109300 WILCOIT, Elsie Louise The Subject persons are man and vife. James Wilcott is currently le ent, GS-OT, to DDP/WH at JMWAVE. His vife was en- essigned as a Staff ployed by this Agency during 1960 end has held fast starr émployment out dies not & currently employed. The. Chief, PSD has requested that an overall revlev of the Subject persona' records be made in Light of information which he¢g one wo recently teen developed... Such information indicetea that James Wileott has had contacts with: poasible. known Comaunists end with individuals in- _ voLved-in-the integration. movement... Ce Te 2. A review of the flle of. Janes Wilcott reflects that he is 33 years of age, warried, and native-born of. native-bom parents. He graduated from high sehool in 198 ond fren 1948 to 1952 served in the United States Arny. From 1953 to 1957 he attended college, being privately employed during On hk. March 1957, James Wilcott entered on duty vita this» Agency. During polygraph interview at thah time, . a , ok . _ and vag favorably re-polygrapzed. in 1958. His security fille reflects no deresatory information from 1953 to the present, with the exception of Army me@ical records reviewed in 1956 which indicated that he “complained contin: of backache, but that medical examination revealed no organic cause. Conference with his Comoany Commander revealed en ‘extremely poor adjuat- rent’ to military Life and indicated that he continually used his elleged medical disability in order to get out of work and built such a wall cround himself that his Company Commander felt that he was of no use to his outfit.” A review of Elsie Wilcott'’s Bille reflects thst she Is 30 years of age, married, and native-born of native-born varents- She attended college until 1954 and from 1954 to 1956 was vrivately employed. In March of 1957 she entered on duty with this Agency as a Clerx-Typist, GS-oL, having been favorably palygreaphed. In September of 1953 she resizned to continue her education. In 1960, Elsie Wilcott was issued security 23- proval for Contract Type A employment et the Tokyo Station. (She Janes Wilcott were married in September of 1954.) 3. ox rad la cen eo atten minh neti manor item Ge nee coe neessaecneciteten tefl kn th 6 acerca OAEarteEEANOES o 0 Se + atti, 5 ee er 7 +e ference ete: Sete 28 ae ern SEN tect tenth e me yo Gms sats tm Ante eo
14-00000 : kh. On 5 April 1965, James Wileott advised a representative of EAB that while visiting with members of an integration movement, he had came in eontact with an individual vho professed to be a member of the Commnisat Party. Although the reasons for his contacts with thege individuals are not entirely clear, a review of Subject's statements reflects the follow~ ing: On 10 April 1965, James Wileott, hereafter referred to as Subject, was in contact with one Ray Robinson Junior (HR-08 Indices), a representa- tive of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. Robinson asked Subject to come to 1618 Corcoran Street, Washington, BD. 6. to meet a number of integration movement people. According to Bubject's statements ». when he arrived at this addresa a group of about eight people were sitting around - “drinking and smoking marijuana.” Among these was one Alex Passikloff (NR-08 Indices), a self-admitted Communist. ~ de After various discussion with members of the group, Subject agreed to drive Passikioff and one Alfred Smith, a student at Howard University, to New York Gity. They arrived in New York City about 3:00 a. me en 1 Aprid ~1965;-ané went to the apartment ‘6f friends of Pass ikloff, {dentified ag” Joseph A. and Betty Rotand{ (NR-O8 Indices). The Hotandi’s are also de- scribed ag dedicated Communist Party members. During this day, Subject, | Passikloff and the othera visited an individual identified as Blyden Jackson (WR-OS Indices) who ts the head of a new organization called Couneil for — Jobs and Freedom of New York (HR-CS Indices). Subject and others also “ended up" at the West Side W. EB. B. Dubois Club in New York City. (The We. E. B. Dubois Glubs are well identified ag & new National Marxist organt- gation, eae by J. Edgar Hoover as “spawned by the Communist Party, U. & Ao*} 6. There are a number of questions currently unansvered in the ease of the Subject persons. Among these are: How long has James Wilcott been involved in the SEC movement?; Where was Elsie Wilcott during the trip to New York Gity; and Why did James Wilcott allow himself to become involved in thia mtter to the extent of going to New York Gity with these persons end visiting other individuals who are allegedly self-admitted Cammuniste f Te Subject has apparently reported to his atetion at JMMAVE. How- ever, itis believed that his involvenent with the aforementioned individuals is extremely serious, for the most part because of unanswered questions. Therefore, it is considered that he should be interviewed in depth as scon as possible regarding his involvement in this matter. It ig recommended
: CODEN, an that the Security Officer, JMWAVE be briefed on this case and asked to conduct @ comprehensive interview of Subject. Ward EK. Greene Appraisal Section Wi: 495 con IDENTiaL a :