Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 27107 Hotey. DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: 5/4/2015 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: = 124-10212-10260 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER: — 100-339235-390 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: YEE, EDWIN TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 01/21/1972 PAGES: 17 . SUBJECTS : SHF, RCF, RES, EMP, TRA, ASSOC, CP ACT, TESUR DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: Secret RESTRICTIONS: . 1B; 1C; 4 CURRENT STATUS: = Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 09/21/1998 OPENING CRITERIA : ’ INDEFINITE COMMENTS : ni i v9.1 Docld: 32293984 Page 1 28
Released tyider the John F; “Kennedy Assassination Records Coé. DATE: 11-14-2017 a oy LS +. -FD-26%(Rev. iacigre7 i" ee sie A Serene Ecmmuutnen . Le 2” FEDERA: BUREAU OF INNO SY TIGATION | NEW YORK NEW YORK JAN 214 “Ts 10/30/70 - 12/23/71 TITLE OF CASE REPORT MADE BY ct HAS NO: GBIECTIO TH? By‘ SUSAN HEILICMAN FRANK, aka. EDWIN YEE LASSIECATION AND/G8S CHARACTER OF CASE rere RE GRMATION | ; | iN iS CLLOMENT. 7 IS - CH gm 0-6-4 | | SLD [MS Wl 4 + REFERENCE: ; | NY report of SA EDWIN YEE, 11/17/70. P ; ADMINISTRATIVE: Two copies of FD-376 are attached. Subject and husband's account at the Chemical Bank, NY, NY, have been reviewed on a periodic basis; however, they have not reflected any pertinent information re subject. . Ly Information concerning toll calls charged to tele- phone number CH 2-0021, 110 Christopher Street, NYC, were es ACCOMPLISHMENTS CLAIMED ._(_] NONE AcQUIT-| case nas een: CONVICG, [ auto. FUG, FINES SAVINGS RECOVERIES .- . PENDING OVER ONE YEAR LJyves LjNO | | . PENDING PROSECUTION : OVER S1X MONTHS ([lres (Jno APPROVED ¢ SPECIAL AGENT DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW |. comes we mal. w= 3 39 BEC? Oy Bureau (100-339235)(RM)  _ 33 9 d Y LOE ° ; 1 - Secret Segvice, NYC (RM 5) — ee 1 - Chicago{(100-41353) (ALCHEMY )|( INFO) (RM) — 2 - New York (100-42479) B@ JAN 25 1972 | Sr (1 ~ 100-107383) (RICHARD C. FRANK) nee Dissemination Record of Attached Report «}°: vf | Notations aS) sara 6p Bem = Seipei/Sieafce (74:37 6 Request Recd. Date Fwd. H/ /72- | / 4 ‘ "es Rr ong. How Fwd. ra ? ay hae * GPO : 1968 O - 299-885 A COVER PAGE Docld: 32293954 Page 2?
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 use 2107 H ote T- DATE: 11- 14- 7017 an 4 NY 100-42479 ADMINISTRATIVE (Continued) Subject was met at thé airport by PU on 6/19/71, and upon conclusion of the meeting, he drove’her to the airport. Information from RCMP on 9/9/71 disclosed a source was advised by MA Kue-hsin, wife of LO Yi-ching, NCNA, that on 8/12/71, subject arrived in Ottawa and went directly to the PRC Embassy, where she met YAO Jen-liu. PU was also at the Embassy to meet subject. ee The agents who observed subject and her husband at the "China Daily News” on 7/11/71 were MICHAEL E. DENNEHY and EDWIN YEE. Subject had. been included in Priority I of the i former SI. Review of her file does not reflect any change in her status is warranted and she will continue in Category I of the ADEX. Investigative period of report overlaps that of the prior report as information from[RCMP| was not received in time for inclusion in prior report. ) INFORMANTS : Identity of Source NY T-1 A knowledgeable source in a position to have * information of this File Where Located Instant file type NY T-2 Characterization of NY 694-S RICHARD €. FRANK 100-107383 MI- 5, Hong kong | (s) C COVER PAGE Docld: 32293954 Page 4
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 use 2107 . DATE: 11-14-2017 ee ee raat . * D-305,(Rev. 726-71) * ; eee px pry eR niet a SECREM ss NY 100-42479 1. [X] Subject’s name is included in the a <a ("_] Reserve Index. 2. (Xj The data appearing on the Seceb dex-Gasd- are current. 3. [_] The data appearing on the Reserve Index Card A (]B are current [_] have been changed. 4. (_] Changes on the Security Index Card are necessary and Form FD-122 submitted to the Bureau. 5. (&] A suitable photograph (X7]is (_]is not available. Date photograph was taken . 6. Subject is employed in a key facility and : is charged with security responsibility. Interested agencies are 7. [Xj This report is classified red: (state reason) it contains information Pronk would otherwise be classified "GONRIDENETA . tains information from other sources of continuing value, supra, the unauthorized disclosure of which would be pre- judicial to the Hational defense interests. 8. [K] Subject previously interviewed (dates) 4/5/59, 2/13/62, 3/28/62, £28/62 ha Subject was not reinterviewed because (state reason) — and 12/12/6 ' She has been uncooperative on several occasions and there is no reason to believe she would be cooperative at this time. 9. (| This case no longer meets the Security Index criteria and a letter has been directed to the Bureau recommending cancellation. 10. [X] This case has been reevaluated in the light of the Secasty4Index ADEX criteria and it continues to fall within such criteria because (state reason) former members of the PLP have identified subject as being closely -associated with the PLP an egular writer for "Challenge." On 5/3/69, she advisedkcc Dual Signe bad written articles for “PLP, spo n their behal ntinues to be sympathetic | °_ to inn. Sub Ject travelled to China in August,1971 and is known to G Ming-chao; a member of the PRCMUN and suspected Chicom agent, and has béen in contact with him since his © arrival. aX ; EX. 11. ¢& Subject’ AQ card is tabbed [X Priority 1 [—] Priority II [_}j Priority II. - [X) Subject’s activities warrant such tabbing because (state reasons) NY 4112-S advised on 8/20/63 Asubject was known to. be in contact with TANG; | 12. (J Seeteity Flash Notice (eo To 1d vith Aim ha: his arrival in the US. ass “f | Submi tted (date) Placed [] Yes [X]| No WD | 13. se te Extremist in Priority I of pen Stop Notice has been placed . wit u ee - _ 2 Docld: 32293954 Page 6
“Released under the John F. Kennedy ‘Aesassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotes. DATE: 11-14-2017 \ ' . : ar gs i r in eo NY 100-42479 © NY T-2, on August 15, 1966, advised RICHARD C. FRANK is a staunch pro- Chinese Communist. , NY T-3, a confidential source abroad, advised RICHARD C,. FRANK entered Chin 'c from Hong. Kong on September 29, 1971.CG$/ Employment NY T-1, on December 23, 1971; stated to her know- ledge that subject, whom she previously advised was a free- lance writer, continues to hold the same occupation and | apparently writes the articles from her place of residence. Contacts LEIBEL BERGMAN NY T-4, on March 15, 1971, stated BERGMAN had ad- vised in the recent past he had visited subject at her place of residence. During the period January 9, 1971 to April 23, 1971, telephone number 242-0021, which is listed to subject and her husband, was called from the residence ofi BERGMAN. On July 24, 1968, NY T-5 advised ~ LEIBEL BERGMAN is one of the co-founders of the Revolutionary Union. } The Revolutionary Union RU) was’ founded in early 1968 and is. a militant, semi-clandestine organization. Its objectives, as set out in its publication, are the development of a united front against imperialism, the fostering of revolutionary working-class unity and leadership in struggle, and the formation of a communist party Docld: 32293954 Page fF
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19979 (44° use 2107 Hotey. DATE: 11- “14- 7017 . ” oy a rs a ‘ A : Py NY 100-42479 NY T-9, a confidential source abroad, on September 7, 1971 advised subject departed Orly Airport, Paris, France, on August 16, 1971, en route to Peking, China. Subject was described as being a journalist. CG) ‘ NY T-8 advised subject was observed at John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY, on November 11, 1971, to welcome the arrival of the delegation of the PROMUN F@)() Subject advised source she had returned to the US on November 9, A971. 3% . NS ‘ NY T-6 advised LEIBEL BERGMAN, supra, had- stated subject entered China separately from the Revolutionary Union and her husband and departed in the same manner, . The November 4~- -10, 1971 edition of the Chinese Communist English language publication, "Ta Kung Pao,." published in Hong Kong, contained an article about subject's trip to China. A copy of the article is included in the Appendix. . Activities OF Ce : Le 4 ; . o, / et ma On July 22, 1971, NY T-8 advised one of the , initial meetings of the US" CPA was held at the headquarters ; of tthe. I. Wor Kuen_(IWK), 2} Market Street, NY, AY,.on July 18,|. Jl 1971. : Among | those. preses were subject, SAb SEONG. , an / - | fests ain CDN, andACHAN Yu-man, LIE¥LEE, ROBERT___ EE, LORRAL npptzoH, JEANSYONEMURA and YANG Shao-chien, all Ke, bers of the WKS 5 - ‘Phe WK was founded in 1969 by ethnic Chinese youth. It has its headquarters at 24 Market Street, NY, NY, where it distributes pro-MAOist literature. The I Wor Kuen publication, "Getting Together," proclaims support for the . People's Republic of China as well as for revolutionary armed war. Docld: 32293954 Page &
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Coltéction Act of 1997 (di USC 3107 Hotes. | DATE: 11-14-2017 , ~- —_~ N¥ 100-42479 NY T-11 advised during December, 1971, that subject had been contacted by {fhe PRCMUN, and requested to visit] the Missionl}vand subject in turn ha attempted to contact TANG Ming-chao, supra, on several occasions. (5¥ ) we a - ae ee ee ee wee ee eee ' Docld:3272793984 Page 9