NY 100-78633 The informant related that NEEDLEMAN agreed to waive his customary fee.,/ A few days later, however, NY Te2 reported that NEGDLEMAN reminged CHARLENE ROSEN that she had certain financial obligatiams to share with her husband, ingluding the payment of NEEDLEMAN's fee of 1502 (Xb Q) | Sud [mes-PAUL and nanvhoss [Sy '1- At the end of December, 1963, NY T-1 reported that PAUL ROSS and his wife planned to visit ‘the NEEDLEMANs in the afternoon of December 9, 1963. Toward the end of Januay, 1964, the same informant reported that PAUL and NAN ROSS invited the NEEDLEMANs for supper on February 16, 1964, PAUL ROSS advised NEEDLEMAN that one of the guests on that occasion would judge whom he wanted NEEDLEMAN to meet, Gi The informant learned that PAUL and NAN ROSS were planning to take a month's trip to California and Hawaii, beginning February 29, 1964, This trip, which they hoped woulddso include Mexico, was by way of. eélebrating their fortieth weddiag” ~*~ anniversary. 4 UW . 3 [xR \soumerper | 4) 4, / so sou ao , —_— ; At the end of January, 1964, NY T-3 reported that KURT SCHNEIDER informed NEEDLEMAN that his daughter had married a man namedyiguas, but that the marriage had broken up after less than two months, and she had returned home, SCHNEIDER said that the holder of a chattel mortgage on her car \ was threatening to repossess it unless payments on it were (6° 32 74 Page 4?
NY 10078633 brought up to dake, SCHNEIDER sought- advice as / to the possbility- of holding his son-in-law Hapie.(4) SCHNEZDER mentioned on this occasion that BLANCH TREEDMAN was ponds ins an immigration matter on behalf of hi Cn He indicated dissatisfaction with her as a lawyer, [guapysh Page] A FS} arte after the middle of January, 1964, NY T-3 related that GLADYS SCHULKIND was referped to NEEDLEMAN by ANNETTE RUBINSTEIN, and visited his office on January 20, 1964, She stated that approximately 14 years ago, she returned to New-York City from Chicago, Illinois, where her husband had bean teaching at the University of Chicago, She told NEEDLEMAN she wanted to apply for a teaching certificate, but needed advice on how to uf answer a question dealing with Communist affiliation. GLADYS SCHULKIND revealed that she had belonged _ to 1 to the Labor Youth League, before her marriage, and she had joined a 2 neighborhood ¢elud afterwards, while her husband\was in a Communists Party (CP) industrial group. (4 W She disclosed that in Chicago she and her. husband had belonged to a study and discussion group composed of about five people from universities and hospitals, She said regular dues were paid. She stated that she had not been involved, however, for a year and a haif, following her Givorce.. She mentioned inecidentaliy that this divokee was obtained in Mexico by her husband, without her consent. NEEDLEMAN told her that if she belonged to a study group in the 1950!s there was undoubtedly a stoolpigeon in the grcup, NEEDLEMAN stated thay as an attorney, he could not advise a client to commit Ca ere ocld: 32989474 Page 43
NY 100-78633 wy perjury, but could only point out the consequences, Hf He said he doubted that she would run iC] much risk if she angwered "no"to the yaestaon (A, NEEDLEMAN cautioned GLADYS SCHULKIND to answer truthfully to any questions ccnrerning traffic j Violations. GLADYS SCHULKIND indicated that her WW Me LHW 54927 financial situation was precarious ,NEEDLEMAN ‘told her that his fee was normally $25, but under the circumstances she could pay whatever she wanted or forget it entirely. However, according a Cag Tprmant, she gave NEEDLEMAN a check for 15 The | ‘Labor Youth League, ,mentioned above has been cited- pursuant to Exeéutive Order 10450, A [imax DSEBORER HA: _ At the 6nd of December, 1963, NY T-1 advised that NEEDLEMAN invited MAX SEBORER for dinner on. New Year's Eve, but that MAX SERORER doubted te he could ges to NEEDLEMAN's apartment in time for dirser, Toward the middle of January, 1964, NY T~2 advised that SEBORER made me visit NEEDLEMAN the evening of January 15, 1964, ) [EercotasKo 7] During the latter part of\Januery, 1964, NY m2 a advised that NEEDLEMAN informed TOMPQWAN, of "Package //“7/. Exp ess" that he had received a check for $1891,10 from ZINAXGETMANSKY, 5013 Mescalero Road, Al.buquerque, ae in payment for a refrigerator and ay "Moskvich " car, which were to be delivered to GNU - 34 {SEG DoclId: 329689474 Page 44
—SEGREF— NY 10078633 BELLA SOLASKO and her daughier FAINNA GLAGOLEVA, N&EDLEMAN said ZINA GETMANSKY was BELLA SOLASKO's sister and that she wanted the purchases to be made in the names of both her ster and her niece, NEEDLEMAN doubted that this could be Gone and he asked SWAN to communicate with Paria LAGOLEV for instructions, NEEDLEMAN gave her addre as Qu. Third Frunzenskaya_Street,. Moscow, G, qe 7 (ot [epwarDXyatrEn ERSTETN| Early in January, 1964, NY T.2 advised that EDWARD WALLERSTEIN discussed with—NEEDLEMAN the possibility of patenting a "spliterun" television system, which was an idea rather than a device, WALLERSTRIN stated that his firm (Genter for Research in Marketing) was anxious to make application at once in order to advertise it as a patent pending matter, There was some doubt Wat the Patent Office would accept, it since it was no more than an idea, NEEDLEMAN, * therefore, recommended that a search be disperéed with, and that application be made, NBEDLEMAN felt that he could handie the matter and WALLERS?RELN promised to send him all the pertinent information. ( uf) a Sometime later NY T-2 reported that SDLEMAN advised WALLERSTEIN that there was an oath involved in connection with applying for a patent, NEEDLEMAN wanted to discuss this fully with WALLERSTEIN, ana ma appointment to see him on January 21, 1964 Oa / MARTIN YOUN a] Bhs - atsohn e Calor anuary,,, A964, NY T-1 reported feae IRUGENE! and BARBARA OuNc, ‘Sdn and daughter-in-law of MARTIN YOUNG, had rece tly returned from Indiana, and planned to settle in Néw York, where EUGENE Hoike ah wt \ a : Sa Fa : ‘4 A, \ « ~ 35 - r Oct dae & d:32989474 Page 45
NY 10078633 expected to work on his thesis, BARBARA YOUNG informed NEEDLEMAN that they were staying with MARTIN YOUNG for the mome no, but expected to move.to the "Morningside Project" in the near future, ( a NEEDLEMAN- Loarned that BARBARA YOUNG expected At the end of January, 1964, NY T-~1 related that MARTIN YOUNG asked NEEDLEMAN whether he knew CRLIA ZITRON well, NEEDLEMAN replied that he had known her from the 1930's, when’ she was very active in the Teachers Union, and that she had éontinued to be active to the end. NEEDLEMAN added that she and her husband were ousted from their teaching positions as a result testimony given. against them by "stoolpigeons" 4 \ The informant subsequently learned that MARTIN YOUNG wanted to arrange a meeting threugh CELIA ZrTROW with a woman named ROSE, YOUNG and NEEDLEMAN ascertained, however, that ROSE was confined at a hospital with a bad back, As they did not want to discuss what they had in mind under those conditions, YOUNG and NEEDLEMAN decided to talk with CHLIA ZITRON first, and made an appointme ii see her at home the night of January 21, 1964, aX) }WEEDLEMAN'S PANK ACCOUNTS Sry fon January 3, 1964, NY T~5 Stl that roy ¥ () NEEDLEMAN's regular account at tne Dfpavised th Bank of New York, 11-15 Union Square, New York City. showed during the month of December, 19634) (i) O:32989474 Page 46
NY 100-78633 the following activity considered pertinent {X) |\\ Date nn December 29, 1963 December 30, 1963 Citizens Committee for Constitutional Liberties Citizens Committee for Constitutional Liberties -Anount $50.00 25,00 Deposits to this account were as follows: Date. December 2, 1963 December 4, 1963 December 6, 1963 December 12, 1963 1963, was $1,749.44, A review of NEEDLEMAN's Special Account Amount 300,00 #308 +00 300 , 00 171.55 The balance of this account as of December 31, at the above bank reflected no pertinent activity during December, 1963, were as follows: Date December 2, 1963 December 10, 1963 December 19, 1963 The palance of this account as of December 31, 1963, was $1, 236, 57.6 Deposits to this account Amount 5730.00 ° 88.00 400,00 The above informatianmay not be made public except in aq usual proceeding following the Docld: 327989474 Page 47
NY 100-78633 fassuance of a subpoena. |(K) WwW | — fa) () (fir T5| no longer has custody of the basic [£ AC; documents from™“which the above information was extracted, and would not be in a position to testify thereto, ~ 38 - HW 54922 DBocld: 32989474 Page 43
Lk NY 100-78633 APPENDIX CHARACTERIZATIONS Individuals JOHN ABT re Sn March 22, 1954, NY ae oe admitted yet in the cP*f¥om 1934 to 1937, identtfied JOHN ART as an individual knowm to her as a CP member, 4ny ont tated that hk] ABT was in her cP unit. 3} The "Daily Worker" of April 6, 1954, revealed that JOHN ABT was a "noted civil liberties attorney" who had been "in the forefront of the progressive fight for 20 years." The "Daily Worker" stated that ABT was co-counsel representing the Cp in the Me Carran Act case. 4 we The "Daily Worker" was an East Coast Communist newspaper which suspended publication on January 13, 1958. 4 A JAMES ARONSON On May 14, 1953, JAMES ARONSON testified before the United States(US) Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Committee on Government Operations, at Washington, D.C. He was asked if he was or ever had been a member of the cP. He refused to answer and claimed immunity under the Fifth Amendment. He was also asked if he was writing for a Communist controlled publication, or if he was writing for the "National Guardian." He refused to answer these questions on the grounds of self-inerimination. DOROTHY BALLAN ‘K) —— Lt Non January 1, 1960, NY 1~ffaavice that sonoma” BALLAN was a member of the Nation Committee of the WORKERS WORLD PARTY. -39~ HW 54922 Docld: 32969474 Page 49
, AW 54929 NY 100-78633 APPENDIX ie ak) (WwW) Yon May 1, 1962, NY 7-Bfeportea that DOROTHY id abe was ‘a member of the WORKERS WORLD PARTY as of that ate CEDRIC and JOSEPHINE BELFRAGE "The New York Times" of August 16, 1955, stated that CEDRIC BELFRAGE, British-born founder and co-editor of the "National Guardian," was deported from the United States on August 15, 1955, on the grounds of CP membership. 4 Current issues of the "National Guardian" list CEDRIC BELFRAGE as "Editor-in-Exile" of this publication. zy _ JOSEPHINE BELFRAGE is the wife of CEDRIC BELFRAGE, from whom she is separated. a G( WW) en October 2, 1962, NY T-Gp Pion shed an -announcement of the New York Chapter of the NATTONAL LAWYERS GUILD reflecting that BETTY BERNSTEIN was the new Administrative Secretary of this chapter.¢-4 ) BETTY BERNSTEIN ye dy ‘foo July 16, 1953, NY T-10fadvised that ermometyat BIMBA was’ Yegarded as one of the leading Lithuanian Communists in the US. ANTHONY BIMNBA (WY LEONARD BOUDIN fh) ait Bon June 2, 1950, NY T-lijadvised that LEONARDLY{ Mt ) BOUDIN was "a concealed member of The CP and actively tis with cP front organizations during the early 1940's, wiQu Docld: 32989474 Page 50
ail 54922 Docld: 32969474 Page 51 NY 100-78633 APPENDIX NORMAN COUSINS NORMAN COUSINS is the Editor of the "Saturday Review" and a leader of the movement against nuclear testing. =. [ JOSEPH CROWN é Fon april 21, 1955, Ny T- Boaviesa that JOSEPHLAY aa CROWN was & Cp member as of April,~1955..) Ph) Aon August 14, 1961, NY T-2 Saavisea that manvEL pg y( 4) Diag is the brother of JOSEPHINE D AZ BELFRAGE, who has been characterized above. MANUEL DIAZ Aecording to the records of the Legal Division, Passport Office, Department of State, Washington, D.c.; furnished to SA WILLIAM G. SHAW by Miss MARY BARRY on March 15; 1957, JOSEPHINE DIAZ BELFRAGE had advised the Passport Office on August 4, 1955, that she married CEDRIC BELFRAGE of England on June 11, 1954 7g CYRUS EATON CYRUS EATON, Chairman of the Board of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, is a well known industrialist and frequent apologist for the Soviet Union. 2 STANLEY FAULKNER (4 fg ZY? i¢ a ilovember 10, 1958, NY T- 13 revised that a{w) STANLEY LENER was cn the Executive Board of the NL in 1957 and 1958. This informant also advised that FAULKNER was a member of the New York City Chapter of the NLG and his name appeared cn the list of "National Ex-Officio Directors." “> } ~Hy
_ JOSEPH BULGES | NW 54927 “SEGRER, NY 100-78633 APPENDIX lt) nm November 7, 1955, NY T- i advised matey? JOSEPH FE STEIN is an American who I8”employed by the ATC as head of the Transportation Department. According to the informant, FEINSTEIN has served in this capacity for a number of years. Dr. MILTON FELTENSTEIN JOSEPH KLIEN, a former CP member and CP functionary from 1932 to 1938, advised in June, 1940, that a communication had been sent to EARL BROWDER, then a leadin CP functionary, from Mexico. This communication contained a report on "the situation in Mexico" and was forwarded to Dr. MILTON FELTENSTEIN who, in turn, was to furnish it to EROWDER. 4 . ~~ Ny OLGA arid PHILLIP FIELD rH) (on october 18, 1954, NY T-15|advised that OLGA FIELD was sent by the CP National office to work in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the 1930‘s. She was placed with the Works Progress Administration National Research Project where she met PHILIP FIELD, who was a CP member at that et . On January 24, and 25, 1949, Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) observed that PHILIP FIELD and his wife, OLGA FIELD, were in contact with SAM CARR. SAM CARR was identified by IGOR GOUZENKO, former Code Clerk, Soviet Embassy, Ottawa, Canada, as a member of a Russian espionage ring which operated in Canada prior to 1946. Y IRVING FINEMAN The files of the New York Office contain no information which can be identified with this individual .-y id. Docld: 32989474 Page 52
ine 54922 Docld: 32969474 Page 453 NY 100-78633 APPENDIX IRVING and JACQUELINE FINK The marriage records of Queens County, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York, reflect that JACRUELINE BLUMAN and IRVING FINK were married on February 17, 1950. ‘tH /On February 21, 1958, NY T-16 learned that JACQUELINE BLUMAN was at that time considering filing an application to be admitted to the bar of the State of New York. She confided in the informant that she was concerned about a question on the application dealing with cP membership ..“7 She admitted former CP membership but did not specify the . “t dates of such membership. She likewise admitted signing ; the last State-wide nominating petition circulated by the / ;) CP during the 1940's and subscribing to "The Worker" until a few years ago 1} BLANOH FREEDMAN The "Daily Worker" of January 6, 1953, (page 8, column 5) reflects that BLANCH FREEDMAN was an attorney for the American Committee for protection of Foreign Born.& _ c October 3, 1953, NY 1-1 ffadvised that she (ge (le) had known "BLANCH FREEDMAN as a membéT of the cp from ‘+ approximately 1940 to 1946, and that she had attended cp meetings with her, DAVID FREEDMAN The "New York World Telegram and Sun" of September 18, 1953, reflected that JOHN LAUTNER, former Chairman of the Review Commission, New York State cp, testified before the United States Senate Permanent Investigations Sub-Committee, at New York City on September 18, 1953, and identified DAVID M. FREEDMAN as a CP member. {_ ~43- _SECGRET—
NY 100-78633 APPENDIX MIRIAM FRIEDLANDER According to "The New York Times" of June 8, 1962, CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTIES sponsored a rally at Manhattan Cehter June 7, 1962, to protest the Me Carran Internal Security Act. "The New York Times" identified: MIRIAM FRIEDLANDER as Executive Secretary of that organization. _ MILTON FRIEDMAN 1-1Sfadvisea that MILTON FRIEDMAN attended aly. Te? meeting of the Executives of the Queens County CP in s August, 1948, and that he also attended a meeting of the Sunnyside Section of the GP in September, 1948." ) The same informant advised on August 15, 1952, that FRIEDMAN 1s an attorney. whom CP members have been instructed to contact in the event any of them should be arrested. 2.7 FAINNA GLAGOLEVA FPAINNA GLAGOLEVA is the daughter of BELLA SOLASKO who will be characterized later in this report. an EDA GLASER On February 19, 1953, EDA GLASER testified before a Subcommittee of the Senate fudiciary Committee at New York Gity. She stated that she was employed as a clerk in the Reference Library of the United Nations(UN) Security Council but, on the grounds that she might tendsto incriminate herself, she refused to state whether she had been a member of the Waterfront Section of the CP or Signed CP nominating petitions through the years. Y on March 27, 1953, ANTHONY GLASER, former husband of EDA GLASER, and an admitted member of the CP. * Ay \ HW 54922 Docld: 32969474 Page 54
NY 100-78633 APPENDIX advised that EDA GLASER was the Educational Director of the Washington Heights Branch of the CP in New York City and that she had been a CP member for at least five years prior to their marriage in June, 1943. He stated that EDA GLASER actively recruited members and obtained contributions for the CP. ~y IRA_GOLLOBIN On April 21, 1951, JOHN LAUTNER, previously identified in this report, advised that he had heard IRA GOLLOBIN described in the CP as a cP member and that, although he had never met hin, he understood GOLLOBIN to be a CP member. Y_ ELIZABETH HALL ELIZABETH HALL is the get of GUS HALL.“ VU According copy o-13f} cus HALL is the general [LT yy J Secretary of the CP, USA. JOHN and PAITH HUBLEY on June 5, 1952, BERNYCE FLEURY, 4524 Coldwater canyon, North Hollywood, California, advised that she was a member of the CP in Hollywood from approximately 1942 to 1945, and was assigned to an artists branch. She identified JOHN HUBLEY as a member of the CP during the time that she was a member, BERNYCE FLEURY also stated that she had subsequently been advised by HUBLEY that he was deFinitely out of the CP. Ay on November 1, 1957, DAVID HEILViL, a motion picture and television producer of Los Angeles, California, advised SAS MARCUS M, BRIGHT, Jr. and JOHN T, TEMPLE that he joined the Los Angeles County CP shortly after April, 1943 45. e 54922 Bocld: 329899474 Page 55
! AW 54922 )« BDocld: 32989474 Page 56 NY 100-78633 APPENDIX and remained an active CP member until March 6, 1944, He identified FAITH ELLIOTT as a member of the CP sometime curing the period of his own membership. uv Records of the City Clerk, New York city, reviewed by SE GERARD M, LENAHAN on October 24, 1955, reflect that FAITH ELLIOTT married JOHN HUBLEY on June 24, 1955. 4 Fee mattetaned Recent issues of the "National Guardian" reflected that CHARLES HUMBOLDT was a member of the staff of this publication, nw? IGOR A. IVANOV IGOR A, IVANOV is a Soviet national employed as a chauffeur by the Amtorg Trading Corporation. He was indicted on November 7, 1963, by a Federal Grand Jury, US District Court, Newark, New Jersey, on charges of conspiracy to comait SSpsonage. ARNOLD JOHNSON On January 21, 1953, ARNOLD JOHNSON was convicted in the US District Court, Southern District of New York, for conspiracy to viclate the Smith Act of 1940. on February 3, 1953, he was sentenced to 3 years imprisonment and to a fine of $6,000.00. ~y "The Worker" of January 31, 1960, identified ARNOLD JOHNSON as Vice--Cchairman of the New York State cap. y ELLZABE OH T. BENTLEY, a confessed former Soviet espionage agent, testified in July, 1948, before the Committee on Un-American Activities, US House of Representatives, that IRVING KAPLAN, who was employed by the War Production YU —_ 46. ‘s
NY 100-78633 APPENDIX Board in the early 1940's, paid dues to the group known as the Pexvio Group and submitted information to the Silvermaster Group. Both of these were Soviet espionage groups that operated in Washington, D.C,, in the early 1940'S. yo DOROTHY KAPLAN is the wife of IRVING KAPLAN. KAUFMAN isthe Vice-President and S®cretary of Grand Pri Fllms, Incorporated, 656 Fifth Avenue, New York City, a firm engaged in importing foreign films. | MARY JANE KEENEY "whe Shameful Years: Thirty Years of Soviet Espionage ir. the United States," prepared and released by the Committee on Un-American Activities, United States Fouse of Representatives, Washington, D,C,, December 30, 1951, states that MARY JANE KEENEY and PHILIP OLIN KEENEY (her late husband) had a record of association with Imcwn Communists and with individuals identified as having been engaged in Soviet espionage activity. / CORLISS LAMONT On September 28, 1953, LOUIS FP, BUDENZ testified before the US Senate permanent Investigations Subcommittee that EARL BROWSER as head of the Communist Party in the US had referred to CORLISS LAMONT as one of the "Four prides" of the CP, because of LAMONT'S readiness to cooperate with any Communist calls or any Communist front. BROWDER made thic remark at a meeting of the National Committee of bhe GP in the early 1950's. BUDENZ recalled LAMONT as a GP mcmber at the time that he {BUDENZ) was a y member, -'47~ SECREF / HW 5492723 Docld:32989474 Page 57
NY 100-78633 ie APPENDIX MARK LANE axe CU) fen June 20, 1956, NY o-1Prornisn information, J reflecting=that MARK LANE was a member of the New York i City Chapter of the NATIONAL LAWYERS' GUILD... - APE LISS ELMER HAMELL, Custodian of Records, State House, Trenton, New Jersey, advised on February 20, 1950, that the signature of ABE LISS, 336-llth Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey, appeared on a CP nominating petition dated August 20, 1938, A in favor of WILLIAM NORMAN for United States Senator.y . WILLIAM NOPMAN, whose true name was WILLIAM MARRON, was convicted on duly 31, 1956, in the Southern Ww) District of New York for violation of the Smith Act.Y_ x JANE MC MANUS Current issues of the "National Guardian" list JANE MC MANUS as being in charge of "Promotion and Guardian Events." She is the widow of JOHN T, MC MANUS. X_ Issues of the"National Guardian" through November 7, 1961, listed JOHN. T, MC MANUS as the General Manager of this publication. According to "The New York Times" of Novmeber 23, 1961, JOHN T, MC MANUS died on November 22, 1961. MARSHALL MAC DUPPIE ‘me New York Times" of November 15, 1953, contained an item stat-ng that MARSHALL MAC DUFFIE, a New York lawyer, arrived in Moscow a month before and had viaited the Ukraine, where he was entertained by government officials, The article noted that MAC DUPFIE had been chief of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation(UNRRA) mission in Russia in 1946, It was stated that while in Moscow y ~48. MW 34922 Docld: 32989474 Page 56
sw 54922 Docld: 32969474 Page 59 NY 100-78633 . APPENDIX MAC DUFFIE had talked for nearly four hours with NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV, then Secretary of the Central Committee of the CP, but had refused to disclose what he discussed with KHRUSHCHEV and said his visit was a private one. "The New York Times" further stated that MAC DUFFIE intended to visit Central Asia. Y On January 14, 1954, MARSHALL MAC DUFFIE told ; SAS RICHARD E, BRENNAN and FRANCIS W. ZANGLE that his trip to ' the Soviet Union had been financed by "Collier's" magazine but that he had not told this to the Russians. He stated that he had spéent.65 days in Russia and"got loose." As a result, he said, he had seen more of Russia than anyone in the past 20 years. MAC DUFFIE advised that he had taken voluminous notes and photographs and that he had planned to write several articles for "Collier's' and possibly a book. 4 — HARRY and BEATRICE MAGDOFF FRED MAGDOFP In July, 1948, ELIZABETH T, BENTLEY, who has been previously identified in this report, testified before the Committee on Un-American Activities, US House of Representatives, that HARRY MAGDOFF was a member of a Soviet Espionage group that was headed by VICTOR PERLO and which was active in Washington, D,.C.,in the early 1940's. u_ BEATRICE MAGDOFF is the wife of HARRY MAGDOFF. ly FRED MAGDOFF is the son of HARRY and BEATRICE MAGDOFF. 4 SAM MAGDOFF In 1942, DEAN MORTON GOTTSCHALL of The City College advised SA W. B, ASSMUS that he remembered SAM | MAGDOFF and the latter's brother, HARRY, both of whom were definitely inclined towards Communism at the time of their attendance at the City College. y ~49Q. mary 5
i e NY 100-78633 . 44 APPENDIX Volume 5, Number 1 of "Frontiers," April, 1933, published by the Social Problems Club at The City College, lists SAM MAGDOFF as an Associate Editor. y DEAN GOTTSCHALL advised in 1941 that the Social Problems Club, if not definitely a part of the CP, was at least controlied by cP members. 4 [sana S. waxov |~6U Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Servicé(INS), NewsYork City, refilect that SERGEI S. MALOV, is a Russian national, who is employed as president of the “ Amtorg Trading Corporation ALLAN MARKOFF November 6, 1954, NY o-Sfpavisca that ALLAN [2X (A rS) MARKOFF was the President of Four Continent Book Corporation ‘ (FCBC) at that time. (According to the above informant, MARKOFF sold his interest in FCBC to SERGE P, USHAKOFP early in January, Seay ; ELIZABETH MASCOLO RICHARD and BONNIE MASCOLO NY T-2Ofasconfidential source abroad, has advised that ELIZABETH MASCOLO was the mistress of TIM BUCK, national leader of the cP of Canada and that sbe and BUCK resided at 18 Ravina Crescent, Toronto, canada ¥S)) RICHARD MASCOLO is the son of ELIZABETH MASCOLO. BONNIE MASCOLO is her daughter-in-law. A STEVE NELSON i) W) oe July, 1957, NY T-21fadvised that as of ener] end of july, nal 1957, STEVE NELSON was a member of the Nat Committee of the CR 8 ~50- HW 54922 Docld: 32989474 Page 60
NY 100-78633 e | ro e 7: Sd Ay APPENDIX SAM NEUBURGER “{) te June 23, 1950, NY v-1ffadvisea that during \7(u ) the early TO40's he had been infoffned by leaders of th New York State Cp that SAMUEL NEUBERGER was a CP member, RUSS NEXON mn September 10, 1953, NY T- 17H dvised that RUSS[/A7 NIXON, Le lative Director of the Unl Electrical Radio: and Machine Workers, was known to her as {a Communist during the mid 1940's, Current issues of the "National Guardian" list RUSS NIXON as General Manager. yy - ISADORE ORTENBERG (3 . BR ee y ) Abe August 8, 1944, ny 1-2ipavised that TS ADORE; ] ORTENBERG; 43 Greenwich Avenue, Ne rk City, was at one time a registered member of the Greenwich Village Club of the Gommunist Political Association, LOUISE PATTERSON The "Daily Worker" of September 29, 1940, stated that LOUISE THOMPSON had married WILLIAM L. PATTERSON. According to "The Woxker" of September 24, 1961, PATTERSON was Chairman of the New York State CP at that cime.g | "The Worker" is an east coast Communist weekly newspaper. 4 ‘f) Ww) “Ae rior to May 29, 1943, NY 0-23fnavised that AC 7 LOUISE THOMPSON was elected to the Central Committee o the CP, USA, at the 10th National Convention which was held * on Auguet 25, 1938, in New York City. In January, 1961, NY T-21 advised that LOUISE PATTERSON attended as an invited guest. the three day meeting of the CP, USA, National Committee which was held January 20- ~20, 196} 3 ul yom Hall, 74 Fifth Avenue, New York City.  eeeenararnemainy -51- eee fG9474 Page 61
NY- 100-78633 APPENDIX SAM and ROCHELLE K. PERLMAN, also known as Shelley Perlman The records of the Bureau of Special Services (BSS), New York City Police Department (NYCPD), reflect that SAM PERLMAN was arrested on August 2, 1950, at a Unicon Square peace rally sponsored by the New York Labor Conference For Peace. The arrest tok place when he called a mounted policeman a "cossack" and refused to move when ordered to do so. He was found guilty on August 18, 1950, and on September 22, 1950, he was sentenced to serve one month in the workhouse for violation of Section 722-2 of the New York State penal Law. G_ The "Deily Worker" of May 2, 1950, referred to the New York Labor Conference For Peace as an affiliate of the NATIONAL LABOR CONFERENCE FOR PEACE, ro March 15, 1945, Ny T-2lPadvised that ROCHELLE pov | ) KITZES, her father, mother, and sister were members of the CPA, the. INTERNATIONAL, WORKERS ORDER, and other Communist mass orgainzations./=> ° Fea August 21, 1953, NY 1-25ffetated that he nadl¥yn.) known ROCHELLE KITZES PERLMAN for+many years when she ‘ was active in CP youth movements such as the YOUNG a COMMUNIST LEAGUE and the LABOR YOUTH LEAGUE up until 1951.2) The NATIONAL LABOR CONFERENCE FOR PEACE, the INTERNATIONAL WORKERS ORDER, the YOUNG COMMUNIST LEAGUE and the LABOR YOUTH LEAGUE have been designated pursuant to Executive Order 10450. EDWARD PERRY re he June, 26, 1952, NY T-26 advised that EDWARD r¥a(wJ PERRY, 320 East 57th Street, was listed as a subscriber to the Bail Fund of the CIVIL RIGHTS CONGRESS in the amount of $100.00. The CIVIL RIGHTS CONGRESS has been designatéd pursuant to Executive Order 10450. a : i 2329899474 Page 62 4
NY 100-78633 APPENDIX HAROLD POSNER According to NY T~16, on March 3, 1958, the name of HAROLD POSNER was on a list of individuals to be contacted fo: ieee” to the Fund for Social Analysis. [A ie VICTOR RABINOWLTZ The "Daily worker" of April 6, 1955, contained an item dated April 2, 1956, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which reflected that VICTOR RABINOWITZ was the attorney who successfully carried the case of STEVE NELSON to the Supreme Court of the United States. Tee article stated that NELSON was convicted under the Sedition Laws of the State of Pennsylvania and that the United States Supreme Court voided this and two other convictions on March 26, 1956. |W NORMAN REDLICH The "National Guardian" of April 25, 1955, contains an item reflecting that NORMAN REDLICH took part in a forum sponsored by the EMERGENCY CIVIL LIBERTIES COMMITTRE on April 16, 1955. REDLICH spoke. on the Fifth Amendment tracing its historical development and describing the modern official distortion of it which "ultimately makes from its use an inference of guile." La, On December 12, 1961, NY t-Z[fadvised that IXI/ W) REDLICH was one of the speakers at a rally at the Manhattan Center, New York City, which was held on, December 6, 1961, under the sponsorship of the NEW YORK COUNCIL TO ABOLISH THE HOUSE UN~AMERICAN ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE . Sy En October 24, 1963, NY nob Freported that hel ¥f ; 5) name of NORMAN REDLICH appeared on a list of sponsors ‘ ~~ 332989474 Page 63
NY 100-78633 APPENDIX - ‘Of the NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO ABOLISH THE HOUSE UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE. WY DAVID ROCKEFELLER DAVID ROCKEFELLER is the brother of Governor?’ NELSON A. ROCKEFELLER of New York, and President of the Chase Manhattan Bank of New York. | ARTHUR and CHARLENE ROSE} th) Za Feoruary 10, 1961, NY ae thatlg ARTHUR ROSEN and CHARLENE HUGHES (ROSEN) were definitely connected with the WORKERS WORLD PARTY(WWP) in New York city. PAUL and NAN ROSS hep & May 19, 1952, NY T-17advised that pautit () ROSS was a7praduate of a CP scho which was held in’ ° Queens County, New York, in 1939 or 1940, NAN ROSS is the wife of PAUL ROSS. uy ANNETTE RUBINSTEIN hf) ee [Bm ? y- . ion gune 30, 1950, NY 1-1ffedvined that ANNETTHOY RUBINSTEIN was the Principal of the Robert Louis Stevenson Schoo private school of which she also was. the proprietor (3, PLgedvised that he first heard oF it.) ANNETTE RUBINSTEIN at tne time of the HITLER-STALIN pact’\ “° when she was reported to be one of the most loyal Communists. é) ROSE RUSSELL on January 6, 1954, JOHN LAUTNER, previously identifie in this report, stated that the two top leaders of the TEACHERS UNION, ABRAHAM LEDERMAN, President, and ROSE RUSSELL, Legislative Director, were devoted Communists at the time LAUTNER left the CP in 1950. ~54-
' KURT SCHNEIDER HW 54999 NY 100-78633 APPENDIX By report date@ February 8, 1956, INS at San Antonio, Texas, advised that on December 7, 1953, LYMAN A. RIPPERTON who had been a member of the CP in Austin, Texas, made a sworn statement in which he declared he had known KURT SCHNEIDER as a member of the CP since 1947, and that SCHNEIDER had continued active in the CP. RIPPERTON stated that cP meetings were held at SCHNEIDER'S home. UL GLADYS SCHULKIND 2g ) Cie =H don July 11, 1957; NY 2y2opeevise that the names) "RUGENE an& GLADYS" were included-dmong the personal papers of JACK GREENSPAN. on July 18, 1957, the same informant had furnished information reflecting that GREENSPAN was acquainted with EUGENE SCHULKIND who was then residing in Linden, New FELSCY. y On August 22, 1957; RALPH HENRY, Pennsylvania Railroad Police, Newark, New Jersey, advised that EUGENE SCHULKIND was at that time employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad as a tower operator. 4 . aft} gr x June 12, 1957, NY 0-1 Bvised that snow ob] 7W) GREENSPA s a member of the New Jersey State CP Committee and was in charge of organizing CP activity in the railroad industry. | MAX_SEBORER IO ‘w) | foe April 25, 1956, NY 0-1Gfhent ified a photograp of MAX SE Ras that of a person“She had known from 1938 to 1944 as a member of the Gommunist fraction of the New York Teachers Union. ~55— Docld: 32989474 Page 65
NY 100-78633 APPENDIX rd On August 6, 1958, NY T-12 advised that MAX SEBORER stated that he was not a CP member "on paper.” SEBORER explained that ISTDORE GIBBY NEEDLEMAN advised him in 1942, prior to the time that SEBORER joined the United States Army, that he (SEBORER) should not join the CP openly or publicly. After the war, NEEDLEMAN again told SEBORER not to become openly associated with the CP and, for ~his reason, SEBORER was not listed as a party momber,. Or} ac KONSTANTIN Si According to the records of the United States . Department of State, KONSTANTIN SEMENOV is a Russian /” national employed at the Amtorg Trading Corporation as Secretary. He last arrived in the United States on ~ February 21, 1963, via Sabena Airlines? BELLA SOLASKO on January 21, 1953, BELLA SOLASKO appeared at INS for the purpose of turning in her naturalization papers and registering as an alien. She stated that she considered herself a Soviet citizen and stated that she had applied for Soviet citizenship and received a passport. She stated that she intended to return to the Soviet Union. She stated that she had been employed as a bilingual stenographer at Amtorg Trading Corporation for nearly 24 years. \ On April 13, 1655, INS advised that BELLA SOLASKO had departed from the US aboard the SS Queen Mary for permanent residence in the Soviet Union. She was accompanied by her daughter FAINNA and two grandchildren. y WILLIAM L, STANDARD fey fon June 23, 1950, NY T-1paavisea that WILLIAMDSY | L. STANDARD was known to him as ala i wyer, apparently ~56- | Lane © e 54922 Docld: 32969474 Page 66
NY 100-78633 see APPENDIX 2 ait) (4) working in the maritime industry. NY T- -iifetaved that, OT although STANDARD has represented Yommun dominated organizations, he has always avoided being called a g Communist to4y pgp further stated that through repeated It instructions he ceived from the New York State Committee of the CP and from the Politburo of the CP, ne” the informant, was constantly aware that STANDARD was under Communist domination, | ROBERT STECK / x: fo May, 1952, NY T- 31] advised that he realy known ROBERT STECK as a CP member from October, 1949) to early 1950, ANNA LOUISE STRONG "Who's Who in America," 1946-1947 edition, reflects that ANNA LOUISE STRONG, who was born in Nebraska in 1885, had been a correspondent of the American Friends Mission in Russia, 1921-1922, She was appointed correspondent of 'dearst's International Magazine" in 1922 and of the North American Newspaper Alliance in 1925. She organized the "Moscow Daily News," first English lan guage newspaper in Russia, in 1930.4 The "Los Angeles Examiner" of February 15; “gtated that according to Moscow newspapers, ANNA LOUISE STRONG had been arrested "accused of espionage and subversive activity directed against the Sovlet Union" and that she was to be deported in a few Gays - Y ANNA LOUISE STRONG was deported from Russia on February 21, 1949, and arrived in New York City on February ah: 1949. ry The "New York Journal American" of February 25, 1949, carried an account of a press conference given by ANNA a d -57- _SECR aa. Docld: 32969474 Page 67
22? NY 100-78633 APPENDIX LOUISE STRONG after she had appeared before the Grand Jury that same day. She stated that her expulsion from Russia was motivated by her asking "prying questions" in an attempt to carry out an assignment for the press and for the "wider interests of mankind." According to ANNA LOUISE STRONG, some Russian officials when confronted with "prying, questions" are apt to call those questions “espionage, ne ALEXANDER" SVENCHANSK? The "Newark Evening News" of May 15, 1956, disclosed that ALEXANDER SVENGHANSKY was the operator of package Express Company, 314 Market Street, Newark, New Jersey, and that the special business of this company was the handling of packages of new and used clothing, foods and mecicines, to be shipped to the Soviet Union from the offices of the company. ly The October 31, 1953, issue of "The New York Times" stated that HARRY GOLD, convicted espionage agent, had sworn to an affidavit on October 29, 1953, at Lewisburg penitentiary, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, in which he named ALEXANDER SVENCHANSKY as a Soviet espionage agent. AL THOMAS SWAN roy 's we BE - (a January 20, 1947, NY T-32Aavised that Thomasleyf SWAN, 41- ; (4) 45th Street, Queens, New York, was an active canvasser for the CP Sustaining Fund Drive of 1947, in the New City area, The December 15, 1938 issue of "The Volunteer fox Liberty," a publication of the VETERANS OF THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN BRIGADE, named THOMAS SWANN as a veteran of the Abraham Lincoln Brigadeé, HK The VETERANS OF THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN BRIGADE has been designated pursuant to Executive Order 10450. -58- Docld: 327989474 Page 68 | <2
2 NY 100-78633 APPENDIX SERGE P, USHAKOFF  ) (w) ~ =i j Gra [on april 18, 1956, Ny 7-33) advised that SERGE PY? USHAKOFF was the President of the East Fur Company, Incorporated, 212 west 30th Street, New York City. Records of INS, New York City, reflect that SERGE P, USHAKOFF was born in Moscow, USSR, on June 14, 1896, and entered the United States at San Francisco, California, on October 23, 1941, He had previously resided at Harbin, China. He was naturalized’as a United States citizen on March 24, 1947, in the Southern District of New York. ¢y NN On March 17, 1959, NY T-34 advised that USHAKOFF was an employee of the Four Continent Book Corporation and filled orders received by mail Bru) v EDWARD WALLERSTEIN on January 9, 1947, GILBERT REMALY, 412 East 88th Street, New York City, who admitted cP membership from approximately 1943 until 1949, advised that EDWARD WALLERSTEIN and his wife, FLORENCE WALLERSTEIN, both of whom resided at 1391 Madison Avenue, New York City, at that time, were members of the Herman Bottscher Club of the CP which had its headquarters at 350 East Sist Street, New York City. 4 WALTER ALVIN WEISS WALTER ALVIN WEISS, currently residing at 200 Hast 83rd Street, New York City, has travelled abroad extensively in the past. In July, 1956, WEISS advised Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation(EBI) that he had recentiy travelled in Western Europe and had then visited the Soviet Union for a period of 11 days. His tour included the cities of Moscow, .Eeningrad and Kiev. He indicated that it had been primarily a sight-seeing trip and he said that at no time was he allowed to view any industrial areas, K ~59- Docld: 32969474 Page 69
NY 100-78633 APPENDIX “MARTIN YOUNG On October 18, 1950, JOHN LAUTNER, previously identified in this report, stated to SA MARK J. LAWLESS that he had first met MARTIN YOUNG at a Midwest CP conference in pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, about 1937. He said that YOUNG was introduced to him as a District Organizer from Minnesota. Soon afterward, YOUNG was transferred to pittsburgh where he remained as District organizer until 1940. YOUNG then came to New York and held the position of Industrial organizer with the CP. y CELIA ZITRON f (He Age February 11, 1956, NY T-l7frelated that during thé period 1933 to 1943, CELIA ZITRON, then known as CELIA LEWIS, from time to time attended policy meetings of the TEACHERS UNION, Executive Board, in New York City. ‘These meetings were known as "top committee meetings” because they were usually attended by 5 to 8 people who directed the TEACHERS UNION for the CP. | EDWARD ZUSI current issues of the "National Guardian" list EDWARD ZUSI as a member of the editorial staff of that publication. aN «~60- ae Pa “es 2 Docld:32959474 Page 70
14 —SECRER— NY100 78638 Ll. APPENDIX AMTORG TRADING CORPORATION According to records of the New York County Clerk, Amtorg Trading Corporation is a New York corporation formed in 1924. It has acted since then as a buying and selling agency in the United States for the Soviet Govern- ment. Since 1949, it has been registered with the Depart- ment of Justice under the provisions of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended. 3 a e 54922 Docld: 32969474 Page T1 Qi
| ; » NY100 78638 — SEUNE ! 1. APPENDIX CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTIES The "Guide to Subversive Organizations and Publications," revised and published as of December 1, 1961, prepared and released by the Committee on Un- American Activities, United States House of Represent- atives, Washington, D.C., contains the following concerning. Citizens Committee for Constitutional Liberties: "CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTIES (NEW YORK CITY) "lL, 'On the basis of its investigations and hearings to date, the committee conciudes that the National Assembly for Democratic Rights and a coordinating and organizing group in support ther eof, titled the "citizens Committee for Constitutional Liberties," are Communist fronts. Created, dominated, and controlled by members and officials of the Communist Party, the National Assembly for Democratic Rights and the Citizens Committee for Constitutional Liberties were organized as propaganda ‘devices for the conduct of "mass activity" in support of the avowed objective of "reversal or nonapplication" of the Supreme Court decisions of June 5, 1961, which upheid the constitutidonality of the . registration and disclosure; provisions of the Internal Security Act of 1950 as applied to the Communist Party, and the Smith Act membership clausd making punishable active and purpdsive member- Ship in the Communist Party. '% ¥ * The long-range obje itive of the Citizens Committee for Constitutional Liberties is to serve as the vehicle for concealed Communist participation in, and Girection of, propaganda and agitational activities aimed to nullify the Internal Security and Smith Acts,t SEO og HW 54922 DBocld: 32989474 Page 72
- tw @ a ™ _ NY100 78633 2. APPENDIX CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTIES '* * * Committee investigation disclosed thet the Citizens Committee for Constitutional Likerties was formed on or about June 12, 1961 * * *,! (Committee on Un-American Activities, Report and Hearings on Manipulation of Public Opinion by Organizations Under Concealed Control of the Communist Party (National Assembly for Democratic Rights and Citizens Committee for Constitutional Liberties), House Report 1282, Part 1, October 2 and 3, 1961, pp. 137, 143 and 144.) i Cee ” Aad nw 54922 Docld: 32969474 .Page TS
. ‘ a " . » STALE TET EY Oy meee oe, NY100 78639! 1. APPENDIX -. ~ EMERGENCY CIVIL LIBERTIES COMMITTEE The "Guide to Subversive Organizations and Publications," revised and published as of December 1, 1961, prepared and released by the Committee on Un- American Activities, United States House of Represent-~- atives, Washington, D.C., contains the following concerning the Emergency Civil Liberties Committee: ‘Emergency Civil Liberties Committee "1. ‘Phe Emergency Civil Liberties Committee is an organization with headguarters in New York, whose avowed purpose is to abolish the House Committee on Un-American Activities and discredit the FBI. * * *. The committee finds that the Emergency - Civil Liberties Committee, established in 1951, although representing itself as a non-Communist group, actually operates as a front for the Communist Party. It has repeatedly assisted, by means of funds and legal aid, Communists invoived in Smith Act violations and Similar legal proceedings. One of its chief activities has been. and still is the dissemination of voluminous Communist propaganda materiai.! 'FRANK WILKINSON was called as a witness _. when he appeared in Atlanta as a represent-. a ative of the Emergency Civil Liberties aan Committee to propagandize against the an Committee on tnofperican Activities and to protest its hearings. In 1956 WILKINSON was identified as a Communist Party member by a former, FBI undercover agent within the party. Su fnoned al that time to answer the allegation, his reply to all questions was, "I am answering no questions of this committee." This also became his stock reply to questions when he appeared during the Atlanta hearings. * * * WILKINSON ‘has since been convicted of comtempt oF Congress And sentenced to one year in jail. exe t Gee | , Saw Docld:37989474 pagel 74 _ {
NY 100 78633 -SECREF— 1. APPENDIX FOUR CONTINENT BOOK CORPORATION According to the records of the Foreign Agents Registration Section, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., the Four Continent Book Corporation, 156 Fifth Avenue, New York City, is registered under the provisions of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 as amended. One of the foreign principals listed in this registration is the Mezhdunarodnaja Kniga (International Book) Moscow, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. a) j
~ ‘_ f- - yee re & ¢ NY100 78638 ee Oo, APPENDIX —— EMERGENCY CIVIL LIBERTIES COMMITTEE (CONT'D) ‘Disputing the non-Communist claim of the organization, the committee finds that a number of other individuais connected with the ECLC also have been identified under oath as Communists. ¥ *% Ht (Contaittee on Un-American Activities, Annual Report fbr 1958, House Report 187, March 9, 1959, pp. 34 and 35.) 'To ddfend the cases of Communist law- breakers, fromts have been devised ' Waking special Appeals in behalf of civil liberties and reaching out far beyorid the cenfiavwes of the Communist Party itself’. Aifiong these organizations are the * * * Eme@eency Civil Liberties Gommittee, When the Communist Party itself is under fire these fronts offer a bulwark of protection.! {Internal Security Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Handbook for Am@picans, S. Doc. 117, April 23, 1956, p. 91.)" : VE. ; f . HW 54922 DBocld: 32989474 Page Tf6 J
e 1. BY dvoepelgg APPENDIX FUND FOR SOCIAL ANALYSIS The "Guide to Subversive Organizations and Publications," revised and published as of December 1, 1961, prepared and released by the Committee on Un- American Activities, United States House of Represent- _ atives, Washington, D.C., contains the following concerning the Fund For Social Analysis: "Fund For Social Analysis "1, ' * * an investigation conducted into the activities of The Fund for Social Analysis indicated that it was being operated as a Communist propaganda organization. 1% * * hearings (held by the Committee May 31, June 7 and August 16, 1961) confirmed that the organization, typical of a Communist organization as described in the chairman's opening statement, maintained no files or correspondence, no records of contributions, no records of disbursements, other than grants.! (Committee on Un-American Activities, Synopsis, Hearings Relating to H.R, 4700, To Amend Section 11 of the Sub- versive Activities Control Act of 1950, As Amended (The Fund for Social Analysis), May 31, June 7 and August 16, 1961, p. 1.)"
rae @ é ’ o NY190 78633 '. SECRET il, APPENDIX NAP TONAL GUARDIAN" | ‘The "Guide to Subversive Organizations and Publications." revised and published as of December 1, 1961, prepared and released by the Committee on Un- . American Activities, United States House of Represent- atives, Washington, D.C., contains the following con- cerning the "National Guardian’ “National Gaariian "i testab by the. American Labor \\Party in 1947 as a "progressive" ‘weekly % ¥ #, Although it denies having any affiliation with the . -Communist Party, it has manifested itself A on the beginning as a virtual official ropaganda arm of Soviet Russia,' (Committee on Un-American Activities, Report, Trial by Treason: The National Committee te Secure Justice for the . ROSENBERGS and HORTON SOBELL August 25% ee 1956, pe “12, yu “on a cos _ Docld: 32969474 Page 76
1. APPENDIX NEW YORK COUNCIL TO AROLISH THE HOUSE UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES COMMIT TER On March 9, 1961, a source advised that the New York Council To Abolish the Un-American Activities Committee (NYCAUAC), 150 West 34th Street, New York City, New York, was formed at a meeting held in New York City on November 17, 1900, This organization was founded principally through the efforts of FRANK WILKINSON, Field Representative of the National Committee To Abolish the Un-American Activities Committee (NCAUAC). A second source advised on September 17, 1952, that FRANK WILKINSON was a Communist Party member as of September, 1952. A third source furnished on September 14, 1961, a copy of resolutions of the New York Council to Abolish the House Un-American Activities Committee (NYCAHUAC) which were adopted by the N¥YCAHUAC. One such resolution affirmed the intention to continue to work for the abolition of the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HCUA) and to continue its efforts to broaden the participation in this fight. Another resolution accepted as a modus vivendi the suggestion of the Field Representative of the "National Committee to Abolish the HCUA" (NCAHUAC) namely that local abolition committees may identify and co-ordinate their efforts as closely as they desire with NCAHUAC, still maintaining their autonomy for as flexible and independent a program as possible. Various sources have advised during March, 1962, that Communist Party (CP) members in the New York City area have been solicited to support activities of the NYCAHUAC during attendance at CP club meetings. On May 6, 1953, the first source advised that the NYCAHUAC continues to function from its office at 150 West 34th Street, New York City, New York.
NY1°O 786397. —SEGREF— 1. APPENDIX TEACHERS UNION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK The 1942 report of the New York State Legislative Subcommittee investigating the Public Education System in New York City (Rapp Coudert Committee), page 178, stated in substance the following regarding the Teachers Union of the City of New York (TU): "The history of the Communist movement in the New York City school system is primarily the history of the so-called Teachers Union of the City of New York, formerly Local 5 of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and of its subsidiary, the College Teachers Union, formerly Local 537 of the American Federation of Teachers, which was founded by Local 5 in 1938." The Communists began infil- trating Local 5 in the 1920's and by 1935, were in complete control. In 1941, AFT revoked the charters of Locals 5 and 537 on the grounds that these locals were under the "control of the Communist Party and had consistently engaged in prac- tices inimical to democracy." Dr. ABRAHAM LEFKOWITZ of the Teachers Guild, presently deceased, advised in August, 1955, that after the revocation of TU's charter, it acted as an independent union until 1943, when it became affiliated with the State, County, and Municipal Workers of America, CIO. According to an article appearing in the "New York World Telegram" of June 11, 1946, the State, County, and Municipal Workers of America and the United Federal Workers, both CIO, consolidated in April, 1946, to form the United Public Workers of America (UPWA). The "Directory of National and International Labor Unions in the United States 1955," pages 3 and 4, reflects that UPWA disbanded in February, 1953, after being expelled from the CIO on charges of Communist domination. The "Daily Worker," a former East Coast Communist daily newspaper which suspended publication January 13, 1958, in its issue of February 16, 1953, page 2, column 5, noted that TU had announced it would henceforth be an independent organization of teachers and had ended its affiliation with the UPWA. Docld:32989474 Page 82
NY1CO 78633 SECRET 2. APPENDIX ee TEACHERS UNION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK JOHN LAUTNER, former National Functionary of the Communist Party, United States of America, until his expul- sion from the Communist Party in 1950, on January 6, 1954, advised that he has known the TU of New York City to have been under the control of the Communist Party since the middle 1930's, He knows the top leaders of the TU, ABRAHAM LEDERMAN, President, and ROSE V, RUSSELL, Legislative Representative, as having been devoted Communist Party members as of the time he left the Communist Party. The "New York Teachers News," (TN), official news- paper of the TU on October 12, 1963, reported the death of ABRAHAM LEDERMAN on October 3, 1963, and that ROSE RUSSELL continued as a TU official. TN, in its issue of January 18, 1964, carried an ; announcement entitled, "We Say Farewell." It reported TN would cease publication with this issue. It also noted that on January 17, 1964, TU would end its function as a union, The same edition of the newspaper indicated TU was located at 206 West 15th Street, New York 11, New York. 54922 Docld:32989474 Page 83
100 78683 _ creo iW tho APPENDIX wbaecens WORLD PARTY On April 17, 1959, a confidential source advised that on February 12, 1959, a Socialist Workers Party (SWP) minority group, under the leadership of National Committee member, SAM BALLAN, split from the SWP. | The source stated that this minority group, referred to as the Marcyites, after many years of program and policy differences on varied issues concerning tactics and interpretation of political events, split from the SWP on the grounds that the Party was liquidating itself by departing from the Marxist precepts of LEON TROTSKY and recreating from the fight for the world socialist revolution, * The final issue which ultimately forced the split was the minority's opposition to the SWP regroupment policy which involved cooperation with the Communist Party (CP) periphery ~ incividuals characterized by the minority as petty - bourgeois, The minority prograins according to the source, adtocates unconditional defense of the Soviet Union and has as its goal the building of a revolutionary party with a complete proletarian orientation for the purpose of loverthrowing capitalism in the United States and thvoughout the world. On May 12, 1960, the source advised that this miriority group had chosen the name Workers World Party. Gn May 6, 1963, a second confidential source stated that the headquars ers of the Workers World Party were located at 46 West 2lst Street, New York, New York. | The SWP and the CP have been designated pursuant to Executive Order 10450.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION New York, New York In Reply, Please Refer to March 16,1964 File No. Isidore Gibby Needleman Title Character Internal Security-R Internal Security Act of 1950 Reference is made to the report of Special Agent Victor A. Lemaitre, dated and captioned as above, at New York, { ' All sources, except any listed below, whose identities are concealed in this report have furnished pertable information in the past. / P ik) ; [ew York T-6, New York T-10 and New York a-15 [RUM { were in a-position to furnish reliable information. qhis document .contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. HW 549992 Docld: 827969474 Page F454
FD-263 (Rev. 5-1-59) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION REPORTING OFFICE, OFFICE OF ORIGIN INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD 16/64 - Bfeh/64 REPORT MADE BY r VICTOR A. LEMAITRE CHARACTER OF CASE TITLE OF CASE ISIDORE GIBBY NEEDLEMAN 30-09 Is - R; Isa, 1950 ADMINISTRATIVE The agents whe observed OLGA and ‘PHILIP FIELD in contact with SAM CARR, as set out in the characterizations ef OLGA and PHILIP FIELD, were SAS JOHN B. SIMMONS and WILLIAM G. O'DONNELL. (a) In ordex,to conceal the identities fa T-1, NY m2, and NY n-3[further, the exacf dates on which infor-li/ mation was received from these sourceg have nat been | invariably set out. CLASSIFIED gy: Vol S ‘Se 4 oft ‘DECLASSIEY. ON: ,/4* OADR — won 4 SPECIAL AGENT APPROVED ; | f RGE La) DO NOY WRITE IN SPACES BELOW COPIES MADE: , A Lye Y ~Bureau 100-341652) RM) UpoBur aut {200-7863 vr {3 1-100-78633 "4. 1004315143) Qu 4ef ly 5A 7903 RED oka cuss By'S AGES hen tes / ’ 99 i BIRY GN: ROX A col 43, / Rissemination Record of Attached Reno A Yy & § Notations Y Nets S isoner 10, U3) 7 ¢—_—_ lu ae How ‘Fwd, ae a Date of Cclagsiit cation) Phaaliate a fe ayy ' HW 54922 DBocld: 32989474 Page 66
[, HW 54922 Docld:32989474 Page a7 NY 100~78633 ADMINISTRATIVE (Cont'd) The following information is not being included in the details of this report because of the sensitivity of bhe sources involved and the nature of the information self: Passports On December 17, 1963, NY 3401-S* advised that JOSEPH FORER informed NEEDLEMAN that he had nothing new to report concerning the NEEDLEMAN passports. The informant related that NEEDLEMAN promised FORER to send him a draft of an affidavit containing detailed reasons for needing a passport. FORER offered to charge NEEDLEMAN only for expenses but NEEDLEMAN said he was going to send him (3 W/ H check for $100.00. FORER told him to make it $50.00 Communist Party Activity On January 4, 1964, NY 694-S* advised that GUS HALL had decided that because of NEEDLEMAN's present physical condition, LENA SCHERER, instead of NEEDLEMAN, should hence- |), Q) forth give DANNY RUBIN money intended for CP, USA youth wok JAD On January 17, 1964, the same informant advised - that NEEDLEMAN gave to ISADORE WOFSY $1,000.00, which was a contribution to the CP, USA from DOR SMITH, former wife of Senator PAUL DOUGLAS of Illinois Communist Party Front Organizations On December 17, 1963, NY 3401-S* related that NEEDLEMAN congratulated JOSEPH FORER on the reversal by the Court of Appeals of sanctions imposed upon the CP, USA, for failure to register, FORER pointed out that he had lost the appeal of a registration order issued to the American Committee for Protection of Foreign Born. FORER said there fur a wee Was not much life left in this organization, and that he doubted that resources were available to continue the case COVER PAGE -Be- SECRET
! i \ (a 54922 Docld: 32969474 Page 36 NY 100-78633 ADMINISTRATIVE (Cont'd) [ices oomna of W/ On January 15, 1964, NY 3225-S* reported that JACOB CHILDS visited NEEDLEMAN's office that day and mentioned that JACK COWAN, who was denied admittance to to the United States a couple of years ago, is very anxious to come to the United States. CHILDS indicated that COWAN would be willing to put up $5,000.00, which NEEDLEMAN could have, if NEEDLEMAN could get him into the United States in such a way that he would not have to come as a witness, or sign any affidavits. COWAN, according to CHILDS, wanted ad to come to the United States as a law abiding businessman NEEDLEMAN asked whether COWAN was a CP member. CHILDS said he was not. CHILDS mentioned that COWAN is the head of a non-communist Jewish organization. (£ a / CHILDS inquired whether FORER and REIN, Washington, D.C, attorneys, could do anything. NEEDLEMAN replied that they would require all the information 4j CHILDS decided that the matter could wait u ee the status of the CP registration case was clarified. f NEEDLEMAN then discussed with CHILDS the pésition of the CP, USA as regards certain organizations. He mentioned having recently given (raised ?) $100.00 (possibly to the Citizens Committee for Constitutional Liberties), not knowing that M{RTAM FRIEDLANDER did not enjoy the support uf of the organization (CP ?). CHILDS promised that GUS HALL would give NEEDLEMAN a list of acceptable organizations. \ CHILDS then indicated that GUS HALL was annoyed with the firm of Wolf, Popper and Company because they had failed to understand that a substantial contribution they had made was not a oke-shot proposition but was expected of them every year.(3 il COVER PAGE ~~ _SEGRET
| | HW 54922 NY 100-78633 ADMINISTRATIVE (Cont'd) CHILDS told NEEDLEMAN that until his health improved he (NEEDLEMAN) would relieved of handling money to be paid to DANNY RUBIN, The informant was under the impression that the problem of setting up a system of communication between NZEDLEMAN/Jand the SEBORER brothers in Russia was also dis- cussed, Ni) \ According to NY 3225-S*, NEEDLEMAN gave CHILDS some letters from JACOB and ROSE ROVINSKY, possibly to show to GUS HALL, Wi wf On thts ceccasion CHILDS asked whether NEEDLEMAN knew JACK PERRY in London. NEEDLEMAN did not know this individual but had heard of him as a "big shot" busigessman. CHILDS said PERRY is a close friend of JACK COWAN.(, a/ NEEDLEMAN subsequently introduced SAM BARD to CHILDS and mentioned that BARD wanted to go into a business, CHILDS stated it was not a simple matter, but that in a few weeks someone would be coming down (from Canada ?) and they could then see what was wwastaplen(X u ) Wi On Deéember 23, 1963, an anonymous source of the NYO advised that NEEDLEMAN was the recipient of an unsigned letter from JACK ROVINSKY, dated December 11, 1963 (at Peking, China). ROVINSKY enclosed a summary of an article which had appeared in the Chinese monthly literary journal "Wen Yi Pao." This article criticized modern revisionist art and particularly the Soviet film director G. CHUKHRAL in connection with some\¢@f his statements and some of the films directed by him. zack ROvINSKY | In this letter ROVINSKY stated that he sti11l considered "Ballad of a>Soldier" a fine, sensitive, worth- while anti-war story .Y W) COVER PAGE -D- SeGREL: _ _ oo _ 5 | Docld: 32989474 Page 689
' HW 54922 DBocld:32989474 Page 90 oe > f NY 100-78633 ADMINISTRATIVE (Cont'd) On January 17, 1964, an anonymous source of the NYO reported that JACK ROVINSKY wrote NEBDLEMAN an unsigned letter dated January 5, 1964 (at Peking, China) acknowledging 1583-A(d a@ communication from NEEDLEMAN dated December 18, 1963.6 ‘ ROVINSKY indicated that he { and his family) expected to leave China by the end of July or sometime in August, 1964, although he had a two year leave of absence (from Cuba), which under certain circumstances could be extended to three years. He stated that he had signed a one year contract (with the Chinese) and that he pretty much expected not to renew it. Since he had leave of absence, he thought he would like to have the experience of working in another socialist country. ROVINSKY told NEEDLEMAN that there was a fundamental difference between those who are "invited" to work in a given country, and those that are not "invited" but come on their own. He stated that this difference applied to the level of the work, classification, and pay, and was not necessarily precicated on individual capabilities. For this reason, ROVINSEZY said he would prefer tO go to another country on the basis of an "invitation. "“(W{y) ROVINSKY suggested that working in the Soviet Union would probably provide the sharpest contrast, but work in some other country might prove equally interesting. He indicated that his wife had been teaching English on a university level, and that he had been working as an “expert” in the English lanszuage an iso coiling some translation work from Spanish into English. ey ROVINSKY ended by saying that he would welcome any ideas or suggestions NEEDLEMAN might have. <\ On January 23, 1964, the same source reported that JACK ROVINSKY wrote NEEDLEMAN an undatec and unsigned note acknowledging receinot of NEEDLEMAN's letter of wf x December 26, 1963. In this communieatioa ROVINSKY sta that he had told "EPpy" (EPSTEIN 2?) that NEEDLEMAN had COVER PAGE ~~ ~ _SEGRET™
1 HW 54922 NY 100-78633 ADMINISTRATIVE (Cont'd) acknowledged regards received from “EPPY" via London. ROVINSXY remarked that he runs into "EPPY" more frequently than he does into FRANK (COE ?). He added that he had seen FRANK at the New Year's dinner, that is given for foreign "experts" and their fomtiies. (GUY) \ [ tne SEBORER Brothers Ww In January, 1964, NY 694-S* advised that on January 1, 1964, TIM BUCK, Chairman of the Canadian CP, advised him that while he was in Moscow during the summer of 1963, NEEDLEMAN had been there too. BUCK related that both he and NEEDLEMAN had been invited to an "exciting party” which BUCK was unable to attend because of a previous appointment, but which NSEDLEMAN did attend and subsequently described to BUCK, The party was given by ARTHUR ADAMS and his wife, DORCTHY, in their apaytment in Moscow. ‘The SEEBONER brothers were also present. « NEEDLEMAN told BUCK that ADAMS is 77 years old, is in complete retirement, and enjoys the privileges o n honered individual, with the rank of an Army Colonel. fy BUCK was suroris that NEEDLEMAN knew ADAMS as well as he apparently did. On January 8, 1964, NY 1286-S* advised that LOUISE PATTERSON informed NEEDLEMEN that her daughter had written that she had straightened out the matt of the eyeglasses (for the SEBORER brothers in Moscow). Information regarding contacts of NEEDLEMAN has been dissemineted to the appropriate individual case files. This information has been carefully considered along with ovcher data already contained in such files and wherever necessary additional investigation is being conducted. COVER PAGE -F. —a=enep “STN woo DoclId: 329689474 Page 91
. HW 54922 NY 100-78633 INFORMANTS (Cont'd) Identity of Source File Number Where Located NY T-9 [ConPidentiar Mailbox 1( av) 100-10769-1B659 0 ox AS NY T-10 JOSEPH TYSLIAVA 100~20241 412 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, NY (Request) NY T-11 LOUIS F. BUDENZ To characterize: (Request) LEONARD BOUDIN 100-68223 SAM NEUBURGER 100-98924 ANNETTE RUBINSTEIN 62-8988 WILLIAM L. SPANDARD 2100-18430 NY é9-$¥] Xu 499 NY T HARRY el p (Ww) } ars4-aa8s (ontesead AY mes, 1537-S*) x W COVER PAGE -H- Docld: 32989474 Page 93
NY 100-78633 , INFORMANTS (Cont'd) dentity of Source File Number Where Located NY T-17 BELLA V. DODD To characterize: (Request ) BLANCH FREEDMAN 100~102359 RUSS NIXON 100-90750 PAUL ROSS 100~93787 MAX SEBORER 100-118948 ‘CELIA ZITRON 100-1944 NY T-18 [NY 388-s*|/ wou T-19 SORITA PUEBLA 100-123034 Office Manager Hecla Press 225 Varick St. NYC (Request) ROME'S) 100-57446=4 p. 1 NY T-21 [ee 582h-S% NY T-22 fy 1196-54] ( im NY T-23 "KAN" ca 15-S) File unknown (Deceased) NY T-2 (iY 394-8 AY 100-112768 NY T-25 WY 751-5* Ci SAS COVER PAGE - Tt. SECRE HW 54922 DBocld:32999474 Page 94
SSREF- NY 100-78633 INFORMANTS (Cont'd) Identity of Source NY T-26 NATHANIEL GOLDSTEIN Former NYS AG 6/26/52 letter to Director, r File Number Where Located 100-80675-1B1134 NY T~27 NY sly (PSr) 100-144252 NY T-28 [EA 3522-$] e (Cu 100-141252 NY T-29 BU 123-S 134-L4A-1115 (Buffalo) . kl a Former NH 281-S 66-3145-2 (New Haven) (Request) -32 Former CSNY 301-3] au 100-26603-14883 NY T-33 osiy 1 105-18690 WE T.3h CSNY 1990-S 105-18009 NEW YORK ee em ert RLM ET AT NEW YORK, NEW YORK. 1. Will continue to ascertain NEEDLEMAN'Ts activities and to identify his contacts. COVER PAGE y -d= RW 54922 Docld: 32989474 Page 95
oa € NY 100-78633 SECRE! LEADS (Cont'd) 2. Will continue to monitor NEEDLEMAN's accounts at the Amalgamated Bank, New York City, and to report pertinent details. COVER PAGE -K- SECRET ec 54922 Docld: 32969474 Page 96
NY 100-78633 ~~ SECRET Ll. px] Subject's name is included in the Security Index. 2. The data appearing on the Security Index card are current. 13. Changes on the Security Index card are necessary and Form FD-122 has been submitted to the Bureau. A suitable photograph [fx] is [(] is not available. Subject is employed in a key facility and -is charged with security responsibility. Interested agencies are This report is classified ConPidenti a1. because (state reason) amndue disclosure of information furnished by |NY T-1, NY T-2, and NY tiluientYT compromise these sensitive and productive sourdes, ) De ‘ Of Ub 7. [[] Subject previously interviewed (dates) [_] Subject was not reinterviewed because (state reason) and a letter has been directed to the Bureau recommending cancellation of the Security Index card. 9. ra This case has been re-evaluated in the light of the Security Index criteria and it continues to fall within such criteria because (state reason) subject continues to participate in the affairs of OP front organi- gations and to hold revolutionary beliefs. He is suspected of espionage activity and is therefore ; considered a dangerous individual likely to commit y inimical acts. P [_] This case no longer meets the Security Index criteria 9 10. Fy] Subject's SI card Gl is (—] is not tabbed Detcom. Subject's activitie [sz] do [] do not warrant Detcom Xd Foi tabbing. COVER PAGE -L%— DCU 54922 Docld: 32989474 Page 9?