Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotey.” DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System 5/4/2015 Date: Identification Form ; Agency Information . AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-10222-10350 RECORD SERIES : HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  100-339235-1ST NR 279 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC, NY TO: DIRECTOR, FBI . TITLE: DATE: — 11/13/1967 PAGES: 7 SUBJECTS : _ [Restricted] DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Secret ; RESTRICTIONS: 1B; 1C;4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact ‘DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 09/24/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : INC MEMO v9.1 Docld:32298574 Page 1 62
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: Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2102 Ho te }. 1 DATES AL, 14-2017 ‘ FBI 1 | ! Date: 11/13/67 \ | Transmit the following in | (Type in plaintext or code) Mis — (Priority) | ‘ \ ! oe an <->). /1/,; anne m0: CLASSIFIED BY S450 } Yn FROM: AD HOC COMMITTE “MARXIST T DIRECTOR, FBI ((200-142715) fg, SAC, 4902 NS) POR A PARTY 4. DECLASSIFY ON: 25x G2) | NEW YORK (100-1 - wa : ?, EE oo. ~LENINIST USA Re Chicago letter, 11/2/67. Docld: 32298574 Page 5 _. Uniess there is agreement on what PLP rea ally as, will be difficult to get agreement omyhat (Ene ang) policy should NALA P <— ; . oulic be toward PLE Susan Fran ) ; avi ; In re f erented Teter, Chicago suggested the U va possibility that PLe from ea rly in its history has been af i KGB Third Country operation against the Chinese. Referehced \ : Letter @lso states that when “MILT ROSEN ~ t the CPUSA, there | vas a0 evide nee that he was ideolog Sioaaiy. motivated toward We . tne Peking brand of Communism. Chicago has also used certain : inf 2010: supplied by HOMER BATES CHASE in judging PLP, ‘ and icago has held that PLP has had an a practios, e : or yp Lt r on KM arxist-Leninist theory and bracts tees ‘ . : me, New York believes that PLP has been she: pre-em Sandal yo ei © inese Communist op ty in the United States since its iony End (that Al iicy should be based upon this i? e, although [the Eec@in Statements to others could not. & this he theory that the KGB controls the PEP, or even, as tv, has an informent iin pues annot be ‘Support ved - Oy information sepplied jee oe ) ee ane Ferg ~ ; aloe 3 YeE VEG Ra REET) 214 yf ot ce ng RM ;
| Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hote;. DATE: ‘11-14-2017 . oo a a \ VO =o ~~ MILT ROSEN left the CPUSA before the Sino-Soviet spiit was as clearly defined as it is now. When he was looking for followers for his new organization, he may have tried to play down Left Wing - Right wing differences, but he has followed what it is lieved. the Chinese would~ eonsider a consistent line New York is enclosing the following material for review by the Chicago office. It is felt that this material will, in part, substantiate the conclusions arrived at by New York. — - 1, Xerox copy of New York airtel to Director, Gated 12/22/61, captioned, “Progressive Labor; IS-c", This . &irtel contains a report GUS HALL sent to Moscow in wh rich . , he states that the ROSEN group has been distributing Chinese material for a whole year and has campaigned for the immediate cissclution of the CP, (NY file 100-147372-2). e. xerox copy of New York airtel to Director, cated 1/10/62, captioned "Progressive Labor". This airtel. reports that PLP was contemplating the publication of - ) articles written by WILLIAM 2. POSTER, which defended the ‘Chinese position with regard to coexistence and the inevitability of war. (NY File 100-147372-5). 3» Report by SA CHESTER A. REILLY, dated 2/23/62, ed, "Progressive Labor”. This is the first New York report on the ROSEN Group. (WZ file 100-147372-84) . ; 4, Report of SA CHES TER A. REILLY, a ated 5/18/62, . captioned, ‘Progressive Labor". This is che’ second New ‘York : report on this group. (NY 100- 7 379- 180). Until recently, it has been anfEeceptea anc fs) ‘tive to meet with PLP. WW: OW Chicago nas cited tHe PLP ion on Soviet aid to North Vietnam and the possible enetration of PLP as reasons for stayir 26 aloof from a OO nO. 3 Si mtu. t ce fet ry e Be ~~ Ine oad 4 Ema io | Docld:3272798574 Page 6
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 3107 Hotes. DATE: 11-14-2017 , - . any - (~ wt oO - Pa : ieee : ° wvZoo-15t002 6) , New York agrees that these reasons can serve as & reeson. ee others for not meeting “BLP, but they are not ene best reasons we have for ourse ives for not meeting PLP. Cer the ANC were @ real organization Git would be hard to. } celieve so many years could pass without any contact between VE the two organizations. Even now, we are constrained to i explain to others why there has been no contact with PLP, 7 and the guestion of PLP comes up at every turn. (&) 7 . The best reason for not meeting PLP or for being ‘ os & ru @bout all meetings, is thet none of[the AHC - “ mants would ring true 2S an AHC leadeg yoo the CP nrs who know the informant. If any one of them were DoS ically identified as (an AHC leade Blinis could pose OY serious problems fto the wks) oe an ; 2ecommendation : - 7 oo ) | . Hor some time, it has been an (2ccepted AHC objective ; set with SUE FRANK, who is thought to be the ot 8 link ene Chinese. Recen tly, CHARLES LOMAN made icitated offer to introduce SUE FRANK to (auc. repre sentatives 7 comes at time when New York sources have - reported SUE has had some disput @ with MILT ROSEN over an ical matter, possibly the PLP position on Soviet aid n Vietnam. The source of this information cannot be  ; ro, ected. Since this dispute, which took place three or {j aths ago, there has been no known contact between SUE i ee Je ri tOSEN, whereas previously they were in almost ' New York recommends we encourage LOMAN to arrange | The meeting with FRANK. If he does not succeed we still 00k better than if we try. to avoid the meeting i; the: | informants meet FRANK, they can acquaint her with tne ANC 8) wxplain they seek no organizational tie with PLP for reasons clready discussed, but would like support and gui gence [tron he Chinese. This would be the same line they have uséd ith the Albanians; the Belgivws and the See) i | | -3- SEC Reh } ‘ ° | ME ~~ — ~ = : Docld: 32298574 Page 7