104-10071-10004 CGAMENTS (Number each comment to.show from whom 1 to whom. Drew @ ling across column after eecs comment} OUTING AND RECORD SHEET | S J SUBLECT. iC prone!) ~ i a i Ci Biographic Summary on: Howard SINN (291-7 98730) | : : } war age . « ee oo . i =3 N83 (rewrite of one dated Cif/OP RCOber P A837 [pate A9 Jaly 139673 ; 1 70: [OFicer designation, room number, oad i i building} ! : H a Prepared by: | CI STAFF INTERNAL USE ONLY Distribution: i 10. 1 - Subject's file | 1 ~ CI Task Group Biographic it. | ° Summaries AE SRN Ch PCAN BEE RAE PM NN BANA TDL RELL SSIES FETE MA TARE PSE ARE NON, 1 BER Orig. for Final Report Typin, EX Chrono CI STAFF INTERNAL USE ONLY eres ATA use rreascy , EO} asad re ror STO SEASSSE] SECRET a CONFIDENTIAL teem (OE UNCLASSLELES
14-00000 - a a en =“ HOST ATE Gt EX-LUES (iF Suh  | 26 ‘SUBJECT: ZINN, Bower a 201-1981 30) pe . de , Bowax bales ame is en svteor | of the Radice) Kéucetion Project. and @ contributor to Ramparts magazine . _ Born 24 fugust 1gcc in New York, Hew York, 22RD is @ professor and an author. Ee is tac son of Edward _ (DPdE:... 1899, éustria) end Jennie Zim (DPOB: 1695, Russie), nes RABINOWLIZ, and the brother af Jerry orNES Subject was married to Roslyn ZIRY (DPOB: 2 Deceuber 1922, few York City), hee: SCHECHIER on 30 Octobor | (AS4.. He was issued passport number F255669 on 26 april 1965 at Boston : - ; oH fs educational end euploynent, history are as follcss: Education: | _ 4 Bah 9 Bsw York. University, 19513 «Hehe, Columbia University, 19523 Ph.D., Columbia University, 1958. - Upsala Callege, East Orange, Rew Jersey, 1953-1956; . Lecturex in history, Brooklyn College, 1955-1956; Chsirman, Departaent of History, Social Scicne-, | Professor, Spelman College, Atlante, Cearg reargia, 1956-1963; Fellow, Herverd University Center for East Asian Studies _ 1966-1961;
14-00000 - »e SE ¢ Associate Professor of Government, Boston University, 1964-55. » EERE served in the U.S. Army Air Force from 1943 to 1945... Be is presently &6 advisor of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Coamittes (Succ) and is the author of SHCC: The Rew Abolitionists; ‘the Southern Mystigue; ie Guardia In Congress; and an article in the December 1956 issue of Raupevis entitled "Of Fish end Fishersea." .ZIME resides ce 24 George Street, Newton, Massachusetts, and bis business address is 235 2. According to reports Irom the FRI, CERN is « former member af. the Commuiat Party who is presently involved with several leftist and/ar pacifist organizations. In April 1966, ZIRG was & sponsor of 4 Hew York _ City testimonial dimer honering Herbert: APTHERER aud the second eaniversery of the American Institute for Marxist Studies (AIsS) (described by an FBI source Sa & Communist Party arganiestion). - Be was listed in the “Ale" | Rewale téer as - ‘the featured spesker for the. {th seasion, 3 May 1967, of-« seminar on “Murxiam end Contemporary Problems held at Rarverd University. ‘The sexinar was sponsored by AIMS end Students for a Deaseratic Society (625). nT 1965, ZIM ottended a teach-in at Western Reserve University, supperted. the Bovesiber Peart Mobilication, aerved &s & sponsor ef the scenber Rational Student Anti-War Por] ey in Céicago, ettemied < =a . peace conference in dex with Protessor Muxray LEVEE, end denounced U.5. policy and “bartels very" in Vietnem iu eppeurances at Herverd enc Boston Universities Guviug Which ZINN stated thet the U.S. was the mein ageressar in Vietmaa, In Rel: 7 2966 5, ZIRE wac 2 sponser OF the Alewarrior Defense Comsitcses, an otcundzation formed to publicizs ant provids funds for ta: E < . ‘every
14-00000 dégad defense Of Dr. Neville ALEXANIOR end bie assoctetes whe were con- victed of crims against the government of South Africa. (She Alemamisy Defense Commitice was ordered by the U.S. Department ef Justice te register ao an agent or & fercicn principal. Card SGLESEY, CG-Chaireei of the Defense Cocmaittes, is alsa & member Gf the Implenentetion Comeittes of tie Radical Edveation Freject. ) | | | —_ Au FEI source advised thet on 26 May 1966, @ meting: af the Boston, Hassochusetis Socialis: Workers Party (seP, clied by tbs éttoracy General; & called as & memorial te Leo BERNARD, & SYP member assissioated Detroit on 16 tay 1966. Aw this meeting, e letter was reed trou EIN in which he stated st the: urder or BERRARD was tue result of the mps2t the: ‘comic? . “ | tdeology that ZIRE deecrtbed ae popular in the United Stetes. Tn edtttion, the 13 dune 1966 isone cf fhe Militant, weekly newepaper of the SUP, Printed e letter fron ZTHH in connection with « memorisl for BERHARD ta which SIEN stated that BEREARD was ® Victim cf the “fencti Zend. entdcommmian witch bas been £0 deep < pert of the psycholocy af this. _Seantry for & Jone tus. oo . . . _ During 19ET oORE spoke at sany enti-Vietuan wer functions. “Ghese "3D Are3E o an anti-Viemem relly, belé ot HE “25 Apréi ‘a meeting of the Spring obit astion  Comitice to Eni the war in 1 (SarEwy ) j, Bela in Rew Xork ¢ Clin, fe ae a rr ae 3 ye cms Wee GS cae > Vietaam Summer “Pees as « ¢, Pvt, irre iit aie
14-00000. fave (a6 Getousr | . & public anti~drart proies® demonstration, held in Boston. Massachusertis 3 @h Rovemser 7 vB an anvi-Vaetnen wer lectix: eure, . hela in in Brockvon, Massachusstis * - a Was Giso one of the _SMCERYV Gelegates “ho demenied hd see ‘the President of th: Unit ced, Stat Leb 5 on ? iey 1957 3 concerning the Vietnac wae Werg ax during 1966 he was repariediy 2 meaber of the Netdonel Mocilizs~ tion Committe to End the war in Vietnan. In . Deces oD > 1967 ZINE end Erocet F. YGORS, Aseistant Professor of Eistary ‘et Dex n College Gy were Anvelved in the defection in weapan of four us Rew -gallors fron the airerart carrier Intre Inere epic. EL, accordin tos foes report, reeaivedd a ‘telephoas call Pros. Yoshtyukt TSURUEC, & sce ~ ber of Bensiren, y. y the apenese, Peas se-for Wietuan Committee, who advised zn 4 teen’ “the sailors bad approached Beheiren fee nelp. (Zi had reportedly epoxen ey anti-VYiet ease war reliies in Jepan dering the summer of f 1966 and was know: to have + given support to ‘the Bebeiren aove~ ment. oe the ¢ celine asked san tO Bugpest the mame: of a , representative of the US peace maveunnt who Would be willing to trevell to to Tokya end act as_ en observer ia the CAKe - ZEN recommended vOURiC ty WhO agreed xo rast te trip after having been telepons by orn. yours arrived in Tokyo on & Hoveriber 1967 anc 22 gubseque ntly talked with the sailors Yor several hemes. aOR later ex a that the trin was paid tor by the Jepenese peace movereni, Lieve DELLE "toon utnny, - editor of Libsration mercecias, ot as Pog og ee a ce Bea pos A seg le le ey — a an ate ae _— soe. » ory from the Yienaas Pouce Parade Coussitie:, doviting hia te send wo Popes - sentatives te [ened for the veleoass of three Aweritean pllets. Es states C4 & ry etme
14-00000 ay akg! Ne fo. thet the twa Tepresentatives, chosen by the Committee for Support of Released Prisauers, were Rev. Daniel BERRIGAN end Prof. Howard LIS, BERRIGAN end ZINN reportedly left on 31 Jemery 1965 en routs to Copenucen, Bankok, and then to Vientiens s i608, where they were met by representatives of the International Control Commission wie arranged their Titght to Banal. C4 January 1900 the three American pilots » Morris Milier OVERLY, John David BLACK, and Paul HATHERY, were put in custedy of ZIN® and KERRIGAN by the North Vietnamese in Bano. | | ETRE Was among the signers of a statenent Which appeared in « Resist sponsored learlet entitled “Statement of Gf Support far: Benjamin SPOCK, Michoel FPERBER, Willian Bloane COFFIN, Marcus RASEZE, Mitchel i coomiaH.' « A quote, roa the: statement follows: “We stand be beside the msn who heve been indicted tor " suppor of draft resistence." 3+ fhe files of this Agency. wetieect thet ZIBM is the farmer euployer. of David WELSH who is presently connected. With the start of Ramparts magazine. In June 1966, ZINN end SKCC leader Relps FEATERSIOSS conducted a lecture tour in Japan thet wes sponsored by Beheiren, an enti- U.8. Vietnen policy organization. All of the Japanese participating in this lecture tour were reportedly leftists and/or former members of the Communist Party of Jeran, In April 1967, ZIKE was ea epeaker at the | Hew York City ral y of the Spring Mobilisation Cosmitte: to End the Wer i in Vietnam. During his Speech, ZIGN reportedly celled for acts ot ie) fit .# AS. Gleobedience to Force the United Stetes out of Vietnan, A CrRDET
14-00000: Based on: 201-7987 3008 e805 -316-05612-€7, 23 December L907 IN-b13E2, 1 February 1963; FBI GLeace Results 1 Ho. 209; Ls April 19s7 O/S Interin Report, 46 May 1967; | who's Who In Americs, VoL. 34, 1966-19 ots Los Angeles fines, 23 Hoveaber 1967; . Rew York ‘Times, 23 April 1957, pec-10116, z Merch 1968. a3 a - CLOPFIE | 26 April 1968.
14-00000- ee i cme, Hoem (coa-sem0e) - ~ Ba Both spoke et MET r Committee to End i the _. War du Vietnan sponsored teach-in on. 9 Februery 1961s _Gachridze, Massechuse tte. . Dom Pham Van Prenter (201210957) - com valid | to > ni wits in anos, whe yee,’ Hick (202826532) - ~ Both ‘spoke at an auth~drart relly, | held on 16 ‘October 198Ts. at Boston, Massachusetts. chews: | BAYDEE qhoms ‘Eemett “(201-T9779L) ~ ‘Both attended enti-Vietman press gontercnce, ‘held on’ 3 samery 1965 in Hew York City. «— = Martin Lather {201-760966) .- Both ‘spoke sg rty emmorot Oy mE ae SUCERY held on 15 April 1967 An Bew York City. :