JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information Date: §/27/201 Peleased under the John AGENCY: FBI Kennedy RECORD NUMBER: — 124-90146-10110 Assassination Records . OoOllection Act of 1992 RECORD SERIES: HQ (44 USC 2107 Note). asex#:NW 56629 Date: AGENCY FILENUMBER: — 105-93072-132 THRU 135 P4—13—-2018 Document Information ORIGINATOR: — FBI FROM: NY TO: . HQ TITLE: DATE: — 12/15/1965 “PAGES: 8 ~ SUBJECTS: RICHARD THOMAS GIBSON DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Secret RESTRICTIONS: Not Assassination Related CURRENT STATUS: — Withhold DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 12/09/1998 _ OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE K COMMENTS : v9.1 HW 56329 Bocld: 32339276 INC 4 MEMO Page 1
' “yr ad ee a Z —— a . toe . - eo ete SECRET _ ie f , Le ) cee BY BEATSOR , «t-te cm men, po , 1 «+ Liaison Bate: Uarch 7,. 1966 1 - Mr. Shackelford Fos . Director 7 4 Central Intelligence Agency . a . . oO Be attention: Beputy Director, Plans a Prom: John Edgar Heover, Binector (i RAD DECAL, ORGAIEZAT TONS 0D GC Richard “Yhamas \ Reference is made te your letter of Fopraiey is, 1966, captioned as above, your reference CSCI - a See de Pp, { & \ Wes ot Hnelesed are two eepies of reports ef this Bureau entitied “Revolutionary Action Movement, Internal Security - Revolutionary Action Novememt" dated December @, 1965, and \ "Progressive Labor Party, Taternal Security < Progressive a y Labor Party” dated Peoruary 7, 1966, respectively. x Vary Information available to this Bureau at this time | gould indicate the Revolutionary Action Movement and. i Progressive Labor Party are mest suited te your stated purpose ef iavelving Sugar in radical organizations and black nationalist groups. While se rester or mailing list is available concerning the Revolutionary Action Meveaest, the. a enclosed renert of that Geption sete forth current activities 2 of gersons in that group] @ Possibly, the Pro¢ressi. the best vehicle for your parpose due 1 to ‘the ‘radical orienta. tion end Rize of this greup. The eacliesed Progressive i Party report sets forth ecugrprt ; Euclosures (2) gt 105-930 Lk, DeLokh RLS: ‘deb a Mohr Wick Casper 2684. "(Revolutionary Action Movement) ~——,, reat 41..(Progressive Labor Party) ve t \ wart 68 _ SEE NOTE PAGE 2. MAIL noomL_] TELETYPE UNIT tL_] | 56629 Docld: 32339276 Page 2
! ; a e . . A\y a Bo of 6 C) : - “Spcrer Director "i Central Intelligence Agency NOTE: ne PREVIOVE Ly The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) requested information concerning radical organizations and black nationalist group$“Wifich their informant, Sugar, a Negro expatriate living in England, could affiliate himself as an informant. Sugar was previously active in pro-Castro groups and had an unsavory reputation. He offered his services to the Bureau, for money, and was.turned down. CIA has since been operating him This letter is classified “Secret” as referenced CIA Letter, containing: information concerning Sugar, is BO classified. ‘\ SECRET | HW 56629 Docld: 32339276 Page 3
o a, Vy TO: Director nN a Federal Bureau of Investigatden \N SECRET o “we ‘ «aM (OENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGEN( ) , WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505 ens Thors Midis) 18 FEB 1966 Ln) Attention: Mr. S. Js ° Papiclt FROM: Deputy, Director for Plans “ ; . woo ee i pais : — — ° Fi; bf SUBJECT: ‘SUGAR's. Involvement with American Radical Organizations Richa ra Thames rhs 1. This memorandum requests your Agency's comments, on a priority basis, relative to improving the operational capabilities of SUGAR, a source of this Agency known to you, whose reporting on expatriate American leftist personalities , we are forwarding on a continuing basis. ! MY ab ~ 43% ' | 2. Despite our hopes and his efforts, SUGAR was unable to obtain an invitation to the Tri-Continental Conference recently held in Havana, which was a target for collection by this Agency. It is our belief that. SUGAR's reputation of being pro-Chinese was responsible for his exclusion. In . discussing this problem with important pro-Chinese communist personalities in - i Europe recently, the' latter suggested that his ability to secure access to: ‘such meetings would be considerably enhanced if he could obtain a "orass-roots" base: or connection in the United States which he could represent. .In reporting*- this suggestion--which strikes us as valid--SUGAR speculated on the. possibility: that he might attempt to become the European "representative" of the Revolutionary Action Movement (RAM) an American organization of which he Imows little but which seems, from what he does know, to be consistent in its outlook f with his ostensible political orientation. 38 /3BS trincontay > FILED TH 3. In this connection, we would very much appreciate receiving any information you possess on RAM, its structure, personalities and membership. ; We would welcome particularly, any mailing list or address roster of this é organization which might be passed c to SUGAR without compromiseto sect pity, fi ons cerations ° a ¥ i GSE! 316 DDS Hf -— bb lo> 73.9 Tat we Ne Vemelte, , Cre} edo MD 5 MOR 9 1966 & Cert, cecil LF onesie pod XY oO @ oe \ ALL FBI INFORMATION CONTAtyA HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED ee “a Ld 5 suit ; AW 56629 Docld: 32339276 Page 4
aan 7 4. Most of all, we would welcome your comments on this general problem, given your Agency's broad knowledge of such organizations as RAM in this country. As a negro expatriate with pretended pro-Chicom sympathies, SUGAR has also cultivated a reputation for sympathy toward the admittedly vague and divérse manifestations of "black nationalism", and toward such personalities as Robert Williams who embody it. We would be most interested in receiving ~+ both your comments on this general movement of opinion in the United States, and your deseriptions of the organizations associated with it which could enable us to provide information and guidance to SUGAR for developing an association which would increase his operational access and effectiveness. CSCI-316 /00844-66 |W 56829 Docld:32339278 Page 5
1 - Liaison 1 ~- My. Mack 1 - Mr. Mullins 1 ~ Mer. UcNir? BY cen AND prey Dates Baweh 2, 1966 Toz Director ' Central fatolitgence ti f ery ‘ hi Deputy ' Diveator, Plans . asit ve “ | . ALL INFORMATION se co Pron: Yona gee Hoover, toe HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED. EXCE: | . WHERE nia Ya OT HER wa i Subject: Ao ey t a Retevence is mide. 0 your dother of Pele a 7 3 ie fe . 1866, captioned David Davigdowicz, your vreforerce By GATT |: “. @ser2an¢/o08e5. Pifscihed by QDR MRCIGATT. - . Declassity OR OACR . TRS BBs as to advise that ‘the publdcation "Trogressive et Later" 2¢ Diaenthiy magazine oublished by the Progressive Labor Farty, | aist-Leninist orgagisation which. Genoratiy > Chinese communist Lime. neiivg ds bed, hag made , Office wogarding the identity of | and you will be advieed concerning bt wereipt of the answer to our inquiry.” ; the reputation whieh Sugar enjoys among. is Buvesu has not dev evaluating nis potential. Aa ~- New York (Enclosure) 2 : 105-93072 (Richard Thomas tbson) sco meoeioaeinaie = NOT RECORDED 495 MAR 4 1966 (Cxrmemecrenmnemerery —termertute nmarminn mRNA AR SEE NOTE PAGE TWO f HW 56329 DBocld:32339276 Page 6
CJ exons : éi Director Central Intelligence Agency NOTE FoR Sac, NEW YORK: Enclosed for your information is one copy of referenced CIA letter @lassified “Secret.” Sugar is the CIA code name for Richard Thomas Gibson (New York file 105-42387), a Séeurity Index (SI) subject of your office. The identity of Sugar is to be carefully protected and is not to be carried An, communication going outside the Bureau. You should immediately ascertain - ths + entity of: David Davidowié= and furnish the Bureau in letterhead memorandum form suitable for dissemination 411 available infornation | concerning him. If it is determined that Davidewies is not an alias ef a current SI subject, . you should initiate an SM ~ C type investigation concerning him in accordance with instructions set forth in the Manual ‘of Instructions, Section 87D. The results of this investigation should be submitted in —_ report form along with your recombendation as to whether or My Nb ow, not this individual should be included on the Security Index, (iL) a Bureau indices. contain ne identifiable subversive woh OY references to David Davidewiez. It is noted, ever, that Ma J one S. Davidowiez, an alias of Charles Rosen, New York file ~ Ww : 100-138281, an SI subject of your ‘office, was in October, 1965,, listed as Managing Editor of the. ‘publication, ‘*Propressive Labor. "(¥ ) NOTE: Prior to 1962 when he left the United States ‘to live in Bfrica and Eurepe, Sugar, who is currently residing in England, had been active 4 in pro-Castro groups and had a very unsavory | reputation. He had previously asked the Bureau, fer the purpose of obtaining money, to become an FSI infernant and when turned down, he offered his services te CIA and they have since been Operating him. There were. rumors im radical circles at the time he left the United States that he was a. “Government Spy" but we have received nothing recent concerning this and it would appear thet he is no ol discussed in subversive circles in this si eotintry . o This - letter is classified "Sygret" as referenced CIA Letter, sontainins sntoraation concerning Sugar, is so ic ied, SECRET ij ; HW 56629 Docld:32339276 Page fF
E AGENCIES 2 ry APRROPRIA Tolson DeLoach Mohr Casper Callahan Conrad Felt ‘Rosen Sullivan Taveyet # Holmes . Gandy anne la | HW 56829 ig as -f & ~ — eePl gar Gale ___ acia yey oy eye ot, i Trotter Lt ue Wick7_ )/ Tele, Room —— r : - Pa : | ' L j ) = te St eye —— = — tee ae = a — ee a ee ee eee ce ae bao ch: tata “ 2 cm oe sag tye ‘a en oo ee ee ee ee tee pa te whet SAC, New York €105-~42387) | SECRET 1-95-66 Director, FBI (105-93072) ALU (MFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN 1S UNSLASS FIED EXCEPT WHERE SHOWN Q7HESWISE, RICHARD THOMAS GIBSON Is - cupa - ‘ReBulet 11-15-65 and urlet 12-15-65. \ a Bureau has now reviewed subject's entire file and\ despite his apparent close cooperation with CIA, Hoes(S) not believe he should be removed from the Security Index until at least one year after he ostensibly began\to cooperate with CIA.“]fhus, in the absence of any a tionaXS) boo subversive data which has not been reported and since his “~ i. case has been thoroughly reviewed by your office and the |. Bureau, you may forego submission of the yearly status letter which is due this month and should set up a tickler DD ‘ to advise the Bureau during May, 1966, of status of : subject's file. At that time, recommendations concerning his removal from the Security Index may also be submitted. x af? RAM: bjs (4) a 5 NOTE: Subject was formerly head of the Fair Play for Kk Cuba Committee and is known to be a shifty and vacillating character. Director's approval to continue him on Security Index.was obtained on 5-27-65 despite fact we had been told by CIA that he is now cooperating with it. ° We have received various items from CIA since which or, it “ that subject providing data regularly to CIA However, it S is believed we should wait at least one year prior to _ removing him from the Security Index. a ose JAG 4 comM-FEH ry, OA an eP MAIL ROOM TELETYPE UNIT Doclda: 323392768 Page 6
TO FROM SUBJECT: if | AW 56829 Bea 7 8 OPTIONAL FORM NO.‘ 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPR (41 CFR) TIOI~11.6 UNITED s TA’ TES GO INMENT T Memorandum. ———--— DIRECTOR, FBI (105-9372) pass: EG 15 1965 ‘ ett bw SAC, NEW YORK (205- 42387) o RICHARD THOMAS GIBSON —— IS - CUBA ReBulet 11/15/65. we A review of subject's case file reflects that all pertinent information concerning GIBSON has been ms furnished to the Bureau in _ form suitable for dissemination. Lo m4 , ' i i 1 \ ‘ ' \ ; e ne 05-9 3073 Af3a { 3 DEC 20 1965 fo2dpureau (RM) +t MATION CONTATHED “l-New York “PR BIE LS OE UA 5S 8 JEH:caa pip (3) Doclda: 323392768 Page 9