| Released onder ‘the Jonn F. “Kennedy Assassination, Records Collection ‘Act of T99Z (47 Ust- 107 Hotey> DATE: 11-14-2017~-, m er oe s NOR - ee — a Certs ce i ae oe ee DONRIDENTIBE ‘" . . . . _ ; ~ , . ; . - . - : ; ; [: HARRINGTON, who was away from Paris for several. | ‘months, had allowed GIBSON, who was then single and living. ‘in a hotel, the use of his apartment. Violent arguments. . took place between the two men in connection with the apartment, and GIBSON resolved to seek revenge by trying to bring. about _ the*expulsion of HARRINGTON from France, For this ‘purpose he- sent to a’ weekly American publication and to the British daily. ~ ‘the Observer", over the signature 0. HARRINGTON, violently © anti-French articles which were’ printed in these publications and were of such nature’ that they could have brought about the. expulsion of their author from France. (CY . \ , Upon being informed of the publication of these. articles of which he was not the author, HARRINGTON located proof ‘of.the very probable guilt of GIBSON and filed a complaint. Choe, The resulting investigation, which was conducted by the Police 4. t+ > Judiciaire (Criminal Police) of the Streté Nationale, quickly ° Vk Pie : 4 led to.:the confession of GIBSON, who admitted having tried to bring. about the expulsion of HARRINGTON, to whom'he apologized. , and who accepted the apology before withdrawing nis complaint.) oo Although the Agence France Presse did not so specify, We moe it appears logical that it was as a result of this incident. . that GIBSON ceased working for that agency.(C) | oo 7 The investigation in connection with the above matter, in addition to reflecting GIBSON's lack of principles,-also -~ |. developed the following additional details?(@) ; oo It was learned from a source in the Agence France Presse that GIBSON was the animator of a group for aid to - Cuba. This report confirms another, received from an American. to ‘source, to the effect that GIBSON was chairman of the New York “o's gaetion of a crypto-Communist organization called "Fair Play ~ ' for Cuba Committee" which had as its purpose agitation in-favor | of the CASTRO regime in cuba. (CV) a | or a _ -QLIVER W, HARRINGTON, the complainant in this matter, It oY AW WE pears to be identical with the American Negro, QLIVER WENDELL . (A. | aoa \WARRINGTON, reported as being left wing, if not Communist. (@) uN a ae —) fy ca Ss ~This report fits in with a portion of the statement | made to’ the French police. by GIBSON in wkich he claimed that. : j ; HARRINGTON was a\friend ofa Korean, PETE \HUYN, who was a - BN protege of CLAUDEWROURDET. (WV) — ! ad ee a es Ae kf | Docld: 32339187 Page 3
r Released under: the John Fs “Kennedy Assassination Records Collection act of 1993-(4t USC si0y Hote) = o DATE: .41- -1de20175 oy “ ; po an ; os ‘ re coe Se fa ; “Both GIBSON and - HARRINGTON have been reported as . favoring the Communist see ; The various persons interviewed ‘in connection. with . ' . this matter, including..RIGHARD- WRIGHT, — the American’ Negro” writer who recently died ;\WILLTA Megs ctl, Amey ican journalist” 4,6 with the: Agérice France-Presse, with whom “GIBSON: “Lived tor ae {| ~bineat~93s~ rte ‘Bellidrd, Paris3.and., JOHNXFLINT, another 6 fmonicen, Journalist with the Agence France “Press, with whom , “GIBSON also’ lived at 3i- Pus ae seine; ~ Paris; all took sides -f wr with HARRINGTON, praising his neutrality. They also affirmed GIBSON's neutrility, although‘ they did. not approve of his. behavior in this matter. (0) . - : GIBSON left his residence at 10. allée ‘des Pommiers, - Rosny-sous-Bois, in the latersummer of, 1958, claiming that he was returning to the United States, where his. grandmother was very seriously ill. His wife departed in the spring of (1959, after having sold their r nouse.QY - , recommen nd . .the FSI. | Docld: 32339187 Page 4