Milford chronicle., 1963-01-11

openly proved its loyalty to the
international communist cause.
It's members stood unwaveringly
opposed to our country's efforts
to stop the Soviet Unions build
|up of offensive military equip
ment in Cuba and to assure the
removal of such weapons already
there" he said.
Highlighting the FBPs accom-
Iplishments In the domestic
intelligence field were the
seizure of a cache of explosives S
equipment and the arrests of
three pro- Castro Cubans on sab
|otage conspiracy charges last
month. One of the ARE sted men
was a newly arrived Attache of
the Cuban Mission to the United
Nations. Two other members of
the Cuban Mission to the United
Nations, both protected by dip
lomatic immunity, were also
named as members of this plot.
Other domestic intelligence
accomplishments during 1862
cited by the FBIDirector included
the arrest of Nelson c. Drum
mond, a Navy enlisted man, In
the act ofpassing classified mill
tary information to the Russians;
the conviction of Mark Zborow-
ski on perjury charges arising
from his denial before Federal
grand jury that he knew self
admitted Soviet spy Jack Soble;
and the dissemination of intelli-
gence information which re suited
In persona non grata declarations
and related action against several
official representatives of COM
muniSt-bloc nations.
Mr.. Hoover also called atten
tion to the prosective action in
Stituted by the Justice De-
partment against the Communist
Party and individual Party lead
ers. ''Based upon witne sses and
Information located by the FBI,
the Communist Party, as an or
ganization, was convicted on De-
cember 18th and fined $4,000
for failure to register with the
Attorney General under the In
ternal Security Act of 1850. Two
of the Party's top officials, Gus
Hall and Benjamin j. Davis Jr.,
have also been indicted and are
awaiting trial for violating this
Federal statute.
Sin addition, Artie Brown, San
Francisco area member of the
International Longs h ore m e ms
and Warehousemen's Union, was
convicted under the provision of
the Labor Management Report
ing and Disclosure Act which
prohibits communists or persons
who have been Party members
within a period of five years
from holding union office" he
reported.
Expressing appreciation for
the assistance which the FBI re-
ceives from other law enforce
ment agencies, Mr.. Hoover said
that 1862 Witnessed a further
strengthening of the bonds of
mutual cooperation throughout
the entire law enforcement pro-
fession. "Our Bureau has come to
rely heavily upon the help which
L receives from other AUTH
orities. We deem it a privilege
10 reciprocate whenever pos
sibie," he stated.
Among the cooperative serv-
Ices which the FBI renders other
agencies are coSt-free examin-
atoms of evidence, comparison
and Identification of finger
prints, and assistance in police
schools.
During 1862, the FBI Labora-
ory conducted nearly 236, 900
scientific examinations of evi-
ience at the request of authorities
N all so states. AS In the past,
many of these examinations
assisted local police in Identify
ng wrongdoers. Others helped
o establish the innocence of
alsely accused persons.
During 1862, the FBI Labora-
.ory conducted nearly 236, 900
scientific examinations of evi-
ience at the request of authorities
IN all so states. AS In the past,
many of these examinations
assisted local police in identify-i
ng wrongdoers. Others helped
% establish the innocence of
accused persons.
The Identification Division,
which serves as the national re-
oository for fingerprint identify
ng data, received an average of