Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
To: HOPKINS, EMIL E.
Document date: 12/8/63
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10232-10354

RECORD_SERIES: PG

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 105-5070-27

Released under the John

F. Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Aet of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:NW 53025 Date:

05-18-2017

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

HOPKINS. EMIL E.

TO:

TITLE:

DATE: 12/08/1963

PAGES: 6

SUBJECT: SEE FBI 100-10461-2438

DOCUMENT TYPE:

ORIGINAL

CLASSIFICATION:

PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Unclassified

REVIEW DATE:

STATUS

11/18/1996

Redact

NEW

CLASSIFICATION:

UPDATE DATE:

02/14/2001

RESTRICTIONS:

JFK Act 6 (4)

COMMENTS:

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Lover. Shear for Informant Report or

Majorial

FD-306 (3-21-58)

Date received.

Received from (name or symbol number)

Received by

12/16/63

CI 104-S

Method of delivery (check appropriate blocks)

[# in person

_Jby telephone

LIby mall

Jorally

recording device

If orally furnished and reduced to writing by Agent:

Date of Report

Date

SA EMIL E. HOPKINS

X written by Informant

Dictated

to

12/8/63

Date(s) of activity

Transcribed

Authenticated

by Informant

12/8/63

Brief description of activity or' material

Report of CI 104S re Communist Party meeting

held 12/8/63, at home of GENNE KUHN,

6105

File where original is located if not attached

Front St., Wheeling, West Virginia

134-8A-557

Remarks:

Utmost care should be taken that any information taken from

this report is paraphrased to protect informnt, since only

seven individuals attended the meeting.

11 - Cleveland (RM)

100-17257 (CP Org.)

100-

(ARNOLD JOHNSON)

62-

(Assassination of President KENNEDY)

(JACR LEON RUBY, Aka.)

105-

(LEE HARVY OSWALD)

65-721

(ANTHONY KRCHMAREK)

100-17255

(Membership

100-16463

(Political Activities)

100-17797

(Factionalism)

100-23484 (Mass Organisations)

100-17947 (Strategy in Industry)

3

• Dallas (RM)

105-5020-27

SEARCHED

... NDEXED ..

62-

(Assassination of President KENN

4440

(JACK LEON RUBY)

105-

(LEE HARVEY OSWALD)

JÂN 1 7 1964

IRI - PITTSBURGH

6 - New York (RM)

100-

(CP Org.)

62-

(Assassination of Pres. KENNEDY)

10

(JACK LEON RUBY)

105-

(LEE HARVEY OSWALD)

SEARCHED

-INDEAD

SYRIALIZID

JAN ?

1964

MTI

100-16021 (ARNOLD JOHNSON):

TH 5155/15 187318n6t F8s215070 (ee NairegOswald

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13408A-557

(Copies Continued)

100-145835 (CP, USA,, Public Appearances of Party Leaders - 414)

13- Pittsburgh (RM)

100-8571

(CP, State of West Virginia)

100-8572

(CP, Ohio Vallsy Section)

100-8664

Membership)

100-

(ARNOLD JOHNSON)

620

(Assassination of President KENNEDY)

4440

(JACK' LEON RUBY)

105- 5020

(LEE HARVEY OSWALD)

100-8549

(GENNE KUHN)

100-

(Factionalism

100g

(Political Affairs)

157-

(LEE M. JOHNSON)

100-

(Mass Organizations)

100-14821

(HUGH GILMORE CROCKARD, JI.)

24 Cincinnati

100-3500 (CP Organization)

134÷8A

62-2758 (Assassination of President KENNEDY)"

44-456 (JACK LEON RUBY)

105-2505 (LEE HARVEY OSWALD)

100-7964 (CP Membership)

100-8227 (Political Activities)

100-8481 (Factionalism)

100•12701 (Comintil, Mass Organizations)

100-8359 (Strategy In Industry)

100-12483 (CHARLES PALMER)

100-12408

(RANDALL GORBY)

100-9142

(FLOYD WELLS)

100-7006

(GENNE: KUHN"

100-12474

(JOHN FABRY)

100-12475

(SHIRLEY FABRY)

100-6386

(FRED WALCHLI)

-100-1910

100-1083

(ARNOLD JOHNSON)

(ANTHONY KRCHMAREK)

157-195

(LEE M. JOHNSON)

100-14096 (HUGH GILMORE CROCKARD, JR.).

100-8402 (Youth Matters)

1340142

(ADOLPH PACIFICO)

100-12707 (Cominfil,' Labor Unions)

2..

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CI. 134-8A-557

Informant's report set forth below:

"Steubenville, Ohio.

December 8, 1963

"On the above date a group from Steubenville, Met at

610 S. Front St. Wheeling, W. Va. the home of a Genne

(Crockard) Kuhn. This was a Communist Party Meeting.

The persons who were in attendance who were recognized

were:

1 • FLOyd WeLLs:

• A Carpenter and treaturer of his

local Union from Steubenville.

2 - CHARLES PALMER: - A steel worker and former grievance

Committenan from the Wheeling Steel Corpn, and Member

of Local Union #1190 U.S.W.A. C.I.O• AoF.L.

3 • Randal Gorby:

from the wheeling Steel Corpa and a

former shop stewart 1s a Member of Local Union #1190

U.S.W.A. C.I.O.: A.E.I

4 • Arnold Johnson:

chairman of the

reLationg man for the Communist party working out of

New York City, New York. He secures speakers for

any engagements such as Colleges and Campus lectures.

5. John Fabrey a Miner from Smithfield, He is know

as the smiling Slovak.

6. Mrs. John Fabrey his Wife

l o Genne (Crockard) Kuhn the hostess 1s a long time C.

party worker former wife of Hugh Grockard Now deceased:

and she' since Married Emil Kuhn who now resides at her

home.

Conne has three children two to her first

husband and the other to the latter. She has a son

about 19 gre old who is being schooled and worked

over by the c. party in New York.

Genne. Kuhn Continued: The C party wanted to take her son

Gill Crockard out of her influence

so he could be taught

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GI 13408A-557

something Constructive. This Gill recently, a few years

or less ago Made a trip to the

Soviet Union ete on the

Youth Conference Know

as the 'world Youth Conference.'

He will probably emerge from the New York thing as a

full time organiser in some special field suchas youth.

At the start of the Meeting Genne brought out

her brief case full of clippings. (Newspaper) etc

she

also had a lot of penciled notes which she was

undoubtedly going to use to show what she was doing

and to give others hell for not co-operating with her.

But the first discussion by A. Johnson centered around

the late Pres. Kennedy.

Arnold explained that since Oswald was Considered a

Communist then a wave of hysteria was about to explode

against the C. party of America but by the time the

reactionaries were getting started it was announced

that it had been disclosed that it seemed like the

extrene

right had been active. This was bore out

by the declaration of Russia that it was not the

C. party that had done it because Kennedy was a

friend of the Working class but the work of the extreme

right or almost a fascist act. This seemed to sober

the masses that it

facts act

was the same caliber of people who

had Insulted Stevenson only Weeks before in Dallas, .

Texas.

Arnold stated he was asked by C.B.S. News about this

Oswald as to a letter he had written to the party, he

told them he gets lots of letters of enguiry about the

C. party and he probably answered it as he does hundreds.

of others and even sent him Iiterature if he requested

it.

They (C.B.S.) wanted him to go on the alr with a

statement but he

stated to them he would have to dig the

letter out and be sure before he Made any statement.

Randal Gorby asked Arnold Johnson if when

he got back

to

New York to look in the files it he had a letter from

Um Pokas, formerly from Bellaire, Ohio, and also an

inmate of Cambridge Asylum for a period of time, Gorby

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CI 134+8A-557

"Palmer stated that it was News to him as the only thing

he Knew about it Was the articles

In the paper

and

the

first one looked as if Genne had stayed on the phone

too long should have hung up quick. He also

stated that

In 1948 when he had this trouble everyone Knew about

It and then he got more help and was successful in

defeating the reactionaries.

You have to always work

together on these Matters If you will be successful.

The hour was drawing Near ten o'clock P.M. and the

Steuberville delegation had to work that Nite.

Lunch was furnished by each and everyone with the

exception of A Johnson and he put away plenty.

Johnson stated that he had been down this way about one

week ago and had Contacted some of his old friends

phone,

one in particular

was Adolph Pacifico. he

by

wanted to talk to him on a

so called Applachian Coal project

which has been going on for some time Adolph wanted to

meet with him if he could find time later

Was unable to

see him at this time.

Everyone present asked A. Johnson when he was coming

back but he would not state exactly only he would notify

the Next time he could wake it.

No Literature

No Collections

During the time Gene Kuh was bely aching about not

getting help from the valley group it was pointed out

by. A fohnson that some years

back when the wheeling group

was a part of i. Virginia group that difficulties existed

and now with the wheeling group

in with Ohio valley. the

trouble still exists.

He also pointed out that distance

has a lot to do with it too Genne stated that Fred

Walchli was

supposed to show.up with the Beer. She

was urged to call him against her wishes but she got

no answer on the phone"

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CI 134-8A-557

"Palmer stated that it was.

News to him as the only thing

he Knew about it Was the articles

In the paper

and the

first one looked as if Genne

had stayed on the phone

too long should have hung up quick. He also

stated that

In 1948 when he had this trouble everyone Knew about

It and then he got more help and was successful in

defeating the reactionaries.

You have to always work

together on these Matters 1f you will be successful.

The hour was drawing Near ten o'clock P.M. and the

steubenville delegation had to work that Nite.

Lunch was furnished by each and everyone with the

exception of A Johnson and he put away plenty.

Johnson stated that he had been down this way about one

week ago and had Contacted some of his old friends by

phone,

one in particular was Adolph Pacifico. he

wanted to talk to him on a

so called Applachian Coal project

which has been going on for some time Atoiph wanted to

meet with him if he could find time Later

Was unable to

gee him at this time.

Everyone present asked A. Johnson When he was coming

back but he would not state exactly only he would notify

the Next time he could make it.

No Iiterature

No Collections

and now with the wheeling group

in with Ohio valley the

trouble still exists.

He also pointed out that distance

has & Iot to do with it too. Gemne stated that Fred

Walchli was supposed to show up with the Beer.

She

was urged to call him against her wishes but she got

no answer on the phone"

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