VENCEREMOS BRIGADE (VB)
Originator: CIA
From: WITHHELD
To: WITHHELD
Document date: 07/10/1970
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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2023 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 -

DISPATCH

STATION

SECRET

Chief, WOMUSE

WFO.

Chief, European Division

FROM

27.16-6

SUBJECT

(onio? or station, Ottawaley

RYBAT MICHAOS

Venceremos Brigade (VBSt

ACTION REQUIRED - RETRENES

PROCESSING ACTION

MARKED FOR INDEXING

NO MODIANG PFOUIRED

CHAY QUALIFIED DESK

CAN SUDGE INDEXING

MICROFILM

01,24

Attached are two copies of a (SMABOVE report along

with a letter of explanation on the VB.

2: INERGO has been passed this material and as you

will notice in paragraph 2 of the SMABOVE letter they have

exchanged information on William Michael ROONEY.

01,84

RETURN TO CIA

Background Use ory

Do Not Reproduce :

RETURN TO CIA,

Background Use Only

Do Not Beproduce

Attachment::

as stated

Distribution:

2: - C/WOMUSE att h/w

- 2: - C/EUR w/o att

CROSS REFERENCE TO

GROUP I

Excluded from automatic downgrading and declassification

DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBER

22

(OCOA)15362

CLASSFICATION

SECRET

DATE -

10 July 1970

HOS FILE NUMBER

7392

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2.

Your attention is directeá to the Canarian

addresses listed in paragraph 2 of the attached blind

memorandum.

Although we have no criminal or subversive

record concerning those persons listed as residing at

these Canadian addresses, Dennis latti, 1s believed to

be. identical kith Dennis David TANNER a U.S. citizer

(born Narch 6j 1930,

Bontreal

Quebec) who as recent

Not on t do te tore rate or i can are de.

immigrated to

Canada from the U.S. in 1963. Um. ROONEY also mentioned

in paragraph 2 of the blind memorandum is believed identical

rith william hichael PoONEY,

Massachusetts) •

Ontario from the U.S.A. on September 3, 1968.

Neither TAilER

nor ROONEY have come to our criminal or subversive notice

while residing in Canada, however you may wish to contact

Nir. Moss lee Innes for further information on these me.l.

3.

The Canadian addresses,

listed in the attachment

where the residents are not identified, are presently being

checked with a view to identifying the occupants and you will

be further advised.

Your attention is further directed to paragraph

Patty GLOVA and Willian

Patricia TODD GLOWA (born June 2l, 1950 Middlebury, Vermont)

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SEGRET

of 356 Terrace St. Denis, Montreal A GLONA was listed

as

passenger number l88 on page 9 of the attachment dated

1970 with our correspondence of March 23, 1970

corcerning menders of the Venceramos Brigade which diss-

embarked fron the Cuban vessel "Luis Arcos Bergnes" Feb-

ruary 12, 1970 at st. John, New Brunswick.

You may wish

to contact Mr. Moss Lee Innes for further information

concerning GLOVA.

William HARTZOG was previously mentioned

in our letter of May 8, 1970.

5.

with the exception of the following names, we

hold no criminal or subversive trace

on those persons listed

as residing in Canada on Appendix "A" of the attachment

(the following persons whose names are preceded by an ast-

erisk were previously listed as returring members of the Brigade -

aboard the Cuban vessel Luis Arcos Bergnes, in the attachment

Aspendix "A" Page 1

"Mike and Valerie EcCLOTHER (nage 22) c/o young Socialisi

'orunto 2ú, ontario me Young Socialists - Clique des

Jeunes. Socialistes is identical with Young

• Socialists/

Ligue des Jeunes Socialistes (YS/LuS) (Trotskyist) listed

on page 13 of Appendix "A".

Mr. and Mcs. -EXLER - 3082 Don Metlis Road, Willowdale,

Ontaridare assumed to be identical with Bernard Joseph

WEXLER (born April 8, 1929, Chicago, Illinois) and Sheila

Chicago, lines, formerly 1473. due a v9 29322

chican Presently costding at 3062 Don Malls Road,

all haversic on Perit cue scence Professor at

Appendix "A" Page 3

Helen RospHALis identical with Helen Stephanie

(Masa Peter ifichael) ROSENTHAL nee BLACK

born April 4,

19425 New York City, New York. Helen ROSENTHAL has not

come to our autention adversely, however her husband,

Peter RosENhaL (born June 1, 1941, New York City),

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entered Cana

on Septem us 6, 1107 and

diüid.

Professor of liathematics 'at: the University

of Toronto.

He is ail outspoken critic of the United States involvement

in Vietnam and according to a reliable source, ne was an

executive memoer of the canadians for the national Liberation

Front, (pro-Chinese Communist front) in 1968.

Appendix "A" Page 5

Charles KNOX is believed identical to Charles Lee KNOX

(born Septenber 10, 19hk Chicage, Illinois).

Apnendix "A" Page 6

David HANUSE - identical with David Edgar HANUSE (native

Alert Bay, British Columbia).

Native Alliance for Red Power (Native Indian Social Action

group which has in the past been infiltrated by Trotskyists

and Pro-Chinese communist elements) HANUSE has also come

to our attention as a militant advocate of Red Power.

Mrs: Edma GIBB- identical with Edna (Mrs. Andrew) GIBB

(born approximately 1899, place of birth unknown)

According

to a reliable source in 1959 Edna GIBB was a member of the

British Columbia Peace Council (Communist front).

BiLL CRUSE is identical with Wiliam CRUSE (Jr.) (born

Jul" 17, 1944, Tucson, Arizona): CRUSE, a lecturer in the

ipple Nento conomics at the University of Manitoba, Vian-

has come to our attention because of his

and obtained landed immigrant status in Canada on April 24,:

1958.

Ruth GAMBERT - identical with Ruth (Irs. Herbert) GANBERT,

some eleven latere Rue, NAME tended meetings

kalne, U.s.A. According to

of the Leaque for socialist Action (Trotskyist) during 1966

and 190? and participated in a protest march on the Unitec

States Consulate in Halifax, Nova Scotia in April 1967.

Appendix "A" Pare ?

*Ellen KARLSON is believed identical to Ellen Claire

KARISON (page 2).

*Huab KUROSE - believed identical to Hugo Tetsuo KUROSE

(page 1).

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1'ca

JaR c/o Hurrisson, 160 Norn

Sto,

erlou,

Ontario

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belteved identical with Frederick

Th ALEXANDER

(page ?0). We are unable to identify MORRISSON at this time.

Annendix "1" Pare 8

S. ROCKNELL believed identical to Susan Elaine BUCKNEII

(page 3).

Please rote that BUCKWELL's liven address in

Canada is that of David HANUSE identified above.

Annendix "A" Page 10

Barry CRACO - believed identical with Bartholomew James

U.Sodos.

#lar in Vietnam (a campus organization formed at McGill

University in 1966 to draw public attention to the Vietnam.

war).

Appendix "A" Page 13

Nancy SANDERS - believed identical to Nancy SANDERS

(page 9).

Appendix "A" Page 14

Bobbie SUISSKELN - believed identical to Bobbie Ann

SWISSHELY (page 3).

Please note that SUISSKELN's Canadian

address is that of David HANUSE identified above.

Further to Bernard Joseph WEXLER and his wife

Sheila, previously mentioned in paragraph 5, a reliable

source advised that during March 1970 Sheila VEXLER, having

described her family as "progressive", expressed an interest

in having herself and her husband join the United Jewish

People's Order (U.J.P.O.) (Communist) in Toronto and their

children becoming active in the U.J.P.O. youth activities.

7°

Pauline VAILLANCOURT mentioned in paragraph 5

above, according to a reliable source was a member of the

• Committee of the Rassemblement Pour L'Independance Nationale

National Independence Rally (R.I.N.) for Ahuntsic County,

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: BT:

cin 1968.

The R.I.N. was a Quebec political party

whose main objective was the separation of Quebec from

Canada through';democratic means. The R.I.N. has been

defunct since October 1965.

Charles Lee KNOX previously mentioned in para-

graph 5 above

according to a reliable source arrived in

Vancouver, B.C. from Des loines, Iowa, U.S.A. on December

26, 1969.

The source advised that KNOX was to represent

Iowa Chapter of the Black Panther Party at the Nortb.

American Anti-Imperialist conference held in Vancouver on

December 26 to 31, 1969.

Attiched is a solf-explanatory clipping of in

article which appeared in the May 27 - June 3, 1970 issue

of the "Georgia Straight" underground hippy publication)

in Vancouver, Ab.C.

'David HANUSE mentioned in this clipping

has been previously identified in this letter:

10.

With the exception of paragraphs 6, 7 and 8

the information supplied above may be disseminated for

the source.

further disseminated: and no action is to be taken which might

jeopardize our source.

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Jure 19, 1970.

Re: Venceremos Brigade

Pon co cared a mere i de the pore e si go on ng.

docked at Pier l4 at the Port of St. John, N.B.

was learned that the following persons arrived at Pier

the same day from the United States by private car for the

purpose of meeting the returning members of the Brigade:

Louis & Dorothy BECKWITH

29 Ashland St., Medford, Mass.

L.I. CORBETT

11 Pleasant St., Westwood, Mass.

Thomas ROBERTS & Phyllis HILL

690 Mass. Ave., Boston, Mass.

Deborah LASKY

Nobbly Farm, R.F.D.

Kingston Road, Exeter, N.H.

Joan GERSTENZANG

2303 Young Ave., Bronx, N.Y.

Jonathan & Susanna COBB

174 Putnam Ave., Cambridge, Mass.

Karen WALD

746 58th St., Oakland, Calif.

Louis JONES

60 East 34th St., New York City

Lisa JORGENSON

328 West 10lst St., New York City

Mrs. Gilbert COHY

5245 South Natona Ave., New York City

Harold KA PLAN

1784 Carrol Ave., Merrick, New York

Susan ANDERSON

Montague, Mass.

Mark FEINSTEIN, Alan YOUNG &

Linda GLEICH

160 Clairmont Ave.., New York City

Alice BERGER

266 West 1lth St., New York City

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