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SCHEER, ROBERT

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY

STUDENT FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA COMMITTEE

VIETNAM DAY COMMITTEE

SCHEER, ANNE WEILLS

WOMEN FOR PEACE

PROGRESSIVE LABOR PARTY

W. E. B. DU BOIS CLUBS OF AMERICA

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ROBERT SCHEER

REVIEWED BY ABUFK TASK FORCE

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SUMMARY

- TOTAL DENIAL

ROBERT SCHEER, born

4/4/36, at New York, resides at

2820 Milvie Street,

wife

Berkeley, California, with his

ne is enployed as foreign Editor of

"Ramparts" Magazine,

Henko Park, California.

He 1s

presently & candidate on the Democratie Party tieket

ion U.3. Congressman tron the ith Congressiona Dis

trict of

california, opposing the Incumbont JEFFREY

COMELAN •

While a graduate student

at the University

of California,

Berkeley in 1960, he served as Research

Director of the Student Fair Play for Cuba Committee.

He is reported to have traveled to Cuba in

Japan and Indonesia in 1965,

1960, to

and Cambodia in 2/66.

SCHEER has been very active in the VDC since 5/85g

and has VDC endorsement in hie prinary election can

paign.

the communist Party is supporting the SCHEER

for Congress

.campaign and has released CARL BLOICE

from his position as a stall writer for the "People'e

World" in order to work full time in this campaign.

Other CP members are also serving as endorsers

the SCHEER for Congress

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DETAILS:

I. BACKGROUND

A. RESIDENCE

ROBERT SCHEER resides at 2828 Hilvia Street,

Berkeley, California.

Source: SP T-37 on 3/10/66

3. EMPLOYMENT

ROBERT SCHEER is employed as Foreign Editor of

#Ranparts Magazine, Menlo Park, California.

Source: "The Daily Californian"

Newspaper on 3/4/66

C. MARRIAGE RECORD

The "San Francisco Examiner" Newspaper, issue of

October 23, 1965, contained a marriage notice for ROBERT

SCHEER, age 29, 2546 Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, and

FOr ANNE WEILLS, age 23, Berkeley, California.

Records of the County Clerk's Office,

City Hall

of San Francisco,

reflect that suit #539250 was

filed

January 7, 1964,

in behalf of ROBERT SCHEER, who was bringing

suit for divorce

against SERENA SCHEER, to whom he was married

at Brooklyn, New York.

alleged that

Septomber line and his wite were separated about Decomber

1, 1961, and that they had no community property. SCHEER

charged his wife with extreme cruelty and grievous mental

suffering.

SERENA SCHEER was served with notice of divorce

proceedings February T, 1964, and failed to appear to answer

charges.

ROBERT SCHEER was granted an interlocutory judgment

of divorce September 14, 1964,

and decree was made final

September 23,

1955, DY LELAND J. LAZARUS, Judge of the

Superior Court for

the city and County of San

Francisco.

Marriage license records maintained at the

Rei

corder's Office, City Hall, San Francisco, refleet that

Book 11433, page 250, shows that ROBERT SCHEER was

married

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to ANNE B. WEILLS on October 22, 1965.

In the application,

SCHEER stated he was born April

4, 1936, at New York, had

been previously married once,

ended by divorce.

His residence was listed as

Geary boulevard, san

Francisco, and his occupation as Foreign Editor in the

publishing business. His father was listed as FREDERICK

SCHEER, born in Germany, and his mother was IDA KURAN, born

in Russia.

The bride furnishedher full name as ANNE BUTTER-

Camino Real, Berkeley, occupation-student.

Her father was

her mother was AUDREY DAVIS, born in Nevada.

Listed A JOIN C. S. WILLS, IlI, born in beDraarTi an

license 15213 was issued October 21, 1965, and the narriage

was performed October 22, 1965, by the Honorable LENORE D.

UNDERWOOD, Judge, San Francisco Municipal Court.

ANNS REILLS SCHEER is the recipient of

a yearly subseription to the "People's

World" (PH) Newspaper under her maiden

name ANNE WEILLS, 2328 Milvia Street,

berkeley, california. This subscription

is due to expire July 31, 1966.

Source: SF T-36 on 2/10/66

The PW is a west coast communist news-

paper published in San Francisco.

DA KURAN, Dorn April 26, 1900, in Russia,

Jolned the International

Workers Can

*Order (IWO) in March 1947, and was

menber of Lodge 500, IW0, as of late 1953.

Source: SE T-1 on 6/22/54

The INO has been designated by the Attorney

General of the United States pursuant to

Executive Order 10450€

ERE SCHIER, who was born May 28, 1898, in

cermany, joined the we in November 1941,

and was a member of Lodge 500, holding

Certificate $288936, as late as 1953.

Source: SF T-1 on 6/22/54

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The name FRED SCHEER, 653 Britton Street,

Bronx, New York, appeared on an original

petition to Judge H

R. HEDINA, protesting

the trial of the National Committee of the

Connunist Party (CP), USA.

D. EDUCATION

Records of the University of California (UC) »

Berkeley; contain Information that ROBERT SCHEER was born

April 4, 1936, at Bronx, New York. He applied for admission

to the graduate

division

at UCy Berkeley,

California on

May 20, 1959, at which time he was residing at 2925 Wheeler

Street, Berkeley. He listed his former residence as 205

O11is Court, Syracuse, New York.

He received a B.A. degree

in political science

at the City College of New York in June.

1960 г

The Student Directory for the Fall Semester 1960 at

UC, Berkeley, reflected that ROBERT SCHEER, 1916A Francisco

street, berkeley, calitoria, was registered for the fall

term as a graduate student in economics.

E. "ROOT AND BRANCH PRESS"

"Root and Branch Press" was being organized by

S0B SChlik, austudent at UC, Berkeley, where it was planned

that SCHEER would head this organization which was to be a

magazine published for and by ultraliberal students at UC.

A leaflet was issued by the

"Root and Branch Press" which

reflected that it was planning to publish a book by MAURICE

ZEITLIN and ROBERT SCHEER entitled "The Cuban Revolution,

An American Tragedy."

Source: SF T-2 on 9/6/61

F. INTERVLEMS OF SUBJECT

Another government agency that conducts security

investigations interviewed ROBERT SCHEER July 11, 1958,

August 10, 1961 and August 16, 1961, the last interview

being under oath.

During the

interviews, SCHEER stated

that while in college he attended a few meetings which he

felt were run by someone who could have been in the Labor

Youth League (LYL), and had attended one social event which

he felt was definitely sponsored by LYl, but explained that

he had gone to this affair to meet a girl.

He said he never

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attended a political meeting of LYl and added that he has

never been a member of the CP or any organization eited by

the Attorney General®

SCHEER admitted having read the

"Communist Manifesto" frequently and studied it as an example

of ideological development.

SCHEER said under oath that he did not consider

the CP, USA to be a threat to the United States and had no

weason

to believe that a person who joins the CP swears

allegiance to a foreign power or advocates the overthrow of

the United States

Government

He said he believes that the

CP is not subversive because

it claims to be interested in

bringing about its program through democratic process.

SCHEER

refused to discuss his trip to Cuba in 1960, and refused to

discuss his membership, activities or associations with the

Student Fair Play for Cuba Committee (SFPCC) under protection

of the First and Fifth Amendments.

SCHEER stated under oath that he has never been

arrested and that he considers he owes his allegiance to the

United States, but does

not believe in the philosophy "My

Country Right

or Wrong."

SCHEER also stated that he was

qualified and fit for military service and had never done

anything to render himself ineligible for military service.

Source: SF T-3 on 10/30/61

The LYL has been designated by the Attorney

General of the United States pursuant to

Executive Order 10450.

The Fair Play for Cuba Committee (FPCC)

is characterized in the appendix.

G. CAMPATEN FOR U.S. CONGRESS

SCHEER for Congress issued a press release January

19, 1966, stating

that ROBERT SCHEER announced his candidacy

for the

Denocratic Party nomination for Congressman in the

7th Congressional District of California.

In his opening

speech,

SCHEER called for negotiations with the National

Liberation Front leading to the withdrawal of American troops

from Vietnam.

SCHEER said"The United States should never have

gone into Vietnam, should not have stayed in and should now

get out."

SCHEER added, "The Johnson Administration is waging

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and tore sanga clous we against the leanese people

The SCHEER for Congress office, 2214 Grove Street,

Berkeley, California, issued a letter on

the letterhead of

this group pointing out that ROBERT SCHEER was running in

the Democratic Party primary election in June 1966, for the

congressional seat presently held by JEFFREY COHELAN.

The

letter stated this challenge was being undertaken because

Congressman COHELAN "has been completely unresponsive to

the concern of East Bay citizens who are opposed to Adminis-

tration policy in Vietnan."

It added that in addition to the

Vietnam Issue, SCHEER intended to put forward a "radical.

critique of the Great Society.

It

also requested contri-

butions of time and money to help in this campaign.

"Endorsers"

of SCHEER for Congress were listed on this letterhead as

follows:

CARL BLOICE, Reporter

People's World

MARK COMFORT

Oakland Direct

Action Committee

MIRIAM CONNELLY

President

Bettermade Foods

Dr. J. RAYMOND COPE

CASSANDRA DAVIS

Last Bay

Organizing

Committee

RONNIE DAVIS, Director

S..F. Mine Troupe

DON DUNCAN

Master Sergeant,

Ret.

U.S. Special Forces

LAWRENCE FERLINGHETTI

Poet

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BILL FINN

Building Contractor

JOHN GEORGE

Attorney

Dr. CARLTON GOODLETT

Publisher, Sun Reporter

BARBARA GULLAHORN

Organizer, Vietnam

Day Committee

ELLY HARAWITZ

Caseworker, Welfare

Rights Organization

MORRIS HIRSCH

Professon of Mathematics

Univ. of California

PAUL JACOBS

Writer

EPHRAIM KAHN

M. Do

ANN MARTIN, Secretary

Welfare Rights Organization

MARILYN MILLICAN

Postdoctoral Fellow

Univ. of Calif®

ALAN MYERSON, Director

The Conmittee

ROSCOE PROCTOR

ILWU, Warehousemen's

Union, Local #6

GERALD ROSENFIELD

M. Đẹ

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HARRY RUBIN

Professor of Molecular

Biology, Univ. of Calif

JERRY RUBIN, Organizer

Vietnam Day

Committee

Rev. SAM SMITH, Chairman

Welfare Rights Organization

RICHARD STROMAN

Professor of Zoology

Univ. of Calif.

JESSICA MITFORD TREUHAFT

Writer

STEVE WEISSMAN, Organizer

Free Speech Movenent

TOM WINNETT, Owner

Fybate Lecture Notes

REGINALD ZELNICK

Professor of History

Univ. of Calif

ROBERT EVANS

Teacher

HOWARD JETER

Teacher

Source: SF T-4 on 1/28/66

CARL BLOICE attended a CP National Youth

Cadre Conference which was held September

9-12, 1965, on a farm located in Northern

Indiana.

Source: SF T-5 on 9/15/65

He also is a staff writer for the PW

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Special Agents of the FBI observed MARK

COMFORT as he actively participated in

nine demonstrations sponsored by the Ad

Hoc Committee to End Discrimination (ARCED)

at the Oakland Tribune Building, 13th and

Franklin Streets, Oakland, California,

during the period

January 30, 1965.

no read lion 22, 1954 tires

MARK COMEORI left San Francisco for New

York City, April 8, 1965, by automobile

with MORT

SCHEER, West Coast Organizer

of Progressive Labor Movement (PLM), to

attend the PLM Convention which was

be held in New York City, April 15-18,

1985, as a guest of the West Coast Pill.

Source: SE T-6 on 4/9/65

A characterization of the AHCED and Pro-

gressive Labor Party (PLP), formerly known

as PLM,

is contained in the appendix.

CASSANDRA DAVIS and ELLEN HARANITZ attended

a meeting of

the Bay Area CP Youth

Clubs

which was held January 29, 1966, at 1005

53nd

Street, Oakland, California.

This

weeting was

addressed by GUS HALl, National

Leader of the CP, USA from New York City.

Source: SF. T-7 on 1/31/66

meeting of the Dewey Davis Branch of the

Professional Section, San Francisco County

CP. (SPCCP), was held January 15, 1947, during

which Dr.

CARLTON GOODLETT was discussed.

The discussion ended with

the conclusion

that

even though Dr. GOODLETT did not attend many

meetings of this branch, he would be con

tinued on the rolls of the CP because of the

anount of work he did on the outside.

Source: SF T-8 on 1/24/47

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*San Francisco Examiner" newspaper issue of

June 13,

1963, set forth information that

the California State

Senate Subcommittee on

Un-American Activities had released a report

stating that Dr. CARLTON GOODLETT had visited

Moscow,

Russia as a guest of the Kremlin and

that his support of communist causes was well

known.

FRANCES W. HERRING, Berkeley, California

Women for

Peace s

was listed as a sponsor

of the National Committee to Abolish the

House Un-American Activities Cormittee,

Source: SF T-10 on 10/24763

A characterization of

the National Con-

mittee to Abolish the House Un-American

Activities Connittee is contained in the

appendix.

Records of the Board of Elections, 400

Broome Street, New York City, reflect

that EPHRAIM KAHN, 255 West 9th Street,

New tork City, registered as a Communist

in 1930, for the 9th Assembly District

and the 47th Election District, New York

city •

SF T-11 advised on August 16, 1949, that

he had been informed by RICHARD NUSSER,

leader of the CP at Tueson, Arizona, that

EPHRAIM KAHN, 522 East Tueson Boulevard,

Tueson, Arizona, was a CP member.

NUSSER

told the informant that the CP membership

of KAHN must be kept secret and not even

nade known to other party members.

When SIDNEY STEINBERG and ROBERT THOMPSON,

fugitive National CP functionaries,

were

arrested near Twain Harte, California,

August 27, 1953, a search of their effecte

revealed that STEINBERG had the telephone

number of Dr. EPHRAIM KAHN in his possession,

together with instructions

regarding the

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code name to be used in making contaet with this

party.

When Dr. KAHN was interviewed about this

matter, september 3, 1953, by Special Agent of the

FBI, he declined to cooperate stating,

orned to

"Generally

speaking I do not approve of FBI investigations.

The "Berkeley Daily Gazette" newspaper,

issue of

November 16,

1965, contained a news article headlined

"Court Decision Brings Joy to Communists Here."

This article stated in part that ROSCOE PROCTOR at

a press conference November 15, 1965, admitted that

he had been a member of the CP, USA since 1941, and

was at this time a member of the CP, USA National

Committee.

JESSICA TREUHAFT was first reported as a CP member

in California in 1948, having an understanding of

Marxism and helping shape local CP policy.

Source: SF T-9 on 4/1/53

JESSICA TREUHAFT was Identified in 1956, at hearings

of the Subversive Activities Control Board, as

Financial Director of the California Labor

School

and as a CP functionary, by witnesses WILLIAM FOARD,

DOROTHY JEFFERS, TIMOTHY EVANS and others.

The Callfornia Labor School has been designated by

the Attorney General of the United States pursuant

to Executive Order 10450.

"Scheer For Congress" issued a leaflet headed "The

Following People Were Present at a Press Conference Announcing

The Candidacy of Robert

Scheer for Congress, 7th Congressional

District", Beneath this heading were listed the names of those

listed on the Scheer For Congress letterhead, except for ANN

MARTIN, ROBERT EVANS and HOWARD JETER.

The following additions

were noted:

FRANCES HERRING - Member, Women For Peace

ELIJAH TURNER - Congress Of Racial Equality

Source: SE T-27 on 2/4/66

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"The Daily Californian" newspaper, which is published

daily by the Associated Students of UC at Berkeley,

in its issue

of February 2, 1966, contained a news article which described

the march by Vietnam Day Committee (VDC) on Congressman COHELAN'S

office on January 31, 1966, in which ROBERT SCHEER participated.

This article stated in part,

"According to SCHeER,

the primary

goal of his campaign is not to defeat his opponent but

to engender support for the anti-Vietnam war movement. „rather

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VIETNAM DAY COMMITTEE (VDC)

A booklet published by the VDC contained the

following policy statement of the VDC adopted

by the general membership, June, 1965:

The Vietnam Day Committee is a group of students,

faculty and other members of the Bay area

community opposed to American intervention in

Vietnam, the Dominican Republic and wherever

else it may occur.

Revolutionary struggles

for self-determination are sweeping the world

today.

American suppression of these move-

ments, we belleve, is immoral and a threat to

ne peace of the world. the Vietnam Day

Committee is organizing non-violent direct

actions, teach-ins, door-to-door organizing

and other educational activities to oppose

American intervention. We believe that the

countries

is related to the struggle for

democracy in America--a democracy in which the

people have the facts and the power to make

decisions for themselves.

The struggles in

America against racism, poverty, and bureau-

cratic conformity are part of the same move-

ment as the struggle against American militarism.

We must build

a New America and join with those

people in Asia, Africa and Latin America building

a New World.

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A meeting of the Santa Barbara lub, Southern

California District CP (SCDCP), was held February 4, 1966,

at 1015 North Milpas, Santa Barbara,

California.

During

this meeting a statement was made by WILLIAM TAYLOR, a

functionary of the SCDCP, that IRVIN LAUCKS of the Center

for the Study of Democratic Institutions, Santa Barbara,

was going to donate $10,000 for a peace candidate and it

was expected that this money would be given to the campaign

run by scHerr of Berkeley.

TAYLOR felt that some of this

money should go to a candidate in Southern California, if

possible.

Source: SF T-12 on 2/8/66

A CP contact class was hold February 4, 1966, at

631 Redwood Street, San Francisco, during which it was

stated that ROBERT

SCHEER had left San Francisco February

#, 1966, for Cambodia and there was a very good possibility

that SCHEER would also visit North Vietnan.

Source: SF I-13 on 2/7/66

ROBERT SCHEER was invited to visit Cambodia by

Its ruler,

Prince SHIANOUK, and planned to leave for Cambodia

with his wife ANNE about February 7,

1965•

SCHEER intended

to report on this trip for "Ramparts" Magazine upon his

return.

An unidentified member of the VDC received a

eablegran indicating that ROBERI SCHEER was in Cambodia on

February 8, 1966.

Source: Officer CHARLES HARRISON

Berkéley Police Department

Berkeley, California on

2/11/66

An item

in the column of JACK ROSENBAUM appeared

in the "San Francisco Examiner and Chronicle" newspaper,

Issue of February 13, 1966, reading: "Federal authorities

hear that ROBERT SCHEER, candidate for Congress in the East

Bay opposing JEFFREY COHELAN, is in Cambodia, presumably

headed for Vietnan. If so, they cant wait to pick up his

passport.*

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The PW

issue of Febnuary 12,

1966, contained an

artsele headlined "A New Camaisa Tackles Oststorical

written by CARL BLOICE,

This article gives

background of the City of Oakland, California and the

problems faced by the poor people

in that city.

It then

cites how DANIEL SIMON, M.D. had sent hundrede

of letters

to Berkeley, California during the weck of June 22, 1965,

pointing out that Congressman JEFFREY COHELAN had failed

to take a stand in opposition to United States participation

in the war in Vietnam, and enclosed cards addressed to

Congressman COHELAN appealing to COMELAN to speak out

strongly in Congress for a cease fire and international

The cards also

stated that unless COHELAN took such action, he would be

opposed for re-election. By August 1965, there had been

750 cards processed and

returned to Dr. SIMON.

When Con-

gressnan COHELAN failed to speak out in Congress opposing

U.J. Involvement in Vietnam, certain people began searching

for a candidate to oppose him, ROBERT SCHEER agreed to

oppose COMELAN.

because SCHEER refused to shave off his beard and others left

the organization because SCHEER refused to exclude communists

from his campaign committee.

The article stated ROBERT SCHEER

had the endorsement of the VDC as well as a sizeable portion

of the conmunity, and was not centered among the college

students.

The "Berkeley Daily Gazette" newspaper, issue of

February 23, 1966, carried a news article headlined "Peace

This article states ROBERT SCHEER,

"an outspoken critic of the Johnson

Administration policies in Viet Nam, Is presently touring

South Viet Nam and Cambodia,

the latter country at the in-

vitation of Prince SHIANOUK." It continued by stating.

"Foreign Editor of Ramparts, author of 'Cuba - Tragedy

a Hemisphere' and

*How the United States Got Involved in

Viet Nam.'

Scheer is alse known for his association with

the Center for Study of Democratic Institutions at Santa

Barbara."

The article concluded by stating that Women for

Peace would vote on endorsing SCHEER'S candidacy at this

meeting

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WOMEN FOR PEACE, aka

Women Strike for Peace

6060-0289

The "Berkeley Daily Gazette," a daily newspaper of

general circulation published in Berkeley, California,

when concern mounted over radioactive fallout

from nuclear testing, a group of women in

Washington, D. C. started Women Strike for Peace.

The idea spread rapidly throughout the

country

and now embraces 900 groups, including Women For

Peace groups in the San Francisco Bay area.

These groups support programs

to achieve goals

such as :

(1) Continued disarmament negotiations.

(2) A strong and flexible United Nations.

(3)

Planning now at state and"national levels

for conversion to peace-time economy and

positive efforts to ease world tensions.

The women act as individuals and as a group, with

specific actions suggested by individuals and

groups from all over the world.

Decision to

participate jointly on any given suggestion is

democratly arrived at by members of the

Coordinating Committee.

Effective cooperation

with other peace groups is encouraged.

Monthly

Coordinating Committee meetings and general

meetings,

as warranted, are open to all and

announced in mailings to members.

There are no

dues or membership forms nor conditions for

membership.

To stir an awareness of the need for peace,

Women For Peace encourage public education

in

peace objectives at local

schools and sponsor

peace-oriented demonstrations and public meetings,

newspaper ads, billboards, and

candidates for

public office.

On the national level the group

attempts to influence government officials by

letters and conferences.

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An article appeared in "The Dally Californian, "

issue of March 1, 1966, which stated that ROBERT SCHEER

would give

"an eyewitness report from Southeast Asia" at

8:00 p.m. at the Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley,

California.

The article added,

"Scheer is a candidate for

congress in the ith congressional District and an authority

on U. s. policy in Vietnam."

The "Berkeley Dally Gazette" newspaper, issue

of March 1, 1966, carried a news article advertising the

above speech.

It also contained information to the effect

that SCHEER'S travels during February, 1966, took him to

Cambodia, Thailand and South Vietnam.

"The Daily Californian," Issue of March 4, 1966,

carried an article reporting the

results of an interview

by this newspaper on March 3, 1966, with ROBERT SCHEER, who

was scheduled to speak March 4, 1966, on the campus of C,

Berkeley®

This article quoted

SCHEER as stating that

Oakland, California might be the next Watts ana explode

(into race riots) because of the

"miserable conditions

which have persisted there for the last 25 years."

The

article then stated that SCHEER described a recent trip

he had taken to Cambodia, which he described as "one of

the few neutral governments in the world, very jealous of

its prerogatives.

SCHEER said he visited Cambodia at the

invitation of its government and was sent there by "Ramparts"

Magazine, of which he is Foreign Editor. He said he was

accompanied by STANLEY SCHEINBAUM,

"an adviser to the Diem

Government in Vietnam from 1955 to 1961."

SCHEER asserted

that after exploring the entire frontier between Cambodia

South Vietnam,

he concluded that "Cambodia was not being

used in any significant way, to support the fighting in south

Vietnam." He explained that by any significant way he meant

that Cambodia was not a

"major staging area for the Viet

Cong."

II. SUPPORT BY THE COMMUNIST PARTY

In early 1966, two functionaries of the CP discussed

the forthcoming trip by SCHEER to Southeast Asia and his desire

to go to North Vietnam.

Both functionaries agreed that an

effort should be made

to assist SCHEER in gaining admission to

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North Vietnam, or, at least to arrange for him to have an

interview at the North Vietnam Embassy while he is in

Cambodia.

SF T-38 on

2/8/66

A meeting of the san Francisco CP Community Youth

CLub was hela December 10, 1905, at 2504 Sacramento Street,

san francisco, auring which it was announced that in the Baj

Area primary election campaign the party will support ROBERI

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SCHEER for Congressman in Berkeley.

It was also announced

that CARL BLOICE,

a member of this

CP club; and ROSCOE

PROCTOR were serving on SCHEER'S campaign committee.

was stated that BLOICE, PROCTOR and MICKEY LIMA, Chairman

of the Northern California District CP, are functioning

as a connittee to plan strategy for the party's role in

this campaign.

Source: ST T-7 on 12/20/65

A meeting of the East Bay CP Industrial Club was

held January 10, 1966, at 2716 77th Avenue, Oakland, Cali-

fornia.

During

this meeting, it was announced that

a Mr.

who is going to oppose Congressman JEFFREY COMELAN

In the 7th Congressional District,

" favors peace and not a

continuation of the Vietnan war.. All members present were

asked to support Ms. SHEA•

Source: SF T-14 on 1/20/66

A meeting of the Bay Area CP Youth Clubs was held

January 29, 1966, at 1005 53rd Street, Oakland, California.

The principal speaker at this meeting was GUS HALL from the

their chief emphasis would be on the BOB ScHlaR for congress

campaign, and as many youths as possible from all ever the

district would be involved in this campaign.

Source: SF T-7 on 1/31/66

A meeting was scheduled to be held February 4,

at 6115 Dover Street, Oakland,

California, of the

East Bay communists

who were to work on BOB SCHEER'S election

campaign.

Source: SF T-7 on 1/31/66

A source advised that CARL BLOICE had been released

from his job on the editorial staff of the PW to work full

time, fonu instruetions of the CP leadership, in the cam-

paign of ROBERT SCHEER for the 7th Congressional District.

Source: $7 T-15 on 3/2/66

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III, AFFILIATION WITH VARIOUS SUBVERSIVE GROUPS

CONTACT WITH CUBAN CONSULATE

SERENA and ROBERT SCHEER were among the individuals

who had contacted the Cuban

Consulate in New York City re-

garding a trip to Cubạ•

Source: SF T-16 on 8/11/50

FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA CONMITTEE (FPCC)

"The Daily Californian", issue of September 22,

1960, identified ROBERT SCHEER as

Research Director of the

Student Fair Play for Cuba Committee (SFPCC) on the Berkeley

campus

The National Office of the Socialist Workers Party

(SWP) maintained a quantity of correspondence dealing with

efforts of the SiP to infiltrate: and dominate the FPCC.

Se quantity

This material included the following notation:

• 30B SCHEER,

originally from N.Y.

CeNt, was

in SDA.

Led fight to expel

YSi, and told me that they called him a Stalinist.

political discussion he gave me that impression too, though

he can attack Soviet Union before a liberal audience. Either

in periphery of CP or thereabouts (influenced, ete.)."

Source: SF I-17 on 11/18/60

The SWP has been designated by the Attorney

General of the United States pursuant to

Executive Order 10450•

"The Daily Californian", issue of December 22g

1960, reflected that the SEPCC was formed at a meeting in

Berkeley - September 21, 1960. This article stated that

among the officers elected at this meeting was

ROBERT SCHEER,

who was elected Research Director; RICHARD CURRIER, President;

and MAURICE ZEITLIN, Secretary.

The publication "Student Council", Volume 1, No. 1,

dated November 4, 1960, declared that this publication con-

stituted the first issue of the "Student Council", FPCC news -

letter, and that this publication would be abimonthly report

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concerning Cuba and the activities of the newly organized

Student Council chapters:

The publication on page 1 re-

ported that under the leadership of RICHARD CURRIER and

ROBERT SCHEER, the Berkeley Chapter had enlisted 90 members

and had held several suceessful meetings.

A source advised November 18, 1960, that

an associate of RICHARD CURRIER described

CURRIER as new to polities and as being

very close to MAURICE ZEITLIN®

Source: SF T-17

The sane source reported that an associate

of MAURICE ZEITLIN described him as an in-

dividual who formerly called himself a

Source: SF T-17 on 11/18/60

Another source related February 12, 1957,

that in September 1956, MAURICE DEITUA

evidenced interest in joining the Labor

Youth League (LYL) in Detroit, Michigan,

but did not become

fact, repulsed lYl efforts to take over a

discussion group at Wayne University which

DEITLIN led.

Source: SF I-18 on 2/12/57

The "Stanford Daily" newspaper, issue of February

9, 1967,

contained an article entitled "Bay Area Stüdents

Describe Progress of Revolutionary Cuba."

This article

explained that on February 8, 1961, there were a number of

persons who spoke on the campus of

Stanford University,

Palo Alto, California,

favoring "progress" in Cuba since

the revolution.

One of these speakers was identified as

ROBERT SCHEER from UC.

FPCC faction meeting sponsored by the SUP was

held March 21, 1961, at 5931 Whitney Street, Oakland,

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California. ROBERT SCHEER was not present at this meeting,

but was described as one of 14 students

on the campus of Ul

who had signed a petition for a club of the FPCC to be active

on the campus.

Source: SF T-19 on 3/22/61

A meeting of the Bay Area FPCC (BAFPCC) was held

at the Unitarian Church, Bancroft and Dana Streets Berkeley»

at which ROBERT SCHEER was not present; however, it was

place

and that Mr. SCHEER was one of two people responsible

for this Cuba forum. It was stated that SCHEER was also

writing a book about Cuba in cooperation with another author.

Source: SF T-19 on 3/29/61

A meeting of BAFPCC was held May 3, 1961, at 150

attended by ROBERT SCHEER, but an announcement was made

nectar that the

San Francisco.

This meeting was not

during this meeting that the Student Ad Hoc Committee Against

Intervention in Cuba, which is also known as the Bay Area

Student Cornittee to Oppose Intervention in Cuba, was formed

on April 17, 1961. This new group was said to have a 7-man

executive committee, of whom six are members of the FPCC.

ROBERT SCHEER was listed as one of the members of the execu

tive cormittee.

The secretary of the BAFPCC announced that

two members of the executive committee of the Student Ad

Hoc Committee Against Intervention in Cuba had contacted the

executive comnittee of BAFPCC and asked if they could have

representation on the BAFPCC executive committee, because

they wanted to work with and coordinate activities with

It was recommended and voted that the entire 7-man

executive committee of the Student Ad Hoc Committee Against

Intervention in Cuba be added to the executive committee of

Source:

SE T-19 on 5/8/61

Observation of Special

Agent of the FBI on 5/3/61

The name of ROBERT SCHEER, Berkeley, California,

waS

maintained on the mailing list of FPCC, Room 329, 799

Broadway, New

York, New York.

805

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"The Daily Californian", issue of December 12,

1961, contained a letter to the editor which upheld FIDEL

Grad., Student Econ.$

" and by the name of

one other person:

IV. MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES

Demonstration - 10/27/62

A handbill denouneing United States aetion in Cuba

was received from an unidentified student at UC,

Berkeley,

which announced a rally at Bancroft and Telegraph, Berkeley

and a protest demonstration at Union Square,

San Francisco,

at 11:00 a.m., October 27, 1962. *This handbill listed BOB

SCHEER as one

of the speakers during the noon rally.

Source: Received by Special

Agent of the FBI

On October 27, 1962-

SCHEFR was observed at the

Civic Center Plaza, San

Francisco, in attendance at a rally

held to protest the blockade of Cuba by the United States

Navy •

Source: Observation by Special

Agent of the FBI

Discussion - 11/10/64

The November 11, 1964 issue of "SPUR" contains

on page 10 a news item

fron Berkeley, California, which

reports a panel discussion featuring

ROBERT SCHEER, des-

cribed as

"arthor, correspondent for The Realist and

member of the New School.

The topic:

*What is to Be Done

(After the Elections)' was described

as the fourth in a

series of such forums co-sponsored by the W.E.B. DuBois

Clubs, Students

for a Democratic Society, and the New

School.

A characterization of the DCA is contained

in the appendix.

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The membership blank for the Students for a

Democratic Society (SDS) described the organization as

follows:

"The SDS is an education and social action

organization dedicated to increasing demo-

free from poverty, ignorance, war, exploita-

tion and the inhumanity of man to man."

On December 23, 1964, a Special Agent of the

FBI obtained a handbill at the UC, Berkeley announcing that

the SDS,

the San Francisco New School and the W.E.B. DuBois

Club would present a discussion on November 10,

196ks at

Stiles Hall, Berkeley, at 8:00

p.Il. BOB SCHEER was named

as taking part in this discussion.

SDS Classes

FRANK MORSMAN, who is employed at the headquarters

a diver gent From ne

politically divergent from the Marxism of the Soviet Union.

MORSMAN stated BOB SCHEER is one of those who regularly.

attends these classes.

Source: SF I-21 on 1/21/66

Contact with Nonth Vietnamese

"Mr. ROBERT SCHERR, 2821 Dwight Way, Berkeley,

California" was described as

being a correspondent of

NGUYEN VAN SAO and CU DINE BA.

SAO and BA are representa-

tives in London of the North Vietnamese Communist weekly

newspaper "Cuu Quoc", which is published in Hanoi.

SAO

and BA live and maintain their office at 35 Netherhall

Gardens, Hampstead,

London N.W. 3.

Source: SE I-22 on 9/14/65

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Trip to Indonesia, 2/65

An American by the name

of SHEA (phonetic), who

claims he is an ex-professor of a

California university,

visited Japan about February 1l, 1965.

He went to visit

the office of the National Harbor and

Ports Labor Union

in Tokyo.

The Japan labor union put up SHEA in one of

their dormitories and had him live there until three days

when he left Japan and went to Indonesia on a ten-day

he strongly desired to go to Communist China. He was com

plaining to the Japanese labor union officials about the

discrimination problem in the U.S. and made derogatory

remarks about the U.S.

The Japanese labor union official,

after listening to his desire to go to Communist China,

asked the Chinese Communists now staying in Tokyo about the

possibility of SHEA'S trip to the Chinese mainland.

The

Chinese did not give a decisive answer.

Although SHEA is

expected to return to Japan after his trip from Indonesia,

he may go to China directly fron Indonesia.

It is sald

that SHEA had to quit his university job due to an article

he wrote after he came back from a trip to Cuba. The article

contained some derogatory remarks about the U.S. Government.

Source: SF T-23 on 2/25/65

The same source advised March 5, 1965, that

the correct name of the individual was SCHEER

rather than SHEA.

Demonstration - 4/17/65

A demonstration calling for an end of the war in

Vietnam was sponsored

jointly by DCA and Women for Peace

Ta cas he The principal speak the tvie anter Ss ROBERT

Francisco.

SCHEER.

Source: SP T-19 on 4/22/65

SE T-24 on 4/19/65

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A Free University party was held June

26, 1965g

at 20 East 14th Street,

• chest, the state no had just retamend

New York City, attended by a number

Also in attendance was

and had been the only American at the conference held in

Indonesia. SCHEER added that he had just written an article

for "Ramparts" Magazine.

Source: SF T-25 on 6/28/65

Demonstration - 5/21-22/65

A Vietnam Day demonstration was held on the campus

of Uc, Berkeley, May 21-22, 1965, sponsored by the Vie.

SCHEER,

who was

identified as a

"reporter" from Vietnam, was

described as having been greeted warmly by the audience.

news article describing this demonstration stated, "SCHEER,

a sometime teaching assistant at Cal and at City College of

• New York, and Research Director of Student Fair Play for Cuba

Committee, spent two months in Vietnam to write an article

for Ramparts, the Menlo Park magazine.

He visited Castro's

Cuba in defiance of the U.S. State Department last summer."

Source: "San Francisco Examiner"

on 5/22/65

Meeting - 8/3/55

A general meeting of the VDC was held August 3,

1965, at 145 Dwinelle Hall, UC, Berkeley. At this meeting,

there was discussion of plans for a "teach-in" to be held

on this campus, October 15,

1965.

In this connection,

of the speakers stated that 200 persons had indicated

willingness to be arrested, including ROBERT SCHEER.

Source: SF T-26 on 8/9/65

Demonstrations - 8/12 and 21/65

* VDC sponsored a demonstration at the Santa

Fe

Railroad Station, Berkeley,

California, on August 12, 1965,

protesting against U.S. policies in Vietnan.

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The VDC sponsored a "Congress of Unrepresented

People* at Lake Merritt Park, Oakland, California on August

21, 1965€

This demonstration was followed by a march to

the

Lathan Square Building, l6th and Telegraph Avenue,

Oakland, which building houses the office of United States

Congressman JEFFREY COMELAN.

Photos of persons partici-

pating in these demonstrations were taken and ROBERT SCHEER

was shown to be a participant in the demonstrations at the

railroad station and at Lake Merritt Park.

Source: SE I-27, a municipal

agency that conducts

criminal and security

investigations, on 8/23/65

SCHEER was also ebserved

at the "Congress

of Un-

represented People", August 21, 1965, Oakland, California,

by a Special Agent of the FBI.

Demonstration - 8/25/65

The VDC sponsored a demonstration at the Fairmont

Hotel, San Francisco on August 25, 1965, where General

MAXWELL TAYLOR spoke before

the Connonwealth club.

demonstrators criticized U.S. policy in Vietnam and criticised

General TAYLOR for the part he played in implementing U.S.

policies in Vietnam.

ROBERT SCHEER was one of the demon-

strators•

Source: Observation by Special

Agent of the FBI

Meeting - 8/31/65

A VDC meeting was held August 31, 1965, at Room

145, Dwinelle Mall,

UC, Berkeley, at which

were made

for the October 15-16, 1965 demonstration.

During the dis-

cussion, it was announced that BOB SCHEER was the person who

would be able to break into and interrupt television and

radio broadeasts in order to impress the people with the

extent of the VDC demonstration on October 15-16, 1965.

Source: SF T-28 on 9/1/65

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and 10/14/65

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Meeting - 9/2/65

A VDC meeting was held September 2, 1965, at

2407 Fulton Street, Berkeley, at which BOB SCHEER spoke

on the history of Vietnam.

Source: SF T-29

on

9/3/65-

Meeting - 9/21/65

A VDC meeting was held September 21, 1965, at

Room 145,

Dwinelle Hall, UC, Berkeley, at which ROBERT

SCHEER was present.

Source: SF T-29 on 9/27/65

Meeting - 9/23/65

A VDC meeting was held September 23, 1965, at

150 Golden Gate Avenue,

San Francisco, with about 30 people

present including BOB SCHEER.

Source: SF T-30 on 9/24/65

Rally - 9/25/65

A leaflet was issued advertising a "Vietnan Street

Rally® to be held September 25, 1965, at Belvedere Street

between Faight and Waller Street, San Francisco, under spon-

sorship of the Haight Ashbury Vietnam Connittee.

One of the

speakers was listed as "ROBERT SCHEER, Ramparts

Correspondent,

author of several articles on Vietnam." SCHEER was photo

graphed at this rally by this source.

Source: SF T-31 on 9/24/65 and 10/5/65

ROBERT SCHEER was present at this

rally and was

introduced as a correspondent-for "Ramparts" Magazine. He

spoke on U.S. involvement in Vietnam, criticizing this

aspect of American foreign policy and urging that we put a

stop to our engagement there and particularly the bombing

of North Vietnam.

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Source: Observation of Special

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Meeting - 9/26/65

The VDC held a meeting at its headquarters, 2407

Fulton Street, Berkeley

• on September 26, 1965, to create

an executive committee to function above the steering

committee and membership, which would meet daily at 6:00

for one week to plan activities ROBERT SCHEER was in

attendance.

Source: SF T-29 on 9/30/65

SF T-32 on 2/25/66

Soeial - 10/2/55

The VDC sponsored a sociäl gathering October 2,

1965, at 2209 Glen Avenue, Berkeley.

Among those in atten-

dance were Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT SCHEER.

Source: SF T-29 on 10/6/65

Meeting. - 10/4/65

The VDC held an emergency meeting October 4, 1965,

to discuss whether to violate the McCarran Act, the Espionage

Act of 1917 and other espionage laws, at Room 155 Duinelle

Hall, UC, Berkeley.

There were about 200 persons in atten

dance, Including ROBERT SCHEER.

During the meeting, SCHEER

read Seetions 2307 and 2388 of

the Espionage Act of

1917,

defining the elements of the violations.

SCHEER then stated,

"It is time to risk

treason.

We must totally disassociate

ourselves with the U.S. Government."

Source: SP T-32 on 2/14/66

Demonstration - 10/15-16/65

A large cardboard poster was observed at VDC

Headquarters, 2407 Fulton Street, Berkeley, California,

which bore the notation across its top,

*VDC Defendants

Committee - I will comnit civil disobedience on October

15-16 with the Vietnam Day Comnittee and I am prepared to

be arrested in opposition

to United States intervention in

Vietnam. I am joining this conmittee to organize my poli-

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tical defense.*

There were a

Large number of names

hand

written below

this caption including "BOB SCHEER, 2546

Geary Street, San

• Francisco, "

Source: SF T-31 on 9/28/65

A two-day demonstration known as "International

Days of Protest" was held at Sproul Hall Plaza, UC,

Berkeley,

and at Constitution Square, Berkeley on October 15-16, 1965,

under sponsorship of the VDC. ROBERT SCHEER was a parti-

cipant in the demonstration and march which took place be-

tween 6:00 pollo, October 15, 1965, and 2:00 a.il., October

16, 1965.

Source: Observation by Special

Agent of the FBI

Damonstration - 10/17/65

A demonstration in opposition to United States

participation in the Vietnam war was held Oetober 17,

1965,

at the Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco, sponsored by 12

groups and having about 3000 persons participating.

The

Vietnam and stated

that it was a problen for the Vietnamese

SCHEER stated that the United States

rationalized its killing of Vietnanese civilians by saying

that the Viet Cong commit horrible atrocities.

that although the Viet Cong may kill sone civilians, the

the viet cong

SCHEER said

United States Government's statements on their atrocities

are, on the whole, a lie.

Source: Observation by Special

Agent of the FBI

Meeting - 11/2/65

A VDC meeting was held November 2, 1965, at: Room

204, Engineering Building, UC, Berkeley, at

which

there

was

a discussion as to whethen it would

be desirable to

endorse ROBERT SCHEER as a VDC candidate for United States

Congress, inasmuch as SCHEER planned to run on the Democratic

Party ticket.

Nothing was resolved at this meeting.

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Meeting - 11/11/65

A VDC steering committee meeting was held November

11, 1965, at 2407 Fulton Street, Berkeley, attended by

ROBERT SCHEER.

Source: SF T-32 on 2/15/66

Teach-In at UC at Los Angeles

The University Committee on Vietnam of UC at Los

Angeles fuchs) hela a teach-in at the grand Ballroom,

Student

Undon Building, UCLA, Califomia, on Novenber 12ª in opposi

ROBERT SCHEER was one of the speakers who talked

tion to United States foreign policy regarding Vietnam.

we sate out

During his talk, SCHEER stated "The Viet Cong is a party

of peace and if

I was in Vietnam I would be on the side

of the Viet/Cong"

Source: SF T-33 on 11/29/65

Demonstration - 11/20/65

UC,

The VDC sponsored a demonstration and march from

Berkeley to. Defremery Park, Oakland, California,

on,

November 20, 1965 g

A number of people made speeches

this occasion including

• ROBERT SCHEER-

Source: Observaion by special

Agents of the FBI

National Anti-War Convention

A National Anti-War Convention was held in Washington,

D. C., November 25-28, 1965, under sponsorship of the

National Coordinating Committee to End the War in Vietnam,

and was supported by

many different groups.

Among those in

attendance at this convention was ROBERT SCHEER, representing

the Berkeley

• VDC.

Source: SE T-34 on 12/4/65

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Demonstration - 12/3/65

The VDC of Berkeley sponsored a demonstration at

the Hotel Fairmont,

San Francisco on December 3, 1965, which

was held to protest

U.S. intervention in Vietnam.

the pro-

test was in connection with the visit of Vice President

HUBERT H. HUMPHREY to San Francisco. Mr. HUMPHREY was a guest

at the Fairmont.

Source: Observation by Special

Agents of the FBI

Meeting with the Vice President

The "San Francisco Examiner" newspaper, issue of

December 5, 1965, reported that Vice President HUBERT H

HUMPHREY met with a six-member delegation from the VDC at

the Naval Air Station, Moffett Field, California, twenty

minutes prior to the Vice President's departure for Washington,

D. C.

Among other things the article stated that ROBERT

SCHEER, spokesman for the delegation, had remarked, "It was

worthwhile to get a clear statement from the Adninistration

that it was not willing to negotiate with the National

Liberation Front.*

The article described the National

Liberation Front

as an underground political group (in

Vietnam).

Meeting - 12/14/65

A VDC meeting was held December 14, 1965, at Room

204, Engineering Building, UC, Berkeley, which was

attended

by ROBERT SCHEER. During this meeting, there was a discussion

of the SCHEER for Congress campaign and it was brought out

that SCHEER would be manning on a domestic platfor mitality,

cluding such issues as the anti-poverty

war, police

ete.

The main objection to SCHEER running as a candidate is

that he is running on the Democratic Party ticket.

Most of

the VDC wanted him to run as an independent, but SCHEER dis-

agreed because he felt he could use the Democratic Party for

broad base support.

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membership neeting of the VDC was held January

4, 19603

at Room 204,

Engineering Building, UC, Berkeley.

During

this meeting,

ROBERT SCHEER conducted a

question and

answer period on the topic of his campaign for United States

Congress in opposition to Congressman JEFFREY COHELAN.

- SCHEER said he would be running on an anti-war and domestic

platform and would attack all power structures in his can-

paign.

A motion was made and carried that SCHEER immedi-

ately write a peace offensive editorial to the "Oakland

Tribune"

and have it pointed and distributed, with one copy

being sent to the "Oakland Tribune.* SCHEER agreed to do

Source: SF T-32 on 2/15/56

SE T-34 on 1/13/66

Meeting - 1/14/58

A public meeting sponsored by the Haight Ashbury

VDe was hold January 14, 1966, at Nourse Auditorium, danklin

and Hayes Streets, San Iraneisco.

There were about

people present including ROBERT SCHEER. All of the speakers,

including ROBERT SCHEER and two memberg of the California

State Assembly, spoke in opposition to United States parti-

cipation in the Vietnam war.

Source: SF T-19 on 1/20/66

Meeting - 1/19/66

A VDC meeting was held January 19, 1966, at Hillel

hall, 2736 bancroft way, Berkeley, which was attended by Mr.

and Mrs. ROBERT SCHEER.

At this meeting,

by a 2-1 vote, the

VDC elected to put its forces behind the

SCHEER for Congress

campaign.

Source: SF T-35 on 1/24/66

Demonstration - 1/32/66

A group of about 200 persons marched from the Ue,

Berkeley to Congresshan COHELAN'S office in Oakland, Cali-

fornia on January 31,

"LBJ - The Butcher",

1966.

the group carpled such

signs as

"Impeach Johnson", "Stop the Dirty War",

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and "Resign!" The group arrived at the Latham Square Building,

508 16th Street, Oakland, at about 3:00 p.m. and remained both

inside and Immediately outside the building until 7:00 p.m.

ROBERT SCHEER addressed the group announcing the purpose of

their march and their reasons for taking a stand against the

war in Vietnam.

He said they were making their appearance at

the office of Congressman COHELAN to urge him to introduce a

bill in Congress to Impeach President JOHNSON.

Source: Observation by Special

Agents of the FBI

Demonstration - 2/3/66

"The Daily Califomian" newspaper, issue of February

"Hallway Sit-in,

The article set out how

"several

hundred VDO members" visited Congressman COHELAN'S office in

Oakland, California, on February 3, 1966, but found It empty

and locked.

The group was attempting to

arrange for a public

debate between Congressman COHELAN and his opponent ROBERT

SCHEER.

A delegation of 25 members, led by SCHEER, remained in

the hall outside COHELAN'S office while other members went to

picket COHELAN'S residence in Berkeley.

The group left this

building before 7:00 p.m., rather than be arrested.

Source: Observation by Special

Agent of the FBI

V. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

The following is a physical description of the Subject:

Name

Address

ROBERT SCHEER

2828 Milvia Street,

Berkeley, California

Sex

Race

Date of Birth

Place of Birth

Married

Male

White

April 4, 1936

Bronx, New York

September 15, 1957, to SERENA

TUREN SCHEER,

date of birth

October 16, 1939, at New York.

Divorced September 23, 1965,

in San Francisco.

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Remarried

Height

Hair

Eyes

Occupation

Peculiarities

Father

Mother

Wife

Employment

U. S. Passport

Number

Wife's U. S. Passport

Number

Education

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October 22, 1965, to ANNE

BUTTERFIELD WEILLS SCHEER,

date of birth March 14, 1942,

nat California

5'10₴"

Light Brown

Brown, wears dark rimmed glasses

Writer

Wears Van Dyke beard

FREDERICK JACOB SCHEER, born

May 5, 1998, in Germany,

U. S. Citizen

IDA KURAN, born April 24, 1900,

in Russia, not a U. S. Citizen

ANNE BUTTERFIELD WEILLS SCHEER,

2828 Milvia Street, Berkeley,

California

Foreign Editor, Ramparts

*Magazine, Menlo Park, california

D163004, issued February 5, 1903-

turned in and new passport

numberd041559 issued

January 28, 1966

D167218, Issued February 25, 1963s

renewed

January 28, 1966

City College, New York - BA

Degree in Political Science,

June, 1958

Syracuse University,

Syracuse, New York, MA

University of California,

Berkeley, California, 1960-61

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AD HOC COMMITTEE TO END DISCRIMINATION

According to an article in the March 8, 1964, Issue

of the "San Francisco Examiner," a San Francisco daily morning

newspaper, TRACY SIMS stated among other things that following

a sit-in demonstration in San Francisco during October 1963 by

various civil rights groups, the groups realized that a central,

coordinating committee was needed.

The formation of AD HOC

COMMITTEE TO END DISCRIMINATION (AHCED) was the result and SIMS

became its chairman.

A source

reported on December 9, 1963, that in

December 1963 TRACY SIMS attended a joint

meeting of the San Francisco Communist Party

Youth Club and the Communist Party Berkeley

Off-Campus Youth Club.

A second source, on May 12, 1964, described AHCED as

a central body of representatives from

militant youth organiza-

tions whose purpose

was to work for equal civil rights and to

put pressure

on establishments and employers to hire more people

from

the minority races, especially Negroes.

A third source reported on March 13, 1964, that at

a meeting of the San Francisco Branch of the Socialist Workers

Party on March 11, 1964, KIPP DAWSON, a representative of

AHCED, related among other things that AHCED was directed and

controlled by

the W.E.B. DuBois Clubs of the Bay Area.

A fourth source reported on January 30, 1964, that

on January 29, 1964, KIPP DAWSON attended a San

Francisco

Branch membership meeting of the

Socialist Workers Party.

Second source related on May 12, 1964, that the

W.E.B. DuBois Clubs of the Bay Area consisted

of the W.E.B. DuBois Clubs of San Francisco,

Berkeley, and San Francisco State College.

ACCOra-

ing to source, any member of the W.E.B. DUBols

Club of San Francisco who attends San Francisco

State College is automatically a member of the

club at san Francisco State College.

A fifth

source reported on February 3, 1965, that on

February 3, 1965, a press conference was held at 1366 Turk

Street, San Francisco, California.

At this press conference, an

official of AHCED announced and passed out press releases that

as of February 3, 1965, AHCED was no longer in existence.

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FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA COMMITTEE,

BAY AREA CHAPTER, also known

as Bay Area Fair

Play for Cuba

Committee (BAFPCC)

The "New York Times" newspaper on November 20, 1960.

carried an article captioned "Pro-Castro-Body Reports U.S.

Gain," which reported that the Fair Play for Cuba Committee

(FPCC) had 5,000 paid-up members in the United States.

The

article declared that the FPCC had headquarters at 799 Broad-

way, New York City, New York, and had chapters in other cities.

including one in San Francisco.

A source advised in March, 1961, that the Bay Area

Chapter of

the FPCC (BAFPCC) began to be formed in San Fran-

cisco in November, 1960, under the direct guidance and leader.

ShIp Of ASHER HARER, who the source identified as a member

of the San Francisco Branch of the Socialist Workers Party

(SWP) and a member of the National Committee of the SWP.

The SWP has been designated by the Attorney

General of the United States pursuant to

Executive Order 10450.

This source advised in March, 1963, that in the

recent election of the BAFPCC

the SWP continued its influence

..by having SWP members elected

to. the executive.committee

This source advised in May, 1963, that the BAFPCC

included members in San Francisco and surrounding counties..

He advised that the BAFPCC has no headquarters but received

mail through Post Office Box 2615, San Francisco 26, California,

which is a box maintained by ASHER HARER.

announced aims and purposes of the BAFPCC are to "spread the

truth about Cuba and to prevent U.S. intervention in Cuba.".

A second source advised on January 10, 1964, that

at a BAFPCC meeting in Berkeley,. California, in December.,.

1963, it was decided to dissolve the BAFPCC.

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FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA COMMITTEE

The April 6, 1960, edition of "The New York Times"

newspaper contained a full-page advertisement captioned

"What Is Really Happening in Cuba," placed by the Fair Play

for Cuba Committee (FPCC).

This advertisement announced

the formation of the FPCC in New York City and declared the

FPCC intended to promulgate "the truth about revolutionary

Cuba" to neutralize the distorted American press.

"The New York Times" edition of January 11, 1961,

reported that at a hearing conducted before the United States

senate Internal security subcommittee on January 10, 1951,

Dr. CHARLES A. SANTOS-BUCH identified himself and ROBERT TABER

as organizers of the FPCC.

He also testified he and TABER

obtained funds from the Cuban Government which were applied

toward the cost of the aforementioned advertisement.

on May 15; 1963, a

source advised that during the

first two years of the FPCC's existence there was a struggle

between Communist Party (CP) and Socialist Workers Party (SWP)

elements to exert their power within the FPCC and thereby

influence FPCC policy. This source added that during the

past year there had been a successful effort by FPCC leadership

to minimize the role of these and other organizations in the

FPCC so that their influence as of May, 1963, was negligible.

The SWP has

been designated by the Attorney

General of the United

States pursuant to

Executive Order 10450.

On May 20, 1963,

a second source advised that

VINCENT "TED" LEE; FPCC National Office Director, was then

formulating FPCC policy and had

indicated that he had no

intention of

permitting FPCC policy to be determined by any

other organization:

This source stated that LEE believed

that the FPCC should advocate resumption of diplomatic

relations between Cuba and the United States and should

support the right of Cubans

to manage their revolution without

interference from other nations.

LEE did not advocate

supporting the Cuban revolution per se.

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The November 23, 1963, edition of "The New York

Times' reported that Senator THOMAS J. DODD of Connecticut

had called FPCC "the chief public relations instrument of

the Castro network in the United States."

It is to be noted

that Senator DODD was a member of the Senate Internal

Security Subcommittee which twice conducted hearings on the

FPCC.

The December

27, 1963, edition of "The New York

World Telegram and Sun" newspaper stated that the pro-Castro.

FPCC was seeking to go out of business and that its prime

activity during its lifetime had been sponsorship of pro-

Castro street rallies and mass

picket lines, and the direction

of an active propaganda mill highlighting illegal travel-to-

Cuba campaigns.

Its comparatively brief span of life was

attributed to mounting anti-Castro American public opinion,

the 1962 Congressional hearings which disclosed FPCC financing

by Castro's United Nations Delegation, and ultimately, the

bad publicity which the EPCC received

from disclosure of

activities on its behalf by suspected Presidential assassin

LEE H. OSWALD.

On February 6, 1964, the previously mentioned

second source advised that V. T. LEE had recently remarked

that the FPCC was dead and that there were no plans to

organize another similar organization.

On April 13, 1964, a third source advised that

there had not been any FPCC activity in many months and that

the FPCC had been dissolved.

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NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO ABOLISH THE HOUSE

UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE

The "Guide to Subversive Organizations and Publications"

Issued December 1, 1961, by the House Committee on Un-American

Activities, page 115, contains the following citation regarding

the National Committee to Abolish the Un-American Activities

Committee (NCAUAC) •

"Cited as a 'new organization' set up

in the Summer of

1960 to lead and direct the Communist Party's

'Operation Abolition'

campaign.

Seven of the national leaders of this group have

been identified as Communists."

A source has advised that the NCAUAC changed its name

on March 3, 1962, to include the word "House" in its name,

thereby becoming

known as the National Committee to Abolish

the House

• Un-American Activities Committee (NCAHUAC).

I second source advised on June 28, 1965, that as of that

late the NAHUAC continued to function with the headquarters

at 555 North Western Avenue, Los Angeles, California.

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PROGRESSIVE LABOR PARTY (PLP)

PROGRESSIVE LABOR MOVEMENT (PLM)

A source advised on April 20, 1965, that the PLP

formerly known as the

PLM, held its first national convention

Abril 15-18,

1965, at New

York City, to organize the PLM into a

PLP.

The PLP will

have as its ultimate objective the establish-

ment of a militant working class movement based on Marxism-

Leninism.

1965, page 27

socialism" was formally founded on April 18, 1965, under the

name of the PLe. The PLP was described as an outgrowch of the

PLM.

Its officers were identified as MILTON ROSEN, New Yor gan

President, and WILLIAM EPTON Of New York and MORT SCHEER Of

Francisco, Vice Presidents. A 20-member National Committee was

elected to direct the party until the next convention.

According to the article, "The Progressive Labor Movement

was

founded in 1962 by Mr. ROSEN and Mr. SCHEER after they were

expelled from the Communist Party of the United States for

assertedly following the Chinese Comnunist line."

The PLP publishes the "Marxist-Leninist Quarterly," a

theoretical magazine; "Progressive Labor," a monthly magazine;

"Challenge," a

New York City newspaper; and "Spark,"

à west coast

newspaper.

that, "this paper is

The June 1, 1965, issue of "Challenge," page 6, states

dedicated to fight for a new way of life -

where the working men and women own and control their homes,

factories, the police, courts, and the entire government on

level."

every

The source advised that the PLP utilizes the address of

General Post Office Box 808, Brooklyn 1, New York,

but also

utilizes an office in Room 622, 132 Nassau Street, New York City,

where PLP

publications are prepared.

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SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

A source advised on August 1, 1960, that the San

Francisco Branch of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) was formed

approximately in the early part of 1938 and the Oakland Branch of

the swP was formed in the latter part of 1938.

name of the oakland Branch of the

Berkeley Branch of the SWP.

A third source advised on April 2, 1955, that the San

Francisco Branch and the Oakland-Berkeley Branch of the SWP follow

the policies and directives of the National SWP with which they are

affiliated.

The SWP has been designated by the Attorney

General of the United States pursuant to

Executive Order 10450.

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W. E. B. DU BOIS CLUBS OF AMERICA (DCA)

A source has advised that on October 26-27, 1963, a

conference of members of the Communist Party (CP), including

national functionarles, met in Chicago, Illinois,

for the purpose

I settine in motion Forces ton the establishment or a nei

national Marxist-criented youth organization which would hunt

for the most peaceful transition to socialism.

The delegates

meeting were cautioned against the germ of anti-soviet

and anti-CP ideologies.

These delegates were also told that it

that the voung socialists

attracted into this new organization would eventually pass into

the CP itself.

A second conference of over 20 persons

met in Chicago

on December 28-29, 1963, for the purpose of initiating a "call"

to the new

youth organization and planning for a founding

convention

to be held in June, 1964.

A second source has advised that the founding convention

for the new youth organization was held from Tune 19-21, 1964,

at 150 folden fate Avenue, San Francisco, California, at which

time the name w. E. B. DuBois Clubs of America (DCA) was adopted.

Approximately 500 delegates from throughout the United States

attended this convention.

The aims of this organization, as set

forth

in the preamble to

the constitution, are,

"It is our

belief that this nation can

best solve its problems in an

atmosphere of peaceful coexistence, complete disarmament and true

freedom for all

Deodles of the world,

and that these solutions

will be reached mainly through the united efforts of all democratic

elements in our country, composed essentially of the working people

allied in the unity of

Negroes and other minorities with whites.

We further fully recognize that the oreatest threat to American

democracy comes from the racist and right wing forces in

coalition with the most reactionary sections of the economic power

structure, using the tool of anti-communism to divide and destroy.

the unified struggle of the workine seople.

As young people in

the forces struggling for democracy, we shall actively strive to

defeat these reactionary and neo-fascist elements and to achieve

complete freedom and democracy for all Americans, thus enabling

each individual to freely choose and build the societv he would

wish to live in.

Through

these struggles we feel the American

people will realize the viability of the socialist alternative."

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The constitution further states that this new

organization shall be a membership organization open to

individuals,

or 1f five or more people so desire a chapter can

be formed which shall in turn be guided by the policies

and

principles of the parent organization.

As of October, 1965, the headquarters of the DCA was

located at 954 McAllister Street, san

Francisco, California.

Over the Labor Day weekend, 1965, the DCA held a

conference in Chicago, Illinois.

According to a third source,

a new slate of national officers was elected at this conference,

which included Chairman HUCH STERLING FOWLER, II (who, according

to the

third source, attended a CP cadre encamoment heid at

Camp Midvale, New Jersey, In June, 1965, and following his

election as

Chairman of

the PCh, attenced another national

CP cadre youth conference held on September 9-12, 1965, on

farm located in Northern Indiana, according to a

fourth source):

Director of Publicity CAPL, ELLENGER BLOICE (who was elected to

the safascise unty coat here or April 5y, attending

HALLINAN who in June, 1964, was stated to be the Youth

Pedresentative on the

Northern California CP District Board,

according to a sixth

source); Organizational Secretary

TERENCE

"KAYO" HALLINAN (Who,

in June, 1965, with the District Staff of the Illinois CP to

discuss

the proposed DcA Midwest Summer Project), and Treasurer

according to an eighth source,

SUSAN PHYLLIS BORENSTETN WhO Youth Club of the CP of Illinois

attended meetings of the

during 1965 in connection with the DCA Summer Project).

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W.E.B. DU BOIS CLUBS OF AMERICA - BERKELEY BRANCH;

W.E.B. DuBois Youth Club - Berkeley Chapter;

Berkeley W.E.B. DuBois Club, Berkeley DuBois Club;

East Bay DuBois Club

A source advised on April 12, 1963, that the W.E.B.

DuBois Youth Club - Berkeley Chapter, was originated in October

1962, principally through the efforts of MATHEW HALLINAN.

This same source advised in October 1963,

that MATHEW HALLINAN waS

elected as Chairman

and Communist Party (CP) Youth Commission

Representative of the Berkeley CP On-Campus

Youth Club during September 1963.

A second source advised that a leaflet distributed by

the Berkeley DuBois Club in Spetember 1964, reflected the name of

that organization to be the "W.E.B. DuBois

Clubs of America -

Berkeley

' Branch."

America" reads as follows:

This same leaflet, "The Berkeley DuBois Club is a part of

under the heading "The DuBois Clubs of

a nation-wide socialist youth organization founded in June of this

year. It attempts to bring together those action-oriented youth

who consider socialism to be a visible alternative to the ills of

this society."

As of April 23, 1965, the Berkeley W.E.B. DuBols Club

was registered with the

University of California is an "off-campus"

membership organization.

campus with prior University permission and

and maintain a literature table on campus.

i be on cap

As such, it could present lectures on

was allowed to set up

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SECRET

W.E.B.'

-DU BOIS CLUB OF SAN FRANCISCO,

aka. DuBois Youth Group, San Francisco

SEGRET

86 - 0388

DuBois Club, San Francisco DuBois

Youth Group, Student-Labor Alliance

A source advised that on January 31, 1963, the W.E.B.

DuBois Club of San Francisco held its first general meeting at

California Hall, Polk and Turk Streets,

San Francisco, California,

at which time

TERENCE "KAYO" HALLINAN." the club were put fortn as follows by

(1)

(2)

(3)

Alleviate the Negro problem in the United

States.

Promote peaceful co-existence between the

United States and Russia.

Promote and encourage Marzist doctrines and

to bring about a socialistic government in

the United States.

A second source advised in March 1963, that the DuBois

Club was both conceived and originated by TERENCE HALLINAN.

A third source advised on April 9, 1965, that

In April 1965, TERENCE HALETNAM adviced he was

not a member of the Communist Party (CP) but

considered himself a communist and intended

to join the CP as soon as he passed his bar

, exams.

A fourth source advised on June 29, 1964, that at a

general membership meeting held on June 28, 1904, the DuBois Club

voted to are eat the parent organization, the W.5.3. JuBo28

The fourth source advised on April 26, 1965, that the

DuBois Club is currently active as a membership organization, has

its headquarters at 1007 McAllister Street, San Francisco, and

continues to follow the line and policy of the DA.

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In Reply, Please Refer to

File No.

SE 100-46832

UNI

* ID STATES DEPARTMENT OF FUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

San Franeisco, California

March 14, 1966

*. Title

ROBERT SCHEER

Character

Reference

SECURITY MATTER - SWP

Report of SA WILLIAM E. HUGHES

dated 3/14/66, at San Francisco.

All sources (except any listed below) whose identities

are concealed in referenced communication have furnished reliable

information in the past.

SP I-21, with whom there has been insufficient

contact

to establish

reliability.

830

This document contains neithe

recommendations nor conclusiob:

of the FBI.

It is the probetty

of the FBI, and is loned to

your agency: it and is contentà

are mot to be distributed out:

stde your agency. This is in

answer to rout request for a

circk of Fun files..

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property

of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside

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