Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: KING, JOHN E.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 01/23/1964
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD_NUMBER: 124-10184-10258

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 100-264688-505

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

KING, JOHN E.

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 01/23/1964

PAGES: 16

SUBJECT:

NEWSPAPER, ROMANUL AMERICAN, LHO, CIA AGENT

DOCUMENT TYPE:

ORIGINAL

CLASSIFICATION:

REVIEW DATE:

STATUS

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Confidential

NEW

CLASSIFICATION:

07/01/1997

Redact

UPDATE DATE:

02/12/2001

RESTRICTIONS:

JFK Act 6 (4)

COMMENTS:

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Roporting Ofice

DETROIT

TITLE OF CASE

"ROMANUL, AMERICAN"

RAPER ACES:

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

CONFIDENTIAL

Offico al Origia

DETROIT

Dato

Intertigativa Pariad

1/23/64

Roport made by

1/16/63 - 1/19/04

SA JOHN I. KING

CHARACTER OF CASE

-I8-RU

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

HUNCHES CONGLASS GILD CROCEE

WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE I

Report of SA JOHN B. KING, at Detrolt

datod 7/19/63.

Detroit letters to the Bureau,

dated 8/20/83 and 11/27/63.

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LBADS

DETROIT

AT DETROIT, MICHIGAN

W111 follow and report activitios of "Bomanul

American" and subnit reports semi-annually.

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Por rovlev at PETiQ by+SC-A

re 4.61. Oswald 856/942 6/25/97

CLASSIFIED BY 5C68 SLOGC

DECLASSIEY ON: 25X 41/6/

Approrad

Copion mado:

- Bureau

(100-261688) (RM)

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ONI,

Detroit (BN)

Chicago (RY)

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usar,

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Daytos,

Ohio (RM)

Hashtagton Fiold

(100-19414)

(InIO)

(RM) .

2 - Detroft (100-9178)

Special Agent

In Charge

Do not trite in spaces balone

544488-505

14 JAN 29 1954

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DE 100-9178

CONFIDENTIAL

ADMINISTRATIVE

Copies of this

report are being designated for

G-2, ONI and OSI because of previous interest shown by

these agencies regarding "Romanul American"

Information copy being designated for Washington

Field Office inasmuch as the newspaper is translated

by that division.

Translation of articles from. "Romanul American"

set out in this report were made by SA ROBERT EVANS,

SA KENNETH P. WHITESPUNNER, JR., and SA WARREN I. ROWLANDS.

Detroit letter to Bureau, dated November 27,

1963, requested the Washington Field Office to continue

reviewing "Romanul Anerican" and translating pertinent

portions thereof and furnishing them to Detroit.

Quarterly

justification letters will continue to be submitted by

Detroit.

This report is classified confidential inasmuch

as data reported from DE T-1 through DE T-4 could reasonably

result in the identification of confidential informants of

continuing value. and compromise their

effectiveness thereof\

and could adversely affect the nation's security. ' by

The following sources, who are familiar with

some phases of Rumanian activities in the Detroit area,

were contacted during December, 1963, and January, 1964,

with negative results:

MICHAEL POPENAS

JOHN G. GASPAR

STELIAN STANICEL

GEORGE GARVILA

JOHN NICOARA

The following confidential informants were

contacted for current information regarding captioned

newspaper, during January, 1964, 'with negative results:

DE 515-S, DE 683-S, DE 550-S,

DE 639-S, DE 662-S,

DE 251-S,

DE: 600-S, DE 647-S, DE 800-PSI

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CONFIDENTIAD

• DE 100-9178

INFORMANTS

Identity of Source

DE T-1 is CSDE 794-S

DE T-2 1g D8 285-8_

Location

This report, page 2

134-492

Characterization of HARRY

FAINARU

Characterization of JOHN

DOMNARIU, aka.

Characterization of MARIA MILA

Characterization of NICK KISH

DE T-3 15 DE 639-S

DE I-4. is Mr. H. G.

HALLIDAY, Auditor,

Bank of the Conmonwealth,

Detroit, Michigan

(By Request)

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50 00(7104.0-79-50

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Copy to:

Report of:

Date:

Flle Numberi

1

- G-4, Detroit (Registered)

~ OiL, Chicago (Registered)

1 - OSI, USAT, Dayton, Ohio (Registered)

SA JOHN I. KING

Іапалгу 23, 1964

once Dotrost, Michigan

100-9178

Вители F1le No: 100-261688

"ROHANUL, AMERICAN"

Characten

INTERNAL SECURITY - RU

Synopolas

RA Ioportod

to be pro-Communist Rumanian language neuspaper which

Lauds the rumanian People's Republic; adheros: to the

iP line, and formerly constituted the official orga

of the Rumanian Section of the International Horkers

Order (INO). Information regarding officers and objectives

set out.

Bank account activities regarding BAPA and

RA from 7/63 through 12/63 set forth.

Sources. contacted

but do not possess any additional information.

DETAILS:

A. Description

The "Romanul American" ("RA") continues to

maintain offices at 2144 Bast Grand Boulevard, Detrolt

11, Michigan, and is owned and published weekly by

the Roumanian-American Publishing Association, Inc.

(RAPA) at this address.

A characterization.of the RA 1B OIS

contained in the appendix hereto.

CO.:

This document contains neither recommendations nor/con

It ond/or His costenti

s of any kled. It ls the property of the FEl, did li a loos A

ot. to be dletribeited outsde your agent

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DE 100-9178

Nationality Groups Section (NGS),

Michigan District, CP (MDCP) .

DE T-3 stated that he knows MARIA

MILA to have been a member during

September, 1961, and that since that

time he has not

received any infor-

mation indicating MARIA MILA had been

expelled or resigned from the CP.

3) JOHNADONNARIU, Director "Romanul AMERIAN"

17218 Dequindre

Detroit 12, Michigan

advised

JOHN DOWNARIO,.

was a member of the Rúmanian Club,

MOC?, and had attended a meeting of

the Polish-American CP Club held

July 10, 1962, at 2632-Glendale,

Detroit.

4)

NICK/KISH, Director

-ROMANIAL AMERICAN"

17338, Mart,

Detroit 3, Michigan

DE-T-3, on January 14, 1964, advised

that he knew NICK KISH to have been a

member of the Rumanian CP Club within -

the

NGS, MCP, during September, 1961,

and that since that time he has not

received any information indicating

NICK KISH bad been expelled or resigned

from the CP.

On January 19, 1964, DE T-2 advised that HARRY

FAINARU continues to be

employed by the RAPA and 15

considered to be one of the chief employees of the "RA".

DE T-2 on September 24, 1963, advised

HARRY FAINABU was a member of the

MDCP .

This membership 1s based on statements

made

by FAINARU relating to membership on his part.

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